Malibu

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY LILLY!!"

Hannah jumped up and gave Lilly a bone-crushing hug.

"Thanks, Hannah," Lilly said softly.

It was the end of July, the weather was hotter than ever, so Lilly decided to have her birthday bash on the beach. And she didn't stop herself from inviting nearly everyone she knew. Hannah had arrived early, and already there were people filling up the beach.

"How many people are coming, exactly?" Hannah asked.

"72."

"72!! Dang, girl!"

They laughed and as Lilly went to greet more guests, Hannah made her way over to Nick and Oliver.

"Hey Miley!" Nick called, giving her a hug.

"Hi Nick."

They stood there talking about the movie they had seen earlier before Oliver interrupted them, "What? No 'Hi Oliver?' I'm your best friend too!"

Hannah turned to him and gave him her biggest smile. "Hi Oliver!"

"Oh, save it for your lover boy," he muttered walking over to Lilly.

Nick put his hand on her waist, "He's just jealous because you like me better."

"Who said I like you better?" Hannah joked.

"I did."

"…well, I guess I have to agree."

"Lilly! Miley and Nick are flirting again!" Oliver groaned.

Lilly looked to see them laughing and then Nick picking her up and carrying her into the water. She smiled, and then shook her head. They were so in love.

But when Nick finds out Miley's actually Hannah Montana…

The party was going great. Music blasted through the speakers and all 72 guests were having fun. Lilly got so many presents; she gave up opening them all after the 46th one.

She was currently chilling out with her three best friends. Hannah and Lilly burst out laughing when Oliver and Nick tried to body slam each other like football players (they missed each other and both ended up falling to the sand.) It was turning out to be the best party Hannah's has ever gone to, until…

"Hey guys! Come play spin the bottle!"

Hannah froze. Nick froze. Lilly froze. Oliver quickly walked over and sat next two a bunch of Lilly's hot cousins.

"Don't be such scared-y cats, it's fun!"

Hannah shook her head, "No it's okay…"

Nick backed up, "Yeah, I think I'll pass…"

Lilly was about to also object when Joe spoke up from the group, "Come on guys!"

"Joe?" Lilly suddenly smiled dreamily, "Okay…I'll play."

Hannah and Nick gave each other a look and made a run for it…only to have Jackson grab their arms and drag them to the circle around the glass bottle.

Hannah had to admit though, the game was entertaining. Like when everyone had to chant 'Kiss kiss kiss kiss' to get Lilly's two cousins to kiss. Or when Jackson gave Lilly an awkward speedy little peck and both ended up blushing like crazy. Or when Joe spun the bottle and it landed on Nick…don't worry, they didn't have to kiss.

But the game was only fun when it didn't actually involve Hannah. And it soon did.

It was Amber's turn to spin the bottle. It went around and around and landed on Nick. She gasped and smiled the I-can't-believe-I-get-to-kiss-Nick-Jonas smile. Meanwhile, Hannah felt her stomach rise to her throat.

The kiss lasted way longer than any other kiss in the game. Hannah thought her head was going to explode when Nick finally pushed her off. Still feeling a little queasy, Hannah leaned close to Nick after he spun the bottle. She whispered in his ear, "You don't…like Amber…right?"

Nick chuckled put his arm around her shoulder, "Of course not, Miley. She's not my type."

Now it was Hannah's heart that felt like it would explode, "Type?"

"Yeah," Nick smiled, "I like beautiful, kind, funny, happy, sweet girls. Girls like you."

Girls like me. Hannah couldn't help but smile and felt that familiar blush creep onto her cheeks again. She thanked the night's darkness that hid her rosy cheeks. Then, all the people in the game gasped. Hannah looked up and her eyes widened.

The bottle. It landed on her.

It was silent for a moment, before everyone shouted, "NICK'S GOING TO KISS MILEY!!"

And before Hannah could blink, all 72 party goers were crowded around the game of spin the bottle. All the people that knew them (and thought Nick and Miley were dating in secret) pulled out their camera phones, sure to capture the moment of truth to post on the internet.

Yep, they were screwed.

Panic is what you do when it's 11 at night and you remember you have a big project due the next morning which you haven't even started. Panic is a mother realizing she has no idea where her kid is. Panic is being claustrophobic and alone in a mirror maze. Panic-attack times ten is Hannah finding out she has to kiss Nick who thinks she's Miley, and whom she is totally in love with, even though she's not supposed to be.

She sent looks of distress to Lilly, who nodded and leaned over to Joe and whispered something in his ear. Next, Joe quickly ran off and shortly after, fireworks started exploding in the sky.

"Look! Fireworks!" Lilly cried. That distracted everyone for a split second. And when they looked back to the spot, Nick and Hannah were already gone.

Cradling stones hold fire bright,
As we watch the glow of the pretty lights.

The world record for the 400 meter dash just might have been broken that night when Hannah and Nick ran up to Miley's house. Without stopping to catch their breath along the way, they reached the back porch panting.

Hannah leaned against the railing, looking at the bright fireworks making patterns in the sky. "Aw man! We're missing the show."

She waited for a reply, but when there was none, Hannah turned her head to see Nick staring at her in a way she has never been looked at before. And it was kind of scaring her.

"What?" she asked. Was there something on my face?

"Oh…nothing," Nick looked away for a second before making eye contact again, "It's just…you're beautiful."

"…thanks," Hannah said, unsure of where this was going.

"You didn't want to kiss me back there, did you?" Nick asked, taking a step toward her.

"No," she lied, "because we're just friends."

"Right. And friends don't kiss." He took another step.

"Yeah, 'cause it would be awkward." Hannah tried to back up, but found that she couldn't since she was backed against the railing.

Nick took a final step. Now they were so close Hannah could feel his breath on her skin. Normally she wouldn't mind being close to him, but not this close. This is just a little too close. When he put his hands on the railing behind her, she was trapped.

He leaned in even closer to whisper in her ear, "Then how come I wanted to kiss you?"

No. Oh no. Oh no oh no oh no oh no oh no. Oh heck no. This isn't happening. Please, please please please don't say…

"I think I love you, Miley."

…that. And in that single moment, everything was ruined.

"There is one rule about Nick Jonas, be just friends." Miley would not be happy to find out Nick was leaning in to kiss Hannah right then.

Dang it, Hannah! She scolded herself, Miley gave you one rule, just one rule, and you just couldn't follow it, could you?

And as Hannah watched the scene unfold, there was nothing she could do to stop it. Hearts will be broken that night.

Completely oblivious to all the problems, Nick closed his eyes to kiss her. Hannah closed her eyes, shedding a tear. Just as it was about to happen, when their lips were a hair width apart, Hannah pulled away.

"Look Nick, I-"

"Okay, I get it," he interrupted, "You don't feel the same."

"No, it's just-"

"I probably just ruined our friendship…"

"Nick, I-"

"But you know what? It was worth the risk to find out…"

"Listen-"

"…what you feel because that's how much I love you."

"…"

Nick turned to leave but Hannah quickly grabbed his hand, stopping him. "I feel the same," she quickly blurted out.

He stood there shocked, "You do?"

"Yes," Hannah sighed. This was it. She couldn't hide her secret any longer. "But I'm not who you think I am."

"What are you talking about, Miley?" Hannah shut her eyes. Here I go…

"That's what I'm talking about. I'm not Miley." And she raised her hand to her head and pulled off the brown wig. Holding her breath, she opened her eyes.

"You're…H-H-Hannah Montana."

Hannah only nodded hoping he would understand. But you don't always get what you hoped for.

"What the hell?!"

"I'm sorry Nick!" Hannah cried, "It's just that I've always wanted friends and Miley wanted to be famous, so we…"

"Switched places?"

"Yeah… And I got what I've always dreamed of: friends and family-"

"You don't get it, do you?! You can't make friends by taking someone else's! I can't believe you would take over Miley's life! And I can't believe Miley would let you!"

"Nick, I'm sorry! I should have told you sooner but, it was…too hard," her voice trailing off at the end.

"Because it's easier to lie?" She had never seen Nick so mad.

"I'm sorry!" Hannah reached for his hand but he pulled away.

"Save it," he backed away from her, "And tell me when the real Miley comes back." And with that, he turned and walked away.

So Hannah was right. Hearts will be broken. Because hers just shattered into a million pieces.

She stood there for the longest time, hoping and wishing and praying that he would come back. That he would forgive her. That he would love her again. But he never did.

Hannah climbed onto the side roof and hugged her knees. Tears were filling her eyes. Wiping them away, she threw the wig onto the floor angrily. Then, she looked up to the stars.

They weren't brighter. They were exactly. the. same. The stars blurred as more tears formed in her eyes.

Curse those stars. Curse those stupid stupid stars.

Uh oh, Nick's mad. But things will be better, I promise!:) And I know that little verse of the song stuck in the middle was kind of random, but it wouldn't fit anywhere else. And btw, the actual lyrics are: "As we watch the glow of the morning light" not "pretty lights," I changed it so it would fit the story

Okay, so last chapter, I told you to check out my homepage website. Well SILLY ME! I forget to add the link! (smacks myself on the forehead) So NOW you can visit the site.

Icywindtt mentioned how this is kind of like Parent Trap. And guess what? I had been planning a sequel and the Parent Trap is one of the ideas. Great minds think alike! So this brings us back to the website, I have a summary of my two possible sequel ideas posted.