Chustin:
Dare you to let me be, your one and only.
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The song used is Adele's One and Only and it can be found here: /watch?v=wA4ppvp2IzY
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"Do you… want to dance?"
"What?" Justin replied, staring at his best friend as if he had lost his mind.
"Just a thought…" Charlie murmured, blushing to his roots and putting his sunglasses back on, in an attempt to cover his face. Justin blushed too, turning away, it was moments like this, not that they happened regularly, that made him wonder if holidaying with the Amos family was honestly such a good idea.
It was the last night Justin was spending with them and Charlie's parents had taken it upon themselves to host a family dinner to say 'goodbye', they had however, as of yet, failed to turn up, and it wasn't looking as if they would.
An air of awkwardness settled between the two boys, Charlie, who was mentally kicking himself over his last question, shifted uncomfortably in his seat, it had been a spurr of the moment thing, he hadn't even thought about it, or the fact that Justin thought his feelings towards him were nothing more than platonic.
The silence was smothering him, he couldn't stand it any longer.
"I'm going to go get some air," Charlie said, his face blank of emotion, "Watch out for my parents?"
Justin nodded, smiling slightly, then went back to being highly interested in his glass of Coke.
Charlie stood on the balcony, the cool evening breeze ruffling his hair and calming his blush, which seemed to only have got worse since he left the Hanover prefect. Before now, he'd never really thought of his best friend in a romantic way, but now he thought about it, sometimes he would subconciously make a comment that could be classed as, he swallowed audibly, flirting.
He closed his eyes, rubbing the bridge of his nose, he was confused, to say the least. He knew that he was going to have to go back in there at some point, so he began to mentally prepare himself, switching his music on and trying to clear all thoughts of Justin from his mind.
It wasn't working.
Justin sighed deeply, pacing the room in a aimless fashion. Charlie. All he could think of was Charlie. His adorable awkwardness, how he was the perfect gentleman, how he sometimes just came out with things that made Justin want to kiss him, right there, right then, and worry about the consequences later. how he was straight. Justin mentally kicked himself, he had promised himself that he wouldn't do this, his 'thing' with Charlie was ongoing, and last month, it had almost pushed him over the edge, he nearly acted on it. He had been abou to confess, when Charlie had announced that he was dating Hope. From that moment Justin had decided it was time to give up, he was being ridiculous, living in a dream world of sorts, there was something about Charlie not being interested that his mind refused to accept.
He thought back to all the good times he's had with the Windsor prefect, and he couldn't help smiling slightly, spending time with him did that, made him feel safe, happy and left him with a warm feeling he just couldn't shake.
He paused for a second, losing his train of thought, if he listened closely, he could hear music coming from outside. A dangerous thought crossed his mind and now he grinned, properly.
What did he have left to lose?
"Chaz?" Justin whispered, his courage ebbing slightly when Charlie didn't turn to look at him, not even signalling his presence. He seemed kind of angry.
"Chaz, do you want to dance?"
Now, it was the other boy's turn to look shocked, whipping around in his chair, a slight smirk painted on his face.
"Had a change of heart have we, Switzerland?" he grinned, not holding back the adoring look he saved especially for the Britsh prefect. Justin flushed pink, staring at his feet with a bashful smile, while looking up at Charlie hopefully through his long eyelashes.
"Of course I want to dance," he nodded, moving awkwardly towards his best friend, threading one arm around his waist and interlacing his fingers with the shorter boy's. Justin let out a sigh of relief he didn't even know he'd been holding in. It felt so right.
A new song began to play, softly from Charlie's iPod dock, and the older boy chuckled, beginning to hum along casually.
"What's so funny?" Justin laughed, slightly hysterically, he could hear his heart pounding in his ears, his hannds beginning to shake slightly.
"It's just, the song is kind of relevant… just listen to the lyrics," Charlie replied simply, when the other boy tried to question him, he lifted a finger to his lips, effectively silencing him.
You've been on my mind
I grow fonder everyday
Lose myself in time
Just thinking of your face
God only knows
Why it's taken me so long to let my doubts go
You're the only one that I want.
Charlie smiled warmly as they swayed, moving easily together. The sun began to set behind thm, casting a beautiful red glow over everything and everyone. Justin closed his eyes, momentarily, trying to figure out what the hell was going on, what Charlie was trying to tell him.
The blonde haired Windsor lifted his arm, twirling the shorter boy underneath it, marvelling at the way the light shone off his eyes, turning them from blue to a purple tint, it was magical, mysterious, making honest, peace-keeping Justin Bancroft appear like a character from a fairytale.
I don't know why I'm scared
I've been here before
Every feeling, every word
I've imagined it all
You'll never know, if you never try
To forget your past and simply be mine…
Charlie wasn't entirely sure why, he wasn't a singer, but when the chorus began to play, he sang along, whispering directly in Justin's ear, so to emphasise the point that he needed to listen, becaus he meant every word.
"I dare you to let me be your one and only
I promise I'm worthy
To hold in your arms
So come on and give me the chance
To prove I'm the one who can walk that mile
Until the end sta-"
He was cut off by Justin's lips, soft and passionate, moving against his with such enthusiasm, he kissed back, letting all of his pent up emotions flow freely. They stayed this way for several minutes, Justin wrapping his fingers into Charlie's hair. When they finally broke apart, their heads resting together, Justin spoke.
"I-I thought you liked girls…"
"Sure, I do, but I've always…felt something for you, it wouldn't go away.
They kissed chastely, Justin removing his hands from Charlie's neck and taking one of his hands instead, squeezing it tightly.
"If it's not too much trouble, would you do me the pleasure of being my… my boyfriend, Mr Amos?"
"I thought you'd never ask."