11 Years
Miley sighed in boredom. It was Nate's 12th birthday today and his party was at an amusement park, naturally she'd been invited. It wasn't that it was Nate, or the park the was boring, it was the lines for the rides. It didn't help that she had a really bad tummy ache, but she didn't want to sit out or go home so she didn't say anything.
"We're up next." Shane announced and Miley perked up, it felt like they'd been waiting for hours. Shane was already 15, he'd turned 15 a month and to Miley 15 was so cool because he was only a year away from having a licence and being able to drive.
"Is it scary?" Miley asked nervously, looking up at the roller coaster. SHe hadn;t been on the one before, she was only just tall enough for it now.
"It's a roller coaster, Miles, of course it's scary, but it's fun too." Shane replied and she nodded, she didn't want to look like a scared little kid in front of Shane.
Five minutes later Miley stumbled away from the ride feeling sick.
"What?" She frowned, looking up when she heard people laughing.
"Ew, gross." Nate gagged at her.
"What?" Miley felt confused, everyone was still laughing, they were starting to point at her and whisper as well. "What's wrong?"
"Here!" Someone yelled and threw something at her, when Miley saw what it was she paled and ran off.
"Hey, leave her alone." Shane snapped, running after her. "Miley?" He ignored the fact that it was a womens bathroom and ran in after her. "Miley, come on, they're jerks."
"Leave me alone." Miley yelled through the locked stall. Shane faltered, he didn't know what to do, he was a guy, this was not what a guy should have to deal with.
"Come on, Miles, it's not that bad." Shane tried, wincing at his own words.
"I said leave me alone, Shane." Miley said and he could tell from her voice she was crying.
"Do-do you want me to get my Mom?" He scratched the back of his neck nervously.
"I want you to get lost!" Miley screamed and he sighed.
"I-I don't know what to do, Miles, you gotta help me out here." All Shane knew right now was that Miley was upset and he didn't like it. Not one bit.
"I. Want. You. To. LEAVE!" Miley kicked the door of the stall she was in. Instead of leaving Shane sank down and sat on the dirty floor if the public womens bathroom. "Go away, Shane." She ended with a slight whimper.
"They're just being mean, Miles, they're jerks." Shane kept trying as his fingers flew across his phone, texting his mother their location. After Miley's Mom died a little over a year ago his Mom had been the only consistant mother figure in her life. "Is-is this-is this the first time it's... Happened?" He blushed and felt awkward.
"Yeah." Miley's voice was a small whisper followed by a sniffle.
"Remember when I was thirteen?" Shane asked suddenly after a couple of awkwardly silent minutes. "During the swim meat, my race was right after the girls race and right after they finished?" Miley sniffled so Shane continued, he didn't know what to do. "Remember how I ran away and I wouldn't tell you why?.. I was embarassed." He admitted, he was still embarassed two years l ater. "Looking at the girls in their swim suits made my body act weird, I didn't come out of the locker room for two hours I was so embarassed."
"So? You just choked, you swam the next time and you won." Miley retorted, sounding bitter and hurt.
"I didn't choke, Mi, I was embarassed, I was..." Shane stopped and sighed. "I was... Aroused." He said quietly, almost hoping she didn't hear. "Look, my point is, sometimes our bodies do things we don't want them to and-"
"Thank-you, Shane." His Mom interrupted and he jumped up, happy to finally be able to leave. He loved Miley, he really did, but a guy shouldn't have to have anything to do with this.
"Is she okay?" Jason asked when Shane sat next to him looking lost, he loved Miley like a little sister.
"She won't talk to me." Shane shrugged and Jason patted his back sympathetically.
"It's a girl thing, Bro." Jason shook his head as they waited. After a few minutes Shane jumped and ran back to the bathroom.
"Shane, I don't think now is a good time." Sandy said when she saw her 15-year-old re-enter the womens bathroom.
"Here." Shane lifted his shirt over his head and handed it to his mother. "It-it should be long enough." He looked down, feeling embarassed and way out of place. "Make sure she's okay for me, Mom?"
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