DISCLAIMER - I do not own Hannah Montana or any of the characters or plot lines related to that show :) Whoever does is a lucky duck. However, I do own my characters - Sophie and whomever I wish to write about further along in the story. 'Kay?

a/n: Okay, looks like I'm re-uploading this after more than 6 months. I changed the names and did a revise of the whole thing, since some of the characters were based on people I know. So yeah. I have a few chapters already. And I'll keep on writing more :) Hopefully it will be more successful than my others. Hehe Don't forget to review, yeah? Yours, Amee.

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Oliver Oken stared curiously at the girl who was sitting alone on the beach. His bedroom window overlooked the whole sandy shore and he'd been watching her for five minutes. Making his mind up, he thought he'd go and at least introduce himself. All he knew about the girl was that she'd moved next door that morning from England. Grabbing his jacket, he walked out of his room and sped down the stairs. He didn't have a curfew but knowing his luck, he'd get there and she'd have already left. Oliver walked down a short path to the beach front and spotted her immediately, only ten or so metres away. He sat himself down beside her, casting a shadow across her pale face. He wanted to say something, but she seemed so calm, her attention fully on the orange sunset before them. A few minutes later the girl sighed and turned to him.

"Hi," she smiled. "I'm Sophie."

Oliver blinked. He'd have been content with sitting in her presence all night and her sudden movement had surprised him. He grinned back.

"Oliver."

She didn't say anything else, just sat there looking at him. Oliver felt a little awkward and decided to start a conversation.

"So... You come from England? Your mom told my mom this morning. We're neighbours."

Oliver lay back on the sand, making himself more comfortable, he wanted the conversation to last a long time. Something about Sophie made him want to know everything about her.

"Yeah. I meant to come over and introduce myself but my laptop was in the first box I opened and I ended up spending the day trying to set up my wireless so I could talk to Joe."

She sighed again and Oliver felt a pang of jealousy creep out of nowhere.

"Uhh... Who's Joe?" he choked. Please don't be her boyfriend, please don't be her boyfriend he found himself pleading in his mind.

"He's my friend. My best friend. I'm gonna miss him. Especially as I don't have any friends here." Oliver sighed. Still a chance he told himself, thanking the stars.

"You can have me. And I know you're gonna love my friends Lilly and Miley. They'll love you loads too. Never met kinder people in my life."

Sophie giggled. "I hope so. I really don't wanna be a loner, new kid at school. Ahh, I have to go get registered tomorrow in time for the start of the new school year. Mum's starting her new job tomorrow and so I have to go alone. I don't even know the way!"

"I'll take you there. Nothing better to do. I'll get Miley and Lilly to come too. We can go to the mall afterwards." Oliver suggested it, hoping she'd accept.

"I'd like that."

Oliver was ecstatic, a chance to see her again. And things looked like they were going to spend a lot more time together as well. He just hoped Sophie was as happy.

"So... Who is Sophie? You still haven't told me anything about yourself."

"There's not much to tell! Well, I suppose if you really want to know. I'm Sophie Radford, 15, vegetarian. I'm shy and self-conscious. I love music. Fall Out Boy and Dashboard Confessional to Christina Aguilera or even Hannah Montana. I'll listen to anything and everything but I must admit those are my favourites. Sometimes I wish I could disappear. I never get the guy and although I'm smart, I come second in everything. Never number one. That's pretty much it." Oliver just blinked. Enough to take in?

"Firstly, you have no reason to be self conscious. You're nice and gorgeous enough to have all the confidence in the world. I'd be devastated if you disappeared. So please don't. I find it hard to believe you never get the guy and you're definitely number one for me." Oliver took a deep breath after rushing his speech, afraid he'd said it wrong. Sophie blushed at stared at her feet.

"Thanks. I think that was the boost in confidence I needed." She looked into his warm eyes and smiled sheepishly, sidling over so she was sitting right next to him. He picked up her hand and held it in both of his, feeling the warmth travel between them and smiled.

They sat on the beach for a while, talking and being together.

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