As I followed Flynn through the crowded room, sneaking past people, trying my best not to bump into them. I could hear the different conversations being said as I walked past, the glares I'd get from some of the girls and walking past people kissing on the couches.

"Oh my god! You decided to come" I hear a high pitched voice breaking through the loud music roaring through the main room of the common house.

It looked so different compared to only hours ago when I was walking back from class. The couches were moved around so there was more space to for people to dance, but still set up to allow people to mingle and chat between themselves, there were no big lights, just dim lit ones and of course the party lights beaming through.

Considering this is the first party I've ever been to, I'm really quite enjoying it, but maybe the drinks are helping me calm my nerves and give me a bit of liquid courage. The vibe in the room was amazing. You could hear a mix of people chattering away, singing and laughing. I felt really happy in this moment.

Something I haven't really felt all my life.

"I'm so glad you decided to join us" I see Tilly speak again as we reach all the girls. They all welcome me with a warm smile and Tilly gives me a hug, each of them with a drink in their hands.

"Yeah me too. Felt like I was missing out on all the fun" I say, taking another small sip from my drink.

"And that's exactly why I said we should go have some fun" Flynn chimes in as he stands next to me and Adira, his eyes looked around at the group, attempting to see what we should do.

"I think we should dance, let loose a little bit" Frankie suggests as she smiles with a beaming bright grin, and just like Flynn her eyes were looking

"I agree-" Adira spoke taking another drink from her red cup, "-but we all need to finish our drinks first AND then grab another one before we hit the dance floor"

"I agree, okay everyone finish your drinks" Tilly agreed to Adira and started chugging her last bit of alcohol in her drink, and everyone else followed.

I didn't want to be the only one not finishing my drink, and so I did. I bring my lips up to my red cup and let the liquid pour down my throat with a little burning sensation following straight after.

"Alright let's go quickly grab another drink and head out" Adira spoke and lead the way through the crowd.

She took hands with Tilly, Tilly took hands with Frankie, Frankie took hands with me and I took hands with Flynn. Making sure we all don't let go or we will get stuck in the crowd.

The intensity of the crowd had definitely built up since I arrived, the crowd going with the music. We made it to the drinking table and all made ourselves a drink and then headed towards the dance floor.

We held each other's hands again, making sure we didn't let go and moved through the busy dancing crowd.

We found space in the middle of the floor, dancing bodies everywhere. The smell of alcohol filled the warm air filled room.

A couple minutes pass by of all of together dancing, and singing with the songs that played through the big speakers.

Frankie and Adira started dancing together, and I spotted Tilly who was dancing with a boy. She looked happy. Her eyes met me and I gave her a warm smile, she returned a smile and followed by a friendly wink and then her eyes looked at Flynn and back at me. I think she was hinting at something.

A warm feeling in my chest arrived as I looked next to me. Or should I say looked up to who was next to me. Flynn was so tall he sort of towered over everyone dancing. His body was facing me and slightly dancing to the beat of the music.

I looked up at him, but he was already looking at me, a small smirk in the corner of his mouth. His hair was lightly moving with his movements. His eyes piercing at me.

"You having fun yet?" He asks looking down at me, his body inching closer. It's hard not to fumble my words when he looks like that. I'm not used to boys trying to talk me, I mean hell, I'm not used to boys in general.

But before I could answer, my eyes spot something that catches my eyes behind Flynn.

It was him.

He sat there comfortably on the couch, his legs splayed out and his arms open on the back, with his red cup in his right hand. He wore what looked to me dark green cargo pants with a gold and black belt and a box oversized black shirt.

I could tell he was angry. His eyebrows were knitted together and his eyes glaring at me. Not looking at anything else but me. It's like his eyes were looking right through me.

That's when I noticed he had two girls sitting beside him. One on each side of him. A blonde and a brunette wearing very tight clothes and touching all over him. Trying to get his attention or a glimpse of anything from him. They had their hands on his chest, trying to talk him, flirtatiously touching his skin and laugh.

"Hello? Anyone there?"

Shit...

"Sorry, I was a-away in a dream" I say shaking my head, acting like I was trying to get out of it. I take my eyes off him and look back at Flynn. "What did you ask again?" I felt bad for asking, but I honestly did zone out.

"And that's my answer right there" he laughed before he spoke again, "your not having enough fun" he spoke and he moved even closer to me, his hands went around my lower back and he continued to dance with the music. When his fingers touched my skin, it caught me completely off guard, sent a sling of shivers down my spine.

With his hands holding my lower back as we danced, his scent became stronger as his body was touching mine.

His eyebrows contact so strong that I had to look away and landed on Tilly who looked to be doing the same thing as me but clearly freaking out over me, looked like her eyes were going to pop out of her head.

She hinted over to me and mouthed the words silently "just dance with him" as her eyes widen looking at me.

I look back at him, his eyes still not off me, I lift my hands up around his body, I don't know what happened but something took over me, maybe it was the liquid courage I was drinking but I felt confident in myself.

I was wearing a hot outfit, the room is dark with loud music and I felt confident. And I went with it.

Flynn and were dancing together, our hands going over each other and grazing each other's skins softly.

"You look incredible tonight" Flynn lowered his head so he was saying it in my ear, his hot breath brushed against my skin sending me goosebumps to form all over my skin.

Blood rushes to my cheeks and I started to feel really hot, "You don't look too bad yourself" I joke around, knowing he already knows how hot he is. It's not like he needs me to tell him.

"Oh wow, thank you" he says raising his eyebrows in a flirtatious way, his grin grew,

"Did you want to g-" before Flynn could speak again, I feel someone bump into me from behind and then bump into Flynn afterwards. I immediately knew who it was. Something just came over me.

Just like how I felt up in the bedroom when I was getting ready, I am over being treated like nothing.

"Can you piss off" I say, rather quickly but I just glare at him, and I see he's not alone. His hand holding on to the brunettes hand. He turns around and so does she. They both look at me up and down. His eyes glaring at me with anger, as the brunettes girl was just eyeing me off with disgust.

His cheekbones even stronger and more defined with the dark lighting, he was a little bit taller than flynn, him and Flynn glared at each other. I think Flynn was giving me the green light to defend myself.

"Make me" he snarked back at me, his lip lightly curled up with anger and his jaw tightened after he spoke,

"I'd rather not speak with you any more than I already have" I spat back at him, both of us just glaring at each other. Flynn's eyebrows raised at me standing up for myself. I suppose no one is used to me defending myself or even talking in general.

I start to spot people in the crowd near us listen in on the conversation.

"Thought I told you not to come?" He stepped forward towards me, his eyes turning darker, letting go of the brunettes hand, her face dropped, its like she depended on him. That her only happiness is him showing her attention.

"And last time I checked you weren't my parent?" I question him with a bit of attitude and a little bit of a grin pulls over my lips as I see Tilly, Frankie and Adira stop dancing and start to look at me. They honestly looked shocked that I was speaking with such attitude, their mouths left open a little bit.

"Yeah because if I was your parent I probably wouldn't be here right now would I?" He spoke nastily towards me, but his sly wink is what made my heart sank.

I think for anyone else standing in the room wouldn't understand, they probably think he just meant because why would my parents be at this party, but as soon as he winked it's like I just immediately knew.

I immediately knew that he was meaning because my parents aren't alive anymore. Since I escaped. But how does he know? It's like I could feel my heart beating through my chest with how quickly it fell when he said that. There was pain in my chest. I couldn't get rid of it.

I had nothing to say to him. I didn't know what to say to him.

"Just leave" I heard Flynn spoke, as he shook his head towards his brother, all I hear from Landon was a scoff and he rolls his eyes,

"Cmon" is all he says as he turns away from me and grabs a hold of the brunettes hand and starts walking back through the crowd and quickly disappeared into the pool of dancing bodies.

The music still filled the air, but I needed a couple seconds to gather myself. Flynn came over to me and hugged me.

"I'm sorry for my brother-" he spoke softly but loud enough to be heard over the music. "-I don't know what got over him" he says shaking his head lightly, he stops as he looks into my eyes.

"Cmon let's not let him ruin your night" Tilly jumps from behind me and startles me. It honestly made me laugh and take my mind off him.

"You're right, I don't want to let him win. What should we do?" I ask looking around me. Tilly and Flynn standing next to me and Frankie and Adira in front of us.

"I say let's grab another drink and head to the couches?" Frankie suggested to the group, we all look around and collectively agree and start to move into the crowd.

"Thank god, because I didn't want to suggest it but my legs were about to break if I did any more dancing" said Tilly, we all collectively laugh.

"I say we play a game on the couches" Adira says with a devilish smirk...

"Oh my god, TRUTH OR DARE" they all shout in unison and excitement.

what's truth or dare?

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