Enchantment Passing Through

Chapter 3

A/n-- sorry I haven't updated in a while, but I finished chapters 3 and 4, so I'll update now :)

-Alex's POV-

Mmm... I yawn, and stretch. "Hey, John?" 

"Yeah?"

I turn on my side to see John already up and making breakfast. "What time is it?" John turns to me, and takes off his apron. "It's 4:37 AM. Sorry if I woke you up with my baking, I'm just kinda anxious, what with school starting tomorrow and all..." I climb down the bunk bed, and smile at John. He blushes. 

'Yeah, I figured it was around 4:30, I have trouble staying asleep. What're you baking? Smells good." "Nothing much, just waffles," he replies. I refold John's crumpled apron, and notice a small rainbow heart hem by the hem. I can feel my heart hammering in my chest. No shit? He's gay? I finish folding the apron, place it neatly on the counter, and face John. "John, are you gay?" As soon as the words come out of my mouth, John turns away, blushing like crazy. "N-no, no, I'm not, of course I'm n-" I put my hand on his shoulder, realizing what I had done. 

"No, John, it's okay, it's okay. Seriously, it's okay. I'm sorry I asked, I understand if it's a touchy subject. You don't have to answer. We don't have to talk about it." 

He still looks away.

I put my hand on his chin, and gently turn his head so that he's facing me. "John, really, it's fine. I'm bisexual." John finally looks up at me, and whispers, "Yeah... I'm gay." We stare into each other's for what feels like an eternity, before John quickly looks away. Does he like me? 

"Hey, John..." He looks back up at me.

"Yes, Alexander?"

My full name. He called me by my full name. I can feel a shiver run down my spine. Wait... What am I doing? Of course he doesn't like me. He doesn't even know me. He probably only said that he's gay to get me off his back, anyways. "N-nothing. Let's eat, I'm super hungry." I put the fresh waffles on plates, and put the plates on the table. John and I sit down, and start eating. The silence almost screams at us, until I start talking.

"So, school starts tomorrow. I think it was really cool of the Student Council to have us come a day early so we could get to know our roommates. What classes are you taking?" John smiles at me brightly. "I'm majoring in Marine Biology, and minoring in Genetics and regular Biology."

Science, huh? Cool.

"That's really cool! Are you in an orchestra, too?" John's face goes red, and my heart nearly stops. I'll never get quite used to how perfectly beautiful he is. "No, I couldn't... I get stage fright." Oh. That explains why he was so frantic when we first met. I figured it was just first day nerves... "Aww, but, John, you're so pretty, you have nothing to worry about.." I stop talking, realizing what I had done. I don't even like him, probably. I just think that he's cute. Right? "Oh, no, I just meant that you're rather aesthetically pleasing when you play and y--" Noticing how flustered I am, John interrupts me. "Alex, it's fine, I know what you meant. Here, let me clean your plate."

I'm a very polite person, and if I weren't in so much shock over what I had said, I wouldn't be handing the plate to John, whom of which is humming as he cleans the plates. Get it together, Alexander. Compose yourself.  I straighten my back and raise my chin. "So," John says as he sits down next to me, "what classes are you taking?" "Oh, I'm majoring in law and minoring in Literature and French." John beams, and I swear I can feel my heart stop. Damn it, I think I like him. 

"Cool, so we're both taking three classes each." He is so frigging cute when he sits cross-legged.

"Yeah, I guess so. I wanted to keep it simple for Freshman year."

We keep talking, but all I can hear is, Oh my God, he's perfect, he's perfect, he's perfect. Oh my God. I sigh, and quickly cover it up with a cough. John quirks an eyebrow at me, and I quickly say, 'asthma.' He nods in understanding, oblivious to my white lie.

If only he felt the same way... but there's no point in entertaining impossible dreams.

End! A/n-- see how I ended on a Man of La Mancha reference? Hahaha, that musical is from 1964 and I still listen to it... Anyways! Have a good day/night, y'all!