"Where the heck is he?" Lilly asked.
"Hey, is that him, is that Oliver?" Miley asked, pointing.
"Oh my gosh. No way!" Lilly squealed.
"Who's Oliver?" Joe asked, confused.
"One of our best friends from school." Miley answered. Oliver walked over to them. He was cleaned up and had a short brown wig!
"What's crack-a-lackin', ladies?" Oliver didn't notice the Jonas Brothers were with them, "Oh, and uh… gentlemen?" He added nervously. They all laughed.
"Oliver hasn't met them before, Lilly?" Miley asked, amused.
"Nope." Lilly replied.
"Oliver, this is Joe, Nick, and Kevin." Miley introduced.
"Nice to meet you guys." Oliver said.
"Same here." Nick, Kevin, and Joe said in unison.
"So, let's go. I gotta get on stage since I'm performing first." Miley said, pointing to the door.
"So are we." Joe said.
"Right. Well, let's go. There's probably some people in there." They all went into the building.
"Shit." Miley muttered. She and Lilly were walking there together while the Jonas Brothers and Oliver talked a few feet ahead.
"What?" Lilly whispered, confused.
"Jake."
"Jake? Where?"
"On the stage. Setting up the mic. This ain't gonna end well."
"No kidding. I think he's hosting it."
"Ya think? This is horrible!" Her voice echoed as she walked down the long aisle loud enough for the whole building to here, for Jake to hear. Everyone in the room stopped.
"Miley?" Jake asked on the mic.
"Jake." Miley said with a fake smile.
"Miley? Do you know him?" Nick asked innocently.
"Yeah."
"Oh." Nick replied, disappointed. Jake made his way up the aisle. As he walked past Nick, he glared at him before looking at Miley.
"Miley! It's good to see you again. And Lola! And Oliver! What a reunion." He said enthusiastically.
"Isn't it?" Miley said, as she walked over to Nick. Nick didn't seem to like this guy either and casually put his arm around Miley.
"It's Nick, right?" Jake asked.
"Yeah. How'd you know?"
"Tabloids. You two are dating?"
"Yeah." He said, defensively.
"Great. Miley and I are just friends anyway."
"Jake say what?" Miley mumbled.
"What?" Nick asked.
"Nothing. Just friends, right?" Miley asked.
"Yeah. Anyways, are you performing?"
"Yeah, one song. The Jonas Brothers are too. That's Joe and Kevin."
They got the vibe too and didn't offer a handshake.
"Great. Did you get nominated for anything?" Jake asked casually.
"Best Female Singer of the year."
"Cool. I got nominated for Choice Movie Actor for Action and Horror, Choice Liplock, and Choice Male Hottie."
"Good for you." Nick mumbled.
"Well, I gotta go. Mikayla's backstage."
"Mikayla?" Miley asked in horror.
"Yeah, we've been dating for a few months."
"Cool. Well, you do that."
"See you later." Jake walked away and quickly was backstage.
"Bitch." Nick muttered to himself… only it was out loud. Everyone turned to look at him.
"Aww, Nick's having a fit." Joe said.
"No I'm not. He's just… well, a bitch."
"Don't worry, Nick. Nothing will happen." Lilly assured him.
"Okay, okay." He wiped his curls out of his face.
Trying to ease the silence, Nick breaks in, "How about those Yankees?" We all jerked our heads towards him.
"Nick, what the hell is up with you and Yankees?" Joe asked, rolling his eyes.
"Seriously, don't break the silence anymore. It's always awkward." Kevin confessed.
"Well, it worked?" Nick said, smiling.
"Ugh, fine." Kevin said.
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And The Winner Is…!A few hours pass and everyone is in their seats, eager and giddy about the awards.
"And the winner is… Mijakela for best teen couple of the year! Don't they look cute together?" The host yells into the microphone.
"Miley?" Nick whispered to Miley. His words were candy in her ears.
"Yeah?" Miley replied.
"We gotta go backstage to set up for our song coming up…" He looked at his watch, "Pretty quickly now."
"Ok. Good luck, sweetie." She kissed him on the cheek and watched him and his brothers walk away.
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"Here are the Jonas Brothers with S.O.S.!" The host says into the mic. The song proceeds with screaming fans everywhere waving 'I Love !' banners in the air.
"…call I'll never get… call I'll never—get." Nick jumps in the air at the end of the song holding his guitar up… and lands on his ankles. He screams and the crowd goes crazy in waves of cries.
"Nick!" Miley squeals. Her and Lilly follow the ER team carrying Nick like mice.
"Is he gonna be okay?" Miley asked anxiously.
"We have to get back to you on that, Ms. Montana." A person carrying the stretcher said in a very official tone. Miley felt as if her heart had paper cuts; they stung so badly.
"Do you think his ---" Miley continued, but was ignored.
"Ms. Montana, we don't know. You and your friend can come with us to the hospital." Relieved somewhat, Miley and Lola quickly follow the emergency team with Joe and Kevin. No one said a word. We were all too worried.
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Hours later a nurse came into the semi-crowded lobby. No paparazzi surprisingly.
"He should be fine. His ankles are twisted, not broken. With treatment, he should recover. But slowly." She said, waiting for a response.
"What a relief. Is he allowing visitors?" Miley asked.
"Yes, go in." She replied.
"You guys go ahead.
I'll be last." Miley suggested.
"Alright." Joe, Kevin, and
Lilly went into the hospital room and out.
"We didn't want to take a lot of time. You go on in, Miley." Lilly said.
"Thanks, Lilly." Miley pushed the door open slowly and peeked her head inside. Casts. Crutches. She held back some tears, "Nick, are you okay?"
"I'll be fine, Miley." He was tired, so his beautiful eyes were sort of squinty. Nick signaled her over with his hand. Miley pulled a chair to the bed, and sat next to him. She didn't notice her fingers were already twined with his.
"I'll be fine, Miley. Really." He assured.
"I know, but…"
"Medication and rests in bed and I'll be good to go."
"Like an eager groundhog on its holiday…" She mumbled with a smile.
"Huh?"
"Nothing." She leaned in closer, "I love you, Nick."
"Love you too, Miley."
She kissed him on the lips deeply, and broke away.
"Even with this medication, your kisses still make me a little dizzy." He smiled, "Now you go on with them." He tilted his head to the door, "Don't let me wear your energy down."
"Okay, fine." She got up, playfully rolling her eyes. On her way out, Miley blew him a kiss, and she saw his eyes close and breathe peacefully. Sleep. Now that she thought about it that was what she needed, too. Miley glanced at her watch, 10:49.
"We gotta go home, guys. It's getting la—" She stopped in mid-sentence as she saw all of them snoozing in their chairs. "My goodness." She muttered. She poked each of them enough to wake them up.
"I'll drive." She said, taking Kevin's keys. They all exited the hospital and entered the car. Naturally, everyone fell asleep except the driver, Miley.
"God, this is so weird. If it was this boring, I'd call Nick." She chuckled. Miley dropped off half-asleep Joe and Kevin at their house and let Lilly sleep over at her house.
Immediately conked out in her bed, Miley dreamt about Nick.
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