Title: Belonging Together

Ship: Lilly/Jackson, with a slight Miley/Oliver

Fandom: Hanna Montana

Rating: T

Summary: They were complete opposites with nothing in common. He's a self absorbed, money scheming jock and she's into surfing, skating and being there for her best friends. After a few awkward moments they begin to realize they have one thing in common, each other.

Disclaimer: I don't own Disney, Hanna Montana, or their actors that bring the characters to life. I own my words, my story and my thoughts. so if you take them be warned by bite is worse then my bark.

Jackson looked at the blank screen. "Hmm." He scratched his head and pondered some more. He contemplated the events of late especially all his encounters with her. Why was she having this effect on him? Why her? Of all people in the world it had to be her. The one he couldn't attain. The one he couldn't charm, the one he couldn't even touch, But how he dreamed of her touch, her smell and her body holding his. It seemed at school they started running into each other more and they actually talked more then ever. Even though at times she seemed to push buttons that made him want to leave her alone. There were days where she would treat him so cold, so distant, so unlike herself.

He heard the doorknob turn. It was probably Miley, dad or Oliver who may have forgotten something. The door opened and he did not flinch. He didn't want to be seen nor did he want to converse at the moment with anyone. He wanted to wash this feeling away for he knew it would never come true. It wasn't healthy to obsess on something that was never to come true. After all he wasn't the only one intrested apparently JC was really trying to be her man. He loathed seeing them together. Those days he wished he could just throw him over the school roof or hoped the grand piano on the second roof would magically fall over him.

"Miley . .Mr. Stewart . . ." Her small voice broke the deep silence. "Miley are you home?"

Jackson sighed as he listened to her in silence. Why did it have to be her? Why? Why couldn't she just let him be with his thoughts of her alone. Let him daydream that she'd run her hand down his arm and look him deep in the eye as her lips . . . "Dang it." He muttered as he looked at the state of himself. She had to stop having this effect on him.

"Jackson?" Lilly said with a confused look as she came up to him. "What are you doing?"

"Watching TV." He stated as he pointed to the square box before him he patted the seat next to him. She looked at him curiously for a moment and then sat down. He shook his head in disapproval. She then sat upside down on the couch with her feet barely hanging over the top of the couch.

"Jackson."

"Hmm." He said as he turned back to the set.

"The TV's off."

"I know."

"Hmm."

"Grounded I can't watch TV shows."

"But . . . "

"So I'm watching the TV."

"I see." She said as she looked at him with a look that said he was making sense even though he wasn't. In reality he never makes sense of anything at all. That's what intrigued her about him. He was so random, so spontaneous and non predictable. After a few moments of watching the television set, upside down of all things, he spoke to her.

"I'm bored." Jackson muttered as he scratched his head.

"I thought we were watching TV."

"Well the TV sucks now and I'm bored."

"There's the house chores that your supposed to be doing." She offered as he looked at her then bit his lip and contemplated this for a moment. Another minute of silence passed between them and then he spoke once again.

"I'm bored." He looked at her with a grin. He didn't know if it was the effect of having most of his blood rushed to his head from sitting upside down so long or the mere fact that he was attracted to her and they were alone in the house but what came next surprised even himself. He shifted his body slightly so that he came over her small frame.

"What are you doing?" She asked as his face was only millimeters away from her own. His manly smell overcame her. "What is that smell?"

"That's my man stench." Jackson replied proudly as he flexed his muscles.

"EWW." She mustered as she pinched her nose shut. "Well get it away from me." Jackson laughed as he only got closer to her.

"You know you like it." He teased as his legs had fallen between hers and she felt that bulge again.

"Pshh." Lilly replied as she pushed him with her free hand. "You smell worse then Hayden after gym." Jackson only grinned slyly as he stuck his hand under his arm pit and did what all boys did. "You are so attractive right now." She replied with a laugh at his actions. "Boy you make me want . . ."

"I knew it! I knew it!" He suddenly shouted boastfully with a grin as he shot up. "You have the. . . HOTS for me. I am good."

"To puke." Lilly finished as she tried pushing him off her. His leg slightly had caressed her own and she started to feel that feeling again. Her cheeks blushed momentarily and she hoped he hadn't noticed it.

"Liar." Jackson huffed throwing his arms over his chest as he fell back to his side of the couch to retrieve a pillow. "You admit the truth or suffer."

"That's mature." Lilly scoffed as she armed herself with her own weapon. "Bring it on Jack!" Then the backward pillow fight had commenced between them. After an hour of deliberation and much laughter Jackson surrendered and Lilly gave him a final blow and resigned. "I am the champ."

"I let you." He spat back as he looked at her. He hadn't realized he had been staring at her and that he had once again moved closer to her face.

"What?" Lilly replied with a look of confusion as she became aware of him staring at her. He then came so close to her and his nose smelled her and slightly caressed her nose.

"Nothing just making a memory is all." He replied as he looked at her flushed and tired out. "It's just been awhile since you've laughed like that."

"Hmm." Was all she responded as she moved to get up. Jackson then looked at her with a confused look on his face.

"Lil."

"What?"

"What are you doing here? I mean aren't you grounded?"

"Yup and aren't you?"

"Yeah."

"I got lonely." Lilly replied as if her logic works. Truth be told no one would notice she was gone anyway. She wanted to be anywhere but home.

"I'm lonely too. Hannah got sprinted from jail for the weekend since she has a gig up in Jersey shore." Jackson explained with a sigh. "Oliver went with because he had to manage something for Miley and got early dismissal."

"I figured he would." Lilly sighed as well as she looked at him.

"So if your grounded aren't you going to get yelled at?"

"No." Lilly said with a shake of her head. "They probably won't register my absence and plus they said I was grounded and to stay home. This is practically my second home. So hence there's no foul."

"I like your logic." Jackson said with a finger in the air. "Your such a genious."

"Well I try."

"So then let's be grounded together." She then moved once again to get off the couch. It had been nice spending the afternoon with him. But now she felt she wanted to be alone. Truth be told she had wanted to sneak into Miley's room and hang there in the silence. She was tired of so much sound, so many voices, so much shouting and she needed silence.

"Hey Lilly wait." He said as his face came closer to hers. "Can I ask you a question?" His hand grasped hers in his and the other pushed away her now disoriented hair out of her face and he looked deep into her eyes.

"Shoot. I'm an open book." Jackson slightly placed his body over her own and then kissed her lips. She had jumped slightly as she felt his lips on her own but then relaxed into it. She responded to his small kiss as his hands ran up her arm and the other held her hand tightly. He sucked a little on her bottom lip before letting go.

"Does he kiss you like that?"