A/N. This was inspired by your21's "Something More" and is also dedicated to her.

It is a Christian centered fic, with perhaps a romance between Miley and Oliver or Lilly and Jackson for kicks (because both ships are practically canon anyways in my mind).

One note: Many Christians don't look like real Christians because they've conformed to the world. They don't realize that to be "set apart from the world" as we're commanded means to induce God's word with such zest that the truth overwhelms our brain and our love for God is shown by our knowledge of Him and His words.
The Christian in this fic, is supposed to be a true Christian such as "Christian" from the Pilgrim's Progress and not as those mere professors that act nothing like the sheep who love God and others as we're commanded to do.

Therefore: I write this in love. To your21 and any others who wish to stand up and shout "I love Jesus" ("And Hannah Montana is a pretty great show too!")

With love,

J.L

Disclaimer: I don't own HM.

A Place to Belong

This Chapter is Called: The Miley Welcome Wagon

"Miley! What are you doing? You don't have to make friends with every new girl to wander into our halls. She's weird."

Miley stared at her friend as if she was deeply amused, Lilly calling someone else weird was pretty ironic considering how many weird stares Lilly had gotten by jumping up and down on a sugar rush that morning.

"I'm sure she's not" Miley looked over to where to new girl was, who seemed too deeply engrossed in a book to notice anything else that was happening in the crowded cafeteria around them.

"Oh yeah?" Lilly argued, "She's been here one week and she hasn't even fit into any of the cliques yet. She hasn't even made an effort to fit in anywhere!"

"Perfect! We don't fit in anywhere either."

Oliver felt the need to do a little cough at that moment. Miley wasn't happy about it. "You got something to say, boy?"

"Nope. Not really. It's just that Amber and Ashley would put you under the heading of 'losers' in the school hierarchy."

Oliver had barely gotten through making this statement before Miley had grabbed him forcefully. "Ow! Chest..."

"Your chest hairs are going to be the least of your worries if you say that again."

She released him and Oliver rolled his shoulders back into place, "Me? I'd say you two are more of the 'bully' type."

Miley rolled her eyes and Lilly shook her head at him at the same time. "I'm going over there" Miley said with finality as Lilly grabbed her by the hand and tried to pull her in the other direction. "No Lilly. I'm going!" She wrenched her arm free and made her way over the empty table where the girl sat.

"Hey" Miley put on her biggest 'be-my-friend' grin as she approached her.

The girl lifted her head from her book. "Hey" she replied giving her the once over, smiling politely and then going back to her reading.

"So... how are you liking the school?" Miley sat across from her and started to converse hesitantly hoping dearly that she would get a response and not end up looking as stupid as she had with the last few new kids (one of which threw pudding at her, one went on a vendetta to beat her to a pulp and the other had already spoken to Amber and Ashley and 'dissed' her in front of everyone).

The girl looked up again but didn't seem to mind. "It's a school" she commented idly.

Miley laughed a little. "Guess so." She drummed on the table in front of her. "So where did you come from?"

The girl who she hadn't even asked the name of giggled.

"What's so funny?" Miley demanded.

"I'm trying not to answer a stupid response like 'the womb' or something that would probably just annoy you. It's a bit immature. I should just keep quiet." She blushed and looked down again.

"Why would you do that?" Miley raised an eyebrow. "I mean, I say stupid things all the time. I was raised in Tennessee - the hometown of stupid sayings. But it's normal."

"It's better to be prudent."

"Huh?"

"Prudent."

"Shakespeare? Are you like... some English major or something?"

"Shakespeare?" Both of them looked at each other completely confused and then at the smirking of the girl in front of her, both of them started to laugh.

"You seem really normal." Miley told her truthfully, "how come you haven't found any friends yet?"

"I don't know. A few reasons. Partly afraid, being unequally yoked, having nobody to understand me. Y'know. Usual teen stuff."

"Oh" Miley felt as though she missed some private joke in part of that statement. "You can always hang out at the beach with my friends and I sometime. We're usually around Rico's after school."

"Um. I'm not sure."

A worried look crossed Miley's face. "Have you been speaking to either Amber or Ashley?"

The girl shrugged helplessly, "Can't say I have."

"Great! So see you after school? Oh, by the way, I'm Miley" Miley extended her hand to her and the girl shook her firmly.

"Maxie" she grinned one last grin and turned back to her book. Miley tried to take a glance at it as she got up to leave, but found it to be utterly futile, but it did look like Shakespeare.

Lilly clung to Miley as soon as she left the cafeteria. "So soon to replace us."

"Oh, don't be such a drama queen Lilly. Newcomers should always have someone to welcome them into school."

"Oh-oh. The Miley Welcome Wagon is back in action. Now with free cookies and a 15 percent brighter smile!" Lilly joked.

"Yep... and you' and I are going to help this girl find a place to belong."

Lilly crossed her arms. "Fine" she muttered resentfully. Miley grinned. The days were always brighter days when she could do something nice for someone else. It was if the sun was shining just on her for the rest of the day.

You know? I'm a really nice person... she thought to herself with a smile, getting her books out of her locker and heading to class.

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If you guess correctly on the book Maxie is reading next chapter is yours.