Ethereal Love

Just Add Alcohol

"Nini, come on, you should come! It'll be fun!" Gina exclaimed, jumping up and down on Nini's bed. The brunette whined, burying her head under her pillow.

"I'mnotgoingtothedamnpartyGina." She mumbled from underneath the pillow. Gina rolled her eyes, throwing herself on top of Nini. She squealed, wriggling to try and make her friend get off her, but to no avail. Eventually she groaned and conceded.

"Fine!" she shouted, instantly regretting it. But she'd said it now, and there was no way Gina was letting it go.

"Yay! Come on, let's find you something to wear!" she said excitedly, jumping off the bed and running over to Nini's closet to look through the dresses. She pulled out a gold sequinned shirt dress and threw it towards Nini.

Nini caught it with horror etched on her face before it fell to the ground. "Gina! Don't throw this! This dress was $2,000!" Nini whisper-yelled at her new friend. Gina's jaw dropped and she smiled sheepishly.

"Erm...whoops?"

"It's okay, you didn't know." Nini said, surprising herself. Usually, she would have gone mad and kicked Gina out of the cabin. Had it been Kourtney, she certainly would have. But there was something about Gina...she decided it was because she just didn't want to lose the only friend she had at this damn camp.

Two hours later, Gina was dressed in teal blue bodycon dress (after a lot of persuading and a promise to reimburse every last penny if she so much as pulled a stitch), and Nini was wearing the gold dress. Smiling into the mirror, she fiddled with her necklace and pouted, dragging Gina closer so that they could both pose in the mirror, taking pictures and laughing.

She even took a picture of the two of them kissing, because Gina knew she didn't feel like that and she loved that she felt comfortable enough with Gina to do that and not feel awkward. And it might have had a little to do with the bottle of vodka they'd smuggled from her mom's booze cupboard. It was half-gone, and they weren't even at the party yet.

"So, is there going to be any more alcohol at this party?" Nini asked, fixing her lipstick and grabbing her clutch so that they could head over. Gina giggled.

"Well, there's not supposed to be, but Ej and Red usually manage to smuggle something good in..." she informed her. Nini grinned. She hadn't gotten drunk for a few weeks now, and since she had survived her first two weeks of camp, she figured she deserved a bit of a celebration.

When they got to the party, held in the canteen, it was already in full swing. There was ear-splittingly loud music, enough to make the floor vibrate, and it stank of sweat. Perfect. It wasn't a nightclub, and there weren't enough people to be able to get lost in the crowds, but it was better than Nini had expected. They made their way to the middle of the dance-floor, losing themselves in the music and dancing together, forgetting everyone else.

Eventually, Ej found them, grinning as he pulled them into a corner with a table full of drinks and food, and produced a bottle of vodka from under his jacket. He poured some into each of the five drinks on the table, and then into his own cup. Nini and Gina took a cup each, and left the others for Ej to hand out to Red, Ashlynn and Ricky when they found him.

Two hours later saw Nini, Gina, Ashlynn, Ej, Red and Ricky stumbling out of the canteen. They were all giggling and falling over each other. The adults that were at the party knew they were drunk, but didn't say anything. Gina and Nini decided to go back to Nini's cabin, where the small brunette automatically jumped into the shower to sober up a little. When she finished she put on some Victoria Secret Pink sweats and a plain white tank, ready to climb into bed.

When she got into her room she groaned. Gina was snoring away on the floor and the bed was covered in vomit. No way was she sleeping in that. Grabbing a bottle of water from the mini fridge, she left the cabin and started walking around the camp. She was no longer completely out of it, but she was still past the point of making rational decisions, and she managed to trip over thin air a few times.