I got this idea in one day, after watching the 'New Year, New Foes' commercial for season 3 on the Nickelodeon website. I am totally obsessed with that promo, and this song, plus Mia at the moment, so this idea was born. If you can't tell, I ship Dia already. JEMMA FOR LIFE! I mean, seriously, Mia isn't the Chosen One so she can give up her powers for Daniel, no problem! Emma is the Chosen One, therefore she can't, and dating Jax will put the Witches' Council at peace. Jax loves Emma, meanwhile Daniel LIKES her. Mia would be so much better for Daniel, jus tlike Jax is the perfect match for Emma. Come ON, Demma! Both of you can be happy with different people! Catha, please!
Cuz you got my heart
Weighted down
Like a paperweight
Li-like a paperweight
Li-like a paperweight
I sat inside, that restaurant
All by myself
I thought you'd come
I couldn't hide behind my darkest shades
Mia Black sat alone, tapping her fingers against the hard table. She glanced around the room, scanning for a familiar tall boy – but nothing came into sight except the clock. 9:52 PM.
They were supposed to meet at eight.
Mia's eyes cast downward as she sighed. She knew he was still dating Emma Alonso (not for long, if she or Jax Novoa had anything to say about it), but Daniel Miller was her partner at work. They were both lifeguards, so couldn't they just hang out and be friends? It wasn't like Emma was the only one jealous.
Besides, Mia had told Daniel she just wanted to talk. About The Beachside 7 and how to alternate between their shifts and stations. And she really meant it, but thinking about how easily they joked around and were so comfortable with one another, she already knew that wasn't the only thing they'd talk about.
The way she imagined it was that they would chat a bit about work, order food in the midst of that, then hang out and walk around the neighborhood the rest of the night.
But for that to work, then he would have to actually show up.
And all the people
Walking by
Were staring at
The lonely one
And wondering
Who made her cry that way
She swiped her finger beneath her eyes and tried to smile at the two small children who passed by her with their mom. But when the little girl turned to her mother and said too loudly, "Mommy, why is she sad?" Mia felt like curling up into a ball.
My heart is black and blue
I don't want no one but you
No one but you
(You)
Oh
No one but you
(You)
Oh
Everyone who met her thought she was as tough as stone. Other people – only one person – could tell that there was something else behind her brave eyes: fear.
Fear of rejection.
Fear of discovery.
Fear of failure.
And fear of heartbreak.
But it just wasn't fair. How come Emma got to be the Chosen One when she didn't even care enough about her powers? She never practiced them, at least not so much that Mia could tell. I mean, accidentally freezing time? What kind of Chosen One does that?
Then again, Emma was risking everything to be with Daniel. "If I was her," Mia whispered to herself, trying to bring back her hatred instead of the sadness that had overcome her lately. She sighed and shut her eyes, feeling a tear slide down her cheek. I'd do the same thing.
Kiss me like you do
(You do)
Oh
Kiss me like you do
(You do)
Oh
She shook her head, thinking back to one of the first time she had interacted with Daniel.
She'd cast a spell on herself to make it look like she was drowning. When Daniel pulled her out of the water, she could still breathe, but that spell really did work. He had leant down and technically kissed her, since her lungs were working.
She almost smiled at the memory.
Cuz you've got my heart
Weighted down
Like a paperweight
Another memory came rushing back, stronger than the others because it was recent.
Mia had stood in the shadows just feet away from Emma. Emma's back was to her as she hurriedly talked to Jax, glancing around as if Daniel could pop out from anywhere.
Which he did. Just behind Mia.
Daniel had grabbed her arm and held her back just as she took a step forward. "Don't," he whispered.
"Why not?" Mia asked in the same hushed tone. She was ready to do something horrible to Emma, but Daniel apparently thought it was because she was talking to Jax.
"Because, I . . ." Daniel sighed and looked away, but when he looked up he was genuine. "You're better than that. You can do so much more than get mad over the little things," he replied, locking eyes with her.
He had stopped her from continuing on with the next phase of her plan. She had easily stepped back and let Daniel lead her away from Jemma. She just as easily could have frozen him and messed with Emma like she planned to, but he had stopped her.
No one was able to stop her.
And I'm a fool
I love the one
The one that I should hate
Mia really should have hated him.
In all honesty, he was merely a dent in her plan. He was dating Emma, plus Jax was everywhere, and Andi came over all the time, so the Chosen One was never alone. Mia could have gotten rid of him whenever she wanted to.
But something held her back.
The witch had never experienced love, therefore all the emotions that coursed through her being was new. She had never felt like a drum was pounding inside her body before, but when Daniel came around, it was all she could do not to explode.
You got my heart
Weighted down
Like a paperweight
Li-like a paperweight
Li-like a paperweight
I really thought
That your goodbye
Was only just
Goodbye for now
But you're not here
I guess the joke's on me
One word echoed through her head: goodbye.
That was the last thing Daniel had said to her. Well, he had said bye, but same difference.
"Daniel! We need to hurry up!" Emma had yelled to her boyfriend, motioning towards her car. Mia hadn't noticed it at the time, but something in her eyes wasn't at peace.
"I'm coming!" Daniel had hollered back then turned to look at Mia.
Mia had glanced between the two but shook her head. The weirdness in this town never ceases to surprise me, she remembered thinking. "You're still meeting me at The 7 to talk about our jobs at work, right?"
Daniel's eyes had darted back in the direction of his girlfriend quickly, but he nodded. "Yeah, sure." He took off running towards Emma. "Bye!"
Mia had waved, eyebrows scrunched up. "Bye!"
But maybe hello could never be.
Tried so hard
To walk away but
I can barely
Turn around
This sidewalk feels like quicksand
Underneath my feet
After the first week of seeing Daniel and playing around with him during their shifts as lifeguards, Mia had firmly told herself that this was wrong. She was there to initiate Emma's downfall, not fall for her boyfriend.
But then the gears started turning in her head and she thought, Wouldn't it be even better if Emma gets stabbed in the back by her own boyfriend for me?
Just as quickly as the thought had come to her she shoved it away. No, she wouldn't do that to Daniel.
However, it didn't occur to her that the reason she didn't want to was far more terrifying than anything else she had planned.
My heart is black and blue
Mia covered her face, refraining from crying as long as she could.
Then the restaurant started playing John Legend's 'All of Me', and Mia lost it.
She snatched up her purse and her phone off the table and hightailed it out of there.
I don't want no one but you
No one but you
(You)
Oh
No one but you
(You)
Oh
Exactly fifteen other males had shown interest in Mia since the first day she had shown up at Iridium High. Fifteen.
Yet she only truly cared about one.
Kiss me like you do
(You do)
Oh
Kiss me like you do
(You do)
Oh
The women's restroom should have been an oasis. After all, no men were permitted. But the song was playing in there, too.
Mia sobbed and leaned against a wall roughly, not caring if someone came in. The pain of when Emma had grabbed Daniel by the collar and kissed him on the lips on the beach came back. It stung.
A lot.
Cuz you got my heart
Weighted down
Like a paperweight
And I'm a fool
I love the one
The one that I should hate
You got my heart
Weighted down
Like a paperweight
Li-like a paperweight
Li-like a paperweight
Why can't I let me let go?
Oh
(Kiss me like you do)
Why can't I let me let go?
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Why can't I let me let go?
(Kiss me like you do)
Why can't I let me let go?
She couldn't help it. She had come to Miami with one intention and she was going to leave with another.
It wasn't even like Daniel had done anything that had drawn her to him. It was simply looks at first: He got a haircut, she could tell. He looks cute in his lifeguard uniform, she noted. He's enthusiastic, she would remember.
He should be with me, she couldn't forget.
Cuz you've got my heart
Weighted down
Like a paperweight
And I'm a fool
I love the one
The one that I should hate
Got my heart
Weighted down
Like a paperweight
Li-like a paperweight
Li-like a paperweight
(No one but you)
Got my heart
Weighted down
(Oh)
Like a paperweight
(No one but you)
And I'm a fool
I love the one
(Oh)
The one that I should hate
(Kiss me like you do)
Got my heart
Weighted down
(Oh)
Like a paperweight
(Kiss me like you do)
Li-like a paperweight
(Oh)
Li-like a paperweight
Mia choked back her tears as she stood up and walked over to the mirror. Her makeup wasn't just smudged; it was running down her face, almost nothing in its rightful place.
She lifted a finger and wordlessly cast a spell, once again looking perfect.
Perfect.
How overrated.
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