Stella's POV
"STELLA, let's go!" Bloom said as she dragged me through the crowd excitedly. I was beyond thankful in this moment. Bloom just saved me from a super awkward conversation that I was absolutely not ready for!
"Where are we going, Bloomie?" I asked her. She seemed really determined.
"We're going back to Sky's apartment! Musa challenged Riven to a drinking game! It's going to be lit!" Bloom said happily.
"Can I pass? I just want to go home." I begged. I did not have the energy to socialize anymore. The only thing on my mind was Brandon. He kissed me ... I thought as my finger traced my lips. I could feel my face getting hot. Why the hell am I blushing like a stupid teenager?
"NOPE! I knew you were going to say something like that, so I'm kidnapping you!" She said playfully. We were already in Sky's car.
"I only had like one shot tonight, and it was three hours ago. I promise that you'll be safe in my hands!" She said starting the car.
"Thanks, I guess ... I won't be mad if you crash the car, but remember this is Sky's baby. He might love this thing more than you." I teased her. She rolled her eyes and we drove back to Sky's apartment. WAIT, Sky's apartment AKA Brandon's apartment! Oh crap, I forgot all the guys live together. Oh my gosh, I am so screwed. I really do not want to see him right now.
"Bloom, I have to wake up early tomorrow to go study! I really can't go!" I basically shouted. She laughed uncontrollably.
"You don't study, but nice try!" She giggled. I rolled my eyes. I guess I really had to face him tonight. What if his girlfriend is there? What am I going to do? I can't do that to her! Ughhh, what is wrong with him! Why did he kiss me? What if he was just drunk? My heart sank at the idea that he was drunk, because part of me wanted him to be sober.
"You got Stella here!" Musa said happily as Bloom and I entered the doorway. Everyone was already there except for Brandon. I let out a huge breath of relief.
"Yes, I did!" Bloom answered cheerfully as Musa handed her some fruity alcoholic drink.
"We stole most of Andy's alcohol." Layla laughed. The kitchen table was completely full of bottles and packs of beer. It was hilarious.
"Alright, so what's this drinking name everyone keeps talking about?" I asked. Musa and Riven both smirked.
"We're going to play Never Have I Ever!" Musa said excitedly.
"Fun." I said sarcastically. This was definetly going to be a long night.
"It will be fun Blondie, because you are going down." Riven mocked me.
"Basically, whoever drinks the most without getting drunk wins." Sky explained.
"Is this just some excuse to get all of us girls drunk?" Bloom asked.
"That's correct!" Timmy answered Bloom.
"TIMMY!" All the guys yelled at him. Poor guy, I laughed along with the girls. This should be interesting.
"I wish Brandon would hurry up. We're all waiting on him." Riven complained. Great.
"Chill. He's just dropping off his girlfriend. He should be back any minute now." Nabu said. Just as Nabu finished his sentence, the front door opened and it was Brandon. My heart drop. I hated how he made me feel so nervous. I am literally the most outgoing person in the world, but the second he walks in ... I'm completely silent.
"Sorry, guys!" He apologized before everyone moved into the living room. I kept my eyes on the floor and followed Bloom.
We were all sitting in the living room on the floor in one big circle. Girls on one side, and the boys on the other. Brandon sat right across from me. He was staring at me so hard. It made me extremely nervous and I couldn't stop blushing.
"Everyone ready?" Riven asked annoyed.
"Yes!" We said in unison.
"Who's going to start?" Musa asked.
"Ladies, first." Helia answered.
"Never have I ever ... drank tonight!" Musa laughed.
"REALLY?" Riven teased her.
"REALLY." Musa shot back. The boys poured all of us a drink. One shot down!
"Never have I ever ... been kicked out of a bar." Riven yelled.
The boys, Musa, and I all took a shot.
"Why am I not surprised?" Bloom teased us. I playfully pushed her away.
"Never have I ever ... completely made out with a stranger." Layla said. Guilty.
Sky, Bloom, Riven, Musa, Nabu, Brandon, and I all took a shot.
"I was really drunk, and I didn't meet you yet!" Nabu explained to Layla, who just nodded in an extremely sassy way. I couldn't help, but laugh.
"Never have I ever ... danced on top of a bar." Nabu said looking straight at Layla. Guilty again!
The girls and I all took a shot. THAT was one crazy night.
"Dang, Musa and Stella are going to win. They've drank every single statement." Sky said.
"YEP, we're badass!" Musa shouted as she gave me a high five. Riven just rolled his eyes.
"Never have I ever ... woke up somewhere completely random." Bloom said.
I gulped down another shot along with Riven and Musa.
"Never have I ever ... thought that Griselda was hot at one point." Sky said. EVERYONE was confused.
No one took a shot except for Sky.
"What the hell, dude?" Brandon said completely disgusted.
"Sky, I cannot believe you ..." Bloom chuckled. She was dying of laughter.
"I regret letting that slip." Sky said defeated. Riven and Nabu were making kissy faces at Sky. He's never going to hear the end of it.
"Never have I ever ... fallen in love." Flora said.
I didn't even have to think about it. Everyone also took the shot.
"Never have I ever ... cheated on someone." Helia said. That's kind of weird coming from him.
I guess cheating on Ben counts ... I shrugged my shoulders and poured some more in my glass. No one else had taken a shot at all, not even Riven. I guess, I'm the only one. As I was about to take a shot Brandon made eye contact with me and chugged down his. Oh my gosh, did he cheat on me all those years ago?
"Never have I ever ... kissed someone else's boyfriend/girlfriend." Brandon said staring right at me. Great.
I took another drink. I could feel it warm my entire throat as it traveled down my body. Why am I the only one drinking at basically every statement.
"Damn ... Stella. You are bad." Riven cooed. I shot him a glare.
"Never have I ever ... stayed the night with someone of the opposite sex in this room." I blurted out. Brandon was starting to play dirty. Was he trying to call me out? It wasn't my fault ... he kissed me!
Everyone drank. The girls and guys both looked at Brandon and I suspiciously.
"Is there something we don't know about going on between you two ...?" Sky asked us.
"NO." Brandon and I said sternly at the same time.
"Okay. Okay. Sorry." Sky sunk back down.
"Never have I ever ... stop thinking about my first true love." Timmy said.
Everyone drank. I wonder who's Brandon's first true love was ... It probably wasn't me. He seemed kind of sad after drinking.
"Never have I ever ... written a completely new programming language." Tecna said. The entire room looked at each other awkwardly, but Tecna and Timmy both smiled at each other.
They both took a shot. How cute!
"Never have I ever ... been in love with someone in this room." Bloom said.
Everyone took a drink again. Brandon and I loved each other at one point. I glanced at him before taking my shot.
"This is getting boring! These question are lame." Riven complained.
"One more, dude! I have a good one." Sky said.
"Never have I ever ... kissed someone in this room tonight." Sky said as he stared at Brandon and I. Did he know about our kiss? Did Brandon tell him?
Everyone took a drink except for Brandon and I. We were both lying.
"I guess, I was wrong." Sky said as he put his arm around Bloom. Everyone was badly drunk.
"Never have I ever ... lied during this game." Brandon spoke up all of sudden. He looked me dead on and took a shot. He never took his eyes off of me.
"Oh, shit!" Nabu and Riven shouted.
"I knew it! You think Griselda was hot at one point too?" Sky said hopefully.
"DUDE, really?" Brandon chuckled.
"Man ... I guess I really am the only one." Sky said sadly as Bloom tried to comfort him. This was really weird. I hope Sky just had too much to drink, and that he didn't actually think that. Brandon still did not take his eyes off of me. I didn't know what to do so I just grabbed the bottle from the table and drank straight from it. Screw it. I lied too. Brandon smirked at me. What is his problem?
Bloom and Sky were already leaning against the couch. Tecna and Timmy were both already asleep. Flora was laying down in Helia's lap. Nabu was playing with Layla's hair as she was dozing off. Everyone was literally too drunk to do anything else.
"Good job, Riven. You got everyone drunk." I congratulated him.
"My job here is done!" He smirked. Riven turned around and started making out with Musa.
"ALRIGHT. I'm leaving. You two get a room." I shouted at them. Riven gave me the finger. I just laughed and tried to get up. I stumbled backwards. The room was spinning. It's okay. Stella, you got this! You've been more drunk than this. This is nothing. I tried to convince myself. I walked to the kitchen and grabbed my phone. My keys were on the table, which was weird ... I came with Bloom. I guess someone drove my car back for me. I grabbed the keys and was about to step out of the door.
"Where do you think you're going?" Brandon asked me sternly. He stepped in front of the door.
"Home." I said annoyed.
"Yeah, right. You probably drank more than all of us tonight. You are in no condition to drive!" Brandon nagged me. Man, I didn't know what to say. I just couldn't look at him after he kissed me.
"Brandon, I'm tired. Leave me alone." I said defeated. I really didn't want to argue with him tonight. I tried to walk out the door, but he took the keys away from me.
"HEY! STOP! Why are you being rude?" I yelled angrily. He ignored me and then threw me over his shoulders.
"SERIOUSLY? I AM NOT A CHILD!" I shouted.
"You sure act like one." He scoffed. I started trying to hit him, but it didn't work. He was way too fit to feel any of my punches. He felt so warm. I felt as if I could just fall asleep.
"Why are you acting strange?" I asked him. He was carrying me up the stairs.
"I'm not." He answered emotionless.
"YEAH, you are! You've been weird all night." I retorted.
"No, I haven't." He argued back.
"Yes, you have!" I screamed.
"Stella, stop screaming. It's really late. Everyone else is already asleep." Brandon scolded me.
"It's not my fault that you're acting weird!" I continued. He let out a sigh, and unlocked a door upstairs. I'm guessing this was his bedroom. BEDROOM? BEDROOM! Why is he taking me into his bedroom? Oh my gosh.
"Calm down. I'm not going to do anything." He said annoyed.
"What are you talking about?" I asked.
"Nothing. Just nothing." He chuckled.
"You're so annoying, Brandon." I insulted him.
"AND your heart was beating at the speed of light." He teased me. I blushed instantly. Luckily, it's dark.
"Whatever. Just let me go, jerk." I said.
"Of course." Brandon smirked and threw me on his bed.
"What the hell, Brandon!" I shouted. He literally messed up my hair. He also threw an oversize shirt at me.
"HERE. Your outfit does not look comfortable." He said as he grabbed a pair of plaid pajamas bottoms for himself. I stood up and walked towards the bathroom to change. I looked at myself in the mirror. HE HAS A GIRLFRIEND, STELLA. IT IS NOT OKAY. YOU CANNOT CATCH FEELINGS FOR HIM AGAIN. I let out a huge breath and walked back into his room.
He had already changed into his plaid pajamas and a white t-shirt. Why was he still here? Was he waiting for me? I just assumed he would be nice and let me sleep up here.
"Can I help you?" I asked him. He didn't answer me. He turned on his lamp on the side table, and proceeded to walk over to the door. He turned off the main lights. The room was dim. It actually felt a lot better on my eyes.
"I helped you." He said cockily.
"Ugh, leave me alone. You're so annoying." I complained. I hated his stupid mood swings. One second he doesn't even talk to me, and the next he's cocky.
"I'm sure you don't want me to leave you alone ..." He continued.
"What are you talking about?" I asked.
"You didn't want to stop kissing me earlier tonight. If I didn't pull away, we would still be kissing right now." Brandon smirked as he took a step towards me. He caught me completely off-guard. I thought he was just going to ignore the entire situation, but I guess not. My heart was racing.
"We were both drunk. It didn't mean anything." I argued back instantly.
"Sure ..." He said sarcastically. I think he was smiling. He's such a dick.
"Whatever. What about Serena?" I asked him about his perfect girlfriend.
"Do you wanna play a game?" He asked me as he sat down on his bed.
"No. I'm too drunk to play anymore games." I said annoyed as I took a seat besides him.
"It doesn't involve drinking." He added.
"NO." I shouted at him annoyed. I rolled my eyes. I had to keep up a fierce exterior. Brandon was causing butterflies in my stomach, but I had to ignore it.
"Too bad. I wanna play." He said.
"Fine" I said defeated.
"Truth or Kiss." He said seriously.
"What?" I asked him in complete shock.
"You either answer the questions truthfully, or I kiss you." He said as he rolled on top of me.
"You really are drunk." I yelled at him.
"Do you really think that a few shots are going to make me drunk? Stella, I'm completely sober. You've seen me actually get drunk, and you know it takes a lot more than that." He explained.
"Whatever." I ignored him. Our faces were so close together that I tried so hard not to breath. He chuckled and hopped off of me.
"Last chance ... I know you have a lot of questions to ask me too." He said trying to convince me.
"Brandon, you have a girlfriend! I can't be messing around with you!" I yelled at him. It made me almost want to cry.
"Are you sure I still have girlfriend?" He asked me rhetorically.
"What are you talking about?" I asked him. Did they break up?
"I don't know. You're going to have to play to find out." He said. I rolled me eyes.
"FINE. I'm too drunk. I'm not going to remember this anyways." I groaned. I crawled into his bed. It felt so good. The comforter was cooling down my body, but also keeping it warm at the same time. The pillows were perfectly fluffy as well. I could just fall asleep right now. Brandon lay down right next to me, but we kept our distance.
"I'll go first, and remember you have to honest." He threatened me.
"Sure, whatever." I said.
"What do you see in Ben?" He asked me.
"Everything. He's ten times better than you in every way possible." I said sarcastically.
"I warned you." Brandon said before grabbing my face.
"HEY!" I yelled at him. He just laughed and let go of my face.
"You're blushing." He continued laughing.
"Jerk." I called him.
"Seriously, what do you see in him?" He asked me.
"To be honest, nothing. Our parents did business together, and he was just an occasional hookup." I said truthfully this time. Brandon looked hurt at the last part. I'm no saint.
"Alright, your turn." He said.
"Why did you kiss me earlier tonight?" I asked him. I've been wanting to know all night.
"Because you were annoying me." He said bluntly.
"What is that suppose to mean?" I question him again.
"It means that you were being annoying. You were going around the entire party kissing everyone yet you looked completely bored. I guess I pitied you and wanted to help you out." He replied with a smug look. I wanted to slap him right across the face. It took everything in me not to.
"How are things with your dad?" He asked me. A worried look appeared on his face. I didn't know how to answer.
"Peachy." I answered.
"Did you talk to him?" He pressed further. I was overwhelmed with emotions. I've been ignoring all my family drama.
"No, I don't plan to either. Brandon, why would I want to talk to him? I was bleeding and had a concussion, and he still chose Cassandra over me." I said sadly. He just nodded and didn't say anything.
"I don't want to play anymore." I said as I shifted my body to face the wall instead of him.
"Hey, wait. I'm sorry I didn't mean to ..." He said. I was getting fed up with him. Why is he acting like he actually cared? I wish he knew that it hurts.
"I'm done playing games, Brandon. What do you want? Why are you acting weird? Why the hell did you kiss me? Where is Serena?" I blurted out in anger.
"One question at a time, princess!" He snickered. OH MY GOSH. He was smirking. I threw a pillow at him. It messed up his hair. He looked kind of cute.
"That was uncalled for!" He shouted at me.
"Yeah, but so was everything else you did tonight! Are you just trying to make sure that I never get over you or what?" I shouted at him. I got out of bed and grabbed my phone off the counter.
"Yes." He said in the most serious face ever. I turned around to face him.
"Really?" I asked him.
"Yeah, I hate seeing you with that prick!" He shouted.
"I don't understand why you're still with him. He cheated on you, Stella!" He continued.
"You cheated on Serena too! You kissed me, and I'm 100% sure you two are still dating." I lashed out. He was silent and stared at the ground.
"Are you still with her?" I asked him.
"Because if you are then I'm leaving right now. I'm not going to ruin someone's relationship. I may be a whore, but I'm not a homewrecker!" I yelled at him.
"No." Brandon spoke up. I felt my heart drop. Did he breakup with her for me? Does he still have feeling for me?
"Whatever, I'm still leaving!" I said. I didn't want to be here with him.
"Stay." He said grabbing my wrist gently.
"You literally hate me. Why are you acting like you care right now? You've been cold to me ever since our parents had dinner." I continued. I sat back down on the bed.
"I never hated you." He answered.
"Sure ..." I said sarcastically.
"I was pissed at you for leaving me, but I didn't hate you." He almost whispered. I was frozen in place. All this time I made sure that we would never cross paths again, because I knew he deserved better. I tried so hard to forget about him. I should be happy that he never hated me, but the only emotion I could feel was guilt. I felt like I took Brandon away from Serena. She didn't deserve to be heartbroken just because Brandon and I had history. It wasn't fair for her. She did nothing wrong.
"What about Serena? Did you even love her?" I asked him.
"I don't know ... She was crying when I left." He said sadly.
"Brandon ... she doesn't deserve that!" I yelled. I was mad at him for hurting an innocent girl.
"I know. I loved her. I loved her a lot, but I think more of a sister than girlfriend." He continued.
"What are you trying to say? Why did you even breakup with her in the first place?" I continued.
"Are you really asking me that right now?" He said as if I was stupid.
"Yeah, I don't understand. You're really confusing!" I continued.
"You." He said staring into my eyes.
"What about me?" I asked confused.
"We're still playing Truth or Kiss, right?" He asked me.
"Yeah ... I guess. Seriously, Brandon! What about me?" I asked annoyed this time. I swear he was speaking in riddles. He smirked before grabbing my face with both of his hand. My heart started beating faster. What was he going to do?
He leaned in close to my face. His forehead was resting on mine. My breath started coming out uneven. I wanted to get away from him. I wanted to push him away from me, but I couldn't. I was lost in his perfect chocolate brown eyes. I felt as if he trapped me in some kind of trance. He smiled softly before putting his hand behind the back of my head. My head was now laying on top of the fluffy pillow with Brandon on top of me. He shifted his weight to the side so that he wouldn't crush me.
"What are you doing?" I stuttered. I was extremely nervous. We were in a really intimate position. He was silent, and it was driving me crazy. I knew he could see me blushing and that made me blush even more. I've never been this way around a guy. It was only him, who could make me feel this way. He was the only one. I looked at him hesitantly. His eyes were fill with so many emotions. Lust. Desire. Guilt. I could see all of it. Eventually, I felt his lips against my neck. It sent chills down my entire body. I could feel my body tense up.
"Relax." He chuckled. I was on the verge of yelling at him. I was mad that he was messing with me like this. It wasn't fair. Before I could actually yell at him, he pressed his lips against mine. We immediately deepened the kiss. I could feel his warm chest again mine. Everything was so intoxicating. My arms wrapped around his neck as his lingered below my waist. We made out for what felt like hours. I couldn't get enough of him.
After our heated kiss, my body felt limped. I was completely out of energy My breath was heavy and uneven along with his. My head was spinning. How was I suppose to feel? I was so ready to sleep. His body was so warm, and it felt amazing against the cold sheets.
"Do you like kissing me more than Ben?" He smirked. I rolled my eyes. Was he really trying to prove something right now?
"I've always like kissing you more than him, but I think your kissing game isn't as good as it used to be." I teased him. He playfully flicked my nose and wrapped his arms around me.
"Goodnight, Sunshine." He whispered in my ear before dozing off. The emptiness I've felt all these years was finally gone.
Author's Note
Howdy! This chapter made me so happy to write! I was originally going to add in another scene, but I wanted to end it on a good note instead. The next chapter will contains lots of drama. Brandon and Stella aren't going to have a happy ending just yet. Thank you for reading and reviewing. I love reading your opinions. Thank you for still reading my silly story. On the side note, I thought I was over my writer's block for Cupix, but I'm not. :( I promise that I will finish all my stories, because I hate it when people abandon stories. I just need more time on it. I hope everyone understands. Hopefully, this story will keep you occupied until then. Thank you again! :)