"I think it's a bit crazy, but it's definitely possible to already like someone in a day even though you've just met 'em," said Mike cheerfully as the bus pulled up. With a screech of the breaks the hulking metal vehicle came to a halt, the doors swinging open with a pneumatic efficiency. Oliver and Mike stepped into the rumbling monster, and headed to their usual seat in the back of the bus. Sitting down after placing their backpacks on the floor, they began a different conversation about a very different girl. "Hey you know how I like Nicole?" Mike asked Oliver as he fiddled with his watch. "Yeah," Oliver replied looking at him, "do you need help making something happen with her or something?" Mike stopped fiddling with his watch to look at Oliver a grin spreading across his face, his eyebrows rising, though barely visible beneath his mass of straight brown hair that nearly obliterated the view his eyes. "How'd you know that's what I was going to ask about?" "I just know you all too well," replied Oliver, grinning. "So what'd you have in mind exactly? Ping-pong balls flooding her locker? Flash mob that nearly scares her to death so that she'll have to say yes? Fireworks that you could get suspended for using on school grounds? Perhaps a huge sign declaring your love for her? Maybe were you thinking of using the marching band to form into the question?" Mike looked at Oliver wide-eyed at all of the possible ideas he was spewing out of his mouth like a rabies- infested Chihuahua. "Nope, nope, nope, and good idea but nope. I was thinking of something along the lines of like the ping-pong balls, but index cards with the question written all over them," Mike said slowly waiting for Oliver's reaction, which was almost as priceless as the time when he fell asleep in class after a long night of studying, and drooled all over his test paper. "Um, THAT SOUNDS AMAZING! So when are we going to do this exactly, and how often does she use her locker?" Between you (the reader), and me, (the author of this fan fiction), Oliver nearly had a fit of creative joy thinking about this, because one, he was a good friend, and two, he was known to go all out creatively on everything he did. Also, he screeched as loud as a girl at a One Direction concert would, but anyway, back to the story. Mike smiled, and answered Oliver's questioned, and texted his mom to tell her that he would be going to Oliver's to work on a school "project" and homework. When the bus stopped at Oliver's stop, both boys got off and walked down to Oliver's house. Ready to begin on their project, and finally get Mike a girl of his own.
In the wee hour of seven a.m. the next morning at Joshua L. Meridian Middle School, Oliver and Mike carried a full box of index cards to Nicole Addams' locker. Mike, who already knew her combination, opened the locker, and the boys began to fill up the locker with the index cards, each one written on with the question of if she'd go out with Mike, or a heart, or a flower. They carefully closed the locker after filling it up, and snuck off, Mike nervously waiting for the day she'd open her locker, and find the notes, hoping she'll say yes. Now my dear reader, let us travel to a week after this event has taken place…. Mike stood next to Nicole as she prepared to open her locker. "Did you get my notes?" Mike asked nervously as he tugged at his watch's band. "What notes Mike?" Nicole asked, very confused, and not knowing what Mike was talking about. "Oh um, just open your locker, we need to go anyway." Nicole gave Mike a puzzled look, but opened her locker nevertheless. A flood of pink, white, and red index cards fluttered out of her locker just as Oliver and Bridget round the corner. "So she finally knows that you like her after a month of liking her?" Oliver asked cheekily, looking at Mike. "What's this about liking me Mike?" Nicole asked, scooping up the index cards, and shoving them into her backpack, with Bridget helping. "Um… um.. just look at one of the red cards please," Mike begged. Nicole picked a red card up and read it. Grinning, she stood up with the help of Bridget. "I'd love to Mike, you are really sweet for doing this for me. Thanks." Mike grinned as she hugged him, his face turning a bright red. The small group headed out into the bright sunlight of the afternoon. It was another good day at Joshua L. Meridian Middle indeed. Even though good days are rare at that school, this was just the beginning of a series of intergroup relationships blossoming. It wasn't the first time the walls of this school had seen such things, nor was it going to be the last time. Mike grinned as he hugged Nicole goodbye as he and Oliver waited for the bus. Mike O'Malley finally had a girl to call his own.