"Ok, ok, ok. My new song is going to be in honor of Danni Farris! The girl who stole my fire!" Jude said raising her glass to Danni. The rest of the people around them burst into laughter, even Danni herself. It was just five of them. Derek, Amanda, Danni, Jude, and some hottie they had picked up at the restaurant. They had had a great dinner in Jude's opinion where she really got to know Derek and Amanda. Oh of course she still wasn't even close to being friend's with Danni but at least Derek was cool. He was into music and very passionant about photography. Smart and artsy, not to mention cute. And very sweet. Actually he was kinda like Danni in the sense that he never seemed to say or do anything wrong. Amanda was the one that Jude actually liked the best. She was blond and said some really dumb things but over all she was so fun, a complete dork and a wild child to boot. It was mostly because of Amanda that they had ended up where they were now.

They were in a nice house in a respectable middle class neighborhood not to far from where Jude lived, maybe a few miles away. All of them were sprawled around the living room acting completely ridiculous. And all of them, including Jude and including perfect little Danni were wasted. Amanda had broke out the alcohol and Jude had been all over it in an instant. It was a great way to forget how awful her day had been. She was in such a slump, she needed to do something wild to spice up her life. Ok so it wasn't really wild, people drank all the time. But Jude was only sixteen so it was wild for her. She had a feeling it was wild for Danni too who had been uneasy at the beginning of the night. However, now she was laughing her head off at the stupidest things. In fact all of them were acting pretty stupid.

"And my next song will be for Thomas Quincy aka 'Little Tommy Q.' The hottest man I have ever laid eyes on." Danni announced and Jude just giggled not even registering what Danni was really saying. After raising her glass she took a large swig, her eyes glazed over. Then she leaned back against the warm, solid person behind her, Derek Farris he let an arm drape lazily around her shoulder. Jude was sort of floating, feeling more and more spontaneous with every drink. Like she could do something totally crazy without being nervous, she could do anything!

"If I could write a song I would write one too all the beautiful ladies in this room right now. All three of them." the other guy said...Jude couldn't quite remember his name. It was something French...or at least he said it with a French accent. Well whatever it wasn't important, she would just call him French dude. Haha or Frenchie! Jude snorted with laughter and nearly spilt her drink all over her pants. But she managed to keep her balanced as she rocked with silent giggles over the stupidest thing. Finally she took a deep breath and leaned her head back against Derek's shoulder, her hair tumbling down over him. Looking up into his clear blue eyes she gave him a goofy smile.

"What would your song be about?" she asked thickly, her speech slowed down by the drink. Derek smiled down at her and she felt her heart skip a beat. Even through her now hazy brain she was amazed by how gorgeous his smile was. He leaned closer to her and Jude lifted her head up as if she wanted to meet a kiss. But there was no kiss, only a smirk and a whisper.

"It would be about redheads...I think they are gorgeous." he said softly and Jude glowed red with pleasure at his compliment. Her eyes shot over to where Danni was sitting chatting with her sister. Even drunk of her ass she looked beautiful and perfect and Jude was still resentful. Tipping her head back she took another long drink and finished it off, letting the empty bottle fall to the floor. With a silly laugh she laid down across Derek's lap, looking straight up at him.

"You are so hot." she murmered before sitting up and looping her arm around his neck. Without hesitating at all she pulled his head forward and kissed him long and hard. And it was good, she felt his arms go around her and he was kissing back. They kissed until Jude was dizzy and breathless and then she pulled back and saw that his eyes were darkened with lust. Her own body reacted the same way.

"Let's get out of here." he muttered, his lips trailed over her cheek and Jude just nodded her agreement. Then he was on his feet with her in his arms, stumbling and laughing toward a door that led to a bedroom. Through they went and Derek kicked the door shut and laid Jude down on the bed. She laughed but was cut off by his passionate kissing. They kissed until both were breathing heavy, Jude felt her shirt was half way up and felt his hands on her skin. She was trembling and the room started to spin.

"Whoa I don't think I feel so well." she managed to say before she slid back into darkness.

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"Jude, hey Jude. Wake up, you have to drink something." Jude groaned as she opened her eyes to bright sunlight, the world seemed to swim before her. She couldn't focus on anything the pain in her head was so sharp. But someone was pulling her up so she had to sit and thrusting a cup into her hands. Slowly her vision cleared and she could make out black hair and kind eyes.

"God, Danni...what happened to me?" she asked after identifying the person. Jude felt as if she had gotten hit by a bus. No...two buses and a bulldozer. Her stomach churned and her head throbbed. She just held the cup tight, blinking and trying to focus.

"You got really, really drunk and passed out." Danni said unhelpfully. Jude couldn't remember anything really important. She remembered going to the restaurant and coming back to this house. And she remembered Derek, flirting with Derek. But other than that her mind was blank.

"Drink that glass of water, you need to or you'll be even more sick than you are now." said Danni and Jude lifted the glass to her lips. It was cool, clear water and it really did make her feel a little better. At least it settled her stomach a bit. She drank the whole glass like Danni had instructed and then set it aside and sighed heavily.

"Don't we have to be at school? Oh my God we have school! I am in so much trouble!" Jude panicked for a moment trying to get out of the bed but Danni held her back.

"Calm down Jude! Just sit back and relax ok, your sister called your mom and your mom excused you. Said you had a late night at the studio so I don't think your in trouble." Jude sighed in relief and fell back onto the pillows. For a moment she was silent, watching Danni who seemed perfectly fine. Not hungover at all though there were huge dark shadows under her eyes.

"So what happened anyway? Do you remember?" Jude asked quietly hoping she hadn't made a fool of herself in front of Derek. That was the first time she had ever been drunk. Danni looked over unsmiling but when she saw that Jude was unhappy her expression softened a little. She walked over and sat on the edge of the bed.

"Nothing bad so you don't have to worry. You kissed Derek and he brought you in here and then you passed out. Nothing happened besides a few kisses." she told Jude gently. Jude closed her eyes in relief, kisses. Now that could cause some drama but she could handel that. Opening her eyes again she looked at Danni.

"Weren't you drunk too?" she asked.

"I just had a few so I remember most of the night. And I didn't pass out." Danni answered looking down at her hands. Jude sat up wondering what was going on. Without thinking she took Danni's hands and made the girl look at her.

"What happened?" she asked softly and Danni looked up, her eyes filled with tears. Fear struck Jude's heart, had something really bad happened!

"Derek hadn't realized you passed out, he would have kept going. But I came him and pulled him away so don't worry. Like I said nothing happened." she said, her voice thick from the tears. Jude sat stock still realizing how close she had come to getting in very deep trouble. And Danni had saved her. There was a long moment of silence and then Jude went forward and hugged Danni tightly.

"Thank you." that was all she could think to say.