(Luke)
(1 month later)
"Thank you San Fran Cisco you've been amazing! Goodnight!" i run off stage still hyped from the adrenaline the crowd gives me. i chug down a water bottle and grab my phone when i get back into my dressing room. I sigh when i click it on to find 10 messages but none are from the one person i wish they were from.
i've kept my promise, i've kept in contact with All three of them, though Michael never texts me back. I message them everyday about where i am and how the concert was, I'm doing my best to forget the heartbreak, but when they tell me Michael has gone back to the same closed off person he was years before,i start to doubt my decision to leave was the best choice.
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(Michael)
"Mikey come on, please, come with us. you used to come all the time when Luke was here" Cal lets the word slip and immediately apologizes. i frown. they are walking on eggshells around me. it's like im 15 all over again and my parent's just died.
"no" i whisper, continuing to brush Eclipses mane. He seems to know Luke isn't coming back. His ears are back and he doesn't run around with Blaze anymore. he is acting like Levi did when i was in the hospital, except the difference is Levi got me back.
"Please Mikey? we know you're hurting but let us in, were scared you will go back to how you were years ago. you didnt let us in and we almost lost you. " Ashton begs. i shake my head again.
"we know you get his messages. why do you ignore him? he's making an effort to show you he is serious."
"because if i let him in now, when i've just come to terms with never seeing him again, i don't know how to cope. I have to move on, and if ignoring him is the way to do it then so be it." I turn away signaling that i'm done talking. they sigh but leave me alone.
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(6 months later)
"we thought you might like to know he's in Tokyo right now. although you probably know and just dont care. He cares about you Mikey why cant you see that?" Ash asks one day when he and cal come to my room. i'm laying on my bed just staring at the ceiling.
"he sent us a demo of his album and single. we thought you should listen to them." Cal says, placing something on the foot of my bed before both of them leave the room again. i sigh and sit up. the thing Calum placed on my bed was an Ipod. i pick it up and flip it over in my hand. there's an engraving on the back. "LRH" Luke's? I decide what the hell, what harm can it do to listen to it, and go in search of headphones.
when i find then i plug them in and hesitate. do i want to do this? i flip the device over and over in my hands before just saying fuck it and going to the music. there is only one album on it so i click play and the first song that comes up sounds really familiar. i start to smile when i realize he chose Figure Me Out as his first single. it's not till the second song comes on that i completely zone out. letting the music speak to me.
She's a city girl,
Flashes lead her down the runway,
She's my airplane,
Stares at the sun,
Looks down on everyone,
And keeps rocking her new shades, her new shades.
I'm a city boy,
Living in the shadows of Times Square,
Praying to go somewhere,
And everyday I turn to gold and rock my shades,
And I will make it through this night alive, alive.
Can you find me,
In the midst of a crowd,
And do you dream of me when the lights go down,
And do you breathe me in the smoke from your cigarettes,
Do you feel me with every breath?
She's my high school sweatheart,
She keeps her red lipstick on,
And every morning she wakes up,
Puts on her make up, and sings my song,
And I will make it through this night alive, alive.
Can you find me,
In the midst of a crowd,
And do you dream of me when the lights go down,
And do you breathe me in the smoke from your cigarettes,
Do you feel me with every breath?
I'm an old school pop star, shaking up her nine-noon angles,
Pinned up by angels,
Can't catch my breath to speak,
Can't keep my monsters outta me
And I will make it through this night alive, alive.
Can you find me,
In the midst of a crowd,
And do you dream of me when the lights go down,
And do you breathe me in the smoke from your cigarettes,
Do you feel me with every breath?
Can you find me,
In the midst of a crowd,
And do you dream of me when the lights go down,
And do you breathe me in the smoke from your cigarettes,
Do you feel me with every breath?" is this the second single? because if it is, it's amazing.... i stare in awe at the device in my hand playing Luke's brand new songs. I guess this is the music he wanted to make. (an: I based most of Luke's sound and how he want's to write music on The Summer Set's music)
I click play on the next one and that one,called Maybe Tonight, doesn't fail to impress either.
" So maybe tonight we'll start all over.
Like it's the first day of our lives.
Right here and now, second chances.
Maybe we'll finally get it right.
Maybe tonight. maybe tonight.
Maybe tonight. maybe tonight.
It's almost midnight. feeling alright.
Raise your glass when times are tough."I sigh, clicking off of the music for a moment to see how many songs he has already. "Figure Me Out, Can You Find Me, Maybe Tonight, Legendary, Fly Away, November, Perfect, Airplanes, Don't Let Me Go" I read off. hmm.. only 9? maybe he's making more? oh well. i click the music back on and let it play through all the songs. I lay back on my bed again and close my eyes.
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(1 month later)
By now it's been almost a year and i like to think i did a good job not letting myself think about Luke but i know that's a lie. Everyday Luke sends a message to Ashton, Calum and I about where he is, it's impossible not to think about him. but i get on with my work and it feels like everything is just getting back to normal, like Luke was never even here.
"hey Mikey, can you go check on Eclipse? I think he's broken the latch on his door again" John asks me when i return to the house after feeding the chickens and collecting their eggs. I place the basket on the counter for John to take and nod, turning on my heal to head to the barn. i am apparently so on autopilot these days that i completely walk pass really familiar bags on the floor and don't even notice the smirk on John's face.
"ok, Eclipse what have you been up-" I start to say as i walk up to his stable but i trail off when there is someone there in front of his door. The tall, boy, i'm assuming because of the ripped jeans and hoodie pulled up over their head, is stroking Eclipse's mane and whispering to him while kissing his nose.
"Hey! you cant be near him! he doesn't like people he doesn't know!" I shout to the stranger that has yet to turn to face me. Since Luke left eclipse has gotten really standoffish. He only allows me and john to go near him. He doesn't even let Ash or Cal near him.
The stranger laughs and continues to pet him. "have you forgotten already that he's mine?" they say without looking at me,which makes me stop in my tracks.
"Luke?" i whisper more to myself than to him. he finally lets go of the horse and turns to face me. my breath is caught in my chest.
"what are you doing here?" i growl in anger at him, getting over my initial sock. he looks back at me with wide eyes.
"Mikey wha-"
"don't call me that"
"what? why? what's wrong?" he frowns. i glare at him.
"why did you come back?" i ask, still glaring at him and crossing my arms over my chest.
"I told you i would come back. " he says, confusion in his expression.
"ya and i told you not to" i Mumble, turning away and storming out of the stable, back to the house.
"Michael!" he shouts. i can hear his footfalls, meaning he's following me.
"Just go away Luke!" i shout. opening and slamming the screen door shut angrily behind me.
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This Old Town ✖️Muke
FanfictionMichael Lives on Luke's uncle's ranch in a rural part of New south Whales, just outside of Sydney's city and bordering the Blue Mountains region. Michael's Parents died when he was 15 leading to him being taken in by a long time family friend. Luke...
