One Night

This one-shot is set months before The School Bully. Enjoy. (๑°꒵°๑)･*♡ 

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"Fia, are you really sure about this?"

I looked at Christian and gave him a tentative smile.

It was Friday night and we were standing on the sidewalk, looking at the massive house with the large sprawling lawn in front of us where we could hear music, laughter and loud talking.

"Of course, I am," I answered my cousin with what I hoped was enthusiasm. "I was invited. It's... rude not to come."

Christian gave me a look that said I'd lost my mind. "This is a senior's party. You're a freshman. Why the hell would Jessie Gomez invite you?"

"And why would she invite you when you're still in middle school?" I asked, narrowing my eyes.

He shrugged. "She has a crush on me."

"I knew it," I mumbled. "She probably invited me so you'd come."

"I'm just kidding." He was laughing. "Her brother invited me. We're in the same grade. And," Christian wasn't laughing anymore when he said, "I think he has a crush on you."

I gave him a look that said I didn't believe him. We walked towards the house, saying hi to the people we knew. Christian kept close to me, but not close enough to make him seem overprotective. He may be a year younger than me but he considered me as one of his younger sisters. In fact, he liked me more than his sisters. He told me so.

When Jessie Gomez, one of the popular girls in school, suddenly came to me and invited me to this party, I had a few inhibitions about coming. I wasn't exactly a nobody but I wasn't the kind of girl that could make heads turn or make other girls want to be me.

But I did want to come. I was curious about the whole high school party scene and Jessie Gomez, one of the most popular kids in school, would have been insulted if I had rejected her. And finding out Christian was invited too made me feel at ease. So I begged him to come with me.

"So glad you two could make it," Jessie squealed as she wrapped her arms around me. "And you too," she went on, giving Christian a doting smile.

Christian gave her a smile and said nothing.

"The beer is over there." She pointed to the kitchen. "I never know how my brother does it, but he always gets them for the party," she whispered conspiratorially. "And if you find someone you want to... cuddle, the rooms upstairs are free for all."

Then with a wink at Christian, she left us. I gave her a wide-eyed look then turned said look at my cousin. But he wasn't looking at me. He was looking at his friends playing FIFA on the couch, the same friends who visited his house a lot and played video games with him, sometimes with me, all night long.

"You can join them if you want," I told him.

He looked at me and gave me another look that said I'd lost my mind. "I'm not leaving you alone."

"Christian!" A boy, who had Jessie's coloring, approached us holding two bottles of beer. "I'm glad you could come, man."

He turned to me and his grin widened. "And hello, Sophia," he drawled out.

Christian grabbed my arm and gently distanced me from him. "Sophia, this is Dave, Jessie's brother."

"Hello," I mumbled.

"You're not drinking," Dave noticed with a frown. "Here. One for each one of you."

"Umm, we're... we're underage," I stammered.