Chapter 10: Revenge is Never the Answer

Because of what Miley and Lilly did for her, Angie became part of the Miley/Lilly/Oliver squad. They hung out all the time, but Miley still couldn't bring herself to let slip the big secret. She made Lilly and Oliver swear not to tell, too. Miley still had frequent phone calls with Jake, who was getting more and more excited about coming to visit the next week. He wasn't sure exactly what day he would be coming, only that he would be.

Hannah Montana had been at concerts in Phoenix, Philadelphia and Miami the past three weekends. The upcoming weekend she would be singing in L.A. again. She was excited, and so was Angie. She was thrilled that her idol was coming to town. She had bought tickets online as soon as she found out.

This made Miley nervous. She really liked Angie's company, but she wasn't sure how she woudl react. She was kind of having deja vu of the time when she didn't want to tell Lilly. Maybe it would work out okay, liek it had with Lilly. But what if it didn't? She would ask Jake when she saw him.

That Thursday, Lilly, Miley, and Angie were hanging by the beach. Angie was drooling after some beach boys, who had started paying extra attention to her after her makeover. Th3ere was no doubt; Angie was very pretty.

"Oh, I've never dated any boy in my life," she said after one particularly cute boy walked away. "DO you know what it's like, Miley?"

"Yeah, I've dated a boy or two," said Miley. She shrugged it off nonchalantly. None of them had gone too well. She remembered the boy who had tried to take her to a Hannah Montana concert. Willis had turned out to be eleven years old! Her boy luck had never been too good. Except when it came to Jake, she reminded herself.

"I've never had any boy that lasted over one date," she continued. "Except one," she couldn't help adding.

"Ooh! Who was that?" Angie asked eagerly.

"Jake Ryan!" popped in Lilly. Miley glared at her.

"The Zombie Slayer?" asked Angie.

"Yeah, that's him," said Miley. She had to act liek she didn't care. Miley wasn't dating Jake anymore. Hannah was.

"You're not still dating?"

"He's in Romania. I miss him. But of course, I had to break up with him when I found out he was cheating."

"WHAT?" asked Angie, totally aghast. He freshly manicured hand was pressed to her lips in astonishment. "Who the heck could he possibly like better than you?"

Miley chuckled. "You don't want to know."

"Yes, I do!"

"No, you don't!"

"Yes!"

"Fine! He's dating Hannah Montana now."

Angie just sat in silence, completely shocked. Her idol stole her best friend's boyfriend?

"Umm, I've got to go," said Angie. She got up, gathered her towel, and walked off toward her house. Miley blew hair out of her face.

"Maybe you shouldn't have told her," Lilly said.

"Ya think?" Miley asked. The word "duh" was written across her face.

Saturday...

Hannah and Lola were backstage at the concert in L.A. Saturday night.

"Whatever I do, I have to stay away from Angie. She might totally hate me for dating Jake!"

"Don't worry. In this crowd, she'll never get close to you!" Lola assured her.

Hannah breathed deeply, and then went out on stage.

Angie was sitting in the crowd, clapping, but onyl halfheartedly. Her idol was nothing like she thought, and she only came because it was too late to sell the ticket. She was really angry. She had decided that if she had to choose, she would choose her best friend over her idol.

"Ready Fred?" whispered Hannah to her lead dancer. Fred nodded. In the Other Side of Me he would have to lift her onto his shoulder. That part always made her nervous, but she trusted him. The song began.

The other side...the other side
The other side of me

By day I play
the part in every way
Of simple sweet,
calm and collected

Pretend
To my friends
I'm a chameleon
Can make a girl
Feel disconnected!

The song continued. Hannah was having a blast on stage, almost all her cares temporarily forgotten.

Jake Ryan headed into the back entrance of the Hannah Montana concert in L.A. She didn't know he was here, and he wanted to keep it that way. For now.

He walked backstage to see Lola - or Lilly - peeking onto the stage form behind the curtain. Hannah was on stage singing from the shoulder of one of her dancers. He crept up behind Lola and tapped on her shoulder. She opened her mouth, but he stopped her.

"She can't know I'm here yet!" he said.

Lola squeaked.

Hannah finished the song and walked off stage to get a break. She had just sung her heart out and she needed to breath. Little did she know who was hiding behind a spare speaker nearby.

"Hey, Hannah! That was great!" exclaimed Lola from nearby. She grabbed Hannah's shoulders and steered her around so her back was to the speaker.

"Thanks Lola. I've gotta get a drink," said Hannah, starting to turn away.

Lola grabbed her again and spun her back. "Wait! I just wanted to tell you..."

"What is it?" said Hannah, rolling her eyes and placing her hands on her hips. "Lola!"

Just as Hannah had said that Jake crept up behind her. He grabbed her shoulders and spun her around.

"Jake!" she gasped, throwing her arms around his neck. "Oh my gosh, what are you doing here?"

"I'm visiting. Do you have a problem with that? Because I could always fly back to Romania..." he teased.

"Oh stop it!" said Hannah. She was grinning from ear to ear. She heard the crowd calling her name. "Sorry, Jake, I have to go!"

She went to go, but Jake grabbed her and gave her a quick kiss before he let her go. She grabbed a bottle of water and took a quick sip before heading back out on stage. She started her next song with more excitement than she had before.

We haven't met
And that's okay
Cause you will be asking
For me one day...

The concert ended, and Angie was angrier than before. She had caught a glimpse of Jake Ryan behind the curtain from where she sat. She wanted to get revenge for Miley. She knew what she would do. She just had to wait until the time was right.

Later on, Jake and Hannah were leaving the building together. A crowd of fans was gathered on either side. Jake had Hannah's elbow, leading her along the carpet.

And then something happened.

An auburn haired girl popped up from nowhere in the crowd. She pushed her way up front, anger burning in her brown eyes.

"Hannah Montana, you boyfriend stealer!" cried the girl. It was too late that Hannah realized it was Angie. Angie shoved her way forward and grabbed on to the end of her blond hair. She yanked hard, and Hannah cried out. Her clips under her wig were violently pinching and twisting. Then one broke and came loose. Then another. Soon, Hannah's entire wig came off in Angie's hand, and she ducked her head quickly, Her brown hair popping loose and waving in the air.

There were some screams from the crowd. Luckily for Hannah/Miley, Jake had heroically pulled off his leather jacket and thrown it over her head. He continued leading her forward, and Robbie Ray tried to fend off the crowd. Jake practically threw Miley into the car, and Lola leaped in after her. Jake shut the door, mouthing the words, "I'll call you."

Robbie Ray slid into the passenger seat and bade the driver go. The driver, also Hannah's security guard, Roxy, stepped on it and the limo sped off. The last thing Miley saw was the astonished and hurt look on Angie's face as she held the Hannah wig.