A/N: Takes place fifteen years after PD2. Mia and Nichols are married and have a daughter

Princess Diaries 3: The Tale of a New Princess

The Surprise

My name is Lucy Marie Thermopolis Renaldi. I am thirteen years old (well almost) and the princess of Genovia. I hate being a princess because people are telling you how to act, what to wear, how to eat, and what to do. They never leave me alone.

Last week there was a dinner party (or so I thought) and there was a lot of people bossing me around. My maids, my grandmother, even my mom and we all know that she and I are very close. We're practically friends.

Last week

I was in my room on my bed reading a fabulous novel (a Marc Podmore novel) when my mother comes bursting through my door.

"Lucy," she said when she came into my room. "You need to put that book down and start getting ready for the party."

"Mom, ever thought of writing a book yourself?" I asked. "How about Raising a Teenage Princess? It's a working title." I said.

"No. Shut up and listen to me." My mother looked very determined to get her point across.

"You have to be ready in two hours."

"Mom can we make it one?" I said.

"No. Palo has a lot of work to do with you so hair and make-up should take you an hour and forty minutes. Then you will go to your closet and put on the outfit that is hanging up. Is that clear?" My mom looked so serious I thought she was going to explode.

"Yes captain," my mom hates it when I say this. She gets so mad it's funny.

"LUCY!" she screamed.

"Sorry mom,"

My mom glared at me and then left my room. I have never seen her this irritated before.

I was walking to my closet to see the fabulous outfit my mom picked out for me when Palo made his grand entrance.

"Little Lucy!"

"Hey Palo," I said lacking enthusiasm.

"That is all Palo gets is a 'Hey'?" he asked.

I smiled and went up to him and gave him a hug.

"That is better," he chuckled.

"MARIE! GERTRUDE!" he bellowed.

Palo's two assistants came rushing in my room.

Marie was about 5'4 and a brunette, while Gertrude was 5'9 and blonde.

"Please," Palo pointed at me. "Take this lovely wall flower to my studio."

In the castle (or palace) we don't have a salon. Palo likes to think we do but we don't. So whenever he comes by to do make us pretty he usually does it at the vanity table in our suite.

Marie and Gertrude sat me down on the pink armless chair by my vanity.

"Okay Lucy, lets make you beautiful once again."

After about an hour I had a fabulous hair-do. My hair was curled and then put on top of my head. It looked like a high curly ponytail if you will but fancier. Palo added diamond barrettes, bobby pins and pearl pins to make my hair sparkle.

The next forty minutes was spent doing my make-up. Personally I hate make-up but this was different. Palo made me glow.

First he put foundation on my face. Not the guppy kind the bare minerals stuff.

Then he added some light pink blush to my face that made my face light up (not light bulb light up but pretty light up).

He put some eye shadow on me that made my eyes pop.

Lastly he put pink lip gloss on my lips to make them shine.

After I got all my hair and make-up done I had twenty minutes left to get dressed.

I walked in my closet and saw the outfit that my mom hung up. There was a pair of jeans with rhinestones that lined the pocket and my Twinkie T-shirt.

She also laid out my red high- tops that say I am a princess, Kiss me.

At that moment I thought she had an aneurism. I truly thought that she had gone insane. The only time she let me dress casual is when it's my birthday.

Then it hit me. Tomorrow is my birthday. Maybe she is throwing me a surprise party?

I got dressed as fast as I could so I could hurry down to the ballroom to see what my mom did for me.

I got dressed then went running to the ballroom.

When I got to the doors of the ballroom I saw my grandmother Clarisse.

"Lucy darling slow down," she said to me when she had to grab my waist to stop me.

"Hi grandma," I said innocently.

"Hello dear," She pulled me into a hug.

"So do you know what's going on?" I asked

"No dear, do you?" I shook my head.

"Well let's find out," my grandma said.

We opened the ballroom doors and all of a sudden everybody in the room yelled "surprise".

I stood there with my Jaw wide open. "OH MYGOSH!" I squealed.

"Happy birthday Lucy!" my mom said as she put her arm around my shoulders. "So did you suspect this?" she asked.

"Yeah," I said. "I mean the only party that you let me wear jeans to is my birthday party so I had an idea."

"You're too smart," my grandmother said. "We need to start sending this girl to public school." I laughed when she said this.

"Happy birthday Lucy!" my dad said when he came up to me and gave me a hug.

"Thank you daddy," I said.

I have to admit that I am both a mama's girl and daddy's little princess.

"Okay sweetie we have another surprise for you." My parents said.

I was wondering what else they could possibly give me.

They took me back to my room and led me to my closet.

They told me to open the closet with all my jeans in it. I opened it and out popped Conner. I screamed because a) he scared me and b) I missed him so much.

For all of you who don't know who Conner is, he is my best friend in the entire world. He is the son of my mom's friend Lily.

Lily, as I heard from stories, married the general guy who yells too much. Apparently he followed her back to Berkley when she was finishing graduate school.

They got married shortly after my parents did and then they had a son called Conner.

Conner and I were born in the same month. He was born on the second of November and I was born on the fifth of November.

Conner and I have been friends since before we were born and we will always be forever.

Conner grew up in the United States while I grew up in Genovia. Every month we visit each other. Every other month I go to the US and every other month he comes to Genovia.

"Conner," I squealed. "I missed you so much!"

"Me too," He said. "I mean you. Not myself."

I gave Conner a hug and then he picked me up.

"I was so sure that you guys weren't going to make it." I whispered in Conner's ear.

"Do you really think I would miss your birthday?" He put me down and then smiled at me.

We stared at each other for about five minutes and then he put his arm around my waist, like he always does and we walked down the stairs.

My birthday was a slumber party so we had all the guys sleep in throne room while the girls stayed in the ballroom.

The guys stayed in the ballroom while we were mattress surfacing.

"Lucy," Conner said when he came up to me. "Why don't you try it?"

I looked at him in shock. "Because, I have done this a thousand times."

I laughed at him. "Remember all the times we did this together?" I said.

He nodded.

"Well if I'm going you are coming with me." I said as I stood up.

I ran over to the pile of mattresses and grabbed one. Conner chased after me as I ran up the stairs.

We got to the front of the slide when Conner whispered in my ear, "Are you ready princess?"

I smiled at him. "Ready if you are."

I put the mattress down and sat toward the front while Conner sat behind me.

I pushed off and we went flying. Conner held on to my shoulders as I did his ankles.

We went over the bump and instead of just going over it we flew over it. We landed on our faces at the base of the slide.

I heard the music stop and everybody came rushing to our aide.

Conner and I got up slowly so we wouldn't fall and grabbed each other's shoulders to balance ourselves.

My mom and my dad came rushing in though the outdoor entrance to see if we were hurt.

"Are you kids alright?" my father asked with concern in his voice.

"Perfect," Conner said as he rubbed his left shoulder.

"Okay," my father smiled. "Be more careful next time."

"Yes dad." I said sarcastically.

"You know what?" my mom said. "I haven't done this in years."

"Mom are you sure you want to do this you might break something?" I said. "We should at least get the paramedics in here just in case." I suggested.

"Ha, ha, ha," she said. "Have you ever seen grandma Clarisse do this?"

"No,"

"You just answered your question incorrectly."

My mom climbed the stairs and stood on the mattress. She nodded her head to signal the butlers to give her a push. My mom slid sown the slide with such grace. I actually never knew she could be graceful at anything since she's such a klutz.

Everybody cheered when she got to the bottom.

"That's how you do it grandma style." She said out of breath.

I just stood there with my jaw wide open not knowing what to say.

"Sweetie, close your mouth," she shut my jaw. "You don't want a bird to poop in it do you?" She walked away from the ballroom.

"Wow," some girl that I didn't know said. "You mom is so cool.

"I know," I said in a daze.

Conner came up to me and put his arm around my shoulder very boy-like.

"So," he started to say. "How're you going to top that?"

"I don't know," I said still in my daze.

"Well we need to come up with a plan so you can out do her."

"Yeah," I said.

A/N: Thank you for reading my improved chapter 1 and I hope you like what's coming up next. I am still sorry for deleting my original but I just wasn't satisfied with it.