A/N: My favorite part of the story! Well ok now I'll get on to the story….yes this is a brand new one, clean slate, fresh start from me and I'm gonna finish it this time! As you can tell this is very short, but it's just an intro basically. Just to let you know what this will sort of be about. But I do have many more idea's that I'm excited to write about for this, so if you'd like me to continue then please review….

Illusions

Miley's POV

Tennessee. My home sweet home. With my parents, one obnoxious brother, and our farm. If I'd have known what was going to happen to me in about a week from now, what was just around the corner, then I knew this couldn't be just my home anymore.

"Uh…n-no way. Are you joking? No way are you dragging me into this. You know I was a whole lot younger and it was just a phase Mother." I argued with my Mom as I followed her around the house.

"Well I'm sorry, but it's a little too late now Miley, so you better get prepared for it in a week. Your Father and I did this for you because we thought that's what you wanted." She said as she continued picking up pieces of junk from different parts of the house.

"Well I did, but I was in elementary school. I was too young to know that this couldn't happen until high school. I mean come on Ma, are you sure it's too late?" I asked, with a plea once more, then she turned and looked at me.

"Yes Miles, we've already read and signed the papers and they've gone through the school district," Mom spoke softly. "All this information actually went through a few days ago. So we should be getting a letter from her, about her information, any day now."

I sighed deeply. Slowly taking in and accepting this. "So how long will it be for and where's she coming from anyway?" I asked quietly.

"Well I think you can choose the time, but since you and Jackson were at school, your Father and I chose…three months."

"What?! Three months! Mom that is a long time once you really think about it."

"Well we did and figured you might like to make a friend…that'll be from Australia."

"Cool place…but more like forcing a friend on me. Ma I got friends at school already."

"Listen, you don't have to be friends with each other, but can you at least try and get along? I'm sure she'll be nice and we'll be getting a picture you know." She tried to reassure me.

"Yeah ok, I'll try and be nice. Wait picture? Did you send a picture of us?"

"It's not required, but yes I did, I sent our most recent family picture. I thought she might like to see who she'll be living with for the next three months."

"Alright I guess that makes sense," I sighed again and sat down on the couch in the living room. Then another annoying thought occurred to me. "Wait a minute, in a week you said?" She just nodded her head. "And for three months?" She nodded her head casually again. "Ma, it's hardly been a month into the new school year. Don't you think she's gonna feel a little uncomfortable?"

"Well I thought about that for a second, but then thought you could-"

"What, show her the school and have her attached to me the whole day? No way. Why can't Jackson do it?"

"Do what?" Jackson suddenly asked as he walked into the room.

"For one thing he doesn't know yet, I thought I'd tell you first and do you really think it's a good idea for him to show a girl around?" Mom rolled her eyes.

"Yeah you're right, it is Jackson after all. I guess I could survive a few days."

"Ok could somebody please fill me in on what ya'll are talking 'bout me for?" Jackson asked with annoyance.

"We're not talking about you, you idiot. In about a week we're getting a foreign exchange student." I said a bit bitterly and then sunk back into the couch, arms folded.

"Sweet! I've heard about it all the time and I've always wondered what it would be like. Well now I'll get to know." He said, smiling.

"W-wait what? How can you be so happy about this Jackson?"

"How can you not? For one thing it's a girl that you could be friends with and another, she could be totally hot for me." Jackson said, as his hormone ego had turned on now and he became oblivious.

"Hey, snap out of it hormone king," I snapped my fingers in front of his face. His smirk went away and he stopped standing in front of me and now sat on a stool in the kitchen. "I guess I'm just nervous ok? She's gonna be a total stranger you know?"

"Well how have you made friends before Miles? From strangers." Mom piped in.

"Yeah Ma, that was at school and just hanging out to know one another first. I didn't just take somebody I didn't know and stick them here in my house for three months."

"Whoa, that's a longs time. Are you sure you're willing to do that Mom?" Jackson asked.

"Yeah, I'd really like too actually. As a matter of fact, judging by the way you two are acting from taking this news, I think this will be a good opportunity for the both of you."

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Lilly's POV

The packing seemed endless. I was practically packing up my entire room, in fact I was. After all I was about to spend three months in somebody else's house, so why not pack as much as I can in these two huge suitcases?

It was only today that my Mom informed me that we'd be getting the letter of information for the family that I'd be going to stay with. But I didn't need her to inform me about that, as I had gotten the mail before she got home from work and there it was; the letter.

"Mom! Mom it's here! It's the letter from the family." I yelled to my Mother and ran to her room, abandoning the other few letters. She had just got back from work and I ran up to her as I tore the letter open.

"Careful Lilly, you don't want to rip up anything important."

"Mom you worry too much. I won't ok." I said as I pulled out a few papers.

The two of us read about each member of the family and then I noticed a small piece of paper that I had missed, it was still sitting in the envelope. I quickly pulled it out.

"Oh what a sweet looking family. And look on the back, they wrote the names of each person. You know, I think you'll have a lot fun Lilly." My Mom looked at me and gave me a small hug. I just rolled my eyes. It was behind those words that I could tell she would just miss me. But it was her idea after all and it didn't sound too bad.

"Yeah thanks Mom, I think I will too. And look here, it says they live in Tennessee. Not too much there, but Nashville is pretty big I guess." I said as I glanced over their info once more.

"Very good, glad to see you've been studying the states." My Mom smiled.

"Mom it's not like I didn't know them before, it's just been awhile." I gave her a look.

"Alright I know. Well you'd better get to bed soon because you leave tomorrow evening." She said with a deep sigh.

"I'll be fine Mother, don't worry. I'll call you every night remember?"

"Yeah I do, thanks Lilly," She gave me a quick hug. "Well you'd better hurry off to bed then."

"Okay, night Mom." Then I ran upstairs to get the sleep I could for the next day to come.

Although I hardly got any just from the anticipation. Little did I know that going back to the states, and especially spending those months with the Stewarts would change me for life.

A/N: Ah, lame ending. I know I can give better cliffs, but this is just the start, so please let me know what you think…