I am so sorry that I haven't updated this in 10 days! I didn't mean to delay this long, but I needed some serious time to think. I wanted the after party to be extremely awesome, filled with drama, with something that none of you would expect to happen. I think I accomplished that, but in your review, tell me if I did or did not. And I still have my contest going on. The one where you write wedding speeches that people would say. You can pick any person you want and the longer the speech, the better. Do as many entries as you want, but at least do one please. Thank you so much! I hope that you'll like this chapter. It pained me to write some of it. You'll see why.

"Ready to party?" Luke asks as we're sharing our first dance as king and queen.

"I've been ready for this after party since two months ago." I reply.

He kisses me gently on the lips. And the world around me disappears as I close my eyes, savoring the perfect sensation.

Next to You by Chris Brown and Justin Beiber plays in the background, and throughout the entire song, our lips never part. I wouldn't dare ruin this beautiful moment. But Luke would, and he does. Slowly, he pulls his lips away from mine.

"Let's go." I say softly.

He nods and we walk away from the dance floor, along with some seniors, and Tina and Jason follow us at well.

In case I didn't mention this before, this wasn't just any after party. One, it was the Prom after party, and two, it was an after party for the coolest and most elite people, most of which were seniors. While they were 18, I was 15 and getting into this awesome party still. This couldn't be better.

We climb back into the limo, and I finally allow myself to collapse back against the seat. I look over and see Tina doing the same thing.

"You didn't drink any punch did you?" Jason asks.

"if course not. The alchehol flows at the party, not at the dance." I reply.

"Hell yeah, baby!"

I look at Luke.

It's all part of the club. I mouth.

He responds with a vicious kiss on the mouth.

Tina squeals, and Jason is wide eyed when we finally stop.

"Yeah, it won't be hard making a baby when you do that before it." Jason says.

"You know it." Luke says with a wink.

"oooh. If your not careful that baby is going to be made tonight." Tina squeals.

"Never!"I shout.

"Well…."Luke starts.

"Uh! Is there something you'd like to talk about sweetie?" I ask in mock anger.

"Just my undying love for you."

"Wow wow wow. Cool it before we get there. Otherwise you'll get a bottle of red wine poured over your head."

"Where's the party at? Xavier's right?"

"Yeah, it's the house Xavier is living in. But it's my house actually."

"Your parents are cool with it?"

"Of course not! Their out of town. Why would Xavier be drunk in my house if my parents were around to see it?"

"I wasn't doubting you!" I laugh.

We pull up in front of Jason's house, where I can see the guy in black at the door, along with a huge group of wannabe party goers. Everyone wants in to this party. But there are only 15 of us, and 10 more that Luke and I can allow in if we so desire. I don't have many friends, so I go to the hottest boys and the extremely sluttish girls, something Xavier taught me when looking for people to invite. It makes for the best party EVER. And trust me, I know. I've been to some of the best parties ever.

I walk into the house, and at least 20 rejects try coming in after me, trying to find any way to get in. Desperate! So glad I'm not them. I actually am allowed to be here, and so is Luke, so it's all cool. Along with us, the entire cheerleading squad, all clad in their slutty and inappropriate dresses, and the football team, who came as the girls dates. How cliché is that? Football players with cheerleaders? And it's no surprise that the

Usually Jason's house is very brightly lit with expensive chandeliers and other fancy chancy stuff, something his parents had done for him when he won the Games two years ago. He doesn't really like it, so he hides it as much as he can. Tonight, I can barely tell that his house was once one of the most respectable homes in the district. It looks like an amazing hangout for sluts and gangsters….or somewhat drunk Prom attendants.

"LET'S PARTY!" Jason screams out. Then he slams the door in the other people's faces, and we start going at it like stupid teenagers.

There isn't much worth in telling you what I did. I "danced", I grinded, I kissed Luke, and then repeated the process, although I was also dancing with Jason and Brent, who was also there, and I kissed Brent on the cheek, since he had no date to dance with himself.

Oh wait…I spoke too soon. He has a date now. She's about a foot taller than him, and three years older, but she seems happy with him, and he seems happy with her. Everything seems to be working out perfectly fine.

Until we start playing Never Have I, a new drinking game Jason assures me is totally fun if you aren't hiding anything. And I believed him. I believed I would be having fun with all the cool people.

It's about 10pm now.

"So how do we play again? I forget." I say, pretending I've actually played this game before.

"All you do is someone will say never have I…I'll use kissed a girl, and then if you have kissed a girl, you drain your cup. Last one drunk wins."

"Oh….ok…."

"I'm not playing." The head cheerleader says. And most of the squad goes along with her. All the football players are playing the game, except a few of the extremely unintelligent ones that want to keep up their reputation as extreme jocks and crack heads (not that they know about that part of the title).

Brent and his little girly friend play, and so does Jason, and Luke and I.

"Don't think I'm being left out." Xavier says, coming down the steps, with a beer in one hand and a cigarette in the other.

We all sit in a circle, and the game begins. (A/N I'm only going to have questions for the main people, just so this doesn't get overly boring.)

"Never have I kissed a girl." I start.

Luke drains his cup, and I see all the football players, Xavier, Brent, and Jason drain their cups too.

Then everyone who drank from their cups gets them refilled, and I can already see some of the cheerleaders getting tipsy. But what can you expect when they all weigh 30 pounds less then me? They'll be totally drunk soon enough.

"My turn." Luke says.

"Never have I had sex."

Again, Xavier drains his cup, and so do the cheerleaders and most of the football players and Tina. Brent's cup remains full this time, as mine and Luke's also do.

"My turn." The quarterback of the football team says.

"Never have I had a close brush with death."

I look around and see Luke looking back at me.

We both lift our cups up and drain them. The liquor burns as it slides down my throat but I keep drinking it until it's gone. Xavier and Jason and Brent are also draining their cups, as they should. The 5 of us have been close to death in the same thing-The Hunger Games. And yet again they are refusing to be forgotten. Even on Prom night. Even at a party.

"Ooh! Me next, me next!" Tina squeals.

"Never have I….kissed someone on the first date."

Luke and I laugh and drain our cups, and then after we drop them back down and get them refilled, Luke leans over and kisses me, and he doesn't let go until people start whistling and oooohhhing and aghhhhing. Then we finally let go, and we laugh some more.

"Never have I done that." Brent says.

Luke and I drain our cups, and so does Tina.

"I….I want…..want to….go." Tina says.

Xavier leans over to me.

"The freshies drunk. Watch this." He says.

"hey Tina. My Ipod is on that table behind me. I don't feel like getting up. Can you get it for me?"

"Sure…." Tina slurs.

She gets up and walks around behind Xavier. When she turns around, Xavier puts his leg out, and she falls over it, falling flat on her back. Her dress is so short that you can see her thong underneath it.

"Ohhhhhhhhh. Freshies looking to get down and dirty…." One drunken football player starts.

"I'll take you home, sweetheart." Another one calls out.

"Shut the hell up." I say, getting up and coming over to Tina. I take her hand and pull her up, and she slumps over onto my shoulder.

"We're done now." I say to everyone else.

Everyone groans and keeps on drinking. The alchehol is flowing even faster now. Two bottles of tequila lay empty on the floor, and Xavier is drinking straight from another bottle.

"How dare we! All of us should be ashamed of ourselves! It's bad enough we're drinking, but letting a freshman drink! She's 14! Far too young to even be thinking about this. And we've been calling ourselves her friends."

"SHUT UP!" Xavier says.

Jason tries to calm him down, but Xavier just leans over, tackling Jason to the ground, and starts making out with him with simultaneously trying to get his shirt off. Jason squirms a little, but ends up just laying there with his boyfriend, eyes closed.

"I'll take her home." One of the cheerleaders that didn't play the game says. She slings Tina's arm over her shoulder and starts walking. I hold her back for one second.

"Get her home safe. Will you? If her parents ask any questions, blame the football players that were making the comments. Promise me that you will."

"I promise." She says, her straight blond hair swishing back and forth and she nods.

"Come on Liz. Have another drink." Brent says.

"Alright." I say.

And then I get stupid. This night has turned sour fast, and I need something to get rid of this feeling of impending dread. I remember that I have to go to the Capitol tomorrow. Joy.

"Give me a beer." I say to Brent.

And he hands me a beer, without even hesitating. Luke doesn't take another one. He doesn't drink another drop of alchehol the entire night. So what happened after was entirely my fault.

Around midnight, Luke finally says something.

"I think we should leave soon, before this gets too out of hand. Everyone's getting drunk. Let's go."

I stand up with his help, and we walk toward the door. Right after we exit, I fall over sideways, and Luke catches me.

"Come on. I'll take you home."

"No. I'd rather sleep on this porch." I say, slumping onto couch on the front porch of Jason's house.

"Why?"

"Because if I go, I'll do something stupid. And it will be all my fault. There won't be anyone else to blame."

"I would never take advantage of you." He says gently.

"And I know that. But I'm drunk. This happens at every party I go to. Get drunk, kiss some guy, and then almost have sex. I don't want that cycle anymore."

Luke sits down next to me and cups my chin in his hand.

"Then don't kiss some random guy. Kiss me."

And we kiss, as gently as I can ever imagine.

I feel myself slowly drift asleep. I feel Luke pick me up, and carry me to the limo. And then I fade to black, knowing Luke will get me back to my house, safe and sound and ready to go to the Capitol tomorrow.

So…how did I do? Review and let me know! And I am so sorry for making you all wait this long. I'll update as soon as I can. Also, remember the contest!