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In all honesty, Michael was asking for it. 

Aurora was a little preoccupied with a question Ashton had asked. Her dark eyes meeting his for the briefest of glances as she switched her attention from him to Calum who was also asking questions and the motor, with which she was skillfully maneuvering a very long boat down a very crowded canal.

Ashton faintly heard a conversation between Luke and Michael in the background which-from what he'd heard- involved the words "dare me to?" and "no". 

And so when Aurora's eyes got to the size of saucers and the boat wobbled beneath him Ashton knew something was not right.

He turned his attention towards the front of the boat were sure enough Michael stood in all his 6 foot wobbly legged glory, a willowy green bean giggling like a child. 

"Turista!" Aurora motioned grandly with her hands, flapping them down in effort to get Michael to sit. "Turista sit down, unless you enjoy having your head smashed into 400 year old stone."

Michael obviously didn't listen and Aurora tired to slow down as soon as she saw the low lying bridge. But the boat already had too much weight and too much inertia and they continued on at almost the same speed.

The boat was only a couple feet away from the bridge, so it wasn't really a surprise when the entire boat erupted in protests, "Michael get down" "SIT DOWN"and Michael turned and promptly smacked into the stone. 

There was a moment of fearful silence and then Michael sat up slowly groaning to himself because fuck my head hurts and then they all felt safe to laugh at Michael. 

Cruel as that may be. 

They all roared in laughter and Ashton was holding his stomach as he heard a loud but somehow still cute laugh next to him. 

Aurora's eyes were sparkling with tears and her mouth was turned up in a laugh, pearly whites shining in the sun. "Turista I told you to stay seated." she managed between laughs.

Michael was not amused, "I'd like you all to know that I fucking hate you all."

They erupted once more into laughs and this time Aurora switched the motor back on, wiping at her eyes as Michael sat next to Luke ashamed and a little embarrassed to lick his wounds. 

"Sorry, what was I saying?"