SORRY FOR MY ABSNESE. BUT HERE IS PROM! :)
I'm not ure if it's as drama filled as you wanted but it's just how it came out.
Anyways, enjoy!
Clare's POV
Prom, the one night where you can dress up in a classy way, with your hair curled, and a gorgeous dress that flows just right when you dance with that one special person. The night where you can go out and have a good time with your friends and just let loose without a worry; the one night where everything is supposed to be perfect.
I sighed as I slouched down in my seat, waiting for the lunch bell to ring. Prom was in a few hours and everyone was gushing about how they have the perfect dress and what not. So why was I so down? Oh yeah, that's right, I lost my virginity to the one guy I despise exactly one year ago.
Come on Clare, get a hold of yourself. It was a year ago and you have someone better. I smiled faintly as Eli crossed my mind. Everything about him just makes my head spin and my stomach flip, but in a good way of course. He's just so exhilarating and exciting. He brings out the best of me and he knows how to make me feel wanted. His stupid witty sarcastic comments are annoying, but they're what keep me alive. His eyes, oh his eyes, just the way he looks at me with them makes me melt. It's like he can see right through me and into my heart. They're just so breathtaking; they're what keeps me going.
My thoughts were interrupted by the school bell, signalling lunch. I jumped up and ran out of the classroom and to my locker. I quickly shoved my books in my locker and nearly jumped ten feet in the air when I turned around to have those gorgeous green eyes staring at me. I placed my hand on my chest and sighed.
"Boo?" Eli said.
"What are doing sneaking up on my like that?"
"Hi Eli, how are you, fine Clare, thanks for asking" he smirked. God, that smirk. Sometimes I just want to slap it off his face and other times I adore it.
"Hi" I smiled as I gave in.
He smiled. His smile; the thing he only does for me. I adore that smile so much. If I could sit and stare at it all day long, I would. I was so caught up in gushing over his smile that I didn't realize we had gone outside and we were now sitting at a picnic table with Alli and Drew.
"Clare!" Alli yelled as she clapped her hands in front of my face.
"What?" I jumped and came back to reality.
"You keep zoning out" Eli said.
"Yeah, if we were having a zombie contest, you'd win brains down" Drew said while chuckling. "Get it?" he asked us. We all just stared at him.
"It's a good thing your cute" Alli said while resting a hand on his shoulder. I just nodded in agreement. Drew just frowned.
"So Clare, are we going to Fiona's to get ready?" Alli asked.
I was about to answer but I was interrupted by Sav.
"Claaaaaaaaaare" he yelled as he ran up to us.
"Saaaaaaav" I said back.
"No time for games. You can sing right?" he asked.
"Uh…" I didn't want to answer.
"Never mind, I know you can, I've heard you in Alli's room plenty of times." He took a breath. "Would you sing at Prom?"
"Uh… I don't know" I trailed off.
"Pleeeaaasse" he pleaded. "Just one song"
I looked at Alli who was smiling big and nodding like a bobble head. I looked at Drew who was off in his own little world and then at Eli, who smiled at me and nodded.
I sighed. "I guess." Sav started jumping up and down. "But only ONE song"
"Yes! Thank you!" he threw his fist in the air. "Oh, by the way, I will be playing the guitar so it won't be totally awkward. And we need to start practice like right now."
I didn't even have time to object before he pulled me away.
Eli's POV
Sav just pulled Clare from the table and into the school. I sighed and looked at Alli who was smiling and then at Drew who was in his own little world. I swear that dude has a brain the size of a peanut.
So Clare is going to be singing a song at Prom? That should be interesting. She has a really amazing voice and I think this could do her some good. She has been kind of down lately. I wouldn't blame her; I mean this is the anniversary of when Fitz… oh I can't even say it. I shuddered as I thought about it. Just thinking about what he did to her makes my blood boil. I just want to go after him and just beat the living hell out of him. But I know I can't. If I do, I would probably end up murdering him and then get sent to jail. Then I would never be able to see Clare's beautiful face again.
I can't believe I'm going to Prom. Man has Clare ever changed me. Normally I wouldn't be caught dead at prom, unless it was a zombie prom, then I would literally be coughed dead at prom. I chuckled to myself and then realized how much of a lame joke that was. Man I think I'm spending too much time around Drew.
"So Eli" Alli said, breaking me from my thoughts. "Did you get Clare anything?" she asked.
"I didn't know I was supposed to get her something" okay so I sort of lied. It sounds like I didn't have anything for her, when really I did. I just didn't want to tell Alli, who can't keep a secret if her life depended on it.
"You don't have to but it's really sweet if you do" I just nodded. "Well just so you know, her favourite colours are black and purple."
I chuckled and said, "I know" as I remembered her black lace bra and panties with the little purple bow she bought just for me. Alli looked at me weirdly and I cleared my throat.
The rest of lunch was silent. Would is sound weird if I said I feel kind of lost without Clare by my side? The bell rang and I mentally sighed in relief. I got up and quickly walked inside, down the hallway and to Clare's locker. She was already there so I just walked up behind her and wrapped my arms around her waist. I took in her vanilla scent and I smiled. I loved the way she smells. She turned her head to me and smiled before kissing my cheek. But that wasn't good enough so I turned her head and crashed my lips to hers. She was shocked at first but smiled and then kissed me back. We pulled apart and she smiled.
"Nice to see you too" she smirked. I laughed and kissed her head.
"See you after school" I was about to walk away but she pulled me back.
"Actually you won't. I have to practice for the song after school, then I have to go get ready for prom" she paused. "But then you can see me" she smiled.
I nodded and she gave me a peck before I walked off and got my books before going to my next class.
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Clare's POV
School had just ended and I was on my way to the music room so we could practice the song some more. To be honest, I love the song. The song somewhat reminds me of Eli. I entered the music room to be greeted by Sav and Drew. I didn't know Drew was going to be here.
"What are you doing here?" I asked Drew.
"Well, Sav said he needed a drummer so I offered to help" he smiled. I nodded; Drew is a really good drummer.
We then began rehearsing.
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"How do I look?" Fiona asked as she walked out of the bathroom and entered the room we were all getting ready in.
"Fiona! You look amazing!" I exclaimed.
"What she said!" Alli said as we both had our mouths in the shape of an 'O'.
"You think Adam will like it?" she asked.
"Like it? I bet when he sees you he will want to jump you." Alli said.
"Want to? I think he will jump you and take you right then and there" I smirked.
"Uh, there's something I want to tell you guys" Fiona said sitting on the bed. Alli and I turned to her and she began speaking again. "I think tonight is the night" she blushed.
Alli's and my jaw's dropped. I swear I heard a thud from them hitting the floor.
"Are you serious?" I asked smiling. She nodded. Alli and I looked at each other and then back to Fiona. We both squealed in happiness and Fiona laughed.
We all finished getting ready. Alli had her hair half up and half down. The hair that was down was curled in loose curls while the top was put up. Her make-up was big and bold as always, but only Alli could pull it off. She had a light pink eye shadow with a thick layer of eyeliner and mascara. Fiona's hair was straight with her bangs pulled back and clipped. Her make-up was simple. She had a light blue eye shadow with a thin layer of black eyeliner and mascara. My hair was in loose curls with one braid on each side of my head. The braids were pulled back and clipped in the back. My make-up was a smoky purple kind of eye shadow. I had a thin layer of eyeliner on and mascara.
We all looked in the mirror and smiled at ourselves. We had to admit we looked hot. We all smiled and then headed out the door.
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We pulled up to the school and I could faintly hear the music. We all got out and I quickly put my bag in Morty before we walked up the front steps and into the school. As we walked down the hallway, Alli and Fiona went into the gym to meet with their guys. I was supposed to meet Eli at his locker.
I walked down the hallway and saw Eli at his locker, but with his back turned to me slightly. I slowly walked up behind him and covered his eyes.
"Guess who?"
"Uh, Hayley Williams?" I knew what he was doing; I did this to him so he's getting me back.
"Nope"
"Katy Perry?"
"No"
"Taylor Swift?"
"You know who Taylor Swift is?" I asked trying to hold back laughter.
"No comment" He said with no emotion. I laughed and removed my hands from his eyes.
He turned around and his smile dropped when he saw me. But it was in a good way. His eyes widened and his jaw dropped slightly. He eyed me up and down and then looked me in the eyes.
"Wow, you look… wow" he was still in shock.
"Is that a compliment?" I asked.
He swiftly wrapped his arm around me and pulled me closer to him so our faces were barely touching. "Definitely" he whispered and then crashed his lips over mine. I mentally smiled and kissed him with as much passion as he kissed me with. We pulled away and he smiled down at me. I smiled back up at him and wrapped my arms around his waist.
"You look pretty hot too" I smirked as I eyed his attire. He wore black dress pants and a black button down shirt along with a tie. I wouldn't expect anything more from him. His look makes him even better. Without it, he just wouldn't be Eli.
"Oh, I have something for you" he turned around and got something out of his locker. When he turned back to me he was holding a corsage. I smiled and he put it on my wrist. "CeCe made me get it" he said as he scratched the back of his head.
I smiled even more and gave him another sweet kiss. We pulled away and he smirked.
"If I said it was my idea, would I get another kiss?" he asked.
I laughed and shook my head, but gave him a kiss anyway. He smirked and closed his locker before taking my hand and leading the way to the gym.
Once we got inside I was amazed. There were lights flashing and the music was blasting. There were a lot of people dancing but some were just mingling. There was a stage that was not being used right now, and the DJ table was on the right side of it. The snack table was on the side wall; there were picnic tables on the other side of the gym so people could just sit and eat.
Eli pulled me over to the snack table where Fiona and Adam were. Adam was smiling like a fool and Fiona was blushing. Adam was wearing black dress pants also with a blue button down shirt.
"Did Adam jump you?" I asked Fiona. She just blushed and Adam smirked.
Eli stood behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist. I rested my hands over his and intertwined our fingers. Soon Alli and Drew joined us. Drew was wearing black dress pants with a black button down shirt and a red vest over it, along with a tie.
"So, how are we going to start this night?" Adam yelled over the music.
The song 'Last Friday night (T.G.I.F) by Katy Perry' came on and Alli, Fiona and my eyes widened. This is our song and we always dance to it. Alli jumped and squealed and Fiona smiled like an idiot. I turned to Eli. "I'll be right back" I said in his ear and kissed his cheek.
Alli and Fiona grabbed my hands and pulled me to the dance floor. We immediately started dancing and grinding. We threw our hands in the air and sang along with the lyrics. We were laughing our heads off at the lame dance moves we had done. Soon the guys came up to us and started dancing also. Drew was dancing like a maniac and I couldn't help but laugh. Adam didn't really know what to do so Fiona had to show him how to grind. I thought it was cute. Eli came behind me and we started grinding. He held on to my hips and I moved mine to fit his rhythm perfectly. I slid my hands up and ran them through his hair. I turned around and we kept grinding, front to front. He smirked at me and I flashed a flirty smile. He chuckled and kissed me.
The song ended and we started heading over to a table. We all sat down; Alli and Drew on one side, Fiona and Adam on the other, so I sat down on the end, sort of. Eli came over and he told me to move up closer to the table. I did and he sat behind me. I laughed and he pulled me into his lap.
The song 'Here in your arms by Hellogoodbye' came on and I smiled. I love this song. I started singing the lyrics and turned to Eli. He just smiled at me. I started singing the chorus to him and he smiled even wider, showing teeth. He leaned closer and whispered in my ear; "I know this is really cliché but we should make this our song" he pulled away and looked into my eyes. I smiled and nodded before kissing him softly. We pulled away and he tightened his grip on me. I smiled and leaned into him.
The song ended and the music was cut off. Everyone shouted 'hey!' or they just groaned.
"Alright everyone" it was Sav. "We have a live performance here tonight, please welcome Clare Edwards"
To my surprise everyone clapped, pretty loud actually. Eli turned to me and kissed my temple before whispering, "Go kick some ass" I laughed and blushed as I climbed off of Eli and walked onto the stage. Drew followed and he sat behind his drum set. We all got ready and they started playing. Sav was playing a cool tune with his guitar and Drew began playing the drums when I began singing.
To my surprise everyone was rocking out with us. They had their hands in the air and they were jumping around and dancing. I started feeling more confident so I started rocking out more.
We finished the song and everyone was screaming 'Whooooaa!' or 'Yeah!' as they were clapping. I smiled and walked off the stage. I ran to Eli who was waiting for me and I jumped in his arms. He laughed and caught me before spinning me around. As he put me down I gave him a peck and smiled.
"You were amazing up there" he said. I smiled and thanked him.
I don't know why but I couldn't stop smiling. I was just so happy that I got to do that. I was also ecstatic that I was here with Eli.
"Someone's happy" I heard Eli say. I smiled at him and nodded.
"I'm just glad to be here with you" I paused as I processed what I just said. "Wow that was lame" I laughed at myself.
"Nah, it was cute" he kissed my cheek. "Are you still spending the night?"
"Yeah" I smiled.
He smiled and then laughed. "I told CeCe and Bullfrog and they decided to leave the house to us for the night. I told them nothing was going to happen but they didn't believe me." he scratched the back of his neck.
"It's okay, now we can relax without having your mom yell 'put a sock on your door'" I did my best CeCe voice but it didn't work. He laughed and nodded.
"Come on, I have something for you"
"First the rose pedals, then the corsage and now another surprise? Wow, big night" I joked. He rolled his eyes and then took my hand. I intertwined our fingers and followed him out of the gym.
Once we got outside of the gym he didn't stop, he just kept on walking until we got outside. Once we were outside he turned to me and held onto my hand still. He looked up at me and took a deep breath.
"So we have only been going out for a month and two weeks and I already love you. Well, I fell in love with you the first two weeks we were together, but I just wanted to prove it" He reached into his pocket and then started speaking again. "You have turned my life around. If it weren't for you I don't know where I would be in my life. You helped me through my darkest moments and your still here and I am so thankful I am for that. Words can never explain how much I love you so I just want to prove it to you."
He pulled out a little black box and opened it up to me. I gasped; there was a ring inside. It had a purple diamond in the middle with small white diamonds on each side of it. It was simple but amazing. I couldn't believe he got this for me.
"Don't worry, I'm not asking you to marry me" he said.
I giggled.
"Eli, you don't have to prove anything" I said looking up at him.
"You know I was kind of hoping for 'thank you and I love you too'" he joked.
I smiled. "Thank you, I love you too"
I slowly took the box in my hand and pulled the ring out. I examined it; it was just so breathtaking. That's when I noticed something was engraved in it. It was a T, L and an A all attached together. I looked up at him.
"What's T, L, A?"
"Uh, True Love Always" he said shyly. I think he even blushed.
"Eli's its beautiful" I whispered.
"Just like you" he said smoothly.
I smiled up at him and jumped into his arms. He laughed and caught me, as always. I kissed his cheek repeatedly and wrapped my arms around his neck, never wanting to let go.
"So I take it you like it?"
"Like it? I freaking love it" I exclaimed, still holding onto him.
"Good" he said happily.
I pulled away from him and stared into his eyes. I still had my arms around his neck and his were around my waist. I rested my forehead against his and smiled.
"I love you, more than anything. Don't ever forget that" I whispered.
He smiled and pulled away from me. He took my hand and the ring and placed the ring on my middle finger of my right hand. I immediately wrapped my arms around his neck again and kissed him with as much passion as I could muster. He pulled me closer to him and cupped my cheek with one hand as he kissed me back with as much passion, maybe more if it were possible.
We pulled apart and decided to go back inside. Once we got to the gym, a slow song with a little bit of a beat started to play. Eli smiled and brought me to the dance floor. The song 'Beside you by Mariana's Trench' was playing. He wrapped his arms around my waist and I wrapped mine around his neck. We swayed to the music as we stared into each other's eyes. I smiled and rested my head on his shoulder. This was officially the best night ever.
Or so I thought.
The song ended and we went to the snack table again. We were just talking when the last person I wanted to see showed up.
"Hey Clare" I looked behind Eli and saw Fitz. I immediately felt anger. He can't ruin this night also.
Eli turned around and glared at Fitz. He started clenching his fists and his knuckles turned white. I grabbed one of his hands and made him loosen his grip so I could hold his hand. I pulled him backwards a little.
"Did you get my rose?" Fitz asked, smirking.
"Yes. If you want it back go look in the trash" I felt proud as I said that. Fitz didn't look too happy though.
"So what do you say? Is history going to repeat itself?" he smirked. I glared at him and Eli's grip tightened on my hand.
"Seriously, what is your problem?" Eli asked, trying to be calm.
"You are. If you didn't come in the picture I would be fucking her right now" Fitz smirked even more.
My eyes widened and before I could process what he just said, Eli's fist came in contact with Fitz's jaw. Fitz stumbled back.
"Don't you ever fucking to about her like that again" Eli growled as he started pounding on Fitz's face.
Alli, Drew, Adam and Fiona were now over by us. Drew pulled Eli off of Fitz and stood by Eli as Fitz got up. Fitz tried to through a punch at Eli but Drew stopped it and pushed him back. I pulled on Eli's arm and turned him to face me. His eyes were dark and he was clenching his jaw.
"He's not worth it" I said as I cupped his face and looked into his eyes. His face softened and his eyes soon became their normal gorgeous green. He sighed and nodded. I leaned up and kissed his forehead.
"What's going on here?" It was Principle Simpson.
"Eli and I were just talking and then Fitz came and started talking to me. He started saying that if it weren't for Eli, he would be doing inappropriate things to me. Eli got mad and punched him, defending me." I whispered only so Principle Simpson could hear. He nodded and glared at Fitz.
"You guys can go home" he said to us. "But you and I need to have a little chat" he said to Fitz.
I pulled on Eli's hand and dragged him out of the school gym and outside. Alli, Drew, Adam and Fiona followed and soon we were all outside.
"The nerve of that guy" Eli growled as he kicked the wall. I walked over to him and made him sit down. I sat beside him and rubbed his shoulder while my other hand held his.
"It's okay, please calm down" I whispered. Drew was pacing back and forth and he snapped his head towards me as I said that.
"No offence Clare, but you can't tell him to calm down. Did you not hear what he said?" Drew's tone was kind of harsh. I stood up and looked at him.
"I heard him Drew. But you guys can't keep getting into fights with him" I said calmly.
"He deserves to get beaten. He's a jerk!"
"You think I don't know that!" I was now yelling. I got up and stared at Drew. "I'm the one that has to live with the memories of that… stupid night!" I shook my head in disappointment of myself. "I'm the one that actually had to deal with his crap!" with every sentence I took a step forward. "I'm the one that's trying to be strong when all of you guys are losing it! When really, I'm breaking inside; do you have any idea how I'm feeling? No, because you're too stubborn to notice the damage that asshole has done to me!" I had tears streaming down my face as I was yelling.
Drew, Alli, Adam and Fiona were all looking at me with shock and confusion. I couldn't see Eli's reaction, since he was behind me, but I know it was the same. I have never really broken down like that nor have I ever yelled at him. I took a deep breath and stepped back. Getting that off my chest felt amazing. I never knew I felt that way but it was good to get it out.
"Clare" Drew whispered. "Why didn't you tell us?"
"You never asked" I said with no emotion.
He sighed and looked down. Fiona came up to me and pulled me into a hug and I hesitantly hugged her back. Soon, Alli and Adam joined and wrapped their arms around me also. Then it was Drew. We stayed like that for a few minutes before I pulled out of it.
"The next time you feel like this, please tell us" Fiona whispered. I nodded and mumbled an 'okay'.
Everyone backed up a little and I turned to Eli. He was now standing, with his hands in his pockets. He was staring at me and I was staring at him. We just stood there, staring at each other for what seemed like hours, but was only a few seconds.
"I think we should go home" I heard Adam say. I didn't move my gaze away from Eli and he didn't move his away from me. I heard everyone mumble a 'bye' and then I heard footsteps, getting fainter with every second, until I couldn't hear them anymore.
We didn't move a muscle, we didn't speak; we just stood there. The silence was getting to me and I just wanted to scream while I ripped the hairs out of my head. Fitz made my life a living hell. He made me trust him; he made me believe that he really loved me. Also he took the one thing I should have saved. The worst part is, he only wanted it so he could win a bet. I wanted to run in the school, find Fitz and kill him. But not before telling me he will never, ever have that control over me again.
The song Clare sang was Hummingbird heartbeat by Katy Perry. So just imagine her singing it haha. . :)
So, how was it? was it as bad as I thought it was? I felt like I kind of just dragged the night along but oh well.
Please leave a review and tell me! :)