I guess 11 is the magic number of my reviews. I got 11 for each chapter, and that doesn't seem to be changing no matter how long I wait, so here it is.

Chapter 3: An Agreement

SVUlover helped with the idea at the beginning here too. And kind of all over. lol. She's just that awesome. XD And mileyandoliver reminded me to include Mamaw. lol. If that's how you spell it, but that's what I'm using so just know that I'm talking about their grandma, even though I didn't give her a big part because I didn't really like her on the show. I know, I'm mean. XD Read and Review!!


"Aunt Dolly say what?"

"You're father left custody of you kids to me, Miley. So, of course you have to come live with me." Aunt Dolly said, causing Mamaw to nod in agreement.

"But what about Hannah, and my friends, and my school, and my life?" I exclaimed.

"Sweetie, I know it's a lot to take in, but there's really no other option. I can't very well leave you here with Jackson. Even with Hannah's money you guys couldn't afford everything, and even if you could, there's no way that a 16-year-old and an 18-year-old could take care of themselves without getting into loads of trouble." Aunt Dolly explained. I saw her point, but it still didn't seem fair.

"So, what? You just expect us to move halfway across the country? It's my senior year! I want to graduate with my friends!" Jackson agreed.

After about ten minutes back and forth between Aunt Dolly and Mamaw and me and Jackson, we realized that Lilly, her mom, and Oliver were still here, so we quieted down.

"I have a suggestion." Mrs. Truscott spoke as we all looked at her expectantly. "Miley and Jackson can stay at my house." Everyone looked shocked, but I immediately got over that.

"Are you serious!? You'd really let us stay with you!? That's so cool!!!" I started happy-dancing with Lilly all over the living room.

"Now, hold up." Aunt Dolly said. I always thought she was the cool aunt… "I'm responsible for you. Robbie said left the custody of his kids to me. I can't just let you live with a woman I barely know."

"But I know her!" I argued.

"Miley, dear, please calm down. I hate to see you so upset, but its not fair to your father. He left custody to you're Aunt Dolly, not Mrs. Truscott."

"But, Mrs. Truscott has been like a second mom to Jackson and I when you couldn't come from Tennessee to help us out or if I needed a mom to talk to. She's been like my second mom because Lilly's been like my sister for so long. You can't separate us! We'd be miserable! And there's no way that daddy would want that."

"Yeah, don't do this to us!" Jackson helped.

"PLEASE!" Lilly and Oliver chorused with Mrs. Truscott.

After a long pause and Aunt Dolly and Mamaw talked it over, they said, "Well…I guess it's okay for you guys to stay here, as long as Mrs. Truscott doesn't mind and we get to visit you as often as we want."

"Of course. I don't need to have custody of them; they can just live in my house." Mrs. Truscott pointed out.

"Alright then, I think we have a deal." Aunt Dolly announced, causing Lilly and I to squeal and resume our happy-dance. Oliver and Jackson even joined in, and before we knew it, we had collapsed in a heap of giggles on top of one another.

In one big mess of limbs, it was hard to tell where one of us started and the other ended as we tried to get up. That proved too difficult and we collapsed laughing again until Jackson got free, quickly followed by Lilly, and soon we were all giggling on the couch while Aunt Dolly, Mamaw, and Mrs. Truscott reviewed some facts in the kitchen about Jackson and I.

"So, Miley, Jackson, when are you guys going to move in?" Lilly asked us.

"I don't know Lilly. Probably soon, though, because nobody seems to trust us living here alone for too long." I chuckled.

"I think that we'll stick around for a little while before you guys move out." Aunt Dolly said referring to her and Mamaw, as she came back into the living room. This little while turned out to be two weeks, of which we were given the "Aunt Dolly treatment" to raise our spirits. Mamaw cooked us fun meals, while Aunt Dolly made the house smell cheery. And, every night when they tucked Jackson and I into bed, they'd remind us that daddy is happy in heaven with mom, and they're smiling down on us, wanting us to be happy. Aunt Dolly helped me realize that, just like with mom, daddy would want us to keep living and having fun, which motivated me to be ready to move.

For the next fourteen days, we loaded box after box and car after car with all of Jackson and my clothes, books, toys, accessories, trinkets, pictures, posters, collections of music and movies, and more. After two weeks, we got a moving truck to take over our beds, desks, dressers, and nightstands over to Lilly's house. As for the other furniture and such, Aunt Dolly had a POD truck store it for us until we decided what to do with it, and she called a real estate lady to put our house on the market.

Lilly, Oliver, Jackson, and I spent that night in a circle on sleeping bags in the living room, as the last time we'd get to sleep in the house we had called home for so five years. We spent the entire night laughing about everything, from when the time Oliver told everyone that I ate opossum to just last week when Jake Ryan left for Antarctica with Mic-ka-ca-roach. We fell asleep just as the sun was rising, and we didn't wake up until one in the afternoon when Lilly's mom called her cell phone and Aunt Dolly called mine to tell us that her plane left in three hours and we needed to get home.

When we got to Lilly's house, which I suppose I can now call home, brunch was served consisting of eggs, toast, fruit, and muffins. We all ate, and then we piled into the car so that Mrs. Truscott could drive us to the airport to say good-bye to Aunt Dolly and Mamaw. When we entered the airport, security told us that we couldn't go any further, so we said our good-byes by the front door.

"Bye, Aunt Dolly. Bye Mamaw. I'll miss you. Come visit soon! Be careful!" I bid them farewell, and everyone else said something similar, and we left the airport.

We drove back home and Lilly's mom showed me and Jackson to their two guestrooms, which would be made into our rooms. Luckily, they were already painted cool colors, so we had less work on our hands. I got the pink and purple room with bright pink hearts as a ceiling border and matching curtains. Jackson's room was blue and green and had little surfboards for his border, with matching shades on the windows. Jackson's room connected to Lilly's bathroom, and my room connected to the main bathroom. We, of course, would have given Jackson the other bathroom, but we couldn't put him in a frilly pink room – that would just be cruel – so he and Lilly would have to deal.

I immediately started to unpack all my stuff. Unfortunately, there wasn't an extra "Hannah" closet, which is understandable, so half of Hannah's stuff went in my room and the other half was stuffed into Lilly's already-overcrowded room. After about four hours, everything was set up as I wanted it, with the help of Lilly, so we headed down to the beach after changing into our bikinis and cover-ups. I had lost a lot of my tan from being inside so long, so the warm sun felt really great.

Lilly went to order smoothies from Jackson as I spread out my blanket.

"Hey Miley!" Jake Ryan called just as I lay down.

"Hi Jake."

"I'm sorry to hear about your dad, but I was thinking that a date on Friday might cheer you up."

I looked at him for a few minutes before responding, "Thanks Jake, but I'm still really upset, and right now I could just use a friend." As I finished my reply, I noticed that Oliver was sitting next to me, looking a little disappointed, though I couldn't figure out why. I smiled at him, and he returned it as Lilly walked over, trying to balance three smoothies.

"Thanks Lilly! How'd you know to get three?" Oliver asked as he got up and took one from her.

"I saw you sit down next to Miley, so I went back to get you one, Oliver. That'll be four dollars." She said as she handed me her smoothie and lay down on her towel on my other side. I laughed because we never paid each other, but she was acting serious and Oliver looked shocked. "I'm just kidding, Oliver." She laughed, and we shook our heads.

When I turned back around, Jake was gone, but that didn't matter because I had my best friends right here to help me get through this tough time, and that's what's really important.


AN: Hope that last line wasn't too cheesy. But if it was, hey- we all like cheese! Anyways, sorry for the wait. I wanted my 15 reviews, but 11 will do because some stories get much less and if I were to write 20 chapter, that'd be 220 reviews! But, knowing me, I'll get bored of the story before it gets there so I'd say around 10 if I had to guess right now. And hey, that's still 110, which is awesome.

Enough about numbers, thanks for the reviews! No matter how many I get, I'm always so excited and inspired. There will probably be just as long of a wait for this next update because I haven't written the chapter yet, and I'm a tad stuck on how I want to start it. I'm thinking lackson action? lol. Bet ya didn't see that one coming. XD

Remember to give ideas! But don't be upset if I can't use them. They may just spark something else in my mind even if its totally unrelated because my mind works in crazy ways.

Hope you all had a great Halloween. Mine wasn't that awesome, but I'll get over it. XD

Okay, I know.. shut up so I can review. Wow, you're going to review? That's great! Thanks! Flames and criticism accepted. But, if you're going to flame, at least tell me why and not just that I or my story suck(s).

And if you don't know what to say in a review, tell me how excited you are for the newest episode of Hannah Montana this weekend. Lilly's mom and Robbie dating? That's a site. I, on the other hand, will be looking out for lackson clues because there's bound to be a bunch if Jackson seems to not want them to date because he wants Lilly. I actually saw a clip on youtube (the beginning of the episode) and Jackson compliments Lilly's mom's looks, which totally means that he's really thinking of Lilly's looks because a daughter and mother tend to look alike! You'll see what I mean when you see the episode.

Sorry for going crazy on this author note, I'll try not to let it happen again, unless you like it. So, if you're still alive after reading that, reviews would be appreciated. And you can yell at me for rambling. XD