The General Principles of the Standardized Prom
by: startscribbling12
Tonight was a night that I was dreading.
It was the night of the first pre-prom sleepover.
At school, everyone was so giddy. It seemed that every corner that I turned, someone was talking about it. The freshmen were crying over the fact that they couldn't go. Even some of the sophomores were upset too. I, of all people, didn't want to go. But, I had to. A deal is a deal, right? Who needs to spend the night all alone with some cool movies when you can spend the night at school! Fuck--
I didn't want to do this. Who would? I'm not like—jeez! Even Kairi is talking about it with Sora! Sora! I walked over, taking a seat in the chair next to them.
"What is your problem?" Roxas asked me as he sat down in his desk. Olette took a seat on his desk, facing me.
"Yeah, what's wrong?" I rolled my eyes at Roxas, but I smiled at Olette. She was always too nice for her own good.
"I'm dreading tonight." I told them. Of course I was! And he knew it.
"It won't be that bad." Olette assured me. It won't be that bad. Whenever someone says that, it always turns out bad. It's fate. So, therefore, EVERYTHING IN THIS WORLD SUCKS!
"I want to die." I moaned, hitting my head on the desk.
"I don't want you to die." Roxas said, smiling at me. I peered up at him. Was he actually being sweet and nice to me?
Fuck no.
"Who will I pick on?" He laughed and Olette smacked him upside the head. I knew it was too good to be true. I might as well pack something to kill myself with tonight.
Great.
User name: Naminelovesturtles
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Namine Sato really hates Prom. Does NOT want to go tonight.
Comments:
Kairi Suzuki: You are going missy. Even if I have to drag you by that pretty hair of yours.
Olette Watanabe: Who will I talk to if you don't go?!
Namine Sato: Roxas?
Olette Watanabe: He's no fun!
Sora Aoki: I will make sure you have fun!
Namine Sato: I'm not getting drunk.
Sora Aoki: Aw, damn.
Roxas Aoki: You have to go.
Namine Sato: Don't remind me.
Roxas Aoki: You have to go.
Namine Sato: Ass.
Roxas Aoki: I love you! :)
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"HELLO?!" I heard a voice ring outside my door. Sighing, I opened my door to see a grinning Sora and Roxas. Both of them had their overnight bags in hand; Sora's was blue and Roxas's was black and white.
"Do you need to yell?" I glared. Wasn't I just talking to them on facebook? How did they get here so fast?
"Yep!" Sora said, pushing me aside and walking into my room. Unlike Roxas, Sora didn't sleepover as often, so it was an adventure when he came into my room. "Where are your overnight bags..?" He questioned himself. Roxas rolled his eyes and walked into my closet before handing him my bags.
"Here." I sat on my bed, watching the boys interestingly. If they were going to pack my stuff, might as well enjoy it.
"You know where her stuff is, huh?" Sora joked, nudging Roxas in the gut. "What do you two do when you sleep over?"
"Have sex." Roxas said, falling back next to me on the bed. I nodded, a smirk on my face. That's one thing we can joke about. Whenever I am in a good mood, I can make sexual jokes with Roxas. CRUDE HUMOR IS AMAZING.
"I knew it. Poor little Roxas isn't a virgin anymore!" Sora laughed as he stuffed some pajamas into my bag. I stared at my ceiling the whole time, thinking. "Let's go!"
Roxas picked me up and carried me out to the car.
During pre-prom sleepovers, everyone sleeps in the gym. But the school is full reign. The cafeteria is full of food, drinks, and ice cream. The auditorium has a selection of movies playing. But, normally, kids branch off into their own groups playing their own mini games.
That's one thing I hated.
Roxas told me he was sneaking some of his graduated friends into the sleepover. I told him he was being a dip shit and moved on with my life, but he still snuck them in. The person I was dreading the most was Axel.
Now—he was a nice guy and all, funny guy. But, he also had a prom sleepover game that made our school history. It's his version of spin the bottle. How it works is that EVERYONE in the room has to play, no exceptions. There are three different types of players—newbies, standard, and veterans. Veterans are kids who have almost kissed everyone who has ever played—or has.
Roxas and I? We were veterans, having played his game at house parties. But, we have never kissed each other.
Olette? She was a newbie. Never played the game before.
We had set down all of our belongings in a corner of the gym before heading to a back hallway where Axel had gathered all the interested students. Olette was complaining.
"I'm nervous." She said. Roxas flung his arm around her shoulder.
"Don't worry. It's not that bad. Plus, if you kiss any other guy more than a second, I'll punch his lights out." Roxas joked. He wasn't that protective, due to the fact that spin the bottle was a game. I trailed behind the two, Sora and Kairi behind me. I felt so left out.
"Roxas!" Axel yelled, waving his hand. Roxas waved back, smile on his face. In total, there were over thirty of us. Olette and Roxas sat next to each other, and I sat directly across from him. "Raise your hand if you are a veteran."
Only six people raised their hands; including Roxas and I. Axel made a giggle.
"I have a new rule. Veterans must kiss for a minute, while newbies must kiss for only thirty seconds." My mouth dropped. I had no intention of kissing anyone for a minute. "But the minute only applies to veteran kissing veteran.
Well—at least I didn't have to kiss everyone like that.
While the first person spun, someone named Pence, I pulled out my cell and texted Roxas.
To Roxas
From Namine
I think the new rule is dumb.
To Namine
From Roxas
Why? I think it's interesting.
To Roxas
From Namine
You would, man whore.
You have a girlfriend!
But—I don't want to kiss anyone what long.
To Namine
From Roxas
Why?
To Roxas
From Namine
The thought of you comes to my mind.
To Namine
From Roxas
Ouch, harsh.
It was Olette's turn, so Roxas and I put down our phones to watch. Roxas never had a problem with these games, so what was about to happened shocked me. TONS. The bottle spun and spun until it landed on Hayner.
Wait—HAYNER!
It was obvious to the world that Hayner had a crush on Olette, and this was so fucking messed up. And I knew Roxas thought so too, because he actually got mad. They kissed, and it wasn't a full blown make out like a veteran would do, but it was enough to piss Roxas off.
When it was over, Hayner smirked at Roxas, pissing him off more.
To Namine
From Roxas
That little ass.
To Roxas
From Namine
It was just a kiss.
To Namine
From Roxas
Did you see that look he gave me!?
To Roxas
From Namine
No...
To Namine
From Roxas
Well, he did.
Oh..it's your turn.
I looked up from my cell phone to see the bottle sitting by me. I blushed and set my cell phone down and spun the bottle. From practice, I knew how to make the bottle spin for a long time. So, I had time to relax before I freaked out.
And I was about to fucking freak out.
Because guess who the bottle landed on?
Yup, you guessed right—Roxas.
His eyes were as shocked as my own.
"Oh! Finally! We have been waiting for this to happen since we invented this game!" Axel shouted from the front of the circle. "We now get a demonstration of the one minute veteran kiss. Stand up!" My heart was beating fast. I didn't want to kiss Roxas. He was my best friend. Does any one realize how weird that is?! Roxas jumped up from his spot, trying to keep a cool exterior, and stood in front of me, holding out his hand.
"Nam?" He said, though I could tell he was blushing. He must feel the same way I do. I took his hand and stood in the middle of the circle. Think of him like Sora. I kissed Sora in this game, and it was easy as hell--
--but then again, we didn't have to kiss for a minute.
"Wait, let me get out a watch." Axel said, digging in his bag. Making me dread even more by making me wait. Roxas and I never broke eye contact. "Okay....go!"
I leaned forward, and before I knew it, my lips came in contact with Roxas's. I could feel he was feeling awkward, as was I. But—we kept going. He placed his hands onto my waist and I let my hands rest on his chest. Being a veteran—I like to make the most of the kiss, no matter who it is. I leaned up onto my tip toes and deepened the kiss, which I know shocked Roxas, because I shocked myself.
"Stop!" Axel said, laughing. I immediately pulled back, blushing, and went back to my seat. Everyone clapped, since it was a long awaited kiss. But, I wasn't comfortable with that.
But—I only live once right?
Later in the night, we played more mini games, most of Axel's ideas involved whip cream. We acted like kids and played hide and seek. That game involved the whole school. There were forty of us playing, and eight people were seeking. I had a hard time talking to Roxas and Olette from before, but everyone got over it.
I was hiding in the janitors closet when the door opened.
"This is my spot!" I yelled in my high pitched girl voice.
"Oh, sorry." I knew that manly voice. That sexy, man voice.
"Riku!? Oh, you can hide in here." My horrible attempts at flirting. Riku smiled (which was godly) and stepped inside.
"Guess we will have to be extra quiet now." He said. We were really close; not that I am complaining or anything. He smelled really good. I don't know why I never noticed him before.
"So.." I said, breathlessly. It was getting super hot.
NOT BECAUSE OF THAT—PERVERTS. (Or maybe I am the pervert, I thought it.)
"You have really pretty eyes." How he saw my eyes in the dark, I don't know. But, I'll accept it!
"Really, thank you. You're hot." Oops. Oh shit. "I so didn't mean to say that." I could feel my face heating up. How stupid could I get it? I'm retarded.
"Well—thank you. You are not half bad yourself--" He was cut off by the door opening and he fell out, since he was pressed against the door. Outside, it was Roxas who opened the door. I looked at him confused, and was even more confused when he pulled me out of the closet and took me away.
"Roxas? What the hell?" I said, trying to pry myself from his grip. Who did he think he was? He took me to the back stairwell of the second floor and sat down on the stairs. Rubbing the part where he had my arm, I took a seat next to him. "What's wrong?"
"I'm convinced Hayner is trying to steal Olette from me." I laughed.
"Don't be silly. He isn't. Olette is all yours." Roxas sighed. I have never seen him so confused, besides earlier this evening but let's not talk about that.
"I don't know. And I also do not approve of you and Riku."
"What? Why?!"
"He's a player, Namine. He is probably just using you." I rolled my eyes.
"He is not. He is really sweet." Roxas adjusted his position on the stairs so his legs were laying in my lap. He looked at me through his blond hair, serious.
"I doubt it. Trust me. Guys want one thing: To get in your pants."
"Then that means he is no different than you!"
"What?"
"You used to be one hell of a player, Roxas." It's true. Before Olette, Roxas went from girl to girl to girl in a heartbeat.
"Used to, being the key words. I know how guys function. He is going to take you to prom, just watch. Then, offer a room. If you don't take it, he will be all over some girl."
"You are just being paranoid. Like this whole Hayner thing. Hayner doesn't want Olette."
"Did you see the way he kissed her? No other guy did that. He even gave me a taunting look."
"You think all the guys are after the girls you care about." I said in an offhand manner. I propped my elbows on the stairs behind me.
"Who says I care about you?"
"Who says I care about you?" We stared at each other a moment longer before bursting out into laughter.
At least things are back to normal.
I know. I made them kiss. I bet all of you are like, WTF?!
It's supposed to be romantic first kiss and blah. Well, I didn't want that to happen. Besides, this story is only going to have like 10 chapters or so.
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