Omigod omigod omigod omigod omigod omigod omigod omigod omigod omigod omigod omigod omigod omigod omigod omigod

I quietly squeal in excitement and look at my arm again.

'I ♡ U'

I smile brightly as I walk a very quick pace towards my dorm room. I was going to tell Alex, because I had to tell someone and I told Alex almost everything. He seemed like the only person who would be excited about this.

I burst through the door, closing it behind me, to see Alex curled up in a blanket on his bed. I smile brightly at him and show off my arm with the green pen on it.

He nods. "Wow, that's pretty cool." He says.

"Pretty cool? It's beyond exciting! We've never said I love you to each other before." I blush as I look at my arm.

"Well...Do you love them back?" He asks.

I chuckle and nod. "Of course! They're my soulmate, silly."

"I don't mean just because they're your soulmate." He hesitates. "I mean, do you really love him?" I see him cringe slightly.

"Oh, I don't even know if it's a him or not." I tell him. "I'm hoping it's a him, but it could very well be a her as well."

He sighs. "Nope, it's a him." He unwraps himself from the blanket and shows me his arm. He blushes as he points out the same exact lettering on his arm that was on my arm.

I stare in shock at it and then look back at my arm. I look up at him next and smile. "You're my soulmate?" I ask.

He nods and stands up. "Yeah, I've known for a little while now..." He mumbles.

I stare in disbelief at him. I had no idea. How was he my soulmate? I was honestly convinced it was going to be someone on the other side of the world.

"How long?" I ask.

"Um... Remember like the first few weeks of school when I grabbed your arm and made fun of you for writing to your soulmate?" He asks quietly, staring at the ground.

"Oh my gosh, are you writing to your soulmate?" He asks, obviously teasing me. 

I blush and pull my arm to my chest, trying to cover it. "No! Why would I be doing that?"

He sets his laptop down and then walks over to me, trying to grab my arm. "Let me see, Laurens. I don't believe you."

I frown up at him. "Knock it off, Hamilton." I argue to him.

He eventually wrestles my arm away from my body and examined it carefully. I look away and he pauses before bursting into another fit of laughter. "Oh my God, Laurens. You were actually writing to your soulmate. You know those things aren't real, right?"

I look up at him and nod. "You saw the writing, didn't you?"

He nods. "I...I did. But at the time, we hated each other." He bites his lip. "And then I realized maybe I should give it a shot, and that's why I started being nicer."

I facepalm. "Oh my God...That explains so much." I sigh and look at him. "I'm sorry for being so oblivious."

He shrugs. "It's okay." He fidgets with the hem of his shirt. "Um...So what do you think? You still love your soulmate?" He asks shyly.

I smile brightly at him. "I do, I really do." I chuckle gently. "I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm a little surprised, but you're amazing."

He smiles and blushes madly. "Well...Thank you...I love mine as well..." He says.

I blush and pull him into a hug. "Why don't we go out to dinner?" I suggest.

He tilts his head. "What about your movie with Jefferson?"

"Pft, Thomas can wait. You're more important."

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"You know...I'm going to miss you." Alex says, fidgeting with the sleeves on my jacket.

I smile sadly at him and cup his cheek with one hand. He looks up at me sadly. "I know, I'm going to miss you too. But don't worry, I'm going to come back for you. I promise." I tell him.

"You know you can't promise that." He frowns. "But I know this is what you want to do, so I don't want to hold you back."

I hold his hand. "Thank you, Alex."

He blushes and smiles. "Anytime.."

We hear the lady over the speaker call that my flight was about to be boarding and I sigh. Alex hugs me tightly and I chuckle as I wrap my arms around him.

"Alex, it'll be okay. We can text and call everyday, and even when I don't have my phone, I will always have a pen on me." I tell him, rubbing his back.

"I..I know..I just can't believe you're going to be gone so long.." He says, sounding ready to cry. "I uh...I got you a going away gift." He says shyly as he pulls away.

I raise an eyebrow. "Oh yeah? What is it?"

He looks up at me and grabs the collar of my jacket before pulling me down and kissing me. I'm a little shocked at first, for we've only been together a week, but I suppose we've been in love longer.

I slowly melt into the kiss and we stay like that until the same speaker calls my boarding group. I pull away and smile at him.

"I love you, Alex." I tell him.

"I love you too, John." He says, blushing madly but smiling at me.

I wave and walk backwards towards the terminal. I turn to board the plane, blowing a kiss before I leave his sight. I take a deep breath as I step onto the plane, smiling brightly. This is what I was supposed to be doing.

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Just watched Hamilfilm and was in a Hamilton mood so figured I'd post this. Philidosia comes out 12:00 am (MST) (aka 1 hour and 20 minutes) so make sure you're checking out the prologue!!