Why? Why did I have to get a crush on a senior? He is leaving and I'm starting high school! We became friends through my friend Sadie. We hit it off instantly. My friend knew I liked him so made me talk to him. I Never did anything because I'm just a freshman. Now I'm sitting next to him at our band banquet watching the slide show made for the seniors crying. Silently crying. Over the fact that he is leaving. Over the fact that we never got to have a cute high school relationship where he walked me to all my classes and kissed me on the nose before going to his. Over the fact that he probably never would've liked me anyway and now I won't have any chance. He glances at me as I wipe away tears.
"No, no (y/n) don't cry," Louis says his eyebrows knitted together in worry as he begins to rub my back.
I look up at him. He looked so good in his black dress pants and a purple button-up shirt, a silky black bow tie around the collar.
"I'm not gonna forget you, we will still hang out!" He says smiling.
"That's not why I'm crying" I mumble hoping he can't hear me. But he did.
"Why are you crying then?" Louis asks turning to me completely.
"I mean that's part of the reason but the big one is..stupid. Honestly." I start to say it but can't get it out.
"I bet it's not that stupid," Louis says placing his hand over mine.
"It's because..." do it. That's all I can think. Tomorrow is his last day at high school just do it. "I like you" I look down so I don't have to face the rejection. " A lot. And I know you don't like me back cause I'm just a freshman but I can't help be sad over the fact that I've liked you for so long and we will never have that cutely annoying high school relationship where you walk me to class and kiss my nose outside the classroom and we eat lunch together and study together. You're gonna go to college and even though it's in-state you're gonna meet hot college girls and you're gonna fall for them. You would never date me I'm just a freshman and you're leaving tomorrow and I-" I'm cut off by my own silent sobs. I don't look up I'm too scared too.
"(Y/n) look at me," Louis says. I don't lookup. I can't. I feel his hand go under my chin and tilt my head up to make eye contact with him. His eyebrows are furrowed a small smile on his lips that falters when he sees the tears rolling down my face. He whips away a tear.
"First of all, you're not just a freshman. You are amazing and talented and funny, you deserve the world. Second I wish you would've told me all this sooner because then I could've been doing this the whole time"
Before I can ask what I feel his soft lips on mine. My eyes widen and I tense a bit before relaxing into the kiss. I close my eyes. The kiss is filled with love. True, undying love. We pull apart and my mouth is hung open in awe over the fact that he just did that and he chuckles. Suddenly everyone breaks out clapping and we look around to find eyes trained on us. We must have become more interesting than the slide show. I feel my face heat up as Louis's friends yell stuff at us.
"It's about time!"
"Get some Partridge!"
"Thank god it finally happened" "I know! The sexual tension was unbearable!"
I bury my face in his chest and he starts laughing wrapping his arms around me. I look at him my face still red.
"Tomorrow, I'll walk you to all your classes and kiss you on your nose. You'll sit in my lap at lunch and we will be that cutely annoying high school couple. Then after that, we will be just the cutely annoying couple." Louis says smiling widely. I laugh.
"That sounds amazing," I say kissing his cheek. He pulls me into his lap for the rest of the banquet. Neither of us stop smiling.
