A/N: Thank you SqueakyDolphin6 and JanusGirl101 for being my betas and thank you JanusGirl101 for posting this for me. Also, thank you, Gail Carson Levine, for writing a better version of Toads and Diamonds, which I took some from.

Disclaimer: I do not own the 39 Clues or the story Toads and Diamonds or Gail Carson Levine.

Chapter 2

Amy's POV

I was in the garden picking flowers and was singing a song my father had taught me, catching jewels in a basket as I sang. After a while I heard hoof beats clattering on the cobblestones. I figured it was just another one of Isabel's guests she was having over for a party this afternoon. That's why I was out here in the garden.

"You have an extraordinary voice." Said someone behind me. I almost jumped out of my skin!

"Oh you scared me." I said.

"I am Prince Ian. And whom do I have the pleasure of meeting?"

"Your majesty," I said bowing, "I'm Amy Cahill. I live over there." I pointed to my house, as I spoke. Our house was right next to the road, and it had a really long walkway. The garden was at the end of the walkway. Whenever Isabel had guests she would send me out to the garden in ratty clothes so when people asked about me she could tell them I'm her maid.

"You are also very beautiful," said Ian. Doubt it, I thought. There is no way anybody would think I, in my ratty clothes, am beautiful.

"Thank you." I said anyway.

"My parents want me to get married so they told me to ride through the towns and pick somebody out." Ian said.

"Did you find anyone yet?"

"Yes. She's you." Said Ian.

Ha ha, very funny, I wanted to say, this must be a joke. There is no way that the prince would marry me.

"Really?" I said unsure.

"Yes. Come with me. I'm sure my parents will love you."

"Ok, just let me go and tell my mother," I said, walking away. I couldn't wait to see Isabel's and Natalie's faces when I told them, I'm going to marry the prince! I burst through the door of the house.

"The Prince is outside and he's picking a wife and- "" Natalie cut me off. "I'm going to go change into my best dress, and re-do my hair. But I probably don't have much time. I better hurry!" Natalie shouted, snakes and bugs pouring out of her mouth. She thinks she's going to marry him. She has no idea.

Ian's POV

I was trotting down the road on my white horse, passing girls who, as usual, either screamed, pointed, fainted, or all three.

I had just entered a side road in a new town when I heard someone singing. I decided to do the surprise entry, sign her autograph, and ride away before the other girls notice I'm here and let out their loudest screams. Then I'll go to the next town, do the same thing, and so on and so on and so on until I find a wife.

I trotted up behind the girl and, to my surprise, jewels where falling out of her mouth while she was singing! You don't see that every day. What caused it? Did it happen every time she spoke? I decided to test my theory, so I said,

"You have an extraordinary voice." That was one of the only good qualities about her.

"Oh, you scared me!" She said, turning around. An opal and two emeralds fell out of her mouth as she spoke. She automatically caught them in a basket that was almost full. So it was true! Gems did fall out every time she spoke! Then I looked up and saw her face. It was all I could do to keep a straight face. Was that dirt? Dirt on her face? I could never marry somebody so dirty. But then I remembered the jewels, so I went on talking to her.

"And who do I have the pleasure of meeting?" I asked.

"I am Amy Cahill," she said, bowing. Amy was saying some other things too, but I was so busy looking at the diamonds and rubies coming out of her mouth I didn't notice what she was saying. Then I realized the jewels weren't falling anymore and that she had stopped talking. Hey why not marry her? If I had to marry anyone it should be someone who would make me rich. I decided to flatter her (Not that anyone wouldn't want to marry me).

"You are also very beautiful." I said, which was not true.

"Thank you." She said. I think she is warming up to me.

"My parents want me to get married so they told me to ride through the towns and pick somebody out." Then we had a small conversation during which I told her I want to marry her, and then she went inside to tell her mother.

While I was waiting I thought about what I could do with all the jewels. Then it hit me! I can make a palace out of them! I will be richer then any of my relatives. I will make my father seem poor! I will finish planning that later. Right now I can enjoy nature without girls swooning around me. I was getting tired of all my fans chasing me down everywhere. I remember the time I broke my leg...I don't want to think about that. The girls in that town were vicious!

Just then I heard a crash and a scream that pierced the air. A beautiful girl with a snake around her neck came running out of Amy's house. Maybe I should marry her instead. Wait a second, a snake? Never mind. Where are these girls coming from? Oh no, other girls were coming out of nearby houses to see what was wrong. They would see me. I had to hide. I got off my horse and started to go for the bushes, but it was too late. And just when I got away from everybody. I started to run. Now that I think about it I should have got back on my horse.