I Wish I Could (Mia)

[Mia Bell]

Mia Smiled and nodded slightly “Alright! And if you need any help just let me know?” Considering she also wrote songs; she was glad to help anyone with it. She did wonder if that seemed a little weird and conceded, cause it was a song about herself. But she was only trying to be friendly and maybe she was hinting that she could also write lyrics. It just really depended on how Noah looked at it. She chuckled “Good point, but girls don’t usually write songs with the guy’s name in it. Unless you know you’re a Taylor Swift wanna be. Or you want to make a point to a certain guy and want to make it painfully obvious….” It was true, most of the time girls were more vague where most guys liked to be obvious about it. She wondered if that was the reason why most guys were oblivious to hints from girls.

Mia chuckled “Ah that’s interesting to know. But if you can draw stick figures you can draw..” Really in her eyes anyone who can pick up a pencil and make weird shapes can draw. Considering at how many work of arts there were that made no sense what so ever and were literally a bunch of weird shapes put together. Mia looked at him and blushed again, so many compliments; so much flirting. “eh…” She scratched the back of her head as she looked down, biting her bottom lip. Oh yes she appreciated his dorky charm, if only she could be as dorky back. “That’s good to know.” She winked at him “I guess that’s something we kind of have in common, it’s just I can’t be seriously appropriate with blondes.”

[Noah Washington]

"Are you saying you write lyrics? Or are you just a rhyming genius?" Because really, both were useful when it came to this kind of thing. It would be something else about her that he would be sure to remember.

"Maybe guys who use girls' names in songs are just awesome!" Noah gave her a shinin grin. Yeah, he was totally talking about himself. "But seriously? I think if you write a song for someone or about someone, you shouldn't really need to use their name. They should like, already know." He explained, wondering if she could give another meaning behind what he was thinking. Really, she already had with her last comment, but it could turn into such an interesting conversation.

But when it came to the drawing idea? He laughed almost nervously. "Sorry, I should have said I can't draw well." Despite possible nervousness, he was still just making a joke of himself. He smiled brightly again, this time for when she mentioned blondes. He reached up with a free hand, momentarily stopping playing to run a hand through it to make sure it was sitting perfectly. He really did care about his hair. "You like blondes, Mia?"

[Mia Bell]

Mia laughed a little “The first one. I write lyrics. Though I guess I’m pretty good at rhyming too..” Wouldn’t she have to be good at rhyming when it came to writing songs? At least somewhat good?

She smiled “Like the guy who wrote the song ‘hey there Delilah’?” she grinned, yeah she knew he was talking about himself “And you know you’re pretty awesome too.” She had to at least acknowledge it. “eh not really… What if you had a crush on someone and wrote a song for that person but that person was completely oblivious to your feelings? They wouldn’t know you wrote it for them.” Like how she had already written a bunch of sappy love songs because of Cameron but he probably didn’t know she was writing them about him. “Well unless you sing it to them but even then some people will still be completely oblivious.”

“Well there’s the fine line. But it’s alright no one said you had to be good at drawing.” She smiled, she didn’t care if he could draw or not; she didn’t really even care she could draw she just did it to keep busy. Mia blushed a little “Uh yeah… Is that a bad thing?” She wondered if he was thinking she was leading him on, she really didn’t mean to she just liked flirting. But she couldn’t help but think about Cameron when he asked if she liked blondes. It seemed like blondes were winning, Her last boyfriend was blonde, Cameron is blonde, and Noah was blonde. She apparently liked blondes.

[Noah Washington]

So she did write lyrics? That was something Noah would keep in mind. The fact that she admitted she thought he might be awesome was a huge plus, and a little pat on the shoulder for himself. "See, I think if you have a crush on someone and you can write a song about it, you should. And then they should hear it. Otherwise your feelings to unheard, and your song doesn't fulfil it's duty." He raised his hand from the neck of the guitar and snapped off a salute to show his point.

Her blush was adorable, and Noah knew he liked making her do it. "Not a bad thing at all." He reassured her, pressing his hand down on the strings again and looking to them. He started fiddling around with Jazz progressions; nothing familiar to his ear in terms of a song. He just wanted something that sounded nice.

"So you write music, you play the piano, and you're into blondes. Is there anything you don't do?" He smirked. He could have sworn he saw some kind of strange feelings in her eyes when she mentioned blondes, but Noah mentally shrugged the thought away. It was hardly his business to say something.

[Mia Bell]

Yes, she did, and she loved to write; she wrote songs about everything she could get inspiration from. It was her way of expressing herself. “I never said you couldn’t. But people, well guys really; can be really oblivious to things so it makes it hard for a girl just to write a song and sing it to them and have them connect the dots… So being vague in that sense doesn’t help.” She wondered if Noah could give her some unintentional advice. She had always had trouble in this area; it wasn’t just a thing that had started. The guys it seemed that she was interested in never connected the dots even when it was staring them right in the face. She just figured guys were completely and utterly oblivious and hopeless.

Mia couldn’t help it, it seemed like it was easier to make her blush than she had thought. Though she was quite liking the attention none of the less; but then again who wouldn’t? "Good” She smiled, she didn’t think it was a bad thing; at least maybe not for blondes; male or female since she went both ways.

Mia chuckled “Hey that’s cheating.. That’s almost the same thing I said…” Though hers had completely involved music. “I don’t do one night stands, I don’t cook; like really I can’t cook don’t ever put me in front of an oven, no wait never put me in a kitchen and expect me to cook. I…” She looked at the ceiling almost at a loss “Oh I don’t play the guitar..” She looked at him and gave him a sheepish smile.

[Noah Washington]

"I think you mean some guys." Noah offered, grinning profusely as he shrugged. It was times like this when he allowed his more confident side to shine through. "We're not all like that. I know I try not to be so... Frustrating." It was all about listening, really. But he did know some people struggled with that.

He stuck his tongue out at her briefly as she connected their questions together, but retracted it when she started answering it in her own way. "One night stands are a waste. Oh! I'd do a solid microwave popcorn if you'd pick an equally solid movie." Did he just ask her out? Who knew? That could be taken either way and he was fine with how vague it was. "I work at a restaurant though. Only waiting tables, but you pick up a few things from hanging out in the kitchen on break."

[Mia Bell]

“No, I mean most guys.” She stuck out her tongue, and smiled “But I didn’t say you were one of them.” He was a songwriter and songwriters were able to see those things more than others were. “I’m sure you’re better at connecting the dots more than others guys. But then again I wouldn’t know.” The only thing she struggled with was whether or not it was actually for her, yeah if it was someone like Noah or a someone else that she wasn’t writing songs with she would connect the dots easily.

Mia grinned and shook her head slightly. “They are a complete waste” She didn’t get them, but maybe that was because she didn’t want to have sex till marriage, at the very least with someone she truly and deeply loved. She placed her hand on her stomach; she had many reasons why. “See I even burned popcorn once!” She smiled, had he just asked her out? “Alright it’s a deal!” She would have to think of a movie; maybe a dorky one? “Oh? Really? I work at the doughnut shop next door. You don’t really learn anything in our kitchen… Just pretty much how to shape doughnuts and put the stuff on top and inside it.” Working at a restaurant sounded more fun than working at the Holey Land. Then again it was a lot of fun when Dani or Cam was around.

[Noah Washington]

"Hey, that's alright. You really do need to keep an eye on it while it's in the microwave." Noah teased. She seemed up for the idea, so maybe they could meet up in the student lounge or something and just hang out. That way it didn't have to be a total date if they didn't want it to be. Sometimes dates were too stressful anyway, and it was a lot easier to take the pressure off.

So she didn't actually work here? Huh, but she seemed like she did. "Yeah, it's this restaurant downtown called Honest Abe's. It's also a bar, and has a bakery attached as well. It's a pretty cool place. You should come check it out sometime." He explained. He was finished by now playing around on the Firebird, so he decided to stand up and put it back in its place. He looked at it for a second or two; it really would be awesome to be able to afford something like that. "But the doughnut place. You'd get like, free ones sometimes right? Trying new flavours and that kinda thing?"

[Mia Bell]

Mia laughed a little and placed her hand on her forehead. “Yeah, apparently..” She burned popcorn, how much more of a bad cook could she be? She swore she would be able to burn water too. She wrote down her number on the corner of the paper in front of her and ripped it off. “Is this a date?” She just had to ask, she wasn’t completely against the idea but she didn’t want to different views on it either, nor did she want to lead him on. Even though she really wasn’t sure how she felt about it either.

She did work in the Quarter note; she just wasn’t being paid to work here. “Oh it does sound cool; I shall come by one day.” She wasn’t too sure about going to a restaurant by herself; maybe for lunch.. Mia watched him place the guitar back where he had gotten it from. She understood the want to have something you couldn’t; but it came with not having enough money. Mia was content with what she already had; it was enough. “Oh good point, I guess it helps when your one guilty pleasure is doughnuts.. Though I did come up with a new flavor and the owner is thinking about putting in onto the menu.”

[Noah Washington]

Noah couldn't help but watch as she started to write something down. He wasn't entirely sure what it was, but he had an idea. It didn't change how he was thinking though, until she asked him what it meant. Was it a date? "We'll hang out," He said lightly, trying not to make it sound like it was a big deal, "See what happens." If it felt like a date, then it was one. If it didn't, it wasn't.

"A new flavour?" He repeated, wanting to make sure he got that right. But now he was just curious, because he was surprised the manager was letting staff do that. It actually sounded really fun. "What is it?" He asked, kneeling down and picking up the strap to his guitar bag to swing it back over his shoulder.

[Mia Bell]

Mia was grateful that he had said they would just hang out. If it was a date at the end of it than fine, she could live with that. But she was grateful he wasn’t making a big deal about it. Because she didn’t need another thing to complicate her life right now. She smiled warmly at him and nodded “alright. Sounds good.” She held the piece of paper out for him to take between her index and middle finger. “my number, I’m sure you’ll need it.” Even if he hadn’t brought up watching a movie she probably would have ended up giving him her number sooner or later. That is if she had saw him again; she wasn’t against giving people her number, especially when it was someone she went to the same school with. Most of her friends had her number, anyways.

Mia nodded “yep! My own idea, I’m quite proud of it.” She grinned, she was creative she couldn’t help it. “Oh it’s peanut butter and jelly. I was eating and PB and J sandwich at lunch one day at work and thought it might be a good idea.. If it taste good than I’m sure the little people would love it.” Peanut butter and Jelly sandwiches would never grow old. She saw the guitar he had brought in with him “Oh! Did you still want the guitar strings for that?”

[Noah Washington]

Noah adjusted the guitar strap on his shoulder, pulling on it once to make sure it was comfortable. He closed the distance between the two of them with a few steps, extending his hand to take the piece of paper she was offering. "I'll call you, maybe." Noah smirked. He was alright with how lame that joke was.

"I'll have to stop by your work and try it if it's good." He offered. When she mentioned the strings, it was like a light bulb went off in his head. He completely forgot that that was why he had shown up in the first place. It was a lot more fun to just sit and talk with her. "That's right! Sorry, I completely forgot." Noah went over to the wall where they were hanging and grabbed two packets before making his way back over to the counter.

He grabbed money from his back pocket and handed it over to her. "I guess I'll catch you on the weekend? Y'know, unless I end up seeing you before then."

[Mia Bell]

Mia laughed a little at his joke “That wasn’t very original.” She was teasing, she teased people a lot; at least the ones she knew could handle it. Like she would never tease Ana, she was too shy and seemed too fragile to be teased. She gave him a slight smile, showing she was only teasing. She didn't mind that to was a completely lame joke.

“Awesome! I’ll let you know if it actually passes the owners taste tests… But you can totally still drop by whenever you want.”They hadn’t gotten that far yet but Mia was pretty excited about it. Even if it didn’t taste good the idea was still a great one. She smiled “It’s fine. I have a great memory.” She really did, it was annoying at times but hey. Mia rung up the guitar strings, took the money from Noah and gave him back his change. “Yup, Ah I’m pretty sure you’ll see me before then. I’m always out and about. I’ve been told it’s not hard to miss me either so you’ve got that.”

[Noah Washington]

Noah took his change back from her and slipped it into his back pocket. He swung the guitar bag around slightly and opened up the front pocket so he could drop the strings right in. They wouldn't have fit in the pockets of his jeans, after all. "I live on campus, so when I'm not working that's normally where I am." He explained, sure that they would run into each other now that he actually knew who she was.

"And you know where I work. So if you ever feel like stalking me, you'll probably find me there." He leaned towards her slightly and whispered; "But bring friends, you don't want to make it obvious." He smiled, knowing how to tease people right back if they were up for it.

[Mia Bell]

Mia smiled “I live on campus too.” She lived in the co-ed dorms so if he ever found that out he could easily find her dorm room. Girls weren’t allowed in the all boys dorms and boy weren’t allowed in the all girls dorms. She found that rule a little weird considering the co-ed dorms but she shrugged it off. It wasn’t hard not to find her if you knew her well enough. “I usually spend most of my time on campus anyways.”

“I do and you know the two places I work…” She did spend most of her time in the music store hanging out. She had to do a double take on what he said and blushed “Stalk?” She wasn’t a stalking person; she wasn’t that clingy… Her blush darkened and she shook her head slightly “I’ll be sure to bring some cute girl friends you can swoon over.” She winked at him.