Okay, few things. This is not a oneshot, this is an introduction chapter to a new story I'm doing - read authors note at the bottom - and it is a NILEY story. As much as it seems like it isn't just by this - it is.

I haven't got much else to say, but read the note at the bottom - enjoy and review!

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l o v e s t o r y

Love. I faced love early on. I definitely wasn't ready for it, and didn't expect it to be like anything it was. People told me, like my parents, said it was a great, wonderful – but painful thing that shouldn't be taken easily. I didn't realize I'd fallen so far until I was into far I couldn't get myself out. You never really do realize how much you rely on someone until their gone. I realized how strong my love was for this person, once they were out of my life. But that's just it. There was nothing I could do about it, he was gone, and he was done with it – now I had to move on.

Looking back, I was so young – but I was free. I was free to feel any emotion I felt was possible, - one of those being love. I still felt it was real, and it was strong – even though I was only sixteen. I felt everything twice as much being in love, - and it was truly an amazing experience to be able to feel this way about someone. To have them the centre of your world, and to have someone there.

Miley took her finger off her keyboard and sighed. It still hurt. Writing about her first love in such an intimate, open way – for the whole world to read and explore. She was still writing her first novel, while teaching at a preschool. Her novel was about her life, but not an autobiography – more of a story of love, life and loss – put into a different context.

She knew he'd have to come into the story eventually – he was the most important chapter. He was the key player. But her heart still ached when she thought of the words to describe what they had. How could she put it into words? How could she explain to the world how she had felt? It was hard.

Miley was twenty-two and the last time she had seen 'her first love' was a year ago at a birthday party. It was awkward, but much needed. They spoke for a long time, about life, the past – the future. He was an American football player, rarely in town, but he'd flown in for a close friends bash. He still loved her. He hadn't told her that though – and she hadn't told him that she loved him. They talked and talked, neither of them willing to bring up the awkward relationships conversation. They both had come to a conclusion – that they were young, maybe in love yes, but they ended at eighteen – it was over, and they just had to move on.

Four years ago. Everything seemed so different then. High school. Best friends. Boyfriend. Family. Miley's life revolved around those four things – she lived and breathed for those things. But now her life was all about finishing her novel, grading pieces of work that didn't even matter at that age, and juggling her friends and family – well, what was left of them.

Her best friend, Lilly Truscott moved away to London after high school to attend a photography and art college – she graduated, and was now a well respected photographer, travelling the world and capturing its many beauties with her camera, and then sharing them. She had made a life for herself and she was only twenty-two – sometimes Miley was jealous. Jealous she hadn't made her wildest dreams come true yet.

She sighed once more. She wished her sighing would give her more inspiration – but she was blocked out. She saved her work, and then moved away from her computer, gently setting herself on the couch, and lying down. She closed her eyes slowly – and let her mind travel back to the time she was sixteen. The time where anything and everything seemed possible.

- Okay remember when I said I was going to do a mini life story about me, and all the stuff that's been going on in my life recently? Well I scrapped that idea, and started writing this. This is inspired by my own love story, but I've decided to make a new love story, mines in the past, and I've realized if somethings in the past - it should stay there. This isn't really a chapter, its more of an introduction - I have the first chapter nailed allready but I just want to see your views and opinions - maybe ideas of where you want to see this go? What you think so far? So review - and you'll see the next chapter a lot quicker!

ALSO. IMPORTANT NEWS ON THIS STORY.

It will not be a future fic - this story will be about Miley's past relationship, about her life at sixteen, so basically the whole story is like a flashback, and allready I'm thinking of doing a sequel as the actual future? Where she is right now, with the novel etc - but for now it's back to high school for her. Thought I should clear that up for you guys xx

WHERE I BELONG NEWS -

I am writing the next chapter, it's just I'm so so busy, and I've been inspired to write this story so I thought I should may aswell go for it, but hopefully I'll find some time to finish the next Where I Belong chapter - I hate making you guys wait, and I am really sorry, but I'm just too busy for this now.

I also dropped out of the 'Journey Through The Ages' Niley challenge, which was a really great challenge with some awesome authors in it - you should definately check it out if you can, and vote. I wish I could be in it but unfourtunately I just do not have the time, or commitment at the moment.

So review on your thoughts on this and then I'll try and get the next chapter up as soon as I can!

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