NoahXMichael Au's<3

Empire AU part 6

Missed writing about this au lowkey 😓
Idea from - @Felicityafton07
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Noah's pov:
"Be careful, you idiot." Michael disciplines me, holding onto my arm

"Relax, I'm not gonna drown in a small little pond, it's not even that deep, i can swim out." i shoot back

"Okay, fine then, go-" he tries to push me before slipping on the mud as i catch him

"So stupid, aren't you?" i chuckled, finding a patch of grass that was a little more stable before dropping him down

"Shut up." he mutters, hitting me playfully

I should probably explain what had happened since it's been like three months since the incident with Maisie and Akari.

Both me and Maisie were discharged the next day, out of fear, Michael explained to me how he felt about me thinking i was dying when i just lost a little too much blood, he told me how he was afraid of relationships because of how his last ended, he won't tell me how it ended it was just bad, i didn't push him, i told him i felt the same way and once i was better then we could go out, which we did, Akari had been sent back to Spain with a lifetime ban so she physically couldn't come back to England no matter how hard she tried, my parents were arrested for life as Mr Afton went through numerous reports from Spain about theor neglect towards me, so they were serving a lifetime in jail, unfortunately it did upset me, even if i shouldn't really be upset, i should be happy that they're gone, i don't need to worry about Akari but i still felt bad.

But i threw that thought at the back of my mind and focused on the world in front of me who's frowning at me.

We were at the park, a random chill date, we'd had a picnic where he told me more about how his life was growing up and then he was distracted with the swans, scared of the frogs because when they ribbit it sounds like burps, then one pounced on him.

"Come on, it's gonna get dark soon, we should head back." since i didn't really work, i sold my house to have some money, both Michael and Mr Afton offered to give me money, but i refused, it felt wrong, I'd kinda just took money from the business since i had access to my father's bank account.

It was kind of weird getting used to the fact i didn't live in complete fear now, Michael distracted me with his one billion complains, i stayed at his house now which gave me comfort, knowing the only person i actually felt safe with i could stay with twenty four seven.

"What are you thinking about?" he asks, holding onto my hand, this dating thing although was extremely weird, i always felt, i don't know, way too happy.

"Life." i sighed

"What about it? That it's shite?" he giggles

"I guess, your the only good part." i smiled

"Awh, I'm glad." he wasn't very pushy with me opening up, he'd remind me that he'd always listen to me, which he has, but i just felt like i couldn't tell him about my past, not yet.

He also respected my boundaries which i was happy about, no one really cared about them, but he'd made it clear that if i ever made him uncomfortable i just had to tell him nicely.

We'd chilled in his room for a little while, before heading down to eat spaghetti and then deciding to watch random trashy tv shows while binge eating every snack in his mini fridge.

"Your like the other half of me i never thought i needed." he smiles at me, looking at me as his head was on my chest, a bowl of popcorn in my lap