Chapter 13

{At The Party}3rd P.O.V.

John and Alex arrived at Hercules and Lafayette's around 8:45. Alex wasn't really excited to be at a party, but it made Laurens so happy. Alex kind of missed that. Scratch that. Alex DID miss that. Anything he could have done to make John happy, he would've done. He did, however, take longer to get ready than usual, just so they would be late. When they walked into the dorm, John and Alex were immediately greeted by a slightly drunk Lafayette and a sober Hercules. All this meant was Lafayette would be ten times more obnoxious, and most likely do some weird stuff. It took Hercules a lot to get him drunk. Alex shook both men's hands."Hey! I'm Alexander Hamilton, but Alex or Hamilton is fine. I'm John's roommate. Nice to meet you," Alex said, in a slight loud tone over the music. "Bonjour Alexander and welcome to our beloved home," Lafayette replied, definitely drunk."Sorry about him! He gets like that." Hercules laughed at his own comment. He then added, "Who am I kidding? If you're going to be friends with us, might as well know. He's always like that. I'm Hercules.""Well, it's nice to finally meet you," Alex said, smiling."You too Hamilton! John has spoken a lot about you. Nice to put a face to the description." Hercules then wrapped an arm around Lafayette's shoulder, winked at John and Alex, and turned around to walk away.Alex looked at John, who was very obviously blushing, and very obviously trying to hide it by looking away. Alex couldn't help but smile at this."Are you just going to stand there and look embarrassed, or are we going to have a good time at this party? Cause I came all this way," Alex said nudging John's shoulder with his. John smiled, but couldn't help but still feel embarrassed. "Lighten up! You're being weird lately. Relax, come get a drink with me," he added, trying to get some kind of reaction out of John. Finally, John spoke up. "You're like 7. Don't drink too much. " Alex smiled and laughed. "Okay mom." With that, the two men made their way over to the table with the drinks.

Throughout the whole night, Alex and John pretty much stayed to together, talking, dancing, laughing. The Schuyler sisters even showed up and hung with John and Alex for a while. Alex really liked them. They were fun to talk to, each of them having very different personalities and attitudes. Angelica was smart and fearless, Eliza was sweet and gentle, and Peggy was... well she was quiet. But from what Alex could tell, she was kind, but could kill if she needed to. John enjoyed hanging out with them too that night. Even though he was getting drunk pretty fast, he could still tell that the sisters were good people. It had come up that they were rich. They were all very humble about it though.

It was 11:30 when Alex spotted a face that might as well have been the devils.

Alex P.O.V.

Thomas freakin Jefferson. I was having such a good time with John and the sisters. Even Hercules and Lafayette were awesome. But Jefferson. Ugh. Just then I saw none other than Madison riding his tail, as always. If there was one thing I didn't feel like doing tonight, it was fighting with those ignorant losers, so I found John, who was back at the drink table, and I pulled him into the hall of the dorm.

"Ohhhhh, heyAlex! Howareyou?!" Yup. John Laurens was definitely drunk.

"I'm great. Just avoiding Jefferson and his little chihuahua Madison. You? I see you have grabbed another drink." He opened his mouth to respond, when he froze. His eyes went wide."What? What's wrong?""Shhhhhhh" He pushed his finger to his lips, then put that arm around my shoulder. This caused me to blush, but I was still confused.

Then I heard it.

"Omg! John! It's the song!" My heart was beating so fast and my mind was racing with the memories of that first time John and I met. He was sitting across from me. Humming this song."The song that brought us together," he added. John was looking at me straight in the eye. It was silent for a moment. He opened his mouth to say something, but no words came out. Finally, I broke the quiet."John, I'm really glad you were humming Twenty One Pilots on the subway that day." He blushed a little, then unwrapped his arm from my shoulder. He was now standing right in front of me."Me too." He was so cute, standing in front of me like that. His eyes were filled with happiness. I thought about the last few weeks. The only reaction I had managed to come up with, was laughter. So, yet again, I found myself cracking up. It was just so bizarre how me and John couldn't stay away from each other. It was like the universe wanted us to be by each other's sides. Soon enough, John was laughing too. I could tell the drinks made him a little loopy, but I could also see his genuine happiness.

"It's crazy." He looked at me straight in the eyes.  I slowed down my laughter, and so did he. "But seriously Ham. It's been, what, two weeks since we met, and i just... " he smiled and I could see that a part of him meant what he was saying. It wasn't all just drunk Laurens. "Alex." He was still smiling. I could still see the sober, serious, half of his mind showing through.

I DONT CARE WHATS IN YOUR HAIR, I JUST WANNA KNOW WHATS IN YOUR MIND.

"John," I say in return and in the same tone he used with me.

I USED TO SAY I WANNA DIE BEFORE IM OLD BUT BECAUSE OF YOU, I MIGHT THINK TWICE

He stepped closer to me. I felt my pulse start to rise, and a heated flush across my face. At this point, all i could see was John. The sound of the song that brought me and John together, being the only thing I heard. His face was slowly getting closer to mine, and our feet almost touching."John, you're drunk," I whispered, knowing what was coming, and trying to prevent anything that we would regret."Having a couple of drinks only lets your body do things that it's too afraid to do when sober. "Before I could respond, before I could do anything else, Johns hands were on my shoulders and his lips were against mine. The man who, since I met him that morning on the subway, I had admired, was kissing me. A million thoughts raced through my mind. He was drunk, surely he didn't mean any of this. But he seemed pretty serious in the moments leading up to this one. He would surely forget about this in the morning.

But I wouldn't.

John Laurens was kissing me. And i slowly found myself kissing back. I was so caught up in my thoughts, that I hadn't even realized my hands were now wrapped around his neck. After a few seconds, I pulled away. "It's um, getting pretty late. We should head back." John just stood there, shocked by what had just happened, not believing it. But I could tell that he wasn't mad at his actions. "I am gonna go find Hercules and Lafayette and thank them. I will um, I'll meet you back at the dorm." And with that, John gave me a small smile and was down the hallway and out the door of our friends dorm. Our dorm was only the next building over. I figured he would be okay walking back. Worse comes to worse, I would find him passed out under a tree and I'd have to carry him back. Actually, now that I am thinking about it, that's not such a bad idea. Wait. No. Off topic. Find Hercules and Lafayette.

"Hey guys! John just left and I'm gonna head out too. It was really nice meeting you!" Lafayette was obviously drunk. He slurred out a bunch of things in French that even I, being fluent in the language, couldn't understand. "Don't mind this lightweight," Hercules said wrapping an arm around Laf's shoulder and patting his chest with his free hand. "We'll see you later Alex! It was nice meeting you too!" I smiled and headed towards the door, still in shock at what had happened not even three minutes ago.         When I got back to the dorm, all I could hear were the snores coming from my drunk friends mouth. I removed my shoes and put on pajamas. Before I got in my own bed, I walked over to John's. "Goodnight Laurens." After a while of just admiring the beauty and innocence of the man, I walked back over to my bed. Once I was under the blankets, I turned off the lamp next to my bed. The snores slowed down, until they came to a complete stop. Turning onto my side, I smirked, thinking about John. The way his lips felt against mine. The way his freckles reminded me of the stars in the sky, back in Nevis. The way he made me feel full and alive. "Goodnight Lex," was the last thing I remembered. And with that, I slowly fell asleep.

John's P.O.V.

"Goodnight Laurens."

Laurens. I like the way he says that. He makes it sound like a good thing that I came from that family. Family. Lex was my family. Him and Herc and Laf and the sisters. Lex. I kissed Hamilton. Shit. I kissed Hamilton.Wait. I kissed Hamilton, but he kissed back. Lex kissed me.

"Goodnight Lex."

{A/N: ahhhhhhhhh!!! Finally!! I have had this chapter sitting and waiting to be published since I started this story, and now you can all read it!! Sorry it's so long. Hope it didn't put you to sleep. My children finally kissed though!!! Hopefully i put herc and laf POV in the next two chapters. That's right! Guess who's getting together?!! No one. Im not telling. Deal with it. GOODNIGHT!!

Thank you for 140 reads!!! Love you all!!!💛}

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