Being Human

103. Kevin's Party

It was day time and Steven was putting up missing posters for Lion on the pizzeria's windows from inside. As he leaves, he speaks to someone inside "If you see him, call me right away. He's my only interdimensional gateway to space, and I love him."  He then starts to walk off. "Okay, I think I have enough fliers left to..."

Just then, a yellow sports car stops in front of Steven, causing the fliers to fly out of his hands.

"Aah! Aah!" Steven says as he looks at the flyers on the floor.

The car door opens and Kevin steps out, flicking his hair.

"What are you doing Saturday night?" Kevin asks him.

Steven stares at Kevin, unamused, and starts to walk away to pick up his flyers. Kevin runs after him in shock.

"Hey! Listen! Little kid!" Kevin says.

"Beat it, Kevin." Steven says to him.

"I'm throwing a party at my parents' palatial estate. All the coolest teens in Delmarva have RSVP'd, except two, the only two cooler than I am." Kevin says.

"Are you... talking about me?" Steven asks.

"What?" Kevin asks. "No! Eww! I'm talking about Stevonnie and Y/n."

"W-W-What?!" Steven stammers. "You can't just..." Steven grumbles. "This is the last thing I need right now."

"Look, Stevonnie and Y/n are better than me, okay? Better dancer and better driver. They both truly do not care what anyone thinks. That's why they're the coolest. If I can't be the coolest, I at least got to be seen hanging with the coolest." Kevin tells him.

"Stevonnie only exists when Connie and I are together, and we're... I'm not coming." Steven replies.

Kevin sighs. "Great. So I invited that other kid for nothing."  Kevin says as he starts to walk back to his car.

"...Wh...Connie's going?!" Steven cries in surprise as he drops all of his fliers and runs after Kevin, panting.

"Of course she's going. No one turns down an invitation to a Kevin party." Kevin says.

"But she can't stand you. Why would she..." Steven suddenly gasps. "Wait! Did you say all of this to her, too?! Does she think I'm..." He trips and falls, grunting. "I'm gonna be there?"

Kevin gets into his car and starts the engine, as Steven frantically tries to talk to him. "Is it too late to RSVP?"

Kevin rolls down his window. "Yes. But! I'll make an exception... if you can get that Y/n to come."

Kevin drives away, but immediately returns. "Wait. What's your number? I'll text you the address."

"Oh. Yeah, uhh, 301-555..." Steven begins.

Kevin just rolls his eyes. "Here, you enter it." He hands Steven his phone.

"Okay, uh, how do I...?" Steven says not knowing how to use the phone.

"You roll the little ball to navigate." Kevin tells him.

"The screen is so tiny." Steven says as he enters his contact details. "Here." He hands Kevin back his phone.

"Huh, your name's Steven? Weird. I thought it was Clarence. See you at the party Saturday, Steven." Kevin turns his car around and drives away, leaving Steven behind.

It was Saturday nighttime as Y/n and Steven arrived in the backyard of Kevin's estate. Mid-tempo music and lots of chattering are heard by the two as they stand outside.