Michael walked into the Biology lab and sat down behind Liz, after saying
hi to her. He needed to find Maria but hadn't been able to. Scanning the
lab he located her sitting next to a girl he didn't really know. He tried
to catch her gaze but she never looked to his side. Maybe she knew he was
sitting there. Still determined, Michael went over in his head again what
he had planned to say to her. He'd say it later.
Liz looked up when Max came and sat down next to her on their usual lab table.
"Hey," he smiled.
"Hi, Max. So, um, how was today so far?"
"Okay. Yours?"
"Fine."
After a few moments silence Max said, "Actually today could have been better."
"How?"
"You know what I said in the morning? About us being friends again?"
"Yeah?"
"Well, maybe we shouldn't. I was thinking of trying something else."
"What do you mean?" Liz asked confused, not understanding.
Michael saw on the table in front of him Max whispering something in Liz's ear. She seemed extremly surprised but grinned and then nodded her head. Michael wasn't a genius but he knew what was going on. He wanted to be happy for his friends but he couldn't help wondering how Maria would react. Max and Liz were sitting closer now and seemed a lot better with each other than they had been the past few days. Hopefully things would go well with Maria. Maybe.
*
"Maria, wait," she heard Michael call for what seemed the tenth time as she walked on the field. Maria turned round and faced him wordlessly. "Can we talk?" he asked.
Maria contemplated for a bit but then nodded. "Okay."
The two sat down on a bench and Michael took a deep breath as she waited. "Well...the thing is...okay, I had this thing planned in my head but I've sort of forgotten it now, so basically 'm just gonna have to improvise. Um...Maria, do you want to go out?" he burst out suddenly.
"With you?" she asked slightly shocked.
"Yes, with me," he said fast. "W-were you hoping I was asking you for someone else?"
"Well, it's just -"
"Would I be this nervous if I was asking you for someone else?"
Now he mentioned it, Maria noticed he seemed sort of nervous and she decided to be honest. "That actually sounds nice."
"I-it does?" Michael asked.
"Sometimes."
"Wh-what, you mean, you only want to go out sometimes?"
"No, I mean, that only sounds nice sometimes. Times when you're not bust checking Isabel out."
"Oh....Right. You mean like last night."
"Yeah. Do you still like her, Michael?"
Michael shook his head truthfully, "I don't. I'm really sorry about last night -"
"Wait. Why don't you like her anymore?"
"You want to know why I don't?"
"I want to know whether you don't like her because of how she and Alex were today. You know, basically back together."
"It's not that Maria. I swear." From the way he said it, Maria could tell he really wasn't lying. "I don't know what I felt for Isabel...but, it's different to what I feel...for you. I know I was a jerk and I -" Michael was cut off by Maria as she kissed him. The two continued kissing until suddenly she broke away. "Wh-what is it?" he asked.
"Is that banned on this campus?" she asked and looked around behind her. "It wasn't on my last school but at the school I went to before that you'd get detention if you kissed someone at school."
Michael started laughing, "It doesn't really matter anyway." They sat there for a few minutes before Maria started blushing. "Never done that before?"
"Nope," she shook her head and laughed too until Michael kissed her.
When the kiss ended Michael asked her, "Do you have any more lessons?"
"No, that was my last. You?"
"Just one more subject. Do you want to go somewhere? There's this ice cream place that Liz and max always go to. She says it's the best - and Liz knows ice cream."
"But wouldn't that be cutting school for you?"
"It's only Art. My teacher doesn't mind - I'm his best student."
"Modest," Maria laughed and they left the school building together.
A/N: This is it! Unless you want more. Sequel, continutaion, ten years later, etc tell me! Or if you just want it to end here and now tell me that too! Thanks to all who reviewed and enjoyed this story and especially to sezza who really wanted her candy - I hoped you liked it!
Liz looked up when Max came and sat down next to her on their usual lab table.
"Hey," he smiled.
"Hi, Max. So, um, how was today so far?"
"Okay. Yours?"
"Fine."
After a few moments silence Max said, "Actually today could have been better."
"How?"
"You know what I said in the morning? About us being friends again?"
"Yeah?"
"Well, maybe we shouldn't. I was thinking of trying something else."
"What do you mean?" Liz asked confused, not understanding.
Michael saw on the table in front of him Max whispering something in Liz's ear. She seemed extremly surprised but grinned and then nodded her head. Michael wasn't a genius but he knew what was going on. He wanted to be happy for his friends but he couldn't help wondering how Maria would react. Max and Liz were sitting closer now and seemed a lot better with each other than they had been the past few days. Hopefully things would go well with Maria. Maybe.
*
"Maria, wait," she heard Michael call for what seemed the tenth time as she walked on the field. Maria turned round and faced him wordlessly. "Can we talk?" he asked.
Maria contemplated for a bit but then nodded. "Okay."
The two sat down on a bench and Michael took a deep breath as she waited. "Well...the thing is...okay, I had this thing planned in my head but I've sort of forgotten it now, so basically 'm just gonna have to improvise. Um...Maria, do you want to go out?" he burst out suddenly.
"With you?" she asked slightly shocked.
"Yes, with me," he said fast. "W-were you hoping I was asking you for someone else?"
"Well, it's just -"
"Would I be this nervous if I was asking you for someone else?"
Now he mentioned it, Maria noticed he seemed sort of nervous and she decided to be honest. "That actually sounds nice."
"I-it does?" Michael asked.
"Sometimes."
"Wh-what, you mean, you only want to go out sometimes?"
"No, I mean, that only sounds nice sometimes. Times when you're not bust checking Isabel out."
"Oh....Right. You mean like last night."
"Yeah. Do you still like her, Michael?"
Michael shook his head truthfully, "I don't. I'm really sorry about last night -"
"Wait. Why don't you like her anymore?"
"You want to know why I don't?"
"I want to know whether you don't like her because of how she and Alex were today. You know, basically back together."
"It's not that Maria. I swear." From the way he said it, Maria could tell he really wasn't lying. "I don't know what I felt for Isabel...but, it's different to what I feel...for you. I know I was a jerk and I -" Michael was cut off by Maria as she kissed him. The two continued kissing until suddenly she broke away. "Wh-what is it?" he asked.
"Is that banned on this campus?" she asked and looked around behind her. "It wasn't on my last school but at the school I went to before that you'd get detention if you kissed someone at school."
Michael started laughing, "It doesn't really matter anyway." They sat there for a few minutes before Maria started blushing. "Never done that before?"
"Nope," she shook her head and laughed too until Michael kissed her.
When the kiss ended Michael asked her, "Do you have any more lessons?"
"No, that was my last. You?"
"Just one more subject. Do you want to go somewhere? There's this ice cream place that Liz and max always go to. She says it's the best - and Liz knows ice cream."
"But wouldn't that be cutting school for you?"
"It's only Art. My teacher doesn't mind - I'm his best student."
"Modest," Maria laughed and they left the school building together.
A/N: This is it! Unless you want more. Sequel, continutaion, ten years later, etc tell me! Or if you just want it to end here and now tell me that too! Thanks to all who reviewed and enjoyed this story and especially to sezza who really wanted her candy - I hoped you liked it!