Chapter 12

{quick a/n. This chapter is after a big time skip. By big I mean four days. it's now Friday.}

John's P.O.V. It had been four days since I bought Alex all those clothes. It had been four days since he kissed my forehead. It had been four days of awkwardness between the two of us. I felt bad because Alex did nothing wrong. All the tension and awkward moments were because of me. I was the one making it weird. And Alex had no idea. He was probably so confused. It's just that, I have pretty much had feelings for him since we met on the subway. There were times that I said something and made him blush or vice-versa, but nothing "physical" happened. That night, I wasn't asleep. I was trying to fall asleep, but I wasn't sleeping. I also didn't sleep after that. Fun fact, keys on a laptop don't help you sleep. But, I didn't complain. That's what Alex liked doing, so I let it be.

For class, I would get ready really fast and leave the dorm before Alex was ready. That meant skipping breakfast, which I could tell made Alex made, but I was really bad in awkward situations. I didn't want to make anything worse. I would still sit next to Alex, but we didn't have nearly as much fun as we did on the first day. I was avoiding him, which sucked. I just felt uncomfortable.

I was currently in Art. Mrs. Monroe was having us research an artist and paint our own picture that depicted what we thought of that artist. I picked van Gogh. The painting I was using to reference to was Café Terrace at Night. My painting's sketch so far was the same cafe terrace, but with a different subject. The cafe wasn't the main point of mine. The people were. I hadn't gotten much done this class. Alex seemed to consume most of my time.

Once class was over, I heard people shouting behind me. I immediately knew who it was. I braced myself for the obnoxiousness I was about to encounter.

"Salut Johnny Boy!!! How are you this fine afternoon??" Here we go again."I'm fine. How about you guys?""We are doing fine as well. Listen, me and Laf are having a party tonight at our dorm. We wanted to know if you and your boyfriend Alexander wanted to come?" I rolled my eyes and turned the other way. I started walking back towards my dorm. Both guys followed."First of all, he is not my boyfriend. Second of all, you are not allowed to call anyone my boyfriend if you are going to yell at me anytime I tell you that you and Laf should hook up."I saw Hercules blush. I felt a little bad for embarrassing him, but not that bad. Lafayette patted Hercules' back, assuring him that it was okay."Off topic mon ami. Will you be at the party or not?""I would love to. I don't know about Alex. I'll ask when I get back, then text you." "Alright well me and monsieur Lafayette must prepare for the party. See you later Johnny!""Bye guys." As they turned to walk away, I heard Lafayette compliment Herc on his french. I was getting tired of them not dating. Oh well.

Alex P.O.V.

I was sitting at the desk in our room, when John walked in."Oh. Alex. Hey? What are you doing here?" John had been acting really weird for the past few days. Every time I tried to ask about it, he found a way to get out of it."I live here John. So do you. Are you alright?" "Yeah I'm fine. But I meant why are you not at class?""Is it a problem that I am here?" He looked like he was getting annoyed. What was his problem?"It will be if you don't answer my question." I couldn't tell if he was joking around or not. John had never been this rude and irritable. "Geez. My bad. Mr. Paine cut class short. Something about him needing to work on a project. Our test is being postponed, which means more studying time.""Oh." He was being so distant and rude. Why though?"John?""Alex?""What's the problem??" He just stared at me. It wasn't an annoyed look anymore. It was more of an "i really don't want to talk about it. It will only make things worse" kind of look. Why couldn't he trust me?"Nothing. I'm sorry. Hey um, my friends Hercules and Lafayette are throwing a party in their dorm tonight. I was going to leave here around 8. Will you be joining me?" I rolled my eyes and laughed. Parties were not my thing."I'll pass. Sorry.""You know it's not healthy to spend all your waking hours typing on that computer?" Was the 'old' John coming out of his shell again? Because only he would say stuff like that. I smiled."It's not just the writing, John. I just don't feel like going out and getting drunk tonight.""Scared to have a little fun, Hamilton?" There he is."No. Just scared of doing something I might regret later. Plus I have an exam on Monday, like I said. I should stay here and study.""First of all, It's the first week of school, I am sure getting below an A on the exam won't kill you. Second, that whole 'drunk regret' thing is complete shit. Having a couple of drinks only allows your body to do things that it's too afraid to do when sober. Why would you regret something that you actually want to do? Huh?" I laughed. I was really good with words, or so I was told, but John was great at making me smile. He was genuinely and truly funny."Fine," I said, giving in. He threw his fists in the air like he won the lotto. My god. John Laurens is gorgeous. But, he was getting too excited. "Listen Rocky, if I bomb my test, it's gonna be your fault." He shrugged he shoulders and smiled."I can live with that," he admitted with a little smirk on his face. I can't say no to him. Plus, even if it didn't last, right now he was being himself again. I missed him.

{wow. I fricken whipped that chapter out!!! Next chapter the first big thing happens. Also, I apologize. I just re-read some chapters and I realized that I can't write one without some annoying drama. My bad. I guess it keeps it interesting. It's 12:12am so imma go to sleep now. Goodnight!!}

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