A New Day [Hamilton AU]

Chapter 10

*Peggy POV*
"Maria, what do you plan on being for Halloween?" I looked at the beautiful girl sitting next to me and saw her gorgeous smile spread across her face. "I think I'm planning on being a flapper." She looked back at the TV. "Really? I was planning on being a flapper too! It was either that or I would be a character from one of the shows I watch, but I can't find any of the things I need to be him." We both laughed at the coincidence. "Maybe we can both go as flappers." She showed me a picture on her phone of what kind of costume she wanted. "That would look really great on you." She blushed a little. "We should go matching, that would be really fun." I giggled at the thought of us going in the same costume. "That sounds like it would be really cool. Have you started looking for the costume yet?"
"Oh, not yet." I stood up pulling her up with me. "Well come on! Let's go shopping for it!" I dragged her out of the room and we went to the mall near the campus.
"Do you wanna know something I've wanted to do for a really long time?"
"What is that?"
"I really want to cut my hair. If I did cut my hair, it would go really well with the costume."
"How short are you thinking?"
"I really want it to be around my chin. It would look so cute."
"Well, since we are already out, why don't we do it now? There's a hairdressers right around the corner." I looked at her in horror. "But what if Eliza and Angie don't like it? What will everyone say when they see me? What if-" She grabbed my shoulders and looked me in the eye. "They will think you look absolutely beautiful and even if they don't like it, it wont matter. If you're happy with it, then no one else's opinion matters. The only thing you should be worried about is if you really want this." I smiled and shook my head. "You're right. I should just do it and not care what anyone else thinks. Come on! I'm going to get it done!" I grabbed her arm and we ran to the hairdresser. We waited for a few minutes until one of the stylists were open, and I sat down in the chair. I'm so excited that this is finally happening.

"I love it so much. I just love it. All I can say is I love it." Maria giggled and ran her hands through my hair. "I'm really glad you like it. It looks really good on you." I pulled Maria into a hug and whispered into her ear, "Thank you for telling me I should've done this. I absolutely love it." She laughed and hugged back. "There's no need to thank me. I'm just happy that you're happy." We finished buying the things we needed for the costume and went back to her dorm. We both tried on the costumes to make sure we had everything we needed and that everything fit. Maria walked out wearing the costume and she looked absolutely beautiful. Her costume was red and black. The dress she was wearing was bright red and sparkly and the boa was black and she looked stunning. "So? How does it look?" She looked gorgeous really, but I couldn't say that out loud. "You look great. The color goes really well with your skin tone." She smiled and her cheeks turned a slight pink color. "Aw. Thanks. I'm sure yours will look just as good on you." She went back in the bathroom and changed back into her clothes. Once she was done, it was my turn to try on my costume. I went in and changed into my gold dress and put on the headband and boa. I walked out and instantly Maria's eyes lit up. She stood up and looked up and down at my outfit. "What do you think?"
"What do I think? If I'm going to be honest.." She hesitated for a moment. "I love it!" I let out a sigh of relief. "It looks absolutely gorgeous on you and you work the color so well. You're going to be the best looking one at the party. Everyone else will be amazed at how good you look." At this point, my face was probably redder than her dress and I had a smile wider than a truck with a "wide load" sign on it. "You really think that?" She put her hands on both my cheeks and squished my face. "Of course I do! I wouldn't lie to you! Now come on, change out of that so you can start your homework." I changed out of the costume and we both started our homework.

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*John POV*
"Are you excited to go trick-or-treating tomorrow?" I looked at Alex who was typing away on his laptop. "Ya! What time will it start?"
"We will leave to go into town at around 5:30 to be there around 6. The party starts at 8, so we will have and hour and a half to go around and trick-or-treat."
"I'm going to get so much candy." Alex giggled but didn't stop typing. I feel like I'm sharing a room with a five year old. My phone buzzed in my pocket. It was Angie.
Avatar: Before you take Alex trick or treating, Pegs, Eliza, and I have a surprise for you. Drop by tomorrow at around 4:30. Make sure Alex is ready to go when you guys get here so you can go straight to town when we're done.
JohnnyBoy: Um okay. Will I like this surprise?
Avatar: You better like it or we're going to kick your ass ;)
JohnnyBoy: Okay then. See you tomorrow.
I looked up from my phone and directed my sight towards Alex. "Alex, Angie wants us to go to their house before we leave tomorrow. The Schuyler Siblings have a surprise for me, and they said that you'll need to be ready so we can leave from their house." He turned around in his chair and looked very excited. "Does that mean I get to dress up earlier?" I smiled at him and laughed. "Yes." He kneeled on his chair and spun around in circles. "WOOOOO!" I swung my head back in laughter and suddenly he flew off the chair and landed on the floor. I grabbed my sides and began laughing hysterically, and then Alex started laughing. Hearing him laugh caused me to laugh even harder, and tears started streaming from my eyes. I was laughing so hard that no sound was being made and I couldn't breathe. Alex got up and walked over to me and said in a serious tone, "That didn't happen and you cant prove it did." He walked into the kitchen and started to get out a box of pasta. I was still laughing at what just happened. My stomach was hurting and it felt like I had just grown a six-pack. "Is spaghetti okay for tonight? Its the only thing we have left so its our only option."
"Yeah, its fine."
"Cool." He grabbed a pot out of the cabinet and filled it with water and put it on the stove. "So I was thinking about getting a job at the coffee shop. What do you think?" I looked over at him and thought for a moment. "I think its right up your alley. You love coffee and its right down the road. I think its a good idea." He smiled and poured the pasta into the boiling water. "Are you interested in getting a job?" I wondered if there was anywhere I would like to work. Then I remembered there's an aquarium just a few miles from here. "Actually, I think the aquarium might have a few openings that might work for me."
"An aquarium sounds like the perfect place for you. After all, you are majoring in biology."
When he finished speaking, we both heard sizzling and he jumped up and raced to the stove. The water was overflowing onto the stovetop. He blew down the water and lowered the temperature. "Oops." He got out plates and two forks. When the pasta was done, he picked out a noodle and flung it at me. "Hey- What the hell?" He giggled and drained the pasta. "I had to check if it was done. It clung to you, so now I know its done." He scooped out the pasta and put it on the plates and set them down on the table. "Asshole"
"I'm making you dinner aren't I?" I had no response to what he said. "That's what I thought, now come eat, you stick." I sat down at the table, "I'm the stick? You're thinner and smaller than me, you toothpick." We both were sitting down, and then suddenly Alex stood up. "Oh yeah?" He tried to pick me up from the chair but slipped and landed on top of me, and we both fell out of the chair, and were lying on the floor. We both started to laugh and I called him an idiot. "Don't look at me like I'm stupid. I'm not stupid." I turned my head to him and tried to not smile, but I failed and ended up bursting out in laughter. "Okay, get off me you loser." We both climbed back up onto our chairs and started to eat our spaghetti. "I'm not a loser, you nerd." He smirked at me and I just stared at him. We both finished eating and I cleaned up the dishes. Alex got ready to watch another episode of his favorite show, Stranger Things. He put on his pajamas and sat on the couch. He got the episode ready to play and waited for me to sit down. He got me into watching it and its honestly very interesting. Every time we watch it though, I have to rewind it for him because he ends up falling asleep before the episode ends.
The episode ended, and surprisingly Alex didn't fall asleep. "I'm a little surprised you haven't fallen asleep yet."
"I cant. I'm too excited for tomorrow."
"You should try to sleep. We're going to be out late and you'll get tired quickly. Come on, let's go to bed." We both got up and went into our beds.
"Goodnight, you stick." I smiled to myself. "Goodnight, you toothpick."

A/N I didn't expect to write all this. This chapter was supposed to be the party but oh well. I hope you enjoy whatever the fuck this chapter was.