BEAUTY FROM ASHES

FORTY FIVE

~Then you smiled over your shoulder. For a minute, I forget that I'm older, I wanna dance with you right now. 'Cause you look, as beautiful as ever, and I swear that everyday you get better. You make me feel this way somehow~
- James Arthur-Say You Won't Let Go

        MILEA'S POV

Prom is like in a few weeks. The girls and I have been so caught up in finals that we haven't gone looking for our dresses yet.

So since today is the last day of finals (thank goodness), the girls and I are going shopping.

Aiden still hasn't asked me to the prom yet. Bell and Connor are going. Ava and Liam and Levi and Hailey are going together.

Each one of the guys were so unique in asking. Now I'm waiting for my boyfriend to ask me.

Anyway, so the girls and I are currently sorting through dresses. We're at Liv's Boutique.

-3 Hours Later-

We've all settled on a dress. I'll tell you when it's prom how we all look. Keeping you in suspense for a bit.

Everything else was organized. Oh wait, except my boyfriend hasn't asked me to prom yet!

        AIDEN'S POV

Yeah, Milea is freaking out about me asking her to prom. I know.

That's why I'm asking her today. I've got it all planned out. I hope it works.

Fine, I cannot take all the credit. Everyone helped. But it was my idea, they just helped make it happen.

        MILEA'S POV

Just when we were about to leave Liv's boutique, Bell pulled out a letter.

I furrowed my eyebrows, "What's this for? If this is your way of saying that I need to pay for your fines then I'm declining the offer." They burst out laughing. Bell rolled her eyes, "No you idiot, just open the letter."

I do as I am told. It's a quote.

"She was why poetry was invented, to describe girls like her."
-Bridgette Devoue

I smile, "Thanks Bell." She smiles and hugs me.

We then go out for ice-cream and then Ava handed me a letter. "Another one? Guys, am I missing something today?" Ava shakes her head, "Bell and I were in the mood."

I chuckle and open the letter. Another quote.

"All her perfect imperfections made her the most beautiful creature I'd ever come across, and I wouldn't trade her, not for all the perfect stones in the river."

I smile, "Thanks Ava."

We then made a stop at Connor's house, since Bell needed something from him. She quickly ran inside and fetched her well his sweatshirt then Connor came outside and handed me a letter.

"That was her magic, she could see the sunlight even in those darkest of days"
-Atticus

I chuckled and thanked him. Ava nagged Bell to go to Liam's house since she needs to get dropped there for their date tonight.

Levi was walking out of Liam's house. Bell offered to give him a lift home.

Then,

Yes, you guessed it. I got two letters. One from Liam and then the Levi.

Liam's one read,

"You are warm coffee. A sunny day. A kiss on both cheeks. In other words, happiness."
-Unknown

Levi's read,

"And even though I am unsure about most things in life, I am certain that I love you an will continue to love you forever."
-Unknown

I glance at him, he was now out the car waving at us as we drive off.

Finally, I was on my way home. Bell dropped me and then left as she had a family function on later.

Thinking back of today, I wasn't sure why everyone was giving me letters. They were all typed letters.

As soon as I walked inside I see my mom cooking. She quickly rushed off to give me a letter. My dad who was watching television also passed me a letter.

I opened my mom's one.

"You were a vision in the morning when the light came through"
-Unknown

"Remember you were art long before he came to admire you, and you'll continue to be art even when he's gone. A masterpiece is still a masterpiece when the lights are off, and the room is empty."
-Unknown

I smile and thank them. I then rush up to my room when I see a letter and then underneath it there was a photo album on my bed. On the front it read: "Last One"

I open it.

"You sound like love in the morning. You feel like the afternoon air. You smell ike the evening beginning to rain, and you laugh like you don't have a care.

But you care like your heart is unending, and you cry like a friend of the earth, and you say what you mean 'cause it's meaningful, and you know what these words can be worth.

You create like your brain is a treasure chest, and you give like there's power in grace. You live like each day is a chance of expansion, and there's never a moment to waste.
-Unknown

I smile at the letter and sit down on my bed. I then open the photo album.

My heart immediately feels warm when I see what is written on the first page.

You were you; and I was I, we were two, before our time.

I was yours before I knew, and you have always been mine too.
-Unknown

The first picture that appears is when Aiden and I went out on our first date.

Then there was tons of other photos of the gang and I. The last photo that was there before the pages were blank, made me smile.

It was the photo that the girls took of Aiden and I kissing on Matthew's would have been twenty-first birthday.

My mom knocked on my door, "Hey love, there's someone waiting for you outside." I furrow my eyebrows but walk out with her.

As soon as I was outside I saw that the moon was out. I then I walked to the gate but my focus was distracted when I saw a row of candles leading to my backyard.

I follow the trail but stand dead still when I see Aiden standing in his black suit and tie with red roses in his hand.

I then notice the fairy lights dangling elegantly from the trees.

He smiled at me, "Hi." I chuckled, "Hi." He put out his hand, which I gladly took.

He then smirked at me, "Did you get all my letters and the photoalbum?" I furrow my eyebrows when it suddenly all made sense.

"Aiden, you typed out all those letters and made the photo album?" He smiled and nodded.

I hugged him, "Thank you." He smiled, "Milea Jordans, would you please be my date to the senior prom?" (A/N: I'm sorry to interupt your reading of the chapter. But is it just me who reads that sentence as if it was said by Zac Efron (Troy Bolton) on HSM3? 🙈) I smiled and nodded, "I'd love to be your date to prom."

He kissed me, then we pulled away and he looked up. Then all of a sudden, High School Musical-Can I have this dance played.

I laugh as Aiden stretched out his hand, "Milea, can I have this dance?" I chuckled, "Of course you can."

We were honestly goals, as he danced with me around the fairy lit trees.

We then saw a flash go off. My mom took a picture.

We laughed and continued dancing.