TITLE: The Way of the Heart

SUMMARY: Miley has discovered that she has fallen madly and completely in love with Lily. She's afraid to confess her love to Lily; for fear that Lily would turn and run away. So; she has decided to kick Lily out of her heart and life herself; so that way Lily wouldn't have to do it herself. Will Lily find a way to learn the truth? Will she feel the same for Miley? Will Lily find a way to prove to Miley that no matter what - they belong in each others lives and heart?

CATEGORY: Friendship/ Hurt/Comfort/ Family/ Drama/ Romance/ Crime/ Tragedy/ Suspense/ Spiritual

RATING: T

PRELUDE

It happened without my noticing it. It's amazing really. How life can happen without my even noticing it; and yet everyone surrounding me notices it. Than why the heck don't they inform me what is going on? I mean how hard is it too walk up to me; wave hands in my face; and tell me that something this major was going on in my life.

I would do that for them.

Why than don't they return the favor with me?

Okay; so I'm being overdramtic here. I'm a drama queen okay! Well, I'm like one teensy bit less of one than my best friend.

Lillian Trustcott; Lily for short. Unless if I feel like using Lil, or even Lil's.

Lily.

She's the reason for this shock that something major has happened in my life; without my knowledge. Without anyone freaking person brothering to tell me about it.

Okay; to be fair. Even Lily hasn't noticed this about me. So, I don't blame her for not informing me. How can I? Really, I mean she's my bestest friend in the whole world. She's my other half. She's my Ethel to my Lucy. She's my soul mate. She's Lily.

She's also the soul reason why I'm in an upheavel.

I; Miley Ray Stewart; just found out; to my amazament; to my shock; to my joy; to my horror; to my ever blessing of all life - that I'm in love Lily.

Lily.

My thoughts are always with this beautiful blue eyed; blond bomb shell that had entered my life with a bam. It didn't even matter that I was sad and depressed after my mother passed away. It didn't matter that I was frightened with the big move to California; away from family and friends in Tennessee. It didn't matter that I didn't know anyone - the moment that the bouncing blond bomb shell rushed up and pulled me into the tightest bear hug of my life; I knew the part of my heart that had a hole; had just been filled. No; Lily didn't take my mother's place - she couldn't - but even when mom was alive; I knew I still had a deep void in my heart.

Lily completed me in that moment.

Now it's all over. Because I'm going to have to kick Lily out of my life and heart.

It was the only way.

If she ever found how the truth; than she would turn and flee on her own.

I was doing this as a favor to her. I couldn't bear to have her be the one to personally leave me.

It hurt to much to think about.

It hurt to much to hurt Lily. Either way; she'll be hurt. But; at least this way I was doing it. Not her.

Lily.

END OF PRELUDE