3 YEARS LATER

Michael POV:

I don't think I ever really got over Mia leaving me like that. I mean how could she just abandon me without a thought for my feelings? I would have gladly traveled anywhere she wanted to go and given up everything to be with her. For about a year after she left I fell into a kind of slump; what the doctors like to call a depression. I mean who wouldn't after the love of their life left. The only thing that kept me going was the thought that Mia was still out there and that maybe someday we would meet up again. I always heard Lily talking on the phone with her and I knew that whenever Mia asked the question, "How is Michael?" Lily would say "Oh he's OK" because she didn't want to worry Mia. I mean I would have done the same thing.

And then one day I realized that I was wasting my life away slumping around in my dorm the whole time and just barely making the classes, so I decided to start playing with my band more. It helped me to let my feelings out in a different way. Through my musical outlet. I could tell sometimes that my band got tired of me playing sad songs but they understood what it was like for me. And after that I started playing more happy songs and I started to feel better about myself. And instead of Lily saying "Oh he's OK" She said "He's great; he's been playing a lot in his band." This made it seem like I was getting over Mia which I didn't want her to say.

I tried many times in that period to contact Mia but she had blocked all contact with me. Anyway way I tried to contact her, by letter, email, phone, I never got the response that she had received a letter and I could never get through to her by phone because they wouldn't let me talk to her. I sent her some CDs of my music but I don't know if she ever got them. One time I tried to call her and I pretended to be someone else. As soon as I heard her voice I froze and said "Mia-..." But then she hung up on me.

I started trying to date girls by the suggestion of my band mates, but whoever I dated just wasn't right and most of them wouldn't last past the first date. So instead of dating I tried to concentrate more on my schoolwork. I spent all of my time studying and playing for our band.

Until one day Lily told me something that would change my life forever.

Mia POV:

Ok so maybe I regretted my decision. Ok so maybe I regretted it A LOT. I don't think I'll be able to survive this "No Michael" thing that I have to deal with right now. The first year in Genovia was O.K because I was kept busy setting things up because I was the new Queen and I had basically no time to think about Michael. The only time I did was when I was sleeping or when I called Lily. I could almost feel the vibes coming off him over the phone. I missed him real bad. When I asked how he was doing Lily always said "Oh he's OK" but I knew from the way she was saying it and from the way Michael usually reacted to these kinds of things that he probably wasn't doing OK and she was just saying that to make me feel better about the whole situation.

After the first year everything went back to normal at the palace except me. I went into a kind of downer period where all I would do was think about Michael. I knew he was trying to email and call me so I just blocked his email account and told the palace if he called to tell him I wasn't available. One time he got through (by pretending to be someone else I later heard from the palace) and I held the phone up to silence and he said "Mia-..." And I hung up because I knew it was him. It took only one single word to recognize his voice. And I knew I couldn't speak to him or else it would just make things worse. I received all his letters but only took the CDs out; I couldn't bear to read the letters. I listened to them over and over again crying myself to sleep every night.

Lily knew how depressed I was. I mean how could she not? She's my best friend; she knows these things. So she had an idea. I mean I didn't like it. But then my advisors got a hold of it and they said it would be good publicity and that it would be good for me; it would help me get out and about and dating again; away from this depression. So reluctantly I agreed. Anyway I forgot; the idea. This is my phone conversation with Lily about it.

"Hey Lily."

"Mia! Just the person I wanted to talk to! I have this fabulous idea and I KNOW you will want to hear about it."

"Really? What is it." She could tell I was depressed.

"Oh come ON Mia! Stop acting so down! I have an idea to get you back on your feet again!"

That perked my interest. This depression thing really wasn't helping my life or my health at all. "Really? So what is it?" I said with a more interested tone.

"Oh so NOW you're interested! I think I might just not tell you!"

Now it was my turn to say it, "Oh come ON Lily, you know you want me to be out of this slump as much as I do!" I whined. I was actually interested in her idea. Although it would probably be crazy.

"Ok well listen closely. I have book you, YOU, Princess Amelia for a dating show! And before you say anything, this is going to be a good idea. You can meet some new guys and help yourself get OVER him. Please Mia! I know it's a good idea."

I remained in silence. Was it a good idea? I mean I really wanted to get back on my feet again. But a dating SHOW? I didn't know about this. I mean what if the guy I met was some psychopath. Whatever, I guess I'll just sleep on it and ask my advisors tomorrow.

"Lily can I get back to you on that one? I have to talk to my advisors as to if it would be OK for me to go on T.V. like that."

"Mia you have to PROMISE me you will get back to me! I booked you in! There's no way out!"

"I promise Lily. I actually think it's an OK idea. But I really need to ask my advisors."

"OK but if I don't hear from you by the end of tomorrow you are in DEEP dog doodoo; do you understand?"

"I understand."

"Well I'll talk to you then Mia."

"OK Lily- Until then."

And then I hung up. Maybe this wasn't such a bad idea after all.

A/N- Hey everyone! Sorry for the while it took for me to update. I have officially started school now and might not have as much time for this kind of stuff. But I will try to update ASAP all the time. Thanks for all the reviews! But keep writing them! Whenever I read them they motivate me to write another chapter! It's your reviews that keep this story alive!