Okay, so there is some Niley drama. Sorry, but the other couples have been through enough as it is. I hope you have a happy reading of chapter twenty-eight.
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CAYCE'S POV
I was sitting on the couch, watching some reruns of reality TV shows. I don't even know what channel, but some of it was funny. I spent the entire day with Kevin at the beach. It was amazingly fun. The front door swung open, to reveal a disheveled looking Miley and a comforting Lilly. Weren't Nick and Joe walking home with them? What had happened?
"What happened?" I asked the second they came into the house. Miley plopped on the couch, and Lilly sat next to her. I scooted over.
"Jake Ryan happened," Miley said. I put my arm over her shoulder, and gave her a comforting squeeze.
"Well, there was a rumor that he liked Miley, but I think it's true. Anyway, then another one was that Miley liked him back, and Nick hasn't answered her three texts, and my two voicemails. However, Joe is answering everything I send to him, in like a minute tops," Lilly summed up. Now, I felt really bad for Miley. She was my cousin, and the closest thing I had to a sister.
"Yea, but I don't like Jake, and Nick needs to realize that. He shouldn't believe everything that he hears," Miley said, and I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket. I flipped it open.
'hey…jw, do u kno why nick has locked himself in his room?' It said, I looked at who it was from. Kevin. I smiled, and started a reply.
'rumors…miley is a mess,' I sent back. I placed the phone on the couch next to me. Ah…the art of playing peacemaker, and relationship fixer.
"I mean, I thought Jake was cute, but that was it. I even scolded myself for thinking that. I don't think I can handle anymore gossip, and such," Miley said as my phone started to buzz again.
'oh….i cant get him out. i think he trapped himself in there,' Kevin sent back. I smiled. Before I could touch the keyboard, Miley started up again.
"Does Nick have like something against me? I mean, all I did was think that Jake had a nice smile and body-" Miley said, but got cut off by Lilly.
"Which he does," Lilly interjected. Miley was now pacing all over the living room.
"But, doesn't he know not to believe everything he hears? Doesn't he know that I wouldn't do anything like that?" Miley started asking, but I knew that these were all rhetorical. By this time, I had typed out a reply.
'miley is pacing and making no sense,' I sent back. Why were they so worked up over one boy that possibly meant no harm?
"I am going for a walk," Miley announced, leaving the house. I knew that all she needed to do was blow off some steam.
"Is she gonna be okay?" Lilly asked me, looking at the door in disbelief. I'm guessing that Lilly has never seen Miley like this.
"Yea, she just needs some time to think. She'll be fine," I said, resting a hand on Lilly's shoulder. Maybe, life was getting too hectic. Maybe, we needed a chance to slow down.
MILEY'S POV
I was walking through the park, my mind racing. I sat on a swing, and started to pump. Was Nick stupid enough to believe those rumors? Did he really think I would act like that? I stopped pumping, and just sat on the swing.
"Miley," A voice from behind me said. I jumped, and screamed. I turned around only to see that Jake Ryan. Now, I had nothing against him, except those rumors were making everything hard.
"Hey Jake," I said, coolly, finally being able to breathe regularly. I was back on the swing, and Jake was on the other one.
"Um…about those rumors, I just wanted to say that-" Jake started, but I cut him off. I took in a deep breath, and I knew that my head and heart weren't on the same page. My head told me to stay with Nick because I really like him, and I didn't want to hurt him. But, my heart was saying to kiss him, Nick was out of sight and out of mind; maybe, it would make me not want him anymore. I really hope that whatever I was going to say was going to be rational.
"I heard them, and I wanted to say that…" I said, but started to drift off. I was torn between the two options, each looking good.
"You wanted to say what?" Jake questioned me, I had started to pace, a clear sign that I was nervous. Jake was now standing, and looking at me like I had three heads.
"I wanted to say that-" I said, but instead of following my head, I felt Jake's lips crash onto mine. I knew that I hadn't done anything; this was all Jake's fault.
"What?" I heard an appalled voice say from far away. Jake and I pulled apart, but I kept my eyes squeezed shut. I knew that whoever it was, they were obviously disappointed. I opened my left eye, only to see a mess of burls onto of the head. I bit my lower lip, and opened my eyes.
"Nick, wait. I didn't do it," I said, chasing after him. I knew that Jake was trouble, but I never meant anything to go down like this. Jake started chasing after me. This boy was so ridiculous. I lost sight of Nick, and apparently Jake lost me, so I continued walking home, watching my tears hit the sidewalk. I knew that the second I walked into my house, I would be beyond hysterical.
"Miley," Cayce exclaimed seeing me walk up the sidewalk. My head was hanging down, and she wrapped her arms around me. I knew that I was getting my tears all over he shirt. Lilly was on the phone.
"Okay, Ni- I'll see you later. Don't forget to hold on," Lilly said. I knew that she was talking to Nick.
"Mile, what happened?" Cayce asked me. She led me inside, and onto the couch. It had started to rain. It was almost as if the sky was crying for me. Wow, that was corny.
"Jake kissed me," I almost shouted. I knew it; I was getting to the point of hysterics. I looked around to see Cayce furiously texting on her phone, and Lilly's jaw was hanging.
"I am so sorry Mile. Nick probably looks just as bad as you," Lilly said, giving me a hug. She mentioned Nick, and something inside of me snapped.
"No, he can have any other girl, in the world. He is Nick freaking Jonas. I am Miley Stewart, why would anyone like me? I am surprised that Nick liked me. I will never have anyone again," I wailed, my crying subsided, but now I was yelling. Lilly backed away, and Cayce was busy on her phone.
"Miley-" Lilly tried to comfort me, but I cut her off.
"Don't Miley me. I mean he is a worldwide superstar, super hot, with those curls, and eyes. I am just Miley. I'm not famous, I'm not even pretty," I rattled on and on. Lilly was now seated on the couch, just letting me run my course. She knew not to get involved because then I would yell and say things that I would later regret; she usually would get mad at me for saying mean stuff to her. The worst part is that usually it happened because I was taking my anger out on someone else.
"Mile, Kev says that Nick came home crying," Cayce informed me. I felt myself soften, feeling sorry for him, but he didn't even hear the story. I'm guessing that he just assumed that I did it all; that I jumped on Jake, and started all of this.
"Oh, fantastic. Ask Kevin, if things are over between me and Nick. Why would he even ask me out? I think it was out of pity. He felt sorry for me, so he gave me my five minutes of fame, and then dropped me like last years style," I complained. I knew that Kevin would say that things were over, but it gave it a clean cut.
"Kevin said that Nick won't talk to him, or Joe. He also took Frankie hostage. So, he has no idea," Cayce told me. I loved how she was playing along in my crazy game called Life. Cayce handed me her phone.
"Talk to him," Lilly said, as I stared at the phone, like it was some kind of foreign object.
'hey kev, its mile. I swear all jakes fault,' I sent. I felt the urge to get that off my chest. I sat on the couch, and turned to Lilly.
"Jake is a…I mean did he see Nick coming and set this all up? Was he trying to break us up? Did Jake have some kind of grudge against Nick?" I asked her. She shrugged her shoulder, and her eyes averted to Cayce's vibrating phone.
'hey miles…nick doenst believe us when we say its jakes fault. he mumbled something about betrayal and you, but that's it,' Kevin sent back. Wow, he was helpful.
"Is Nick stupid? Does he really believe that I was the one all over Jake?" I asked Cayce. She shrugged her shoulder, knowing better than getting caught up in my whirlwind of emotion.
'fine, w/e…obv he doesn't kno me well enough to realize that i wouldnt do that' I sent back, my emotion getting the best of me, and sending a harsh message to him.
"Miley, he's probably just worried about losing you," Lilly said, finally getting some guts.
"Oh, then he should be over here, talking this out with me. The only way to fix this is to talk it out, and get the story straight," I said, and Lilly smiled before typing into her phone.
'okay, but he really likes u and hes just worried that u don't feel the same way about him,' Kevin sent. As cheesy as it looked, it was cute. I even aw-ed.
'tell him if he thinks that, then he is stupid,' I sent back, giggling to myself.
"Feeling better?" Cayce asked me. I nodded my head, and leaned back.
"A little," I said, talking to Kevin was helping, just knowing that I could vent to someone that was actually talking back. Of course it helped that it was like indirectly talking to Nick.
'he didn't say anything back he smiled tho,' Kevin sent back. I smiled, just knowing that Nick was feeling better, maybe even putting this behind him.
"He thinks it would be best to take a break, and if you and to go out with him later than he will be waiting," Lilly said. I looked at her, threw Cayce's phone on the couch, and leaned over to read the message.
'lil, i kno, but i think a break would b a good idea. if she still likes me later then we could get together again…i just need a break with jake and all. nicky j,' Lilly's screen read. Nick had sent that himself. I knew that I was going to be crying myself to sleep.
"Fine, if he wants a break, then he can have his break," I said, before calmly walking up to my room. I crawled under the covers, and had a good cry.
Okay, now I know exactly how this will all work out. You just have to wait a chapter or two. I figured that since Lilly and Joe had the Rose and Kevin drama that Nick and Miley could have some. Cayce and Kevin were in the hospital and that was enough drama in itself. Review please! Tell me what you thought about this chapter. Tell me if you want anymore Jiley to occur. Tell me about your favorite American Idol contestant, from this season.
