Author's Note: A rather short chapter I'm afraid but I promise the next one is longer and, hehehe, a lot more fun.
Anyway, please enjoy and as I've said before review are deeply appreciated.

Chapter Fourteen

Ok, I admit I am an arse and a sore loser… a very sore loser in fact, but in my mind he deserves it, plus it is only a warning and if he's smart it'll just stay a warning and I won't unleash what I have planned for him if he so much as hurts one hair upon Mia's head.

I leant back in my computer chair feeling pretty proud of myself.

This was way better than what I did to Justin Baxendale's computer all those years ago. And the best thing is that they can't prove that I had any involvement at all, especially since I've set a time limit on it and everything should return to normal again around 8:30 tonight.

So yeah, I'm pretty pleased with my little warning.

I logged off basically as soon as I sent that particular little package to Josh's computer and flopped on to my bed, once more feeling miserable because my mind was no longer occupied with my 'lets-make-Josh-bloody-Richter-suffer' plan and stared without really seeing up at my ceiling.

I never realised how boring my ceiling actually was.

I remember when I was younger I used to have glow-an-the-dark stars stuck all over it, but I had to take them down when we got the apartment painted and they got lost in a box somewhere. I really need to find them again or get some new ones and try and create the solar system or something like that.

I heard the phone ring but didn't get up until Mom knocked on my door, saying it was for me. Frowning, I got up and took the phone from her. I admit I was a little surprised to have someone ringing me because so few do, I mean they usually talk to me online or whatever.

"Hello?" I asked ok, a little cautiously. I don't get many calls as I said, I'm the one who answers the phone then yells for the person who is wanted on the phone. Maya gets more phone calls than I do and she doesn't even live here!

"Hey Michael, it's Paul."

"Oh, hi." I said as I tried to figure out why the hell Paul was calling me.

"Heard you took out Richter computer." He said sounding thoroughly amused.

"How do you know that?"

"Because Justin just told me over IM as he's talking to Josh over the phone."

"How is he…" I started but then remembered that there are some lucky bastards who have DSL installed in their house. "Right. So why is Justin telling you?"

"Because I'm friends with him," he reminded me, a little dryly. But hey, this was something that neither Felix nor I could understand, ever. Paul is a nerd, like a huge nerd. He tries to hide it but he is. And Justin is just so… not one. But they've been friends on and off since I think freshman year. Justin also happens to be dating Paul's older sister (she's older than Paul and the rest of us by one year, I think). It's long distance relationship because she's on a scholarship run exchange program in England but apparently they're still going strong and Justin is completely devoted to her according to Paul and that's why he doesn't give any of the girls at school (or on the street) the time of day, so I guess that is a positive in his favour. "and he's friends with Josh and they both want to know if you did it. Which I'm guessing you did."

"Guilty." I said, not feeling one little bit ashamed about what I had done.

"Yeah, thought as much. Pretty much as soon as Justin typed 'left school work, porn gone'." I fought back an immature chuckle before asking, "What gave me away? The leaving the school work or getting rid of the porn?"

"Funnily enough, it was the leaving of the school work."

"Do they know it was me?"

"Pretty much, but they've got nothing to prove it. And that's pissing Josh off, which you had better watch out for because I don't know how much more of you he can take before he decides to get even." I shrugged not overly bothered by this.

"Mike, seriously, just think before you do anything more… hey."

"What?" I asked curiously.

"Oh, Justin just typed that Josh's stuff is all back." I looked at my alarm clock and saw that it was 8:30 exactly.

"Damn, you're good!" Paul said sounding admiring though also a little freaked out.

"Thank you." I said, feeling a little pleased with myself.

"That was just a taste of what's to come if he messes with her, right?"

"Yup." I said calmly.

"Yeah, I thought as much. So does Justin and he's warned Josh."

"Great." Not exactly what I wanted but hey, maybe it'll keep him in line.

"I still think you should watch it Michael. You know what Josh can be like when he's pissed off at someone or something doesn't go he's way."

"Yeah, I know." I said, "But as long as it gets him away from her, I don't really care. I won't let him hurt her or do what he's done to other girls to her."

"You really do have it bad for her don't you?"

I looked over at my guitar. But she doesn't even see you

Yeah, I really do.