Miley clutched her purse tightly as she slipped her way in through the gate. The school official gave her a small nod as her white stilettos hit the black pavement. She let her white dress flow past her knees as she strode across the parking lot. There were already a bunch of kids in line, holding their black graduation dresses. Some already had their caps on as they played with their tassels.
"Miley!" Demi squealed, from her own place in line. The raven haired girl had a black halter dress that was complemented with a pair of thick red heeled pumps. Her makeup was a bit more embellished than usual- she showed off her lips with a smear of dark red lip stick.
"Dem," she responded with equal delight. The two girls hugged and separated. Miley took her own place in line with Demi. She could see Selena taking some pictures with their mutual theater friends in the middle of the line.
"Here," Demi dragged up her purse and pulled out a sleek camera. She tilted it and brought her head closer to Miley's. The two girls gave a genuine smile as the flash lit off. Demi turned the screen towards her as the picture processed in front of their eyes.
"My eyes look weird," the brunette scoffed. She held onto a playful scowl.
"They look perfect," she heard a voice murmur behind her. She felt two strong arms, from behind, encircle her waist and tug her body softly. She melted into his grasp unknowingly, even though she was consciously trying to pull away.
"Hey," Demi beamed to the curly haired boy. She raised her camera and snapped a quick picture. Nick's reflexes worked overtime as he snatched the piece of technology away from her.
"You're supposed to warn someone before you do that," he glared at her. Miley stayed silent as she looked at him. He studied the picture and grimaced. "This in no way compares to her amazing picture," he gave Miley a playful smirk. She smiled softly at his compliment but didn't respond. She was a bit nervous.
"Come on its graduation, smile," he nudged her. She rolled her eyes lightly and crossed her arms. The sun was beating down at them. Unfortunately, their graduation was scheduled to be dead afternoon. The sun was working overtime and completely promised to give everyone and their mothers a sun burn.
"How can you be so calm?" she asked. The innocent look on his face disappeared as he realized what she was thinking about. He was thinking about it too, but he was trying to avoid the issue. Demi awkwardly stepped back.
"We're officially finished with high school. Weird huh?" the bystander tried to even the mood out. She looked nervously at Nick and Miley who had thankfully quieted down. Miley had a couple of stray tears in her eyes that were barely noticeable.
"Miley!" a soft voice echoed. Selena came rushing forward. She was a good inch shorter than the two other girls because of her black flats. She wore a shimmering silver dress that ended an inch before her knees. She gave a quick smile to Nick.
"Hey Selena," Miley gave her a quick one armed hug. The two had warmed up to each other in the last days of the school year. They were leaving- what was the point of holding onto a feud? Selena matured a bit as she realized that her senior year was ending.
"I love your dress," the girl murmured softly. Miley smiled and returned an equally polite compliment. The line started to move as everyone started to enter the back parking lot to get all ordered for their final high school ceremony. Once they passed the school security everyone tugged on their graduation gowns.
Demi had a little trouble placing her cap on. The tassel came towards the back until Joe helped her out. He chuckled at her ignorance. She blushed and punched him lightly in the arm. Demi had laid down a strict law with Joe. They were just purely friends. It would take a long time until she could give him a chance romantically.
Miley watched their small interaction and thought to herself. Everything was wrapping itself up nicely. She and Selena were on good terms. Demi and Joe were slowly solving their problems and building a solid friendship again. She looked over at Nick who was zipping up his grad gown. He held the cap in his hand as he fixed the tassel. He looked mature as he stood in his dress shoes and his graduation attire.
"Here, let me help you," Miley spoke out, walking towards him. She was one of the first ones to slip her gown over her dress quickly. She had seen all her brothers and sisters graduate that it was second nature for her.
"I know you're upset," he murmured as she placed the cap on him correctly. He looked directly into her eyes. She stared down towards her feet and pursed her lips, waiting in a moment of thought. All of a sudden, she looked up, completely startling him. "What?" he whispered. She ignored him and pushed her lips onto him.
The loud speaker blew out and they separated. The announcer directed them to go to separate places before either one of them could get a proper word out. Nick opened his mouth but Miley had already walked away. She was a little farther behind him because her name started with an "S". He could see her out of the corner of her eye. She was talking with a couple of people but for the most part she was quiet.
The line started to move and they walked towards the football stadium. Everyone walked in pairs as they entered the stadium. Parents were standing on the bleachers taking their own pictures. It took a couple of moments as everyone filed in. Miley was seated after Nick was. She tilted her head so she could see the back of his head.
The announcements all started up. The valedictorian gave her speech and the choir sang. But to the both of them, the place was dead silent. Miley kept her eyes trained on the back of his curly head. He wasn't moving.
The names were called. Miley watched Nick get up and get his diploma. She never felt so nostalgic and proud at the same time. Her heart swelled as he smiled for his picture and walked off. He returned back to his seat and tilted his head to give her a quick, sweet smile. She reassured herself that they were going to be okay. They could work this out. They could stay together.
She had watched Demi walk off too. It was her own turn pretty soon and she could feel his eyes trained on her. She could feel him watch her as she touched her diploma. She was glad that she was sharing such a special moment with someone that was incredibly important to her.
It took forever for everyone to get their diplomas, but finally the whole class had graduated. They tossed their caps in the air and filed out. Miley felt like she rushed through the crowd. She smiled as her parents took snapshots. She hugged her parents and tried to move between the crowd. She never felt so suffocated in her life. There were six hundred kids around her and she couldn't find him.
She felt a hand on her shoulder and so she turned around frantically, thinking it was Nick. However, she was disappointed when she saw Demi giving her a hug.
"We graduated!" her friend boasted, throwing her arms around her. Miley gave a hug obligingly but her eyes kept darting around. She was still looking for him. But there was no sign of Nick. No mass of curls making her way over to her. She could feel her heart tearing up as she worried herself about their relationship.
"Hey," Joe called out. Everybody but Nick seemed to be showing up. She was getting a bit antsy and impatient by now.
"Hey," Selena chimed in. Now, Miley was getting really annoyed. She tore herself from the group but no one seemed to notice. Everyone was taking pictures. She darted her eyes around the crowd, hoping to find a glimpse of her…well, she really didn't know what he was to her to be honest.
"Miley?" she heard someone's hoarse voice. She turned around at the familiarity of his voice. And she finally sighed with relief as she threw her arms around him. She hugged him tight and he returned the same eagerness. She tilted her head and gave him frantic kisses.
He received them heartily, kissing her back. He held the small of her back as she leaned into him. She was on her tippy toes while he was on his heels. He finally melted all her little kisses into one passionate kiss. He leaned back on the wall and let her take the control that she was frantically searching for. She pulled away out of breath.
"What are we going to do?" she asked the question that they were both dying not to think about. He placed his hands on her waist. His breath was ragged. Their foreheads were touching and they were both heavily breathing.
"I don't know," he confessed.
"What's going to happen?" she asked as she closed her eyes. She didn't want to see the truth in his eyes. No one could really tell the future at this point.
"I guess we'll just have to wait and see," he whispered hoarsely. She looked up at him. The moment was setting in on both of them. There was nothing more they could do. But for some reason, both of them felt like everything was going to turn out okay.
A/N Sorry it took such a long time for an update. I just started college and I had to move in and adjust to the first week and I was just swamped with so much to do. There is an epilogue and that's the last thing to the story. This chapter is stylized to be a bit choppy just because its like very how it is on that day. (At least for me) You're just thinking about so many things and so many thoughts and just get a very final feeling to everything. A chapter of your life is ending. So, I love you guys. Sorry for the long update. I suckk. I know. I just have two more chapters left overall!