Benjamin started touring the place, to get an understanding of what the party entailed, as well as find his friends, in case they arrived first. The rooms on the first floor had strong music going on and people were dancing, moving their bodies to the rhythm of the song. There were a few places to sit in the corners but only a few people were using them to take a short break, before going back to dance. Arriving in the garden, he saw people divided into groups, laughing, chatting, and having fun. There was a barbecue going on and a lot of other food and drinks available. He saw Nathan talking with some of the girls in their class and headed in their direction.
"Hi everyone, how is the party going?"
Nathan put on a relieved expression when he caught sight of him. It seemed being surrounded by girls as the only boy present was still a bit too much for him, which was understandable. Benjamin went to stand next to him and everyone started to chat. The girls were a bit touchy today, some trying to discretely brush against them from time to time, which he attributed to the festive mood. Not long after, more girls joined them until Julian arrived, and they all decided to take some food and drinks before sitting down as a group. The three boys were together on one side and the girls couldn't let their hands wander anymore without making it too obvious, to their regret. Nevertheless, they all enjoyed themselves, talking about school, sports, celebrities, movies, TV... any topic that high school students were interested in.
This lasted for a while until one of the more confident girls proposed they went dancing. Some classmates didn't seem too keen about it but after a bit of convincing, the herd mentality won over their reluctance and they all headed toward the villa interior. They choose one of the less crowded dancing rooms and started to wriggle at the sound of music. Benjamin was feeling great to not think about anything complicated and just dance, sometimes trying to match his moves with his friends or the girls around him, sometimes just doing whatever he felt like doing. They danced for a long time, taking breaks from time to time to sit down on the side for a bit, before coming back to dance once more. There were a few body contacts here and there, but it was mostly involuntary, even sometimes happening between members of the same sex. It couldn't really be helped since there were so many students dancing in such a limited amount of space.
However, one thing happened, which was clearly not an accident. One girl, who was not part of their class, quietly sneaked behind Benjamin and suddenly grabbed his butt, causing him to have a start and let out his voice in surprise. There were always a few girls looking at him at any moment and the situation didn't escape their predatory eyes. They shouted, indignant but with a hint of envy, and rushed to catch the culprit, who was already trying to escape the room. The strength of their number won out and they caught her easily when one of them simply blocked the entrance from which she was trying to escape. The commotion caused everyone around to stop dancing and soon, someone stopped the music in the room. Nathan and Julian, who had an idea about what had happened, rushed to Benjamin and surrounded him as if to protect him from further harm.
Now in a much quieter environment, all eyes went to the culprit and the girls which had caught her. Surrounded by so many hostiles, the girl didn't resist very long and started to look down, her face both angry and ashamed. She was then pushed forward in Benjamin's direction as if he had to be the judge who had to pass judgment on her. One of the girls exclaimed.
"We caught that molester, Ben. What should we do with her?"
He was wondering if they were leaving her fate to him because they thought he would give a much harder punishment than they would since they were able to relate to her action more. Or perhaps they wanted to look good in front of him and score some points with him. Or for all of those reasons together. Anyway, he had to judge her now. He began by addressing her.
"First of all, raise your head and look at me in the eyes."
She did as he said, though slowly. Now that her anger was subsiding, it was beginning to be replaced by fear, appearing on her face.
"Now tell me, why did you do that?"
She bit her lips and didn't answer until one of the girls holding her shouted.
"Answer the question!"
She started at the shout. She probably didn't think her little butt grabbing would get her into such trouble and she started to look more and more afraid.
"I'm sorry! I, I just thought you had a sexy ass and grabbed it impulsively! I'm sorry, I won't do it anymore!"
Her confession caused almost all the girls in the room to take a look at Benjamin's ass, even those who already knew about what had happened. Benjamin was able to see a good number of them nodding in approval. Now, back to the culprit, the thing was that he still had the mindset of his previous world and it was hard for him to condemn a repentant girl too strongly, even if he knew that she would probably do something like this again in the future. And he obviously didn't really care if his ass was grabbed or not, contrarily to the others around him.
"Huh, fine. I know very well how girls are so I am not even angry. Just stop molesting people, ok?"
"Yes, I will stop, I swear!"
His lenient judgment didn't seem to satisfy anyone else, though. Nathan conveyed his opinion.
"Ben, you're way too soft on her. She will just do it again if you let her go like that. You can send her to the student council members and they will punish her."
The culprit paled when hearing that, her eyes shaking in fright. One of the girls who had caught her added.
"He is right, Ben. Don't worry about her, she's just a pervert and a molester!"
Benjamin smiled indulgently and answered.
"There is no need to make so much fuss and trouble the student council members when they are already so busy. And also, we're here to have fun, not to fight or condemn people. Please, let her go, and let's continue enjoying ourselves. Yes?"
Everyone looked at him, a little surprised. Eventually, the girls looked at each other and decided to let the girl go, not before hissing a "you're lucky he's such an angel". The culprit quickly said "sorry" and "thank you" to him before escaping the place. Julian took the opportunity to say.
"You're way too forgiving, Ben. I am worried about you."
Another girl agreed with his statement, adding.
"Julian is right. You're way too nice for your own good. But don't worry, we will protect you!"
All the girls in their class nodded, in complete consensus.