Black Light Party!

[Jade Parrish]

Jade was grateful for spring break after the horrible loads of course work and stress of the newspaper alongside her job. Needless to say, it had been a long time since she'd been to a party, but she was done with going to dumb high school parties where all people did was make out in corners and teenagers stupidly decided to see who could get drunk quicker. And she never knew anybody, not like she couldn't make friends easily. But still. It'd been a while since they'd even had anybody over at the apartment. She knew that Noa wouldn't care about there being a party. If anything she'd just be mad she didn't plan it.

It was a black light party which meant that everyone had to wear neon colors or white so that they would glow. She'd sent out texts and invited people at school in person, along with the whole newspaper staff. She stood admiring her work after she put up the black lights, tying her messy tousled hair into a ponytail and waited for people to arrive. She had plenty of crazy jewelry on and was wearing her white, black and neon pink dress over some ripped white tights. It was going to be a good night.

[Malachai Roen]

Kai was on spring break too, finally, after a long, long term full of stress and cutting people temporarily out of his life... Namely Zach. He regretted doing it immensely, and told himself that he wouldn't let it happen again, no matter how busy he felt. Although, with Zach currently staying with him in his apartment while Kai was just working and not having to worry about classes, it was easy to think. When things got hard again... Well, they would see.

But he was looking forward to this party. It was a sort of heard from a friend that heard from a friend sort of deal, but Kai wanted an excuse to get out and drink, and this sounded as good as any. Hell, he might even decide to flirt with some people just for fun. He hadn't gotten a lot of girl attention lately, and well... He really liked Zach, but he did miss pretty, feminine figures sometimes.

He had donned a white tanktop with white pants streaked with neon colors that he'd markered on himself (who said he wasn't creative?), and had neon wristbands around his arms. It wasn't the best of outfits, but it was the best he could do at the last minute. Kai had already downed a drink or two before he arrived, so he was feeling frisky and energetic by the time he got to the party. It seemed to be just getting started, so he eyed around the area, his gaze catching on a stunning young woman that somehow looked vaguely familiar, but he couldn't remember from where. Mmm, she was as good a chance as any. He sidled over to her, drink in hand, and offered a broad smile. "I'm afraid I don't know anyone here yet, so I hope I'm not bothering you, but you caught my eye and I couldn't resist coming over," he told her, taking a sip of his drink. "Is this your party?"

[Kristina Novak]

Kristina was beyond excited for spring break to begin. Her first year of university had been one faced with hardships and challenges, as well as mounds of homework. Finally, she was free from all of this... for a bit anyway.

The Czech girl was looking forward to a stress free night of partying with other college aged kids. Jade had invited her to a party at her dorm, and Kristina wasn't about to turn down a night of drinks and having fun. Plus, it gave her an excuse to meet new people. She'd managed to find an old costume from a Halloween party, donning the bright pink leggings with a matching headband and white tank top for the blacklight party. Wasn't much, but it would suffice for the night.

She'd decided to walk over to Jade's, as it wasn't too far from her own apartment. Phone in hand, Kristina found the place and entered the room, smiling. Part of her was a little nervous, as she had no idea who was going to be showing up to the party. Hopefully the people going would be nice. And if all else failed, Kristina would stick by her pretty friend. Once entering, Kristina eyed the room for any familiar faces.

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Brooke had learned from a friend of a friend of a friend there was something superdacious awesome going on down tonight at what happened to be the residence of one of her more casual party friendsies. Black Liiiiights. And that required a specific kind of set-up for the slightly manic girl. Mainly white. Lots of white.

And Brooke rocked white.

It was still somewhat early, but as the song goes, the party don't start still she walked in. And so upon arriving, Brooke blazed into the home, her arms rocketed up to the sky as if she'd just made her grand red-carpet entrance, and she stalked over to the first person she saw. "I need a drink and you have one," she said, twirling her finger over the person's chest. "Gimme?" she asked with pathetic eyes. Without waiting for an answer, Brooke plucked the drink from her "companion's" hand and walked away….Now who did she know here?

"Kristiiiiiiiinaaaaaaaa!!!" she called out excitedly with a broad wave.

[Jade Parrish]

Jade knew that some high schoolers were bound to make their way in and she didn't care as long as they knew how to party. But it was time she threw her own instead of lazily going to a high schooler's drunken bash. Not many people had arrived yet, but there was a small crowd forming and she grinned to herself, the smile faltering in the slightest when she saw who was walking towards her. Kai. He wouldn't even dare if she was standing near Oliver. Maybe he'd remember who she was, but of course he didn't. Jade liked to think she left an imprint on people's memories, but apparently Kai was too good for that.

She remembered what she'd told Zach about how she was going to talk to Kai and this was the perfect opportunity for research. Get to know him, see what made him tick. And she had to take it, even if Zach would surely arrive at some point throughout the night to wonder what the hell she was doing.

She fought the urge to roll her eyes at what he said. "Yes, you're looking at the hostess," she told him. "Smart on your part by the way. Approaching the hostess is key at a party." She smirked at him.

[Kristina Novak]

Luckily for her, Kristina didn't have to look far for a familiar face. She wasn't all too surprised to see Brooke here, as she seemed the type to follow the college crowd rather than the kids her age. Smiling, she waved back, holding up an index finger as she made her way to the kitchen. Kristina poured herself a quick mix of coke and rum into a red glass, and made her way back over to where Brooke was.

"Nice to see you again." Kristina said pleasantly, taking a sip of her drink. She was just excited to forget about the stress of school and meet new people. She felt like she was in a rut, with no real friends, and that needed to change.

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"Nice to see ewe~" she lolled out with glee at seeing her cool photography friend. Brooke sipped along on her own drink, ignoring the protests of the person she stole it from. "It's noisy," she said, waving off the nuisance. "Let's go over there!" Brooke pointed to an area on the other side of the room and grabbed Kristina's hand and tugged her along behind her.

Once halted, Brooke turned back to her friendly friend. "So you dance?" Brooke asked as she started to sway her hips to the music.

[Rafael Soto Vega]

When Jade had invited Rafi to her black light party, he was slightly confused as to what she meant. He knew what a party was, but the concepts of black lights and neon clothes was slightly lost on the Mexican native. Jade had to take him out, and help him shop for cheap, neon colored clothes (which Rafael thought looked slightly ridiculous on him).

They had been able to find him a pair of neon orange jeans at Goodwill, within his small budget, and Jade insisted that he HAD to wear a white shirt. No matter how many times Jade tried to explain why, Rafael was still slightly confused. But he decided to trust Jade as he did so many time in high school, and put on the clothes he was asked to wear before heading out and finding his way to the address Jade had provided.

It wasn't until he got there about a half hour later that Rafael realized why he was wearing such ridiculous clothes, and that he didn't need to spend 20 minutes tousling his hair to the perfect messiness. Jade's apartment was almost pitch dark, with the exception of some strategically placed purplish lights, that for some reason seemed to make everyone's brightly colored clothes glow. Rafael felt like he was a walking beacon in the orange pants. It was very strange indeed.

He wandered through the still fairly sparse party, looking around for anyone he may know. He hadn't found Jade yet - as a stranger had answered the door and let him in without question. Then again, why else would a guy in neon orange pants be walking up to an apartment clearly set up for such attire... Rafael found himself standing toward the side of the room, hands stuffed in his pockets, unsure of how to behave at such an event.

[Malachai Roen]

Unfortunately, Kai had been too caught up trying to get Zach’s attention at the Bishop party to really take in the people he was hanging out with. Even if he had, he was already awfully tipsy, and so his memory wasn’t going to be the best. All he knew was this girl was hot, and Zach didn’t have to know that he was flirting with someone at a party. It wasn’t like he was planning on doing anything else… Probably…

He took another sip of his drink, completely clueless as to what the girl was planning. “Sick theme,” he told her, motioning to the black lights and bright neon clothes that people were sporting. “Way too many frat parties are boring and themeless, you know? I mean, I like getting drunk as much as anyone, but it’s more fun when there’s other stuff to do, too.” Like check out everyone’s outfits and subtly show off his own, although in his case it was more about showing off his toned arms with his white tanktop on. “What’s your name, beautiful?” he asked, tapping a finger against his chin. “I swear I’ve seen you somewhere before, I just can’t put my finger on where.”

[Nora Graves]

It didn't matter if this party was for college students, Nora heard about parties one way or another, and honestly, the idea of nobody at the party knowing her was better for her anyway. She walked into the apartment, not caring to knock. Who knocked at a party anyway? You just walked right in. And that's exactly what she did. Black t-shirt with neon colored stripes on it and a pair of jeans. She'd even bought a glowing necklace that was neon green and hanging around her neck.

She needed alcohol and she needed it fast, so she went right to the kitchen.

[Kristina Novak]

Before Kristina could even open her mouth to say otherwise, she was being dragged to the other side of the room by Brooke. Although, it probably would be noisy everywhere they went tonight. She followed along without saying a word, a simple Kristina-esque smile on her face. The Czech girl had a feeling Brooke was the type of girl to be the center of attention at a party. Herself, she preferred drinking off to the side.

Taking a gulp of her drink, Kristina shook her head, almost laughing at the thought. Her? Dancing? It had taken her friend Val numerous tries and nights out at the bars to get her to dance. At the thought of her friend, she sighed, missing her dearly.

"Uhm... no." Kristina answered shortly, shaking her head in response. "Dancing... I... it's not my thing." She mumbled, watching Brooke dance along, carefree to the music. How could she do that without a few drinks in her system?

[Jade Parrish]

"I like themes, but not the lame ones. No beach party themes with girls flaunting bikinis and floppy hats. This is more of my style," Jade told Kai, smirking into her drink as she took a sip. Man, this guy was shameless. Already laying on the charm. Zach must have fallen fast.

"Jade Parrish, Jade as in the mineral, Parrish as in suffer a painful death." She sent him a grin. Oh man, why was this so fun? "I bet you can do a lot of other things with your fingers." Yep, she totally went there.

[Malachai Roen]

Kai smirked and nodded in agreement, swirling his bottle in his hand. "Themes that are made for the sole purpose of encouraging women to get as naked as possible are not really my thing," he admitted, making no effort to hide the way he looked Jade up and down. "I much prefer being able to leave some things up to my imagination, you know?" He smiled again, raising his gaze back to her face before taking another long sip. Also being able to take it all off later....

Jade.... Why did that name sound familiar? Whatever the case, Kai laughed at her introduction, even more intrigued. "That's an excellent way to introduce yourself," he grinned. "I'm Kai, Kai Roen... No fancy intro for me." At her next comment, Kai nearly snorted unattractively at her boldness, but he managed to just laugh again. "Oh trust me, I definitely can," he agreed, slipping in a little closer. "I can give you a demonstration, if you'd like." Yep, encouraging Kai never led anywhere good.

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Of course Zach would be the only person who showed up to a black light party wearing….black. The only thing that would probably glow in the dark was his skin and teeth. He wasn't even going to show up in the first place but…well, with Zach staying at Kai's for spring break, and with Kai out of the apartment for the evening, it was strangely…lonely? Quiet, definitely. Very quiet. Pretty soon the sound of silence was grating on him and Zach just had to get out of the apartment and do….something. Then he remembered about the party that Jade had invited him to, despite knowing that Zach was probably the last person who was going to show up.

Since he didn't get the idea to go until he'd already gotten in the car and started driving, Zach didn't have any clothing prepared to glow in the purplish lights. Which was why he was wearing black.

Zach stepped through the door and was immediately regretting this idea just for the crowd and the…lack of proper lighting. But he supposed he should at least find Jade and say hi, since he'd shown up. Then he'd either go drink at a bar alone or go back to the apartment and drink…alone. He spotted her first, clearly flirting with someone, and started over with a smile slowly emerging on his face until he saw just who it was she was flirting with.

Kai….what was he doing here? And flirting with Jade of all people!?

Well he did say he was going out and he never said where….and sure, he was free to flirt with whomever he wanted. Kai and Zach were just friends. Just friends. Still….something about this really pissed him off. Zach stood there, burning holes with his glare into the back of that stupidly tall man-whore who had yet to turn around and see him.

[Jade Parrish]

Jade had seen others she knew show up at the party, the pretty tanned Czech bombshell Kristina and adorable Rafi had wandered in, but she had to keep her attention on Kai. She had to make him believe that she was begging for it and then she would grill him about Zach after turning him down.

She was already wanting to stop flirting with him, as she wasn't the type that flirted with anything that moved, she could be flirting with Kristina or dancing with Rafi, but instead she was torturing herself...and torturing him, which made it btter. She wanted to laugh at him, at the irony of his statement while he was looking at her up and down, probably imagining her clothes off.

"Well, I'm good with introductions," she told him with a sultry wink. She wasn't sure how far this was going to go and since she'd established with Oliver that they indeed were dating, a new concept to Jade, she still knew that going too far would be considered cheating.

While he talked, she took out her cell phone and typed a quick message to Oliver. This Kai guy...he's relentless. I see how he wrapped Zach around his finger. I may be messing with him a little bit. But it's all in good fun and to see what makes this guy tick. I promise to behave myself. You know I alwayss do. ;D Then she blatantly reached her hand down in her shirt to secure her phone in her bra. "No pockets," she explained. He'd slipped closer to her in the mean time.

Her comment had only brought about a highly more suggestive one from him and she was beginning to wonder what she got herself into. The bad thing was that Jade was incredibly stubborn and she couldn't just back down and tell him off two minutes into the conversation. Oliver would understand, right? For the sake of research! "Do show me. I'll judge," she said with a smirk, her mind disgusted at herself.

If only she knew Zach was here, although maybe then she wouldn't stop. She'd do all she could to prove to him that Kai was no good and disgusting.