Stranded!

Disclaimer: Don't own them. Never will.

A/N Review, please, so I will know whether to continue despite my stupid writer's block, or not! Pretty please...

Chapter Two

Michael's POV-

I can't believe I let Tina talk me into this game. At least Mia is playing. That will make it all worth while. Maybe Tina will dare her to kiss me or something. Not really. I might be in heaven, but Mia would be so embarrassed. She would be disgusted by the idea of kissing her best friend's older brother, I am sure. Lilly is now going to eat some stupid plant. This game is so pointless. I looked over to see Mia, the obvious object of my way too strong affections, looking off into space. Probably thinking about her boyfriend. Good thing he didn't come on this trip. I don't like him at all. Okay, I really wouldn't like any guy, even if he was perfect, if he were Mia's boyfriend. That title should be reserved for me and me only. Not that that would ever happen. Lilly was back and Mia was still gone.

"Earth to Mia." Lilly said.

"Anyone home, Thermopolis?" I asked, giving a what I hoped was the perfect combination of teasing and charming, grin, probably coming off looking nauseous, or something. Mia suddenly looked around and blushed. She is probably the only person I know that looks hott when she blushes. But she looks amazing all the time, so that is not really saying anything. We continued playing for a while. Lilly said she would chose Mia if she had to have one person on a desert island forever, which I am not sure is really true, I mean, would you really want to go the rest of your life with no sex. Of course there would be ways to remedy that. Woah! I did not just think that. If I keep thinking like that I am going to puke. Yeah, definitely new subject. I tuned back into the game, just as Lilly turned to me and asked,

"Michael. Truth, or dare?"

That was a surprise. I hadn't really been involved in the game, mainly watching.

"Dare."

Lilly got an evil grin on her face. Uh oh, I should have thought about that before I said it.

"Okay, Michael. Get up and do the Macarena."

"What! I am not, nor am I ever, going to do that ridiculous excuse for a dance."

"Oh yes you will." Lilly said, with an evil glint in her eye. I didn't like that look. It was scary.

"All right, all right."

Great. I just agreed to totally humiliate myself in front of the love of my life. I will never have a chance with her now. Not that I did before, but this will destroy all of my pitiful fantasies.

I got up slowly, blushing like crazy. I could tell Tina was already laughing at me before I even started, although she was trying to cover it up. I didn't want to look at Mia. I tried to play it cool, despite my overly warm face. I did what I had to do, while Tina and Lilly laughed out loud. Mia was trying hard not to, but I could hear little snorts now and then, she was helpless to prevent. I glanced at her and wished I hadn't/ She was sitting there with her hands over her mouth, turning all shades of red, and doubling over, trying her darnndest not to laugh. I finally finished, and sat back down. Mia finally exploded, and the three of them laughed uproariously.

"Okay, okay. I am done, and officially humiliated. Are you done laughing yet?"

Seriously, did they have nothing to do besides laugh at me? Okay, stupid question. Of course they didn't. Wahim had been sitting a few feet from our circle all this time. He had not laughed, but I could still see a half smile, where he was trying not to. Uggh. I sat and waited until the laughter died down, deciding if it would be too obvious if I picked Mia for truth or dare. I tried ti think back. I think Tina had asked Lilly, so the obvious thing to do was ask Mia. Horay! Now on to the question of what to ask her. Or tell her if she says dare. They quit laughing (finally) and I was about to ask Mia, when her grandmother and Lars came walking up.

Mia's pov

"What on earth was all that racket about?" Grandemere asked, being her most haughty self. I sighed mentally. Why couldn't Grandmere been on a different plane or something? She just HAD to be here with us. Otherwise, this thing could have been really fun. Unless we didn't find food soon. And, since I am a vegetarian, that doesn't mean going off and finding some animal to kill with a sharp stick and roast over an open flame. That thought it sickening. Maybe there were some banana trees or something somewhere. I like bananas. Lars and Grandmere got closer and stopped. Grandmere looked down at me and my friends. She gave me an odd look, as if to say that princesses don't sit in the sand, especially in undignified positions. Well, screw you, Grandmere, because I am not some prissy princess, and it isn't like there is paparazzi to be jumping out at us when we were not expecting. Why did Grandmere have to come on this trip, anyway? I mean, we could be having fun. I would give Lars a break, Tina and Lilly, along with Wahim would go on a walk, and Michael and I would be left alone to have a make out session on the beach. Yeah, right. In my dreams. Literally. I had that dream last night, except it was a private beach in Genovia, not on a desert island, but hey, a girl can dream. Sadly not live it, though. If Michael knew I was having these thoughts, he would run like the wind, as far away from me as he could get. Oh, well. I might as well resign myself to a life of spinsterhood. That's better than imagining myself married to some duke or prince or something, who sit around and do nothing all day. Well, enough of these morbid thoughts, I thought to myself. At least he is your friend. And at least I don't live with Grandmere (yet). I shudder at the thought. I suppose I really should pay attention to what Grandmere is saying.

Mia's Diary- later

Apparently Lars and Wahim figured out how to make the radio from the plane work, and there should be a plane for us tomorrow. The only airport they could reach could not get a flight out until then, even for Genovian royalty. Well, I guess that means we are spending the night here. When she had gotten back from her walk with Lars, Grandmere had said that they had found edible plants and banana and coconut trees. (a/n I don't really know if they grow in the same climate, but this is my island, so they can if I want them to:)) Grandmere insisted that we follow her at once. There was also shade on that part of the island. We headed out that way immediately. God knew what Grandmere would do if we didn't. Immediately upon arriving, (and Grandmere lying down to take a nap on the bed she had had made) Lilly decided that we needed to establish a place that was to be the men's and women's bathroom. She recruited Tina and me and we left, leaving Michael on the beach with his computer. We found two places relatively soon, since they had to be close ti the beach, and easy to find. We marked them and showed Lars and Wahim, who promised to tell Michael where it was. While we were walking back, I heard a weird sound that sounded like a cross of a goose honk and a fart.

"What on earth was that?" I asked, looking around, sure to find some horrendous animal ready to charge.

"Hey, look." Tina said, pointing up into one of the trees. I looked, and saw a really beautiful bird. It looked kind of like a parrot, but it was a really pretty shade of light pink and purple. It then did the strangest thing. It opened its beak, and the odd, loud sound I had just heard a minute ago filled the air. I just started laughing. It didn't seem possible that such a lovely bird could make such a terrible, annoying noise. Lil and Tina were laughing, too, and together we made our way back to the beach.