Thick As Thieves [Mikey Way]

I woke up to Mikey shaking me.
It wasn’t light out yet.

He looked at me, concerned.

"What?" I grumbled.

He bit his lip.

"You were talking in your sleep." He answered quietly, almost as if he was afraid.

"What was I saying?" I asked, just expecting it be something about my sister or something.

He chewed on his bottom lip and I'll admit, It was pretty fucking hot.

"I know you're with me honey, but we're going straight to hell."

I'm sure I paled slightly.
I know that line.
I've used it many-a time.

I quickly rolled over and closed my eyes tight, hoping to forget that.

I know you're with me honey, But we're going straight to hell.

I should probably explain.

In vampire hunter youth, it was a commonly used phrase.
Young hunters would, like me, would go down to the prisons where they kept the vampyres to be executed,and stand outside the bars just far away where they couldn’t be grabbed.
They would say this, basically saying that there was no chance of them getting into heaven for what they did.
It sounds horrible but it isn't all bad.
It also means that the hunters acknowledge that they won't either.
They know they'll be going to the same place, only they have the bragging rights to say they survived longer than them.

Why would I mumble that in my sleep?

I mean, unless I'm dying, I shouldn’t have even thought of that.


I'm not dying, am I?

***

I woke up just as the sun was setting that afternoon.

My sleep was riddled with nightmares, but apparently they weren't enough to wake up Mikey, who was sleeping soundly beside me.
He looked kinda adorable in his sleep.

I got up and walked out onto the balcony, looking over the edge at the sun setting.
I smiled slightly.
I rarely ever saw that.
I rarely slept either but that’s not the point.

It was quiet and calm out of that balcony.
The cool breeze was blowing my hair every which-way and stinging my eyes, but in a good way.
It was just nice.

I sighed and closed my eyes, listening to the sound of the birds settling in for the night and the breeze rustling the leaves of the trees all around us while the first crickets of the night began chirping their song.
It’s a rare sound, and you really have to listen for it, but hearing them all combined it truly amazing.
It's just settling.
It feels almost normal.
Although, nothing has been normal for a while now.

"Hey, you're up early."

Hearing Mikey's voice snapped me out of my thoughts and I smiled, turning around.

"Yeah. Good morning." I greet him and he smiles, tiredly running a hand through his messy bedhead.

I smiled.
He's adorable in the mornings.

I even stopped scolding myself for commenting to myself about him.
Why deny myself the simple pleasures in life?
Whether it be eating that last piece of chocolate or admiring Mikey.
Two very different things but fuck you all.

He just smiled.

"Good morning." He said, walking over and leaning on the railing next to me.

The sun had only just disappeared and the moon was shining bright in the sky.

"Hey, do you wanna take the first shower? I'm gonna go make sure the guys are awake. They didn’t all have you in their bed to wake them up." Mikey said and I chuckled, nodding.

"Okay. You go do that." I said and walked back inside,

He chuckled and kissed my cheek before walking out and leaving me a blushing mess.

I quickly ran into the bathroom, still with a deep red blush on my face, taking a shower and hoping my blush would fade by the time Mikey got back.

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