Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters, the only thing I own is the plot and half of it belongs to someone else.... Etc etc blah blah blah. "Blueside" (lyrics) belongs to Rooney. )

A/N: I've been excitedly reading the Princess Diary series lately... and I've noticed a few problems with my story already.... *sigh* mostly how Kenny seems to have more classes with Mia than I thought. Sooo we're just gonna ignore that slight... mistake, and continue on like he only has biology with Mia.

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(Mia POV)

NOVEMBER 7

Lilly says I'm being melodramatic. I don't think I am, I mean, if it'd happened to her, I bet she would have been punching somebody. Or, at least giving them a migraine from her screaming.

But no, when I get upset about something, and actually raise my voice, I'm being histrionic.

It happened last night, after princess lessons. (Which, by the way, were a migraine in themselves. I won't write about it this time.) I went over to the Moscovitz house to practice with Michael.

Lilly was "working" on something with Boris, so she wasn't there when I first arrived.

I went in, said hi to the Doctor Moscovitzs. And headed for Michael's room. First he helped me with Algebra because I have a test on Monday. That really sucks. It'll ruin my whole weekend.

But after that we practiced lines for a while, but it was kind of weird because there's this kiss scene between Romeo and Juliet. Okay, there are multiple kiss scenes... and every time we got to that part, I kept imagining what it would be like to kiss Michael. I'd watch his lips moving, but I'd completely forget where we were in the part. It was really embarrassing.

But how could I not get caught up in the thought? He would bring his lips closer to mine, I would feel his breath as he whispered, "I love you, Mia." And then he would kiss me. He'd wrap his arms around me and I would be surrounded by his soapy smell with no choice but to surrender...

Okay, I got a little carried away. And Michael could tell I wasn't all there, so we took a break. That's when Lilly came home and found me in Michael's room lying on top of his bed. Michael was sitting next to me just sort of strumming on his guitar singing.

"The colors have built up in my mind, they're bleeding through my heart, But nobody knows that they exist, but look at my bursting veins...."

I thought it was really cool, and it sort of spoke to me you know? Like the way I can never seem to be honest about how I feel.

And then Lilly came barging in about to yell at Michael to stop his annoying attempts at playing the guitar. But she saw me. Immediately she chastised me for not telling her I would be there. For being in the same room with her brother and the fact that he might try to take advantage of me because of his submerged sexual feelings. That made me really embarrassed.

After that she started getting onto me about how I don't seem to choose my friends very well except when she's here. But that made me mad, because what about Tina? If Lilly hadn't refused to speak to me, I never would have become friends with Tina, and she's been a really great friend. Even to Lilly.

At which point I opened my big mouth and said something I wish I hadn't. I can't believe I was so stupid. But I didn't want Lilly knowing I loved her brother.

"Lilly, Michael and I aren't friends. He's being nice, and pitying his little sister's best friend. Trying to help me. That's all."

Lilly stopped. She almost looked like she was going to laugh.

Michael stared at me with a shocked and hurt look on his face. "Well, I guess we're done for the night," he said.

"Michael..." But he had left his own room, to get away from me.

Okay, I know he doesn't like, LOVE me or anything, but I didn't think he considered me one of his friends. I know I consider him one of mine, but I didn't think I would be hurting his feelings by saying we weren't...

God its so confusing. Now we're at school. Apparently she's not mad at me, just frustrated that I was being so immature. Okay then.

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LATER IN G&T

Michael won't even tutor me. He's busy flirting with Mandella. She wanted to know if I needed help with the play today, but I told her I needed to focus on Algebra instead. When I tried to ask Michael for help he told me he was busy. But he was only playing games on his laptop.

Now he's running lines with Mandella while she flirts with him. I really like her, she's pretty cool. Not at all like Lana. And she's a lot more understanding than Lilly. Mandella even kind of reminds me of Tina, except instead of her obsession with Romance novels, she loves Shakespeare, and she doesn't have a bodyguard following her around.

The only problem is, she likes Michael. Its so obvious.

They seem to be pretty happy together too. He's laughing, she's smiling. And when their not doing this, she's listening to what ever he tells her pretty intently. She nods her head or shakes it and when answering him leans forward putting a hand his knee. Michael doesn't mind at all. Or he would have told her to take it off right?

I have to do something, I have to apologize.

I've been trying to come up with when would be the best time. But between Princess lessons, Algebra review, and Kenny demanding my time...

I wish I could just break up with Kenny but I'm too afraid I'd hurt his feelings really bad. Like the way I hurt Michael.

I love Michael Moscovitz. I have to talk to him.

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Shorter chapter... but its because I was really eager to write this next part. So two chapters before I go! Haha, my parents are going to kill me later for not getting ready, but it takes me half as long to pack as it take them.... And I can always sleep on the train. ;-)