Midsummer Night's Dream pt4
Title: Midsummers Night's Dream
Author: scottiegilles
Rating: 12
Word Count: 1509
Artist: scottiegilles/ sorry some of the pictures look a bit weird trying to fit casey's head on to luke or noah's body is harder than i thought
Disclaimer: no copyright infringement i don't own any of the characters they belong to As the world turns and CBS and story originally Shakespeare.
Beta: Ashavan Doyon huge thanks goes out to him!!!
Summary: The story of Midsummers Night's dream based in Oakdale.
Hermia: Noah Mayer
Lysander: Reid Oliver
Helena: Luke Snyder
Demtius: Casey Hughes
Puck: Ethan Snyder
Oberon: Holden Snyder
Titania: Lily Snyder
Theseus: John Dickson
Hippolitta: Lucinda Walsh
Luke sits on the window sill in his room, staring out the window. He tries to wrap his head around all that has happened. His best friend Noah is in love with another man. And he hadn't told Luke, or anyone. He feels so sorry for Casey. He lets out a soft sigh.
He sees Casey walking down the garden path towards his car with his overnight bag in his hand. Luke runs out of his room, down the stairs and catches up with Casey just by his car.
“Casey!” Luke calls breathless. “Please why don't you stay?”
“My boyfriend just walked out on me. Do you really think I want to stay here?”
Luke desperately wants Casey to stay, and he tries to find the words to say so. “No I'm not suggesting you get over it. It's just I'd like you to stay.”
“Why would anyone what to spend a weekend with stupid old me!” Casey says throwing down his bag in disgust.
“You're not stupid.” It hurts Luke to see him this upset.
“Who's he gonna pick? Stupid me, or the glamorous smooth talker who can do the love talk?”
“Words aren't everything,” says Luke, taking a step towards Casey.
“Yes, they are and I should have said them when I had the chance.”
“What sort of things?” Luke takes another step closer to the guy he loves.
“That I need him, that I can't live without him,” Casey's looks at Luke with eyes full of sadness and hurt.
Luke just wants to hold and comfort him forever. “That would have been nice,” Luke says, unable just at that moment to find other words to convey his sympathy.
“Ah! What's the point! I can't turn the clock back.”
Luke takes another step towards Casey. “It's not over yet.” He's close now, standing so that they're almost touching. Luke tries to reach out a hand but Casey moves away.
“That's just it. It's very much over,” Casey picks up his bag and turns back to the car.
“Wait!...What if I told you where you can find him?” asked Luke. “You could say those things.”
John has no choice. he has to go back to the house and face Lucinda. He has his key in the lock, taking a deep breath as he turns the key. Lucinda reclines on the sofa cradling a glass of wine and reading a book, ignoring him.
“Couldn't find Noah anywhere,” he says defeated. “Completely disappeared.”
“Nice to see you took my words of wisdom to heart,” she says, not looking up from her book.
“Have you just been sitting here all this time?” John asks. “He could be in another state by now!”
“If he's got any sense he will be.”
“Lucinda, there are people who make things happen, and there are people who let things happen to them...” John starts.
“...and there are people who shout and get nowhere,” interrupts Lucinda, looking up from her book. “I told you not to go after Noah.”
“How does he know we care,” says John, “if we don't go after him.” He then walks out of the lounge before Lucinda can say another word.
“They're probably laughing at me right now,” says Casey.
Casey and Luke are walking though the woodlands behind Lucinda's house.
Luke feels bad about misleading Casey. He knows Noah and Reid are at the Lakeview, but... Luke wants this time, would do anything for just a little more time with Casey Hughes.
“Don't say that. Nobody's laughing at you,” Luke says in an attempt to reassure his friend.
“Oh aren't they?”
“You might not say much but...I bet your a very deep thinker” very deep thinker really? Luke curses himself. Why can't he be better at finding the right words?
Casey is silent for a moment before he responds. “You don't know what I'm thinking,” he says, raising an eyebrow.
Luke is melting in Casey's company. He tries to cover his feelings with a laugh. “See and you can be funny.” They continue walking. Luke's eyes are captured by the sight of Casey, and he can't stop looking.
“Yeah, well you're the only one who seems to share my sense of humour.”
“Well, sometimes I think people might find you a bit hard to approach... you just need to relax a bit.” Luke subtly moves closer to Casey.
“I can't,” says Casey, looking at the ground and shaking his head.
“You relax with me,” says Luke.
“Yeah but that's different, you make it easy.”
Luke's heart takes flight and he smiles. “You're a lot of fun to be around Casey, don't let anybody tell you different.”
Casey stops walking. “Why can't Noah see any of this,” he asks.
Luke shrugs. “Perhaps he doesn't know where to look?”
Noah lays in the bed, wrapped tight in Reid's arms.
“I want to remember this forever. This will always be our sky,” Reid whispers in Noah's ear, “our night... our stars.”
Noah smiles and kisses Reid. His mouth is warm and the caress of his lips is soft on Noah's lips.
Luke looks at his watch. It's late and he just wants more time, just a little more time with Casey.
“Can I ask you something? Did you know about Noah and Reid before tonight?” asks Casey.
“No” Luke says firmly. “I promise, I didn't. If I had known, I would of told you straight away.”
Casey turns to face him. “Would you?”
“Of course,” Luke insists. “I never want to see you hurt...I care about you.”
Ethan magics you away from Java. You are in woodland. It's late at night and you see Luke and Casey talking.
Luke walks towards you, even though he can't see you. You watch their conversation unfold.
“Oh, yeah course, and I care about you too,” Casey is saying.
Luke smiles and dips his head, suddenly feeling self-conscious. He trips and falls over a root.
“Are you all right?” Casey asks, worried and bending down to help.
“Yeah I think so...”
“Here let me have a look,” says Casey, lifting Luke's trouser leg. His hands brush against the soft hairs on Luke's legs, the feeling sending a shiver down Luke's spine.
“I'm fine...” Luke trails off. He looks deep into Casey's eyes, blue pools that seem to glimmer even at night in the dark. They have a second, both of them totally transfixed by the act of staring into each others eyes. Luke leans forward, Casey matching the movement, and their lips touch softly. Luke tugs lightly on Casey's bottom lip, the kiss becoming deeper, more passionate. Luke runs his hands though Casey's hair. Casey flicks his tongue across Luke's teeth asking, begging for access further into Luke's mouth and Luke obliges as the feeling of Casey's tongue exploring his mouth, running across his teeth drives him crazy.
“Oh Casey!” He whispers.
Casey suddenly stops, pulling back, and Luke leans his head against Casey's chin.
“What's wrong?” Luke asks, dreading an answer, “no, no, no, no!” his brain screams at him.
“No...no-no-no sorry this is all wrong, I-I-I...” Casey stammers, “I-I... I can't... What am I doing?” Casey still holds the sides of Luke's face gently in his hands.
“I'm sorry. I don't know what...we just got carried away...or-or crossed wires or mixed signals. I'm sorry ...I'm sorry.” Luke holds onto Casey's muscular arms.
Casey is silent for amount before speaking again. “You didn't trip on purpose, did you?”
“No,” Luke says, “Of course not!” He looks into Casey's face, then, not able to hold his gaze, he looks away.
“You don't want me to back with Noah, do you?” Casey asks, quietly letting go of Luke's face.
“I want to you be happy,” Luke replies, still clutching Casey's arms.
“I bet you don't even know where he is! I bet you just tricked me here so you can throw yourself at me.”
“No! That's not true! I'm here because I couldn't bear to see you so hurt.” Luke bites his lips, trying not to cry. “Let's just forget what happened and try to find Noah.”
“I'm NOT falling for that trick again!” Casey looks disgusted. he stands up, Luke still holding his arms.
“Don't come anywhere near me,” says Casey. “I feel sick just to look at you.” Casey moves away as Luke tries to stand up. Luke loses his balance and falls back on the ground again, as Casey walks off without a glance back.
Luke kneels on the ground, his head down and resting on his arms. Ethan, you and Holden look on watching Luke.
“I can see you,” you hear Luke say as he looks up and stares directly at the three of you. “I can see you” he says again.
Part 5 ---> http://scottiegilles.livejournal.com/1865.html