Oh my gosh, this chapter is long overdue... I'm very sorry for the long wait. I had major writers block and of course other things got in the way as well. But here I am, at one thirty in the morning, with the new chapter. I wouldn't sleep until I got this done. Again, I am very sorry for the long wait, and I will also try to get my other story, "This Is The LIfe", update as soon as I can as well. Thanks for the reviews on the previous chapter. Hopefully I'm not losing any readers for my delays in updating. Hope you enjoy this chapter. I know a lot of people have been waiting for this one :-) Thanks!!
Chapter 13- It's All For You
Saturday night rolled around rather quickly and Lilly rushed around her room trying to find the perfect outfit to wear for the concert. She was told that Oliver would stop by with a wig for her to wear so she wouldn't be recognized by anyone. Lilly soon pieced together an outfit and changed right before Oliver showed up. "Come in!" she said after hearing a knock on her door.
Oliver swiftly walked in holding a paper bag in his hand. "Hey, Lilly. This is for you," he said while handing over the bag.
"Thanks." She stopped dead in her tracks once she saw Oliver's outfit. "What the heck are you wearing?"
"I have to disguise myself too… So, I just put on some really baggy clothes, a hat, and a goatee," he smiled.
"A really bad goatee," Lilly joked, laughing.
"Hey, cut me some slack." He gently stroked his hairy chin. "It was last minute."
"Whatever you say." Lilly then pulled the wig out of the bag and stared at it oddly. "It's…purple," she said more to herself than to Oliver.
"Just put it on. We don't want to be late," Oliver said, pointing to his watch.
"Fine…" she huffed. After adjusting her hair and carefully putting the wig on, with some help from Oliver, she was set and ready to go. "Okay, let's go," she said while grabbing her purse. "Is your Mom driving us?"
Oliver smiled, "Actually, she's letting me drive."
"Woohoo!" Lilly cheered. "Road trip!"
"Barely," he laughed. "Now let's go. I want to know why Miley wants us there so badly."
"All she told me was that it's supposed to show me how sorry she truly is." They both made it out of her house and into the care where they buckled up. "I'm very curious as to what it is," Lilly said, looking over at Oliver.
"I just don't get it," Oliver started as he started driving. "You two have been flirting with each other ever since you two made up. Both of you want to date, so why not hook up now?"
Lilly glanced at him, "How many times do I have to tell you? I need more time…"
"Okay," he sighed. "I get it. All I'm saying is that I know you love her and want to be with her. Hasn't enough time passed?"
Lilly didn't know what to say to her friend. She just couldn't answer that question, for she herself didn't even know the answer to it. Without fully understanding it, Lilly felt that there was something slightly in the way. But she hoped she could get some answers to that tonight at the concert.
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A half hour later at the arena, Miley nervously sat in front of the mirror in her dressing room. The concert didn't start for at least another forty minutes and Miley had invited Lilly and Oliver backstage early. Suddenly, her dressing room door opened, causing her to jump, and her father peeked in. "Hey, bud," he smiled. "Lilly and Oliver are here."
"O-Okay, send them in." Miley got up and smoothed out her outfit with shaky hands.
Robbie Ray tilted his head in wonder. "Bud? Why are you so nervous?"
"Because…" she breathed. "This is the first time I've been around Lilly, as Hannah, since the whole incident."
He nodded his head, understanding, "I see." Robbie then walked over to his daughter and wrapped an arm around her shoulder for support. "Miles, I'm sure it might be weird for the two of ya, but just be yourself. If you act like nothing's different, then there won't be any tension."
Miley looked up at her Dad with a smile. "You're right… Thanks, Daddy."
"No problem, bud." He gave her a smile and then headed out of the dressing room to get Lilly and Oliver.
With a sigh, Miley's attention turned back to her reflection. Thinking back on the last time Lilly saw Hannah, she suddenly felt sickened by the sight of her alter-ego. How was she going to do this?
"Hey, Miley," Oliver cheerfully greeted as he and Lilly entered the room. "Backstage is awesome!" He grinned.
"Glad you're enjoying it," Miley grinned. "Come in, have a seat," she motioned towards the couch. Suddenly, before she could sit down herself, Miley felt two arms wrap around her waist from behind. Without breaking the comforting embrace, she turned to wrap her own arms around the person holding her. "Hey, Lilly…" she shyly greeted.
"Hey…" Lilly replied softly as she placed her head on Miley's shoulder. After several seconds of holding each other, Lilly took Miley's hand and led them over to sit by Oliver on the couch.
"So," Oliver chimed in, breaking the tension. "What's there to do in here before the show starts?"
"Well," Miley looked at the clock in the room. "The show starts in about half an hour, which means I have to be backstage in fifteen minutes… I guess we could watch TV or something."
"Sounds good to me." Oliver smiled, reached for the remote and turned the television on.
Lilly closed her eyes as she snuggled against Miley. It was really hard for her to look at her best friend as Hannah. She told herself over and over that this wouldn't interfere with her and Miley eventually being together, no matter how hard it was to see 'Hannah'. With a content sigh, Lilly reached for Miley's hand to intertwine their fingers together.
Miley's eyes widened at the contact and shortly after a smile appeared on her face. She glanced over to see Oliver giving her a questioning look. Since she wasn't sure what was going on, she shrugged her shoulders and continued to watch TV.
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Twenty minutes later, Lilly and Oliver sat backstage while Miley went over a few things with her dancers before the show started. Oliver sympathetically looked at Lilly while she longingly looked over at Miley. He knew if he said anything, he'd only get his head bitten off again; so he kept quiet. All he wanted was for his two best friends to happy, and that wouldn't happen until they got together. The only thing he could do was pray that Miley's plan- whatever that was- worked.
Oliver was soon snapped out of his thoughts when he heard Hannah being announced to the audience. When he looked over at Lilly, she was giving him a questioning look. "What?" he sheepishly asked.
"You spaced out for a while there," Lilly chuckled.
"Sorry." He stuck his hand into his pockets, "Just thinking…"
Lilly raised an eyebrow at him. "Of Miley and I, right?"
"Um…" Oliver looked passed Lilly to see Miley walking out on stage. "Oh look! Miley's on!" Without another word, he rushed over to get a better view of the concert. Reluctantly, Lilly soon followed him.
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Hannah's concert went on successfully, as usual, and that always made Miley feel better no matter what. At one point during the concert, she looked over towards the wing of the stage to see Lilly smiling and dancing around with Oliver. Seeing Lilly having a good time made this concert all the easier to do.
Miley finally finished her last song of the night after a little over an hour and a half. She waved to the audience, "Y'all have been absolutely wonderful tonight! Did you have a great time?" A huge grin spread across her face at the loud cheers throughout the stadium.
At that moment, a stage manager walked up to both Lilly and Oliver. "Are you two the friends Hannah invited here tonight?"
"Er…Yes?" Oliver replied questionably.
"Follow me, please," he said as he started walking towards the backstage exit.
Lilly and Oliver shared a confused look but followed the man anyways.
Shortly after, the two friends were brought out to the front row right as Miley finished thanking everyone for coming to her show. Lilly kept her eyes on Miley when someone from her band brought out an acoustic guitar for her.
Miley thanked the guitarist and took a seat on a stool another member sat out for her. She smiled as she adjusted the microphone and positioned her guitar correctly upon her lap. The audience cheered once they realized Hannah was going for an encore. "Thank you," Hannah smiled. Once the cheers died down, she continued. "This past month has been pretty rough for me and a friend of mine. I… I screwed things up big time and we're still trying to work things out. I wrote a new song for them and I'm going to sing it to them tonight. I've never played this song live or to anyone else yet, so I hope y'all like it…"
A smile formed on Lilly's lips as the crowd went wild at the news of hearing a brand new, never before played Hannah Montana song. Her heart fluttered in her chest when Miley started playing the new song that she figured was written for her.
"I can honestly say you've been on my mind
Since I woke up today, up today
I look at your photograph all the time
These memories come back to life
And I don't mind
I remember when we kissed
I still feel it on my lips
The time that you danced with me
With no music playing
I remember the simple things
I remember 'till I cry
But the one thing I wish I'd forget
The memory I wanna forget
Is goodbye
Miley's eyes locked with Lilly's the moment she started singing. By the end of the first chorus, both girls were softly crying as they each felt their love for each other swell more and more in their hearts with each passing word of the song…
I woke up this morning
And played our song
And through my tears I sang along
I picked up the phone and then put it down
Cause I know I'm wasting my time
And I don't mind
I remember when we kissed
I still feel it on my lips
The time that you danced with me
With no music playing
I remember the simple things
I remember 'till I cry
But the one thing I wished I'd forget
The memory I wanna forget...
Suddenly my cell phone's blowing up
With your ring tone
I hesitate but answer it anyway
You sound so alone
And I´m surprised to hear you say…
You remember when we kissed
You still feel it on your lips
The time that you danced with me
With no music playing
You remember the simple things
We talked 'till we cried
You said that your biggest regret
The one thing you wished I'd forget
Is saying goodbye
Saying goodbye
Oh… Goodbye
Loud cheers echoed throughout the large stadium when the song softly faded to an end. The only thing Miley was aware of at that moment was Lilly looking up at her; joyful tears spilling from her eyes with a loving smile on her face. Miley wiped her own eyes, said goodnight to the audience, and made her way backstage.
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Miley didn't keep track of time while signing autographs and getting pictures taken with fans. After what seemed like an eternity, it was finally over. Anxiously, she started looking around for Lilly and Oliver, only to find that she couldn't see them anywhere. Instead, her brother Jackson walked over to her. "Jackson, have you seen Lilly?" She asked.
"Yea," he replied. "She wanted me to give you this note. But don't worry, she was happy."
"Okay…" Miley took the note and walked into her dressing room to read it.
'Miley- That song was beyond words… I loved it so much. Sorry for leaving, but I thought it'd be better to thank you at your house. Love, Lilly.'
Smiling, Miley shoved the note into her pocket and rushed out of her dressing room. "Dad, Jackson, let's go! Now!" She called out excitingly.
Robbie Ray laughed, "What's the rush, bud?"
"I have to get home to talk to Lilly." She started bouncing anxiously. "It's really important."
"Well in that case let's get a move on." He smiled knowingly at his daughter, then he and his two children left the stadium to head home.
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In no time at all, at least in his mind, Robbie got his daughter home. On the way there, he decided (with convincing from son) to bring Jackson somewhere so Miley and Lilly could have some privacy to talk.
"Thanks Daddy," Miley smiled, opening the car door. "This means a lot to me."
"No problem darlin'. We'll be home later, but call if you need anything."
"Don't worry, Dad. I'll be fine." They both smiled and waved at each other before Robbie and Jackson drove off.
Taking in a deep breath, Miley turned to walk into her house. Her heart pounded against her ribcage at the thought of Lilly waiting inside for her.
"Lilly?" Miley called out while shutting the door behind her. The living room lights were dimmed down and Miley took notice of the rose pedals leading up the stairs. Her stomach flipped in excitement and she slowly made her way upstairs.
Once she approached her bedroom door, her whole body was shaking. Miley creaked open the door to see her room was dimly lit as well. Glancing to her left she saw Lilly sitting on her bed holding a bouquet of roses. Lilly stood up before she had a chance to say anything.
"Miley…" Lilly started, tears slowly cascading down her face. "That song was… It was amazing." Without breaking eye contact, Lilly gently set the flowers down on the bed and took a couple steps closer to Miley. "Nobody's ever done anything like that for me before…" she whispered.
Taking Lilly's hands in her own, Miley pulled her closer so their foreheads were pressed together. "You do crazy things when you're in love with someone…" she softly said just above a whisper.
Lilly smiled, wrapping her arms around Miley's petite waist. "I don't want to be without you any longer. No more waiting… No more thinking… I want you here and now…" Without another word, Lilly closed the small space between them with a soft, gentle kiss.
A surge of energy bolted through both girls when their kiss deepened; becoming more passionate. Miley cupped Lilly's damp face with her hands, never wanting to let her go. They could both taste the joyful tears of the others upon their lips as they slowly started undressing each other. Everything had finally fallen into place. Their lives were complete now that they had each other in the way they wanted the most- At last.
Aww :) Hopefully this was an okay chapter. I worked hard to make the moment they got together perfect, and hopefully I did it justice. There will be one more chapter of this story, and then it is finished :( It's been fun writing it, and I should have the next chapter up soon- I swear! Lol. Thanks for reading and let me know what you think :)