Hi everyone! I don't like this chapter that much I find it a little boring but I have plans for the next chapter so I'm sure that will be much longer and more interesting! Also I am soooooooo sorry I was grumpy about AAMD all your kind reviews made me so glad and I love you all! Hehe! Anyway on with the show!

Chapter 4: Birthday Surprise

Mimi could feel her cheeks heating up in embarrassment as he came closer and closer to her. Inside she was a turmoil of emotions. "What is with this guy?" she thought. "One minute he's chucking peas at me the next he's going too…he's going to kiss me?" She gulped as she felt her eyes hopelessly begin to close and her knees turn to jelly. He shouldn't be looking at her like that in the first place. It should be against the law. He should be thrown in jail. After all wasn't it him that teased her mercilessly and called her names and had hurt her so much? Her eyes flew open. She was Mimi Tachikawa! Princess Mimi Tachikawa! And she was not going to let some boy much less this one use her as a play toy! Barely aware of what she was doing she stepped back and swung her right hand around to hit his cheek with a resounding slap. The hallway echoed. He stopped and stared at her eyes bright, mouth open, hand reaching up to his cheek. Breathing heavily she glared at him "Don't you ever, ever come near me again! Do you understand?"

He was walking towards her; he was going to say something. Picking up her skirts she fled, she wasn't sure she could resist him anymore.

Yamato Ishida was walking frustratedly in the garden raking a hand through his hair. He wasn't sure what had come over him before but that girl sure as hell had no right to slap him like that! In fact considering how hard her slap was he could have been maimed for life. "I should sue her," he muttered. The stars twinkled overhead almost like they were laughing at him "Laugh now stars! You'll see, you'll see! I can make anyone I want kiss me! I can make them crazy about me! She thinks she's so great that spoilt little brat, well I'll bring her down a peg or two." He heard a real voice laughing this time. Turning to the windows his cheeks went scarlet as he saw her head poking out of one of them. "Talking to the stars Ishida? Well you sure are desperate." She pulled her head back in only to push it out again a moment later. "And by the way this particular 'spoilt brat' will never ever fall for you so you can get rid of that illusion." The window closed with a resounding bang, leaving Matt with a determined frown on his face.

"Don't speak too soon Tachikawa. Don't speak too soon."

Yolei opened the curtains happily spilling bright light into the room. Mimi groaned and burrowed under the covers. "Time to get up dear," chirped Yolei happily.

"What are you sounding so joyful about?" grumbled Mimi.

Yolei giggled. "Well for one thing it's a beautiful day."

Mimi's head remained buried. "Sure is."

"And for another it's your…BIRTHDAY!"

Mimi shot up amazed and pulled off the covers. Her eyes shone with excitement. "OMG! Yolei you're right! I actually forgot my birthday!" The glow momentarily faded. "It's all that jerk Ishida's fault." Yolei sweat dropped. "On the other hand even he can't ruin my birthday!" Laughing she sprang out of bed and into the hall way still clad in her pink silk cherry blossom nightgown. She bounded into the throne room ignoring the amused smiles of many. Inside she was still a bit childish but most people couldn't help loving her for it. She threw herself on her parents.

"Muuuuuumy, Daaaaaady! What special day is it?"

Her dad laughed and said with a twinkle in his eye, "I can't think of anything can you my dear?"

"Not a single thing!" replied her mother with a laugh,

"Oh," her father said thoughtfully, "There was…"

"One…"

"Little…"

"Thing.' Her father and mother beamed and hugged her.

"Happy birthday sweetheart! We hope you love your present!" Mimi's eyes were sparkling. She never got sick of her parent's jokes and playfulness but now it was time for the best thing of all! Her super-duper present! She loved the surprise and happiness that flowed through her when she received it. Despite how rich her parents were they still found a perfectly original way to make her happy.

"This year you're officially 16 and so you deserve a very grown up kind of present."

" We have arranged something wonderful for you." Mimi's waited in breathless anticipation.

"You…"

"Will…"

"Be…"

"Having…"

"A date with Prince Yamato Ishida," they chorused together.

Mimi's jaw dropped. In strode Matt looking as elegant and cool as usual. Except this time he was accompanied with a triumphant smirk as if he were saying 'Look I told you didn't I? I get everything my way!' Mimi wanted to scream, she wanted to shout and cry and throw a tantrum and bring the house (err the palace) down but she would not, not look like a fool in font of that Prince again. So holding her head high she smiled aloofly and surprised the whole court by saying that she would love to go on a date with her fiancée and that she would be down as soon as she got dressed. The conspiring parents grinned furtively at each other; little did their children who thought that they were so in control have any idea what they had in store with them. By the end of this date Matt and Mimi were going to have a hard time denying their feelings for each other.

Outside in the corridor two figures smiled secretly at each other. There was to be another surprise at Mimi's party. A surprise they had a feeling that Mimi was going to like even less then her 'date.' After all it was a surprise to die for.

Well there you go! Not the greatest chapter but I'll make sure the next one is longer, fluffier and more interesting! Um that's all I have to say for now so see you later! Oh and please review!