University life (a LAMS fanfic)

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Alex's POV.
As we watched the movies, I kinda melted into John's shoulder. He was comfortable. I got a text from Lizzle.

Lizzle

Lizzle: hey.

Alex: hey Lizzle.

Lizzle: you didn't call 2day.
R you okay?

Alex: yep! I just had work to do.
Sorry.

Lizzle: Alex, you don't have work
to do. What happened?

Alex: i was in the hospital.
Happy?

Lizzle: OH MY GOD. ARE YOU
OKAY?!

Alex: yes. I'm just dizzy.
I can walk, I just wobble.
I got a hit to the head from a
baseball bat.

Lizzle: so I don't need
to worry?

Alex: no.

Lizzle: phew. What u up to?

Alex: I'm melting into
John's shoulder while
watching The Lion King.
The rest of the squad are here too.

Lizzle: are Laf and Herc
cuddling?

Alex: unfortunately, no.

Lizzle: dammit.
LAMS will sail tho.

Alex: you and your ships. 😂

Lizzle: I have to go. Talk
later?

Alex: sure!

I shut my phone off and looked up at John, who was enjoying the movie. I cuddled up to him, and he slipped his arm around me. CUTEST COUPLE. May James and Jefferson be jealous. Let's face it, James is crushing on Jefferson, but Thomas is oblivious. My ship will sail someday. I closed my eyes, and a wave of exhaustion took over, once again, and I fell asleep.
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Laf's POV.
At the end of the movie, I looked towards Alex and John. Both of them were asleep: Alex was cuddled up close to John, and John had his head on Alex's. Too cute, man. I tell Herc just to leave them, as they've had quite a day. Before we leave, I snap a quick picture. Herc and I leave the hotel, and head to Theo's shack stable thingy. We knock on the door.
"Hi! Where's Alex and John?"
"They fell asleep, so we thought that we should leave them be. They had quite a long day." Herc says quickly.
"How's Alex doing? Is he okay?"
"Just a bit wobbly." I say.
"I should have never left. Lucky that I found him after." she says.
"Without you, our best friend may have died." Herc says.
"Let's not think about that. At least we're back on good terms." Theo says.
We all sit down and enjoy some cold drinks.
"So, how's life goin'?" she asks me.
"Good, thanks. I've fallen in love."
"Oooooh! Who is it?" Herc asked.
"LAMS." I shout, making Hercules laugh.
"What?"
"You know, Alex and John. Laurens and Hamilton. Sunflower and DebateBitch. Laurens + Hamilton= LAMS." I explain.
"You ship your best friends?" she asks.
"Hell yes we do!" Herc answered for me. It was true.
"I have to admit, they are cute together. Okay, maybe adorable." Theo said.
We say our goodbyes and leave, as without Lex and John, there wasn't much to do. We walked back, and stopped at an ice cream place. Herc got mint choc chip, while I got mango and pineapple.
"How do you like mint ice-cream?"
"It's good for the soul. Aka, I LOVE it."
"Pineapple is the best flavour."
"Alas, I admit it." Herc said, laughing quietly. We walk into the hotel room, and the two were still asleep on the sofa. John woke up shortly after our arrival.
"What time is it?" he asked.
"SHOWTIME!" I  whisper.
"13:09." Herc whispered.
"THE BRITISH!" Alex shouted as he woke up. He chuckled awkwardly.
"I swear, if Alex was alive at the time of the revolution, he'd probably marry Eliza, cheat on her with John, become a general, kill some people become a secretary and get shot by Burr."
"Oddly specific." John said while Alex giggled.
"What are you giggling about?" Herc asked Alex.
"The thought of marrying Eliza, my best friend. It's hilarious!" he was fully laughing now.
"John would probably survive the war, but get killed the day after. But like, he'd die a really sad death." I added.
"What the fuck?" John says, laughing.
"Sounds oddly familiar." Herc says, thinking.
We all laugh and contemplate our next venture.
"I know some cliffs!" Alex says.
"It's boiling. Let's not go trekking." I whined.
"We have two days left! We need to do something!" Alex said.
"I know! I want to show you guys something! It's a long walk, but it's worth it." Alex suggests.
"Sure." John agrees.
"Yep."
"K."
We walk out of the door, and are immediately hit with a wall of heat. We head up North from our hotel, and walk for two hours, maybe even more.
"Alex, you weren't kidding when you said it was a long walk." Herc jokes.
"We're nearly there." Alex said, still running ahead. He had boundless energy: he was ten at heart. We finally reached our destination, and it looked like District 13 from the Hunger Games. Overgrown and ruined houses sat in the valley of trees and hills.
"Where are we?" I ask.
"My old town." Alex says simply.
We look around at the destruction: houses were falling apart, ivy was the main plant in the are, covering everything. Alex stops.
"My house." he says.
He walks inside and gasps. It was still there. Everything he told us about. Pictures, old toys and water-damaged furniture. He picks up a stuffed lion.
"That... James' lion." He stuffs it into his backpack, for James' remembrance.
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Alex's POV.

"We used to pretend that it was real, and chase eachother." I said, my voice cracking slightly. No one seemed to notice that it did. Not complaining, actually the opposite. I walk around the house, and with every step, a new rush of memories come back. It's surreal to be back there. Where I was happy, where my family was, but also where my family died. Except my dad, but he'll probably die in prison.
"In
Deux
Trois
Quatre
Cinq
Six
Sept
Huit
Neuf." I start to sing, smiling. My mom used to teach me to play piano, and that was the first thing I played. I looked at the piano and sat down. John, Laf and Herc were upstairs, so I played it. Quickly remembering songs from my childhood. I we as good at piano, but the keys were still wet and damaged from the hurricane.
"Un
Deux
Trois
Quatre
Cinq
Six
Sept
Huit
Neuf." I sand quietly.
I remembered my mother's song.
"Te amo mas de lo que el mundo purse saber,
En mis palabras y acciones,
Eres mi mundo,
Y mi vida también,
No tengas miedo,
Escucha el sol,
Te amo." I sang quietly, while I played the melody. Laf poked his head round the corner of the door. I didn't notice.
"Un
Deux
Trois
Quatre
Cinq
Six
Sept
Huit
Neuf." I sang.
"Un
Deux
Trois
Quatre
Cinq
Six
Sept
Huit
Neuf." Laf sang in reverse note order.
"One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine." we sang together. I guess John and Herc got curious, as I saw them, but pretended not to. Laf and I were having fun.
"Un
Deux
Trois
Quatre
Cinq
Six
Sept
Huit
Neuf." we sang again.
"Un
Deux
Trois
Quatre
Cinq
Six
Sept
Huit." I finished.

Sept, Huit, Neuf.

Sept, huit.