Ariel’s Point Of View:

We hadn’t even been in the bar for thirty minutes, and my vision was already blurry. We walked in there like we owned the place, earning stares from a group of really gorgeous guys at a table in the back of the bar. We found a booth, sat down, ordered drinks and we haven’t stopped downing drinks since. I glanced over at Ashlee and Destinee, and all three of us fell into a giggling fit. I threw back another Jack Daniel’s shot and chased it with a coke, licking my lips after-wards. I shivered at the after taste, watching Ash and Des mirror my actions.

“That guy is totally checking you out,” Destinee whispered, snorting back a laugh right after she said it. She tried to not be obvious in pointing him out to me, but failed miserably when she ended up making all three of us stare at him. Him and his friends all stared back, and my eyes met with his. He was gorgeous. I didn’t realize how long I was staring, until Ashlee shoved me slightly giving me a funny look.

“You zoned, man,” she slurred, and she hiccuped, causing all of us to laugh again. While Ashlee and Destinee talked about the other guys at the table, I inconspicuously looked back over at the table only to see that four girls had joined the boys. Every one of the girls was sitting on a guys lap, except for the one guy that I had previously locked eyes with. An ounce of hope shot through me, and I glanced away. He looked so familiar to me, but I couldn’t place his face. But whatever, it wouldn’t matter anyway. Even if he did notice me, I’d just be another drunk girl that he’d take home and sleep. But I did need to find someone new. Justin had held me down for too long…

“Hello,” a cheery voice came from my left. I jumped slightly at the interruption, and I furrowed my eyebrow.

“Hello?” I asked, more than said.

“Hi,” the girl spoke. She had brown hair and brown eyes, and a pretty face. Snake-bites graced her lips, and they spread as a gorgeous smile appeared on her face. I had just seen her with the guys down at that table. What was she doing here?

“Hello…” I repeated, unsure of what else to say. I looked to my right, and saw that Ash and Des were gone. Turning back to the girl, I noticed that she was mouthing something to the guys. I followed her gaze, and when they did, all of them pretended they hadn’t seen me and turned back to what they were doing.

“Can I help you?” I smirked, starting to piece together what was happening.

“Yeah, you can actually,” she grinned, putting her hand on top of mine, “First of, my name is Raine,”

“I’m Ariel,” I replied, liking this girl already. I could almost feel her personality rubbing off on me. I was suddenly really happy.

“Mmm, yeah. Okay, so…” she started to say, stealing a glance at the guys again, then locking eyes with me, “I’m just going to get straight to the point,”

“What point?” I stammered, trying hard to suppress how drunk I felt. I was all of a sudden seeing three of her.

“See that guy down there?” she said, pointing to the gorgeous boy.

“Yeah,” I said taking another shot of whiskey.

“His name is Matt Sanders,”

“WHAT!?” I choked, spitting some Jack out of my mouth. I quickly tried to regain my composure, thinking this girl would think I was fucking retarded. But all she did was laugh.

“Yeah, he get’s that a lot,” she giggled. It suddenly occurred to me that, that’s where I knew him from. He was in Avenged Sevenfold.

“Anyway,” she smiled, taking my hand in hers, “I have someone you have to meet,”

She helped me out of the booth, both of us stumbling slightly, and we began to cross the room towards the group of guys. The walk felt like it took an eternity, as I struggled to maintain balance on what felt like 6 feet tall heels, and once we reached the table, all eyes fell on me.

Matt’s Point of View:

“You are such an asshole,” I spat at Brian. It was his idea to have Raine go over there and introduce herself to that beautiful girl. The second she had come in here, I wanted her so bad. Not just so I could have her for one night, but have her as mine. I had never felt this way before in my life even when I had met Valary, it never clicked like it had when I saw her. It was so awkward for me and fucking Brian had to be a dick and potentially ruin my chances of talking to her. She probably thought I was a pussy for sending someone over as a messenger. I’m not fucking five-years-old but Brian seemed to think I had no ability whatsoever.

“Hey,” I heard an angelic voice say, and I immediately looked up from my beer. There she was. She was gorgeous. I couldn’t stop staring, and I felt Zacky push my jaw up from beside me, causing drunken giggles to erupt from all the guys girlfriends. I guess I didn’t feel it drop.

“This is Ariel,” Raine spoke from behind her making an encouraging gesture with her hands so Ariel couldn’t see.

“Um…” I blanked. I fucking blanked. WHAT THE FUCK WAS MY NAME?!

Raine sighed, and Ariel just stood awkwardly ringing her hands slightly, “And this stupid motherfucker is Matt,”

Ariel smiled, and my heart skipped a beat. I tried swallowing, but my mouth was suddenly dry. What was happening to me?

“Hi, I’m sorry,” I finally managed to say, attempting to stand up. I towered over her by at least a foot and some inches, and I couldn’t help but smile back at her, “I’m just…”

Raine sent me a “don’t even go there” gesture with her hands. She knew I had to appear confident. Chicks liked that.

“Anyway, um…” I started to say, watching everyone at the table as they had been completely silent this whole time.

“Hi, I’m Zacky,” Zacky, said slightly pushing his girlfriend Andrea off his lap and getting up. He walked over to Ariel and held out his hand. She slipped hers into his, and he brought it up to his lips, kissing the top of her hand, “My, you’re pretty,”

“Ahem,” Andrea said clearing her throat, and crossing her arms.

“But not as pretty as you, babe,” Zacky added, blowing a kiss to her. She smiled, and he turned his attention back to Ariel, “Since Matt’s not able to function right now, I’ll introduce you to the guys,”

Ariel just nodded, as Zacky began to point to the different guys and their girlfriends, “That’s Brian, and his girlfriend Raine, Jimmy and Mary, and Kris and Johnny,”

“Hey guys,” she said timidly, a grin gracing her face. All of the guys and their girls waved and said hi.

She fixed her septum ring and Zacky being the drunk he is, let out a girly scream.

Ariel jumped slightly at the outburst, before laughing, “What, Zacky?”

“WE MATCH!” he squealed, pulling her into a hug, “I can already tell we’re gonna be best friends,”

Ariel didn’t even seemed phased by this, she seemed to fit right in with all of us. I just couldn’t understand why she seemed so comfortable, when inside, I was screaming.

“You wanna go get a drink?” I said suddenly, not thinking before the words slipped from my lips.
“Definitely,” Ariel replied. She took my hand, and I tensed, only to relax at how natural it felt. She smiled up at me, and as we walked away I looked back over my shoulder at the table, and every single one of the people I called friends, were making fun of me. Syn was making a smooch face while all the other guys made sexual gestures.

Zacky was air humping the table saying, “Oh, Ariel! Take my little dick!”

I rolled my eyes, as the guys started cracking up, and I turned my attention back fully to Ariel. She was the only thing that mattered now.