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This is the final chapter peoples, I'm glad you all liked it so far, I hope the last chapter is good too.
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Michael's POV
Everything was going so great, and then suddenly it all went sour. I'd walked over to Mia with our drinks, and I overheard the last half of her conversation with Tina.
I heard her say she liked me, like really liked me. More than a friend kind of liked me. But then Tina spotted me and Mia, embarrassed, ran off to the girl's bathroom. She's been in there for ages now, she won't even speak to me.
I'm now sitting back down at the table with everyone else. I have my head resting on the table.
How am I going to fix this? She won't even talk to me, she won't even talk to Tina!
"It will be ok," Boris said, patting me on the back.
I looked up at him. What did Boris know? He was too busy being infatuated with my sister to even know what happened. But I guess he was just trying to be nice.
"I'm not so sure," I replied, before banging my head repeatedly on the table.
"Hey! Hey, be careful, you'll hurt yourself." I don't think Boris understood that what I was doing was intentional.
"Michael! There she is!" Lilly was saying.
I lifted my head and saw Mia sneaking out of the bathroom and heading towards the exit.
I jumped up, knocking over the cups of lemonade I'd discarded on the table.
"Mia!" I cried, but hearing my voice only quickened her pace.
"Hey, stop!" I said as I caught up with her. I grabbed her shoulder and turned her around to face me.
"Leave me alone, Michael," she said. Her eyes were red, and she was fighting back tears.
"No! I have to talk to you," I pleaded.
"Look, ok, I'm sorry about whatever you overheard, just... just leave me alone, ok?"
"I can't do that, Mia. Would you just listen to what I have to say?" I didn't even know what I was going to say, but I had to say something.
"Well?" she asked, not looking me in the eyes.
"Um..."
"Obviously you don't actually have anything to say, Michael, so I'll just make it easy for you." She turned and headed straight for the doors.
"No. Wait. Please?"
But she kept walking. I hurried after her, Lars did too.
"No, Michael. I'll talk to you after I get back from Genovia."
Back from Genovia? I can't wait that long. I had to say something, and I had to make it now.
"Mia, do you... do you want to go out with me? Like on a real date? None of this friends rubbish?" I said it so fast and rushed I thought there was maybe a chance she wouldn't have even heard me.
But still, I did it! It was just like ripping off a band-aid, quick and painless. Except for the part about it not being painless, there was still time for that.
She stopped walking, at least I'd gotten her attention.
"Michael, you don't have to say that." She wouldn't even turn around to look at me.
"I know I don't. But I want to. I've been meaning to say it for weeks. I like you, Mia. And you like me too, right?"
She turned around. But she kept her eyes glued to the floor.
"Do you really mean that?" she asked. "Or are you just saying it to make me feel better?"
"Of course I mean it. Did you mean what you were saying to Tina?"
She blushed even deeper at the mention of the conversation she'd had with Tina.
"I... um... yeah, I did," she finally blurted out.
That was all I needed to hear. I stepped forward, cupped her chin in my hand, pulling her face upwards, and I kissed her.
Mia's POV
Last night was PERFECT! It really was a night to remember.
After that first (yes, first. As in first of many, because there were definitely more than one) perfect kiss, Michael guided me back to the table we'd been sitting at earlier, where everyone else was still sitting.
No one looked surprised to see us together. Tina was ecstatic. I guess she'd forgiven herself for what happened. I forgave her too. If it hadn't been for her, Michael and I might never have gotten together.
But other people were surprised to see us together, people we weren't friends with. I guess they just couldn't believe what Michael could possibly see in me. I know I can't. When we were walking over to the refreshment stand (Michael had knocked over our drinks earlier), and we were holding hands, some guy (I think he was a senior and a friend of Josh's), looked at Michael strangely, and he even shook his head in disbelief. So you know what Michael did? He took me over to him and introduced me to him. As his girlfriend! They guy was very nice, at least to my face, but you could tell he didn't think it was funny. Afterwards Michael told me he just couldn't resist showing me off!
The rest of the night we danced (only the slow ones) and kissed some more, and just hung out with everyone. It really was the best school dance I have ever been too, way better than the last one, the one with Josh.
Lilly came up to me to speak to me about it at some point. She said that she was happy for me, so long as I was happy, and that it meant we would probably see each other more often because of it.
I told her that if things got too weird that she should just tell me, but she said she could deal.
The only bad thing is that I have to go to Genovia tomorrow.
How typical is that? We just got together and now I have to jet off to another country! It's not fair.
And what's also not fair is that I have to fly to Genovia with Grandmere, whom I am not even talking too.
But you know what? All the good things, Michael being up the very top of the list, far outweigh the bad.
I guess I should just be happy with what I've got. And I am, I really am.
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You'll notice I didn't have them saying, "I love you," at all, like they do in the books. This was because technically, they have only known each other for about two months or something, not since first grade like in the books. I thought it was too much to have them saying, "I love you," so soon.
And there's been a slight change of plans with my next story, cos I'm screwing around with it, so it might not be ready for a couple of days. If it takes too long to work out the kinks and add the new chapters I'm writing I'll skip it for a while and go on with one of the others I have lined up. But don't worry, either way there will be a new story in a few days!!!
Now review this one for me! This was the last chapter, so don't expect any more, I don't think there will be a sequel to it, but you never know.
This is the final chapter peoples, I'm glad you all liked it so far, I hope the last chapter is good too.
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Michael's POV
Everything was going so great, and then suddenly it all went sour. I'd walked over to Mia with our drinks, and I overheard the last half of her conversation with Tina.
I heard her say she liked me, like really liked me. More than a friend kind of liked me. But then Tina spotted me and Mia, embarrassed, ran off to the girl's bathroom. She's been in there for ages now, she won't even speak to me.
I'm now sitting back down at the table with everyone else. I have my head resting on the table.
How am I going to fix this? She won't even talk to me, she won't even talk to Tina!
"It will be ok," Boris said, patting me on the back.
I looked up at him. What did Boris know? He was too busy being infatuated with my sister to even know what happened. But I guess he was just trying to be nice.
"I'm not so sure," I replied, before banging my head repeatedly on the table.
"Hey! Hey, be careful, you'll hurt yourself." I don't think Boris understood that what I was doing was intentional.
"Michael! There she is!" Lilly was saying.
I lifted my head and saw Mia sneaking out of the bathroom and heading towards the exit.
I jumped up, knocking over the cups of lemonade I'd discarded on the table.
"Mia!" I cried, but hearing my voice only quickened her pace.
"Hey, stop!" I said as I caught up with her. I grabbed her shoulder and turned her around to face me.
"Leave me alone, Michael," she said. Her eyes were red, and she was fighting back tears.
"No! I have to talk to you," I pleaded.
"Look, ok, I'm sorry about whatever you overheard, just... just leave me alone, ok?"
"I can't do that, Mia. Would you just listen to what I have to say?" I didn't even know what I was going to say, but I had to say something.
"Well?" she asked, not looking me in the eyes.
"Um..."
"Obviously you don't actually have anything to say, Michael, so I'll just make it easy for you." She turned and headed straight for the doors.
"No. Wait. Please?"
But she kept walking. I hurried after her, Lars did too.
"No, Michael. I'll talk to you after I get back from Genovia."
Back from Genovia? I can't wait that long. I had to say something, and I had to make it now.
"Mia, do you... do you want to go out with me? Like on a real date? None of this friends rubbish?" I said it so fast and rushed I thought there was maybe a chance she wouldn't have even heard me.
But still, I did it! It was just like ripping off a band-aid, quick and painless. Except for the part about it not being painless, there was still time for that.
She stopped walking, at least I'd gotten her attention.
"Michael, you don't have to say that." She wouldn't even turn around to look at me.
"I know I don't. But I want to. I've been meaning to say it for weeks. I like you, Mia. And you like me too, right?"
She turned around. But she kept her eyes glued to the floor.
"Do you really mean that?" she asked. "Or are you just saying it to make me feel better?"
"Of course I mean it. Did you mean what you were saying to Tina?"
She blushed even deeper at the mention of the conversation she'd had with Tina.
"I... um... yeah, I did," she finally blurted out.
That was all I needed to hear. I stepped forward, cupped her chin in my hand, pulling her face upwards, and I kissed her.
Mia's POV
Last night was PERFECT! It really was a night to remember.
After that first (yes, first. As in first of many, because there were definitely more than one) perfect kiss, Michael guided me back to the table we'd been sitting at earlier, where everyone else was still sitting.
No one looked surprised to see us together. Tina was ecstatic. I guess she'd forgiven herself for what happened. I forgave her too. If it hadn't been for her, Michael and I might never have gotten together.
But other people were surprised to see us together, people we weren't friends with. I guess they just couldn't believe what Michael could possibly see in me. I know I can't. When we were walking over to the refreshment stand (Michael had knocked over our drinks earlier), and we were holding hands, some guy (I think he was a senior and a friend of Josh's), looked at Michael strangely, and he even shook his head in disbelief. So you know what Michael did? He took me over to him and introduced me to him. As his girlfriend! They guy was very nice, at least to my face, but you could tell he didn't think it was funny. Afterwards Michael told me he just couldn't resist showing me off!
The rest of the night we danced (only the slow ones) and kissed some more, and just hung out with everyone. It really was the best school dance I have ever been too, way better than the last one, the one with Josh.
Lilly came up to me to speak to me about it at some point. She said that she was happy for me, so long as I was happy, and that it meant we would probably see each other more often because of it.
I told her that if things got too weird that she should just tell me, but she said she could deal.
The only bad thing is that I have to go to Genovia tomorrow.
How typical is that? We just got together and now I have to jet off to another country! It's not fair.
And what's also not fair is that I have to fly to Genovia with Grandmere, whom I am not even talking too.
But you know what? All the good things, Michael being up the very top of the list, far outweigh the bad.
I guess I should just be happy with what I've got. And I am, I really am.
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You'll notice I didn't have them saying, "I love you," at all, like they do in the books. This was because technically, they have only known each other for about two months or something, not since first grade like in the books. I thought it was too much to have them saying, "I love you," so soon.
And there's been a slight change of plans with my next story, cos I'm screwing around with it, so it might not be ready for a couple of days. If it takes too long to work out the kinks and add the new chapters I'm writing I'll skip it for a while and go on with one of the others I have lined up. But don't worry, either way there will be a new story in a few days!!!
Now review this one for me! This was the last chapter, so don't expect any more, I don't think there will be a sequel to it, but you never know.