Bully For You – Epilogue
Sorry about the delay for this last chapter. Life got in the way as it does occasionally. I hope you like this unabashed fluffy, sappy, soppy and very happy ending to my story.
Prom Night
"Az you're totally crushin' on Lance Briggs admit it!" Dave demanded.
"Look just 'cause I think he is the best linebacker the Chicago Bears defence has right now, doesn't mean I'm crushing on the guy." Az argued reasonably.
"Then how come every time we discuss football we end up talking about him. It's all 'ooohhhh Lance Briggs is so great!' and 'oh that Lance, he has the best statistics of any linebacker.'" Dave quoted gushingly.
"Well he is great and he has the best 4-3 OLB in the game. And I don't say it in that girly lovesick voice either!"
"Admit it. You get a boner every time you think of him. I bet you your lance is totally hard for Lance as we speak."
"Fuck you! I do not! It is not! What about you! You're always going on about Jay Cutler."
"Of course I do! He's hot and I'd really like to bang him."
"You're just saying that! Whenever we talk about football with the guys you're always talking about his plays and stats. You've never mentioned liking him that way before."
"Ya, because when I'm talking with the guys, they don't want to hear how horny I am for the guy."
"Do you know what they are on about?" Mercedes whispered to Kurt.
Kurt just rolled his eyes, "Well it looks like we're being treated to another impromptu episode of 'Oh That Dave and Az Show'.
"You told me you thought it was cute." Mecedes laughed.
"Well normally it is cute, but not on Prom Night at BreadSticks when we're supposed to be eating together on a double date." Kurt looked over at the boys again.
"There must be some guy you really admire that you don't want to sleep with."Az continued doggedly.
"Abe Lincoln," stated Dave after some thought.
"Duh! He's butt ugly and he's dead! No wonder you don't want to sleep with him! At least pick somebody that's alive."
"Okay! I admire you and I definitely don't want to sleep with you." Dave replied smiling.
"Liar! You totally wanna jump this!" Az gestured at his physique proudly.
Kurt sighed and said to Mercedes, "The best thing is to ignore them when they start up. I find if they don't have an audience it soon fizzles out."
"In your dreams! The point I'm trying to make is that het guys are always totally crushin' on other guys but they mask it well. That's why they enjoy sports so much. They can discuss an athlete's game and stats and watch his plays with other guys all the while secretly lusting after him." Dave stated emphatically.
"I am not secretly lusting after Lance Briggs!" Az exclaimed loudly.
"Unless they start to get too rambunctious," Kurt said to Mercedes looking over at the guys again.
"No kidding. You're pretty fucking obvious about it!" Dave leaned forward, "I bet if he came over to your house and banged on your door and said. 'Hey Az I hear you've been crushing on me, how about me doin' some Brokeback Mountain on your ass. You'd drop your pants right then and there."
"No way in hell!" Az waited a beat, "Well maybe - if he was wearing his Bears jersey." The two teens cracked up.
"Alright boys! This is a family restaurant. Behave yourselves. We don't want to get thrown out." Kurt stepped in authoritatively.
Dave and Az instantly shut up looking chastised. After a moment Az replied rebelliously, "He started it."
"You started it!" Dave countered.
"I did n…."
"Boys!" Kurt cut in sharply. "Enough bromance and more romance! You have two exceptionally good looking and fabulous dates right here and you're ignoring us! We want to be showered with flattery and attention all night if you expect any kind of action later."
That shut the boys up.
Az was quick to take the lead. He turned to Mercedes and said. "Kurt is absolutely right, how can I ignore such a beauty beside me." He took Mercedes' hand in both his and continued. "I must say you look stunning in that gorgeous dress." Mercedes giggled and preened under the attention.
Kurt nodded happily and turned towards Dave expecting some of the same. Dave was caught off guard. "Um - I already told you how nice you looked when I picked you up."
That was the wrong thing to say. Kurt looked stonily at Dave and raised an eyebrow. Dave quickly backpedalled.
"But I can say it again, because you still look wonderful!" He quickly turned to the other couple and said. "Did you know that Kurt designed and made this amazing outfit all himself?" He turned back to Kurt to see if he scored any points.
"I don't see how difficult it can be making a skirt." Az said casually. He knew he was deliberately poking at a hornet's nest.
"It's a kilt," Kurt remarked stiffly, "not a skirt."
"Doesn't kilt mean skirt in Gaelic?" Az challenged
"A Kilt is a proper name for a garment. You wouldn't say a sombrero is Spanish for a hat." Kurt replied icily.
Dave turned to Mercedes and whispered, "jeez they're at it again. It's like a verbal fight club. I find it best to just stay out of it until it blows over."
Mercedes giggled and said, "well it is the first rule - nobody talks about verbal fight club."
"A sombrero is a type of hat isn't it?" Az argued, "so isn't your kilt a type of skirt?"
"Men of many cultures all over the world wear garments similar to this. Are you implying I'm not masculine in a kilt?" Kurt asked dangerously.
Az wasn't about to go there. He only wanted to tease Kurt for fun, so he went at him from another angle. "Most Scottish men wear kilts with nothing under them. Since you've adopted their style of dress, shouldn't you be following that tradition as well?"
"I refuse to dignify that question with a response." Kurt responded huffily.
"Aw c'mon Kurt." Dave said, suddenly interested in the conversation. "Az is right. You should be totally naked under that kilt. It's tradition!"
Kurt laughed and was about to answer when they were interrupted by Finn and Puck appearing at their table.
"Hey guys, whatsup?" Puck asked trying to appear casual.
"Hey Puck, Finn." Dave said equally as casual.
"We just wanted to come over and say hi to you guys and wish Az and Mercedes luck in winning the title of Prom King and Queen." Finn added.
"Is that some kind of jab?" Az asked suspiciously.
"No man, we're sincere! We really mean it." Finn said emphatically.
"Well thanks Finn, we'll have some stiff competition with you and Quinn and Puck and Lauren," Mercedes said smiling graciously.
"Yeah, Good luck tonight!" Dave added. "We're heading out, once we get our bill."
"We're just waiting for the girls and then we're going."
"I guess we'll see you there then." Kurt said smiling awkwardly.
"Yeah, see ya." Finn replied and the two boys walked off.
"What the hell was that?" Az asked as soon as the boys were gone.
"It was kind of awkward." Dave remarked.
"I'm not talking about the conversation. I'm wondering why we're even giving them the time of day." Az groused. "They were awful to you for years and the cause of all your grief. Yet you're talking to them like nothing has happened."
"C'mon man. They are sorry for what they did and are just trying to make amends. I say let bygones be bygones. It's too much stress to hold on to the anger." Dave explained.
"That's bull shit, letting them get away with all that crap they pulled." Az argued.
"Oh they didn't get away with it. You should have seen the way Carol, Finn's mom, let into him when Kurt told her how her only son treated me." Dave laughed, "I was there at the Hummel household at the time. She was livid! You see, Carol loves me. She says I'm the bee's knees." Dave added with some pride.
"You really are the bee's knees sweetie," agreed Kurt affectionately patting his boyfriend's arm.
Azimio snorted, "Ha! More like the bee's…"
"Az!" Kurt cut in. Dave and Azimio giggled at the unfortunate timing of his remark. Kurt just sighed and continued, "Puck got it just as bad from his mom once Carol told her about his involvement in the bullying."
"So what with the negative response from the students and the school and their parents at home, I think they are starting to understand what they did was wrong. They're really sorry and they have both apologised to me several times." Dave concluded.
"So you're gonna forgive them just like that?" Az asked sounding annoyed.
"Do you forgive me Az?" Mercedes piped up.
Az looked surprised, "what do I need to forgive you for babe?"
"I might not have been as mean to you two as Puck and Finn but I certainly wasn't nice. I am just as bad as any of the Glee kids because I had the same attitude of superiority. I'm really sorry about the way I treated you before. Do you forgive me?"
"Of course! How can I not forgive you when you have such beautiful big brown eyes and such a lovely smile," Az replied, doing his best to charm his date.
"Puck has beautiful big brown eyes, are you sure you can't forgive him?" Dave asked with feigned innocence.
Az glared at Dave then swivelled back to Mercedes and said, "Puck may have big brown eyes but they don't make my heart flutter like yours do when I look into them." The young couple gazed lovingly into each other's eyes completely oblivious to Kurt's exaggerated eyeball rolls and Dave's pantomime gagging.
oo00oo
The two couples arrived at the gym fashionably late and the party was in full swing. They immediately started dancing and having a good time. Dave was in high spirits as he and Kurt danced to Rebecca Black's Friday Night. Normally he couldn't stand that song but Artie, Sam and Puck were doing a great job of covering it and he was dancing with his dream date Kurt! Life couldn't get better.
The next song was a slow song sung by Rachael and it was a good excuse to pull Kurt towards him into a hug while they swayed slowly. He caught Az's eye as he and Mercedes drifted by and Az shot him a "can you believe this?" smile. The next couple that drifted by took him totally by surprise; it was Santana and Britney. Santana looked happier than he'd seen her in a long time. The beautiful Latino girl glanced up and saw him smiling at her. She gave him a big smile back and a little wave and went back to holding Britney in her arms and swaying to the music.
Santana had approached him days earlier, confiding in him about her love for Britney and told him that although Britney was willing to be her girlfriend, Santana was too scared to out herself at school. Dave tried to help her as best he could, reminding her how different the atmosphere at the school was and encouraging her to be brave, but she didn't sound convinced. He was glad she finally found the courage to take Britney to the prom as her date. As the two girls danced, the other students were almost blasé about them as if it was expected that they would be each other's dates.
After the dance and Dave found a table for Kurt and his friends and then went off to get a drink for himself and Kurt. When he arrived at the drinks table he found Artie pouring some kind of liquid into the punch. He quickly looked around and saw Sue Sylverster closing in for the kill. He ran interception and managed to plant himself in her path. He quickly thought up a story.
"Hey coach, I'm so glad to see you! I saw some punks in the hall and I overheard them say something about breaking into your office and stealing your trophies. Apparently they want to melt them down for the nickel content?" Sue Sylvester paled and then looked determined. "This isn't the first time some low life thieves tried to take my trophies. I dealt with those vermin and I'll deal with these. Karofsky you look like a big fella. Are you in for some vigilante justice? Do you want to help me dispose of the bodies?"
"Ah no thanks."
"I can see you're going to grow up to be one of those bleeding heart democrats." Susan looked disgusted. "It's a shame. You're a great kid. But you can't help the way you were born." Sue spun around and charged off after the imaginary hooligans.
"Ah thanks?" he said as she left. He turned around to Artie.
"Artie, are you crazy trying to spike the punch while Sue's around?"
"Thanks for heading her off. I had to spike the punch or Puck would try to do it and get expelled from school."
"You can get in serious trouble yourself."
Artie laughed, "I'll let you in on a little secret. It's only lemonade; I haven't spiked it at all. Who knows it might even taste better. Don't let Puck know."
"No problem. I'll try some."
Artie poured Dave a glass. "Dave, I really want to thank you for what you've done since the bullying assembly. Your story has been so inspiring. It's given a lot of us hope for a better future."
"Artie, you're not coming out to me as gay are you?" Dave asked. He was amazed at how many students had come to him since he was outed and nothing would surprise him now.
"No!" Artie chuckled, "I mean us, as in people who are different. Even though I have joined Glee and the football team, I have had tough times with some people's attitudes. They can be really mean and say cruel things. It's like they think that just because I have no feelings in my legs I have no feelings at all and they can say whatever they like. Now I don't get taunted and even better, I feel like I'm being treated like any normal kid."
"It's nothing, I haven't really…"
"Tina and Mike feel the same way." Artie said interrupting Dave. "They aren't called Asian and Other Asian anymore. It used to really bother them but they were too afraid to say anything. It's all down to you and the influence that you have had on this school these past weeks."
"Look I'm nothing special, I haven't really done anything but be myself."
"Yes you have." Artie insisted. "Look at the Glee club. We were pretty much hated by everybody after that assembly. But you accepted Kurt's apology and went out with him and proved to everybody that he deserved a second chance. Despite how we Glee kids had treated you in the past, you forgave all of us and you wouldn't let the other kids take vengeance on us. It took a lot of guts to stand up and say no bullying even to former bullies. Not everybody would do that. It made a big difference. Now we're just a regular school club like anybody else and quite frankly, I'm a lot happier. Most of us in New Directions are. We seem to be a closer team now and I think we have a good chance at winning the Nationals."
"Well thanks," Dave mumbled embarrassed.
"It's me that is thankful for knowing you." Artie said. He smiled and rolled away letting Dave get his drinks.
Dave went back to the table with the drinks, but he was soon up dancing with Kurt to Blaine's upbeat and snappy song.
The two teens went over to find Blaine after he'd finished, so they could congratulate him on his great singing. He was a trooper carrying on despite the fact that Finn picked a fight with Jesse in the middle of the performance and got himself thrown out.
"Hey who let the Daltonite in?" Dave joked as he pulled Blaine into a bro hug.
"Don't you know, now a days we're inclusive. Any old riff raff and can amble into our dance." laughed Kurt as he gave Blaine a full hug.
"It's all your fault Dave. You're the one who introduced me to Alex and he invited me here as his date."
"Hey speak of the devil…" Dave remarked as Alex came ambling over with two punches.
"Hi guys! Here you go Blaine, this punch is supposed to be spiked but I can't tell any difference from before." Alex explained as he handed Blaine his drink.
Blaine just beamed up at Alex admiringly and the tall hockey player gazed back with same expression.
Dave smiled at his two new friends. Shortly after Dave came out, or in a sense was outed by Kurt in his apology, Alex approached him and admitted he thought he was gay too. Dave helped the jock as best he could by taking him to the LGBT youth meetings that he and Kurt were attending in Lima. Alex met Blaine at one of the meetings and the pair hit it off instantly. It certainly looked like the two teens were well on the way to becoming serious boyfriends.
After talking with them for a while Dave excused himself so he could go to the restroom.
"Hey Dave, I need to talk to you." Az said as he fell into step with his friend.
"Can it wait? I'm going to the can."
"I'll come with you." Az said in a determined voice.
"What are we girls now? Going to the restroom together?" Dave said as they entered the room. "Wanna borrow my lipstick?"
"I just wanted to get you on your own for a second." Az explained. He looked around to see if the room was empty. It was, but he leaned close to Dave anyways and whispered, "do you have condoms?"
"Huh?"
"It's a simple enough question. Do you have condoms for later for when you and Kurt…"
"Oh!" Dave breathed out relieved. "I don't, but it's not an issue because Kurt and I aren't ready yet."
"That's not what Mercedes says."
"Look Az, I don't need to hear the details of your love life…"
"I'm talking about what Kurt said to Mercedes fool!" Az cut in sharply. "Kurt is hoping you guys get a bit further along so to speak, tonight after prom's over."
"Why would he tell Mercedes that instead of talking to me?" Dave said a bit hurt.
"I would imagine it's the same reason that we are constantly discussing the progress of your ongoing relationship; because I'm your best friend and you're too chicken shit to talk to Kurt about it – you're always asking me when is the right time and how will you know. And because I'm your best friend I have to listen to all your navel gazing shit." Az continued a little heatedly, "and as your best friend, I'm also here to kick you in the ass when I feel it's appropriate. Now Kurt has told Mercedes he would like to go further with you and I'm here to tell you to get your shit together and to make sure you are prepared."
"I don't have any condoms!" Dave said panicking. Dave looked at the old condom machine on the wall wistfully. It had been broken and empty since he could remember so that was out.
"Well luckily, I happen to have one." Az got out his wallet and carefully freed the foil package from its slot and handed it over to Dave.
"Jeez Az! Look at the shape it's in. Did your dad carry this when he went to school and then pass it to you as an old family heirloom?"
"It's not that old." Az protested.
"I can't pull this out in front of Kurt. It looks disgusting."
"Beggars can't be choosers," Az shrugged. He suddenly smiled and jabbed Dave in the ribs. "Hey tonight might be your lucky night! You'll have to let me know all the gory details." He chuckled at Dave and winked.
"Keep poking me like that and I JUST might give you all the gory details and I hope you puke!"
A little while later Az and Dave left the restroom and found Kurt.
"There you are. I was wondering what happened to you." Kurt said smiling and grabbing Dave's hand.
"We were in the boys' room," Dave answered.
"You were gone a long time. What were you two up to?" Kurt asked in a mock accusing voice.
Dave laughed. He jabbed Az in the ribs and said, "He's catching on to our torrid love affair. I told you we should be more careful."
Az pretended to look horrified. "I'm totally innocent of the charge. I just happen to have a wide stance!" he joked referring to a closeted Republican Senator's explanation as to why he was arrested for attempting to pick up an undercover officer in a washroom. The three teens laughed and Az moved off to dance with Mercedes so the two boys could talk alone.
"Um Kurt? Az mentioned to me that you wanted to – you know – go further than we have."
"He told you that! Oh God! I can see that I'm going to have to watch what I say, now that my best friend is dating your best friend." Kurt remarked, flushing with embarrassment.
"It's okay, I want to go further too. I just didn't know how to bring up the subject in case I freaked you out."
"You can bring up anything you want to with me. As long as we talk about it, you won't ever freak me out. I guess we've both been tiptoeing around this thing. We should try and discuss it more openly from now on."
"Yeah you're right. The thing is – I didn't bring any protection and the condom Az has is so old, you'd have to carbon date it to know what geological period it came from."
Kurt laughed, "Don't worry I always come prepared. I've got everything in my bag, if we need anything."
"Are we really going to do this?" Dave asked nervously. He was excited but still scared.
Kurt shrugged, "I was hoping that maybe tonight we'd get to third base? We haven't explored each other's southerly regions yet."
"Do you want to go now?" Dave asked eagerly, ready to get the show on the road.
"We can't go now silly. We have to wait and see who gets nominated Prom King and Queen – we owe it to Az and Mercedes.
"You're right, I forgot about that. Let's leave as soon as it's announced!"
"We're staying for the last dance. Besides, my dad has extended my curfew so we have plenty of time."
"Of course, we have a whole lifetime." Dave responded affectionately rubbing Kurt's back.
Kurt was thrilled, and the feeling made him shiver all over. He loved it when Dave talked as if their love would last forever. He vowed that he would do his part to make it true. He moved into Dave's arms and leaned up for a quick kiss which Dave happily granted.
They didn't have long to wait. The last New Direction performance was finished and Principal Higgins was moving to the stage to announce the prom royal couple. They quickly found their friends Mercedes and Az and then moved to the front to be near the stage.
Figgins went up to the mic and tapped it a few times sending out static and bips throughout the auditorium. All the students started to gather close to the stage in anticipation.
"Can I have all the nominee couples come up to the stage for the crowning of the 2011 Prom King and Queen?" asked Figgins to the students.
Puck, Lauren, and Quinn (without Finn) started moving towards the stage. Mercedes gave a happy little jump and grabbed Az's hand. Kurt gave Mercedes a quick good luck hug and Az and Dave bumped fists just before the couple made their way to the front.
Once the couples were lined up on stage Figgins opened the gold envelope. The new Prom King of 2011 at McKinley High School is … Azimio Adams!"
The audience erupted into cheers. Dave was roaring with his fist raised in the air while Kurt was bouncing up and down, clapping excitedly.
Azimio sauntered over to the mic all relaxed as if his being elected Prom King was a forgone conclusion. He accepted the royal sceptre and crown from Figgins with great ceremony and then turned toward the mic. He waited patiently until all the students quieted down to hear what he had to say.
"Cool!" Az uttered in the mic and then pulled away since he was finished his speech. Everyone laughed and cheered as Az raised the sceptre up over his crowned head.
He stepped back to let Figgins announce the new Prom Queen. Figgins opened the envelope and without much ado he said what everyone was expecting.
"Our new Prom Queen is Mecedes Jones!"
Mercedes squealed and kissed all the other girls before walking across the stage. Principal Figgins bestowed on her the Queen's crown and sceptre and gave her a quick peck on the cheek. Everyone cheered as Mercedes waved at everyone. "Thanks guys! Thank you so much! I don't know what else to say." She looked like she was about to burst into tears of happiness. Az moved up to her and took her hand, twirled her around and then pulled her into a dip. The students laughed and cheered at the newly crowned pair`s antics on stage.
Figgins then went to the mic again. "I would like to present to you, Mercedes Jones and Azimio Adams our 2011 Prom King and Queen." Az and Mercedes promenaded once around the stage very regally.
Figgins took to the mic again.
"Now before we have the royal dance. I would like to talk about a very special couple." Figgins paused as he waited for a hush to fall over the audience.
"There was another couple that was nominated through a mail-in request and they also received a huge number of votes. So many that it was a very close race and they actually lost by only two votes. I think we should honor them anyways, not so much for their coming in second place, but for the fact that by example and influence, they have changed McKinley High school into a happy and safe environment for all students." Figgins paused to add more drama and tension to the anticipation of the students.
"Dave Karofsky and Kurt Hummel can you come up here please?" Everyone turned to where the two boys were standing and applauded and cheered. The pair were both frozen in place absolutely stunned. It took a friendly shove by Santana and Britney to get them moving towards the stage.
Figgins shook both their hands when they made it up to the stage and said into the mic, "We don't have a sceptre or crown for you but we want you both to know that in our hearts you are the Crown Princes of the Prom." The crowd erupted again with cheers.
Figgins stepped away from the mic and invited Dave to speak as calls of "speech, speech!" were shouted from the students.
Dave paused and cleared his throat desperately wondering what he was going to say about this astonishing turn of events.
"Wow! I am so honored by this. This is really so amazing. But standing up here, all I can think of is that I should be the guy down there honoring all of you. It seems ages ago we had the Friday assembly when we listened and discussed bullying and its issues. We all heard the speeches before but instead of just of just letting things go back to the status quo; each and every one of you decided that enough was enough. And each of you took on the responsibility for the welfare of your fellow students. Do you realize just how wondrous and rare that is? It wasn't me or Kurt who changed our school into a safer and more compassionate place. It was you guys who saw that our school had problems and it was you guys that made the decision that it had to change. I am so proud of each and every one of you and I am deeply honoured to call all of you my friends." Dave paused and then threw his fist in the air, shouting "McKinley ROCKS!"
The student audience went insane with cheers, screaming and clapping. It went on for ages until it gradually died down so they could hear what Kurt had to say.
Kurt came up to the mic wiping away tears. Dave hovered close by him wrapping his arm protectively around Kurt's waist.
"Well I think Dave has covered it all. He expressed our appreciation for all you perfectly. All I have to say is … eat your heart out Kate Middleton! You might have the prince of England but I am lucky enough to have a prince among men."
He then threw his arms around Dave's neck and kissed him on the lips in front everyone.
The students erupted one more time as Dave and Kurt broke the kiss and waved to the audience. They made room for Az and Mercedes to join them as the crowd continued to cheer.
Figgins fought to quiet the audience for one last time. "I would like the Prom King and Queen and the Prom Crown Princes to move to the dance floor to start the last dance of the evening."
The two happy couples moved to the dance floor as the music started. Tina, Santana and Britney began to sing Dancing Queen.
Kurt stepped proudly into Dave's welcoming arms. It was such a wonderful feeling to be enclosed in such strength. Kurt just melted into the embrace. He looked around the auditorium as the balloons and streamers fell over the dancing students and marveled at how wonderful the evening turned out to be. He grinned and said into Dave's neck, "oh Dave, I think I am the happiest I have ever been since I can remember."
"Well this has been a great party." Dave replied.
Kurt smiled up at his boyfriend. "I mean I've only been this happy since you asked me to be your boyfriend. Before then, I was so miserable and insecure; it was no wonder I was so mean to everybody."
Dave seemed surprised, "but you were out and proud and so popular."
"I wasn't unhappy because I was gay. I was unhappy because I was constantly trying to be what everybody thought I should be. By being with you and following your example, I could finally be brave and make my own decisions. Your inner character is so good and strong and not influenced by outside forces that it gave me courage to be like you. You made me want to be a better person and being a better person has made me so much happier."
Dave chuckled, "remember that first week we were together? I only pretended to be strong, I didn't tell you this, but I wasn't sure we'd survive it."
"You mean with everyone hating me and thinking you were absolutely insane for wanting to date me? I was still very happy despite the hardship we endured, because you were there supporting me all the way. I think I could go through just about anything with you by my side. You bring so much joy and value to my life; I can't even imagine where I would be without you. I love you so much David Karofsky."
"I feel the same way about you Kurt. Maybe I am pretty comfortable in my own self, but I was pretty insecure about being gay and what that meant. You really showed me how proud I could be about myself. You have such a flare and zest for life, so much style and grace. Whenever I'm alone and see or hear something, the first thing I think of is 'what would Kurt think about this?' I just can't wait to hear your opinions and views on anything and everything. I think my world was a bit drab before you came along, now it's colourful and exciting! I can't wait to see what the future holds now that I am with you. I love you more than you can ever know Kurt Hum…"
Kurt didn't wait for him to finish. He just threw his arms around Dave's neck and pulled him into a deep kiss. They stood there in the middle of the dance floor kissing, oblivious to everything outside their tiny sphere of love as the students danced around them.
"Hey you guys, save that mushy stuff for later." Az said as he and Mercedes intentionally bumped into them. "Hummel! Don't eat the face off of my boy!"
"What are you jealous?" answered Kurt finally pulling away from Dave. In a quick movement that caught all his three friends by surprise, Kurt grabbed Az by the neck.
"Don't worry Az, I love you too! MMMmmmmmwaahhhh!"Kurt cooed and gave the jock a big sloppy kiss half on the mouth and half on the cheek. Since he was still half holding on to Dave it brought the two couples together in a sort of a dancing group hug.
"Aggghhh!" Az wailed as he was attacked. "What is it about me that makes me such a stud muffin to gay guys?" Az grumbled, vigorously trying to wipe the kiss off while his friends laughed at his response.
"It's not just gay guys, Babe." Mercedes replied, "You're a stud muffin to anybody that matters. You are so cute." She reached up and affectionately kissed Az on the other cheek.
"And with great sexual power comes great responsibility," opined Dave solemnly.
"I vow to use my extreme sexiness only for good and NOT evil." Az declared with great seriousness and everybody cracked up. The four friends continued to chat and giggle together while dancing in their group hug, and then after a bit, they finally broke up again into two dancing couples.
Az smiled at his dancing partner, his eyes sparkling. "Did you ever imagine in all of your dreams that we'd end up this happy?"
"Well I certainly never imagined in all my dreams that I'd end up slow dancing with you on Prom night." Dave responded.
Az chuckled, "That's because you're just one lucky bastard!"
Dave looked over to where Kurt was swinging Mercedes around the floor, smiling and talking animatedly. As the two moved to the music, they looked back at Dave and Az dancing and pointed, giggling at the pair.
Dave smiled and gazed at his old friend, "Actually Az, I think we're both lucky bastards." He then pulled Az in close and whirled him around the dance floor ignoring his best friend's laughter and shouts of "Hey I'm supposed to be leading!"
The End!
AN notes: I decided to end this story with the bromance instead of the romance because this story really turned out to be a story of friendship between Az and Dave with a smattering of romance on the side.
I don't know much about football so I hope the conversation at the beginning sounded authentic.