Well hello again! This week has been rough even though it kinda of just started (I wrote this last week so...) First Miley went on the View and talked about how she lovvveeessss Nick and he's her favorite jonas! GROSS! I mean CUTE but GROSS at the same time? Sorry but I just think she shouldn't favorite a Jonas' like that or at least pick Joe! Haha sorry but it's the truth. Anyways go buy her book! now! I haven't yet but I am probably getting it for my b-day! which is March 30th so mark your calendars!

I drove home silently without turning the Radio on or opening the windows because surprisingly I was so hot! Of course something else had to replace the quietness sometime so while I was driving I might've accidently run into a stop sign. Oops! I jumped out of the car to check the damage.

Not much had happened, a little paint had come off the front of the car, probably be busted for that, and I had bent the stop sign a little but at least it's not the worst that could happen. WAIT? what's with the positivity, I'm never positive! I never look on 'the bright side'. I've made kids cry because of my non- positive personality. But it wasn't technically my fault, she was staring at me! and everyone knows starring is not polite. Jesus, what are parents teaching kids, these days. Nothin' good.

I shook my rambling off my mind and climbed back into the car but sadly my coat got caught when I shut the door. I groaned out loud. "Dammit!" my cursing was heard from a near by family that was strolling by and I heard a few gasps, My bad. While I opened the door to get my coat all the way in the car I apologized and gave them a shameful smile.

They just rolled there eyes and went on walking and I popped a death glare at them once they're backs were facing me, I almost even gave them the finger but I pushed it away. Not now, today was too crazy anyways, I wouldn't want somebody to see my rudeness.

After I had finally pulled myself back into the car with my seat belt on I went back to driving home. But I couldn't concentrate, flashes of Joe and me kept coming up. They weren't just of us talking in the hall, but it was me and him kissing!

Then I started to think how amazing that kiss between us was and I found myself closing my eyes at one point, until I remembered I was still driving and opened them quickly. But why had he let me kiss him in the first place? He kind of pulled me into it- Yes he did for a fact pull me into the kiss. So That whole situation was his fault! I mean I couldn't help it he was just so damn good, not my fault, his- all his.

I smiled to myself and some of the guilt in my stomach went away, but deep down inside I knew it was both of us, that did it. I decided to punish myself the next time a thought or flash of Joe Gray would come in my mind. Punish myself by... Not talking to him in the halls. No wait! that's too harsh how about not kissing him unless he wants me too, yes there we go that's my punishment. Oh but he probably wont anyways, I doubt he'll even talk to me.

When I got home from school my dad was waiting in the living room with a stern face. Oh shit! I forgot to tell him I was studying with Joe. I put on a cocky smile and clenched my fists while I walked over to him.

"Hey daddy." I said cutely. He did say a word. He just looked at with squinty eyes and pursed lips, his hair looked all stiff from the hair gel he had used earlier today and it was out of the pony tail. That reminded me! He had that interview.

"How did the interview go?" I asked. I raised my eye brows before sitting on the couch, the farthest I could probably get. He crossed his arms and leaned back on the couch. I starred, pressing my lips together, maybe he wouldn't start yelli-

"Miley Ray Stewart! Where the hell were you!" I think I spoke too soon. I winced at his yelling and started getting ready to fight back, or try too explain to him the truth! And this time I aint lying, The. Cold. Hard. Truth.

"Well uh Nate Gray, you know Nate? Well he wasn't at school today so" Okay, okay good start, I thought. "I went to go ask for another partner, cause I heard he wouldn't be back for a long, long time" Maybe forever, or hopefully forever. "But I ran into his brother, Joe. Nice man er boy well he's a man now I guess he's 19 but in my grade. He got held back. Anyways he told me he would be my partner right? So I said yes and well after school we got together and I kinda forgot to tell you I was going to be late." I felt accomplished after I finished, knowing this was the real truth. No lies.

He didn't seem very happy though. "Miley! You shouldn't have even studied with him! I don't know him, and you don't know him!"

I shot back. "I do too know him! He's very nice actually." Okay well that was only half a lie.

"I don't give a hoot if You think he's nice! I don't know him!"

I crossed my arms and stood up. "You "Know" Nate. What the difference?"

"He's older."

Snap! He's good. I stuttered, "Ok- Okay I'm sorry! I should have asked. I forgot! Kill me."

My dad gulped and starred at me. "No more studying with that boy, you here me?"

My eyes widened! What! No, he can't do this! I wont allow it! I shook my head after I felt tears fill my eyes. My dad stayed silent and stood up right before I objected.

"No! Dad! You can't do this! Th-there's no other partner for me! Do you want me to get an F?"

He sighed and looked down, and I knew he hadn't thought about that. "I'll talk to your teacher tomorrow." And he left.

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The next morning was dreadful, I hated school in the first place, and now seeing my dad come with me made it all the more worse! God I hope he takes a shower. No wonder my mom and him fought so much, he wasn't capable of taking daily showers! Oh the torture I go through in life just to live a normal one! I wonder what Joe will think of me now. Snap! Joe! Oh I know what he will think of me, he'll Hate me. I know it!

As I got dressed I thought how he would never probably talk to me again, he gets a chance to participate in school for once, and now I will probably end it! I bit my lip as I slipped on a white shirt and black jeans, with some converse. (Outfit take out spaces: http: // . com/display image. php?album= 1299&pos =1 )

I walked out of my room after I was finished and slumped on the couch while I waited for my dad to finished getting ready. I could hear the faucet in his room turning off and on, YES! he was shaving. That means he must have a taken a shower too! Okay well that took a load of worry of my back but, he was still coming to school with me, which was were Joe was and would be.

I sighed and dropped my head backwards against the couch. My dad walked finally walked in after 5 more minutes and clapped his hands together. "Let's go." He said cheerfully. Had he forgotten he was about to embarrass me in front of Joe! And probably ruin any possible future with him- wait what? Future with Joe? I am So losing it!

I let out a deep breath and stood up slowly, while my dads smile vanished and his eyebrows pushed together. "Miley get a jacket on! Your not wearing just that tank top!"

I decided not to argue, that would just make things worse. So I grabbed my blue NorthFace coat and we walked outside into the car. He started the car and we drove to school in silence. Damn he still hadn't noticed the dent I had left in the car! Old people must get less observant when they age. I shook my head and I asked my dad how I would get home after school.

"Ask a friend, Alex or something to drive home."

I nodded, I hadn't even thought about Alex or Mitchie. Should I tell them about what happened with me and Joe? That's what a real friend would do, but I what we did was personal, and wrong but still personal. I closed my head and rested my head on the seat as my I listened to the soft music from the speakers play a catchy tune. I soon started to hum to it until it ended and I opened my eyes.

Just as I did my dad pulled into the parking lot of the school. I felt my stomach do a flop and I waited for my dad to park. After he found a place he stopped and pulled the key out. I turned to him with helpless eyes. "Sorry honey, It's for your own good."

I groaned and watched my dad jump out of the car. He shut the door and walked around the car and tapped my window. He mouth. "C'mon on." I rolled my eyes and opened the door purposely hit him softly with the door. He laughed and shook his head. "Your making it worse by doing this." He reminded.

After we were in the building I led us to Mr. Duffy's room, hoping he wouldn't be hear, but sadly he was. We walked in and my teacher raised his head from his desk.

"Well hello Ms. Stewart, and Ms. Stewart's dad." He smiled. I fakes a smile and we walked over to him. "Hello I'm Robby Ray." My dad said and put his hand out. My teacher took and shook it.

"Is there a problem?" He asked.

My dad looked at me then back to him. "Actually yes, Miley said she had an assignment in here."

"Ah yes, and her partner is" He paused and looked down at a sheet of paper. "Joe Gray."

I found myself smile at his name and a flash of his face went through my mind. I wonder where he is now?

My dad nodded. "Yes well, I guess she went studying with him yesterday and didn't tell me until she came home 2 hours later. I just wanted to see if she could have another partner."

No! Dad, god for the last time there's no one left! I wanted to scream that at him, but I didn't. Mr. Duffy frowned softly and was about to reply when somebody walked in and we all turned to see who is was. My heart stopped when I saw his beautiful face, Joe. I smiled at him and he looked at me and my dad. That's when I remembered my dad was still here, for that stupid reason. That I didn't want to explain to Joe!

"Joe!" I exclaimed and walked over to him. He wore a white graphic tee, with a purple and black sweater and white skinny jeans. His hair was layered and had it sticking out, with a black and white hat on it. (Joe's outfit, take spaces out : http ://media. photobucket. com/image/joe20jonas /joenickkevin 191621 ?o= 177)

"Hi" He said confused. I turned to my dad. "Dad, this Joe. Joe this is uh dad." I felt like I was introducing my boyfriend to my dad, but I wasn't! Cause he's not... my boyfriend.

"Um Hi." Joe faked a smile at us. "What's going on, am I in trouble?"

My dad started. "Uh actually-" But I finished. "Dad let me explain to him." I said trying not to roll my eyes. I pulled Joe over to the corner and started a whisper conversation.

"What's going on?" He said looking in my eyes. I felt myself blush and I starred at his dazzling face. He snapped his fingers in front of my face and I shook my head to snap out of it.

"Uh well remember how we 'studied' yesterday." I said quoting our studying. He nodded. "Oh I need to talk to you about that." He said.

"After me, well I forget to tell my dad, and he got really pissed off and asked me who it was with and told him it was you, since he 'knows' Nate so well, but he was still mad so now he's here asking for a new partner." I whispered.

Joe sighed and looked down, he wasn't very happy either. "Oh."

I nodded.

"But there's no one left." Joe looked back up at me and with a puzzled look. "I tried to tell him that, but he would listen!" I shook my head and looked back at my dad who was looking at us disapprovingly with his arms crossed. I gulped and I turned my body completely around. "Okay I'm done."

finally spoke up. "As I was saying there are no partners left, unless Nate comes back."

What now daddy! I thought. My dad walked over to me and squeezed my arm and looked down to me, his stern face was gone and I felt my worry go away for some reason. "You had to be a with a boy." He said softly, smiling. I grinned and patted his back and shrugged.

"I didn't choose him."

My dad kissed my forehead. "Next time tell when your studying, k?"

I nodded. "So Joe's my partner?" I asked. My dad nodded and said goodbye then walked out, not bothering to even look at Joe or Mr. Duffy. I sighed and put my hands on my hips.

"Later Mr. Duffy." I said and walked out, feeling Joe behind me. I searched for Alex and spotted her at our usual spot by the lockers and was about to walk over there when Joe grabbed my arm and spun me around. I let out and deep breath. "What?"

He licked his lips. "What happened yesterday is only between us, no one else. And it will never happen again. Right?"

Never? Like never ever ever. What if it happens on accident. Or he kisses me. I bit my lip. "Gotcha." He smiled and winked then walked away. I closed my eyes for a moment and shook my head. Why did he have to drive me crazy! Alex called my name I turned around and walked over to her.

"Hey! Where were your after school yesterday." She asked.

I searched for an excuse but decided to tell her the truth. "Uh well Joe's now my partner in biology so we had to study Since Nate will be gone for a-a while." I stuttered and waited for what response she had.

"First Nate now Joe?" She gasped!

I shushed her and looked around to make sure nobody heard. Nobody did. She shut her mouth quickly after she raised her eyebrows. I sighed and fiddled with my fingers and she cleared her throat. I put my hands up in defense.

"Okay, it's not my fault! He did it without asking, and there's no one left anyways."

She starred at me and a sly smile played on her face, while she dropped her eyebrows and raised one. Crossing her arms she replied. "So... how was your 'studying'. Did she know? NO! she's didn't know, if she knew she's wouldn't have asked right? Yeah, but why was she all curious. Quick think of an excuse. I pushed my eyebrows together and pretended to ask confused.

"Uh fine." I cocked my head to the side clueless. She rolled her eyes, not believing it. "Yeah sure, c'mon Tell me!"

I sighed. "We didn't do anything! Joe's supposedly to 'mature' for that." Yeah good one! Alex was about to respond when the bell rang. I shrugged but inside I was screaming 'Victory!' "Oh well see you at lunch." And walked off

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School finally came to an end and Joe and I met by our lockers. I decided to stay silent and see if he would make the first move as I like to call it. But he was playing the same trick as me and I quickly gave in. I turned to him after I had shut my locker and thought of something to say.

"Ready to go?" I asked and winced at his locker shutting, he did it so hard and rough. I always wanted to joke and say 'No need to hurt the locker' or 'Woah buddy what did your locker do to you?' But I never did of course.

"Yeah, wait till everybody is gone."

I nodded and asked. "Why do we even have to do it there?"

He looked at me and thought for a second. "You can concentrate easily no distractions. I smiled yeah no distractions, except for your freakin' face! and your body! and your voice! Just you- your whole self is a distraction to me. I nodded.

We decided to start a fake conversation so people wouldn't get suspicious then once the last person was gone we dodged to the stairs and up we scurried. I couldn't help but giggle at this. This was our think, we had a thing after all just the the thing I was hoping for, but it would work for now.

He switched on the lights and sat on down at the table again started on our homework again and in no time we had finished! We had all week to finish but somehow we had done in two days! I smiled at our assignment.

"Wow we finished really early!" I stated. Joe nodded and I looked up at him and grinned. He didn't smile back he just starred at me. I blushed and rubbed the back of my neck nervously and looked down at my feet while I tapped them softly. I heard him shift and shot my head back up and tried to begin a conversation and end the awkwardness.

"So, why don't you date?" I blurted. He frowned and shook his head and I slapped myself mentally. What had I done?

But to my surprise he answered. "I just don't. I don't need a girl to be happy."

I nodded. "Oh."

It got silent again and he asked. "Why don't you date?"

"I don't know anyone well enough yet, I got here like a month ago. Too soon."

He nodded. "Oh."

I laughed and he starred at me wondering what I was laughing at. "Why is it so awkward between us?"

Joe shrugged. "You make it awkward."

I scoffed and shook my head. "How?"

Joe smiled now and I was glad I could make him grin. "You fidget and stare at me. And get all nervous when I get near you. I'm not scary trust me."

I laughed. Am I that obvious? Damn that's sad. "I know but you just I don't know, make me feel weird. Sometimes your nice sometime you ignore me."

He frowned but smiled again showing his brilliant teeth and bright smile. His eyes seemed to twinkle. "You just can't get to close to me okay?"

"I thought you said you weren't scary. What are you going to bite me?"

He sighed and ran his fingers through his hair after he had taken off his hat. "No but I just don't want you to get close to me mentally. You know, we can't be friends." I looked down and nodded trying not to frown and Joe scooted closer. Goose bumps rose on my arm when he put his finger under my chin and lifted my face. He starred deep in my eyes.

"It's for our own good."

I shut my eyes and nodded again. I felt his cool breath on my face and then his lips on mine. My eyes shot open and quickly pulled away shocked. "I- I thought we we couldn't." I said dizzy from the kiss.

"I lied." Joe pressed his lips back to mine.

Okay I know it's been forever since I posted! And it's going to be another week or 2 for the next since I have friends from far away coming to stay for a week! YAY! Well this chapter was lame at places but please review. I want at least 15 review! I repeat 15 REVIEWS FOR THE NEXT. Have an awesome weekend! BYESSSSS

~Madison.