I'm sorry I haven't updated this in a while, I was going to write it in June but then I got sidetrackted by this addicting game! But here it is with 4,000 words. :) Read and Review!

Chapter Seven; So close

Weeks passed by as Destiny stayed with her girlfriend. And each new day the pain in her head grew worse and worse for longer periods of time. Which she knew was because it was getting closer to the day of her death.

It was a Saturday afternoon and the two girlfriends were sat on the couch right beside each other as they watched television. It was a peaceful day considering that Mr. and Mrs. Stewart had gone away taking the other three children with them back to their old house in Tennessee. Unfortunately they'd only be gone until Monday. Which had only left the two girls 3 days alone with each other.

The dark haired girl looked down at her precious girlfriend with a soft smile as she pressed a kiss to her forehead. "What're ya thinking about sweetie?" She wrapped her arms tight around the girl's waist, pulling her closer so that her head was lying on top of her chest.

"Oh, about how amazing it is to spend alone time with the most wonderful girl I've ever met." The smaller girl said quietly, cuddling closer in her arms.

Destiny smiled softly down at the other girl, pressing her lips warmly atop her head. She was touched to have such a sweet girlfriend as her. Especially one who could still face her without thinking of the fact that she was dying. The dark haired girl would always be thankful to God for giving her such a wonderful person in her life. The person who she'd end her life loving.

She wrapped her arm gently around Lilly's waist pulling her closer. "Lilly, you're the sweetest thing I have ever met. I mean you've been so nice to me, you say the sweetest, most touching things, and you still love me even though you know that I am dying." Destiny said softly, cradling her lover. "You have no idea how much you mean to me baby. And you never will. I love you with every bone in my body, forever. I hate that I have to leave you soon but I'll always be in your heart sweetheart."

The girl lying in her arms rested her head in the crook of her neck with a smile on her face. She was so happy to have just the best girlfriend in the world. Though she knew it was only a matter of time until Destiny would no longer be there, she took the time she had left with her and cherished every single moment of it. Lilly had never imagined herself to be as lucky as she was right now to have such a loving person in her life.

Two wonderful things happened to her in such little time, sometimes she thought it to be only a dream but when she'd go to pinch herself she knew that this was reality. After losing her parents, Lilly never got hopes for anything no matter what the excitement was. Especially when she was a told a family had wanted to come by and see her. She didn't think of the fact that they'd actually even consider to adopt her, so she made herself distanced from them until she knew for sure they were really going to adopt her. Yet even then she still felt horrible. It was hard for her to open up to a new family; they weren't like her real parents. Not even close. But she had known that her mother and father would have wanted her to do so. So she tried her hardest to accept them as her new family.

Miley smiled happily as she closed the door of their old station wagon. She missed the smell of their farmhouse in Tennessee. It was her favorite place to be. And even though they would only be staying there for the weekend, it still made her pretty happy. She had only wished that Lilly would have gone with them so she could see what it's like here. But the brunette knew that the time she had left with her girlfriend was very special and she couldn't be the one to take that away from the two.

"Home sweet home." She spoke as she shut the door to their house. The house looked no different then it had before they moved out. Though some of the furniture was gone, since they had brought it to their new home.

The older dirty blonde haired girl smiled, wrapping her arm around her sister in agreement. She too was really happy to be at home. "Yes, indeed. Although I wish Lils would have come with us but I'm sure will be back here again soon." Miley rested her head onto her elder sister's shoulder with a smile. "Me too, but she and Destiny need each other right now."

Later that afternoon, Miley sat out in the stable with the horses. As she stood there petting her horse she heard footsteps coming from behind her. "Miley." She heard a voice say. When the brunette looked to who see who it was, she saw her best friend Lacey standing in the doorway with a grin.

Miley hurried over to where Lacey stood and wrapped her in a hug. "God, I've missed you Lace…" She said as she stroked her hair. "I wish you could come to California with us so you could meet our new sister Lilly. She is the sweetest." Her friend rolled her eyes while Miley went on about her little sister.

It really began to bother Lacey that all the brunette was this Lilly girl. She didn't like the fact that her friend's sister was being talked about more than she was and that was gonna stop! "Look, if all you're going to talk about is your new sister then I really don't want to hear it…" Miley looked at her shocked. Out of all the people, she would have thought that her best friend would be happy to hear about their new addition. Guess she doesn't care. The brunette sighed sadly as she pulled away from Lacey and began to walk back to the house.

Later that evening, Lilly and Destiny began to feel hungry so the blonde had decided she'd try to make dinner for them. "Lils, you want me to help you?" Her girlfriend asked as she looked over towards the blonde.

Lilly shook her head with a soft smile as she got a medium sized pot out, filling it with hot water. The last time she had made a meal was her parents on their anniversary. Her mother and father had really enjoyed the meal she had made them and it made her want to cry thinking about her parents. But she knew she couldn't, so instead she continued making dinner for the two of them.

Once she got the water boiling, she took a box of spaghetti out and poured into the pot. She could feel her girlfriend's eyes on her and smiled. "You really want to help, don't you Des?" The dark haired girl nodded with a grin as she walked into the kitchen and pressed a kiss to Lilly's head.

After the two finished making dinner, they decided to go for a walk at the park. "Lils, you're a fantastic cook. Where did you learn to cook like that?" Destiny said softly, wrapping her arms tight around the other's waist. The blonde smiled into the embrace, placing a soft kiss onto her neck.

"My mother and father were both owners of restaurant while I was a kid, and they taught me how to cook." Destiny could sense her girlfriend was getting upset talking about her parents, so she pulled her closer to her chest in attempt to keep her from falling apart. "They taught you good, sweetie."

Leaving the house, the dark haired girl began to feel sharp pain in her head but ignored and continued holding Lilly's hand happily in hers as they walked in the park. Being with her girlfriend was the best thing in the world for Destiny. She loved the moments they spent together; it meant the world to her. Lilly meant the world to her. She wrapped her arms tightly around her waist. "Oh, Lilly, my sweet, sweet angel…I'm so sorry I have to leave you baby. I really hate this Lils…"

The blonde rested her head onto her chest as she stroked it with the tip of her thumbs. "Oh Des, don't apologize love. It's not your fault that you're sick." She hated that her new found love was being taken away from her already but she knew it wasn't at all the girl's fault. And she would never blame it on her.

Both girls stood there for moments as if the time had stopped and enjoyed being in each other's arms. These special moments were very important to the two; it would be cherished in their memories forever. "I love you Destiny, so much." Lilly said as they sat down on a bench still cuddled in each other's arms. Her girlfriend smiled at her as she pulled her closer, kissing her lips softly. "I love you too, baby."

All of a sudden the worst pain a person could possibly have shot through Destiny's head making her scream her head off. Sobs shook out of her body as she held her head in pain, making the other girl worry. Lilly wrapped arms around her neck and looked softly into her eyes. "What's the matter, love?" She asked soothingly, while caressing her cheek.

"My head, Lilly, it hurts…so bad." Destiny screamed, burring her face in the other's shoulder.

Lilly kept her arms around her neck, kissing her cheek as gently as possible. Then reached into her pocket and pulled out her cell phone. "Shh, it's gonna be okay. I'm gonna call 9-1-1 okay? You're gonna get help Des, I promise angel." She whispered softly into her ear. "It's gonna be okay…" Everything went black in Destiny's world.

A few hours after arriving at the hospital, Destiny awoke to see Lilly sitting right beside her bed holding her hand. "Lils, what happened?" She asked confused of why she was lying in a bed in a hospital room. The blonde moved closer to her, pressing a kiss onto her forehead. "You got a horrible headache and passed out, love. Are you feeling any better?" The blonde wrapped her girlfriend in a tight hug as she stroked her cheek.

Destiny smiled, wrapping her own arms around Lilly pulling her down, so she was lying on her chest. She was so grateful to her girlfriend for pretty much saving her life. "I feel a lot better baby, thanks to you." She kept her hold on her girlfriend and wrapped the blankets around them. "You're the sweetest girl in the universe Lil. I love you so, so much sweetie."

"I wonder how Lilly and Destiny are." Miley said as she sat next to Crystal, whom wrapped an arm around her shoulder pulling her closer. "Miles, you can call them you know." The older girl said with a smile.

Miley knew that she could just call the girls but she had felt they needed their time alone, so instead she only sat and enjoyed being in her old room with her sister. Her older sister realized that and smiled softly while pulling her close. It was wonderful to be back in their hometown for the weekend, there was no better place then home.

Soon it was time for supper in the Stewart residents so the girls rushed down the long stair case, into the dinning room to take their seats. Mrs. Stewart sat the pan of tuna casserole onto the table while her husband put the pitcher of iced tea on the table. "It sure is great to be back home." Robbie said before sitting down and getting some casserole onto his plate. They all nodded in agreement as each of them filled their plates.

Mrs. Stewart poured some iced tea into her glace before speaking up to say something. "I sure wish Lilly would have come with us, but I'm sure the next time we visit she'll be with us." She took sip of her drink and sighed. She had felt terrible that her new daughter was losing another person that meant so much to her, it broke her heart to know that Lilly was in pain.

After they had all finished their supper and cleared the plates, Miley decided she'd give Lilly a call. She walked up the stairs to her old room, grabbing the phone from it's resting place and then dialed her sisters cell phone number. "Hello?" She heard the voice of her sister say into the other line of the receiver. The brunette grinned at the sound of her sister's voice, she really had missed her.

"Hey, Lilly." Miley said cheerfully into the phone. "How are you sweetie? How's Destiny?"

The blonde girl sighed, remembering what had happened only hours go when she and her girlfriend took a walk at the park. And the thought of her girlfriend dying soon. She so desperately wanted to break down sobbing but knew for Destiny's sake she had to be strong. That was the hardest thing she had ever done.

After a moment of getting her thoughts together she decided to speak up again. "Well…when we took a walk at the park… Destiny got a horrible headache and she passed out…so now she's in the hospital…and the doctor came in a few minutes ago…he said…he said that…" In seconds all Miley could hear were heartbreaking sobs coming from the other line. She wanted so badly to be there with her baby sister and hold her close, telling her everything was alright but knew that wasn't the truth. No matter what she told the blonde to try to soothe her it wouldn't make her pain go away.

Getting worried at the sound of her sister sobbing, she tried to soothe her with gentle worlds. "Lilly, calm down. You're gonna give yourself a heart attack baby… Please calm down and talk to me sweetie." The brunette was beyond worried about her now; she wished so badly to be there with the girl so she could calm her down. It broke her heart to her Lilly sobbing.

Finally Miley could hear the other girl's sobs ease down into sniffles, which really made her happier. She hated to hear her sister upset and crying. The brunette waited patiently for Lilly to regain the strength to tell her what the doctor had said, yet she already knew what it was.

With another sniffle making a sound through the blonde's nose she finally had the courage to speak up about how Destiny was feeling. "Okay…I think I'm able to say it now…" She spoke through light sniffles letting tears trickle down her cheeks. "Go ahead sweetie, I'm listening." That gave the girl some reassurance to go on and tell her what was happening at the hospital. She took a deep breath before saying anything. "She's only got a few weeks left…" Lilly choked out as the sobs came back again.

That's when the brunette knew she had to be at home to comfort her sister. She didn't care anymore about being in her hometown; she only cared about being with the other girl and her girlfriend. Miley was going to beg her mother and father to take them back home as soon as she was off the phone with Lilly. No matter what, she was gonna be home before tomorrow came. All that mattered to her at the moment was being there for her baby sister.

"Oh, Lil, I'm coming home tonight, baby. I don't care what mom and dad say, you need me. I'm going to go pack sweetie, I'll call you back as soon as I'm done. Love you, Lil." She said softly, while racing to find her suitcase that had been lying on the ground and throwing her clothes into it.

Once she finished packing, she hurried down the stairs with her suitcase and into the living room where her parents sat watching the television. Her parents looked from the screen over to her. Susan raised an eyebrow up in confusion. "Where are you going, Miles?" She asked, wondering why her daughter was standing in the living room of their house with her suitcase in hand.

The younger girl looked at her, then to her father, and then at the door. "I want to go back home." Miley studied her parents' facial expressions as she said that. Both of them had looked surprised to her their daughter say that. "Lilly needs me now. I just got off the phone with her…She was so upset momma." The girl said in her thick Tennessee accent, with worry for her sister.

Robbie looked from his worried daughter over to his concerned wife. He knew that their new daughter meant the world to Miley and she had to be there for her. He too wanted to be there for his little girl, he hated when any of his kids were upset. It broke his heart to watch any of them suffer. And he knew the same wait for Susan.

"Susie, how about you take her back home and I'll stay with here Crystal and Jackson." His brunette haired wife nodded as she got up to go pack up her suitcase while Miley walked over to Mr. Stewart and gave him a hug. "I love you, daddy." She said softly while burring her face onto his shoulder.

The older man wrapped his arms tight around his daughter, placing kiss on to the top of her head. "I love you too, darlin'. You take good care of Lilly and tell her your siblings and I'll be there on Monday." She nodded as she pulled away from the embrace and walked out the door to the car.

Hours later the door of Destiny's hospital room creaked open to reveal Miley and Susan walk in. Lilly looked up from the book she was reading and ran straight into her older sister's arms. The brunette held her close to her chest while running a hand gently through her hair. "Hey sweetie." She whispered softly into her sister's ear. "Are you okay?"

The blonde shook her head as she sniffled into her elder sister's chest. Lilly wanted so badly for this to only be a nightmare that'd she wake up from anytime now. Unfortunately she knew it was real as real could be. "N-No…" She finally choked out while continuing to sniffle.

Miley pulled her closer as she stroked her back softly, trying so hard to soothe the girl's pain. She hated to see her sister in so much pain, she wished so bad she could take it away from her but knew no matter what she did it wouldn't make this any easier for Lilly. The brunette had wished she could take away anything that upset her sister, even only a little bit. She wanted her sister to be happy.

"Lilly, how about you come home with mom and I. You need some sleep baby girl and I'm sure it would make Destiny feel better knowing you weren't exhausting yourself." The older girl said, kissing the top of the blonde's head. Lilly shook her head. The last thing she wanted to do was leave her girlfriend at the hospital.

The blonde girl squirmed out from her sister's hold on her and sat back down by Destiny's bed. If Miley wanted her to go home with them she'd have to kill her first because she wasn't leaving. No matter what they said. She stared down at her girlfriend lying in the hospital bed and began to cry uncontrollably.

Hearing Lilly crying so terribly woke the dark haired girl up. She looked over towards the crying girl with sad eyes. Seeing her cry made her heart ache. "Lilly, come over here sweetheart." Destiny said softly.

Lilly hurried over towards still hushed cries coming from her mouth. Her girlfriend's arms wrapped around which pulled her onto her chest. "Shh, don't cry my angel. Please don't cry…" She ran her hand softly over the girl's cheek in attempt to soothe her. For the first time that nigh, she noticed Miley and her girlfriend's mom standing there.

Destiny gave them a soft smile as she motioned for them to come over to where she and Lilly were. Both of them did as she told and walked over to the bed, giving her a soft smile back. "Hey, sweetie. How are you feelin'?" Mrs. Stewart asked softly to the girl who was dating her daughter. The dark haired girl smiled as she stroked Lilly's hair. "I feel fine, Mrs. Stewart. Thanks for asking. But I really think you guys should bring Lilly home, she's exhausted!" That made her blonde girlfriend feel sad, it sounded to her that Destiny hadn't want her there with her.

Miley nodded and looked towards her sister, whom was still very upset. She gave her a sympathetic look while motioning for her to come over to her. The blonde reluctantly did as her sister said and walked over to her, being pulled into her arms and kissed atop the head.

"I'll bring her back in the morning, okay?" She asked to Destiny softly, who nodded with a smile. "Make sure she eats before she comes, I don't want her starving herself."

The brunette gave her a reassuring smile as she reached over to give her a gentle hug. "Believe me; I'll take good care of her for ya, Destiny. As long as you take care of yourself sweetie." She nodded in agreement while hugging Miley back then pressed a soft kiss upon Lilly's lips. "Lil, you do as your sister and mother say baby. Kay?" The blonde gave her a sad look but nodded anyways. "Good girl. Love you angel." Destiny said softly, pressing a kiss to her forehead.

"Love you too, Des."

Once they got back to the house Miley carried her sister upstairs into their room and lied her down in the bed. She wrapped the covers around her sister before kissing her forehead. "Sleep good, sweetie." The brunette said before going over to her own bed and lying down herself.

As she pulled the covers over her body she heard sniffling coming from her sister's bed and sighed. Miley hated hearing the poor girl so upset; she wanted to so desperately take the pain away from her. No matter what, she told herself, she would be there for Lilly everyday she needed her. "Lilly, you okay?" Miley asked softly from her bed.

"Destiny…" She sobbed out while burring her head into her pillow. "Destiny…"

Not being able to watch her sister go through this pain, the brunette got up from her bed then walked over to the other's bed and sat down pulling her sister into her arms. The blonde curled onto her chest, shaking from the infuriating sobs. Miley lied down in the bed with Lilly still curled up in her arms and wrapped the blanket around them.

Lilly sobbed and sobbed, depressed that her love was dying. She hated having to lose her; it was the second hardest thing she'd ever gone through. "Destiny can't die…" The blonde sobbed, her face buried in her elder sister's chest. Her sister stroked her back as she lied there holding her. "Lilly, get some rest baby. You need it. I'll be right here for you sweetie pie." Miley said while stroking her back to try and get her to sleep.

Soon after the blonde girl was fast asleep in her sister's arms. The brunette watched her sleep peacefully in her arms and pressed a kiss to her cheek. She pulled her closer, so her head was resting flat on her chest. "Goodnight my little sweetheart. I love you." Miley said soothingly into her ear before she too was fast asleep.