To the moon ♡ muke

25 - when we both fall asleep, underneath the same sky ☽

a warning: this is not the last chapter (even though it might seem so).

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Luke opened his eyes and shut them right away. Surprisingly not because the room was bright, he was in the hospital before and always thought I'd be smart to bring his sunglasses with him. He could spot his grandmother entering the room and seconds later could smell her strong perfume.

"What's he doing here?" She whispered-shouted to what Luke presumed was his grandfather.

"He's Luke's friend, Helen." Her husband answered as calmly as always.

"He's a Clifford. He had no right to be anywhere near my grandson."

Only then Luke noticed the heavy warmth on top of his palm. He opened his eyes and noticed Michael was sitting on a chair next to him and was asleep, leaning on his hospital bed.

He then looked at his grandparents who were still arguing.

"He has more right to be here than you do."

Helen turned around and looked utterly shocked.

"Luke, how dare you say something like that? You have no idea what differences our families have had in the past. It's a disgrace you two even made friends."

Luke said nothing and lifted his hand instead.

"I do know grandma. And I do know those differences as you call them are stupid. He may be Clifford but he is my best friend and my soulmate."

He wasn't sure if anyone knew but Luke wanted to shout it from the top of the world.

"You're kidding right?"

"Helen, we should leave."

Before he could pull her out of the room she turned to Luke. "Don't you dare to bring him home."

"If that's how you think then it won't be my home anymore. Just say the word and I'll leave."

"Where will you go?"

Luke smiled. "How many times this year have I slept home anyway? I avoid you as much as possible plus if you haven't forgotten I turn sixteen in a few months. Then I'll get the money I'm entitled to get because of the share of my magic dad put into the new protective gear. And with that money, I can buy my own place. If I go, believe me, my mum will come with me. And grandma you'll be stupid if you think my brothers would rather live with you than with me."

"We should really go."

His grandma said nothing and left with what to Luke's surprise looked like tears in her eyes.

"You'll regret saying that."

Luke looked down and saw Michael looking at him while holding his hand firmly with his.

He smiled widely at Michael even though the conversation he just had was one of the hardest in his life.

"I won't, Mikey. Believe me. We never talked about my family but there's a reason I spend weekends at school and not at home."