CHAPTER 2 UP. ENJOY!

Miley walked up the front porch of Lilly's house and knocked on the door. There was silence, then the shuffling of feet, followed by a loud thud, then the sound of someone scrambling to the door, then the door opened.

"Morning Lilly! Happy Birthday!" Miley screamed into her face. Lilly chuckled and hugged her friend.

"Thanks." Lilly said. Then suddenly the memory of a 4 year-old Oliver doing the same thing to her appeared in her mind. She looked down sadly. She knew he wasn't going to make it again this year. She missed how Oliver used to be the first person to wish her a happy birthday.

"Lilly?" Lilly was snapped out of her thoughts as Miley tapped her shoulders. Miley cocked and eyebrow and looked questioningly at her. Lilly shook her head and smiled.

"C'mon in." Lilly said holding the door for Miley. Miley went in and saw some decorations already put up for the party. She then turned to her friend.

"Well you're "dressed" for the party..." Lilly looked down at herself and laughed. She was still in her pyjamas and her hair was in a messy knot.

"Well, you know this family, we're not morning people..." Lilly chuckled going up the stairs. "C'mon help me find what to wear!" She yelled.

"It is your birthday and you haven't picked out something to wear! you are one messed up girl you know that!" Miley said running in after her.

"Okay Oken, you gotta make sure everything is in place, everything is perfect, and you CANNOT miss the party this year. It's 10, I'm ready, I got the present, now I can go!" Oliver said to himself happily. As he descended the stairs from his room, he looked out for the present he had kept under the piano the night before. This year he worked extra hard to learn how to wrap a present and with much complaining and whining from Miley, he had finally gotten the perfect present. He ducked under the piano looking for the present.

"I must've kept it at the other end..." Oliver said moving around. "Oh darn! why did I get her something so small!" He said frustrated after looking under the piano for 10 minutes. He thogught for awhile and ran up the stairs back to his room. He rummaged through his things and looked in every drawer. He gave up and sat on his bed. He buried his head into his hands.

"AAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!" Oliver yelled in frustration. "Stupid stupid stupid dumb Oliver! How could you lose your bestfriends' birthday present!? Aw man...first I couldn't make it to her parties, this year I lost her present. She's gonna hate me forever!" Oliver mumbled to himself. Then his head shot up. "Rico's!!" He yelled. He scrambled out the door and went off running to Rico's. That had been the last place he went to before going home.

"Oliver! you must have left it at Rico's! then what made me think it was under the piano? oh shut up Oken you talking to yourself, people are gonna stare." Oliver fought with himself. He saw Rico setting up his stall. "Good! he must have just opened it." Oliver said to himself, again.

"Rico! right after I left, did you see a small box or parcel lying around on the table?" Oliver said quickly. Rico took awhile to absorb what he just said, because all he heard was some buzzing noise. The after awhile he said,

"Oh yeah I did! it was under the chair you were sitting on." Rico said.

"It must have fell out of my pocket! Well, do you have it with you?" Oliver asked hopefully.

"Yes, I do," He said holding up the box Oliver meant. "But what's in it for me?" Rico asked sneakily.

"Rico please! not now! I really need it back! just hand it over!" Oliver pleaded. Rico smirked and tossed the box around.

"I'm not going to give it back until you do what I tell you too." Rico said. Oliver sighed and gave up in defeat.

"Fine! anything to get it back from you!!" Oliver yelled in frustration.

"Well first, I want you to..."


"Now you look better!" Miley squealed. She had spent all morning rummaging through all Lilly's clothes and finally getting hold of some nice ones. Lilly was now in nice casual wear. Rather than the normal beach wear she had on all the time, she now wore on a black skinny jeans, a purple top and a black and white stripped vest over it. She had her etnies callicut on too. Miley did a side ponytail for her and had some of her bangs falling at the side of her face. Miley seperated her blue and red streaks from her hair so that only her blonde hair was tied up. The blue and red streakes were left to just fall with her bangs.

"um...it's okay i guess..." Lilly shrugged and smiled.

"LILLY! SOME OF YOUR GUESTS HAS ARRIVED!" Lilly's mom yelled from the living room. Lilly grabbed hold of Miley and the both of then went down to greet her guests.

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