Ashes of the Future

Chapter 19

The Yung's house, it had almost become a house of residence for Kecia. She found herself sat outside again, but with no energy to scream, to plead for them to let her in. Kecia had never been this desperate, it was embarrassing really. But she was too stubborn to give up, and yet she was too bored to try.

Everyday she got a 'hello' from Braidn, and a smile from Damiron, but nothing from Britni. So of course, the daily routine happened. Braidn greeting her, Damiron flashing by, and then nothing. Except the sound of something unlocking, and a door being left to open.

This was it. Kecia slipped into the house cautiously, Braidn soon okaying it, informing her of Britni's whereabouts.

And sure enough, there she sat. In her bedroom, her back facing the door, so all anyone could see was her shoulder length raven hair draping above her mustard coloured sweater.

"Britni?"

"You're learning. Now, help me get ready for prom."

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"What is that suit?" Matt questioned, delicately tugging at Dan's suit, gliding his fingers down the edges before looking up at Dan. It had been a couple of years since their prom, but Matt still marveled at the way Dan looked in a suit.

Their leavers day wasn't exactly magical, or what everyone dreamed of it being, but it was what it was expected to be. Just the four of them, Dan occasionally playing about with the only other openly gay guy in the school.

"It's pink, Vykter leant it me, it's stylish or some shit." Dan looked down at his suit, brushing it down as he tried to analyze the colour of it. He knew Matt wouldn't settle for pink, by the sound of his short laughter.

"That's not pink." Matt turned to face the large red doors that led into the hall way, curling his arm around in the hope that Dan would link his in.

"Well it's peachy."

"Peachy? I was thinking more salmon- oh wow." Dan looked up, initially in confusion, but his expression soon turned to one of happiness as Matt's face radiated with joy, his eyes glowing widely at the scene before him. "This is a lot nicer than our prom."

Dan would've argued, mainly because he loved the simplicity of their leavers. But while Matt always loved to burst Dan's bubble, Dan couldn't do it to Matt.

The room was clad in shades of blue, silk sheets strung across the ceiling, balloons scattered along the floor, confetti as fine as glitter sprinkled along the piercing white tables. Along with the decorations, the lighting truly made it feel like they had been transported to the depths of the sea.

For some odd reason, the others hadn't told the boys their was a theme to this prom. But as Dan scanned the room to look for them, he figured they had no idea either.

Elise and Vykter had come in perfectly coordinated outfits, Elise's body outlined by a deep, wine coloured, velvet dress, while Vykter's outfit mimicked hers exactly in the form of a suit.

Lela had instead opted for a more airy dress, the top half clung tightly to her skin while the bottom waved down in a sea of pink to her knee. 

Cody, Charlie and Nathly had all dressed themselves clad in black, deeply contrasting the bright colours their other friends had chose to sport.

As Cody and Charlie jumped on the backs of Matt and Dan in an attempt to greet them, Elise and Vykter had already disappeared off into the dance floor, leaving Lela and Nathly trailing behind.

"Care for a dance boys?" Swinging herself in front of the four boys, Nathly drifted her gaze towards Charlie, him willingly accepting her offer.

But with Matt and Dan being too busy talking to each other, Lela and Cody had been awkwardly left to just stare, first at the other two walking away, but then at each other.