Jay above *Alex Pettyfer*

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Nick's POV

"Here." Travis shoves a cup full of liquor into my hand. He sits down across from me on the wooden floor and I glare at him.

"Someone's moody." I tease, causing Maggie to giggle beside me.

"Anybody up for truth or dare?" The guy sitting next to Travis asks.

All twelve of us agree and the guy who suggested it, Max, starts the game.

So far the game has consisted of taking shots, guys taking off their shirts, meaningless making out and stupid confessions.

"Nick, truth or dare?" The girl sitting next to Maggie, two spots across from me questions. We've been friends since we started uni together, does she really need to ask?

I stare at her with my eyebrows raised, not bothering to speak.

"Right, make out with Maggie." She dares.

Can they seriously not think of anything better than daring me to make out with a girl? I always have to and it gets a little boring. Maggie turns as bright as a tomato. I know she likes me but I act like I don't for her sake.

I roll my eyes but pull Maggie onto my lap. Without even thinking, I start to kiss her. I pry her mouth open with my tongue and explore her mouth. I can taste alcohol on her, it sort of stinks too. I open my eyes without breaking from the kiss, but I wish I didn't.

I see April and some girl that looks familiar. What the hell is she even doing here? April, at a party, I must be dreaming, but I'm not. She turns on her heel and runs down the hallway, but I don't miss the hurt in her eyes. The girl that she was with looks as if she could kill me, I still can't remember why she looks familiar. She's probably just one of them. Now I have a problem to fix, I'll do it later when she calms down.

I pull away from Maggie, winking at her. She climbs off me and sits back down in her place in the circle. I down the rest of my drink and clear my throat.

"Travis, truth or dare?" I challenge although I know he'll pick truth.

"Uhh," he pretends to think, "truth."

"Pussy," I mutter, "how old were you when you lost your virginity?"

Everyone's attention turns to Travis, a smirk creeps onto my face when I see the embarrassment on his.

I get along with most of the group, just not Travis. There isn't a real reason, I just hate his guts. But he stays in the group because the others like him. He does stuff for me, well he has to, unless he wants everyone to know that he's gay. I found out when I walked into his dorm one time to get something I left there. He made me promise to keep it a secret, and I do, but I also use it against him. He's so scared that people will find out but I don't see the point. It's not that big of a deal but he seems to think it is.

"I haven't." Travis admits to everyone. Some people gasp but I already knew, he's gay, how could he have?

I find my self needing to take a piss. "I'll be back." I tell the group.

I walk down the hallway and turn the knob on the bathroom door but it's locked. I knock loudly on the door to indicate to whoever is in there that they need to hurry up.

"One second!" A female voice answers. She sounds like she's crying. I hear the girl approach the door followed by the lock opening. Slowly, the door handle turns and creaks open to reveal a very distraught April.

Crap.

I knew she wouldn't be happy, but I didn't expect her to lock herself in the bathroom and cry over it. I mean if I went on a date with a girl I liked and then saw her making out with another guy, I'd be upset too, but I wouldn't bawl my eyes out in the bathroom.

"April," I start but she walks straight past me. I know I should go after her but I really need to piss. I quickly relieve myself and wash my hands. I yank the door open and walk down the hallway, taking long, quick strides. I search the entire house, avoiding the group, but there's no sign of April. Just when I'm about to give up, I spot her friend and rush over to where she's refilling her cup.

"Where's April?" I demand, not bothering to be polite.

"I don't know, she ran away forever." She slurs, her eyes bloodshot. She's wearing a dress that shows half of her boobs, I'd probably take her in one of the bedrooms but I have to find April and explain so she doesn't hate me.

Well that's just great. She ran off and her friend is drunk, just my luck. I start to walk out of the room but she speaks up.

"Don't mess with her, we friends," she mumbles.

That stops me in my tracks. I whip around to face her and pain is written all over her face, oh well.

I can't think with the loud music thumping through the house so I wander outside to think.

Where would she go? She said she was new to the city so I'm assuming, unlike me, she doesn't have a 'special place' to go to. The only place I can think of finding her is her dorm room.

I fish my keys out of my pocket and head over to my car, a black Mk2 1962 Austin Healey Sprite. I turn the key and the motor roars to life. I pull out of the parking space and head in the direction of the university. She better be there.

The traffic tonight in the city is pretty bad. Well it's always bad but over the weekend it's extra busy. Melbourne is way too crowded for my taste but at least there's lots of parties, clubs and whatnot. After what seems like forever, I pull up in the car park closest to her dorm.

While walking up to her room, I think of the possible outcomes. She could punch me in the face, kiss me or anything in between. You never know with girls, they're all so moody and unpredictable.

I reach the door and take in a deep breath, preparing myself for her reaction. I knock but it's dead silent on the other side. I try to turn the handle but it's locked.

I'm pretty sure she didn't have a car, maybe she caught the bus. I decide to wait for her in her room. April is the kind of girl to leave a key under the mat, so that's exactly where I check. Sure enough I find the key but even if I didn't, it wouldn't have been too hard to pick.

I unlock the door, put the key back where I found it and let myself inside. I make the decision to lock the door so she wouldn't suspect anything if she found it open. I flick on the lights and observe my surroundings.

The room is small but spacious. It contains two single beds, two bedside tables, two desks, a large cupboard and a bar fridge with a cupboard on top of it. There is clothes and a whole bunch of girly stuff laying around. A tv is mounted on the wall.

I look over at the bar fridge and cupboard suspiciously. My stomach grumbles and I remember that I haven't eaten since lunch. There better be food in there. I open the doors and honestly, I'm impressed. Looking at all of this food is making my mouth water. I look for something that wouldn't be obvious if she looked. I end up choosing one of the many chocolate bars at the back of the fridge. Good thing it's a decent size or I might have had to take a few. I'm sure she wouldn't mind, I mean I'm really hungry and she has food.

On second thoughts, maybe I just won't tell her.

Hanging on the wall, above one of the beds is a cork board. It has pictures and notes covering it and I instantly recognise it to be Aprils. The pictures are mostly of her and a pretty brunette, who's name I gather from the notes, is Eden.

Once I'm done being a creep, I pull a chair out from one of the desks and sit on it. I put the chocolate wrapper in my jeans pocket so she won't find it in the trash. I only wait about five minutes before I hear someone outside the door.

It opens and the door gets pushed open by a now cheered up April. She's wearing a short, black, lacy dress that hugs her curves nicely. Damn, I never noticed what a good body she had. There's a guy standing behind April, watching her with admiration.

"Thank you so much J-" she starts before she sees me and when she does, she freezes. Hate takes over her features and I panic internally. I stand up and take a few slow steps in her direction.

"April, let me explain," I coo, hoping that if I'm calm she'll hear me out.

"Nick, get out," she spits.

Realisation flooded across the guys face as soon as April said my name. She must have told him. I didn't recognise him from her cork board and the way they're acting, it makes me think that they don't know each other.

"Hey April, I'm going to go now. You have my number, call me if you need anything." He informs her, looking at me warily. Little prick.

"Okay, I will. Thank you for everything." She replies, giving him a smile. The way she says 'everything' makes me suspicious as to what exactly happened before they got here. He returns the smile before turning around and leaving. About time, I think to myself.

"Excuse me." she says calmly, trying to get past me to the cupboard. April's eyes are focused on the floor.

"April, just hear me out," I try again, slightly frustrated.

Now she looks up at me. Her face is blank, showing no emotion at all. I look into her eyes and they capture me. They have a dark blue ring around the outside and her irises are a lighter blue with very light, almost white, patches filling them. They are without a doubt the nicest eyes I've ever seen. It takes her blinking to pull me back into reality.

"It was a dare, the group I was sitting in was playing truth or dare and they dared me to. I didn't want to, I'm sorry." I blurt out.

Her face softens a tad but I can tell she doesn't believe it completely.

"I thought you were different, I thought you didn't care what people thought of you. I know we not together or anything but you could have not done it." She responds, looking disappointed.

"You're right." I tell her because I know how girls love to be right.

She looks shocked, "I am?"

"Yes. I could have not done it, and I'm sorry, but I did. I wasn't thinking and if I could do it over I would. Please, forgive me." I beg.

She contemplates it for a while before she answers.

"I believe you, but actions speak louder than words. Your going to have to show me that you're sorry."

Perfect.

"I will, I'll make it up to you." I nod eagerly, a smile forming on my lips. Suddenly, a fantastic idea comes to mind. "Do you have classes on Friday?"

"Yeah, but they finish at one," she states, her face displaying suspicion.

"Awesome, you don't mind the outdoors right?" I question, it would only work if she likes the outdoors.

"What are you planning."

I hope she won't make me tell her, I want it to be a surprise.

"Just a little trip over the weekend, now do you like the outdoors?" I try again.

"Yeah I grew up with a lot of land and I spent most of my time outside. Who will be going?" She looks lost in thought.

"Just us, why?" I ask, hoping to regain her attention.

April's eyes don't meet mine and I can tell she's unsure about this. I don't see the problem though. Maybe it's just her overthinking it, females tend to do that.

"Nick, I don't know. Let me think about it, okay?"

That's all I need to hear. I can be very persuasive when I want to be.

"Thank you April." I exit her room without another word.

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Hope you enjoyed Nick's POV! Sorry we can't do it too often yet because we don't want to give anything away! Secrets, secrets and more secrets, but you will find out some things soon.

Has anyone noticed anything yet? Hints maybe?

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