Ice

Chapter Six

We pulled onto Kenarbin Dr. and I could immediately tell that we had arrived. The neighborhood was nice, and I assume that it was generally quiet, but not tonight. There was one house, the largest on the stree, that was pulsing with activity. I could feel our car vibrating with the beat of the pop music that rocked the entire street. The front lawn of the house was littered with people and red solo cups. It looked like it'd win the "Stereotypical American Teenage House Party of the Year" award.

After about five whole minutes of driving, we'd finally found a parking space. When we exited the car, I noticed Red, Nicky, Erick and Rey standing next to Erick's car, talking to a tall boy who I immediately recognized.

"Chayse!" I screamed as I took off running toward the group.

"Sup, Aly," Chayse replied, pulling me into a hug. I noticed the confused faces of Jesse, Micky, and Wes, who had sprinted after me, and rolled my eyes. Could these airheads really not make the connecteion? As I opened my mouth to introduce Chayse, Nicky beat me to it.

"Guys, this is Chayse. He's apparently their fourth best friend. This is the dude that Red asked to invite before we left Wes's house." he explained, and I assumed that either Rey or Red had filled him in while we were finding a parking space.

After all the introductions, we headed toward the house. When we didn't enter at the front door, I was confused. I tapped the shoulder of the person next to me, who just happened to be Jesse. He turned and made a sour face when he saw that it was me.

"Fuck do you want, you creepy fucking stalker?" he said teasingly, and I rolled my eyes. Ugh, he's so full of himself.

"Why aren't we going in through the front door?" I asked. He frowned.

"They didn't tell you?" he asked. I rolled my eyes. Obviously they hadn't, if I was asking. But I didn't say that. I just shook my head.

He looked sort of surprised. "Oh. Well, we're, um, we're sort of crashing this party," he said, rubbing the back of his neck. My eyes widened.

"We're what?" I screeched. if I'd known that we were crashing, I never would've agreed to come. Oh, well. It's too late to go home now, I guess.

We approached a man clad in black, who I assumed to be security. He looked suspiciously like Erick, and I was given a reason why when he addressed Erick as "hermano". I take French, but I know enough Spanish to know that hermano is brother.

"Okay, mi menor hermano, here's the deal. If I get caught sneaking you in, I'll get suspended from big gigs. Soy, you lay low, don't draw attention to yourselves, avoid the host, and don't mention that you're related to me. Entiendes?" said Erick's brother. We all nodded and he stepped aside to allow us to enter, then he retreated back into his stoic security guard persona.

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I swayed my hips to the beat of the catchy song that was being blasted throgh the speakers of the house. I suddenly felt a pair of hands on my waist. I turned to see a tall, bulky guy smirking behind me. He looked a little...off, but he was also kind of hot, so I didn't think anything of it. After a few minutes of rough, awkward grinding, bulky guy turned me around and gave me an unnerving smirk.

"You're dressed really modestly. It must be kind of hot," he said. "Let me help you get all those clothes off," he said, taking my hand and pulling me toward the stairs. I didn't really know what was going on, and I wasn't really paying nattention. As we got to the bottom of the steps, I saw Rey stumbling down the steps with messed up haor, and a guy trailing behind her. Noticing a familiar face, I said hello, but she didn't hear me. I shrugged it off and turned back to Bulky Guy, just a petite girl with blue hair and piercings came barreling through the crowd. She went up to Bulky guy and slapped.