Thank you to all who read and replied!! You guys are awesome! Here is the next chapter for you guys. There is a little bit of Naley in this for you! Let me know what you think.

Also, I know that it has been questioned if Nathan and Haley are related in any way. No they are not. The only living member of Haley's family is her mother. Nathan is just the next noble in line for the thrown. They are in no way related. Now here is the next chapter for you...enjoy!

Chapter 3

"O good morning Keith. How are you doing today?" Linda asked when she spotted him in the hall.

"I am doing very well your majesty, how are you?" He replied very formally.

"Keith how many times do I have to tell you to call me Linda? I mean you are practically family." She said smiling.

"I am sure that you will have to say it once more you majesty." Keith said grinning.

Linda just rolled her eyes and smiled. "OK well we need to make sure that everything is ready for Lord Nathan's visit, he is expected to be here any minute, and I have to find Haley."

"Your majesty?" Keith said getting her attention.

"Yes?"

"I think we can cross one thing off your list" He said smiling and pointing to the other side of the hall where Haley was standing in front of a mirror flipping her head upside down brushing her hair out.

"Thanks Keith." Linda said making her way over to her daughter.

Haley popped her head back up to be met with her mother's smiling eyes.

Haley smiled back but that smiled soon turned into a scowl. "Mother I really don't understand why we invited the guy that is trying to steal the thrown from me to stay at the palace." She whined.

"Linda just rolled her eyes and started fixing a few of Haley's stray hairs. "I invited him because if there is any mischief or funny business going on I want it to be right under my nose."

"I just know he is going to be problematic." Haley said crossing her arms and pacing the floor in annoyance. "I mean he is cocky, self-centered, arrogant, controlling…" Her mother cut her off.

"Have you met him yet dear?" She asked curiously.

"Well…no but I be he is. I mean just out of no where he wants to be the king of Genovia? I mean seriously what is that? Some one is having a major power trip." She said sarcastically.

Linda just laughed at her daughters behavior then grew serious. "Haley I don't want you to worry. We will get through this and you will be a great Queen." She said

Haley let out a breath blowing her bangs out of her face and messing up what her mother just fixed. "OK so is this ok to greet him?" She said sarcastically spinning around.

She was wearing a light pink blazer that was fitted with a matching belt and a matching pink knee length skirt. Her hair was down and in loose curls that framed her face.

"Yes it is very appropriate, and pretty." He mother said winking at her. "OK now we all need to be on our best behavior. We will present ourselves with charm and grace. Haley I need you to be a great hostess. Make Lord Scott feel welcome here." Her mother said pacing the floor.

"Alright I got it mom." Haley said in a dry tone.

"Your majesty Lord Scott and his uncle have arrived." Keith said.

"UH great! I can't wait to meet the pig headed jerk that is trying to steal the throne from me." Haley said in a sarcastic tone.

"Haley." Her mother said in a warning tone.

"I know, I know charm and grace." She said putting on a fake smile.

"Much better." Her mother said winking at her.

Just then two men were escorted into the entryway by Keith and a few other security men. One of them was older and then there was a young man, probably in his early twenties. Haley only got a good look at the older man though. That was Daniel Scott a class A jackass. She knew all about him and his schemes to gain power. The other man she assumed to be Lord Nathan.

Haley finally got a good look at Lord Nathan and her face instantly flushed red, half with embarrassment and half with anger. She recognized Lord Nathan from her party. He was the one that she danced and flirted with. Now she felt like such a fool because he was trying to steal the crown from her the entire time.

"Ah, welcome Lord Nathan. We are so pleased that you could come stay at the palace with us for a little while." Linda said in a sweet formal tone. "May I present my daughter Haley?" She said turning to introduce Haley. She frowned slightly when she saw Haley with a red face looking at the ground.

"Haley? Aren't you going to say hello to our guest?" Linda said in a tone that meant she better do what she said.

Haley calmed herself and then looked up locking eyes with Nathan. He was standing there smirking like the ss that he was. Haley's anger boiled when she saw him. She calmly made her way toward him with a calm fake smile on her face.

"Lord Nathan is it?" She said standing in front of him. He towered over her by about a foot but she wasn't intimidated at all. Before he could even utter a word she took her stiletto heal and slammed it onto his foot.

He crouched over in pain and she smiled slightly satisfied with herself. She turned with a pout on her face and stomped out of the room.

"She sure knows how to make a man feel welcome." Daniel said rolling his eyes, while Nathan was still holding his foot in pain.

"O I am so sorry. I have no idea what has gotten into her. I will personally get some ice for that foot. Keith can you please show our guest to his suite while I try and figure out what's going on?" Linda said before following after Haley.

She found Haley sitting in the kitchen eating out of a tub of chocolate ice cream. "Haley? Would you please explain what just happened out there?" Linda said making her way toward her.

Haley looked up and scowled. "Sorry about that, it's just that I have met Lord Nathan before, yep at the ball. I didn't know who he was so we danced and I flirted. Man I feel like such a dork. I was flirting with the guy that is trying to steal the thrown from me!" Haley said laying her head on the table to hide her face.

"Haley, listen to me. You are a strong beautiful young woman. Do not let that man get the better of you. You cannot let him know that he is getting to you." Linda said sitting across from her at the table.

"I think his throbbing foot told him that he is getting to me." Haley said sarcastically not lifting her head.

"Haley, look at me." Linda said firmly. Haley lifted her head and waited for her mother to speak. "It is only a few weeks Haley, you can do this. Show that arrogant jerk how amazingly strong you are." She said smiling.

Haley smiled slightly. "Alright let's do this." She said taking another bite of her ice cream.

"That's my girl. Now I need you to come with me." Linda said getting up.

Haley grabbed her ice cream wanting to take it with her. "Haley, I think you can leave that here." Haley pouted but reluctantly left her ice cream like she was told.

"Now I need you to go change into something more comfortable and meet me in the theater. We need to pick out your husband."