Disclaimer: This is my first story, and English is not my native language, so please be indulgent. I welcome all constructive criticism.
Jake was in his senior year of high school. He could not wait to go to college. One more year and he would be free to start anew. He planned to be a better person there. Here, he was this shy weirdo that no one really noticed. He had some friends, sure. He hung out with Murph and Nick since his freshman year, but last year, Nick got a girlfriend (which Jake didn't really understand; sure, he was probably more attractive and charismatic, but he was also a weirdo, how the hell did he get a girlfriend?!) and from that point, their groups merged and things weren't the same anymore.
First, there were more girls. Zoe, the girlfriend, was often in the same class as Claire, Valentina and Esther. Juan was a friend of Valentina that repeated his junior year and while they weren't in class together they still hung out a lot, so he was sort of in the group. Nick had some classes with Zoe, that's how they met.
Second, there were way more parties. Jake didn't really like them. He didn't drink and his shyness often left him feeling like a spectator at parties, which he found uncomfortable. That was one of the things he would change once he'll get to college.
Third, and lastly, his friends were way more driven by the girls than by their friendship. Less videogame afternoon or rpg campaigns, and more wandering in the mall and, well, parties. Jake liked the girls too. Well, maybe not Esther... He liked her a little, arguably. She had the biggest boobs of the girls, but was also somewhat short and chubby. She had her charm, a great smile, and was very funny, but she compared poorly with the others. Claire was a blonde with with dark streaks at the top of the head, with a slim body and big boobs, a perfect face, and a smile that made you melt. She felt both very gentle and seductive in her ways. Valentina was also hot, but differently. Her body wasn't as spectacular but she had that latina vibe. She had (sexy) glasses and seemed more serious than her friend. More studious maybe. She was taller, though, and this latina vibe. Damn.
But the real deal was Zoe. Because Zoe was hot. She was probably the hottest of the four. Also, perfect face, perfect boobs, perfect ass. Not too big, nor too little. She was a brunette with salient traits and a very seductive eyes and smile. But not only was she hot, she was also very popular. She was very sociable and talked (and loudly) with many different people. She was fun and kind, everyone really loved her. How the hell did Nick get to date her, again? Damn.
Well, anyways, Jake liked the girls but never really succeeded to go further than basic "friendship". They weren't really his friends, but school companions he got along with well enough to spend his recess and lunch time with. He used to be more closer to the guys but, well, when you don't see each other that much, you can't really develop your friendships, right? The truth is he almost felt he didn't just make the social transition and felt both his habits and fantasies resided more in his head than in the reality.
Around the second month of the year, something strange happened. He was in the library searching books for some middle age fighting details to write a future campaign when he found a ring hidden of one of the books. The pages were precisely cut, creating just enough space to hide it, much like in the movies. The book was nothing particular, just black and plain among other black and plain books. Old technical books weren't really known for their cover art and their vibrant colors. The ring was in silver, with some beautiful ornaments on it. Some strange characters and symbols, that were carved with great details while being subtle. Whoever hid this ring here though no one would ever open this book. He hid it in his fist, in his pocket and quickly left the library.
It must have some value, thought Jake. And it would go nicely with my clothes for this weekend.
This weekend was his birthday party. Yet another party. But he liked that one. He was the center of the attention, kinda. People tend to quickly forget about the birthday to focus about the party, but still. And he could pick on some girls dancing, which I clearly liked too. He had some explicit thoughts lately about Zoe and adding some real life pictures to his mind won't hurt his imagination. God, what he would give to have a lap dance, or, dare he think, a striptease.
Lost in his thought, he arrived home early and took care of himself. Still two more days before more fuel.
* * *
Saturday arrived quite quickly. Jake's mom drove him at Claire's house, where the party took place. Claire's parents lived in the country (so no neighbor to annoy them with the volume of the music) and they were quite tolerant about alcohol. Or completely oblivious. Their estate was so big that the group could party in an outbuilding far away from them. Their philosophy was to let the young enjoy their youths. Or whatever. That was quite convenient when the youngs wanted to party.
Jake took his sleeping bag from the trunk of the car, kissed his mother goodbye and went to join his friends in the yard where they were chatting over the beginning of a barbecue.
He couldn't help but notice the very revealing clothes his favorite girls were wearing. Zoe wore jeans and a white tank top with a big cleavage. You could see her bra on the side of her top, pushing her boobs right where you wanted them to be. The jeans were perfectly fit to her ass and legs. Claire wore a shirt slightly too tight which emphasized greatly her chest. Jake loved women in shirts. The two girls were chatting together alongside Juan and Nick. The others sit on the grass, much closer from where Jake came from.
"Nice ring, birthday boy," said Valentina, eyeing the jewel.
"Thanks. It's new, I got it last week ... for my birthday."
"It's nice!"
He noticed she was looking at the ring with much insistence. His other friends were in their conversation as he was a little far from them. Jake wished this ring would finally make his make out plan come true. If one of the girls thought it was a great fit, maybe he would also appear handsome to Claire (or Zoe, but Nick ...). His wishful thinking was stopped by Murph greeted him and like that he joined and carried on the conversation.
The evening went great. The first part was quite uneventful. A simple dinner around the embers, some chatting and laughing. They started to drink some light beers that Esther brought. She had some acquaintances who supplied her with alcohol.
Then came the gifts. The boys went for a joke-y t-shirt and some add-on role playing book. Esther and Valentina bought some books and Zoe gave him a somewhat expensive bottle of whisky (her parents had quite the money, and she was probably planning to try some later that night).
When Claire came with her present, she seemed embarrassed. She also looked insistently to the ring. For a moment, Jake really thought the ring had some effect on the girls but when he opened the present he discovered ... another ring! She mumbled an apology about it not being his style (or at least of a different style of the one he was wearing), that she should have been more original. Jake didn't really understood her stance : a guy could wore multiple rings could he not? Maybe it's about which finger, or whatever? But then she got closer to him and whispered near his ear : "I'll make it up to you tonight. I have a another big surprise". Her tone became instantaneously more confident and seductive, which made Jake really curious (and hard; she never got so close to him before).
Jake waited a few hours before his other surprise arrived. Everyone was started to feel the effect of the beers and the bodies were dancing mindlessly on the music. Jake too. It wasn't his habit but the alcohol plus the anticipation made him more extraverted this night.
Then, the music stopped.
