chapter four , Adventure is out there

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Mia hears her daily 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun' alarm blast throughout her room. Her eyes slowly open and she quietly whines. She turns the clock with a push of a button and lays back down. Silence surrounds her, and just as she's about to go to sleep she hears an alarm blare throughout her room. Mia snaps her head up and moves her hair out of her face. She looks around and groans.

"Jeff!" She whines as she throws a pillow over her head. Jeff smiles and sits down on the bed. "Come on it's time to wake up," He kisses her forehead and she inhales the minty freshness. She takes the pillow off her head and squints her eyes. "Did you...take a shower and brush your teeth...at my house?" She asks him.

Jeff looks at her and shrugs his shoulders, "Yeah...I thought that would've been clear, with the towel on me and all..." Jeff chuckles. Mia exhales and sits up. "Did anyone see you?" She asks him.

The ends of Jeff's lips fall downward and he shakes his head, "No...I was as stealthy as a c--"

"Mia wakey time! Tell me why your boyfriend can wake up and get ready before you?" Bryce yells through the door. Mia raises her brows and looks at the nervous Jeff. "Okay, your brother saw me, but it was only your brother. I swear," He says.

Mia rolls her eyes as she smiles, "Got it...stealthy cat." She intertwines her fingers with his and smiles up at him. "I'm gonna go brush my teeth and get ready..." She says quietly. She walks into the bathroom and gets ready.

She comes back into her room and hears music. She looks at Jeff dancing and Mia covers her mouth. "Jeff...what the...fuck--"

Jeff walks over to her and grabs her arms. "W-Wait...I have to change--"

"We can do that later...we have to practice for the dance..." He whispers in her ear. Mia giggles and looks at him. "Okay...yeah..." She nods her head and they both dance to their hearts' content. Mia trips on her own foot and her face hits Jeff's chest and they both fall to the ground. Mia looks up at her boyfriend and they both laugh loudly.

Mia stands up and they both change and she looks at the time. "Shit! You have to be at your tutor session with Clay in 10 minutes!" Mia runs a hand through her hair and slides her boots on. "Come on, lets go." She brushes her damp hair and rushes him.

Jeff raises his brows as he slides his sneakers on, "Okay, Okay...Babe, hey..." He touches her shoulders and she stops walking and looks at him. "I'm alright, Okay...we're alright, everything's okay--"

"My dad wants me to try out for the cheer leading squad and to leave photography," Mia blurts out. Jeff knits his brows together, "Wait...what are you talking about?--"

"My dad wants me to focus on things that in his opinion, 'Matter' he wants me to be like my brother..." Mia chuckles in disbelief, "Can you believe that...be like my brother..." Mia starts to laugh as Jeff engulfs her in a hug.

"Hey...it's okay, alright? Maybe...you should just...try something new alright?" He says trying to make her feel better. Instead Mia separates from him and furrows her brows, "Wh-What are you talking about? I don't want to fucking cheer lead." She says with a chuckle.

"I know, but...if you did then people wouldn't talk about you about using me for popularity or not." Jeff chuckles. Mia folds her arms and sighs, Jeff cups his cheeks and looks at her. "Hey...I'm sorry, okay? I didn't mean anything dickish by it. I just...want to spend more time with you." Jeff says with a smile.

Mia bites her bottom lip and thinks for a moment. She would love to be with Jeff more, but she liked to hang out with Tyler during Photography class and Clay at the tutor lessons they have for other students. She hangs out with Hannah almost everyday and what about now?

Mia swallows her doubts and smiles, "Okay, I'll leave Photography...just for you..." Mia taps his nose softly. Jeff closes his eyes and laughs. He grabs Mia's waist and leans down to close the space between their lips.

Mia inhales and wraps her arms around his neck and their lips move in sync and Mia feels her stomach flutter as she thinks about her and Jeff.

The smile on Mia's face is changed as she hears the crowd roar with excitement. She looks around and sees that she's in the middle of the court. She tightens her grip on the strap of her bag. She spots Clay in the crowd and makes her way over to him. She sits down next to him and gives him a small smile. "This seat taken?" She asks. Marcus looks at Clay then Mia.

"No, it's all yours," Marcus gets up and sits somewhere else.

Mia nods her head and looks at the contestants. She looks back at Clay, "Hey, you okay?" She asks.

Clay looks at her, "Listen...I know we haven't talked...in a while, but I just want you to know that...I'm still here for you..." Mia says to him over the music.

Clay furrows his brows, "Where did that come from?" He asks. Mia shrugs her shoulders, "I just...you can't be too careful, you know?"

Clay nods his head, "Yeah, I hear you..." He says looking back down at his hands.

"Ladies and gents, I think we have a winner! Justin and Jessica, as sexy punk rockers!" Courtney yells. Mia and Clay scoff, "Sid and Nancy, for fuck's sake." They both say at the same time.

Clay and Mia look at each other, Mia chuckles and she leans closer to Clay and her slightly tenses up. "Hey, you want to get out of here?" Mia asks.

Clay's eyes widen and his Jaw tightens. "Uh...y-yeah...sure," He answers. Mia smiles and bites her bottom lip. She grabs her bag and grabs Clay's hand and they make their way out of the Gymnasium. They run out of the school and Mia looks at his bike. "So...can that fit, two people?" Mia raises her brows and Clay smiles at her.

She sits on the back of his bike and wraps her arms around his waist. Mia inhales as she feels the wind going through her hair. She subconsciously nuzzles her face into Clay's back. Clay tenses up, but he relaxes into her as he feels her cold skin on his. A smile forms on Clay's face.

Mia slowly closes her eyes as she feels her high from earlier coming down. Clay's attention is caught by the kids Tping Mrs. Bakers home.

He rides his bike over to her house. "Hey, hey what are you guys doing?" Clay calls out. The kids start to run away and Mia opens her eyes back up again. "Clay...what's..." Mia looks at the house in front of her and sees the toilet paper on the house.

"This is...Mrs. Baker's house...H-Hey!" Before Clay could fully stop the bike Mia jumps off and runs over to her house. "Get the fuck out of here!" Mia shoves one away. "Mia!" Clay says to her.

She starts to take down the toilet paper, and Clay helps her. "Fucking kids...their such little shits! Highschoolers and younger..." Mia says with anger. Clay notices her grip on the toilet paper tighten.

"You were really close to her..." Clay says nodding his head. "you deserve to be fucking mad, Mia..." Clay says to her.

Mia looks at him, "You deserve to be pissed too...you were fucking in love with her, Clay--"

"Yeah, but...so were you." Clay says. Mia snaps her head over to him, "Wh-What...did you just say--"

"Drop it, right now!" Olivia yells. "You stay right there while I call the police." She walks back towards her house. Mia and Clay make quick eye contact, "Wait this wasn't us--"

"It's in your hand," Olivia spits.

"No, we were taking it down. Really," Clay says.

Mia opens her mouth to finally say something, "Mrs. Baker, wait!" Mia raises her voice. Olivia turns around and makes eye contact with her.

"Mia?" She calls out. Mia nods her head.

"Mrs. Baker, I knew Hannah," Clay says. "We used to work together. I was just riding by with Mia, and I saw these kids..." Clay says looking at Mia.

"It's true, Mrs. Baker, we didn't do anything wrong." Mia says with relief.

"You knew Hannah?" Olivia asks. Mia looks at Clay and nods her head.

"I did," Clay answers.

"Would you two want to come inside?" Olivia asks. Mia feels her stomach twist, Clay looks at Mia and notices her tight jaw line. "Mia are you--"

"I can't go..." She whispers. Mia feels her body start to shake. "Okay, well I can take you home if you--"

"No, I-I-I'll walk you can stay..." Mia touches his arm and he feels her shaking hand. "Mia are you sure--"

"Clay, please...I'll be fine." Mia gives him a weak smile. Clay sees the difference between when they first were on their journey to now. Something was wrong.

Clay went to keep prying but Mia cuts him off with a hug. "I have to go, but...talk to her, okay?" Mia pats his back and waves at Mrs. Baker as she walks home with her hands in her pockets.

As Mia got home she heard noise from the Pool house. She feels her body want to go to her room and pass out from exhaustion. But her brain...her brain wanted what they were having. Mia shakily walks over to them and sees Justin hitting the bong. Mia quickly runs over to them. Justin hands the bong to Alex, before he could take it Mia snatches it from Justin's grip and hits it.

"Holy Shit! Mia!" Justin yells. Mia holds the smoke in her lungs and exhales with satisfaction. She hits it again and exhales. "Okay...I-I-I'm good...for now..." She says quietly. Mia leans against the wall and closes her eyes. She slides down the wall and sits down.

"Mia are you--"

"If you ask me if I'm fine, I'm going to slit your throat..." Mia says out of breath. She looks at her hands and slowly closes her eyes out of sleep deprivation. After a few hours she hears her phone buzz and she jolts her head up and looks up from her bed.

She grabs her phone and looks at the image. She rubs her eyes and is greeted with Tyler's ass.

"Holy Fuck!" She covers her mouth to keep herself from laughing. "Clay, fucking Jensen..." She says mesmerized. Mia turns her phone off and slowly goes back to sleep with a smile on her face.

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