AN: I want to thank everyone now while the story starts to wind down to the
conclusion. This is a short one, but important....and my absolute favorite
MICHAEL:
Judith was driving me nuts. She was telling me about how she got accepted early decision at Columbia. Bragging really. I never told her I got into Columbia as well. I only told my mom and dad and Mia. Lilly didn't even know. She thought I was still going to be just lounging around the house shirtless next year.
I doodled in my notebook a la Mia Thermopolis. I drew a little figure of me without any ears because I cut them off so I wouldn't hear from Judith. I kind of smiled and laughed.
"So I hear you have a gig tonight at the Mox Club?" Judith asked.
I shrugged, "Yeah."
I saw Mia talking to Lilly, she looked almost as miserable as I did.
"I'll see you there then."
I wasn't paying attention. "Sure, whatever."
I got to the club early to warm up. Denis came up to me. "That girl is back."
"Huh? Who, Judith?" I asked rolling my eyes.
"No. That princess chick. Gabe is out there putting the moves on her. Hey, nice shirt."
"Mia?" I asked, my heart racing.
"Yeah."
I peered out from behind the curtain. She looked amazing. She had curled her blonde hair. I liked how the lighted flickered on them. She was with Lilly. She was wearing a purple tank top. The one from that night at Vito's. She looked really uncomfortable in it though. She looked grown up.
"Come on, we're staring with the newest song."
Denis motioned for Gabe to come back to the group and we all went on stage. Our drummer and keyboardist had come back from vacation so Chad was gone.
Looking at her the music started. My heart was beating hard. I looked at her for the first line. A/N I cannot write lyrics. Rooney's CD seemed to be like a soundtrack for this story so I am pretending those songs are by Michael. I in NO way own them...those boys do...sigh "Stay away from my friends ...they are smooth operators... looking for a way in... Stay away from me tonight...I've made other plans...And you'll just be distracting me... in a good way... (here I closed my eyes and focused on the music. If I looked at her I think I would fall apart.)...She doesn't know I love her... Yes I love her...Make a move on me baby...( that being said looking at her) I can't be the one who's always taking chances...See me down you so you get down...No you've got me all wrong...I just want to kiss your lips and you kiss back...Leave us alone...Your friends and my friends should go far away..."
Then we played something totally different. The guys could see that one took a lot out of me. But then there was the first song I wrote for her. "She doesn't have the answer yet... the answer yet...I'm breathing down her neck...Maybe I should give her some time... If it were up to me...She would know that she'll be the one who when I'm dead will lay in my bed (I also looked at her at this point...hoping she didn't think I was a total freak for saying I wanted her to be my wife one day...)...And she'll spend the rest of her life thinking of us and making a fuss...She would know that our love is the best love...If it were up to me...Our love...Our love is real love...So just let it be...I want you to know I've done our charts...And it says that we work as one...Like the Jackson Five and the Temptations ( I saw her smile at this line, that's a good sign isn't it?)...If it were up to me ... Our love...OUR love... Is the best love...BEST LOVE ...If it were up to me ... Well, your mother likes my smile...And your father likes my lifestyle (once again, a small smile crept on her face)...Should I ask them what I asked you...To get the answer...Yes to get the answer...It's easy...It's easy... It's easy..." I glanced at her after I sang this song. I could see it affected her a great deal. I stepped backstage for a second to get a drink of water before I sang the other song I wrote for her, Tall Drink of Water. I brought the glass on stage with me and looked at her table, but she was gone.
After our set I was sitting on the ground backstage, shaking. I hoped she knew every word was hers. I meant everything. Why had she left? Where was Lilly?
Lilly came up next to me. "Hey Michael." I looked for Mia.
"She's not here. She went with Lars. Why are you shaking?" she asked, concerned.
"Lilly, I can't do this anymore. I can't see her and know that I...I..."
"What?" Lilly asked.
"That I love her and know that she has someone else on her mind-"
"What are you talking about?"
"She must have met someone while she was in Genovia-"
"No, she didn't. She couldn't call or anything because she was busy," Lilly explained. "Come on; let's get out of here before Judith shows up and thinks those songs were for her!"
"Did Mia say anything about the songs?" I asked hopefully.
Lilly looked at me oddly. "Not to me," she said with a smile. She had!
I wondered what Mia was thinking at that very moment.
We walked out onto the cold streets of New York. Everything was so cold. I had on a winter coat and a heavy sweatshirt, but I was still cold.
Judith was driving me nuts. She was telling me about how she got accepted early decision at Columbia. Bragging really. I never told her I got into Columbia as well. I only told my mom and dad and Mia. Lilly didn't even know. She thought I was still going to be just lounging around the house shirtless next year.
I doodled in my notebook a la Mia Thermopolis. I drew a little figure of me without any ears because I cut them off so I wouldn't hear from Judith. I kind of smiled and laughed.
"So I hear you have a gig tonight at the Mox Club?" Judith asked.
I shrugged, "Yeah."
I saw Mia talking to Lilly, she looked almost as miserable as I did.
"I'll see you there then."
I wasn't paying attention. "Sure, whatever."
I got to the club early to warm up. Denis came up to me. "That girl is back."
"Huh? Who, Judith?" I asked rolling my eyes.
"No. That princess chick. Gabe is out there putting the moves on her. Hey, nice shirt."
"Mia?" I asked, my heart racing.
"Yeah."
I peered out from behind the curtain. She looked amazing. She had curled her blonde hair. I liked how the lighted flickered on them. She was with Lilly. She was wearing a purple tank top. The one from that night at Vito's. She looked really uncomfortable in it though. She looked grown up.
"Come on, we're staring with the newest song."
Denis motioned for Gabe to come back to the group and we all went on stage. Our drummer and keyboardist had come back from vacation so Chad was gone.
Looking at her the music started. My heart was beating hard. I looked at her for the first line. A/N I cannot write lyrics. Rooney's CD seemed to be like a soundtrack for this story so I am pretending those songs are by Michael. I in NO way own them...those boys do...sigh "Stay away from my friends ...they are smooth operators... looking for a way in... Stay away from me tonight...I've made other plans...And you'll just be distracting me... in a good way... (here I closed my eyes and focused on the music. If I looked at her I think I would fall apart.)...She doesn't know I love her... Yes I love her...Make a move on me baby...( that being said looking at her) I can't be the one who's always taking chances...See me down you so you get down...No you've got me all wrong...I just want to kiss your lips and you kiss back...Leave us alone...Your friends and my friends should go far away..."
Then we played something totally different. The guys could see that one took a lot out of me. But then there was the first song I wrote for her. "She doesn't have the answer yet... the answer yet...I'm breathing down her neck...Maybe I should give her some time... If it were up to me...She would know that she'll be the one who when I'm dead will lay in my bed (I also looked at her at this point...hoping she didn't think I was a total freak for saying I wanted her to be my wife one day...)...And she'll spend the rest of her life thinking of us and making a fuss...She would know that our love is the best love...If it were up to me...Our love...Our love is real love...So just let it be...I want you to know I've done our charts...And it says that we work as one...Like the Jackson Five and the Temptations ( I saw her smile at this line, that's a good sign isn't it?)...If it were up to me ... Our love...OUR love... Is the best love...BEST LOVE ...If it were up to me ... Well, your mother likes my smile...And your father likes my lifestyle (once again, a small smile crept on her face)...Should I ask them what I asked you...To get the answer...Yes to get the answer...It's easy...It's easy... It's easy..." I glanced at her after I sang this song. I could see it affected her a great deal. I stepped backstage for a second to get a drink of water before I sang the other song I wrote for her, Tall Drink of Water. I brought the glass on stage with me and looked at her table, but she was gone.
After our set I was sitting on the ground backstage, shaking. I hoped she knew every word was hers. I meant everything. Why had she left? Where was Lilly?
Lilly came up next to me. "Hey Michael." I looked for Mia.
"She's not here. She went with Lars. Why are you shaking?" she asked, concerned.
"Lilly, I can't do this anymore. I can't see her and know that I...I..."
"What?" Lilly asked.
"That I love her and know that she has someone else on her mind-"
"What are you talking about?"
"She must have met someone while she was in Genovia-"
"No, she didn't. She couldn't call or anything because she was busy," Lilly explained. "Come on; let's get out of here before Judith shows up and thinks those songs were for her!"
"Did Mia say anything about the songs?" I asked hopefully.
Lilly looked at me oddly. "Not to me," she said with a smile. She had!
I wondered what Mia was thinking at that very moment.
We walked out onto the cold streets of New York. Everything was so cold. I had on a winter coat and a heavy sweatshirt, but I was still cold.
