Booming bass, roaring conversation and sweaty teenage bodies filled the air. It was a typical Saturday house party, and Dan decided to make his rounds to it. Nothing too spectacular, but they did have Malibu, so he decided to stay a little longer.
He heard Wesley was only having a small "get together", but everybody knew how those always turned out. Most of the people were from his school, but 2 years older. They seemed like the kinds of people you new all the names of, but they never new the name of you. Dan liked it better this way. He was mildly familiar with some, but he didn't really have to watch what he said or did, because no one had any prerequisites for him.
Standing in the corner with his white bottle in hand, Dan aimlessly sipped, letting the dizzying burn consume his thoughts. It would be stretching the truth a bit, to say dan was here to meet new people. Really he just enjoyed the atmosphere, while still "participating in the scene". Most parties he said few words, and hung out in the corner by the speakers. Vision starting to fuzz, dan took a seat, he was not going to have a repeat of his drunk episode last week.
At some point through the middle of all the party bustle, a tall, dark haired boy took a place beside dan on the cheap, old love-seat.
"Hey why haven't I seen you before? you're cute." The older boy said, a buoyant confidence surfacing through his eyes.
Dan merely smirked. He knew the two ways this could either go down.
He could lie and say he was "straight".
Or could go along with the quick fuck. it had been a while--
"Oh, i'm a couple years below you guys, I kinda just heard about this party... so I'm here I guess." Dan smiled, leaning in closer to other boy. "I'm Dan by the way."
Phil's mouth quirked upwards, and his face practically glowed in the dim lit basement. His smile was relentless
"Hi! I'm Phil." Jokingly Phil put out his hand for a shake; obliged, dan took it. "But this party scene doesn't really seem to be your thing, I've been watching you stand by the speakers all night."
Well this is practically in the bag, he's noticed me for a while, Dan thought.
"you've been watching me have you?" Dan laughed, swiping a bit of fringe from his eyes.
Phil just smiled warmly.
"Yeah, maybe I have."
Eventually Phil conviced Dan to leave the party with him, and go for a late night cruise in his car. Dan couldn't drive yet, but Phil, he was 17 and had a full on Novice title. Something about that really screamed FREEDOM.
and car sex.
"I have no Idea why I agreed to this. You could like, rape me in the back of your white van or something." Dan joked, walking along with Phil. Phil's bare arm lightly gripped around dan's waist.
"I can't believe I give off that vibe to you!" Phil exclaimed, a sense of false hurt in his voice. "you haven't even seen my 'baby' yet!"
They made their way to Phil's car, a black jeep, parked on the side of the road.
"Wow I guess I was wrong." dan said, true surprise in his voice. This ride was going to be worth it.
"Yeah, I can't believe my parents got it for me." Phil said, reminiscing of the moment he first saw the keys to his new ride.
When they both got in the car, Dan paused. He was not going to be involved in a drunk driving accident. While he thought life held no meaning, that didn't mean that he thought his life held no meaning. Some how Phil read his mind and stated the necessary obvious.
