Follow your heart (Amelia)

[Mia Bell]

Mia sighed as she walked through the apartment building. Quite honestly she wasn’t sure how she felt about this. It was a change she wasn’t quite sure about. Yeah, she wanted to leave Hammel, for more than one reason and it wasn’t just because she had to do it come June. It was mostly because it was a part of her life she was ready to leave behind, like most teenagers with high school. It wasn’t that she didn’t have good memories of Hammel, she really did, but she had bad memories too. Hammel will always have a special place in her heart, and so did all of the friends she’s made there, even the ones that left her. It was just time for her to move on, and even when she graduates she can’t fully move on considering she still has to go back for power training.

With her bag slug over her shoulder, she took a deep breath once she got to the door of the apartment Mia Was supposed to get to. The person living here was looking for a roommate, well she should say girl, er woman… Lady? Was looking for a roommate, cause Mia wasn’t going to room with a guy. Stranger was fine, but a guy, even a friend of hers was not okay.

She knocked on the door then waited. For some reason her heart started pounding in her chest. Why was she nervous? This would actually be the first time she would be leaving on her own, before it was with her parents/mom and grandmother, then it was Hammel. Never actually on her own; at one time she figured she would be living closing to her family. Guess that assumption is pretty much out of the window, unless you count her Aunt and Uncle which she wasn’t. Because that was a whole different thing.

[Amelia Zhao]

Crap crap i'm running so late right now. Amelia was now rushing on her skateboard to her apartment to conduct an interview for a possible new roommate. She was running late because she had to stay an hour after her shift because they needed all the hands they could at the restaurant. She was suppose to be home right now and have already changed out of her waitress uniform and everything. She couldn't call either because her phone had went dead and she left the charger in her room. She hope that the girl herself was running a little behind.

    As she rushed to her house she couldn't help but be curious what this girl was like. The last few people she interview was a complete disaster. This girl sounded cool though from what she heard over the phone. Plus she thinks she mention she went to hammel so that means she was a meta and Amelia didn't have to tip-toe around when practicing her powers. As long as she doesn't eat all her food, paid on time, and was cool to hang out with Amelia would not mind one bit handing over the keys today if she wanted to move in. 

Amelia ran up to her apartment as fast as she could and almost knocked into the girl who was in front of her apartment but stopped only a few inches away from her. "Oops i'm so sorry you must be" she looked at the girl face, "Mia" she said with a smile looking at her for a couple seconds. "Nice to meet you and awesome hair". Wow she looks like really...wow.  She shook her head and grabbed her keys out her pocket. Best to stay focus on the interview. "I'm sorry i'm late I had to work a little longer than I expected. Should we go in"? She opened the door and walked in her little pit summit automatically coming up to greet her. "Hi baby" Amelia said squatting down petting the dog. "I mention I had a dog didn't I"? She picked up the dog and turned her towards the girl. "She a vicious killing machine. Tell her Summit. Say you better not aw me I'm a killer". Of course the dog did nothing but lick Amelia faces. "Okay we are still working on being killer". She chuckled. "Okay I know this interview should be starting now but I need to really get out of these work clothes. Do you mind if I go change real quick ? It won't be long".

[Mia Bell]

Mia looked at the girl who just came up the stairs. Blinking at her for a few seconds, then she realized the girl was talking to her. “Oh, yeah. That’s me… And you’re Amelia then, right?” Best assumption ever, considering who would this girl be if not Amelia? It would be pretty creepy if this girl did know her and she wasn’t Amelia. Mia blushed and looked at the ground, “Thank you. You’re hair is pretty awesome too.” Well at least they got that out of the way. Considering when she meets anyone new, they always comment on her hair. Unless they don’t like it, which was a different story. She guessed it’s a good thing Amelia thought it was awesome, it meant that they could get along fairly well.

Mia waved her hands and shook her head, “Nah it’s cool. I have only been here for like a minute. I had to walk here from school.” And the school was on top of a hill… So it was like a twenty minute walk to the apartment. And she had also stopped to get hot tea from the tea shop, because that had been a craving, even though it was much warmer. She nodded, “Uh yeah.” She would like to see the place she might be living at.

For a quick second she thought Amelia was talking to her, and was about to ask why she was calling her ‘baby’ because that is a little weird for first meetings. She smiled when she saw the puppy though. “Aww He’s so cute. And no you didn’t mention a dog, but it’s okay I love animals.” … Actually that reminded her, “.. I have a pet snake myself..” And she had wanted to get a dog, someone she could snuggle up with at night to make her feel less lonely. She couldn’t really do that with a snake… Mia chuckled, okay the dog and the girl were both really cute, the girl cuter but that was something she wouldn’t admit to. At least not anytime soon. “Oh no I don’t mind. Please feel free to change.” Mia didn’t mind waiting.

She took the liberty of sitting on the couch and making herself comfortable while she waited for Amelia to change. Looking around, it was a bit small, but she liked it, it had a homey feel to it. And she already liked the girl living here. Maybe this could work out, if Amelia liked her. Well liked as a person, not anything more…

[Amelia Zhao]

Amelia walked into her room to change slightly pulling the door behind her. "Snakes are an interesting choice for a pet" she yelled out to her why she slipped out her clothes. "Definitely something my mom would have never let me have growing up". Amelia slipped on a regular what tank top that didn't really cover her stomach with a jean vest over it, black baggy pants, and her favorite Monster hat. She walked out and made her way over to the girl her eyes lingering for a second longer then normal. "An interesting choice of pet for a seemly interesting girl" she said with a small smile looking away.

Amelia had to admit the girl was really pretty but if she started to think about that now she would get tongue tied and the interview would be really awkward. Though it wasn't something she could really ignore well. She plopped on the chair across from her picking up the small dog that was following so close behind. "This interview won't be long or hard trust me. I just have a few questions like do you have a job and stuff. I'm not hard to impress so just be yourself and we will get along well. Summit on the other hand... well as long as you give good tummy rubs and snuggle every once in awhile she will love you" she joked. "So you're a senior at Hammel right? I use to go there myself to I graduated and went to greenview. So what are you in for if you don't mind me asking"?

[Mia Bell]

Mia chuckled, Snakes were an interesting pet choice.. And how she got into snakes was a very personal story for her. “Ah, yeah, my parents own a few of them. And my snake is the baby of theirs. If that makes any sense…” He was like two years now? Wow, that made it feel like forever ago when he hatched out of his little egg.

Mia had to stop herself from staring at Amelia, because, well it was hard to look away with how well the girl cleaned up. She blushed a little, “I’m not all the interesting.” If Mia was one thing, it would be humble, or insecure, either way you would want to look at it, Mia saw it was being insecure, because she really was.

Smiling a little at the way the dog followed his ‘mommy’, it was adorable. “I do have a job, I work at Honest Abe’s. That’s pretty much it. I probably won’t be around too much because I volunteer everywhere…” And she met everywhere, the animal shelter, the hospital (she liked to sing to the kids and put flowers in all the rooms), and the homeless shelter. With all those and school, yeah Amelia might not see her much during the weeks. “Ah, I have been wanting to get a dog. Cause Snakes aren’t cuddly.” And she was tired of feeling lonely, it would be nice to have someone who would actually be excited to see her, and someone to actually love her, that would be nice too. “I am, and well I’m a weather manipulator. There’s a fancy word for it but I never remember what it is.”

“OH you’re going to greenview? That’s the college I’m planning on going to. “ Cause let’s face it, Mia couldn’t afford to go to a university. She was pretty curious about Amelia, like what her major was, and what her power was, but felt like this was only a one way interview and she didn’t want to cross a line.

[Amelia Zhao]

"You volunteer a lot? Aw that's really sweet of you Mia. Definitely something interesting to" she noted. "I always wanted to get into volunteering but never seem to have the time between preforming, work, and supporting my video game addiction. I need to make more time out of my schedule to help more people". Even though Amelia already spent more time then needed helping others and not herself. "And that's good because summit loves to cuddle. Especially when he thinks your in a bad mood". When Amelia was going threw her emotional stage of the breakup , I.e sulking in bed, the dog would jump right in her bed and try and comfort her. It was part of the reason she was attach to the little dog even more within the last six months. She loved that little dog so much it was more like her child.

"Weather manipulation is cool! It's always reminds me of my favorite x-men Storm. I have telekinesis ... or is it i'm telepathic. Their so freaking similar sounding it's confusing. I can move things with my mind is all. So I guess i'm Professor and your Storm. Only we are both different races then them, and gender in my case, plus we act nothing like them, their way older, and we aren't in a group". She chuckled. "So you know completely like them besides all those main facts".

Amelia got really excited when she heard she was going to the same school as her. "Really? That is awesome! We could totally carpool. You will love it there. I'm going mainly for music and minoring in psychology". So far this interview was going a lot better then her other ones. Amelia liked Mia so far she decided. She seemed nice , cool, was going to the same school as her, and not a psychopathy. Not to mention she was really pretty... not that matter in her becoming her roommate or anything. She was getting really good vibes from her that had nothing to do that with her being beautiful. Though it was just something Amelia kept noticing.  It was the reason behind her mindless babble.  "So what are you going for"?

[Mia Bell]

Mia couldn’t help but blush, she wasn’t sure what it was, okay she knew what it was; she didn’t take compliments very well. They weren’t something she was used to hearing. “I guess, but volunteering is really easy to start doing.” She shrugged, trying to write off the compliment, and be humble as ever about it. “Yeah, I stopped performing, and playing video games to balance work, volunteering, and school.” She still performed at her work though, she just didn’t think about that while talking. She chuckled, “Yeah I feel like I’m very good at hiding being in a bad mood. But it’s still very cute.” Not that she would complain about dog cuddles, she much rather get cuddles from Amelia when she was in a bad mood. And did she really just think that? It might be a bit hard to have a roommate with Amelia, never had she ever had a crush on someone she lived with.

“It’s telekinesis… Telepathy is being able to read people’s minds.” And she was so glad that Amelia didn’t have that power, because she didn’t want anyone inside her mind for the safety of themselves. Mia had a hard enough time trying to cope with her own mind, there was no way in hell someone else was going to be able to do so. She chuckled, “Nah, you’re more like Jean Gray.” Cause Jean Gray was at least a chick. “I like being storm though. I could totally just keep my hair bleached for a really really platinum blonde.” That was like the same thing has silver right? “Hey we could make a group.” She didn’t think she would make a very good member of any group though. “Well in one cartoon Jean gray had been aged down to teen. So you have that going for you!” The question was, “All you need is that really popular, but mysterious guy for a boyfriend. And you would totally be Jean Gray.”


‘car’ wasn’t a word she dealt with very well. “We could, but I like walking.” Which could be totally out of the question if the college was too far… Then she would totally have to at least take a cab there, and she wasn’t looking forward to that. She had a fear of cars ever since she started having nightmares about the car crash that killed her father and brothers, and of course that started like tree years ago. Mia couldn’t help but chuckle at the girls major, “I’m sorry, it seems we have a lot in common. I’m majoring in Psychology, and minoring in music. “

[Amelia Zhao]

"We should totally form a superhero group and fight crime! I can't you speak comicbook. Mia where have you been all my life" she joked. Amelia chuckled awkwardly at the boyfriend comment. It wasn't like she wasn't comfortable with her sexuality now but it was still something she found weird to bring up in a conversation. She cleared her throat. "Try really popular yet mysterious girl for a girlfriend instead" she said with a small smile rubbing the back of her neck. "I'm actually gay but don't worry I won't try and get you at night" . Well now this way she at least would know if Mia had a problem with gay people or more importantly if she happen to be gay her self. She was hoping for the latter. Though she didn't know how she would deal living with a girl she was attracted to that wasn't her ex.

"Look at that we do have a lot in common. I can tell we will be great friends already. Especially because you mention your a performer earlier I think. I hope you know I shall drag you to kakorke or a open mic one day".

[Mia Bell]

“That would be pretty awesome. We would be like that one episode of X-men evolution where the girls form a leather wearing group to fight crime.” She wouldn’t mind seeing Amelia decked out in leather… “Oh apparently in high school, and Alaska…” She chuckled, She kind of wished Amelia had gone to hammel the same time Mia had, they would have been great friends. Mia raised an eyebrow at the correction, “Wow, I don’t think I’ve ever been friends with a lesbian before.” Usually the girls were always bisexual or straight, never actually just gay. “Not judging of course. I’m pansexual myself, so yeah.” This would be very interesting. She didn’t mind having a gay roommate, considering at Hammel she had straight guy roommates. It didn’t really bother her. In her head that Amelia’s sentence about not getting her at night went to a very dirty place, and she couldn’t help but blush, she just hoped that her hair hid it. “I usually sleep with my door locked, it’s a habit really… And you seem too nice to do anything to me.” At least she hoped, for now…

Having a lot in common with a friend was always a nice touch, especially if that common thing was music, Mia loved music it was her life. “Oh sweetheart you won’t be dragging me. I am totally willing to go to open mic night.”

[Amelia Zhao]

"I do look good in leather" she joked. "Wow if you weren't a meta we never would of crossed passed. I'm from Newyork. Well i'm honored to be your first...lesbian friend that is. I promise as your first you won't be let down". Amelia then smirked trying to not die laughing because her mind automatically went to the gutter. She wanted to say "that's what she said" but she kept it to herself. "Anywho changing the subject you sing. I want to hear. You should totally sing something for me".

[Mia Bell]

Mia chuckled, ohhh the irony of that, even if she was joking about looking good in leather. “I have no clue how I look, but I look awesome in leather jackets! Does that count?” She laughed a little at her own lameness. “I do look good in lace though…” She had a few lacey shirts, and a lot of lacey bras, she liked lacey stuff, they were pretty.

She smiled, and blushed because yes her mind had gone to the gutter too. Gosh, what was wrong with her? “Yeah, it’s a good thing I am then huh?” She couldn’t dream of not meeting someone like Amelia, she was just really cool. Not to mention she would still be stuck in Alaska, and Alaska had all the bad memories to her..

“Well, I am going to hold you to that.” Amelia actually had a lot to live up to, because her male gay best friend was the awesomeist person ever. Amelia’s mind wasn’t the only one that was in the gutter, but Mia wasn’t going to say anything either. “Right now? Alright.” She cleared her throat, and went to her songs on her phone, because she didn’t like singing without music. She played ‘slow down’ by icon for hire. She sang with the song, never missing a word, you could say she sung this song quite a lot.

[Amelia Zhao]

Amelia bite her lip at the mention of lace. She was definitely a huge fan of lace on girls. Well .. girls other than herself. "Lace is definitely cute" she said trying to be nonchalant about it.

Amelia eyes went wide as Mia started to sing. "Wow" she mumbled. She clapped as Mia finished. "Wow you are a really good singer Mia. You are definitely singing a duet with me at open mic. Well I guess I should sing for you since it's only fair". Mel was about to go but found that she was actually a bit nervous. Which was definitely different for her because she didn't get nervous easily. "Look at that you made me kind of scared to go after you. That never happens to me". She couldn't place her fingers on what it was since she had no problem going after people who she felt was more talented than her. Amelia would of even sing after Beyonce so it wasn't Mia voice that made her nervous. It was Mia her self that made Amelia feel that way. She laughed awkwardly. "Okay i'm only singing a few lines". She smiled looking at her and started to sing. "I just want to love you. Give me that chance. Want to hold you. Baby you know that I need you, I need you" she finished up the song and smiled bashfully. "So yeah... that's how I sing" she said laughing more.

"Wow i'm thirsty". Not being able to look at her Mel got up and headed for the kitchen. "Hey you want something to drink? I have pop, juice, and bottle water". She grabbed herself a coke out of the fridge."I also have tons of snacks and candy".

[Mia Bell]

Mia nodded at Amelia’s comment, lace was cute, which was why she liked it, and had it…

Mia blushed when Amelia praised her, she should really be used to people saying she was a good singer… but she was never able to, it still made her blush. Especially when it came from someone who was a cute as Amelia, “I wouldn’t mind singing a duet, we would so have to brainstorm a song to sing.” She thought that singing with Amelia at open mic night would be really fun. She smiled as the girl said she made her nervous, “Aww Sweetheart! Don’t feel nervous! You so shouldn’t be nervous about me..” It made her feel weird to hear that she was making someone nervous, no one should ever feel nervous because of her. She grinned as Amelia started to sing, She let out a little squee, “Ohhh you have such a beautiful voice! It’s amazing.” She sounded like an angel, positively beautiful.

“Hmm actually, I need to go.. I have to head to work, I’m working the night shift. So I have to go back to Hammel and get ready and stuff. Sorry I can’t stay longer.”

[Amelia Zhao]

It was ironic to Mel she told her not to get nervous around her. If only she knew Mel would automatically be nervous, even if it did not show, around a girl she thought was pretty. An she found Mia to be really pretty sense she saw her in the hallway. She was surprised she haven't laughed as much as she usually did in this situation. "Thank you i'm glad you like my voice. I sing a lot without second thought so you will get use to it"

"It's fine I understand". Amelia looked at Mia for a second biting her lower lip as she made a quick decision. Eh what was the worst that could happen? She seem cool enough and if she was wrong she was wrong. It's not hard to throw people on when you have telekinesis. She wouldn't even have to move far when it come down to it. "Just don't forget your keys" she said handing the girl a spare from the counter with a smile. She let what she was saying sink in before she kept talking. "The extra room is yours if you want it. You can come back tomorrow and I can give you a tour and everything. So what do you say roomies?"

[Mia Bell]

Mia was a little shocked that Amelia had decided so fast. At first she was a bit speechless as she looked at the key in her hand. “Oh my gosh… I… Thank you so much.” She naturally hugged Amelia, grinning like a crazy person. Amelia did not know how much hope this gave Mia, she could seriously start all over again. She could become a better person, and start becoming the person she wanted to be on the inside. She took a step back from the hug that had went on a little too long, which was most likely Mia’s fault because Amelia kind of smelled nice. “Thanks, you won’t regret it. Though I won’t be able to move in till after I graduate, but you probably already knew that…” It was weird for her to be attracted to someone who was already in college. Usually she was attracted to guys who were her age, like actually the same age as her… She said good bye to Amelia, and gave Summit a pet before leaving the apartment that was soon to be her new home, and maybe even a permanent one.