He probably wasn't technically supposed to be at the party, but his dad hadn't express forbid it. Besides, he had said he was going out to see Clara - and he had. He just hadn't gone back home when he was done with that.

He was just a little wide eyed at all the older kids and their drinks and posturing and whatever weird mating rituals they were doing. He'd read about those in Biology, but they'd never made any sort of practical sense to him.

Mostly, though, he was excited to be sneaking about this late and acting like an adult!