Summary: Jake Ryan left Miley Stewart just like that. She's hurting. But maybe, just maybe, he's hurting too. Twoshot.

Never

Flashback:

Miley bit her lip, still unsure of her decision, "I'm Hannah Montana."

Jake froze, looking at his girlfriend in astonishment, "Just give me a second, okay?"

"If it helps, you're doing better than Oliver. He fainted when I told him."

"Jake Ryan doesn't faint. Leslie on the other hand is a little woozy," he said as he sat on rock.

"Listen, if you're going to be mad, don't be mad at Miley. She wanted to tell you, but –"

"But what? Hannah wouldn't let her?" Jake asked sarcastically.

"Well," Miley started as she leaned against him. "You know, she's a pop star. You know how they can be. Total divas, I try to avoid them."

"So, it's just the two of you right?" Jake assumed, then quickly added, "I mean, you're not also the Dixie Chicks, are you?"

"No! Just Miley and Hannah, two chicks here." Miley assured him.

"Well, if that's the case, I think you're both pretty great."

"Really?"

"Really."

And they kissed.

Rain pounded down on the roof of Miley's house. She'd been tossing and turning for the past three hours, trying to find sleep that obviously wasn't coming. She decided to give up the impossible task and got out of bed, wrapped her blanket around herself and made her way down the stairs.

After heating up some milk and getting out the hot chocolate, she carefully mixed three spoonfuls in and walked into the family room. She cuddled into the corner of the couch and took a sip of her hot drink.

It had been like this every night for the past few months; since he had left her. A lone tear made its way down her cheek and she furiously wiped it away. Miley refused to cry over him. It was his entire fault, she had convinced herself. In the back of her mind, she knew it was wrong, but Miley couldn't admit it. Blaming someone else for her misfortune was just easier.

Miley just wished she could feel his arms around her once again. His hold was so strong, and he smelled so good. She found it hard to believe that he was actually gone from her life. And his smile, she thought, a small smile of her own plastered across her face just at the thought of his face. Her smile disappeared as another tear appeared in her eye, and he tried to fight it back.

Miley knew, that even though it was different now, she could almost feel him; his breath against her cheek, his hand on the small of her back … his lips against her own …

She closed her eyes as a few more tears made their way out from between her eyelids. Taking a deep breath in, then letting it out, she could almost feel his hands sweeping the tears gently from her face, and whispering to her that it would, in fact, be all right.

No one actually realized how torn up she had been over the entire ordeal. They thought Miley had gotten over it. How wrong they were.

Miley and Jake had thought over and over again about their future together. So many nights spent looking at the stars. And that one particular night when the star named Miley had first been born…

A sob escaped the confines of her mouth, and she clamped her hand down on her mouth, trying to shut herself up.

Miley thought back to her many memories with Jake, and realized she had never really appreciated the time she had. And now the time had flown by way too fast.

Finally, after many more tears had fallen, Miley had the courage to admit that she did indeed know that Jake was now in a better place, fulfilling his dream, even if it was without her. She could still see his face clearly, and wanted to run her fingers through his hair just one last time …

She knew where he needed to be, even if it wasn't with her anymore; even if she had no place in his heart anymore.

"I miss you," she whispered into the empty room, and knew that those words would never actually reach him; just be lost in the darkness.

AN: I just thought about this episode(s) of Hannah Montana, and realized they never actually focused on Miley's (or Jake's, for that matter) feelings about one another that much, especially after the breakup. This part of the story is loosely based upon the song I Miss You by Miley Cyrus.

Now, this is a TWOSHOT. Therefore there will be another part. I'm telling you right now, they do not get back together in this story. The next part is about Jake and how he feels about the breakup.