5SOS Book of Imagines

He Surprises You For Your Birthday (Michael)

Your heart is pounding outside of your chest. Never in your life have you experienced this much anxiety. Today is your 18th birthday and your 2 year anniversary with your amazing boyfriend, you should be excited. But all you can do is go over every single possibility in your head of where Michael could be taking you right now. "It's a surprise, sweetheart. It'll be great!"

Yeah, but you hate surprises. You like to know exactly when and where everything is happening so you can be prepared. Whatever it is that Michael has planned, it's most likely something you would never expect.

"C'mon, Mikey! At least give me a hint." you whine in desperation.

"Y/N, you should know where we're going. It's so predictable! What age are you turning today?" he asks.

"18, Mikey." you say getting even more nervous.

"Besides being able to legally drink, what else can you do once you're 18?" he hints, obviously thinking this is an easy guess. And it is. You now look at him, and what his body is covered in.

"Am I getting a tattoo??" you ask now half nervous and half excited. You've always wanted a tattoo, but weren't crazy about the pain and needles that came with it.

"Yes you are! And I'm getting one too so you won't be alone." he says reaching over to place his hand comfortingly on your thigh. You breathe out a little sigh of relief, thankful he isn't taking you skydiving or something.

The rest of the car ride is pretty silent as you think about what you should get inked onto your body forever. And where it should go. Mikey can sense you're deep in thought and just let's you be.

A few minutes later and you get to the tattoo parlor he's been going to since a year ago. You have gone a few times with him so the artist knows you well too. He greets you both when you walk in.

"Hey, Mike. I was beginning to worry you weren't gonna show. Did you have to drag this one out of the house?" he jokes.

"Almost. But we're here now. You know what to do." Mikey says with a subtle wink. You're suspicious. It seems as if this day has been planned in advance between them. The artist goes into a drawer, flips through it, and finds a slip of paper that has started to yellow. It's clear that the paper has been filed away for quite some time.

"You first, Y/N." the guy says. You give Mikey a look and he nods his head before both of you go into the room. You sit down in the chair and Mikey grabs your hand immediately.

"So what is it that I'm getting?" you ask him.

"Wait and see." he says squeezing your hand. Before you know it, the artist has started and you jump a little at the first touch of the needle on the inside of your right wrist. After that, it gets less painful. You try and look at what the tattoo looks like so far, but Mikey stops you. "When it's done." he says.

Finally it's done and you look at it for the first time. It looks like words in the shape of a heart. You read it and it says, "My beating heart belongs to you." Before you can say anything, you and Mikey are switching places so he can get his.

He is getting his on his left wrist. It's the only spot on his body where there was nothing. He's kept it open for a whole year and you never knew why. You can see that his tattoo is in the shape of a heart too and wonder what it says.

Then you remember that yours is a Green Day lyric from Last Night on Earth, only your favorite song by them. It's also Mikey's favorite so you guess what his tattoo is before he shows you. He's finished and comes over to you showing off his newest body art that goes with yours. "I walked for miles til I found you." It's the other half of that lyric.

"How long did you have this planned?" you ask him.

"Ever since I found out this was your favorite song too, 2 years ago. I decided if we were still together when you turned 18, we would get lyric tattoos. And when we would put our wrists together, they would say the full lyric. They're better together just like us."

You smile from ear to ear at how cute and cliché he's being. 2 years with him and his cheesiness still hasn't gotten old. You hug him and say, "I love you, Mikey."

He squeezes you tight saying, "I love you too, Y/N."

You thank the artist and go on your way. The rest of the day, you cuddle and watch movies until Mikey has dinner and birthday cake with your family. The day started out with high anxiety, but it ended with relaxation and happiness thanks to Michael Clifford, the love of your life and the only man your beating heart will ever belong to.

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