Disclaimer: I am not Meg Cabot, nor do I own these characters, I am just borrowing them.
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Chapter Four...
Michael's POV
I don't know why she is being so hostile towards me, it's not as if I'm not trying to help.
I have the list of everyone's details in front of me. I've crossed out everyone I know can't be the stalker. And I've only got a small number of people left. William, a sophomore, who I've seen hanging around her locker before, but that might just be because his locker is three along from hers. Steven, a freshman. Kenny, another freshman, not to mention Mia's bio partner. Then there's Craig, a junior with a starring problem, so he proberly doesn't mean to stare at her whenever she walks past. And Jeremy, yet another Freshman.
And if Mia wont tell me their screen name, I will just have to do my own detective work to figure it out myself.
Mia's POV
I hope Michael isn't angry with me about not telling him Jo-C-Rox's screen name. Just because I want to figure it out myself. Sheesh!
He just hopped in the limo without so much as a look at me. He managed to say hi to Lars though. What is up with that? Oh well, I will just have to be the bigger man here.
"Hi, Lilly, hi, Michael," I said cheerfully.
He merely looked at me. Huh, well if that's the way it's going to be then fine.
Lilly didn't notice the tension, or if she did she chose to ignore it.
"Did you do that paper for Wold Civ?" she asked.
"Yes, I did actually, despite having a lot on my mind..."
Michael's POV
Gosh, this is so frustrating, she wont let me help her, and then, when I take offense to it, she acts all high and mighty about it.
But no matter what she does, I'm still going to find out who her stalker is, and then I'll take him out of the equation!
All I have to do is subtely talk to each of the guys on the list and see if any of them let anything slip.
I'll start with Steven, because I can see him walking into the school ahead of me.
"Hey, Steven!" I called out. The freshman stopped and turned around.
"Oh, hi, Michael," he said.
"Hey, I just wanted to talk to you for a minute if that's ok?" I fell into step beside him.
"Sure, what's up?"
"Um..." where should I start? I hadn't even thought about what to say. I couldn't exactly just come out with "Hey, so, are you a crazy stalker who's been stalking my woman?" Not that Mia's my woman, at least not now. Not that I think of her as property or anything.
"Uh, are you seeing anyone right now?" It was the best I could come up with.
"Oh, um, wow, Michael, I'm really flattered and all, but I'm just not into... that. Sorry." he replied uncomfortably.
What? Great. He thought I was asking him out!
"Whoa," I said, stepping back. "No, I wasn't asking you out or anything, I'm just curious is all."
"Oh, well I actually have a girlfriend at the moment." He said, looking embarassed.
"Ok, cool, thanks. That's all I wanted to know." I left as quickly as I could.
I might have to rethink this interogation process, I can't have the entire school thinking of me like that. Then I'd never have a chance with Mia!
Not that I have a chance with her now anyway.
Mia's POV
Ok, so the telling Lilly plan didn't pan out. But maybe Tina would be better. It was worth a try. Because although I had taken it into my own hands now by arranging to meet him after school tomorrow, I still needed some kind of advice. That's why I told him to meet me tomorrow, not today, to give me time to prepare myself.
So I told Tina everything.
"So you're actually going to meet this freak?" She asked worriedly.
"Of course, Tina. How else am I going to find out who he is?"
"Maybe it's better not to know at all. I mean, he's a STALKER, Mia." She said.
"He isn't a stalker," I said defensively. "He just likes me is all."
"Well, if you are sure the guy isn't going to kidnap you or anything."
Kidnap me? He's not a terrorist. I hope.
"So," she continued. "Who do you think it is? Who do you want it to be?"
"I have absoloutly no idea who it is. And I just hope he isn't a creep, or the guy who doesn't like corn in his chilli." So I lied. But there wasn't any point in telling her about my hoping it was Michael. Becasue I know that it isn't.
"Ooh, do you think it could be that hot guy in the sophomore class? I think his name is Charlie. Or, it could be Chris from French. I've seen him looking at you before, although, that might have just been because on that particular day you were wearing your sweater inside out and back to front. Ooh, what if it's Lilly's brother Michael!"
I stopped her there. "No, it's definetly not Michael."
"How do you know?" She asked. "You know, I've always gotten the impression he likes you."
"What? Where did you get THAT from? Michael doesn't like me, at least not that way. And anyway, I know it's not him. I just do,"
Then we went through a bunch of other people who it could be. But each one was more crazy than the last.
Eventually Tina said I may as well meet him tomorrow, but she insisted on coming too. That way, she said I would have twice the protection with two bodyguards.
Michael's POV
Today I was able to interrogate William and Craig too. I have now ruled all three of them out as the stalker. It's just Kenny and Jeremy left.
I'm pretty sure I planted seeds of doubt regarding my sexuality whilst talking to William and Craig, but it's hard asking the questions I was asking without them getting the impression that I was interested in more than friendship.
Oh well, it will all be worth it once I find out who the creep is. I'll have to talk to Kenny and Jeremy tomorrow I guess.
I wonder if Mia has 'sorted it all out' yet? Proberly not.
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Chapter Four...
Michael's POV
I don't know why she is being so hostile towards me, it's not as if I'm not trying to help.
I have the list of everyone's details in front of me. I've crossed out everyone I know can't be the stalker. And I've only got a small number of people left. William, a sophomore, who I've seen hanging around her locker before, but that might just be because his locker is three along from hers. Steven, a freshman. Kenny, another freshman, not to mention Mia's bio partner. Then there's Craig, a junior with a starring problem, so he proberly doesn't mean to stare at her whenever she walks past. And Jeremy, yet another Freshman.
And if Mia wont tell me their screen name, I will just have to do my own detective work to figure it out myself.
Mia's POV
I hope Michael isn't angry with me about not telling him Jo-C-Rox's screen name. Just because I want to figure it out myself. Sheesh!
He just hopped in the limo without so much as a look at me. He managed to say hi to Lars though. What is up with that? Oh well, I will just have to be the bigger man here.
"Hi, Lilly, hi, Michael," I said cheerfully.
He merely looked at me. Huh, well if that's the way it's going to be then fine.
Lilly didn't notice the tension, or if she did she chose to ignore it.
"Did you do that paper for Wold Civ?" she asked.
"Yes, I did actually, despite having a lot on my mind..."
Michael's POV
Gosh, this is so frustrating, she wont let me help her, and then, when I take offense to it, she acts all high and mighty about it.
But no matter what she does, I'm still going to find out who her stalker is, and then I'll take him out of the equation!
All I have to do is subtely talk to each of the guys on the list and see if any of them let anything slip.
I'll start with Steven, because I can see him walking into the school ahead of me.
"Hey, Steven!" I called out. The freshman stopped and turned around.
"Oh, hi, Michael," he said.
"Hey, I just wanted to talk to you for a minute if that's ok?" I fell into step beside him.
"Sure, what's up?"
"Um..." where should I start? I hadn't even thought about what to say. I couldn't exactly just come out with "Hey, so, are you a crazy stalker who's been stalking my woman?" Not that Mia's my woman, at least not now. Not that I think of her as property or anything.
"Uh, are you seeing anyone right now?" It was the best I could come up with.
"Oh, um, wow, Michael, I'm really flattered and all, but I'm just not into... that. Sorry." he replied uncomfortably.
What? Great. He thought I was asking him out!
"Whoa," I said, stepping back. "No, I wasn't asking you out or anything, I'm just curious is all."
"Oh, well I actually have a girlfriend at the moment." He said, looking embarassed.
"Ok, cool, thanks. That's all I wanted to know." I left as quickly as I could.
I might have to rethink this interogation process, I can't have the entire school thinking of me like that. Then I'd never have a chance with Mia!
Not that I have a chance with her now anyway.
Mia's POV
Ok, so the telling Lilly plan didn't pan out. But maybe Tina would be better. It was worth a try. Because although I had taken it into my own hands now by arranging to meet him after school tomorrow, I still needed some kind of advice. That's why I told him to meet me tomorrow, not today, to give me time to prepare myself.
So I told Tina everything.
"So you're actually going to meet this freak?" She asked worriedly.
"Of course, Tina. How else am I going to find out who he is?"
"Maybe it's better not to know at all. I mean, he's a STALKER, Mia." She said.
"He isn't a stalker," I said defensively. "He just likes me is all."
"Well, if you are sure the guy isn't going to kidnap you or anything."
Kidnap me? He's not a terrorist. I hope.
"So," she continued. "Who do you think it is? Who do you want it to be?"
"I have absoloutly no idea who it is. And I just hope he isn't a creep, or the guy who doesn't like corn in his chilli." So I lied. But there wasn't any point in telling her about my hoping it was Michael. Becasue I know that it isn't.
"Ooh, do you think it could be that hot guy in the sophomore class? I think his name is Charlie. Or, it could be Chris from French. I've seen him looking at you before, although, that might have just been because on that particular day you were wearing your sweater inside out and back to front. Ooh, what if it's Lilly's brother Michael!"
I stopped her there. "No, it's definetly not Michael."
"How do you know?" She asked. "You know, I've always gotten the impression he likes you."
"What? Where did you get THAT from? Michael doesn't like me, at least not that way. And anyway, I know it's not him. I just do,"
Then we went through a bunch of other people who it could be. But each one was more crazy than the last.
Eventually Tina said I may as well meet him tomorrow, but she insisted on coming too. That way, she said I would have twice the protection with two bodyguards.
Michael's POV
Today I was able to interrogate William and Craig too. I have now ruled all three of them out as the stalker. It's just Kenny and Jeremy left.
I'm pretty sure I planted seeds of doubt regarding my sexuality whilst talking to William and Craig, but it's hard asking the questions I was asking without them getting the impression that I was interested in more than friendship.
Oh well, it will all be worth it once I find out who the creep is. I'll have to talk to Kenny and Jeremy tomorrow I guess.
I wonder if Mia has 'sorted it all out' yet? Proberly not.
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