Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters or anything that relates back to any of The Princess Diaries books. I am simply manipulating them. They all belong to Meg Cabot.

Chapter 1

It was her 2nd year at college and Mia still hadn't done "it." She could have though. Her 1 year boyfriend, Kenny (from high school) was pestering her to have sex. I mean he carried around a condom in his wallet! When he paid for dinner, Mia would always freak out, thinking if someone she knew showed up…

Except it wasn't someone, it was never someone. It was Michael. I mean how could she not think about him?! She was going to Columbia, just like him. And Lilly? Lilly was also going to Columbia, and LIVING WITH MICHAEL!! They had pooled together their money and rented an apartment off campus. So naturally, Mia was constantly thinking about Michael. The way they had broken up was so… un-closing. I mean. He said he hadn't meant to invite that girl back to his room. Apparently, his "friends" mixed alcohol in his soda. Of course, Mia had been too dense and heartbroken to realize that he was telling the truth. You could just hear it in his voice. The way his voice shook when he tried to tell Mia what had happened. I mean Michael? And HIS voice shaking? Psh. Like that would EVER happen. Of course, it did, and Mia, tried to forgive him. She really tried. But her stupid GRANDMERE said that it wasn't proper for a princess to date a messed up, cheating coward. So she went along with it. But even when she started dating new people, she just couldn't stick with one. She just kept on comparing them to Michael, and the way Michael had treated her and she just couldn't get over it. It was amazing Kenny was still there. Again, he failed to notice her distance and the way she would never return the "I love you"s and the way that every time they got around to 2nd base, she backed out, saying that she needed sleep or she needed to study. He just thought it was a coincidence. But lately, he hadn't been able to keep his hormones in check. He just really wanted to do it and get it over with. He was really starting to get sick of Mia's excuses. He started thinking that Mia had other men in her life, but he shook off his feeling of mistrust just to be with her. Slowly, Mia started to gravitate away from Kenny. Her unsaid feelings for Michael were eating her from the inside. She tried, she really tried to reason with herself to make her current relationship work, but she just couldn't. One day, Mia being, well, Mia, decided to give a surprise visit to Lilly. Little did she know what would happen next…


Mia had rung the doorbell to the Moschowitz's a couple of times, yet there was no answer. The final time she rang, she heard a door slam loudly and someone stomping down the steps. The door opened. Michael had this angry expression on his face, before he saw Mia.

"LOOK. I'M NOT INTERESTED—oh. Mia. Hi! Uh…"

"Um, I'm sorry to bother you, but uh, is your sister home?"

"Nope. She's out."

"Oh. Okay. Well, I'll be going then…"

"No. Wait!" Anyone could have heard the urgency in his voice, except for MIA.

"Huh?"

"Um... well, I'm watching Star Wars, and I know how much you love the movie so... you wanna come watch it with me?"

What was Mia supposed to say? I'm sorry. I can't cause I still have this MAJOR crush on you and well, frankly, if I were to spend a second alone with you, I don't even know what I would do.

"Sure, I guess."

"Cool, come on in."


Michael had a couple of veggie burgers in the fridge, just sitting there, waiting for this day. And there they were, sitting next to each other, eating veggie burgers, and watching Star Wars. Just like their first date. Except, instead of watching the movie, Michael watched Mia. The way her eyes widened at every action scene, the way her chest moved up and down as she breathed, the way she would shift her feet as they fell asleep. There was no doubt, he was still in love with her. Whenever she got scared, he noticed, she'd reach for his hand and then suddenly recoil, like she was okay. During the credits, Mia found herself dangerously close to Michael. She could feel his breath on her chest. She could smell that scent that she would savor when she was in high school. Slowly, she started to melt, leaning toward him, resting her head on his shoulder. Michael just continued to watch her, in shock. But he knew he had to make his move, while she was slightly intoxicated by god knows what. He lifted her head and gazed into her eyes. They were glazed over, with passion, or sleep, he didn't know. But she had a startled look on her face, almost angry, like asking the question, Why did you move my head from your shoulder?? Of course, there, his mouth took over, gently, on the lips. At first, it seemed like she was shocked, but after a couple of seconds, she kissed back. As soon as she had, Michael took his chance. He started kissing her aggressively, and then, he slipped his tongue in caressing the inside of her mouth. She made a slight groan from the back of her throat that had always turned him on. He lowered her so her back was on the couch. He made a trail of kisses that led from her neck to her chest. She arched forward, in anticipation. Slowly, after Michael had taken off her shirt did Mia realize what she was doing. Suddenly she stopped. Michael groaned. "Why did she stop??" He heard the door slam. There was Lily, with Kenny on her arm.