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CHAPTER THREE: "Drinks All Around!"
"Drinks all around!" let out a semi-tipsy Rachel.
The gang had gone to the beach after Harry, Ron and Hermione had arrived, and as would be imagined, much flirting had occurred.
"Let me help you out there, my dear," said Ron as he came to Rachel's rescue. She had almost toppled over the stack of cushions that sat on the tiled floor.
Seeing as how the kids came from a magical world, most of them had never experienced the joys of muggle alcohol. And seeing as how Rachel's parents had rented the house from muggles, needless to say the bar was well stocked.
"So Hermione, what do you like to do for fun?" inquired Adrian. He had on a white polo shirt, and some khaki shorts.
"I like to play games… Who thinks we should play truth or dare?" As Hermione suggested this, her eyes lit up, realizing the potential a simple game could hold.
"What's truth or dare?" asked Harry. Having led such a deprived life at the Dursleys', Harry had never gotten to experience the simple muggle game.
"It's easy," explained Hermione. "Someone asks truth or dare, and you've got to pick. But if you don't do your dare or answer your truth, then you've got to down a shot of vodka." She was delighted with the new twist that she had invented. Hermione could still be a smart witch, even when she was hitting on hot boys…
"Sounds good to me! Who's in? How about everyone plays!" said Adrian.
"Including Patrick," Nicolette added as she threw her eyes over towards him. Patrick had isolated himself in a corner, not sure of how to act at parties.
"It's settled then. Everyone gather round," instructed Hermione.
The group took pillows from the stack and placed them in a circle around the mahogany coffee table in the living room. The beach at night was almost even more beautiful than it had been in the day. The stars shone extremely bright.
"Herms, I dare you to make out with Adrian. On the table. Topless," said Rachel from atop her pink cushion.
"Rachel!" protested Hermione.
"Alright I was just kidding about that last part. But you still have to make out."
"Is that okay with you?" asked Hermione.
Adrian nodded greedily, hungry for action. Give the guy a break; he'd been at an all boys' camp for the last month.
"Do we really have to do it on top of the coffee table?" Hermione asked Rachel, her gaze fixed on the sturdy wooden furniture.
"That was part of the deal. Now hurry up, because we want to see some action!"
"Action! Action! Action!" shouted the remainder of the group.
"I guess we'd better give the people what they want…" said Adrian, with his eyes fixed on the prize that was about the become his.
Hermione laid herself upon the table. "Well isn't this awkward… I definitely didn't picture this as the way that we'd hook up," thought Hermione to herself.
But these thoughts were quickly drowned out as he laid his toned body on top of hers. His chest pressed against her, and for an instant Hermione worried that she might suffocate. But as soon as he began kissing her, this worry seemed to evaporate. Hermione had never kissed anyone this good before, and she could tell he was experienced. Soon enough their kiss became a full on snog. It was only when she felt his hands inching towards her chest that she stopped. There was a time and place for second base, and surely this wasn't it. There would be plenty of time for that later.
Wolf whistles surrounded them, and once they climbed off the table, both were all smiles. They regained their spots on the floor, however this time they only took up one cushion. Hermione was sitting on Adrian's lap.
"Did you see her!" whisper-yelled an angry Ron to Harry. "I can't believe her nerve…"
But Ron's anger quickly subsided once Nicolette approached him.
"Oh Ron, I've been so lonely lately.. Do you think you could help a girl out?" said Nicolette with a faint French accent. Tonight Nicolette was showcasing a miniscule jean skirt, a low cut black top, and what can only be described as hooker boots. How's a boy to resist?
"Okay okay. I dare Ron to snog Nicolette," said Harry, having picked up on their conversation.
"And they've got to do it… in the… shower," finished Harry. Ron threw him a look of extreme gratitude.
"But my hair…" Nicolette began to complain.
"No worries, let's make it the hot tub instead. Then we can all join. Who's up for moving?"
Everyone voiced his or her approval.
"It's settled then. Everyone meet outside in your bathing suits in ten minutes."
As the girls headed up, Rachel and Nicolette began to question Hermione about her encounter with Adrian.
"So Herms, how was it?"
"Yeah, I'm curious about Adrian. He's certainly handsome, is he not?" contributed Nicolette.
"Let's just say that Adrian is a clear kissing veteran. I've never had a snog that good."
"Oh really…" said Nicolette, choosing to store away this new bit of information for later.
Rachel nudged Hermione, gesturing towards Nicolette.
"Um… I mean… He wasn't bad, but that's all," said Hermione as she tried to recover from her earlier mistake.
"Whatever," said Nicolette.
"So which bathing suits are you guys going to wear?" asked Hermione.
"I'm going to go with my cherry print bikini," replied Rachel.
Nicolette didn't say anything, as she was busy changing into something miniscule.
"Is she serious? Is she really planning on wearing that… thing?" Hermione whispered to Rachel.
Nicolette had on a pink tube top bathing suit top and a bottom that was borderline thong. Only someone like Nicolette could ever pull off that ensemble.
Back in the boys' room, a similar conversation was going on.
"Guys, she was awesome… I'd definitely hook up with Hermione again," began Adrian.
Ron didn't say anything. Although the prospect of Nicolette was exciting, Hermione was still his first real crush.
"You're a lucky man," added Harry. "She didn't used to just hook up with random guys though…"
"What do you mean?" questioned Adrian.
"Well, Hermione used to always be sort of a book worm. But after vacationing with Rachel she seems to have changed a lot."
"Vacationing with Rachel can definitely do that to a girl," replied Adrian.
"How do all you know each other?"
"Well, we all, that would be me, Rachel, Nicolette, and Patrick, used to know each other when we were kids. Same primary school. But we were all shipped off to different magic schools. Over the summer, we met up by chance. Fancy that… Everyone from the old group all in Florida. So then Rachel invited us. Said she had extra room or something. I haven't hung out with them in years."
"Do you know anything about Nicolette?" Ron asked Adrian.
"I know she's part veela… And that she moves kind of fast, when it comes to boys. That's what Rachel told me. Their parents are friends, so they still knew each other growing up. I definitely will be hooking up with Nicolette on this trip, that I can guarantee."
"But what about Hermione?"
"There's no rule saying I can't snog both of them. Now are you guys ready to head back downstairs?"
"I think I'm just going to stay back. I'm really tired. I'm going to tuck in early," said Patrick.
"Oh no you're not. Didn't you hear Nicolette? She wants you to play too man… You can't let the dames down now can you? Put on your swimming trunks already," returned Adrian.
Once everyone had changed, the boys began to make their way downstairs.