Getting In With The Guys
"Here you go, have a great apple and sandwich"
Miley stared at the Headmaster. What the hell was he doing serving food in the school cafeteria? I swear this man just gets weirder and weirder. She smiled back at him before taking her tray and walking away. She spotted Nick, Joe and Kevin at a table and headed towards them.
"Mind if I join you?" she asked, not noticing the annoyed looks on their faces. Keeping in mind to use her deep voice, she said, "Thanks"
Taking a seat, she asked, "What's wrong with Mr. Corelli?"
Kevin looked up, "What do you mean?"
"Well," said Miley, "You may not have noticed, but he is such a weirdo!"
Nick laughed, "That's how he always is. Some people say he might be gay?"
Miley raised her eyebrow, "Really?"
"Uh huh" said Joe, taking a bite out of sandwich, "He once came into the changing rooms while we were showering to "make sure" we were all doing alright."
Kevin laughed, "Everyone's used to his crazy antics though."
Miley nodded. Silence fell on their table and it was uncomfortable. Deciding to break it, she said,"Soccer tryouts were bogus huh? I mean, come on, second stringers? Am I right?"
She looked at them all for confirmation but they just looked weirdly back at her.
"So" she said, choosing a different tactic, "The game against Seaview that should be interesting."
Nick frowned, "Why would that be interesting?"
"Well" answered Miley, "My sister goes there and she used to date that tool Jake Ryan."
The mention of Jake's name sent the three brothers laughing.
"I know him" said Nick, "I made him cry once during a game."
This made Joe and Kevin laugh even harder.
"Wait that was you?" inquired Miley in disbelief.
"Absolutely!" chuckled Nick.
"That was so funny" said Kevin and Joe nodded in agreement.
"Wow" said Miley, looking at Nick in wonder.
He seemed really sweet and sort of shy from the little she spoke to him. She couldn't believe he's made Jake cry. She remembered that day.
Flashback
The door slammed open and Jake walked in. Miley looked up and noticed the bloody nose and the tears.
"Jake, honey, what's wrong?" she asked in concern.
"That stupid Grey kid hit me" he said as he sat next to her on the couch.
Miley had no idea who he was talking about. But she did think that Jake was being a bit of a baby about it. I mean, crying over a broken nose? What else do you expect when playing soccer? She'd broken her leg once after falling down the sloped when she'd gone skiing with her Dad and Jackson. That had been a bad fall but she hadn't cried.
Deciding not to tell Jake about what a baby he was being, she settled on being the doting girlfriend instead.
Laying his head down on her lap, she ran her fingers through his soft hair and cooed, "Aww, you poor thing, tell me all about it."
For the next hour, all Jake did was complain.
End of Flashback
Miley was broken out of her reverie when she Joe asked, "Is your sister hot?"
She didn't know how to answer that, "Uh, I guess so... She's got a great personality"
"Ew" said Joe and Miley tried not to feel too hurt. Even Nick looked disinterested after that revelation.
Kevin looked around and coughed, "Incoming"
They all turned around sharply and Miley spotted the blonde girl she'd bumped into earlier. She and her friend were leaning against the counter, buying their lunch.
Miley remembered how Jackson used to talk about girls with his friends and said, "Check out the booty on that blonde."
"Uh oh" said Joe turning towards Nick while Kevin shook his head.
"Don't talk about her that way" said Nick sounding annoyed.
"Oh" said Miley "Is that your girlfriend?"
Joe laughed, "He wishes." He spotted Nick's face and his smile disappeared.
"Until recently she had been dating this college guy. But he dumped her and she's supposed to be a total mess. Vulnerable. And her confidence level is meant to be way down" Kevin informed her.
"So in man words" said Joe leaning across the table, "It's time to pounce"
"Exactly!" said Kevin and they high fived each other.
Miley looked at them in disgust and was happy to see Nick looking at them in a similar way. She turned back to the blonde who saw her looking and smiled. Miley smiled back and the girl turned away shyly.
"What's her name?" asked Miley.
"Lily. Lily Truscott" answered Nick with a smile on his face.
The smile disappeared when they noticed a short guy approach Lily and her friend and sit with them. Though he was wearing the Bayview uniform, Miley still couldn't imagine him being here. He was so small. He looked more like a ten year old than anything else.
"I hate that guy" said Nick with venom in his voice.
"Who is he?" questioned Miley.
"That's Rico. His Dad funds this school so he thinks some kind of big shot. Just because his dad's like a millionaire" said Kevin with disgust.
"But what is he doing here?" she asked in confusion, "He doesn't look old enough.
"Well" said Kevin, "He's really smart so he skipped a couple of grades."
"A couple" said Miley in disbelief.
"He's also really, really weird" said Joe.
They turned to look back at the three. Rico picked up her Lily's sandwich and asked, "Did you know that Baloney is 38%-?"
But he was cut off by Lily snatching it away and saying, "Thanks, Rico." She turned back to her friend with an annoyed look. She just shrugged.
Miley laughed, "Uh, oh. Looks like you got some competition"
Joe and Kevin laughed while Nick said, "It's just Malcolm"
"Total geek" agreed Joe.
Once again, Miley looked at Lily who looked back.
"She looks so sad" said Miley in a sympathetic voice, "its heart breaking."
The guys looked at her with confusion.
"It just – I can relate, you know" she said, using her guy voice, "I mean I just got out of a bad relationship too."
They continued to stare at her weirdly. Joe and Nick exchanged glances.
"You think you know someone" her voice went soft "and you realise it's all been a big lie. Every touch, every kiss"
She closed her eyes and smiled.
The scraping of chairs made her eyes snap open and she saw that the three Grey brothers had grabbed their stuff and scarpered away.
"But you know" she shouted after them, "You can never get chicks to shut up!"
But they had left the lunch hall.
"Alright guys, catch up with you later" she said to no one in a particular.
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Miley ran into the shower rooms and looked around. It was night time and so it was deserted.
She smiled to herself with glee, "Empty shower!"
She started to dance around while pulling her gauze out, "I get to take a shower. I get to take a shower!"
She placed the gauze next to the sink and was about to start unbuttoning when she heard a gasp. She turned around sharply.
It was Rico.
"Rico Suave. Dorm Director" he announced and pointed at her feet while shouting, "Shower shoes are to be worn at all times except in the actual shower."
Miley sighed in relief.
"Did you not read your pamphlet?" he asked.
Miley spotted Nick walking in. He was clad in just a towel. That was becoming her favourite look on him. He had another towel around his shoulders and used it to smack Rico.
"Ow!" squealed Rico.
Nick laughed.
"Sup dowg?" said Miley
"Yeah, ok, homey" he replied.
Miley looked around and realising that the two weren't going anywhere, anytime soon, she grabbed her stuff and started to walk out.
"Later" she called out.
"Hey!" said Nick, stopping her in her tracks. She turned back around. "You forgot this."
He held up the gauze.
She grabbed it and exited the shower room as quickly as possible.
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The most brutal game of soccer was being played. It was Seaview vs. Bayview. Nick, Kevin, Joe and the other guys were running around, smashing into everyone. A guy from Bayview was knocked out.
Coach Dilton turned and shouted.
"Ok Stewart! It's your turn!"
Miley looked confused. She had no idea what to do. The guy next to her gave her a look as he held his bloody nose in the arm that was bent at an odd angle.
"Come on!" shouted the Coach, "Stewart! Are you deaf?"
Miley stood up and looked down in horror. She was wearing a bright pink dress with ruffles and bows. She looked at it with confusion. Well, at least she was wearing soccer shoes.
She ran onto the centre of the pitch and the ball was kicked towards her. She ran towards it and fell on the floor. Getting up quickly, she approached the ball and kicked. She continued running with it as she watched people fall left and right around her.
Jake was at the goal.
She heard him muttering, "Come one baby, come on!"
She kicked the ball with all her might and her legs slid out from under her. Screaming, she fell backwards onto the ground. The loud laughter coming from Jake and his teammates reached her ears. She opened her eyes and saw a shower of water heading towards her.
Miley screamed.
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Waking up, Miley realised she was wet. She sat up in bed and looked up to see various guys with masks on their faces grinning at her.
"Rise and shine" said one of them as the rest reached out to pick her up.
Miley screamed, "Let go of me! What the hell do you think you're doing? Let go!"
But they ignored her and carried her all the way to the shower rooms where they finally put her down. She noticed all the other boys that were standing, looking as wet and scared as she was.
"Welcome to hell!"
Shouts arose and Miley saw Joe with a mask and a book. Some kind of gunk was thrown at them and Miley screamed along with the other boys.
"Gentlemen" shouted Kevin, "Let me present this year's new soccer newbie's"
He pointed at them and the screaming rose to a higher pitch.
"But first" shouted Joe, "You must take off your shirt"
What?! Thought Miley as panic filled her. The other boys started to take off their shirts. No way in hell am I doing that!
She fell down and crawled through the legs until she reached a wall. Looking up, she saw the alarm and pressed it. At once, the sprinklers went off and a beeping noise filled the room. She followed the others as they ran out.
Only when she reached her room did he take a deep breath of relief.
Another close call.
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The next morning, the first thing Miley did was call Oliver.
"Hello, my life sucks" he answered.
"I'm done" said Miley.
"What?" asked Oliver.
"Everyone here thinks I'm a big geek and loser and I'm never going to see the field against Seaview and I smell so bad, I'm convulsing people."
She sighed, "Pick me up, take me home and make sure I never do anything like this again."
At the salon, Oliver looked at his reflection and played with his hair. He knew Miley was having a rough time and as her best friend, he had to help her.
"Look Miles!" he said calmly, "I don't know anything about the soccer team thing. But as for the social stuff, I have an idea."
Miley itched her head, "You do?"
"Yeah" said Oliver grinning, "We're going to show everyone the man you really are."
A guy approached and went to touch his hair but he slapped him away.
"How are we going to do that?" demanded Miley.
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Pizzeria was a restaurant that served the best food. A lot of people went there to eat. The majority being Bayview students since it was so close to campus.
Oliver sat a table and looked around. From his angle, he could see the whole of the restaurant. He spotted the Grey brothers at a booth and smiled. Time to put his plan into action.
Picking up the tiny mike that was attached to the collar of his shirt, he said, "Cue Miley."
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Miley entered through the doors. Two kids went past and she tried to high five them but they ignored her. Not letting that affect her, she past a waitress and said, "Foxy mama"
The waitress giggled.
Nick was the first to spot her and put his head down, "Look who's here."
"Oh great" said Joe, "Don't look at him. Maybe he won't see us."
"Yeah" said, "Nick spread yourselves out so that it looks like there's no room."
Joe put his legs on the table and Nick pushed Kevin to get him to move.
"Sup?" drawled Miley as she approached them.
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"Go Demi" said Oliver.
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Demi appeared wearing a white shirt that tied at the waist, a mini jean skirt and red heels.
"Hey Jackson" she said flirtily as she hugged Miley.
"Hey Demi" said Miley placing her hands on Demi's bum. This was awkward for them both but neither showed it. Miley looked over Demi's shoulder and saw the shocked looks on the Grey brothers.
She winked before saying, "Hey girl, how you doing baby?"
"Oh" said Demi sadly, "Not so well without you."
"I know, I'm sorry. New school, new babe pool"
Nick exchanged shocked and confused looks with his brothers.
"I've been thinking about you at night" continued Demi, "Late at night."
"Sweet" said Miley grinning.
"Did she just say that to Jackson?" questioned Joe in disbelief.
Nick shook his head in wonder, "What is happening?"
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Tables away, Oliver whispered, "Mournful sigh. Bitter sweet farewell. You're his plaything baby, you're his plaything."
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Demi pulled away, "It was so great to see you Jackson. Call me anytime"
She leaned in for a kiss and Miley kissed her fingers before touching them to her lips. Demi sighed in mock contentment and walked away.
Miley leaned against the booth the guys were sitting in and watched Demi's back.
"I'd tap that"
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Oliver said into his mike, "Thank you Demi. You're gorgeous and go Selena."
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"Women" said Miley and the three brothers nodded. They still felt completely confused.
"Yeah..." they laughed.
Selena walked through the doors and smiled. She was wearing a long orange and purple dress which was just fitting enough to show her tanned, Mexican body.
"Jackson, is that you?" she questioned as she approached Miley.
Miley turned around, "What's going on, Selena?"
Nick turned to his brothers, "Ok, who's this one now?"
Kevin just shook his head, dumbfounded. Joe mouthed, "I have no idea"
"Our school's lost their top gun, Jackson Stewart"
"Well" said Miley catching Selena's hand and leaning against the booth, "Well, you know. Time comes for a man to move along Selena."
"I know" said Selena sounding heartbroken, "In the end, I wasn't woman enough for you."
Nick put his head in his hands.
"No you weren't" agreed Miley.
"And that's something I'm just going to have to live with" cried Selena, "It just hurts so bad."
"Love is pain" said Miley.
Selena pulled her, "Just know, that I'll never forget you Jackson. Never, ever!"
She walked away crying. Joe looked out with his mouth open.
Miley grinned at the boys, "Needy."
"O-ok" said Nick, "We might need to do a little re evaluating here."
Joe nodded, "Yeah..."
Kevin sat up as he saw a gorgeous, dark skinned girl walk in. She was wearing tight white jeans, a blue top and black heels.
"Hey there pretty lady" he drawled.
"Ew" she said in disgust, "Wha- what are you hitting on me?"
"Uh, I was just..." Kevin was lost for words.
She imitated him, "Look, let me just put a stop to this right now. Girls with asses like mine do not talk to boys with faces like yours."
Kevin was speechless. Nick laughed at his brother's face.
The girl sighed, "I'm looking for my boyfriend Jackson Stewart. Have you guys seen him?"
Nick felt resigned. This was just getting too weird. He looked behind and pointed, "He's over there."
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"Jackson?"
Miley didn't need to turn around to know whose voice that was. It was high and annoying. That voice definitely belonged to his brother's girlfriend, Amber Addison.
Oliver saw Amber and panic shot through him. Not good.
He ran towards Miley and said, "Don't let her get too close or she'll recognise you"
"What am I going to do?" she whispered but he had already run away.
She picked up two jugs and held them in front of her face, "Keep away from me."
"Jackson?"
He placed the jugs on Lily and her friend Joanie's table saying, "Pretty ladies" in the process before changing direction.
He grabbed a menu from a waitress and shouted, "Don't come any closer Amber, it's over!"
"What?" shouted Amber.
The menu was snatched away. Miley ran.
"What are you talking about?"
"I don't want to talk to you, crazy!"
"Jackson, come back here!"
Miley ran behind a counter, shielding her face while Amber continued to chase her, "You're hot Amber, smoking hot. But there are plenty of hot girls out there. Truth is you have nothing to offer."
"Come back right here and talk to me!"
Miley spotted a chef with pile of pizza boxes in his hand and grabbed them before turning around and dumping them in Amber's arms.
"And when my eyes are closed" said Miley stopping in front of the Grey's table, "I see you for what you truly are. Which is ugly."
She looked around before shouting, "We're done!"
Throwing the boxes down, Amber screamed and stormed out of the restaurant.
Joe and his brothers ran towards Miley and threw their arms around her. They cheered her and patted her on the back.
"You the man!" shouted Joe.
They pulled her back to their table.
"Make some room" said Nick and they all sat down. But not before Miley gave Oliver a handshake behind her back as he walked past.
"Thanks" she whispered, glad she could count on all her best friends and her brother's girlfriend for helping her to get in with the boys.
She took a seat and high fived Nick who said, "You are officially my idol dude."
Miley grinned happily.
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A/N: Yay! After not updating for like a year, I did 2 updates in one day. AND this one is longer and more entertaining than the last one. I think...
Anyway, please review and tell me what you think.
Sasha
