One Day. ~ Ethoslab Fanfic~

Chapter 10: Drunk in Love

I walked over to Daniel unsure of what I was actually going to say. My body continued to walk as my brain thought about what to do.
The small intake of alcohol coursed through my blood making my skin tingle. I placed the now empty cup on a table as I walked towards him.

I stood behind him staring up at his back. My body continued to move in auto pilot and I did something I would never think of doing. Grabbing his shoulder and feeling the soft fabric of his wool sweater, he turned around and his eyes met mine. My heart began to race at the sight of his mouth turning into the smile I've grown to love.
He opened his mouth to say something but before he could I pressed my lips against his. He slightly stiffened from surprise but soon moved his lips against mine.
My eyes shut and still on the tips of my toes, I wrapped my arms around his neck for support. He placed one hand on the back of my head and the other on the small of my back helping my balance.
After a few more seconds we both pulled away and I looked away blushing. Looking to the side I saw the girl he was talking to with her arms crossed making small wrinkles in her smooth maroon dress. Throwing a smirk her way then pecking Daniels cheek, she scoffed then flipped her hair and walked away.
"What was that for?" He asked. "Honestly? I couldn't stand seeing you with that girl." I reply realizing how jealous I sound. 'And you're not even his girlfriend' my subconscious throws in but I brush it off.
He chuckled making his shoulders bounce as he walked closer to me and wrapped me in a warm embrace. "You know how I feel about you." He said stroking my hair. "How do you feel?" I asked wondering what the answer would be.
Pulling away, he grabbed my shoulders and looked in my eyes. He brushed my cheek with his thumb. "I love you." He said before kissing me once again, this time much more gently. I melted into his arms and completely forgot about the party happening. I soon pulled away and smiled. "I love you too."

As if on cue, a group of my friends carried in a large cake with 'Happy Birthday Sheep and Jese' written on it. I laughed at the sight of my nickname written in bright blue frosting. Everyone soon circled in the large dining room around the cake. The lights were off and the only light illuminated from the candles on the cake. Jese and Jordan came down the stairs cheeks both flushed with a light pink colour and messy hair. I laughed again and pointed them out to my friend Skyler. She joined in with the laughing and Jese soon took her place beside me. She smiled at me and shrugged her shoulders. Everyone began singing happy birthday and I looked around the room of both familiar faces and people I've never seen.
I looked over at Jese and saw her eyes begin to water a little.
The song came to an end and we both looked at eachother and smiled. Simultaneously we blew out the candles and the room turned completely dark. A random drunk girl screamed and the lights turned on. Daniel and Jordan grabbed styrofoam plates and helped Jese and I put piece of cake on each and handed them out. After everyone had gotten a piece, we each ate some ourselves. The cake tasted amazing, and our small group sat on the couches in the living room and tried to talk over the music that started again.

Finally the night came to an end and all of our guests left. After walking out and thanking the last of them, I looked over at the couch to see Jese passed out cuddling Jordan. I smiled at the sight of Daniel across from them also fast asleep. His fluffy black hair masked part of his face and he curled up on his side hugging a pillow, making him look much younger. I decided to quietly clean up then go to sleep myself. Quickly, I grabbed a trash bag and collected empty cups and cans, then emptied full ones in the sink. After roughly an hour the house was clean and I was exhausted.

Walking up stairs and grabbing some extra blankets, I wrapped them around Jese and Jordan then took another one and walked over to Daniel. I carefully got onto the couch and laid the blanked on top of us. Daniel moved a little and got rid of the pillow he was hugging. He wrapped his arm around my waist instead and fell back asleep.