A/N: Again, thanks to my reviewers. Sarahamanda, Gina, Daydreamer-022, tranquille, myinnocenteyes (and the fav author list too) for the Chap 2 Reviews. I encourage all reviews.

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The Princess Diaries, It's All Becoming Clear!

Wednesday, June 4, Bio

Curse Michael for knowing me so well. He can catch any change in my behaviour, and it was all from my kiss.

Once Lilly had run of to class, Michael stopped me and pulled me back into the limo. He asked Lars to give us some privacy and then we were alone in the limo. That was when he chose to tell me that when I kissed him as he got into the limo, he could tell something was up cause I only ever kissed like that when I was sad.

This is when my barriers came crashing down cause I looked into Michael's eyes and I started to feel pain. It was like this twisting of my stomach muscles, and I know it was because I felt so utterly depressed. That, and I felt completely vulnerable when I saw how concerned Michael was for me. You see I can now see how much Michael loves me in his eyes.

I told him everything that my parents had said, about having to break up and their concern that our relationship was moving too fast. I even told him they were obviously afraid we couldn't keep our hormones in check and that it was only a matter of time before we had sex. The entire time Michael just held me as I cried and he listened without interrupting the entire time. He slowly rocked me and finally, once I was finished, I sat up and we looked each other in the eye.

"You know how much I love you don't you?" I told him.

"Yeah, I know. And you know too don't you, how I feel?" He asked.

"Yes. And all I know is that there is nothing in the world that matter's to me more than you do."

This is when he took both my hands, pulled me closer to him and kissed me. I could feel that kiss in every fibre of my being. I really could. It almost made me feel light-headed as I got that feeling in my head that I always get when I feel loved or cared for. There were so many physical sensations.

Once we parted, he reassured me that we would work it out and then he admitted to me something he had been holding inside for a while.

"Mia, we're going to work this out. But I want to tell you something first."

"Okay then," I said.

"Before we got together, I thought about what it might feel like to be you. I mean, I thought about what it would feel like to kiss you, to tell you how I feel. To walk around the hallways at school and to have you wanting me just as much as I've wanted you. I also thought about some of the pitfalls of being together cause even though it hasn't been a problem, our age difference is an issue."

"It's only three years." I said

"Yeah, and if we were say 20 and 23, it wouldn't be a problem at all. But I'm 18 and I'm going to college next year and before you go thinking I'm telling you this to break up or something, don't. I know how your mind works. I can see it ticking away, all the reasons why I'd be telling you this." Michael smiled at me, and I managed to smile for the first time that day, glad that Michael was able to read me so well.

"But what I'm trying to get at is this. I may be going to college and I'll admit things like sex. I've thought about them. I mean, what 18-year-old guy who has a girlfriend hasn't thought about it. I love you and I definitely want to do that some day with you, but I also know that you are 15 years old. You still have 3 more years of high school to go and not only that, but the burden of being a princess and all that goes with that is a lot to deal with. So you don't need me to be any sort of added pressure. So I can wait for as long as you need to go anywhere. I can ease of on our relationship. I can do anything and everything whenever it is right for you. I also want you to know that even if you say your ready, and I know your not, that I'll never take advantage of you."

"How can you be so... willing?" I asked, as I couldn't completely process the magnitude of sacrifice Michael was willing to do for me.

"I guess I know I'm never going to love anyone as much as I love you." Again we kissed and then Michael and I decided it was about time we headed to class.

So now I am sitting here, in biology where I am supposedly doing finals revision, completely breathless over the fact that Michael loves me, MIA THERMOPOLIS, as much as I love him.

Cause what he doesn't know is how much I'd sacrifice for him.