Disclaimer : don't own anything. Any similar things with real life incidents are pure coincidence. So anyway, I kinda wanna be clear here, it may seem it but Demi is not pushing for Miley and Nick to be together, she just wanna

Eventual Niley, not sure but it looks that way.

It's hard to reconnect with someone you used to love, and possibly still do. Which is what the reconnecting part for. It requires time and patience and it's a step by step process. Well, unfortunately that's not going to be the easiest for Miley and Nick. This is because of the attention that they get on every move that they make. Things are always exaggerated to sell stories and they are frankly both very annoyed and tired of it. Which is why when they both got in at Northwestern College in Chicago, they decided to seize the opportunity.

You see, once upon a time when they were younger, Miley and Nick had a very "secret romance" obviously to keep from the paparazzi stalking their love. But since their break up in 2007, things have been strange between them. She never really had a conversation with him since, of course this excludes the "how are you" and "Oh, I liked your new single". It was as if there was unfinished business between them, but they weren't taking the time to solve it because they were so busy with their careers. Well, since then, Miley has dated other guys and Nick has had an on off then on again relationship with Selena.

Miley was going through her classes as if she were on a cloud. Not cloud 9, no she wasn't smitten. Just on a cloud. Everything seemed sort of dream like today. She didn't talk much, just paid attention most of the time during the lectures and was just… out of it. As her best friend, Demi had put it. Oh yes, Demi Lovato had also decided to attend Northwestern. "Miley? Mile?" Demi waved her hand in front of Miley's face , but she didn't respond. "What is this funk you're in? I mean, seriously…"

"Sorry, just… tired maybe… So, what do you think about that assignment today?" Miley asked, trying to be a good friend. As Demi started to rattle of her complaints about the assignment, Miley noticed Nick come in with a bunch of friends from his music course.

"Hey! Earth to Miley!" Demi said, "Oh… now I see what has your attention, come let's go say hi!" She said standing up.

"No! Sit!" Miley said. She tugged on Demi's sleeve. "I don't really want to say hi to him now, with all his friends around, won't it be awkward?"

Demi shook her head, "Fine, but seriously, the guy is one of my best friends, not going over there to say hi, doesn't look well on my part. But I guess we can pretend as if we didn't see him." She picked up her coke and its contents.

"Thanks," Miley sighed. Avoided… for now.

NICK'S POV

"Hey, guys I gotta take this, be right back," Nick stood up from his lunch table and excused himself to answer his ringing phone. It was Selena, his girlfriend. In the hallway , it was quiet as most students were in the café.

"Hey!" Selena greeted as soon as he hit the 'answer' button.

"Hey baby!" Nick replied, oh if I might add; Selena was still working in Hollywood, a very successful actress and fashion entrepreneur. She and Nick had agreed to try and keep their relationship very much alive, but living in L.A. and in Chicago, it was just difficult. "How's your day been?"

"Exhausting, but I'm so excited about this movie, I mean, I think it could really get me some big time respect as an actress," Selena said excitedly.

Nick smiled, he could imagine her right now, eyes lit up and smiling, "Man, I really miss you right now."

"Me too, I'm coming into Chicago in about two weeks, I'll see you then?" Selena asked, she had to be in town for some interviews and to do some press. "I'm going to be working in the day, and you have school… but at night?"

"Mm… or maybe on the weekends?" Nick asked.

"Yup, that works too. Man, this long distance thing is hard huh?" Selena sighed, she shook her head and played with her thumb, I wish you didn't have to go to college all the way on the East coast."

"I wish you were here with me…" Nick said, he leaned against the row of lockers in the hallway.

"Yeah well, I'm happy for you, going to school and everything," Selena told him, she was definitely trying to lighten the mood.

"Mhm, and I know that you're new film is going to be a huge success, we gotta do what we gotta do, right? And we'll make this work, I know we can," Nick said quietly.

"Yes! We will! Hey, I have to go, but please tell Demi I said hi for me, I tried calling her the other day, but I think there's something wrong with her phone," Selena said quickly.

"Yeah, definitely, well then I'll talk to you soon?" Nick asked.

"Definitely, I love you," Selena told him. She still got chills whenever they said I love you. Hearing him say it back to her made her feel warm inside.

"I love you too," Nick said. He hung up and headed back into the cafeteria to find Demi.

MILEY POV

"Well I think that they should totally let us, wait, why is Nick coming this way?" Miley asked. She had been in mid discussion with Demi when she noticed out of the corner of her eye that Nick was headed towards their table.

"Well maybe because he wants to say hi to me, he is one of my best friends remember?" Demi replied. Miley hit her playfully, "It's true!"

"Uh hey Demi, hey Miley," Nick said, with a small wave, Miley smiled back.

"Well Selena says hi, I was on the phone with her just now, she said she's tried calling but there's something wrong with your phone?" Nick said.

"Oh yeah, I've figured it out, I think it was just the connection. But thanks anyway," Demi said. "I think, you're friends are calling you." She said, gesturing to the group of guys who were trying to get Nick's attention.

"Right, bye guys," Nick said, he jogged back to his table.

Demi turned to Miley, "Okay, pep talk time. I know it's weird with Nick and all, especially if you hear him talk about Selena, since you guys still have a little un finished business. But you have to quit it. This is the time to solve everything between Nick and you. You're in college, in the same college! Get a grip. You can't keep not communicating, if you open up and be friendly, he will too. Because frankly, I'm getting kind of tired switching from hanging out with you to hanging out with him. You both are my best friends, Selena is too, so what you need to do is to start being more chill around him, you tend to get very tense… both of you… need to be less… mm… hostile! That's the word. Ok?"

"Yeah."

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So anyway, I kinda wanna be clear here, it may seem it but Demi is not pushing for Miley and Nick to be together, she just wanna them be friends.

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