To the moon ♡ muke

1 - so close but so far away☽

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Ever since Luke understood what money was and what effect it had on people he wanted none of it. That, of course, was completely impossible while he was living in a huge mansion and got everything he ever asked for.

His close family was okay with that and completely understanding, his grandparents, on the other hand, weren't.

Luke was the first in the family after his great-great-grandma that got a space-related tattoo, indicating he held a very rare source of magic. Suddenly, the Hemmings family started to donate considerable amounts of money to The Shelter of Magic, knowing their grandson will once be attending the school.

The school with years of history finally got what a lot of space magic students wished for.

Observatory.

It wasn't big but it had all the technology one would need to observe space and get to know the universe.

That was the only gift that was expensive and was meant for Luke that he liked. He also loved how it wasn't useful just for him but for every other person who was connected to the strong force of the universe.

"We knew we'd find you here."

Luke almost dropped his brush and ruin the masterpiece he was working on for the entire summer. Turning back he saw his brothers, Jack and Ben walking towards where he was sitting. He used the giant telescope they had to add the small details his eye couldn't spy while observing the sky from his home window and with his binoculars.

"That's beautiful Lukey," Ben praised the picture of the star constellations.

"You say that about everything I paint. Why are you here?"

"Geez Luke," Jack said in a voice he used to imitate their mother. "Why can't you just presume we missed you and wanted to see your artwork."

Luke smiled to himself and added the last highlight on one of the stars. "Because this artwork has been in my room for the entire summer and none of you said a thing."

Ben found two chairs so they could all seat and admire the painting.

"Have you seen him?"

Luke rolled his eyes. "Yes."

"What is he like?" Jack quickly asked.

"He..." The youngest turned towards his brothers and explained quietly. "He has this bright red hair and green eyes. I'm pretty sure I've seen horns peeking out of his hair and a pointy red tail between his legs."

The brothers stared at Luke with their mouths wide open before they looked at each other and back at Luke. They looked like they were in trans so Luke touched their noses with his brush and started laughing.

"That's not funny Luke," Ben said angrily. "You can't trust him, he's a Clifford."

"Have you ever even met him?" Accusing voice of their sixteen years old brother made both of them listen. "You've never even talked to one Clifford in your entire life and you're willing to judge that boy over a fight that happened years ago. A fight none of us have a clue about. Yes, he can be a horrible person, and maybe, like you, he's holding grudges but you have no right to judge him before either of you have even talked to him."

"Sorry." Jack and Ben said in unison. They were used to their younger brother scolding them, his element made him more open-minded so they could barely keep up with him.

Luke smiled and nodded. "What I did hear was that he's a year older than me but he got his tattoo later than the rest of us so he'll be in some of my classes."

"That's weird. That only happens to people who possess more than one element."

"That I don't know. I've only heard what I know from Lia who heard it from Liam and that he was told by Calum."

"How does Liam's boyfriend know Michael?" Jack asked.

"I think they live in the same area or something. Also, they're roommates."

After his brothers left Luke put everything away and stored his painting in the professor's cabinet. That privilege had nothing to do with his last name but with the fact he spent most of his free time in the observatory and gained his trust.

Luke wasn't surprised when he found Ashton still awake when he returned.

"You know you should really start bringing your phone with you. It's been ringing nonstop."

"Sorry." Luke sighed. "My parents just heard the news that Michael Clifford is in the same building as their precious sons."

"How did they take it?"

Luke glanced over the messages. "My mother said she had to move me from the list of tutors so I wouldn't become his. Just in case."

"That's harsh. Why do your families even hate each other?"

"I don't know." Luke found his pyjama and took them into their ensuite bathroom. "Money I guess. When did anything in my family got anything to do with something that wasn't money?"

Ashton nodded. "Also Lia came by."

"Were you nice to her?" For some reason, Luke's best friends hated each other and he spent most of his time trying to spend an equal amount of time with both of them so none would get offended.

"The nicest."

Luke gave him a stern look.

"I was, I swear. Apparently, she lost or dislocated her books again and wanted to see if you'd help her find them. She seemed desperate to find them."

"Why?"

"I wasn't sure but then I meet Liam at the gym and he told me that she met this guy who had wrote her number in her book and now she can't find it."

"That explains a dozen missed calls from her."

Before Luke went to sleep he decided on observing the sky just a bit longer. The moon was close to full and his tattoo was warming up whenever he'd look at it.

He wasn't sure why that happened but it made him feel happy.

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