Chapter 2

I can lean in to hold you, or act like I don't even know you
Seems like you could care less either way

"Why won't she look at me?"Oliver muttered to himself.

He felt as if he was a clump of dirt, useless and worth nothing. To her at least. It hadn't always been like this. They were so happy together. Okay, sure they fought regularly, but that's just how they were. Teasing and bickering was just a part of both of their natures. They never meant any harm by it.

When you get together with your best friend it definitely brings on a few challenges, but it was nothing they couldn't handle. Because ultimately he knew that they were perfect for each other. Because when they weren't teasing and bickering back and forth, they were that annoying mushy couple that everyone got irritated by.

They were one hell of a pair, but that's what made it work. Oliver without Lilly was like peanut butter without jelly. Most of the time it just doesn't work out.

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"Oo Olllie, dance with me! Please! I love this song!" Lilly proclaimed excitedly.

They were back stage at another one of 'Hannah's' concerts, and they were both dressed up as their alter egos, Mike and Lola. Hannah had just started to sing the first few bars of "One In a Million".

"I don't know an Ollie, but I do however know a Mikey, and he would love to dance you with you." Oliver said trying to hold back a laugh.

Lilly stuck her tongue out at him. "Alright fine, Mikey," Lilly corrected herself, now trying to hold back her own laughter. "Would you please dance with me?"

Oliver smiled widely. "Why Lola I thought you'd never ask!" He told her cheekily.

"You are such a doughnut!" Lilly said giggling to herself, as she grabbed his hands and wrapped them around her waist.

"Yea, but that's why you love me so much." Oliver responded, as Lilly placed her hands on the back of his neck, and they began to sway back and forth slowly, in time to the music.

"Correction, that's why Lilly loves you so much, I'm not so sure about Lola." She said teasingly.

"I might be able to convince her otherwise." He explained, an idea popping into his head.

"Oh and just how exactly will you be able to do that?" Lilly asked smirking.

"I have my ways." Oliver said mysteriously, just before closing the gap between them and planting a passionate kiss on her lips.

He felt her melt into his embrace, as she kissed him back just as passionately. Words could not sum up the personal high he was on at the moment.

When he broke the kiss, he could see she was a bit disappointed that it hadn't lasted longer.

What he said next made up for her disappointment.

"You are my one in a million." Oliver whispered into her ear, just as the song came to a finish.

"Oh, Oliver." She sighed dreamily, a big grin forming on her face.

"Don't you mean, "Oh Mike?"?" Oliver asked jokingly.

"Shut up!" Lilly yelled slightly annoyed. "You're ruining the moment!"

"I bet I know of a way to fix that." He said, leaning in to kiss her again.

This time when they pulled apart, there was no talking. All they could do was grin at each other, as she rested her head in the nape of his neck. This was a night he would always remember.

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As Oliver stood backstage, he couldn't help but wish things were as happy now as they were then. Lilly was standing directly across from him, but she wouldn't even turn her head to look in his direction. It was like he wasn't even there. The tension between them was so thick it could have been cut with a knife.

'Hannah' was playing one of her newest songs, and he could tell Lilly was really enjoying herself. She was either really into the song, or really into making him miserable. Knowing Lilly, it was probably a little bit of both.

He tried his hardest to focus on the concert, and not the girl standing next to him, but it was nearly impossible.

"I'd like to dedicate this next song to my two best friends, Lola and Mike." Miley explained to the audience.

Oliver was completely shell-shocked. When had she stopped singing? Had he really been daydreaming for that long? Once he got over the initial shock that she wasn't singing anymore, what she had said finally sank in.

He couldn't help but notice Lilly's jaw drop when she heard what Miley had just told the audience.

"They've been fighting for a few days now, and I wish they would just make-up already!" Miley continued to explain.

It didn't take long for Lilly to take action. She ran out onto the stage, and grabbed the microphone from Miley.

Now it was Oliver whose jaw was dropped.

"Hi," Lilly said into the microphone. "I'm Lola, Hannah Montana's close and personal friend, and I'd just like to say that Ol- Mike, and I are not fighting, we broke up. There is a huge difference." She explained her arms folded across her chest.

"You guys broke up? Now isn't that sad everyone?" Miley cooed.

The entire audience let out a chorused, "aww". 'Hannah' had them eating out of the palm of her hand.

Lilly was quick to rebuttal. "People break up. It's not that big of a deal!" She tried explaining.

Oliver couldn't help but notice that out of the corner of her eyes she was shooting daggers at Miley. Either Miley didn't care, or she didn't notice, because she continued talking to the audience as if Lilly wasn't there.

"Wouldn't y'all love to see Mike and Lola dance to "One In a Million?"?"

Everyone in the audience began to cheer.

Oliver walked onto the stage and reached out to grab the microphone. It was his turn to talk. If Lilly could say whatever the hell she desired, so could he. Maybe she would actually listen to him, if he was addressing an entire audience instead of just her.

Miley was too quick for him, she grabbed it before he could and signaled for her band to start playing, as she started to sing the opening lines to "One In a Million".

Damn her. Oliver thought to himself.

She gave Lilly a push in Oliver's direction, and the pair just stood there for a minute, neither one of them making the first move.

"Look, let's just do this one dance and be done with this whole mess." She said loud enough for Oliver to hear over the music.

Surprised by her response, he wrapped his arms around her waist and placed her hands on the back of his neck. Lilly didn't even flinch, which also surprised him.

Although, what she said next definitely didn't shock him by any means.

"Don't think that just because we are dancing here on stage, means that everything is suddenly fixed. I'm still beyond pissed at you." Lilly remarked.

Oliver quickly became defensive.

"Hey, I didn't set this whole thing up. So, don't get mad at me for it. You're already pissed at me enough as it is." He reasoned.

His defensiveness wore off just as quickly as it had come, when he saw her reaction.

Lilly let out a small giggle, and her facial expression began to soften. "Yeah, this one was all Miley."

Oliver smiled.

"Good. Then let's at least pretend to enjoy this, for the crowd's sake." He could already feel some of the tension between them melting away.

She nodded her head. "Yeah, I can deal with that."

They began to sway back and forth in time to the music, and it brought Oliver back to the last time they had done this. They were so cheerful together. He closed his eyes for a moment taking everything in. When he opened them, Lilly was still standing there with her arms wrapped around his neck.

There were so many things he wanted to say to her, but he knew if he opened his mouth to speak, all of the tension would come flooding back. He was never very good at confrontation in the first place.

For a second or two he forgot that they had broken up, as their eyes locked onto each other's. Everything was right with the world again. At least for a little while. In Oliver's eyes, it seemed as if there wasn't an audience anymore. It was just him and Lilly, dancing.

The song was coming to an end, and he knew that when it was over they would part their separate ways and she would go back to hating his guts. He didn't want this moment to end. What he did next, he knew would be something he would regret later, but it felt like the right thing to do at the moment.

Oliver slowly tilted his head to lean in to kiss her.

Lilly dropped her hands from his neck in an instant. Her face was a bright shade of pink, and it looked like tears were forming in the corners of her eyes. He only had a second to catch a glimpse of her face, because the next thing he knew she was running off the stage.

To everyone in the audience she was just running off the stage, but to Oliver it felt like she was running out of his life, and all because of one simple mistake.

I can lean in to hold you, or act like I don't even know you
Seems like you could care less either way

A/N: Thank you to everyone who reviewed the first chapter! :) It was much appreciated. Such a sad ending, I know. But, bear with me everyone. There is a lot more to come. Once again, please, please, PLEASE, REVIEW! Reviews are what keeps me motivated to continue writing.

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