Art by @H0n3yK1tt3n
TW: Swearing
[Michael POV]
It was horrifying. Watching him dying like that. To think he almost lost Jeremy scared Michael. But for now, he was okay. He was just resting. Michael should've gotten some rest too, but he couldn't sleep. Michael decided that to help Jeremy feel better, he would buy him a little gift. He quickly wrote a note to Jeremy about where he would be and left it on the counter. Michael checked on Jeremy one last time. He was curled up on the couch, sleeping. Michael smiled a little and left the apartment.
Time skip brought to you by B A T S
He looked across the many shelves in the shop to find something cute for Jeremy. His eyes caught on a chubby bat plushie. Its face was stuck in a constant OwO face. The plushie was big enough that Jeremy could easily wrap his arms around it. It was perfect for him. Just as Michael grabbed it off the shelf, a familiar girl turned the corner.
"Hey Michael!" Christine said in her normal cheery tone. "Whatcha got there?" She eyed the plushie.
"Oh this? It's for Jeremy.." Michael mumbled.
"Ooooh, a gift for Jewemy I thee." Rich popped his head around the corner. He was here too?
"What..?" Michael was still tired from panicking over Jeremy last night.
"It'th obviouth you like him. Why elthe would you be buying gifth for him?"
"No..I just wanted to help him feel better, so I buying him this." Michael held up the plushie, partially to hide his blushing face. It's flimsy wings flopped over to one side.
"Riiight." Rich said with a smirk. Christine hit him on the arm jokingly. Michael began panicking again. He wanted to get out of there.
"Rich, stop!" She giggled. "You're embarrassing him!" Michael just left to pay for his stuff.
"Michael?" He heard Christine call after him.
"We were jutht joking." Rich said. Michael grabbed the plushie and left. Thinking about Jeremy made him feel miserable. He wanted to tell him how he felt but he would run the risk of fucking everything up with Jeremy. But if he held his feelings back any longer, he was going to break soon.
He bumped into someone in front of him. The man wore a dark blue trench coat. He turned around and glared at Michael with piercing blue eyes.
"O-oh... sorry... Didn't see you there.." The man ran a hand through his hair, which was light blue at the tips.
"No problem kid, hey can I ask you something?"
"What?" The mysterious man's eyes pierced through Michael again.
"Do you know any vampires?" Terror struck through Michael. Was this the guy who was trying to kill Jeremy when they first met? The "hunter" that Jeremy talked about in his nightmares? "Specifically a vampire named Jeremy?" Michael tried his best to stay calm, knowing Jeremy's life was possibly at stake if he answered wrong.
"N-no, vampires.... vampires don't exis-"
"YES THEY DO!" The man lunged forward, rage filling his cold, blue eyes. Tears of fear filled Michael's eyes. "THEY EXIST AND THEY ARE MONSTERS!" The man had backed Michael into an alley. Shaking, Michael backed himself up against the back wall of the alley.
"Please... just.. just leave me alone.." Michael half whispered, trying not to cry. He held the bat plushie tight against his chest. The man squinted and curled his lips back in disgust. Or anger. Possibly both. He turned and walked away.
"..I'll find that stupid vampire...." He muttered under his breath as he turned the corner. Michael urged his legs to start bolting for the apartment, but he was frozen in shock. Finally, Michael managed to stumble forward. Slowly, he made his way home.
[Jeremy POV]
Jeremy woke up to see Michael not there. He panicked at first, but then he saw a note on the kitchen counter. He carefully got up to read it.
I'm going to the store really quick, I'll be back soon. If you need anything, text or call me. For now, just get some rest. See you soon!
~Michael
Jeremy smiled. He laid back down on the couch and turned on the TV. He must've dozed off because the next thing he knew, Michael was gently shaking Jeremy awake. Michael held a plushie up to him.
"Hey... I got you a lil' gift." It was a bat, big enough for Jeremy to wrap his arms around. Its face was stuck in a constant OwO face. Just looking at it made Jeremy smile.
"Thanks," Jeremy said, cheerfully. Michael smiled back, but something was wrong. Michael's eyes looked worried... scared even. "You okay?" he asked, sitting up. Michael put his hand on Jeremy's shoulder.
"I'm fine, you need to rest though," Jeremy slowly laid back down, hugging the plushie. "I'll go fix you something to eat, okay?"
"Oh... okay.."
Time skip brought to you by cronchy bathbombs
[Michael POV]
They stayed up late watching movies. In between them was their 4th or 5th bowl of popcorn. Jeremy sat there next to Michael, cross-legged with the bat plushie in his lap. Jeremy named the plushie Twink. Michael didn't know how Jeremy knew that word yet didn't know what it actually meant.
"I'll name her... Twink!"
"What?"
"You know, like the candy." Michael knew that Jeremy meant Twinkies but Jeremy looked so happy with the plushie that Michael didn't have it in him to tell Jeremy what it actually meant.
"Right, like the candy."
They were watching The Lion King and they where at the scene where Scar threw Mufasa off the cliff.
"Long live the king.."
Michael began falling asleep. How long has it been since he slept? Well, he woke up at 2 am to comfort Jeremy, took him to get milkshakes, was taking care of him from 3 am to 4 am, and he couldn't sleep because he was too worried about Jeremy. So its been awhile.
[Jeremy POV]
Michael's head fell onto Jeremy's shoulder. He had fallen asleep. Jeremy felt his face heat up.
"Uh.. Michael?" He didn't want to wake him up. Michael looked so peaceful. Jeremy smiled softly. He turned the volume down on the movie so Michael could sleep. Around midnight, Jeremy drifted off too. They both just slept on the couch, cuddled up in their blankets.
[Unedited, sorry if there are any spelling/grammar errors]
Sorry this chapter took a little longer, I just came back from New York. Thanks for reading and stay tuned for the next chapter.
~Space Boy
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