[DISCONTINUED] Actions not Words (Mute!Alexander)(COVER NOT MINE)

Birthday

Alexander's birthday

John's POV

This is it. Today's the day I tell him my feelings. Me, Herc and Laf got up extra early today to surprise Alex before he woke up.
We crept into his room, Laf and Herc with frying pans in their hands.

"On three," I whispered.

"One, two... THREE!" On three, Herc and Laf banged the frying pans together and we all sung happy birthday. Oops. I think we may have woken Jefferson and Madison up, as we heard screaming coming from their room.
Alex jumped up in shock, panic rushing over his face, but he relaxed when he felt my arms wrap around him.

'Thanks guys..but you don't have to celebrate my birthday. Its not a big deal.' He signed. I pouted.

"Of course it's a big deal, Lex! This was the day you were born, and we are all glad you were born!" I said.

A bit later on in the day, Alex opened the presents everyone had got him, obviously not mine because mine was a surprise.

"Alrighty Lex, time to open your presents!" I smiled. His face lit up.

'You guys got me gifts??? You didn't have to!'

"Of course we would get you gifts, Mon Ami. Its your birthday!" Laf said.

"OOO!!! Open mine first, pretty please!!" Herc's eyes sparkled eagerly, handing Alex a gift wrapped in pink wrapping paper and red ribbons.
Inside was a handmade sweatshirt with a fox on it. It looked practically identical to mine, except mine had a rainbow turtle on it.
'Thank you Herc!' Alex signed, smiling.

"Now you and John have matching ones!!!!" He squealed, again sounding like a young schoolgirl.
Alex and I both blushed. Isn't that a couples thing? Whatever.

"Open mine next!!" Laf said, passing Alex a box, neatly wrapped with blue wrapping paper. Inside was two tickets to go and see the musical Heathers at Broadway.
'Oh my god Laf, you didn't have to! That must have cost a fortune!' He grinned from ear to ear. You could tell that he never really got presents before.

'But...why is there two?' He signed, confused.
"Oh, just so you can take a special someone with you!" Laf said, smirking at me. I blushed like mad.
"John, aren't you going to give him your present?" Herc asked.

"That's for a bit later." I paused. "For when we're alone." I whispered.
"Ohhhh okay!" He said, louder than he should've.

"Anyway, going past that, get the cake!!!" I said, trying to skip past the subject.
"I'll get it!!!" Laf and Herc both said in unison. They dashed into the kitchen, giggling.
Me and Alex looked at eachother and giggled.
They ran back into the living room, Laf carrying the cake and Herc trying to take the cake off of him. What happened next happened in a flash. Laf tripped over the empty box and the cake flew across the room. He hit the floor with a thud and Herc tried his best not to fall too.

"FUCK! THE CAKE!!!!" I shouted.
"We're so sorry!" Herc and Laf said in sync.
"I'm sorry Lex.. we'll get you another cake!" I said sympathetically.

'No guys it's fine! I wasn't expecting gifts, I wasn't even expecting you guys to remember!  You didn't have to do this' He smiled.

A few hours later.

Alex and I sat on the couch doing homework. Leaning back, I sighed, trying to get Lex's attention. I sigh once more, again getting ignored. I put my head on his shoulder."I'm bored!" I whined, looking him in the eyes. He stops typing and signs, 'Go do something then.'. 

I sigh dramatically. "I can't be bothered to do anything." I say, keeping my head on his shoulder. I keep it there for ages. 

Alex's POV

I just finished my homework. Checking the time, I see that it is 11:10 pm. I still felt pressure pushing down on my shoulder, so I look across and see John asleep. He snores quietly. I chuckle at his cuteness. I watch him closely, taking in his beautiful features. A galaxy of freckles scatters his face, each and every one unique in it's own way. His lips, plump and soft. Oh, how much I wish that boy is mine. Yeah, not gonna happen. Seriously, though. He looks so vulnerable when asleep. As if on cue, he started to wake up, snapping me out of my thoughts. I would attempt to lift him up and bring him to our room, but I know I'd end up dropping him because of our difference in height. 

"What time is it?" John says, all groggy. 

'It's 11:15 at night. You've been asleep for about an hour.' I sign.

"O-Oh... sorry if I slept on you and annoyed you." He says, sitting up and wiping his eyes.

'Don't worry about it, you didn't bother me at all.' Yeah. I actually quite enjoyed it, having my crush sleep on me.

John's POV 

Damn. I slept on him. For an hour. Yeah, AN HOUR. I wipe my eyes, sitting up. I take a deep breath. This is the time, this is when I tell him. 

"I'll be back in a second, Lex." I say, standing up. I enter our bedroom and open my drawer, taking the small box and slipping it into my pocket. I take a breath, count to 10 and make my way into the living room. 

"Lex, there's something I've been meaning to tell you..." I say, rubbing my arm. He looks up at me nervously and nods, indicating me to carry on.

It's now or never.

I pull the small box from out of my pocket and open it slowly. My hands trembling over the fear of rejection. Inside is a silver ring with a baby blue infinity sign on it.

"Alex....I have loved you since that day we met when we were five years old. I was nervous to speak to you. But when I realised you were mute, my heart skipped a beat. I was always looking for somebody unique. So, please, take this promise ring as a sign of my love towards you.." I lock eyes with him, and as if by magic, I saw a sparkle in his eye. The same sparkle I had the day I met him.

I then notice the tears trickling down his face. Is that good or bad?! My vision went blurry and I then felt the salty tears running down my cheeks.  I think this is it. This is where my heart breaks.

Alex let out a gasp. We both paused for a moment. Time seemed to stop. He jumped into my arms, hugging me. I felt his tears burning into my back, like acid rain. 

"Happy birthday, my sweet." I whisper softly into his ear.  He coughed.

"I...I-I love you John." Alex whispered, his voice raspy and sore.

I can't believe what I just heard. He spoke...for the first time..to me. 

And he said what I have always wanted to hear. He loves me. The tears come down even faster now. I start sobbing, sobbing into his shoulder. I lift the smaller boy up, spinning him around. Once his feet touched the ground, I dropped to my knees in tears, my head in my hands. Alex sat down in front of me, removing my hands from my face. He grabs my hands and holds them, wiping my tears off of my face. Before I knew it, a pair of soft lips gently connected with mine. I fell into the kiss almost immediately, pulling his head closer. After a minute or so, we parted, gasping for breath. My fear of rejection disappeared, But then it hit me.

Alexander, the boy who I have loved my whole life, spoke to me for the first time and kissed me.