Don't You Forget About Miley

The beach was crowded, filled with locals and tourists alike, and the breeze was pleasantly warm. All in all, it was just another typical day in Malibu, with the typical teenage crowd hanging out at the food court, as two girls conferred in whispers at a corner table.

"Are you kidding me?" Lilly demanded, eyes wide and somewhat reproachful. "Jake Ryan kissed you and asked you out, and you pushed him off the rail?"

"He didn't actually ask me out," Miley grumbled, absentmindedly stirring her banana smoothie with a straw. "He's planning to ask me out in four months. Maybe."

"And you pushed him off the rail," Lilly reminded her.

Miley let her head drop onto the table and groaned. "What else was I supposed to do, Lilly?" she wailed, voice muffled. "He's going to be in Romania for four whole months. He'll probably forget all about me. Heck, I'd forget about me if I was in the middle of nowhere with a bunch of hot celebrities for four months."

"I don't think he'll forget about you so fast," Lilly said doubtfully. "Not after that kiss."

Miley raised her head up and narrowed her eyes. "What's that supposed to mean?"

Lilly raised her hands in self defense. "Nothing! Just, you know, it was shocking enough to make me drop my popcorn. I mean, I still feel like I have popcorn down my shirt."

Miley sighed and reached over, picking a piece of popcorn out of Lilly's hair. "You do."

Lilly shrugged. "Oh, well. Anyway, it knocked me out, so I'm pretty sure it must've knocked him out, too. I don't think he'd be able to forget you after that." Looking thoughtful, she amended, "I don't think he'll ever forget the girl who pushed Jake Ryan off a rail, either."

"Not helping," Miley growled, and dropped her head back onto the table.

For a moment they sat in silence, Lilly sipping her own banana smoothie, and Miley staring at the table. As people walked by them, a few did a double take, surprised to see two pretty girls surrounded by such a gloomy atmosphere.

Lilly slurped the last of her smoothie, put down her cup, and smiled.

"Miley!" she announced.

"Mmm," Miley said.

"I just heard something really interesting," Lilly continued, smiling wider than ever. "I hear Hannah Montana's been invited to a movie set to do some extra publicity."

Miley jerked her head up. "Are you insane?" she demanded. "You know I—I mean, Hannah – doesn't have any publicity to do now. She's busy with school, remember?"

"I know," Lilly said. "But you see, it was her best friend Lola's idea, since nothing's better than Hannah Montana, unless it's more Hannah Montana. And who could possible need Hannah Montana more than the poor Hannah-less people of Romania?"

Miley stared at her.

Lilly stared back.

And then it clicked.

Miley bit her lip, trying to keep her smile down. "I don't know, Lilly."

"Oh, come on!" Lilly exclaimed, bouncing in her seat. "It could totally work, and you know it. I'm sure Jake would love to put in a good word for Hannah with the movie people."

"I don't think my dad would like it," Miley said, but she was already grinning.

"Liar," Lilly declared. "Your dad would love to travel somewhere new."

"Well, he did say he wanted to get out of the house more," Miley agreed.

Lilly nodded vigorously, looking hopeful.

Miley stood up, brushing off her skirt. "Okay, fine," she announced.

Lilly jumped to her feet, still grinning widely, and hooked her arm in Miley's. "Awesome!" she chirped. "Maybe you could even find Jackson a nice vampire girlfriend, or something."

Miley blinked and looked over at her. "Lilly, vampires don't live in Romania. They're in Transylvania."

"Same difference," Lilly said dismissively. "They're close enough, anyway."

"Right," Miley scoffed, but she smiled.

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author's notes: Title based on.. well, you guess. This is a oneshot, which is why it says 'completed', because Hannah Montana is sort of my guilty pleasure, since it's one of those Disney Channel shows I'll never admit to actually kind of liking. At least, that used to be my opinion, until I checked out what fanfiction existed.. and, well, it was a little bleak, so I thought I should contribute something. After all, grammar is totally cool, spellcheck's pretty nifty, and Miley+Jake4ever!!. :)