September 20th 2016

John's POV:

I woke up this morning to see Alex curled up in my arms; The memories from yesterday came back to me.

Thomas beating him up.
Me sitting beside him, talking to him.
Him waking up and kissing me. Damn, that kiss was electric.

I've only known Alex for a short time but I feel like I could say anything to him. It feels like we've known each other for years, I trust him just as much as I trust Laf.

The sun seeped through the window and onto his face, lighting up his bruises and cuts that he had obtained yesterday. His cuts had started to heal and they probably won't leave huge scars, his lip seemed the most healed. But still, I felt guilty that I became useless during that situation. I wish I could have stood up to Thomas, taken the punches and hits for Alex.

I gently stroke his soft cheek, curling my index finger under his chin. I made soft circles onto his cheek and kissed his forehead. Alex woke up after a minute of me doing this and looked up at me with those warm, brown eyes. I saw him remembering what happened yesterday afternoon and evening, since we watched films in his bed until we both fell asleep. He gently clasped the hand I was using to stroke his cheek and kissed the back of it.

This moment was amazing, we stayed in it for about 30 minutes, until my alarm went off, signalling that we should leave for class soon. Well, I should. Washington emailed Alex last night saying that he is not to come to classes and that he should spend the day relaxing. Alex was about to resist until I told him I'd give him the notes, and he really likes my handwriting so he grumpily agreed.

"Man, I don't want to go to class today." I said to him.
"John, you have to go. If you don't, two of us will be behind."
I could tell by the way he said it that he didn't want me to go either.
"No. I'm going to email Washington, ask him to tell the other teachers to send the work over. I want to make sure you're safe, and I also just want to stay with you."
I made sure to give him another kiss on his forehead to sweeten the deal, and by the blush on his cheeks, I'm guessing it worked.
"Okay, but you owe me... 5 kisses." He said smugly.
"You didn't need to ask for that, its only customary." I replied with a wink.

I leaned down slightly so that our heads were level and put my hand behind his head, pulled out his hair elastic and ran my nails through his hair. His breath hitched slightly and we both blushed. For a moment, we stayed looking in each others eyes, and then it was my turn for my breath to stifle in shock, as he grabbed me by the collar of my t-shirt and pulled our faces together. Our lips collided in a messy, tired and unorganised way, but we quickly found a rhythm and were lying together with a strong lust for each other. Our kiss seemed like it was filled with nothing but pure love for each other, which seems crazy to say since we only admitted our feelings for each other less than a day ago, but no other word describes the feeling as good as the word love.

The kiss was cut short by a knock to the door. We abruptly parted our lips and unwillingly untangled ourselves from each other. I stood up and straightened out my clothing and hair as Alex ran a hand through his. I walked over to the door and pulled it open, revealing a slightly tired looking Laf and Hercules, who looked like he was hiding something. Whatever.

"Hey Laf, Herc, you alright?"
"Oui, John. We came to check le petit lion is alright, you know, after the fight." Laf replied.
"Yeah, and also we came to ask if you're coming to class, but you're probably staying here with Alex, right?" Hercules added.
"Yeah I was going to, I need to make sure he's resting and that he doesn't overwork himself. He needs to stay safe, you know?"
"Sure, we get it. Get well soon Alex, mon ami."
"Thanks Laf, I'll see you two in class tomorrow."
"Bye." Said both Herc and Laf in unison.

I shut the door after them and looked over to Alex.
"I totally ship them." I said quickly.
"God, you sound like Peggy."
We both chuckled and I suggested that we brush our teeth before we forget, which we did.

After, I sat back down on his bed and motioned for him to do the same.

"Actually," I stopped him halfway through sitting down. "I think we should change out of our clothes first. We're still wearing yesterday's, not that you look bad though."
"Yeah I need to give this back to you." He motioned to the orange hoodie that he was still wearing and started to take it off.
"No! You look so good in it, and by all means, change into a different one if you want, but keep it. I never liked it much on me anyway."
"Fine, but I'll be using your cologne on it so it smells like you, in the least creepy way possible."

I smiled in victory and went to the bathroom to change my clothes whilst Alex did the same in the main room.

Before I walked out of the bathroom, I realised I'd forgotten another shirt and couldn't be bothered to put my old one back on, so I walked out shirtless.

Alex's POV:
I've seen him shirtless before, obviously, he sleeps like that most nights, but today was different. Today, I could actually tell him how he looks really hot.

"I forgot to take a shirt in, have you seen my gr..." he said and looked at me. I realised that I was staring at him. "You alright, Alex?"

"Perfect." I responded. Is it possible for someone to get more attractive overnight? Because somehow he did. His body is so toned, its unreal. He's the definition of perfection, and I get to kiss him? When did I get so lucky? Of course, we aren't technically going out, but I'm sure it won't be too long until we do, if he actually likes me.

"Of course I like you, you doof." He said with a smirk.
"Oh shit, did I say that out loud?" I felt a blush rise to my cheeks and I bit my lip nervously.
"Yep." He said, blushing too and walking over to me.

He put his arms round my neck and arched his neck over slightly. I repeated his action and put my arms around the back of his neck, putting one into his hair and tangling it within the curls and pulling it slightly. I saw him close his eyes and mouth, almost as if he was stifling a small moan. I smirked and ran my hands through his hair more, when suddenly (and unexpectedly from John's perspective) I pushed his head forward and connected our lips.

When we disconnected a few minutes later, he spoke softly-
"So, that's two out of the five I owe you?"
I playfully punched his arm "Shut up, cutie."
"You think I'm cute?" He teased.
"Yeah, you're hot too. Especially like this." I gestured to his bare torso, which made him blush.
"Same goes to you, Lex."

Without any warning to him, I jumped up and wrapped my legs around his waist and hugged him with my arms still around the back of his neck. His reflexes kicked in quickly and he protectively wrapped his arms around me so I wouldn't fall, and he hugged back. He placed a soft kiss on my lips and sat down on his bed and we stared at each other for a moment just appreciating each other's faces: with anyone else, a situation like this would have been awkward, but it was so nice with John.

Since school had started, we had not spent as much time in our dorm with each other since we both had school work to do. Even when John was done I always do extra work to stay at the top of the class.

After a few moments, he stopped the silence:
"Please, for the love of God, let me take you on a date this weekend?"
I was slightly shocked by this. Obviously I already knew that we both likes each other, but I wasn't expecting him to ask me on a date so soon.
"Of course! I'd love to, John."

I gave him a quick peck on his lips, to which I heard him mumble 'four', so I gave him a small shrug on his shoulder.

He picked me up off of him and stood up, so I sat down on his bed with my legs crossed. He walked to the kitchen and said he was going to make us something to eat, but I wasn't allowed to help.

I glanced at the time, 11:15, and neither of us had eaten anything yet. I guess we have been... preoccupied.

I joined him in the kitchen, and he turned to face me with a look that said 'don't even think about helping'. I put my hands up in innocence and said "Chill, John. I'm just sitting here, I needed company. You know that I'm needy."

He just looked over to me, grinned, and continued cooking some bacon and eggs, which smelt amazing. I watched as he was facing away from me and I at times I could see his back muscles tense slightly, which made me blush, not that he knows.

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John's POV;

After we'd finished eating and practically having eye-sex across the table, which was less awkward than you'd think honestly, I spoke, breaking the silence.
"How does your face feel today? How's your lip too, I hope I haven't been hurting it." I said with genuine concern but a little bit of sarcasm at the end.
"It's alright today, the bruises are a bit sore, but the cuts are fine. And my lip, despite the scab, is perfect."
I smirked and walked over to him, taking his hands in mine and pulling him to stand up.
"So it won't matter if I do this then?"
I leaved over and held him in my arms, he followed my lead and arched his back over.

We stayed in that position for a moment, staring into each other's eyes. I heard a gasp come from Alex as his feet slipped forwards on the tiles floors as he was only wearing socks. Quickly, I repositioned my hands and found myself holding him in a bridal position, so I shrugged and walked out of the kitchen.

"That wasn't quite what I planned." I whispered.
"It isn't bad though." He smirked and laughed a bit, and I could feel his breath on my neck as he wrapped his arms around it and held me closer.

I chuckled a little, placed him down on his bed and took his hands in mine. Is it too early for what I'm about to do? I mean, we've only known each other for just over two weeks, but we've both admitted having strong feelings for one another, and anyone who was observing our behaviour today would think we were already going out. And there's no harm in asking, I'm almost 100% sure he won't deny me. He'll either say yes or say that we can in a few days.

"Hey Lexi, can I ask you something?"
"Sure Johnny, go ahead."
"So, spending these past few weeks with you have been amazing, despite us not being together loads last week because of schoolwork. Nevertheless, it has, you have been amazing. I can't think of someone I'd have rather spent the whole of that first week with, just don't tell Laf and Peggy that. From the moment I met you, I could tell there was something special about you. I don't know what it is about you, but you're like a drug, and to say I'm addicted is an understatement. You walked in through that door and my heart went boom. And the best moment of my life was when we kissed for the first time last night. It was electric. And I'm pretty sure that by the look in your eyes you saw it too."
We were both laughing slightly at this point and I could feel my eyes welling up a little too and could see Alex's doing the same.

Alex's POV:

"I guess I should just skip to the point of this," John continued, after a brief pause "I was wondering if you, Alexander Hamilton, would do me the honour of being your boyfriend? Like, I totally get it if you think that it ha-"

I cut his words short with a passionate kiss, one that radiated love and hopefully told him that I said yes.

"How was that for an answer?" I said sarcastically.
"Perfect. Just like you."
He pecked my lips again and sat on the bed with me as we were in each others arms. This moment in time was probably one of the best ones in my life. It's like a dream, and I never want to wake up.

23rd July 2017