Reign's POV.

It's 1AM in the morning and the party is still going strong, I'm drunk but not as drunk as most people.

After Luke chickened out on me, I ate half of Ari's biscuits and left crumbs on her white comforter before leaving the room and going down stairs, I found Jasmine drinking alone in a corner because Mason was playing ping pong with his football buddies.

I dragged her to the kitchen and we had shots while laughing at other drunk people.

She's actually a fun time, she and Mason would be great for one another.

She disappeared with her friend Rose minutes ago, now it's just me and this precious bottle of whiskey.

"Reign Reign Reign Reign." Ariana hurries towards me, I wrap my arm around her neck, squeezing her into me.

"Hey, sweetie, where have you been?" I sip, looking down at her since she's shorter than me.

"Around, do you wanna go to West mighty lake with us?" She asks, sounding excited.

"Depends, who's us?"

"Mason, Garrett, Luke and Jasmine." She literally counts with her fingers.

Alcohol does that to you.

"I don't know..." I trail, pursing my lips.

"Oh c'mon, we can stay up until sunrise." She whines, pouting up at me.

"Who's driving and how much alcohol did they take?" I swing a sip.

"Mason's driving, he didn't take any alcohol." She shakes her head, her big brown eyes glowing with hope.

"I feel like I don't have a say in this." I give in.

"It will be fun." She pulls my arm, leading me out of the kitchen.

We both stumble on our way out of the house, I take a deep breath as soon as we make it out.

The rest of the crew is standing by Luke's car, being loud as hell.

"I got her!" Ari loudly announces to them

"So you're just gonna leave your house to a bunch of drunk teenagers?" Asks Luke, grabbing the bottle from my hand and chugging like it's beer.

"They're not gonna steal it, are they?" Ari looks at the house.

"No but they might burn it down." I respond, staring at the two jocks punching each other's faces and laughing.

"Literally." Garrett adds.

"I left someone in charge, it'll be fine." She waves it off.

Mason opens the passenger door for Jasmine, I snort a laugh, Ari slaps my arm and I fold my lips between my teeth.

Garrett jumps in the back seat, carrying Ariana over the car and setting her on his lap, I roll my eyes to Luke, who's also looking at them with the same distaste.

Mason slides the driver's seat forward to leave way for me and Luke. Luke gets in first, settling in the back.

"Fuck me." I mumble, getting in and sitting in the middle, I scowl my face at Ari and Garrett, whispering and giggling to each other.

The drive starts off silent, well, not complete silence since Garrett and Ariana can't stop sweet talking.

I kinda like how Mason and Jasmine are shy around one another, it's cute and quiet.

Luke breathes out a laugh beside me, I turn to look at him, he's texting.

Of course.

I move to stick my head in-between the passenger and driver's seat.

"Can you please play some music?" I whisper to Mason.

"I bet Jasmine has the best playlist." He turns to stare at her with a grin, she also looks at him and smiles, her raven hair whipping her face.

I find myself smiling because this is actually very cute, even for me.

She pulls out her phone and I slouch back in my seat, tilting my head back and staring up at the sky stained with purple, the moon giving a granite light and the sky heavily sprinkled with stars.

Wind blows on my face and into my hair, making me feel drunk and relaxed.

Lust for life by Lana del Rey and the Weeknd fills the car and maybe I close my eyes and fall a sleep for a second.

We turn to a gravel road, Mason stops the car and tells everyone to walk because Luke's precious car isn't a land cruiser.

We all whine and groan but end up getting out of the car anyway, West mighty Lake isn't exactly that far from here but we're drunk and we have to walk through the woods.

"Can someone tell me why we're going to the lake at night?" I ask, feeling like I'm troubling myself.

"Because, these are our last high school days, we gotta have all the stupid fun and make all the awesome memories." Says Ariana as Garrett carries her on his back.

"That's just stupid." I mumble but I know she heard me.

She ignores my comment and goes back to giggling with Garrett, Mason and Jasmine are in their own world too, which leaves me behind with this other idiot, who's still fucking texting.

"Jesus Christ, Richardson, just send her the dick pic." I say even though I don't know who he's texting or what they're texting about.

"Don't start." He says as we enter the woods and blinding mist comes down and hides the land.

"You're not getting that boob pic if you don't send a picture of your junk." I step over a branch, he looks at me. "Just saying." I shrug.

"Are you asking for my attention or something?" He asks, I hear rustling and chill runs up my back.

God, I'm drunk.

"Yes, Richardson, I'm so bored and I desperately need your attention, please oh please give it to me." I say sarcastically, dramatically holding on to his arm.

"Oh I will give it to you but patience," He slips his phone in his pocket.

"Why do you have to turn everything sexual?" I kick a rock, grumbling.

An unexpected gasp escapes me when he wraps his arm around my waist from behind and brings his hot mouth to my left ear.

"Luke.." I whisper shout.

"Maybe we should try fucking in these woods, what do you think?" His fingers skim the fabric of my skirt.

Yes.

"Uh-uh," I shake my head instead.

"Bullshit, bet you're already wet just by thinking about it," he whispers in my ear in his playful drunk tone and I shut my eyes.

I feel so.... weak and euphoric.

It's a good fucking feeling.

I look up at him over my shoulder and he lowers his head and captures my lip between his teeth.

The kiss is unserious and wet and we moan at the same time which makes me smile.

"We're here!" I hear Ariana scream from a distance.

I look forward and we continue walking, we make it to the lake and I smile at the crisp sparkle of the lake, fog dancing on top like clouds.

It's dark, chilly, beautiful and thrilling.

I twist my head to look at the woods, darkness oozes from between the trees.

Fuck.

"I feel like you guys have never watched those horror movies where teenagers go to the woods to do stupid shit but then get killed one by one." I fold my hands over my chest.

"Honey, you watch too much TV," Says Luke.

"Okay," I sit on a rock. "Now what? We wait for the sun to come out?" I bite on my thumbnail, looking around the darkness that runs the place.

"Do you guys wanna skinny-dip?" Asks Ariana.

"Noo!" Garrett and I respond in union.

"I'm up for it." Luke lifts his shoulders.

"Me too." Jasmine giggles.

"Let's do it." Ariana starts taking off her clothes, my mouth falls open.

I cover my eyes when Luke and Jasmine join her.

"The water is probably freezing cold, you idiots." I hear Garrett point out.

"Fuck it." That's Mason.

"Mason, don't you dare, you're naked shy." I point my finger at him blindly, I feel someone redirecting my finger.

"Yeah but Jasmine, Rei, Jasmine." He whispers.

I wish I could roll my eyes at him.

I stay silent and unmoved until I hear water splashing and voices laughing and chatting at a distance.

"Are they gone?" I ask Garrett.

"Yep." He sighs.

I let my hand fall from my eyes and I shake my head at them. Hearing their version of teenage stupidity from where we are.

"So, you and Luke?" He starts.

"Me and Luke what?" I ask lazily rolling my eyes.

"I might have walked in on you guys at the party, making out in Ari's bedroom." He reminds me, I let my eyelids fall in embarrassment.

Shit!

We didn't hear him? How did we not hear him?

Your mind was occupied.

"It's really not what you think." I try to defend myself.

"Then what should I think." He sits down on the ground next to the rock and rests his hands on his knees.

"Remember that incident at your house that one night?"

"You mean when you made us believe that you were gonna kiss Luke but then you didn't kiss him and he manhandled you upstairs?" He chuckles, "Yeah, I remember that." He laughs.

I sigh, staring down at my shoes.

"Well, something kinda changed after all that." I barely let the words out.

"What changed?" He sounds interested.

"We've been.. wanting to.. do stuff." I cringe, he laughs, a very loud long laugh which has me shutting my eyes and regretting ever opening my mouth.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to laugh it's just that, you and Luke wanting to smash each other after three long years of fighting and swearing, it's kinda of ironic."

"Shut up, I'm not proud of it." I dig my shoe in wet sand.

"Well, I know but-"

He's cut off by Ariana's scream, well it's not a scream scream, it's a scream of happiness.

"I hope a leach feeds on one of your asses!" Garrett shouts to them and I laugh, he joins me.

"So, you never ever wanna fall in love with anybody?" He questions.

"Never."

"You know love is not something you invite, right?" He picks up a rocks and twirls it between his fingers.

"Humor me." I huff.

"No seriously, Rei, love is like death, you know it's coming but you don't know when or where but at the end of the day, it finds you and it chooses you."

"Not me." I utter underneath my tone.

"I pray to God that it finds you before graduation and that you fall in love with-"

"Don't you dare say his name in the same sentence as that word." I grasp his varsity jacket, glaring at him.

"Don't be scared to fall in love, Reign, besides being the most confusing feeling in the world, it's actually pretty beautiful." He shoves my hand.

"Not me, death might find me but not love, love is a myth to me." I say honestly.

"Okay," he sounds defeated.

"Thanks for the speech though." I laugh.

"You're welcome, do you wanna steal their clothes and run back to the car?" He asks me.

"No. I wanna steal their clothes, run back to the car and drive back to the main road." I respond.

"You are fucking awesome sometimes." He chuckles, ruffling my hair and standing up. "let's do it."

We quickly grab all the clothes and shoes and we start walking towards the woods, careful not to draw attention to ourselves.

"Hey! Where are you guys going?" Mason shouts.

"Did they just take our fucking clothes?" Asks Jasmine.

"Run." Garrett increases his pace.

Easy for him to say, he's an athlete while I'm just a drunk girl with muddy shoes.