don't wanna fall in love | nico hiraga

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- nico hiraga

i sat on the floor of my dorm as i watched my two friends olan an aramis play call of duty ww2, the two were screaming back and forth at each other as i stared ahead at my untouched food in front of me

"yo neeks, you good?" aramis asked, pausing the game

"really though," olan added "don't let my cooking go to waste"

i scrunched up my nose at the curly haired boy and laughed "don't worry chef olan, i was just doing some thinking"

"y'all wanna go to a party tonight?" aramis asked, unpausing the game which cause olan to lose

"whose party? i got studying to do" i said, taking a bite of the spaghetti olan made

"no way you just said you got studying to do," olan laughed, smacking the back of my head "it's harry's party and you're going. you need to get out and meet some ladies"

"you know nico don't want no ladies, he's saving himself" aramis joked

i rolled my eyes at my two friends "very funny guys but you both know why i'm not interested in meeting any ladies as of right now, so shut up before i whoop both of your ugly asses"

"whose ugly asses, you surely are not talking to me sir" olan joked, flipping his hair

i agreed to go to the party, and aramis and olan said they'll meet me there.

it was now nine thirty and i was fifteen minutes away from harry's house when olan texted me saying:

"nico , u sure ur not interested in all the fly honeys?"

i sighed, not responding and throwing my phone down in the passengers seat.

everyone is so worried about me getting a girl when i dont need one, not after her.

harry was a friend from middle school actually, so we go way back.

we would do tricks at the skate park, he even helped me pop my shoulder back in when i dislocated it.

the house was in the palisades, with everything practically made of marble.

parking my car only two blocks away, i took my time walking, watching as cars passed by and young teenagers walked past, smelling of cheap liquor and menthols.

i could hear the loud rap music from harry's drive way in which his classic mustang was parked.

i stood just outside the front door for a moment, taking in a deep breath.

the last time i went to a party was when my last relationship ended, badly. 

i quickly walked inside, seeing some familar faces.

"woah, am i dreaming or is Nico Hiraga at an actual party!?" taco laughed as he greeted me.

i nodded, "just stopping by, haven't seen harry in a while." i lied, knowing damn well that harry and i were just studying in the libary a few days ago.

taco nodded, now uninterested with me and made his way into the kitchen.

all around me, people were having conversations, dancing or just sitting around on their phones. 

across the living room i spotted harry, holding a full glass of what looked like red wine, and he was pointing to his prized monet painting he inherited from his grandparents.

spotting me, harry motioned for me to walk over to him  and the people whose heads i could see on the couch .

shoving my hands in my pockets, i made my way through the sea of people and walked around the couch .

"nico, i want you to meet some friends of mine! well you know tyler , olan and aramis but i want you to meet sage, dakota and sonny!" harry exclaimed

i looked over to see the girl from the other day who sat at my lunch table, she gave me a weird look and turned to whisper to her friends.

" what's up?" i asked watching as tyler silently laughed.

harry smirked, taking a sip from his wine glass.

who drinks wine at a college party?

shaking my head i looked over at the sonny girl, who was glaring at me.

"can i help you?" i asked bluntly.

sonny looked baffled but spoke, "um yeah, the other day when we spoke you were rude." she said

her friend saying "you go girl."

i groaned and stood up, "why? because i called you by the wrong name, or because i didn't want to hangout with you?" i clapped back.

sonny rolled her eyes , and sighed.

" yeah actually, not once was i rude to you. do better next time, maybe people will actually like you" she snapped

i nodded , looking towards harry who was taken aback

"thanks for the party harry." i said, and soon disappeared in the sea of people