Shadow Play

9.Mountain Sound

     A/N: Hi everyone. Sorry that this took so long to get finished. Between working two jobs and that fact that for a moment I thought I was going to be sent out on the road for work I haven't had a whole lot of time. That and just being a bit depressed it was hard to motivate myself to finish the editing. I promise it won't be as long between updates. That being said I might start doing slightly shorter updates for both this and Bourne Identity in order to get them finished quicker. That way I get less overwhelmed with the workload and you all don't have to wait as long.

Also, I HAVE A NEW FIC THAT I'VE STARTED. I'm very excited about it right now. It's a nice change of pace to explore new characters, dynamics, and a new AU. It's actually been very helpful with the writer's block that I've been having with everything else! So if you like BLUR and GORILLAZ please do me a favor and go check out CHARTS OF DARKNESS!!!

I really hope you all like this. Thanks for sticking it out with me while I've been lagging behind. Let me know what you think. Love you all <333

was supposed to be an afternoon nap quickly turned into Miles letting Alex sleep through the night. They would need to get up early to head out of the city anyways so he might as well let him get some rest. If he had been that tired then he must have needed it. Sometimes Miles forgets that Alex is a teenager. Although he's an adult in the eyes of society and the law he's still just a kid. He's growing both physically and mentally and if he needs the sleep then who is Miles to stop him from getting it. Although he'd love to wake him up and go for a walk in the park or something of the sort, he resisted knowing they would have plenty of time to spend together in the coming days. Eventually, he decided to join him in bed.

By the time morning came Alex had forgotten that Miles was there with him. He rolled over, not expecting to be faced with the now shaved headed man. The new look shocked him a bit as he'd only seen it at the rave before. He would have been less startled with a face covered in hair on the pillow next to him, but like this Miles' features were fully revealed. Somehow it made him look more masculine and older in the most positive way. Alex had to admit, he found the new look intensely attractive, drawing him in like a moth to the flame as he reached out a hand subconsciously to run it across Miles newly smooth scalp, but he stopped at the last second. This is the only time he's been awake before Miles and had a chance to examine his features without feeling awkward about it. He decided to take advantage of the opportunity a little longer.

Miles doesn't wake up until his alarm beeps on his phone. It startled Alex, making him look away quickly. He attempted to look like he was still asleep which might have been more convincing had he not been leaning up on his elbows already. That and he had nearly jumped out of his skin due to the sudden noise. Miles reached over to grab his phone from beside the bed, hitting the option to snooze rather than turn it off. He rolled over, putting an arm around Alex and slipping a leg between the smaller boy's thigh. He sighs, pressing his face against Alex's shoulder making a humming sound. Alex can't help but blush, he makes a slightly distressed noise and heard Miles stifle a laugh.

"How long have you been awake?" Miles asked without moving from his position pressed against Alex's body.

"Not long..." Alex admits. He knows by now that when Miles asks a question he expects it to be answered. He won't ask it a second time.

"And what were you doing?" Miles asked although knows already.

"Just looking...at you," Alex said, this would be a great time to either roll away or get up, but Miles has got him trapped so he can't escape the situation.

"Nothing wrong with that Alex. I do it quite often when you're sleeping," Miles said

"Why? I'm really nothing special to look at," Alex shrugged, sitting up and looking down at his toes as he wiggled them underneath the thin sheets.