off limits || m.c

21: he is a kitten

it was sunday morning. great.

i go downstairs & find michael and luke awake eating cereal.

"morning!"

"morning."

"you okay?"

"didn't sleep until 5. what time is it?"

"9."

"wowww. so you only slept for 4 hours?"

"i guess so."

"that sucks."

i walk over and grab myself some cereal and sit with the guys.

"sooo. when are you gonna break up with calum?"

"what?!" luke said as he spit out some of his cereal.

"yeah, wasn't it obvious? i never wanted to date him."

"well then."

"i'm breaking up with him later today."

"breaking up with who?" a sleepy ashton said while walking down the stairs, rubbing his right eye.

"nothin."

"you're breaking up with cal, aren't ya?"

"yes."

"good. now you won't be dating."

"how is that good?"

"did you not forget?! you're off limits!"

"i thought we were over this ashton."

"never. these guys touch you, their dead."

"okay okay whatever."

later on that day i went up to calum's room.

"hey cal, got a minute?"

"of course babe."

i walked in and closed the door. he sat up from his bed.

"um. you know that we were only together to keep your mum happy right?"

"we were?! well then. now shes happy, lets keep her happy."

"calum. i'm not happy."

"what?! why is my babe sad?"

"i'm not your babe. never will be. at least not in a while."

"your saying..?"

"we're over."

"until..?"

"until what."

"when do you wanna get back together."

"maybe in the future but hell no, not any time soon."

"oh. i see. so you wanna wait until we get married?"

"calum!"

"okay okay. we're over."

"okay."

i started walking out of the room when calum followed behind me.

"one last kiss?"

i chuckled and kissed him on the cheek.

"c'mon--"

"don't push it."

"okay. thanks."

then he went back to his room.

i go back to my room and sigh as i sit down on my bed. couple minutes later, ashton comes in.

"is it done?"

"yes ashton."

"good. if you even dare date another one of the guys, i'm sending you back to australia."

"ashton, thats not fair!"

"i don't want you causing problems, syd!"

"i won't!"

"sydney, we just don't need the drama right now. either way, there's nobody else in the band that likes you like that."

"oh really?"

"yeah. calum was the only one who liked you. michael doesn't like you, luke doesn't like you, i definitely don't like you."

"you're really fucked up you know?"

"and you really need to stop throwing yourself at the guys."

"i don't!"

"just don't."

he scoffs and leaves the room. i get up and walk over to michael's room. i don't knock, i just walk right in. he's lying on his bed, earphones in, eyes closed.

i smile at the sight. he looks like a cute little kitten. he is a kitten. my kitten. i slowly walk over to the other side of his bed and gently lay down beside him.

i put my arm over him and one of his eyes open.

"oh hey," he says taking out one of his earphones.

"hi."

"are you okay?"

"no," i say as i start quietly weeping.

he immediately gets up and runs to his door and locks in. he walks back to the bed and goes back to the same position, only this time he's hugging me.

"what's wrong?" he asks. we're pretty much whispering now.

"nothing."

"don't bullshit me, sydney."

"ashton says nobody in the band likes me. and if he finds out i'm dating someone he's sending me back home."

"well we're not dating. and i like you. actually no i don't."

i start crying a little louder.

"no, no, sydney. you didn't let me finish. i don't like you, i love you."

"when will the earth stop being against us and just let us be happy?"

"never."

"that's actually accurate."

"yep. now stop crying."

"okay okay."

i wipe away my last tears and look up at michael.

"thats better."

"yeah. i uh, i better go."

"what! no!"

"i'm-i'm sorry, um, meet me in the kitchen anytime between 1-5 a.m. any day."

"okay. wait why?"

"because everyone's asleep at that time & nobody will hear us."

"hear us do what?"

i get up and start walking towards the door.

"wait! hear us do what?!"

"ever banged in the kitchen?"

his eyes widened, and his lips turned into a goofy smile.

"kidding," i say as i start walking out the door.

"or am i?" i say, and then send him a wink.