Just Between Us (Gay!Michael)

Chapter One: This Is What You Came For

(Warning: Triggering, Michael suffers from a variety of mental disorders, along with Oli. It would be great if you didn't judge. Also, BoyXBoy, so if you do not support Gay Pride, please do not read! Thank you! Hate comments will be deleted!)

(Ages: Michael: 18, Oli: 20)

Michael's POV:

The bus is so damn hot!

My eyes are so sore! They're so tired of being open!

Michael laid in bed and checked his phone. The clock said "4:49 am", causing him to groan in anger. He suffered from crippling insomnia that often caused him to pass out in exhaustion, which was probably the most sleep he got.

He listened to the air conditioning blow air that seemed to only make him warmer. The snores of his band mates as they slept soundly. The world was so boring, everything happening in slow motion.

Even if he turned on Youtube, or checked his twitter, it was all boring. His life had become the same cycle of revolving garbage. Not much seemed to make him excited, sure he laughed and smiled, but it all seemed like those were for only short seconds.

Finally, Michael had enough of laying in bed moping. He climbed out of bed and got dressed quietly, slipping out of the parked bus and into the damp air of the morning. He pulled his jean jacket close to him, a sort of damp fog hung over the city that seemed to all be sleeping except for him.

Strolling down the vacant streets, Michael found himself having an inner peace. It was truly beautiful to see a place that was usually so full of life, be so dead. He found himself at the bridge that he had crossed earlier when coming into the city.

The almost black waters rushed below him, it was enough to kill someone if they fell in.. Maybe this would be a good option, would anyone miss him if he died? Images of his family members flashed in his mind as he put a foot on the guard rail. His mother crying as she got the news, unable to recover for years. He imagined how disappointed and angry his father would be, wishing he could have stopped his son. He imagined his band mates, completely shocked that they had let their best friend slip away into the night to kill himself. They would blame themselves, split up and never talk again other than to mourn.

It then hit him, his fans. The people that supported him, loved him, and would be heartbroken to lose him. They were his family, they cared about him.. Just because he didn't know everyone, didn't mean they were worthless.. They invested in him, if he ended his life, he would have wasted their time.

Michael looked down at the water, taking a deep gulp and jumping. He fell for a few moments before landing on a flat rock. Landing in a squat in order to break his fall, he watched as the river coursed by him. He could have been in there..

He turned around to see a boy laying under the bridge, sniffles coming from him as he gripped his forearm. Michael gasped and slowly crept over, making sure not to get to close, in case the boy was a deranged hobo.

The boy was dressed in all black, but he reeked of blood. Did he have open wounds?

"Hello?" Michael called out, his voice scratchy from being silent for hours and hours. The boy instantly whipped around, Michael was completely taken away by his beauty.

The boy looked about 19 or 20, and he had stormy gray eyes, they seemed to be clouded with sadness and grief. He had dark skin, he obviously was from foreign culture. That caused interest in Michael, he wanted to know this boy..

Michael walked closer, looking at him a little better. He has tan skin like Calum! It looks so soft and-

He was shocked to see the blood was cause of cigarette burning on his arms. Michael rushed over and held his arm gently. The boy snapped "Ow! Who the hell are yo-" He stopped when he saw Michael's face. Obviously he thought Michael looked sweet or something because the boy instantly relaxed. "I-I'm Oli.." He mumbled and ripped his arm free. "And that right there is none of your business..You're a stranger and don't know me at all! It's 5 am, you should be getting home!"

Michael snorted "I couldn't sleep, I have insomnia and my bus is parked for the night.. Thought i'd explore!" He watched Oli's face soften as he listened to Michael's deep voice. A small smirk appeared on his face as he mumbled "Your voice is very attractive..." Which caused Michael to turn bright red.

Oli snorted as he watched Michael's face, "I was teasing! Now if you are just going to sit here, I'm leaving! You invaded my space, I don't even know your name!" A bit of anger hinting in Oli's voice.

Michael looked at the boy, a frown on his face "I'm Michael.. You should be going to to the ER and getting those checked out!" Causing Oli to shove him away, it was kind of adorable to Michael. "I'll be fine, this happens all the time!" He stood up. "My dad will be awakened... I need to go!"

Michael turned to look at his back pocket, grabbing his phone. "Wait, can I atleast have your phone-" He turned back and Oli was gone. "Number..." He mumbled in sadness, his new friend was gone!

Michael was about to leave when he tripped over a backpack. He looked down and gasped when he saw it was Oli's. Michael scooped it up and headed back to the bus, all while trying to figure out a way to get it back to Oli.

---------------------------------------

That's the end of Chapter One! I hope you enjoyed this, please tell me about it! And in case you're wondering, I (Mia) wrote this! Susy will not be writing due to English not being her first language and I study English. So we decided to be a team, she's the wall that I bounce my idea's off of, and she helps me write and promotes! Without her, I wouldn't have even done this! So the world's BIGGEST thanks to Susy! <3

Next Chapter will be up hopefully soon! I want to see how it is received before I make more chapters.

Until then!