"Oh, come on Miley," Lily mumbled as she set the tray down on the pale, green table. She snatched an apple off of Miley's tray and nibbled into yet, satisfying the blazing hunger in her stomach.
"Did they think I wasn't going to make it?" Miley rambled on, stabbing a fork into her lasagna- or at least what looked like it. "I mean did they think me trying out wasn't a big deal and Selena would get it anyways?" she turned towards Lily and raised her eyebrows in frustration.
"What? It's not like I can read their mind," Lily reminded her, biting into her apple again. She inched Miley's plate a little closer and peered at her food. "Is that even considered edible?" she made a disgusted look as her eyes started pointedly at her friend's lasagna.
Miley leaned over and scrunched up her nose into a small button as her forehead followed in pursuit.
"I don't know…" the brunette trailed as she stuck her face in confusion. She prodded the food with her for as she watched it sag and shuddered as a reflex.
"Aww, you look so cute when you're confused," a male voice cooed as the hidden figure brought himself closer. He slid next to her and peered at the food, lifting up his eyebrows. "Cafeteria food was never the best."
"What are you doing here?" Miley asked as irritation itched up her throat. She threw the boy a dirty glance and focused her attention on his forehead, completely detracted herself from his beautiful, chocolate brown eyes.
"Why are you mad at me?" Nick asked, defending himself as she attacked him with glares. He leaned towards her causing Miley to scotch back a bit.
"You didn't tell me that Selena was auditioning for the same part." She crossed her arms and straightened up her back to let Nick know that she was fully serious.
He dug his hands in his pockets and pulled on an annoyed face.
"You're really going to get mad about something that minor?" he shot back, obviously a little peeved by her behavior. "Don't you think that's a little childish?"
"Childish?" Miley repeated slowly. She murmured to herself and slammed her palms on the table as Lily gaped at the whole thing.
"Oh, no you didn't," Lily added in for comic relief. Miley snapped her head at her and rolled her eyes before turning her attention back on Nick. She slapped her palm on the bench and lifted herself off the bench abruptly, tumbling over and walking away.
"Miley," Nick groaned after her. He looked at Lily for support as she shrugged off his attempts.
"Don't look at me. Oh, I'm Lily, by the way," she stuck out her hand as she finally introduced herself to the guy that captured her best friend's heart.
"Nick," he breathed out, accepting her hand and sliding off the bench. "Thanks for the help," he added sarcastically. He jogged in the direction that Miley was heading. He found her at an open locker, angrily stuffing books into her beige backpack.
"Don't try it," Miley hissed as he came closer.
"I'm trying to apologize," he reasoned. He saw a flash of anger whiz across her face as she slammed her locker shut.
"What? You want to call me childish for reacting this way?" she smart talked him as he stepped closer. He rolled his eyes and groaned with frustration.
"If you stopped retorting to everything I say maybe you can actually hear the words that are coming out of my mouth. I. am. Sorry," he snapped back. She crossed her arms as she dubiously smirked at him.
Nick laid his hands on her shoulders and looked her straight into those crystal blue irises of hers.
"I am sorry," he sincerely whispered. Her shoulders sagged as she started to calm down. He smiled at her reaction. "I shouldn't have called you childish and I didn't tell you about Selena because I didn't want you to get nervous."
"Okay," Miley said softly.
"Okay?" he raised his eyebrows, expecting her to say something more. She gave out a soft giggle, fully realizing his arms were still placed gently on her shoulders.
"I'm sorry I completely over reacted and made you act like a concerned boy friend," Miley said all in one breath, not even realizing what she insinuated until she saw Nick's flustered face. "I mean a friend that's a boy," she automatically corrected herself. She was silently pleased that she could actually make Nick blush a little bit.
He awkwardly took his hands off her shoulder and rubbed the back of the neck. His eyes wandered elsewhere as he saw two people arguing in the hallway. He tugged Miley towards the end of the lockers so they were hidden from view. He pressed himself against her as he heard the two people shout.
"What are you doing?" Miley murmured, hot from his touch. Her question was answered as she heard Demi's voice strain out from the silence. "Is that-?" she was cut off as his palm covered her lips. He nodded and perked his ears up a bit.
"I'm not going to forgive you so just leave me alone, dammit!" she heard Demi screech. The shouting had stopped for a moment in time and Miley twisted out of Nick's grip to get a view of Demi. But it was too late. Demi was gone and Miley only got to see a flash of the boy who had presumably been there.
"So much fighting lately, huh?" Nick tried to joke, but Miley whipped her head around.
"Who was that?" she referred to the boy. Nick shrugged and before she could question anything any longer the bell had rung, forcing her to go to class.
The hour whizzed by and Miley impatiently tapped her pencil on her desk. She kept glancing up at the clock. So many questions were swirling through her head. It looked like the same guy she had seen at the auditorium the other day. Was he Demi's ex boyfriend? Was he the guy she had…? She couldn't even finish the thought. There were still so many things that were foggy from that night. She couldn't even remember the guys face clearly.
The only crystal clear images were the door she walked through and Demi's face before slipping into the bedroom. Everything else was covered up by guilt and carelessness.
She groaned as she rubbed her palms across her eyelids. The hour was climbing close to being finished. All she needed was that bell until she could ask Nick everything. And maybe she could talk to him about other things, too. She shook her head, trying to get rid of all her thoughts.
"He has a girlfriend," she murmured to herself. The bell interrupted her as she recalled images of Selena and Nick. "Thank god," she muttered, packing up her bags and slipping out of the classroom as quick as she could.
She walked directly towards the theater and opened up the door where she was expecting to find Nick.
He was popping on his jacket as he grabbed his backpack from the stage in a rush. He gave her a nod and rushed over.
"Haven't seen you in forever," he joked, locking their elbows as he dragged her towards the exit.
"More like an hour and why are you in such a rush? I have to talk to you about something," she barely got those words out as the hit the school hallway. He tugged her along as they made their way towards the drama class. He was skipping along with excitement.
"The caste list has been posted," he grinned at her. She pulled her hand out of his grip and stood still. "What's wrong?" he turned towards her.
"I-I'm scared," she confessed. Her eyes were widened with anxiety and she brought her arms in closer. He gave her a small smile before engulfing her into a hug. He placed his chin on the top of her head and held her for a second.
"Everything will be fine. Just check. You'll never know if you don't check," he reasoned. She nodded absentmindedly as he took her hand gently and walked towards the red painted door. On its painted glory, the neatly printed out sheet was posted. Her eyes wandered towards her part and she trailed across the dots before reaching the verdict.
A/N Oops..did I end that on a cliffhanger? Sowwwwy. Haha, yes I'm alive and yes I do update. Its been a little while but I promise this week there will be another update...depending on if you guys want more. Haha, so click the review button and let me know what you think! Oh, by the way, the last chapter hit another record! Love you guys sooo much. I hope you liked the chapter. Niley fights and moments and all that fun stuff.
