vanilla//muke

viii

luke curled up in his bed, pulling the sheets up and past his head as he sighed. he sniffled, wiping at his eyes to try and avoid the tears from falling. however, he just kept thinking of the situation and soon his head was resting in a dampened patch on his pillow.

he had no recognition of when he stopped crying, nor did he have any recognition of when he fell asleep. he believes they both happened at the same time but he wasn't sure.

when luke finally woke up, he rubbed his still puffy eyes, being reminded of last nights activities. he tried not to think about it too much, that didn't work for him.

this time he didn't cry, he just sniffled, maybe letting a couple tears roll down his rosy cheeks. he checked his phone, nothing, like always. he hoisted himself into a sitting position before walking into the bathroom that was attached to his bedroom. stripping himself of his clothes, he let out a satisfied hum and turned on the shower.

quickly, steam started to rise and luke was relieved when it cleared his nose. when the water was to his liking he slowly stepped in and began to clean off. he sang softly to himself, clear and salty tears still rolling down his pink tinted cheeks.

luke kept scrubbing at his body, until red patches formed, trying to get the disgusting feeling off of himself. he must have spent countless minutes in the shower, drowning in self pity for letting michael do what he did. he slipped down the cool tiles, the warm water beating down on his weak frame.

as the clock ticked on and the tears stopped coming, luke decided it was time to get out the now cold shower. he fumbled around, grabbing his pink fluffy towel and wrapping it around his body. slowly he walked into his room and dried himself off, walking towards his dresser. rummaging through the top drawer, he pulled out his pair of baby pink cotton panties that gave him comfort.

shimmying into the soft fabric and shutting off his lights before crawling into his fluffy duvet. he grabbed his teddy bear, snuggling into it and curling up as sobs began to leave his mouth.

luke was too caught up in his crying that he didn't hear the knocks at the front door. he was too caught up in his pain to notice someone coming into his house. he was too caught up in the memory to realize the curly haired male standing in his doorway with a sad look on his face.

ashton debated if he should leave and come back another time or if he should go and console the poor boy. he decided to go and sit on the edge of the bed. luke felt the small shift of the mattress and looked up hopefully to see michael, but all he saw was ashton.

soon sobs began to leave his lips once again and ashton pulled him into his lap and rubbed his back with one hand. the older males other free hand was cradling lukes head in a comforting way. ashton slowly rocked thr two of them back nd forth, tangling his large fingers in the boys hair. he didnt care if his shirt was soaked within a matter of minutes, he cared if the boy was alright.

"its okay, baby. let it all out," he whispered soothingly, pushing aside the boys fringe to kiss the dampened forehead. a frown was placed on his lips as the boy trembled under his touch.

time past in what seemed like hours before luke stopped crying and regain a normal breathing speed. ashton didn't dare take the boy off his lap or out of his grip. luke straightened himself out and went to wipe his cheeks.

ashton pushed the boys hands away, cupping his cheeks and using the pad of his thumb to wipe away the misery of the younger boy.

"wanna talk about it, baby?" he asked softly as he placed more kissed along his temples. a small nod from the boy was all ashton needed to start up a small conversation.

he waited for the boy to speak up, looking into his bloodshot eyes and adoring the shade of blue they were. "was is michael?" he asked softly.

luke looked down to his lap, sniffling and nodding his head at the older males question.

"what did he do?" ashton mumbled as he slipped out of his leather jacket and laid down on the bed with the boy still held close to him.

"h-he kissed me and just l-left," luke stuttered out, feeling stupid about the whole thing for the second time that day.

ashton began to open his mouth to speak before luke cut him off. "ashy, can you take off your pants, its not comfy to cuddle with."

the curly haired boy chewed on his bottom lip at how easily the question flowed from the innocent boys lips, getting up and sleeping out of his jeans. climbing back into bed he pulled the boy closer, covering their two bodies.

luke closed his eyes but ashton kept his open, waiting for luke to fall asleep. suddenly, luke fluttered his eyes opened and leaned up, placing a lingering kiss on ashtons slightly chapped lips. "thank you, ashy."

ashton bit the inside of his cheek and smiled, leaning down to return to kiss quickly. "anything for you, baby. im always here."

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i am a mess with this,,,,
if you haven't already you should go read my other book, it would mean a loT to mE