CHAPTER 3

A/N: I don't know if collages have summer vacations or not. If they don't, then this collage is a friggin sick one and gives their students breaks. Also, I haven't played pool in years so I don't remember all the names to the equipment and while I'm writing this, I have no wifi so sorry about the vague descriptions.

Lafayette bent over the pool table and took a shot. The white ball hit a yellow one and it fell into the holes on the sides of the game.

"Yes!" He celebrated, "Alex! I am one ball away from winning! Come here and finish this!" Alex looked up from his computer, his fingers still flying over the keys in a blur.

"One sec Laf. I'm doing the extra credit for Washington's class." John laughed,

"C'mon Alex! You always do the extra credit! It wouldn't hurt to set it aside for one night!" He wiggled his eyebrows, "Unless, of course, you want me to shoot for you."

Alex looked up from his work with a determined look set on his young face. He tossed his computer on the couch.

"The hell you are. I am not throwing away my shot." Alex picked up the sick and, effortlessly, hit the white ball. It hit about five balls which went into their respective holes.

"How," Hercules stammered in disbelief, "does he always win."

"Congratulations Alex. You literally defeated science." Aaron grouched from the other side of the room. He was the only one not playing.

"For like the thousandth time!" Lafayette exclaimed. Alex chuckled nervously at his friends outrage and easily changed the subject.

"So the Winters Ball is coming up. Any ideas of who you're taking?"

"It's summer. Why did someone name it the 'Winter Ball'?" Lafayette questioned, "You Americans. I swear."

"I think it's irony Laf." Aaron explained.

"I thought we could take the Schuyler sisters to the ball. We're all single." Hercules thought aloud.

"One problem, Herc. There's only two sisters." Countered John.

"Three." John looked at Lafayette in confusion,

"Three?" Lafayette confirmed and John laughed,

"Oh! You mean counting And Peggy." The boys chuckled. Now it was Lafayette's turn to be confused.

"And Peggy?"

"Oh you know. Just a little joke because the only thing she's said to us is, 'And Peggy' you know." Alex explained.

"No, she's said plenty of things!" 'Or at least tried to.' Lafayette mentally added.

"Well I'm thinking of taking Eliza." Alex interrupted.

"Eliza?" Hercules laughed, "And not Angelica? She'll make you the most popular boy in school!"

"Well Eliza is just… So…" Alex trailed off and started dreamily at nothing. The boys exchanged looks.

"I'm am agog! I am aghast! Is Alexander in love at last?" Teased Aaron.

Lafayette looked at John. The frenchman might have not been the best at english but he could pick up little signs. John had been openly bisexual for a while but not so open about about his crush on Alexander. John wore and pained expression and he bit his lip.

"It's another silly crush. We do not have time for love! It's a time of revolution!" Shouted Lafayette and Laurens gave him a grateful smile.

"You mean that whole 'freedom of the students' thing? You're still working on that?" Aaron asked in a dead tone.

"Non. I am not. As an exchange student, I can't afford to have trouble with the school. We're still deciding weather I come back next year or go to France." The reminder of the problem put a damper the light mood.

"Well I am." Alex declared, "Students shouldn't be so confined. Mr Washington supports me!" Aaron rolled his eyes and went back to his work.

"Alex what are we even working towards?"

"Freedom of the students!"

"Okay then..?"

"Burr, how's school for you anyways?" Hercules asked, changing the subject. Aaron's eyes lit up and he sat up straight.

"It's going great! I can't believe it's my last year! I'm so close to being a teacher. I hear next year a teacher's quitting and I might try and take his place. It'll be hard because it'll be my first year at teaching but I have a chance!" Lafayette tuned out the rest of his friend's monologue and focused on Alex's earlier comment.

'Did people really overlooks new friend that much?' He pondered, 'I thought she was overreacting but now I don't think she was.' For the next few minutes, Peggy occupied his mind, with thoughts of how others thought of her and maybe a few about her eyes.

"Earth to the french fry." John called as he waved a hand in front of Lafayette's face, "Ground control to Major Tom." Lafayette jerk upwards and he shook his head.

"Anyways, as I was saying. We couldn't possibly take both of them. Angelica's sure to play hard to get. Alex's got his eyes set on Eliza, and everyone's sure to flirt with them. Plus whoever heard of five guys taking two girls out without it ending in some sort of gang rape?"

"Three." Lafayette corrected tiredly.

"Whatever."

"I agree with Laurens. But what if we got him to go with one of us? And then we'd have four four?" Alex said in mock seriousness.

"Ah yes! The perfect plan constructed by our local genius, Alexander Hamilton! Oh! But alas and alack! I find I have fallen madly in love with my partner! Will my life ever be the same?" John pretended to swoon and Alex caught him, to a round of laughter and applause.

Lafayette was the only one who caught the slight blush on John's cheeks. He inwardly sighed remembering the interactions between the Schuyler sisters and Alex.

'How many people would fall in love with Alexander Hamilton?'

A/N: like all of them including me.