A/N- OK. So I am sooooooo sorry about how long this took me! I had this huge project, then a big conference, and have had zero time! Thanks for all the great reviews and keep 'em coming! Thanks to Reviewer56 for the sweet new title!

Miley stared up into Nick's familiar eyes. For a moment she forgot that she wasn't Hannah Montana like she usually was when she saw him, and started laughing.

"Wow. Boy if you wanted to give me a hug all you had to do was ask…" She said, still laughing. She suddenly stopped laughing when she realized she was Miley. She quickly disentangled herself from Nick and turned to walk away in embarrassment. She quickened her pace when she heard Nick laughing, thinking he was making fun of her.

"Well," Nick said, catching up, "I guess next time I'll just have to try that…" Miley abruptly stopped and turned around, causing Nick to run into her, then back away, blushing slightly. Miley smiled at this and turned to walk away.

"Yeah. You probably should… just like you should probably be following me if you want to get to your next class…" She trailed off and continued walking, laughing to herself at Nick's bewildered look when he realized they were about the only people left in the hall.

Nick walked into the cafeteria holding his tray and searching the sea of people for Miley. He had sat by her in every class after telling his teacher that she was his official guide. Not that he minded. In fact he thought maybe... No. No, he had only known her for a day. It was too early to start thinking he might like her. I mean he knew nothing about her. Except that she seemed very, very familiar.

He was shaken out of his thoughts as he heard the familiar laughter of his brother Joe. He looked across the cafeteria and saw him laughing at a table with Miley, a blonde girl he didn't know, and another guy. Is that Miley's boyfriend? He wondered as he walked over to the table, seeing them laughing and sitting next to each other. He felt something sweep through his stomach that felt a lot like jealousy, but he pushed it aside as hunger. After all. He barely knew her. He didn't like her…yet.

Joe and the blonde girl were busy shooting ice at each other with straws and barely even looked up as Nick sat down.

"I will crush you!" Joe yelled, trying to get a clear shot at the girl around Miley, whom she was currently hiding behind.

"No!" The girl screeched, cowering down even further.

"Hey Nick!" Miley said, smiling as he sat down across from her. "This is Lilly, and this is Oliver." She gestured to the blonde, still busy with Joe and then to the boy sitting next to her. "They're my best friends." Nick felt a flood of relief rush through him as he heard Oliver introduced as her 'best friend'.



Miley quickly dodged a stray piece of ice coming from the battle currently going on around her. "So Nick, I thought that seeing as how I'm your guide and all I should show you a real Malibu beach bonfire this Friday night." Miley said, looking across the table into his eyes. Yah. Cuz I'm your guide… she thought, more like cuz you're cute, funny, nice-Stop it Miley! He only wants to be friends with Hannah and that's all he'll want with you! She thought, then, realizing Nick was speaking she tuned back into his response.

"-go to the studio all week, but I think if I get my brothers to go it should be alright. Sounds like fun though!"

"Well, I'm sure Lilly will be inviting Joe anyways… and I bet he'll want to go too." She giggled at this and glanced over at the two she was talking about, who had given up on their ice fight having run out of ice, and were now playing the red hands, allowing their hands to rest on each other's just a little bit long…

"Yeah." Nick said smiling at them, then looking back into Miley's eyes. "I'm sure Joe won't be the only one who wants to go." Then, realizing what he had just said implied he hurried to make up for it. " I mean Kevin'll probably think it sounds cool too. So definitely, yeah. Yeah." He realized he was babbling, and blushed, looking away, but not before seeing an odd expression cross Miley's face. Was that… disappointment? No, he thought I must have been imagining it. She was now laughing and joking with Oliver about something as he finished his lunch. Besides, I think there's more to this thing with Oliver than just friendship…

AT THE STUDIO

"Wow! Nick this is incredible!" Kevin yelled as he finished reading the new song he had written. "It's a little short, but still, wow. We have to get this recorded. What do you think Joe?"

Joe held up a finger to indicate he was still reading. And kept it up, and kept it up, and kept it up. Finally, after about 4 minutes, with Kevin huffing impatiently every 15 or so seconds, Nick leapt up and grabbed the music out of Joe's hands. Joe started laughing uncontrollably.

"Wow. Four minutes and thirty-two seconds. You guys lasted waaaaaaay longer than I thought you would!" Joe said, glowing with pride at his prank. " I mean, Lilly picked you for six minutes, but I only had you for one and a half-"

"The song?" Nick asked nervously, cutting Joe off. " What'd you think of the song?"

Joe looked thoughtful for a second then suddenly yelled "Too much rock for one hand dude!", in a bad surfer imitation, throwing both hands up in the symbol. They walked into the studio and picked up their guitars to record their first try at the song.

Hello Beautiful, How's it goin?

I hear it's wonderful, in California

I've been missing you, it's true

But tonight, I'm gonna flyyyyyyyy. Yah tonight, I'm gonna fly.



Hello beautiful, it's been a long time

Since my phone's rung, and you've been on the line

I've been missing you, it's true

But tonight, I'm gonna fly, yah tonight, I'm gonna flyyyyy

Cuz I could go across the world, see everything and never be satisfied.

If I couldn't. see those eyes.

They ended the song, and Kevin whooped happily. "Yes! Our first new song! Writers block broken for now!"

Yah, Nick thought dejectedly, thinking about a certain blonde pop star he had written the song about last night after not getting her call, then thought about the brunette girl he had spent the day hanging out with and having more fun than he had in quite a while. I have a feeling I'm gonna have some good material for song writing…

New update coming very soon! I'm gonna start moving along the Niley and Loe and get some fluff goin!