The BENEFITS Of Being With YOU

Old Friends, Good Friends

A/N: Ayee I know you guys have been waiting for this!

He shouldn't have listened to Alexander. With every "Don't you worry about that" and "you look great, babe" John had almost forgotten he was gonna meet up with his high school friends, and that maybe wearing an eyeliner so sharp that could cut a bitch wasn't exactly appropriated for the occasion.

He should really tell his boyfriend to stop spoiling him.

Taking a deep breath, John tried to calm himself down. "You're gonna be okay" He murmured to himself. "You're gonna be oka–"

"John!" Someone yelled at him with a French accent that John remembered very well.

Before he could even turn around completely, his body was being pulled into a bone-crushing hug. His nose was  being filled with the smell of French coffee and expensive perfume and something in his brain suddenly clicked, like a lightbulb that said "Lafayette".

"Cher dieu, mon ami!" The taller man with the amazingly treated hair exclaimed. "It's been so long, John!"

He pulled away from the hug and John took the chance to examine his old friend's face. His face had barely gotten any older, keeping that youngish aura of his. He did grow a nice beard though. Behind Lafayette, John noticed, was Hercules, who was gotten incredibly more handsome that John would like to admit (Alexander would kill him if he ever said that out loud). He was waving him from his spot on the wall, smiling sheepishly at him.

"You've gotten so handsome, John" Lafayette told him, like a proud aunt who he hasn't seen since childhood.

"You are still acting like my mom I see" John shyly said.

"If I don't then who will?" Ah, the orphan jokes.

The three of them sat on a park bench under a tree so they wouldn't die under the hot August sun. John had to admit, he had missed his friends, and regretted abandoning them the way he did very deeply.

"How's life been treating you gals?" He joked.

"You've gotten more confident I see" Hercules noticed. "We've been fine, actually we're together now, as in–"

"Boyfriends? I know guys"

"Actually we are married" Lafayette said, showing him a beautiful silver wedding band with a yellow topaz on top.

John would deny this if you asked him about this later, but he gasped like a fangirl at the surprising news.

"Guys oh my god" He said, his voice a few times higher than he'd like to admit. "Congratu–fucking–lations! I can't freaking believe this!"

"I'm sorry for not inviting you though" Hercules apologized. "We–"

"It's okay guys, really" John said. "I–, Im the one that left you guys, you have nothing to be sorry about" He sighed. "I'm sorry"

Lafayette faked thinking about it. "I'll forgive you with one condition"

"Yes?" John asked nervously.

"You have to teach me how to do an eyeliner that sharp because damn John you could cut a slut with that!"

"A bitch Lafayette" Hercules said with a caring smile. "You could cut a bitch with that"

"Yeah, that"

The three of them laughed, just like they did on the old times when Lafayette was still new to the United States.

"Talking about partners" The Frenchman said after recovering his breath. "I've heard you have someone in your side John"

The freckled boy smiled unconsciously at the mention of his Alexander.

"Yeah" He sighed, looking like a lovesick fool. "His name is Alex and I...I love him very much"

"Awwwwww" His two friends cooed.

"Shut up hoes" John said with a sheepish smile and a ranging blush.

"We always knew you were gay though" Hercules continued.

"Yeah?" They nodded. "I actually used to have a crush on one of you guys back in high school" He confessed.

Lafayette gasped. "Really!? Who was it"

"Nope, not telling.

A couple hours later John had to leave, there was no coffee left back at the dorm and Alexander was freaking out because of it. John also needed coffee to stay mentally stable so he went and bought it, saying goodbye to his friends and promising to met again soon.

"Who do you think he was crushing on?" Lafayette asked when John was already far away.

"Um, have you seen my muscles? It was obviously me, babe"

"Uh excuse me have you seen me? I am complete perfection mon cheval, you keep dreaming"