Previously

We continue with some small talk until the bell rings and we all get up.

"(Y/N)?" PJ calls my name.

"Yeah?"

"I'm glad you helped me realize my faults."

"It's not a problem!"

"Who knows? You might change Undyne and BP too."

"Heheh sure."

Challenge accepted.

Now

December is right around the corner.

And that means the temperature is next to freezing.

The show is tomorrow and we're working on final adjustments to lighting, costumes, and minor acting mistakes.

Xahji follows me to the bathroom so we could both change into our dresses.

She's actually the actor of Angelica as well but since she's also good at sewing, she takes both parts of onstage and offstage.

I come out of the stall and look at myself in the mirror, twirling a little.

"Looks great on you!"

"Heh, well, you made it look good!"

We both rush back to the auditorium in our flats as Mr. Mettaton makes a short announcement.

"Alright, darlings! We're doing one final rehearsal of 'Helpless'! The show starts tomorrow at 6, so, everyone better be here by 5 for costume adjustments!"

I get in the middle of the stage and wait for the music to cue.

I take a deep breath and sing the first note.

When the song gets to the end scene of Eliza and Hamilton getting married, I walk down the line with PJ. I wrap my arm around his and blush.

Even after all the performances, I still get flustered by that scene. And it doesn't help that I...

I kinda like him...

I know. It's stupid. I've fallen for someone who could never feel the same way as me in a million years. I'm just digging myself a deeper hole like this but I can't help it...

Love like this would only come true through a magical miracle. He would never feel the same way.

We both stop in the middle and turn to each other. PJ gives me the brightest, most charming smile I've ever seen.

If only he could really be my Prince Charming...

I smile back to the best of my ability.

My mind can't stop wandering.

He takes my chin and tilts my head up to look at him. His starry blue and yellow eyes look down on me and his face lights up with a tint of magenta. I can feel his hot breath on my face.

'He's so close he's practically kissing me!'

I sing the last note and the lights go out. PJ untangles himself from me and the regular lights come back on.

Mr. Mettaton walks on stage and claps his hands.

"Well done, darlings! That was absolutely wonderful!

The bell will ring in a few so change back to your clothes!"

* * * * *

I hear the audience clapping from behind the stage curtains. Everyone gets into their places and the audience goes quiet. I take a few deep breaths to calm myself.

The curtains open at the bright spotlight shines down on the stage.

The first song instrumental begins.

Here we go...

* * * * *

I make my way to the middle of the stage just as I practiced. The music begins and the light shines down. I wait for my cue and sing.

"Ooh, I do I do I do I dooo~! Hey~!

Ooh, I do I do I do I dooo~!

Boy, you got me helpless~!"

I feel as if I'm shining with the light.

"Look into your eyes and the sky's the limit!

I'm helpless~!

Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em!"

I change my expression from contentment to surprised.

"I have never been the type of try and grab the spotlight."

I step away from the light and gently nudge Xahji, who just entered the stage, into my place.

"We were at a revel with some rebels on a hot night."

Bunny, who is playing as Peggy and Maria, comes up next to me and the spotlight shines in both of us.

No, she still isn't talking to me. And I don't think she ever will...

"Laughing at my sister as she's dazzlin' the room."

PJ walks on stage, acting as if he's talking with Laurens, who is BP.

"And you walked in and my heart went boom!"

My eyes light up at the sight of him and I feel my cheeks heat up even without acting.

I'm definitely lovesick...

"Tryin' to catch your eye from the side of the ballroom."

I start moving away from him but I watch him as I move through the crowd that has now appeared on stage.

"Everybody's dancing at the band's top volume.

Grind to the rhythm as we wine and dine."

I walk up to Xahji and grab her by her arm, still keeping my eye on PJ.

"Grab my sister and whisper,

'Yo! This is mine!'

My sister made her way across the room to you~"

She gracefully moves through the crowd of people, her dress swaying with every step.

"And I got nervous thinking, 'What's she gonna do~'"

I tense up and freeze.

"She grabs you by the arm

I'm thinking, 'I'm through'"

I hold my hand on my heart and look down, feeling dejected.

"Then you look back at me and suddenly, I'm helpless~"

I look up again to make eye contact with him and I feel my soul racing.

"Oh~

Look at those eyes~

Oh~

I'm helpless~

I~ know I'm..."

Everyone else on stage stops moving as if time has frozen. I twirl around like an excited little girl.

"I am so into you!

I am so into you!

And I'm helpless!

I know I'm down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em!"

"Where are you taking me?" PJ asks, Xahji, who has grabbed his arm.

"I'm about to change your life," she says, smiling brightly.

"Then, by all means, lead the way," He grins.

Xahji leads PJ over to me and I curtesy.

"E-Elizabeth Schuyler! It's a pleasure to meet you!"  I stammer.

'Curse this stutter! I thought I've gotten rid of it by now!'

"Schuyler?" PJ turns to face Xahji.

"My sister," she replies, making a content noise.

"Thank you for all your service!"

"If it takes fighting a war for us to meet, it will have been worth it," he bends down and kisses my hand. I feel my face turn red again.

'Oh, why am I like this in the middle of a performance!?'

"I'll leave you to it!" Xahji calls out, satisfied, and walks away.

The lights go out and I move into position at a desk. I sit down, pick up a feather quill, and pretend to write a note while Xahji watches me from the other side of the stage.

"One week later,

I'm writin' a letter nightly

Now my life gets better every letter that you write me

Laughing at my sister cuz she wants to form a harem."

"I'm just saying if you really love me you would share him," she jokingly sings.

I quickly turn my head at her and sarcastically let out a

"Ha!"

The lights go out again and I stand up. I move to Xahji's side of the stage, quick on my feet.

"2 weeks later,

In the living room stressing

My father's stone-faced while you're asking for his blessing."

I start pacing back and forth while Bunny and Xahji look at me, concerned. PJ and Frisk, who coincidentally also plays Washington, are on the other side of the stage. Frisk looks at PJ, who is peacefully reasoning with him.

"I'm dying inside while you wine and dine

I'm trying not to cry cuz there's nothing that your mind can do~"

Frisk stands up and walks over to PJ, who moves back a little, startled with the sudden movement.

"My father makes his way across the room to you

I panic for a second thinking, 'We're through~'"

He holds out his hand to PJ and he shakes it with surprise.

"But then he shakes your hand and says 'Be true'"

My expression switches from anxiety to excitement. PJ turns around and starts running towards me.

"And you turn back at me, smiling, and I'm~"

He picks me up by my waist and twirls me around.

My face heats up.

"Helpless~"

He puts me down.

"Woo! That boy is mine! That boy is mine~

Helpless!

Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em!"

Everyone else leaves the stage and PJ leads me to the table.

"Eliza, I don't got a dollar to my name

An acre of land, a troop to command, a dollop of fame

All I have is my honor, a tolerance for pain, a couple of college credits and my top-notch brain

Insane!

Your family brings out a different side of me

Peggy confides me, Angelica tried to take a bite of me...

No stress!

My love for you is never in doubt

We'll get a little place in Harlem and we'll figure it out!"

His tone changes.

"I've been living without a family since I was a child...

My father left, my mother died

I grew up buck wild!

But I'll never forget my mother's face, that was real

As long as I'm alive, Eliza, swear to God, I'll never feel so—"

I get up from the chair and start twirling to the other side of the stage.

"I do I do I do I dooo~"

"Eliza!"

"I do I do I do I dooo~"

"I never felt so~"

"Hey~"

I take a running start and tackle PJ to the ground, as we planned.

"Yeah~!

Down for the count and I'm~"

He puts his hand on my face and his thumb on my cheek.

"My life's gonna be fine cuz Eliza's in it."

"I look into your eyes and the sky's the limit

I'm~

Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em!"

The lights go out and I quickly stand back up. While I make my way to the center back of the stage, I hear the quiet shuffling of everyone else.

The lights come back on.

Everyone else forms an aisle and PJ stands on the other side of it. I walk down the aisle and the ensemble sings,

"In New York, you can be a new man..."

I stand next to PJ and gaze up at him, lost in his beautiful eyes.

'Oh, PJ. Don't you know that you're quite the charmer.'

"In New York, you can be a new man."

He leans in so close that I can feel his hot breath of my face. My soul starts fluttering.

'If only you knew just how perfect you are...if I could tell him...'

"In New York, you can be a new man~"

He puts his forehead on mine and lets out a content sigh.

"Helpless~"

He pulls closer to him and I feel his lips meet mine.

Time stops.

I freeze up but eventually kiss back.

Maybe...just maybe...

Dreams really do come true.

The lights go out and the audience claps and whistles.

We stay in the position for a few more seconds before he pulls away, leaving me craving for more.

He leans into my ear and whispers, "We'll talk later."

Xahji leads me off stage to some chairs and PJ gets into position for the next song "Story of Tonight Reprise". We planned on skipping some songs because the school couldn't let us perform for over two hours.

"What happened out there? Why is your face so red?"

I put a hand on my cheek and as Xahji said, it is really warm. Somehow, that made my blush ten times darker.

I try blinking a few times to snap myself out of my trance.

"Oh my God. Did that really just happen?"

"What do you mean?"

"Did...did PJ kiss me!?"

"Is that surprise?"

"Wha...?"

"Aren't you and PJ a couple?"

"No...?"

"Oh...it's because there was a rumor going around the school that PJ was dating someone but no one ever got a specific name."

"Oh..."

She shrugs.

* * * * * *

After performing "Nonstop", the last song of Act I, a 15-minute intermission begins.

I walk around backstage, holding my dress up to prevent tripping, trying to find PJ.

I need to find out what happened on stage!

I find him walking around as well, turning his head left and right, searching for me.

"PJ!" I call out to him.

He stops and looks over in my direction.

"There you are, (Y/N). I was looking for you. Let's go into the hallway."

He takes me to the halls, where it was thankfully pretty empty.

"So um...what exactly happened on stage...?" I ask, not aware of me being a bit too straightforward.

"Err— well, I— um..." he stammers, covering my face with his hands, "It was a stupid decision for me to do that, wasn't it?"

"I—"

"I'm so sorry. I just couldn't hold back and it felt perfect and I just...ruined everything..."

"No! Don't say that!"

"You don't—?"

"Alright, I'll forgive you for that on one condition."

"Anything!"

A mischievous grin appears on my face.

"Can I get another kiss?" I ask sweetly, my voice sprinkled with sugar.

In one swift moment, he wraps his left arm around me and swings me to his right, making me fall into his arm.

I wrap my arms around his neck, clinging for dear life and hoping I don't fall to the ground.

But my face flushes a bright red as I realize the position we're in.

He's DIPPING me!

'THIS ISN'T WHAT I ASKED FOR!!'

A cocky grin spreads across his face.

"Oh, how the tables have turned, you cheeky little devil~" he responds flirtatiously.

He roughly connects his lips with mine and gives me the kiss I asked for.

For those few moments, I could feel his passion and warmth.

Something I've never felt before.

Is this what love feels like?

I don't feel as empty now.

He pulls away and we stare into each other's eyes lovingly...

Before we hear the sound of a camera clicking.

Both our faces light up with as PJ quickly untangles himself from me, but carefully puts me down.

We look over to the culprits who've caught us red-handed.

Skate, BP, Undyne, and Frisk.

"Heeeeey guys..." PJ puts his hands in his pant pockets and nervously looks over to them.

I, on the other hand, avoid all eye contact so I could focus on a way to cool my burning face.

"The ship has sailed!" Skate squeals in joy.

Frisk gives me a teasing smirk and a small chuckle.

"S-Shut it, Frisk!" My blush darkening.

"I didn't say anything!" He laughs so hard to the point of wheezing.

"We just came to find you punks cuz the show's starting in three minutes," Undyne informs us.

"Okay, we'll get on stage," PJ tells the others, "I'll find you after the show," he winks at me.

* * * * * *

After singing 'Take a Break' with Xahji and getting off stage, the next song plays.

Say No To This.

Maria Reynolds is coincidentally played by...

Bunny.

Of course, she's the one having an affair with PJ.

At one point in the song, they would have to fake kiss.

Call it jealously, envy, rage, whatever, but a flaming hot fire starts burning within me.

When I watch the scene from the side of the stage, Bunny tries to really kiss him.

The fire crackles a little louder.

But he holds her down, not letting her make moves on him.

That fire gets immediately put out as I sigh a breath of relief.

* * * * * *

A tear falls from my face and lands on the skirt of my dress.

"I hope that you...burn~"

I hold the letters in my hand and "burn" them, thanks to Asriel, who's on the side of the stage.

Thankfully, fire magic can be controlled, so I wouldn't burn off my hand.

* * * * * *

After the show has ended, it's so late and the sky's already dark.

"Hey, kids. You all did great!" Mr. Error hugs PJ, Cil, and I individually.

"And how are the stars of the show?" Mr. Ink asks.

Out of nowhere, PJ wraps his arm around me and dips me again, but this time holding my bent leg up. I wrap my arms around his neck and giggle.

"Does this answer your question?"

Mr. Ink slides a ten-dollar bill to Mr. Error, who's clutching his side from laughing so hard.

PJ puts me down and gives me a lighthearted chuckle.

I tiptoe up and give him a small peck on the cheek, which makes him melt like ice cream on a hot summer day.

Cil squeaks happily.

"Heh, alright, let's go home," Mr. Ink lightly laughs and leads us to the car.

~A/N~
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