A/N: Okay, okay, okay DON'T KILL ME I UPDATED! –Grins sheepishly- That was a really evil cliffie, wasn't it. But look, I updated now.

Just in case you're a bit confused, Michael got there five mintues later than he was supposed to in the book, resulting in him missing Mia. So...yeah...hehe

Chapter 4 - Confusion

I walked home (or at least to the nearest subway station) in a complete daze. Mia didn't like me. If she liked me she would have waited longer. Right?

So I walked home from that nightmare of a dance, alone and without a ride. Lilly tried to persuade me to stay and get a ride home with her and her friends, but I declined. I needed to get out of there, fast. I finally reached the subway, and walked down the metal steps in no rush. I could hear the faint screeching of a passing subway below. I finally reached the bottom of the last flight of steps and slid my metro card through the slot.

The train was full of people who have probably just gotten off of work. I must have looked pretty out of place in my tux. I sat beside a young girl, no older than five, with blonde hair and blue eyes. She smiled at me and showed me her bag proudly and wordlessly, her eyes shining with delight. She was adorable. I forced a smile towards her and sighed as I leaned back and closed my eyes.

Well, on the bright side, she broke up with Kenny, I thought to myself, trying to bring some comfort into my worst nightmare. But she hates me, and whatever kind of friendship we had now is certainly gone forever. God, I hate Lilly. Why can't she just mind her own business for once? If it wasn't for her huge lies I wouldn't even be in the situation. But what if this is all one huge mix-up? What if...?

I shook head, becoming confused. I didn't understand a single thing about that whole day. It was all so very confusing.

I arrived home and sported a fake smile for my mother, who was still seated in the same place she was not even an hour earlier. She looked at me, and then looked at her watch. "Isn't it a little early for you to be home?" she asked skeptically.

"Yeah, well, you know how I hate those things," I replied. It wasn't exactly a lie; it just wasn't the whole truth. There is nothing wrong with that. My mother does not need to know everything about my love life, and how much it sucks. I undid my tie and unbuttoned my shirt, flopping onto the couch.I hate shirts. They're too constricting or something. I usually lack a shirt when I'm in my own house. Lilly despised that. She always complained that I should be decent when her friends are over. Of course, I usually was, except when Mia came over. You see, I have pretty nice abs (not the best, but hey, I'm not a bodybuilder here). That's the one thing I'm pretty confident about. I mean, I couldn't help but show off a little bit when she was over. I am of the male gender (despite whatever Josh Richter might say about me).

I turned on the TV, attempting to keep my mind off Mia. Maybe she did notice...

"Did you pack?" Mom interrupted my thoughts, keeping her eyes focused on her book.

"Pack?"

She looked up at me in disbelief. "For Florida!" she almost shouted. Oh yeah, Florida. Great, just what I needed, a family vacation. Let me let you in on a little secret: The Moscovitz's family vacations are anything but enjoyable. I basically am stuck sleeping in the same room as Lilly for two weeks. Seriously, it's a nightmare.

"Don't worry, I packed," I confirmed. I was telling the truth, I swear. I had packed my bags long ago, knowing I would forget. I know myself all too well.

"Are you sure?" she asked, not taking her threatening gaze off of me. She could be really scary when she wanted to.

"Yes! Geez..." I retorted, getting up off the couch and walking into my room. I didn't need to be queried right then, I needed to be left alone.

"You two are the most pathetic people I have ever seen!" Lilly barged into my room, not taking the time to knock. I took off my headphones and looked up at my little sister's face, which was bright pink.

"Huh?" was my intellectual answer.

"You and Mia, who else would I be talking about?"

"I'm the pathetic one? Why is Mia pathetic? I'm the one who's in love with a beautiful princess who is repulsed by me." I replied, my eyebrows furrowed in thought. What did she mean? She made this really strained yell and shook her head violently. She was starting to scare me.

"You," she said, "are denser than she is!" What the hell was she talking about? Did she not see the look on Mia's face when she saw my program? Did she see the way she ran away in sheer terror and shrieked "get off" when I tried to calm her down? Apparently my sister must being going blind.

She sighed, giving up on her argument, which is very rare for Lilly. "If," she continued, "you start pining for her all over again on this stupid vacation I will suffocate you in your sleep." I smiled sarcastically and continued listening to my Brand New CD (A/N: no, that doesn't mean it's new, it's a band from Long Island...seriously someone asked me once "Oh, you mean the brand new Mya CD? No people, it's a band). She stomped out of my room, outraged.

Tomorrow was going to be a very interesting day.

A/N: I know this chapter seems a little bit discouraging. But don't worry, it will get better (eventually).

I might have to speed up the little vacation as you can see. Don't worry I won't have much of the vacation, then there would be too many pointless chapters.

Metalhead13: OK, first of all, don't call me Keren. Sunghai (yes, that's his actual name) calls me that –cringes-. Second of, I'm getting it calm down! And look, here you are in the shout outs/ins...whatever you want to call them.
Noire1: Yay for peace! Yay, a new chapter! Did you like this one?
Roxy-punk-princess: Uh...er....-squirms-...well, he didn't go find her. Nope nope nope. But he will get things straightened out... remember he is Michael.
saima: Aw, now I feel all evil and stuff. I'm so sorry! Really I am! See, I updated asap!
Scupo: Continuing!
LstCharmed1: Yay for the understand-ed-ness!
KrystinePotterLover: Yes, but this is where I sort of twisted it around.
Jedusor: Thanks! Yes, my friend Metalhead13 writes HP stuff all the time and she always is complaining about reviews. The HP fan-dom is HUGE, so I guess it's more difficult to get reviews.
aPPle-FrrEAk: hehe...uh no that's the thing that changed...hehe
sheepish: I didn't like that ending either. Cliffies are evil and I don't know why I use them. I can just never resist a good cliffie.