"Michael, why are you holding that paper that was in my table?" Luke asks again, his heart beating louder.

The students keep entering without even noticing them which was quite good for Luke and Michael to have this conversation.

When Michael doesn't answer again, Luke just takes the paper out of his hands and read it.

"Michael." Luke feels his heart beating faster now.

This note was so intense. Luke needs to know.

"Did you see who left this?" the blonde asks and Michael sighs, mentally thanking to Luke's mom for making a son so dumb - not that he didn't love it.

"No. I was entering in the classroom and I saw the ticket so I decided to read it." Mike high-fives himself inside his head for not stuttering "I'm sorry."

"Do you think I'm stupid?" Luke questions and Michael freezes.

Shit.

The teacher walks in and Michael thanks god he doesn't have to finish this conversation.

"I'll talk to you after class, Gordon. I need to know if you know." the blonde winks and the now green-haired boy dies internally.

~•~•~•~•~•

"Michael!"

Michael did hear Luke calling him but instead of stopping he just starts walking faster getting out of the school.

5 minutes passed and Michael doesn't hear Luke anymore so he turns around to see if he was not after him anymore.

"Mikey." the blonde holds Michael's hand and Michael notices Luke is breathing heavily so he assumes the blonde ran to catch him "Why are you avoiding me?"

"W-what?" the colourful head asks.

Luke raises an eyebrow when he realizes Michael is close to tears.

Blue eyes lock with green and both hearts stop.

"I'm sorry." Michael whispers before breaking down in Luke's arms.

"Mike." Luke says. He hates seeing his friends crying.

He wishes he could save Michael from whatever that was haunting him.

When Michael' sobs calm down he looks deeply in Luke's eyes again.

"Why am I like this?" Mike asks while Luke gets confused.

"Like what? Beautiful?" the words leave Luke's mouth before he can realize it.

Michael can't help but smile. However, deep down, he is so broken.

"I can't control my emotions, you know? And I've been doing this stupid thing that I have no way to avoid now and with all of this going on in my head sometimes I just breakdown because I'm so alone."

Luke seems confused but then he smiles again and Michael tell Luke he loves him again, mentally of course.

"First of all, you are not alone, Mikey. Please remember that I'm here. With you."

No, you're not.

"Second, it's not your fault dumbass. If you're damaged because of everything it's normal you'll eventually break. But that doesn't mean you have to break alone."

Michael wants to punch himself. Why did he have to start to write those tickets? How would he tell Luke?

Luke finds himself taking the boy's hand what eventually makes Michael's heart beat faster.

"Do you want to come over? I know you're having problems at home and Liz loves you so she would be totally fine. And you can have a manly conversation with mister Andy and pretend I'm not there. Just like the old times." 

And when Michael laughs, Luke smiles. And Michael finds this the right moment to put a new paper in Luke's pocket without him noticing.

"Without you I feel broke like I'm half of a whole, without you I've got no hand to hold."

-We The Kings

He didn't have one ready. That would be a bit stalkerish. He just had already written the tomorrow one.

"A manly conversation with your dad seems perfect. Why aren't we there yet?" Michael manages to smile between sobs.