Draping the covers over the both of them, Milo looked at Logan laying beside him. His eyes were already closed, obviously tired after such a long day, and his red hair contrasted with the green and blue pillow. Even after what such a long time, Logan still amazed Milo. He had waited so long to meet him, in the meantime just staring at one of his photographs, and now the man was existing, living, right next to him. Milo's breath caught in his throat just thinking about it.
Tired himself, Milo closed his eyes and thought about Logan a little longer. His blue eyes filled his mind and he smiled, unconsciously shuffling a little closer to Logan, whose back was facing him. Milo could feel the warmth radiating from him, and when a cold breeze went through the room he shuffled even closer.
When he did so, he felt his knees touching Logan's legs, and his eyes shot wide open. If he retracted his legs now, would that seem like he didn't want to be close to Logan? And would that offend Logan? But if he kept his knees there, wouldn't it be all way too soon? Wouldn't it be weird?
Milo was panicking inside, and by the time he had to make his decision it was already way too late to retract his knees from Logan. Keeping them there, Milo closed his eyes and let the silence calm him down again. And when he fell asleep next to Logan he might have shuffled even a little bit closer, just to feel his warmth.
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Among the Stars
Teen FictionMilo, a young boy who lives on a distant planet just another galaxy away, could easily be described by any one of us as an 'alien'. After all, he and his species are very different from humans, what with their wings and connected minds. But to them...
