Title: Chuck's Sacrifice

Characters/Pairings: Mike Chilton, Chuck : Established Muck.

Words: 200

Summary: Chuck comforts Mike as he has a bad dream.

Warnings/Promises: Established Muck.

A/N: Here is some Muck fluff that I wrote while on Skype with cloudlestorm and thought I would post it as my first chapter to the AfterBurners drabble series! Who didn't see that coming? LOL Enjoy!

Chuck's Sacrifice

Chuck looked away from the computer screen as Mike sniffed in his sleep and moved closer to Chuck on the bed. Chuck was lying on his stomach working on notes for the next Burner briefing on Thursday. There had been more Kane activity lately but none of the attacks seemed to make any sense. So while everyone else slept Chuck was hard at work, trying to find a pattern that would help him protect Motorcity and his friends and his Mike.

Chuck smiled as Mike turned his head in Chuck's direction and sniffed again, as if he was searching for Chuck in his sleep.

Maybe he is, Chuck thought with a chuckle. A wild idea came to him and with a grin he leaned forward and let his hair fall gently onto Mike's face. Mike wrinkled his nose and his eyes scrunched up as Chuck's bangs tickled his face, but then inhaled Chuck's scent and his whole body relaxed and he sighed.

"You found me," Chuck said and kissed Mike's bare shoulder.

Satisfied that Mike was having a better dream Chuck returned to his work, secure in knowing that Mike would be safe from his darker dreams for a night.