Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters (except ones you don't recognize), Meg Cabot does. If you haven't realized by that now..... I'm scared. Also, Since there are parts from Romeo/Juliette you should know I didn't write that either. and I stole the Character name (and partial personality) of Mandella from 10 things I hate about you. Thats it.
A/N: Hm, I'm obviously not the brightest bulb in the box, I made some silly mistakes in the previous one, which I will go back and fix.
I also decided to add chapter names. But because I'm random like this, they've got nothing to do with the story. *grin*
Thanks for even bothering to read it!!
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(Michael's POV)
NOVEMBER 4th, G&T
G&T will actually have a purpose after all! Temporarily at least.
Mia's English class will have to put on a miniature production of Romeo and Juliet in January. Of course no one was paying attention-until Ms Hall let it slip that this class would be required to help with the production. Whether it be costuming, sets, lighting or sound, or even in the cast, each student must have a role.
That wouldn't have been so bad except everyone has already been assigned a position.
Mia is Juliet.
I'm the understudy for Romeo. I would have rather been assigned to sound and lighting than play Romeo. Except, Mia, is Juliet.
I don't care if she is going out with Kenny. This means two (TWO!) classes which she'll need my help from. Okay, I don't know if she'll need my help or not, but ...its Mia after all. Sweet, beautiful Mia isn't exactly... a great public speaker.
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NOVEMBER 6
During lunch today I had to see Ms Spears about getting the script for the play. So I walked into the room to find none other than Mia trying to approach her teacher. About being assigned a leading role I assume. And unsurprisingly, Lilly was there, prodding her in her back.
"Just do it," Lilly hissed.
"No, I'll be okay," Mia insisted. They were oblivious to my presence.
"You'll likely throw up, just do it and get it over with."
"Lilly..." Mia pleaded with her.
I have to admit, if Mia wasn't going to be Juliet, I didn't want to be Romeo. I don't care if I was only the understudy. You never know what might happen.
I walked up behind them and cleared my throat, they spun around. Lilly glared at me. But I ignored her and looked at Mrs. Spears.
"Yes, Michael?" I was surprised she remembered my name.
"I need my script, I'm the Romeo understudy." I said trying to sound casual about it.
I glanced at Mia and Lil'. Mia was blushing, she looked surprised and ... uncomfortable. Of course, I managed to do that to her so easily. But I had thought she knew I was the Romeo understudy. Lilly, being Lilly, had an annoying smirk on her face.
Ms. Spears leaned over behind her desk to a box I could barely see. She pulled out a book with a post-it on it. The post-it had my name on it. How quaint.
"The passages are hi-lighted," she said. She looked at Mia and Lilly uneasily standing behind me. "I assume you two are with him?" she asked.
"Yes!" said Mia eagerly, sighing with relief. "We were just going to run lines together." Then she looked at me, I was smiling. How could I not? She had *eagerly* used me as a scapegoat. Any miniscule piece of her attention and I will welcome it. But she immediately looked down, red once more. Damn it.
"I'm glad you're being responsible about this Mia, I know your not comfortable speaking in public. That's why I assigned you this role." Mia stood meekly still staring at the ground. She slowly nodded her head in consent.
I grabbed her hand and pulled her behind me as I walked past. I practically dragged her to the library. I wanted to take advantage of holding her hand; I knew it wouldn't last long. By the time we reached the library, Lilly had ditched us. I didn't know whether to condemn her, or thank her.
I might as well have just condemned myself for pulling this one on Mia, just one more reason for her to dislike me.
The librarian glared at us as we entered. I dropped her hand and we both stood there awkwardly. So I cleared my throat and motioned her to a table. I hurried after her, and quickly pulled out a chair for her.
She looked at me surprised again, and said, "Thank you."
We spent most of lunch this way reading through sections, across the table from each other. Granted it wasn't the most exciting way to spend a lunch. But I enjoyed it. At first Mia seemed really nervous and tense, but after a while she loosened up. While she strained over the occasional line, glaring at her book, I would watch her intently. And though I think I probably imagined it, she would sneak a look or two at me too.
That's how Kenny found us.
"Mia!" He said calling her name. The librarian glared at us once more and Mia flushed red. I wanted to kick him for drawing attention to her like that. She hates it. The idiot didn't even seem to notice how uncomfortable she was.
"Hi, Kenny," she said.
"What are you doing here with him," he nodded at me, and when Mia looked down at her book, he glared at me. I glared back. Mia should be my girlfriend not his.
"We're running lines for Mia's English assignment," I said. I didn't add that a more attentive boyfriend would have known about the play.
"I can help her." His eyes were fixed on me as he said this. Like he was analyzing a threat, or a stain that wouldn't go away.
"I offered to help her because..." I was doing my best to not be unfair to Kenny. He did get the guts to ask her out first. I should be punishing myself for that not him. Though seeing them together is punishment enough. "...I have the role that interacts most with hers."
I didn't feel like adding that I was the understudy. Let him worry about it a little longer.
"What play is it?" he asked suspiciously. This time Mia answered. Her eyes were still fixed on her book.
"Romeo and Juliet."
Kenny looked startled. "I'm Romeo," I said smiling wickedly at him. I enjoyed his reaction.
"Th-than Mia is Juliet," he looked back at Mia. Kenny can be bloody brilliant when he tries. I stopped myself from mentally deriding him further.
Mia looked miserably red. He paused and then ordered Mia to leave with him for lunch. She obeyed him.
Occasionally, I dreamt up the idea that Mia was only dating Kenny out of pity. That she didn't actually like him. But it was times like this when she would agree to leave with him that immediately dashed my hopes.
They were about through the threshold of the library when I called out after her. She didn't look like she was listening to whatever Kenny was saying anyway, so I didn't feel too bad interrupting them. Hell, I wouldn't have felt bad anyways. It is Kenny, after all.
"Mia! Do you want to come to my apartment tonight? I think we should spend more time on this. And I can help you with your Algebra too."
She smiled at me, and nodded, looking relieved once more. I wondered what I'd saved her from this time.
It didn't matter. I was ecstatic. *Mia* was coming to my apartment, to visit me. Not Lilly.
And she smiled at me.
Oh that gorgeous smile.
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So... I went to the library today and they had the first Princess Diaries book!!! I already finished it, and I'm starting it the second time. I'm such a dork. :-)
Anyways, it will probably be a week or more before I update again, I'm leaving for vacation. Originally I had two chapters I was going to post tonight, but I changed my mind... there's something else I want to write about before I post the next chapter. So....
Mid-Nite-Potter: thank you for telling me Mrs. Hall's name! I'm going to the library tomorrow to check if they've got them yet. My local library is so small its ridiculous, but I don't have time to go to a larger one. *pouts*
Rissa: I guess we'll see won't we? ;-) I don't want to say anything or I'm afraid it might spoil it in the future. Sorry about that.
Thanks everyone for reviewing!!
[small rant: I'm having problems uploading word documents. aslkdfjlh!(@#*&$!!!!!) I followed the instructions and it comes out as one huuuge paragraph. argh.]
A/N: Hm, I'm obviously not the brightest bulb in the box, I made some silly mistakes in the previous one, which I will go back and fix.
I also decided to add chapter names. But because I'm random like this, they've got nothing to do with the story. *grin*
Thanks for even bothering to read it!!
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(Michael's POV)
NOVEMBER 4th, G&T
G&T will actually have a purpose after all! Temporarily at least.
Mia's English class will have to put on a miniature production of Romeo and Juliet in January. Of course no one was paying attention-until Ms Hall let it slip that this class would be required to help with the production. Whether it be costuming, sets, lighting or sound, or even in the cast, each student must have a role.
That wouldn't have been so bad except everyone has already been assigned a position.
Mia is Juliet.
I'm the understudy for Romeo. I would have rather been assigned to sound and lighting than play Romeo. Except, Mia, is Juliet.
I don't care if she is going out with Kenny. This means two (TWO!) classes which she'll need my help from. Okay, I don't know if she'll need my help or not, but ...its Mia after all. Sweet, beautiful Mia isn't exactly... a great public speaker.
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NOVEMBER 6
During lunch today I had to see Ms Spears about getting the script for the play. So I walked into the room to find none other than Mia trying to approach her teacher. About being assigned a leading role I assume. And unsurprisingly, Lilly was there, prodding her in her back.
"Just do it," Lilly hissed.
"No, I'll be okay," Mia insisted. They were oblivious to my presence.
"You'll likely throw up, just do it and get it over with."
"Lilly..." Mia pleaded with her.
I have to admit, if Mia wasn't going to be Juliet, I didn't want to be Romeo. I don't care if I was only the understudy. You never know what might happen.
I walked up behind them and cleared my throat, they spun around. Lilly glared at me. But I ignored her and looked at Mrs. Spears.
"Yes, Michael?" I was surprised she remembered my name.
"I need my script, I'm the Romeo understudy." I said trying to sound casual about it.
I glanced at Mia and Lil'. Mia was blushing, she looked surprised and ... uncomfortable. Of course, I managed to do that to her so easily. But I had thought she knew I was the Romeo understudy. Lilly, being Lilly, had an annoying smirk on her face.
Ms. Spears leaned over behind her desk to a box I could barely see. She pulled out a book with a post-it on it. The post-it had my name on it. How quaint.
"The passages are hi-lighted," she said. She looked at Mia and Lilly uneasily standing behind me. "I assume you two are with him?" she asked.
"Yes!" said Mia eagerly, sighing with relief. "We were just going to run lines together." Then she looked at me, I was smiling. How could I not? She had *eagerly* used me as a scapegoat. Any miniscule piece of her attention and I will welcome it. But she immediately looked down, red once more. Damn it.
"I'm glad you're being responsible about this Mia, I know your not comfortable speaking in public. That's why I assigned you this role." Mia stood meekly still staring at the ground. She slowly nodded her head in consent.
I grabbed her hand and pulled her behind me as I walked past. I practically dragged her to the library. I wanted to take advantage of holding her hand; I knew it wouldn't last long. By the time we reached the library, Lilly had ditched us. I didn't know whether to condemn her, or thank her.
I might as well have just condemned myself for pulling this one on Mia, just one more reason for her to dislike me.
The librarian glared at us as we entered. I dropped her hand and we both stood there awkwardly. So I cleared my throat and motioned her to a table. I hurried after her, and quickly pulled out a chair for her.
She looked at me surprised again, and said, "Thank you."
We spent most of lunch this way reading through sections, across the table from each other. Granted it wasn't the most exciting way to spend a lunch. But I enjoyed it. At first Mia seemed really nervous and tense, but after a while she loosened up. While she strained over the occasional line, glaring at her book, I would watch her intently. And though I think I probably imagined it, she would sneak a look or two at me too.
That's how Kenny found us.
"Mia!" He said calling her name. The librarian glared at us once more and Mia flushed red. I wanted to kick him for drawing attention to her like that. She hates it. The idiot didn't even seem to notice how uncomfortable she was.
"Hi, Kenny," she said.
"What are you doing here with him," he nodded at me, and when Mia looked down at her book, he glared at me. I glared back. Mia should be my girlfriend not his.
"We're running lines for Mia's English assignment," I said. I didn't add that a more attentive boyfriend would have known about the play.
"I can help her." His eyes were fixed on me as he said this. Like he was analyzing a threat, or a stain that wouldn't go away.
"I offered to help her because..." I was doing my best to not be unfair to Kenny. He did get the guts to ask her out first. I should be punishing myself for that not him. Though seeing them together is punishment enough. "...I have the role that interacts most with hers."
I didn't feel like adding that I was the understudy. Let him worry about it a little longer.
"What play is it?" he asked suspiciously. This time Mia answered. Her eyes were still fixed on her book.
"Romeo and Juliet."
Kenny looked startled. "I'm Romeo," I said smiling wickedly at him. I enjoyed his reaction.
"Th-than Mia is Juliet," he looked back at Mia. Kenny can be bloody brilliant when he tries. I stopped myself from mentally deriding him further.
Mia looked miserably red. He paused and then ordered Mia to leave with him for lunch. She obeyed him.
Occasionally, I dreamt up the idea that Mia was only dating Kenny out of pity. That she didn't actually like him. But it was times like this when she would agree to leave with him that immediately dashed my hopes.
They were about through the threshold of the library when I called out after her. She didn't look like she was listening to whatever Kenny was saying anyway, so I didn't feel too bad interrupting them. Hell, I wouldn't have felt bad anyways. It is Kenny, after all.
"Mia! Do you want to come to my apartment tonight? I think we should spend more time on this. And I can help you with your Algebra too."
She smiled at me, and nodded, looking relieved once more. I wondered what I'd saved her from this time.
It didn't matter. I was ecstatic. *Mia* was coming to my apartment, to visit me. Not Lilly.
And she smiled at me.
Oh that gorgeous smile.
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So... I went to the library today and they had the first Princess Diaries book!!! I already finished it, and I'm starting it the second time. I'm such a dork. :-)
Anyways, it will probably be a week or more before I update again, I'm leaving for vacation. Originally I had two chapters I was going to post tonight, but I changed my mind... there's something else I want to write about before I post the next chapter. So....
Mid-Nite-Potter: thank you for telling me Mrs. Hall's name! I'm going to the library tomorrow to check if they've got them yet. My local library is so small its ridiculous, but I don't have time to go to a larger one. *pouts*
Rissa: I guess we'll see won't we? ;-) I don't want to say anything or I'm afraid it might spoil it in the future. Sorry about that.
Thanks everyone for reviewing!!
[small rant: I'm having problems uploading word documents. aslkdfjlh!(@#*&$!!!!!) I followed the instructions and it comes out as one huuuge paragraph. argh.]