Falling For the Bad Boy
Chapter 24: Never have I ever
A/N: I'm SO sorry for the late update :( Man, all these school work and like a ton of papers to revise for the test coming up is taking away so much of my time.
This isn't the best chapter, either :(
Stella's POV
No, I didn't completely forget about my feelings for Brandon.
That day when we danced together, and when I nearly confessed to myself that I might've liked him... It was real. I haven't forgotten it, at all. And I still think that I might think of him more than a friend. But...
The real problem is, what if he doesn't like me? That is what was keeping me from continuing my thoughts about him. I was too... scared of rejection, that is.
Why would he like me? Sure, the past 8 months I've been here, Brandon has always flirted with me and kind of indicated that he might like me, but there's always that doubt deep inside of me which pulled me back.
Brandon freaking rejected me when we were little. Sure, I'm over it but, that rejection was enough to snap me back into reality. I've confessed that I liked him before, and he made it very clear that he didn't like me back.
I've fallen for him before and look where that got me.
"Ooh!" a baby-ish squeal snapped me out of my trance, and I glanced down towards my arms that held Jamie, Carter's adorable baby sister.
I laughed, watching in absolute wonder as she giggled loudly and poked my nose; looking curious and confused. A smile crept on my face as I admired her.
Jamie's truly an adorable little baby. She's about 5-6 months old, with wide silvery-grey eyes, a trait that she shared with her older brother Carter, but instead of black, her hair was a chocolate brown colour and is of course short, because she's still growing.
I could tell she's going to be so gorgeous when she's older.
"You're so cute." I cooed, gently touching her cheek and grinning wider. I love kids, unlike Sky...
It was currently a Saturday morning, and it's been about two weeks since I had that breathing problem or near panic-attack, as I should say. Carter's already settled down in our school very well and fitting in perfectly as usual.
But what got me scared was the fact that the school saw them two as rivals again, which meant this would cause a shit load of trouble...
Anyways, I was in the kitchen, early in the morning as I prepared Jamie's food. Everyone else is asleep, I suppose.
"You're awake already?!" Carter groaned, his eyes squinting at us as he just walked inside the kitchen. His eyes still looked exhausted and his dark hair was messy, but suited him. He ran a hand through his hair; letting out a yawn. Adorable.
He stared at me and Jamie's smile, with an incredulous expression. "Um, you do realise it's only seven in the morning... on a Saturday."
I shrugged, continuing to prepare Jamie's food. Jamie whined and tried to reach out her not-yet-ready food. "I heard Jamie cry, and knew she was hungry. So I decided to make her food."
Carter stared at me for a few moments, before sighing softly. "Stellie, you don't have to wake up in the morning to do that... it's mine and my mom's wor-"
"I wanted to do it." I told him, pausing for a moment to look at him. He was now stepping towards me, until he was right in front of me and Jamie. "You know I love Jamie too. I couldn't just let her cry. Besides, like you said, she's always grumpy when she hasn't been fed."
A grateful smile formed on his lips, as he tucked a strand of my hair behind my ear. "I didn't want to cause you any trouble... But thanks, beautiful."
I blushed at the word he used to describe me, and decided to get rid of these thoughts by occupying myself in preparing Jamie's meal again. I could feel my heart beating wildly in my chest.
Beautiful, really? My face was bare of makeup since I just woke up a not long ago, and I'm sure my hair was like a bird's nest. Great.
"So, what are you doing today?" Carter questioned, biting into an apple that he took from the fruit bowl.
I bit my lip, thinking about it. Well, I could just stay at home all day, or...
"Maybe I'll hang out with my friends." I mumbled, finally finishing Jamie's food and sitting her down in the baby chair. I then set beside her and began feeding her, all the while grinning at how cute and eager she was to eat.
Carter nodded. "That sounds good. I'm gonna sleep my ass off all day."
I laughed, shaking my head at him. "You're such a lazy moron. Instead of staying at home all day, you can come with me shopping you know-"
"NO WAY!" Carter exclaimed in absolute horror. "I am NOT going shopping!"
I narrowed my eyes at him, scrutinizing. "Why not? Shopping is amazing."
"So amazing to the point that I want to kill myself...?" he asked, raising his brows in disbelief.
I huffed in annoyance, rolling my eyes. I turned my back on him, continuing to feed Jamie who whined for a moment when I stopped feeding her to talk to Carter.
Carter stood up, walking towards me again when he realised I was annoyed. Why does everyone hate shopping but me? "For the meantime, should we walk to the park with Jamie? She needs her fresh air since she hasn't gone out for a while."
"Okay." I said, nodding. Sounded like a good idea, I love parks.
Carter grinned, "Great. I'm going to have a shower now. Bye."
"Bye jackass." I chuckled, watching as he walked up the stairs but not before glaring at me for the thing I just called him.
I shook my head in amusement, and placed the spoon I used to feed Jamie down on the table since I was finished feeding her. She lets out a cry, trying to reach out for her drink which was out of reach at the moment.
I smiled at her, extending my hand out to get the drink and help her drink it.
My mind drifted off to Brandon again, as I gave my full attention to Jamie.
As much as I wanted something more to happen between Brandon and me, I knew it wasn't going to happen.
Despite his constant flirting, he still made it very clear that he didn't like me. Sure, he might've changed over the years and that opinion might have changed, but it did not mean I want to take the risk and just confess that I like him.
I wasn't even fully sure if I like him.
He hurt me before, and I got over it. But what if I do let myself fall for him again and the same thing that happened those years ago will happen, AGAIN?
I... I wouldn't be able to handle it.
Shaking my head to myself, I started to clean the kitchen and stuff I used to make Jamie's food. I should just think about other things for now, not Brandon. I'll let it go, for now.
Just thinking about him gave me confusing headaches and flutters in my stomach every time.
...
"Is it just me or is it really fucking hot?" Carter groaned, wiping some sweat that formed on his forehead with the back of his hand. I glanced towards him, watching as he huffed in annoyance as he pushed Jamie's stroller, with Jamie happily giggling in it.
A smile formed on my lips; Carter was like the big brother to cute little Jamie. It was adorable to watch.
"Yeah, it is." I agreed, even though the sun didn't really affect me much. "And hey! Don't swear in front of your baby sister!"
He rolled his eyes. "Don't worry, it's not like she understands."
"What if she listens to it all the time and then that becomes her first word?! Like in The Fockers, when little Jack's first word was asshole." I interjected, throwing a glare at him.
Carter gave me a weird expression, which meant he had absolutely no idea what I was talking about. Has he not watched The Fockers?!
I sighed, whipping out my phone from the small handbag which rested on my shoulder. I was currently dressed in a black crop top and a skate skirt, which had unique purple, black, white and pink line patterns on it.
It was really hot right now, so you could figure out why I decided to wear skimpy clothes today.
Furrowing my eyebrows at a text from Bloom, I read it in my head:
Bloom: Stell, it's so hot and everyone's free today. All the boys and girls, except for Nabu. I thought we should all do something today, maybe even have a sleepover at someone's house.
"Who texted you?" Carter questioned, looking at me with curiosity.
I shrugged, thinking about it for a moment before replying the text.
Stella: Everyone's free? That's cool. Yeah we should do something- and since it's hot outside, we can all have a picnic at the park whilst the boys play football or some crap like that. Who's house are we staying at tonight?
I bit my lip as I read over my text.
"It's Bloom." I finally answered to Carter, and I watched as he nodded. "Everyone's free, perhaps we could all do something." My phone beeped, indicating another text.
Bloom: I got that sorted! You know Helia's super rich, right? Well he said he'll let us sleep at his HUGEEE mansion for the night, with the persuading from Flora, that is. Do you want me to text everyone to meet up at the park in half an hour?
"Are you up for a picnic?" I asked Carter, who had now stopped on a bench to give a drink to Jamie.
He glanced up at me, looking hesitant. "Will that assho- I mean Brandon be there?"
Ah shit.
I forgot for a second there that Brandon and him hate each other so much, to the point that if they were locked in one room together, they'd kill themselves. Spending a day forcing them to interact each other would just start World War 3.
"Well, uhh..." I stammered nervously, not sure what to say.
Carter lets out a curse in annoyance, now vigorously shaking his head. "No way. NO W-"
"Calm down, dude." I interrupted, mustering up all the patience I had as I forced a smile on. "He'll most likely be there because he's a part of us. And you can't change that."
He huffed in irritation, now deciding to ignore me as he resumed to giving Jamie the drink.
I growled in annoyance. "Carter, please! Just this once?! I want you to meet all of my friends- For me, at least?!"
Carter reluctantly glanced up at me, his jaw clenched in anger but he managed to contain it with a forced chuckle. "You're the only reason why he and I are not ripping each other's heads off yet."
"Really?" I asked, genuinely surprised but then snapped out of it. "So will you?"
Carter placed down the bottle of drink and looked away. I could see his fists clenched tightly as he tried to hold in his rage. I let out a sigh, sitting myself beside him on the park bench.
I just don't get why they hate each other.
Actually, I did. But what made me curious is WHY they both became players...
Surely, if they regretted breaking Nicola's heart so much, they would try to avoid breaking other people's hearts because they didn't want to make the same mistakes again. But being a player is all about breaking someone's heart.
Confusing, right?
"Carter." I murmured, gulping down the hard lump in my throat. Just say it, Stella. "Can I ask you something?"
He peered at me through the corner of his eyes, but didn't turn his head towards me. "What is it?"
I took in a deep breath, breathing out slowly as I prepared myself for the question. I knew both Brandon and Carter are sensitive about this subject.
"If you and Brandon regretted breaking Nicola's heart so much, why are you being a player and doing exactly that...?" I questioned slowly, despite the unsteadiness in my voice.
Crap, I shouldn't have said it.
He's probably going to snap at me now.
To my complete surprise, Carter simply shrugged. His silvery-grey eyes remained on the ground, but filled with so many emotions I could not decipher. "Honestly? ... I don't know."
I bit my lip, not quite liking his answer. He doesn't know? Seriously?
"I think..." he continued, but paused for a second as if he was considering his thoughts. "I think it's because I wanted an escape from the guilt. When Nicola left that day because Brandon and I broke her heart, I felt so many emotions- Anger, sadness, guilt..."
I remained silent, taking in every single word he spoke.
His voice dropped low to a soft, heartbreaking one. "I felt so guilty for making that stupid bet. I thought I needed a release from all these confusing emotions- they were slowly tearing me apart. And despite my hatred for Brandon, I'm sure he felt the exact same things I did."
Looking up at him, I watched as his tense features relaxed a little, but I could see he was conflicted on what he was saying.
"I resorted to, you know, being a player. It made me forget about everything, to escape the anger and guilt I felt. It feels so fucking wrong, because it's breaking hearts..." he trailed off. "But I can't stop it now. It's now who I am."
I could see his eyes turning hundreds of shades darker, one which indicated how strong and major were the emotions he was currently feeling. I immediately knew I had to do something before it got out of control.
"Carter." I mumbled gently, reaching over and touching his arm. He was stiff under my touch, but slowly began to relax.
I didn't mean to make him feel sad or angry, and all worked up. What I said was probably bringing up terrible memories for him, and I didn't mean to do that.
"I'm sorry." I whispered quietly, wrapping my arms around him from the side. I leaned my head on his shoulder carefully, feeling him start to calm down. "I didn't mean to bring up bad memories."
I heard him exhale softly, as he gently wrapped his arms back around me. "With you by my side, it's impossible to think about the bad memories because the good memories of you overpower it."
A smile formed on my lips, as I hugged him tighter. "Thank you for opening up to me, Carter."
"No problem." Carter muttered, and I could feel him returning back to his normal happy self. "Now what are the plans, then?"
Around half an hour later, all of us were stood in this big spaced, grassy area in the park which was surrounded by trees, but good none the less. There were two large bench tables by the corner, and a huge field in front of it which was good space for sports, if the boys ever decide to play football or something.
"Stella!" Bloom exclaimed, beaming happily as she sprinted towards me. I grinned, enveloping her in a quick, friendly hug. I glanced at her clothing, nodding in approval at the shimmy blue summer dress she wore. "You're here."
I laughed, nodding at her and then turned my gaze on the others. The girls were here- Bloom, Musa, Flora, Tecna and Gabby (Luke's girlfriend). The boys were also here, including Carter, Brandon, Riven, Sky, Helia, Timmy and Luke. I caught sight of Noah too, which made me smile.
"Noah!" I grinned, walking towards him and he turned around, smiling when he saw me.
I wrapped my arms around his neck, hearing him chuckle quietly and hug me back. I closed my eyes, enjoying his warmth and embrace. I've missed him these past few weeks. Even when we remained friends, we often saw each other at school and exchanged 'hey's'.
"Hey, Stella." He murmured with a smile, when we pulled away. His hands rested on my waist, as he stared intently down on me.
From the corner of my eyes, I caught sight of Brandon and Carter standing as far from each other as possible, but what made me laugh mentally was the annoyed expressions on their faces as they stared between me and Noah.
I took Carter and Brandon's annoyance as their irritation at each other's presence.
"Knight." Brandon growled out, his eyes zeroing on Carter angrily. Noah and I pulled away, and the rest of the boys and girls turned to look at Carter and Brandon, who were now glaring deadly at each other.
Here we go.
"Rodriguez." Carter hissed out, the name sounding venomous on his tongue. "I would say that it's a pleasure to see you, but then I'd be lying."
Brandon clenched his jaw in fury, narrowing his chocolate eyes at him. "Piss off, you bastard."
"Is that the best you can do, assho-"
I stomped towards them, arms crossed in front of my chest angrily. "Brandon, Carter, Stop."
Their eyes snapped up to mine, still filled with anger and hatred for each other. Carter's fists were clenched as if ready to punch, and Brandon's jaw was clenched in fury.
"Don't start here." I demanded, shaking my head at them. "Can you just let it go for once?!"
They both scoffed a loud 'No', before ignoring me and turning back to each other.
"We can't just get over it, Stellie." Carter hissed out, causing my eyebrows to furrow in hurt at the tone he used on me.
Brandon narrowed his eyes at him, going into a fighting stance. "But I think I can once you go down."
I wrung my hands in panic, not sure what to do when they suddenly charged up at each other, ready to beat the hell out of the other. But as if luck was on my side, the other boys finally stepped up to stop this idiocy.
"What the fuck, guys?" my brother growled out, glaring at both of them as Helia and Riven held back Brandon, and Luke and Noah held back Carter. "Why the hell am I even friends with both of you jackasses?"
Carter and Brandon rolled their eyes at Sky, but were still giving each other deadly glares.
I walked towards them, sighing tiredly as I stopped a metre away from them. "Stop this nonsense. Me, all of us wanted to spend a nice peaceful day today. Without you both wanting to murder each other."
I watched as they both slowly calmed down at my voice.
"Do it for me, please." I whispered, and had to suppress a grin when they both seemed relax and avoided each other's eyes. I feel like I've said those words plenty of times by now..
I glanced up at Helia, Riven, Luke and Noah, and nodded at them. "Let them go."
The boys looked hesitant to let go of Brandon and Carter, but eventually did. I let out a breath of relief, when they did nothing to each other.
Brandon stomped away from us, probably to cool down, with Sky trailing after him to probably talk and make sure he doesn't go anywhere.
"Carter, man." Luke finally broke the awkward silence, a grin on his face as he walked towards Carter. "Is it really you? It's been ages since we saw each other."
I forgot for a second there that Carter earlier mentioned that him and Luke used to be best friends...
"Hey, bro." Carter replied, pulling Luke into a bro-hug. They then talked a little bit, before I glanced over at the other girls and boys.
I smiled, "Guys, let me introduce you to my silliest, funniest best friend from Washington, Carter."
The girls and boys grinned as well and exchanged names with Carter. I was happy that they all accepted him.
Not long after, Brandon and Sky returned, with Brandon avoiding my gaze as he crossed his arms.
"So, before that thing happened." Luke started, bouncing a football on his hands. "The boys and I planned to play some football as you girls have that picnic, or whatever you girls do. Some of the boys from school are arriving soon to play with us, too."
I bit my lip, glancing towards Carter and Brandon to see their reactions. I don't think they can play football together...
"I can play it as long as Carter is not on my team." Brandon growled out, looking away.
Carter remained silent, but nodded.
"Then it's settled. All of us guys split into two teams, and wait for the other guys to come." Luke explained, running off into the field with the other boys following him.
Carter walked towards me. "Do you mind looking after Jamie?"
I opened my mouth to say something, but stopped when I caught Flora carrying Jamie with the girls surrounding them as they gushed about how adorable Jamie the baby is.
I smiled. "Sure, the girls love her."
Carter nodded in reply, before sprinting off.
I walked towards the girls, who now sat on the benches taking the food for the picnic out.
"This baby is adorable!" Flora gushed, grinning happily as she played with Jamie.
The girls nodded in agreement, and Musa opened her mouth to ask me something, "Who's baby is it? Yours and Brandon's?" she teased.
I think she got the idea that Jamie was Brandon's because, unlike Carter, she had chocolate brown hair, the same colour as Brandon's.
"Her name's Jamie, she's Carter's baby sister." I told them.
After the picnic, we went to Helia's gigantic mansion, and it was now night time.
Carter and I returned Jamie to her mum before we came here though, and I had enough time to fetch out some pyjamas for the sleepover. We then drove back to Helia's mansion, and now here I am, in a spare guest room with my girls.
"Today was alright." Bloom spoke up, as she threw on a light blue shirt and grey trousers, which are her nightwear. "The picnic was great. Flora's food is amazing, man."
Flora blushed at that, as she fixed her floral night gown. "Thanks, Bloom."
"You'd be a great wife to Helia when you marry in the future." Musa laughed, sitting in the corner whilst munching on a bag of cheetos.
She wore small red shorts and a white tank top for her nightwear. I bet Riven would love that.
Flora threw a playful glare at her, as we all laughed and talked a bit more. I glanced down at my pyjamas, which consisted of an orange crop top and stripe pink and white trousers. I began to regret this as I realised we were going to hang out with all the boys in the living room.
Shit.
"But the day could've gone better if Brandon and Carter didn't fight." Tecna said, sighing as she placed her phone down. "They both should just chill."
All of the girls and boys now know what happened between Nicola, Brandon and Carter, just to clear up some confusion between us all. To say they were surprised would be an understatement, but they didn't mention it again.
"I just hope that Nicola thing doesn't happen again." Gabby sighed, as the other girls exchanged looks.
I peered at all of the girls, noticing their worried expressions. I furrowed my brows in confusion, "Guys, why are you all looking worried or something?"
Silence fell upon us.
Flora exchanged looks with the other girls, and sighed as she walked towards me. "Stella, honey, we just want to tell you something. Please understa-"
"Girls!" my brother's voice cut off Flora, and we all glanced up at the door. Sky was probably on the other side of it. "Hurry up! All the guys are ready!"
I let out an exasperated sigh, "We're going to be there in a minute, asshole!"
I heard him let out a string of curse words as he grumbled, "Girls and their trouble with getting changed in time.."
Rolling my eyes, I turned back to the girls who were now avoiding my eyes. "What were you going to say?"
"Nothing." Bloom said, walking out the door with the girls trailing behind her. Strange.
"Do you think this is too skimpy?" I asked Tecna, who shrugged and pulled on some leggings. I tugged on my crop top, sighing.
Musa scoffed, "It can't be any worse than mine! I only wore these small clothing's because it's hot as hell."
"Dude, you have the sickest mansion ever." Riven remarked, jumping roughly onto a large, luxurious couch.
I glanced around the humongous living room, admiring the white elegant walls and the objects in it that just screamed, 'EXPENSIVE!'. Helia rolled his eyes, sitting down on the soft, carpeted floor.
"You guys better not make a mess. My parents are out tonight, for your luck." He told them, as we each took a seat on the floor.
Flora plopped down next to her boyfriend, giving him a kiss on the cheek. "We promise."
"Promise my ass." Riven chuckled, causing the other guys to laugh along. "We're going to do a hell of a lot of stuff, and you think the next morning this place is going to be spotless?"
Musa scoffed, "I'm surprised you even understand the word spotless. I thought you were just some jerk with a huge ego."
Riven scowled at her, whilst I smiled at their small arguments. I found it cute, actually.
I took a seat on the floor next to Musa and Bloom, and that's when I realised we were all sat in one gigantic circle. With girls in one side, and the boys in the other. I glanced at the other boys, noting their plain shirts and trousers as pyjamas.
My eyes caught onto Brandon, though. He looked so handsome with his hair messily styled up and a green shirt on him, which was the colour that suited him a lot. I sighed, breaking my gaze from him.
"We should play a game." Sky announced, causing everyone to nod in agreement. "Any ideas?"
Musa smiled mischievously, "Truth or Dare? Dirty truth or dare?!"
"Only you, Musa. Only you." Bloom chuckled, causing Musa to shrug.
"Let's mix things up a bit. Never have I ever?" Riven smirked, eyeing Musa. "With alcohol."
I furrowed my eyebrows, "How does that work?"
"According to google, Never have I ever is a game that is started with the players getting into a circle. Tehn, the first player says a simple statement starting with 'Never have I ever'. Anyone who has done what the first player has not must drink. Play then continues around the circle, and the next person makes a statement."
I gaped at her. "What?"
"Basically, someone says a statement and if anyone else has done it then they drink a shot of alcohol." Luke explained, and I nodded gratefully.
"Wait." Bloom dead-panned. "So for example, I say 'Never have I ever went to Germany', and if anyone else has been to Germany, they drink. Okay, I get it!"
Riven nodded, now smirking again, "So is everyone up to it?!"
Everyone else nodded eagerly, which made Helia sigh exasperatedly. "We better not get too drunk. I'll get the alcohol from the kitchen."
"I'll help." Flora said, getting up and following him.
Once they returned with two big bottles of vodka and champagne, and a full tray of small, colourful plastic cups, they sat down and placed them in the middle of us. A few of the others then proceeded to pour in the alcohol into the small cups and then we were ready.
"Let's make an additional rule to the game, just to make things more interesting." Sky suddenly spoke up, and we all paused, turning to him.
Luke raised an eyebrow, "What do you propose?"
"If no one takes a drink after a statement, then all of us pick a person or more, to do that statement. It's sort of like a dare." Sky explained.
"So..." I started off, "For example, the statement was 'Never have I ever pranked someone', and no one drinks, that means all of us have to choose two or more people to do that. To prank someone, right?"
Sky nodded in confirmation, and I shrugged.
"As long as the statement isn't something like 'Never have I ever skiied', because there is no way in hell I'm travelling to some icy place and skiing at 8 at night just because of some dumb game." Brandon said, and the others nodded in agreement.
"I'll start." Riven smirked mischievously, picking up a cup of vodka. "Never have I ever... had sex."
He took a long gulp of his drunk, but everyone else was gaping at him in shock, including me. He did not just say that.
After finishing off his drink, he looked around at us and furrowed his brows in confusion. "What are you morons waiting for?"
Blushing deeply, I remained silent as a majority of the people drank a shot of alcohol. I didn't drink it.
It was a relief when Flora, Tecna, Gabby, Helia and Timmy didn't drink. I guess I'm not the only one. I expected Musa to drink, but instead she was glaring at Riven.
"What the fuck, dude? You can't just do THAT." She growled out, clenching her fists. "It's personal, moron."
Riven gave a sly smile at her, raising an eyebrow. "What, Muse? Are you afraid that it's too personal? Or are you just embarrassed."
Musa seethed angrily at him, her temper rising. But she eventually took a drink, since I knew she did do it before with Kyle. Brandon and Carter on the other hand, I wasn't surprised they took a drink. They're fuckboys, after all.
"Being a virgin isn't a bad thing." Tecna interjected. "It's actually better than not being one."
Shrugging, Riven threw his hands up in defence, "I never said it was."
"My turn." Luke remarked, sitting up. "Never have I ever... had a crush on someone in this room."
He took a shot of the drink, eyeing Gabby whilst winking at her. I smiled a little, knowing that Luke in fact did have a crush on her, and now they're together.
Everyone else took a drink, except for Musa, Riven, Tecna, and Gabby.
I glanced down towards my drink, contemplating whether I should drink it or not. Have I ever had a crush on someone in this room?
Brandon... when we were little.
I looked up at Brandon who was across from me, and my eyes widened as he drank the shot of alcohol.
He's had a crush on someone in this room before?!
I felt an unfamiliar ache in my chest at that thought. It's obviously not me; it must be one of the girls...
Avoiding his gaze, I gulped, trying to swallow the painful lump in my throat. Why did I feel hurt?
My eyes locked with Carter's, and I was shocked when he did drink. His eyes were focused on mine as he drank, almost as if trying to hint me something. But I didn't understand. Carter must have had a crush on someone in this room too, but he only met the girls today... so how?
I glanced at my drink before finally taking a large gulp of it. Screw it, I did have a crush on Brandon. I might still have, I wasn't sure... the alcohol burned my throat.
Brandon was staring at me, eyebrows furrowed in confusion at why I was drinking before his eyes widened in realisation. Oh, he must've remembered I used to have a crush on him when we were little.
"Wow, Riven. You're the only dude here who hasn't had a crush on someone in this room." Sky said, raising his eyebrows at him. Musa looked up at that.
"I have a crush on that hot chick, Megan Fox." Riven declared, smirking. "Except she's not in this room, so.."
I glanced towards Musa, seeing a little bit of a resemblance of her face to Megan Fox'x. If Megan had dark blue hair and eyes, paler skin and be part Asian, I think she would resemble Musa a lot.
"Yeah well, you have no chance with her." Musa scoffed, rolling her eyes, but anyone is blind if they couldn't see the tinge of jealousy on her face.
Riven raised an eyebrow, a smug grin on his lips. "Don't worry babe, you're much hotter than her in my eyes."
She glared at him for that, but her cheeks were burning a bright red colour. We laughed.
"Never have I ever... done something illegal." Musa declared, not drinking the shot of vodka in front of her. She hasn't done anything illegal, then.
I took the cup firmly on my hands, and took a large gulp. Yes, I've done something illegal, believe it or not. Carter knows this since he was a part of it, and I exchanged a look with him as he also took a shot of alcohol.
Everyone else drank but the girls, Timmy, Helia, Sky, Luke and Noah didn't.
The guys glanced at me in surprise, and I let out a sigh. "It was a long story. I didn't intend to do it, and Carter was involved anyway." I explained.
The other guys nodded, and I briefly peered at Brandon since he did drink.
"It isn't really much of a surprise that you've done something illegal before." Musa sneered at Riven, rolling her eyes. "I mean, you are the dangerous bad boy here after all."
And when I realised this, Brandon wasn't really much of a bad boy... he's more of a player. A heartbreaker. Riven would be the bad boy here.
But I don't know, calling Brandon the bad boy seemed more right to me.
"Yeah whatever, I did something illegal." Riven sighed. "You know you're supposed to be 18 to live alone, right? I'm 17 and I might have lied to the officers and told them I'm 18. It's illegal to fake your age let alone live in a house alone when I'm not 18."
Musa raised her eyebrows at this, surprised.
"And that's not the only illegal thing I've done." He finished off, winking playfully at her. I suppressed a smile at their cuteness.
Gabby finally spoke up, "Never have I ever recipocrated feelings for two people." She then glanced towards Luke, eyes narrowing at him.
"What do you mean?" Flora questioned, unsure of what she meant.
Bloom grinned, and started singing, "Oh oh oh... when you nod your head yes, but you wanna say n-"
"NOOOO!" all the guys suddenly shouted in unison, and we looked up at them, shocked.
Riven wrinkled his nose, "Ew no. Don't sing HIS song."
"Hate that prick." Brandon chimed in, cringing. The other guys agreed, and the girls rolled their eyes at them.
"Oi." I interrupted, glaring at them all. "I happen to like Justin Bieber because he's hot and talented."
Sky shook his head vigorously, "No. Just no."
Gabby sighed in exasperation, breaking our arguments of JB. "Guys, let's continue the game. And by the way, I meant 'Never have I ever liked two people at the same time'."
"Right." Tecna said, as everyone remained silent. "Never have I ever fallen for two people at the same time."
Unconsciously, I lifted a cup of champagne and sipped it all in one go. All of my friends turned to me, surprised at what I did.
My eyes drifted down to the empty cup in my hand, before I let out a gasp of shock. I liked two people at the same time?!
No... I haven't.
But like would be better than liked. Since you currently like two people at the same time... My mind told me.
I shook my head vigorously, confused at my thoughts that were driving me insane. What the hell is going on!?
Everyone then broke their gazes on me, and some proceeded to drink.
Luke drank, and Gabby was staring at him in curiosity. I think she wanted to know if Luke ever liked two girls in the past, since he actually has been with a few girls before.
The only ones who did drink was me, Noah and... Luke.
My mind was still going crazy in my head, because I had unconsciously drank the alcohol from the cup. What is wrong with me.
"So, umm..." Flora trailed off, breaking the silence. "Never have I ever... skipped class?"
Everyone drank, including me
Flora was the only one who didn't drink.
"You haven't skipped class? Seriously?" Sky questioned in disbelief.
We laughed, finding it amusing as Flora blushed deeply.
She was such a sweet, innocent girl.
By the time it was 10 PM, a majority of us were now lying around on the sofas and some on the floor. Most of us were quite drunk too, and I was mostly sleepy. Luckily I wasn't that much drunk.
"Ugh guys, all the things you are saying are getting booooooring." Riven drawled, letting out a yawn as he slung his arm around Musa.
Don't ask. I have no idea how they ended up next to each other, either.
The others sighed in agreement, some hiccupping from being drunk. We might've gotten a little out of hand...
"We should've played truth or dare." Noah said, stretching his arms.
Sky suddenly smirked, "Hey, why don't we spice things up a bit? I want to see some action."
"Then I've got a good one." Bloom grinned mischievously, snapping out of her drunken-sleepy trance.
I narrowed my eyes at her, wondering what she was hinting at. The others seemed awake now, eagerly waiting for what she was about to say.
"Never have I ever..." she started dramatically, smirking, "Seen Stella and Noah kiss."
Everyone's eyes widened in surprise, but they all had sly grins on their faces. I stared at her in disbelief, as Brandon and Carter furrowed their brows in confusion.
No one drank.
Because, well, they've never seen me and Noah kiss.. And that's right. We've never even properly kissed. We're just friends.
I think Bloom was purposely doing this, and I wasn't really sure why. But the look on her face almost said it all, it was as if she wanted to provoke Carter and Brandon. And again, I didn't understand why.
"No one drank. You know what this means, right?" Riven interjected, smirking again. "And because Sky kindly given the rule that if no one drinks, we get to choose people to actually do the statement. So this means..."
Luke grinned. "Stella and Noah has to kiss. Would prefer a make out, though."Gabby slapped him on the arm.
"No!" Sky roared angrily, narrowing his eyes at him. "I will not let my baby sister kiss just because she has to!"
Noah shared a glance at me, and he didn't seem to be worried or anything. I could see the slight discomfort in his eyes, but he seemed willing to do it.
I sighed. "Sky, it's fine. I'll do it."
Brandon and Carter snapped their eyes up to me at that, but I simply ignored them as Noah walked towards me, and sat right across from me. Just inches away.
He slowly, gently placed his hands on my cheeks, his eyes staring into mine as I placed my hands on his shoulders. Carter was now turning around, facing the wall as he clenched his jaw in fury. Brandon on the other hand, was emotionless.
I licked my lips, taking a deep breath in anticipation.
This will mean nothing, just a friendly kiss...
His lips met mine. They felt soft over mine and he kissed so amazingly, it took my breath away and made my body feel all sorts of things. I responded him in the same pace, enjoying the moment despite the emptiness I felt.
He was a great kisser, there's no denying that, but it doesn't feel... right.
My mind went blank, but a sudden thought and flashback of when Brandon and I kissed popped up in my head.
The way he rested his hands on my waist, and the way I raked my fingers through his soft hair, and just the beautiful feeling of kissing each other. Brandon.
With Brandon, it felt much more right.
The sound of a door slamming shut loudly brought me back to my senses.
Noah and I immediately broke apart from our kiss, and we gaze at the others in confusion. My breathing was a little heavy from having my breath taken away, but my main focus was who slammed the door.
I furrowed my eyebrows at Carter, who was still sat in the corner looking as angry as ever. But what I noticed was that Brandon wasn't there...
"Where's Brandon?" I immediately asked, looking at the others who were avoiding my gaze.
Noah glanced at me, giving me an apologetic smile. "I think he stormed off to the kitchen."
"He went to get some water." Carter grumbled, finally speaking up. I rolled my eyes at his grumpiness, before standing up to go to the kitchen.
I'll just leave my drunk friends to themselves...
Once I entered the kitchen, I closed the door shut behind me and turned around, immediately catching the sight if Brandon leaning over the counter with a glass of water in his hands.
Oh, so he literally was getting water...
I crept towards him, unsure of what to say.
"Why are you here?" Brandon scoffed, finally turning around to face me, his face expressionless.
I narrowed my eyes, and stopped just a metre in front of him. "I was going to ask you the same question. Why did you storm out?"
He shrugged, taking a sip of the water. "I'm sure I told the others that I went to drink some water."
"Yeah well, I don't believe you." I snapped, getting a bit annoyed for some reason. Whoa, I should calm down. I was glad that me and him were somewhat sober... or not.
Brandon took a step towards me, causing my heart to race wildly. "Oh, is that so?"
I bit down on my lip, trying to stop myself from stuttering. I suddenly felt extremely nervous, and the predatory gaze he was giving me wasn't helping. "Uhh.. Y-yeah..."
So much for not stuttering.
He chuckled bitterly, looking away from me. "Bet you had a lot of fun when you made out with pretty boy."
I let out a breath that I didn't think I was holding, and glanced up at him. "We weren't making out. Just kissing."
"Yeah, right." he scoffed incredulously.
"And it wasn't really fun." I unintentionally said, blurting out the next thing unconsciously, "In fact, I preferred your kiss much better."
Brandon immediately snapped out of his trance, his eyes darkening to a dark shade of chocolate which almost appeared black. He took a menacing step closer towards me.
I gulped nervously, but decided to be up-front and just tell him the truth.
"And I was thinking about you throughout the whole kiss."
A/N: Well damn, was that last part hot or what?
I watched Mocking Jay part 2 a few days ago, it was amazing! Thanks for reading :)
Should I make the next chapter in Brandon's POV? Review!