Perfect (Imagine)

Part 3: Prom

Note: for legal reasons, we do not condone underage drinking or illegal activity 🤙🏼

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(h/n) and I put our heels on before stepping out of her car. She locks it and we begin to make our way towards the entrance where the loud music can already be heard.

We walk in and I scan the venue admiring the decorations, "prom committee really popped off," I thought to myself. While looking for our table where our friends were, my eyes land on a particular dark-haired boy and I feel my heart skip a beat the way it always does when I look at him.

Calum Hood.

He looked absolutely dashing in his black tux. He throws his head back, probably laughing at something a friend of his said causing the crinkle of his eyes to show. I felt my heart throb at how beautiful his smile was. His hair is swooped to the side and the top is ruffled up like it always is and I can't help but to be in awe at the sight of him.

I feel a tug at my hand and turn to see (h/n) signaling me that she found our friends. I turn back for a last glance of Calum, but he was no longer there. I follow (h/n) to our friends who are snacking on the appetizers being handed out and sipping on what I'm assuming is sparkling cider (since we obviously can't have alcohol).

We all chat and compliment each other on our fits as a waiter passes by and offers us more drinks.

"Don't mind if we do," (h/n) says with a mischievous grin. I get the feeling I know what she's about to do.

Not to my surprise, she sneaks out a flask filled with vodka from her purse and pours some into her glass. She lifts it towards our friends and offers them some, to which they agree on. She hands it over to me after everyone else has had some, obviously knowing I would want some. We clink our glasses and give our cheers before drinking.

(h/n) and I finish our drinks and head to the dance floor where we hear the start of Kiss Me Thru the Phone by Soulja Boy.

"Soulja Boy tell 'em!" we all shout the opening line.

(h/n) and I start dancing while we sing the rest of the song to each other. The song then finishes and is followed by bangers upon bangers. I dance with my best friend to every song until we decide to take a break and sit at our table because our heels were killing us.

We're just talking about anything and everything while we sip our drinks and share laughs at all the memories we've made these past couple of years. We were just vibing when all of a sudden I feel a tap on my shoulder, causing me to flinch and turn to see who it is. I almost gasp when I see it was Calum standing in front of me.

"S-sorry, I didn't mean to startle you," he stammers.

"Oh no worries, you're fine," I laugh nervously. I didn't know what else to say.

"So um, I was wondering if I could have the next dance with you?" he asks. I was stunned that I almost didn't answer until (h/n) nudged my arm.

"Oh! Um, sure, I'd like that," I manage to say. I could feel my face getting warm.

"Great!" he beams offering me his hand.

I place my hand on his and he gently pulls me off my seat and guides our way towards the dance floor. I turn back and give (h/n) a panicked look, to which she responds with two thumbs up of encouragement.

The DJ lowers the music and announces the next song, "Let's change of pace and get into something more chill," he says before turning the volume back up and transitioning into a different song.

I immediately recognize the song and get butterflies in my stomach when Calum places my other hand on his shoulder all while still holding onto my other hand from when he first took it at the table.

We sway back and forth to Ed Sheeran's Perfect, never breaking eye contact. He smiles before asking, "Can I tell you something, (y/n)?"

"Of course," I answering giving him a small smile.

He smiles back and says the words I never thought I'd hear from him, "(y/n), I like you."

My breath hitches as he continues his confession.

"I've like you since the moment we first spoke in math class back in freshmen year," he shakes his head and chuckles.

I was too stunned to speak and looked at him in shock. He must've noticed and immediately assured me, "You don't have to feel pressured to accept my feelings, I just didn't want to miss the opportunity to tell you and regret it later on."

My lack of response causes him to keep on rambling about the times he wanted to tell me but never had the courage to. I can't help but smile at how cute he's being and I lightly squeeze his shoulder to get his attention.

"Calum," I start, "I like you too."

His eyes widden before his face lights up with the cheesiest smile I've ever seen.

"(y/n), can I hug you?" He asks.

I nod and he wraps his arms around my waist tightly and gives me the biggest hug. My arms are around his neck and I rest my head on his shoulder and we sway to the music.

As the song is nearing its end, I lift my head to look at Calum and our eyes lock. His eyes then flicker down at my lips and back to my eyes.

"Can I?" he asks in a whisper.

I nod.

Calum leans down and his eyes begin to close. I take a quick second to admire his charming features upclose before I close my eyes and lean in as well. Soon after, our lips meet.

Wow.

All the butterflies I felt at the sight of him that I kept locked away for years finally broke free and gave into the feeling this boy gave me. Our lips danced in sync the way we did that night and I felt nothing but sparks and his feelings from just that one kiss.

We pull away from each other and his hands reach for my own. Slightly out of breath, he rests his forehead on mine, letting go a deep sigh of relief.

"I've been waiting a long time to kiss you, (y/n)," he chuckles.

I tilt my head up and brush a lazy smile against his soft lips, "the feeling is mutual, Cal," I let out with a soft giggle.

Calum leans back and gives me the cheesiest smile from ear to ear before pecking my lips one more time. He lifts my hand with his and brings it to his lips, planting a soft kiss on the back of my hand before resting it against is cheek.

Time seems to stop as I look into his beautiful brown eyes and for a moment it's just the two of us. Everything else fades away as we share a moment together.

"(y/n)?" Calum starts.

"Yeah?"

"Will you go out with me?" he asks.

"I would love to go out with you, Calum," my smile widens and matches his. I lift my other hand to his cheek and caress his face before before he leans in for another kiss.

Prom could not have been more perfect.

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Author's note:

This imagine was first started probably over 4 years ago while I was still in highschool. I wrote it for my cousin who's had a crush on Calum since the beginning so shout out to her!

Had this last part in the archives for like 2 years and forgot about it completely. Whoever reads this is a real one 🤞🏼

Stay tuned for the possible epilogue/continuation and maybe even a little spin-off lol