Look After You-Chapter 1- If I Don't Say This Now
A/N: This is a story that revolves around the actual song by the Fray. I think that the song is absolutely beautiful and it captures the sublimity of Tracy and Link's relationship. This is my first fanfic about love, so be kind to me. Reviews and NICE comments will be appreciated.
Disclaimer: I DO NOT own HAIRSPRAY or the characters involved...sadly. However... if I did I would hold them captive in my room and make them sing "You Can't Stop The Beat" over and over again. That would be heavenly.
As the chorus sings the last notes of the song and Tracy and Link share their first kiss and loving embrace, a sensation sort of like an electric current flows through their bodies. They know. This is it. This is the beginning of a relationship so deep... so profound that it strikes fear into both of their hearts. But they don't fret because they have each other to hold on to.
Their lips crash together, searching each other's souls. Totally lost in the sublimity of the moment, yearning for more. But sadly, heaven is interrupted when a crowd swarms around them, forcing them apart. They want to dance, autographs, and pictures. The local news crew wants a picture of Tracy with Little Inez, Corny and Maybelle.
Tracy looked up at Link with those big, brown, beautiful eyes of hers, asking for the permission to go. Link ran his fingers through her hair and gave her a soft kiss on the forehead before whispering in her ear,
"Go ahead"
"Oh, Link I swear that I will be back in a flash!", Tracy cried, fearing that she had done something wrong.
"Don't worry about it darlin'" , he assured her, "I'll be over here waiting for you"
"I'll miss you"
"I will miss you even more.", Link replied, as he reluctantly freed her from their embrace.
Tracy scampered off in the direction of Little Inez, Corny and Maybelle. Link watched her, admiring her from afar. He was reluctant about letting her go, but he decided to do so because he needed to think. That kiss had shaken him to the core. All of these different emotions came rushing in and it was a bit overwhelming. He had never felt so much passion...so much fire in one single kiss. But then again, he was kissing Tracy Turnblad here. And she... she... was the definition of passion and fire. And that was the cause of his immediate obsession with her. Right now, he watched her closely, noticing how the lighting in the studio hit her skin and gave it an ethereal glow. How it hit her hair and gave him the urge to run his hands through it. How it hit her eyes and gave them the power to burn through his soul. How it made he look like a little brown-eyed cherub. That's exactly what she looked like: an angel. An angel that was sent to rescue him from being so lost, lonely and empty. Sweet Jesus. He needed to find a way to convey his feelings to her.
The problem was though, that he couldn't seem to form a coherent thought. He couldn't think straight let alone thing of a romantic, thoughtful and profound way of professing his love for her. He tried to think of something along the lines of " You mean the world to me", "You bring light and joy to my otherwise dim and somber world"...or maybe... Wait! What if she didn't exactly share the same feelings? What had happened so fast? What had caused this instant infatuation with her? Link resisted the urge to run his hand through his immaculately sculptured hair. He was losing his cool. NO girl had ever done that to him. Link Larkin stayed cool no matter the situation. This...this is...is...
"Love", a voice finished his thought for him and said some other things that just sounded like gibberish to Link.
Link snapped out of his stupor long enough to realize that Seaweed had been standing right next to him for more than a few moments.
"Huh?"
"I said that you must be in love because I've been talking to you for a good while and you just stand there obliviously with that strange look on your face,man. Are you sure that you are all right?"
"Yeah, man. I'm just kinda at a loss for words right now. I need to think...and...you know..." he said trailing off again.
"I think I know where you're coming from, cracker boy. I went through the same thing with my girl" Seaweed said with a smile creeping upon his lips.
"Oh yeah? What did you say to her?"
"I said I've been there. I ain't say that I actually said anything to her."
"So I guess we're both stuck,huh?"
"Seems like it...but hey,man, you just need to realize that that girl that stands before your eyes is nothing short of amazing and is possibly the best thing that ever happened to you."
"You think so,huh? What makes you say that?"
"Let's face it. You seemed like another close-minded cracker at first and I was wondering what Tracy even saw in you. But,hey, you came around. But anyways...Penny seems like the best thing that ever happened to me..."
Link was a bit put off by Seaweed's first thoughts about him but he was put at ease quickly. Seaweed seemed like a pretty good guy. He could quite possibly become Link's only real friend.
"It's just that simple, huh?"
"It's just that simple.",Seaweed repeated,"Maybe you can try it out...here she comes..."
Link turned slightly to see Tracy quickly approaching him. He rapidly put his cool persona back on and reached out to her with arms wide open. She slipped right back into his arms and Link couldn't get over the feel of her body pressing against his. Her head rested on his chest and his head rested on top of hers. He breathed in the sweet scent of her hair. He wished he could hold her like this forever.
"Geez, Trace, you're amazing", he spoke softly.
She looked up at him with a playful smile.
"You're pretty incredible yourself, Mr. Larkin"
"No, seriously darlin' you make me feel things that I have never felt before." he said with a nervous smile,"I almost go insane just trying to talk about it"
"Come on Link, if things get out of hand I can always put you in the looney bin."
Link gave her a nervous chuckle and tightened his grip on her, staring intently into her eyes.
"Aw, Trace. OK. It's like this...I...you...you are..." Link felt as if he were about to have a heart attack with the way it was leaping out of his chest. Small beads of perspiration also started to form on his forehead.
"What?"
"I really have no way of explaining it"
"Try."
He sighed quietly and looked up to the studio ceiling as if the words were up there. Then he looked down again and locked eyes with her. She was still waiting for some kind of response. Then his eyes trailed down to her lips, and he noticed how kissable they looked. He tried his hardest to concentrate and not give in to temptation, but of course temptation got the better of him.
He kissed her slowly, trying to put as much passion and emotion as he could, hoping that this was a sufficient response. Tracy was caught sort of off guard, but easily adjusted and reciprocated the same amount of emotion. After minutes that seemed like hours, they pulled away from each other, breathless.
"Did that suffice, Trace?"
"I don't know. Maybe, a few more could help me give you a straight answer"
They closed in for a few more, but then the sound of someone clearing their throat interrupted them. They turned their heads to see Tracy's parents waiting for her. They started to notice that the studio was closing down and almost everyone was gone.
"Alright kids, I think that's enough for one night, don't you think?" Edna asked sternly.
Tracy and Link smiled sheepishly.
"Of course, Mrs. Turnblad.", Link answered as he pulled Tracy to him for one final hug and kiss before whispering goodbye.
The Turnblad family said their goodbyes and Link watched them drive away from the nearly empty studio. Link smiled to himself until they were out of his sight. He walked in the darkness towards his car, good feelings filling his whole entire body. It wasn't until he put the key in the ignition that he realized that he still hadn't said anything to her
A/N: I'm pretty sure that I have some factual errors, but oh well its done.