Chapter 4:
Nick woke up to the smell of his own body odder instead of his brother Kevin's. He had left to go back to college yesterday after he had come home. Now Nick was free to have his own bed.
"Nicholas, wake up!" His father screamed loudly.
"I'm up!" He screamed back as he lay back down. He had a wonderful dream last night that he had gone out with this girl, she actually listened to him, and she actually wanted to get to know him. She wasn't the prettiest girl, but she was pretty in her own kind of way. It ended up that the girl was his next door neighbor.
"Wait!" He said out loud as he looked up at the high white ceiling. "That wasn't a dream." He said to himself as he thought about what had happened last night. The weird part was that he couldn't get her out of his mind.
"Nicholas Jerry Jonas!" His father screamed storming into the room. "This is my last time warning you to get up before I drag you into that bathroom." His dad screamed as he waved his finger.
Nick looked at his father. His face had turned red from all of the screaming that he had just done. For some reason he could never get scared of his father. He always reminded him of Santa Claus. With his bold head, and round stomach. "Alright, pop I'm getting up." He said standing up and stretching.
He went over to his father and gave him a pat on the back. He felt bad for the man. He was trying the best that he could to juggle three jobs, and a house hold. The only reason Kevin got into Julliard was because he was good at playing instruments and he got a scholarship. Joe had to go to Community College because they couldn't afford for him to go into college.
He walked near the bathroom and he could hear his mother throwing up. She did it regularly because the chemo always made her sick. He knocked lightly on the door to see if she was okay.
Theresa Jonas came out of the bathroom to see her son standing there waiting for the bathroom. She quickly wiped her mouth and tried to smile.
Nick looked at his mom's pale face and just wanted to break down and cry. He hated seeing his mother like this, but what he hated even more was that one day she might not be there for him to look at. He quickly went into the bathroom and took a hot shower.
When he came out his father had already left for his first job, which meant that he wouldn't be home until 2 in the morning tonight, and Joe always watched Frankie because they were both home together. His mother did as much as she could around the house here and there, but they didn't want her to spread herself to thin.
He walked into the white room, and looked around. Kevin still had all of his posters hung up. He had meant to re-decorate, but he had never got a chance to. He always had baseball.
He found a pair of Ed Hardy jeans, sneakers, and a shirt. He looked at himself in the mirror. He looked good if he didn't say so himself. He took a glob of grease and rubbed it against his palms. Then he brushed it across his brown, curly hair. His bed hair went away soon after that.
He went into his brother's room and screamed for him to wake up. "Frankie, let's go!" He screamed once more as he went over to the bed and shook his little brother.
"I'm up!" He screamed and looked up.
Nick waited to see if his little brother was really getting up and then ran into the kitchen. He made his brother some toast with bacon and then listened to hear if he could hear the shower running. When he did he took his book bag and went out the door. Frankie knew how to eat breakfast and get his own self to school.
When the November air hit him he took his Sean John coat and wrapped it around him and for warmth. He looked at the house that he had just visited yesterday. He went up to the door and knocked on it vigorously.
Miley just had finished cooking breakfast for her mother and sister. Her mom always went to sleep and woke up to take her sister to school, but she was always to late to cook breakfast so Miley always cooked it.
She went over to the door and opened it to find Nick Jonas in the cold shivering.
Nick looked at Miley as if he were looking at a new Miley. Her hair was pressed out, she had her blue contacts on, and her old navy jeans fit her perfect curves. "You look amazing." He stated in shock.
Miley laughed at Nick's facial expression and then replied "and you look cold." She took him by the sleeve of his coat and pulled him inside of her house.
Nick just looked at Miley and the more and more he looked at her. The more and more he got a feeling, but he didn't know what the feeling was.
"Are you here to walk to school with me?" She asked as she put on her Lot 29 coat and picked up her book bag.
"Yeah, I was going to come and ask you."
"Well, we better get going before we are late for English." She said while blushing. She could tell that Nick really did like her new make-over.
Nick nodded his head and then went outside to wait for her. He watched as she came outside with her white Converses on and locked her door. "I had a dream yesterday." He told her while she walked up to him.
"Really, what was it about?" She asked as she gave him a hug.
"I had a dream that I was actually having fun with a girl named Miley Cyrus."
Miley giggled and said "that wasn't a dream that happened yesterday."
"I know, but I thought you couldn't stand me?"
"I thought you were a pompous jerk, and I was wrong. We already went through this yesterday and we promised that we would start over."
"Fine, but lets play a game." He wanted to get to know more about this girl, and he had no clue why.
"Sure, how do you play?" She asked as they crossed the street.
"We basically ask questions."
"Alright, go ahead."
"How many siblings do you have?"
"One, it's a sister, and her name is Kayla. What about you?"
"Three brothers. Kevin's the oldest he goes to Julliard. Joe he goes to Community College. Then there's Frankie, and he goes to fifth grade. What do your parents do?"
"My mom is an assistant for a magazine, and she does a lot of overtime. If she doesn't do the overtime then the magazine won't come out, and they will loose money."
"And your dad?"
"Well, he was a big time real estate agent, but he got fired."
"Oh" Nick said looking down at his feet.
"What about your parents?"
"My dad works three jobs. He works at Denny's, during the afternoon he works as a mall security guard, and during the night he watches cars to make sure that they don't get stolen."
"And your mom?"
"Was re-diagnosed with cancer and is dying more and more everyday."
Miley looked at Nick as they approached the school. She thought that her life was bad, but at least she didn't have to see her parents die more and more everyday. She quickly embraced him into a hug.
Nick took his hands and slowly ran it up and down her body. He could feel her emotions form as he felt her body touch his.
As she pulled away from the hug she could feel somebody staring her down. As she turned around she found nobody else, but Lisa staring her down.
"Wow, you got a makeover?"
Miley nodded and put her head down.
"Why don't you just leave her alone?" Nick walked in front of Miley and said. "What is your problem with her? She had never done anything to you!"
"Nicholas Jerry Jonas, I know that you better not be talking to me like that!" She said pointing her finger at her boyfriend. "I don't know what has gotten into you ever since you've been talking to that geeky girl over there."
"My name is Miley." She finally looked up and said.
"What was that?" Lisa asked looking past Nick and looking at Miley.
"My name is Miley Hope Cyrus, not that geeky girl." She stated again as she looked into the eyes of Lisa.
Nick turned around and looked at Miley with a smile. He was getting so proud of her.
Lisa looked astonished and took her boyfriend by the arm. She looked back at Miley as she walked away with her boyfriend and could see that she was feeling stupid.
Miley stood there and watched as Nick walked away with Lisa. She felt so stupid that she actually thought that he liked her. She walked inside of the school and for the first time she was actually noticed.
She went to her locker and her best friend was there as always. "Wow, look at you?" She said taking off her glasses to see if she was at the right locker.
Miley was about to say thank you when somebody tapped her on the shoulder. "Hi, I'm Josh." A boy that looked familiar said to her.
"Hi, I'm Miley." She responded looking at him.
"Are you new?"
"No, I have been going to this town schools for seven years now." She said with a smile.
"You know that you have the most beautiful teeth that I have ever seen in my life?" He said as he put his arm around her shoulder. "And you know there is a party in about two weeks. I would love for you to be my date?"
"I have only known you for about thirty seconds, and you are already asking me on a date?"
"Yes, and I would love for you to say yes."
Miley looked up at the guy and noticed that he was cute. She had never really gone on a date/party, or been asked out for a matter of fact. "I would love to go with you." She replied remembering the scene that had just happened outside with Nick.
After Leslie knew that they guy was gone she turned over to her best friend. "What has gotten into you?"
"What are you talking about?" Miley said shrugging her shoulders innocently.
"I mean the old Miley would have never said yes to a guy in less than five minutes of knowing him. He could be a rapist for all you know."
Leslie his name is Joshua. He hangs out with Nick and is on the baseball team with him."
"Do you know about his history with girls?"
"I heard that he doesn't date for very long."
"He doesn't date for very long because he just has sex with them and then leaves them." Leslie finished her sentence.
"How would you know that?" Miley asked looking at her friend who looked really upset. "I mean just because I'm getting a little attention from boys doesn't mean that you have to..." She stopped herself because she thought about what she had just said.
"Just because you got a new makeover doesn't give you the right to be a bitch." Leslie stated and then walked away form her ex-best friend in anger.
Miley took a deep breath and then got her English book out of her locker. She heard foot steeps behind her and automatically assumed it was Leslie. "I'm so sorry." She said and looked at the person.
"I think I'm supposed to be the one apologizing." Nick said looking at Miley.
"Oh" She said putting her hand on her hip and looking at him. She closed the door to her locker and stared him down. "Where is your girlfriend?"
"I never even meant to leave with her. She is the one that pulled me away from you." He answered as he took her books out of her hand.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm walking you to English. Since we do have that class together." He looked up at her and continued. "So I saw Josh over at your locker talking to you?"
"Yeah, he asked me to the party two weeks from now." She said blushing. She had no idea why she kept telling Nick these things as if they were best friends.
"I hope you cursed him out."
"No, actually I told him that I would love to go." She said looking at him weird. "Why are you acting so patient about this?"
"Because even though Josh is my boy he isn't the polite with ladies, and I don't want you going out with him."
"Sorry big brother?" Miley said sarcastically. "And you act like you are the best with the girls. I mean you go out with a girl just to show her off like some dog." She said raising her voice.
"And that is what Josh is going to do with you, but at least I didn't try to have sex with Lisa. He is going to show you off for about a week, he's going to talk sweet into your ear, he's going to have sex with you, and then you are going to be on your ass feeling dumb." He said raising his voice even higher. He handed her back her books in anger.
"Who are you my father?" She asked screaming this time. She had token her books from him. By this time they had stopped walking to their class and were now standing in the middle of the hallway yelling. "And by the way I can take care of myself! I do not need you or Leslie to try to help me. I haven't needed your help in the past and I don't need it now."
Leslie walked in-between the both of them and looked at Miley. "Well, if you don't need us then maybe you should do what you want." She stated and went over to Nick. She linked arms with him and they began to walk away. Before she turned the corner she looked back to give her best friend an evil look.