A/N: Thanks for all of the great reviews! 43!!!!!!!!!!! Gosh! I don't even have that many for a story I've been working on for months, and this, a little 1000 word chapter, got 43! My highest rated fic so far is Beautiful Stranger- with 85. But it's posted under Tamora Pierce, and you probably don't know who she is :-(. You SHOULD, though! Read her books! Please? And check out www.sheroescentral.com. It's an awesome message-board-discussion site created by Tamora Pierce AND MEG CABOT!!!!! I'm Rubi there, btw. Read my other stuff! Truth be Told/False Misconceptions is my new MWPP/L HP fic. I got *checks stats* 23 reviews for that, it's 2 chapters so far. So without further ado, here is the 1-month-in-the-making (actually it only took me about a half hour to write ;-) ) 2^nd chapter of Royal+Royal=? !!!! Happy reading of course!
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November 4, The Loft
Back to where we were-
I fell limply against a locker. It was hard to believe. Lilly, my best friend since 1^st grade, was not really who she said she was. I felt somewhat betrayed. I thought passed through my mind.
"Michael, does Lilly know- that- that her brother is-"
"SHH!" Michael pressed a finger to his lips. "That's the problem. We haven't told Lilly yet. She still thinks that I'm her real brother. We're not going to tell her until she's 18 and off to Berkeley."
Okay, so I shouldn't be angry about Lilly-not-getting-mad-because-I-didn't-tell-her-I'm-a-princess-thing. She had no idea. But Lilly and I were so much alike. There was one thing that I knew was wrong.
"Michael- you can't wait until Lilly's 18 to tell her. She'll have a fit. I know that I was mad at my own family for waiting so long to tell me. Knowing Lilly, she'll be even worse. It's bad enough that you waited this long. You have to tell her now."
"Mia, you don't understand. If we tell Lilly now, she'll be livid. We have to wait until she's older, when she'll understand. Right now she'll just be angry with us for waiting so long to tell her. When she's older, she'll-"
"When she's older, when she's older," I mocked him. "Are you telling me that your sist- well, your cousin, isn't smart enough to understand now? Even I understand now! And I'M failing algebra!" I can't remember ever talking to Michael in this tone.
"Algebra has nothing to do with this."
"I know, I know, but-"
"No buts, Michael. You and your family have to tell Lilly now."
"Mia! I think you're forgetting that I MYSELF was just told of this not a week ago! I lived my whole life in denial too! I had always thought that Aunt Catherine and Uncle Paul (I'm making up names here for Lilly's parents) were MY real parents! And now I find out from them that my real parents that my mom and dad are princess and prince. My grandmother is a QUEEN, Mia."
"Oh, and you think that mine isn't?"
"She's a dowager princess."
"Well, she USED to be a queen!"
"Why does this even matter? I'm just trying to say that we don't need to tell Lilly now," Michael persisted.
"YES, you do. Sooner or later, most likely sooner, the press is going to find out about this. Think about it- `Princess Mia's best friend's cousin is Prince of Camalia.' They'll be all over it! Lilly's going to find out the worst way possible."
"Oh my..." Michael started, a look of concern crossing his face. "I don't want Lilly to hear it from the tabloids...Mia, you're right. We have to tell Lilly."
"I knew you'd figure it out, Michael. I'm one of the people who knows best." I gave him a friendly hug, to show him that everything was alright. He hugged me back.
And then, out of nowhere, Lilly appeared. The expression on her face was curiosity mixed with a huge grin.
"Tell me what?" she asked. "And have you two finally declared your undying love for each other?"
God, I can really hate Lilly sometimes.
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A/A/N- Sorry it was so short, but I felt that was a good place to end it. Please pretty please REVIEW! And read my other stuff! Thanks :-) RUBs
www.sheroescentral.com- The best Tamora Pierce and Meg Cabot discussion site on the `net !
*****
November 4, The Loft
Back to where we were-
I fell limply against a locker. It was hard to believe. Lilly, my best friend since 1^st grade, was not really who she said she was. I felt somewhat betrayed. I thought passed through my mind.
"Michael, does Lilly know- that- that her brother is-"
"SHH!" Michael pressed a finger to his lips. "That's the problem. We haven't told Lilly yet. She still thinks that I'm her real brother. We're not going to tell her until she's 18 and off to Berkeley."
Okay, so I shouldn't be angry about Lilly-not-getting-mad-because-I-didn't-tell-her-I'm-a-princess-thing. She had no idea. But Lilly and I were so much alike. There was one thing that I knew was wrong.
"Michael- you can't wait until Lilly's 18 to tell her. She'll have a fit. I know that I was mad at my own family for waiting so long to tell me. Knowing Lilly, she'll be even worse. It's bad enough that you waited this long. You have to tell her now."
"Mia, you don't understand. If we tell Lilly now, she'll be livid. We have to wait until she's older, when she'll understand. Right now she'll just be angry with us for waiting so long to tell her. When she's older, she'll-"
"When she's older, when she's older," I mocked him. "Are you telling me that your sist- well, your cousin, isn't smart enough to understand now? Even I understand now! And I'M failing algebra!" I can't remember ever talking to Michael in this tone.
"Algebra has nothing to do with this."
"I know, I know, but-"
"No buts, Michael. You and your family have to tell Lilly now."
"Mia! I think you're forgetting that I MYSELF was just told of this not a week ago! I lived my whole life in denial too! I had always thought that Aunt Catherine and Uncle Paul (I'm making up names here for Lilly's parents) were MY real parents! And now I find out from them that my real parents that my mom and dad are princess and prince. My grandmother is a QUEEN, Mia."
"Oh, and you think that mine isn't?"
"She's a dowager princess."
"Well, she USED to be a queen!"
"Why does this even matter? I'm just trying to say that we don't need to tell Lilly now," Michael persisted.
"YES, you do. Sooner or later, most likely sooner, the press is going to find out about this. Think about it- `Princess Mia's best friend's cousin is Prince of Camalia.' They'll be all over it! Lilly's going to find out the worst way possible."
"Oh my..." Michael started, a look of concern crossing his face. "I don't want Lilly to hear it from the tabloids...Mia, you're right. We have to tell Lilly."
"I knew you'd figure it out, Michael. I'm one of the people who knows best." I gave him a friendly hug, to show him that everything was alright. He hugged me back.
And then, out of nowhere, Lilly appeared. The expression on her face was curiosity mixed with a huge grin.
"Tell me what?" she asked. "And have you two finally declared your undying love for each other?"
God, I can really hate Lilly sometimes.
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A/A/N- Sorry it was so short, but I felt that was a good place to end it. Please pretty please REVIEW! And read my other stuff! Thanks :-) RUBs
www.sheroescentral.com- The best Tamora Pierce and Meg Cabot discussion site on the `net !