Sleeping Beauty(5sos Ot4)

a cute malum chapter uwu 😌

"Mikey? where are you?" Calum shouts down the hall, hoping to hear his boyfriends voice shout to him from somewhere close. when he doesnt hear a response he goes to the boys room and checks it quickly, not seeing the smaller boy anywhere in the space.

where could he be?

Cal quickly picks up his phone and calls Ashton- he's closer to Mikey than Luke is, and he answers on the second ring.

"yeah?" his gruff voice comes through the speaker, sending a light chill down Calums spine- but he brushes it off quickly.

"is mike with you? hes nowhere around the house."

a sigh comes from the other end, "no. we're going to dinner tonight after he gets out of school. he has a class right now," duh. Calum kicks himself, he should've known that.

"oh yeah," he chuckles nervously, embarrassed that his boyfriend knew more about Michael than he did. "so..dinner huh?"

the line goes quiet for a second before Ashton answers with a tight voice, "yeah. we just need to talk about a few things, I dont think he's doing very well right now."

Confusion struck Calums face as he sits on the couch, "why? what happened? is he okay?"

he'd be the first to admit he didnt spend as much time with the smaller boy that he used to, Luke always wanted to be around and..Calum wasnt necessarily the best at finding balance with those type of things.

His boyfriend sighs over the phone again, "ask him cal. it may make him feel better, I've got to go. Bye." he says curtly before hanging up.

Calum lowered the Phone from his ear and scoffed, what was Ashton's problem? Damn. He turned and faced the tv to watch another episode of the office- Michael didnt have to know- and after it he heard the front door click open.

He waited until he heard Mikey's shoes hit the wood flooring in their livingroom, to turn the tv off.

"Hey, come sit by me. Please?" Cal calls and is given a sigh in return.

"I really dont feel like watching tv today Calum. I'll be in my room," the younger boy says before Calum turns and watches him walk to his room.

Calum? He hasnt been called that from Mikey in almost three years, not in casual conversation anyways. So he gets up and follows the boy and knocks on his bedroom door before opening it slowly, to be greeted with Michael laying in bed- facing the opposite direction of the door.

"mikey....what's wrong?" he asks softly, concern laced in his voice, he knows hes screwed up these past few weeks but right now he just wants to be there for his best friend. not his boyfriend.

"nothing, I'm fine. I'm tired, lemme sleep." Michael groans from the bed and kicks his shoes off, before pulling the blanket over his body.

Calum sighs and walks over and sits on the corner, turning to face the "sleeping" boy, "hey..come on. just talk to me." he says before touching the boys leg, who jerks it from under his touch.

"I don't want to talk. I want to sleep, Calum."

The raven haired boy's blood boils (say that 10xs fast lmao yikes) at the mention of his name again, "what's with that? you never call me Calum. What happened Mikey?"

Suddenly the smaller boy sat up and faced his best friend, "why? why do you care so much right now? why didnt you care yesterday when I spent the whole day in my room crying? why dont you care any other time? oh. its because you're so worried about fucking Luke." he says standing up and pulling out a black backpack from high school.

Calums jaw dropped and he stared while Michael threw clothes into the bag, then walked down the hall to the bathroom. He got up and followed closely behind, "what the fuck do you mean? I'm always here for you!"

Michael let out a sarcastic laugh, "yeah, right. that's why I was crying with Ashton yesterday and not you...right?"

Calums face flushed red with anger as the smaller boy pushed past him, to go back into his room, "I didnt even know you were fucking upset! you bottle shit up, actually let me in for once!"

Michael turned around quickly and stared at his best friend, hatred flashing through his eyes, "you want me to open up? you want me to FUCKING open up Calum?! Fine." he exclaimed before taking in a deep breath, "you make me feel like shit Cal! Everyday its fucking something else! In high school I was fat, now what is it? What does Luke have that I dont?! Am I not masculine enough? Should I strut around in fucking riding boots acting like your prince charming Cal? Should i throw myself at you every chance i get? Should i pretend that being blond is a fucking personality trait?! I'm sorry I'm not that for you Cal, I'm sorry that I- Michael Clifford, you're best friend- isnt good enough for you. And if I'm not good enough for you," Michael let out a sigh, tears in his eyes, "I dont know who I am good enough for."

Calum stood there and stared as his best friend cried in front of him, clutching his overnight bag while rubbing his eyes with his hands. He swallowed the bubble in his throat, for it only to return and start burning. His eyes begin to well and he turns and sighs, about the conflicts that are arising with their relationship.

Finally he reached over and pulled Michael's hands away from his eyes, "you'll get a headache if you keep doing that." he mutters and the boy pulls his hands away from him, but he quickly pulls him back into a hug.

"I'm sorry Michael, I didnt...I didnt know," he muttered into the boys fluffy hair to receive a scoff, and a shove to the chest.

when the smaller boy steps away he glares at his best friend with teary eyes, "yeah. no shit." he quickly turns and shoves his charger and laptop into the overnight bag and heads down the hall, with Calum following close behind.

"where are you going? you can't just leave- we need to talk," he called as he watched Michael go to the door and open it, hesitating to walk out.

"I just...I need to breathe for a second Calum. We havent had any time apart in almost four years...maybe it's time for that." he says, his throat burning with tears as he turns his head so the Calum cant see him cry, "I'll be back before you know it. I love you Cally." he whispers, barely loud enough for his best friend to hear, before walking out and shutting the door behind him.

After a few seconds the tears fall from Calum's eyes and he let's out a loud sob, finally realizing what was happening, "I know it Mikey...I know."
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I listened to Never Say Never by The Fray while writing this and by the end of it I was actually sobbing.

me: wants to read a good fic where everything ends up happy in the end

also me: aha fuck that im an author I can fuck with peoples emotions.

sorry :( love you guys!
💖- kam