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[Indent][indent][indent]Okay, so the charming manner in which Ricardo spoke to her caught Alice a little off-guard. And okay, it took her a lot of effort not to let her jaw drop and her cheeks flush at his compliments. She had no doubt that he had used them a thousand times before, nonetheless she still wasn't used to such attention. Her composure was regained as fast as it was lost, however, and she deftly raised an eyebrow at the boy, not failing to notice the suppressed laughter coming from Victoria. What was he playing at?

[color=plum]"Ah, and I'm sure it'll be my breath-taking eyes you'll be looking for in the pool, nothing else."[/color] Her voice came out a lot smoother than she expected it to, without the tremors she had been bracing herself for. She couldn't help but notice the impressed quirk of Finn's eyebrow, for he was probably just as surprised as she was with her sudden bravery. [color=plum]"We might be there, we might not. Wouldn't want to ruin our reputations being the Biggest Loser and the Biggest Wannabe, huh Finn?"[/color] She nudged Finn beside her, hoping he would follow along, come up with some witty line of his own. Of course, that didn't happen once Victoria spoke to him.

Finn was just about trying not to gag at Ricardo's sickening attempts at wooing Alice when Victoria spoke up, her sultry voice cutting through the tension in the air as she addressed him. Normally, he would've scoffed at what the girl said and told her to dream on, but this time he couldn't help but notice the way she was twirling her hair and biting her lip and looking up at him through her eyelashes, and all words failed him.[color=#00ddff] "I-well, I, um, y-yeah. I suppose, I mean, I think so." [/color]It took all of Alice's self-restraint not to smack him right there. Boys. She watched with thinly-veiled annoyance as Victoria walked away, leaving the scent of her expensive perfume lingering in the air without even throwing her former best friend a second glance. She reckoned that that had been the first time the two girls had been in the same conversation ever since they had gone their separate ways, and it had been as awkward as anyone would expect it to be. What annoyed Alice more, though, was the effortlessly cool way Ricardo left them, and the way his smile lingered in her mind a little longer than she would have liked.

[color=plum]"Come on, you idiot. Let's go." [/color]Alice practically had to drag Finn to her car and watch as he stared at the two far more expensive cars smoothly leaving the parking lot. Settling back in the driver's seat, she made a show of adjusting her mirrors to perfection to ensure that she would not be driving anywhere near Ricardo or Victoria as she left herself. [color=plum]"Have you regained the capacity of speaking English, then? Or am I just going to have to learn whatever language you started speaking out there?"[/color]

[color=#00ddff]"Fuck, Alice! What was that? Why did I do that? It's Victoria Steel, for Christ's sake!"[/color] Finn was dragging a hand through his hair, anything to stop the scene of that conversation run through his mind again. How had Alice been so cool? How did she manage to stand her ground when Ricardo Ignacio was sizing her up, and he didn't? His anger increased tenfold as he realised that Alice had started laughing. Laughing at him. [color=#00ddff]"It's not funny, 'Lis!"[/color] He brought his hand down on the dashboard, fists clenched.[color=plum] "Woah, woah, woah. Don't take it out on the car. I'm laughing because you just answered your own question, Finn." [/color]She pulled a mock-sorrowful expression and started waving her hands about wildly as they came to a long, straight piece of road. [color=plum]"Oh, why am I like this?" She spoke with a dumbed-down version of his voice, making [/color]sure to emphasise the 'why', just like he would do. [color=plum]"Because, you idiot, it was Victoria Steel. You're no match for her charms. Simple."[/color]

[color=#00ddff]"But she's a Class-A bitch. I hate her as much as, if not more than, you do." [/color]He was genuinely confused as to why he had looked like such a...doofus. [color=plum]"Yeah, but you're a guy and she's gorgeous. You weren't expecting it, it's no big deal. She's probably used to it. Besides, when we go to that party tonight we're going to have such a good time you won't even stop to think about her."[/color] Finn did a double-take to make sure it was definitely Alice who had just said that. The Alice he knew would stay as far away as possible from a party Victoria Steel and her minions were attending. [color=#00ddff]"Wait, have you forgotten what you said to them back there? You told Ricardo we weren't going."[/color]

[color=plum]"No, I told him we might not be going. Which means we are. Those two are up to something and I want to know what."[/color] What she failed to admit, too, was the slight thrill she felt at the thought of going to Ricardo's house, party or not. Her mind wandered to all of the possibilities of the night, some of which made her stomach flip with nerves. What was she thinking? Of course nothing was going to happen! There was no force on earth that could get her any closer to Ricardo Ignacio that absolutely necessary. 

[color=#00ddff]"Alice, you just ran two red lights...are you okay?"[/color] Finn placed a hand reassuringly on her knee. If it had been anyone else in the world, she would have flinched away, but Finn was different. He had gotten past her walls one by one and become a part of her, she was his rock and he was hers. It made her smile to think that just over a year ago things couldn't have been more different.[color=#00ddff] "Ricardo Ignacio is bad news. You can smell trouble on him. Literally. I swear he lit up a joint just there." [/color]Alice said nothing to that and opted to just laugh instead, pulling the car up to her house and jumping out of it. If they were going to this party, there was to be a lot of getting ready involved, and a few pre-drinks, too.

By 10 o'clock, Alice was still deep in the process of styling her hair while Finn was pacing frantically behind her, flask in hand. The sound of classical music playing in the backround made his nervousness even more comical. They had a rule that said whoever's house it was meant whoever's music would be playing. If they were at Finn's, some ridiculous saxophone solo would be blasting out; but there were at Alice's - and that meant classical.

[color=#00ddff]"We're meant to be there now, Alice! He said 10! We are going to be so late." [/color]

[color=plum]"So? We'll be fashionably late then. Don't worry, Jefferson. I'll just put on my lipstick and we're good to go. Kind of."[/color] This promise warned nothing more than a scoff from Finn. It almost made Alice laugh at how their usual roles were reversed this time. Usually she was the one freaking out about being late, not Finn. But now she felt oddly calm. The shots they had taken earlier may have had something to do with it, but she was perfectly content with taking her time anyway. 

It was almost 11 by the time they finally arrived at the Ignacio household, Finn wearing his usual grungey [url=http://78.media.tumblr.com/7ebf56ee8932348cda7ad265a9216de9/tumblr_nhvim6bVKN1trp42fo1_500.jpg]attire[/url], and Alice wearing one of her favorite summer [url=http://fashionmyshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/beautiful-summer-dresses-tumblr-6.jpg]dresses[/url], her hair up as per usual. The pair couldn't help but notice that there was already people passed out in the front yard, and exchanged skeptical glances as they entered the front door. The music, much to Alice's dismay, was blaring so loudly that one had to shout in order to be heard in certain rooms. Finn hardly recognised half the people there, nor did they him judging by the strange looks he was receiving as he followed Alice deeper into the house. Alice, on the other hand, was having to politely dismiss conversation after conversation, usually from that of very drunk boys. One guy in particular reached down to lift up the skirt of her dress, only to be shoved away by Finn before he could do any damage. 

[color=#00ddff]"Watch it."[/color] Finn hated it here already, but his hopes were lifted slightly at the sight of the drinks table that wasn't as busy as some parts of the house. He turned round with the intention of asking Alice what she wanted to drink, only to realise that she was nowhere to be seen. [i]So much for sticking together.[/i] Letting out a sigh and murmuring apologies as he went, he made his way over to the drinks table and immedietely reached for the nearest bottle. Not even bothering to read the label, he poured it into a cup until it was three quarters full, and filled the rest with the lemonade next to it. He almost gagged with his first sip, but it gave him a pleasant burn all the same and his missing best friend was soon forgotten. 

Meanwhile, Alice found herself in the midst of a dancing group of drunk teenagers. Finn was nowhere to be seen - probably making friends with all of the alcohol in the house. Brushing off an invisible speck of dirt from her dress, she tried not to get in people's way as she tried to find somewhere quiet, to no avail. One guy in particular kept on trying to grab her hand, asking for a dance, but she managed to slip away each time. It was getting annoying now, though, and all she wanted was a seat. This party was a huge mistake. 

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