Hey guys...here is Chapter 4! Enjoy!

Wednesday, September 15, Chemistry

Chemistry's SO dull without all the note-passing-with-J.P.!!! Wait a sec…Kenny just passed me a note.

Mia…you look rather forlorn? What's the matter? –Kenny

Oh…it's nothing, Kenny. Thanks for asking, though. It's sweet of you.

Mia, I've known you for ages. And I know that something's wrong. Tell me. I promise I won't tell anyone else.

Not even Heather :D

Haha...it's fun bugging Kenny about Heather sometimes...the imaginary girlfriend he made up to make me jealous! But he never takes it badly. Good ol' Kenny.

Well…no, not even Heather. ;)

OK. Look…after J.P. broke up with Lilly, he told me that he has feelings for ME. Me – Princess Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo!! And…well, I admit I was having a bit of a mess-up with Michael at that point, but still, I mean, we're still GOING OUT. So I obviously turned down J.P., and now he's peeved at me, so he's basically acting as if I don't exist.

Well…Mia, of course, what YOU think is ultimately what matters, but here's what I think – If this kind of a thing is enough for J.P. to get so cold towards you, maybe this friendship you shared wasn't a healthy friendship at all. Maybe it would be wisest of you to leave J.P. to himself. If you really DOES like you, then he'll stop this behavior of his in a short while. So I guess you'll just have to wait around and watch what happens.

Wow. Kenny ditched Chem. explanation to help me out with a personal matter. He must really be getting around.

Kenny…I think maybe you're right. I guess I'll stop trying to get J.P. to speak to me. Thanks. You're a real friend. :)

I'm glad I was able to help. Now I think we should pay attention to what Mr. Hipskin is saying, or we're sure to fail.

You mean I'm sure to fail. For you, it doesn't matter, because you can easily pass without any help.

Ha-ha. Anyway, pay attention now.

Seriously, Kenny is being totally cool. He TOTALLY solved my problem!! Maybe J.P. will get round to behaving properly if I stop acting so desperate!!

OK…GOT to buckle up and listen to Mr. Hipskin, or I will seriously fail.

But can't if people keep passing me notes…J.P. passed me a note!!!!! Let's see what it says…

Mia, if you're too busy passing notes to Showalter, you might not be in the mood to meet me at the water fountain after Chem.

Gee. What's he being such a grouch for?

J.P., it's not like that. If you want to speak to me, I'll be there.

Yeah, OK.

OK. Now I'm beginning to get bugged with J.P.

He really has no right to be such a pig.

Wednesday, September 15, Pre-Calc

After Chemistry, I went to the water fountain and waited for J.P. He came in two minutes.

'Mia,' he said, walking up. 'Look. I want to tell you that although I'm having absolutely no fun being peeved at you – I was REALLY bored in Chemistry – you give me no choice.'

So now I am giving him reason to be peeved at me!!!!????

'J.P.,' I said, trying to stop feeling like exploding. 'Quit being so pricey, OK? You, of all people, should understand that there's no sense in being in a relationship without any feelings. And besides, I'm still going steady with Michael. So how can I date you? Think of it yourself.' J.P. went quiet. Then he said, surprisingly fiercely, 'Mia, PLEASE, OK? We all know that you're broken up with Michael. So if you don't want to go out with me, just tell me. Don't give me all that crap "I'm still going steady with Michael."'

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OK, now J.P. was REALLY making me open my mouth.

I gritted my teeth. 'J.P.!' I practically screamed. 'You have absolutely NO right to say that! If you don't believe me about not being broken up with Michael, go ask Lilly, or even Michael himself, WHY I went to their house and spent the entire EVENING there yesterday! Go on!' J.P. looked like I had shot him. Then he just said 'OK,' and walked off. I realized what was happening, and ran after him.

'J.P.!' I cried. 'I don't want to lose you as a friend, OK? PLEASE, J.P., COME BACK!!' But he just kept walking, and disappeared round the turn of the corridor. I stopped and sighed. Maybe Kenny was really right. I should just leave J.P. alone, even though I'm hurting. Sigh.

Wednesday, September 15, in the limo on the way to Ray's Pizza

I dialed Grandmère's number the moment I got out of school. She didn't pick up until a whole minute. Then someone picked up, and her maid Jeanette's prim and proper little voice came over the line.

'Hello-Genovian-Princess-Clarisse's-number-what-may-I-do-for-you?' she rattled off like a voice machine. For a moment, I really did wonder if it was a voice machine. 'Hi Jeanette,' I said. 'This is Mia. Where's Grandmère?' 'Oh, Your Highness,' said Jeanette. 'The dowager princess is in a meeting.' YAAAYY!!!!!! Grandmère is in a meeting, so she'll be caught up while I can meet Michael!!! 'Oh,' I said, trying to sound disappointed. 'Will she be long?' 'They seem to be having an extremely important discussion, Your Highness, so they might be long. It is the minister of—' 'OK!' I said, happily. 'Thanks, Jeanette.' I clicked off.

Lars is getting all worked up about the fact that I'm ditching princess lessons to meet Michael. I have to keep on telling him that it'll be my responsibility, but he's still getting all het up.

OK…now we're pulling up at Ray's Pizza. More later.

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PGP