Save me - Benny x Ethan (title a work in progress)

Chapter 2

It’s the night of the dance and Ethan and I are getting ready. He was wearing a plain black suit and I was wearing a light blue suit with a white shirt underneath and a light blue bow tie to match the suit. We both looked really smart if I do say so myself. 
We both looked at each other then back at the mirror and burst out laughing.
“We look so weird Benny” He laughed
We made our way downstairs, trying to avoid Ethans parents because of one reason we all know too well…..the dreaded photo.
“You boys look so smart,” Ethans mum, Samantha, said.
“Thanks mum, but we really have to get going”. Ethan grabbed my hand in an attempt to pull me out the door but his mum stopped him by pulling out the camera and telling us to smile. 
“Are you done now? We really have to go” Ethan groaned
“You boys have fun, and stay safe ok” His dad, Ross, chimed in. 
“Have fun with your boyfriend” Jane, his sister, mocked. 
“Not my boyfriend,” Ethan shouted as he dragged me out of the house, moaning about how annoying his family was. 
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We finally arrived at the dance, it was already pretty busy considering it only started like 5 minutes ago. 
Ethan and I made our way to the food table to grab a drink as we both just swayed with the music. 
“Hey guys, who did you two come here with?” Our friend, Rory, asked as he poured himself some blood disguised as fruit punch because he really didn’t want to have to taste an actual human to get him food today. 
“Hey Rory, we actually came together. What about you, who did you come with?” Ethan asked before taking a sip of his drink 
“I came alone, didn’t want a girl dragging me down and ruining my dance moves. So, you two are each other's dates for the dance? No wonder people always mistake you two for a couple” He laughed 
I couldn’t help but blush at the thought of Ethan and I being together. I decided to just brush it off because that’s a normal reaction to thinking that, right? Thank god it’s dark in here so no one could see my rosy red cheeks
“No Rory, Benny and I just came together as friends because Sarah couldn’t be my date today, she said she was busy with Erica”
“Why do people always think we’re dating?” I asked them both jokingly, not really looking for an answer. 

Ethan and I just spent the rest of the dance together, sitting at a table, talking and occasionally dancing but I could tell he was still upset about Sarah not being able to come. 
The DJ came on the loudspeaker. 
“It’s the very last dance of the night, so grab your partners and get up on the dance floor” He cheered 
The music started to play, it was a slow dance. 
I had the bright idea of asking Ethan to dance to try and cheer him up a little. So I stood up, walked in front of him and held out my hand for him to take. 
“May I have this dance? Might take your mind of off Sarah for a while” 
Ethan sat there for a second to think about it before he grabbed my hand and we made our way to the dance floor for the last dance of the night.
He wrapped his arms around my neck and I wrapped my arms around his waist. We both swayed to the music in silence, just taking in each other's company. Ethan placed his head on my shoulder, with his head facing towards my neck, he was really tired.
I could feel his breath on me, it felt comforting. 
Holding my best friend like this felt….right. I couldn’t explain it, I never wanted this to end. That was when I realized my grandma was right. I was in love with my best friend. 

The music eventually finished and we pulled away and just looked at each other.
Then we heard Rory mock us. 
“Aye, totally not dating” 
We pulled away from each other and laughed.
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Ethan and I were walking back home. It was cold and dark but it didn’t bother either of us. 
“Wanna stay at mine tonight?” Ethan asked
“Sorry, I can’t. My granny will be wondering where I am”
With that being said we both parted ways and made our way to our homes. 

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