Dark Horse

I Kinda..haven't written anything since early High School at the most. It's something I haven't felt the need to touch, or honestly wanted too. It's 2 AM, the vibes in my room right now are immaculate and theres something pulling me back. I don't know why, to be honest. What I'm going to start and, probably finish because Jen and I have fallen out of contact, is one of the last stories I wrote for this wikia. It was called Open Arms, but I'm naming this one Dark Horse and I plan to use Open Arms as a base for what I write for each chapter, but will hopefully write better than my 14 year old self. Jen, if you see this, send me a message :)
==Chapter 1==
William looked up at Mr. Ponce, one of many teacher chaparones at Prom. Mr. Ponce looked down at the two tickets William had handed him, then looked back up at William, then towards his date - Maggie. Maggie's brunette hair was down and curled, her white dress complimenting her petite stature. Ponce's lips cirled into a smile as he handed the tickets back to William, who stuffed them into his inside coat pocket.
"You two have fun." Mr. Ponce said. William gave Mr. Ponce a nod as the couple walked through the doors, a photographer snapping their picture as they stepped in.
"Oh boy.." William said to himself, subconsciously running his hand through his hair. It was brown and touseled, definitely a lot longer than he was used to it being. He has been letting it grow out since January, and honestly at this point he was kind of liking it. Definitely got him more attention. The photographer walked up and handed Maggie the photo, which she shook a couple times before looking at it. Williams brown eyes were bright red, and Maggie laughed at the dilapdated look on Will's face as he was caught off guard by the flash. 
"Thanks for inviting me tonight." She said, turning to look up at them as they stepped off to the side as to not stand in the way of any newcomers. "I know it's been a while since we've talked but I think it'll be a fun night." She finished. Will looked down at her and managed to give her a small smile.
"Of course. Thanks for being my date." He said, scratching the back of his head. From across the dance floor a group of girls were yelling for Maggie and raising their arms trying to get her attention.
"I'll be back!" She yelled as she was already half way across the dance floor. Will watched, his hands tucked into his pockets as he probably saw the last of his date for the night. He rolled his eyes to no one in particular, although if he was going to be honest it'd probably be to himself.
"Ugh..what a great night.." He whispered, pulling his phone out of his pocket and openning Snapchat, the flash of multi-colored lights and "Levels" playing in the background really set the mood as he felt a tap on his shoulder. He looked up, moving his hair up a little bit as he was face-to-face with Thomas.
"Hey what's up fuckwad" Thomas said with a laugh, his girlfriend, Vanessa, angrily looked at him and punched him in the arm. He reached for the mark where she punched him and looked at her. "Ow what was that for?" He asked. Ally rolled her eyes.
"Be nice!" Was all she said, before her angry look quickly transformed into a smile as she let go of her date and wrapped Will in a hug. "Hey Will. You look great." She said as she pulled away from the hug. Will faked a smile and nodded as Thomas pretended to mock her greeting.
"Hey Van..you look great as well." He said. Before he could say any more, Thomas spoke up.
"So Dominick is here with Sophia.." He stopped for a second as he whipped his body around trying to look for the two. He shrugged before turning back around. "And so is Ni-" He began, but before he could finish, Vanessa punched him in the arm again. It actually brought a genuine smile onto Wills face.
"Thomas!" Was all she said, before Will shook his head.
"Yeah, absolutely not." He said, as Thomas looked at Vanessa.
"Would you stop hitting me?" He yelled.
"Well maybe you shouldn't bring stupid shit up to your friends that you know will make them upset!" Vanessa shot back. Will's eyes moved from one to the other as they began to yell, and eyes began to fall onto the three.
"Oh are you kidding me." Thomas said, rolling his eyes. Will didn't hear much after that as he stepped away, letting the two go on their own as they usually do.
As he walked away, trying to find his way through the crowed of teenagers he bumped into someone, quickly turning around to apologize before he stopped himself. In front of him was someone he knew, wearing a dress he recognized, as if he helped pick it out, next to someone else he knew.
"Hey!" The girl said. Her blonde hair was let down and curely, and her dress reached the floor with white pearls that were, while they looked nice, still fake. Will stayed silent as the girl kept talking. "You look great!" She said, her smile reaching wide, and he could almost, almost see a flicker in her eye.
"Thanks.." Was all he was able to muster out, before darting through a gap in the crowed and walking away.
At the centerpoint of the dance floor was Amber. As she gripped one part of her headphones to her ear, she cranked the music louder. Physically drowning out the sound of chatter, but at the same time something inside of her felt better, because if she couldn't hear herself think, then she couldn't overthink.
Despite being the literal center of the party, she had never felt more alone in her life. The lights caused her to sweat through her sleeveless leather jacket, her ear cuff scraping her shoulder as she pressed her black fingernails into the table. Her eyes jumping from the equipment in front of her, to her ex boyfriend as he danced the night away with some random her he picked up on Tinder. She watched as together they laughed and had the time of their lives to a song she had remixed specfically for the two of them when they were together. She was tempted to sabotage her equipment and ruin the night for everyone, and honestly she would have if she could have afforded it.
She came out of her own trance when she felt the vibration of footsteps on her platform. She whipped around, running her hand through her short, bright pink hair.
"Get off the stage!" She yelled as she spun around, coming face to face with a boy. Will was a little taken aback at Amber's aggressiveness. They weren't exactly friends but he didn't think she hated him.
"Oh uh..sorry Amber" He said, unable to complete his sentence before he was cut off.
"What do you want?" She asked, a little too annoyed as she rolled her eyes. She didn't mean to be so mean, especially to Will. It's a small school. Only 100 people graduating next week, so everyone heard the rumors of what happened, but Amber didn't exatly pay attention to all the high school drama. Amber impatiently tapped her black converse as she waited.
Will stood there, his hands at his sides, unsure of what to do with them as he looked Amber in the eyes for just a moment, before looking down at the floor. He had hoped to do this without issue but now people were looking at him, and he didn't like to be the center of attention.
"Just a song request.." He said, his eyes darting across the room. Amber quickly regretted being mean, and now really wanted him to look her in the eyes once more, to feel the warmth of someone elses genuine presence.
"I don't normally take those." She said. She clicked the keys on her laptop to increase the bass. The ryhthm increases, and more people begin to dance. Out of the corner of her eye she can see her ex-boyfriend and his new toy as a crowed gathered around them.
Will looked back up and looked into her eyes once more. "I know.." He said, stopping for a moment. "But I was just wondering if you could play Little Lion Man? By Mumford and Sons.." He said. Amber raised an eyebrow and almost laughed.
"Mumford and Sons? This is prom..in 2020, you know that right?" She asked. Will scratched the back of his head and nodded.
"Yeah I know but..I mean who doesn't like Mumford and Sons?" He asked, almost chuckling a little bit, trying to lighten the mood. The two continued to look at each other, and thousands of thoughts raced through Ambers mind. How could someone else treat him the way they did? Amber barely knew him, having only a handful of classes together in their last three years of highschool but from what she did know he was kind, genuine and lovely.
"It's fine I'll just..I'll just go.." Will said, as Amber stayed quiet. He quickly evacuated the platform. Amber quickly began to search through her playlist.
"Will, wait!" She said, but there was no way he could have heard her. She clicked spacebar and Mumford and Sons began to play, much to the disapointment of many of the dancers. Amber watched as Will walked through the crowed and quickly slipped through one of the side exits. Amber queued up a couple of songs and made her way down the platform.
As Will stepped outside, he quickly inhaled the fresh air. The night was warm, with no clouds in sight he looked up at the moon and smiled. There was no one in the parking lot as he made his way across the asphalt, digging into his pocket to grab his key. William didn't know what he wanted, all he knew was that he just didn't want to be here. He quickly unlocked his car as he walked towards it. He was a good 6 feet away before he heard someone from behind him.
"William!" Amber yelled, her black platform boots slamming into the ground as Will turned around. He walked towards his 14 year old black jeep and leaned on it, waiting for Amber to get closer.
"What's up?" He said softly, crossing his arms as she got closer and arupdtly stopped, kicking up some rocks. She took a second but she caught her breath.
"I just uhm..well I just wanted to say I'm sorry, for what happened." She said. Will let out a deep sigh as he opened his car. He wasn't in the mood. He hated that everyone talked about it.
"I don't know everything!" Amber said, trying to get him to not leave her alone in the parking lot. Although if she was being honest, she had absolutely no idea what she was doing right now. No idea what she was hoping to gain.
"I don't know everything, so I don't know what happened completely, but what I do know is that I am sorry." She said again. Will shut his door and turned his car on, quickly rolling down his window before he began to take his jacket off.
"Thank you." He deadpanned, now he undid the buttons on his wrists and began to roll his sleeve up. "But honestly, I really..really don't want to talk about it right now." He said. He pushed a button on the ceiling of his cab, and the sun roof began to open, and now so did the passenger side window. Now another person began to run towards his car, another girl who he didn't know.
"Amber! Amber what are you doing! Nick's on the stage and he's fucking with your shit." The girl said. Amber quickly turned around, but for a second looked back at Will. Will rolled his eyes and actually laughed as he scrolled through his spotify.
"Hah! Of course he is." He said, as he put his foot on the brakes and put his car into drive. Before Amber could speak up, William was already out of the parking lot, the sound of a guitar surrounding his vehicle as he turned his music up and sped off.
"Come on!" The girl said, grabbing Amber by the arm. The two began to make their way back to the party, and Amber turned around once more, watching as the back of his car disappeared into the night.