School over, it was time to head to Holly's. As shit a day had it been, it would at least be a bit brighter thanks to tonight. Physics, chemistry and biology on the same day? You had to be kidding. Despite him actually liking chemistry, biology and physics were probably the worst subjects he could have. Well, other than Mandarin, but that wasn't today - thankfully. James jumped off the bus, walking in an almost bee line towards Holly's. He'd heard that there would be alcohol, which did seem intriguing, since he had never actually tried anything over than a small glass of whiskey his parents gave him. Other days he just passed on the booze; instead opting for a glass of fizzy or juice. Tonight would be different though, and he would almost definitely get drunk. He wasn't one to hold his liquor, that was for sure. Even if he had only had a small amount, it was only a year ago. He wondered what there would be. Cocktails, beer, saké, perhaps vodka, whiskey or something else he couldn't think of. 

He approached the house, seeing Jackson was aleady there but clearly not going inside. 
[b]"Hey Jack. Not going inside today?"[/b] he asked, greeting the guy who was still stood at the door. James walked up, opened the door and called in a light, slightly deep but definitely not loud voice.
[b]"Hey guys, I'm here and I bring the gift of Jack"[/b] he said, approaching the basement and heading down. Seeing that most of the people were already here, he looked a little overwhelmed in the face of them all. Chris, Bradley, Jada and Holly were all already inside, with some snacks and drinks already lined up. There were a lot of people, even for him; even though they were people that he spent the days with. Really, 4 people shouldn't have been an issue. At least it shouldn't have been, but James had had a bad history with people. So he stood in the room, looking a little bewildered even though he had been here before. [i]Guess it's time to socialise, then.[/i] he thought, pulling out his phone to check the time. Staying put for a any period of time didn't really matter. He lived alone, in an apartment, sorting his own needs out. His parents were long gone, and he was left to deal with life as it came. Maybe that was for the best, but at least he had a good group of friends.