Disclaimer: The only things that are mine are Lauren, Jenny, and Beth and anything else that doesn't sound familiar. So don't sue.

Okay. This is chapter three and once again thanks to all my loyal reviewers. Also, I'm really sorry if I take a long time to review it's just that my family seems to think that I'm addicted to the computer if I spend too much time on it so I have to limit it.

Music-mylove: I guess the whole Lauren/Felix thing is kind of like Hermione/Ron I never really thought of it that way I guess, I too am a HP freak even though I'm not a Ron and Hermione shipper anyway on with the story.

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Ch. 3 Lipstick and Pantyhose

3:45 p.m. Saturday, October 4

Well, Mia's not here anymore, she left while I was at an astrophysics lecture at Columbia (my future college, I hope).

When I came home, I found Lilly being analyzed by mom and dad about her need to taunt her sex-crazed stalker Norman.

Norman (Lilly's very own stalker) is a foot fetishist. One time he chased Mia and Lilly around a park with twenty dollar bills begging them to take off their shoes. But I guess there was a bunch of undercover guys around the area, so they caught Norman and dragged him off to a mental ward. Personally, I don't see how anyone, even an obsessive compulsive with schizophrenic tendencies would ever want to stalk Lilly but whatever.

Anyway after telling mom I was home, I went up to my room and have been answering fanmail ever since.

Sometime in the night I'm too depressed to look, Saturday, October 4

Remember this morning how happy I was, thinking that maybe just maybe, Mia chose me over Josh as her post nuclear Armageddon lifemate of chose. Well, all that happiness is gone. She chose Josh, Lilly just told me, I hate Josh Ritcher so much!!!

I was just minding my own business and I went downstairs for a snack, and Lilly was there all in a bitchy mood. She started yelling at me and I asked her what was up her ass. Then she told me how she wanted to drive Norman over the edge, and how mom and dad had overheard, and are currently revoking their financial support, and now she can't have her show anymore (Big disappointment). She also said how mom and dad were violating her first amendment right to free speech.

Anyway, I couldn't answer right away, because my mouth was full, so she got all pissed and said her face all scrunched up, "No wonder Mia chose Josh over you."

I was confused at first because I had forgotten all about last night and she said as if I were dense, "Post nuclear lifemate of chose"

"Oh," I said simply trying to act as if I didn't care.

I started to walk out of the kitchen and she yelled after me, "Did I touch a nerve Michael?"

"Go to hell Lilly!" Luckily at that moment the phone rang and it must have been one of Lilly's friends because she stayed on the phone for a long time after that.

Is it really that obvious that I have a thing for Lilly's best friend? I wonder if Mia knows?

Oh shit Mia just instant messaged me.

CracKing: What do you want, Thermopolis?

She Probably wants to rub it in my face that she chose Josh. Or she probably wants to talk to Lilly.

FtLouie: I want to talk to Lilly. Please go off-line, please. You can't hog all the lines of communication to yourself. It isn't fair.

Man, I hate it when I'm right.

CracKing: No one ever said life was fair, Thermopolis.

Which is very true and if life was fair then Mia would think of me as more than Lilly's nerdy older brother and Josh would be dead or would go to a school far far away from here.

What are you doing home, anyway? What's the matter? Dreamboy didn't call?

Okay that did sound a little cold I am really pissed off. I mean doesn't she know how big a jerk Josh is?

FtLouie: Who's Dreamboy?

Okay so know she was pretending like she didn't love Josh.

Cracking: You know, your postnuclear Armageddon lifemate of chose, Josh Ritcher. FtLouie: Will you please go off-line so I can call Lilly????

CracKing: What's the matter, Thermopolis? Did I strike a nerve?

She logged off well now, she thinks I'm a jerk. Well I might as well be a nice jerk, I'll log off and tell Lilly that Mia's looking for her.

English, Wednesday, October 8

Lauren and Felix are being friendly with each other again. This is so great!!!

G&T, Thursday, October 9

Now I wish Lauren and Felix were fighting again, they keep laughing and whispering to each other what is up with that?

Lunch, Friday, October 10

Lauren's sick today. But the weird thing is that today in English (the class Lauren Felix and I all have together) Felix said he would take all of Laurens homework to her house after school. He has never done that before. I usually do it for Lauren, and Lauren does it for me, and I do it for Felix. What the hell is up with the world today? I don't think it could get any weirder than it is already.

Sometime after school, Friday, October 10

Well, I was wrong the world can and did get weirder today, much weirder. I'm still in shock I can barely type.

I just ran into Mia laterally. I was coning out of the computer club meeting talking to Jennifer Egnazt and Kenny Showalter (two fellow members of a computer club) when suddenly, Mia ran right into me. But it wasn't the Mia I knew. This Mia was wearing lipstick.

"Christ, Thermopolis" I said as Mia scrambled around trying to pick up all the things that she had dropped. Then I saw her. "What happened to you?"

I guess she thought I meant why she was here so late on a Friday afternoon, because she answered, "You know I have to meet Mr. Gianini every day after school because I'm flunking Alge-"

"I know that." I interrupted and I added holding up a lipstick that had fallen out of her backpack, "I mean what's with the war paint?"

She snatched it out of my hand and said, "Nothing. Don't tell Lilly." Ha like I would ever tell Lilly anything.

"Don't tell Lilly what?" Then Mia stood up and I noticed the pantyhose. "Jesus, Thermopolis. Where are you going?"

"Nowhere." Mia lied. I could tell she was lying because her nostrils flared. Yep, how sad is that, I have noticed that whenever Mia lies her nostrils flare. I don't think even Lilly has noticed yet, and they've been best friends' sine kindergarten. I now noticed that Kenny and Judith Gershner were staring at Mia that must've been why she was so uncomfortable.

"Nobody goes nowhere looking like that."

Suddenly it dawned on me. Mia was probably going on a date. Probably with Josh Ritcher.

"Thermopolis, are you going out on a date?"

Mia looked completely shocked at the idea and she said, "What? No, I'm not going on a date! I'm going to meet my grandmother."

I couldn't tell if her nose flared or not. So I said, "And do you usually wear lipstick and pantyhose to meet your grandmother?"

Before she could answer we both heard some coughing, and Mia turned around and saw this big dude standing at the end of the hallway. "Look, don't tell Lilly, okay." And then she ran.

So while I am sitting here in my room Mia is probably out with Josh having the time of her life.

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Well that was ch. 3 thanks again all my loyal reveiwers. Sorry this chapter is so short but I wanted to finish it soon.