26 Different

"When did that happen?", Ryan was stunned.

"Just some days ago", Mika mumbled.

"Wow", he smirked. "So, are in LOVE Mika?", he teased her.

Mika's face flushed. She is too easyHis Regrets to tease and Ryan was well aware of it.

"N- NO! OF COURSE NOT!", she yelled.

"Is that so?", he laughed. He had seen that denial before too. Noone close to Mika would ever need a 'yes' from Mika's mouth. They knew the depth in her every word.

"Speaking of love", Ryan looked behind Mika, "Isn't that Grace?"

"Where!", Mika turned around. There was a presence of a certain guy she didn't like. She was walking with Lucas, looked like she was too invested in their conversation.

"Who's that?", Ryan asked.

"I don't know", she stared at them for five seconds and then turned to Ryan. "I'm sure she'll be here in some time". She was smelling something fishy but decided to let go this time.

"Hmm maybe", Ryan nodded. "It's unusual. As far as I remember you were always surrounded by three usual faces", he stared at her.

"Yeah! Now that you say, I think we have been hanging out together too much", he tilted her head.

"Oh damn", Rya looked at his watch. "Look I've got to run, but can we meet for a cup of coffee later at the day?", he said as he checked his bag.

"Yeah, sure! I'll text you after my practice is over".

"Cool!", Ryan ran off from Mika's side.

"What was he doing here?", Grace popped out from behind.

"WAHH!", Mika jumped off the seat. "Shouldn't I be asking you this?", she was panting while keeping her hand on her chest.

"Oh I just got here!", she winked.

"Who was that guy with you?", Mika enquired.

"You saw us? That was Lucas from my french class", she sat by her side.

"Never seen him around"

"Oh yeah, me neither. But apparently, because I don't see anyone around me at all", she chuckled nervously.

"I expect that from you", Mika squinted. "Anyways, there's something I've meaning to talk to you about"

"What is it?", Grace looked at her.

"Ryan", she started.

"Oh, dear! Haven't heard this talk for a while", Grace sighed.

"Ugh just listen! It's nothing like that"

"Fine what is it?"

"Don't you think that he's behaving kinda weird lately?"

"He always does! What's the point?"

"He's somehow being 'nice'"

"Nice?", Grace frowned. "Babe, what makes you think that he's 'nice'?"

"I don't know. It feels like he's been trying to make things right", Mika looked a bit worried.

"Babe no!", Grace flinched. "Anything but that! You know that! Even I cannot get over the moments of you crying like that".

"I know I know! Calm down", she patted Grace. "He invited me to coffee today, I'll make things clear then".

"Alright", Grace looked a little down.

"Don't worry Grace", she hugged her, "I'm not gonna be foolish this time".

"Okay", Grace smiled.

Even hugging her she got back to the time when Mika would be crying her eyes out in the same position. Grace held her tight, she was ready to do anything to make sure that doesn't happen again.

"So how is it going with the dating life mademoiselle?", Grace smirked.

"NOTHING IS GOING ON!", Mika flinched and turned red.

Grace burst into laughter with her cute reaction. Even though she's always around to see what's actually going on, teasing Mika is still something she enjoys.

It was already an hour before they knew it. When they are together they never know where the time passes by.

"I don't know!", Mika shouted.

"Come on!", Grace smirked. "I know you would never ask a guy out! Like ever!"

"Well...", she was playing with her fingers, "I just felt that spark... the moment we first met"

Grace was listening closely. It's not always when Mika is honest about something.

"I felt like... if I don't do it now, I would be the biggest idiot ever", Mika was embarrassed to the core. "I don't know why he made my heart beat this fast! MORE LIKE SO WARM AND COMFORTED", she stood up.

"Hmm that is a shocking right", Nate appeared from behind.

"WHAAAAA", Mika again jumped off her seat. "Would you all stop making such quiet entrances?!!"

"How can we NOT do that? You face is worth a million dollars when you are scared like that", he laughed.

"Y- yo- you didn't hear something, did you?", Mika started blushing.

"Oh no, I didn't", Nate winked.

Mika sighed in relief from his response.

"We both did", he completed his reply and pointed out Noah who was standing on her other side.

"Wha- wha- wha- wha- what?!!!?!", it was as if she hit a plane right at the moment. For a second she preferred that instead of Noah knowing what she said.

"Well can't do anything about now right?", Grace got up.

"Let's go", he took Grace's hand and left for the club room leaving Noah and Mika alone at the spot.

Mika did nothing but stand there not muttering a single word. She was too embarrassed to even move an inch.

Noah was just looking at her. Observing how his innocent girl was standing there. He moved ahead and suddenly grabbed her hand.

Mika flinched. "What?", she whispered.

"Shall we go?", he smiled.

At that moment, that smile was everything. It was enough to tell Mika everything that Noah couldn't put in words. It was gentle and so comforting that Mika felt satisfied in that one moment. Her eyes glittered in love and heart was throbbing like crazy. But anyhow, she was thankful for this moment to be there.

"Yes", she whispered and held his hand tighter.

The moment was too good to be true for Noah, but somehow it wasn't a dream. He was living in the reality that has never been this beautiful.

"This doesn't feel right", Nate raised his chin as they finished playing.

"I agree, the sound doesn't feel right", Mika sat down.

They had been playing the song for half an hour but nothing seems to satisfy them.

"I don't think it's the sound", Noah got off the synth. "It won't make any sense if we don't have lyrics. No matter what you play".

"But we don't seem to be getting anywhere with this. Lyrics don't just fly off the roof. It's kinda hard to write", Nate turned the pages of a notebook on the desk having some scribbles and words been cut and rewritten.

"Unless", she slowly turned her neck towards Grace.

Grace flinched. She knew where Mika was going with this. "No!", she said straightforward. "I know where you are going and I'm already telling you to stop".

"Yeah Grace is a writer, she can do it better than anyone here", Noah blabbered before Mika could.

"I didn't say anything", she laughed as Grace frowned to the sudden change of situation.

"No way!", she put her guitar away. "I'm not doing it!"

"But Grace", Mika came forward. "You are the one for it".

"Look! Writing articles and lyrics have a difference! A BIG one"

"Well yeah", Nate nodded. He couldn't force it on her.

"Oh yeah? then what about the time you spent writing poetry stuff in high school", Mika frowned.

"Mika no", she looked down. "I don't think I can do it". Even though being a life long dream for her, she couldn't help but doubt herself.

"Grace", Nate came forward. He held her hand and brought it closer to his chest. He pecked her knuckles and said in a voice like silk, "you can do it".

"F- fine", she replied. Her face got hot enough to blow up.

Mika and Noah stood there seeing how Nate was letting the sadist inside him take the best of her. Whereas poor Grace couldn't even think it in her wildest dreams that Nate would do it on purpose.

"Okay okay! Finish your lovey-dovey scene later. We've got some stuff to play", Mika spoke ruining the good moment.

Nate frowned at her thinking, 'someday I would definitely make you pay for it'. But he still nodded to the thought because she was right.

After practising for almost ah hour Mika looked at the clock.

"Can we end it here? I need to be somewhere", she told Nate.

"Yeah, it's alright. I was going to end it anyway", he replied.

"Where are you going?", Noah asked.

Mika thought for a moment and then spoke, "to end some misunderstandings". She smiled at him making sure he knows that it'll be okay.

"Okay", Noah nodded without saying anything further.

"Do you want me to come with you?", Grace asked being all worried.

"No, it's alright", she smiled at her.

"Alright. Be sure to come home before dinner", Grace said as she saw Mika packing her stuff.

"Okay see ya!", she left in hurry.

They started packing their stuff too when Noah came to Grace.

"Hey Grace"

"Hmm?" 

"I needed a favour"

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