It was New Year's Eve. The Starkids had gathered at Joe Walker's apartment for a party and to watch the ball drop in New York. By ten o'clock things had deteriorated. Lauren had purchased some party hats and was trying to put them on each one of her friends.
"Sneak hat attack!" She grabbed Joe and held him down as she put the elastic around his neck, "Yay! Now you're ready to party!"
"No hats!" He took it off.
"Why?"
"Do I look like someone who wears pink and sparkly party hats on New Year's?"
"You could be." Lauren tried her puppy eyes, "Please."
"Don't do that. You're making me feel bad."
"I see puppy eyes." Julia walked up, "Don't give in Walker. Once you do it once you'll find yourself under her command. What does she want you to do?"
"She wants me to wear a pink, sparkly, party hat."
"Actually." Lauren said eyeing Julia's hatless head, "I see someone who is in much more need of a hat."
"Absolutely not."
"Please." Puppy eyes.
"No."
The continued to argue. Meanwhile Joe had escaped the hat argument and was more concerned about the fact that Brian and Meredith were nowhere to be seen. He started walking through the apartment looking for them. He noticed his bedroom door was ajar. He opened it and peered inside to see Brian and Meredith on his bed. He averted his eyes.
"Unbelievable. I cannot believe this. I will never get those images out of my head now. I'm going to have to gouge out my eyes."
"You're being a bit dramatic." Meredith replied.
"I think I'm having the reaction I should be having when I walk into my room to see my best friends having sex on my bed at my party."
"I see your point." Joe responded.
"You know what. Just get dressed and strip the bed then join the party please."
"Okay."
Joe walked back into the party fuming. He went back over to Lauren and Julia who were still arguing.
"Awww... Joe's mad. What's wrong?"
"What's wrong is Brian and Meredith can't keep it in their pants."
"Where were they?" Julia asked.
"My bed."
"Well, they're young and in love."
"So are me and Lo and you and Darren but we don't feel the need to jump each other at parties."
On the other side of the room Nick had gotten quite drunk and was now attempting to flirt with Denise.
"Hey beautiful."
"Okay Nick. I don't know how else to tell you I'm not interested."
"Sure you are."
"I have a boyfriend."
"Who that Kevin guy? He's not a boyfriend he's a pet."
"This is getting absolutely ridiculous."
"Course it is baby."
"I'm going to walk away right now."
Denise walked around the room and saw Jaime chatting with Joey in a corner then made her way to where Lauren, Joe, and Julia were standing still talking about Brian and Meredith.
"Hey guys, check them out." She gestured to Joey and Jaime. Darren walked up.
"Joey and Jaime sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G..." Darren sang.
"Alright, okay Dare. We get it." Julia stopped him.
"They're just such a cute couple! They would be perfect together!"
"Sometimes I swear you're a fangirl in disguise."
"I am quite the fanboy at heart you know." He winked.
"Well, I'm quite the fangirl. We should go to Comic con together."
"Okay. That's enough flirting you two. I've had enough of you two as a couple to last a lifetime." Lauren said. Brian and Meredith walked back in. Denise went up to them.
"You two have fun?"
"Oh, shut up!" Meredith said.
"Yeah, Joe told us everything."
"We're adults who have sex."
"In your friend's bed?"
They were interrupted by Matt telling everyone it was almost midnight.
"Ten!" I should kiss Jaime. But, what if she doesn't like me back? That would be super awkward. But, its New Year's Eve. If it doesn't work out I can always blame it on the alcohol.
"Nine!" I bet me and Meredith can escape afterwards. Everyone will be too drunk to know if we leave the party early.
"Eight!" Hmmm... Denise looks hot! And I'm too drunk to tell which way is up. Maybe I'll just kiss her so we won't feel awkward.
"Seven!" Who to kiss, who to kiss. Oh, I know! I have a panda hat in my backpack. I'll kiss that!
"Six!" Brian looks like he's thinking hard about something. I wonder what it is. We should really start planning the wedding.
"Five!" I missed this. Last New Year I was in LA with Chris and Lea. And they're cool but to be able to kiss Julia at midnight. Leaving was the best decision I ever made.
"Four!" Haha! Lauren's so excited she looks like she'll explode! Jumping up and down like that! She's so cute.
"Three!" I wonder if Joey knows I like him. I wonder if Joey likes me. Will he kiss me? New Year's is stupid! Kissing at midnight is stupid!
"Two!" Finally! I can spend New Year's with Darren! We haven't done that since college. And it was the best New Year's in a while.
"One!" Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! Confetti!
Right when the clock struck midnight Darren kissed Julia, Lauren kissed Joe, Brian kissed Meredith, they all laughed when JoMo kissed a panda hat, Nick kissed Denise who promptly pushed him off her, and Joey kissed Jaime.
"Finally!" Lauren yelled, "We've waited years to see that kiss!"
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They woke up the next morning in various positions on Joe's floor. All hungover.
"Oh man... My head hurts like crazy!" Joe said.
"Last night must've been crazy!" Brian said, "Its a shame I was too drunk to remember it."
A/N-All done! I'm going to try to update other stuff later today.
