OKAY I'm here! Get ready for a somewhat heartbreaking chapter

Also, I saw this once review from a guest about chapter eight: "Well, now we know Hamilton COULD be satisfied... *lenny face*"

Marry me, whoever you are.

Enjoy!

ALEX POV

The Monday after the party was full of surprises; Mulligan finally asked Angelica to Prom, and same for Eliza and Maria, and…John finally asked me to be his boyfriend, which I said yes to, of course. Plus, he asked me to Prom. And I said yes to that, too. But…the party was insane and also full of surprises…mostly for Angelica.

Now it was Wednesday. Prom was next week Friday, and everyone was already hyped up for it. The party planning guys - or whatever you call them - already started setting up for it at this really fancy country club that the Schuyler sisters had a membership to. I've never been there, but apparently, it's huge.

During lunch, I was at my regular table; Laurens, Mulligan, Angie, Peggy, Maria and Lafayette, but Eliza didn't have the same lunch as us, sadly. If only she could trade places with Jefferson…

We were having this whole conversation about what to wear to Prom, but John and I weren't really part of the conversation. He let me rest my head on his shoulder, and we both held hands while staring into space.

But we weren't in space anymore when Peggy said, "I gotta go to the bathroom."

"Uh, TMI, Peggy." Angelica stated, watching Peggy stand up and exit the cafeteria.

"Oh, grow up. It's natural." she laughed, fully exiting the large room. That's when Lafayette turned his head to look at us.

"Mes amis, j'ai besoin de votre aide." he said in a serious tone. ((My friends, I need your help.)) "I want Prom to be, how you say…perfect for Peggy and I. This has to be a night she cannot forget."

"Whoa, okay then," John responded with a slight laugh, still holding my hand. "So what do you want us to do?"

"Well, John, I know you're her best friend - no offense to everyone else - and you know her the most, along with Angelica, so…what would she like?"

John sat there thinking for a moment. "First, you gotta have a general idea of what you're gonna do. Prom doesn't end until, like, midnight, so when would this 'surprise' happen? During Prom? After? Before?"

Then Mulligan chimed in. "You can sing to her."

Just hearing those words made Lafayette blush. All of us knew he was a great singer, but he had major stagefright. "N-No…I'd rather not."

"Aw, c'mon, man!" I said, lifting my head from John's shoulder. "You're an amazing singer, and you know Peggy; she loves music. I mean, I just officially met her about a week ago, but it's obvious she's into music. Mostly Walk The Moon." I turned to Angelica. "Hey, what's her favorite song by Walk The Moon again?"

"Hm…" Angelica began. "I think it's… It's either Anna Sun or Avalanche."

"Her taste in music is basically identical to mine." John said with a laugh. That gave me an idea.

"Hey Laf, maybe you and I could meet up after school today and think of ideas." I spat out, making John curious on why I just said 'You and I,' but he shook it off (thank God).

Thankfully, Lafayette agreed to the idea and said that he'd drive us both to his house, but right when we were about to go more into detail about the plan, Peggy sat down next to Lafayette. All of us grew silent, causing her to look at us strangely. "Did I do something wrong?" she asked with a nervous laugh.

"Nope. Not at all." Maria said, actually acting casual.

"'Kay, good, because I'm pretty sure I didn't do anything wrong."

Lafayette shook his head with a smile and kissed her forehead, now making her smile. "Oh my God." Mulligan groaned. "See? I told you guys about the PDA, but noooo! You ignored me."

All of us just laughed at Mulligan's statement, even though we knew he was somewhat serious.

It was finally the end of the school day, meaning it was finally time to plan Lafayette's surprise for Peggy…and my surprise for John.

As I was making my way to the parking lot to look for Lafayette's car, I found John with his back facing me, so I decided to surprise him from behind. I ran up to him, jumped on his back and yelled, "Hey, turtle boy!"

"Jesus Christ, Alex!" he immediately yelled back in shock, taking a few deep breaths afterwards.

I was still on his back, so I ordered him to give me a piggyback ride. "I demand you to escort me to Lafayette's vehicle, sir Laurens."

He laughed and decided to play along. "Your wish is my command, king Alexander."

God, I loved him…

Of course, John 'escorted' me to Lafayette's car on his back, and there he was, looking down at his phone and leaning against his silver car, which was obviously from the seventies. He looked up to find me on John's back, cocking an eyebrow and smirking. "Well, aren't you two adorable?" he said, standing up straight and opening the passenger's door for me. "Sorry that I have to end this 'romantic' moment, but Peter and Jane will be worried if I'm not home before 3:30."

((NOTE: Peter and Jane are the actual names of Thomas Jefferson's parents, also known as Lafayette's adoptive parents, in this story.))

John sighed and gently released me from his back. He then looked down at me straight in the eye, giving me the meaningful reminder that he was about six inches taller than me. "Don't do anything stupid, okay?" he whispered.

"Um, John, I'm just going to Lafayette's house." I said with a laugh, walking into the passenger's seat of the car. "It's not like I'm going to a bar or something. Don't worry, he'll drop me off at your house afterwards, if you still want him to."

"Of course I do…" he then said, now holding my hand. "I'll miss you…"

"I'll miss you, too, hun." I whispered, ducking my head outside the window and planting a kiss on his cheek. He smiled, making my heart go crazy. "Even though it's only three hours, I'll still miss you."

He laughed, rolling his eyes as the car back out of the parking space. I blew him a kiss, as cheesy as that sounds, and he did the same. When we were on the road and he was no longer in sight, I sighed in relief, making Lafayette smirk. "What now?" he asked me.

"It's so complicated to keep a secret from him…" I mumbled, loud enough for him to hear. "He's so…trustworthy that I almost told him about our plan."

"Well, thankfully, you didn't."

"Yeah…Thankfully."

Lafayette and I had the best plan ever: We would sing both 'Anna Sun' and 'Avalanche' by Walk The Moon at Prom for John and Peggy. Even though I don't have the best voice, I was still willing to go through with this, plus, Lafayette said he'd teach me some basics about singing. On the car ride to John's house, which was only about a ten minute drive, Laf and I listened to a bunch of Walk The Moon songs, and let me tell you; he truly is an amazing singer. He finally pulled into John's driveway and parked the car. "Remember; Don't tell John anything. Okay?" he said to me, as I exited his car. I nodded in response with a smile, just eager to see John. I slung my backpack around my shoulder with a little too much excitement.

I knocked on his door, and thankfully, his dad didn't answer. He was at work, apparently. Instead, his little sister, Mary, answered, and immediately said I could come in the house. John must've shown her a picture of me or something.

The house was very spacious, that's for sure, but I've been there a couple times. I sprinted upstairs to John's room with a wide grin spread across my face. Without knocking, I opened the door, only to find…

John, naked and in his bed…with James Madison. James was inside of him, while John was on his hands and knees, with both of their faces flushed.

My smile disappeared.

My heart shattered.

Tears were forming in my eyes.

They clearly didn't seem to notice me until I dropped my backpack on the floor. James looked at me with an evil smirk, but John looked…horrified.

"J-John… Why…?"

I love myself but I hate myself at the same time. Hey man, the story needed some drama!

~MJ