a song (for you) // Ben Gross x OC

16 ~ you are my light

" Like crashing waves
Like neon lights we burn all night
Hidden colors
In the dark
She's perfect
Undoubtedly worth it"

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It was just another Monday to everyone else in the world. But to Ben Gross and Jezalyn Gomez, today was the start of something new.

They hadn't seen each other all weekend. Jezalyn locked herself in the house, forcing herself to channel all of her emotions into finally finishing the song she had been writing, and Ben spent the weekend with his parents for once.

Their only form of communication was via text, using smiley faces and drool emojis.

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Jezalyn carefully picked out her outfit, smiling at herself in the mirror. She threw on a black dress and some jewelry, thinking about how she was going to approach Ben. I mean, it was his birthday after all.

She wanted to make sure it was special. He deserved it.

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Ben, on the other hand, was being left alone on his birthday by his parents, as usual. Though he was originally upset, he remembered...

Jezalyn. The girl who's eyes I could never get out of my head... I'm free of Shira... and now I can finally be with her. If she, if she wants me at least?

Ben hadn't been in a situation where the girl he likes had actual feelings for him... well... ever. This was a first for the boy, and he was going to make sure that she knew how he felt. Because god damn it, Benjamin Gross was not a quitter, that's for sure.

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It wasn't until lunch that the two were finally able to see each other and do more than just stare at each other with dumb lovestruck eyes.

They met up in an empty corner of the cafeteria. Ben had endured a few happy birthday's from his passing classmates and his friendly former nemesis, but he had been waiting for this moment for days. The only person he wanted to hear "Happy Birthday" from, was his best friend.

Jezalyn sat with a small smile across her face, holding his card behind her back. She looked into the boy's eyes and reached for his hand, gently running her fingers across his arm.

"Happy Birthday stranger." She smirked while continuing to touch his arm with one hand while sliding the card across the table.

"Y-you didn't have to get me anything J. I'm rich, remember?" He chuckled while she rolled her eyes with a smile.

"Don't worry about money, hun. I'm more rich, remember?" He gave her a sarcastic gasp before rolling his eyes in turn, gazing at the girl across from him.

He opened the card slowly, which is a good thing considering J had stuffed paper confetti into the envelope, which wound up on the floor and on Ben's lap.

The front of the homemade card said

Happy birthday to the reason I write

Ben couldn't hide his smile in time before Jezalyn could catch him, causing her to blush. If he thinks that's sweet, he's in for it with that message.

You've become my best friend so quickly. To be honest, before we really 'met,' I was feeling lost and I didn't really know what I was doing. I couldn't write. I couldn't sleep. I couldn't even be honest with my brother or myself. But now? Now, I feel like I can breathe again. And that's all thanks to you. Benjamin Gross. I hope that your birthday is as amazing as you are.

Yours,
Jezalyn

PS. I really like you, by the way. And that whole kissing thing we did? We should keep doing that. We can hold hands and go on dates and-

Will you go on a date with me?
Check yes or no
[] yes
[] yes but a second time
[] no, you misread our chemistry

P. P. S.
You will get your gift tonight, I promise. :)

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Ben couldn't contain his laughter or the small tears falling down his face.

"You're the biggest dork I've ever met, did you know that?"

"I was hoping you'd say something like that. But uh, you haven't answered my question yet, Gross." She smiled as she leaned on the table, inching closer to his face.

"Will you take this as an answer?" He whispered before pressing his lips against hers softly, his hands rushing through her hair as the two's lips interlock.

The kiss very quickly ended as the bell rang and startled the two. They smiled sheepishly at one another as Ben's hand lingered on the girl's cheek.

"Hey, J?"

"Yes?"

"I'm having a party tonight, and I was really hoping you'd be my date."

"Hm, I'll have to check my schedule. I guess I can try to pencil you in on your birthday or whatever." She chuckled sarcastically nodding her head.

"Of course I'll be there. I'm giving you your gift in private though." She paused, smacking his shoulder as he stared at the clouds, "And it's not that so get your head out of the gutter, Gross." 

"Alright, I'll see you after school. Cutie." He pecked her cheek and happily ran off to his class while Jez turned down the hall and skipped to her own.

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Ahhh thank you all for still reading while I update!! I've been super swamped lately so I haven't had much motivation to write, but I hope you enjoyed this chapter!! I'm going to keep updating through to season 2 until season 3 drops !! <33 much love and thank you for the patience and the votes/comments <33