"Alright start us off ole boy! Spin it!" After a tedious round of rock paper scissors it was decided that the loser would go first. Pope Heyward was that loser. They had postponed the game a little while by all agreeing they needed to be more drunk than they currently were, but had returned to the circle with a newfound liquid courage. June didn't help, the girl saying that the only way to chicken out is to shotgun a beer. However there were too many egotistical people in the group, there was no way anyone would chicken out for awhile.

Pope spun the bottle, everyone watching as it went around the circle. It slowed and landed on JJ, June cheering excitedly as Pope looked up at JJ.

"Yes! Yes I'm so excited!" June cheered, one of her biggest dreams being to see the two of them finally kiss it out. Everyone looked at her in confusion but she just held a giddy smile, looking at the two of them that were on opposite sides of the circle. JJ looked away from June and then gave Pope a shrugged shoulder, the Heyward boy giving him a little wave.

"Come here you." Pope said as he stood. It was rather quick, Pope grabbing JJ by the face and planting a solid kiss on him. June screamed in excitement along with Sarah and Cleo, the rest of them laughing and cheering. The blonde looked flustered when he pulled away, everyone laughing as Pope made his way back to his chair. He was smiling, the boy taking a sip of his beer and giving his best friend a wink.

"I think I liked that." JJ said, everyone laughing. June, who was sat beside him, pat him on the back hard, getting his attention. She gave him a knowing look and JJ rolled his eyes, the girl pushing her face towards his ear and speaking.

"I told you." Her lips brushed against his ear and he laughed, the girl pulling back and slinging an arm over his shoulders. She gave him the same knowing look and he tried not to blush at the overwhelming fact that her lips had touched him. She didn't seem to realize. They both turned back to the group where everyone was looking at them, John B staring between the two of them with narrowed eyes. He was thinking that they seemed rather cozy, her head buried in his neck and her arm around his shoulders. June urged them to continue on but John B cast that all too familiar look over at Pope, the Heyward boy giving him a solid nod that told him he knew exactly what he was trying to say.

"Alright Cleo it's your turn." Cleo let out a long dreadful sigh, leaning forwards and grabbing the bottle. She spun it quickly, all of them watching to see where it would land. It stopped on Kie, everyone cheering as the two girls looked up at each other.

"Now that's what I like to see." John B said, Sarah smacking him in the chest. Junes eyebrows quirked up as Cleo leaned over Popes lap to kiss Kie, the Heyward boy sitting back as far as he could in his lawn chair. It was a millisecond kiss, the two girls laughing when they pulled away and everyone cheering. However John B didn't seem too impressed with this, shaking his head and grabbing the bottle out of the middle of the circle. "What about chicken?"

"Nah we're good thanks." JJ said, shaking his head at the boy. Chicken was the game where they had to kiss until someone tapped out, someone chickened out, and the other person would be the winner. Everyone disagreed and John B let out a sigh of defeat, ready to spin the bottle on his turn. The bottle was quick to rip around the group until finally it landed on the lucky winner, Cleo letting out a groan as she shook her head at him.

"Come on man! Me again?!"  She whined, John B standing from his spot and spreading his arms out to her. She shook her head, refusing to engage in a kiss again but John B took this personally, dropping into one knee and holding his heart with two hands.

"Please do me the honor." He said in some strange accent, JJ and June both laughing as he said it. The group all nodded and then Pope started a chant, urging his girlfriend to kiss his best friend. John B gave her a cheeky smile as they chanted 'kiss him', Cleo groaning as she stood and grabbed him by the face. She pressed his lips to hers for just one second, pulling back and wiping her lips off. The chant faded into small chatter and John B let out a forlorn sigh, his hand still glued to his chest as he played up the dramatics. He fell back into the ground, all of them starting to shake their heads as he stared up at the stars above him. "Kissed by the devil...how weird."

"You asshole!" Cleo said, standing back up from her spot and causing John B to scramble off back to where he was sitting. Kie was clapping excitedly, her head shaking as she thought of the prospect of Cleo beating John B up. The cheered as Cleo sat back down, John B blowing her a tender kiss as his arm dropped around Sarah. However the girl was leaning forwards, grabbing at the bottle for her own turn, a nervous look on her face. June involuntarily crossed her fingers on the arm that was draped over JJs shoulders, the alcohol pulling the hopes from her. She spun the bottle and much to Junes excitement the bottle slowed and stopped right at the edge of where her space would be, the March girl looking up with wide eyes.  She choked down the cheerful yell she was going to exclaim, instead blinking a few times in surprise that the crossed fingers had actually worked.

Sarah met her eyes and June almost felt genuinely nervous, her girl crush on Sarah making her giddy with excitement.  She could even say her heart rate picked up a little, brought in by the blonde girls obvious allure. Junes mind traveled back to what Adam had said to her a few months ago on the golf course, and the running joke between her brother and he ex boyfriend that seemed to have to have the tiniest bit of truth to it.  June shot up from her spot, everyone startled by how quickly she had reacted. Sarah had a sneaky smile on her lips like she was ready for it, but Junes eagerness made a laugh ripple through the group. Before June could fully make it to Sarah, she was pulled back by her shirt, John B attached to the hand that was keeping her from the best moment of her life.

"Dude what the—"

"Chicken. We're playing chicken now." John Bs words brought silence around the group and June swallowed, wondering if this was the best case scenario for her. An impromptu make out with Sarah? Sign her up.

"I'm cool if you are." Sarah said, the firelight flickering in her eyes as she slurred the last word. June licked  her lips and then nodded, a smile glued to her lips as she wondered if this is how JJ felt getting to kiss Pope.  She raised her hands as if surrendering to the change and then shrugged.

"I'm cool." Sarah handed her beer to John B and stood, the chatter and laughs around the fire all quieting down as the two girls stood in front of each other. This was one of John Bs dream scenarios, the boy almost as eager as June. The two hottest girls he knew on the verge of a make out, it almost made him blush. The March girl was taken aback by the sultry look in Sarah's eyes and she was resorted to a bundle of nerves and weak knees when Sarah reached up and grabbed her face. The trip to her lips was  actually painfully tense, Sarah's unsurprisingly soft lips touching Junes. The March girl closed her eyes and let the girl hold her face, at first the two of them just staying in that exact position. June was almost starstruck, not able to move but Sarah soon remembered that this was chicken, the blond moving her lips against Junes. She heard a yell from somewhere behind her that seemed to break her out of her trance, June grabbing Sarah by the the shirt and pulling her closer. Everyone in the circle surrounding was shocked and appalled by the fact that the two girls were really going at it, Sarah's hand going to the back of Junes head to pull her closer. John B and JJ shot each other a look, the blonde only breaking his gaze for a moment before his eyes were automatically drawn to the scene. He was mesmerized, fantasizing about kissing June himself and also insanely into whatever was happening right now. John B was thanking the gods that he had been born to see this, the group starting to chant the word 'chicken' as the girls continued.  However it was a laugh from Junes mouth that pulled the sloppy kiss apart, the dark haired girl pulling back and detaching from Sarah. She was too overwhelmed to continue, seriously questioning some things about her and Sarah, especially because of how much she really enjoyed that steamy kiss. Sarah threw her arms up and cheered as everyone clapped, the boys all sharing an astonished look at what they had just seen.

"Okay...wow. That was probably the best thing I've ever witnessed in my entire life." John B said, a shocked look on his face as Sarah returned to her seat beside him.  June sat back down beside JJ and turned her head, licking her lips as sneakily as she could. However JJ saw the move, the boy running his tongue over his teeth as he looked at her slightly swollen lips. It was insane how badly he wanted to taste them now, Sarah making it seem so exciting. 

"God you're such a dude." Kie said, shaking her head as she looked down at the bottle. John B held an overly guilty look, his faux apologetic look making the Carrera girl groan. It was JJs turn now, June still trying to gather herself as she really questioned some things about herself. She attributed her blush to the alcohol , her eyes focusing on JJs hand as he spun the bottle. His hoping didn't go like how Junes had, the bottle landing on none other than John Routledge. The two boys looked up at each other from the bottle as the group roared with cheers and laughter, Pope leaning forwards and reminding them the name of the game.

"It's chicken, boys." John B seemed to understand the hasty mistake he had made in wanting to see his girlfriend and best friend make out, Kie pointing out that this was instant karma for his gross remarks. JJ stood from his spot and held a hand out to John B, the Routledge boys lips thinning out into a straight line as he realized he was going to have to make out with his best friend. June was grinning insanely, loving this game more than anything now that everyone was getting to kiss each other. However she was almost 100% certain this wasn't the first time that JJ and John B had kissed each other, the same thought come to her with Pope and JJs kiss.

John B attacked JJs mouth with a severity, the two of them moving terribly opposite of each other. It was almost painful to watch, and it didn't last too long, John B being the one to pull away. He shook his head and wiped his mouth off, sitting back down beside a giggling Sarah. JJ threw his arms up just like Sarah had, a triumphant look on his face as he turned back to June. She clapped for him, the boy sitting down and brushing the blonde from his face.

"Sorry I got nervous, we don't usually do that in front of people." John B quipped, everyone ooing and ahing at his joke. JJ shook his head as June leaned forwards, actually thrilled for her turn. Best case scenario she got Sarah again, the drunk girl actually longing for another chance to win against her lips. June was feeling very sexually confused at the moment, spinning the bottle with an excited look in her eyes.  It spun and spun and spun until it stopped, and June looked up at the culprit with glazed over eyes. Pope.  To say she had also been waiting for this day was an understatement, the girl masking her excitement due to the fact that she liked Cleo. However Pope looked at her with wide and fearful eyes, his stomach in a knot. June March was one of his oldest crushes, dating all the way back the summer after 8th grade when he had gotten an under the counter position at Barts, a sandwich shop that her mother adored. Obviously he had backed off when JJ came into the picture, his romantic thoughts about her had resurfaced multiple times through their adventure last summer, before him and Cleo had gotten together. He had definitely thought about kissing her, but now that she was standing and making her way over to him, it was evident that he could not indulge in his very secret desire.

"Hand me a beer." Pope said, his eyes not leaving June as she stopped where she was walking towards him. John B handed him a beer and Pope popped a hole into the side, shaking his head as he looked at her. "I'm sorry."

June sat back defeated as he shotgunned the beer, her arms crossing over her chest as she realized she still would never get her chance to kiss Pope. She was still holding out hope though. Pope finished the beer with a painstakingly heavy breath, sucking in air after shotgunning the beer. Everyone was booing him but he knew he didn't need to kiss June, it would keep him out of trouble if he refused.

"Who chickens out of chicken dude? That's crazy." JJ couldn't fathom why Pope wouldn't want to kiss June, in a gam w where you can make out with someone and get a pass for it because it's a game. Pope just shrugged at his words and threw the can behind him, feeling like that beer was going to be a mistake. June was slightly offended, but more disappointed, this game already helping her live out a few fantasies. She took two long swigs from her beer and then gestured to Kie who was sitting beside her, reminding her that it was her turn. She grabbed the  bottle and spun it, a feeling hitting June quickly and out of nowhere. She hoped to the heavens that the bottle wouldn't land on JJ, and then she wanted to punch herself for feeling that way. Technically it didn't matter who JJ made out with, it was none of her business at all. She  closed her eyes briefly to rid herself of the thoughts, bringing the beer up to her lips and chugging the rest of it while the bottle stopped. JJs head turned to June who was lost in her drink, his face softening as he watched her. He leaned back a little, his hand going behind her back but not touching her, even though he wanted to. She was looking out at the fire, pushing a hair behind her ear and he was mesmerized, his eyes stuck to her lips and her fingertips as they brushed the hair from her neck. His eyes trailed heavily across the skin of her neck and he brought his own beer can up, taking a sip of it. When he put it back down he could see her smile but he was too focused to know what she was smiling about. He took another sip so he could take his leap of faith, the boy scooting his arm up so that he  did in fact have his arm around her waist. She scooted into his side without even looking at him, the boy letting out a breath and then all of a sudden tuning back into the world around them. His heartbeat was rapid in his chest as he looked to see Kie and John B kissing, the sight of it making him realized he had missed  quite a bit. Kie pulled back laughing, shaking her head and accepting defeat at the hands of John B. She slumped back into her spot as John B said something that JJ couldn't head over his heartbeat, the bottle ending up in Popes hands again.

He spun it and it landed miraculously on June, the Heyward boy letting out a cautionary breath as he realized there was no way out of this. June gave him a teasing look and he nodded his head, standing from his spot and hoping he could make it seem like he didn't enjoy it as much as he knew he would.

"Cant escape me." She said, her arms outstretched as she greeted him above the fire. Pope looked nervous beyond all belief, June smiling at the fact that he seemed so scared. He let out a nervous breath out of his mouth and she held in a giggle, thinking it was so ridiculously funny just how terrified he was. She grabbed him by the face and pressed closer, Popes eyes closing as he just waited for her to kiss him. However the kiss was short lived and sweet, June pressing a peck to his lips and then looking to the others and shrugging. "I chickened...sorry."

Everyone had something to say but June just tapped the side of Popes face with her fingers and went back to her seat, Pope feeling like he had been saved by her graciousness. He went back to his seat and his cheeks were burning terribly red, June sending him a wink from across the fire.

The next few rounds went like this; Cleo and JJ, John B and Kie which was all too familiar, Sarah and Kie and then when it was JJs turn he gave it the hardest spin he could. He had no expectations for who it might land on but he felt like the fates aligned and the universe really showed him some mercy when the bottle landed right on the edge of where Junes section would be considered. She was drunk, beyond drunk because she had finished another beer and attempted to wash away any of her dark feeling shorts could rise. June looked over at JJ with narrowed eyes and then pushed her lips against his hard, JJ being taken aback.

It was too passionate to even gauge, JJ wondering if he was just imagining it or  if it was actually that intense. Her lips moved hungrily against him and he pushed closer to her, his thumb under her chin to hold her face up. Her head tilted and she bit at his bottom lip, a chill going through his body as he  experienced something he had been craving for a long time. He needed to breathe but he forced himself to draw air in between kisses, the taste of the beer and mint mixing together in their mouths and making him feel like he could do this all day. His hand slid around her waist and her hair fell in front of their faces, shielding them from the others and it was then that she pushed her tongue into his mouth, JJ pulling back from sheer surprise. For a moment he forgot where he was, June smiling at him and his finger pulling her bottom lip down.

"And you ruined the game." John B said, standing from his spot and taking a beer with him. June pulled back all the way and shrugged her shoulders, looking at John B with a defendant look while JJ was stuck right where she left him.

"You're just mad because we broke the record."

"Well it's different with you guys it's— you know what? Attitude. You've got too much of it." June laughed as she stood, gesturing towards a different area with her hand.

"Whatever. I'm going to the bathroom." June left the circle and there was conversation immediately when she left, the girl stumbling towards the bathroom. She hadn't realized how drunk she was feeling until she had started walking, her stomach in knots as she considered the fact she might need to throw up.  She could hardly comprehend the fact that she had made out with most of her friends, instead too focused on the pressure on her bladder.

JJ however was riding a ridiculous high, his lips tingling as he sat in the circle.  The fire mesmerized him and he was lost in thought, trying to recover from the fact that he had  been the luckiest guy in the world only a few moments ago. John B left the circle after June and JJ couldn't even bother to wonder why, instead reliving the deliciousness of that kiss over and over again in his head.

June walked back out into the yard, rebuttoning her pants as she walked out. She had ditched her shirt somewhere along the way back out, left in her bathing suit top.  She looked around and then looked up, an all too familiar thorn in her side presenting himself in front of her.

"You lost your shirt Juneypoo." John B was observant, June stopping in her tracks in front of him and nodding.

"That is...correct. Aren't you smart?" She said, giving him a condescending tone that made him laugh a little bit. They just looked at each other for  a moment before he leaned took a few steps forwards, pulling June into his arms and hugging her.

"I really missed you. Like seriously." He said, his voice thick. Her stomach knotted and she wrapped her arms around him, letting a breath of relief out and really feeling the weight of being welcomed. He buried his head in her neck and she squeezed him tighter, answering him.

"I missed you too." He nodded and then pulled back, pushing a few strands of hair from her face and then smiling at her. He looked over his shoulder and then back at her, his hands on her shoulders as he spoke.

"When JJ got your letter he said—"

"I'm right behind you dickhead." JJ said, pulling John B back by the collar of his shirt. June laughed as he continued to pull him back to the fire, a smile on her lips as she experienced joy for the first night in what felt like forever.  She was grateful for this. She hoped it would never end.

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I might have to take a break on this story because I've got bad writers block but I'm really trying.

Let me know what you're thinking.