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[i][b]Featuring:[color=8A4C40] Pierce[/color] & [color=ED1414]Brooks[/color][/b][/i]
[sub][@TootsiePop] & [@Melissa][/sub]
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[indent]Leo had made himself at home at the party, even if he wasn’t invited in the first place, and currently found himself leaned against one of the walls near the entrance of the common room. There, he was surrounded by a few of the girls from his classes, all of them laughing along with him as they bantered. It was no secret that the boy was a smooth operator, but tonight especially in spite, he wanted [i]everyone[/i] to be reminded how he was running the show around here. 

As he chatted with them, a charming smile plastered on his face, in the back of his mind he wondered where Sol was and what she was doing this evening. Probably moping somewhere. It was pretty evident that she wasn’t going to show up, so it made him a little more at ease knowing he wouldn’t have to rehash what went down earlier. Besides, he was drunk already and that would just fuel the fire- an alcohol induced rage never ended well, that was for sure. 

But a figure in his peripheral vision took Leo out of his own thoughts as Griffin booked it towards the exit. Deciding to stop him, he shifted to the left to intercept and block his path. [color=ED1414]“Leaving so soon, Pierce? The party just started!”[/color] The boy exclaimed, gesturing around to the revelry occurring around them. He placed a friendly hand on Griffin’s shoulder, grasping it firmly. [color=ED1414]“I saw you dancing with Erica… how’d you swing that?”[/color]

Grinding his teeth, Griffin gave an equally pleasant smile to his friend, who was now the obstacle in his way. Before he could dodge the arrogant jock’s advances, his demand for Griffin to be part of the revelry where everyone chose to indulge and forget where they actually were, Leo brought up [i]Erica[/i]. Internally, Griffin felt the urge to roll his eyes, knowing exactly why Leo felt so inclined to mention her. It was no surprise to anyone that Leo tallied up his fucks and wanted to devour every girl at this school just so he could say ‘yeah, I tapped that’. 

Visibly, Griffin was simply looking in the gestured direction and hiding all those ill feelings behind a mask. Human nature was such a strange thing and when Griffin was around Leo, he played his part and pretended to be someone [i]just like him[/i]. A front he wore to stay in the Pride, to keep an eye on the apex predators at their school, regardless if it tested his patience from time to time. 

Not wanting Erica to notice that he and Leo were staring at her, Griffin started walking around the room, people watching with his buddy, who was attached to him by the shoulder,  [color=8A4C40]“What? You haven’t?”[/color] A sly grin curled up on Griffin’s face. Clearly, he was proud that there was something he did that Leo hadn’t.  [color=8A4C40]“She might not seem like it, but she’s desperate, bro.”[/color]

Leo rolled his eyes at Griffin’s snide remark, frustration evident on his face. [color=ED1414]“No, I haven’t. Certainly have tried, but for reasons I can’t comprehend, she refuses to entertain the idea.”[/color] If the dark haired boy liked anything, it was a good chase. It was easy to woo a woman with loose morals; someone who was already interested in his advances. But what was arguably much more rewarding and fun was winning over someone who wasn’t a shoe in from the get go. Leo liked a confident and strong woman, but most of the time, those were not the types of girls that showed interest in him. 

What shocked Leo was the second statement his friend made… desperate? Erica did not come off as that in the slightest. [color=ED1414]“Seriously? I don’t believe that, bro.”[/color] If she was truly desperate, the two of them would definitely have done it by now. 

 [color=8A4C40]“Guess you’re too much of a pussy boy,”[/color]  Griffin gave his oh-so-familiar nonchalant shrug. 

Leo stopped dead in his tracks. He slowly turned to face Griffin, almost giving the boy a moment to apologize like he should have. Voice low, almost dangerous sounding, he spoke as soon as he made eye contact. [color=ED1414]“....what did you just call me?”[/color]

There it was. The anger that Griffin saw not only within Leo, but in Sol too. Something that was more than just human anger. A pinch of unnatural aggressiveness, as if you entered the wrong territory and brought out an uncontrollable animal, hard to tame. With quick ease, Griffin slipped out of Leo’s grip and crossed his arms, unfazed and unbothered. While Leo was a flooding river, Griffin was an ice cold lake.  [color=8A4C40]“You heard what I said. Don’t agree with me? [b]Prove me wrong.[/b]”[/color] If Leo wanted to fight, Griffin wouldn’t back down, but he would never apologize for talking in Leo’s language.

There was one thing that the boy hated more than anything and it was being told he couldn’t do something. Taunt him all you want, make fun of him, Leo wouldn’t care. But what he did care about, was his reputation. He had values and an image to uphold. [color=ED1414]“Are you really going to go there, Pierce? I don’t think it’s such a good idea-”[/color] Before the dark haired boy could get another word in edgewise, the person he least expected to show up decided to stroll into the party. [i]Sol[/i]

Leo saw red. He saw redder than red as she walked in with her new arm candy, Tane. Raising an eyebrow, the boy tried to control the anger that had festered so suddenly inside him. What a fucking hypocrite. One minute she was crying about Theo, and the next she was walking in with another guy after calling Leo selfish for taking one too many partners and blabbing about it. [color=ED1414]“I can’t fucking believe this shit.”[/color]

With a slight glance over, Griffin was quick to read the room and shook his head. He hated having to take the higher ground because Leo had pent up aggression, didn’t know how to control his emotions, and might’ve had a fallout with Sol.  [color=8A4C40]“You need to chill, Brooks.”[/color] When the angry lion did not react immediately, Griffin grumbled and added,  [color=8A4C40]“Look, I was [i]joking[/i], okay. Now, have another drink and make this party your bitch.”[/color]

It took the boy a moment to realize that he was truly seething, breath heavy and fire apparent in his lungs. With a controlling breath as his friend told him to “chill” (which he didn’t appreciate in the slightest but forgave only to put on a good face) Leo calmed down just a tad. [color=ED1414]“You may have been joking, but that was a challenge more than a laugh.”[/color] He stated, raising an eyebrow in Griffin’s direction. He wasn’t pleased, but decided to take the boy’s advice for better or for worse.

Still in a rage, he put a hand on the shoulder of someone passing by and snatched the drink they were holding, tilting his head back and chugging it much to their protest. When the cup was empty, he tossed it over his shoulder carelessly, the victim sulking away without another word. Leo’s eyes were still on Sol and Tane, a cold glare. [color=ED1414]“I had the drink… now to make this party my bitch.”[/color] He searched around for an opportunity to seize control of a situation, [i]any[/i] situation, in order to assert his dominance and reclaim his title. That opportunity was in the form of the lithe redhead in the center of the room who began to speak loudly, a slight drunken twinge in her voice.

[color=FFA54D]“Spin the bottle and 7 minutes in heaven starts now! If you want to get lucky tonight, come join either one of the games next to the pong tables…”[/color]

Leo smirked- this was where the fun would begin. He gripped Griffin’s shoulder and nodded towards where people were walking to. [color=ED1414]“If I were a pussy, I wouldn’t be going to play spin the bottle.”[/color] He quickly looked over to Sol to see if she was going to walk over with Tane before darting his eye contact back to the boy next to him. [color=ED1414]“And if you’re not a pussy either, you’ll play too.”[/color]

Although he needed to leave, because time was of the essence, Griffin couldn’t help but chuckle. Maybe, he could allow himself to be young and dumb for a little bit longer. Being slightly off schedule wouldn’t be a big deal, right?  Before responding, he searched for the one person he actually did want to kiss and grinned, [color=8A4C40]“You’re on.”[/color] [/indent]