"Are ya feeling okay, Mia?" Kim asked me.

"Yeah, why?" I said.

Ouch. Contacts are wicked uncomfortable.

"You look a little pale today." Torell said.

Umm…

"I'm anemic. New thing." I said, looking away.

They both looked away, too.

"So…." I said. Will someone please talk to me???

"Oh, there's Alex. See ya." Kim said.

Perfect.

"There's Ryne. I'm outta here, too." Torell said.

Great. They already hate me.

"Hi, Mia!" I heard a high voice say.

"Hi, Alice." I said.

Finally. Someone who'll look at me.

Jasper was behind her.

"….Hello." Jasper said quietly.

Oh, God.

"….I'm ……Sorry for the way I behaved on Friday." He said. He looks like he's still struggling around me.

"It's….Umm….Okay?" I said.

"Alice. Get over here." I heard an urgent voice say.

Edward.

"Ugh, sorry, Mia. Edward totally has Vamp PMS or something. Be right back." Alice said, laughing as she skipped away.

"I heard that." I heard Edward say.

Then, it was me and Jasper.

"So…How did you know?" He said.

Hm?

"How did I know…what?" I said, confused.

"That I would…misbehave." He said. Even though I'm kind of afraid of him, I feel bad for Jasper. The struggle must be grueling.

"Well, I-" I started.

"Jazz, we have to go." Alice said. There was a slight urgency in her voice. Very much like Edward's.

"Wait, where are you going? It's only lunch time, you can't go." I said. Ugh, I'm babbling!

"I'll explain later, Mia. Come by after school, okay?...No, that'll take too long…Umm, I'll pick you up at the café doors. Bye!" Alice said as she backed, gracefully, down the hall, arm linked with Jasper's. Then, they were gone.

What now? Jeez, I wish somebody would just slow down and help me out here…Hmm…I wonder what they'll talk to me about….I really wonder……

………………………………………………………………………………………………

Through blurred vision, I see three figures. One tall, one short, and one shorter. Who are they?

"Listen, Amelia, there's something else about your 'shimmeryness' that Alice just saw today." The tall figure said.

"Evidently, you have a weak gift to see-"

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"Mia? MIA? Snap out of it! Someone get the nurse!" Torell and Kim were screaming. Why is everyone looking down at me? What happened?

"The nurse isn't in her office. My dad's an EMT, move." A guy's voice said. "Are you okay?"

"Wh…What happened?" I asked, dazed.

"I believe you passed out." He said. His tenor voice was as smooth as silk.

Eyes focusing, I saw his face. He has green eyes. Not green, like, 'Christmastime green'. Green, like, after winter green. You know, like when the grass is green, but it has yellow specks? Not the best description, but you get what I mean.

"Umm…So, are you okay?" he asked.

If I could move I would've slapped myself in the face.

"Yeah, I'm okay. Um…What's your name?" I asked. Wow, I sound so stupid.

"Rick. Rick Kymbol. My friends call me Ricky. And you, beautiful, can call me Ricky." He said, winking at me.

Oh my God! What's wrong with this guy?
"Uh.." I said.

"Don't be shy. I'm here for you." He said. Then, he leaned down closer to my face.

I rolled over. Fast. Then I got up.

"Hey-" Ricky started. He looked angry.

I almost fell over.

"Mia!" Torell yelled out.

I'm okay." I said.

Walking to the café doors, hoping Alice would be early, I heard someone take a few steps out of the babbling crowd that had formed.

"I'll see you later, Mia. I swear." Ricky yelled after me.

I shivered. I hope he stays away from me. Something isn't right.