001. the after party

NOTHING LIKE SWEATY DRUNKEN TEENAGERS AND DEAFENING MUSIC. the party was thrown at the titular herron house. his parents were out of town for the week, so zach took the opportunity to throw a party.

his parents worked as realtors which left them with a pretty huge house. four bedrooms, a massive kitchen, living room, and a balcony that overlooked their backyard and pool.

zach herron captain of the soccer team. he was pretty popular, the brunette had multiple girls at feet. he was type that didn't let popularity get to his head. he wasn't the brightest but he tried his best with school. even though he was a nice guy some still thought of him as a spoiled rich kid.

his friend group was quite humble for being seen as the stereotypical high school jockeys. the group of eight boys were pretty diverse. they all had different wealth classes, personalities, and home lives.

zach's best friend jack avery, was the skater kid, who typically stayed to himself. he didn't really talk to most people unless he initiated the conversation. he got average grades, and wasn't really seen with many girls. but outside of his quiet persona he was definitely the wingman of the group. he had a good eye for love but he never put himself out there.

in fact that was the main reason zach threw the party in the first place. he wanted his best friend to talk to his childhood crush before they went off to college.

"just go talk to her!" zach said to the curly headed boy.

"what? no!" jack protested. "i'm not even sure she came."

"thompson at five o'clock." corbyn besson mumbled, taking a sip from the red solo cup.

the group looked up to see the raven haired girl and her friends.

"why do i have to talk to her now?" jack sighed.

"because jackass, this is your last chance before she moves on." zach re-explains.

"come on you've already invited her." daniel seavey spoke. "and now she's here. so grow a pair and talk to her." he said, pushing the younger boy in the girl's direction.

"i hate you guys." jack muttered as he walked into the kitchen. "hey."

"oh hi." she spoke softly. "thanks for the invite, i hope you don't mind my friends tagged along—"

"its fine, i'm pretty sure everyone's welcomed." he said interrupting her.

"your hair?" she pointed out.

"what about it?" he asked. "you don't like it?"

"no! not at all...its darker than before. it suits you." she says.

"thanks, you want something from the fridge?" he offers.

"sure," she nodded as he handed her a white claw.

"white claws, huh?" she laughed. "this shit is like a knock off red bull."

"well i thought a good girl like you wouldn't know much." he chuckled.

"oh really? what else do you think a 'good girl' like me wouldn't know?" she smirked.

"a lot of things." he says as her face got closer to his.

"well you're gonna have learn a lot more about me then, jackson avery." she said pulling her face back as she moved from the kitchen counter.

"so we're playing that game, thompson?" he chuckles.

"what game, avery?" she grins.

"oh it's so on." he smirked.

𝐄𝐋𝐒𝐄𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄...

"ce-ce's been gone for ages." oakley whined.

"it's cause she's too caught up with jack's dick." tyler jokes.

"okay that wasn't that bad." ivy says fist bumping him.

"she's gonna beat your asses if jack hears that." oakley chuckles, taking a sip of her coke.

"i'm gonna get some more drinks." tyler says, leaving the two girls alone.

"look who's checking you out?" oakley nudged as ivy looked to see nova.

"she's totally not." ivy shakes her head.

"she literally is but okay." oakley says getting on ivy's nerves.

"no she's no—"

"hey ivy," nova greets. "hi oakley."

"hey nova." oakley smiles as ivy stands there, she was too caught up with the butterflies in her stomach.

"i'll let you two talk." oakley says as ivy sends harsh glare to her.

she laughed at her friend before finding a spot on the staircase. she looked around watching people have fun with there friends. she saw all her friends talking to some other people she wasn't really friends with. she saw tyler walking into a room with some blonde boy. she didn't even notice zach sitting next to her, until he spoke.

"you know most people think it's weird when you stare at them for too long?" he asked sarcastically.

"most people think it's weird when you sneak up on them."

"okay stalker." he joked as she playfully rolled her eyes.

"oh stalker? that one stings." she chuckles as he smiled at her.

"why are you here alone?" he questioned, the brunette girl.

"i'm not, my friends are having their main character moments." she says, pointing them out.

"i see," he hums.

"what about you zach? why aren't you with your friends or your girlfriend?" she asked.

"their also having their main character moments as well and i'm on wingman duty. and i don't have a girlfriend." he said smoothly.

oakley smiled to herself, remembering the night before. she found it quite nice that zach kept her company for most of the party. they told each other about their favorite musicians, until most people started calling it in for the night.

oakley didn't like partying once so ever, but she didn't want to disappoint her friends so she just went along with it. she much rather stay home and watch the high school musical trilogy again for the billionth time.

"shit! the plays tonight." she suddenly remembered.

the school was putting on hamilton for the spring show. most of the seniors were casted in more important roles. tyler was set to play thomas jefferson and that ruben kid as alexander hamilton. ivy and her love for musicals allowed her to direct the production with the help of mrs.darbus, the drama teacher.

"ivy! get up, the play!" she said shaking her friend who bolted awake.

"how could i forget—" ivy panicked.

"sieamae, tyler! get your drunk asses up!" she shouted, waking the teens.

"what the hell-" tyler mumbled.

"it's show night!" oakley says rushing to get themselves ready.

𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐀 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐒!
[ april 14th, 2021 ]

edited? yes

authors note:
hi loves!!
i hope your day/night is going well. i hope you like today's chapter. next chapter i'll get into the next eight ocs (paisley, ruben, harlow,etc). reminder to drink some water and do something positive for yourself or someone else today!! i love you sm!!
—bria <3