It was Friday, the day of the dance. I had just gotten home and the first thing I did was lock myself in my room to get ready. Gamzee had given me my tux before he left with his band to go practice, Gamzee had said he would pick me up around eight. I ended up using a whole bottle of hair-gel to style my hair back. It didn't take me that long to get myself ready. There was a knock on my door "Hey bro you alive in there?" Rufioh called, I walked over and unlocked the door "Yeah bro just getting ready for something, the doors unlocked." Rufioh opened the door; he looked surprised by the way I was dressed. "Where are you going that your dressed all fancy like that?" he asked with an eyebrow raised "Oh, I uhh…I promised my friend I would go to the Winter Dance tonight." I answered "Who are you and what have you done to my brother?" Rufioh joked; I rolled my eyes "very funny, besides I'm only going to only be there for a few hours, can you pick me up around ten?" Rufioh laughed as he leaned on the door "Okay bro, just have some fun while you're over there, and don't spike anyone's drink." He laughed "I'm not you bro." I joked "Where did you get the tux anyways?" Rufioh asked "Oh, uhh…my friend got it for me." Before Rufioh could open his mouth to say something there was a honk outside in the drive way. I peeked out the window and saw Gamzee's truck. "Well that's my ride." I say as I walk out of the room passing my brother "I'll pick you up at ten bro." Rufioh calls as I walked out the door. I walked over to Gamzee's truck, he leaned over to open the door of the passenger side for me "Your chariot awaits my miraculous motherfucker." He says with a big grin on his face, he was wearing his baggy black jacket and his torn jeans "Gamzee, you made me wear this and look at what you're wearing." I said in an annoyed tone, he laughs "Well I am the entertainment, gotta wear my uniform." I laughed as I got in the truck, I closed the door and we drove off. When we got to the school gym (where the dance is being held) there were already people walking in, and some people taking in a drum set through some doors on the side. We both got off, "I have to go help get the equipment on stage, so go find a table to sit at or find that miraculous cat girl and her bro." he walked off and helped the two people carry in the drum set. I sighed, I was always nervous when it came to big crowds of , as I walked inside I noticed a small figure in a long jade and black colored dress next to two guys in matching tuxedoes, "Nep? Karkat?" all three turned around "Tavros!" Nepeta nearly screamed as she gave you a big hug, Sollux and Karkat walked over "Damn Tavros, since when did you look like that?" Karkat said as he held onto Sollux's arm, I chuckle "I should say the same to you two too." "Thankth, tho…you here with that…clown?" he says flipping his blonde bangs away from his brown and blue eyes, it was clear he was trying to be nice about Gamzee for once. "Well, yes and no, I mean he got me my tux and he drove me here, but I won't be spending any time with him here because you know." I say gesturing to the stage. Nepeta pulls me towards a table near the stage "Come on, we got front row seats for this." She says winking at you. For the next hour and a half we talked about what we were going to do for winter break, Karkat promised Sollux he would visit him and his family for Christmas, and Nepeta said that her foster parents were going to visit relatives so she had to go as well. We were interrupted when the lights dimmed, I turned around to face the stage and up in front was Gamzee holding the microphone stand, he taped it to see if it worked, which it did because when he tapped it, it made a boom noise. He started talking "Hello everyone! How's it goin, everyone having a good time?" he yelled, the whole gymnasium was full of noise from the cheering people. "Well that's awesome! And were glad to be performing for you mo-fos today, lots of people gave us request for songs to play, but before we get onto that. I have an announcement to make." He said his last statement in a nervous tone "There's one special motherfucker here tonight, that I have to do this for." He searches the crowd until he finally sees me, he had the biggest grin on his face "This is for you Tavros." I couldn't help but smile when he said my name instead of his usual nick-name for me. He gestured his hand to his group, they started with a beat of a song that sounded familiar…too familiar.
oH GOD,,,iS THAT?
Gamzee closed his eyes as he started singing as he strung his guitar
"We'll do it all, everything, on our own…we don't need anything, or anyone"
he slowly opened his eyes, looking at me and just me as he continued
"If I lay here…if I just lay here, would you lie with me and just forget the world…"
I couldn't help but walk up to the front of the stage with the biggest smile on my face
"I don't quite know…How to say how I feel…Those three words, are said too much, but not enough. If I lay here…if I just lay here, would you lie with me and just forget the world. Forget what were told, before we get too old; show me a garden that's bursting into life."
He reached out his hand to me and I gladly took is as he got me up on stage, he held me close, forgetting about his guitar as he kept singing.
"Let's waste time…chasing cars, around our heads…I need your grace to remind me to find my all'
He held me close; I just ignored the cheering of the crowd and held onto him, trying to fight back tears of joy.
"If I lay here, if I just lay here, would you lie with me and just forget the world? Forget what here told, before we got too old. Show me a garden that's bursting into life, all that I am…all that I ever was is here in your perfect eyes there all I can see."
I looked at him, and he looked like he was trying to fight back tears too
hE REMEMBERED,,, hE REMEMBERED THE SONG THAT BROUGHT US TOGETHER,,, oUR SONG,,,
"I don't know where, confused about how as well. Just know that these things will never change for us at all."
He cupped my face with his hand as be brought my face closer to his, lips just an inch away from eachother.
"if I lay here, if I just lay here, would you lie with me and just forget the world?"
He pulled the collar of my tux and gently pressed his lips against mine, I closed my eyes as I melted into it. I could faintly hear the cheers of everyone in the crowd. He pulled away from me to grab the microphone "I love you Tavros." He says into the microphone for everyone to hear. I paused for a moment, never taking my eyes off of his painted face, I grabbed the microphone from him "I love you Gamzee." He had the biggest smile on his face; I grabbed his jacket and brought him back for another kiss, I could hear people cheer and a few whistling, I pulled back and he whispered "Let's get out of here motherfucker." He climbed off the stage and took me down; he turned and looked at the other guitarist that was on stage "Take over for a bit motherfucker." "You better be back in ten Gamzee." The guitarist said. We walked (nearly ran) out of the gymnasium. It was freezing cold, and the jacket of the tuxedo wasn't any help at all. Gamzee got his keys from his pocket and unlocked the truck. But before I could even open the door he pushed me against the truck as he brought his lips back to mine with a rough kiss, I had one hand on his jacket pulling him closer as the other searched for the handle to the car door. I finally got him off me for enough time to open the door; I grabbed him as I jumped in, pulling him with me. We spent a good twenty minutes just lip locked,
tHIS WHOLE TIME,,,hE LIKED ME JUST AS MUCH AS I LIKE HIM,,,oH GOD I MUST BE DREAMING
Then I hear a car drive into the parking lot, "Gamz, check what's going on." I said as I finally pulled away from him, he leaned up and his eyes widened before he quickly ducked down "Shit motherfucker it's your bro." I leaned up to peek over the window and saw his truck parked near the entrance of the gym. "Shit." I slowly got up, I gave Gamzee one last peck on the lips "Come over to my house tomorrow. And wait till Rufioh drives off before getting out or he'll be suspicious." He smiled "Will do my miraculous motherfucker."