Distant

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(Asterisks represent thoughts)

Avi took a deep breath as he walked into the bathroom, hoping that nobody followed him. Not only is Mitch distancing himself from Avi, Avi is distancing himself from Mitch. He went to a stall when he felt his stomach begin to rumble and kneeled down in front of a toilet, praying that it was just nerves. When nothing happened, he stood up, his legs wobbly. He got out of the stall slowly, turning towards the door when it opened. It was Mitch, who looked worried and concerned for him.

"Are you okay?" Mitch asked softly, tilting his head. Avi nodded hesitantly, not knowing of his real reason. "Okay. We're leaving now. Do you want to come home with us?"

"Sure," Avi answered, walking up to Mitch. He frowned slightly when Mitch seemed to back off a bit, as if he was trying to protect himself. "Let's go."

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"Mitch, try to sleep, okay?" Scott demanded in a motherly tone. It's around ten o' clock and Mitch is closing his eyes and then opening them up again so he wouldn't fall asleep. "It's okay. Avi and I are here."

"I don't want to," Mitch responded, a tear running down his cheek. Avi wanted nothing more than to hug and tell him that everything will be okay. "I'm scared."

*I'll chase away the nightmares. I promise, my dear.*

Avi then began to sing Light in the Hallway quietly, not noticing how Scott seemed to freeze a bit. Mitch heard Avi's soft voice calming him down. He began to close his eyes slowly as breathing started to calm down.

"We all have our nightmares, even me, my dear," Avi sang softly, smiling a bit when Mitch let out a quiet snore. After the longest time ever, Mitch finally looked peaceful. "Sleep well, Mitchy. I'll be right here."

Scott smiled when be noticed how protective Avi is of his younger friend and couldn't help but smile. Mavi has always been a running joke in the band, but he would be lying if he said that he didn't ship Mavi. Everyone shipped them. He, Kevin, and Kirstin all prayed for the say whine Mitch and Avi got together. Right now just wasn't the best time.

"Avi, do you have pajamas?" Scott asked, catching Avi's attention. The bearded man shook his head and looked back at Mitch, admiring every feature he has. "I'll get you some. You should spend the night just in case he has another nightmare."

"I will," Avi replied, watching as Scott walked into Mitch's room to get pajamas. He then looked at Mitch, smiling softly.

*I love you so much. If you only you knew.*

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Scott smiled when he gathered clothes for the bass and then looked at picture of Mitch and Avi, smiling. Scott took the picture because he claimed that 'Mavi shippers will die' and they agree to it. He couldn't help but let his mind wander to how protective Avi is of Mitch.

When Mitch was nineteen, they communicated through FaceBook. Scott never got to know what they talked about, but all he knew was that Avi protected him like crazy. He made sure that he didn't get hurt or that if anyone hurt him, the bearded man have them a piece of his mind.

They flirted with each other endlessly, making Scott ship it even harder. He always got happy when the two hung out because it was 'precious Mavi time'. He loved seeing them together and watched how they interacted with each other. Sometimes they acted like they were a married couple.

After everything that happened with Evan, Avi only became more protective. He respected Mitch's boundaries and made sure that he was okay. Mitch only had nightmares when Avi was gone and looked a million times happier when the older man was gone. Scott then gasped, widening his eyes a bit.

*Is it finally happening?! It has to happen!*

He then ran out of Mitch's room, catching his breath when he stopped in front of Avi. Avi nodded, not expecting Scott's next words.

"You love Mitch."

A/N: Hi...I hope y'all enjoyed it.:) I love all of you very much!

-Maddie🐧🐧🐧