Trigger warning: people not doing smart things, George King being and asshat, bullying, lams argument, homophobic slurs. Don't be fooled by the title this is not a happy chapter.
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John's POV

We help Angie pick out a dress and ended up helping pick out all of the girls' dresses.

Tonight was the night and my god Alex looked amazing. He wore a dark blue dress shirt and black dress pants with black shoes. His hair was pulled back into a neat ponytail. I smiled at him as he walked out of our bed room.

"What?" He asks, smiling at me.

"You look amazing," I said, causing him to blush.

Just then there was a knock at the door.

"Must be Aspen and Eliza," Alex said, going to answer the door.

Aspen and Eliza walked into the room. They both looked beautiful in the dresses we picked. Aspen wore a mint greenish blue strapless dress with her rose embroidered leather jacket. She had most of her long red hair down with a small braid holding part of it close to the side of her head.

Eliza wore a powder blue dress that had sparkles along the sides and on the top. She wore her hair in a short long loose ponytail.

"Hey guys," Aspen says.

"Hey Aspen, Eliza," Alex greets them.

"You two ready to go?" I ask and they nod.

We all walk out of the dorm and go to the area where the dance is being held. It is being held in the common room and the lawn outside of the common room. We get there and I spot Herc and Laf dancing. I also spot Peggy and Maria talking by the punch bowl and Angelica and Jefferson buying some snacks.

Then Aspen whispers in my ear, "group of jerks coming toward us, three o'clock."

I look over to see George King, Levi Weeks, Thomas Conway, and Sam Sebury walking toward us. Now we haven't talked about them much because the author hasn't had a good place to put them in. These guys are almost as bad as Reynolds's group. Not quite though. I no Sam isn't so bad, he just hangs out with them because he has a thing for King.

"What do you guys want?" Alex says annoyed.

"We were just wondering if the pretty ladies would like to join us for some dances instead of hanging out with you two fags!" George says. Did I mention these guys, except Sam, are huge homophobes?

"Um, for you information they happen to be my best friend and brother!" Aspen says and then puts he arm around Eliza's shoulders, "and I'm with her tonight."

Eliza smiles and blushes a little bit.

"We there all faggots," says George.

"Please, we all no about the thing you have for Sam," Alex retorts.

"Alex, don't," I say grabbing his arm.

"Yeah, better listen to your little boyfriend there Hamilton!" Says Levi.

"John, I got this," Alex says.

"Alex, don't, we don't need someone being sent to the hospital tonight," I say. He gives me a dirty look and pulls away from my grip.

"I can handle myself," he says harshly.

"Alex, please-" he cuts me off with am angry tone.

"John, stop trying to protect me!" He says anger rising in his voice.

He storms out of the dance and I follow him into the street in front of the school.

"Alex, wait!" I say and he turns to me, we are in the middle of the road.

"Leave me alone, John!" He growls.

"I'm sorry, but I wasn't gonna let that turn into a fight!" I try to reason with him.

"I don't need you to fight for me!" He says.

We turn this in to a full out argument.

"Just stay out of my pro-" he stops mid word and his face turn white. He suddenly pushes me out of the road.

"Alex! What the-" a car comes out of no where and Alex rolls over it's roof.

I watch in horror as his body goes limp and he falls to the ground. The car speeds away.
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Hehehe cliffhanger. That escalated quickly. I hope y'all like it! Ily all!
-your favorite weirdo🌺💚