[center][color=00a99d][i]"You can't even smile without trying, right? Don't worry, monsters don't need to."[/i][/color][/center]

A shiver ran through his psyche as he woke up, but Micah couldn't seem to move. Sleep paralysis, that's what it was. It was all just a dream... If only that was what it was. Memories slipped to the front of his mind from his nightmare, sending daggers through his heart. Luke... He had fallen asleep by his bed again. He was laying on his side on the floor with Luke's tiny comforter slipped over him. His sweet little boy didn't have to see this.

Mikaela could move again. He bolted upright and slipped a hand over his brow. How many times had this happened over the last couple of months? At this rate, he might need some kind of medication... Micah just needed to calm down. He slipped his knees up and planted his face in Luke's comforter, the blue cloth dotted with dinosaurs. 

[color=f49ac2]"Pa-pa, if you don't get up now I'm not gonna hug you for the rest of the day!"[/color]

[color=Mediumpurple]"I'm up, I'm up!"[/color] Mikaela reassured Luke, throwing the comforter off of him and wrapping it around his adorable son's shoulders. [color=Mediumpurple]"Ah, I don't think I'll be able to survive without Luke's hugs for a whole day!"[/color] With a flick to Luke's nose, Mikaela finally got up and looked at the time. [color=Mediumpurple]"Eheheheh, I'm gonna get yelled at~ Let's go Luke!"[/color]
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The sound came from the back a few minutes after the two men walked inside. There was a [i]crash![/i] And a bong sound that seemed like it came from something bouncing off the dumpster outside. Next thing anyone knew, the door at the back of the small coffee shop opened and in came a small boy with platinum blonde hair and a... rather frazzled Mikaela. His hair was sticking up in some places, which had to be some feat considering it was so straight normally (what kind of sleeping habits did he have). Luckily, Luke had remembered for his father to put his contacts in, the manager of DeJa Brew slipped passed regulars apologetically as he headed to the back. 

No one knew yet why the small boy was there. In truth, Luke's school had been holding conferences so he had the next few days off, there was no way the boy would skip. Luke stretched and looked around, peering at the customers to distinguish the regulars and the newcomers. Lunches were always considerably rushed, which is why he had pestered Micah so much for taking a nap. Knowing that Luke would be staying at home all day, he had tried to get his shift off to no avail, that being said he took a shift in the wee hours of the morning, then had a break right before noon. Luke had found him asleep, kneeling against his bed when he woke up. 

Oh! There was someone in the corner. Their ebony hair was long and seemed really silky. Luke slipped two chocolate chip cookies that Micah had made and headed over to him... Or were they are she?

[color=f49ac2]"Hi there! I've um, never seen you in the shop before. Your hair is really pretty uh..."[/color] The young boy blushed as his hand held out his bounty,[color=f49ac2] "Cookie?"
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Now Mikaela was late, luckily he still had been wearing his clothing from his earlier shift. He shifted into the back room and slipped his red apron on, before taking a look at the new coffee the trucks had been bringing in that morning.

Some of his coworkers were gossiping at the counter in hushed tones, [color=00a651]"Did you see that guy at the counter! I've never seen him before... Should I be so bold as to put my number on his cup?"[/color] Someone new? Micah didn't exactly think that anything was out of the ordinary as he took a step out of the back room, seeing Julius. His shocked expression came with a tiny blush. Not only was he seeing his 'younger brother,' but he was just... so much bigger than him.