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The welcome party didn't officially begin until seven, which gave Kendall and Carlos plenty of time to pick which bunk they wanted (Carlos dibbed the top bunk) and unpack all of their stuff. Kendall did remember the Latino now looking at him as he packed away his clothes. They might've even gone to each other's' birthday parties when they were younger. Kendall mulled it over but not caring enough to think of it much longer, picked up his guitar out of its case and strummed lightly.
"How long have you been playing?" Carlos asked, sitting down on the large window ledge. They could still hear music playing all across the campus even with the window shut.
"Since forever really, I dunno. I was about 5 when my dad first taught me how to play" Kendall told him, trying to block out the memory. It was hard to think about the good times with his dad when there had been near enough none for the last six years at least. His and Katie's parents were always arguing and it wasn't until two years ago that he realized why – His father had been having an affair. Not that they told the kids that exactly, but Kendall had overheard one of their shouting matches and learnt the truth. He couldn't look at his father the same way again. He had destroyed their family.
"Cool. Dude, let's go get some food. I'm starving!" Carlos said, throwing on a hoodie and opening the door wide for Kendall to follow.
Camille and Jo had decided to spend the evening hanging out in the boys' room rather than going straight to the welcome party. They were some of the oldest kids there, and being 18, they didn't exactly feel like partying with some of the younger children.
"Did you bring any drink?" Camille asked the Diamond kids, knowing full well that they had complete access to their parents' liquor cabinet.
"'Course we did" James smiled, pulling a bottle of vodka out from underneath his pillow on the top bunk where he'd hid it for later and handed it to the brunette. James thought she looked beautiful, sitting on the floor on her knees, her back arching up as she took the bottle off him.
"Thanks" She grinned before wiping her mouth and handing it across to Logan. But he didn't take any, just looked at it solemnly and passed it onto Jo. Jo took a swig but put the bottle down on the floor.
"I'm not drinking on an empty stomach. Loge, come get some food with me" Jo told them, standing up straight and yanking her friend's hand and stalking out of the door. James took this as a queue to sit down on the floor next to Camille. He pictured her when they were younger, thirteen years old and Camille and Logan were playing in their backyard one summer, having water fights and playing with Frisbees. Camille had never lost that childlike innocence in her eyes, even when she enjoyed and had the tendency to drink underage. Her eyes were still bright, like nothing could unfaze her.
"So, how was your graduation?" Camille asked. They hadn't all seen each other since a week before they'd graduated. "I saw the pictures on Facebook. You and Jo looked great!".
He knew she was referring to the golden robes of the private school James' parents had forced him and Jo to attend which didn't exactly for much for anyone.
"Hey! We don't get to choose the colour okay-" James laughed.
"You still looked amazing" Camille said, her tone not matching the easiness of James'. She was looking at James seriously, really looking at him. Looking at the way his nose pointed slightly and how his lips looked so soft that she could just reach out and-
James kissed her. He couldn't help himself. She just looked so lovely and all the feelings he had been supressing over the years were uprooting themselves and he just had to kiss her.
Jo and Logan made their way down to the dining hall only to see exactly what they had been expecting – a mass of 13 to 16 year olds dancing, playing about and talking. Apparently all of the older kids had decided to find their own fun for the night. The pair walked quickly to the buffet table but when Jo reached it, she turned around to see that Logan wasn't behind her. Not thinking anything of it, she grabbed two plates and started filling them up, getting enough to take back for her step-brother and friend.
"Need a hand there?" A male voice laughed as Jo dropped a bread roll or two down onto the table, unbalanced.
She looked up to find a tall guy with a mop of blond hair and the most piercing green eyes looking at her, his plate only half full.
She laughed, embarrassed before looking down at the plates. "These aren't both for me, I promise" Jo said quickly.
"Haha, it wouldn't matter if they were…My name's Kendall" He smiled delicately. She nodded in his direction before turning away and starting to walk off, leaving the bread rolls idle on the table.
"Hey hey! Let me help you" Kendall said as he paced next to her, taking one of the plates for her. "You didn't tell me your name…"
"It's Jo" She said with a small smile. "You've not been here before, have you Kendall?"
"How did you know?"
"Because you're down here with the kids and not making use of the night" Jo told him. "There's a get together upstairs, why don't you come join?"
"Sure. Can I bring my friend?" The blond boy looked around; searching for his friend only to see the one he was looking for stand right at the doorway with Logan.
The two brunette boys stood talking, smiles on both their faces and only just noticed when the two blonds walked right up to them.
"This is Carlos" Kendall told Jo, and the said boy said hello, his gaze flickering back to the brunette boy.
"And this is Logan" Jo smiled, nodding towards her friend. The two said hi before Logan informed her he'd invited Carlos up to the gathering.
Jo and Kendall laughed politely and soon followed them down the corridor and up the stairs.
"James, what are you doing?" Camille pulled away, quickly searching for James' gaze but he still had his eyes shut, lips parted. He didn't want to stop.
"I'm- I'm sorry…I thought you wanted…" James trailed off, unable to make a coherent sentence. He stood up, cursing himself and put the bottle back under his pillow. Stupid stupid stupid move.
"James, I-"
"It's fine" James interrupted Camille before she could say anything else. She stood up, pushed him so he turned to face her and kiss him, pushing him back against the bar of the bunk bed. Her lips were hard on his, full of energy and passion and-
"So this is mine and James' room- woah!" The sound of Logan's voice filled the room and the two brunettes jumped as far apart from each other as possible, breaths ragged.
"I need to- yeah- Excuse me" James rushed out of the room and past the two new guys and his step-sister, ignoring the look of shock on the blonde girl's face. Camille sat down on the bottom bunk; her cheeks flushed red with awkwardness and worry for James' reaction. He always ran away.
"This is the worst party I have ever been to." Katie spat as her and Lucy sat in the corner of the dining hall watching the large group of kids play about and dance. It wasn't exactly what either of them thought it would be like.
"D'you wanna get out of here? I bought some drink with me – it's in my suitcase. Why don't we have our own party?" Lucy laughed and the two girls made their way out of the hall and up the stairs before bumping into a handsome brunette.
"James Diamond?" Lucy asked in confusion as she saw her classmate.
"Lucy?" He awoke out of his frown and gave an easy smile. "I didn't know you came to PSMS…"
"My first time" Lucy told him. The pair had been science partners all through this last year so were friends of sorts, though she didn't know he would be here. "Are you ok? You look a little flustered."
"I'm…I'm fine thanks."
"We're about to have a little party in our room. You fancy joining us?" Katie piped up, looking at the guy, waiting for a reply. He didn't say anything at first, just looked back and forth between the two girls until he relaxed his shoulders.
"Yeah, why not? Thanks" James replied.
The three of them took it in turns to drink from the alcohol Lucy had stored in her guitar case and they lounged easily in the girls' room. Chatting and talking after Katie and James had introduced themselves.
It was about when James had forgotten his room number that Lucy decided they should probably call it a night. She took his phone and doing as James instructed, texted a guy called Logan with 'Room 2B. Come now".
Little over five minutes later and there was a knock on the girls' door.
Katie opened it to reveal Logan, dressed in a t-shirt and jeans, a look of annoyance on his face. "Hey" He tried to smile, locating his friend sitting on the floor, looking half asleep already despite the time only being quarter to ten. "Sorry about him."
Logan picked the bigger boy up, draping him across his shoulders and led him out of the room.
"Well, that was fun" Lucy laughed and the younger girl joined her. They opened the window and sat down on the ledge, legs hanging out over. Luckily they had a room on the back of the complex where all you could see was a large field which was currently unoccupied, so when they lit up, nobody could see them.
"James seemed nice…hot too" Katie laughed. They were getting on pretty bloody great considering they'd only met each other a few hours earlier. Something just felt very easy between the two of them.
Lucy laughed but shook her head "Not exactly my type."
"Oh yeah? I bet you're into geeks, aren't you?" Katie grinned, taking a deep drag. Lucy stayed quiet for a few seconds, and that gave Katie a chance to look at the girl. Her light brown eyes were striking, just as striking as the red streaks flowing through her hair.
"Not geeks…Girls" Lucy told her quietly.
"You're a lesbian?" Katie asked, surprised a little and put her cigarette out, turning to the girl.
"Bingo" Lucy finished hers off too, pushing it into the cement of the window ledge and then throwing the butt over. She'd known she was a lesbian since she was fifteen and kissed her best friend at the time who told her she was disgusting. Her parents had kept sending her to the private school despite her protests and that was what had turned her into the rebellious person she was now. She got bullied without her parents ever knowing and she only had a few friends. James had always been one of them, and his step-sister Jo whom she shared art class with.
Throughout all the bullying, the one and only thing Lucy found solace in was music and when she discovered the summer music school she knew she had to go. Her parents weren't exactly happy but they didn't mind as long as it was educational.
"Cool" The younger girl simply smiled, her lips parting as if to speak, but instead she just licked them and turned her head away, looking out into the night.
"We should hang out tomorrow, after classes" Logan smiled at Carlos who stood by the door. He had just dragged his friend back into their room, laying him down on the bottom bunk for the night, despite him wanting the top bunk. He had passed out as soon as his head hit the pillow and Camille had left quickly after checking the boy was breathing ok and said only the quickest bye before running down the hallway.
"Definitely" The smaller brunette grinned. God, did Logan like that smile and those teeth and those soft lips- "Well, I'll see you tomorrow…Kendall! Let's go" He called, waking Logan out of his daydreaming.
Logan had known for a long time that he was bi-sexual, but recently he'd not been attracted to anyone in particular until now- until this guy with his smooth tan skin and gorgeous shade of eyes appeared.
The blond guy stood up and shared a few words with Jo before smiling at Logan and saying goodnight. Once they left the room was silent – James lying face down on the bed and Jo and Logan stuck in their own train of thoughts.
"So, Carlos was really nice…" Logan started, sitting down next to his friend on the carpeted floor.
"So was Kendall." Jo smiled.
The pair both laughed loudly, knowing exactly what the other was thinking. Logan had told his close friends about his sexuality- just the Diamond kids and Camille so it came as no surprise to Logan that Jo already knew.
"Would you two shut up? Some of us are trying to sleep?" James lifted his head and groaned harshly, simply causing the other two to laugh even louder.