twelve:

herself that taking deep breaths is normal, and it's normal to be nervous. her left hand kept brushing the side of her dress, rubbing the silk fabric together to calm her nerves.

she was sitting on her bed in the corner, watching her girlfriends get ready. they all looked so pretty, she was so happy for them. each one of them got asked by a boy at camp, so they were gossiping about what the night would entail.

but by the end of the night, all of them would have a boy at their side. baby knew that she would make sure of it.

she stood up and walked over to her friends as they finished their last touches. maggie ended up getting a green dress that made her ginger hair look soothing. they all looked gorgeous.

a knock sounded at the door as all the girls looked to see who it was, sure enough, the girls' dates were there. they smiled softly at baby, and dottie patted her back.

"we'll see you there, yeah?" dottie said before grabbing her handbag and walking towards the door with the other two girls.

"yeah, of course." baby smiled at them as they walker out the door, and turned to face herself in the mirror. she tilted her head to the side as she inspected herself. her short hair was straightened, her makeup seemed fine, and she wore her dress. everything should be perfect, but baby felt like something wasn't good enough. that he wouldn't think it's good enough.

she scolded herself internally as she gained up the courage to leave her cabin. the soft breeze hit her bare shoulders, and blew a few side strands into her face. she paid them no mind though, as she went on a search for wednesday.

it was dark, and the moonlight was the only light provided for her. it seemed though that baby wouldn't care if was pitch black. she would find him.

he wasn't at the cliff. he wasn't in the dance hall. he wasn't on the docks. the only place he could be was his cabin, and she didn't know why he would be so far from the festivities.

surely enough, the light was on inside his cabin. and baby was almost going to have an asthma attack from the situation. she felt like she would absolutely die. her small hand tapped lightly on the wooden door as she gulped, waiting for the boy.

wednesday was confused to hear anyone at his cabin, especially at 9:00 PM at night. he rolled his eyes, and opened his drawer to grab a shirt. figuring it was pugsley, yelled at him to come in.

"what do you want?" he yelled annoyed with his back toward the front door.

"sorry, i can leave if you want." baby muttered out and wednesday's heart stopped. he turned slowly to face his girl. his jaw dropped slightly as he scammed the beautiful girl. she looked dazzling.

"n-no!" he gulped, "please, um, what are you doing here?" he managed to let out. scared that if he advanced any closer to her she would freak out and leave him again.

"i," she concentrated on her words as she tried to find them. "well, i was wondering if you would be my date? to the dance?" she looked so cute, but he couldnt help but scowl and cross his arms.

"i don't really, do, people."

"oh," she nodded understanding trying to hide the heartbreak at his rejection. "sorry this was stupid." she gestured toward the door since her words failed her, and hurried quickly toward his door. she was so embarrassed. wednesday was quick to grab her hand and tell her to stop.

"wait!"

"what?" she questioned and looked down at his hand touching her wrist. she felt sparks all along her arm, and didn't want him to let go.

"why don't we dance here?" he said and looked into her eyes. he could see the contemplation and didn't want her to feel forced. "only if you want!"

she smiled brightly and nodded. "yeah, i think i'd like that."

"okay, hold on one second." he turned to the corner of his room and found an old beat up radio, before working the gears and switching it on. it wasn't perfect, but it would work. wednesday tuned into a station, before smirking at the song. he turned back toward the petite girl and grabbed her hands, placing her hands around his neck and his around her waist. they were so close as they swayed to the slow dance.

"why did you change your mind?" he murmured as she furrowed her eyebrows at the question.

"i realized where my priorities are, and found out where they should be."

but darling, you are the only exception. you are the only exception. you are, the only exception.

"oh yeah?"

"yeah, and you are my biggest priority."

and up until now i swore i was content with loneliness. cause none of it was ever worth the risk while you are the only exception.

she wanted to kiss him so bad. she just wanted to be as close to him as possible. memories flashed through her mind.

"how could you be so reckless?" he sneered as .

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"i like you, you're weird and scary, but you make me feel safe. and no one, no one, has ever done that for me."

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baby's eyes watered as she looked up at the curly-haired boy in front of her. she could feel it, it was like a fire igniting in the pit of her stomach. and she knew what it was, and she wanted to get it out.

"wednesday," she muttered as she cupped his cheek with one of her hands and looked him in the eyes. he hummed in response. "i love you."

he stopped and put his full attention on her, searching her eyes for honesty. he wanted to make sure that she wasn't playing some crude joke.

he could only find love.

"i love you too," he said back and wiped a tear that escaped her eye. "i love you so much."

she leaned up to plant her lips on his, which he gladly accepted. their lips molded together perfectly, almost as if they were made for eachother.

it was a weird sight, a tall skinny boy in pajamas, holding tightly onto a beautiful girl dressed for a prom. only wednesday and baby could make it look good.

the night was theirs. and no one would ruin it for them.

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AUTHORS NOTE

it's not over yet ;)