Thank you so much again to all my reviewers! I think I'm at about the half way point in this story now and shockingly enough I still don't own Hannah Montana. Enjoy and review, comments needed if you like/don't like where this seems to be going! I'm open to any and all suggestions and ideas! Enjoy, Kate xx

Monday morning Lilly was pacing in front of Mr Corelli's classroom waiting for Miley to arrive, reaching down into her pocket for what may well have been the fiftieth time that morning to make sure the letter she'd written Miley was still there. She had to talk to her. Their night had been on constant repeat all weekend, with her spending hours shut in her room at her dad's place with her notebook, writing anything and everything down and once she'd started she couldn't stop. The act of writing kicked off a passion in her and it was getting for 3am before she'd written all she could about the situation with Miley but she'd never felt more awake or more creative, spending the rest of the night working on original material.

It had taken a while but she figured whatever it was between her and Miley it was worth a shot. She could be happy with her and believed she could make her happy in turn. She was all psyched up and ready to ask her out on an official date, despite the butterflies in her belly and sweaty palms.

The bell rang and Mr Corelli opened the door and welcomed the students in. Lilly waited till all the others had walked in but there was no sign of Miley as yet. Reluctantly she followed the last of her classmates into the room before the second bell rang and was a little surprised by what she saw. The classroom was different. Instead of all the desks being evenly spaced facing the board at the front they'd all been pushed to the sides and the chairs arranged in a circle in the middle of the room. Everyone dumped their bag on a table and took a seat, some grabbing notebooks but most not bothering.

"Right okay everyone lets begin shall we. This may very well be one of the most important hours of your young lives." Everyone switched of..'Great, another hour of listening to a teacher tell us all not to have sex before handing out fistfuls of condoms. Maybe we'll get lucky and it'll be about alcohol or drugs this time." Lilly's brain switched down a notch, this was going to be a long hour...Where was Miley?

It was then that she finally arrived, practically stumbling through the door laughing, dragging a tall handsome blonde man with her.....Jake........Shit.

Mr Corelli stopped in his tracks.

"Hey Mr C! How you doin'! Long time no see!" He walked to the front of the room and shook the teachers hand.

"Uh Jake, hi I'm fine! Thank you! Uh take a seat!"

Miley and Jake took seats next to each other and Miley wrapped her arm around his and held his hand pulling him close to her, whispering something in his ear which he immediately smiled at and chuckled, whispering something back which made her laugh back gently back. Lilly stared open mouthed. Trust heartbreak Jake to be able to waltz in and charm the teacher in to forgetting the fact they were late... and charming Miley into taking him back. She hadn't seen him in months, as far as she knew Miley had cut off all contact with him after they broke up, Miley saying he'd pulled one too many 'gotcha' pranks and refused to make time for their relationship, always expecting her to take time out of rehearsals or filming or recording to meet him where he chose.

He looked so different. His once 'boyish' good looks had passed and in their place were the rugged good looks of a young man who had clearly spent several hours a day in the gym since they'd split. He was taller and had allowed his beard to grow into well groomed stubble across his chin.. His hair was even ever so slightly darker. Quickly scanning the room she saw the effect his presence had on every other woman in the room....and on Mr Corelli until he pulled himself together and remembered he was supposed to be teaching

" Okay so uh, today's class isn't really so much of a class as a workshop... You're all seniors and it's time to just have a brainstorm about what you're gonna do with yourselves once you leave Seaview High.............."

Everyone's attention returned to Mr Corelli except Miley and Jake's. Lilly's mind went blank for a second. What was she going to do after high school? College or work? It would probably help her to know what Miley was going to do.

Mr Corelli went round the class, asking what their plans were. Most said college, some said they'd work for their parents or take on a new role with the people they worked for now. They came to Jake and he just smiled "OH right, I guess you're gonna keep being a big time movie star" "That's the plan!" Everybody laughed, swooning over him before moving on to Miley. Miley finally looked at Lilly, catching her eye, holding her there transfixed. In reality is was only seconds but Miley's smile dropped for a moment before fobbing the class off by saying she had no idea but might travel and then resuming her flirting with Jake but through out the hour she seemed to get quieter and quieter. Lilly got the message clear as day. Miley was saying she was taking Hannah full time. A world tour, a new album, maybe a movie or two but again Miley's eyes said so much more to Lilly. They seemed to say sorry, begging her to understand that that was part of the reason she was distancing herself. Saying goodbye would rip her heart in two and it was easier this way. A few more people said what their plans were but Lilly went back in to her own world. The conversation seemed to flow to what people thought college was for before the group got all the way round to her and she managed to get away with not saying out loud what she wanted to do. The bell signalling the end of class rang to the relief of many.

"Okay guys think about everything we've talked about today, college applications should be generally ready in a few months but visit colleges websites and find out about open days and oh don't forget to come to the college and careers fair in a couple weeks!" said Mr Corelli as they all began filing out and he packed his briefcase and left through the side door. Lilly hung back a little, taking her time putting her notebook back in her bag and doing up her jacket. Miley and Jake hung back too still holding hands and she could see them talking a little but Miley's smile was gone. Jake said something before pulling her close and kissing her. He still held her hand loosely as he walked backwards away from her with a loved up smile letting her hand go when he could no longer reach. Miley turned to Lilly who could once again feel the pressure of the letter in her pocket.

"I didn't plan this." Miley started softly, not looking at Lilly. "He called me out of the blue on Saturday saying he was in town and asking if I wanted to hang out. He came to my place and we got talking and he's changed. He said he was sorry and I believe him. He's going to make a real effort this time. He promised. I wanted to call you but I didn't want to interrupt your weekend with your dad." This was it. 'If you truly love someone you want nothing more than for them to be happy. Even if it's not with you' Lilly could make a move or lose her to Jake, she wanted so desperately to be selfish but she didn't know if Miley felt the same. This way they could be friends and as much as she wanted a relationship with her she needed her as a friend.

"Be careful. Make sure he treats you right."

Miley was stunned. She so desperately hoped Lilly would tell her he was a jerk and to be with her instead. 'I guess I read it right on Friday, she doesn't want me.' "He will." Miley took a breath steadying herself again. " I'm not going to college. I'm gonna tour and do some movies. I had an awesome script come the other day and filming starts in July. I've also decided I'm going to tell everybody the secret. I'm thinking Crowly Corners style but on a bigger scale. " Lilly's eyes snapped up to meet Miley's.

"What! Miley are you sure?"

"Yeah, but don't worry I wont tell anyone about Lola. I have a double life so I could have a normal childhood and school life but I'm not a child any-more. It has to happen some time and I'm pretty impressed no one's guessed or blabbed already. It's time and it'll make Hannah business easier in the long run if they know who I am when I turn up for a meeting or what have you. I uh, I would ask you to come along but it's your life and you can do so many amazing things that I don't want to keep you from them. You want industry contacts then I'm your girl but you should be whoever you wanna be."

Miley stepped forward and placed a gentle chaste kiss on Lilly's cheek.

"I'll see ya" Miley turned a walk out of the room. Running her hand through her hair and trying not to cry.

The bell for the next class rang and the hallway cleared. Lilly walked out of the classroom and slowly along the corridor almost dragging her bag to her locker. She exchanged a few books and closed her locker as Oliver came round the corner. He saw Lilly but she clearly didn't see him. Placing her bag by her feet she slowly took the letter from her pocket and read it over quickly before ripping it in two, throwing it in the trash and heading out of the main school doors.

Confused Oliver headed over to the trash can and picked up the paper that had had such an effect on Lilly. He started to read it over. "Oh boy." he said quietly to himself before lifting his head and looking out of the door his friend had just left through.