Adventures of M+N

Adventures In Persuasion

Writing Prompt: "Remember that time you did that thing and something happened. That ended all right, didn't it?"

     "Nova!" Miles yells as he walks in my door. "I need your opinion on something." He walks into the kitchen where I'm eating cereal at my counter because its freaking 8 in the morning. I don't even know why I'm awake and eating so why is Miles awake and at my house? "Oh your eating cereal." He states as he starts rummaging through my cupboards. 

"Yep. What do you need my advice on?" I ask as he sits down across from me eating some cereal too. 

"So I want to do this idea I have but I don't think it will end well." He tells me. "So do you think I should do my idea even if it ends horribly?" 

"Well you have had good ideas before so how do you know this will end bad?" I ask back. 

"Because it's me and things work out that way sometimes." 

"Well not all the time. Like remember that time you did that thing and something happened. That ended alright, didn't it?" I ask as I walk over to my sink to clean my bowl out. 

"Oh you mean that idea I had to set things on fire and ended up setting a chair on fire? Like that?" He asks while giving me a pointed look. I turn around and walk back to my seat across from him. 

"No not like that time. How about the day when you came up with the idea to go to the Constellation Observation Room and we had a great day?" I asked him.

"Ok so that was a great idea, but I've had bad ideas too. A lot of them in fact." 

"We all have bad ideas and even during your bad ideas I still have an unbelievable amount of fun. Whenever I'm with you I have an unbelievable amount of fun." I tell him as I walk to his side of the counter. He turns his chair so he is staring at my eyes at eye level. 

"You really have fun when I have bad ideas?" He asks looking so unsure of himself. I hate when he gets this way. 

"Yes, I love all of your ideas whether they're good or bad because I have so much fun." I tell him as I grab his shoulders to keep him from turning his body away from me.

"Thank you Nova. I hate that you have to deal with all my faults and-" 

"Hey did you say faults?" He nods his head. "Faults don't matter. We all have them and it's a human feature. You're just lucky that your faults are almost non-existent in my eyes." He just nods his head and pulls me into a hug. I immediately hug back. 

"I don't know what I'd do without you in my life Nova." He mumbles into the side of my head. I squeeze him one last time before letting go of him. 

"It's way too early for all of this. So what is your idea anyway?" I ask. I mostly said that first part so he would think of something other then himself and his faults. I return to my original seat.

"The idea doesn't even matter anymore." He says as he gets up to wash out his bowl. He sits back down and notices that I was tracking his every movement to see if he meant what he said. 

"Are you sure about that Miles?" I ask with concern lacing my voice. 

"I am absolutely sure." He tells me with confidence. 

"So this means I'm not going to hear the idea?" I ask with hope that I would hear it. 

"Nope your not." He says as he starts rummaging through my fridge. He pulls out a water bottle and sits back down giving me teasing smile. 

"That's unfair though. You walk into my house at 8 in the morning not even knowing if I'm awake while yelling my name as usual. Than you walk into my kitchen and eat some of my cereal as you ask my opinion on whether or not you should do an idea that might end badly. Then we have a heart-felt moment. Then you refuse to tell me your secret idea. I won't stand for this Miles!" 

"You're gonna have to Nova!" He exclaims mocking my tone. He gives me another smile then gets up and walks into my living room. I follow him into the living and watch him lazily flop onto the couch. I stand in front of him with my hands on my hips. 

"Miles! You're leaving me on a cliff-hanger and you know I hate that." I say after realizing we were getting nowhere. I flop down next to him and 'accidentally' elbow his stomach. 

"What was that for Nova?!" He exclaims while lightly hitting my arm back. 

"That's for not telling me your idea." I say bitterly. 

He chuckles. I roll my eyes at his chuckles which only makes him start laughing harder. I can't help the small smile that makes it's way onto my face. How has he been my best friend for 10 years? 

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Thank you for reading this chapter that is probably just as bad as the others! Hope you return for another. What do you think of them and their friendship? What do you think Miles idea was? What do you think about the chapter over all? 

I'll stop talking so you can keep reading now. Okay Bye! *Waves Goodbye*