[Please play song when indicated; enjoy, lovelies x]

Y/N's P.O.V

3 weeks. 3 weeks of house arrest for my recovery.

It's been snowing and it's been cold as hell but it's been my only source of knowledge of the outside world ever since coming home. Of course, after the second disastrous event of my life, my parents decided to make me stay at home and recover fully before I could even go back to school. Ally and Shawn came to visit quite often though, especially Ally since she kept saying sorry which I reminded her that it's not her fault whatsoever.

And I don't blame my parents at all but because Sinu didn't want Camila to cause me any exhaustion, I haven't really seen my girlfriend in a while and with prom coming up in a month, I really just want to spend time with her.

"I love you."

I told her. I said the three words I felt for her as soon as I came out of my oblivion.

We haven't really talked about it and every time she tells me that she loves me, I'll give her three firm squeezes on the hand and she'll know I reciprocated her feelings.

It's not like I don't want to say it but she knows I don't have to cause I already do love her. Which is why I'm trying to figure out how to ask her out for prom.

Cheesy, I know but because we couldn't end our first date properly, I want to make it up to her. However, because I am under house arrest until my parents think I'm fit enough to go out, it's kinda hard for me to act out the plan.

"When you stand there by the window with a smile, I can't help but think you're plotting an escape plan."

I chuckled as I turned around and was met with my younger sister, Meredith.

Meredith went off on me when I came home from the hospital and she truly did kick my ass about it. I had endless lectures from her for 3 days straight but I know she means no harm.

She did cry to me about having to lose me for the second time but I assured her that one way or another, I will always find a way back home.

I walked towards her as I jested, "Don't be surprised if I do because I'm actually about to lose my mind soon."

Meredith chucked as she crossed her arms loosely and said, "And here I thought you're already mentally challenged."

I raised my eyebrows at the shorter girl and sarcastically said, "Oh? Why are you talking about yourself, Mer?"

My younger sister just gave me a playful glare as she shoved me lightly before saying, "Don't test me."

I laughed as I wrapped an arm around her shoulder before asking, "Where's mom? And why aren't you at school?"

As my sister wrapped around my waist respectively, she looked up to me and said, "Mom's getting groceries and I have a week break from school." She revealed happily.

I looked at her with furrowed brows before asking, "Why would you have a break at the end of January?"

"The snow outside is pretty rough and crazy so the school decided to give us a week off."

I nodded in acknowledgment as I sighed and looked back out the window while saying, "Camila would've loved playing in the snow."

I can hear my little sister sighing as she replied, "She's probably as tortured as you are, you know? But you need to recover."

I turned to my sister, looked at her straight in the eyes and said, "I told her I love her a few weeks ago," I revealed, my sister only responding with wide eyes as I added, "I told her as soon as I woke up from my coma." I chuckled out awkwardly.

Meredith was shocked, I could tell. She was in the midst of processing things but slowly, I could see her grasping it.

The shorter girl cleared her throat and voiced out softly, "How did she take it?"

As the memory passes my head, a smile was brought on my face as I softly said, "She just smiled and kissed me," I said above whisper as I looked back out the window, imagining Camila running through the snow with a grin on her face before I continued saying, "Then she said she loves me too."

"And how does it feel? Saying those words to her?"

I sighed contently as I said, "Like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders," I admitted softly before I added, "I think a part of me has always wanted to say it but I was always too.... "

"Cautious?" Meredith chimed in, making me look at her as she has a small smile on her lips while my eyebrows furrowed in disagreement.

"I am not cautious-"

"Yes, you are," The younger girl interrupted with a chuckle as she added, "I'm actually surprised that Camila has gotten this far; usually, girls wouldn't even be able to past a hello with you."

I smiled at the sound of Camila's name, her joyous and wonderful smile filling up my head as I said, "It's because Camila's different."

"....And yet, you haven't even asked her to prom. How wonderful."

I snapped my head towards my sister, giving her a playful glare as I said, "Unless you haven't noticed, I'm under house arrest."

Meredith crossed her arms playfully before raising an eyebrow and pointing out, "Tell me moron, has that stopped you before?"

.... Well, she's got me there.

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"Can you stop fidgeting and relax? You'll do fine!"

I glared at my sister as she continued setting up the lights with the help of Lauren, Dinah and Normani.

I don't know how it happened but all I know was that my sister somehow convinced my mother that I needed to accompany her to a bookshop when in actual reality, Meredith was dragging my ass from Shawn's house all the way to Lauren's house just to plan for this.

"Dinah! That's not how it's supposed to look like!" Normani shouted from across the room, as everyone chuckled while Dinah looked guilty as charged.

As the dark-skinned girl made her way to the Polynesian, the taller girl just shrugged and said, "Mani, I am the last person you should depend on when it comes to these kinds of things."

With everyone watching the both of them, Normani stopped right in front of Dinah before saying, "Honey, this is for our Y/S/N ship; you want them to get married and have babies, don't you?"

As soon as she said that, I furrowed my brows and said, "Um, girls-"

"Shhh!"

I instantly kept my mouth shut as Normani continued talking to Dinah and said, "Dinah, you and I both know how excited Camila has been for this winter prom; we need to make this happen."

As Dinah kept quiet for a few minutes, she gave me a quick glance as she nodded as a response, making the other girls squeal in excitement.

I just chuckled in amusement before I said, "You sure do have your way with words, Mani."

Normani looked at me an innocent smile as she said, "Girl, I'm just saying what's inevitable; do you disagree with me?"

The instant she said that, all of them looked at me with raised eyebrows, making me feel awkward all of a sudden. I chuckled awkwardly as I gave each one of them a glance before voicing out, "I'm not... but isn't it too early to talk about kids?"

"Sis, I don't know about you but I've been alive long enough to know that there are twelve-year-old girls who want to have Jake Paul's babies; as disgusting as it sounds." Meredith pointed out, making the rest of us laugh.

As I continued to give the girls a helping hand, Dinah suddenly said, "Hey, Y/N?" She voiced out, earning nothing but a hum from me before she continued saying, "I know the girls and I are a few months late to say this but you take care of our Mila, okay?"

My lips immediately formed a smile as Lauren chimed in and said, "Yeah, she acts as if she's strong but when it comes to you, all of her walls are as brittle as they go."

Normani stood right next to me as Lauren and Dinah followed suit before she said, "I know this is new to you and that you would never hurt her but your pain is her pain too," The dark skinned girl pointed out with a small smile, placing a hand on my shoulder as she added, "And since you guys are dating now, your pain is our pain too."

Before I could even say anything, Dinah stood right in front of me, the fairy lights in her hands before she said, "Chancho means the world to me; to all of us," She started off, making me nod in acknowledgement as she added, "She's had crushes and eye candies but you were the first one she truly developed feelings for," She revealed, making my lips form a small smile as my heart warmed at the revelation before she continued saying, "Which also means she'll be crushed if anything happens to the both of you so I'm asking, as a friend... that you take care of our Mila and that whatever happens, remember why the both of you fell in love with each other for the first time."

I couldn't tear my eyes away from the Polynesian girl as her eyes were just exerting an endless amount of emotions. I knew how much the girls loved their best friend but from what I've just witnessed, they would go hell and back for her.

I took a step closer to Dinah and wrapped my arms around her as I gave her a hug before I said softly, "I promise," I reassured her, earning a relieved sigh from the Polynesian girl as I added, "Camila is so lucky to have you," I said before I backed away and looked at all three of them and said, "All of you. If anything happens to me, I know I can always count on the three of you to keep her safe."

The trio looked at each other with a smile before Lauren spoke up and said, "It was always our job taking care of the clumsy Camz."

"But now, it's your turn and we'd have no one else." Normani continued for her green-eyed best friend as she gave me a warm smile.

I smiled back at the three of them as I truly appreciated them. They were one of a kind and although I'm sure they have their struggles, they would always find their way back to one another eventually.

They were a family.

"Ugh, my friends are so shit compared to you guys." Meredith suddenly said from behind us, making us laugh out loud as I shook my head in disbelief.

So, we continued. We continued making the small hall as nice as possible and we only got the hall because Granpa Pat had a friend who owned a barn that came with a nice hall.

Thinking about it, if I were to propose to Camila one day, I'd really have to go a step above because I'm already going all out for this prom proposal.

Currently, I was connecting the piano that I borrowed from Lauren to the speakers and I would've asked Shawn for help but the Canadian and his boyfriend are currently distracting Camila for me before she gets driven here.

I was about to lose my mind with these tangled wires but a deep, familiar voice startled me as I jumped slightly, nearly bumping into the piano.

"You know, I never got the idea of proposing for a prom," My father said, his deep voice slightly startling me as he added, "When I asked your mother, it was by her locker and I gave her my most charming smile."

I laughed as I stood up straight, facing the older man as I said, "Well, Camila watches a lot of 'promposal' videos and although she wouldn't admit it, I'm sure she would like one of her own."

My father chuckled before he helped me untangle the wires that I was struggling with as he said, "Honey, you can give that girl a piece of paper asking her to prom and she'll still be happy."

"No way in hell am I gonna do that when she deserves the moon."

The older man just looked at me with an unreadable expression, halting all of his actions before he asked, "Where do you see yourself in the future, Y/N?"

I furrowed my brows in confusion but answered nonetheless as I said, "Uh, hopefully in medical school in Harvard and a stable job afterward; why?"

"Besides your career life, how about your family life?" He asked, his expression still unreadable as he added, "Where is Camila when all of this happens?"

Unsurprisingly, at the sound of Camila being involved in my future made me smile as I said, "Camila's right by my side," I said vaguely, my father's silence urging me to continue as I said,
"She'll be successful with her music and I'll be there for her when she needs me."

"You guys went through a lot as a couple; can you guys handle more struggle?"

I looked at him with determination in my eyes as I said, "Struggles are a part of a relationship; you only become stronger after it," I pointed out, the corner of my father's lips twitching before I continued, "But that doesn't mean we should give up because giving up means that our relationship isn't worth fighting for anymore."

"And you think it forever will be worth it?"

"She's my first love," I said vaguely before quickly adding, "And as cheesy as it sounds, it's true. She made me forget to be cautious; she made me forget to be scared of being loved," I pointed out, earning nothing but a warm smile from the older man as I ended with, "She made me feel again."

My father was still smiling as he walked towards me, stopping right in front of me before he leaned close to my ear and said, "Meeting your soulmate is like walking into a house you've been in before; you will recognize the furniture, the pictures on the wall, the books on the shelves, the content of the drawers. You could find your way in the dark if you had to," He said softly, my heart warming at his words before he pulled back slightly, his hands on my shoulders as he softly said, "And it seems like you found the house you'll be staying in for the rest of your life."

I could only reply with a smile and silence as a tear slid down my cheek before someone interrupted and said, "Yo Y/N, Mila's- oh shit, sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt." Dinah said awkwardly as she waved awkwardly at my father.

My father and I just chuckled at the Polynesian before he looked at me again and said, "Go and get ready; the woman of your life is gonna be here soon."

And so I did. I'm currently sitting on the piano chair, my eyes locked on the only door that was available to enter through.

My heart was racing and my palms were beginning to sweat but the thought of Camila in her beautiful dress during our prom was all worth it.

I was playing the song I wrote on the piano as a practice when the door suddenly opened and a voice said, "Y/N?" Camila said, my lips instantly forming a smile as I saw my girlfriend in her plaid button-up and jeans as she added, "Babe, what's going on?"

Our eyes connected and I smiled widely as I started playing the song on the piano. Camila walked closer towards me and she smiled as soon as she realized what I was doing.

"Knock on my door, girl come home.
You stay in my head,
Lay in my arms, why won't you?
It's been way too long,
What you waiting on?
Cause I've been laying here,
Learning what the memories won't do."

As I began to sing, Camila smiled as she took a chair nearby and sat right in front of me. She looks so beautiful.

"See I need you and baby I need to,
Let down my guard and give you my scars.
Open up my heart..
We could be stars...
We could be stars...
We could be stars..."

As I sang that line, my eyes never left hers as I realized that her eyes were beginning to get glossy.

"Rap on my window, come home.
It's been a while, so stick around,
Why don't you?
'Til the end of time,
Say that you'll be mine.
An uphill climb fighting what the heart really wants to do."

"See I need you,
And sometimes we need to,
Shed our facade and be just who we are.
All broken and torn, then we could be stars,
Oh, we could be stars...
We could be stars...
We could be stars..."

As I sang that paragraph, I couldn't help but think how much Camila has changed me as a person. A good change.

She made me fearless of love. She made me see the big picture. And that picture was I could finally be happy with someone who was well worth everything in this world.

"Piercing lights in the dark,
Make the galaxy ours,
Kingdom right where we are,
Shining bright as a morning..
You'll never be lonely..
Just promise you'll love me..
I'm never too far..
And we'll never part...
And we could be stars..
Oh, we could be stars..."

That said, as Camila has been there for me since the beginning, I'll return the favor wholeheartedly.

If she's hungry at three in the morning and is craving for a lot of bananas, you can be sure I'll be there with a box of bananas by her door. If she wants to watch The Notebook because she feels like crying, then I'll be there with a box of tissues prepared.

I'll just be there.

"We could be stars...
Oh, we could be stars...
Just find a way to get home.
There's space in my heart,
Open arms for you to run to.
Baby, close your eyes and take the leap,
To make believe in fairytales,
I'll meet you there,
Oh yeah, I'll fall too.
See I've wanted you here,
All along but my fear,
Just keeps haunting me, won't let me go,
So it's hard to say I love you."

But I love her; so much. And I thank her for that. For making me see that there are still some wonders left in this world.

"We could be stars...
Oh, we could be stars...
We could be stars...
We could be stars..."

The moment I sang that last line, I stood up and made way around the piano as I stood in front of her before she stood up herself while I said, "Before you say anything, no, I'm not proposing to you yet even though I'd really like to," I started off, earning a teary chuckle from the shorter girl as I continued, "But that song was the song I just started writing when I broke down in the music room with you and I just completed it before we went camping," I revealed as I raised my hands and cupped her face before continued saying, "Camila Cabello, I am utterly and completely in love with you; I may not say it as much as you want me to but I have enough in me to last a lifetime..." I said softly, wiping the brown eyed girl's tears away with the pads of my thumb as I ended with, "I know I'm late with this question... but would you do me an honor and attend the winter prom with me?"

Camila smiled through her tears while nodding her head vigorously as she pecked my lips and said, "Yes; a million times yes," She said joyously before stealing another kiss from me as she teasingly said, "I know it's still a long way from now but I don't know how you're gonna top this with a proper proposal in the future."

I laughed as I stole another kiss from her before saying softly, "I'm sure the gang and I will figure something out."

Camila just hummed as a response before I moved my hands from her face and to her waist as she connected her hands behind my head before saying, "I love you."

I sighed contently as I smiled at her, her brown eyes never failing to make my heart race as I said, "I love you too; so much more."
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A/N - I literally could not stop smiling while writing this, ajxnwinxiwnxje I'm feeling so sappy these past few days.

Anyways! The quote that Rayyan said does not belong to me and it actually belongs to Jandy Nelson but my God, that quote is just... perfection.

One more chapter + epilogue left! Hope you guys are ready cause I don't think I am.🙃

Till next time! -Ash