A/N: Well, I think you guys might like this one. I loved writing it personally, I think this is my second favourite chapter out of the whole story. I finally finished writing it, so all I have to do it type it up and post it. Only 2 more chapters left!
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Michael's POV:
So it's Monday morning and I spent most of last night figuring out how I was going to tell Mia my feelings for her.
Let's just say I didn't think of any big surprizes. All I could think of was to just tell her outright that I love her. To do that, as much as I hate to admit it, I'll need Lilly's help.
She's the only one who knows Mia loves me, and the fact that I love her back.
Mia loves me though. Me! Wow, I'm still in shock. God I hope Lilly was serious, and not just trying to get payback for that little sharpie thing. Which was a great joke may I add. She still has a faint beard and curly ended moustache on her face, and we did that to her late on Saturday night! Poor Lilly.
Oh well!
I guess we must have used a semi-permanent sharpie. Never mind! Breakfast is ready.
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"Hey Lilly …" I said to Lilly over breakfast later that morning.
"Hey doofus." She replied. She seems to like calling me that.
"Yeah. So Lils," well, if she's got a nickname for me, I might as well have one for her. Lils … how creative am I? "I need your help with something."
"You? Michael Moscovitz? Michael I-don't-need-anyone's-help Moscovitz, is actually asking for help?! Haha!" she gloated, slurping milk out of the bowl. And she calls me disgusting.
"Yes I need your help. About Mia." … That shut her up.
"What about her?" she asked suspiciously.
"I need to figure out a way to tell her you-know-what, and I can't do it alone." I explained.
"Right. Well, since I'm feeling generous, I'll help you. But if you do anything to hurt her, I WILL inflict grievous bodily harm on you, OK?"
"Uh huh. Sure, whatever." I muttered.
"So what are you planning to do?" she asked curiously.
"Uh … tell her I love her?"
"Naaahhh." She exclaimed sarcastically. Lilly is being very sarcastic this morning. I wonder what's bitten her?
"Well, that's why I came to you. You're a girl, you'll know what to do won't you?" I asked hopefully. I know Lilly is a girl, but it doesn't mean she'll necessarily know what to do.
"Well … girls ARE the superior group. OK, I have a plan."
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Author's POV:
As Michael and Lilly were actually talking to eachother in a civilized manner up in the Moscovitz' apartment, a young Princess was sitting in a blacked out Limo with her bodyguard, Lars, waiting for her best friend, and her best friends brother, 8 floors below.
"Lars, Where are they? You don't think they went without me? Oh god, what if Lilly was so mad about the sharpie thing, she couldn't bare to come to school with me! Oh no, my best friend hates me!" Mia grew more and more anxious and nervous with every second that passed.
She had started biting off her newly applied nails when Lars decided to speak.
"Don't worry Princess. I'm sure your friends will be here soon." He tried calming the nearly hyperventilating princess.
"Lars, how many times. My name is Mia. You can call me that you know. Or Amelia if you really have to." She was peeved now. How many times had she reminded Lars to call her by her name?
"OK Princess." Lars replied, not noticing his little slip up.
Mia sighed and looked out of her tinted window once more.
About 5 minutes later, Mia decided she couldn't wait anymore, and just as she raised her hand to signal Hans, her dad's driver, to carry on to school, the limo door swung open and in climbed Michael and Lilly, acting as if they were bang on time.
"Where have you guys been?!" Mia cried, looking at Lilly and failing to notice how close Michael was actually sitting.
"Doofus over here, had something to discuss with me, and picked just before we have to leave to start talking." Lilly grumbled.
"Oh." Mia looked over at Michael and, realizing how close he actually was, started blushing madly.
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Mia's POV:
Michael is sitting so close I can actually smell him! He smells really nice by the way. Like Ivory soap. I just want to bury my face into his neck and spend all day smelling him he smells that good! All clean and freshly shaven.
Lilly hasn't seemed to notice how close he's sitting though. Or if she has, she's hiding it well. She's just sitting there, staring out the window at all ther flowers that popped out of the ground overnight.
He's so close that I could touch his hand if I moved mine about 2 inches to the left. Seriously. I'm not going to of course, because he'd be totally grossed out by that … I think. Anyway, Michael wouldn't do that … would he? If he didn't like me just a little bit, why would he be sitting so close? Ok I'm confused. Time to get my mind off of how good Michael smells.
"So Lilly, what did you speak to Michael about?" I needed something to take my mind off of Michael's hand.
"You'll see soon enough." Was all she said, and she gave Michael a little wink. Michael colored a bit and looked right at me.
I could feel myself getting pulled into Michael's eyes already. Michael has these really great eyes. They're like peat-bogs, you know? They seem to suck you in until, you can't even breathe, let alone move. That's exactly how his eyes make me feel. I know it's corny but it's also very true.
I wonder what she meant by "You'll find out soon enough" though? If Michael wanted to speak to her, it must mean it's to do with him. And what did she mean by "I'll see soon enough"? Does it include me?
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Lilly's POV:
It took us the rest of the morning, but I think we've finally found a simple way for Michael to tell Mia how he feels. It won't be in public though because of Michaels hatred for PDA (Public Displays of Affection) but it'll enable Michael to tell Mia his feelings in private. If Mia agrees to come over tonight, then we're all set. But first, I need to talk to Tom.
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"Hi Tom." I sat down next to him at Lunch. Boy that guy is hard to find.
"Hey Lils." He replied brightly. Usually I hate that nickname … mainly because only Michael is brave enough to use it with me. But from Tom …
"Guess what?!"
"What?" he asked, wolfing down a sandwich. Doesn't any guy here know what manners are? Jeez.
"Michael knows Mia loves him, but Mia doesn't know Michael loves her, and as far as she's concerned, she doesn't exist in his eyes. But Michael's going to tell her he loves her tonight when Mia comes over for a sleepover!" I said all this in one big breath.
"Wow! Pass the tomato sauce would you Lils?" he said, motioning to the red bottle by my side. I passed it over to him and asked
"Well? Do you even care that our plan is working perfectly? Michael asked me if Mia loved him because he was worried she might like you!" I explained, waving my hands about widely.
"Yes Lilly. Of course I care, and I AM happy for them, but right now, I'm too busy looking after my own love life to worry about theirs. You know?"
"Oh?" I was interested now.
"Yeah. There's this really great girl I like, but I'm not sure she likes me back so I'm waiting for a sign from her." He told me, now chewing on his burger. Seriously … disgusting table manners.
"Oh." I suddenly didn't feel hungry anymore. Tom likes this other girl.
"Does this girl have a name then?" I'm going to kill her, whoever she is.
"Why yes she does. And a beautiful name aswell. Like a flower." His eyes glazed over.
A flower? Rose? Violet?
"And? What's her name already??" I was getting pretty impatient by this point.
"I have to go now, class is about to start and I'm on the other side of the building. See ya!" and he stood up to go. "And just so you know, her name is Lilly. Lilly Moscovitz." He grinned, winked and then left.
Me? Tom likes me? Yes!!
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