31st December, 2018. Year’s last day. The start of a new one with different people by our side. Tomorrow, I would start 2019 with the people that in less than a month had captivated me; Children of Pain. I had still much to learn, but with them by my side, I knew I could do it.

After dinner, our game night began. We sat on the floor and the couches, everyone wherever they wanted, but in a circle. I was on a couch with Jack, Roxane in a tinier one at my right and the others on the floor. Our whole New Year’s Eve started with bad jokes and the awaited present giving.

“AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH! YES YES YES!!!!” Lucy started jumping around, hugging her new videogame.

“Excitement isn’t enough to describe her right now.”

“It was you, right?” Jack whispered to me.

I just nodded slightly, making him grin a little.

At the end of the little present thing, everyone had seven presents. Jack had my art supplies, a photo album with handmade decorations and a ring attached to it (luckily made by Lucy, who had quite the talent), a Black Veil Brides sweater from Roxane, a new sketchbook with a skull in the cover from Seth, an empty present box from Troy, a stack of white papers from John and a skull small sculpture from Sin.

I had a beautiful drawing of the band and me from Jack, the same ring she gave Jack attached to a small heart-shaped box that couldn’t be open from Lucy, Roxane gave me a bracelet that all the members of the band wore, another empty box from Troy, a pair of pens and a messy sketch of me from John (it was clear that he tried his best with the sketch, it was awesome), a star-shaped blue earring from Seth and a cute handmade sculpture of a chibi anime character from Sin.

Troy gave everyone empty boxes, Lucy made handmade presents and attached rings to them; but only Jack’s and mine were the same model. Sin’s gifts were all super cute sculptures that he made himself and John’s were between funny stuff or things that he worked hard to do. The others, were diverse.

Roxane got characterization makeup from everyone and John got extra supplies for his instruments. Sin mostly material for sculptures and realistic models, Lucy things to make demo tapes and sketches. And Troy? Well, he got sweet coal from everyone, since we talked about giving him only that.

After the giveaway, we started playing Truth or Truth, since Roxane and Seth didn’t trust the others to give them dares.

“Jack.” Troy smirked. “How many guys have you banged?”
“Uh…” The other sighed. “Three.”
“What? When did that happen?” Roxane asked.
“Hey it’s my turn.” Jack growled.
“Okay, okay, go ahead.”
“Sin, what is your sexuality.”
“I saw it coming.” He chuckled. “I’m Demisexual.”
“WHAAAAAAAT ANOTHER NON-HETERO AND YOU DIDN’T TELL US!?” Lucy shouted at him.
“Hahah! Sorry, I was questioning it until recently.”
“Anyways.” Seth grabbed Lucy and made her shut up by covering her mouth. “Your turn.”

“Hmm… John. Where does your tattoo come from?”
“It’s the symbol of my ancestors, my mother showed it to me before dying so I tattooed it to remember her and my origins.”
“Cute.”

“Jack.”
“Again?!”
“Yeah. You are the most experimented sexually so… It’s fun.”
“Why do I tell you anything…”
“What is the largest age gap you’ve had between you and someone you’ve had sex with?”
“Fuck you.” Jack rolled his eyes. “Two years.”
“Well, that isn’t that bad.”
“While you’re at it, why don’t ask me all the truths?” He said sarcastically.
“I have an idea~”
“Oh no…”

“SEXY TRUTH OR DARE!”
“What the actual--”
“Only sexual-related questions and dares… To whoever you choose.”
“And they can’t choose Truth or Dare, the asker chooses it.”
“Oh I like it!”

“Are you conscious that almost everyone here is virgin, right?”
“Yup.”
“Yeah.”
“You are messed up…”

“Jack!”
“Why me!?”
“Have you ever taken someone’s virginity?”
“Really?” Jack sweatdropped. “No, I haven’t.”

“Next!”
“Me!” Troy jumped up. “Marcos! Are you virgin?”
“Y-yeah…” I gulped.

“Troy. Suck on your own finger and pretend you’re having oral sex for 30 seconds.”
“Daaaaaamn” Lucy laughed.

We watched as Troy did what Sin had told him. It was really funny.

“Roxane. If you were forced to sleep with someone in this room, who would you choose?”
“The couch.” She said, snuggling in it.
“Pffffttt… That means nobody.”
“Sin. I dare you to spin the bottle two times. These persons have to play 7 minutes in Heaven.” Lucy smirked.
“I’m in.” He joked.

Sin spun the empty soda bottle and it landed on Jack. He rolled his eyes and muttered something while the silver-haired male did another try. The second time, it landed on Roxane.

“No. Please.” Jack pleaded.
“Poor gay beast.” Troy mocked.
“Shut up whore.”
“What did you call me, fag?!”
“SHUT UP!” Roxane shouted, shutting both of them up.
“Lucy, you make the rules. Do you want to change it?”
“Okay, Jack chooses the other person.”

I chuckled. But it was an horrible error.

“So it is that funny?” Jack turned towards me. “Then you will come with me.”
“W-what?!”

In a few seconds, I was in a closet with Jack. I was strangely nervous, but I could feel how he was pressing himself all he could against the wall.

“Calm down, I won’t do anything that you don’t want me to.” He chuckled.
“You mean…”
“We can just talk, I chose you because I’m tired of these five and bringing by sister would be weird.”
“You can touch me, you know?”
“What do you mean?” He said teasingly.
“You are trying not to touch me at all costs. You will hurt yourself like that.”
“Guess you got me.” He chuckled.

I felt him move and his chest pressed against mine. My head only reached his lower neck, making me notice the huge difference of our heights. I also noticed that even though he had a quite feminine-looking body, he had a strong built.

“Time’s up!” Lucy shouted, opening the door wildly.

“I go next. Marcos. Do you have any kink?”
“Uh… I don’t know.”
“And you, Jack.”
“Yes. But you have to sleep with me to know them.”
“At least… How many?”
“Two.”
“Damn I’m curious. Lucy do you know them?”
“Why would I?! I’m his sister not a ghost that is with him even while he is having sex.” She growled.
“Okay, okay. Sorry.”

“Guys?” Seth caught our attention. “It’s almost midnight.”
“Oh shit! Prepare everything!”

“3….2…..1…. 0!”

“HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!”

“Whoooooho!”

Everyone started doing dumb dance moves and other weird stuff. Jack, in the other hand, approached me.

“Happy New Year.” He smiled.
“Happy year.”

He grabbed my face and gave me a quick peck in the lips. When he finished, he ran away to dance stupidly with the other band members, leaving me dumbfounded.