I was told a lie.. [LAMS- Hamilton. (I DONT OWN THE ART!)]

Chapter 6

Chapter 6

  John was the first to wake up. Which was surprising for him. He saw the TV turned off and Alex was cuddled up next to him. John's hand was still in his. His face heated up and he smiled. He took a quick photo of Alex and himself cuddled up together. He saw Laf and Herc on the floor in front of the two, leaning against the couch. A blanket over their heads. John shifted his legs from under Alex. Causing Alex to stir in his sleep. John stayed still, hoping the Alex wouldn't wake up. He didn't succeed, and Alex woke up, he yawned, but stayed cuddled against John. "Morning.." John whispered to him. "Good morning...." Alex responds, sitting up and rubbing his eyes. John frowned upon Alex leaving. His body felt cold where Alex had left. When Alex had finished rubbing his tired eyes, he realized he had been cuddled up with John all night. His face went scarlet red. "S-sorry for lying on you.." Alex apologized sheepishly. John sat up and grinned, "It's fine, you kept me warm." John commented, before getting up, making sure not to run into the couple on the floor. Alex's face flushed as he stayed frozen on the couch. John went into the kitchen to make breakfast, he wasn't the best cook, but he could make basic food. "Need help?" Alex asked quietly from the doorway. John smiles at him and nods before getting the pancake mix out. Alex grabs some eggs and milk out from the fridge and sets it on the counter, before rolling his sleeves up. John grabs measuring cups from a drawer, and puts 2 cups of the mix into a large bowl, as Alex starts to make scrambled eggs. John goes to grab some eggs, glancing at Alex when he does. He looks at Alex's forearm, and sees pink lines and dark scars across his arms. John couldn't help but stare, "How could someone so delicate, so smart, so kind, so strong.. do something as terrible as that?" John thought to himself, still staring at the scars on Alex's arm. He counted the darker scars. 18. He counted the pink marks. 10. He counted the faded marks. Over 20. Last... he counted the scabbed lines. 6. John frowned at this. He could've been helping him through that... Alex notices John's lack of motions and glances over at him, causing John to jump out of his trance. Alex frowned, knowing what he was staring at. There were times Alex never wanted to live, but he was getting better. "How long..?" John asked quietly, while pouring some oil into a measuring cup. Alex sighed and looked down, adding salt to his mixture. "It's been 2 weeks since I've done it last..." Alex admits, while bending down to grab a frying pan from a cabinet. John started to mix the pancake batter together. "2 weeks..." John repeated, while pouring some oil into a frying pan Alex had gotten out for him. Alex nodded. Before starting the stove, John looked at Alex with an emotionless face. Alex tilted his head, trying to see John's emotion, or what he was thinking. John grabbed Alex's wrist, and placed a soft kiss on a scar, causing blood to rush to Alex's face. John kissed up Alex's arm, where ugly scars and scabs laid, infesting his soft skin. Alex's face only grew hotter as John did this, until John reached to Alex's upper arm. John looked Alex in the eyes, and kissed his cheek. Damn... Alex thought to himself. John's face was flushed a bright pink, before he turned and put the flame on the stove. John put pancake mix into the pan, making it sizzle. "Sorry.." John apologized. Alex was confused, "For what?" Alex asked, trying to fix his confusion, his face still scarlet. "Not being there." John replied blankly, as he put the egg mixture on another pan next to the pancake pan. "It's not your fault." Alex replied to him, guilt rising in his stomach for making John feel bad. A silence hung in the air, while Alex debated what to do.

   About 10 minutes goes by, and the food is ready. The two place 3 pancakes on each plate (four plates) and a scoop of eggs on the side. John starts to cut up strawberries to top off the pancakes. He halves the strawberries first before cutting them into fourths. Alex sneaks a half of a strawberry from the cutting board and plops it into his mouth. John giggles, as he finishes cutting the rest of the strawberries. Alex grabs whipped cream, and tops each set of pancakes with it, as John puts strawberries on each one too. Alex finishes, and puts some whip cream on John's nose and giggles. John smirks, and wipes it off before smearing it on Alex's cheek and mouth. Alex rolls his eyes on the comeback John made. "Great, now I gotta clean this off so I can eat pancakes." Alex complains. John chuckles and his face flushed. A very tired Lafayette walks into the hallway with a blanket wrapped around his head. "Good morning.." he says tiredly. John and Alex chuckle at him. "Good morning sleepyhead." Alex says while raising an eyebrow at Laf and handing him a cup of coffee. Laf smiles gratefully, and takes the cup from Alexander. Herc walks in behind Laf, rubbing his tired eyes. All friends sit down and eat their breakfast. Mostly in silence, except for John and Alex. The two kept talking, making Lafayette think to himself. Laf knew they liked each other. They should go on a date. Lafayette thought to himself machevelously. "Alors, Alex, êtes-vous et John ensemble?" Laf asks Alex in French with a smirk, making Alex's face flush. "Non! il ne m'aime pas et je doute qu'il aimerait n'importe où avec lui et moi!" He replies, face a bright red. John tilts his head and Herc looks confused by the conversation. Laf rolled his eyes, "tu te rends compte, tout le temps ce mois-ci, que tu l'as ignoré pendant que tu travaillais, il parlerait de toi. il se sentait terrible." Laf says while finishing his plate. Alex looks down ashamed. "Can you guys.. ya know... not.. talk in French?" John asks, looking extremely confused. "Y-yes." Alex says while getting up and putting his plate in the sink. Alex left the room in a rush almost, leaving John concerned. John follows him, and he sees Alex heading to his room to go on his laptop. "Alexander Hamilton, if you go onto your goddamn laptop I swear to God.." John nearly yells at him, his face growing red from anger. Alex stopped in his tracks, John never got mad unless he was talking to his father.  Laf and Herc exchanged glances, and quietly left the two alone. John took a deep breath, trying to control himself. Alex still stood in the hallway. "If you go into that room again I'll lose you again. You'll be emotionless again. You won't care about me again. You won't talk to me again! I thought I changed your mind Alexander. I want to help you but I can't if you don't let me." John says trailing off. His eyes were brimmed with tears, threatening to overflow. "John... I..." Alex struggled for words. John approached Alex and put a hand on his shoulder. "C-can we just hang out t-together..? A-alone..?" John asks nervously. Alex's eyes went wide, was he asking him out on a date..? "You don't have to if you don't want to I just.." John trails off panicked and worried. "As in.. what..?" Alex asks, still facing away from John. "Like... a date.?" John states in almost a question. Both men blushed, as a silence filled the air. "I would love to.." Alex finally says, turning towards John with a red face, smiling. John let out a breath of relief, that he didn't know he was holding in. "Hey John, you have something on your face." Alex states, pointing at John's face. John giggles, "Shut Up!" He exclaims playfully. Alex chuckles, "No really! You have syrup or something on your face." Alex says while smiling. John put his hand up to his face for a second. "I do?" He asks Alex while raising an eyebrow. Alex nods, "I'll get it." Alex states quickly. Before John could react, Alex kissed John on his lips. John's eyes went wide at Alex's actions. He melted into the kiss and wrapped his arms around Alex's waist. Alex stood on his tippy toes to reach John, while smiling into the kiss. Alex pulls away and giggles, "See at 6 o'clock at our date!" Alex states while rushing out the door. Leaving John in shock, but smiling. John touched his lips, that felt weird from the kiss Alex had gave him. He chuckles and smiles wider, letting out a squeal in excitement. Before running and jumping onto his bed. This date is going to be amazing.. he thought to himself.