Disclaimer: I do not own any characters that you may recognize.

This is my second Hannah Montana fic! I haven't written in a while, though. Hope you enjoy!

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It was another fine summer day in Malibu, California. The sun was shining and it was a perfect day to be out at the beach. Miley and Oliver sat on stools at Rico's as they waited for Lilly to finish surfing. Jackson talked to his friend Cooper as he worked behind the counter.

"Woo! Those waves were narley! See ya later, Scott!" Lilly waved goodbye to a cute surfer boy and sat by Miley. "Any cute guy sightings?"

"Besides Scott? Nothing to write home about," said Miley, resting her chin in her hand. "As for these guys...well...that's a different story." She jerked her head towards Oliver, Jackson, and Cooper.

They watched as a girl wearing a bathing suit came to order something. Jackson leaned towards her and said,

"Hey, foxy mama, let me get you a soda...on me!" She blinked at him for a moment and then shrugged.

"Sure!" Jackson handed her the soda and she promptly splashed it in his face. He gasped from the sudden cold and everyone that saw burst into laughter. The girl then leaned towards him with a smirk on her face. "Now it's REALLY on you. Don't ever call me 'foxy mama.'" She turned on her heel and marched off.

"Nice work, my friend!" said Cooper through his giggles.

"Oh, like you can do any better!" said Jackson while drying himself off.

"I know I won't be drenched in Coke!" retorted Cooper.

"I haven't even had soda spilled on me!" said Oliver. He wiggled his eyebrows. "Then again, I am Smokin' Oken." Jackson and Cooper frowned at him.

"Oh yeah? Next girl that comes up here, we'll see who puts on the charm the best!" said Jackson. He paused remembering the last time they did something like that. "Though I hope it doesn't involve me going bald this time..."

"This I gotta see," said Miley to Lilly, and they laughed. After about 20 minutes of hilarious entertainment for the girls, Rico came along and sat on the countertop. He looked at Jackson and Oliver, who were now drenched in orange soda. Cooper, on the other hand, was happily chatting up a girl while sharing curly fries.

"Do I even want to know?" Jackson and Oliver exchanged a glance.

"No."

"What are you waiting for, Rico?" asked Miley, noticing him looking at his watch.

"We have family visiting. I'm supposed to show my cousin around. She was supposed to meet me here."

"Ugh, don't look now, but here comes Coke girl from earlier," said Jackson, trying his hardest to cower behind the counter. The girl in question had changed into a light blue sundress and was heading directly towards them.

"Hola mi primo!" She hugged Rico and kissed him on the cheek. "Sorry I'm a little late. I went swimming for a bit."

"Everyone, this is my cousin Trini! She's from Texas." Lilly and Miley were the first to greet her.

"Yeah, nice to meet you, Trini-dad," said Jackson. He said the last part only to Oliver and Cooper, who laughed.

"I see you've added orange to your wardrobe now," said Trini, smirking at Jackson. He faked a laugh, and then turned around and mocked her while she wasn't looking.

"That was you?" Rico asked Trini, gesturing to the soda-drenched Jackson. Jackson turned to see what Rico would do.

"...Yes?" said Trini, smiling guiltily.

"Nice job!" Rico gave her a high five. Jackson rolled his eyes. Trini leaned towards Jackson again.

"Sorry I had to do that, but a girl's gotta look out for herself. No hard feelings?"

"Yeah. Sure." Jackson wasn't convinced. She was related to Rico.

"Great. Well, see you guys later!" she said, and went walking off with Rico.

"She seems cool, doesn't she?" said Miley, still amused at what she did to Jackson.

"Yeah. Real nice," said Jackson grumpily.

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Trini was sitting at a stool when Jackson came to work the next day. He tried his best to ignore her, which proved to be very hard.

"Hello," she said as he walked up. He waited until he climbed over the counter to answer her.

"Hi."

"Great weather, isn't it? Not too hot. Plus, you've got the sea breeze and-what?" Trini noticed Jackson giving her a funny look.

"You're talking about the weather?" asked Jackson incredulously.

"Yeah. So what?" She crossed her arms.

"Nothing." Jackson snorted. Trini rolled her eyes.

"Whatever. Just trying to be friendly." She turned to watch the people go by, swinging her legs a little off the edge of her stool.

"After what you did yesterday? Psh. Yeah, not gonna happen." Jackson took a rag and started wiping down the counter. Trini turned around and glared.

"Hey! I said I was sorry! What more do you want?"

"Gee...I dunno!" said Jackson sarcastically.

"Maybe I was right for throwing Coke at you. Tell Rico I went to the beach." Trini grabbed her beach bag and stomped off towards the boardwalk.

"I'm not your messenger!" he yelled after her.

Trini kept walking until she spotted someone familiar.

"Hey! Miley and Lilly, right?"

"Hey Trini! What's up?" said Lilly, looking up from waxing her surfboard.

"Trying to get away from that blond dude behind the counter," said Trini, pulling up a beach chair to sit on.

"You mean Jackson?" asked Miley. "What'd he do this time?"

"Acted like a jerk."

"Oh. He's like that all the time. Trust me. I'm his sister...I have to live with him."

"Hellooooo, ladies!" The girls looked up to see Oliver in a tight black sleeveless top. Lilly squinted at him.

"Oliver...what are you wearing?" she said.

"What? It's a shirt..."

"Uh-huh. Right." Miley tried to keep a straight face. Oliver sighed.

"Fine. I'll go change." He walked off and the girls giggled.

"What a donut." Miley shook her head and laughed. "So, Trini, what part of Texas are you from?"

"Corpus Christi. I was living with my aunt and uncle in this two bedroom house...great high school...then out of nowhere they had triplets and Dios mio! They hired a nanny, though, so they should be alright."

"Does that mean you'll be staying here, then?" asked Miley.

"I'll be here for the start of the school year, but I don't know if I'll be staying yet," said Trini.

"We'll be starting 10th grade! We'll be sophomores!" said Lilly excitedly. "What grade are you in?"

"I'll be a senior. I'm nervous."

"Jackson's gonna be a senior, too," said Miley.

"Oh, joy," said Trini unenthusiastically.

"Trini!" someone yelled. The girls turned and saw the little form of Rico standing at the end of the boardwalk.

"My warden calls," said Trini. "Seeya!" Miley and Lilly giggled. Trini waved goodbye and then walked away muttering, "Love the kid, but seriously, I'm the older one."

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"I don't see why you couldn't have driven them and yourself to the mall! This is waaaay out of our way!" grumbled Jackson to the rearview mirror where he could see Trini in the backseat. He was driving her, Miley, and Lilly...and he wasn't happy about it.

"I'm sorry, but I don't even have my license yet! Heck, I don't even have a permit," said Trini.

"Now we'll get crappy parking to the Lakers game now!" Jackson continued to grumble. Cooper, who was sitting in shotgun, was fiddling with his phone.

"Hopefully we'll get a lot that doesn't exceed thirty bucks," said Cooper.

"Then we won't have snack money." The girls rolled their eyes. Jackson pulled up to the curb. "C'mon, c'mon! Hurry up and get out!" Something flew over his head and landed in his lap. It was a twenty dollar bill. He looked at Trini. "Thanks, but I don't really need charity." He tried handing it back. Trini rolled her eyes.

"Don't flatter yourself. It's gas money. You're welcome." She got out and followed the other girls into the mall.

"Latina women are hot when they're angry," said Cooper, looking into the rear-view mirror as they drove away.

"Whatever, dude," Jackson snorted.

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The bell rang for the first class of the school year: Theater. Trini was slightly late because she had locker trouble and once she got there, the only seat left was right next to-

"Jackson," said Trini curtly as she sat down. He blatantly ignored her and kept on text messaging as they waited for class to start. She sighed and looked around. There were several posters on the wall of various plays and movies. Out of all of them, her favorite one had to be Guys and Dolls. She stared at it and unintentionally started humming one of the songs rather loudly. The other students were chatting amongst themselves and paid her no attention, but Jackson paused in his texting and looked at her.

"What are you doing?" She stopped abruptly and looked at him. He raised an eyebrow.

"Humming. Why?"

"What's the song?"

"A Bushel and a Peck. From Guys and Dolls. Why?"

"Keep it that way." Trini crossed her arms and scoffed.

"That doesn't even make sense. You ask who sang it, then you say that."

"I meant what I meant." Jackson continued fiddling with his phone. He typed out "In drama class sitting next 2 older female version of Rico," and set it as his current status on Facebook. A few minutes later he received two LOL's from Cooper and Oliver. Soon class started and the teacher, Mr. Dade began talking about what they would be doing for their first acting project.

"At the beginning of the year, I like to start off with something simple. I'm going to partner you guys up, and then give you your scene." He brought up a list and started reading off the names of who would be partnered. Naturally, he picked Jackson and Trini to be partners. Trini looked at the script and raised an eyebrow.

"If you haven't noticed by now, I have partnered you all boy and girl for a reason. This particular scene is between Jack and Elizabeth from Pirates of the Caribbean 2. Easy enough, right? The thing is. I want you to put your own twist into it. Don't be pirates. Be something else, somewhere else. You can add to it a little to make it more believable. I'll grade easy on this one. Now get into your groups and you can work out what you're going to do. Make sure to have it ready to perform by next week."

"Curiosity," read Trini in a fake British accent. "You're going to want it. A chance to...be really hyper. You're going to want to know...what this tastes like." Jackson, who had been texting again, looked up to see Trini holding up a bag of chocolate skittles.

"I do want to know what it tastes like..." said Jackson, reaching for the bag. Trini pulled it out of reach.

"But...seeing as you're a real lazy butt, I know you'd never put yourself in the position to compromise my sugar intake."

"You're a dork," snorted Jackson.

"That's a pot calling the kettle black," retorted Trini. The bell rang signaling the next class. "What class do you have next?"

"Like I'm telling you," said Jackson, rolling his eyes and heading out the door. Trini frowned after him.

"Nice day to you, too!" She threw a skittle after him and it landed in his hair. She gaped, and then hurried to get away from the scene of the crime.

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That's all for now. Please tell me what you think!