Hey guys...Sorry for being MIA for so long...School's been incredibly a big pain in my butt...But there's some good news, I got some inspiration to write the next chapter in this interesting story...I hope you guys enjoy it. Please leave reviews and tell me what you think. It means a lot. Peace. Love. Anaaaaa(: Bring on some Jemi action. Hehe ;O


Chapter 3: Sparks Fly When You & I Collide


"Dems, open the damn door!" Demi's older sister, Dallas, was anxiously knocking at the door to her bedroom.

"Mmm…It's Saturday. Do I ever get a break?" She moaned as she put a pillow over her face, realizing how much sunlight there was behind the silver blinds of her window.

"Now is that a way to say hey…I've come from across the country to deal with this crap? No 'Hey sis! I missed you! Can I get you anything?'"

She sighed at hearing the constant nagging of her older sister. But then again, she did miss having Dallas at home…She finally started getting up and walked to open the door.

"Hey, Dallas." Demi smiled as she hugged her sister.

"Hey, kiddo. How's everything here going?" Dallas laughed, as she tried to smooth Demi's bed head hair.

"Same old…Same old…I wanna move to New York with you, Tex," Demi said, sighing miserably.

"I'd like that, too…But what about your life here?"

"I have Miley but she's planning on going to Princeton next year and I'm dying to go to Julliard. So…if I get accepted, it'd only make sense to live with you, right?"

"Wow…Looks like you've got your whole life planned out," Dallas said, smiling, "I'll talk to Mom about it and we'll see."

Demi was about to squeal with excitement but Dallas put her finger on Demi's lips.

"Julliard would be stupid if they didn't accept you," Dallas said, looking serious at Demi.

"I hope so…It's my dream," she said, smiling weakly at her sister.

Demi has been playing guitar and piano for as long as she could remember. Ever since her friendship with Selena ended, she got more in touch with her musical side and she's improved so much over the years. Sometimes, though it made her feel like smacking herself right then and there, she was somehow grateful that Selena wasn't her best friend anymore. But she still felt emptiness inside of her…even after writing enough songs for an album.

After spending some time with her sisters, Dallas and Madison, Demi decided to step out of the house and….well, she didn't really know where she was going. She just wanted to be in constant motion.

She walked past the typical suburbs on American life and she noticed that a little alley behind two typical houses led to what seemed like a endless abyss. Demi, being nothing at all but curious, decided to walk into it. Without thinking of the possibilities of what could happen if she entered, a) psychopath killer waiting for his or her next victim b) bodies already killed by said killer or c) a killer hiding spot, in other words awesome, she walked to the end of the alley to find a broken door toward the end. Without giving it a second thought, she opened it and saw a huge forest appear before her eyes.

"Oh…This leads to Haven Avenue…I should've known…I could've gone through this way the whole time…" Demi whispered to herself.

She wondered what part of the park she was in right now. Her prayers being answered, she saw the gigantic lake as she walked into the interior of the forest. Her eyes widened at how something that was so close to home that she would never get tired of was right there for her. Running past the trees to get a closer look, she saw the Sun being reflected upon the surface of the lake. She wanted to jump in to the water so badly.

"Enjoying the view?" A voice appeared out of nowhere.

Demi completely froze and began looking around everywhere to find sight of the maniac. "Please don't kill me! I don't deserve it. Whatever issues you had in your childhood and/or with your family…Just don't take it out on me, ya got it?!"

"Whoa…No need to get defensive. Just so happens you found my favorite hiding spot." Suddenly, the boy made his appearance. He walked out of hiding behind a tree. Demi couldn't believe her eyes.

"No way…" She whispered, practically only loud enough for herself to hear.

"Ditto…" The boy…who turned out to be a young man's eyes widened as he recognized the stunned brunette.

"J-Joe?!" Demi managed to sputter out of her mouth.

It was Joe Jonas…The random paperboy that appeared in her life almost 4 years ago and then suddenly disappeared. She admitted after he kissed her then, she did, indeed, have a crush on him. But at the time, she never told her then-best friend, Selena Gomez, since she was the one who made it pretty clear that she liked him.

"Hey…It's been a while…" He looked Demi up and down, which made her turn red and…insecure, which she couldn't help but feel.

"Well, yeah. It most certainly has…" She put her hand on the back of her head to smooth out her curls.

"You look great," Joe said, managing to smile for the first time.

She smiled a little. "You too."

The awkward silence…They knew that it was bound to happen…But the intense silence gave Demi a chance to look at Joe. Of course, she didn't spend all of her single-status high school years thinking Oh dearest Joe, I will wait for you forever…Even after the biggest disasters have occurred! My heart burns for you every night that I lie in bed. On the contrary, she got out more and had to deal with losing her best friend, who turned out to be the dumbest skank-bitch that ever walked the planet…Demi knew that she overestimated her. Sometimes when she lay in bed throughout all these years, she would think about Joe but not enough to ever go search for him. She knew Matt, Joe's cousin and formerly known as the original paperboy, but she never chose to ask for him and he never mentioned him. So here she was…Seeing him after so long and she felt her heart racing. Even though she knew that she wasn't in love with him.

"So how have you been? You still going to East Northumberland?"

"I've been…good. Really…And uh-huh…" Demi said, knowing that she sounded like a totally helpless idiot. But Joe couldn't help but find it attractive.

"I'm glad to see that the thirteen-year-old in you still lives," he said, chuckling.

"Are you saying that you would date a thirteen-year-old?" She raised an eyebrow as she smiled smugly.

He immediately grew silent but said, "Nope…But I must admit the 16-year old me was kind of into it…"

"Wow…You really were the pedophile…"

"No I wasn't!"

"But you kissed me…And what does that prove?"

"That I was kinda interested…" He shoved his hands in the pockets of his hoodie. His dark hair wasn't the way it used to be…But she recognized his bright brown eyes in an instant. His curls were nowhere to be found since it was short…But he looked down. And she knew he looked cuter than ever…

Demi blushed. "But…It just didn't make sense. You didn't know me. I didn't know you."

"But…you felt something too, didn't you?" He said, as if he rehearsed it in case anytime during these four years, he would run into her again.

She couldn't deny it. "Yeah…But I was thirteen! Girls at that age are kinda reckless…And they don't take anything seriously! They're in frickin' La La Land!"

He laughed at her natural insanity. "But I liked you anyway…I was a 14-year-old stuck in 16-year-old's body after all…"

"Hmm…Well, then maybe you weren't a pedophile after all," she said, smiling.

"Guess not…" He smiled as he moved closer to her.

"Not so fast, buddy…I don't even know your last name. In fact, I didn't know anything about you besides the fact that you like younger girls, you were the paperboy's substitute, and you were insanely attracted to me. She made the third option sound like it was completely unbelievable.

"But there's one minor detail you forgot," he said as he inched even closer.

"And what would that be?"

"That I like you now," he said as he was the closest he could be to her, which was directly being in front of her.

She looked up at him in wonder. What things he could show her that she never even knew about... She knew Joe had an interesting story. That's what it said in his eyes, anyway.

"Oh, really? Well, how about getting to know the real me, then?" She smiled as she uneasily backed away from his addictive scent. He smells so damn good!

"I'd like that," he said, "And while we're working on that, you must be dying to know about me." He led her to walk along the lake. It was an offer she couldn't refuse. They walked side-by-side. And sometimes they switched roles of being follower and leader.

"Oh yeah…I've been thinking about you every night since I told you to leave me alone that one summer…" She made it sound like it was a complete lie…But was it, really?

He went along with the joke. "Oh yeah…Every time I tried to hook up with some chick, your face popped into my head."

She cringed as he said the words "hook up". She absolutely hated those words. But she managed to crack a smile. "I see it wasn't too hard for you to find someone new…"

He frowned. "I'm a guy…What did you expect?"

"I expected you to have impregnated at least 3.2% of the entire tri-state area…That's what I expected."

He managed to suppress his laughter. "I see you're not completely pure. You're pretty colorful, Demi…And I like it."

"I'm glad that you accept my colorfulness and I'm glad to know that you're not a man-whore…Or are you?"

"I swear I'm not," he smiled at her sincerely.

"Do you swear on my sacred guitar of awesomeness?" She smiled as she walked ahead of him, impatient for an answer.

He smiled as she gracefully walked ahead of him and he ran to catch up with her. "Oh yeah…I remembered that you played the guitar. How's that going for you?"

"You remembered?" She asked, smiling and he nodded.

"There wasn't much to remember," he said, smirking.

"Right…" She said and continued, "I play the piano, too…And I…sing…kinda."

His eyes widened with fascination. "Really? That's amazing."

She smiled a little. "Yeah…I'm applying to Julliard…I really hope I get in."

"I know you will," he said, as he put a hand on her shoulder, making them both stop walking.

"How do you even know? You've never heard me play," she said, laughing.

"I'd like to hear you sometime…I've been learning the guitar in my spare time…And I could use some pointers from Miss Julliard-bound." He smiled irresistibly at her.

She flashed him a smile. "That would be nice…Do you wanna?"

"Definitely," he said, without hesitation.

She looked away from him and smiled. He wants to hang out with me…Somebody pinch me…

"So you where do you wanna meet?" She asked to break, yet again, another awkward silence.

"How about right here? It's an inspiring place, wouldn't you say?" He said, trying to make her smile even wider.

"Yeah…It sounds like a pretty good idea." She smiled as they met the end of the path and began to walk back. Back to the real world.


I know this sounds totally out of the blue...But I love age-difference relationships...They're kinda forbidden...And adorable. Haha xD. How would I even know that? Anyways...I like the random meeting that Demi made with Joe. I think they're really cute...And I'm gonna have an interesting time figuring out their stories. Oh lovely...I hope you guys liked it and keep on supporting me. :D

Questions: What kind of songs will Jemi practice? And will this lead to an all-out make-out session? And what about Niley?! Does anyone even have hope for Selena Ho-mez?

Coming up: Miley and Nick get to know each other...Selena's bound to find out sooner or later...