I know I just published this story, like, an hour ago, but I wanted to update sooo bad, because I'm sick of reading fics while I wait for some awesome person to review. By the way (though I'm sure you noticed) this story was already written by someone else, but this is what happened to me. Not them. Thank you all for reading and reviewing (that is, if you did review). So please review this chapter, it's that day at school now!

Chapter Two: Sick

I'm still not sure what happened with Amber and Ashley at home. But I'm suddenly pulled out of my thoughts at what seems like yet another argument between Amber and Danny.

It's no secret that Amber has a huge crush on Danny but won't admit it. Not even to me or Ashley or Becca. I mean, it's obvious because she acts like Satan towards him. But once you get to know him, he's really nice and funny. Amber was handing invitations to Lilly and Danny, but when Danny smiles at Amber being nice, she groans (actually, it wasn't a groan, but I'm not sure what to call it) and gives him a cold look.

"My mom told me that if I invited Anastasia, I had to invite you, too," she said coldly.

"Hey!" I told her. "Why tell him that?" Sure, I only said it because I'm nice (and because I'm tired of me and Lilly being the only two that are actually nice to Danny), but I was so sick of everything that had happened that day, and the day had just started.

"Because he seemed a little too happy to be invited," she said, flipping her hair.

"Maybe he likes to be included," I told her.

"Well, that may be true," she said, smiling a little. "I mean, I am pretty fun to be around."

I knew it was a joke but Amber is really full of herself. I mean, she's pretty hideous as it is, but she refuses to believe that. Makeup does wonders to her face, but she says she doesn't like it because 'it's a hassle to put on in the morning'. Whatever. Also, she's pretty annoying as well, and has to point out that everyone who hates me likes her. Her main example? Ryan, of course.

"Sure, that's the reason…" I muttered, not wanting anyone to notice the sarcasm in my voice.

"Hey, are you guys coming to school Thursday?" Ashley asked. I was pretty sure everyone would answer yes or of course or something else like that, but was never expecting what actually happened.

"Why?" I asked, afraid of the reason she asked.

"Because I'm not," she said as if it were obvious.

"Why?"

"Because we don't have to," Amber said plainly, looking bored.

"Uh, yeah, we do," Lilly said, adjusting her glasses. She always did that when she was nervous, angry, or confused, and now she was a combination of the three.

"No, we don't. Remember what Mrs. Miller told you?" Amber said.

"She said we didn't have to, but they really wanted us to," Lilly said.

"Yeah! Didn't have to."

"If we didn't have to come to school, why would they have it?" I asked rightly.

"The eighth graders aren't coming," Amber pointed out.

"That's because they're graduating the day before! We aren't graduating. We're just moving up a grade, so we still have to come."

Amber laughed. I wanted to kill her then and there but stood my ground so I wouldn't look like the bad guy. I freaked out, spotting Ryan. Pre-algebra had become…interesting,to say the least, ever since Ms. Alderete moved me right next to him. All my friends knew it, I had said it the second it had happened because I had pre-algebra last, anyway.

"Is it your boyfriend?" Ashley said tauntingly.

"He's not my boyfriend," I said coldly, tired of people calling him that. True, he almost asked me out a few weeks ago but didn't because of his idiot friends, but still, we weren't together, and we may never be, anyway.

"Sure, he isn't," Ashley said.

"And never will be," Amber agreed.

I was so sick of it all and wanted them to shut the big holes in their faces, or there would be two less people in our group, which wouldn't bother me any, considering they were ignoring me everyday anyway.

That day we had an assembly for honor roll. I was the only one out of our group to get the principal's honor roll, which meant I had straight A's the entire year, and it didn't help that right before they called my name, they also called Ryan, and when they said "Jake", they all freaked out and did the whole man hug thing that guys always seem to do. When they called my name, no one seemed to care, except for our group.

After I left the stage, I honestly felt like I was going to throw up. I went back to where I was sitting in the audience and closed my eyes slightly.

"Didn't get enough sleep last night?" Ashley asked kindly.

"I wish," I muttered.

Finally, the stupid awards thing was over, and I could see my parents. I walked over to them and said immediately how I was feeling. They went to the office and signed me out, and I didn't bother telling the group where I was going.

After school, I was starting to feel better, and was playing my favorite video game (Guitar Hero: Aerosmith), when there was a knock on the door. I went to answer it and Amber was outside the door. She had a slip of paper that she gave to me.

"Here," she said, boredly. "Ms. Snell, Mr. Snyder, and Ms. Alderete wanted me to give this to you." I already know my teachers' names, thank you! I thought. "And Ashley told me to give this to you from Mrs. Harris." She handed me a post-it note telling me to bring in my drama journal if I hadn't already. Which I hadn't. I had to finish a few of my responses to literature still, so I'd do it on the last day like she told us to do if we couldn't turn it in sooner, or to just tell the office to put it in her box.

"Oh, thanks."

"So what was with you leaving all of a sudden?" she asked after I invited her in. That's right, I invited Amber in after what happened that day.

"Oh, I was sick," I said, flopping on the couch.

"Ryan was asking about you," she said, winking.

"He did not," I said. I can tell a lie with Amber from the second she says it.

"No, seriously. He even asked me, 'hey, have you seen Miley? I know she's here today, she was called for a drama award and was on the principal's honor roll', or something like that."

"Sure, Amber, and I'm Hannah Montana!" I said laughing.

"Well…just kidding. But he did look at your desk, opened his mouth like he was going to talk to you, and he looked all sad when you weren't there. And he walked away."

"Sure, Amber, sure he did."

Suddenly, a car horn honked outside. "That's my dad," Amber said, standing up. "See you tomorrow," she said, leaving.

"See you tomorrow," I said less happily.

I know that chapter kinda sucked, but that's what happened that day at school…and after school. I also want to mention in this Miley's mom is alive, and instead of having a brother named Jackson, she has a sister named Roxanna. I only did this because my mom and sister become a major part of this story, and some of the stuff I can't change to Robbie Ray and Jackson. Also, doesn't the name Roxanna…rock? ;) Also, I actually did say the whole Hannah Montana thing, I didn't just throw that in because I'm supposed to be Miley and all. But please review! I love it when you review!

blossom 1209: That was the beginning of the story, yes. That is when it became noticeable that something was going on between Yvonne and Sabrina…I mean Amber and Ashley.

--Maddie Marie