Writing My Cares Away (open)

Mia hadn’t been at the school for very long; she had only been here for about a week maybe not even that. It was still getting used to being at a new school; though she was glad she had no choice but stay here till she graduated. Whenever that was; from what she gathered, she wouldn’t graduate from the school till she could nearly control her powers. This was upsetting for Mia since she had gotten her powers later than most of the other students. However, she did like how everything she needed was all in one place, her room, food, a relaxing place like this pond, and much more. If only she had the comfort of calling it home; she wasn’t quite there with the Hammel school being her home yet.

Mia was content laying in the warm grass and would stay content for the next couple minutes until she got restless or ants had found their way onto her body. She had just happened to look over to the side to see someone walk towards her. She smiled and nodded back when he did. She chuckled at the lame conversation starter “It would be better if it wasn’t so hot…” She admitted. She hoped she wouldn’t sweat too much in front of him, that would be really embarrassing even though she knew she couldn’t help how much she sweated.

Mia shifted her body a little from where she was laying on the ground to keep an eye on the boy. “Do you actually play or do you just carry it around to pick up chicks?” She lost count of how many people she had meet claiming to be able to sing or play an instrument when they really couldn’t do it just to impress others. It made her sick just thinking about how fake people can be.

She looked up at the sky; wishing she could make a cloud, just one cloud hid the sun. She sighed deeply about the thought of being able to control the weather but wasn’t able to control one measly cloud. Suddenly there wasn’t that much light in her face and she blinked; she smiled not having to squint. She nodded “Ah! Yes, why thank you!” She sat up and looked at him closely; knowing it was him that did something, somehow. “Can you control the sun or something?” She smirked; showing she was completely joking with that question. Mia shook her head at the question “Nope, at least I don’t think so.. I’m pretty good with faces and I don’t remember yours. And I have yet to meet someone who was able to forget me since I started dying my hair..” She shrugged. It wasn’t that she was bragging; she actually wished some people would forget her face but that didn’t seem like it was going to happen since she refuses to stop dying her hair.

Mia was fine with the grade part and the turning eighteen part, she has always gotten good grades and of course she hoped she will live way past her teen years. As for controlling her powers? That was a harder subject for her. Her powers didn’t kick in till just a week ago and she was only sixteen. All the other students her age seem to be able to control their abilities to some extent, her? She couldn’t make the weather change unless of course she was emotional. The behaving part she wondered if she would do okay with also, considering she was never one to be a suck up, if she liked the teacher than great if she didn’t than not so great. She didn’t go out of her way to please teachers on a personal level. It just wasn’t in her nature to even become the teachers ‘pet’. If they liked her than great also if they didn’t than she didn’t care.

Mia stuck her tongue out at his response, showing him her silver tongue ring; though not intentionally showing him. She chuckled “Yeah… I’m not used to dressing for this kind of weather…“ She was going to have to buy new clothes for the warmer months for here in Vermont. All her clothes consisted of warmer clothes with the off clothing like the tank top she was wearing. She looked over Cam’s choice of clothing and raised an eyebrow “All though you on the other hand seemed to have made great choice in dressing for the weather. You need to work on your style a bit more though.” She shrugged, it wasn’t her type of clothing but who was she to say anything about anyone’s style. Okay she did just do that but that was her being her blunt self.

Mia smirked at him and shook her head. She should have been expecting that response. “Nope… Not one bit.. Sorry I’m not easy.” She wasn’t even willing, anyone would have a better change hooking up with a monkey than with her; though with that thought came with a disturbing picture. She sat there listening to him play, smiling to herself. The pink haired girl had to admit that she was impressed at his ability to play the guitar or any instrument for that matter. “Okay now I’m somewhat impressed.” She winked at him, only in a playful manner not in it’s working you can hook up with me manner. “Is there lyrics that go with the melody?” She can sing, and she was good at it too but she couldn’t play the guitar even if her life depended on it.

The young woman smiled and clapped to show him he did a good job showing her his power. “Oh wow. That’s some ability. More useful than mine.” She chuckled “So If I ever need a flashlight to look under my bed to try and find something can I call you?” She looked up at the sky at his question “I can control the weather… Or at least when I’m emotional I can control it..” She shrugged “Not very impressive I know and not as useful as yours.”

She nodded “yeah.. Only came here about a week ago..” She waved back “Mia. You really can’t shorten that to anything. And don’t think about calling me Mi or Mimi because I will personally hurt you.” She gave him a smile showing him her threat didn’t mean much other than she didn’t like either nickname “Though you can feel free to call my pinky if you so wish… You wouldn’t be the first one. Though I can’t guarantee I will respond to it..”

Mia wished her powers weren’t connected to her emotions, she hated the thought of becoming some emotionless person. She liked showing her emotions, just not where the weather was concerned and she knew that part of her training was going to have something to do with her ‘handling’ her emotions better. Good luck with her trying to do that.

She sighed and shook her head, then pouted “It’s never this hot where I’m from… The hottest it’s ever been was 79 degrees. And that was in 1993!” She knew all about her states history from reading a bunch of stuff. She smiled figuring he was quite confused at this point. “I’m from Barrow, Alaska. There it would be around the fifties or sixties. Maybe even high forties?” She shrugged; all she knew was she was not comfortable with this weather and that she didn’t have the wardrobe for it. She shrugged “The pants are comfortable.. Except for the heat!!” She groaned, who knew the weather could actually turn into a real conversation. She smiled “true, but I don’t think you’re the only one!”

Mia chuckled “sorry to disappoint you.” She smirked “Oh wait no I’m not.” She said jokingly. Mia laughed “I’m not a usual girl!” She shrugged “Nothing will make me change who I Am.” She knew who she was, and she wasn’t the type of person to change because of others she rather tell them to jump off a cliff. However, she would never tell them to do that. She clapped, smiled and nodded her approval though she knew he didn’t need it. She bit her lower lip “You should totally write them down. Even if you sing crappy at least you will have the lyrics.” She shrugged “And maybe one day you’ll make a band and already have the melody and lyrics!” It was just an idea and something to think about; considering she wrote lyrics and was in a band at her old, old high school.

Mia believed powers were meant for something other than making them freaks. Some people thought it was because humanity was involving others thought something else and then others didn’t really think about it much. She laughed and took her pencil and threw it at him. Missing of course, she had bad aim it had apparently went passed his shoulder. She groaned not wanting to get up to go get it. She grinned “okay that one deserved that comment… But no you’ll never end up in my bed.. and if I ever wake up to your face I will kick your ass. That or you’ll wake up with snakes in your bed the next morning” She stuck her tongue out again. She had to admit Cam was fun to talk to. “Ah awesome! I can bug you whenever I want then.” She grinned.

Mia shrugged “yeah.. Practice being unemotional..” She sighed not looking forward to the training at all. She looked behind her at the school “It’s not like I had a choice..” She didn’t like she had a choice, or that they pretty much dragged everyone to this school. She nodded “nice to meet you too” She blinked at him, confused for a bit. Then it clicked and she hit her forehead with the palm of her hand. “God.. If I had gotten that before, a few people would have gotten their ass kicked… “ She looked around “Let’s keep this to ourselves please..” A deep blush appearing on her face, she laid down on the grass with her hand covering her face. She was now embarrassed.

She blinked and looked at him and then to her notebook. “Boyfriend? No I don’t have one. I was writing to my..” Not wanting to say her mother and grandmother afraid that would bring up question she really didn’t want to answer. “My family” She stated simply, no other questions to ask from that.

Mia shook her head playfully at him “Yes that hot.” She started to pull strands of grass and nodded as he asked about Alaska. “Well actually it depends on where you live.. But from where I lived there are a lot of rocks and stuff. But you wouldn’t want to climb on them because that’s usually where the polar bears stay..” She shrugged “But every year we would go to the mountains and climb them during the summer break..” She loved the state she was from, and the city. She was from a very relaxed and undefined city. It wasn’t that populated. She loved adventures herself. Always loving the summer because it meant that they could go climb mountains. She laughed “I’ll keep that in mind. Maybe we could even go shopping together sometime. Have a girls day?” She smiled, completely joking about the girls day part. But she wouldn’t mind spending time with him more even if it was shopping.


Mia frowned a bit at his question and she bit her bottom lip. She shook her head and put up her hands “I totally didn’t mean it like that… The song is good, great even. It’s just that I guess being a singer I’m kind of more into the lyrics…” She hoped she didn’t offend him in anyway. She liked Cam, maybe not in the ‘I want to date you’ like; but she was having fun and the last thing she needed was to ruin this moment. It also helped with him being attractive, appearance and personality wise. She liked that he was into music, because she was very into it. They had some things in common, like how he wrote melodies for songs and she wrote lyrics.


She gave a small pouty face “I apparently have a bad aim… That pencil was meant to actually hit you..” She winked at him. She grinned and took out another regular number two pencil from her bag and held it out for him to see. “I wouldn’t be a good writer if I didn’t bring more than one pencil… I’m always prepared!” She should be more prepared for the weather. She placed the pencil on the ground next to her. She laughed “But wouldn’t barging in, in the middle of the night showing up unannounced?” She grinned at him. “I don’t mind you showing up unannounced; it’s the waking up to in my bed that I don’t care for.” She wasn’t the type to sleep around and never will be. She smiled “great because I have a pet snake. Though that makes it hard to mess with you.. I’ll have to think of something else.” She laughed “So I can text you complaining about anything?” She wanted to know if they were on different pages, considering it seem like he was being really flirty.


Mia shrugged “I was never good at being unemotional..” Good at hiding her emotions yes, but being unemotional was something she couldn’t find herself being. She looked at him and sighed, she rather be with her family. She grinned, “well apparently not, since I was able to meet you.” She winked at him, looking on the bright side of being at this high school. She smiled, she was still blushing a little but tried not to show it. “thank you.” She felt like it was getting hotter and she groaned “Is it me or is it getting more sunny out?” She looked up at the sky, and saw there were no clouds in sight when there were ones a few minutes ago. Was she affecting the weather again?


Mia blinked and shrugged. “I really wasn’t wondering… Sorry” Maybe deep down she was wondering. She bit her bottom lip and sat up “That’s actually a really good question. Why don’t you have a girlfriend? You are attractive, and have a great personality, as flirty as it may be.” She tilted her head to the side “Unless you’re the type to not have serious relationship and only go for flings.” She looked at her notebook and shrugged “I guess… I try to write them once a week.. But my life here isn’t that exciting.” She was now starting to feel even more uncomfortable with this topic but didn’t want to make it a big deal.

Mia smiled and nodded “yes polar bears.” She frowned and pouted “aww now you’re hurting my feelings..” She crossed her arms and shook her head “No I’m not. Barrow is known for polar bear watching, dog sledding, bird watching and the northern lights. We totally have all the good stuff…” She bit her lip “You can even actually eat polar bear meat there too.. But I have never and will never eat it!” She shrugged and scratched the back of her head “But if you don’t believe me you can always google it.” She laughed and put up her index finger “But have you ever gone shopping with a girl before? Girl’s shopping and guy’s shopping is totally different.” Her brothers never liked clothes shopping with her and her mother.

Mia followed his head and tilted hers the same way he did. She stuck her tongue out at him “Oh yeah; it’s so hard to guess… “ She rolled her eyes playfully. “But singing really isn’t that big of a deal.. It’s not as hard as playing the guitar or drums..” She wished she could play the drums, she always liked them; but she didn’t have the rhythm for it. She blinked wondering if he actually wanted her to come up with lyrics. “You’re not serious are you?” even so, she listened carefully. She raised an eyebrow “You haven’t even heard me sing…” Mia had no problem staying clear from him relationship wise, unless she actually started falling for him and then she was in trouble.

Mia laughed “Yes, yes that’s why I always have extra pencils.” She shook her head “Nah, really I don’t usually throw things like pencils at people… So figure yourself special!” She smiled at him “Oh… I’m hurt that you don’t believe I’m a good writer… Considering you just asked me to write lyrics for your song..” She pouted a little, faking it of course. “I don’t care if you show up in my bedroom unannounced; as long as we are both ‘fully’ clothed and ‘stay’ that way.” She wanted to make that perfectly clear, even if he was teasing her. She nodded “That was a really lame question, considering I just told you I was from Alaska and I’m writing a letter to my family..” She didn’t think a sixteen year old could get an apartment and be able to keep up with the bills, not to mention she wasn’t sure if the school would allow that. “But yes I’m living in the dorms.” She blinked “You may look innocent but from what I summed up your really not.” She shook her head “Sorry I’m not that type of girl to get all emotional… But thanks for letting me be able to.”

Mia grinned “Well isn’t that good news for you? Considering if there was, I would pretty much be upset with you?” The weather was pretty much a sign of how she was feeling, if she was sad it would be raining, if it were thundering and lighting she was upset, if there was a tornado she was mad, and if it was sunny out she was happy. “Really? Because right now I don’t think anyone can top you.” Yes, she was stroking his ego by saying that and she knew she was and that was probably the only reason why she said it, and because she was being flirty. She could feel less light hit her and she looked at Cam “You really don’t have to do that..” Knowing it was probably taking its toll on him the more he did it.



Mia blinked and tilted her head to the side confused. “Huh?” She didn’t get that remark. She looked at the ground “At this point in time I’m not interested in any kind of relationship except friendship.. “ She shrugged, she was telling the truth but it was way more personal than just a fact. She blinked “Wait what do you mean by before?” He made it sound like he had been in a serious relationship recently by saying before. Or maybe that was just her?


The pink haired girl watched Cam, wondering what he was doing. She smiled as he sat down next to her. She picked up her notebook and flipped to a blank page in it. And handed it to him grinning. “You’re actually going to give me your phone number? I thought you were really just kidding..” She tore a piece of paper out herself, wrote down her phone number and dorm room number, and signed it. Mia folded it and then held it out for Cam to take.

Mia laughed and nodded “I would love to take you. As long as you’re sure you’re going to be able to handle the cold.” She was also being serious; she would love to take anyone to see her home state. The only thing she worried about was her family life. She didn’t want anyone to know about it, it would make things complicated and she just didn’t want people’s pity. She smiled “Dog sledding is so much fun.” She looked around and shrugged “I’ll get used to it. It’s just the part about being away from my family that I don’t care for… And the heat.” She smiled and winked at him “Your telling me none of your girlfriends dragged you long to go shopping with her? It should be a lot of fun.”

Mia was being modest, she never knew how to take compliments and she never felt like just saying thank you was enough. Mia blushed slightly “Uh thanks. I guess. Yeah but since it’s natural it makes it easy.. Learning to play the guitar is hard. I tried, couldn’t do it.” She shrugged and shook her head, blushing a bit more “I'll try.” She grinned at him. She did write lyrics, it was something she liked to do on her spare time. “Thanks, I guess.” He trusted her, now that put pressure on her.

She watched the guitar pick as it hit her leg “ow, that hurt!” She said in a very teasing voice as she smiled. Mia bit her lip at his statement about his dad saying he was special, and looked at the ground. Feeling the pain in her heart and she tried to hide it and not get sad at the thought. She smiled and looked at him” Well the way you say it makes it sound more complicated than it ever has to be.” The only reason she didn’t want him in her bed was because she didn’t want to give him any ideas. Again, with the sore subjects, she looked at the ground “I never said you were lame, I said the question was lame.” She didn’t want to be in anyone’s heart, it made it easier for her in some ways. She didn’t like getting close to people and the only way to not do that, was to push them away somehow. She wasn’t sure if he was joking or not but looked at him, she didn’t say it but she was sorry for hurting him, if she actually had.

Mia should have worded that differently. She didn’t want to be completely unemotional, she wanted to be happy and angry. She just hated talking to someone emotionally, like with her past. She rather keep it light hearted and have fun. She was complicated teenager. That didn’t know what she wanted most of the time.

Mia nodded “Yeah pretty much. When I’m sad it rains and when I’m really sad it pours. When I’m upset, there’s a thunder and lightning storm. When I’m mad, I’m not really sure.. I haven't gotten mad at anyone yet.” She laughed “Well okay but only if you don’t mind getting poured on while it thunders and everything… “ She shook her head slightly and smiled at him “Ah you have a point. I’ll get back to you in a month and let you know if I meet anyone that’s more fun to talk to.” She nodded, thankful to him for letting her cool off a bit. “Let me know if there’s anything I can do to repay you.” She had a strange feeling as if she was going to regret saying that.

She blinked “I don’t like chocolate… Then again, I’m not fat. Though I get where you’re going now. “She didn’t think everyone loved him though, it didn’t make sense. Mia nodded “Great.” She blinked “If I ever change my mind? You’ll set me up with one of your friends?” She giggled, knowing where he was actually going with it. She scratched the back of her head “Ah I see. There’s always a first time for everything.” She looked at him “I don’t think age matters when it comes to relationships.. If you meet the right person, then you meet the right person. If you fell in love with someone would you really break up with her or him just because you’ve been dating for more than six months?” Relationships was a topic she didn’t mind talking about as long as he didn’t bring up why ‘she’ didn’t want to date.

Mia shrugged “I’m fine with being friends. Do ‘you’ want to be friends? Do you not have other friends who bug you?” She nodded “I would like that” She leaned over, her shoulder slightly touching his to look at the notebook. “Your hand writing seems fine to me. I can read it” She shrugged “But then again I really don’t care. It’s not about the style you write but about what you say.”