Lavender Gray

Chapter 5

It took us about 30 minutes to reach the location of the party, though once we got to the neighborhood we automatically knew which house was hosting it. The house was huge. It looked to be about two stories and the freshly cut grass was littered with one or two passed out drunk people and red solo cups. It didn't look totally wrecked but it was getting there.

We parked about a block away from the house and believe me when I tell you it sounded like a rave was popping off in there. There was loud music blasting and you could see blue and purple lights shining through a few open windows on the first floor. When we got to the door, CJ pulled out her phone and texted someone. Not too long after, the door opened and a boy stood on the other side.

He was a couple inches taller than me and had short blond hair. I recognized him as one of the jocks that sat with Evander during lunch.

The boy looked between the four of us when his eyes finally landed on me. "Hey guys," he said, as if he was speaking to the group, though he wasn't looking anywhere else but me, his eyes visably checking me out as they roamed over my figure.

'Damn, he's hot...' He thought. Well. Now I feel uncomfortable. CJ was visibly getting annoyed with his eye raping so she snapped her fingers in the boy's face to get his attention.

"Hey, are you just gonna stand out here and eye rape my son or are you gonna let us in?" she sassed with her hands on her hips. Ugh, I loved this woman.

The boy broke out of his stupor and his face seemed to turn a little red, though it wasn't too obvious due to the dark lighting. He cleared his throat and moved to the side, letting us in and closing the door behind us.

The inside was unsurprisingly big. There were stairs on either side of the house leading up to a balcony on the second floor which had two different hallways. The ground floor was scattered with 20 or so people and I could see a few more either standing around or swimming in the pool outside from the glass window that stretched across the whole back wall.

"You guys want some drinks?" Lea asked, practically having to yell over the music. CJ, Liam, and I nodded our heads and we navigated through the mass of bodies that were bumping and grinding like an R. Kelly music video. After having to push a couple people out of the way and slapping a few wandering hands, we made it to the kitchen.

Lea went to a cooler and pulled out four beers. Now, don't get me wrong- I'm not a drinker, but a little liquid courage never hurt anybody... sometimes. I popped open the can and took a swig. I internally gagged as the bitter liquid touched my taste buds. Nasty. Let me take another sip.

Two sips eventually ended up turning into two cans and two cans turned into 3. I was definitely feeling tipsy now. I felt light and bubbly, not to mention the music that was bumping in the speakers only added to this new found energy.

I wanna dance...

"Y'guys, imma go dance," I said, my words slurring slightly.

"Okay," Lea said, "but Liam is gonna go with you. I don't wanna leave you by yourself."

I nodded and beckoned Liam to follow me to the living room with a hooked finger and a smirk on my face. Liam smiled and shook his head. All The Time by Jeremih was playing over the speakers and my body started moving on its own.

I slowly dragged my hands up my body and stopped at my neck. Soon, my hips were also sensually moving along to the beat and I felt myself start to slip away. Liam stood across from me, his mouth hanging open in shock. I felt people eyes me, but there was one pair in particular that seemed to catch my attention. Those beautiful hazel green eyes.

I kept dancing, Evander's stare only adding fuel to the fire. Before I knew it I found myself walking towards him though I wasn't worried. He was drawing me in and I was loving it. Before I could reach him however, a small hand grabbed my forearm. I looked behind me to see CJ and the twins. They all had goofy grins on their faces and I wanted to use my telepathy to try and find out what they were thinking, but I was too far gone to fully focus. I was still in a slight daze from what just happened and alcohol was still flowing through my system. I hadn't even realized that I was being dragged upstairs until I took one last look behind me to find Evander staring at me with a darkness that seemed to set over his features. The way he watched me sent chills up my spine. The good kind.

At some point, we had ended up in a room with about 6 other people sat in a circle. A few looked familiar but it was hard to tell since I never really cared enough to memorize their names or faces.

"Hey, what're we doing here?" I asked CJ who had sat down on a pillow and was pulling me down on one next to her. Liam sat next to me and Lea across from CJ.

"Its not a party unless we play a cliché ass game of spin the bottle," she said laughing. I nodded and a small smile tugged at the corners my lips. I didn't even know why I was smiling or what was so funny but I felt too mellow to care. One last person walked in before the door was closed and sat opposite of me. It was Evander. Again.

Damn, I'm starting to see this boy everywhere, I thought to myself.

Evander gave me a once over and smirked. What the hell was that about. That sexy little shit.

"Okay," a girl with red hair stood up holding a bottle, "We're playing spin the bottle. If you don't know how to play, you basically give this little fella here a spin and whoever this lands on you have to kiss for ten seconds. If you decide you don't wanna kiss anyone, you and the other person have to take a shot of henny." After she explained, she placed the bottle on the floor and took the first spin. It landed on a guy with shaggy brown hair and a button down with the top three buttons undone. He looked like a fuck-boy.

The two fell into a heated kiss with the other people counting down from 10. After ten seconds, they pulled away with smug looks on their faces and the guy sporting a pretty obvious boner. Well then. A girl with a short pixie cut spun the bottle next and it landed on Lea. The girl jumped on Lea and it looked like my friend was enjoying it a little. I see you bestie!

The game went like this with the occasional two people choosing the shot in favor of not having to kiss the same sex and before I knew it, I was up. I took a deep breath and spun the bottle. It spun for a few seconds before coming to a slow stop in front of a boy with blond hair. Hold on, it was that boy who answered the door earlier if I remember correctly.

The boy looked at me as if asking if I was okay with it and I just shrugged my shoulders. I mean, its just a simple game of spin the bottle, right? The boy crawled over to me and I met him halfway. He placed both hands on my cheeks and kissed me. It started off gentle but as the seconds went on, he started to get a bit more excited. I felt Evander staring at me, and when I glanced to the side where he sat, my suspicions were confirmed. I smirked into the kiss and wrapped my fingers in the boys hair as he stuck his tongue in my mouth. I made sure to not break eye contact with Evander as I let the blond ravage my poor lips. I felt quite satisfied with myself, honestly, cause that was pretty hot. Not the kiss so much as the scowl Evander had on his face as he watched.

The ten seconds were finally up and we broke apart. The boy was breathing heavily and had a dazed look on his face. When I quietly sat back down in my spot on the floor, I noticed that Evander was no longer looking at me. He had his head turned to the side with a tightened jaw. Interesting. I couldn't say the same for a few other people in the circle though. I once again had eyes on me. I honestly couldn't give two shits though. Only one person had my attention at the moment.