The next day.
Tori woke up, in Michael's bed to light shining through his window. She sighed, as she sat up and looked around the empty room. She had one of Michael's oversized shirts on, with her underwear. The funny fact was, they didnt even do anything the night before except talk, and kiss. Tori did not mind one bit.
She yawned, and rubbed her eye and turned to see Michael walk through his door. Closing it with his foot, he smiled as he held two bowls. He had sweatpants on with a vest type top.
"Ooh, breakfast in bed. Could get used to this" Tori joked as she held out her hands. "Get used to eating cheerios, in bed with me?" He smirked handing her the bowl and sitting down beside her. "Yeah, sure. We could live off this" She giggled as she picked the spoon out the cereal. "I'll play my guitar on the side of the roads...or else be a hopeless band member with the guys" He winked. "Sounds cool" She laughed quietly.
Michael smiled, and leaned in pecking her lips before turning to his bowl. "Hey, i was thinking" Tori sighed, before eating some cereal. "Mm?" Mikey turned to her. She bit her lip before sighing. "Perhaps...we shouldnt go busting through the doors tomorrow at school, letting everyone know about us" She looked up at him.
Michael looked at her, swallowing some cereal before nodding. "Its not like im ashamed..." Tori began. "No, course not. I get it." He smiled. "I do..." He sighed, as he looked at his bowl. "Its because of the girls...Toby and well, after telling Caleb..." Tori shrugged. "Yeah, it would be a shock to the guys too" He nodded. "How so?" Tori asked. "I dont know, just because i said we didnt get on. How you were...always nagging me in english" He chuckled a little.
"Oh, charming" Tori smiled shaking her head. "But no, i do understand. Thats cool, dont worry" Michael nodded, smiling at her. "Good, this is good. We are making progress!" Tori joked telling him. "Ahh, yes sure" He laughed before eating more cereal.
"What are you doing today?" He asked her. "Nothing. Getting my bag ready, showering...the usual night before school shit" Tori sighed. "Mmm, me too. Sucks" He sighed. "Tell me about it. D'you think we'll miss school when we leave?" She asked him. "Ha, i dont know. I say no...but...dont know" He shrugged, smiling at her. "It'll be weird. College, jobs..." Tori looked ahead. "In a way...i dont want to go. Once college is done, its that type of age where we cant have too much fun" She shook her head.
"You should always be able to have fun!" He nudged her. "Yeah, this is our 18 year old selfs. What are we going to be doing...or saying when we're 28, or...32?" Tori looked at him. "Well, right now...i like to think hopefully, i'll still have you to ask that" He smiled. Tori looked up from her bowl. "At 32?" She asked. "Well, you planning on ditching me when you ship off to college?" He mocked. "No!" Tori laughed.
"I should be asking that question! Besides...when we ship off to college" She told him. "MmHmm, yeah" He nodded, before eating another spoonful of cereal. Tori looked at him, and frowned slightly. "Mikey?" She asked, and watched as he looked at her "You did...apply for college right?" She asked. "Yeah, sure" He nodded. "Which one?" She asked. "The one i had in mind" He smiled. "NYU!?" She grinned.
"No...Northwestern..." He told her. "As in...Lima Ohio?!" Tori looked at him. "As in, community college" He shrugged. "Michael, what happened to NYU?" She asked him. "Nothing. Nothing was going to happen anyway" He scoffed. "Michael!" Tori dropped the spoon into the bowl. "You...want to go there! Why didnt you apply?" She asked him. "I told you, i wont get in. Theres no point in qualifying if im going to get rejected" He told her.
"You dont know that. You could get accepted" She smiled. "What, with a 3.0 GPA and a finished grade of a C?" He asked, mocking. "Uh...your grades are a B" She told time. "Just because i got an A in english doesnt bring my C's up that well" He scoffed a little. "Well your earning more, better than most people" Tori told him. "Coming from the girl, whos getting a A's and has a 4.0?" He raised his eyesbrows.
"Im not getting an A in every class!" Tori tutted. "Better then me" Michael trailed off. "Your top grade will be a B." She looked at him. "Doesnt mean i will get in. NYU wants smart people" He told her. "And your not?" She asked him. He looked at her in silence. "Oh dont start! You are a smart guy...oh my fucking gosh" SHe sighed, shaking her head.
"Can we drop this?" He asked. Tori looked at him, slightly hurt. "No. Get your laptop, and apply for a placement" She told him. "No! I dont have time to fucking do more essays and forms" He tutted. "Fine." Tori turned, before picking up her spoon. There was a 5 minute silence between them. As they sat and ate. "Okay fine! Yeah, i might want to go...but..." Michael looked at Tori. "I cant help you. All i can do is demand your ass to qualify for a place" Tori looked at him.
"I dont...want to get rejected Tori. I get enough of that...on a daily basis" He sighed, dropping his head. Tori sat her mostly empty bowl down before turning to him. "Hey...come here" She pulled his face to hers. "What are you talking about?" She asked him. "Teachers, and people thinking im a complete fuck up" He shrugged. Tori sat, holding his face in her hands. "Oh...im sorry." SHe shook her head. "What for?" He asked. "I...i told you that, when we started working together. Your not a fuck up! Your a smart guy, who has big dreams!" She smiled.
"Yeah...dreams" He sighed. "You will get those dreams! If you...try, they will happen. With my help too" She smiled at him. He smiled warmly at her. "Dont you dare doubt, i wont" She nodded before kissing him. Michael kissed her back, his lips cold from the milk. He looked at her and laughed silently. "What?" Tori grinned.
"How come...even so early in the morning, your always right and holding a kiss?" He smiled, looking into her eyes. Tori shrugged, then blushed pushing his face away lightly. "You been studying Romeo and Juliet? Holding a kiss?" She joked. "Well, i did get an A" He mocked before laughing. The both of them laughed, before Michael sat his bowl down and putting an arm around Tori and bringing her close, placing a kiss on her mouth.
"Let the dramas begin" He then sighed. "What?" Tori looked at him. "School...theres no way to avoid or escape it" He told her. "Well, hopefully not involving us" She smiled before sitting her head on his shoulder.
