Please Don't Take This Out On Me

The hallways were about as quiet as a school during exam time. One sneeze, or cough, or footstep, and you're in trouble. That's how cautious I had to be as I stepped through the halls at 10pm with no one else awake; the only exception being the party in Stucky's room.
I slowly tiptoed past the cafeteria and several of my classrooms to get to the other side of the building. Every second made me more anxious as I was so scared I'd get caught! If a teacher even dared walk out of their room right now...
I pushed the thoughts away and focused on walking down the badly lit hallway. The only light in front of me was the minimal lanterns placed strategically around the building just in case of emergencies. Slightly helpful, but also meant if someone left their room they would see me.
I crept up the stairs and passed tons of rooms without even daring to breathe. Thank goodness I knew which room Stucky resided in. If Gerard hadn't whispered it to me during bio...
I froze and I swear my insides turned to ice as I heard footsteps behind me. They echoed quietly onto the velvet carpeting and I could barely take a breath as I snuck into the shadows with my heart pounding. It sounded like the person was wearing a high heels. Maybe it was a teacher patrolling the hall? Did they really do that?
"Frank?"
My eyes widened and I shrunk back even tighter. Oh no. Oh god I was caught. My chest squeezed tighter and it felt like a snake was tightening around my windpipe. Oh fuck I couldn't get kicked out of school I need a plan-
"It's me, Franccesca," the voice said and I let out the painful breath I was holding in. "Oh... hi."
I crawled out of the shadows and walked up to her shyly. She was a really pretty girl, even though I wasn't attracted to females. I loved the lacy black corset she was wearing and the way she did her winged eyeliner. It was a lot of makeup to be wearing at school, but maybe not for a midnight adventure/party.
I wanted her to like me. Is there a crime in that?
"Ready to party?" Franccesca gave me a smirk and flicked some of her white hair behind her ear. Despite my slight nerves, I gulped and smiled. "You bet!" "Hey..." She started. "You should let me do your hair sometime. You'd look great with a blond streak."
Franccesca combed my hair back with her long fingernails as we awkwardly walked down the hall together. "What do you think?"
Well, I think that I don't want her to kill me.
"Sure, t-thank you," I said with a smile in her direction. "You're welcome."
Franccesca stopped in front of room 506 and looked at me. "You ready?" I nodded and out of habit, reached up to tousle my hair. The white haired girl beside me laughed quietly and knocked on the door. "Here, you messed it up let me help."
I stood still as she used both of her hands to smooth back (I hope) my hair, and completely ignore Stucky as he opened the door. "Are you two coming in or what?"
"In a minute, Stuck." Franccesca rolled her eyes and wrapped an arm around my waist. "Alright in we go."
Stucky stepped to the side and allowed us to walk in. Franccesca's nails were quite long and sharp, and they dug into my side somewhat uncomfortably, but a small part of me was grateful to have her steering me in the right direction in case I'd walk into a door or something.
When we reached the small living room, I could see Stucky, Eren, Gerard, a green haired boy, and a couple other kids I didn't recognize at all. Maybe these were all Gerard's friends?
"Here, Frankie." Gerard's voice rang out as he spotted me, and a slow smile spread across his face. Relief filled me when I saw he was in one of his 'good moods' so I smiled back and allowed Franccesca to steer me over to him so I could say hi, when Gerard's smile faded.
His eyes shot daggers when he noted the arm around my waist and I almost flinched but managed to stay composed until I was by his side. I could smell marjuana and alcohol as I neared him and almost frowned when he wrapped his arms around me and pulled me close to him. "Thanks, Fran."
Franccesca nodded and winked at me. "See ya, Frankie."
I gave her a polite smile and cuddled into Gerard as she turned to go. I didn't fully trust her yet, but she seemed kind enough. Right now I was happy to be with the one person who made me feel my best.
"Hi baby." Gerard's eyes stayed harsh when he looked at me but he moved a hand up to cup my cheek. "How are you doing?" He slurred his words slightly and I could tell he was pretty drunk, but answered him anyway. "I'm fine, Gee." I nuzzled my head into his chest and sighed quietly. "I like seeing you."
"Mhm. I'm getting a drink." Gerard then was gone, and I was left standing in the middle of Stucky's living room, alone. Well, not technically alone since all of Gerard's friends were here.
When I turned to sit down I could see they were all staring at me. 'Hostile' was the right word to explain some of their stares, but I could see a couple curious eyes looking at me - minus Franccesca of course. Were they upset I was here?
"H-hi," I said quietly; taking a seat beside some person I didn't know, and Franccesca on my other side. She, of course, smiled at me kindly and I gave a little wave. Nobody else seemed to want to interact with me...
"Guys, this is Frank," Franccesca announced to the circle of people. "Be nice to him, he's really sweet."
All eyes were on me, still, and I smiled anxiously. "H-hey."
"Hi," someone across the circle said. "Sick piercing." I smiled and gave my lip ring a little tug. "T-thank you, I really like it."
Nobody else said anything for at least a minute, and it was starting to feel awkward. Just as I could see Franccesca stand up, Gerard walked in and said "why the fuck is it so quiet in here?"
He took a seat beside Eren and Charlie; handing each of them drinks and flipping his hair back. "Let's play truth or dare. Stucky, go get us some paper."
Stucky nodded and scrambled to his feet quickly and exiting. Gerard pulled Charlie's fedora off his head and flipped it upside down. "Write down a truth and a dare. Put it in this hat. Any questions?"
Everyone in the circle shook their heads and I was considering running away screaming. Gerard seemed to be the type of person to take charge at parties, and I wasn't sure how much of a good thing that was. He could pressure all of us into doing dangerous stuff.
Just as my mind was picturing the worse possible scenario, Stucky ran back into the room with a notepad. He started ripping out paper and handing it around the circle. When he got to me, I smiled weakly and muttered a thanks; taking a pen out of my pocket and starting to brainstorm truths and dares.
I didn't want the ones I put in the hat to be too easy, or too lame. I wanted to challenge whoever picked the slips of paper out. Obviously, I didn't want the task to be too dangerous, or else we could all get in trouble.
Biting down on my bottom lip, I wrote down 'dare: kiss the person to your right' and 'truth: what's your go-to song to sing in the shower?'
There. Innocent stuff.
Once everyone had written down their truths and dares, we all threw them into Charlie's hat, and with a smirk, Gerard drew the first slip of paper.
This could get risky.

Notes

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