"Let's go watch a movie!"

"No."

"Go to the park?"

"No."

"The mall?"

"NO!" Chris yelled. They had a break from school and they had absolutely nothing to do!

"Well I don't see you thinking up any good ideas!" Chef huffed.

Josh just sat back and rolled his eyes at his friends. He didn't like being bored either but that wasn't going to make him start a fight with someone. "Why don't we go to Blaineley's sweet sixteen? She did invite us you know!"

Chris and Chef stopped screaming at each other and sat contemplating Josh's plan. "I don't see why not." Chef stood up with Josh and walked towards the door.

"I do!" the black haired teen yelled, "she is annoying and all she cares about is her looks and her hair."

"Chris, that's all you care about too!" Josh ran a hand down his face. Why did Chris have to be so difficult!"

"Yeah, I know, but I actually look good!" the dramatic boy's two friends shook their heads and pulled him out of his house ignoring his threats and screams.


KNOCK KNOCK

"Oh, too bad, no one's home! Oh, well, her loss!" Chris turned away and began to walk down the stairs. He sure was lucky today!

The door swung open, never mind, "Hey guys!" Blaineley smiled at Chef and Josh then glared at Chris.

Blaineley was over joyed to here that they were coming to her party. She was thinking about uninviting Chris but then he smiled at her and she couldn't say no.

"Aww I knew you wanted me to come!" Chris smirked, "You just can't stay away can you?"

"Don't push your luck pretty boy!" The blond flipped her hair over her shoulder.

Chef laughed and said, "What are we going to do at your party?"

"Please don't make us paint our nails again; I still can't get all the nail polish off my toes!" Josh cried.

The only girl in the group stuck her tongue out and yelled, "NO! We are going to go play paintball."

"Cool!" Chris smiled.

"Wait I'm not done! There is going to be paintball, beer, and it's a boy girl party so you guys can let your inner hunters out!"

"Beer? But we are under age!" Josh bit his nails.

"Stop being a party pooper!" Chef laughed and clapped a hand on his nerdy friend's back. "It will be fine; our parents don't need to know!"

"No, no! I will not be a part of this!" The aqua eyed boy began to walk away.

"We will invite Aria!" Chris yelled after him.

Josh paused and seemed at war with himself. He shouldn't give into peer pressure but this was more like girlfriend pressure. Josh didn't want Aria to think that he was a wimp. "Fine I will go!"

Blaineley came up behind her friend and put a hand on his shoulder, "You're actually going to stay? Wow, I need to meet this girl!"

Josh sighed.


When the group arrived at the packed paintball arena, which Blaineley's parents rented out, Josh almost ran right out until Chris and Chef grabbed him and pulled him to a table.

"Josh!" Aria came running towards him and gave him a hug.

The aqua eyed boy blushed, "Hey!"

Blaineley waved at her, Chef smiled, and Chris just rolled his eyes.

"Me and Aria are going to go hang out for a bit if you guys don't mind," Josh smiled at his friends.

"Oh, I don't know. How will we live without you?" Chris's voice dripped with sarcasm.

Josh smacked him on the back of his head then grabbed Aria's hand and left his group. Chris looked around; this was a pretty good party which was odd since it was Blaineley's party.

SMACK!

"OOOOWWW!" The black haired boy turned around to see Bryan standing behind him with a paintball gun in his hand.

"Hey drama queen! How ya doin?" Bryan and his friends laughed.

"Nothing, now leave me alone! Why are you even here?" Chris crossed his arms and looked the bully right in the eyes. He wasn't scared.

Bryan didn't blink when he said, "Blaineley invited me. And I think I am going to invite myself over her house later tonight if you know what I mean."

Everything turned red and before anyone could stop him Chris jumped onto Bryan and punched the loser right in the face multiple times. Bryan grabbed his enemy's head and smacked it into the ground and smiled when he heard a satisfying crack of a nose.

"Let go of him!" The two boys fighting on the ground looked up to see Chef with two paintball guns in his hand. Bryan let go of the bleeding boy in his hands, stood up, and looked around for his gun. But before he found it Chef laughed, "Eat this asshole!" then the bully was effectively splattered with paint.

Bryan yelled in outrage and left the two boys alone. Chris gave Chef a high five and then they walked back to Blaineley.


"Oh my god!" The blond girl yelled, "Your face!"

Chef went to get and ice pack and was trying to crack his friend's nose back into place.

"Chef! Ow! Stop! You're hurting me!" Chef just rolled his eyes and finally cracked it in the right spot, "DAAMMNN IT!"

"Stop being so dramatic Chris!" The dark skinned boy smacked his friend on the back.

"I am not a drama queen!" Chris yelled although you couldn't hear him well because he was holding his nose.

Blaineley pulled out three beers from a cooler and handed it to Chef and Chris, "Drink up; it will make you feel better."

"Did Josh drink any?" Chef asked as he opened his beer but didn't take a sip.

"I don't kn-" when the three friends looked over to where Josh had left they saw him dancing on a table and using a hotdog as a microphone to sing into, "Never mind, he definitely drank a lot!"

And with that all, but Chef, drank their first drink. That went to two drinks then three until the point where they were drunk.

"Blaineley!" Chris moved his head wildly looking for his blond friend.

"Chris! I am right in front of you!" She held onto his hand.

"Oh..good! Anyway I need to tell you something!"

"What?"

"Come closer," when she did he went on, "don't have sex, ok?" Chris patted her cheek twice, "Good girl!"

Chef rolled his eyes these two were crazy. "Chris I think we should go home. Come on let's find Josh!"

"Josh?" the black haired boy's eyes filled with tears, "I miss him so much."

"Uh huh, now let's go find him."

Chef grabbed his drunken friend and pulled him across the room until they found Josh still dancing on the table. Aria was biting her nails and begging Josh to sit back down but the dancing boy just laughed and swung his hips.

"Josh get down," Chef said when he didn't listen he crossed his arms and yelled, "GET DOWN!" Josh jumped off the table and hid behind Aria.

"Take him home; he doesn't know what he is doing!" Aria put a hand through her hair and kissed Josh on the cheek before she walked off to find Blaineley.

When Chef finally got his two friends into his car that he got on his sixteenth birthday he started the engine.

"Hey! You can't drive! You drank!" Josh giggled and Chris joined him.

"No, actually I didn't because I knew one of us has to be responsible!" When they reached Chef and Chris' subdivision Chef took his two friends to his house so they wouldn't get in trouble with their parents. As they were walking up the steps to Chef's apartment Josh tripped twice and Chris fell three times. The dark skinned teen finally got so annoyed he grabbed the both of them and put one over each of his shoulders. At least his wrestling training was pulling off. When they reached his door he pulled out his key and opened it and threw his friends on the ground.

"Ow! You hurt me Chef!" Chris frowned and jutted out his lower lip.

"Shut up Chris! Both of you go to my room I will get you guys some water."

Josh stood up and started walking towards the front door. Chris followed him and led him in the right direction to their friend's room. When they got there Josh found something interesting on Chef's dresser.

"Chris," Josh poked the black haired boys cheek, "Chris, look!"

Sitting up, Chris grabbed the letter that was in Josh's hand and began to read.

Dear Maurice Hatchet,

Congratulations! We have received your portfolio information and we are happy to say that you have been accepted to join the navy. You will be leaving before March so you must get all the supplies you find necessary before coming into our crew. Again we will say congratulations and welcome to the Navy.

-The Navy Guards.

Chris sat down in disbelief. It was practically December that meant he only had 2-3 months left with his best friend. Why didn't Chef tell him about this? Wasn't it just a couple months ago when Chef told Chris that he wanted to join culinary school? What happened to that goal? What happened to the guy who told him to never let go of your dreams?

"Hey, I got you guys some water and crackers." Chef walked in and saw his two friends staring at him with tears in their eyes. "What's wrong?"

"What the hell is this Maurice?" Chris yelled throwing the letter at Chef's feet. Chef looked down in shock. Chris rarely called him Maurice and when he did he usually said it as a joke.

"An acceptance letter obviously," Chef rolled his eyes as he looked Chris in the eyes.

"I know that! Why didn't you tell us about this? What? Were you just going to leave and let us put the pieces together?" Chris was starting to feel dizzy. He didn't know if it was from the alcohol or his anger.

"Well what was I suppose to say? Huh! Oh I know 'Hey guys! Wanna hang out this weekend? Oh and by the way I am going to the navy in a couple months!' yeah that sounds great!"

"Chef why are you going? What about your love for cooking?" Josh whispered.

"I was supposed to wait till I was 18 because my dad wanted me to join. He hates that I like to cook, he says it's for 'girls' but my uncle said he could get me in the navy now so my dad jumped at the chance. There is no way out of it." Chef sat on his bed and put his head in his hands. "My dreams are over; I was stupid for even thinking I could become a chef."

"What about your mom?"

"She doesn't have a say in this. It's already done. My dad wouldn't even let her say no. anyway my parents always stand by each other in everything, even if they disagree with each other." Chris sat next to his friend and put an arm around him.

"It's going to be ok Chef. You're going to be alright." Chris gulped. At least he hoped so.

Aww poor Chef. I didn't know whether or not you could be 16 and join the navy so I put in the whole thing with Chef's uncle having connections. Sorry that this was so long! Please review!

*Sue-per Z