But He Said.... (Mia)

[Mia Bell]

Mia giggled, she glad that Ravyn agreed with her. She would have told that to anyone, even if that person were American. But it was so true; kids were getting obese because of how spoiled the generations have gotten. Every five years it seems like they’re making something else to make American’s and the world lazy. She smiled “Ah Really? It’s really cold in Barrow though. I would love for you to come during the late winter that way you can see the northern lights, but it will be super cold.” And She will be able to witness the ‘no sun’ in the winter time there too. They could also go polar bear watching and dog sledding. “I would like to see your town too.” Mia laughed “No, no we don’t. But I did make an igloo one winter when I was younger and one day I had gotten mad at my parents for something I don’t remember what for… But I had threatened to live in the igloo because of it.. It only lasted like four hours, it would have been less if it wasn’t for the dogs that joined me..”

Mia was grateful to the girl for not asking any questions about it. She really didn’t want to talk about it. She smiled and nodded “Thank you.” She kind of felt jealous of the girl who had plenty of money to spear, she only had like twenty bucks and that was from saving for two weeks. She really did need to get a job, she wondered if she could get one at that doughnut shop they had met at. She grinned “This was fun.” She was glad to be able to look back at today and remember what a great time they had together. “Can I get I picture with both of our stuff animals?” She took out her phone and went to the camera setting. Mia smiled as she looked at the polar bear “Yeah it’s a mini Mia..” She giggled a little “They already have the lyrics.” She pushed the bear’s paw for it to play the lyrics she had sung for it.


Of course Mia didn’t seem more defensive, she really didn’t care about who he was friends with. She knew she was just another girl to him and that’s how she would like to keep it but she couldn’t help but think Cameron was trying to get close to her. Why? She had no clue; she didn’t know what he had to gain from it. She wished she could read his mind; because she was totally confused with his true intentions. She frowned “Oh I’m sorry.” She wondered what happened considering it didn’t seem hard to get on the guy’s bad side. Believe her she knew, she said a lot of rude things to him that would tick off anyone else but he just was obvious to it or something. It was starting to frustrate her but she also wondered if he would accept her scars.


Mia smiled at the ending result with the girl’s hair. “Red streaks suit you well. Maybe next time you can try a lighter color?” Babysteps? She didn’t know what that really was. She was the kind of person to jump right in and not think about the outcome. It’s how she got her hair color and style like it was and it’s how she tried to commit suicide, it was her impulsive nature that got her to do a lot of the things she did. Because if she thought about it she wouldn’t have done half the stuff she had done. “I’m glad you love it.” Because if she hadn’t she would blame herself. “It’s no problem. I’m all about making other’s look unique in their own way.” Her’s was more of an outgoing unique but still unique. She hugged back, this was the closest she had been to anyone in a long time, a year really, before events happened.

Mia walked toward a soda vending machine, put a dollar into it, and pressed the button for water. She had enough soda for a couple hours. She opened the bottle and took a sip just to choke on it when Ravyn asked about her dating Cam. “Excuse me?” She managed to say after she recomposed herself. “How long have we been dating? We aren’t dating at all.. Why would you…” She stopped and looked at the ceiling when Ravyn answered her question before she could finish it. She bit her lip and shook her head. “I’m going to kill him..” She said under her breath. “Okay look we aren’t dating.” She didn’t realize Ravyn was the one Cam was talking about. She was still trying to wrap her mind around the fact that Cameron told his ex that they were dating. He used her, and now she knew what his intentions were. She heard and felt thunder, she was upset yes but her exterior was completely calm. She didn’t want to freak Ravyn out.

[Ravyn Rozanova]

"I appreciate your help," Ravyn repeated, smiling. "I'm glad you think it looks good too. It's good to get another opinion." Mia was great, she couldn't help but think. She was determined not to let Mia's relationship with Cameron ruin how she felt about the girl; she was too sweet and innocent. And plus, she really did think taking trips to their respective homelands would be awesome - what a great bonding experience that could be!

But Mia's reaction to her question was totally, completely unexpected. Ravyn could only stare for a moment as she choked on her water before she darted to her side to make sure she was okay. "I'm sorry-" she began, but went silent as Mia told her.... The truth? Wait. What.

Ravyn knew Cameron wasn't afraid to tell lies. She always gave him the benefit of the doubt, but apparently this time she had been too trusting. Either that, or just too distraught and conflicted with her emotions to tell that he had lied to her. Because really, why would Mia have any reason to lie? Ravyn could tell by the look on her face that she was just as shocked as she was, and a feeling of anger and pain and despair bubbled in her stomach. "Oh God, Mia," she sighed, pressing a hand against her forehead and crossing the other arm across her chest. "I'm so sorry." Cameron had gotten Mia involved in their drama now, and Ravyn knew this couldn't end well. Although she couldn't help but feel it was completely his fault - it was she that had told him about seeing other people, and he had just reacted like any normal teenage boy would, trying to make himself seem fine when really he wasn't. Ravyn just wished Mia hadn't gotten involved.

"This is all a big misunderstanding," she said shakily. "We've been going on and off for a while, but I recently told him I was thinking about seeing someone else, and he.... He must have just thought that he could get back at me for saying he was seeing someone too." She ran a hand through her hair, now feeling sick that she had made Mia come and hang out with her in the mall. This wasn't fair to her. "I-" Thunder rumbled overhead, and her eyes widened, then focused on Mia. She appeared calm, but Ravyn knew how much a weather manipulator's emotions could affect the weather. "Please, let me handle this," she begged. "I know Cam, I can talk to him and get things straightened out. There's no need for you to get more involved." Even as she said it, she was pretty sure Mia wouldn't listen - after all, if she was in Mia's place, she would probably be mad at Cameron too. Right now she wasn't mad at him, just sad and upset that he had felt the need to make Mia a part of this mess.

[Mia Bell]

Mia didn’t have any reason to lie, but the question is what reason did Cameron have for lying? She didn’t have any feelings for Cameron and she knew Cameron didn’t have feelings for her, because he still loved his ex. If anything he was just attracted to her appearance wise; like many guys. She was really getting tired of guys just seeing her as a sex object. She wondered if she would just stop dyeing her hair; but that wasn’t something she wanted to do. Mia really didn’t know what was going on or how she should feel about any of this. Other than, she was pissed that Cam had just used her; was that his intentions? To use her; she wouldn’t doubt it. Mia shook her head “You have nothing to be sorry for.” It wasn’t her fault, it was Cameron’s really. At of all the girls he knew why did he pick her? Every other girl would have loved for him to use them and lie about him dating them. So why her?


Mia went and sat on one of the benches; she sat on the back of it, her feet resting on the bench where her butt should really be. “So.. You’re the girl..” She said in a whisper; it would explain some things. But now that she knew it was a love relationship between the two and she was forced into the middle made her even more emotional about it. Love wasn’t something she wanted to think about; she had enough to deal with without love getting into it all. She looked down at her wrists; how did she get into this mess. “do you love him?” It was a blunt question but she was known for being blunt. She wanted to know what this was really all about and what she was being forced into. She shook her head “If I don’t talk to him than I will have this hanging over my head.. And I rather not have that.” She already had too much going through her mind, she didn’t want this to be added to it. She tried to remain calm and tried not to start crying.


This was bring back memories that she didn’t want to have. “What else did he tell you?” What else had he said about her to Ravyn? She wanted to know, but also didn’t want to know. She was so confused about all of this. Just knowing the little details, she was already getting jealous. Not of Ravyn, but the relationship part. Yeah it seemed really screwed up; but she had her fair share up screwed up relationships. At least it seemed like they ended on a good note; her two relationships ended badly. If Cameron did love Ravyn he still had the chance to chase her, they could still get back together. But she couldn’t chase after the one she had fallen in love with; because he had moved and she never heard from him since. She would give anything to have that closure, to have that since that they could get back together if they wanted to. Yeah it might hurt but she knew it wouldn’t hurt as much as she was now. Besides that she knew love wasn’t for her; not after the self-mutilation, she didn’t think she would ever find anyone who would accept that fact and what she had done to herself, or was doing to herself. It was all very complicated. But most of all she just didn’t know what to say to Ravyn. “If it makes you feel better I don’t have any feelings for him.”

[Ravyn Rozanova]

Ravyn may not have been to blame, but she still felt awful. "I told him I was going to see someone else, and he probably just came up with your name first because he likes you," she told her. "As a friend, I mean. I'm sure he didn't meant anything by it." Even as she said it, she knew it might not be true. Cameron using Mia to make himself appear like he was seeing someone probably meant that he at least thought Mia was attractive, which Ravyn honestly wasn't surprised about - she WAS really pretty. But it wasn't her fault for being attractive, and for catching Cameron's eye.

Ravyn sat next to Mia, choosing to sit on the bench portion rather than the back. So, apparently Cam had mentioned her to Mia, if Mia's comment meant anything. "If you mean the girl that's broken his heart, yeah," she sighed. "I'm sorry he's mentioned it. It's really a personal issue that we shouldn't be throwing around. He's just so.... I don't know. Difficult sometimes." She sat in silence for a bit, until Mia's question. She didn't even have to think about it, but she paused for a moment until saying quietly,"Yes, I still love him. But it's not really a healthy type of love." It was more of an obsession, really. They were both so attracted to each other and had gone through so many thrilling things that they would always be connected, even if they ended up with other people. Or so she told herself. She couldn't take the idea of losing him for good. She sighed. "If you do talk to him, just.... Please understand he can be an idiot sometimes, but he really doesn't mean any harm by it." She kicked her legs back and forth, growing more uncomfortable by the minute. This isn't at all how she had planned this conversation to go.

What else did he tell her? Quite a few things really. "He said you're really pretty, which is obvious," she began. She smiled lightly, fighting the ache in her chest. "Said you might go hand out resumes together, and he might... cook you dinner sometime." She had to stop; the memory was still too fresh and confusing, and she didn't want to get even more emotional. She didn't mention the part about Cam saying Mia was 'no her'; that would be cruel and hurtful, and Ravyn didn't believe it anyway. "He didn't really say a lot. We were both pretty upset at the time," she finished. She brushed a hand through her hair again, pondering how Mia's last statement made her feel. "I'm not sure that it makes me feel better for what he did, but I appreciate you telling me," she finally said. "I'm not sure his feelings are completely platonic for you, though." She managed another smile, wishing they weren't having this conversation.