AN: So in my place our prom is actually kind of scripted you know. Senior guys are asked to line up by height and the same goes with the junior girls then they are partnered by their height. So whoever is the shortest guy is partnered with the shortest girl. You get the pattern? Anyways, I just wanted to try this for a RumBelle AU!
It was December 31st and tomorrow would be January and in a few days school will start and since Belle is a junior it is their time of the year to plan for prom. They have to plan for everything, where to hold the prom, what will be the theme, how much is the budget, and so on. Belle was dreading this year, she doesn't want to go to prom because she and her dad is struggling to come up with money and since Belle is in a private school even though she's in there because of the scholarship there are still activities that was not covered by her scholarship and prom is one those. Prom, in her school, is something that will cost too much money but the attendance of the student is a must so she must go.
It was the first Monday of January and the first day of school this year. When Belle arrived in school 5 minutes before the time, she immediately caught a sight of Ruby, already in the line waiting for the flag ceremony to start. Ruby saw her and signaled for her to hurry up.
Belle hurried to leave her bag in the classroom.
Belle ran out of the classroom, hurrying to catch up before the ceremony starts. She was already half-way down the stairs when the national anthem was played. She stopped naturally. She wasn't given any minute to catch her breath because someone collided right to her just right after she stopped. She stumbled down the step and was about to fall with her face first before someone caught her waist and steadied her.
"I'm sorry" she heard the other person speak with an obvious accent. Still quite shaken up from the accident Belle decided to turn around to face her rescuer.
It was Robert Gold. A senior.
"Are you okay?" Belle nodded then Gold slowly released her.
They were still staring at each other when the playing of the national anthem stopped.
They were staring at each other. The staring stopped when other students were already running past them to go their line.
Belle opened her mouth to say something but stopped herself and ran.
Belle was still panting when she arrived to where her classmates and friends were lined up. She didn't know what just happened, she just stared at Robert Gold for the longest time ever and Belle can't shake the feeling of his hands around her waist holding her steady.
"Belle! Oh my gosh, this is the first time your late!" Ruby said as she pulled Belle to her side.
"You missed the singing. New Year's Resolution?" Emma said sarcastically. Ruby and Mary Margaret laughed and Belle just rolled her eyes.
Then Mary Margaret's face turned slightly into serious mode. Belle knew what would come next.
"So, Belle we already have some few ideas for this years prom theme" Mary Margaret started and Belle just wanted to go back the classroom, read her new book and forget her problems.
-Robert Gold was never late. That's it. He just was never late. His dad had disciplined him to always be on time on everything. So he never was late but up until this morning something changed. He was late. Apparently, this year he had to start with his firsts. And then he collided with the beautiful Belle French. Wait what? When did he think that she was beautiful? Oh for Pete's sake.
This was also Gold's first to get totally lost in a woman's eyes but the moment was cut short by the other students running and her running away with them.
Robert just walked to where his classmates were wondering what just happened. And then when he arrived he went to the last of the line since he was late and has no friends, no not really.
He had his head down. His mind still thinking about Belle French when he heard some 3rd year girls chatting about how excited they are for their first prom.
Gold made a face. He wasn't looking forward to prom. He didn't actually have good memories with his prom last year and neither will he have better ones this year so he shook his head and drifted his mind to the piercing blue eyes of Miss Belle French.