To the moon ♡ muke

26 - you've got stars, they're in your eyes ☽

note: a bit sad at first but a wholesome kissing scene at the end to make it up for the smut that won't be happening in this story.

thank you for showing me your love in the last chapter. you're magical ♡

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No matter how many times Luke turned around his pillow from cold to warm, if his window was closed or open he just couldn't fall asleep.

It's been a while since he's been able to get more than a couple of minutes of rest at the time. More exactly it's been three days and the last time he slept for good four hours was when he was in the hospital on painkillers, with Michael next to him.

He was slowly going insane and in two or so days he'd have to go to school and face his worst fear once again. Being in the center of the attention. All of that seemed such a minor fear right now when whenever Luke would close his eyes it would feel like his hands were tied up and Michael was too far from him to touch.

Finally, he gave up. He was driving himself mad and he knew it was getting noticeable. And Luke didn't want his parents to worry about him even more now when he was home.

He hated how many worries and trouble he caused them and the family hug he shared with his brothers and parents was one of the few memories that helped him calm down when he was all alone.

He picked up the phone and clicked on his favorites list before calling Michael.

Only when he pressed the dial button he noticed it was well over two in the morning but he knew Michael wouldn't be mad.

"Luke?" A raspy voice answered calming Luke a bit already.

"H-hi, Mikey. Sorry for waking you up." He heard moving over the phone and for a moment he thought Michael fell asleep again.

"Don't be. Are you okay?"

Tears gathered in the corners of Luke's eyes and he swallowed them down. "I can't sleep."

"Is there something wrong?" Michael's voice was so calm it made Luke laugh.

"I don't know. Maybe we were kidnaped for a couple of days and now I just can't get that thought out of my head. When we were there everything seemed so surreal, you know? Like you told me you loved me and I was literally tied up for hours at the time. It was like a dream. Now, whenever I close my eyes I'm reliving it."

"I know Lukey. I blame myself that it happened but then so do you and everyone else. But unfortunately, it did happen. I try to just carry the best of what happened from it and that's you. When I feel bad I look at my tattoo and realize that this made us stronger. I'm alive, I'm free and I have someone who'll love me for the rest of my life."

Luke smiled and looked at his moon tattoo. "I love you."

"I do too. A lot."

When his breathing finally calmed down he turned the light off and lied back down.

"Did you sleep at all since you've been released from the hospital?"

"Not really. I-I miss you. I can't wait to see you on Monday."

There was a silence on the other side for a second or two. "What about me and my driver come and pick you up on Sunday after lunch? We could go on that date I asked you on and we could be at school on Sunday already and sleep a bit longer on Monday."