Disclaimer: Okay the characters in this story still belongs to Meg Cabot, except Bo Willis, Angela, Scott, Brock, Ephram they are mine. The song TOO MUCH TO ASK belongs to Avril Lavigne.

Summary: Takes place after Michael leaves. Mia getts some good advice from her mom. Mia finds out something about Bo that she doesn't like, but still goes on a date with him. If I say too much more than I'll ruin the chapter.

A/N: Okay, this chapter talks about drug use...just so you know, I don't use them!

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TOO MUCH TO ASK

it's the first time I've ever felt this lonely
wish someone would cure this pain
it's funny when you think it's gonna work out
'till you chose weed over me your so lame!
I thought you were cool until the point
up until the point you didn't call me when you said you would
finally figured out you're all the same
always coming up with some kind of story
everytime I try to make you smile
you're always feeling sorry for yourself
everytime I try to make you laugh
you can't your too tough
you think your love less
is that too much that I asking for
thought you'd come around when I ignored you
sorta thought you'd have the decency
but babe I guess you wouldn't take that warning
'cause I'm not about to look at your face again
can't you see that you lie to yourself
you can't see the world though a mirror
it won't be too late when the smoke clears
'cause I'm still here
can't find where I am/lying her alone in fear
afraid of the dark/knowone to claim alone again
Chapter 7

Helen just stood there with a smerk on her face. "What?" Mia asked.

"Two boys chasing after my Mia!" Helen laughed.

"No, Michael doesn't see me as anything more than Lilly's best friend." Mia explained.

"Mia, you need to look again. That boy is crazy for you." Helen said.

"Mom, I have been in love with Michael for as long as I can remember. If he felt anything but friendship for me then he would have said something by now."

"Boys are diffrent then girls. Girls know what they want and it doens't matter if they get hurt in the process. They know right away if they are in love. Boys are diffrentt, they will wait until they are 100% sure that a girl is in love with them before they make there move. They can read signs that girls drop and if they do, then they have read them wrong. Sometimes the boys wait too long. They are afraid of being hurt, but most of all it's hard for them to share their inner feels." Helen explained.

'He told me about Angela and the baby. That must have been hard on him.' Mia thought. "Tell me about this Bo." Helen said.

"He's new, just trancefered from Trinity. He's nice-" Mia began.

"But he's not Michael." Helen finished.

"Yeah, but he likes me. I'm tired of waiting around for Michael." Mia said. "Lilly has a boyfriend, Shemeeka has a boyfriend, Tina has a boyfriend. I want a boyfriend."

"Sometimes the ones that you wait for are the only ones worth having. Maybe while your waiting on Michael you should give this Bo a chance. He might suprise you." Helen said.

A little while later once Mia finished her alegbra homework, she called Bo. "Hello?" he asked.

"Hey Bo, I figured I would call you back." Mia said.

"Who is this?" he asked.

"It's Mia Thermopolis."

"Oh, hey Mia." At that point Mia noticed his voice sounded really strange. Like his vioce was recorded on an old casset tape that was dragging out what he was saying.

"Um, are you okay? You sound funny." Mia said.

"Yeah, I'm great, I have some friends over and we smoked up alittle.:

"Pot?" Mia asked.

"Yeah." Bo laughed. "I called to see if you wanted to come over but you were their."

"Um...Bo I don't do that. I don't belive in filling my body with toxins."

"Weed isn't a toxin it's an herbal medication."

"Look, I'm not going to tell you want to do but I won't smoke it."

"Okay, how about his. My friends are having a party tomorrow night. You can come with me." Bo suggested.

"Just as long as you understand that I will not drink alchole, or smoke anything, or ingect anything, or snort anything." Mia said.

"Understood." Bo laughed. "So, is it a date?"

"I'll have to talk to my mom." Mia said. "I'll tell you tomorrow."

After saying good-bye to Bo, Mia ran down stairs to beg her mom to let her go. Luckly it worked, but she had to be home by eleven and no later. It took Mia forever to go to sleep. She was so excited, Mia was going to a real party, on a school night with a boy.

School the next day seemed to last forever, even longer than it usually does. Mia couldn't pay attention in class at all. Finally, the end of the day came and she was able to go home and prepare for her date.

Bo came to get her at 6:30 and they were at the party by 7:00. It wasn't what Mia expected. There was loud music, people making out everywhere, a tick cloud of smoke lingered in every room. Several pastic cup set around on every table. 'This is it? I'm probley failing my classes because I was so excited over this! I was expecting somehting like the party on 'Can't Hardly Wait', or the parties on 'American Pie'. I'm so disappointed.'

"Do you want somehting to drink?" Bo asked.

"Anything without alchole." Mia smiled.

"Wait here. I'll be right back." Bo said.

Bo walked into the kitchen where Scott, Brock, and Ephram (his good friends and band mates) were. "Is that the girl from Albert Enistine?" Scott asked.

"Yeah." Bo said. "Here, put these in her drink. Make sure she can't taste the everclear." he handed a bottle of pills to Brock.

"That's why we have the Hawiian punch. You can't taste achole when it's mixed with this stuff." Ephram laughed pulling the jug of blue Hawiian punch from the fridge.

"So, what's up with that girl?" Scott asked while him and Brock mixed the drinks.

"Well, she's one of those do gooders, she's into Greenpeace. Last night she told me she didn't put toxins into her body." Bo laughed.

"You are evil Bo! That girl is probley waiting for her wedding night!" Brock laughed handing Bo the drinks. "Yours is the one in the blue cup.

"Okay, I'll talk to you later." Bo lauged.

Michael was setting alone in his room, bord out of his mind. Lilly was the only one he could talk to about his problems and she wasn't home. She was out with the 'Musical Genius' again. His parent though they didn't realize they would do it, would try to analze him. 'Crackhead' was finished for this month, he had played the guitar until his figures bled, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer had already gone off. He layed down on his bed and cuddled the pillow Mia had slept on. He could still lightly smell her fragrence on it. Slowly, he looked at the clock, it was only 8:45, it was early enough he could call her. Michael picked the phone up and dialed Mica's number. "Hello?" Helen asked.

"Ms. Thermopolis, is Mia there?" Michael asked.

"No, she went out with Bo." Helen replied.

Not trusting Bo he asked. "Could you tell me where they are?" Michael set up and began to put on his shoes.

"Um...they went to some party." Helen replied. "What's going on?" she began to panic.

"Oh shit! I'm sorry Ms. Thermoplis." Michael apoligied. "You let Mia go out with a really bad guy. I'm gonna go find her I think I know where she is. Just stay there." Michael hung up the phone.

To Be Continued? ? ?