2 Strings That Play As One

I Can't Help Falling in Love with You

It's Nathan's first date with Emma. So he wanted to do something special. So he took her to one of her favorite things. Hamilton. She'd never seen the Broadway show, so he got tickets for the 2 of them. He drove to her apartment. On the way there, Nathan called Emma.

    "Hey babe~" He laughed.

    "Ew. Don't do that. Don't be that cliché boyfriend." She said.

He could already see her rolling her eyes, and he could sense the sarcasm.

    "Mhm. I'll be there soon. Love you."

    "Love you too."

He ended the call and continued driving. About 10 minutes later, he got to her apartment. He got out of the car and stuck the two tickets in his back pocket. He ran up to her apartment and rang to doorbell. She opened the door and her face lit up.

    "Hey Nathan, Come in."

I walked inside and placed my hand in the pocket where the tickets were.

    "So. It's our first date... I wanted to do something special."

She nodded.

    "So... Look what I got us!"

He slipped out the two tickets.

    "NO YOU DIDN'T. ARE YOU BEING SERIOUS. ARE THESE REAL? LIKE REAL ACTUAL HAMILTON TICKETS? OH MY GOD!!!! I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU!"

She took one of the tickets and smiled. She grabbed his shirt and pulled him to her.

    "You better not be joking. And these better be real, or I'll kick your ass. I'm a black-belt in Martial Arts never forget that. I can beat you up anytime I want."

Emma winked and pulled Nathan in for a kiss.

     "So when are we going?"

He took her hand and led her outside.

     "Right now? Like right now?"

Nathan nodded.

     "Mhm. Right now."

     "But I'm not even ready! I look terrible, I have no makeup-"

He pulled her out into the hall.

     "You look beautiful anytime. With or without makeup. Now hurry up, or we'll be late!"

Emma quickly grabbed her phone and purse and followed Nathan to the car. She plugged in her phone.

     "Mind if I play some good ol' tunes?"

He laughed.

     "Sure."

She turned on her Hamilton playlist. She started to drum the beat on the dashboard and snap her fingers.

"AND THERE'S A MILLION THINGS I HAVEN'T DONE, BUT JUST YOU WAIT. WHAT'S YOUR NAME MAN? ALEXANDER HAMILTON."

Emma sang the whole soundtrack on the way there, jamming out to her hearts content. Nathan watched her, and minute by minute, falling deeper in love with her. They arrived at the theatre. Emma was still fangirling about the show, since they left. She hasn't stopped humming either. Nathan laughed to himself, thinking about how cute and adorable she is. They found their seats and sat down.

     "Thanks for this Nathan. I love it, and I really appreciate it. This is the best first date ever."

They kissed and linked hands as the show began. Emma leaned on his shoulder and just began to relax. Near the end, he saw that Emma had fallen asleep. As much as she loves Hamilton, she probably stayed up too late watching Haikyuu. Possibly homework. Probably fell asleep daydreaming too. Maybe about Nathan. He gently stroked her hair and spoke gently.

     "Hey sleeping beauty. Shows over."

She mumbled something and stood up. Nathan quickly unzipped his jacket and put it around Emma. He lifted her up and carried her on his back. He went    to the car and set her down in the backseat. He kissed her cheek.

     "Goodnight Em."

He drove back to her apartment and carried her upstairs. Her favorite song, Can't Help Falling in Love with You by 21 Pilots. One He opened the door and slowly set her down on her bed. He took of her shoes and anything else that could disturb her sleep. He pulled a blanket over her and kissed her forehead.

     "Love you. See you tomorrow."

He squeezed her hand. He felt her squeeze back.

     "Love you too... Thanks for today..."

She yawned.

     "You're the best... night..."

He smiled and started to walk out the door.

     "Haha. I know."

"See ya later Nate. Thanks for taking my sister to see Hamilton. You sure are a keeper."

Alana was sitting on the couch binge watching some shows.

"Mhm. Later."

Nathan waved. He closed her apartment door and locked it and went to drive back home. Definitely their best day ever. As soon as he got home, Nathan collapsed on his bed, and went to sleep thinking about Emma.