Disclaimer: I do not own Princess Diaries, as characters belong to Meg Cabot, and the storyline to Disney and their writers. All is written for pure entertainment and glee, so don't pounce any lawyers, because I won't have the money to pay anyway.

A/N: Finally! What with my exams and all, and my muse flying away to some faraway land (Perhaps Genovia; hah), the second chapter is finally here! Again, reviews are muchly appreciated :D

Thanks to:
EllaFreak: NDMT rocks! Don't worry. Even if Michael came coughcoughcoughCOUGHcough, she won't change her mind. :D
Admiral Lily: Not enough of these, I tell ya!
aserene: Here, an update. Please poke me constantly to tell me to update, though!
LovelyLea: Hmm.. Discovery was short, wasn't it? Maybe I could have a follow-up, all the way until the child is born. Shall contemplate this. Everybody else; please put in your review if you think that is a good idea!
Baby-Emza: Nicholas Mia Michael Mia .. in the movies!
Chantale-of-da-last-generation: :D :: Takes cookie :: Whee! I'm glad you thought I didn't muck this up! And direction for this story? You just have to read on to find out more!
Cinnamon babe: Teeheehee. Like I said.. Michael Nicholas! Don't worry; I'm a diehard NDMT fan. :D
Heather Martin: Ooh-la-la, chickens! Teehee. I was watching the movie and guffawing at that part. Again. For the, what, 10th time? ;)
Becky: Like what I said to you! Nicholas and Mia! :: Holds a sign and waves it in the air :: Thanks for bothering to send me an email as well, again!

And now, on to the chapter!

Saturday, 2nd October 2004, Limo to stable

One more hour until I see the love of my life, who'd decided to keep me in suspense for today's activities. We're meeting at the stables, so the first activity for the day is obviously horse-riding. I love horse-riding (just not side-saddled, I must say). Back at San Francisco, the only thing I loved riding in was my Mustang. Granted, it was creaky in all places possible and even a repair – no, make that three repairs – couldn't fix it… Until I sent it here. As in, Genovia. Perhaps it liked the climate more.

Shades is sitting beside me, looking very interested in this red, leather-bound book, though I'm pretty sure he won't ask what this is. He's a very reserved guy. The only words he says is probably 'Yes', 'No' and 'The Sparrow is flying'.

What is it with security and them calling us birds, anyway? I mean, can't there be anything more appealing to the ear? Eagles, sparrows… what's next? Chicken? Ha ha! Maybe I should tell this to Joe – Grandpa? – and ask him to make security all call Nicholas a 'chicken'!

Ah, we're reaching the stables. And Shades is all 'The sparrow is flying' again. Can't wait til Nicholas arrives. I can so see it now. The chicken is flying… wait, a chicken can't fly!!

Saturday, 9.30 p.m, Ladies at the Plaza

Okay, so I'm in the Ladies', writing my diary. Truth be told, my hands are shaking with excitement! One of the most important thing in my life has just happened, so I think I'm entitled to be excited. Or at the very least, psyched.

Here's a quick run-through of the day:

- At the stables, Nicholas arrived, and the two of us were, to say the lease, slobbering over each other. Okay, maybe not slobbering. But you get the idea. Lilly would've had a fit if she saw that. Then, we went to ride on the horses and started to compete. Of course, he could have won, but he let me. How sweet.

- He blindfolded me, and brought me to the Winter Palace! The little kids are so adorable! Perhaps I should organize more events for these kids to participate in. But anyway. We spent most of the afternoon there. Nicholas looked absolutely cute, carrying them around.

- We did some sight-seeing in the town after leaving the Palace; trying out all sorts of food. You know, those that all tastes like Genovian pears. Then, we went back to that fountain where we fell into after sharing our first kiss. Despite the fact that the kiss was forced… For the most part, that is. The place really brought out a lot of memories. I was newly engaged to Andrew then.

Speaking of Andrew, I spoke to him just a few days ago. It turned out that Elyssa followed him back to England! I suppose this is the real chance he's got at finding somebody to love.

Anyway.

So lastly, he brought me over here to the Plaza… About two hours ago, I think. So we were just having a nice time talking and having dinner. He actually designed the menu himself; him being a gourmet chef and all. So, yeah, I was just sitting there, using my knife to poke at a piece of potato when out of the blue, he knelt down. He took out a small velvet box, and I stared. Truly, I stared. I don't think anybody else does that; not as you connect those dots in your head!

He opened the box to reveal a silver ring which had a unique design – 3 circles, interlocked into each other. And he was all like, "I know Andrew's ring was much more impressive, with all the history behind it and all, but I hope you'd accept this one as well. Your Highness – Mia," he corrected himself, "Will you marry me? I promise to love, honour and cherish you, forever."

And how embarrassing, I just stared and gaped at him with my mouth hanging open. Not very attractive, I must say, but I managed to regain my sense of speech long enough to ask him what the design meant, fingers crossed that the answer won't be 'Because I like it'. But yeah. The explanation he gave me made me melt.

"One of the circles is you, one of them is me, and this last one," he pointed, "will be the one we'd create out of our love. Someone, maybe one, maybe two, or maybe even more, that we will care and love together."

Well, after that, I certainly couldn't stare anymore, so I looked him in the eye and whispered a yes, and he slipped the ring onto my finger, before lifting up his neck chain to reveal an identical ring.

So here I am, in the Ladies, shaking with excitement. Maybe not so much of shaking. More of trembling. But I digress. Must tell Grandma! Must tell Mum! Lil-

Saturday, much later, limo back to the palace

Shades knocked on the door, enquiring if I were alright, so I stopped writing and came out. I saw him staring at the book again.

Speaking of staring. I noticed those long stares between him and Charlotte! I wonder if anything is going on between them. It'll be so amusing, because Shades seemed like someone in delusion, and yet in love. But I'm contradicting myself, because if you're in love, you can't be deluded. Right?

Gotta go. I'll need to go through my schedule for tomorrow… Hey! I caught one of those stares again!

A/N: Like it? Hate it? Comments for anything? Review! :D Speaking of which, I need a (maybe a few) beta-readers for my chapters, and a few muses to crack me up as well. Send me an email if you're interested, k? :D Until then, enjoy!