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[justgabriel]

Virginia had been practically ecstatic when Gabriel asked if he could borrow the car to go the dance. Of course, he didn't tell her he was bringing a date, he just let her think he was going with a group of friends. Not that he had a group of friends to go with or anything like that, but those were minor details at the moment

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[electrocutesy]

It had taken a lot of pleading and smiles and promises all week, but Elle's Dad had finally relented and let her go to the dance. She might have told him it was with "Sandy and the girls" and had to go to great lengths to convince him "Gabriel was a dweeb that hated dances" to assure him the cause for all this over protection wasn't even going to be there, but it had worked, finally. Elle knew how to wear her Daddy down, if she really needed to do it. Really, Elle knew how to wear anybody down, but that was neither here nor there.

And so far, it had totally been worth it. She was wearing the perfect dress, and her hair was curled and pulled back into a loose, gorgeous ponytail (Elle thanked god for good hair days), and Gabriel was wearing jeans. And he'd done his hair. And he even danced with her--however awkwardly--to songs he didn't even like

[justgabriel]

Jane was here and occasionally shot nasty glances at Gabriel and Elle, but really, he could care less. Elle was having a good time, and so was he in spite of himself, and that's all that really mattered in the long run. The rest was meaningless, not worth the worry.

Gabriel's arms were wrapped around Elle's waste and he pulled her in closer now. He leaned in to whisper back into her ear. "Fair enough, because I want to take that dress off of you later too."

[electrocutesy]

She giggled and nuzzled her lips into the hollow of his throat. "I can't wait," she murmured breathlessly, snaking her hands around his torso and holding him tight. "But if it glares at me one more time, I might have to kill her," she added melodiously, nipping playfully at his neck with a smirk.

[justgabriel]

"Fine, but only if I get to kill the boy the next time he looks at us with his 'oh-woe-is-me-eyes,'" he chirped in reply, brushing a stray strand of her hair away from her face, tucking it behind her ear.

[electrocutesy]

She pulled back to look up into his eyes, leaning her head into his fingers with a happy sigh. "That's fair," she conceded. "That was starting to get annoying too."

[justgabriel]

"It really is. He just needs to get over it. You're mine now," He whispered, leaning down to claim her lips with his own now, as if to prove his point. But mostly, he just liked any excuse he had to kiss her.

[electrocutesy]

"I'm yours always," she murmured against his mouth, curving her body into his. And right now, at the this silly dance, she wasn't really scared about that kind of devotion.

[justgabriel]

"And I'm yours," He muttered in response, deepening the kiss a little. If people were staring at them for their intense display of affection, he sure as hell didn't care.

[electrocutesy]

Her fingers curled around his soft sweater, and her eyes fluttered closed blissfully. Even though it hadn't been so long since the party and the bathroom, Elle was torn between not caring what anyone thought and wanting everyone to see they belonged to each other. She was happy despite how much everyone hated and harassed her, and she wanted to flaunt it in front of all their vain, ugly faces. But a bigger part of her just wanted to kiss Gabriel, and forget where they were, who could see. Her heart felt like it was going to burst, all messy and warm in her chest, just for him. She thought maybe that was what falling in love felt like.

[justgabriel]

He cupped her chin, savoring the kiss as much as he could. He was vaguely away of people whispering and talking around them, but at the same time, he could really care less in the moment. His heart was thumping in his chest, and he was sure that he cared about Elle more than anybody else in this moment, maybe even his mother. And that thought scared him, just a little bit.

Finally he pulled away from the kiss, his thumb brushing against her lips in an affectionate manner. None of the rest of it mattered. Just her.

[electrocutesy]

She panted softly, gazing up into his dark eyes speechlessly with flushed, pink cheeks. She kissed the pad of his thumb and sunk deeper into his arms, for once not even hearing the annoying voices or feeling the eyes boring into her, them. She was too wrapped up in him to bother. "Do you wanna dance?" she whispered, because she could hear the song--it was slow and ethereal and pretty, and she wanted to keep holding onto him.

[justgabriel]

He paused for a moment before smiling even more and nodding. "Sure. This song isn't even that terrible," He said playfully, taking her hand in his own as he lead her out to the dance floor. He wrapped his arms around her waist, holding her close. He had to admit, he was much more comfortable with slow dances like this.

[electrocutesy]

Plus he wasn't awkward at all, and Elle smiled as she rested her head on his chest, quietly swaying along with the music and holding onto his shoulders. That was, of course, until someone collided viciously with her, and she felt some wet, sticky substance splatter all over her shoulders and run down the back of her dress. Elle yelped, eyes rounded in horror, and extracted her arms from Gabriel to spin around.

And there was Sandy, with an empty glass of punch. "Oopsies. That'll stain. Guess I need more punch." Jeremy and his buddies were laughing at the table behind her like a pack of hyenas.

Elle could feel the electricity humming, nearly burning beneath her skin. How long had it been? She didn't even know anymore. She just wanted Sandy dead. "You did that on purpose," she hissed.

[justgabriel]

Gabriel's hands clenched at his side and before he could even stop himself he found himself grabbing a fistful of Sandy's hair, yanking it painfully. "My mother always told me I shouldn't hurt a woman, but clearly, you're nothing but a bitch," He hissed in anger. He was tired of watching her act like she was better than Elle out of petty jealousy. As if she could be better than his Elle.

He took a deep breath, releasing Sandy after a moment, watching as the girl's eyes filled with tears. He was glad. He turned back to Elle, his expression softening. "Let's get you to the bathroom and see if we can spot some of it out before it stains."

[electrocutesy]

She flinched--startled when Gabriel grabbed Sandy's hair. For all his cruelness, she'd never actually seen him lift a finger. Elle almost smirked, despite the fact that her dress was probably ruined, because now Sandy looked like she was going to cry, and that just made her all giddy inside.

She nodded at Gabriel, sobering at his gentle expression, her eyes still gleaming at Sandy as they passed the girl and headed out of the gym to the bathrooms. "Thanks," she whispered as they passed the doors. Elle carefully embraced him around the waist as they walked.

[justgabriel]

"It's fine," He replied in an almost breathless tone as they walked. His heart was still thumping in his chest. He had never done something like that before...just attacked someone straightforwardly like that. It was kind of a rush.