The first Blue Bloods list, three other girls in the senior class, Phoebe, and him. He was on that list, but was it really worth it? If you asked him, the answer would probably be no. Any ideas he had in mind for what would happen that night was completely different from what really ended up happening. How could everything have gone so wrong… He knew he made a stupid, stupid mistake. He should never have drank that night. That so called “liquid courage” only brought more harm than good. He wanted to try and do those stupid tasks. One was supposed to lead to a loss of confidence at worst, and the other… it wasn’t supposed to happen that way.
He did his tasks, but even completing them comes with consequences, just not in the form of the game. Though, backlash for his decisions with the party didn’t stand up to the guilt Diego felt. That’s part of why even when Amie came to him a few days after the party, Diego didn’t even try to say anything in his defense. He knew she was right, and he was thankful that Phoebe hadn’t gotten hurt. Amie, someone Diego had actually been becoming good friends with, he had lost, probably forever. He lost a friend, and he had to stay away from Phoebe. Diego respected Amie’s choice of not wanting him around her, and he knew that in a way she was right that he should stay away. His crush on Phoebe didn’t matter, he couldn’t even make himself look her in the eyes, even when they had class together. She would sit next to him, something he would’ve looked forward to before. Now, he would give her a small smile and respond to her if she did say anything to him, but he was trying to let there be space.
Aside from Phoebe and Amie, there was his family situation. First of all, when you crash your brother’s car, he won’t exactly be pleased. Overall the situation was fine, though at first there was a tension from the accident. That being said, Diego certainly wasn’t at the top of the list for being considered “the good child” in the Montoya household. Speaking of the Montoya household, and not being “the good child”, not only were the Montoya triplets still down to merely two, but Enrique… well there was an incident with their dad and stealing his car. Though, it did make Diego’s mistake certainly seem like it was not a big deal. However, Diego’s concern was still in his brother not only not being around, but actively avoiding him. Raph had football with Enrique, but Diego was stuck without being in any of his brother’s classes, so the pair merely crossed paths in the halls occasionally, but Enrique would never stick around long enough to let Diego try to find out what was going on. Family was extremely important to Diego, and it hurt to not know what was going on with his brother not talking to him.
Now, it was finally Halloween night, time for the seniors to stay the night in a supposedly haunted house. Diego walked inside, dressed like Indiana Jones, a favorite character of his. Though, it was then that Diego saw not only that he was assigned to a group with Enrique, meaning they would have to have the chance to talk, but he also saw the task he was supposed to complete. There was no way Diego would willingly do that, how could he go so far as to do that when it was the opposite of anything he would want to do. However, the task wasn’t what mattered most to Diego as he spotted Enrique, his brother, who he hadn’t been around in months. “Enrique…” Diego paused, slightly unsure what to say after going so long without talking to his brother. “Looks like we’re in a group for tonight, so we can finally catch up?” Diego didn’t know what was going on with Enrique, and he just wanted his brother back.
@benitz786 - Enrique (and Amie mentioned)
@astxrism - Phoebe mentioned
@CerealKiller - Raph mentioned