Onward Scenarios

Dancing with Barley/He realizes his feelings

"Barley-boy!" Jonny cheered, throwing a long, lanky arm around the elf's shoulder, "You should come to the club with us tonight!"
Barley snorted, "You know I'm not a club guy."
"I know, I know, but I think you're going to want to be there tonight." Jonny grinned, "My boyfriend convinced (Name) to join us."
'That explained why (Name) couldn't come over tonight,' Barley thought.
"Come on, man." Jonny begged, "It's gonna be a whole group of us. Gretel and her bae are coming too. Besides, this could be your chance to ask (Name) out!"
"Why would I ask her out?" Barley asked, arching an eyebrow at the cyclops.
"Oh right, like you don't have a little crush on her." Jonny replied with a grin.
"I don't." Barley said, playfully pushing his friend.
"Really?" Jonny gave him a smug grin, "Then answer me this: When do you typically send the first text of the day."
"I guess when I'm eating breakfast." Barley said.
"And what's it typically say?"
"I say good morning." Barley chuckled, "What else would I say?"
"Well you could say 'what's up?' or just 'sup?' or something along those lines." Jonny said, "And don't think I didn't notice the other day, you upgraded her nickname from m'lady to princess."
"You were there when she played as a warrior princess in Quest of Yore." Barley replied.
"Ah, but I didn't hear you argue your new nickname either, right Mr. Kight?" Jonny teased, "Come on, bro. Just come out this one time, please?"
"Alright, alright." Barley laughed, "No playing match maker though, okay? (Name) and I are just friends."
"Okay, if you say so, dude." Jonny said with a grin.
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Later that night, you stood outside the large dance club, talking with Jonny and his boyfriend, Ben, as you three waited for Barley.
"You look good tonight, (Name)." Jonny said with a grin, "Any particular reason you got all dolled up?"
He was referring to the super hero themed dress and short black boots you were wearing.
"What?" You laughed, "This is my first time going out here in New Mushroomton. I can't get dressed up?"
"Hey guys!" Barley called as he crossed the street.
You turned to see Barley wearing a simple band tank top and plain jeans. You also couldn't help noticing his tattoo that was typically hidden by his tee shirt.
"Since when do you have a tattoo?" You asked.
"Oh, I think it's been a couple years now." Barley said, letting you examine the design on his arm.
"That's really cool." You said, tracing your fingers over the intricate lines.
Barley smiled as he watched you. It only took him a moment to notice your outfit, "I like your dress. You look nice tonight."
"Thanks, you do too." You said returning the smile.
"Shall we head inside?" Jonny asked, grinning at Barley. "Gretel and her bae bailed at the last minute, so it's just us."
Barley fought the urge to blush as he remembered his earlier conversation with Jonny, "Y-yeah."
Music pulsed through the dimly lit club, colored lights dancing over the crowd in time with the song. You could feel the thump of the base vibrating through you as you made your way through the crowd. Bumping into the other people as you tried to keep up with the guys, it didn't take long before a large troll bumped into you, pushing you into the crowd.
"Sorry about that." The troll called over the music, "Are you okay?"
"Yeah," You called back, looking around and realizing you lost Barley.
"Do you want to dance?" He asked, smiling down at you.
"No thanks," You said, "I'm just trying to figure out where my friends went."
"I could be your friend?" The troll offered.
Before you could answer you felt a large hand wrap around your own. You turned and saw Barley was the one holding your hand.
"She's with me." Barley called over the music.
"Oh, sorry." The troll said, "My bad, bro."
"Thank you!" You said, squeezing Barley's hand.
"I'm sorry, I thought you were right behind me." He said.
"I was till that guy bumped into me." You replied. "Where'd Jonny and Ben go?"
"I'm not sure." Barely said as he scanned the crowd, "Oh! There they are!"
You looked where he was pointing and saw they were already deep in the crowd, dancing away. You couldn't help laughing at how quick they had made their way on to the dance floor.
"How bout it?" You asked, "Wanna dance?"
Barley felt his heart skip a beat. He knew at some point he would be dancing with you tonight, he just didn't expect to jump right into it.
"S-sure." He said, letting you lead the way to the dance floor.
'Lost in your light baby,' The music pulsed through the room, 'I want to stay right here all night baby.'
It wasn't like it was the first time he had held your hand, but he couldn't help but notice how soft and warm it was. It fit perfectly in his own hand. Was it like that before? He didn't have long to contemplate it before your hand slipped from his own. You turned to him as you began dancing to the song. Barley grinned as you smiled back. As he began dancing with you, he noticed Jonny nearby, giving him a thumbs up as Ben clapped in approval.
Before either of you knew it, you had been dancing for a couple hours. The four of you stepped outside, the night air feeling cool against your skin.
"Oh, that was so much fun!" Jonny said, stretching his arms above his head.
"As much as I don't want to, we should get going." Ben said. "It's almost midnight."
"Oh geez, my aunt's going to start worrying." You said as you looked at your watch.
"I can take you home." Barley offered.
"Oh that'd be great!" You grinned.
"Text me later Barley-boy!" Jonny said with a grin.
Barley walked you to his van, opening the door for you as he bowed, "Your chariot, my princess."
"Well thank you, Mr. Knight." You laughed with a curtsy.
Barley felt like his stomach was doing flips as he drove you home. The windows were down, the cool night air blowing through the windows as you two talked about various things. When Barley pulled up to your house, you leaned over and hugged him, thanking him for the night and the ride. As soon as Barley saw you get into the house safely he began to drive home.
Why did he suddenly feel so nervous around you? It had to be because Jonny was giving him a hard time earlier, right? That had to be it. Jonny just got him over thinking things... right? The thought of that troll hitting on you crept into his thoughts. What if you had decided to dance with him? The thought made his chest feel tight. What if that guy was the reason you were smiling, what if he was the one taking you home? Not that you would go home with a guy you didn't know, but still. The thought made him uncomfortable, uneasy. Barley wanted to be the one to make you smile, the one who made you laugh, He wanted to be the one that made sure you got home safe.
"Oh, shantor's talon..." Barley muttered as the thought hit him.
He did have a crush on you.