Notes: Written for an anonymous poster on the meme.
Title: before the blade fell
Fandom: Twilight series
Pairing: Edward/Mike
Prompt: before Bella Swan
Words: 228 words
Disclaimer: The Twilight series is in no way mine; it belongs to Stephanie Meyer and I'm definitely not her since I'm not filthy rich. Oh, and I write fanfiction, so yeah, definitely NOT her.
. before the blade fell .
Before Bella Swan arrived in Forks, life was good for Mike. He was happy, he was content, and he had started what was a very tentative relationship with Edward Cullen.
He'd been the first person to actually befriend the loner teen and his family, much to their surprise, but most of them had quickly embraced him as one of their own. Alice in particular was always thrilled to see him and just hang out on weekends, while Emmett was like the older brother that Mike had never had.
He'd been the first to learn their secret.
It had been an accident, and they weren't happy about it, but Mike had stumbled across the conclusion on his own.
For a while, things had been awkward, before they'd gradually returned to the way that they had always been. But things were a little different between him and Edward. There had always been tension between them – not the bad kind – but now that Edward's identity was out in the open, it was like the last wall between them was gone. Mike liked that, he was very happy about it.
He'd always been attracted to Edward, but he'd never act on it since he cherished the friendship that they shared; he wouldn't compromise that for any reason.
Edward appreciated that; he liked his consideration. It always made Mike's heart flutter whenever the other smiled at him.
FIN.