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The only other person who knew was Shinoa.
Shinoa, of all people, knew what was about to go down at prom.
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“Oi! Mika! Get over here!”
Yuu shouted across the pavement, beckoning for Mikaela to make his way to him. The black and green suit Yuu wore glimmered in the dim sunlight. It was roughly 7:00 PM; the sun was just barely dipping behind the trees, and the way Mikaela’s hair reflected the sun’s rays was, in Yuu’s opinion, gorgeous.
Mika, eyes at attention, began to stride towards his boyfriend. They were the high school sweethearts, and this dance was going to bring out the best in them.
“When should the others be here?” Mikaela questioned curiously. Even the rest of the group didn’t know about Yuu and Shinoa’s “little” secret.
“I don’t know; let’s make our way inside?”
“Yeah, let’s.”
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The rest of the group was suffering some unfortunate circumstances, which consisted of Mitsuba’s dress being a tad bit too big and Yoichi’s pants button popping off.
Shinoa, the only one who knew how to sew, got to work. First was Mitsuba’s dress.
“Mitsu, didn’t you think to try on your dress beforehand?” A pesky Shinoa inquired, thoughshe definitely knew the answer because she had dealt with Mitsuba’s irresponsibility for years.
“Of course I did! This is a very important day, you know!!” The blonde huffed and angrily placed her hands on her hips. Shinoa’s sewing needle poked Mitsuba in the back.
“OW!! Shinoa—! ”
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Kimizuki, who had decided to take his own car to prom, arrived soon after the prized couple. In fact, he showed up just in time for punch!
He made a beeline for the food table, but first stopped to speak with Mikaela and Yuu.
“Ah, Shihou, you showed up,” Mikaela extended his hand for Kimizuki to shake. “Indeed. It seems your partner here doesn’t seem too pleased.” Glaring, Kimizuki furrowed his brows at Yuu. The two had recently gotten in a rough rendezvous earlier that month, and Yuu was not very delighted to see his opposer in the same place as his boyfriend.
“Stating the obvious, telephone pole?! Get lost!” The feisty two butt heads before Mikaela pried them apart.
“Now now, this isn’t the place. Maybe I can drive you two out behind a Walmart after the dance or something,” Mikaela suggested, then smirked at Yuu. “Or, y’know, I could let you take your anger out with me when we get home.” Yuu flushed red, then looked away.
“That’s what I thought. Let’s skip the feistiness and get to having fun!”
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Shinoa’s group, finally finished with the dressing room malfunctions, was headed to prom thirty minutes late. The announcement of the prom queen and king would be in roughly half an hour! They had to get there quickly!
Mitsuba was driving as fast as she could while Shinoa recalled the candidates for this year’s prom court.
Mikaela, who was without a doubt going to be named prom king, was not worried about this dance at all. Yuu, on the other hand, was fighting a different battle.
They had been known as the school’s “high school sweethearts” since they were sophomores. The other students were shocked to see their grade’s student council representative, straight A student, and quarterback announce that he was gay, and to the entire school as well.
He must have been feeling particularly bold as a 16 year old because he asked out Yuu in the middle of the football field, over the speaker and everything.
Skip to senior year and their relationship had bloomed very well.
However, there was a slight problem. The school’s diva, Krul Tepes, had decided to run against Yuu as prom queen!
Krul used everything from sweet talk to brute force in her campaign. You name it, she’s done it.
Sadly, there were kids in the grade who would love to see Mikaela and Yuu’s senior prom fall apart. Kids like the other jocks, who had bullied Mikaela for his sexuality since forever.
Yuu was confident, however, and he was ready to make this prom night one he would never forget.
Mitsuba’s car halted to a stop and the crew briefly exited. Mikaela and Yuu greeted them at the entrance. Even Kimizuki greeted them.
“Ah, Kimizuki, you look stunning!” Yoichi exclaimed while bouncing on the balls of his feet. Mitsuba locked her car and scrambled towards the couple.
“The students are going to love your suits! They match so well!!” Fidgeting with her fingers, Mitsuba complimented and glanced away. Shinoa chortled at the two before excusing herself and making her way to the food with Kimizuki.
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“Guys, hurry up in there! The principal is about to name the court!”
A group of girls shouted at their boy friends, who were using the same restroom as Yuu. He was panicking; he wanted this night to go perfectly. While sitting in the stall, he put his head in his hands and took a deep breath.
“Everything will go as planned,” Yuu murmured to himself, then stood up and straightened his clothing. “I’m going to go out there and be as confident as I can!”
Yuu quickly exited the bathroom to find his boyfriend waiting patiently for him. The two intertwined fingers and made their way to the culminating audience. Shinoa and the others were standing near the middle of the crowd, so they squeezed through the large amount of people.
They then tried to start conversation, but were abruptly interrupted by their principal.
“Thank you everyone for showing up here today!”
The crowd grew quieter as the principal spoke into the microphone.
“This is the moment you all have been waiting for. Everyone, your 2020 prom king is…”
Mikaela, fixing his coat, inhaled deeply. He was about to be named prom king, after all. The principal opened the envelope and reveal the paper to herself. A brief silence followed.
“...Shindou Mikaela! Please make your way to the stage!”
The crowd hooted and hollered, then cleared the way for Mikaela. He turned and gave Yuu a quick hug, then left for the stage.
Kimizuki, Yoichi, and Mitsuba were going absolutely ballistic. They clapped and cheered. Kimizuki even whistled for Mikaela.
Shinoa, however, put her hand on Yuu’s shoulder and pulled him to her level. She whispered in his ear.
“Good luck. You’ve got this.”
She was met with a beaming smile. Yuu had a sudden boost in confidence. He closed his eyes and began to calm down, then cheered for his boyfriend.
“Mikaela! Would you like to give a speech tonight?” The principle inquired and handed the microphone to Mikaela.
“Yes, I would. Thank you to everyone who voted for me, and thank you to everyone who decided this wasn’t just some lame dance. But most of all, I’d like to thank my boyfriend for standing on the tables in the cafeteria encouraging people to vote for me. You’re the best!”
Yuu laughed aloud as the student body turned to him and let out a polite chuckle.
He then noticed Krul Tepes on the other side of the crowd, who was glaring at him and scoffing at him to her friends Chess and Horn.
Yuu’s confidence began to falter, causing him to take a second and remind himself that this night was about to be the best night of his life, whether he was crowned queen or not.
“And now for the queen. Our 2020 prom queen is…”
Out of the corner of his eye, Yuu saw Krul rise from her chair and begin her walk to the stage. He wondered how she could be so confident.
“Well, actually, our prom queen isn’t exactly a queen.”
Yuu grinned from ear to ear as his friends placed their hands on his back. He turned to Shinoa, who then promptly winked at him.
“Your second 2020 prom king is Amane Yuuichirou! Congratulations; please give a round of applause! Yuuichirou, make your way to the front as well!”
Yuu turned to Shinoa, who pointed at Yuu’s back pocket and mouthed words to him.
“Make it count!”
The cheers of his friends were drowned out as he hazily made his way to the stage. There Mikaela stood, reaching his hand out to Yuu. They even saw Krul and her small crew of simps leaving through the back doors.
“Yuuichirou! Would you like to give a speech tonight?” The principal removed the microphone from Mikaela’s hand and placed it in Yuu’s.
“Yes, yes I would,” Yuu scouted out Shinoa’s proud face in the crowd, then proceeded with his words.
“As Mika said, thank you for not treating this dance like some lame sixth grade dance. Both Mika and I have been looking forward to this day for a long time.” Yuu proudly spoke amongst his peers, then took a breath.
“I’d like to thank my teachers for teaching Mika math; it comes in handy a lot actually and I don’t know how to do it, so thank you for making me a perfect boyfriend who can do it for me!” He giggled, then shifted so he could be closer to Mikaela. The blonde draped his arm around his shoulder.
“I’d also like to thank my friends and the majority of the student body for being so supportive of Mika and I’s less-than-traditional relationship. This is the first time our school has celebrated a same-sex couple as the kind and queen, so thank you for letting that be us, I guess!” At this point, Yuu was getting nervous and breaking a sweat. He just had to say it in front of the entire audience, right?
“And now, I’d like to thank Mika.”
Shinoa’s scream pierced through the audience.
“WE LOVE YOU GUYS! ”
Yuu chuckled, then continued. “Mika, you’ve made these past two years of my life the best they could’ve been. I remember when we first got together. It was very similar to this moment, actually! You announced something to the entire audience, just like I’m about to do now…”
Yuu shook, then dropped the microphone. A loud noise erupted through the room. Mikaela jolted, picked up the microphone, and handed it back to Yuu.
“Aah! I’m sorry, guys! I’m just really nervous!!” Yuu scratched the back of his head, then patted his back pocket.
“T-That wasn’t what should’ve been dropping, actually—” Yuu fumbled over his words, then slowly dropped to his knee. The crowd gasped loudly, then got so quiet a pin drop could be heard. A stunned Mikaela began to tear up on stage.
Yuu retrieved the box from his pocket and opened it.
“Shindou Mikaela, would you like to take not only the honor of being prom king, but also the honor of being my husband?”
The blonde scooped him up under the arms and squeezed him tight. “Y-Yes, of course! But, y’know, there’s also something I should probably do,” Mikaela, nearly cackling at this point, dropped to his knee and removed his hand from his back pocket. He revealed a box as well.
“We seemed to have the same thought in mind, Yuu-chan!” Mikaela fell over and laughed even harder. Yuu dropped to his side and embraced him tightly. The crowd was going wild, and their friend group was screeching the loudest.
The principal, who had stepped back to record the scene, now held the microphone.
“It seems we’ve had an interesting event unfold before our eyes tonight, everyone!” Please, again, congratulate Shindou Mikaela and Amane Yuuichirou for being both our prom kings and our newly engaged couple! Give them a huge round of applause!”
Clapping and mindless cheers filled the room as crowns were placed upon Yuu and Mikaela’s heads.
“May I have this dance, Mika?” Yuu requested and reached for Mikaela’s hand.
“Skip the dance; when are we getting married?!”