I Don't Know the Awkward Stranger to my Right
I Need Your Love Like A Boy Needs His Mother's Side
~*POV Tony*~
The kiss with Mike was over all too soon. When he pulled away, I quickly looked at the floor and bit my lip. I don't know how to feel anymore, so he wanted to kiss me... That's good I guess, I don't know, I can't help but think that this is some kind of bull shit. I ruffled my hair with my hand, sort of a nervous habit of mine I guess.
"Tony, look at me," Mike instructed, putting his hand on my thigh.
I followed his instructions and peered at him from behind my bangs. He looked so happy, I felt myself blush like a schoolgirl at the sight of his smile.
"Turtle," he said, my head snapping up at the nickname, "Turtle come here."
I instantly leaned closer to him, already enthralled by whatever he wanted to say. He called me Turtle... How did he know that was my nickname? He smiled and looked into my eyes. The world around me turned to mush, he didn't have to say anything, I already knew. He remembered who I was.
I threw my arms around his neck and started crying again. He wrapped his arms around my waist and held me tight, nothing could ruin this now. He gently outlined the wrinkles in my shirt, trying to comfort me.
"Why are you crying darling?" he whispered, "Don't be upset..."
"I'm not sad!" I sobbed, "I'm just so happy!"
Mike sighed in relief and clung to me tighter. After all of these months, Mike is back...
~*POV Jaime*~
I've been pacing the waiting room for 15 minutes, starting to get really impatient with Vic and Tony... Vic refuses to tell me what's going on, or let me see him until either Tony's done talking to Mike or his mom gets back from picking up his dad. So it's just the two of us in the waiting room now, I think Vic called Jenna, but she's not here yet...
"Come down Hime-Time," Vic said, grabbing my hand as I passed in front of him, "Mom just texted me, her and Dad will be here in minutes..."
"They better be!" I exclaimed, "You're killing me Vic!"
Just then Jenna and Matt came into the waiting room. I don't know why they were together but whatever.
"What happened?" Jenna yelled.
"I don't know!" I yelled back, "Vic won't tell me anything! He's being an ass!"
"Victor!" Jenna yelled, storming over to him, "You tell me right now what's wrong with Mike or so help me god!"
Damn she's crazy... But then again all girls are...
"Calm down Jenna," Vic said, "I told Jaime I wanted to surprise you guys. When my parents get here we'll all go see him ok?"
Jenna narrowed her eyes at him and said, "Fine!" Venom was dripping off her tongue. She is such a scary person, how does Mike put up with her?
A few minutes later, Mrs. Fuentes walked in with an older man in tow, I'm assuming Mr. Fuentes.
"Hey dad!" Vic exclaimed, giving his father a hug.
"Can we see Mike yet?" Jenna and I yelled at the same time.
"Woah there tigers!" Mrs. Fuentes said, "Vic, have you really not let them see him yet?"
"You were there, Mike wanted to talk to Tony alone," Vic answered shrugging.
Mr. Fuentes raised an eyebrow, "Ok... Can you guys continue with the story? I'm not exactly on the same page yet..."
"I got this," Vic said, "So when Tony walked away he stopped under some guys moving some stuff. They dropped a light fixture and Mike pushed Tony out of the way... And that's about everything..."
"Ok," Mr. Fuentes said calmly, "I have one question. You said that it was the Tony that Mike dated in high school. Did they get back together before or?"
"They did," Vic said.
"Wait a minute," Jenna said, "Mike and Tony dated before Mike lost his memory?"
Of course she doesn't know... We just met her like an hour ago and Mike didn't know until I told him... That's gotta be awkward for her, especially if something happened between the two of them...
"Yeah," Vic said, getting defensive, "Do you have a problem with that?"
"No! No!" Jenna exclaimed, "I just didn't see it coming I guess..."
"Ok, now introduce me to those three," he said, signaling to Jenna, Matt and I.
"Matt's Pierce the Veil's current drummer. Jaime's the bassist and my... Best friend... And Jenna took care of Mike after he lost his memory."
I cringed when Vic called me his best friend... He shot me an apologetic smile before leading the five us down the hall to Mike's room. Was he ashamed of our relationship? Of me? It's not like his parents are homophobic, they seemed fine with Mike and Tony. Do I embarrass him? I sighed deeply as we walked down the hall. I don't want to fight with him when Mike's so fucked up, but I need to know soon...
Vic suddenly stopped walking in front of a door. The door to Mike's room I assume... He giggled to himself, effectively driving me crazy... Jaime, stop, you're supposed to be mad at him. He is not being adorable right now, get that through your head.
Vic opened the door and we all ran in, trying not to trip over each other. Once we all sorted ourselves out, we saw that Tony and Mike weren't talking anymore...
Tony's head was in Mike's lap, I'm assuming he was asleep. Mike was playing with Tony's hair and looking down at him. It appeared that whatever they talked about went quite well.
Mike looked up from Tony and turned his attention to us, he smiled widely and motioned for us to come closer.
"Mike?" Jenna asked, "Are you ok bub?"
"I'm better than ok Jen," he said, "I'm perfect. I haven't felt this good in months."
Jenna smiled at him, "I'm glad Mike..."
"Hey Mike," I said, "I'm really glad you're ok and all... But Vic wouldn't tell us anything and we're all dying to know... How's your memory?"
He smiled again before saying, "Crystal clear."
I smiled again and walked over to him. I placed my arm around his shoulder for a little side hug, "I'd give you a proper hug, but I don't want to disturb Tone..."
He chuckled and said, "I understand. Poor Turtle, I don't think he's slept in weeks..."
"He hasn't," I said, "I don't think he's gotten a proper night's sleep in months... He's been too worried..."
Mike sighed and bit his lip, "I'll never forgive myself for leaving him..."
"Hey now!" I said, "No need to be sad! He knows it wasn't your fault!"
"I hope so..." he said, returning his attention to Tony.
"Well since everyone's cool here I think Matt and I are going to go get some food or something!" Jenna said, "I'll come see you in the morning Mikey!"
Mike smiled and waved at them. I wonder why her and Matt were spending so much time together... Whatever, Jenna scares me so I don't have a problem with it...
"I think we're going to head out too," Mr. Fuentes said, "Mike, I'm so happy you're safe... And, we'll be back soon..."
And then it was the four of us. I bit my lip and looked at Vic, he was grinning widely. I don't deserve him, he's so perfect. Know wonder he's ashamed of me...
The kiss with Mike was over all too soon. When he pulled away, I quickly looked at the floor and bit my lip. I don't know how to feel anymore, so he wanted to kiss me... That's good I guess, I don't know, I can't help but think that this is some kind of bull shit. I ruffled my hair with my hand, sort of a nervous habit of mine I guess.
"Tony, look at me," Mike instructed, putting his hand on my thigh.
I followed his instructions and peered at him from behind my bangs. He looked so happy, I felt myself blush like a schoolgirl at the sight of his smile.
"Turtle," he said, my head snapping up at the nickname, "Turtle come here."
I instantly leaned closer to him, already enthralled by whatever he wanted to say. He called me Turtle... How did he know that was my nickname? He smiled and looked into my eyes. The world around me turned to mush, he didn't have to say anything, I already knew. He remembered who I was.
I threw my arms around his neck and started crying again. He wrapped his arms around my waist and held me tight, nothing could ruin this now. He gently outlined the wrinkles in my shirt, trying to comfort me.
"Why are you crying darling?" he whispered, "Don't be upset..."
"I'm not sad!" I sobbed, "I'm just so happy!"
Mike sighed in relief and clung to me tighter. After all of these months, Mike is back...
~*POV Jaime*~
I've been pacing the waiting room for 15 minutes, starting to get really impatient with Vic and Tony... Vic refuses to tell me what's going on, or let me see him until either Tony's done talking to Mike or his mom gets back from picking up his dad. So it's just the two of us in the waiting room now, I think Vic called Jenna, but she's not here yet...
"Come down Hime-Time," Vic said, grabbing my hand as I passed in front of him, "Mom just texted me, her and Dad will be here in minutes..."
"They better be!" I exclaimed, "You're killing me Vic!"
Just then Jenna and Matt came into the waiting room. I don't know why they were together but whatever.
"What happened?" Jenna yelled.
"I don't know!" I yelled back, "Vic won't tell me anything! He's being an ass!"
"Victor!" Jenna yelled, storming over to him, "You tell me right now what's wrong with Mike or so help me god!"
Damn she's crazy... But then again all girls are...
"Calm down Jenna," Vic said, "I told Jaime I wanted to surprise you guys. When my parents get here we'll all go see him ok?"
Jenna narrowed her eyes at him and said, "Fine!" Venom was dripping off her tongue. She is such a scary person, how does Mike put up with her?
A few minutes later, Mrs. Fuentes walked in with an older man in tow, I'm assuming Mr. Fuentes.
"Hey dad!" Vic exclaimed, giving his father a hug.
"Can we see Mike yet?" Jenna and I yelled at the same time.
"Woah there tigers!" Mrs. Fuentes said, "Vic, have you really not let them see him yet?"
"You were there, Mike wanted to talk to Tony alone," Vic answered shrugging.
Mr. Fuentes raised an eyebrow, "Ok... Can you guys continue with the story? I'm not exactly on the same page yet..."
"I got this," Vic said, "So when Tony walked away he stopped under some guys moving some stuff. They dropped a light fixture and Mike pushed Tony out of the way... And that's about everything..."
"Ok," Mr. Fuentes said calmly, "I have one question. You said that it was the Tony that Mike dated in high school. Did they get back together before or?"
"They did," Vic said.
"Wait a minute," Jenna said, "Mike and Tony dated before Mike lost his memory?"
Of course she doesn't know... We just met her like an hour ago and Mike didn't know until I told him... That's gotta be awkward for her, especially if something happened between the two of them...
"Yeah," Vic said, getting defensive, "Do you have a problem with that?"
"No! No!" Jenna exclaimed, "I just didn't see it coming I guess..."
"Ok, now introduce me to those three," he said, signaling to Jenna, Matt and I.
"Matt's Pierce the Veil's current drummer. Jaime's the bassist and my... Best friend... And Jenna took care of Mike after he lost his memory."
I cringed when Vic called me his best friend... He shot me an apologetic smile before leading the five us down the hall to Mike's room. Was he ashamed of our relationship? Of me? It's not like his parents are homophobic, they seemed fine with Mike and Tony. Do I embarrass him? I sighed deeply as we walked down the hall. I don't want to fight with him when Mike's so fucked up, but I need to know soon...
Vic suddenly stopped walking in front of a door. The door to Mike's room I assume... He giggled to himself, effectively driving me crazy... Jaime, stop, you're supposed to be mad at him. He is not being adorable right now, get that through your head.
Vic opened the door and we all ran in, trying not to trip over each other. Once we all sorted ourselves out, we saw that Tony and Mike weren't talking anymore...
Tony's head was in Mike's lap, I'm assuming he was asleep. Mike was playing with Tony's hair and looking down at him. It appeared that whatever they talked about went quite well.
Mike looked up from Tony and turned his attention to us, he smiled widely and motioned for us to come closer.
"Mike?" Jenna asked, "Are you ok bub?"
"I'm better than ok Jen," he said, "I'm perfect. I haven't felt this good in months."
Jenna smiled at him, "I'm glad Mike..."
"Hey Mike," I said, "I'm really glad you're ok and all... But Vic wouldn't tell us anything and we're all dying to know... How's your memory?"
He smiled again before saying, "Crystal clear."
I smiled again and walked over to him. I placed my arm around his shoulder for a little side hug, "I'd give you a proper hug, but I don't want to disturb Tone..."
He chuckled and said, "I understand. Poor Turtle, I don't think he's slept in weeks..."
"He hasn't," I said, "I don't think he's gotten a proper night's sleep in months... He's been too worried..."
Mike sighed and bit his lip, "I'll never forgive myself for leaving him..."
"Hey now!" I said, "No need to be sad! He knows it wasn't your fault!"
"I hope so..." he said, returning his attention to Tony.
"Well since everyone's cool here I think Matt and I are going to go get some food or something!" Jenna said, "I'll come see you in the morning Mikey!"
Mike smiled and waved at them. I wonder why her and Matt were spending so much time together... Whatever, Jenna scares me so I don't have a problem with it...
"I think we're going to head out too," Mr. Fuentes said, "Mike, I'm so happy you're safe... And, we'll be back soon..."
And then it was the four of us. I bit my lip and looked at Vic, he was grinning widely. I don't deserve him, he's so perfect. Know wonder he's ashamed of me...
Notes
Guys I honestly had no idea where to end this chapter, so I just stopped writing it... Haha I really like this chapter, it has a bit of Fuenciado drama and a lot of Perrentes fluff! I'm really looking forward to writing more soon! Catch you on the flip side! xoxoFYI, I really appreciate all of your kind words in the comment section <3
Title Cred: Of Mice & Men
Okaay...I'm crying. ;_; I can't believe he left.
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