But to the Universe (Lams College AU)

Chapter 3~What is a board game?

Hey People! Sorry I've been gone for a while, I've been quite busy, and honestly, haven't been feeling like myself or had the motivation to do anything and for that I am very sorry. I will try to be more active from now on. Anyways... Here is Chapter 3!

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Alex's POV:

"I'd love to." I replied without thinking. Sometimes I talk without thinking a little too much. and nine times out of ten, it doesn't turn out well for me. But, I was hopeful that this would be apart of those few, slim times that it actually turns out... okay-ish?

John hesitantly grabbed my hand, and proceeded to take me to the other dorm room, '76 A' 

"LAF, HERC! WE HAVE A NEW FRIEND!" John yelled and quickly turned around to give me a reassuring smile.

As if on que, two people, I'm assuming Laf and Herc, turned their heads to the door. One smiled and the other smirked. The one who was smiling had a strong, muscular build and was about the same height as John. He had dark brown skin and short hair. He smiled a genuine, happy smile that made him feel caring and welcoming. He was wearing a distressed hoodie with cut off sleeves, making it a tank-top, but you could tell all that was part of the design. He stepped closer and said:

"Hey man! My name is Hercules Mulligan, but you can call me Hercules or Herc for short. Also what do you want to eat for dinner? we are getting Chinese takeout and I'm ordering right now."  to which I replied, "Oh-uh hi! My name is Alexander Hamilton, but please call me Alex. And, I've actually never had 'Chinese takeout' before so I'll just have whatever John is getting I guess? also do you want me to pay you back or-" 

Hercules cut me off and said, "We're keeping this one," to no one in particular, and then continued, "but seriously dude, You've never had Chinese food?" I shook my head. "dang. Also no need to pay me back. We're friends now." as soon as he finished speaking the other man came up and stood in the doorway next to Hercules. He was a bit taller than Hercules, making him quite a bit taller than me. He had broad shoulders and a strong Jawline. He had medium-brown skin and a dark beard. His curly hair of the same color was pulled up into a high pony. He was wearing a tank-top that had a French flag on it. He smirked and said:

"Bonjour, je m'appelle Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, Marquis de La Fayette, mais vous pouvez m'appeler Lafayette ou Laf pour faire court. Je suis un immigré de France." (Hello, my name is Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, Marquis de La Fayette, but you can call me Lafayette or Laf for short. I'm an immigrant from France.) Lafayette said to me.

 I can tell by the way he was smirking he expected me to not understand, but much to his dismay, I responded "Bonjour Lafayette ! Comme vous l'avez déjà entendu, je m'appelle Alexander Hamilton, mais vous pouvez m'appeler Alex en abrégé. C'est un plaisir de vous rencontrer." (Hello Lafayette! As you have already heard my name is Alexander Hamilton, but you can call me Alex for short. It's a pleasure to meet you.)

At that he seemed shocked "When did you learn French?" he asked.

"My mother taught me. Technically it was my first language. I like it a lot more than English but it's not like we really have a choice here." I reply. Everyone seems kinda shocked by this. Eventually John speaks up. "We should play board games while we wait for our food to arrive!"

"Hell ya!"

"Sounds fun, mes amies" 

"Wait, wh-what is a board game?" I ask

~~~~~Time skip~~~~~

after eating dinner and multiple people screaming at me in disbelief we begin playing some board games. We played 'The Game of Life' to which Hercules won because of how many children he had. after that we played multiple rounds of 'Uno' which were all won by either John or Lafayette. We then concluded this whole fiasco with two rounds of 'Clue' which were both won by me. 

"I could have sworn it was Mr. Green!" Said an angry Herc.

"Too bad so sad, I still won! IN YO FACE!" I said back.

"Well its kinda late, I think I'm going to bed. Rematch tomorrow? I will beat you next time Alex!" said Herc as he walked towards the door. Laf stood up and followed him to their room "If he's going, I should too. Bonsoir!" Laf said with a gentle, tired smile. 

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Third Person POV:

 As Laf and Herc walked out of the room, an awkward silence fell over them, as only John and Alex remained. There were so many things they both wanted to say, but just, couldn't. It's weird, because for once Alexander Hamilton knew when to shut up, but eventually the silence was broken.

"I don't know if it's just me, but I'm not tired." John said, chuckling. "Oh its definitely not just you, I don't think its physically possible to fall asleep this early." Joked Alex. "Oh I don't think they're sleeping..." John mumbled. 

"Wait what?"

"Oh they for sure have feelings for each other. If you get what I'm saying *wink wink*  you can just tell by their body language, how much they hang out, how close they are..."

"OMG I totally see that!"

That night the two of them got to know each other pretty well. Nothing too personal, but, John eventually asked Alex for his number. They felt a warmth around each other, a comfortable feeling. They talked for hours-until 3AM.  Luckily classes didn't start for another week, so they had plenty of time to get to know each other-and sleep in.

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A suspiciously sweet ending...?

-Mika :>