Chapter Sixteen- Big , Bad , Love.

Thursday, the day before the big party at Destiny and Charity's dorm room was a hectic one.Being, one of the most biggest and one of the most popular party thrower's in the whole entire campus of Boston U, Destiny put Charity, Marcus and Charity running non stop erends all over Boston; as she franticlly made the finishing touches all over the dorm room.

"so, did we get everything?"Charity questioned as she hauled, what must of been thousands of bags through Boston U's doors.

"we better have!"Miguel grouled."I'm not going back out there."

"would you stop tripping Miguel, it was only a few bags."Marcus said softly, as he glided past Miguel and Charity.

"for you!"Miguel started"you left me and Charity with all the other bags."shooting Miguel a look, he advanced towards Charity and took the bags from her.

"happy now!"

"no!"Miguel huffed, as the three of them headed down Boston U's hallways which were suddenly flooded with people.Some, who by the way came back from vacations and even theor own home tows to attend...or atleast try to get themselves into this party.Now, you think people would go as crazy as they did over one insignifagant party but dammit it was that good!

"I don't get it..."Charity started as she continued down the filled hallway"what's it about Destiny's parties that get so many people here?"both Miguel and Marcus exchanged looks and then looked back at Charity both thinking she was insane...but then considered she was the new girl, and she didn't know any better.

"see, Charity..."Marcus started while trowing his free arm around Charity"when my girl Destiny has a party she goes all out, I mean no stop is unturned, down to the very last corner on the floor, the last..."

"it's a good party."Miguel cut in removing Marcus arm and replacing it with his own."you'll see what we mean tomorow."

"okay."Charity said trusting the two, as they turned down another hallway.As all three passed down the hallway Charity couldn't help but notice all the other girls stare at her and Miguel, some with awkward awe, and wonderment other with pure hate and jelousy and she couldn't help but wonder why?then it clicked Miguel had his arm around her.Miguel the guy half the Boston U body of girls wanted and lusted after had his arm round her, she laughed as she ignored them and they headed to the dorm.

"where back!"Charity shouted into the dorm room, as Marcus and Miguel followed behind her plopping doen on the couch in pure exhaustion.Desting popped out from somewhere in the dorm walking in from of the three.

"uh! what do you think you're doing?"she damanded as she tapped her heals against the floor.

"were baking a cake.What do you think were doing?"Miguel snapped.

"I'm gonna pretend like I didn't hear that."Destiny mummbeled."c'mon guys get up, there's too much to do and so little time."

"woman! you had us all over Boston since the crack of dawn."Marcus replied.

"yeah, well if you want a good party you're gonna have to put in some time."

"right, 'you're' which means you Destiny, I haven't seen you do a damn thing all day"Miguel said.

"look around! Miguel" and so he did, and the other two did the exact same and the better part of the room was drapped with decorations.

"all on my own."Destiny proudly stated, as she looked on at the three.

"see what we ment!?"Marcus exclaimed.

"yeah"Charity relpied, still in awe of the room.

"okay, so Marcus you go get me those cd's I asked for and you!"she pointed to Miguel"you follow him, and get out of my space."

"Fine" Miguel huffed, as Miguel and Marcus headed out the door.

"and Charity, you can go unpack all this stuff."

"okay."Charity sighed, as she got up and looked towards the door where Miguel was just about to head out the door, they looked at eachother for abit as they both smiled and went on doing what they were doing."whatever happened to the simple few balloons and some confetti!"Charity continued, as she unpacked the bags.

"that's kid stuff, now this...this is the master of all parties! and it must live up to it's potential."

"I see."Charity knodded, trying hard not to laugh at Destiny's determination to one party.Within a few minutes Miguel and Marcus came back to the dorm room with some boxes filled with cd's, they placed them next to the stereo, and went back out side to get the rest."damn! you two have allot of cd's"Charity excalimed, as she watched them bring them in.

"not when you work at a record store."Miguel laughed, as they placed the other boxes down on the floor"why don't I help you with those."he said.

"I'd like that."she smiled, as he helped her.

"let's test out this sound system"Marcus siad, as he rubbed his hands togherther and put the first cd in.

'don't wanna sound full of myself or rude

but you ain't looking at no other dudes, cause

you love me(I'm sorry but...so sexy)

so you think about a chance, find yourself tryna

do my dance maybe cause you love me(ha! you do it well.)

so then we tried-I'm singign a slow beat because

you aint used to how fast we touched(fast we touched.)

then we locked eyes, and I knew that I was in there and I

was gon' tear you're ass up! (tear you're ass up.)

I know that I'm carrying on, nevermind if I'm showing off

I was just frontin (you know I want ya babe)

I'm ready to bet it all, unless you don't care at all

But you know I want ya (you should stop frontin babe)...'(Frontin'~Pharell ft. Jay z.)

"hum, look at him trying to act all sweet with her!"Destiny hissed reffering to Miguel helping Charity.

"I know, I've never seen him act this way."Marcus added in a kind and proud tone.

"whatever! just make sure that you're boy doesn't do anything stupid!"Destiny theatened, as she pointed towards Marcus.

"now do you think I'd go and let him do something like that."he replied as he approached Destiny.

"well,"she giggled giddily as she pulled him closer to her."YES!" she thundered as she unhanded him, as she walked away she smiled slightly, so did Marcus.The day went on, and Destiny continued to frantiquly order the group around until every last detail was done.

"were finished!"Destiny exclaimed, as took in the whole room and looked down at a passed out Miguel Charity and Marcus."wasn't that fun guys!?"

they all groaned still passed out.

"I've fallen and I can't get up!"Marcus whinned childishly.

"I hurt all over!"Miguel joined.

"oh please!"Destiny laughed as Charity got up and helped her pick the boys up and drop them onto the couch.

'front...front...front' the cd player scrated on as Marcus got up to change the cd, he smiled as he picked one up, and put it on.The music began to play as Miguel faced Marcus.

"remeber this!?"he laughed, as he got up.

"remember this? of course I remember this man."

"remember what?" both girls aksed quizzingly.

"this song, our dads used to sing it to our moms."Miguel said.

"more like dance to it, you know our dadies couldn't sing."Marcus continued,as he laughed at the memory.

"that's cute."Charity replied."hey, why don't you sing it for me and Destiny."both looked over at eachother.

"no!" then then answered.

"aw! c'mon it'll be fun!" Destiny insisted."please"Charity and Destiny both said putting on their sweetest faces.

"alright, I'm Sam Cooke and you're Lou Rawls."Marcus stated.

"how come I always have to be Lou Rawls!?"Miguel protested.

"because!"Marcus snapped as they started."if you ever, change you're mind about leaving, leaving me behind, oh babe bring it to me bring your sweet loving bring it on home to me.Yeah, Yeah."Marcus started as the two got the girls up.

"I know laughed when you left, but now I know I only hurt myself.Baby! bring it to me bring you're sweet loving bring it on home to me.Yeah, yeah."Miguel continued as the girls laughed and danced with the two.

"I'll give you jewlery and money too! that aint all that aint all I'll do for you,"

"oh if you! bring it to me, bring your sweet loving bring it on home to me."

"yeah, yeah, yeah."

"you know I'll always, be your slave,"

"t'ill I'm barried, barried in my grave!"

"oh honey!" they both did toghether

"bring it to me, bring you're sweet loving bring it on home to me! yeah, yeah, yeah..."'

"I tried to treat you right, but you stayed out, stayed out in the night, but I'll forgive you bring it to me bring you're sweet loving bring it on home to me."Miguel joked, as he sang causing Charity to laugh even more.

"yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah...." the song ended as the other began.

'Oh, my love...my darling

I hungered for your touch, a long lonely time

and time goes by so slowly, and time can do so

much...are you still mine

I need your love, I need your love

God speed your love, to me...

Al Green's smooth soultry voice sang, as as Miguel and Charoty seperated, and they watched Destiny and Marcus continue to dance.They both shrugged and decided to go with the flow and follow their friends as they continued to dance.

Speed your love to me, speed your love to me.

lonely rivers flow to the sea, to the sea.

To the open arms of the sea, I just have to tell you that,

lonely river sides wait for me, wait for me.

I'll be comming home, wait for me...

Charity warapped her arms around Miguel, as they both laughed nervously.They both looked away from eachother for a moment, then looked back at eachother; and at that moment time was at an awkward stand still for the two, everything seemed to be going in slow montion as the two continued to gaze deeply into eachother's eyes.Slowly, Miguel braught his hand to Charity's chin bringing her lips closer and closer to his, until he finally kissed her intensly and deeply.'This isn't what I thought it would be.' he thought to himself, it was better than normal, as he continued to kiss her he could only hear the sound of his heart beating fast as thoughts ran vivedly through his head.

******

"your crazy! Miguel the reason why people die, kill, even live for love is because a life without it IS stressful."

" one of these days, your gonna meet a girl; and find out that this 'theory' you have is a whole lot of bullsh*t man"

" it does, I should know I must be poster child for broken hearts; but, I wouldn't change that...for anything.Yeah love hurts sometimes, but other times it's the most beautiful and wonderous thing in the world.Think about it Miguel without love what's life worth."

"you're scared, and you're hurt about what happened...but you can't live your hating something you've never lived.Hell, something you've forced yourself not to live"

******

Confussed, angry, and a little sacred Miguel pulled away from Charity and stormed out of the dorm room slamming the door behind him.Feeling a little confused herself, Charity found the couch and sat herself down.

"what the hell just happened hear!?"Destiny demanded, as Marcus went over to Charity.Neither of them knew how to explain what they didn't really know themselves.

"I gotta go..."Marcus stood as he put his hand on Charity's shoulder" I better catch him and find out what this is all about." and with that he sprinted towards the door to catch up with Miguel.Marcus never returned, neither did Miguel.It was getting late and the girls knew they had allot to do for tomorow so they settled into bed neither of them talking about what just happened.Marcus searched the whole campus but he couldn't find Miguel, he decided to go back to their dorm and wait for him there he walked in later that night.

"are you alright?"Marcus asked as he watched him pass.

"I don't even know man,"he laughed, as he sat beside Marcus"I don't even know." he repeated, as he got up and went towards his bed."night." he trailed.

"alright man goodnight."

Miguel tried his hardest to sleep, but he couldn't.He couldn't stop thinking about her, he tried to force her out of his thoughts but it just wasn't happening.While sighing he got up, and walked towards the door, opening it he headed down the dark hallway Charity still in his thoughts.

******

" oh my God, Miguel look at the girl with the...blond farah hair."

'I wish that I could have you in my space,

I wish that I could kiss across your face,

how is that I love you and I don't even know you

did you plant a seed inside of me...

when you said hello.

" thanks again" Charity said.

" no problem..."

" Charity."

" my favourite virtue."Miguel flirted.

Hello Darlin', hello sweet heart...

she said I'm lost and I don't know my way around.

She said hello darlin' hello sweet heart and could you

please show which way to go...

" you know, Destiny told me not to get mixed up with you."she smirked, as she faced him.

"well,"he said as he moved closer to her" what Destiny doesn't know, won't hurt her...or us."

If I change my looks will I have a chance,

or does it seem I'm used to only one night stands.

My heart deals romance as nothing more than a kiss

in the wind.Never could I understand anything about love

Until she said hello.

Charity couldn't sleep either, when Miguel left she had allot on her mind.She decided to take a walk, and try to make some sense of things.She was fooling herself to think that, she never really had any deep feelings for Miguel.She did.

Hello Darlin', hello sweet heart...

she said I'm lost and I don't know my way around.

She said hello darlin' hello sweet heart and could you(could you give me a little information.)

please show which way to go...

"oh I'm not gonna stay for long , I just wanted to give you this."

" roses, their my favorite. But how'd you know that?"

" oh I saw it while I was walking. I didn't know what I was going to do with it really, Marcus is more of a daphadil person..."

" anyways I better get going , don't want Jhon to think I'm stealing his girl"

To be honest, she'd had those feeling for him ever since they met at the record store when she was with Jhon.She just didn't want to see them, and continued to believe Jhon was the man for her...we all know how well that turned out.

Notice me, I'm right before your eyes.

Wanting you, a hiden love by surprise,

left undone. I can't give up until we are one.



"how?"Charity asked as she stopped walking."hey, who knows maybe you could of, fallen for a girl at one of those parties."

"No!" he said, as they started to walk again"never."

"you see that's you're problem, you scared of acctually falling for a girl."

"what's there to be scared of ?"

"you tell me."

Miguel didn't know why he stormed out like he did.He didn't know why he was hurt whenever he saw Charity with Jhon, or how he forgot about every and anyone else when he saw Charity laugh, he couldn't even explain to himself how he felt whenever she was around or all the mixed emotions he was feeling over one girl.Then it dawned on him,he was in love.Finally all of the things people used to tell him about it made all the sense in the world,'I'm in love with her!' and he really was.He was in love with her laugh, and her smile...and how she chalenged him, everything; he had to tell all of this, he had to tell her exactly what he was feeling.Miguel turned down a hallway, and began towards Charity's drom room.Just as he did that, Charity walked by.

Notice me, I'm right before your eyes.

Wanting you, a hiden love by surprise,

left undone. I can't give up until we are one.

She said...hello darlin' hello sweetheart.

She said I'm lost and I don't know my way around.

She said hello darlin' hello sweet heart,

could you please show me which way to go...

" I doubt that,but for whatever it's worth...you're gonna meet someone else."

" I hope so."

"and...he's gonna be alot better than Jhon ever was."

and she did.Miguel was everything Jhon wasn't and more, and the more she spent time with him the more she realized how much she really loved him.Miguel awoke, things she in her that she didn't really know she had, and proved to her that she didn't need Jhon to be happy or to keep on living.She loved him and she wanted to tell him, no matter how he'd answer.

Hello Darlin', hello sweet heart...

she said I'm lost and I don't know my way around.

She said hello darlin' hello sweet heart and could you

please show which way to go...

Both of them slowly walked up to eachother's doors, with big sigh's from the two they managed to knock on eachother doors a few times, but no one answered.

"what the hell am I thinking!"Miguel laughed, as he dropped his hand and turned away from the door.No one comming to the door, was all the sign Miguel needed, for him to come to his senses and walk back to his dorm room.

"God!" Charity laughed out as she thought of how stupid and pathetic this was, Miguel wasn't in love with her and maybe she wasn't in love with him either.Comming to her senses she, turned away, and started down the hallway and back to her dorm room.Barely missing eachother, as they walked down the quiet hallaways.

Loud laughs, came from Boston U's doors as Jhon and Jennifer walked in and noticed flyers all over the floor.

"Destiny's party's tomorow."Jennifer said as she read the flyer"there always a b*tch to get in."

'Destiny that name rings a bell.' Jhon contimplated, as they headed down the hallway then he remembered Destiny was Charity's roomate... 'Charity would have to be at that party' he thought to himslef, 'obviously Miguel, would have to be there too!'

"since were here...why don't we go?"Jhon said.

" I guess it'll be fun. I keep hearing about them...yeah."Jennifer answered.

"yeah"Jhon smilled.

Next~*~Jhon's back! and with a vengence, when he shows up at Friday night's party what will he do ?.Miguel finally admits to himself that he's fallen for Charity, will he tell Charity? before Jhon shows up? keep on reading!!