The snapping of cameras went off rapidly as the John and Dave stood in front of the Egbert home. Mr. Egbert sporting a white button up dress shirt, black skinny tie, black slacks, and a white fedora stood in front of the two with a big grin on his mouth, holding the camera in his hands. "Smile more," he ordered John.
John wore a black suit with a blue tie and red rose corsage while Dave wore a black suit, red tie, and blue rose corsage. He gave his dad a playful smile, saying, "Dad, I'm trying to smile, but we have to get to the school before it's even over. It's not like this is prom. It's just homecoming."
"That's very true, son. Do you have the chili in the back for the potluck?" Mr. Egbert asked as Dave moved away from John.
"Yeah. I packed it up in the back of Dave's car, so it's all ready to go," John replied with a hidden smile behind his blue eyes.
He eagerly grabbed Dave's hand. The two quickly crawled into the car and drove off to homecoming.
Upon arrival, the ever so famous song played in the background, Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, as John and Dave had joined their circle of friends. The two had already dropped the chili off at the table.
Dave playfully started dancing with John while he terribly sang along, even though he had the voice of Brenden Urie when he sang naturally, "Too late, my time has come. Send shivers down my spine. Body's aching all the time. Goodbye, everybody, I've got to go, Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth. Mama, ooh. I don't wanna die, I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all."
John laughed as he swayed with the blond boy. "Dave! Seriously, stop," the raven giggled with snorts that escaped his throat and nose.
The moment the music sped up and got more intense, Dave danced faster with John which made the poor boy giggle harder. They hadn't been for more than three minutes and David Elizabeth Strider was becoming a five-year-old!
Although, the moment came to a slow, Dave softly sung the ooh's and yeah's while he slow danced with the other, looking John right in the eyes. He cupped John's cheeks and sang to him, in his beautiful voice, "Nothing really matters…Anyone can see…Nothing really matters, nothing really matters to me. Anyway the wind blows." He pressed a soft kiss to John's lips.
John's blue eyes widened while his heart was practically jumping out of his chest. He wrapped his arms around the strawberry freckled boy's neck, kissing him back harder on the mouth. He was getting ever so lost in the way Dave's lips moved along his. The way that Dave always seemed to taste like apple cider. The way that the boy's tongue moved inside of John's, rubbing at the others mouth.
As much as Dave couldn't stand Meghan Trainor, her song began to play Like I'm Gonna Lose You. Funny enough, Dave felt exactly this way. He would always cherish and love John as if he was life itself. John was his final gulp of water. The final rays of sunshine. The final breath of oxygen. The final blink he'll see of life before going blind. John was that important to him.
John slowly pulled away and he gave him a sweet smile. "Davey…you're perfect," he whispered.
"I want some of that chili," Dave mumbled against John's ear.
"I wouldn't eat it, Davey," John said, nervously swallowing. "I put too much spice in it."
"Well…even if that's true, nothing a little milk won't hurt, right?" Dave tried, pulling away enough that he reached down to hold John's hand.
"You won't like it. I literally dropped the whole thing in and, well, you see, I know that you have bad heart burn when it comes to those things. Milk won't help," the raven tried to say.
"Fine. You owe me, though. I want pizza anyway. I think I saw some," Dave said as he walked with John to the large table that was draped with a red cloth, covered in so many different types of foods.
Dave grabbed a plate and filled it with Doritos and two slices of pepperoni pizza. John just grabbed a bowl with fruit and took a seat with Dave at a table, which was located in the cafeteria.
The raven began to bite his lower lip. His plan was slowly falling apart. He had planned on getting Dave to stay in the gymnasium while he would leave to retrieve drinks, but he'd get rid of Terezi outside. However, that wasn't going to happen if Dave was following him like a puppy. Damn it, John thought.
John looked over at Dave and said, "I'll be right back. I need to talk to Terezi."
Dave nodded and he took a few bites of pizza. He waved John away as he took a sip of the punch that sat in front of him.
John carried two glasses of punch in his hands. One was normal and the other had been contaminated with hydrogen cyanide. The perfect drink for a pretty blind girl. She had been way too touchy-feely with Dave lately. Even if she was blind, John still didn't appreciate the way she smiled or looked when Dave would so sweetly walk her to class. It wasn't fair! She was pathetic. Now, she could join Karkat.
Very soon, he ran into Terezi who was standing beside Nepeta and Vriska. They all were beautifully dressed. Each girl was dressed in high quality fabric in the colors of green, teal, and cerulean blue with their hair done.
"Hey, Terezi," John greeted with an innocent smile. "Dave thought it would be nice of me to bring you something to drink. It's for you."
He held out the cup to her and waited until she took it with her pale hand. "Thanks," the girl said.
Vriska looked at John with a little look in her eyes. "Oh? Can't bring us anything to drink either?"
That boiled John's blood a bit. If he would have had enough HCN he would have made a drink for Vriska as well. He, instead, handed Vriska the regular punch. "Here. I didn't want mine anyway."
He watched Terezi take a sip of it without any change of facial expression. "Tastes like reds," she commented.
"Good," John commented darkly.