I Am Heaven Sent

"The difference between my sins and your sins is that when I sin I know I'm sinning while you have actually fallen prey to your own fabricated illusions."

[mia--riley]

noahwxlker​:

He had hated just dropping in. His grandmother had taught him better than that, but if he had told Mia they needed to have a talk, he was sure she was going to be in a mood worrying about what he had to say. In fact, he had almost backed out of it. He didn’t want to hurt her. It was the last thing he had wanted to do, but it wasn’t fair to him. His love for her was unlike any other love he had experienced. And he wasn’t sure if it was because she wouldn’t just outright admit she felt the same way or what, but in the moment she opened the door and spoke; eyes bright, his heart started pounding harder than before, “Guess I’m just a ninja.”

The ninja line sent him back to their first date as he stepped inside and shut the door behind him. The Color Run. He had had so much fun that day with her. And their date afterwards getting pizza and winning little rubber ducks from claw machines. And every other plan they had ever made. She made him feel like a kid again. Giddy with excitement when they went and did things together, and the day he almost lost her, was the day he knew he truly wanted to be with her, “Uh, tea’s fine. You know me, not big on day drinking, especially since you’re looking at one of Nashville’s newest firefighters.” He smiled, a little unease in his expression.

Walking to her couch, he paced back and forth mumbling to himself, before deciding to sit down. He didn’t want to hurt her. He loved her too much for that, but he also didn’t want to feel regret or frustration every time he looked at her. Noah wanted to be able to see Mia for the woman she was and loved. Fun. Sweet, when she wasn’t a spitfire trying to talk him into something. Compassionate. Smart. And the list could go on. It’s why the words almost choked him coming out of his mouth, as he hoped she hadn’t heard him, “Hey…I…we need to talk…” Had she caught onto to what he said while she was in the kitchen? I mean, it wasn’t like he was speaking through a wall or a door.

Right away Mia could tell there was something up with him. He seemed nervous for some reason, something that wasn’t normal for Noah. If there was one thing she could say about the boy it was that he’d never given any indication that Mia intimidated him which was something that had always drawn her curiosity. A lot of men seemed so sure of themselves but Noah, she believed, actually was. So seeing him like this was making her nervous as she started the kettle for the tea was making.

She looked up when he revealed what she thought was making him act this way, her eyes widening slightly. His goal to become a firefighter had been brushed off by her almost a year ago when he’d brought it up, not sure why she should have cared at that point. But now that she knew him, now that she was attached, it was a different story altogether. Not that she would admit she was attached. “Noah...you did it? You’re actually a firefighter?” The fear that gripped her heart in that moment almost toppled her over. For as long as she had known him she had pushed aside any sort of feelings she had maybe allowed herself to have but now she was being taken back to the night he’d carried her out of that club fire on Halloween and the way he’d gotten hurt in the process. Now he was going to willingly put himself into buildings like that for a living and just the thought of it upset her. “I knew you were working on it but I didn’t realize you could become one so quickly. That’s...amazing. Congratulations.” 

But that wasn’t it, was it? The way he was pacing and talking to himself told her that there was something else on his mind and Mia wasn’t sure she wanted to know what that was. She busied herself with the tea until the words hit her, those dreaded four words that she couldn’t stand. Nothing good ever followed them. For a moment she wanted to pretend she didn’t hear him, to walk into the living room and start kissing him as congratulations for his accomplishment. Maybe it would make him forget about those words altogether. But that wasn’t Noah. She knew even distracting him for a moment wouldn’t stop him from talking later on so she sighed softly and looked at him over the kitchen island. “That doesn’t sound good. Are you moving or something?”

[mia--riley]

noahwxlker​:

It had been one of the hardest years of his life training to become a firefighter. Not as hard as the day he lost his parents, but a personal battle he, at one point, believed he wouldn’t succeed in. But he had Mia to thank for that. It was memories of Halloween night that had kept him pushing forward, knowing that if something like this ever happened again, he wanted to be prepared. But also the desire to save lives was the thing that had sealed the deal. A little over 14 months of true handwork and dedication, and here he was ready to start the first day of the rest of his life. There had just been one thing he was still dealing with. Something that had been weighing on him heavily for quite sometime, and now, it was time to face the facts.

Inhaling deeply, Noah wrapped a fist on the locked door in front of him; Mia’s door. It was time she own up to the truth of whether or not she really wanted to be with him. He had played cat and mouse with her since day one, and his heart was starting to falter. The woman he had fallen madly in love with seemed to only want to do things on her terms, and he had allowed her that space. Firefighter Academy had deeply played a hand in that with his time being occupied, but now that he was out and had more time to focus on the rest of his life, his new career, and the woman of his dreams.

He had practiced the conversation in his head over and over again. Hell, Noah had even consulted with a few of his close friends from the academy, his grandparents, and his little brother. Some had suggested a proposal, while others had said move on. And as much as he had even contemplated getting down on one knee at some point, he just couldn’t bring himself to do it. Not until he knew Mia was truly his and loved him just as much as he did her.

Life was good for Mia Riley. She had recovered fully from the incident on Halloween, left with multiple scars and a leg that killed her when the weather was right, but she had recovered. After a year off from school and physical therapy as much as she could handle she was walking normally again. And now that she was back on track with school and her career goals were once again in sight, not to mention having a man willing to go to the ends of the earth for her at her side, she couldn’t see anything going wrong for her. Life was indeed good.

A knock at her door had her shooing away the woman she was facetiming with. She hadn’t been expecting company and was distracting herself with the latest conquest but all plans had changed with the short wrap to her front door. The doorman must have let someone in, someone familiar if he hadn’t informed her they were coming, which meant it could be one of two people. Suspicions were confirmed when she opened the door to find Noah standing there, a bright smile lighting up her features as soon as she laid eyes on him. “Hey, I didn’t know you were coming by. How did you give Leonard the slip?”

She stepped aside after her teasing, letting him know to come in as she walked to the kitchen and left the door open. “You want something to drink? I was just about to make tea. Or we could break into my stash of tequila?” She flashed Noah a teasing smile, knowing he wasn’t one to drink too often but hoping that maybe he’d give in for the night. She wanted some fun and hers had been interrupted, it was only fair that he make up for it, right? “What’s up? Normally I get a phone call before I’m blessed with your pretty face.”

[mia--riley]

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[mia--riley]

noahwxlker‌:

Surely she was being sarcastic. After she tasted his turkey and dressing though, she’d be back for more. It was his grandma’s recipe, and he had wanted to share that with her. She couldn’t exactly go home with him back to North Carolina. Not that he expected her to want to anyways, but she did deserve a nice Christmas of her own, “Just wait…I’ve got a surprise that will kick your liquor and orange chicken to the curb.” A smile spread across his face, before she tried to seduce him.

Not falling for her ways, Noah leaned back, “Yeah, no. Not right now. Maybe later.” He let his hand meet her’s and with a gentle kiss to the top of it, he pulled it down, with his, to his lap. He had never been one to give in so easily. Partly because he didn’t want to feel the heartbreak he had felt in the past with the one girl he thought he was going to marry, “That would be amazing actually. And I have no doubts in you. Heck, you’ll probably cure a lot more than just diabetes. And while you’re fighting some of the world’s deadliest diseases and saving lives…if all goes well, I’m going to be fighting fires and saving lives.” He wasn’t sure how she’d take it, or if she even cared at this point, but she was someone important in his life, and he wanted to tell her the big news.

The mention of a surprise threw her off, her eyebrows raising as wonder started to take over. What else could this man possibly have up his sleeve? “Did you get me Santa Claus? Is he one of the muscular dancing type you can find in a club?” Wiggling her eyebrows at him, Mia grinned at the very thought. Noah would probably never get her anything of the sort but she had to mess with him whenever she had the opportunity, it was just too fun to pass up. “Cause I gotta say, that might be the only thing that beats orange chicken. Have you ever had that stuff? It’s really good.” But she was clearly kidding with him, the grin on her face making it evident. “Especially when you actually get it in China. I was there for Christmas about four years ago and I didn’t want to leave.”

She bit the inside of her lip once he pulled her hand away, a little pout starting to form when she realized he still wasn’t about to give into her. It had been months of this back and forth without so much as a peck on the lips and the brunette was getting impatient. But again, it was like a game to her so she wasn’t about to give up. If Mia was anything she was a winner. She was halfheartedly listening when he started to speak again as she tried to think of another way to get what she wanted from him but as soon as he mentioned he wanted to become a firefighter her thought process came to a halt. For some reason the news had sent a little bit of panic coursing through her body. Why was fear suddenly gripping her heart the way it was? This should mean nothing to her because he meant nothing to her...right? Clearing her throat of the emotion that was suddenly making it hard to speak, she nodded her head to Noah. “Right...that’s amazing. We can both save a lot of lives. We can be a team of regular heroes.” Suddenly she raised her hand to hover over the spot on his shoulder where he’d been badly burnt back in October while saving her life and a question bubbled out of her lips before she could stop it. “Why would you want to do that?”

[mrfearlessriot]

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Cassie Steele

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[jus-a-dash]

[mia--riley]

jus-a-dash‌:

Degrassi was a LONG TIME AGO

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[amazingyoungwomen]

[mia--riley]

noahwxlker‌:

He still couldn’t understand how she could think such a warm holiday could be fake. But the idea of whiskey and Chinese takeout seemed to give him some idea of what she felt the way she did. To him, Christmas was something to look forward to, and maybe now that she wasn’t actually spending this one completely alone, she might change her idea of what was fake and what wasn’t. It was more so that he had just wanted her to be happy. They had both deserved happiness after all they had been through, “Well, miss, I’m here to change your mind, because after you spend Christmas with me, you’ll never want to go back to whiskey and bad takeout again.” What he hadn’t told her was that he had managed to cook up a nice meal and stick it in the fridge upon arrival to her place. He would reveal that surprise later, after the movie was over.

“Thanks for the offer, but the marshmallows are my favorite part, and the idea of sharing them just not in the cards.” He winked at her. Noah had been around Mia long enough to get her jokes and her flirty plans, and his embarrassment wasn’t as frequent as it once was. However what he didn’t expect was her reply about being a microbiologist, and, in all honesty, it was kind of surprising, “Uh, no…I don’t think you ever shared that with me…And I get it.” He laughed shaking his head. “But I do want to bring something up with you, now that you’ve mentioned what your major actually is…” He had been thinking about it more and more since the accident, and now he was ready to come clean, “I don’t know if you knew mine was architecture, but I’m thinking I might switch mine…” By now the movie was just sort of background noise.

She had never wanted to resort to whiskey and Chinese in the first place but Mia refrained from saying so. He was being nice. Most people didn’t even bother these days and believe it or not after months of trying to resist it she was starting to be okay with accepting his actions as nothing more than him being him. Why she wasn’t running for the hills was beyond her but for some reason she just wanted to stay…to let him be nice to her whether she deserved it or not. She did have to admit she was curious though. The brunette never thought she was someone worth sticking around for and Lord knows she had done her best to break him of the habit over the months so why was he still there? “We’ll see about that. I quite enjoyed my liquor filled holidays ignoring the angry shoppers and eating my orange chicken. I don’t know if you could make the day much better than that.” Just because she wanted him to stick around didn’t mean she had to make it easy. Mia would most likely fight this as long as she could.

Especially with him brushing off her advances. She had wanted to get her lips on his since she’d first laid eyes on the boy but he was not making it easy. Maybe that was why she was sticking around? She liked the challenge of getting him to give in to her seduction. It was pretty good excuse if you asked her. Reaching up, she placed her hand against his jaw, her thumb gently running over his bottom lip while she moved her face closer to his. “You sure you don’t want to share? I bet you I taste even sweeter.” But the surprise he held at her major had her pulling back, the girl not sure if she should be offended by the look on his face or not. “Well, I am. My goal is to cure diseases. You might know someone who cures diabetes one day.” She hadn’t known his major. Now she was realizing that she did everything she could to make sure they didn’t share much information with each other. Leaning back more, she furrows her brows and lightly shrugs a shoulder at the information, not sure why he needed to talk to her about it. “Okay…I don’t see anything wrong with that.”

[mia--riley]

noahwxlker‌:

Life had been quite a task for quite a while doing everything with one arm, but once Noah had gotten the okay to leave the sling behind, things started to go back to normal, aside from the pain he still felt. He hadn’t wanted to worry his grandparents or little brother, and instead, kept the Halloween incident to himself. The only person that had really known of his injuries was Mia. The girl he was now spending Christmas with, at least until he headed back to Wilmington for the holidays.

“You better believe it. This is probably my favorite time of year.” He looked back at her with a smile, before he resumed getting the movie ready. Christmas had been one of the few good times he could remember with his parents and little brother, before their parents had been killed. And even though it wasn’t the same afterwards, his grandparents had always made it a point to make it special for the boys. “And nope. Christmas is a real holiday. Just like I’m a real boy.” He laughed as he pushed play. With a quick turn, he made his way back to the couch to be next to the girl he was easily falling in love with, “Warm them up? I think the melted marshmallow that coated my lip earlier was proof enough of how warm they actually are. Besides, the doctor said no alcohol with the pain medicine you’re taking.” He leaned back and settled in, debating or not if it would be okay that he put his arm over her shoulder.

Rolling her eyes at his reply, the gesture is only refuted by the fact that her smile was palpable at the moment. Someone willing to celebrate a holiday considered to be one for families was really nice to her. She’d always resorted to staying in her condo alone during the Christmas holidays, or worse, bringing one unlucky person back with her after a night of drinking so she could have her fill of them before kicking them out. “I only ask because Chinese take out and whiskey are usually the only things keeping me company throughout the holidays. I don’t even bother with decorations anymore.” Which was evident if you looked around her place. It was bare, would be considered so even if it weren’t the Christmas season, with no photos or nice little sayings covering the walls. It was mostly just furniture and that was only so she didn’t look too sad to people who came over. “So yea, drinking cocoa and watching a holiday movie while cuddling up on the couch seems a tad fake to me.”

She didn’t want to admit to herself that it was nice but still that smile of hers lingered to give away her true feelings here. That is until he said no to the booze. Sighing, she looked down at her leg before gazing back up at him. “Excuse me, I could have gotten that marshmallow off for you. All you had to do was say the word.” A smirk accompanied this, her flirting still a constant in their friendship or relationship or whatever you wanted to call it. “Do you really think I haven’t mixed alcohol and painkillers before? I am studying to be a microbiologist, remember? I know what dosages I can mix.” Wait, had she ever told him what she was studying? So far she’d been really closed off with this boy to prevent exactly what had seemed to happen anyway so she really wasn’t sure if she had revealed that part of herself to him before. “But, fine, I guess we’ll live without the whiskey I have in my medicine cabinet. Get it? Because self medication and all.”

[mia--riley]

@noahwxlker​

It had already been a few months since Mia and Noah had barely made it out alive in the Halloween attacks but Mia was still having difficulty moving around on most days. Her father, instead of showing up himself, had sent her old nanny to be by her side as she went through her recovery. She supposed she should be grateful that he’d even thought to do that, and she did care for the woman who practically raised her, but the girl was glad that Noah had stopped by that day for them to celebrate a little bit of the Christmas holidays before he was off to his grandmother’s house.

She took a sip of the hot cocoa she had in hand, leg propped up on the coffee table in front of her and crutches laying against the couch next to her, and she looked over at the man who was putting in a Christmas movie she’s never had the chance to watch. “You really are into this holiday, aren’t you? I honestly thought people only did stuff like this in the movies.” She could only remember one good Christmas she’d has in her lifetime, one before her mom left and her parents had decided to spend their vacation at home with her. It was probably the most perfect time she’d eve had in her life. “You sure I can’t put a little something in these cocoas to make them warm us up a little more?”

[kylie-banks]

Hellaween Chatzy

Summary: Kylie throws an awesome Halloween party downtown for the locals, only to have it end in chaos with people getting seriously injured and Kylie blaming herself for everything that happened.

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[mia--riley]