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–LIA’S POV–
I blinked.
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Soft, romantic music played in the background, a song about love at first sight. When I focused on the lyrics, the singer actually said ‘millionth‘ sight, instead of first. A chuckle escaped my lips, as I looked around. The lights were off, except for the stage, where golden fairy lights were strung across the curtains, trailing down like enchanted forest vines. In the center was a large whiteboard, standing somehow. Giant letters were scrawled across it in Zane’s handwriting:
“PROM?”
My jaw dropped.
I turned to look at him, and he got down on one knee.
“Zane…” I whispered.
He took my hand in his, fishing out a silver bracelet from his pocket. He placed it around my wrist, clasping it secure. “I know we’ve had bigger things going on. Blood, fights, your sleepwalking, getting attacked nearly every week…” He trailed off, making me chuckle. “But I won’t let anything ruin junior year for us. I want us to have this memory. One that’s ours. A dumb, normal, high school thing.”
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I stared at him with a smile that made my cheeks hurt, while tears pricked my vision. “It’s not dumb at all, Zane.”
“Also,” he added, “I wanted to be the first to ask you. Before someone else grew the guts.” He smirked.
“Even if someone else asked, I’d never say yes.”
“I know,” he said smugly, standing up. “But are you saying yes to me?”
I laughed, glancing around again, now noticing the bouquet resting on the edge of the stage.
“You did all this yourself?” I whispered.
He gave me a sheepish smile. “I had help.” He looked into the darkness. “You guys can come out now. It’s probably a yes!”
The Hounds and Christy stepped forward, exiting the auditorium one by one, making me laugh.
“I set up the lights,” Warner said.
“I got the flowers. Exactly the same as the picture he sent me,” Aaron said.
“I was the one who spotted them at the shop,” Sheila said.
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“The song was sung by yours truly,” Ajax bowed.
“Wow, really?” I asked, surprised.
“Yes. One of my too many talents.”
“I think you mean ‘many talents‘,” Christy said.
“Nah. I mean what I said.”
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I shook my head, grinning so wide I was afraid my lips would remain stretched out even when I tried to stop.
“I wrote the lyrics, by the way,” Christy said. “Sheila helped.”
“But the words on the board,” Zane pointed at the sign. “All me.”
I burst out laughing. “God, Zane, I love you.” I got onto the tips of my toes and pulled his head down to kiss him.
Warner groaned, looking away. The others laughed.
“He barely did anything,” Christy pointed out.
“It’s the thought that counts,” I said, pulling away from him.
“Fair.” She nodded,
“You still haven’t said yes, by the way,” Zane muttered.
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I bit my lip. “Hm, I need time to think,” I teased.
Zane narrowed his eyes. “You what?”
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I tapped my chin, pretending to weigh the pros and cons. “On one hand, you called tic–tac–toe a childish game. And you still lost multiple times.”
“Because I let you win,” he interrupted, jaw dropping in mock offense.
“Oh please,” I scoffed, then added with a grin, “but on the other hand, you got me a bracelet and set up a stage into a whole fairy–light prom–posal with a live soundtrack. So you’re kind of back in the running.”
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Zane crossed his arms. “You enjoy watching suffer, don’t you?”
“Only a little.” I gave him a sweet smile.
“Fine.” He took a slow step toward me. “But if you say no, I’m taking my bracelet back.”
“Rude,” I said, backing away slightly, still teasing.
“You love it.” He caught my wrist gently, turning it so the bracelet sparkled under the stage lights. “You haven’t even looked at it properly.”
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I blinked, finally noticing the tiny, engraved words on the charm.
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I read aloud, “Our dumb, normal, high school thing.” I gaped. “Zane…”
“That’s what this is,” he said quietly.
My heart warmed. I looked up at him, unable to believe he was mine.
“Yes,” I breathed. “A million times yes.”
Zane smiled so wide I wanted to take a picture of him. He picked me up and spun me around, ignoring the applause and hooting from the Hounds behind us.
“You’re such a dork,” I chuckled as he put me down.
“You love this dork,” he replied.
I nodded. “Yeah. I do.”
We stared at each other for a quiet moment, the world disappearing.
Then Ajax cleared his throat loudly. “So are others invited to this prom, or are we all just backup dancers in your little rom–com?”
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“You’re not invited,” I said, grinning.
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“But yeah, we’ll need the backup dancers so you have to come,” Zane stated.
They all scoffed, muttering insults. Zane and I laughed as he laced our fingers together and whispered, “Worth every second of detention.”
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