Thanks for all the great reviews, I'm glad you guys really like this story!
Disclaimer: Meg Cabot owns everything and everyone.
And I'm dedicating this chapter to my bestest buddy Tranny, because that "BB's BB" thing in your review cracked me up gorl.
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Mia's POV
Things haven't been so bad, at least so far anyway.
As soon as we walked in the doors Lana pounced on me.
"I thought you weren't coming, Amelia," she said snottily.
"Well I changed my mind." I replied.
She shot a look over at Michael and said, "I knew he was a loser the minute I saw him, but I didn't know he was that much of a loser."
"Yeah, the minute after you were all over him and he didn't want to know you," I replied in defence of my date. How dare she? I left her stewing over what I'd said and walked over to join everybody else at the table they were sitting at.
Everyone was in such a good mood, it was so great. We talked about everything, all the usual things. But then a slow song came on and people started to dance.
First it was Tina and Dave, then Lilly and Boris, leaving Michael and I alone at the table, feeling uncomfortable yet again.
After a minute of forced talk, Michael said, "Do you want to dance?"
Do I? Hell yes! But at the same time, I don't. I'm so nervous. The only time I've danced with boys before is at the balls Grandmere forces me to go too. And this isn't the same type of dancing. This was the slow, sway side to side, standing so close you can hear each other's hearts beating, kind of dancing.
So yeah, you could say I was a little nervous.
At least it looked as if he was too though.
We walked over to the dance floor and found a spot. We both stood there for a second, unsure of what to do. Then he just grabbed me.
It was awkward at first, but then we both just kind of relaxed and let the moment wash over us. Neither of us said anything, I don't think you are supposed to talk during slow dances because no one else was. We just swayed side to side with the music.
It was the best feeling in the world.
Michael's POV
Right now, I'm slow dancing with Mia.
I wasn't sure if she would even want to when I asked her, after all, we are only here as friends. But she said yes.
It feels so right to be holding her in my arms, swaying back and forth to the music, except for the fact that I can see Lilly from where I am, and she is glaring at me. "What???" I wanted to scream. Isn't this what she wanted? Jeez.
The music changed. Uh oh, it's a fast song. I can't dance to fast songs. I'm uncoordinated enough as it is dancing to slow songs.
I pulled away from her and asked her, "Uh, do you want a drink?"
"Sure," she answered, looking relieved. I don't think she wanted to dance to a fast song either.
"Alright, go sit down and I'll get us something," I said, walking towards the refreshment stand.
Phew.
I was just getting some lemonade when Greg came up to talk to me. Greg is a senior, and a jock. He was one of Josh's friends who I had to endure on my first day.
"Dude, what are you doing with the freshman? I know you went all weird on us when you joined the Computer Club or whatever, but you don't have to degrade yourself that much."
"Hey! Back off. What I do in my own time has nothing to do with any of you." What right did he have to say those things? And hello? Josh is going out with Lana, she's a freshman too! But I guess the difference is that Lana is known for putting out.
"What you do, or should I say who you do, is your own business, I was just trying to give you some advice. Knock some sense into you." He walked off.
I felt like slugging the guy. I felt like knocking some sense into him. But I didn't want to stoop to his level.
"Whatever," I called after him. What did Greg know about Mia? What did Greg know about anything?
I picked up our drinks and headed to the table where Mia was sitting, talking to Tina.
Mia's POV
"It felt great," I gushed. Tina had just asked me what dancing with Michael was like.
"I told you!" she cried. "I told you that you two would make the cutest couple!"
"It was only one dance, Tina. It was hardly anything to get that excited over." I said the words, but I didn't believe them myself.
"So..." she continued. "When are you going to ask him out?"
"I'm not."
"What? But you just said... you just... you do like him right?"
"Yeah, of course. I really like him, like more that like him, but I dunno, I just..." I stopped abruptly. Tina had been distracted by something over my shoulder. "What is it?" I asked her.
I turned around and my heart stopped. It was Michael. He was standing right behind me with our lemonade.
Oh.
My.
God.
How much had he heard?
There was no time to sit and ponder, I jumped up and ran to the girls bathroom, the place I always seem to end up.
I heard Michael calling after me, but I didn't stop until I'd crashed through the doors to the bathroom and locked myself in a cubicle.
I could hear a few girls outside the door, standing around the mirrors. But they soon left. I guess they saw that I needed privacy.
Oh God, what am I going to do? Everything was going so great, and then I spoil it by opening my big mouth and freaking him out. I'm such an idiot!
Someone just walked in; they are standing outside my door.
"Mia, it's me, Tina."
"Go away," I said between sobs.
"Mia, don't cry. Michael is just outside the door, he wants to speak to you. He wanted to come in here even."
"No, just go away. And tell him to go away too. I don't want to talk to anyone."
"Mia, it's ok. Just listen to him."
"Tina! This is all your fault! If you hadn't been bugging me about him all night then we never would have had that conversation, and he never would have known I like him. Now just leave me alone!"
After a minute or two of silence, I heard her leave.
Good, now I will just wait ten minutes, then I will sneak out and go home.
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Ok, review please, there's only one more chapter to go.
Disclaimer: Meg Cabot owns everything and everyone.
And I'm dedicating this chapter to my bestest buddy Tranny, because that "BB's BB" thing in your review cracked me up gorl.
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Mia's POV
Things haven't been so bad, at least so far anyway.
As soon as we walked in the doors Lana pounced on me.
"I thought you weren't coming, Amelia," she said snottily.
"Well I changed my mind." I replied.
She shot a look over at Michael and said, "I knew he was a loser the minute I saw him, but I didn't know he was that much of a loser."
"Yeah, the minute after you were all over him and he didn't want to know you," I replied in defence of my date. How dare she? I left her stewing over what I'd said and walked over to join everybody else at the table they were sitting at.
Everyone was in such a good mood, it was so great. We talked about everything, all the usual things. But then a slow song came on and people started to dance.
First it was Tina and Dave, then Lilly and Boris, leaving Michael and I alone at the table, feeling uncomfortable yet again.
After a minute of forced talk, Michael said, "Do you want to dance?"
Do I? Hell yes! But at the same time, I don't. I'm so nervous. The only time I've danced with boys before is at the balls Grandmere forces me to go too. And this isn't the same type of dancing. This was the slow, sway side to side, standing so close you can hear each other's hearts beating, kind of dancing.
So yeah, you could say I was a little nervous.
At least it looked as if he was too though.
We walked over to the dance floor and found a spot. We both stood there for a second, unsure of what to do. Then he just grabbed me.
It was awkward at first, but then we both just kind of relaxed and let the moment wash over us. Neither of us said anything, I don't think you are supposed to talk during slow dances because no one else was. We just swayed side to side with the music.
It was the best feeling in the world.
Michael's POV
Right now, I'm slow dancing with Mia.
I wasn't sure if she would even want to when I asked her, after all, we are only here as friends. But she said yes.
It feels so right to be holding her in my arms, swaying back and forth to the music, except for the fact that I can see Lilly from where I am, and she is glaring at me. "What???" I wanted to scream. Isn't this what she wanted? Jeez.
The music changed. Uh oh, it's a fast song. I can't dance to fast songs. I'm uncoordinated enough as it is dancing to slow songs.
I pulled away from her and asked her, "Uh, do you want a drink?"
"Sure," she answered, looking relieved. I don't think she wanted to dance to a fast song either.
"Alright, go sit down and I'll get us something," I said, walking towards the refreshment stand.
Phew.
I was just getting some lemonade when Greg came up to talk to me. Greg is a senior, and a jock. He was one of Josh's friends who I had to endure on my first day.
"Dude, what are you doing with the freshman? I know you went all weird on us when you joined the Computer Club or whatever, but you don't have to degrade yourself that much."
"Hey! Back off. What I do in my own time has nothing to do with any of you." What right did he have to say those things? And hello? Josh is going out with Lana, she's a freshman too! But I guess the difference is that Lana is known for putting out.
"What you do, or should I say who you do, is your own business, I was just trying to give you some advice. Knock some sense into you." He walked off.
I felt like slugging the guy. I felt like knocking some sense into him. But I didn't want to stoop to his level.
"Whatever," I called after him. What did Greg know about Mia? What did Greg know about anything?
I picked up our drinks and headed to the table where Mia was sitting, talking to Tina.
Mia's POV
"It felt great," I gushed. Tina had just asked me what dancing with Michael was like.
"I told you!" she cried. "I told you that you two would make the cutest couple!"
"It was only one dance, Tina. It was hardly anything to get that excited over." I said the words, but I didn't believe them myself.
"So..." she continued. "When are you going to ask him out?"
"I'm not."
"What? But you just said... you just... you do like him right?"
"Yeah, of course. I really like him, like more that like him, but I dunno, I just..." I stopped abruptly. Tina had been distracted by something over my shoulder. "What is it?" I asked her.
I turned around and my heart stopped. It was Michael. He was standing right behind me with our lemonade.
Oh.
My.
God.
How much had he heard?
There was no time to sit and ponder, I jumped up and ran to the girls bathroom, the place I always seem to end up.
I heard Michael calling after me, but I didn't stop until I'd crashed through the doors to the bathroom and locked myself in a cubicle.
I could hear a few girls outside the door, standing around the mirrors. But they soon left. I guess they saw that I needed privacy.
Oh God, what am I going to do? Everything was going so great, and then I spoil it by opening my big mouth and freaking him out. I'm such an idiot!
Someone just walked in; they are standing outside my door.
"Mia, it's me, Tina."
"Go away," I said between sobs.
"Mia, don't cry. Michael is just outside the door, he wants to speak to you. He wanted to come in here even."
"No, just go away. And tell him to go away too. I don't want to talk to anyone."
"Mia, it's ok. Just listen to him."
"Tina! This is all your fault! If you hadn't been bugging me about him all night then we never would have had that conversation, and he never would have known I like him. Now just leave me alone!"
After a minute or two of silence, I heard her leave.
Good, now I will just wait ten minutes, then I will sneak out and go home.
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Ok, review please, there's only one more chapter to go.