A/N last chappie then ill do fifth book!!
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January 22
Sucess!!! She didn't dump me!!! here is what happened:
I went to open the door. And there stood Mia (and Lars) in the most beautiful ball gown I have ever seen. She looked at me and said 'Well I'm here.' And I kinda just said 'Oh Hey. Come in. You look...you look really beautiful' They came in and I said to Lars 'Lars, my room and dad are in the living room watching Dateline, if you want to join them.' And he kinda sped off to the living room. So I looked at Mia and she was playing with the tiara like she was figuring out the best way to dump me. So before she could even open her mouth, I said 'Well, did you eat yet? Because I 've got some veggie burgers...' She looked at me as if I was crazy. 'Um. I don't know if you are having one, I guess.'
So I kinda said 'ok' and I gestured her to follow me into the kitchen where Lilly was sitting doing something for her show. 'Jeez. What happend to you?' You look like you swapped outfits with the sugar plum fairy.' Mia looked pained for a second. 'I was at a ball.' Lilly looked at her. 'Oh. Of course. The ball. Well if you ask me, the sugar plum fairy got the better deal. But I'm not supposed to be here, So don't mind me.' Good to know Lilly hasn't blabbed my plan to the whole world yet. 'We won't.' I assured her. I started getting out the veggie burgers and started reheating them. I got out the fries from the oven. I put them on two plates. I got some ketchup, mayo and mustard form the fridge and set everything up on the tray. 'Come on.' I said. And I walked into the TV Room with Mia following.
The TV Screen had the Star Wars title image paused on it. Mia asked 'Michael, what is this?'
I looked at her. 'Well you couldn't make it to the Screening Room. So I brought the Screening Room to you. Come on let's eat. I'm starved.' This is a technique that I had thought of earlier during English. If I make her forget about breaking up with me then she won't. I picked up my burger. And looked at Mia expecting her to do the same.
'Wait a minute. Wait a minute. You aren't breakling up with me?' I put my burger down ans swallowed the fries in my mouth. Now I'm confused. why would I want to break up with her? So I approached the matter cautiously and casually
'Break up with you? Why would I do that?' I thought you would break up with me I thought silently.
'Well when I told you I couldn't make it tonight you ....well, you seemed kinda distant.' I stared at her 'I wasn't distant. I was trying to figure out what we could do instead of, you know, going to the movie.'
'But then you didn't show up for lunch.....'
'Right. I had to call and order the ceggie burgers and get Maya to go to the store and get the rest of the stuff. And my dad had loaned our Star Wars DVD to a friend of his, so I had to call him and make him get it back.' She seemed very stunned by all this.
'Oh so.... you don't want to break up?' I felt like asking her the exact same thing. But instead I said. 'No, I don't want to break up. Mia, I love you remember? Why would I want to break up with you? Now come and sit down and eat before it gets cold.' I hit the play button . And looked at Mia still standing there.
'Mia come on. Unless you want to change out of that dress first. Did you bring any normal clothes?
She slowly sat down and the suddenly turned to me.
'Do you just love me loke a friend? Or are you in love with me?' I looked at her bewildered why would she think I'm only in love with her as a friend? Does she only like me as a friend?! I didn't know how to respond. So I set my burger down. Ireached out and took her tiara and put it on the couch and I kissed her. I don't know why but it was nice.
'Of course I'm in love with you. Now come sit down and wat.' She sat down staring at the screen with a smile on her face.
'Your burger is getting colde.' I said. She picked it up and started munchiing happily.And there was no more interruptions after that.
When we finished out burgers I paused the film. To the bit just before Luke flies off to attack the Death Star. Mia helped me clear the plates and I went to get dessert. I went into the kitchen to make ice cream sundaes. When I came back with the two sundaes (vanilla ice crean in a a sea of hot fudge,whipped cream and pistachios) I saw a miniature box on the table.
'What's this?' I asked.
'It's your birthday present.' She seemed very amused and excited by this. I picked up the box and examined it.
'I told you that you didn't have to get me anything.' I said remembering out phone conversation.
'I know/ But I wanted to. And I saw this and I thought it was perfect.' I looked at the miniscule box. Thinking about what could fit in it.
'Well. Thanks.' I untied the ribbon and lifted the lid. Inside was a little rock. Actually little didn't seem the word to describe it. I think tiny or miniscule or the size of a pinhead would be the right words. It was that small. It's not like I didn't like it. But a rock? What is Mia thinking? She looked at me expecting me to say something. I wasn't sure what to say to such a strange present.
'Huh. It's ......It's really nice.'
'You don't even know what it is.' Yea it's a rock I thought to myself. But I didn't want to tell Mia that I didn't like her present much. After all it's the thought that counts. Even if the thought is a tad strange.
'Well. No I don't.' She seemed really delighted that I didn't know what it was. Maybe it is a trick. Maybe she just wanted to stump me.
'Can't you guess?' Maybe giving a rock to your boyfriend for his birthday has some sort of meaning. Some really strange meaning.
'Well it looks like.... I mean it closely resembles ... a rock.' I said carefully. She laughed in a very delighted way. And my heart did cartwheels.
'It is a rock. Guess where it is from.' I eyed the rock. I dunno, the ground? I thought to myself my I didn't want to hurt Mia's feelings.
'I don't know, Genovia?'
'No silly. The moon! It's a moon rock! From when Neil Armstrong was up there. He collected a load of them an then some of them got split up and Richard Nixon gave my grandmother a bunch of then when he was in office. Well he gave them to Genovia, technically. And I saw them and thought ....well, that should have one. Because I know you like space stuff.' I was awed and I looked at the little rock. That was once part of the Moon.
'I mean how you've got the glow-in -the-dark constellations on the ceiling over your bed and all.....' I looked up from the little moon rock. When has she ever been in my room? How does she know I have glow- in- the-dark stars on my ceiling?
'When were you in my room?' She blushed and avoided my eye.
'Oh. A long time ago....once when Maya was cleaning in there.' Well it couldn't have been that long. I had only put them up a couple weeks before Winter Break. But I didn't ask her. And I went back staring at the rock. How did Mia manage to get one? I bet they are all in a museum. And if Mia stole it from her countries' museum then I can't take it. What if she got in trouble? What if she had to cop all the blame? What if she was never allowed to see me again because she stole a rock? I can't accept.
'Mia, I can't accept this.' She stared at me with a questioning look.
'Yes, you can. There are plenty left back at the palace museum, don't worry. Richard Nixon must have really had a thing for Grandmere, because I'm pretty sure we got more moon rocks than Monaco or anybody else.'
She thinks no one would find out. But I can't tell her she might go to jail for stealing a rock for her boyfriend's birthday. I have to make up a crazy excuse and have her take it back.
'Mia, It's a rock. From the moon.' I said not sure what else to say.
'Right.' She said slowly.
'It's a rock form two hundred and thirty eight thousand miles away. Two hundred and thirty eight thousand miles away from our planet.'
'Yes Michael. If you don't like it, I can give it back. ' I wanted her to give it back but not think I don't like it. So when she reached for it.
'I just thought....' I moved the box away from her grasp.
'No way. You're not getting this back. I just don't know what I'm going to get for your birthday. This is going to be a hard act to follow.' I thought smiling.
'Ih that. You can just write me another song.' I looked down at my hands. And felt my cheeks go all red. The first song I wrote, 'Tall Drink of Water' was about Mia. But I never told her. I guess she figured it out and knew all along. And then we ate our sundaes and watched the rest of the movie. And just as the credits were rolling Mia said
'Oh, I thought of a name for your band.' I groaned out loud.
'Not the X-Wing Fighters. I beg of you.' She looked at me slightly insulted.
'No.' She said, ignoring my comment. 'Skinner Box.' I looked back at her thoughtfully. Actually it wasn't a bad idea.
'Skinner Box....' I said repeating it back at myself.
'Yeah. I mean, I just figured since you named your dog Pavlov....' She kinda just trailed off.
'I kind of like it. I'll see what the other guys say.' She beamed.
And right now she has locked herself in the bathroom. Probably writing in that diary of hers. And me? I taking time and typing all this up. Uh oh Lilly just stomped out of the bathroom. That is never good. I'm going to take a look.
January 23 (continued from last night)
Right where I left it.
I walked into the bathroom.
'What was that all about?'
'Oh. She's just mad because I haven't figured out what my secret talent is.'
i looked at her confused. 'Your what?'
'My secret talent.' She seemed pretty miserable. 'It's just that you and Lilly, you're both so talented. You guys are good at so many things and I'n not good at anything. And sometimes I feell like ....well, like I don't belong. At leaast no in Gifted and Talented class, anyway.'
I looked at her and finally caught on to what she was rambling about.
'Mia you are totally gifted.'
'Yeah.' She said. 'At looking like a snow drop.' I wanted to laugh but I could tell Mia didn't mean it as a joke.
'No. Although now that you mention it, you're pretty good at that too. But I meant writing.' She stared at me like I had grown a second head.
'Huh?' I tried to explain.
'Well, everyone knows that you like to write. I mean, your head is always buried in that journal. And you always get As on your paper in English. I think its pretty obviuos, Mia, that you are a writer.'
She sat there thinking for a while. Like she just found a missing peice to a jigsaw. I took one look at her and left. I closed the door to the bathroom. And I went to my room to think.
If I wanted to write Mia a song for her birthday I better start now or it isn't going to be as good as a moon rock!
A/N Hope you liked it!
Thank you to all my reveiwers and I'll start my next fic on the fifth book!
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Disclaimer: own nothing
January 22
Sucess!!! She didn't dump me!!! here is what happened:
I went to open the door. And there stood Mia (and Lars) in the most beautiful ball gown I have ever seen. She looked at me and said 'Well I'm here.' And I kinda just said 'Oh Hey. Come in. You look...you look really beautiful' They came in and I said to Lars 'Lars, my room and dad are in the living room watching Dateline, if you want to join them.' And he kinda sped off to the living room. So I looked at Mia and she was playing with the tiara like she was figuring out the best way to dump me. So before she could even open her mouth, I said 'Well, did you eat yet? Because I 've got some veggie burgers...' She looked at me as if I was crazy. 'Um. I don't know if you are having one, I guess.'
So I kinda said 'ok' and I gestured her to follow me into the kitchen where Lilly was sitting doing something for her show. 'Jeez. What happend to you?' You look like you swapped outfits with the sugar plum fairy.' Mia looked pained for a second. 'I was at a ball.' Lilly looked at her. 'Oh. Of course. The ball. Well if you ask me, the sugar plum fairy got the better deal. But I'm not supposed to be here, So don't mind me.' Good to know Lilly hasn't blabbed my plan to the whole world yet. 'We won't.' I assured her. I started getting out the veggie burgers and started reheating them. I got out the fries from the oven. I put them on two plates. I got some ketchup, mayo and mustard form the fridge and set everything up on the tray. 'Come on.' I said. And I walked into the TV Room with Mia following.
The TV Screen had the Star Wars title image paused on it. Mia asked 'Michael, what is this?'
I looked at her. 'Well you couldn't make it to the Screening Room. So I brought the Screening Room to you. Come on let's eat. I'm starved.' This is a technique that I had thought of earlier during English. If I make her forget about breaking up with me then she won't. I picked up my burger. And looked at Mia expecting her to do the same.
'Wait a minute. Wait a minute. You aren't breakling up with me?' I put my burger down ans swallowed the fries in my mouth. Now I'm confused. why would I want to break up with her? So I approached the matter cautiously and casually
'Break up with you? Why would I do that?' I thought you would break up with me I thought silently.
'Well when I told you I couldn't make it tonight you ....well, you seemed kinda distant.' I stared at her 'I wasn't distant. I was trying to figure out what we could do instead of, you know, going to the movie.'
'But then you didn't show up for lunch.....'
'Right. I had to call and order the ceggie burgers and get Maya to go to the store and get the rest of the stuff. And my dad had loaned our Star Wars DVD to a friend of his, so I had to call him and make him get it back.' She seemed very stunned by all this.
'Oh so.... you don't want to break up?' I felt like asking her the exact same thing. But instead I said. 'No, I don't want to break up. Mia, I love you remember? Why would I want to break up with you? Now come and sit down and eat before it gets cold.' I hit the play button . And looked at Mia still standing there.
'Mia come on. Unless you want to change out of that dress first. Did you bring any normal clothes?
She slowly sat down and the suddenly turned to me.
'Do you just love me loke a friend? Or are you in love with me?' I looked at her bewildered why would she think I'm only in love with her as a friend? Does she only like me as a friend?! I didn't know how to respond. So I set my burger down. Ireached out and took her tiara and put it on the couch and I kissed her. I don't know why but it was nice.
'Of course I'm in love with you. Now come sit down and wat.' She sat down staring at the screen with a smile on her face.
'Your burger is getting colde.' I said. She picked it up and started munchiing happily.And there was no more interruptions after that.
When we finished out burgers I paused the film. To the bit just before Luke flies off to attack the Death Star. Mia helped me clear the plates and I went to get dessert. I went into the kitchen to make ice cream sundaes. When I came back with the two sundaes (vanilla ice crean in a a sea of hot fudge,whipped cream and pistachios) I saw a miniature box on the table.
'What's this?' I asked.
'It's your birthday present.' She seemed very amused and excited by this. I picked up the box and examined it.
'I told you that you didn't have to get me anything.' I said remembering out phone conversation.
'I know/ But I wanted to. And I saw this and I thought it was perfect.' I looked at the miniscule box. Thinking about what could fit in it.
'Well. Thanks.' I untied the ribbon and lifted the lid. Inside was a little rock. Actually little didn't seem the word to describe it. I think tiny or miniscule or the size of a pinhead would be the right words. It was that small. It's not like I didn't like it. But a rock? What is Mia thinking? She looked at me expecting me to say something. I wasn't sure what to say to such a strange present.
'Huh. It's ......It's really nice.'
'You don't even know what it is.' Yea it's a rock I thought to myself. But I didn't want to tell Mia that I didn't like her present much. After all it's the thought that counts. Even if the thought is a tad strange.
'Well. No I don't.' She seemed really delighted that I didn't know what it was. Maybe it is a trick. Maybe she just wanted to stump me.
'Can't you guess?' Maybe giving a rock to your boyfriend for his birthday has some sort of meaning. Some really strange meaning.
'Well it looks like.... I mean it closely resembles ... a rock.' I said carefully. She laughed in a very delighted way. And my heart did cartwheels.
'It is a rock. Guess where it is from.' I eyed the rock. I dunno, the ground? I thought to myself my I didn't want to hurt Mia's feelings.
'I don't know, Genovia?'
'No silly. The moon! It's a moon rock! From when Neil Armstrong was up there. He collected a load of them an then some of them got split up and Richard Nixon gave my grandmother a bunch of then when he was in office. Well he gave them to Genovia, technically. And I saw them and thought ....well, that should have one. Because I know you like space stuff.' I was awed and I looked at the little rock. That was once part of the Moon.
'I mean how you've got the glow-in -the-dark constellations on the ceiling over your bed and all.....' I looked up from the little moon rock. When has she ever been in my room? How does she know I have glow- in- the-dark stars on my ceiling?
'When were you in my room?' She blushed and avoided my eye.
'Oh. A long time ago....once when Maya was cleaning in there.' Well it couldn't have been that long. I had only put them up a couple weeks before Winter Break. But I didn't ask her. And I went back staring at the rock. How did Mia manage to get one? I bet they are all in a museum. And if Mia stole it from her countries' museum then I can't take it. What if she got in trouble? What if she had to cop all the blame? What if she was never allowed to see me again because she stole a rock? I can't accept.
'Mia, I can't accept this.' She stared at me with a questioning look.
'Yes, you can. There are plenty left back at the palace museum, don't worry. Richard Nixon must have really had a thing for Grandmere, because I'm pretty sure we got more moon rocks than Monaco or anybody else.'
She thinks no one would find out. But I can't tell her she might go to jail for stealing a rock for her boyfriend's birthday. I have to make up a crazy excuse and have her take it back.
'Mia, It's a rock. From the moon.' I said not sure what else to say.
'Right.' She said slowly.
'It's a rock form two hundred and thirty eight thousand miles away. Two hundred and thirty eight thousand miles away from our planet.'
'Yes Michael. If you don't like it, I can give it back. ' I wanted her to give it back but not think I don't like it. So when she reached for it.
'I just thought....' I moved the box away from her grasp.
'No way. You're not getting this back. I just don't know what I'm going to get for your birthday. This is going to be a hard act to follow.' I thought smiling.
'Ih that. You can just write me another song.' I looked down at my hands. And felt my cheeks go all red. The first song I wrote, 'Tall Drink of Water' was about Mia. But I never told her. I guess she figured it out and knew all along. And then we ate our sundaes and watched the rest of the movie. And just as the credits were rolling Mia said
'Oh, I thought of a name for your band.' I groaned out loud.
'Not the X-Wing Fighters. I beg of you.' She looked at me slightly insulted.
'No.' She said, ignoring my comment. 'Skinner Box.' I looked back at her thoughtfully. Actually it wasn't a bad idea.
'Skinner Box....' I said repeating it back at myself.
'Yeah. I mean, I just figured since you named your dog Pavlov....' She kinda just trailed off.
'I kind of like it. I'll see what the other guys say.' She beamed.
And right now she has locked herself in the bathroom. Probably writing in that diary of hers. And me? I taking time and typing all this up. Uh oh Lilly just stomped out of the bathroom. That is never good. I'm going to take a look.
January 23 (continued from last night)
Right where I left it.
I walked into the bathroom.
'What was that all about?'
'Oh. She's just mad because I haven't figured out what my secret talent is.'
i looked at her confused. 'Your what?'
'My secret talent.' She seemed pretty miserable. 'It's just that you and Lilly, you're both so talented. You guys are good at so many things and I'n not good at anything. And sometimes I feell like ....well, like I don't belong. At leaast no in Gifted and Talented class, anyway.'
I looked at her and finally caught on to what she was rambling about.
'Mia you are totally gifted.'
'Yeah.' She said. 'At looking like a snow drop.' I wanted to laugh but I could tell Mia didn't mean it as a joke.
'No. Although now that you mention it, you're pretty good at that too. But I meant writing.' She stared at me like I had grown a second head.
'Huh?' I tried to explain.
'Well, everyone knows that you like to write. I mean, your head is always buried in that journal. And you always get As on your paper in English. I think its pretty obviuos, Mia, that you are a writer.'
She sat there thinking for a while. Like she just found a missing peice to a jigsaw. I took one look at her and left. I closed the door to the bathroom. And I went to my room to think.
If I wanted to write Mia a song for her birthday I better start now or it isn't going to be as good as a moon rock!
A/N Hope you liked it!
Thank you to all my reveiwers and I'll start my next fic on the fifth book!
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