Miguel smiled back at him, wiping away his nerves by seeing Alexander, “Hey Alexander. Um are we ready to go then?” He asked, glancing down the hallway towards the stair leading down.
“Yep!” he said, heading towards the stairs to Jared’s place. “Have you been to one of Jared’s parties before?” Alexander couldn’t remember if Miguel had come the last time or not, probably because he’d been too out of it to notice.
Miguel shook his head, "No, I don't usually go to parties…or any type of social event unless you invite me to come with you." He said, "So what are Jared's parties like anyways?"
(I'm thinking they should do some like drunk party games and stuff, like spin the bottle, seven minutes in heaven or truth or dare. Cliche but it works ya know?)
“Tamer than some,” Alexander answered vaguely. “But more often than not we still get drunk…and occasionally totally plastered. But it’s fun! Jared sometimes plays those dumb party games like truth or dare and spin the bottle, though, so be warned.” He laughed. “Looks like we’re here.” He opened the door to loud (but not booming) music and several people already inside.
(ooh yeah that works for me)
Miguel didn't reply, he just thought to himself how he would like the party. He honestly hoped he did, parties weren't usually his type of thing. Miguel was surprised by the loud music and people dancing inside, How does the college allow this? He wondered to himself, looking around Jared's place.
“C’mon,” Alexander said with a small grin, walking inside. He lit up upon seeing Jared, who was wearing hipster glasses and a t-shirt under an unbuttoned flamingo shirt. He always had somewhat dorky outfits that he somehow managed to pull off.
“Yo Alexander!” he called.
“Hey Jared,” Alexander replied.
Miguel stood awkwardly next to Alexander as he walked forward and began talking to Jared, he still kept looking around the dorm, at the people, the food, pretty much everything. After a moment he turned back to look at Jared, "Hi, Jared." Miguel said with a small smile.
“Hey, Miguel,” Jared replied with a friendly grin. “Feel free to have some nachos or pizza or a drink. We’re going to be playing truth or dare and spin the bottle in a few minutes.”
Alexander smirked at that, glancing at Miguel.
"Okay, thanks!" Miguel said, keeping the smile on his face. But he couldn't to think about the games, I wonder how this night will go…
Alexander’s stomach grumbled. “I’m hungry, I’m gonna go get some pizza, wanna come with?” he offered Miguel, eyeing the food table.
Miguel turned to look at Alexander, “Yeah sure! I’m pretty hungry myself.” He glanced at the food table, which was covered in boxes of pizza, pop, alcohol, and a couple cookie platters.
Alexander grabbed a slice of pepperoni pizza and bit into it before getting a beer. He smiled at Miguel, glad it was good pizza.
Miguel smiled back at Alexander and grabbed a piece of pizza himself. He stayed away from the beer though.
Alexander finished his slice of pizza quickly. Before he could do much else, Jared spoke up.
“Hey everyone, we’re going to be playing spin the bottle if you want to sit in a circle,” he announced.
Alexander looked at Miguel with a shrug. “I’m gonna play, because why not?”
Miguel was slower with eating his pizza and when Jared announced the game he still had a couple bites left. He thought for a moment as Alexander said he was going to play, “I’ll play too. Could be fun…”. He said.
Alexander grinned. “That’s the spirit!” he cheered, leading the other boy to the circle being formed and plopping himself down next to Jared.
Miguel sat wherever he could fit in, which happened to be in between two pretty drunk guys. He sat awkwardly as they kept drinking and loudly talking to each other.
Alexander beamed at Miguel from a few people down the circle as Jared stood in the middle. “Okay folks, it’s spin the bottle time!” he announced, to a few cheers. “Whoever it lands on has to kiss me.” Some laughter. Alexander took a swig of his drink.
Miguel laughed lightly with the rest of the group as Jared spun the bottle. It landed on the girl a couple spots away from him. Miguel watched as others laughed and started saying, "oooooooooooo," like children in a fifth grade class.
Alexander chuckled as well as the pair got up and kissed each other. “Who’s going next?” Jared asked, glancing around and making eye contact with Alexander with a smirk before a different guy named Peter volunteered, spinning the bottle.
Peter's bottle stopped next to him at one of the drunk guys that he had been in between of. The guy drunkenly smiled and stood up ready to kiss the other. They kissed and sat back down.
This time no one volunteered. “Alexander,” Jared crooned. “You’re up.”
Alexander blushed lightly, his cheeks going a faint pink before he shook his head and grinned. “Okay.” He got up and spun the bottle nervously, but he was hiding his nervousness fairly well.
Miguel watched the bottle spin around the circle until it came to halt, in front of him. He froze for a second, his face quickly heating up and turning red, showing his embarrassment. He nervously stood up and to the middle with Alexander.
Alexander went to the middle too. He was actually relieved that it had landed on Miguel and not some weirdo who had no personal hygiene. Still, it was a bit weird. He shot his friend a quick smile before leaning in and kissing him.
Miguel blue even more as Alexander's lips touched his, though he quickly kissed back before they pulled apart. He smiled at Alexander after the kiss, trying not to show how embarrassed he still was.
Alexander smiled and winked at his friend before sitting back down. “Okay, Carrie’s turn,” he said, addressing the girl on his other side. They were friends but not super close.
(Should we have a time skip to a little bit later in the party?)
(yeah sounds good)
Miguel was starting to feel pretty tired and the party was loud, hot and the air smelled like alcohol. He took a moment to grab some water before heading onto the balcony of Jareds dorm. The air was cooler and fresher out there.
Alexander was feeling a bit bombarded by people, so he rushed out to the balcony to get some fresh air as well, noticing Miguel. "Hey," he said with a smile.
