PROM: Cupid Didn't Miss This Time

[Jack McCarthy]

God…Was the world always this….slow? Jack had never noticed before, this dance…being so close to Onnie…It was doing something to him, something that wasn’t used to it….Was this what it was like being out of his own head for the first time ever.

It was…nice…to be totally in the moment for once just holding Onnie close to her swaying softy to the beat holding Onnie close to her feeling her chest stir as her breathing deepened as time and space seemed to stand still until there was just Onnie and Jack and the music.

“Yeah” Jack murmured almost to himself. It really is. I’m surprised too. I didn’t know prom was like…well…this…”

After that Jack lapsed into silence gently stroking the back of Onnie’s neck as he shut his eyes, just enjoying such a wonderful moment

He didn’t say anything for the longest time…

Until

“I think I’m in love with you…” He whispered almost to himself

[Oneyka A. Duffuor]

Oneyka took a deep breath while her eyes stayed closed and their bodies continued to move with the slow music. She took in his scent, which was more than just a comfort zone for her. It was what reminded her that she was home. It took her so long to get used to America and pounding it in her brain that she was at her new home but after so long, and with Jack in the picture, it finally felt like it. At least only when he was near.

She smiled softly as a chuckle let out, "This." She could understand, prom was always a different experience for different people, from what she gathered. "Hopefully "this" is a good thing." She responded. Back home she had been asked to prom numerous times, every since she was a freshman actually. Which was weird because many girls hadn't been asked until i was their time. Always figured it was because of elite statuses and making parents happy but none of those years made her as happy as this. They were numbing experiences compared to actually feeling something deeper for someone like Jack.

Her boyfriend's touch was certainly deepening the feel of comfort and one could actually say she was in bliss and then he said something, which seemed to come off clear as day to her ears even with the music going. Oneyka's breathing paused as her eyes opened, not really registering what was said until a few seconds after. She slowly raised her head from his chest as she looked up at him... puzzled? Confused? Her lips parted slightly as she tried to say something, anything. Her heart, oh god her heart - It skipped way too many beats just now.

Her movement slightly came to a hault. He just said he was in love with her. Again, she tried to say something, anything... and nothing came out. She blinked. Did he? She licked her lipstick stained lips as she tried at words again, "U-Uh..." She blinked again, "J-Jack you - you can't just say a-and joke about stuff like that - It's not funny -" Why did she have a feeling he wasn't joking and that just made it even harder to grasp on to it. And it wasn't that she couldn't understand why, okay so maybe she couldn't understand why but, this... this whole thing. It came out of no where. From him. This was coming from Jack.

Things slowed down, and she could feel her heart wanting to beat out of her chest because the feeling, this was a mutual feeling, her heart was screaming for her to say it back but she swore on everything she loved, if he didn't really mean it...

Don't cry.

[Jack McCarthy]

Jack was in no way a time traveller –At least not right now it was something he thought about from time to time. He would sometimes go into the middle of a room and say out loud “If I ever invent timetravel I’d go back in time to this very moment” before waiting for a moment. And sighing to himself in clear disappointment- but if he did have the means to go back in time he would go back to five minutes ago and prevent himself from saying the very stupid thing that he just said

Why?! Why? Why? Why? Would someone that always gets hurt every single time he ever let someone in? Why would he ever saying something so utterly stupid. He couldn’t give a decent answer to that question. He was under some kind of spell with the dancing and the gentle rocking.Oneyka’s breathing matching up with his…the light dancing off her eyes…

But the spell broke once Jack managed to gauge Oney’s reaction

She didn’t say it back….She looks freaked out. Oh God Oh God…

…and just like Jack the full implication of what he said hit him. Jack began to breath rapidly. His mouth seems to be opening and closing on his own accord and a small tremble seemed to be going through him, as he began to back off his eyes wide and frantic with sudden fear “YES!” Jack said practically screaming “THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M DOING JOKING! I’M A JOKER! SUCH A JOKER! JOKING AROUND! HAHAHHAHA! I’M SO SILLY! DURB-BE DURB-DE-DO WHO KNOWS WHAT I’LL DO NEXT. WHAT TOM FOOLARY I’LL GET UP TO NEXT! I DON’T! Jack paused and stared at Onnie for a good thirty seconds “I got to go” He said suddenly before turning on his heel and sprinting away.

…Or he would have if he didn’t SMASH into a wall causing him to fall on the floor in a heap”

[Oneyka A. Duffuor]

Even Oneyka of all people hadn't been prepared for this, nor did she know what to do when it came to confessing love. Jack was known to joke around way too much, and even when Oneyka tried to have serious moments with him, Jack always managed to flip the switch and ruin said moments. So how was she supposed to know that he was actually serious this time around.

Her heart was beating far too fast for her liking and just by looking at Jack's reaction, it made her rethink this whole thing. Was it bad that she was now wondering why he'd come up to the conclusion that he was in love with her. She was actually a person he found himself in love with?

If it was true then saying it back would have probably been the most logical thing to do. Onnie remembered feeling that way as far back as them spending their first Christmas together but was always afraid that Jack hadn't felt the same way. That he'd find a way to just run away from her again and she couldn't handle something like that.

Oh dear, why was he staring at her like that. Onnie realized she was having another one of those intense internal monologues again, wasn't she? She still hadn't said anything back! Her eyes started tearing, "Jack..." She moved to reach out a hand but then suddenly retracted it when he screamed 'yes'. He claimed he was just joking... He even looked at her in a way that kind of made her heart sink. "Jack, wait!"

She winced when he hit the wall, almost hoping he would've watched out for it but of course, that would be asking for too much. Her arms dropped to her sides as a few chaperones headed over to Jack.

There went prom.

[Jack McCarthy]

Ow. Ow. Ow, God that was stupid. Why did he run into that wall? Why didn’t he see that wall right there? And why did he always manage to find the hardest thing in the room and whack his head against it. Why had the Gods saw fit to curse him in this bizarre and strange manner for some crime Jack committed in a former life.

But Jack wasn’t exactly KO’ed just had his bell rung just a little bit his vison swam before him and the world seemed to be tilting just a little but besides that he was ok…well he was conscious that was something….Jack looked up at Onnie eyes wide eyes his hands pressed against his temple “Was that wall always there?” He asked blinking almost looking for an excuse to not talk about what he just said to Onnie