After a good hour or two the preformance of swan lake was over.
Billy got a standing ovation.
After bowing for the audience a few more times Billy went backstage.
He got dressed into his normal clothes and then went out through the stage door. He looked through the crowd but couldn't find his friends nor his family.
"Oi dancing boy!" Michael Caffrey said a few meters away from the rest of the crowd that begged for an autograph from Billy.
But billy just walked on and ran towards michael.
He smiled and wrapped his arms around his best friend. " Oof watch it there mate you're going to squish me!" Michael said returning the embrace. A few minutes later Mrs. Wilkinson and Debbie showed up. Billy got a bone crushing hug from Debbie once she saw him, which forced him to awkwardly pull away from his embrace with Michael.
"Is this a thing now?" Michael asked pointing at Billy and Debbie.
Billy smiled at Debbie. "I have no idea!" Billy said chuckling. Debbie looked disappointed.
Billy knew he had hurt her but he just didn't feel that way about her. At least not yet.
" You're Billy Elliot right?" A voice next to him asked. He turned around to see a man dressed as a woman, it reminded him of what michael used to do many years ago. Billy was quite intrigued. The guy looked really handsome, but at the same time he looked so gorgeously feminine.
"That's what's called a drag queen mate" Michel whispered.
A drag queen. At least Billy now had a word for the gorgeous creature standing in front of him. "Uh...Yeah...Yeah that's me!" Billy said witha an awkward smile. "I'm Lola. Also known as Simon!" Lola said smiling at Billy. "Nice to umm meet you!" Billy said smiling. " No way like Lola as in Kinky boots?!" Michael's boyfriend asked walking towards the group with Billy's brother and father next to him.
"That's me baby!" Lola said winking at Michael's boyfriend. " Hey sister that ones taken!" Michael said glaring at Lola and walking over to his boyfriend. Michael kissed his man which made Billy cringe a little.
"Is this one taken? " Lola asked gesturing to billy with a smirk obviously flirting. Debbie wanted to say something but billy interrupted her. "Nope I'm as single as... I don't know, as a single person...ugh you get it!" Billy said attempting to flirt back. "You're accent is cute!" Lola said smiling. "Thanks your smile is adorable " Billy said smiling.
"Oh sweetie!" Michael said wrapping his arms around Billy's shoulders from behind "You really have no clue how to flirt with guy's!"
"Billy" Billy's father said frowning "Are ye a poof?"
Billy winced and shook his head. "I'm not a poof dad, but " Billy said frowning " I'm not hetero either ".
"Then what are ye?" Billy's father asked frowning.
"Asexual " Billy said looking at Debbie.
