Tangled Strings (sequel to Red Strings)

Chapter 22

Skyler's POV

"Morning!" I smile walking down the stairs Natalie sees to have fallen asleep on the counter I pour myself a cup and sit down beside her shaking her lightly.  She jerks awake stretching.  "Hi." I smile taking a sip from my mug.  

"What time is it?" she asked me fixing her tank top straps.  "10 to 9." I tell her.  "Shit!" she squeals standing up.  "What?" "I'm going to be late, I promised Sylvana I'd meet her." "Why'd you sleep on the the counter?" I ask her she bites her lip.

"Long story, no time." she tells me grabbing her bag of the back of the chair.  She grabs a sweater which I'm pretty sure is Cal's and pulls it over her tank.  "Got to go talk to you later!" she yells running out the door. "Have fun with your new bff!" I yell after her.  I sigh hearing the door slam behind her and I flinch.  "It's to early for slamming doors!" Michael calls walking down the stairs.  "You're up early." "Never really went to bed." he shrugs. "Michael!  You're playing a show tonight!" 

"I beat the game thank you very much!" he argues and I laugh wrapping my hands around the mug.  "Did you make me some?" he smiles fluttering his eye lashes. "I didn't know you where going to be awake." I argue, he groans.  

"We should do something" "Like what?" Let's go out!" "And do what? It's 8:30 in the morning!" "Let's go for breakfast." I nod in agreement telling him to give me ten minutes. I go into the bathroom and brush my teeth pulling my hair into a high pony then I put on my favourite Nirvana shirt and a pair of high waisted shorts. 

Before I meet Michael I go back into Luke's room placing a kiss on his cheek and whispering that I'd be back soon.  "I'm ready!" I sing hopping down the stairs happily.  "Well let's go then." he smiles.  Michael had thrown on a hoodie over his super man pyjamas. 

We walk down there street which were all made up of private homes "So where are we going exactly?" I ask him "For bagels." "I love bagels!" I tell him and he laughs.  "You are such a loser." "Am not!" "You are." "I'm cool!" I say and he laughs even harder. 

"So how's your Youtube thing going?" he asks me knocking our shoulders together.  "It's good, I have like 600 subscribers so far." I tell him "That's amazing!" I shrug "You only have like seven videos so far right?" "Yeah." "Amazing!" I laugh. 

Michael always had such an amazing energy about him he made everyone around him feel happy, even if he didn't know it. "How are you and Luke doing?" he asks me I raise my eyebrow at him.  "What?" he asks and I grin.  "We're good, he's like a really really good kisser he uses just the right amount o-" "Ok ok I get it!" he interrupts covering his ears I giggle.

"He's lucky." he smiles l look over at me, I return his smile.  "So am I!" I tell him "And not just about Luke, I have the three best guy friends ever!" I admit.  "Don't be stupid." "I'm serious!" "So am I."

We sit at the shop for over an hour, I went with the classic plain bagel with butter. And Michael the weirdo he decided that he wanted a raspberry creme cheese. 

We talk about everything which is strange because we see each other constantly. We then get in a fight over who the lamest super hero is "Aqua Man wins without a doubt!" he argues.  "Well, all I'm saying is people are way to harsh on Aqua Man." 

Michael raises his hand in defeat and I stick my tongue out which makes Michael throw his garnish at me. Which then leads to a conversation on why the call garnishes garnishes, which then leads to a conversation on who named everything and what was classified as a garnish.

"So could an apple be classified as a garnish if I put it on top of something else?" I question which makes Michael break out in a fit of laughter in the end we end up urban dictionarying it.