Mere sits down next to me on the floor, bouncing the beauty blender on her face to blend her foundation. Mia is currently looking for her fake eyelashes in her makeup bag and Riley is discussing which lipstick to wear. I'm applying mascara right now, coating it on, so my lashes get longer. I don't like wearing fake eyelashes. I can't apply them and they go off too easy during parties. I actually prefer no makeup at all on any occasion but it's too much fun to do makeup.
"Has anyone seen my eyelashes? I can't find them and I'm 100% sure I packed them", Mia groans.
I shrug and go on with applying some nude lip tint. I don't need a full face today and I don't feel like it. I'm probably going to be at home by 1:00am. I'm not in the mood to party today. It's funny that we four girls are up here, doing our makeup while Justin, Niall and Wes are building up some stuff. The party starts in about an hour and we went up here to get ready half an hour ago and Mere didn't even really start her makeup. I quickly finish up my makeup and put my hair in a messy ponytail before excusing myself to help the boys. They've already set up our little stage consisting of some boxes filled with stones and sand and some wooden boards. As soon as I'm downstairs and go to the kitchen, I feel a hand on my shoulder.
"You should wear something else, Vio", Wesley speaks, "It's a bit revealing."
I shrug and move to the kitchen to set up the cups and the snacks and the alcohol. I pour some chips in a bowl and steal one for myself, chewing on it happily. I fill up some more bowls with snacks and steal some bits here and there. Better I eat some now than not get any because people will eat these snacks empty the first twenty minutes of the party.
"Wow, someone's hungry", the Irish boy chuckles, as he enters the kitchen.
I look at him and stick another potato chip in my mouth. I really shouldn't eat that many or I'll be bloated before the little gig. Niall comes over to me, eyeing me from head to toe. Maybe I should have worn long jeans instead of these flimsy lace shorts.
"You look sexy, babe", Niall smirks down at me.
I squirm a bit, as his hand touches my naked shoulder. His touch has a little bit of an effect on me somehow. I don't know why but every time Niall comments on me, I get this sort of fluttering feeling in my stomach and it gets worse the more he talks or even looks at me. I'd never start anything with him but I have to say that he is quite good looking and I bet his hands must be talented and quick since he plays guitar pretty well. Niall's hand slides down my arm, so it's soon on my hand that hangs lifeless next to my body. I look up at him, feeling a bit helpless. His fingers play with my hand, as he looks down at what seems to be my cleavage. I clear my throat, so his eyes find mine.
"You should wear something like this more often. It suits you pretty well", he smirks.
He lets go of my hand and moves to the fridge. I turn around to the bowls of snacks again, taking a deep breath before continuing my work on the bowls. Wesley and Justin come into the kitchen soon enough, silencing as soon as they see that Niall and I are in there.
"So, what are you guys playing tonight?", Wes asks.
I decide to let the others answer because I'm simply not in the mood. I snack around a bit more before going upstairs to see, if the girls are still alive. Mere's room looks like a bag of clothes and makeup exploded. Clothes lay everywhere and the space in front of her mirror looks like a battlefield with all of those makeup products. Mia and Riley look pretty much finished and Mere is currently putting on some earrings.
"Wow, when are you going to clean that up?", I chuckle slightly.
"Tomorrow and these two are going to help me since their shit is also somewhere and everywhere at the same time", Mere answers.
I just nod with a little smile on my face. Mia and Riley leave the room with me while Mere looks for the key to her room. She hates leaving her room unlocked during a party since anyone could go in her room and do whatever they want. That's why Mere always leaves the guest room open, where Mia and Riley are actually supposed to sleep but I doubt that they will get any sleep and if they get sleep, they'd sleep on the couch in the living room or in the basement movie room.
"So, is anyone of you girls trying to get laid tonight?", Mere asks.
"Not really", Mia answers for all of us.
I'm really not planning to have sex with anyone in the near future. I don't need it at the moment.
"Good but if you do, I have some condoms hidden in the pasta box over the microwave. Take one and when you come to my place sometime, put one in. You can have sex in the guest room, in the bathroom or somewhere in the basement but please make sure you lock all of the doors when you really do it. I don't want anyone coming up to me, saying that one of you girls is having sex with someone", Mere explains.
We all just take it like it is, not commenting on that topic. Mere moves downstairs first, practically jumping the last 4 steps in heels. Mia and Riley follow behind. I walk down last, feeling a little lost on the inside. I really don't know why I'm here. While the others all gather in the kitchen with the boys, I walk towards the garden door to take a smoke outside. I open the screen door and decide to sit down at the small honeymoon swing to the left of the patio but as soon as I turn towards it, the blonde and blue-eyed boy appears to sit there with a cigarette between his lips. His eyes are on me but his body language shows that I shouldn't say a word. There is a table with a chair to the right, so I decide to sit down there and smoke. I just hope I packed my cigarettes but I have a lighter. I search around in my pockets but can't find the packet.
"Fucking shit", I mutter, looking out towards the garden with my eyes closed.
Maybe I just forgot them upstairs. I stand up to look for some but Niall holds out his packet. I quickly take one.
"Thanks", I mumble, lighting the cigarette with my new lighter.
Jake still has my other one from the last party. He can keep it, it should be almost empty anyway. I sit back down on the chair with my feet laying on the table, being a bit disrespectful but who cares? The only person seeing me is Niall and I doubt that he cares much. We smoke in complete silence. I'm on my phone, seeing everyone from school snapchat their preparations for the party, such as drinking beforehand or doing each others makeup. Suddenly I receive a notification, seeing Niall snaped me. I go over and see it's a video. What could he have done while sitting out here with me? Of course? I'm not staring at him the whole time but he couldn't have done anything big. I open the video, seeing myself smoking and then he flips back to selfie mode and films himself biting his lip and winking.
You look really fucking hot tonight. ;)
I close Snapchat again, rolling my eyes at him. He's such a fuckboy. I finish smoking quicker than expected, so I go back into the house. Loud chatter is heard from the living room, as it seems. I stop myself from going inside and lean against the wall next to the entrance as I hear my name being said.
"Vio has been pretty moody lately. Do you think it's because of the break up with Tobias?", I hear Wesley ask.
"I mean, she's been really sad and kind of distant lately but I thought it might just be because she's on her period or something", Mere speaks up.
"She in deed is kind of closed up. But she's going shopping with you tomorrow, so you could ask her about it", Mia suggests.
I take a deep breath and put a smile on my face, entering the living room. The conversation seems to die the second I step into sight. Mere smiles at me a bit.
"So, when are the guests coming?", I ask.
"Soon, it's almost twenty minutes past eight", Riley answers.
I nod and sit down on the couch next to Justin. He scoots away from me a little, so I have more space. The conversation starts up again. Mere and Jack start talking about some sort of video game and Wesley joins soon enough. Mia and Riley start up their own conversation aswell, so it's left with Jack and I but Jack leaves the room, probably going to the bathroom. Soon enough the doorbell rings, signaling the first people are coming. I follow Mere to the front door, not wanting to be by myself anymore.
"When do you want us to play tonight?", I ask, as soon as she greeted the people and let them in.
"Around 9:00pm, we need an audience and I believe most people will be here by then and they won't be too drunk", she answers, smiling at me.
"Okay, I'll go home at maybe 12:30am. I'm not that in the mood for partying today and I want to be rested for our shopping trip tomorrow. How about I invite you for Starbucks and we get some coffee?", I smile.
"Sure, I'll pick you up at 9:30am. We can go to the Vans store and Victoria's Secret and American Eagle and Topshop. We'll have so much fun. You just have to promise me that there are no secrets between us, okay? I want all the tea tomorrow."
"Sure, I'll get something to drink."
She walks away, leaving me standing in the hallway by myself, so I move off to the kitchen to get myself something to drink. As soon as I step into the kitchen, I see Niall talking to the boys Mere let into the house only moments ago. Our eyes meet for a small second but I quickly look away again. I get myself a cup and pour some Jägermeister in my cup, mixing it with Coke.
"Violet, come over for a second", Niall calls me.
I look at him, seeing that the boys are also looking at me. I put a smile on my face, walking over to them with my cup clenched in my hand. I've seen these boys a few time at school but I don't know their names. Niall gives me an assuring smile before saying something.
"This is Violet, the bassist of our band. Violet, these are some friends from the soccer team at school. These are Mike, Grayson and Oliver. So, how's the team doing since I left for a music experience?", Niall chuckles a bit.
"Actually we're doing pretty good. Coach said we might even win the state championship, if we keep on training like we are currently", the blonde boy named Grayson says.
The boys keep their conversation up, while I zone out a bit. Why did Niall even introduce me to these people? My eyes meet Grayson's, as Niall and the other two boys are talking. He smiles at me a little, turning it into a smirk. I feel myself get uncomfortable and my cheeks heat up. I'm so uncomfortable right now. Suddenly, I feel a hand on my lower back, making me jump a bit. I look over to Niall from the corner of my eyes. He has a small smirk on his lips, as he talks to the boys. My body calms down a bit. Niall's fingers lightly rub my back. My body relaxes quite a bit before he takes his hand from my back again.
"So, you play bass, Violet?", Grayson asks me.
I nod, snapping out of my thoughts. Grayson smiles a bit before starting up a conversation with me about him playing guitar aswell.