Michael sipped his water as he watched his friend sing his heart out to the karaoke that had been set up in one of the side rooms off the living room. He was standing on a chair next to it, and that was starting to worry him, but he had only seen him down one beer so far, so he assumed he was just a little braver than he would usually be, but wouldn't be doing anything that he would majorly regret in the morning. 

Jeremy ended the song on a beautiful high note that was accompanied by a drunken, uneven applause. He sauntered off the stage toward Michael and dragged him toward the alcohol once again. He had kept his promise to stay by the shorter boy's side the whole night, but it had come at somewhat of a price. Jeremy wanted to do everything at the party, Michael just wanted to chill somewhere. Maybe even get high. But that wasn't how Jeremy partied, so tonight, that wasn't how Michael partied. 

This year, though, the party was smaller, with just a few people who were close to Jake, or were popular (whether in a good or bad way). Jeremy was one of these people. He was the hero of the school so he was invited and Michael had become his plus one. 

He ordered his drink and got Michael another water. He hadn't drunk since the party last year, the feeling of alcohol reminding him of that night. Jeremy downed the drink quickly and swayed slightly as he tried to walk away. Before he could fall Michael caught him. 

"Alright dude, let's let you sit down." He mumbled to the boy who was slowly gaining his balance again.

Once they had sat down Jeremy picked up Michael's water and downed it before Michael could blink. 

"I'm gonna get us both a water, okay?" He said, not really caring if he got an answer. 

"No" Jeremy mumbled weakly, grabbing the shorter boy's arm. "I promised not to leave you, even for a minute." 

Michael shook his head. Jeremy could be stubborn when he wanted to. Now he had a predicament. He could make Jeremy walk with him to get them both water, or he could let them both sit there, being thirsty. He decided on the latter, not wanting to have Jeremy in worse condition than he was now. 

He sat with Jeremy on the couch in the small office they were in.

"Micha?" Michael blushed at the nickname as he looked over at his friend.

"Yes?" He was adorably disheveled from the outlandish dancing he had been doing during his karaoke song. 

"I really like you. You're my favorite person." Michael could hear the slur in his voice but passed it off as just being tired. 

"Uh, w-what?" The blush on his face intensified as he thought of what his friend could mean. 

"Oh geez." He mumbled before gripping him by the sides of his face and smashing their lips together. 

Michael melted into the kiss. He ran his fingers through Jeremy's hair before opening his mouth to let their tongues fight for dominance. That was when he tasted the alcohol. Jeremy was drunk.