thinking about dating highschool lover! michael
You met Michael by accident. You weren't expecting your dog to get the sudden urge (maybe getting the zoomies or seeing a squirrel) to sprint once you loosen your grip on his leash for 0.5 seconds. The best part? He was fastā so annoyingly fast you nearly tripped on your own two feet when trying to chase himā in sandals! Mind you, you went out for a walk. You were already embarrassed for stumbling in your sandals, and it worsened when you had to holler your dogs name, the noise ringing down the peaceful street.
Thankfully for your dogs (short attention span), he charged for an innocent bystander in the distance. You yelled a protest before groaning as you stopped for a breath, hands on knees as you drop your head for a second. You cursed under your breath, reminding yourself to tell your mom that she can call up the dog walker again.
When you look up, the stranger is sprinting from that little ball of fur who just turned two yesterday. You saw as the stranger climbed a tree just to avoid the little thing, and you couldnāt help but laugh. Your dog clawed at the tree as it barked at the frightened person above.
You paced over, grabbing onto the leash and picking up your dog. The tree filtered out the sun, so you didnāt need to squint much when you looked up.
"Hiā I am soā sorry for him. He's two, he's so energetic and really fastā" You finally look up and blink.
Michael Jackson was gripping onto a tree for dear life after being chased from your puppy.
"D-don't apologize," he trembled with a(n attempted) reassuring grin.
āNo seriously, Iām so sorryā do you need help getting down?ā
āIām pretty comfy up here actually, I think Iāll stay until⦠uhmā¦ā he looked at your dog, then you, like he felt bad for being afraid of your dog. āHeās put away.ā
āDonāt beā we all lose control of our pets sometimes?ā He giggled nervously.
āYeah..ā you look out into the distance, scratching the back of your neck before landing on him again. You didnāt really know what to do nowā just walk away? You already apologized. āUhm.. you have pets as well?ā
You saw the way his shoulders relaxed a bit, but his grip on the tree was still firm. He listed out his not your typical domestic pets he has in his home, like exotic birds and even mice. When you told him you had a horseā it was all your parents, they couldn't leave Spain without itā his eyes glowed. You told Michael that you were just down the street, and usually walk your dog at this time. Michael took note of this.
"But now, I think I'll give my dog walker a call."
āYeah, you should definitely do that.ā He was more relaxed now, but kept a close eye on the fur ball tucked under your arm. āAt least Iāll bump into you than get chased by your dog.ā
You bit the inside of your cheek. After the sweet interaction, you parted ways, smiling like a fool. Michael was as well, and was happy you didn't see the pink flush on his cheeks. One, because he had a normal conversation with a pretty girl, and two, he technically made a new friend!
Oh and when he climbed down that tree, he definitely did that little jumpwhere he clicked his heels together.
You never would've thought that a random day in the summer of "73 would change the trajectory of your life.
Because both live a few houses down from eachother, youāre always at each otherās place. Youād be sat at the good of his bed with one of his birds perched on your shoulder as heād him a random tune he came out, his pencil scraping against his sketchbook as heād draw you. sometimes you laugh at how focused he wasā drawn brows, squinted eyes and pink flesh poking from his lips. Heād blink and be like āwhat?ā Youād smile and be like āyouāre really cute when youāre all focusedā and heād blush and pull his little sketchbook close to his chest like a shy schoolgirl.
Yaāll definitely started dating in the summer after you sophomore year (so like 16-17)ā all shy and private about your relationship, but now in your senior year, youāve gotten more comfortable and open. Now, the both of you wouldnāt mind being spotted walking down Ventura together, hands intertwined as you talked each otherās ear off about your favorite comic.
Plus, this was before crowds became unmanageable, so he was able to freely walk down the street with no securityā (besides Bill), but not without getting stopped by a few fans here and there.
Even shopping in the Topanga mall!! Heād mentally note every single thing your eyes lingered on or your manicured fingers pointed atā he just wants to spoil his girl :(((
And if youāre ever in the city (because theyāre performing at the forum) then youād looove to get icecream at Thriftys!! An when heād get ice cream on his lip causing youād wipe it away from your thumb and lick it off, itāll trigger that familiar flustered giggle and pink dust across his cheek.
Not gonna lie, heād kinda be the type of guy to get baby fever when he sees you caring/playing alongside little kids. Seeing you tie your younger siblings shoe or painting Janetās nails as the two of you talk about whatever girls talk about said one of his brothers, Michael would always think about his future with you. Even if that future is just tomorrow. And youād playfully pick on him for thinking so ahead.
Youāre always front seat at his Jackson 5 concerts, and hey, maybe if heās feeling a little cray cray heād definitely pull one of these once in a while.
Not without asking you a million billion times if pulling that stunt is okayā and with you reassuring him (also) a million billion times that youāre completely comfortable and very open to it.
Oh yeah, and because youāre dating Michael Jackson, it became required for you to get escorted to school (people would camp near your car and bombard you with questions about Michael) which sucked because you loved freely cruising in your little 1976 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible. But hey, at least you donāt have to worry shout gas???
And! If youāre into theatre or any type of performing/visual arts OR sportsā best believe that boy would be at every performance every showing every game!! You go to a wealthy private school, so you see celebrities everydayā whether theyāre touring the school or sitting in the assembly. So Michael and his family being there wouldnāt be as much as a craze. His sisters would insisttt on coming while his brothers would only go to tease you on your performance afterwards and definitely not pick up girls.