Disclaimer: The only character I own is Hannah-Beth
"Miley we need to talk bud"
"Go away"
"Nah I don't think I'm going to do that," Robbie Ray told her, "open the door"
"No. I'm mad at you… or at least angry"
"I know you are, bud"
"I can't believe you would do that," Miley mused opening the door, "announcing to the party I didn't get my license. Why didn't you just tell them I was Hannah Montana or that I was responsible for the death of my mother and my sister"
Robbie Ray recoiled in horror
"What?"
"Jackson told me if it weren't for me mom and Hannah-Beth would still be alive"
Robbie Ray was furious. How dare Jackson say something like that? Oh he was going to have a stern word with him… and more"
"Miley honey I'm sorry for getting mad at you. I'm not always good at knowing what I should do. I'm sorry for embarrassing you. I didn't know there was anything more going on. You are in no way shape or form responsible for your mom's or your sister's death"
"But Jackson said-"
"Jackson is wrong. He is VERY wrong and I promise that he's not going to get away with saying that. Why don't you go on down to the beach and we'll talk later. Right now I need to have a few choice words with your brother"
"Okay"
Miley got in her swimsuit and got ready to go. Before she left she looked at her dad
"You know dad," she said, "I do love you"
"I know bud," Robbie Ray said, "and I love you"
In Jackson's room he was listening to some rock music when Robbie Ray came in
"JACKSON ROD STEWERT," he yelled, "I'M MADDER THEN A HORNET IN A HORNETST NECK. YOU ARE IN A LOT OF TROUBLE YOUNG MAN… A LOT OF TROUBLE"
"Did I do something wrong," Jackson asked
"How dare you blame your sister for your mom and Hannah-Beth's death. It wasn't her fault. She had no control over what happened"
"I know and I'm sorry," Jackson said, "I was just mad"
"Now I'm going to walk out of the room and cool off. When I come back I want your hind bear as the day you were born and I want you to be on your stomach on the bed"
"Dad I'm not a kid anymore"
"No but that was very childish behavior Jackson. Do you have ANY IDEA how badly you hurt your sister"
"I-"
"Didn't think so. Now git"
Robbie Ray left the room for awhile to calm down.
"You don't want to do that," he heard a voice say. He looked up. It was the spirit of his wife.
"Why darlin'," Robbie Ray asked.
"Look, Jackson was very wrong in what he said to Miley. There's no doubt about that one. I agree that he needs to be punished but hurting him would only intensify his anger. I say he should have to apologize to Miley and spend the next month doing her chores as well as his own. Also try to understand that Jackson went from being the middle child to being the oldest in a course of minutes. Serious expectations were placed on him. That couldn't have been so easy for a 12 year old."
Robbie Ray couldn't argue with that. It was true.
10 minutes later after he cooled down he went into Jackson's room.
"You can sit up son," he told him
"I can?"
"Yes. Jackson we need to talk. Why would you hurt your sister like that?"
"I was angry," Jackson said, "I didn't mean it"
"I know you didn't mean it son but you hurt your sister a lot in many ways. Now you know I love you right?"
"Not as much as you loved Hannah-Beth and not as much as you love Miley"
"That's not true. I love you just as much as I love them. But Jackson you're going to have to be punished. For the next month you will be doing Miley's chores as well as your own and until further notice your car is going to her"
Jackson sighed
"Ugh… fine"
"Good. Now you're grounded for a year. I love you son.
With that Robbie Ray walked out.