A/N
Yay, new chapter! This might just be the fastest update I've ever had. This may also be one of the most emotional chapters I've ever written. Seriously, though.
I'm feeling a little stressed, and I figured writing something would help. It always does.
Anyway, to answer a few questions from reviews: No, they're not married, because I got a complete block for the plot line that was going on with that, and I got a complete genius idea for prom, so I did a time skip back to their junior year in high school in order to put that into writing (I'm also thinking about doing their senior prom; review with your thoughts on that one!)
No, I'm not going to prom this year, since I'm only a freshman (Yes, I just openly admitted to being a freshie. Don't judge me, I'm fabulous!)
And finally, for their age in all the chapters when they're married, I never really thought about that very much, but I'd say that it would take place just after they get out of college, so sometime between the time when they're 25 and 30.
That pretty much covers everything, so other than that, please enjoy this chapter. Just a heads up that it may not be a completely accurate description of prom since I've never been to prom myself.
I don't own GMW, any characters involved in GMW, or a hedgehog.
Lucas, the night of prom
I climbed up the fire escape, excited. Tonight was going to be amazing.
Just before I went in through Riley's bay window, I got a call from Farkle.
"Hey, buddy, you ready?" I asked.
"Yep. HA!" he responded, the same laugh he'd used since middle school.
"Thanks again for doing this for me," I thanked him.
"No problem. I'll see you later," he said.
"Yeah, see you!" I grinned, hanging up, then went into Riley's bedroom, ready to go.
But I wasn't greeted by Riley, but in fact, her father and her best friend, and suddenly my stomach dropped and I felt a tad sick.
"Hey, Huckleberry," Maya said in that terrifyingly evil way of hers, a mischievous smirk plastered on her face.
"So, we're going to set up some ground rules for you around our little girl tonight," Cory grinned.
Ten terrifying minutes later...
Riley finally entered her bedroom, saving me from the terror of the two most overprotective people in the history of everything.
And she was beautiful.
Her brown hair was done up in a neat bun on the back of her head, a few small strands perfectly framing her face. She wore make-up, something I'd never seen her do before (that was something I seriously admired about her: the fact that she had enough confidence in herself and her natural beauty that she didn't have to wear make-up in order to make herself look prettier or to cover up her flaws.) She also wore a modest, navy blue dress that brought out her warm brown eyes amazingly, along with a pair of dark purple flats on her feet.
I think I'm in love with this girl.
I grinned, my eyes meeting hers as she blushed slightly, probably from me staring at her.
"Ready to go?" I asked, ignoring the protests of the pair in the window.
"Yep," she responded, grinning.
With that, the two of us headed out.
We got on the subway and took the short ride to the little park where they'd decided to hold prom. There was a large office building in the middle of the park, which was closed so that we could use the lobby for prom. It was gently raining, so the two of us hurried into the building.
Several people were already there. Most of the guys were dressed a lot like me; a tux with a tie and a nice pair of dress pants or nice jeans. Most of the girls were wearing bright, flashy dresses that were much less modest than Riley's; showing off a lot more skin, and they also wore heavier make-up, and a lot of them were in four- or six-inch heels. The only girl that really caught my attention, though, was Riley.
The two of us talked and laughed and danced together, having the time of our lives. We very much went over the curfew that the two scary monsters had set, and by the time the end of prom came around 11:30, I knew that both of us were pretty tired, and I still had a couple more surprises waiting up my sleeve for her, so we decided to head home.
We once again got on the subway, and she pretty much passed out in the seat next to me on the deserted train. But I wasn't done yet. I sent out a text to Farkle, and at the next stop, he was on the train as well, with a bucket of flower petals, gently sprinkling them over the two of us. I gently shook Riley awake and she finally woke up, smiling softly as she blinked her big, warm, brown eyes.
She grinned as the flower petals gently rained down on her, as she stretched out her arms and stood up. I smiled, taking her hands and pulling her onto her feet, before lifting her up gently, sweeping her off of her feet. She smiled tiredly at me.
We stayed there for who-knows-how-long, until we reached the end of the line and got on the train going the other direction, headed back to Riley's house. When we finally got to her stop, we got off and walked out into the rain and towards her house. I walked around towards the fire escape but Riley didn't follow me.
"Lucas," she groaned, "I'm tired. I can go into my own house through the front door."
"Yeah, but you've never gone in through the fire escape, and now's as good a time as any to try it out," I argued.
She pouted, and I found it hard to resist, but she had to go through the window for the surprise to work.
"I can't climb the fire escape in this dress," she pouted more.
"Come on, Riles," I said, trying and failing.
"And these shoes," she added, trembling her lip ever so slightly.
"That's it, I'm carrying you," I said, walking over and grabbing her, carrying her up the fire escape bridal style.
"Hey," she objected, squirming as we neared her floor.
I set her down on the wet platform and she reluctantly took off her shoes and crawled in through her window, where Maya was sitting among a small layer of flower petals. I know I'm being totally cheesy here, but Riley seemed to be totally happy, so I decided to keep going. At this point, it was well past 2:00 in the morning, so after about five minutes of sitting in the window together and softly talking, Maya left and went home, and Riley fell asleep. I gently moved her to her bed, and then lay down next to her, too tired to move. And as soon as I was laying there next to her, she latched onto me so tightly that there was no way i could've moved anyways.
She sighed contentedly, and it wasn't long before I, too, was sound asleep.
A few peaceful hours later
I was startled awake by a loud voice, the voice of my history teacher, who was, unfortunately, Riley's father.
"Riley, schnookums, Daddy's here to wake you up! It's almost noon, why aren't you awake yet?" I heard the voice ask, and inside, all I could think was crap, crap, kill me now, I'm doomed. Crap!
Riley sat up, causing the blankets I'd been surrounded by to shift away, revealing my presence to her father.
"You," he growled. Wow,he's in a good mood today.
"Hello, sir," I responded awkwardly, but also surprisingly calmly considering I was caught sleeping in the same bed as his daughter.
"Why-How did you-What-" he stammered. Thank goodness we were both fully clothed, otherwise this would've been the most painful day of my life.
"I'm sorry sir, we got here very late last night and-" I started, but he cut me off with a low growl.
"Get oooouuuuuuttt!" he growled ferociously.
"Yes, sir," I stammered, quickly making my way towards the window.
"Lucas, wait," Riley called after me, and I paused.
She got up and walked over to me, gently taking my face in her hands, and planted a small kiss on my lips.
"Get out!" the man behind us shouted angrily, and I quickly fled.
"Thanks, Riley," I called over my shouted over my shoulder.
I got out of the window and turned around and was met by-
"Lucas!"
I jumped. "Farkle!"
"So, how was it?" he asked me.
"Honestly? The best night of my life," I admitted.
Riley
"So, how was it?" my dad asked me.
"Honestly? It was the best night of my life."
A/N
So, new chapter is done. So happy I got it up so fast.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy. Feel free to review. I'll probably respond to questions asked in reviews in the staring author's notes of chapters after this point, so feel free to ask questions through reviews. Also, feel free to PM me with anything, too. I'll try to get back to you within 24 hours, or as soon as possible.
Well, I guess that's it.
I hope you enjoyed the chapter.
Shout on and be a vibrant zebra.
^Rikki The Fab One Out!^
