I am sooooo sorry it took me soooooo long to update, but my brother and sister wouldn't get off the computer for me to write more of this chapter. But I finally finished it, so here you go. Oh and I would love to thank Spencer-Sweetie, lilerin91, Luvs-Mitchel-Musso, Garden Spade, AlwaysxAddicted, and HarryPotterLivesUnderMyDeck for reviewing, Here's the next chapter!

"This is my cousin, Zoey." Oliver said. Lilly stood there, feeling really stupid. "Zoey, this is Lilly and Miley, the girls I was telling you about on the phone. Zoey was in town, and I told her about the pageant. She wanted to come see it, so I took her. She thought you guys did great. Right, Zoe?"

"Yes, yes, you guys were awesome! You looked so great up there! I would never have the courage to do something like that." She nodded enthusiastically.

"Thanks." Miley said.

"Yea, yea, um, thanks. Oliver, did you say she was your cousin?" Lilly asked him, clearly distracted.

"Yeah, why?"

"Can we talk; over there?" Lilly pulled him away, leaving Miley and Zoey alone.

"You know, you look really familiar." Zoey told Miley once the others were at a safe distance. "Have I seen you somewhere?"

"No, no, we've never met! I'm just MILEY, Oliver's friend. Yup, I'm just MILEY. Good old MILEY!" Miley said, emphasizing that her name was indeed Miley.

"Are you sure?"

"Yea, I'm sure. I am 100 sure of that." Miley said. Zoey looked at her closely.

"Hm…"

Meanwhile, Lilly had pulled Oliver behind a blue minivan and out of earshot of the other two.

"So what you're telling me is that that girl is your cousin?" Lilly whispered, pointing her finger in the direction of Zoey.

"Um... yes?" Oliver said unsurely. He didn't know what Lilly was getting at.

"You sure do a lot of flirting with your cousins." Lilly said, hitting Oliver's arm.

"What? I wasn't flirting with her!" Oliver whispered defensively.

"Oh, come on! You were all over her! Kissing her cheek, laughing at what she said, putting your arm around her shoulders; you were so totally flirting."

"Did I really do all that?"

"Uh… YES!"

"Oh…." Oliver said. He was looking at Zoey with a dazed look on his face.

"I can't believe this." Lilly sighed, leaning on the car they were hiding behind.

"What?" Oliver asked stupidly.

"Please don't tell me you like her!"

"Are you kidding me? She's my cousin, Lills. I love her, but not like that. Not like I love you." He wasn't looking at her. He couldn't.

"Really?"

"Of course."

"I love you too, Oliver." Lilly told him sweetly. She pulled him into a passionate kiss.

"What was that for?" Oliver asked once they pulled away from each other.

"Are you complaining?" Lilly asked.

"No, no, it was just a little... unexpected." He said, smiling. They hugged each other just as Miley was getting tired of Zoey asking her questions about herself and walked over to see what was taking her friends so long.

"Guys? Guys, what's taking you so- Oh… I'll give you a few more minutes." She said, smiling. Soon, Lilly and Oliver came out from behind the minivan. They held hands as they walked over to their awaiting friends.

"Finally! God, Oliver, you and Lola-" Zoey began.

"Lilly." Lilly corrected her.

"Lilly… Have been back there for like, ever! What, were you guys like, making out or something?" She laughed at her own joke.

"Actually…" Miley said.

"Oh my God! Are you guys, like, dating?" Zoey asked. Lilly and Oliver said nothing, so Miley stepped in.

"Yes, they've been together since last night, when Oliver went over to Lilly's house and they almost kissed but Lilly's mom came in and interrupted." Miley said shortly.

"Oh." Was all Zoey had to say.

"Who wants pizza?" Miley, Lilly and Oliver spun around to see who had spoken. They found Jackson leaning on his car, twirling his keys on his finger. They all laughed except for Zoey.

"Oh, Zoey, this is my annoying brother, Jackson." Miley said, seeing that Zoey was left out of the social loop.

"Hello, little Miss. I will be your chauffeur this evening." Jackson said, taking a bow.

"Hey, I'm Zoey. It's a pleasure to meet you." She said politely, putting her hand out for Jackson to take it. He took her fingers and kissed them lightly.

"Au contraire, Mademoiselle, the pleasure is all mine." He said with a superb French accent and a sly smile Miley had seen too many times before.

"Since when have you known French?" Miley asked her brother disbelievingly.

"Oh, I just picked it up." He answered deviously. What is that smile? Miley thought.

"Well, let's go get that pizza!" Lilly interrupted, seeing that Jackson and Miley were about to get a little rougher than intended.

"Sounds good to me!" Oliver put in. And with that, they all jumped into the car and Jackson drove to the nearest pizza place. They sat and talked until Zoey said she was too tired and needed to go home.

The Next Day

"I am so excited for this talent competition!" Miley said to Lilly while they were walking down the halls. "This is the life! Hold on tight! And this is the dream! It's all I need!" Miley sang out.

"Oh yeah! That's right! Break it down, break it down!" Lilly said as she danced around random people. Miley laughed.

"Well, we'd better get to English before Mr. H has our heads!" She said.

Miley's House

"What are you gonna wear?" Lilly asked Miley as she held up a white embroidered tank top and looked at herself in the mirror.

"I'm thinking… this… and this…" Miley said, taking a pair of brown cargo Capri's and a bright pink quarter-length sleeve top out of a dresser. She showed them to Lilly.

"Love it. How does this look?" She said, holding up the white tank and a pair of brown short-shorts.

"Will you be able to do your cheerleading moves in that?" Miley asked.

"No problem." She said. Miley and Lilly turned away from each other as they dressed. When they were done, Miley cleared some floor space for Lilly. Lilly backed up. She turned into a front handspring, landing right in front of Miley.

"That was great!" Miley said, clapping.

"Thanks!" Lilly said, brushing her legs off.

"Well, we've all heard me sing before, so let's go downstairs and get going. We actually might make it on time today." Miley said sarcastically. Lilly nodded and followed her friend downstairs. Jackson was sitting on the couch watching TV, and as soon as he saw the girls, he got up and took his keys from the table.

"You guys ready to go?" He asked. They nodded.

"Go where?" Robbie asked. He had just walked in from the deck.

"Do we have to tell you this every night?" Miley asked her dad. She walked over to him and patted him on the back. "You're losin it Daddy." She told him. He laughed.

"We're going to our pageant." Lilly said. "For the third time in a row," She added quietly. Robbie nodded.

"Have fun." He said, and went back onto the deck.

"Let's go!" Jackson said, walking out the door. The girls followed him into the car. Even though it had only been two days, it had become routine to go straight to the dressing room once they got there.

"We'll see you later, Jackson!" Miley called as they disappeared behind the dressing room door. Jackson went and found a seat next to Oliver and Zoey.

Backstage

"I am so nervous!" Lilly confessed to Miley once they were backstage.

"Don't be! You'll do fine!" Miley reassured her.

"But what if I forget how to move?" Lilly asked. She stood frozen with nerves.

"You'll be fine, Lilly, come on! You've done this tons of times!"

"Yeah, I know, but I'm still really nervous!" Lilly said, jumping up and down. Girls began to gather around and talk about how nervous they were.

"See, Lilly? Everyone's nervous." Miley said. Lilly nodded.

"Alright, everyone! Today, you will be performing in alphabetical order. That means Natalie Cole, you are up first!" The stage manager's voice rang out through the room. Natalie walked up to the curtain and took a deep breath. She disappeared through it and soon the girls heard her shaky voice signing The Best of Both Worlds by Hannah Montana. Miley winced.

"Oh my." She whispered to Lilly, who nodded. Her voice was cracking left and right, and she was way off key. Miley hoped she sounded better than that.

The next girl that went was Ashley. She did a sort of interpretive dance thing. Miley thought it was whack, but Lilly really liked it.

The next girl that went was okay, but she didn't get much applause form the crowd. Then it was Amber's turn. She wowed the crowd with a funky hip-hop dance routine. Lilly and Miley both loved the music, but they wished Amber didn't get as much applause as she did. Next was Elizabeth, who recited a scene from a play neither Miley nor Lilly had ever heard of; but she was really convincing. The crowd must have thought so too, because they roared with applause after she was finished. The next girls that went recited horrible poetry. And then it was Miley's turn. She went onstage; smiling like it was one of her concerts. She was really excited and nervous and happy and scared all at the same time. The audience was silent as she stood there in the center of the stage, preparing herself. The she opened her mouth to sing.

"Uh oh
There you go again talking cinematic
Yeah you!
Your charming
Got everybody star struck
I know
How you always seem to go
For the obvious
Instead of me
But get a ticket and you'll see
If we were a movie
You'd be the right guy
And I'd be the best friend
That you fall in love with in the end
We'd be laughing
Watching the sunset
Fade to black
Show the names
Play the happy song
Wish I could tell you there's a kiss
Like somethin more than in my mind
I see it
You'd be amazing
(you'd be amazing)
(If we were a movie)
If we were a movie
You'd be the right guy
(Right guy)
And I'd be the best friend
That you fall in love with in the end
We'd be laughin
Watchin the sunset fade to black
Show the names
Play the happy song"

The audience erupted in loud applause. Miley saw Zoey lean in close to Oliver and whisper something in his ear. He looked around and shook his head profusely, as if he was trying to hide something. Miley smiled and waved to the crowed before walking off stage.

"Oh my gosh, Miley you were awesome!" Lilly shouted as soon as Miley was within earshot.

"Thanks!" Miley said, hugging her friend. "Um… Lilly, I think you're last." Miley said, laughing.

"Well, that sucks." Lilly said, kicking the ground. After Savannah went, it was Lilly's turn. She bravely walked on stage and smiled to the crowd. She walked to one edge of the stage and turned into a cartwheel. The audience "ooed" and "awwed" as she performed a superb aerial and did two front handsprings. She then turned around and did a back walked over, two back handsprings, and the longest handstand Miley had ever seen. She then knelt down and performed a chin stand, which Miley was quite impressed with. Obviously, the crowd was impressed too, because they were cheering louder than they had for any other contestant. With one more aerial, Lilly was finished. She stood in the center of the stage and smiled as the crowd cheered loudly. Backstage, she was greeted with many hugs and compliments from the other contestants, all of which thought she did a fantastic job.

"That was awesome!" Miley said. "I was watching through the curtain. You were amazing! You'll be in the top 5 for sure!"

"Thanks!" Lilly said, hugging her best friend again.

"Alright girls, the judging will be in 5 minutes!" The stage manager called. The girls squealed excitedly. They knew that 5 of them were going to be eliminated. After 5 short minutes, the girls lined up to go onstage. Miley and Lilly stood next to each other, and squeezed each other's hands tightly as they lined up in front of the judges.

"Okay, everyone, here is the top 10 finalists of the Sparkly Spirits Pageant!" Jacinda said happily. The audience cheered. "Judges…"

"Okay, you were all fantastic, but sadly, we can only pick 5 of you to move on." Tracey began. "Keith…"

"Lilly Truscott, you're in." Keith said blandly. Lilly jumped up and down. She hugged Miley before walking over to stand next to Jacinda.

"Ashley Christianson, you're in!" Lacey said. Ashley hugged Amber and excitedly walked over to stand next to Lilly. They rolled their eyes at each other.

"Elizabeth Montgomery, you're in!" Tracey said. Elizabeth hugged no one, but walked over and gave Lilly a high-five.

"Amber Matthews, you are in." Keith said plainly. Amber ran over to stand next to Elizabeth, and hugged Ashley in joy.

"And last, but certainly not least," Tracey began. "Miley Stewart, you are in." Miley screamed and ran over to the line of happy girls. She hugged Lilly and returned to her place so Jacinda could wrap it up.

"There you have it, ladies and gentlemen, our top 5 contestants!" She said, waving them off the stage as the crowd applauded.

"Oh my gosh, I didn't think I was gonna make it!" Miley shouted as soon as they were backstage.

"You did fabulous, why wouldn't you make it?" Lilly offered support to her best friend.

"Thank you! You did awesome too, you know, no wonder you were picked first." Miley said, giving Lilly yet another hug. With that, they headed out the door, and met Jackson in the parking lot.

"You guys did awesome!" He said supportively. "But I really want that Elizabeth to win." He said. Miley hit him on the arm, and Lilly followed suit. "Ow!"

"Just take us home!" Miley said. So they got into the car, and Jackson drove them home. When they arrived in the family room, they saw Robbie was talking on the phone.

"Okay. So it's a done deal. Thank you very much. You, too, Sir." He said, hanging up. "Where have you guys been?" He asked. Miley started to answer, but he interrupted before she could say anything. "Doesn't matter. Guess who just hooked Hannah Montana with the greatest deal ever? And with kids her age too."

"Oh my goodness daddy, what did you do?" Miley asked excitedly.

"You father, the man standing right in front of you, me, Robbie Ray Stewart-"

"Just get on with it!" Lilly interrupted. Everyone looked at her. "Sorry."

"Anyway, I signed you up to meet the winner of the...wait for it…" He paused. "…Sparkly Spirits Beauty Pageant!" He said excitedly, holding his arms out for dramatic effect. Everyone was silent. Finally, Miley spoke.

"Sweet niblets."

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