-AN

So for future reference, there are a lot of actors who've played Angel before but the actor I want to play this angel is Aaron Alcaraz. He played it in the rent 20th anniversary cast and he's the best Angel ever so yeah. I won't include a picture just Incase you want to use your imagination but in case you don't, there's a name and you could look him up. Anyway on with the story!

Mimi's P.O.V:

My head was pounding, I didn't want Roger to hate me. In all honesty, I didn't completely get why he was mad at me. I mentioned Angel to him before anyway. Angel... Angel was here. Of course when I finally see my friend again after what feels like eternity, the guy I like won't even look at me. Water started to come into my eyes as I held Angel closer, not wanting to lose someone else.

"Hey that's the guy Collins likes, right?" Maureen blurted out.

"Maureen, let's go outside. Collins, mark, this includes you." Joanne said grabbing her girlfriend by the waist as mark looked up his camera doe eyed. Collins scowl showed he did not want to leave but looking at us, his face softened and he sighed.

"But Pokie" Maureen said as she pouted her lips.

"No buts, come on" Joanne replied as she led everyone out of the room. The lunch room was almost completely empty as the students usually go outside once they're done eating.

Me and Angel just sat their hugging, he knew I would talk when I was ready and I was great full for that. I felt a tear run down my check, God when did I become such a mess. Because of Roger, because I like Roger and he doesn't like me back. I couldn't stop the tears. They just kept pouring out of me, I felt like such a moron. I closed my eyes tightly as if the all the bad memories would disappear. Bad memories of leaving Angel, getting aids, drugs... lots of drugs. A shutter wrecked my body as more tears began to fall.

"Honey, it'll be okay" Angel whispered in my ear as he rubbed soothing circles on my arm.

"I'm sorry" I whispered "I get to see you again and all I do is cry" on the last word more tears came out. I gasped and pulled away to see Angel staring at my with a small smile as he wiped my tears away.

"Sweetie don't apologize, I see nothing wrong with you crying. Plus it's great for your skin" I couldn't help but laugh at his joke at the end but it came out like a sob instead.

"How are you here" I asked. He paused before answering. He took a good at me as if asking himself if he wanted to tell me.

"I-remember how at our old school, the bulling was bad but we never really was a victim to it" he said.

"Yeah" I said. I started to feel like I knew where this was going.

"Well um you know how when my parents said if I was going to continue to dress in girl clothes and like guys and such, then as soon as high school ends, I had to move out." I remembered that fight. He was crying afterwards for hours, he was scarred of ending up in the streets, he wouldn't have any clothes, apartment or way to pay for college. Nodding my head, he kept going "well I got a job, i work as a drag queen at a show and I perform and everything!!" He said with a proud smile, I felt my heart lift a bit, he might have been okay without me. "But then some kids from school saw me heading home in makeup and rumors spread and yeah" He got bullied, was all I could think of. It's my fault, I didn't keep in contact with him and now he's hurting but being strong for me. Wow, saying I was feeling bad was an understatement. "So since my parents don't exactly care what I do now, I moved schools." I know Angel and I know he was giving me the extremely watered down version of the story. I also knew bullying at my old school. Its not just the random shove to the lockers. It's full on, beatings. I don't know how Angel endured that by himself. He was bullied at school, probably been told to die more than once. Alone without any friends because I left and to top it all off being ignored by his parents. He suffered alone. survived and the very first thing he does when he sees me is comfort me. I started to sob again. Why couldn't I be like Angel. I'm over here at a new school, getting my life together, no longer arguing with my parents and making friends and he is suffering.

"This Is why i didn't want to tell you Mimi, I knew you would feel guilty." He said with a sigh.

"But I do feel guilty because I left you alone to endure that and I'm over here making friends and-"

"-and recovering from your old life" he said with a small smile. "You did nothing wrong, okay? I understand completely, now why don't you tell me who that handsome guy with anger issues was?" He asked with a laugh.

I smiled widely, grateful of my best friend. "That's Roger, he's a guy" as I talked, I wouldn't be surprised if my cheeks were a nice red color.

"Really" He said with a smile "a guy you're in love with?"

"Is it that obvious" I whispered.

"Honey, it really is... but it's also obvious he likes you back"

"You really think so?" I said.

"Yeah and you guys not being honest with each other is doing no good" he said, concern showed in his eyes. "Go talk to him"

"But what if-"

"No what if's, Go!" He said forcing me to stand up and pushing me towards the door. Chuckling I smiled at his antics.

"But what will you do, you're new here, you haven't met anyone yet. I don't want you to be alone"

"Sweetheart I'll be fine, I have Collins to keep me company" he smiled wide when he mentioned Collins and I couldn't help but laugh. He liked him!

Smiling knowingly i mumbled an okay and walked out the door, happy that I got to see my friend again and happy that soon I was going to ask Roger out.