Richelle's POV

"I hate this"
"Oh come on Richie" moaned Thalia.
"I hate parties" I whined.
My best friend Thalia is making me go to a lame party that Hunter is hosting. I love Hunter, he's great, it's just.... his friends from school.... not so great. His friends hang around the shop nearby the studio and they are always high or drunk. I honestly don't know why he's friends with them.
"Why would I go to a party with a bunch of druggies T?" I ask.
"Because Eldon is gonna be there and you want us to be together don't you?" Asked Thalia teasing me.
"Fine I'll go, but only for you" I smiled.
Thalia grinned at me and then gave me a small hug. Thalia then went and picked out an outfit for me to wear.

So we just got to Hunter's house and people are already drunk. That's including Lamar. Lamar is hilarious when he's drunk (even more than usual) but I just hate alcohol. The music is blasting in my ears and I'm starting to get a head ache, I look over to Thalia and find her and Eldon making out. I couldn't help but smile, I've been wanting them to get together for ages.
I can't stand it in here any longer. I make my way out of Hunter's house and sit on his porch, waiting for Thalia to be ready to go home. Looks like I'm going to be sat here a while.

Noah's POV

I'm just sat in the corner drinking lemonade and throwing up in my mouth a little as I see Thalia and Eldon making out. I don't want to be here at all, I didn't really like parties. Out of the corner of my eye I see the most beautiful girl in the world walking out, Richelle.
Okay, okay, I have had a crush on Richelle since j-troupe. James is the only one who knows about my crush, but what he doesn't know is how much I actually like her. Which is a lot. I decide to follow her outside since the gross thing that's happening between Thalia and Eldon is getting pretty heated. Yuck.

I walk outside and there she is, sitting on the porch, God she's gorgeous. "Hey Richie" I smile. She quickly turns her head to face me, she gives me a warm smile. "Hey Noah, I didn't know you were here" she said patting the ground beside her, telling me to sit down. "I don't want to be here" I laughed. "Me either, I hate alcohol" she replied. "Me too, why are you here then?" I ask confused. "Thalia" she says rolling her eyes playfully. "I see, I see" I said chuckling to myself.
2 hours later
Okay, this is going well. Normally when I've been talking to Richelle for this long I get all weird and nervous. I start to say random things for no reason. Once we were talking about pirouettes and I just blurted out that I hate sushi. Like what the hell? For some reason, tonight I'm not making a fool out of myself, but I think I'm going to ruin it if I stay any longer. "Okay I'm gonna head home" I say standing up and putting on my jacket. "Want me to walk you home Richie? You look tired" I asked. What the hell is coming out of my mouth right now? I'm actually being normal.... that's strange for me. "I can't leave without Thalia" she said frowning. "I can't leave you sitting on this porch for the next few hours in the cold while they're doing god knows what in there!" I say taking her hand and making her stand up. She lets out a little giggle, "that's sweet Noah, but she's expecting me to leave with her" she said smiling at me. "Well it seems like she's expecting to leave with Eldon" I say laughing.

Richelle's POV

Noah is being so sweet right now. Just as we finished laughing about his comment about Thalia and Eldon, they came bursting outside. "Thalia?" I asked. She stopped in her tracks and looked at me. "Hey Richellleee" she slurred. Oh god she's drunk (wouldn't be the first time). "You know what Noah? I would love for you to walk me home" I said turning my attention back to him. He just grinned at me and put his jacket around my shoulders. Oh my god he's being adorable. I turn around to say goodbye to Thalia (not that she would care in the state she's in) when I see her half way down the street on Eldon's back. Jeez...
"Come on" Noah laughs. He grabs my hand and I freeze up. It feels amazing but I don't know what to do. Why can't I be normal? "Oh sorry, I didn't uh-um-u-uh" Noah stutters letting go of my hand immediately. "No, no I liked it" I smiled up at him before taking his hand in mine.