Friends

Lilly's POV

After class, we walked to our lockers and got our lunches, because we had both brought them from home. I saw an empty table and pointed it out. Miley walked over to it and I followed. Just after we sat down, I saw who was sitting at the table next to us and realized how unlucky I was. Jake Ryan glanced at us, said a few things to his jock friends and then got up and walked over to us.

"Well Truscott, it looks like you've finally made yourself a new friend."

"Shut up Jake. Just leave us alone and go back to those dumb jocks that you belong with." I glared back.

"Ouch, that really hurt." He said in the worst tone ever and put a fist to his chest.

"That wasn't my best line ok? So stop acting you idiot…oh wait a minute, you already have." I stopped there as he gave me what looked like a final glare.

"See ya later." He smiled his big and cheesy grin and winked at Miley, before returning to his table.

I could tell what Miley was thinking. As Jake spoke to her, she gave him a small and shy smile and still had the same look as she watched him walk away. I can understand how he would look cute upon seeing him for the first time. But once you actually knew him and his history, you would want nothing more, than to avoid this guy. Now I was going to make sure Miley knew what he was all about. Especially that wink and smile they had exchanged caused the slightest spark of jealousy in me. I thought about it and finally decided too accept the fact that I really like this girl.

"Um Lilly, what was that about anyway?" she asked, looking back over at me.

"Well first of all that was Jake Ryan. Have you ever heard of him?"

"Well…no."

"Where did you move from anyway?"

"Tennessee."

"Well that would explain your little accent."

"Oh yeah, sorry."

"No no, its ok I like it, it's cute." What the hell did you just say?! Think next time!

"Really? Thanks." Miley perked up at my compliment and a big smile spread across her face. Nobody's smile would make me go into a trance like hers did. But I quickly snapped out of it, because I tried not to let these thoughts get to me.

"Anyway this guy, Jake Ryan, was a really popular actor during junior high and our freshman year. He had his own TV show, which sucked in my opinion. But anyway, over the summer his parents made him drop out because of his failing grades in last year. He had been so caught up in acting and fame, that he wouldn't pay much attention to school. It's still a pretty touchy subject for him and he gets pretty bitter about it every now and then. That's why he looked like he was about ready to punch me with the comments I made about his acting."

"So is he really done acting? And is he really such a bad guy?"

"Well maybe if he gets his grades up this year, then who knows what he'll be able to do. But yeah I don't think he's that great, he's just full of himself. He just became apart of the football team in order to become as popular as he can get around here. It isn't very much, but he enjoys every minute of the crowds after a football game." I sighed and looked at Miley, surprisingly she was looking at me. "What?"

"Oh nothing, I was just listening. Well we'd better go, the bell just rang you know?" she said a few seconds after the bell rang. I looked at her suspiciously as we both got up from the table, but I let it go; whatever it was.

We walked to our lockers once again and got our books for the next class- biology with Ms. Kunkle. How could this woman substitute and teach her regular class at the same time? It was beyond me, I still walked in and sat down anyway. The seat in front of me became occupied by Miley a few seconds later.

I had just remembered what I was going to talk to her about at lunch. But then Jake became the subject so there wasn't much time. Although since she was in front of me, it wouldn't be too hard to pass a note. But then again we had Kunkle and she has eyes in the back of her head. I just have to be careful.

Just as the lecture began, I quickly scribbled a note on a small piece of paper. I read it through to make sure the wording was straight and to the point.

I know we have only known each other for a few hours, just like you said, so what does that make us?

-Lilly

For some reason, I just didn't want to be the one to say the word friends right now, but to know it would be neat.

I didn't throw it at her; I decided that would be too risky. So I moved myself forward in my seat as far as I could and slipped it on the edge of her desk. I saw a smile flicker on her face as she grabbed it and then I moved away. I heard it open and looked up at Kunkle. She was looking deep into a book and reading out loud. Then I looked back at Miley, and saw her hand move over her back with a note in her hand. I quickly grabbed it and opened it.

Friends. Walk with me to my house after school.

-Miley

That was all. Nothing more needed to be said.

So that's exactly what I did. First I met her at the front of the school doors and then walked home with her.