[Author's Note]
SoCalSurferGirl: Oh dear, I'm scared now. Haha. And thanks, by the way. I was going for the cuteness factor.
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LostRose: Thanks for the correcting me. I should've known that would happen. I'm not very good in French class.
Rosey: I'm not telling you...teehee. You'll just have to keep reading, won't ya? Yes, I am evil.
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Such Great Heights
Chapter Five
Attempts

"I don't understand why you think he'll hate you for something you can't help," Lilly said, trying to convince me. A week or two had passed, and Michael still didn't know, or even have the slightest inkling, that I was a princess. If that isn't procrastination, I don't know what is. But everything was already going so well for me, and I didn't want anything to jeopardize that.

"If you don't tell him," Lilly continued, "and he somehow finds out some other way, then he'll be angry."

"How do you know?"

"I just do. It's a sibling thing," she shrugged.

"So what if he's mad at me for keeping it from him for all this time?!"

"He'll be happy that you told him!"

"I dunno, Lil. I mean, I don't want to ruin anything."

"Mia, honestly, there's no way that this relationship can go anywhere without him knowing." I sighed. The fact was, Lilly was more right than I was willing to admit. I just wanted to put off telling him this minor detail for as long as possible. Except it's actually kind of a major detail.

I should write a book on procrastination. I'd sure have a lot to fill it with. Don'tcha agree?

Wait, who am I talking to?

Oh dear, I really am losing it.

"I'll tell him tonight," I said with much consideration.

"You will?" Lilly asked, totally not believing me at all. Well she had a reason, but I was really going to go through with it this time.

"Yes." I had my mind made up, I really did. "I totally swear that I will tell him tonight, when he walks me home." Which he did every night. Walking me home, that is. Or at least he did whenever I wasn't spending the night. It was kind of a long walk, but it was accomplishable. I just saw it as Mia-Michael alone time.

The door opened and in walked Michael and Pavlov. Michael was red in the face and out-of-breath, and it was obvious that he'd had another encounter with the press. Luckily, none of these press-encounters ever happen while I'm with him, and that would truly be a disaster. They'd do a whole look-up on "Lead-singer Michael Moscovitz's new girlfriend" and publicize the whole princess thing. That's not the way I want Michael to find out. No no no no no.

"Hey Thermopolis," he said, throwing his keys on the table and kissing me on the cheek.

"Press?" I asked.

"And fangirls," he sighed, plopping down on the couch beside me. I really couldn't believe my own luck. There I was, sitting next to my boyfriend, Michael Moscovitz the rockstar, who could get any girl he wanted. And for some unbelievable reason, he was perfectly content with having me. I'd spent many nights pondering over this, worrying and worrying endlessly that I wasn't good enough for him. The thought hadn't exactly left my mind, but I'd pushed it out of my head for the time being. I didn't need any more reason to worry myself silly.

Michael laced his fingers within my own as we strolled comfortably down the street, talking randomly about nothing. It was a little past 8:00, and the streetlights were flickering on as the sun started to set and the city started to dim.

"I found myself an apartment up for rent," he said.

"Really? So you're really getting your own place?" I asked, kind of in disbelief.

"Yeah! Why, is it really that shocking? I mean, I'm 22, I'm in a band and I've collected a substantial amount of money in the past couple of years. It's only sensible to move out and move on, you know?" Michael was the only person I knew who used the word "substantial" in the middle of a casual conversation.

"I know, it's just going to seem weird. I mean, I'm so used to you being there when I'm hanging out with Lilly. And I've kind of gotten used to it again, ever since you got back."

"Well, aren't you moving into a dorm starting in September?"

"Yeah, actually," I confirmed, kind of in awe of how much was changing.

"There's a lot of change going on," I shared.

"Yeah, well in some cases it's a good thing. Just look at us." He squeezed my hand and smiled at me, making me blush and smile uncontrollably.

"Yeah, you're right," I agreed.

"Of course I am. I'm always right!"

I laughed. "I happen to disagree, Mr. Cocky."

"What?!"

"You were wrong when you thought I didn't feel the same way."

"But you thought so, too."

"I'm not the one going around bragging that I know everything," I argued playfully. He sighed. He was defeated.

"Hey Michael," I started. I might as well get more than one thing cleared up tonight.

"Hm?" All of his attention was on me now. Oh God.

"Um. Why did you choose me?" I asked softly.

He looked at me for a long while. At first he seemed kind of bewildered. Well, I guess it was kind of a stupid question. But then he smiled, looked me in the eyes and said, "Because I'm in love with you, that's why. I always have been and I always will be." He stroked my cheek and kissed me with more feeling than I thought possible. My knees buckled and I found myself falling into him, leaning on his chest so I wouldn't fall, because at that point my legs had no chance of holding my own weight.

"Hey Michael..." I started off again, thinking of my promise to Lilly...and to myself. He pulled away so that his face was still only inches from my own.

"Yes Thermopolis?" He had a big, cheeky grin on his face.

"Um... well, I've been meaning to tell you something for a really long time now."

"Really? And what is that?"

"Well—."

And then came the cameras.

[Author's Note]
Cliffhanger!
I'm sorry, really. But I just couldn't help myself.
For some reason I found this chapter kind of hard to write, and it didn't turn out the way I wanted it to. I hope it turned out okay.
So now go ahead and review, because reviews make me happy and they make me update faster. Haha.