"PJ, don't make me do this. It's no fun." I complained, trying to get out of the situation I was in. PJ was practically dragging me to a small party consisting of about ten people. "Oh come on, there's this guy I think you'll fall for." I just scoffed. Ever since I'd come out to PJ, he'd been setting me up with basically every guy that had any attractive features. I rolled my eyes and walked into the house anyway. It was lightly crowded with about 15 seventeen to twenty year olds telling bad jokes and awkwardly trying to start conversation. Three people left when we entered, adding to the effect. "Hey guys!" Yelled PJ, as he knew everyone there. I only knew one person, who was PJ's best friend, Chris. I smiled a hello to him, and he nodded back in response. Suddenly I was being dragged somewhere else by PJ.
"Phil, this is Dan. Dan, this is Phil. You guys have a lot in common." He said, wiggling his eyebrows suggestively, and I didn't even bother to look up. "Hey, Dan." I said, annoyed. But then I looked up. Holy Jesus on a boat. "Hello, Phil." He said with a crooked smile. His brown eyes glimmered with happiness, and I felt like I was melting inside. His dark brown hair fell perfectly over his face, and I was tempted to run my hands through it, but he'd be weirded out. I realized I was staring, I felt my face heat up, and I looked away awkwardly. "Ooookay then, that wasn't super gay at all!" Said PJ, laughing. I sent him a death glare, and he just kept laughing. I turned and started for the door, and spoke over my shoulder. "Nice to meet you Dan! And PJ, I swear I will murder you as soon as you leave." When someone grabbed my wrist. "Hey! Please stay, the party just started!" I turned back around. It was Dan. We were inches apart, and I felt like my face was burning up. "Okay, sure." I said weakly. Dan smiled. "Awesome. I think we're doing an activity soon." I smiled back and realized that he was about four inches taller than me. I always liked being shorter than people, it's weird. "Yeah! Wait to be convicted of manslaughter for later" Yelled PJ, and I laughed nervously. Dan slung his arm over my shoulders and nudged me deeper into the house.
Everyone was sitting on the floor in a circle, an empty soda bottle resting in the middle. Great. PJ scooted over and motioned for me to sit next to him, and Dan sat across from me. There were 12 people, I counted, so it was not going to be likely for me to land on Dan. "Alright, who goes first?" Asked a girl with long brown hair. "Why not you, Colleen?" Someone asked, and she denied. She slid the bottle over to PJ. He laughed and spun it freely. I watched closely as it slowed and landed on Chris. PJ turned to him and was shocked. Everyone excitedly started chanting their names, and before we knew it, they were kissing. For longer than needed. The kiss deepened, and Dan looked at me with a raised eyebrow, as if to ask, 'are they a thing?' I just shrugged, just as shocked as everyone.
About 20 seconds passed and eventually someone yelled, "get a room!" And everyone laughed when they crawled off of each other, acting as if it was nothing. Since I was sitting next to PJ, I had to spin next. I took a deep breath and spun it cautiously. I watched it spin past Chris, Colleen, some guys, I didn't know, a girl, and straight to... Dan. My mouth fell open in shock, and I looked up to see him not shocked at all, just smiling at me. Everyone got excited and the room was filled with 'Ooooohh's!' But I just sat there, taken aback. Dan stood up and walked over to me, a hand out. I took it and stood up shakily. He pulled me closer, one arm around my waist and one on the back of my neck. My breath hitched, but I didn't object. I put my arms around his neck, stood on my toes, and just went for the kiss. I never really thought I'd be the one to do it, but I'm glad I did.
People cheered, and I felt Dan smile slightly into the kiss. His hands slowly found their way to the sides of my face, and he pulled me closer, if that was possible. We both pulled away for air, and everyone was happy and excited. Colleen was screaming, "I ship it! I ship it!" and PJ was just smiling, proud that he was right. "Right then. I'll just be leaving now." Dan said, his face red. He started towards the door, and I followed. Once we left, he opened the passenger side door of his car and beckoned for me to get in. I did, and he got in the drivers seat. Before starting the car, Dan turned to me. "I really like you, Phil. PJ has told me a lot about you." A smile crept into my face, and I looked to him. "I really like you too." I said, blushing like crazy. (as usual...) "Well then, Phil, would you like to go on a date?" He said, smiling too. "I'd love that."
Author's Note: This isn't the end of the story! I just felt like writing this because WHY NOT! :) Expect relatively fast updates.