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Before The Storm

Chapter 6: Make You Mine

Miley's POV:

"Miley..." he started. I gulped as my heart pumped harder and harder. I should have never asked him that. "I-I have a girlfriend." he looked down and so did I trying to relieve the tension. "And you're my best friend, Miles. Remember?" he smiled.

I felt my heart crumble down and I immediately felt depressed. I shouldn't expect a lot from him. "Right. You know what, forget I ever asked that. I-I was-- never mind that." I babbled, shaking my head.

"Miles, Kristen's my everything now." he added, still looking down. This was getting really awkward.

I felt the tears pricking my eyes and threatening to fall down. I tried my best not to let them fall but I failed, it gently rolled down my cheek and I wiped it away before Nick could see it. "I know. Kristen's lucky to have you." I mumbled. "I already said what I have to say so I'll see you." I said, standing up as I swung my backpack over my shoulder.

"Miles, I can take you home." Nick offered, standing up.

"No, no, no. I want to walk. It'll clear my mind." I said as he nodded. I started walking towards the door as I reached out for the knob.

"Miley..." Nick called out one more time. I looked over my shoulder to see his sad and hurt face. "I'm sorry." he apologized.

"I'm not forcing you to do anything, Nick. So don't be." I forced out a small, weak smile before turning back to the door and leaving. The fresh air hit my face, drying my fallen tears. I closed the door behind me as I allowed one more tear to slip down my cheek. I started walking away from the house. I could barely walk from all the tension and sadness going on. His voice kept going on and on over my head. She's my everything now. Everything is a big word. And those were the words I wanted to hear from him to me. But I've always known it was impossible.

I was already in the front porch of the house and I saw Demi sitting down the bench, with her phone against her ear. I approached her sadly, giving her a sad smile. "Miles, what happened? You look... depressed." she said, standing up.

"I was from his house." I stated, looking down. "And I told him the truth and he started babbling about Kristen. Sure, I get it. I'm not perfect." I mumbled, another tear rolling down my cheek.

"Sweetie, it's his loss. He doesn't want you then he can't." she snapped, wiping away my tear with a tissue from her pocket.

"Dem, you don't get it. It hurts. He only sees me as a friend." I protested, sadly, giving up.

"Can we forget about Nick for a second because we're going to have fun at the prom." she smiled, trying to lighten up my mood.

"Prom's the last thing I need right now." I sighed, sitting down.

"No. We're going out until you feel better." she demanded, pulling me up.

"Dem, this isn't going to work." I said, trying to sit down again.

"Too late. Let's go." she smiled as we got in her car. She started the engine and the car roared to life as she drove through the busy traffic to the mall.

"I already have a dress, Dem. Why are we still going to the mall?" I asked.

"To have fun and lessen your stress. Screw Nick and Kristen." she smirked as she stared out the road.

I smiled to myself and nodded. "You're right. Can I tell Jake to meet us at the mall?" I asked again as I took out my phone.

"Yeah. Go on, it'll be fun." she insisted. I smiled as I dialed his number, holding the phone against my ear.

"Hey, what's up?" Jake's chuckling voice answered.

"Hey, Jake. You busy?" I asked as I stared at the road.

"No. Actually I was waiting for you to call." he chuckled.

"Want to hang out? You could meet me at the mall. Dem and I are already on our way. You in?" I asked, smiling a little.

"Why not. See you there." he smiled before hanging up.

"What did he say?" Demi grinned from ear to ear.

"He'll meet us there." I giggled as I slipped my phone back to my bag. Once I looked out the window, we were already in the mall parking lot. "There aren't any free slots." I whined.

"Over there at the back." she said as she grabbed a hold of the gear shift.

"But we're going to walk far." I complained.

"It's good exercise." she giggled as she parked the car, quickly unlocking the doors. We got out of the car as we made our way inside the mall. I quickly spotted a guy with shaggy blond hair standing in front of Starbucks, Jake. I giggled as we approached him.

"Hey! You beat us to it!" Demi joked, giggling.

"I'm bored." Jake chuckled. "So what are your plans?" he asked, looking at me.

"I'm just going to take my mind off things." I smiled. He took my head and squeezed it lightly, smiling, making butterflies to explode in my stomach.

"Come on." he said as he pulled Demi and I into an arcade. "This is the best place to lighten up anyone's day." he chuckled.

"Guys, I need to go to the restroom. I need to pee." Demi said.

"What? Now?" I asked.

She immediately nodded and handed me her handbag before leaving to look for a restroom. "That leaves the two of us." Jake smiled as he placed a hand on my back. I smiled back as we headed towards a shooting game.

"Time Crisis. All time favorite of mine." Jake chuckled as he placed a token into the coin slot. "Give it a shot." he insisted.

"I don't know how to." I admitted, shyly.

"I'll teach you." he smiled. "Just hold the gun and shoot the enemy shooting you. Like this." he instructed. I held the gun, pointing it at the screen. I felt his arms around me, as he helped me lock the target. His fingers pressed against mine as I pressed the trigger making each character in the game die. I started jumping up and down excitedly.

"That was amazing!" I giggled.

"The game's not over!" he reminded, laughing as our arms reconnected as we continued to play the game. My body adjusted comfortably against his and my arms around his.

"Miley?" a familiar voice made Jake and I both look up and saw Nick and Kristen standing behind us. We quickly pulled apart as I held the toy gun nervously.

"Hey, man. Nice to see you." Jake nodded.

Nick's POV:

His arms were around her as they giggled while playing the game. I felt my other hand clench into a fist as I cleared my throat to break their contact. "Miley?" I asked as I tried to make sure. The broke away as Jake smiled at me.

"Nice to see you too." I nodded back.

"Okay, let's get--" Demi interrupted. As soon as she saw Nick and Kristen, she immediately shut up. "Oh, this is awkward." she chuckled, nervously.

"Hey Dem." Kristen faked a smile.

I could feel Miley get more uncomfortable in front of me. I cleared my throat as I nodded towards Miley. "Hey to you too, Stew-- I mean, Miley." she faked another smile.

"Hey." Miley mumbled quietly, giving her a small genuine smile. She glanced at Jake who's giving her a weak smile.

"I'm sorry if we guys are disturbing you." I apologized.

"No. you guys weren't disturbing anything." Miley nodded as she flashed her famous, gorgeous smile. I couldn't help but smile back at the beautiful girl in front of me.

"We're gonna get going. See you guys around." I smiled as Kristen and I walked away from the others.

"Are Jake and Miley dating?" Kristen asked.

"I guess so. Yeah, I think." I hated the fact that Jake and Miley were dating. She deserved better. And Jake wasn't good enough for her, that's for sure.

"Oh." Kristen nodded. I saw Miley leave the arcade alone.

"Hey, Kris, I'll be back in a minute." I said before storming off to find Miley. I didn't know why but all I wanted to know that minute was I wanted to be with her. I spotted the brunette girl, making her way towards nowhere. I grabbed her arm, turning her around gently and to my surprise, she was crying.

"Nick, what are you doing?" she said, wiping away her tears quickly.

"Miles, why are you crying?" I asked as I grabbed her two hands.

"It's nothing, Nick. I'm not crying." she denied, looking away.

"What happened? What did Jake do?" I tried again.

"Jake had nothing to do with this." she snapped.

"Then why are you crying?" I asked one more time, causing her to stay quiet and look down. "Is it me?" I asked.

"No." she mumbled as she shook her head.

"I don't like to see you like this." I mumbled.

"I just-- need to think." she said as she wiped her eyes. I nodded, giving up as we stood in comfortable silence. I stared at the crying girl in front of me who looked so broken and alone but still managed to look beautiful more than anyone. After a few moments, she broke the silence. "You should head back to Kristen. I'm going to be fine." she said.

"No you won't. I'm not leaving you alone again." I protested. "Can I see your smile again?" I asked as I lifted up her chin, staring into her beautiful ocean blue eyes.

"No." she shook her head.

"Come on, please?" I practically begged for her to flash her smile again.

She shook her head once again. I lifted up the edges of her lips, forcing her to smile, making her giggle. "That was stupid." she mumbled.

"At least you smiled!" I smiled, glad to see her happy again. "Hey, Miles?" I asked making her look up. "Can I tell you something?" I asked.

"What?"

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