Chapter Thirteen

While the other students continued discussing their excitement Dimitri explained everything to Adrian who was just standing there lost and confused.

All the teachers at the school are given several sets of keys that give them access to not only every classroom and buildings on school grounds, but to every dorm on campus, including the teacher's dorms. Stan had gone home for the Spring Break to visit his parents, leaving a spare set of these keys in his office which happened to be unlocked. In his room however is basically a private stash of alcohol. A lot. An entire cupboard filled with different vodkas and scotches. The students at the school can only get their hands on so much at a time, but with the access to Stan's room they have a week's worth of alcohol to party with. They can easily get their share of beer, but they can also have access to the vodka and scotch.

Not so far from the school grounds and campus, there's a large forest where the students are allowed to go in, that is surrounded by an electric fence to keep students on school grounds while keeping wild animals and trespassers out. Along with the forest there's one area in particular that students like to go to. In the middle of the forest there is an area where trees had been cut down to provide some space for students to hang out at, as well as several small cabins where those who get lost in the forest at night can spend the night.

The cabins aren't used much these days, only for partying.

"So basically, over the next few mornings some of the guys are going to sneak into Stan's room and get the alcohol, and around Wednesday or Thursday evening we're going to the cabin to have a party once everyone is ready." The excitement got too much for Adrian so he went outside for a smoke with Dimitri keeping him company.

"Sounds like my kind of party." Adrian lit his cigarette up and took a drag. He exhaled the smoke out and smiled at Dimitri, offering him the packet. "Want one?" The look Dimitri gave was an uncertain look. "You don't have to have one if you don't want to, if you've never had one don't force yourself to have one."

"No, I've had cigarettes before. Just never tried that brand before."

"Clove cigarettes are the best in my opinion." Dimitri hesitated before taking one of the cigarettes. Adrian held the lighter out to assist Dimitri light his cigarette up. After inhaling the smoke and breathing it out Dimitri had to admit, this was one of the best cigarettes he ever had. "You smoked before?"

"I have cigarettes now and then. When I get drunk I smoke like crazy if there's a packet nearby. When I'm sober I smoke when I'm really stressed…or at times like now."

The two stood there in silence for a couple of minutes, just puffing on their cigarettes. Adrian finished his cigarette first, and managed to catch up with Dimitri with his second one too. Halfway in his cigarette Adrian told Dimitri about what he and Jill spoke about earlier.

If there was someone to tell this to, it would be Dimitri. The two had bonded in a way neither of them has ever experienced. Maybe it was the fact that Dimitri was a fan of Adrian's work and just had to know the artist himself. Or maybe it was Adrian wanting to know about the Russian boy that just ended up the two getting to know each other. Whatever it was, Adrian could trust Dimitri with everything.

"I think you like her."

"Seriously?"

"You've never felt like that before?"

"Not that I can remember."

"Listen." Dimitri looked at Adrian as they sat on some nearby benches they wandered over when Adrian was telling him about the conversation he had with Jill. "This is the first time you've hung out with girls properly, right?" Adrian nodded his head. It was as well. At his previous schools he hung out in groups of just guys, with the girls who did come along being girlfriends. "You're not used to hanging out with girls all the time like this. Most likely it's a crush, and if you ignore it, it might go away."

"A crush, huh?"

"Sydney is a bit funny when it comes to relationships. She grew up as a Christian, and she was told that she had to wait for the right guy. Even though she's now following the path of science, she still believes there's a God and still follows the life she grew up with." Now finished with the cigarette Dimitri threw the bud on the floor and stamped on it to completely put it out. "If she does have a crush on you, she won't realise it. This is the girl who's never her first kiss let alone a boyfriend."

"So I'm guessing even if I did something, nothing will happen?"

"Most likely. There have been quite a few guys who attempted asking her out and were all shot down."

"Geez. Trust me to end up getting a crush on a girl like her." Adrian threw his own bud on the ground but didn't bother standing on it. "Trust a guy like me to get a crush on an innocent girl like her."

Dimitri laughed. He knew what Adrian meant. The young artist was a party-animal who smoked and drunk whenever he could. He mucked around in most of his lessons, apart from art which was the only subject he took seriously. Sydney is a pure and innocent Christian girl. The two do not match at all.

But then again, Dimitri knew the saying 'opposites attract'.

It was getting dark, and the common room was closing. Rose and Mason were the first ones outside, running out because Mason spilt his coke on Rose's top and was now running from her while she chased him. All she wanted to do was get her hands on him and hit him for staining her top. All he wanted to do was run away because he knew he wouldn't get let off easily. Eddie and Jill followed the two, both laughing because it was technically their fault that Mason spilt his drink. They both pushed him while he was drinking; causing him to not only spit his drink out but fall over so that he spilt it on Rose. It should had been those two Rose was chasing. Lissa and Christian followed suit, spotting Adrian and Dimitri as the two wandered over.

"Have you guys got a bit of a bromance relationship going on over there?"

"And what if we have?"

"Jealous?" Adrian and Dimitri placed their arms around each other's shoulders, laughing as they wandered over towards Christian. Mason and Eddie were laughing at the pair, allowing Rose to finally grab hold of Mason and punching him on the arm.

When the group finally got back to the dorms, Jill walked into her room to see Sydney just waking up from her nap. The party news was told to the young scientist by everyone when they decided to invade their bedroom.

Rose, Lissa and Jill told Sydney about the plan for the upcoming party, how the guys managed to steal a key and how some were going to get the drinks while everyone else would make their way into the forest to start the party. This of course made all four girls sit there bursting with excitement, thinking of the many outfits they could wear.

Last time they had a party in the forest was before Christmas when the headmistress was off sick due to the flu, allowing the students to easily ditch their lessons to do whatever they wanted. The group invited a load of their friends to the forest and got so drunk they all ended up sleeping out in the forest.

All the teenagers knew, the party was going to be a good night.