WARNING (honestly I feel like you'd go on anyways lel):
-Drinking
-Intense game of 7 Minutes in Heaven

If you're fine with that then get yourself some Cheetos and a Root Beer, and enjoy the cringe
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"And welcome to the party of your lives!" Lapis announced as she makes a grand enterance into the house. She had already disappeared before Steven and Peridot could make it through. They probably wouldn't see her again, then again counting the many people inside the frat house it was a high chance they wouldn't. Peridot gulped at the inside of the house, the smell of fresh alcohol lingering towards the 2 and she knew Lapis wouldn't be around to take her back to the dorms. Steven noticed how shaky she looked as they went in together.

"You ok Peri?" He asked, feeling nervous himself.

"Y-yeah, I'm cool," Peri stuttered. "I just haven't been to one of these things."

"Well, me neither. If you're scared, Lapis did say she'd look out for you."

She gave him an unsure look. "Lapis is off with some drunk frats guys or something, I doubt we'll see her at all."

'She's starting to regret this, I can tell.' Steven thought to himself. "Well, you could come with me and we could try to find Bismuth or the others. Who knows? Maybe it won't be as bad as it looks." He reassured her, Peridot shrugging in response.

"Yeah, I guess. Think we can hit the snack table though? I am kinda hungry." She suggested, and Steven nodded in agreement. "If we can even find it through these drunks and pervs."

'If Pearl caught me here I'd be dead.'

Steven squinted his eyes as he tried to get through the many young adults dancing and chatting until he finally spotted a snack table in the mix. "I think that's it over there, follow me." He started walking with Peridot behind him, and she was making sure she was close to him to avoid getting lost in the mix of young adults and frats. It was getting hard to follow him with how small she was in the large crowd. Steven was at least 6 people away from her by now.

This party couldn't get any worse.

"Dammit! Look what you did, fuckwad!" A feminine voice screamed from in front of her. In front of Peri was a blonde in a black off-shoulder along with a suede skirt, however it was clear there was punch on it due to the dark red spots littering over it. She gave the short girl a pissed off look, her eyes shooting daggers. "Do you know how much this whole outfit cost me?!"

"I don't know, $15?" Peri guessed half-heartedly.

"200 dollars! And you just ruined it!" The blonde crossed her arms and glared. "Maybe put those oversized glasses back on your acne-ridden face and maybe you'll see me next time, geek."

"First of all, I don't have acne. Second, I was gonna apologize until you started yelling about money or something. So maybe you should watch out next time, Miss."

At this point the blonde was only a meer foot away from her and it was getting intense. If only Steven was here.

"Aye, are you guys gonna make love or what?" Lapis interrupted, now noticing the whole situation. "Actually it'll help a lot if you don't. What happened here anyways?"

"Thank god, Lapis! Can you please tell this blonde reject to stop calling me a geek?! It's getting annoying at this point." Peridot glanced at the girl in front of her.

"Oh, you met Mari."

"Who?"

"Marigold, we call her Mari for short. Don't worry, Mari, she's with me."

Mari rolled her eyes. "Leave it to Lapis to bring an 'intellectual' to a frat party. You better keep your little girlfriend off my back, I mean it."

"Yeah, yeah, I will. Come on Peri, I saw Steven at the refreshments with one of my homies." She assured as she grabbed Peridot's hand. Peridot sighed in relief once they left and met up with Steven, who was talking with a lightskin girl with light pink hair, a pink eyepatch on her eye, and she was wearing a casual LBD with an oversized jean-jacket, a pair of jeans underneath. She almost looked like a friendlier version of Mari.

Steven noticed the duo arriving. "Bout time, guys. I see you found Lapis by the way."

Peridot sighed. "After getting harrassed by some blonde."

The girl with the pink hair rolled her eyes, taking a sip of her punch. "Sorry about that, my best bet is Marigold. She and Luni are always bitchin' about something. Just avoid them, though I warn you it's near impossible."

"You're friends with her?"

"No..." she said with doubt in her voice. "I have a history with the Mean Pearls, that's all. Oh, how could I forget, the name's Volley by the way," she introduced with a smile. "My bad if I Stole your friend from ya, I felt a real chill vibe from him."

"It's cool. So what are you majoring for?" Lapis asked as she poured herself some spiked punch.

"Dance, actually. I've been dreaming of this since as long as I can remember. Steven told me you're an art major and...Peri I think, she's the Engineering girl?"

"Yeah," Steven answered. "Except Lapis doesn't take her major as seriously."

"Apparently you don't either, you came to the party didn't ya?" Lapis teased. Volley laughed as Steven rolled his eyes.

"You know, one of my friends is majoring in one of the arts. Well, theatrical arts to be specific. You should totally meet her. Only thing is she gets pissed off quickly, and don't bring up her roommate either. She hates his guts." Volley began to rant on. "She said next time she sees him she's gonna rip him to peices. Just keep that off topic and you guys will be besties. Actually she's at the party right now."

Lapis rose her hands in victory. "Awesome! Another drunk buddy! Bring her over here, I wanna see if she's up for Spin the Bottle later."

"Honestly I'd hate to be her roommate," Steven commented. "Why does she hate him?"

Volley shrugged as she went towards the center of the party. "Beats me, don't ask her about it though." Within seconds, she was already returning with someone's hand in hers. The person had on a leather jacket with a white tank underneath as well as a jean/denim skirt, finished with ankle boots to top it off. Even her makeup was pretty attractive; a dark purple eyeshadow complimenting her perfectly. Sure, she was hot, but Steven's heart dropped once he saw who it was.

"Guys, meet Spinel, the girl I was talking to you about." Volley introduced, failing to notice Spinel and Steven's eyes locking as if they were staring into each other's souls. "Spins, this is Lapis, Peridot and-"

"Volley! You didn't tell me it was Spinel! You at least could've gave us a heads up." Steven reminded her nervously, Spinel crossing her arms and glaring at the pink haired girl beside her.

"And you could've gave me a heads up my roommate would be that guy you were egging me on about," she demanded in a monotone voice. "I'm shocked the little church boy even decided to show up. Aren't you supposed to be studying for Sunday School, Mistah Universe?"

'Why is Volley even- Oh right.'

"You know, Volley didn't mention you had a sense of humor, but trust me, Sunday School is out of my league at the moment. It's good seeing you here I guess." Steven said, trying to lighten up the awkward mood. This night was already a bust.

"Good seeing me here?" Spinel scoffed. "You seem to be the one with a sense of humor, Universe. Too bad it's straight up ass."

'This is going horribly...'

Lapis stepped in between the 2. "Ok, I sense sexual tension over here. Wanna get rid of it with a game of 7 Minutes in Heaven and some drinks? My treat."

"Lapis, you're our ride back to the dorms," Peridot reminded her with a scold. "You know you're not supposed to-"

"Everybody! 7 minutes in Heaven in the next room!" The bluette had shouted to the whole crowd, a few grabbing the drinks they could and heading to the other room where there was more room. Peridot sighed in defeat as Lapis dragged her with her. "You're coming too, Steven, don't think I'm letting you get away from this one."

At this point he wanted to pull a Peri and run. "Fine, just don't expect me to like it."

"No promises." In seconds she had disappeared once again, not that it was surprising. She'd probably be doing that at least another 90 times tonight. Not that it would be surprising. Why did he agree to come here again? Oh, right, to satisfy Lapis and her shenanigans. While thinking about what he was going with his life, Steven joined the others in a group that was near a keg. Lapis then put her empty beer bottle in the center, giving a mischeivous smirk. "Everyone knows the rules, right? We get a couple of people, the get into the closet and do whatever, it can be just standing there or making sweet love. Either way, someone's gonna have to do the kinky shit before the end of the night."

"What fun would it be just standing around?" Mari scoffed. "I say each couple that goes in that door has to make out, to make it fun."

"But...how are we gonna know if they do it if they're behind a closed door, Marigold?" A tanned girl with blue hair, except a lighter shade than Lapis, asked with a shrug.

"Well, Luni, that's Easy. We catch em in the act before time runs out," Mari added on.

"You're all very horny, and I approve!" Lapis cheered on. "Let's go with that. The kinkier, the better." She said as she gave the bottle a spin. It first landed on Volley, the second time landing a guy with light brown hair and hazel eyes, his face instantly turning pink.

"Better pucker up, Wyatt, I'm wearing my best lip gloss and I'm ready for the smooches," Volley teased with a giggles while heading towards the door. Everyone began cheering them on as Volley was shutting the door. However, a mere 5 seconds later, it busted back open with Wyatt on the floor.

"The hell happened to that guy?" Spinel asked though it was clear she wasn't concerned whatsoever, noticing the blood on the floor.

Volley rubbed her neck nervously. "I leaned in and he had a nosebleed..."

"Should we get a doctor?" Peridot asked concerningly (unlike Spinel).

"Yeah, the loser's gonna be fine, Karen." A certain blonde snapped, obviously wanting to get this over with. Peri glared her. "Whose gonna spin?"

"I guess I will," Volley said as she gave it a couple of spins. It landed on Peridot and Kevin, Kevin looking forward to it but the little dorito having a completely opposite reaction.

Kevin gave the blonde a flirty look and winked. "It's me and you~"

That caused her to move closer to Lapis. "I don't want to." She stated quickly. "I don't wanna. Not with you, not in there."

'Poor Peri, this really isn't her night...' Steven thought to himself. "It's fine, you don't have to if you don't want to." He reassured her, though he knew it wouldn't do much good.

"Oh come on, it's just a game. Little Miss Priss can come to a frat party, she can kiss someone for a few lousy minutes," Luni remarked with an eyeroll, though it wasn't obvious due to her overgrown bangs.

"I'm not prissy! I've worked too hard to get where I am now, and I only came here just for *points at Lapis her sake! Sorry that I wanna keep my dignity and not kiss random people that mean aboslutely nothing to me, unlike you guys. Oh and Lapis?" She gave a dirty look. "Are you really gonna let me off like that?"

Not wanting to start an arguement, Lapis gave in. "Ok, ok, she's right. She doesn't have to kiss anybody. But I want some kinky action right here right now. Whose gonna replace Peri?"

Mari got up, the punch stains dried on her skirt yet still visible, as she brushed her short blonde hair to the side. "I actually know how to have fun, you can thank me later. Come on babe, let show these virgins how to really play~" She purred with a wink, Kevin automatically agreeing as they went into the closet.

It was clear Peridot was still mad about the whole thing but didn't wanna risk Lapis making a dumb move and having a one-night affair with anyone here. Steven just hoped he was able to get off the hook and avoid having to do things like that. It was obvious the whole game was a one-way ticket to hell.

Kevin and Marigold came out with the most obvious signs possible it really was 7 Minutes in heaven; a hickey on the side of Kevin's neck, Mari's lipstick smeared, and better yet their clothes were wrinkled, showing it went further than kissing. What would've happened if Peri WAS in there...?

The next few turns were pretty much the same; DJ and his pencil, Luni and a random frat guy, Volley had another turn this time with the Frat president (nosebleed not included), and last but not least Mari snagged another turn with Kevin (though that was intentional). Lapis had to skip both of her turns due to the dorito next to her.

Steven yawned tiredly. It was probably 2 am by now, and he wasn't used to staying out this late. Even worse there were plenty of drunk people in the circle now, due to the new "If you pass up, you drink" rule. Either way, even if they DIDN'T pass it up, they got free shots anyways.

"How long do these parties usually last?" Steven asked Volley.

"Eh, a night and a half," she replied with a laugh. "Don't worry about it, Steven, it'll end eventually."

"Still I'm not usually up this late. If my mom found out she'd kill me." He said in a worried tone.

She noticed this, and gave him a reassuring smile. "I think Lapis knows what she's doing. From what I see she'll handle you guys, you see how respective she is of Peridot and her needs. Pretty sure she'll be gone in an hour or so."

"Then she's gonna come back and stay an extra week." Not that he was wrong. After a girl with dyed purple hair and a frat boy came out of the closet with the cheesiest grins of their lives, Lapis reached down to spin the bottle. He was lucky he hadn't been chosen yet.

Everyone watched in anticipation as the bottle made it's rounds.

It kept spinning.

And spinning...

And spinning...

And spinning...

"Spinel! Congrats!" Volley cheered with a clap to the girl next to her. "I was waiting for that!"

"Whatever, let's get this over with," she replied in an oddly chill tone, as if she didn't care.

"Ah ah ah, we still gotta see who gets to kiss those luscious lips tonight~" Lapis teased with a wink, though she knew she wouldn't be able to do it herself. Not that she wanted to. "Take your spin, Spins!"

Spinel gave the bottle a rough spin and everyone began cheering "Spin! Spin! Spin!" as it made its rounds. To Steven, anyone would be lucky to get trapped with her. Not only was she hot, but she looked easy. And for all you whippersnappers who don't know what that means, don't look it up.

(The Author is not responsible for you searching stuff like that up and possibly regretting it.)

It spun. . .

And spun. . .

"Come on, hurry the hell up! I wanna see some kinky shit!"

And spun. . .

Everyone gasped as they saw who it had landed on, Lapis and Volley grinning like crazy. There were a few disappointed sighs from horny guys who wanted to get under the girl's denim skirt, while a few girls elbowed the guy they wated all to herself. Spinel? She dreaded that it even stopped spinning.

"Steven? Are you ok?" Peridot asked him, sorta getting a kick out of this, though she wasn't gonna let Lapis know that.

His face was a blushing mess and he glanced at the pink haired goth a few people down. "Yeah, yeah! I'm cool. It's just..."

"Don't tell me you're anything like Little Miss Priss over there," Mari remarks unkindly, implying to Peri.

Peridot clenched her fists.

"It's harmless, it's just 7 minutes. Besides its not gonna be anything serious." Lapis encouraged. Mostly she just wanted to see the church boy come out of his shell. "I promise you, after this, you won't regret it. Besides, Latina over there doesn't seem to have a problem with it."

Steven looked over at Spinel. Her expression was unreadable. It was unclear if she actually wanted to or not, but Lapis was right; She didn't fight against it. He was sure she only kept quiet to keep Marigold and her suckup shut up about calling her chicken. It was taking a while to respond, and Volley knew what to do.

"Do it. Do it. Do it." She began chanting, one by one everyone else joining in as well.

"Do it! Do it! Do it!"

Well, everyone except Spinel and Steven himself. They gave each other unreadable looks, Spinel then getting up and earning some cheers and whistles from the people below her. "Let's get this over with." She muttered under her breath as she opened the door for them both. Steven knew he had no other choice and followed, the cheers getting louder. It eventually drew some attention.

The room was only dimly lit once the door was shut. It had extra kegs in it, as well as beer and wine bottles, and he was sure he saw a box of condoms in there somewhere. It was quiet. Too quiet. And uncomfortable too. To him at least, he wasn't so sure about the girl he was with. Even in the dim light, she was astonishing, her face clear and her makeup dazzling. Not to mention her pistol-like vibe.

Even then he wasn't gonna risk getting killed by her in here. "Ok, look," he began nervously, trying to laugh it off. "I know we got off to a rough start, with you kicking me and all that when we first got settled in. And I know this is uncomfortable for me- not that you make me comfortable it's just..." Great Steven, you sound like an idiot. "This whole situation, yeah! That's it. Me. You. In a closet. alone. I don't want you to be uncomfortable so if you are I can tell Lapis to- mmph!" He was stopped by Spinel's lips clashing onto his as she grabbed his shirt collar roughly. If his face wasn't pink then, it was certainly pink now. He had to admit, though, her kiss was soft and warm, and, without knowing it, he found himself enjoying it.

Steven instinctively pulled her closer and she surprisingly didn't fight back. Spinel instead allowed him to pull her close and wrapped her arms around his shoulders lightly. At this point they had forgotten they pretty much hated each other and the fact a bunch of horny young adults were outside waiting for the right moment to catch them in the act. Both of them enjoyed each other's warmth in the kiss, Spinel pushing deeper for it to be heated.

This was the most American kiss Steven would ever have.

One of his hands carressed the girl's back gently, feeling how slender yet fragile she was. Spinel shivered a little at the movements but was too focused on the kiss to even care or push it off. She moved her own hand to his soft cheek, the heat from his blush still yet radiant on her hand.

Finally, the both of them pulled back breathless, a strong of saliva connecting them. Both were speechless, the only known communication was through their eyes. Their loud yet so silent eyes. Steven, now realizing what happened. Did he really just kiss a girl that hated him more than anything? Or rather, did she kiss him?

Then the door swung open and Lapis was grinning her ass off. "So that's what was taking you too so long~" She said flirtaciously. "My bad if I interrupted something, Steven."

His blush got deeper once he found where his hands were; one on Spinel's curved waist and the other on the back from where he was caressing it. Even worse it was close to her exposed leg, considering how short the demin skirt was. The string attaching them only made it worse. "O-oh!" He caught himself as he let go, hoping to see no sign of anger on the Latina. Again, her expression was unreadable. "I-I'm so sorry! I don't know what-"

"Save it, Mistah Universe. It was just a kiss." Spinel finally said.

"Not from what I can see. Hey everybody, Steven almost got laid!" Lapis called out, an encore and laughter ringing. She gave him a half-drunken smile. "We GOTTA drink this up!"

"Oh no, I don't drink," Steven reminded as he followed Lapis back to the circle. She didn't listen and grabbed a glass, pouring in some sort of alcohol and handed it to him.

"Come on, Steven. Live a little. You're in college now, you can do whatever you want. you deserve it."

Sighing in defeat, Steven glanced at the alcohol he held in his hand. He just hoped this wouldn't head out to Pearl. "3...2...1..." He quietly counted down, gulping it down. It was a bad idea, considering it burned like a mother fuck. Why did anyone even drink that stuff?

"Congratulations, Stevie!" Peri congratulated, who had a non-alcoholic cup of punch.

"yeah, thanks," He managed to choke out. The burn was still lingering in his throat.

Lapis threw a toast to him, and a toast became 5. And 5 became 10. And 10 became...uncountable. Everyone who was a level 1 drunk in the circle was now at least a level 11. Peridot on the other hand lost Lapis a short time ago, which was bad considering she was ready to leave. This was not how anyone planned. Steven had lost sight of Spinel as well. Honestly he didn't know what to think after the kiss. Did she like him? Were they not enemies? Why didn't she avoid the whole thing?

It was all too much for his pretty little head. If only he hadda stayed at his dorm, cuddled into his PJs and FaceTiming Connie.

Honestly being with Connie sounded really good right now.

"Surprise handsome~" Someone sang behind him as a pair of hands covered his eyes. "Did ya miss me, dolly~?"

He turned around after uncovering his eyes, only to be brought with shock. "Spinel? Are you ok?" That was a pretty oblivious question, considering not only was her voice a bit hazy, but she could barely stay on her feet.

"Oh I'm fine and dandy," she answered with a wink. "The question is...what's your name, handsome~?" Spinel hugged his torso, obviously not in the best state.

"Spinel, you're drunk." Steven stated with a furrowed brow. "Where's Volley?"

She took a while to respond, getting into deep thought. "Hmmm...look over there." She pointed towards a sofa, where Volley was knocked out cold with a drink in her hand. "She fucking left me, can you believe it? Man she's a bully..." Her eyes began to gleam as she looked up at Steven. "But you know something? You're here~ And I know you won't leave a poor girl like wittle ol' me alone, now will ya~?"

Steven sighed as he pulled her off of him. "I need to take you back to the dorms. You don't need to be here right now."

"Ooh~ I see where this is goin~" Spinel said lustfully, biting her lip. "And I love it~"

'No, you don't see where this is going.' He thought as he grabbed her hand, trying to get her out of the frat house before she really tried to make a move on him and considering how strong she probably was, he wouldn't stand a chance. He grabbed his phone to alert Peridot before she got scared of his absence.

Steven: *Hey, I'm gonna take Spinel back to the dorms. Want me to walk you back?*

💚Peri💚: *I'm gonna stay here and keep Lapis out of trouble, you know how she is 😒*

Steven: *Yeah. Where is she? I saw Volley passed out earlier*

💚Peri💚: *Drunk dancing on a table...I tried getting her off but there's no use.*

Steven: *That's Lapis all right. I'll see you back at the dorms, lemme know if you want me to pick you up*

💚Peri💚: *Ok, thanks 👍*

While he was at it, he saw his messages were full from either Amethyst or Connie. Amethyst was asking if he was having fun, Connie on the other hand...

Connie <3: *Hey Steven! Howse it goin?*

Connie <3: *Steven? Is everything ok?*

Connie <3: *I'm getting worried, pls respond 😦*

Connie <3: *Do I need to get Pearl? Please tell me you're ok! 😟*

Connie <3: *Ok, you haven't responded in hours. I'm getting Pearl soon*

"Oh god no..." Steven began to type as fast as his nimble fingers could go, praying to the Holy gods she hadn't told Pearl anything.

Steven: *No! No need! I'm ok, I promise.*

Connie <3: *There you are. Where were u? You had me worried sick!!!!*

Steven: *Promise not to tell mom?*

Connie <3: *Depends*

Steven: *Look...I'm at a party right now. But I'm leaving, things got out of hand. I'm taking my dorm mate back, she's drunk as fuck.*

Connie <3: *Lemme guess, Lapis right? You know how Pearl feels about her and her influence*

Steven: *I know I know. Like I said, I'm going back. But this is between you and me, ok? Mom's gonna kill me if she finds out*

Connie <3: *Scout's honor. But be careful, ok?*

Steven: *I will. I'll talk to you tomorrow*

Steven sighed as he put his phone back in his pocket, relieved he was a good distance from the house now. Relieved that it was over and he'd be able to sleep in peace. It was already past 12, which he knew meant he'd pay for it in the morning. Spinel was busy ranting on, calling him hot or whatever. The boy was too tired to even pay attention. All the events replayed in his head; The game, the kiss, the alcohol... He almost felt bad for leaving Peri there on her own.

"Hey, wanna know somethin'?" Spinel had ranted while holding on to his shoulder for leverage.

"What, Spinel?"

"You're really nice to me. Really really nice. *giggle* You're such a nice person!"

If this wasn't Spinel he'd actually think she was being sincere and actually liked him.

"That's nice, Spinel." He muttered exhaustedly as he opened the door to the dorm building. Dorm sweet dorm.

"Ya know that's a long ways up..." the drunken girl slurred as she looked up. ''I counted 5 billion 32 jillion 567 thousand and...90...95...cents."

"There's only a flights, you can walk up there yourself, right?"

"Lemme try." She pushed herself off of him, only to fall the first step she took. She then looked up at him with a smile. "Did I do it? Did i?"

Steven groaned tiredly. His body was already aching, the alcohol giving him a headache. Now this? What's next? He sighed as he picked her up bridal style, Spinel wrapping her arms around him again. "Don't try anything funny, ok?"

She smirked lustfully. "I can't make any promises~" She giggled into his ear. "Lover."

This definitely wasn't the Spinel he knew earlier. The Spinel he knew would've kicked his balls and slapped the fuck out of him for even touching her. Was she even drunk during 7 Minutes of Heaven? It didn't matter now. It was a pain carrying her up to the top floor, but it was so relieving to see his room again.

"Aw, is the ride over, lover?" Spinel playfully teased as he put her on her own bed. "You know, there's something else we could do~"

"Spinel, I'm too tired for this. I want you to rest up and get sober, it'll help you. You're not in a good state right now and I don't have the energy to deal with you right now." Steven told her in a way she hopefully could understand. "Anything else you need me for?"

'Big mistake...'

The pink haired goth bit her lip seductively, leaning close to his ear. "Quiero que me folles tan fuerte que todo lo que puedo decir es "Papi más duro"~ hehe~"

She giggled at the sight of Steven's forever-lasting blush spreading across his face. He may not have known much Spanish, but even he knew what she said was something he never wanted to hear again. "Ok, bedtime for you." Steven quickly rushed as he pushed the girl off before she could completely straddle him. He was able to make it to the bathroom door while she sat up looking at him lustfully. "Do me a favor, please? Try to go to sleep."

"Ooh~! Maybe what couldn't happen now can happen in my dreams. Amo esa idea amante ~"

"Yeah, have fun with that," Steven quickly said before locking himself in the bathroom, taking his phone back out. He got onto Peri's contact as fast he could.

*Peridot, I need to have a long talk to somebody about what just happened.*

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Yo Kat Kommunity!
So, first, let me start off by saying... THIS CHAPTER IS OVER 5000 WORDS LONG- THAT is a new record! For me at least. I know it's probably confusing, lemme know and I'll clear it up for ya. Hopefully this can make up for my long delay in previous chapters (this is also a record considering the last chapter was only a week ago lel). Imma go work on MH next since thats been asked for an update.

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