Helloo everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How r u doing? Did u like the last post? I know it was short but all my first chapters are always short lol!!! So anyway... this is chapter 2 of it here we go!!!

Chapter 2: Close to me

I saw that blurry face again so close to mine. My eyes suddenly opened to see the ceiling of my room, "God DAMNIT! Why THE HELL AM I HAVING THESE DREAMS?????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I yelled into my pillow.

"What the hell is wrong with you? Are you possesed?" I looked at the door not to see  my brother.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!TORI... YOU PERVERT!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Then I see my brother's face come to the door,"He lives here don't you remember moron?" "Orange hair...?" I, at that moment, remembered what happend yesterday, "oh yeah... sorry... tee hee."

Ryan just looked at Tori,"I feel bad for you, you have to be with her all day long, it must be horrible."

"Yeah I'm used to it though." Tori laughed.

"You guys are cruel.."

"We're supposed to be." They both said.

I got out of bed and headed towards the bathroom to take a shower. After I did I went to go dry my hair and put on my uniform. 

I got my bag and headed out for school. Tori already had went out just before so I caught up to him. 

"Wait up!" I said.

        He stopped in his tracks, ''Do you really want other people to find out that we live together now?"

"No, but I've walked to school with you before haven't I?"

"But...Never mind...do what you want."

It became silent...really silent.

"MIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TORI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I heard from behind me. I turned around and saw June running up. 

"Hey June!" I said.

"Isn't Your brithday tomorrow?"

Tori and I looked at eachother,"Is it really...?" He said. 

"Yeah You didn't remember?"

"No...Not really....''*******************************************************************************

I didn't want to have my brithday, it meant I was getting older. And it might sound stupid, but I really didn't want to get older, it kind of scared me. 

I came home that day to see Ryan reading. 

"You're reading...That's a first."

        ''Like you read...Oh! Papa called today."

I was astounded he never did call too much,"What did he say?"

"He's coming tomarrow. For your birthday."

"Really?! I'm so excited. I really want to see him...he hasn't came to visit since the summer..." I looked at Ryan, "Do you miss him?"

"Of course I do...He's my dad."

"Good!"

I picked up the phone, "who are you calling?" Ryan asked.

"Papa of course!"

"Why?"

"You know how he is, he doesn't really keep his promises so I'm calling him so I can confirm he's coming tomomarrow."

"Right.''

*Beep* *Beep*

"Uh...Hello?" I heard my dad's familar voice.

"Papa it's me Mia!"

"Oh Hi Mia, How are you? How was your day?"

"Great! Ryan told me that you're coming tomorrow!"

"Yeah for sure I'm coming tomorrow."

"Promise?"

"Promise."

"Swear?"

"I swear."

"Good. I'll see you then ok?"

"Ok see you, Bye."

"Byepapa!"

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    I woke up that next morning to not my alarm clock, or scary dream, but the phone. I grunted and I got out of bed. "Hello...?" I said.

"Mia?" I heard the voice say, it was Tori's mom's voice,"Happy birthday!"

"How did you know it was my birthday?"

"Your mom told me..."

"Oh....So do want to wish Tori a happy birthday?"

"You read my mind..."

"Ok... wait a moment." I walked to where Tori's temperary room was and opened his door.

"Tori! Wake up! Would you?"

His eyes suddenly opened,"Mia...? What are you doing...?"

"Your mom's on the Phone."

He got up his hair a mess, his blue eyes looked lazy and mad (More than usual), it looked kind of cute. He held out his hand,"Give me it." 

I blushed, "Here..."

He held the phone for a minute in his hands, "Happy...Happy birthday Mia." 

I smiled a little, "Thanks...You too." 

        I got of there feeling embarrassed for some reason. 

**********************************************************************************           But After that I didn't have interest in anything that whole day, because I was so anxoius to see my father again. I didn't care about the gifts I got or anything like that. I just really really wanted to see him.

"I'm going home see ya--"

"Wait won't you stay for just a bit?" Jessica asked.

"No My father's coming home."

"But-- we have a party for you and Tori!!!You can't just leave and not come!"

"A party? For ME? Why?"

"It's your birthday~duh!!!!!!!!!!"

"Then....I'll come back, I promise!"

"Alright You better COME!!"

"Fine I will. Don't you worry." I smiled, I was excited about 2 things now. 

I have such great friends!!! I thought as I ran to the bus station.

I soon as I got off the bus I ran immeadiatly home and barged in so excited,"PAPA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" But I didn't see anyone beside my mom and brother. 

"Where's papa?"

"He just called..." My mom said.

"AND....?"

"He's not going to come," Ryan said.

"You're lying! You're A BIG LIAR! MOM TELL ME HE'S LYING!"

"This time...he's.... not."

I felt tears welling in my eyes, "I should have....knew he ...wasn't going to come."

"Mia it's al--" My mom said before I ran out of the house. 

Why...? Why didn't he come? Why did he lie and say he was going to come. 

I ran as fast as I could. I didn't know where I was going but I didn't want to go home or to school. It was just going to remind me of my father. 

I ran into the park where Nicholas confessed to Rachel. I sat on the top of where the slide was. 

This place...it's so nostalgic. 

I remembered how my father used to take me here. And how I used to ride the slide right next me. It brought tears to my eyes. At that time My family wasn't going  through this. That was the time was when we were always together. 

"MIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I heard as my eyes were closed.

*STOMP* *STOMP*

"Mia...I finally found you...*huff*" I opened my eyes to see Tori right in front of me. He looked exhausted and tired, "what are you doing here? You should be at school."

"I-I don't want to... how did you know I was here?"

He bent down and started to sit with me. I felt his hand go on my head, he was patting my head, "When I was little...Whenever I used to "attempt" to run away, I always to come here, and sit right where you are right now."

"Your dad didn't show, right?"

I nodded, "This Proves that he...he doesn't care about me. H-he left me and my brother. You would think he would at least come and visit his daughter's birthday or come see his son when he comes back ofrom three years of college, but that's the thing he never actuallythought about my brother and I."

"Your a moron! How could your dad not care about you?! Did you even try looking at how he's feeling? His children don't live him and his wife hates him! Don't you think that if he came that would hurt you guys even more? Your Parents will fight again and on your birthday as well. do you really want that?"

"You're...You're right! I've been treating him like that," My tears were rolling down my face,"I'm such a horrible person---"

I felt arms going around my body and squeezing it in a hug; Tori was hugging me. But somehow, this time, it was different. He was holding me tightly, as if he really cared about how I felt; as if he knew how I felt.

"You're not horrible, you just want to feel like you're wanted, and that's not wrong. I...Know how you feel...but there are many people who do care about you including your dad, so there's no meaning to be feeling like that right?"

I nodded.

"Then Let's go."

''Where?"

"School, they were having a party for both of us."He took out his cell phone and called someone, "I found her. Tell everyone to head back to school."

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"No one's here yet." He said as soon as we got there. It was silent for a while as we waited there, "Mia! I know what to do. Let's go to the top of the school building. I got something to show you.''

I shrugged, "Why not?" He took my hand as we ran through the doors and went up the stairs, it was exhilirating. My heart was beating fast, it hurt but it felt nice as well.

        As soon as we got up there, we had to catch our breathes.

"What's there to see up here?" I said to him. 

"Here look," he pointed. I looked to see the hypnotizining and mezmerizing lights from all of NYC. It was so pretty, I had almost forgot that we were 8 stories up high. 

"It's beautiful isn't it?'' He asked.

"I like it up here...I guess..." I replied. 

He seemed to space out for a while, he just was looking at the scenery,"In the begining of highschool I would always come up here at around this time. I didn't want...want to go to home where no one was home...so I stayed up here. It always seemed...to calm me down."

"You seem calm."

"...Oh! I forgot, your birthday gift..." He got it out of his pocket, then he threw a bag that said "Happy Birthday!!". "Here" he said.

"I didn't get you any thing though."

"I Owe you for Christmas last year, so just open it."

"...Okay whatever you say." I took the bag and opened it and see a little box. I opened that little box and saw two rings that had little bunnies on them. I looked at my braclet that Nicholas gave me, "The same pink Bunnies."

"I know you're not a jewlery person, but that was the only thing I could think of giving you, sorry if you don't --"

"It's so adorable!!!!!!!! I love bunnies. But why is there 2?"

"I'm not sure my self but...I think that Your suppose to give it to someone close to you."

"Close to me...?" I thought about that and... "Here then," I said with one of the rings in my hand. 

"What do you mean?"

"You're very close to me, You understand what I'm feeling immeadiatly, and not to mention but you care about me, so I think you should get this one." I extended my hand, "Here take it."

"I'm a guy though.."

"I'm not asing you to wear it just keep it for me, okay?"

He nodded, "Okay."