wolfmonkey822

Sullivan's POV

Ah, yes, the school dance. That one final dance before graduation. A few years ago I would've hated to go, since I would have no date. But now that's it's here, things have changed. I've learnt things about myself since Grade 7. And that's all because of...

"Ally! I want to ask you something!" I called as Alder ran up to me, long blonde hair blowing in the wind. My heart began to race. How I loved him. Alder's cheeks had turned a noticeable red at the nickname.

"S-Sully!" He panted, smiling. I smiled.

"Can't I have a nickname for the man I'm dating~?" My voice got a flirty edge to it making my boyfriend blush harder. We'd been dating for four years now, and though we never said anything explicitly, our peers probably assumed it.

"Anyway... you wanted to ask me something?" He asked and my smile widened. I took his hand and kissed it. His blush grew ever darker.

"Would you, Alder Foley, do me the honour of joining me to the school dance?" I said, intentionally acting a little. He swooned, also acting.

"Yes, dear love, I shall attend with you." After he said that, we both burst out laughing. My stomach started to hurt from laughing so much.

"L-let's stop t-talking l-like we're in Britain in the 1700's," I stammered through giggles. I was probably wrong on the timeframe but whatever. Alder gazed at me and I at him, and our gazes locked and we both smirked. Putting on a British accent, I said,"You'll Be Back, like before I will fight the fight and win the war."

"For your love, for your praise and I'll love ya til my dying days," Alder added, also attempting a British accent. We started laughing again. "Hamilton is a great musical," Alder said, when we had calmed down.

"I'm more of a Dear Evan Hansen fanboy, if I'm honest," I said. Alder smirked.

"Says the boy who was unaware he had a celebrity crush on Ben Platt," he teased, causing me to blush.

"I didn't know I was bisexual either!" I added, now looking away. Alder chuckled lightly.

"True."

"And did Helpless keep playing in your head when you looked at Leslie Odom Jr.?" I teased him.

"He's hot, Okay?! And his voice..." I lightly punched him in his side.

"Hey, it's all a bit of fun." Alder playfully stuck his tongue out at me. I gave him a noogie.

"Hey!" He squeaked, but he was smiling.

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I looked at myself in the mirror. My navy tux fit me well. My black hair was brushed to look a lot neater. I dare say, I looked handsome. That wasn't a word I'd usually describe myself as. My mother called me out of my room. I walked to the front door and opened it. Alder was... putting it lightly, magnificent.

He was wearing a tux that looked to be maroon coloured. His hair was combed and tied back in a ponytail.

"I believe I'm going with you, mon amour?" I smiled softly. My love, Alder'd taught me.

"Mm Hmm," I said, as we got into my mother's car. Alder leaned on me, his head on my shoulder. "Je t'aime aussi," I said to him, quietly. Alder smiled and gazed up at me. My mother dropped us off and I helped Alder out of the car. We walked into the building, and we saw a lot of other people, our classmates. I snorted when I saw The Posse sulking alone in a dark corner. What comes around goes around. Rodney had been a bully. And now, here he was, alone. Alder and I danced a bit, but not a lot until, musical songs came on. Alder had snuck a few in. This was our jam, so to speak.

"Boy, you got me helpless!" Alder sang. I just smiled, listening to my boyfriend's angelic voice.

"I have never been the type to try and grab the spotlight, we were at a revel with some rebels on a hot night," I added, singing quietly because of my squeaky and soft voice. Alder smiled. We moved closer together. Our mouths were a few centimeters apart. Our bodies were just swaying slowly now, as the next song was slow. When I heard the next song, I knew the lyrics off by heart. "I don't need you to sell me on reasons to want you, I don't need you to search for the proof that I should, you don't have to be scared you're not enough, cause what we've got going is good." Alder's expression softened, and he was blushing again. "I don't need more reminders of all that's been broken, I don't need you to fix what I'd rather forget, clear the slate and start over, try to quiet the noises in your head, we can't compete with all that... so what if it's us? What if it's us? And only us? And what came before won't count anymore or matter can we try that? And what if it's you? And what if it's me? And what if that's all that we need it to be? And the rest of the world falls away... what do you say?" Alder looked up me.

"I never thought there'd be someone like you who would want me," He sang. I decided to act a little.

"Well.." I said, imitating Zoe's little laugh.

"So I give you ten thousand reasons to not let me go, but if you really see me, if you like me for me and nothing else, well that's all that I've wanted for longer than you could possibly know, so it can be us! It can be us and only us! And what came before won't count anymore or matter we can try that!"

"It's not so impossible," we sang in unison. A few heads turned.

"Nobody else but the two of us here," Alder sang.

"Cause you're saying it's possible."

"We can just watch the whole world disappear," I sang.

"'Til you're the only one I still know how to see."

"It's just you and me," Alder sang, gaze softening.

"It'll be us, it'll be us and only us," I sang, leaning in. "And what came before won't count anymore!"

"We can try that, you and me! That's all that we need it to be and the rest of the world falls away, and the rest of the world falls away, the world falls away... the world falls away.... and it's only us...." Just like Evan and Zoe at the end of that song, we kissed. When we broke apart, we stared at each other for awhile. I felt something new. And it was a good new.

I realized.. I wanted Alder in my life with me.