Some time went by and it was almost Thanksgiving. Xellos and I were just as close as
ever. Milgasia had been welcomed into the crowd by every one but Xel (the two of them
just didn't like one another...) and Dolphin loved all her classes. I found out what was
wrong with her. She was very disturbed as a child by God-only-knows what and she also
had slightly autistic behaviors, like the hand flapping thing. But she was functional and a
sweeter girl I never knew.
It was the last day of school before Thanksgiving break when life got interesting again. I got accepted at the college I wanted to go to and was extremely happy about it. That really made my day.
There was a dance that night and I hadn't planned on going. I wasn't big on dances. And besides, I didn't really have any one to go with any more. Most of my friends had people to go with and I'd feel weird going alone.
Elisa was getting ready to go out while I was watching Dragon Ball, when she switched off the TV.
"HEY!" I exclaimed, "What was that for?!" She looked at me. "You're coming to the dance." She stated. "I don't want to. I don't do dances." I flicked the TV back on. "If you don't go, you'll regret it." She informed me. "Why? I hate dances. I just go watch other people dance with the guys I like and feel bad about it." I muttered. "What about the guys that like you, Mia? They'll be disappointed." She threw a shirt from our closet at me, "Here, wear this." I frowned. "I told you, I'm not going."
She sighed. "Look, Mia, you need to go. It's going to be fun." I sat up. There was something she wasn't telling me. Something she knew was going to happen that undoubtedly involved me. "Fine." I looked at the shirt. She knew me too well. It was one of my favorites. "I'll go. I guess I can tell every one about getting my letter."
Elisa and I had car privileges that night. So we piled me, her, Kristienne, Siôn and Siôn's best friend Jozua into the car and drove up to school. Kristienne, Siôn and Jozua went off with their friends and we met up with a bunch of ours in the parking lot.
"Guess what!" I exclaimed excitedly. "What?" Guilia asked. She was digging her wallet out of her purse while her sister was talking to Valgaav and Milgasia. I later learned that Val had asked Filia to go with him (no surprise there) and Guilia was waiting for her sort of boyfriend, Bradan, to arrive. Zelgadiss was trying to fend off all the girls who wee already asking if he'd dance with them while Amelia stood there looking ready to kill them all. Xellos was bounding around the parking lot, saying hello to every one. Merry and Mike hadn't arrived yet and Lina was throwing snowballs at Gourry.
"I GOT MY LETTER TODAY!!!" I announced to all who could hear me (which probably included the whole neighborhood for a three block radius). Every one fell silent and looked at me. Then Lina broke into a grin. "OH! Cool! They took you?!" I nodded proudly. "Yup. I'm going to SUNY O." I bragged.
Suddenly, I found myself mobbed by my friends, all of whom were congratulating me. There was a flurry of hugs, high fives and pats on the back. Xellos was the most pleased. He knew how much I wanted to go there. He was hugging me when I caught sight of Milgasia. He was sort of hanging back, watching the whole thing, a look of...maybe jealousy on his face. I wasn't surprised. Xellos was acting like we were still going out.
We finally went into the gym. I actually did have fun in the end. I was too happy about being accepted at SUNY O to care about much else. Even the tension between Xellos and Milgasia didn't really get to me. And I hated seeing the two of them fight. Especially over me.
I'm not much of a dancer. That's part of why I hate dances. They aren't really that fun if you don't dance. I'd only ever been asked to dance once by a guy before and he was some one I'd known for a long time. I never really felt comfortable at dances.
So I was standing at the side of the gym, miserably watching every one else have a good time, when Milgasia approached me. He looked at me shyly. "You...wanna dance, Mia?" I thought for a moment. "I'm not very good at it..." He smiled, "That's okay. I'm not either. I just want to see what it'd be like..." I nodded. "All right."
The DJ was playing "Black Balloon" by the Goo Goo Dolls. That, coincidentally, was one of my favorite songs. Unfortunately, we were sort of awkward with one another. You always see all the couples snuggled up to one another. Not us. Not at first, at least.
Baby's black balloon makes her fly
I almost fell into that hole in your life
And you're not thinking about tomorrow
_Cause you were the same as me
But on your knees
"I like this song." I commented. He smiled, "It is a very good song. I like it too. It reminds me..." He paused, "Of you." I blushed. "Of me?" A nod, "Yeah, I feel like I fell into your life all of a sudden and I really like you because we're a lot alike." He said softly. I smiled. "I like you too."
A thousand other boys could never reach you
How could I have been the one
I saw the would spin beneath you
And scatter like ice from the spoon
That was your womb
"You do? I never would have thought you did. I know you and Xellos broke up, but still..." He trailed off, "You seem untouchable, like a guy could never get close to you. I never know what to say to you." I felt slightly happier hearing that. Elisa was right. He really liked me. "I do like you. Xellos thought I broke up with him because of you."
"You didn't, did you?" He asked concernedly. I smiled, "Oh, no. He and I are too good of friends to go out. It wasn't working." We were getting more comfortable with one another and, at this point, our foreheads rested together.
Comin' down the world turned over
And angels fall without you there
And I go on as you get colder
Or are you someone's prayer
Elisa and Guilia were congratulating one another on setting us up like that. Guilia had promised him if he asked me to dance to that song I'd do it and Elisa had actually convinced me to go to the dance. They were quite proud of themselves. "Heh...Told you it'd work. As much as she denies it, Sis likes him a lot." Elisa said. "God, Lis, they're falling in love right before our eyes...Look how he's looking at her." Guilia agreed.
You know the lies they always told you
And the love you never knew
What's the things they never showed you
That swallowed the light from the sun
Inside your room
I was staring into his eyes, lost in them, and I was not going to come out of that happy moment any time soon. I had my arms wrapped around him and we were both very happy right then. "I don't understand why you say guys don't like you." He said quietly, "You're wonderful." I blushed again. "Milgasia..." And rested my head on his shoulder.
Comin' down the world turned over
And angels fall without you there
And I go on as you get colder
"Look at that..." Merry whispered to Mike, "Look at Mia. I've never seen her like that." Mike nodded, "She looks so relaxed." They were swaying together, happy that I was happy.
Amelia watched kind of jealously. While she and Zel had gone out casually before, she wanted the kind of moment we were having.
Val and Filia weren't paying much attention. They were snuggled up in one anothers arms. It had taken them a lot to admit to liking one another, but once they had...
Not that I was aware of any of this. I was to happy to care about anything else. It was my moment.
And there's no time left for losin'
When you stand they fall
Comin' down the years turn over
And angels fall without you there
And I go on as you grow colder
All because I'm
Our eyes met once more towards the end of the song. And that was it...The first kiss. My first real kiss. Oh, there had been kisses with Xellos, but not like that. It was undescribable. I felt like I would die right there.
Comin' down the years turned over
And angels fall without you there
And I'll go on to bring you home
All because I'm
All because I'm
And I'll become
What you became to me
My friends were in ecstasy that I'd found what they all had. Even Xel didn't mind much. He told me later that as long as I was happy, he was happy.
As the song ended, Milgasia and I hugged one another. "I guess," I told him, "You've become what I became to you." He nodded. "I guess so."
It was the last day of school before Thanksgiving break when life got interesting again. I got accepted at the college I wanted to go to and was extremely happy about it. That really made my day.
There was a dance that night and I hadn't planned on going. I wasn't big on dances. And besides, I didn't really have any one to go with any more. Most of my friends had people to go with and I'd feel weird going alone.
Elisa was getting ready to go out while I was watching Dragon Ball, when she switched off the TV.
"HEY!" I exclaimed, "What was that for?!" She looked at me. "You're coming to the dance." She stated. "I don't want to. I don't do dances." I flicked the TV back on. "If you don't go, you'll regret it." She informed me. "Why? I hate dances. I just go watch other people dance with the guys I like and feel bad about it." I muttered. "What about the guys that like you, Mia? They'll be disappointed." She threw a shirt from our closet at me, "Here, wear this." I frowned. "I told you, I'm not going."
She sighed. "Look, Mia, you need to go. It's going to be fun." I sat up. There was something she wasn't telling me. Something she knew was going to happen that undoubtedly involved me. "Fine." I looked at the shirt. She knew me too well. It was one of my favorites. "I'll go. I guess I can tell every one about getting my letter."
Elisa and I had car privileges that night. So we piled me, her, Kristienne, Siôn and Siôn's best friend Jozua into the car and drove up to school. Kristienne, Siôn and Jozua went off with their friends and we met up with a bunch of ours in the parking lot.
"Guess what!" I exclaimed excitedly. "What?" Guilia asked. She was digging her wallet out of her purse while her sister was talking to Valgaav and Milgasia. I later learned that Val had asked Filia to go with him (no surprise there) and Guilia was waiting for her sort of boyfriend, Bradan, to arrive. Zelgadiss was trying to fend off all the girls who wee already asking if he'd dance with them while Amelia stood there looking ready to kill them all. Xellos was bounding around the parking lot, saying hello to every one. Merry and Mike hadn't arrived yet and Lina was throwing snowballs at Gourry.
"I GOT MY LETTER TODAY!!!" I announced to all who could hear me (which probably included the whole neighborhood for a three block radius). Every one fell silent and looked at me. Then Lina broke into a grin. "OH! Cool! They took you?!" I nodded proudly. "Yup. I'm going to SUNY O." I bragged.
Suddenly, I found myself mobbed by my friends, all of whom were congratulating me. There was a flurry of hugs, high fives and pats on the back. Xellos was the most pleased. He knew how much I wanted to go there. He was hugging me when I caught sight of Milgasia. He was sort of hanging back, watching the whole thing, a look of...maybe jealousy on his face. I wasn't surprised. Xellos was acting like we were still going out.
We finally went into the gym. I actually did have fun in the end. I was too happy about being accepted at SUNY O to care about much else. Even the tension between Xellos and Milgasia didn't really get to me. And I hated seeing the two of them fight. Especially over me.
I'm not much of a dancer. That's part of why I hate dances. They aren't really that fun if you don't dance. I'd only ever been asked to dance once by a guy before and he was some one I'd known for a long time. I never really felt comfortable at dances.
So I was standing at the side of the gym, miserably watching every one else have a good time, when Milgasia approached me. He looked at me shyly. "You...wanna dance, Mia?" I thought for a moment. "I'm not very good at it..." He smiled, "That's okay. I'm not either. I just want to see what it'd be like..." I nodded. "All right."
The DJ was playing "Black Balloon" by the Goo Goo Dolls. That, coincidentally, was one of my favorite songs. Unfortunately, we were sort of awkward with one another. You always see all the couples snuggled up to one another. Not us. Not at first, at least.
Baby's black balloon makes her fly
I almost fell into that hole in your life
And you're not thinking about tomorrow
_Cause you were the same as me
But on your knees
"I like this song." I commented. He smiled, "It is a very good song. I like it too. It reminds me..." He paused, "Of you." I blushed. "Of me?" A nod, "Yeah, I feel like I fell into your life all of a sudden and I really like you because we're a lot alike." He said softly. I smiled. "I like you too."
A thousand other boys could never reach you
How could I have been the one
I saw the would spin beneath you
And scatter like ice from the spoon
That was your womb
"You do? I never would have thought you did. I know you and Xellos broke up, but still..." He trailed off, "You seem untouchable, like a guy could never get close to you. I never know what to say to you." I felt slightly happier hearing that. Elisa was right. He really liked me. "I do like you. Xellos thought I broke up with him because of you."
"You didn't, did you?" He asked concernedly. I smiled, "Oh, no. He and I are too good of friends to go out. It wasn't working." We were getting more comfortable with one another and, at this point, our foreheads rested together.
Comin' down the world turned over
And angels fall without you there
And I go on as you get colder
Or are you someone's prayer
Elisa and Guilia were congratulating one another on setting us up like that. Guilia had promised him if he asked me to dance to that song I'd do it and Elisa had actually convinced me to go to the dance. They were quite proud of themselves. "Heh...Told you it'd work. As much as she denies it, Sis likes him a lot." Elisa said. "God, Lis, they're falling in love right before our eyes...Look how he's looking at her." Guilia agreed.
You know the lies they always told you
And the love you never knew
What's the things they never showed you
That swallowed the light from the sun
Inside your room
I was staring into his eyes, lost in them, and I was not going to come out of that happy moment any time soon. I had my arms wrapped around him and we were both very happy right then. "I don't understand why you say guys don't like you." He said quietly, "You're wonderful." I blushed again. "Milgasia..." And rested my head on his shoulder.
Comin' down the world turned over
And angels fall without you there
And I go on as you get colder
"Look at that..." Merry whispered to Mike, "Look at Mia. I've never seen her like that." Mike nodded, "She looks so relaxed." They were swaying together, happy that I was happy.
Amelia watched kind of jealously. While she and Zel had gone out casually before, she wanted the kind of moment we were having.
Val and Filia weren't paying much attention. They were snuggled up in one anothers arms. It had taken them a lot to admit to liking one another, but once they had...
Not that I was aware of any of this. I was to happy to care about anything else. It was my moment.
And there's no time left for losin'
When you stand they fall
Comin' down the years turn over
And angels fall without you there
And I go on as you grow colder
All because I'm
Our eyes met once more towards the end of the song. And that was it...The first kiss. My first real kiss. Oh, there had been kisses with Xellos, but not like that. It was undescribable. I felt like I would die right there.
Comin' down the years turned over
And angels fall without you there
And I'll go on to bring you home
All because I'm
All because I'm
And I'll become
What you became to me
My friends were in ecstasy that I'd found what they all had. Even Xel didn't mind much. He told me later that as long as I was happy, he was happy.
As the song ended, Milgasia and I hugged one another. "I guess," I told him, "You've become what I became to you." He nodded. "I guess so."