High school was gone in a flash. I thought it would take forever, but it went by so fast I had no time to blink. It would be a sad moment for some, trying to hold onto what we had in our last year in high school and try to make things good. Other tried to breeze through in a fast rate, wanting to get out and get out alive. I was stuck in the middle, both wanting to get out of the high school life for good and quickly, but also wanting to slow it down and enjoy my time with Glee Club, what I had left for it anyways.
Senior year was pretty memorable, starting off the fall with competitions left and right, going to different schools and GYMS on the weekend and winning all but two of them. The two we lost to, we got second place being very close to first. Rachel, being the diva that she was, almost started a riot with her antics and hate towards the fact that we did not win. Finn had to calm her down, making me have the firm concern for the college that she was going to, they stood no chance.
Mike came to me in late October with news: his father decided to let him go to San Francisco with me on scholarship. I was so thrilled that I hugged him with all of my might in the middle of the school hallway, feeling him swing me around in return and kissing me on the cheek. I had the continuing notion that he was never going to go with me to California, and that notion floating in my mind was scary, let alone horrible to think about it and occupy my brain with. But now that he was coming with me, and the both of us already okay with the school, I was content. Completely content.
The rest of the year went without a hitch, I got to play once or twice with the Cincinnati Orchestra, and Mike had a job at a dance studio with the preschool kids, mostly of a motion moving class and he would help out one of the more strict teachers, making it more fun for the kids. I would come in to see him perform for the kids during the last part of the class, seeing him move his arms around like a squid and the kids trying to imitate him and giggling whilst dancing. I knew then that he had to work with kids, somehow he had to.
As soon as we graduated, the summer was filled with the Glee Kids trying to hang out as much as possible before we had college to go to in the fall. Kurt was going to NYU, along with Rachel and they both were going to sing. Sam got a football opportunity in California at USC, Quinn went with him as well but she went to UCLA , and I somehow knew that that going to be a bit awkward. Artie was going to go to school in Washington at Seattle for music theory, Santana and Brittany were going to be at LIma Community College for awhile, and Brittany was going to study animals, I could picture her doing that actually. Puck and Tina at Ohio State, Finn to Kanas State with football, so we all were going in our own directions. But I knew we were going to stay in touch constantly, emailing and Facebooking each other everyday. I knew we were going to be alright, we had to be.
I moved into my new dorm, my parents right behind me with my things and my cello in hand as I saw my roommate already inside and settled. Her name's Emily, and she's also a music major playing the flute. She's from Oklahoma, but she's pretty chill and nice to hang out with, so every night we would go out into town and see what there was to do around there. I was glad to have another friend there in San Francisco, and someone who was just as odd as me.
Mike liked his roommate Alan, who was a History Major and quite frankly a bad dancer. I thought it would bug him, but Mike was all up to teaching him how to dance only for when we would go out at night and go out to clubs. Alan's real nice, he helps Mike with History and in return Mike teaches him how to dance. I was glad to make friends there, but they weren't the same as the kids from Glee.
Throughout our first year as freshman, we stayed in contact with the Glee Club, hearing on how they were doing and how much it was better than McKinley High. I also kept up with Mr. Shue, as I knew the rest of the club did. He missed us, but he got some kids to be a part of the Glee Club and they're rather good, making me glad he still was keeping our club alive, as long as Sue Sylvester leaved him alone. He was doing well with Mrs. Shue, they both got their own little house close by the school.
I was enjoying the music program, and I knew Mike was enjoying the dance program there as well. There was more work to look forward to when it came to rehearsals and concerts, and some months Mike and I rarely saw each other to just be ourselves, but we made up for it when he would take me out to dinner, or when we would go out to a club with Alan and Emily. We would never a flamboyant couple, kissing in public or saying such things to each others like in high school, but we would hold hands, whisper to each other and simple hugs would happen.
I do remember one moment in our sophomore year at the University, I was on Skype with Kurt and Mercedes, being on the party line. That night was nice and crisp since it was in April, and the sun was about to set over the city view that I had in the dorm room. Emily was in the room as well, listening to her music and having her retro headphones on over her ears.
"How's Mamma Mia going Kurt?" I asked Kurt on the laptop, seeing Kurt sigh on the screen and ruffle his hair. I could tell he was in his own room at the time, plenty of Musical posters up on his walls along with pictures of Lady Gaga and Beyonce.
"It's coming along, but trying to work with divas on stage is taking its toll on my pores." Kurt explained and I laughed, Mercedes on another part of the screen laughed with me as well.
"Well at least they're not Rachel, whom is I'm not mistaken is doing rather well as I recall in the production of Les Miserables." Mercedes said aloud and I saw Kurt nodding his head.
"I'm going to go see it opening night, and she's coming to see mine. It's our own mutual agreement between the two of us, and I know Finn's coming up from Kanas to see it and staying for the weekend, so guess who's rooming with me." Kurt explained aloud, and I could tell from the tone of his voice that he was a wee bit ticked about it.
"How will Blaine take it?" I asked him, knowing that Blaine was Kurt's new boyfriend and they both were musical freaks. I met him once or twice, via Skype of course and once when he came to Lima Ohio with Kurt the summer after out freshman year in college.
"He'll be okay, I can convince him that a straight boy in our room won't disturb our peaceful aura that we have already." Kurt replied back to me and I started combing my hair, feeling how thick it was and how it had knots from the rehearsal that day.
"What's Mike up to today?" Mercedes asked aloud to me and I yawned, feeling a bit of tiredness coming over me.
"He had practice for about a few hours after his one class, but he was going to come over and we were going to hang out my room tonight." I explained to the both of them and I got two smiles back in return.
"You two are getting pretty serious, and as I recall you thought you were never going to have a chance with him." Kurt explained to me and I waved him off.
"Thanks for bringing that up, and how long ago was that?" I asked him, seeing him scoff and wave me off in return. I was about to say something else but I felt a pair of arms go around me and the scent of Old Spice filled the air and I instantly smiled, not even needing to turn and see who it was to know who it was. but thankfully Mercedes jumped the gun.
"Hey Mike, we were just talking about you." Mercedes said in a grin and I knew she was grinning at the fact that Mike was holding me in such a romantic state. I felt lips against my lips under my earlobe and I grinned even wider.
"Oh were now?" I heard him say to Mercedes in a surprising tone, but I knew he knew that we already were. One of his arms left me and went over to one of the laptop buttons on the keyboard.
"Now if you excuse me, I must get to giving my girlfriend much needed attention." Mike said aloud and he clicked a button, the Skype automatically logging off and I felt him pull me back in my rolling chair. I got up and instantly whirled around, seeing Mike in his dance clothes and a wee bit sweaty. I loved it when he would come to my dorm a bit sweaty, call me nuts.
"I missed you." Mike said to me as I wrapped my arms around him and held him close. I loved breathing him in, more than ever as He wrapped his own arms around me and his nose slightly going into my hair.
"How was practice?" I asked him in a somewhat soft tone, looking over his shoulder and seeing that Emily already left the room. Mike must of done it while I was talking to Kurt and Mercedes, damn him.
"It was long, very stressful since we have a session coming up at the end of the month, but I'm glad to be here with you." Mike explained to me, dropping a kiss onto my shoulder.
"Oh really?" I asked him aloud, hearing a small chuckle on his lips as he still held me close and I rested my head on his shoulder.
"Well, we haven't really spent a whole time together, since we had school and all." I explained to him, still very close to his ear as I felt him stroke my back in a soothing motion and I smiled, feeling a wee bit of tiredness coming through me.
"I did hear Mercedes say something about how you never thought you and I would be together." Mike said to me, and I felt like kicking Mercedes for saying that aloud.
"I was young, and you scared that crap out of me." I explained to him and I when he kissed my hair I felt him smile against my hair.
"You did the same for me, heck you still scare me from time to time. Have you seen your face when you play the cello, it's quite frightening." Mike explained aloud and I giggled in his arms.
"That's not fair, you're ridiculous when you dance the waltz." I replied back to him and he laughed from my remark.
"Now who's being unfair." I said back in retaliation and I felt a kiss on my cheek.
"In all honesty, I'm glad that I have you. These past three years have been worthwhile since I have you with me." Mike explained to me as his hold on my tightened slightly when he spoke of it. I was then confused, wondering why he got so serous all of the sudden. I then felt one hand leaving my body, and then his entire body leaving mine. I looked and saw him going down on one knee and a small velvet box was in his left hand. My hands were shaking in mid air and my breath left me as he opened the velvet box, a small ring inside of it. Mike was being so bold, very bold as he looked up at me with such seriousness and determination as he uttered the words to me, faint but fierce.
"Alice, will you marry me?"
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