We saw the boys waiting for us outside the party. Skylar told Drake she would call him when we were ready to leave and we left the vehicle.

When we entered the party, Bianca had just been introduced. Everyone was facing the main stairs. As Bianca began to descend the winding staircase, Ciara on her arm, all the males in the party erupted into hoots and wolf whistles. When I was given the "privilege" of seeing Bianca, I understood why. It was her dress. It was an overly short, black, sequined number. It had no straps and molded to her body like a second skin. Her long blond hair hung straight down, gently curving inwards towards the ends of her hair. In addition, she was also wearing a pair of sky-high stripper heels. Long story short- She looked like she was about to break the slut-o-meter. They walked over to the DJ booth rather skillfully and Bianca took the microphone.

"Hey, everybody!" she greeted the crowd. "I'd like to take this opportunity to officially welcome everyone to my fifteenth birthday bash." She paused as a roar of applause went up. As it died down, she continued, "And I hope you'll all have fun tonight! So eat, drink, dance and be safe," She winked.

She handed the microphone back to the DJ and walked over to where my group of friends was standing.

"I see you made it," Bianca said to Jake with a smile. "Thanks."

"Well, we couldn't let the girl's come alone now could we?" Jake responded.

Bianca's smile faltered a bit. "Well, I hope you enjoy the party. I'll check on you later." With that, she and Ciara turned and walked away. Unfortunately, Ciara had only taken two steps away before her clutch purse "fell". She turned to see if we were still looking, and then ever so slowly bent from the waist to retrieve her purse. Lt's just say I got an unnecessary view of her black thong- and then some. I wanted to take her seven hundred dollar Gucci purse and use it as a barf bag. Skylar raised an eyebrow and Kyle placed a hand on her elbow to restrain her if necessary.

"Boy, I'm thirsty," Kyle said. "I think I want some punch. Do you girls want some punch? They should have punch here, right? I think they have punch. Jake? Let's go get the girl's some punch. Now," he added.

"I'll come with," I volunteered. I had always preferred to get my own punch. The three of us found the punch bowl quite easily. We each poured two cups of punch. As I was pouring a cup for my sister, Ciara walked up to us.

"Hi," she began. "You know, I never really did catch your name."

"It's Kyle," Kyle responded.

"Kyle. That's a lovely name. Pretty sexy, if you ask me."

"Thanks," Kyle replied politely as I rolled my eyes.

"Kyle, I think you're pretty cute. Really really cute. And I think we should go out some time." What happened to the guy asking the girl?

"Ciara, I'm flattered and all and you're attractive too. To another guy. Not to me. Besides, I already have my sights set on someone else."

Ciara stood gaping. No one had ever turned down an offer to go out with her.

"Well, CiCi, better luck next time," I told her as I passed her.

As we were searching for our friends, Bianca walked up beside Jake. I groaned inwardly.

"Hi," she said.

"Hi," Jake replied.

"How's the party so far?

"Ok."

"So do you want to-"

"No."

"Damn, B," I said with a snicker. "You and CiCi are on a roll tonight." I laughed aloud as we walked away.

We eventually found our friends outside sitting by the pool. We handed them each a cup of punch. I saw a huge tree beside the pool and had a sudden urge to climb it. This urge did not surprise me. I had always loved being high. I always felt like royalty. Like I was all the way up in the sky and I could see everything and I had control over everything that happened below. I debated for a few seconds about whether or not I should climb the tree. After a couple seconds, I had slipped off my shoes and was seated comfortably on a branch. From where I sat, I could see the entire party. I felt all-powerful.

Suddenly, I felt the branch shift under added weight. I glanced to my left, gripping the branch tighter, to see Kyle moving across my branch to come and sit next to me.

"What are you doing up here?" he asked.

I shrugged. "I just really wanted to climb the tree. I love heights."

"That's not unusual at all," he said sarcastically.

I made a face at him and we settled into a comfortable silence. Then I asked, "When you told Ciara you were interested in someone else, were you talking about Skylar?"

"Yeah," he admitted, blushing. "But I don't know how to tell her."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, what if she rejects me?"

"She likes you. Why would she reject you?"

"I don't know. Girls are weird."

"How old are you? Five?" I asked in shock. "I thought you would have passed the girl's are weird phase of your life." He shrugged. "Well you'll never know unless you try," I told him. Then I gently launched myself off of the branch, landing lightly on the balls of my feet.

I looked back up to where I was seated in the tree and gasped, shocked for two reasons. Firstly, Kyle was no longer there. He seemed to have disappeared into thin air. Secondly, the height from which I had jumped should have at least sent a shock through my feet. It felt as if I had just taken a step forward on solid ground.

I shook my head, clearing it, not pondering those things. Then I found my friends and told them I was headed to the bathroom. On my way there, I could have sworn I saw Mrs. Brooks staring at Skylar and her friends.

What's she doing here? I thought. When I blinked, she disappeared.

I quickly found the bathroom, used it and went back to my friends.

Many chapters I bet you all love me right now. I have one thing to say. Next chapter… Chiz is about to go DOWN. There was a lot of foreshadowing in this chapter. Leave them in a review. I love reading them. Happy hunting