Final Chapter of Plugged into Michelle Caldwell (Chapter 20 Part 2)

Celeste's POV

So a couple of days have gone by, and I'm starting to remember things more clearly. I still don't remember whatever happened to me in England.

I've asked Harley countless times and she says she doesn't know. And Liam refuses to tell me. I'm not sure what he's trying to hide, but to be honest I don't give a shit as long as he's with me now. School has technically started but they won't allow me to leave the emergency ward.

People visit me often and tell me that some classes are extremely hard and others have really hot teachers and others are just weird. Like everyone says this one class called gen ed (it stands for general education) is just everyone using their power the whole time. They play games, solve puzzles, and pretty much just have a blast. Unfortunately I have that next semester. Anyway, I get released today, which is great because the dance is tomorrow. And I have a perfect dress...if I only I had a perfect date ;)

Michelle's POV

The day of the dance and Jake still hasn't asked me. I don't know what to do. I just kind of assumed the first day of school or at least the second and at most the third day of school would be the best time to, you know, ask me. I just need to calm down. Even though Cassie knows about our powers and this school, my dad refuses to play favorites and allow Cassie to come to the dance.

So Zack is dateless at the moment.

And as for Aiden, He was a player all along. He asked me to the dance. I was flattered of course but ultimately said no. He got pissed then immediately asked out Trixie, who since then has been really nice to me. I guess she just saw me as a threat but I don't care I have nothing to prove. Anyway I go to my dorm room and see summer there. Only she's not alone, there's a guy on top of her. She sees me and pushes him off her. Only then do I see his face.

"Aiden what the hell are you doing?"

"What does it look like?"

"Don't you have a girlfriend?" I ask, I don't exactly like Trixie but I wouldn't want them to be cheated on.

Summer's eyes grow huge. "Oh my god! It's not you Michelle! Is it? I'm so sorry he didn't tell me it was you." She says scowling at him.

"What?...No! Summer I've told you about a bazillion times I'm going out with Jake."

"I'm sorry. It's just you told me earlier this week that you liked him."
Aiden raises one cocky eyebrow.

"Let's just call that a momentary lapse of moral judgment." I say
looking at him. His face falls. "I think you should leave Aiden before I'm forced to tell Trixie." He quickly grabs his shirt and runs through the door. I close it and turn toward Summer who's trying to look innocent.

"You knew he had a girlfriend?" I ask kind of disgusted.

"He said he was leaving her today and that he wanted to take me to the dance. God dammit I always fall for that type of shit...Sorry you had to see that."

"Yeah it was kind of scarring, but I'll get over it." I laugh.

"I just wanted someone to go with you know?"

"I know exactly what you mean." I say

Harley's POV

I can see how Liam looks at Celeste and it is kind of obvious. I'm not going to be the bitch that stood in their way. I'll just go stag I mean what is so wrong about that. I go to the café after my fighting with one finger class, very interesting might I add.

You try to concentrate on shooting your power to your one finger and that's it. It's actually very frustrating. It's like trying to move your pinky toe without moving the rest of your toes...almost impossible, but I'm getting close.

As for the dance I guess I'm not going. I mean who cares about a stupid dance with a whole bunch of people that you don't know.....I do. UGH! I come out from the line and search for a place to sit. The café is usually empty by now. There are only a couple of students still there chatting. And the one person I know is the one person that's eating alone.

James's POV

This school is shit. I came here to get with Michelle and seeing her being lovey dovey with Jake just kind of confirmed my suspicions of her real love for him. I love her too much to let her dwell on hurting my feelings.

She's happy with Jake and that's all that matters. I did mean what I said when I was referring to the "Kidnapping" incident. I wasn't myself then. It hurts me every time I think about it. I start stabbing my mashed potatoes, in frustration with myself, when I hear footsteps coming toward me.

I look up expecting Michelle, because she's really the only one that talks to me, and see Harley. She's really pretty and she lives in my dorm, but I don't really know her. I mean how well can you know a person when you've only known them for about a week?

She sits down without asking and says hey while biting into her apple.

"Hi" I say putting my sandwich down and folding my hands in front of me to signal her to say what she wants to.

"What can't a girl eat at a table with an acquaintance?"

"No it's just usually at this school people have motives behind their actions."

"Well I just wanted to talk" She says innocently. I smile at her lame attempt I know she wants something but I just play along.

"Okay..... Isn't it a beautiful Tuesday morning? I just love to hear the birds chirp."

She looks at me and can't help but crack a smile. "James, it's pouring rain outside, it's 2 in the afternoon on a Friday, and birds were band from the school because of that one kid who turned into a cat and kept killing them." She chuckles.

"Well you're the one who wanted to talk." I say biting into my sandwich and shrugging my shoulders. "I like quiet when I eat."

There's about a minute of silence.

"Okay." She breaks. "I just want someone to talk to. I hardly made any friends, because people associate me with my sister, and everyone loathes my sister. And the guy I like, likes someone else, AND I don't have a date for the dance, a dance where the whole freshmen class is going." I say frustrated taking my anger out on my mashed potatoes.

"You know I can relate."

"Oh you can. Can you?" She says with an attitude, that I kind of hate but love at the same time.

"Yeah I can. How do you think it feels to be the son of the richest man in the city, who also owns the school. People are either really fake or shy away from me because they think I have power or I'm treated differently, quite the opposite actually. My dad is on my ass constantly and expects the most out of me. And as for your crush liking someone else well have you seen Jake and Michelle together? So you're preaching to the choir here."

She laughs.

"I'm sorry about your dad." She says with a shrug.

"I'm sorry about your sister."

I look down. "And as for the dance, well if you have no one to go with, do you want to go with me? As friends of course."

She smiles "sure" She says playing it off cool.

Celeste's POV

Liam makes me go to my favorite spot in England, after my morning classes. I'm assuming I took him there on the first day that everyone keeps telling me about. I still don't really remember much but I'm getting back some memories.

To me I don't care if I get my memory of the first day back because this past week has been bliss with Liam. We arrive there and I see a table with a candle on it.

There are two plates but only one of them has food on it. I look at Liam confused, and he motions for me to go to the table. He follows me intently looking for my reaction. I slowly walk over. On the plate filled with food. I see a huge steak with A1 written on it. It says 'Celeste, will you go to the dance with me?' Not sure why it's written on a steak but I turn around with a huge smile on my face. Liam lets out a breath. I jump in to his arms.

"Why a steak though?"

He looks slightly upset. "I promised you a steak dinner. I was hoping this would jog your memory."

I take his face in my hands and look him square in the eye. "I don't care if I never get my memory back, because my feelings are still the same."

"And what exactly are those feelings?" He asks with his eyebrows scrunched together.

I grow a huge smile and I bring his face closer to mine. He gasps by the sudden closeness. And I slowly bring my lips to his soft ones. I take in a huge breath and as I let it out I lean into him. He grabs me around the waste and pulls me closer and deepens the kiss.

Suddenly second by second of our kiss, I remember everything from that first day. I gasp and move backwards.

He looks extremely worried. "Was it bad? I'm sorry. I'll work on it."

"No it's not that it was perfect." He relaxes again. "It's just that I suddenly remember everything."

"Really?" He says getting excited.

"Really." I look over at the steak. "Oh! I get it now."

He laughs as he picks me up in this huge hug.

An idea pops into my head. "Wait right here." I say as I head for the table.

Liam's POV

She heads over to the table and I turn around at her request. I'm in complete bliss at this moment, that anything could happen to me and I wouldn't care. The one person in a long time that I could open up to feels the same way about me. She beckons me to come over to the table. I do quickly and go to hug her. She laughs and points to the steak. I let go of her out of surprise. Next to the steak written in mashed potatoes is the words 'I love you.'

I turn to her as she's biting her lip nervously. She steps closer to me and I all can manage to stutter is "Really?" I ask while my voice squeaks. I clear my throat and say it once more in my man voice.

"Really." She smiles her sweet smile, while stepping closer once more.

I close the space between us with my lips. I don't know how, but in one small week I fell for a girl that I really love.

She lets out a contented sigh, as she squeezes me tight. I close my eyes enjoying this moment.

When I open them we're back at school.

"Why did we leave?" I ask disappointed.

"Well you just asked me to a dance that's in a couple of hours. And I have to get beautiful for you." She goes on her tippy toes and gives me a quick kiss on the cheek.

I grab her hand and she looks at me questionably. "Impossible." Is all I say. She beams and skips off. I smile and run off to my next class.

Michelle's POV

Okay I'm slightly pissed off. If he's not going to ask me he can at least tell me so I can get another date. I sigh out loud as I open my door. When I do there is a message that pops down from a string hanging above my head. It says follow the string.

What string I say as I turn on the light. Someone changed my light to a black light and on the floor written in chalk is "This string ->" It points to a blue string which leads into the lounge. I'm confused so I follow the string which leads in and out of the common lounge and into the secret one. I do the secret way to open the door. It's pitch black except for one candle that's in front of a boombox. I walk towards it. There's a note it says. "press play." I do and our song comes on.

Kiss me by sixpence none the richer.

Once it starts playing the lights come on and I look around. It's transformed. there's only a single table with another card on it. I walk over to it. It says "look up." I look up.

Above my head it says "made you look."

I smile. "Haha Jake where are you?"

"Behind you." He whispers in my ear.

I turn around. "That must have taken you a while." I say wrapping my arms around his neck.

"It was worth it."

"Well thank you."

"I have something to ask you." He says nervously.

"I sure hope so." I say teasingly.

But he doesn't say anything. He leans in for one of the most fantastic kisses I've ever had. So sweet and sensual. I pull him closer and I feel him creep into my mind.

"Will you do me the honor of going with me to the dance?" He asks in my head.

"Yes." I whisper against his lips. He holds me tighter as I kiss him harder.

Most perfect moment of my life.

A few hours later we all arrive at the dance, which is really just the gym, but it certainly does not look like the gym. There are decorations everywhere. I see my dad at the podium, who smiles and waves. I give a small wave. And survey the rest of the dance. There are a couple of couples dancing. I spot Aiden and Trixie grinding.

Typical. Aiden smacks her ass and she turns around and smacks his face, and then storms off. At least she has standards.

I look over to my left and see Harley dancing with James. She sees me and points to him without him seeing. She mouths "I like" I give her the thumbs up. And she goes back to dancing with him.

I look to my right and I see Liam and Celeste who look absolutely adorable. I can't help but hugely smile for them. I see liam's face.

"He loves her." Jake says quietly to me. I look at him surprised.

"Good." Is all I can say. How can Liam already love celeste when he's known her for a week, but I've known Jake for years, and nothing.

Someone bumps into me, and I see it's Zack with summer on his arm.

"Great idea," Summer says to me. "thanks for saving me from going stag. I owe you. I'll do your laundry for a week."

"I'll take you up on that." I laugh. They go out on the dance floor. As a slow dance starts. Jake extends his hand, and I take it graciously.

We go in close, and Jake sings me the lyrics as we sway. To my surprise he has a beautiful voice.

"Someday, when I'm awfully low,

When the world is cold,

I will feel a glow just thinking of you

and the way you look tonight."

"You actually know this song?...you're such a softy." I laugh.

"Don't ruin this for me." He says seriously but with a small smile on his face.

"Oh but your lovely,

With your smile so warm

And you cheeks so soft" He brushes my cheek with his finger.

"There is nothing for me but to love you

Just the way you look tonight."

He kisses my neck and I instantly know I'm in love.

For some reason he stops swaying. I look at him questioningly.

"You okay?"

"Do you mean it?"

"Mean what?....You read my mind didn't you!"

"Sorry, It's just when I'm nervous....." His voice trails off. "Just forget it."

He continues singing.

"Lovely, never, never change.

Keep that breathless charm.

Won't you please arrange it,

Cause I....." He stops singing and leans in closely

"I love you." He whispers as it plays in the song.

He doesn't finish the lyrics.

The song plays the rest but he looks into my eyes.

"I'm in love with you." He says again.

I smile because I know it's true. "Dito." Not the most romantic thing I've ever said. I lean up to kiss him lightly on the lips as the song finishes.

I never would have guessed this is how I would spend my first week my senior year. With my friends surrounding me as I dance with the boy I love.

I'm not naive I know this won't last forever.

But it's nice to sometimes unplug yourself from the world. And that is exactly what I'm planning on doing for as long as I blissfully can.
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