Disclaimer: "I do not own ATWT or this song.

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Noah watched as Luke slept, he didn’t know if it was a good idea for him to even being with the circumstances of Luke’s hospitalization. He was still in a state of shock. His father: the man he had loved and admired tried to kill Luke. For no reason other than he thought it would turn his into something he wasn’t.

Noah pushed the thoughts of his father out of his mind as he turned his concerns to a sleeping Luke. He moved his chair closer to his bed and gingerly placed his hand on Luke’s face. He remembered the look on Luke’s face when he found out he would never walk again.

“I am so sorry.” Noah whispered to his sleeping boyfriend, “I promise, he is never going to hurt you or anyone else again.”

Noah wiped his nose as he looked outside and saw Luke’s mother, Lily, standing by the door. He smiled as he thought about what it would be like for him and Luke when Luke was out of the hospital. And the one thing Noah could not stress hard enough was that his father would never touch Luke again.

Noah’s ears perked up as he heard music playing. It was a tune he knew from a long time ago. Before his father became someone he didn’t even know. Noah began to sing quietly, “Nothing's gonna harm you, not while I'm around. Nothing's gonna harm you, no sir, not while I'm around.

His thoughts turned to his father, and what he had done in the recent months, “Demons are prowling everywhere, nowadays, I'll send 'em howling, I don't care, I got ways.”

Noah’s voice grew stronger, singing with the music, “No one's gonna hurt you, no one's gonna dare. Others can desert you, not to worry, whistle, I'll be there. Demons'll charm you with a smile, for a while, but in time...Nothing can harm you, not while I'm around...

Not to worry, not to worry, I may not be smart but I ain’t dumb. I can do it, put me to it, show me something I can overcome. Not to worry, Luke. Being close and being clever ain’t like being true. I didn’t need to; I won’t never hide a thing from you, like some.”

Noah stopped singing when he felt someone grab his hand. He looked up and saw that Luke was awake.

“You don’t have to stop on my account.” He said, as Noah blushed at the comment.

“No. I think I’ve made half of the floor deaf with that.” Noah said.

“You sounded fine.” Luke said, a smile on his face.

“Hey, it got a smile on your face. It must have been funny.” Noah said, smiling.

“You wanna know have to give me a complete smile?” Luke asked.

“Yeah.” Noah answered. “How?”

“Finish the song.”

“Okay… Demons’ll charm you with a smile for a while, but in time, nothing’s gonna harm you, not while I’m around!”

Luke smiled at his boyfriend as he squeezed his hand.

Noah looked back and his mouth crooked into a half-smile, “And I meant every word.”