I do not own Hannah Montana. This fanfiction does not represent the actors and actresses in the television show.
Lilly woke up, feeling very confused and bewildered. Not to mention the pounding in her head that felt like it would burst through her skull. She was too disoriented to tell where she was, but she felt someone's arm draped over her.
"Urgh…wh…where am I?"
The person next to her stirred, and then shot up. "Lilly!"
Lilly knew it was Miley's voice. "Miley?" She asked warily as her vision was still stabling.
Miley threw herself onto Lilly, and Lilly could tell that she had started crying. "Oh thank god you're okay,"
Lilly took another moment, and realized she was in Miley's bed. She gently placed her arms around Miley. "How did I… get here?"
Miley sat up and gave Lilly some time to take in her surroundings. It slowly came back to her. How she had gone into the garbage and fished out the bottles of alcohol her mother had thrown away. She furrowed her brow, completely frustrated and enraged with herself and her weakness.
"Dammit…" She muttered, laying back and bringing her hands to cover her face.
Miley scooted closer to you. "I walked into your house… and you were laying on the floor. I kept shaking you but you wouldn't move," Tears built in Miley's eyes as she relived the experience in her head. "I called Daddy, and he came. He slapped your face a few times, and then asked me to help move you to the bathroom. We tried to get you to throw up some of the alcohol you drank, but we couldn't get you to. Daddy carried to the car, and we brought you here. I asked him if we should take you to the hospital, but he said your breathing had gotten better and you just needed to sleep it off,"
"How long… have I been sleeping it off?" Lilly asked, realizing it was dark outside.
Miley timidly wrapped her arms around Lilly's arm. "It's been about a day," She glanced over at the clock on her nightstand, "Right now it's a little past 2:00 in the morning,"
Lilly sighed, aggravated, and removed her hands from her face. "Have you been here the whole time?"
"Well…" Miley looked down, embarrassed, "Yeah… I w-was really worried…"
Closing her eyes, Lilly tried to think of something to say, but all that came to her mind didn't seem to express the shame she felt for putting Miley through this. "I'm sorry," She whispered weakly.
Miley bit down on her bottom lip, hurt by seeing how sad Lilly was. "Let me get you a glass of water. I'll be right back, okay?"
Miley sat up and got out of bed. She left the room, leaving Lilly alone in the room. Lilly closed her eyes tightly in attempts to stop her tears from escaping her eyes. She knew she had made a huge mess of things, and there was no way to go back and take it away. She heard Miley enter the room and looked up to see her, holding a glass of water.
"Here," She smiled sweetly at Lilly as she neared the bed and handed her the glass of water.
Lilly couldn't bring herself to look Miley in the eye. She lowered her head and took the glass from Miley. "Thanks…"
Miley sighed, and sat down on the bed. Lilly slowly brought the glass to her lips and took a sip. Her mind was on other things, and she ended up choking the small sip. She started coughing, trying to suppress the tickle in her throat. Miley took the glass from her and set it on the bed stand. When Lilly caught her breath and was able to speak, she cleared her throat.
"Sorry," She said weakly.
Miley smiled. "It's okay. Just take it slow,"
Lilly lay back down, and felt the bed shift as Miley climbed in and lay beside her. A short silence formed between them. Miley snuggled close to Lilly.
"Miley…?" Miley turned her head to look at Lilly. "Have you heard… from my mom?"
Miley shifted nervously and answered after a hesitation. "Y-yeah…" she admitted, "My Daddy called her and left a message… She came by earlier this evening…"
"Was she…" Lilly was scared of the answer she would get, "Okay?"
Miley sat up and sighed. Lilly sat up as well and waited for Miley's answer.
Taking Lilly's hand in hers, Miley looked up at Lilly sadly. "She… asked us to take care of you for a little while… She's checking herself into a rehab,"
Lilly blinked, not sure if she was supposed to take Miley seriously. She knew Miley wouldn't joke about something like that, but it just took her by surprise.
"What…?"
Miley lowered her head and began to stroke Lilly's hand soothingly. "She sat down with Daddy and had a long talk…. She told him she had been drinking almost every night after you had gone to sleep for the past year…. You coming forward to her was sort of a wake up call for her, and she said she needed help…"
When Miley lifted her head to look at Lilly, she saw that Lilly had lowered her head as well, and a tear was rolling down her cheek.
Lilly was confused with all the different emotions that had swelled within her body. She was relieved that she would be able to stay with Miley. Miley would be there to support her, and being with Miley was a way to make sure she stayed strong and sober. However, she was devastated and guilty about the situation with her mother. After all of that, she also was scared that she would be a burden on Miley and her family.
She made the decision then and there, that she would do her best to stay above drinking. She wanted to be together with Miley, and be happy.
She looked up at Miley, who was gazing at her worriedly. Smiling, she squeezed Miley's hand. "I'm glad I still have you, Miley… I was so stupid to drink last night… I'm ready to stop,"
Tears flooded from Miley's eyes and crawled into Lilly's arms. "Oh, Lilly, I was so scared I had lost you. I don't know what I would have done without you. Please… please, never do that again,"
Lilly wrapped her arms around Miley and sighed. "I'll do my best, Miles… I never want to hurt you again,"
Soon enough, Miley stopped crying and fell asleep, still in Lilly's arms.
Lilly gazed down at her and sighed happily. She leaned forward to kiss Miley on the forehead, and then she too, fell asleep.
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Miley and Lilly walked downstairs into the kitchen the next morning.
Robbie Ray looked up at them, "Mornin' Miles," He looked towards Lilly, "How you feeling, Lilly?"
"I've been better," She grumbled, "Wayyy better,"
Robbie Ray chuckled, glad to see Lilly still had her sense of humor. "I take it you're not hungry, huh?"
Lilly made a sickened face, "Oh, please no. Don't talk about food…" She and Miley walked over to the kitchen table to sit down.
Robbie Ray glanced at Miley. "Miles, you hungry?"
Miley shook her head. "Not right now. I'll wait until Lilly's ready to eat,"
"Miley," Lilly frowned, "If you're hungry, eat something,"
Miley sighed and stood up to walk over to the counter. "Fine. I'll just have some toast or something," She pulled out some bread and deposited it into the toaster, then, she walked back over to the table.
"I'm gonna go take a shower, girls. I'll be down in a bit," Robbie Ray sat up and put his coffee mug in the sink and then turned to head upstairs.
Miley nodded, "Okay, Daddy,"
There was a small silence, as both of the girls waited for Miley's toast to pop up. When it did, Miley sat up and went to get it.
Lilly watched as she spread butter and jam on it, and then turned to walk back to the table again.
"I'm still mad at you, you know," She said to Lilly as she sat back down.
"What?" Lilly raised her eyebrow, "What'd I do?"
Miley sighed and took a bite of her toast. "For drinking… and scaring me like that… So… don't think you're off the hook," She looked at Lilly, letting her know that she was serious, but then smiled playfully.
Lilly smiled back, "I know, I know… I didn't expect to be…"
Miley hesitated, and then set down her toast. She stood up and walked over to Lilly. Placing her hands on Lilly's shoulders, Miley leaned down and kissed her softly on the lips. When she pulled away, Lilly saw tears on the rims of her eyes.
"Seriously," She said, pulling Lilly into a hug. "Don't ever scare me like that again,"
Lilly breathed in Miley's sweet sent sighed. She nodded slowly, and put her arms around Miley.