Party for Two

[Jett Chen]

[Character: Jett Chen]
[Location: His house]

Jett was not in the party mood to be honest. He was still feeling a little down from being shot. Plus his arm was in a sling which did not help matters. He was still in pain and taking the pain medication as prescribed. It had been only like a day almost two since he had been shot and to be honest he was glad there was no school. Jett needed to stay home and rest. Izzy was being good and taking care of him. However, Jett felt like an invalid and insisted on doing it himself.

What he really could use was a nice beer, but with pain meds that was not a good idea. Maybe some weed would be better. Yeah....Jett needed to find his phone so he could call Ben and get some stuff. Although Jett was sure he had some around the house. He just had to get off his ass and actually look for it.

Maybe later Jett thought. At least that what he was thinking when he heard the door. Then he remembered Izzy had gone out to hang with some friends of hers. She was becoming quite the social butterfly. Jett got up and answered the door to reveal Eden. "Let me guess you can't sleep so you came here to cuddle." He smirked.

[Eden Patridge]

Eden had been feeling pretty terrible since the school shooting. Everyone she was close to had come out okay...but everything that had happened between she and Jett. It was just so complicated now. She wasn't sleeping very well and just all around felt horrible. She had to tell him the truth. She'd tried to tell him that day...but he'd been too out of it. Now she had to finish what she started.

Once she'd decided on going, she immediately began to procrastinate. She'd wandered around her house...allowed herself to get caught up on random stuff on the internet...smoked a lot of weed. But once she was pretty high...that sort of gave her more confidence. She could do this!

Taking some with her, she shoved a baggy in her pocket as she headed to her car. She even smoked a little on the way, which she knew was bad but she was too high to care. Once she reached the Chen house, she parked and got out of the car and walked right up to the door and rang the bell.

It took a moment but when the door finally opened, Jett was standing there. "No, I don't want to cuddle," Eden said, one look into her eyes and it was evident she'd been smoking. "Is Izzy here?" she asked. She didn't want to see Izzy but she wasn't sure what else to say. "I actually wanted to talk to you," she admitted a second later.

[Jett Chen]

Jett looked at the petite blond before his eyes and scanned her. Then his eyes locked with hers and he knew that look, "Be thankful no cop pulled you over. Its stupid to drive like that and I doubt you were just outside smoking, come on." He used his good arm to pull her inside and close the door, "Izzy is not here. She went out for a walk." He told her. Then turned around, "You came to see Izzy and to talk to me..." He could not help, but laugh.

"Since when did you want to talk...I think last time we tried....we did not talk." Jett winked. He remebered the kiss. Why he kissed, who the hell knew. It perplexed the hell out of him. No way he could like Eden. Sure she was cute....okay she was fucking hot but still...she was Eden. The pain in his ass, yet she could be that naieve, fun, sweet girl. Jett shook his head out because thinking all this was making him dizzy. "Can you at least share the wealth? I could use some." He motioned for her to follow as he walked into the kitchen to grab a soda for him and her. "Hand it over." Jett took out some rolling papers once Eden handed him the bag.

As Jett made the joint he looked at her, "So what's on your mind? " Jett had no idea why she needed to talk, but why not let her talk. This could be quite interesting. Besides maybe he could get that jokingness back instead of the awkwardness due to sleeping together, which Jett still could not believe they did last Friday.

[Eden Patridge]

"Oh shush," Eden said. "Ben drives high all the time and everyone leaves him alone," she said making a face. "I'm fine." But it was pretty clear she wasn't fine. Everything that happened was killing her and she was having trouble dealing with it all. Eden smoked up pretty regularly but she usually didn't get this bad...at least not when she was going out.

"It's not my fault you can't keep your mouth to yourself," Eden pointed out when he mentioned that last time they hadn't talked very much. "You're the one who kissed me remember." She paused. If it hadn't been for the prank he probably wouldn't have kissed her. "Okay. Maybe it is my fault. That's what I needed to talk to you about. I wanted to let it go and make you suffer for a bit but I think you suffering is making me suffer more," she explained, "that and you did kinda save my life so I kinda feel bad now." She shrugged as she pulled a baggy full of weed out of her pocket. Maybe it was stupid of her for just carrying it around like that but she was too high to care at the moment.

"Yeah...what's on my mind...a lot," she said shaking her head. She put her hands in the back pockets of her shorts and sighed. "I need to talk to you about what happened the other night," she said, pausing to gauge his reaction before she continued.

[Jett Chen]

"Its a double standard, but they exsist. Besides Ben is stupid for driving and I do tell him that." Jett pointed out. Although Jett could not talk. He had done a fair share of driving under the influence, but it was still wrong and very dangerous and Jett usually did not do it. He usually passed out where ever he was drinking and getting high. Or he called a cab, or his sister. Izzy was not into drinking and drugs.

"You did not complain when I kissed you. Three times." He pointed out. He had kissed her three times, not counting the night they had sex. He just smiled. "Admit it. I am a damn good kisser and you cannot get enough of me. Besides it was my dying wish to kiss a female...how could you deny me that...i was dying." Jett said ina fake sad tone as he gave her puppy eyes, then went back to laughing as he took the pot from her. He began to roll the joint.

"Well then speak...let go of whats on your mind...how does me saving your life make you feel bad..." He did not look at her, because in his head he was not making the connection yet. consider it because of the drugs, but his mind was behind. "You will have to be more sepcific. My mind is already drugged up." He smiled as he showed her the joint he just finished. He tooka good look at her and realized just how high she looked. "Exactly how much have you smoked?"

[Eden Patridge]

Eden ignored what else he had to say about driving. What was done was done and she'd already drove while she'd smoked, getting higher and higher on the way to Jett's. She didn't care. She was torn up inside and her high was the only thing keeping her together at the moment. She normally wasn't like this. Normally she smoked because it was fun. This was the first time she'd used the drug to mask her own inner turmoil.

"I believe I did complain the second time," she said. "I think it was the second time. And I definitely wanted to complain the first time." She didn't really have anything to say about the third time. It was just weird really. She hadn't exactly wanted it but she'd kind of just gone with it at the time. And he was a good kisser. Had Eden been sober she would have sworn up and down that he wasn't and was simply full of himself but she wasn't sober so she just kind of stood there not really saying anything about it...an act that she'd certainly regret since Jett probably would never let it got that she hadn't disagreed with his statement about being a good kisser.

Being high her mind got side tracked for a moment. "I don't know how much I smoked," she said. "What does it matter. I smoke all the time. I can handle it," she said. Really she was less annoyed with him for calling her out on it and more annoyed at her brother who wasn't even here. Ben always got on her case about how much she smoked which was totally unfair because Ben smoked way more than she did anyway. But that wasn't the point, Eden quickly remembered. "I needed to talk to you about the other night," she said again, probably for the fifth time. She was having a hard time getting the words out...at least the ones she actually wanted to say. "I'm still a virgin. I never slept with you," she said. "I tried to tell you the other day...but you were like bleeding and I don't think you really got it. Although I totally don't think you were dying," she said. "Over dramatic much?" she said, kind of making fun of him in the middle of her point. "Over dramatic...you kind of are you know. You always say I am...but you are too. Like, you totally freaked out the other morning when I was here...." She cracked a smile and started to laugh. This wasn't exactly the way she'd wanted to tell him but she was high and her mind kept getting side tracked and really she couldn't help herself. She'd smoked way too much to be completely in control of herself at the moment.

She continued to laugh and pointed at him as she did so, "I got you so bad!" she laughed.

[Jett Chen]

Jett scoffed as Eden talked about complaining, "Sure you are just saying that." He told her with a wave of his hand. "You know you liked kissing me." He said to her, but she continued talking. Jett wondered what she was getting at. Then BAM. It hit him. She was a virgin. The whole thing was a joke and Jett literally dropped the joint. His whole face froze. She was a virgin. it had been a fake. So the fact he could not remember had been a lie. There was nothing to remember. Jett felt a wave of anger, followed by a wave of relief. He looked at Eden for a few seconds.

He should be angry. It was a dirty trick and she was laughing about it. But Jett just pulled her close and gave her a one armed hug. he hugged her tight, "This is the best news ever. You know what this means. Awkwardness over. i can go back to messing with you and making fun of you and pissing you off." Jett told her. He smiled wide, "Yes." He said out loud. This was his in ital reaction. He was saying she did not pull one over on him. it was all good, but soon reality set in.

Jett shook his head, "That is some joke. Even i never would have thought of it. I am pissed you got me, but I must hand it to you...you got me good. You really suck..and I will get you back for this...watch it...you have a target now...tell me was Ben and Izzy in on it...I can't imagine you pulling that off alone." Jett said shaking his head. He was still in shock.

[Eden Patridge]

Eden watched as Jett's reactions morphed before her eyes. But he went from angry and relief faster than she could follow, so that when he hugged her, she was taken quite by surprise. However, she hugged him back, surprising herself again as she wrapped her arms around his neck without really thinking. It just felt normal. "It was a good one," she was with a big smile, clearly pleased with her work. "Glad you were impressed."

But when he said he'd get her back, her smile quickly faded. She let go of him and took a step backwards. "I told you the truth because I wanted it all to be over. If I would have known you'd just try and get me back I would have let you sweat it out longer," she said, placing her hand on her hip.

"Maybe you just underestimate me," she said when he told her he would have never thought of the prank, but instead of being pleased about the compliment, she was still cross with him for the pay back he threatened, especially when he confirmed he'd prank her by telling her to watch out again. "Yeah, of course Ben and Izzy helped--who do you think helped me get you drunk and why do you think Izzy told you all that stuff about us making out when it didn't happen or why Ben has been avoiding you..." She shook her head. "But don't expect them to help you, I'll tell them not to."

Okay, she doubted that would really work but she was still really high--too high to think it all through. "I don't want to have to watch by back," she said. "Things should still be awkward so you should leave me alone. You did kiss me. That really happened," she pointed out.

[Jett Chen]

Jett nodded as Eden spoke. He loved freaking her out. Just the suggestion of payback had her all worried. Even if Jett asked Izzy and Ben they would never help. They probably barely helped Eden. He knew those two and they liked to stay out of the way. Usually the pranks were between Eden and himself. Sometimes. It was more on Jett's side until now. "Please you just had to tell me. You know it. No way you would have made me sweat it out and you know it." Jett winked.

"I did underestimate you. You got me back good. But there is no way you can prank me and not expect something. You know that right. I mean you had to have enjoyed it. The satisfaction of knowing you out smarted me. Its a game and a fun one, you know it." Jett slowly came from around the counter to stand near her. Jett looked at Eden as he got closer. "I doubt Ben and Izzy would help too. They did minimal stuff for you. We both know they hate out little games, but they are so much fun and you know it."

Jett nodded. "No. Kissing you was no lie. I did it. But for some reason things are not awkward anymore." Jett thought things would be. He knew the truth about not sleeping with her and that made the awkward moments disappear, but she was right. He had kissed her and things were not awkward. Not like he thought, which made him think. Jett eyed Eden. He brought his face closer and eyed her. Perhaps this was the medication talking or the hits he took from the joint, but he eyed her, "And you kissed me back...where is the point in that....."

[Eden Patridge]

Eden glared at him while he talked. Okay, maybe she'd enjoyed the victory a little but she'd mostly felt terrible about it which was why she'd told him the truth when she did. She was supposed to wait longer but she'd told him early. She'd felt really torn up inside about it...especially after he saved her life. But of course Jett wouldn't understand that. Had it been the other way around, he probably wouldn't have felt bad. He'd let her sweat it out forever probably... It made Eden regret telling him.

Eden wasn't sure if the pranks were fun or not. It had been fun planning it she supposed...and right after she knew she'd pulled it off she'd felt really good about herself...but the aftermath...not so much. She really didn't know what to think about it all.

He got closer to her, sort of taunting her about how she had kissed him back. She was annoyed...fed up and she knew she had to do something or he'd never let it go. There was something about Jett that just made Eden so angry...in a way that no one else could. She clenched her fists although she really wasn't planning on punching him. "It's called playing along," she said through her teeth...still glaring at him...not hiding her anger. It was mostly the pot. Eden was in no way herself at the moment. She'd smoked way to much to act like her normal self... But she leaned in closer to him to and placed her lips upon his...initiating a fourth kiss between them...something she never had thought would happen...the kiss or her being the one to initiate. But she did it, she kissed him and she kissed him long and hard before pulling away and giving him a look as she pushed a stray hair off her face. "Are things awkward again yet?" she asked, raising her eyebrows.