𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐬

Chapter Twelve.

A LOT OF more pregaming ensues when Dusty and Harper arrive to Missy's, the boys suggesting shotgunning beers and some of them were even popping drugs, but not Romeo or Stevie, declining the offers. Once it was time to head out, the group did at least one more shot then headed out, piling into two different Ubers, Stevie and Romeo got into one with Missy and Sasha while Ant, Spider, Dusty and Harper went together in another.

Romeo hates the feeling it gives him when Spider makes a sour face at the arrangements that Sasha made for both lifts for the whole group of teenagers. He likes that it bothered him, Romeo not being in the same vehicle on the ride to the Slay Ball as him.

The group all stand in line together, talking and laughing when the others showed up, Amerie waving at them as she walks over, with Malakai by her side, Darren, Cash and Quinni following shortly behind the two of them. After the others arrive, Sasha then excused herself from Ant, Missy, Stevie and Romeo to go and greet her girlfriend, Quinni. As Ant is confusedly thinking about a question that Stevie asked him about politics, because hey, what else would she have to talk about while drunk as a skunk, Missy turned to Romeo, smiling.

"You look really nice like this," she said as she raised her hand up, touching one of his curls that were held back by a little headband, she had insisted it looked nice on him, "shows off your cute little face," she told him after putting it on him. "Thank you." He blushed, smiling back at her as she twirls one of his curls around one of her fingers, stepping closer.

Romeo can feel the set of eyes practically burning a hole into the back of his head, knowing that Spider was definitely watching them. "Well, damn, okay, don't compliment me back, Ro." Missy remarks, pulling her hand away and he chuckles. "You're gorgeous, you know that. Don't need a dimwit like me to tell you." He tells the girl, nudging her softly and she just smirks coyly up at him.

"Yeah, but doesn't hurt to hear."

The group now head inside, all of them in amazement of the whole party before rushing to the front of the stage. The teenagers all cheer and clap for the two dancing up on the stage. The cheers get even louder when the dance was over, "judges, what is it giving?" The announcer asked on the microphone.

"I'm gonna be right back." Romeo tells Stevie who just quickly nodded, before turning back to Ant, Missy and Sasha, continuing to dance with them. He walks through the crowd, finding the bathrooms rather quickly and rushing in. He walks down the little hallway, finding a stall to walk into, sitting down onto the toilet before taking out his phone. He makes an annoyed face at the spam of texts that came from Enya, asking him where he was.

"Romeo?" He stood up quickly upon hearing that voice, tensing up. "Spider?" He opened the door and just like that, the blond boy rushed in. "Hey," the White whispers quietly, holding his waist as he shut the stall door behind him. "Hi." Romeo felt awkward, backing away. "Why are you hiding away in here? Waiting for me?" Spider grins and he just rolled his eyes.

"No." He says and Spider's smile falters. "Hmm, let me guess, waiting for Missy? I thought you gave up on that." He says, closing the space between him and Romeo. "That? She's a person, Spencer." He doesn't even give an answer to the taller who's staring down at him, jaw slightly clenched. So slight that Romeo barely even notices while examining his face. "You look... nice." The White says, well, more like murmurs and the Castillo smiles.

"Thank you, I know." He says and Spider scoffs. "Do you want to do this or not?" He reached down, his hands moving down to Romeo's hips. "Right now? I kinda only wanted to take a leak then get back and dance with my friends." The curly haired boy says, leaning his head back and Spider just puts a hand to his chest. "Yeah? Is that why you sneaked away, but made sure that I saw you?" He smirked.