Author's Note: Sorry it's taking so long. I actually did have this chapter planned out, like, I don't know, a week ago, but I just haven't had time to type it up. I was watching "Dirty Dancing" while writing some of this. I love that movie! I've also been busy lamenting the very, very distressing situation with Phantom Planet. If you like their music and keep up with the news, then you know what's going on. AND if you happen to be a Big City Rock fan, like me, than I have a great deal of love for your poor, wounded heart. : (

And thanks to all my reviewers (Minjonet, Book Geek, A Sorta Fairytale, gorbash33, Dini, dance-krazy, Gina, jennifleur, and Roma). You know, it's an amazing thing to find a review in your mailbox when you haven't updated your story in, like, two weeks. First it was my birthday, and then I went sailing, and then I was gone for a few days, and now the whole thing with Phantom Planet. My life is very hectic. Anywho, I don't know if/when I'm going to come up with other outside characters, beside Jonas. SO.. on to Chapter 4!

Disclaimer: I do not own Ling Su, along with all the other characters Meg Cabot so ingeniously created. : )

Friday, March 7, Lilly's Apartment

We're all here at Lilly's apartment. Well, it's not hers, obviously, it's her parents, but you know what I mean. I sort of hoped we could have had this at the loft, but Mom and Mr. G want some alone-time, so I'm here instead.

By "we" I mean me, Lilly, Ling Su, Tina, and Shameeka. We've been watching old 80's movies, like "Dirty Dancing" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." Dirty Dancing always makes me want to become a dancer, so I can meet totally hot guys the likes of Patrick Swayze. Although, Michael does have a fairly well defined chest, much like Patrick. Not quite as built, but. you know.

Anyway, during "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," Tina and I compiled a Top Ten hot guys list, seeing how neither of us can stand the scene where they rip out that guys heart. I mean, I've never actually seen it, but it's sounds totally gross.

Here's what we came up with:

Tina's Top Ten Hottest Guy's of All Time (Commentary by Mia Thermopolis)

1. Jonas Moore - (Okay, I guess. What do you like him or something?)

2. Patrick Swayze - (Definitely agree. Totally hot in Dirty Dancing. Plus, who else sings, dances, AND acts these days?) 3. Angel, from "Buffy" - (Totally. What could possibly be more hot than a vampire-turned-good? Buffy is SO lucky.)

4. Harrison Ford - (Agree, but only Harrison as Han Solo and Indiana, not as the guy from "The Witness" or anything.)

5. John Cusack - (He should so run for President. I mean, with that kickboxing mantra from "Say Anything," and the totally hot assassin personality, he could whip Saddam Hussein's butt and be hot at the same time.)

6. Heath Ledger - (Agree. I mean, how could you not love an Australian guy with shaggy hair?)

7. Hayden Christensen - (Canadian Darth Vader. With his dark anger and a light saber, who else could play the most wicked character in all of Star Wars?)

8. Frankie Muniz - (Totally disagree. Agent Cody Banks? WHAT? Come on, can you say "Lamer"?)

9. The guy from "A Walk to Remember" - (Shane West? I suppose I agree. I mean, he was good in that movie. Mandy Moore is so lucky.)

10. Hugh Jackman - (Another Australian? Definitely. Even though I thought he was British for the longest time. And as Wolverine? You can't get any better than sharp sword things coming out of his hands.)

Anyway, after daydreaming about all these hot guys, I asked Tina about Jonas. I mean, he was the first guy on her list! Turns out, Tina's got it bad for this boy. After what'shisface, Dave, dumped her, Tina has been really depressed, but now, she says, Jonas has completely brought her back. I mean, it's kind of funny to hear, especially since he's only been around for a week, but Tina is way interested. That's why I couldn't tell her about seeing Jonas on Sunday. I mean, she would be way crushed if she found out the guy she liked was actually interested in another girl. I mean, at least I think he is. Isn't he?

I don't know what to think about him anyway. I mean, yeah, he's cute, sort of, in this random, Harry Potter sort of way. And he's really smart and very funny and nice to hang out with but. Well. He's not Michael.

So after Indiana Jones is over, we're all going to go to sleep. Tomorrow Tina and I are going to go to lunch together, since Lilly has to finish editing the show about technology, and Shameeka and Ling Su are going somewhere with Ling Su's family.

Saturday, March 8, The Loft

Today was interesting. No, actually, it was just completely bizarre. Bizarre-ness level of the day:

After eating breakfast at Lilly's and helping Maya clean up the dishes, Tina and I booked out of there. We stopped by the loft for two seconds to drop off our stuff, and then headed out to Central Park. It may be March already, but the lake is still frozen thick enough to skate on. [A/N: Okay, I don't know how it is in NY, since I'm a Cali kid and I've never been farther east than Colorado, so just bare w/, and pretend with me that the water in Central Park is still frozen in March. Kthnx.]

While lacing up, I asked Tina about Jonas some more.

"So, you really like Jonas don't you?"

She blushed profusely, then replied, "Yeah, I do. He's so SMART, sort of like Michael, but in a different way. Plus, those glasses of his. I don't know, something about them is strangely endearing."

I tried very hard not to laugh, "I can understand that. I mean, look at the way Michael carries his laptop around. In college, this is a daily practice and in no way would seem out of the ordinary, but in highschool? HELLO? Could that possibly BE any dorkier? But that is one of the things I love about him. The way he's so dependent on his laptop just tickles me inside."

Tina and I giggled to ourselves over the complete cute-ness of our nerdy affections. I still couldn't tell her, though, that I was going to be going to a cat haven with her crush. I don't think she would have understood.

After a half hour's skate, we headed to Little Italy Pizzaria, one of the only places that actually serves vegitarian pizza in the area. While digging into her second slice of cheesey pizza, Tina's eyes focused on something behind me, and she made this horrible face. I thought for a second that there was something really gross in her food, like a bandaid or a piece of someone's ear, but turning around, I realized the look of disgust was not caused by the food she was eating, but the person who had just walked into the room, long hair swishing, nails perfectly manicured.

Lana Weinberger, with about half of the varsity cheer squad (and Josh Richter, aka - guzzler of alcohol and user of princesses), swayed into the room. I still can't understand how really really beautiful people are always super mean. Well, not all of them, I mean, some of the senior cheerleaders were very polite to me at Tavern on the Green before the Cultural Diversity Dance, and they were all really pretty. But a lot of pretty people ARE mean. And Lana is no different from the rest.

She and her entourage unfortunately decided to seat themselves within earshot of our table, so Tina and I had to listen to all of Lana's "horror stories" about bad hairstylists she's been to. Deciding that eating as quickly as possible and leaving without being seen was probably the best idea, we ate a pizza at warp 6 speed. We weren't fast enough, though.

Thinking we were safe, and finishing up the crust on my last piece, Tina headed to the trash bin, while I gathered up our stuff. That's when I overheard Lana say,

"Have you seen that new freak at school? What's his name, I can't remember. Isn't, like, John or James or something?"

One of her cronies piped up, "Oh, yeah, Jonas. I've got History with him. He's SUCH a loser. I mean, the guy clearly has no fashion sense. And those books? Who reads books anymore when you've got TGIF to watch?"

At this point, Tina returned. I tried to distract her and get her out of there before she noticed, I really did. But just as she was nearing me, Lana said, in this REALLY loud voice, "Oh GOD, I know! He and that girl with the bodyguard should get together. Then they could read books together in the library, instead of cluttering up the cafeteria with their ugly clothes and bad hair."

I was too shocked to speak. I couldn't even move. Had she just said what I THOUGHT she said? I couldn't believe it. I mean, I know Lana's horrible, but I didn't know she would drag Tina into it. Tina had never done anything to her! Neither had Jonas, actually. I wasn't nearly as shocked as Tina though. Her face was completely ashen and her mouth was practically hitting the floor, it was so wide open. She looked like her thresh hold had been maxed out.

I thought that the shock would have been enough to send her into a daze and make it easy for me to lead her away quickly. Too bad that I myself was still a little dazed, because before I could move an inch or say a word, Tina had grabbed her large glass of pink lemonade, stormed over to Lana's table, and poured the entire, undrunk contents onto the beauty-queen's head. Then, turning on her heel while Lana sputtered and spewed, Tina grabbed my arm and stormed out of the restaurant.

All I can say is, I hope I don't have to do too much groveling on Monday.

A/N: I know this is sort of a strange/badly written chapter. It was written in three stages, in a manner of speaking. I'm just distracted at the moment, what with a nine day vacation coming up that I haven't packed for yet. And I'm leaving for it on Saturday, so you'll all have to wait for the next chapter for a while, sorry.

Review please! I want lots and lots of reviews by the time I get back! Or flames! Constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated. I am also open to any plot ideas. Or any ideas in general. If you suggest something I like and end up using, you will definitely be given appropriate credit. :)