It's been five weeks since my first fighting lesson and I've been spending less and less time with Mikey. Donnie, April and Casey keep giving me assignments do do out of class. April calls it home work.

I know so much about humans and their, culture… but I still haven't gotten to learn how to skateboard. And Mikey promised to teach me.

My mind races around as Donnie tries to teach me multiplying fractions or what ever. Come to think of it every time I have seen Mikey he's always really sad. I hope I can fix that.

"And then you add A and B together to get x. Got it?" Donnie finishes.

"Um, I think so…. No, not really. *sigh*" I hit my head on the table scattered with papers.

"It's ok frances. We can pick up from here next time." Donnie starts picking up the papers and lets out a soft sight then mutters something under his breath. Before he can change his mind I jump up and run out the door to find Mikey. It's almost lunch time and I want to spend it with him.

As I run out the door I almost run into April.

"Oh hey frances. I was just coming to get you for our lesson."

"Actually, can we do It after lunch today I want to hang out with Mikey for a little bit."

"Well, ok." she doesn't look that sad but she makes it sound like she is. Then she walks around me and into Donnie's lab where she says hello and he drops all the papers in his hands.

I run to the kitchen first, but he's not there. Next is the t.v. room, still nothing. Now his room. This place turns up empty too. Looks like I'm eating by myself. So I walk to my room.

When I open the door I see Mikey sitting in my hammock, turned around from me. He hasn't seen me yet. So I carefully close the door and sneak up behind him, i bring my hands up to scare him.

All of the sudden he turns around and see's me

"AAAAGGGGHHHH!" He screams and then at almost the same time I scream and fall backwards into my pool. I come out soaking wet.

"I'm so sorry! I didn't see you. Are you ok?" he keeps repeating as he grabs my hand and lifts me out of the water. I lift my head and squirt water in his face.

He gives me a blank stare, and then smiles as water drips down his face.

"Don't you have a lesson with April right now?" he asks.

"I'd rather be with you today." I say and his smile gets even bigger. We go and sit down at the edge of my pool. Mikey crosses his arms and we both lie on our stomachs to look into the water. I reach down and run my fingers through the water as he talks.

"I have something to tell you."

"Yes?" I ask trying to to sound bored.

"well, lately I've been kind of… oh never mind."

"No, no go on, please. I'm listening."

"Well I've been kind of jealous. And I know you probably don't care."

"Of course I care." that didn't come out right… "Why would you be jealous?"

"Well you've been spending so much time with the others. I Guess I just feel left out." he averts his eyes and I can't help but let out a soft giggle as I look back down at the riples my fingers make on the surface of the water.

"Oh Mikey, you'll always be my favorite."