Love (or Lust) in the Neighborhood

[Twilight10]

Closed for myself and Lost Pirate

It was the summer after high school graduation, and Nick Travis was terrified. Most people were probably a bit scared after high school, because who, at 18, actually knew what the hell they wanted to do for the rest of their lives? But Nick was more socially awkward than most. He was about 5’8”, 165 pounds, with a rather scrawny frame, messy black hair, and glasses. More than one person had noted that he looked like Harry Potter, and while those remarks made him livid, even Nick had to admit that they weren’t far off.

But Harry Potter was much more popular, however. Nick, while not classed as a “geek” or a “nerd” and had most certainly not been a member of the chess team or the math club, had spent his high school years just being…there. He wasn’t liked or unliked, popular or unpopular. He had some close friends who were also not easily fit into any particular clique.

Nick sometimes wished that he had been classified as a loser, or a nerd, because at least they got noticed. If he’d been beaten up every day, or called names by the jocks, then at least it would have somehow served as a perverse reminder that he existed. But he had floated along, untouched and unnoticed, and was facing the prospect of going away to college in the same way. Except college was even bigger – thousands of people, instead of just hundreds, and how was he going to get noticed in a place like that?

The saddest part about leaving for college, however, was the thought that he wouldn’t get to see Anna Cole anymore. He had known her for years – she’d been his first crush, in fact. The first time he’d masturbated, actually, it was thinking about her. She wasn’t exactly the girl-next-door, since she technically lived three houses down, but he thought of her in the girl-next-door-way. They’d never been friends, but they were friendly enough, and they had shared the same bus to school for years – that is, until senior year, when she’d gotten a brand-new car to drive to school and he’d still been relegated to the bus. Nick thought that pretty much summed up his life.

So he was a little shocked – well, okay, a lot shocked – when she called him up one Tuesday evening that summer and asked if he was busy.

He’d stared at the phone in complete disbelief. What did Anna want with him?

 

[lost_pirate]

Anna was always the star attraction. At 5'7, 130 lbs, and endowed with 36 D-26-24 figure, the 19 yr old blonde girl was the hottest in the neighborhood. She was a freshman at college, and had already made it to th cheerleading squad. And as part of the job came hot dresses, short skirts, and ogling guys. She was no stranger to attention, but was beginning to get fed up of it. She had picked up the reputation of the campus 'ice-queen' as she didnt care too much for most guys. Not that she didnt talk to them. She did. She just didnt go any further with any of them that being casual friends. And guys put it down to 'tease that she is'.

On this occassion, she was trying to setup a party at her place, but owing to too many 'social obligations' for her parents, it was not available. She discussed with her friend Jenna who seemed to have a solution "You know Nick?" She shook her head. "That guy who went to school with you and kept running into you everywhere.He has a great place, lives just down the road, lives alone, and apparently parties a lot. He never gets noticed at those parties, but well he loves to party."

Anna said "So?"

"So. He might be ready to host it for you. what else."

She thought hard. Jenna was already sold on the idea and started sending out emails to all their friends "Party at no 12, 3 houses down from Anna's place, this friday."

Anna protested, but Jenna was hard to budge "You have 3 days."

And on Thursday, when everybody in her group kept talking about their agenda for the party, she decided to give him a call.

"Nick. This is Anna. I am in the same college as you. We went to school together. Do you rememeber me? I need some help. I need to talk to you. Its urgent. Can i come over for a few minutes."

She knew he would remember her. She waited for the response though.

 

[Twilight10]

Nick sat in silence for a few moments, staring at the phone. "Um, well...yeah, I know we're in the same college," he said. "I've known you, well...you know, forever."

He was stammering like a 12-year-old asking his first girl to a junior high school dance. What was his problem? He wasn't exactly the campus stud, but he was perfectly capable of talking to girls, thank you very much.

Except now.

"Uh, did you say...you want to come over?" he asked Anna. She said yes, and he immediately looked around his apartment. Living alone, he wasn't used to impressing company, but he suddenly felt relieved that he was a relatively tidy person. His living room, where he was sitting now, was spacious and rather Spartan - pinewood floors, white walls, a couch, two chairs, coffee table (adorned with Barely Legal magazines - he'd have to clean those up in a hurry), and a large TV with a DVD/VCR machine.

"Well, I mean...sure. If you want. I mean, I'm not...yeah. Great. You know where I...well, of course you know where I live. Right?"

Why are you acting like a complete moron? a voice inside his head asked. The response was simple: because Anna was the most beautiful girl he'd ever met, and she wanted to come over. All the possibilities flooded his brain, and his cock hardened in response.

 

[lost_pirate]

Anna couldnt help but smile. She never understood why she always did this to guys. Well she did, but she didnt understand why they couldnt act normal around a beautiful girl. she shrugged 'Well, i guess thats normal'

She had just stepped out of the cheerleader practice and considered changing over from her revealing cheerleading outfit before heading over to his place. Then she thought she might just head over directly and change later. It anyways wouldnt take longer than a few minutes.

She headed over to his place, and pressed the doorbell. she then waited for the response.

 

[Twilight10]

Nick jumped up off the couch with perhaps too much enthusiasm and walked across the room. At Anna's voice, he buzzed her up and told her which floor he was on. A few seconds later, there was a knock on the door. He opened it and stared, open-mouthed, at Anna, standing on in the hallway wearing a cheerleading outfit.

The sweater was red with a white R on it (which stood for Rawlins College, where they went to school). It hugged her large breasts. The pleated skirt was also red, edged with white. The skirt was very short, revealing Anna's perfect (and perfectly tanned) legs. Even her socks were red, to complete the ensemble, and her white sneakers somehow made her look more girlish.

Nick hadn't seen Anna in a few months, and she looked even more beautiful than ever.

"Hey, Anna. You look...uh, great. Come on in."

 

[lost_pirate]

As Ann faced Nick, she was aware of him checking her out, and immediately thought 'bad idea. should have changed'.

"Uh..Thanks. sorry I am rushing in from our cheerleading pracitice."

As she entered his place, she was impressed. It was well maintained, and well furnished. Nice. Now she saw why Jenna was excited about partying here. Anna looked back at Nick.

"Hey. I need some help. I want to host a party, and obviously first reason why i am here is to invite you to that." She pasued for his response.

the continued. "Second is, my parents have some, um, 'social obligations' and my house is not available." she was beginning to feel embarassed about this. "I asked a few other friends and they dont have a good place to party. Do you think we could host a party at your place? Together? I will help you setup everything, an clean up as well afterwards."

and looked at him expectantly.

 

[Twilight10]

Nick continued to stare at Anna, now not only stunned by her looks but by her words. Did she just say she wanted to have a party at his place?

"Um, well, why don't you come in," he said. "Have a seat."

Anna sat down, her skirt riding up against her thighs, and Nick flushed when he saw a brief flash of red panties. Jesus, he thought, even the panties match.

So...what kind of party is this? Will a lot of people be attending? And, well...I have to ask, Anna: we've known each other for ten years and have never hung out once. Now all of a sudden you want to have a party at my place? I mean, this is a little...strange." Off her disappointed look, he added hastily, "Not that I'm not interested! I mean, I think it would be a lot of fun. But..." He sighed. Why not come out with the truth? "Well, I've never exactly thrown a party before. I'm sort of new at this."

He eyed Anna up and down once more, noting how her skirt hugged her hard, tight ass. Would he be able to stop staring at her tonight?

 

[lost_pirate]

As Anna took the seat he offered her, her skirt rode up, At first she didnt realize, but the as she saw Nick stare, she realized her panties were probably peeking through. She blushed a bit and quickly adjusted. She didnt want to put up a show for him, in which case the dress was going to be a bit of a problem. 'I should have changed.' she thought again.

"Well. I am surprised. I was told you were a pro at hosting parties. I am sorry I bothered you. My friend had already sent out invites to a lot of our friends, a bunch of guys and a few girls from the college. I will let her know we should cancel it for now."

She was aware that he was staring at her skirt again, and sighed inwardly 'why cant guys talk to bueatiful girls looking at their face'

 

[Twilight10]

Nick spoke quickly, "Oh no, I don't want you to cancel anything."

He edged closer to her on the couch, looking at the hesitation in her eyes. "I wasn't saying that I don't want to do it. I was just saying that I'm a little new to this, so I will need some help."

Nick stood up suddenly, afraid that if he stayed there any longer he'd start rubbing her leg or something equally obnoxious. "Do you want a drink or something? I can get you one and we can talk about planning this party. It sounds like a good time."

 

[lost_pirate]

Anna was a bit relieved. How had Jenna been wrong about him though. Was she just setting her up or taking a rude shot at this guy. he looked like one that could get taken for such a ride, but if that was the case, having a girl like her sent over to his place wasnt exactly hurting him. Things didnt make sense.

"Sure. I will have a drink. Get me anything you like."

She then said "About the party, i think we will need a good music system, a good collection of music. We will have to empty out a big part of your room i guess to make into a bit of a dancefloor. You have lights? disco lights kind of a thing?"

 

[Twilight10]

Nick walked across the room to the small kitchen area and took a beer out of the fridge. On the one hand, he didn't want to look like he was trying to get Anna drunk, but on the other...well, cool people drank beer right? He wasn't very sure of these things.

He grabbed a beer for himself as well and came back into the living room. Usually he used his shirt to twist the caps off, but he wanted to look good for this girl. Would using his hand to twist the cap off make him look more manly? Hell, it was worth a shot. With his bare hand, he twisted the cap off, and it took all his restraint not to scream, "Ow! Fuck!" while he did it.

He handed her the bottle and sat back down, using his shirt this time to open his own, hoping she wouldn't notice.

"Well," he said, "I do have a good stereo system. But, you might have to supply the music. I mean, what kind of music do you think would be good for a party?"

He thought about the CDs he owned. Shit. What the hell was he going to play? Weezer? Jesus Christ. And a lighting system? What did he look like, a disco store?

"As for lights...I don't know about that. What else? Food? Drinks, I would imagine, right?"

He kept his eyes level on Anna's, trying not to look at her body.

 

[lost_pirate]

Anna almost let out a laugh. Nick was really trying hard to tay on her good side. He opened the beer bottle for her with his hand, and looked in obvious pain. She found it funny. And then she pretended to not notice that he opened his own bottle using his shirt rather than bare hands. She pretended to not notice at all. And she found it funny how he kept trying to keep a straight face and look at her face, when every now and then his eyes would tend to slip to her tits or her skirt. Well at this point, she could blame him for not trying. And this was now really a compliment to her body. She smiled back at him

"We I will get the music. Jenna has a great party collection. and she is a great DJ too. so we wont have to look too far for that. As for food and drinks, yes. I would go out shopping now, but am afraid it might be too much stuff for me to get alone. Would you mind shopping for it with me? Anyways as there are a lot of guys there, you would probably know best what to get.

After that we could come back and rearrange the room a bit to make it a good party room.

And while we are out, we could get some lighting systems too. Do you know a place where we can get that? I heard you can rent it for cheap in a place nearby? Do you think we can do all this?"

 

[Twilight10]

Was it Nick's imagination, or was Anna warming to him? After years of not giving him the time of day, maybe she was starting to like him a bit.

Or maybe it was just his mind playing tricks on him.

He said, "Well, shopping won't be hard. We can buy simple stuff...chips, dip, stuff for drinks. And there is a store a few blocks away where you can buy and rent all sorts of lighting equipment. As for moving the furniture, if you get one or two other guys to help, that shouldn't be too hard. I'm stronger than I look," he added, and instantly closed his eyes at the desperation of that statement.

 

[lost_pirate]

Anna looked amused. Nick was really trying hard. She just smiled and said "I am sure you are. Why do you think you need two other guys for this? Do you think girls are no good? I actually thought just the two of us could setup your room as most of your stuff looks light and small enough. but whatever you prefer."

and then added "And lets go get the stuff. Shouldnt take more than 2 minutes."

 

[Twilight10]

"Oh no, of course girls can help too, I mean, really, girls are strong too, I know that..."

He stopped suddenly and looked at Anna again. A smile played at the edges of her lips, and he realized that she'd been screwing with him. God, he was a nervous wreck.

"Anyway, yeah, you're right. We can go get the stuff now, then set up when we get back. I can drive, if you want."

They walked out of his apartment, down the stairs, and out to the parking lot. God, I have to drive a fucking Oldsmobile, don't I? Nick thought to himself. Oh well. It was black, and at night it probably didn't look much different from any other car - though a Mustang this wasn't.

It didn't take long at all to get to the grocery store. They stepped out and headed inside. Anna walked in front of Nick, and he stared at her ass as it swayed in the short skirt.

 

[lost_pirate]

Anna was never the uptight girl, or the tease she was made out to be. But, right now, she was smiling, maybe even laughing inside her. Nick as really a nervous wreck talking to her. Oh, what she did to guys.

"No. you are right. I was just messing with you. Lets get a couple of guys to help us out. Would you mind asking a couple of friends of yours to come over and help? They could come to the party too, of course. I would have called in someone myself, but ...well, let me just leave it at the people coming over are more Jenna's friends than mine. They are fun to hang out with, which is why I am okay with them being at the party, but I wouldnt call them super-helpful or nice. do you think you can get someone to help?"

He seemed to think hard, so anna left it at that. The two of them could do it, if it came to that. Soon they were quickly walking out to his car to shop. He looked embarassed at his car. She didnt know if she could say anything to help here. Oldsmobile. not quite her favourite car, but as if it mattered to her.

They got to the grocery store and Anna led the way, knowing what all she wanted. she quickly got the chips, the dip - bending very carefully when she had to, aware of her short skirt. she couldnt find salsa anywhere. And then she saw it. right up there at the top shelf. she tried to reach it but couldnt. she looked around to see if someone could help.

 

[Twilight10]

Nick had no problem asking a couple of his friends to help out setting up the apartment for the party. His friends weren't the "popular" type either, so they would be thrilled to be at a party with someone like Anna Cole. While they walked the aisles of the grocery store, Nick took out his cell phone and called his friend Sean. When Sean answered, Nick said, "Hey, man, I'm having a party at my place tonight...I was wondering if you and maybe Rick could help us set it up?"

Sean went on to ask a few questions about the party - who was coming, etc. Nick knew that Sean, one of his best friends, would help out anyway, but just to make sure, he mentioned that Anna Cole would be coming. He tried to keep his voice down; he didn't want Anna to think he was using her as a bargaining chip, although perhaps he was. What better way to persuade someone to com to your place than to tell them that Anna would be there? Everyone knew she was one of the hottest girls they knew.

After he hung up, he turned to Anna. "A couple buddies of mine are going to help out. They'll be over in a little bit."

She said that was great. Nick noticed that Anna was careful not to show off too much of her body while she perused the shelves at the grocery store. He knew she couldn't possibly be unconfident about her body, which meant that she was wary of him looking at her. Well, out of respect to her, he would try not to do it - but it was difficult.

When he saw that she couldn't reach the salsa, he said, "Here, let me get that" and reached to the top shelf to grab two jars. He put them in the grocery cart.

"Is this what it's like being an old married couple?" he said, and instantly regretted it. Dammit, why couldn't he say anything remotely cool around this girl? He was going to fuck up this night for sure.

 

[lost_pirate]

Well. That was an analogy Anna could have done without. 'Old married couple' did he say. she knew he didnt mean it the way it came out. but heck, was he a nervous wreck. She was though happy he was able to be of help. If there was one thing that was great about him, it was his attitude. Not the lack of confidence bit, but everything else. the way he treated her, the way he was helpful. Well, he wasnt too bad.

She quickly got around to complete her shopping and then said "hey.i am afraid we are going to be late if we keep shopping around. can you ask one of your friends to get the drinks, and one to get the lighting systems? tell them they need not worry - i will pay up for it. check, cash, whatever would work for them." and she got busy getting the stuff she had shopped for into the counter.

 

[Twilight10]

"Okay, sure," Nick said. "But I'm sure they won't mind helping pay. We can share the tab."

He made a couple more phone calls and arranged for Sean and Rick to pick up the drinks and the lighting system.

They checked out of the grocery store and drove back to the apartment. Nick was very quiet on the way, unsure what to say. Nick offered to carry the bags of food into the apartment, which Anna accepted. When they got inside, he said, "My friends will be here in a little while. Do you want to do any setting up in the meantime, or wait for them?"

He was trying hard, once again, to not look over her body, hugged by the cheerleader outfit. He hoped she didn't notice the bulge in his pants, and he wondered if he would have to run into the bathroom and masturbate to take his mind off her body.

 

[lost_pirate]

"I would insist. Its gracious of you to volunteer them to share the tab, but I would rather pay for it myself." and she gave him another smile.

As they got all the stuff up, Anna couldnt help but feel thankful to him. Her reaction on guys had always been similar, but any other guys she had ever talked to thought only of ways to get into her pants. while she was up for that, she hated guys whose only goal was to do just that. This guy was different. She could tell he wanted her as much, if not more, than any of the other guys. A quick look at his pants verified that. But at least he was nice. Helpful. considerate. and unsure of himself in a nice innocent way. she liked it.

"Yeah. lets get started moving some of the stuff around. I think lighting setup will take some time, and will keep both your friends busy for a while even when they come in. we might just as well get started. what all do you think we should get moving? that table probably needs to move over to the other side -and could well be a bar table. maybe a little too low for that, but heck who cares? what else?"

 

[Twilight10]

Nick thanked Anna for offering to pay for the entire party, although he still had no intention of letting her.

He agreed that the table needed to be moved, so they each took an end and moved it several feet across the room. They did the same with the couch, although that was much heavier and they ended up pushing it more than lifting it.

He offered to bring a long table out of his bedroom that would be better for a bar, and suggested she load the food into the refridgerator while he did that. He went to his room and grabbed the table, which was light and easy to lift. He brought it out to the living room and pused it against the back wall, next to the couch. When he was done he walked into the kitchen and saw Anna bending over to load some things on the bottom shelf. Obviously she had never learned the "squat, don't bend" school of bending down, and her butt was in the air, the skirt riding up, her panties tight against her ass. Nick could see the outline of her pussy under her ass, pressing against the thin panties, and it took all he could do not to pull his dick out right then.

He stopped and stared, transfixed, while she bent over. At first he wondered if she would catch him staring, but the view was so good that he decided he didn't care.

 

[lost_pirate]

Anna looked at the room as they finished moving the couch. This was beginning to look nice. She went to work with putting stuff into the refrigerator. She picked up all the bags that needed to go in, and kept them by the refrigerator, and opened it. 'Well, i should have expected it.' she said as she faced a full refrigerator. She went about putting all the stuff in, and moving the stuff around. This was taking some time, and she made effort to clean up the refrigerator a bit. It was messy.

Suddenly she felt someone shift behind her, and turned around to see Nick. And his eyes were fixed at her ass. She realized that her butt was sticking out in the air, skirt had ridden all the way up and her red panties were on display. She suddenly felt embarassed. This was just not her style. She like dressing sexy. And she was confident of herbody. But putting her body on display like this was just not her style. She quickly straightened up, and straightened her skirt. She muttered something like "It should be clean now. You refrigerator. Its better. I just loaded all the stuff in"

 

[Twilight10]

It took Nick a few seconds to shake himself out of his trance and let her words sink in. "Oh...okay, sure. Uh, great."

The buzzer rang, mercifully breaking up the awkwardness. You guys have the best timing, Nick thought to himself.

He walked across the living room and buzzed his friends up. Soon Sean and Rick were standing in the doorway, carrying an obscene amount of beer and hard liquor, along with a lighting system that looked roughly the size of a small spacecraft.

"Jesus," Nick said. "Where did you guys find that thing? NASA?"

Sean was tall and lean; Rick was shorter and more muscular - he looked like he played football, though he never had. They both wore jeans and button-down shirts. Nick helped them bring it inside and led them to Anna. "Anna, you know Sean and Rick from highschool. Guys, you know Anna."

The two guys stared in awe at Anna in her cheerleading outfit. Nick realized this made her uncomfortable, so he shuffled them along. "Okay, let's get this stuff set up. Anna, if you want to set up the bar and get some drinks ready, that'd be great."

 

[lost_pirate]

Anna looked at the new entrants. She remembered them from the school. Very hazily, but she did. They had never known each other well enough though. Anna said "hi" to them. She knew they were checking her out, but that was something she was used to.

Anna agreed with Nick. she quickly took all the drinks and took them over to get the stuff setup. When she was nearly done, she called out to Nick "Hey. You have a cooler or something, with some ice? We'll need that. And lets put in some beer into the refrigerator as well, so that it stays cold till we can arrange for something to keep it cool As for the drinks, I would rather take a few minutes off right now. Will go home and change into..uh.. something better for a party"

 

[Twilight10]

Nick tried not to look disappointed. Who wouldn't want a girl in a cheerleader outfit at his party? But oh well, she was probably right; it would draw far too much attention if she wore that.

"All right," Nick said. "We'll finish up here and you can go to change. You can tell all your friends to come by as well, or they can come with you." When she was at the door, he said, "Oh, and don't forget to bring some good music. Otherwise you're stuck with mine," he added with a laugh.

As soon as Anna had left, Sean said, "Dude! How the fuck did you get her to have a party at your place?" When Nick told him, the guys laughed even harder. "You're kidding! Shit like this never happens to us!" Rick added, "I wonder if her college friends are as hot as her?"

Nick smiled. "Well, nobody is as hot as her, but we can hope they come close."

The three guys worked diligently over the next hour to set the place up: moving the last of the furniture to make room for a dance area; setting up the lighting system; getting the drinks ready; getting the stereo ready.

After almost exactly an hour, they were ready to go, and soon the buzzer rang again. Nick answered it, and Anna's voice called from downstairs: "I'm back!"

He buzzed her up, and when she knocked he opened the door.