Hannah Montana – What I Go To School For, And What I Don't
Chapter 26 – The Reason Why
Disclaimer – The songs used in this chapter are "What I Go To School For" by the Jonas Brothers, "See You Again" by Miley Cyrus, "The Reason Why" by the Click Five, "Inseparable" by the Jonas Brothers, and "Hold On" by the Jonas Brothers.
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"Hey Nick, we're going to go over some of the songs for our concert on Saturday." Kevin approached Nick's doorway.
"I'm really not in the mood, Kevin. And I have homework." Nick replied.
"Then why are you holding your guitar?" Kevin asked.
Nick sighed. "I'm coming." He followed Kevin down to their music room and sat at the piano.
"Okay, I think we should start with 'What I Go To School For' since we haven't played it in a while." Joe said.
Joe getting down to business? If you think that's crazy, just wait till you see what happens next.
Nick started playing the song. He and Joe began singing the first verse.
"Her voice is echoed in my mind
I count the days till she is mine"
Now, we all know the next line: "Can't tell my friends cause they will laugh, I love a girl from senior class."
Joe sang it right. Nick didn't.
"Can't tell the girls cause they might cry
I love a girl named Katelyn."
Kevin stopped playing. "What was that?"
"Did you just change the words?" Joe asked.
Nick closed his eyes. "I don't even know." He sighed.
"Well, let's just keep going." Joe said.
The started their instruments again. Nick sang the next line alone.
"I daydream through my freshman math
She sits next to me and laughs"
Joe tried not to yell "You did it again!"
"I'll show her a world where we belong
Before she gives up and moves on"
"Hey Joe, I need to talk to you….Nick, go back to your homework." Kevin said, and Nick left the room miserably.
"Okay, Nick is so not focused." Kevin said.
"Are you kidding? We haven't seen him this out of it since his first girlfriend broke up with him!" Joe cried.
"So what are we going to do?" Kevin asked.
Joe pulled out his cell phone, dialed a number, and put the phone to his ear. "Hey Lily."
"Call…Lily?" Kevin said.
"Can you come over? We gotta talk about Nick and Katie." Joe ignored Kevin.
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"The last time I freaked out
I will redeem myself
I st-st-stuttered when you asked me what I'm thinking about" Katie sang.
"Okay, I gotta stop you now." Mr. Stewart said into the microphone that let Katie hear him in the recording room.
"Ya do know that that was way out of order?" Miley said.
"I'm sorry, I'm so not focused today…" Katie sighed.
"I'm telling you, just make up with Nick!" Oliver said.
"Leave!" Miley ordered.
"No!" Oliver crossed his arms.
Miley raised her eyebrows.
"I'm going!" Oliver said, and ran out the door.
"Why don't we stop for the day?" Mr. Stewart suggested.
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Katie sat on the beach, staring at the stars and listening to the gentle waves of the ocean wash up the beach and slide back down. She wished that they were taking all her worries away with them.
Lily came and sat next to her, saying nothing.
"We were so…right. And it just…fell apart." Katie said.
"According to Hannah Montana, nobody's perfect. If you and Nick really are right, you'll get through this. And I know you can." Lily replied, and left.
She heard the chords of a guitar getting closer and closer. And before she knew it, the soft voice she'd fallen in love with so long ago.
Katie turned to see Nick holding his guitar and singing.
"Maybe it's our first mistake
And baby that's all right
It's crazy how we lost ourselves tonight
There's a reason why they
Say that we should give it time
But time is not enough
And that's the reason why
When you're young you fall in love"
They were both silent. Nick spoke first.
"I know we both made mistakes. I just want you to know I'm sorry for mine." He said, and sat next to her on the sand.
"Three brothers I know and love very much once told me…'when you love someone and they break your heart, don't give up on love, have faith, restart." Katie said. She turned to look at Nick and held out her hand. "Hi, I'm Katie."
Nick smiled and took her hand. "I'm so sorry." He said.
"It wasn't your fault." Katie replied.
"Oh gosh, don't start the 'no it was MY fault!' conversation!" A voice that sounded very much like Joe's cried.
Katie and Nick turned to look at the big, fat palm trees behind them.
"Joe, Kevin, Lily, get out of there." Nick said.
The sheepishly stepped out from behind the trees.
"Can't anyone get like five minutes without someone listening in on their conversation?" Katie asked.
"Nope!" Joe and Lily chimed.
"GO AWAY!" Nick mouthed to Kevin.
Kevin glared at him and pulled Joe and Lily away. As soon as they were back up by Rico's, Nick turned back to Katie.
"We could talk for hours, just staring at the stars…" Katie sang under her breath.
"They shine down to show us…" Nick sang.
"Even when the sun forgets to shine
I'll be there to hold you through the night
We'll be running so fast we can fly
Tonight
And even when we're miles and miles apart
You're still holding all of my heart
I promise it will never be dark
I know…we're inseparable..." They sang together.
"Well…we should probably catch up with the rest…or else we can't get home." Katie pointed out.
"Oh heck no!" Joe ran out from behind the palm trees behind. "Let me help you here…" he put Nick's hands on Katie's shoulders and Katie's hands on Nick's shoulders. "Okay, puh-lease don't tell me you're lost at this point."
"You are a strange guy, Joe." Katie said.
"We're not leaving till you kiss! It's like a make-up rule!" Joe crossed his arms.
"You are so pushy Joe." Kevin left the trees and rolled his eyes. "Let's go."
"Aww I wanted them to kiss!" Lily appeared also.
"What are we, a TV show?" Katie cried.
"Hey, at least you work out better than Zoey 101." Joe shrugged. Everyone stared at him. "What? I watched like one episode cause somebody by the name of Lillian made me and I had to know what happened next!"
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"I'm so glad you two made up." Miley smiled happily, sitting on her couch next to Lily and Joe.
"You know, after two people have had a fight, it's generally awkward when people mention it." Nick said. He was sitting in one of the green chairs, Katie on his knee.
"So?" Oliver asked from the other green chair.
Kevin was at the park with Frankie.
The doorbell rang.
"I got it!" Miley said cheerfully, and ran to get it. She opened the door. "Oh, hey Jason!"
Everyone turned to look at the door excitedly. "Hi Jason!" they all cried.
"Hey, everyone." Jason said uneasily, and came inside.
"Oh no, puh-lease don't say you're breaking up with Miley, cause we just got through one break up with little perfecto pair over here." Joe looked at Katie and Nick.
"It doesn't look like they broke up." Jason said.
"Oh, they got back together." Joe shrugged.
"Oh. Well, I kinda needed to tell Miley something." Jason said.
After a few seconds, Oliver said "What are you waiting for?"
"All of you to leave!" Jason said.
"Gosh, take it out on the donut…" Oliver said, and he, Lily, Joe, Katie, and Nick walked out onto the porch.
"So, what do you need to tell me?" Miley asked.
"Well…I told you that I wanted to audition for this big movie, right?" Jason said.
"Yeah…" Miley replied.
"Well, I got." He smiled.
"Wow, that's great!" Miley grinned.
"And filming starts next week…in New Zealand." He said.
"Well how long will you be filming?" Miley asked.
"Six months…" Jason replied.
"Oh…well…I guess we just won't be able to go to another movie for six months." Miley shrugged. "But we can still call each other all the time!"
"Well…I was thinking about it…and…I don't want you to feel like you have to be tied to me when I'm not here. So…if you want to see other guys, I'm totally okay with it. And if I meet other girls…I really hope you're okay with it too." Jason said nervously.
"Oh…" Miley said, realizing where this was going. "Well…I'll miss you…" She said.
"I'll miss you too." Jason said, and he gave her a hug.
"See you in six months?" Miley said.
"I'll be looking forward to it." Jason smiled, and left.
The porch door flung open and Joe, on his knees, and Oliver, standing above him tumbled to the floor.
"Were you two listening?" Miley asked.
"Yes…" They mumbled.
"I told you not to lean on the door handle." Joe said to Oliver.
Miley simply rolled her eyes.
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A/N: We ALL knew Katie and Nick couldn't stay made at each other! But OMG Jason's leaving! How will Miley take it? Or will she move on faster than you can say Don't Take My Heart And Put It On A Shelf?
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(PS – I didn't make softball cuts, so I won't be so busy and I can update more!)
(PPS – I think Inseparable should be Nick and Katie's like, official song. P)