A/N Just another story on the side. I hope you like it. Please review...

You 'Aint Gettin' Another Chance

He Quit?!

Miley's POV

I knew it was today. The day I was not looking forward to for months now. I just simply didn't want to see him. I knew I couldn't right away because of all the fans that would surround him, but that doesn't matter 'cause I still don't care. I know he'll come looking for me, but I can easily avoid it; especially since this is something I'm determined to do.

My deep thinking was quickly snapped out of from Lilly.

It was just before school was about to start. I was standing at my locker and wondering how to avoid him, when Lilly came up from behind me and tapped me on the shoulder.

"Hey Miley"

"Hey Lilly, what's up?" I turned around to face her.

"What? I thought you would have remembered?"

"What do you mean? Remembered what?" I could tell what this subject was from the start, but I was going to put it off as long as I could. I seriously did not want to see this guy.

"Come on Miles, guess what today is?" she said with a little excitement.

"Umm, just another beginning to another boring day of high school?" I tried to make up something until class stared. But that was impossible, seeing as how we had another five minutes.

"Oh don't play dumb, the guy you had your very first kiss with is coming back!"

"Lilly, what makes you think he was my first kiss? I could have kissed other guys before he came along." I tried pointing out a false statement.

"That is so not true. We're best friends, so you would have told me about any other boy you kissed."

"Alright fine, so maybe he was my first kiss."

"Ha! I knew it, but why aren't you excited?"

"Lilly, what have I been telling you for the past six months?"

"Uh….that your pants are always on too tight?" she said hoping she got it right.

"No….well yeah maybe sometimes, but that's totally off the subject. Ok listen," I put a hand on her shoulder and looked at her and spoke slowly. "I do not like him any more."

"Who, Jake Ryan?"

I smacked myself in the fore head. Did she really forget the conversation we just had?

"Well yeah, who have we been talking about these past few minutes?"

Then her eyes quickly darted to the side of my head, but back within a half second. Right after that she did the same thing I just did. She put a hand on my shoulder and spoke slowly.

"Yes you do, you kissed him." She smirked. Then she looked to the side of me again. Just for a second longer, but barely noticeable.

"Lilly I don't, he kissed me and left. Then that was it. What kind of guy would do that?"

I wanted to end this conversation and get to class. So I turned back around to shut my locker door. Right after it closed, something behind it gave me such a shock that I was about to fall backwards. But I didn't. I wasn't going to let Jake Ryan have control like he did before. I held the shock inside.

Leaning against some lockers, with that smirk on his face, made me even more mad at him.

"Oh right, you're the kind of guy." I said calmly to Jake.

"Hey Miles, it's really great to see you." He smiled. Apparently he ignored my comment and wanted to move on.

"Oh just drop it! You say it's great to see me? Well so what Jake, I don't care ok?"

"Gosh, that's a little harsh Miles." Jake said with a hurt look on his face.

"Uhg! No it's what you deserve. And would you stop calling me that?"

"What, why? That's-"

"Yeah I know it's my nickname. A nickname is usually what friends call other friends by." I tried to emphasize the word friends so he would get the point.

"So what are you trying to say? That I-"

"Nope, you don't fall into that category Jake- at least not with me."

"But Miley I-"

"Ok listen- you kissed me, left for six months and broke my heart. So that's it." I tried to say with no emotion, but still the slightest bit of anger wouldn't hide. And then I couldn't believe I told him this so straight forward, and in school. But none of his fans were around, which was weird and so Lilly was the only witness to this little scene.

"S-so are you saying-?"

Jake began to ask but just then the bell rang and thankfully, he didn't get a chance to finish his sentence.

"Whoa look at that we better get to class! Come on let's go." I said to Lilly. I didn't want to cause a scene with Jake.

Then I linked arms with a confused looking Lilly. I linked arms so she would stride quickly with me to our first class. No questions asked. Not yet at least.

Just after we had taken a few quick steps, I glanced back at my locker, Lilly didn't notice- I was quick about it. I glanced back and Jake Ryan was still there with his mouth part way open as if he was still thinking about finishing his thought. There was also a bit of a sad look on his face, because I didn't give him the chance. And also something very odd; still no fans around him.

As Lilly and I were walking, I actually became curious as to why he didn't have any body idolizing him anymore. Then for some reason, a very small bit of me felt bad for saying those things to him. But I pushed it out of my mind and tried not to think about it again.

"Miley? Hello?"

Lilly was trying to snap me out of my thoughts once again.

We were sitting in our history class already and she was turned around in her seat, trying to get my attention. We only had a minute until the teacher arrived.

"Oh uh, sorry Lilly. What were you saying?"

"Well I was going to ask you what you wanted to do after school today. But when I turned around you were staring off into space. It looked like you were really deep in thought. And exactly what was it you were thinking about?" Lilly smirked.

"Oh um, how about we go to the beach. I don't think we have any homework due anytime soon." I answered, hoping she would forget about the second question.

"Yeah ok, that sounds good." She seemed satisfied. "But before we do that, aren't you going to tell me what's on your mind?" she asked a little suspiciously. Apparently she didn't forget.

"Well…it's my mind isn't it, so do I really have to tell you?" man, did I regret that or what.

"Yeah Miles, but I thought we told each other everything right?" she said a little hurt.

"Alright I know, I'm sorry ok? I guess I'm just a little frustrated."

"Really, about what?"

I leaned in a bit and whispered to Lilly, for fear of being overheard by the 'gossip columnists'- Amber and Ashley.

"Well I was just thinking a little bit about…about Jake."

"What, really? What's wrong?" she whispered back.

"Well I suppose I could have been a bit nicer to him. But the weird-"

"Ya think? You know that's not a very nice way to welcome somebody home Miley."

"Yeah thanks Lilly." I said sarcastically. "Anyway, the weird thing is, is that he didn't have anybody following him around. Didn't you notice that?"

"Oh yeah you're right; no fans were around him. That is interesting. Hey do you think we should ask him?" she said excitedly.

"Well how about I tell you…" a voice came from behind us.

But the bell rang and the teacher came running into the classroom.

Jake Ryan was about to tell us about why he wasn't the center of attention anymore. But the bell always had to be there. Good timing or bad timing.

It was just in time for me when I wanted it to ring. And it was also just in time for Jake when I didn't want it to ring.

Jake stumbled into the next empty seat just as the teacher got up to the front of the room.

The last available seat was next to, wouldn't you guess it? Mine.

Even though we were a few feet apart, he was still next to me. He could still look at me whenever he wanted. He was just sitting there to be annoying.

I could feel his eyes on me as soon as he sat down. I didn't even look at him, but just rolled my eyes, put both my arms on my desk and let my head drop down on them.

It felt like I was lying there for the teacher's entire lecture. In fact it was through the entire lecture. When I glanced down at my watch, I noticed we only had a few minutes until class was out.

I never got caught though. The few people sitting in the back row never usually got caught whispering to friends or passing notes or even sleeping on their desks. That's how involved our history teacher usually was into his lectures. But I didn't fall asleep though; I was just trying to avoid meeting Jakes gaze.

Although I could still feel his eyes on the back of my head; I had no clue why he was looking at the back of my head like that. I still decided not to move and look up to meet his gaze. I didn't want to see if I was right.

I don't want to. I don't want to.

Oh yes you do

No, I already know that he's staring, so why look back?

Because you haven't seen him in a long time and you miss those beautiful blue eyes. Those long locks of eye contact you used to have. And that hair is really-

No way! He's been staring at me through the entire class period and it's beginning to make me mad now

Oh just chance a quick glance, you have to make sure you're right

Well I guess that's true. Ok I'll do it

I slowly turned my head over in my arms. I still had my face buried in them and my eyes were closed.

Once I knew I was facing the other way; facing Jake, I went for it. I quickly opened my eyes for one second and I was right; Jake was watching me. Now this wasn't just making me mad, this was just plain creepy. Why was he doing this?

But the way he was watching me wasn't just staring. He had a very small smile on his face and his face was cupped in his hand, propped up on his elbow. Maybe I was over reacting at his creepiness.

I knew he saw me for that second I opened my eyes and I knew there would have to be explanations after class; especially from him, I would make sure of it.

A minute later the bell rang. My eyes shot open and I shot up from my seat with my book bag already on my shoulder. Then I grabbed Lilly quickly too.

"Wait Miles hold on." She said and crammed her notebook into her book bag. Then she finally came as I kept tugging at her arm. "I'm coming, I'm coming geez."

I pulled her to my locker, which was only a few away from the classroom; I opened it and we began talking quietly.

"Ok ok I'm here, what's the matter now?" Lilly asked with her arms folded.

"Lilly, Jake was just staring at me throughout the entire lesson."

"Wow, creepy." Was all she had to say?

"I know, and I didn't look at him at all until the last minute of class. I glanced over and I saw that he was looking, and then he also saw me look. Now what am I supposed to do?"

"Well I don't know, maybe you should ta-"

"Don't say it." I tried to stop her. "You know I don't want to talk to that jerk."

"Hey, if you didn't want my advice then why'd you ask for it?"

"Alright, sorry. But maybe you're right I should talk with him. I actually do have a few questions. Like why there isn't anyone following him all the time. And he also had a smile on his face while looking at me. So that made it even more curious."

"Yeah, you two should definitely talk. With all those questions Miley, you know you can only find out from him." She said simply.

"Alright fine. But after school; I don't feel like talking to him right now."

Then I shut my locker door and again, Jake Ryan was waiting behind it.

"Why not?"

This time he actually scared me and I didn't have time to think about not letting it show. I practically slammed myself against my locker door in shock.

"Oh gosh! Jake would you stop doing that?!"

"Sorry, calm down ok? But why don't you want to talk now?"

"Alright, I just had a few questions for you and I figured I might as well wait until school gets out." I reluctantly told him.

"Well can you at least ask me so I'll be prepared to answer?"

"What, are you kidding, that's-" Lilly gave me a noticeable and hurtful bump in my shoulder. So I quickly changed my sentence. Jake looked confused but just shrugged it off. "Fine, I will." I quickly said.

"Great so what is it?"

"Ok first, why the hell were you staring at me throughout the entire class period? You are seriously creeping me out Jake."

"Well it looked like you were asleep, so how do you know I had been staring at you?"

"Jake, you just gave yourself away boy." I said giving him a look.

"Alright, well I was just hoping we might have a second chance you know? Maybe start new? So I was hoping to catch your eye at some point."

"Hey, remember what I said before school? You kissed me and then left to shoot a movie. Did you even care about what you did to me?"

"Well I-"

"Ok, sorry if I'm sounding selfish, but you're the one with the big ego and staring at me all the time like a maniac. So put those together and what does that make you? You're an ego maniac Jake. Sorry, but you've got no chance."

Oh my gosh, my head is spinning. I cannot believe I just said all that. I broke his heart didn't I?

Well it's what you wanted wasn't it?

I think so, but he looks so hurt right now

Yeah but it's what you wanted wasn't it?

Why are you repeating?

Just to make sure you're listening, 'cause you don't sound so sure of yourself

You're right, I guess I'm not. Can I take it back?

Nope, the damage is done my friend. But why would you want to take it back? I thought you wanted this. I thought you wanted him to leave you alone

Yeah but I didn't realize it would end up like this

"Yeah ok, I get it…anything else?" he asked quietly with a very sad tone.

I knew I had basically done what he just did to me. But he did deserve it didn't he?

Now there was an awkward silence between the three of us. It was mostly between me and Jake. But now I just felt sorry that Lilly had to be apart of this.

"Well I am actually kind of curious about your fans. I mean why isn't anybody excited to see you anymore or idolizing you?"

"That's a very good question. Well uh, after I finished the movie I um…I quit my TV show." My mouth dropped part way open with shock. I could tell Lilly looked the same way. "The movie was a lot of hard work and I realized I still had this show to come home to. I didn't want to, so I thought it's been long enough, so I decided it's time for a change and I just quit."

A/N Sorry I haven't updated my other stories in a while. But don't worry, they are still in progress. It's going kinda slow, but still in progress...