And it's a sad picture
The final blow hits you
Somebody else gets
What you wanted again
You know it's all the same
Another time and place
Repeating history
And you're getting sick of it
"Oken! The definition of 'Frightened'" Mr. Correlli ordered from the front of the classroom, he sat on the edge of his desk overlooking the classroom.
That's exactly how Miley felt right now, frightened. After the warehouse with Nick, she stayed up all night, tossing and turning in her bed; trying to figure out who would want to spill her secret. Even Nick had noticed something was up with her that night, luckily he put it to the back of his mind and they enjoyed the rest of the night together, jamming out to old Billy Ray songs.
"Thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified" Oliver listed off from his desk, right behind Miley. "Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner!" Mr. Correlli exclaimed, jumping off the desk and walking through the isles now. "Weller! Give an example"
'Frightened because you're being stalked by some crazy person' Miley thought to herself.
"A frightened child cowering in the corner." Becca smiled up at Mr. Correlli.
"Excellent work BW!" Mr. Correlli congratulated her, walking back up to the front of the classroom.
"Truscott! Definition of 'Trouble'" Mr. Correlli exclaimed.
Was he trying to mock her or something?
Joe walked into his house with a smile plastered across his face. It seemed as if the more time he spent with Lily the more he liked her. Every moment he wasn't with her, he wanted to know where she was, what she was doing. She was now like a drug to him. He had become addicted, fast.
"Morning honey" Mrs. Jonas greeted him as she walked down the stairs, "Morning Mom" Joe smiled back to her, planting a kiss on her cheek once she made it to the bottom of the stairs.
She smiled at him, "How was your morning jog?"
"Great!" Joe was beaming, "Lily met me half way and we went for a walk on the beach after. But, then she had to go to school so I ran back here."
Mrs. Jonas watched as Joe's eyes lit up at the mention of Lily. She had always liked her…
"That's great! I was just about to go and meet your Dad and uncle at Starbucks to discuss the matters of the upcoming tour. Usually, I would make you and your brothers come, but then who would watch Frankie?" She asked hopefully.
Joe sighed, "I'm not getting out of this one am I?" Joe asked his mother as she walked towards the coat closet, to fetch her rain coat.
"Nope" she smiled brightly, "It's supposed to rain later, by the way. So, don't make any plans for outdoor activities. Oh and please try and not break anything while I'm gone. I don't enjoy coming home to find my kitchen looking like a zoo" She requested while turning the knob and opening the door.
"That was a one time thing!" he called after her.
Once he heard the car pull out of the driveway he immediately ran up the stairs screaming "FRANKSTER!!"
Frankie popped his head out of his room, "What is it Joseph? I am in the middle of a very serious meeting?"
Joe knitted his eyebrows together, walking towards Frankie's room. He looked through the doorway to find a small table set up, surrounded by 4 chairs; 3 of them seating a stuffed animal giraffe, elephant and bulldog.
He had to stifle a laugh, "Oh and what is this meeting about?"
"That is for me and my clients to know…and…stop being such a nosy brother!" Frankie exclaimed, slamming the door in Joe's face. Joe smiled, than pressed his ear up against the door. He heard some shuffling come from the other side of wooden barrier then Frankie's voice, "So back to what we were talking about before we were so rudely interrupted! Mr. Long-neck you will be sleeping with me tonight and Mr. Long-Nose and Mr. Wrinkly-Face will be sleeping with me Wednesday and Tuesday."
Joe laughed as he walked away from the door frame and into his and Nick's bedroom. "Hey Joe" AJ smiled from where she was sitting on top of Joe's bed.
Joe stopped mid-step. "AJ? What are you doing here?"
"I told you I'd find a way to make it up to" She stated.
Joe walked into his bedroom confused, he took a seat on Nick's bed, across from AJ. He wanted there to be space between them; plenty of space.
"Why do you keep coming back?" Joe sighed in exasperation, now cradling his head in his hands.
AJ squinted his eyes, "Isn't it obvious? I love you! I haven't been the same since the beginning of tour. Everything was fine in the beginning of it all. Aly and I, we were writing songs, performing, having fun. But then after a week in I started to feel it. The loneliness, the desperation, incomplete; and only you could fix that. So, once the tour was over, I decided that I would come back to see you. But, Aly stopped me, trying to convince me to just forget and try and move on. I agreed, but nothing worked. I tried dating that skater, you know…Ryan Sheckler? He was cool, but nothing like you. I missed you so much that it was starting to become unbearable…"
Joe was now staring at AJ, trying to decode her.
"So, the other night when I came to see you and you said we were done. It just tore me to pieces. Then, your old friend Lily.."
"She's not an old friend, she's my best friend" Joe cut in, defending Lily.
"Ok, then when your best friend Lily yelled at me, telling me that I shouldn't have come back and that you were starting to love again, I wanted to break down and cry. You love someone again Joe? I just couldn't imagine you loving, kissing…" AJ shuddered before continuing, "touching anyone else. Please tell me the truth. If it's true I'll go. But…but if it isn't I want to give us another shot. I need you Joe and I know deep down; somewhere in you…you need me too"
Joe continued staring at AJ, before he walked into this room; he wanted nothing to do with her. But, now…what was he going to do?
Kevin and Selena walked over to Rico's to get a quick juice. "Two apple juices please" Kevin smiled towards Jackson. He just grumbled something, Selena laughed at the memory of Jackson trying to make a move on her the other day.
"So how's Demi and your family?" Kevin asked, passing a 10 dollar bill to Jackson as he exchanged that for their juices.
Selena ignored his first question, "The family's great" she smiled, taking a sip of her apple juice.
"And Demi?" Kevin asked, also taking a sip of his drink.
Selena began to play with her straw, "We don't talk much anymore."
Kevin looked at her skeptically, "Yeah, I kinda figured that after the way she stormed out of our house" he laughed.
Selena laughed along with him, "Yeah, we just don't see eye to eye, I guess"
"Wanna talk about it?" Kevin offered.
Selena watched as a couple walked by, wearing wet suits and carrying boogie boards under their arms.
Her eyes lit up, "I'd rather go boogie boarding!"
Nick waited on Miley's front porch for the bus to drop her off, he heard the sound of an engine roaring and ran up to the end of the driveway to be met with the yellow bus. "HI NICK!" he heard someone call his name. He looked up to find Amber sticking her head out of the bus's window. He smiled weakly up at her, than felt someone's presence next to him. He turned to find Miley rolling her eyes. He planted a kiss on her cheek.
He heard a gasp come from the bus as it spun off.
"Great…I'm dead tomorrow" Miley joked.
"But you looooooved it" Nick joked.
(This part may seem a little confusing)
"AJ I don't know what to say" Joe stated.
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"Hey! Stop splashing me!" Selena giggled as Kevin's hands hit the water and water flew up into her face.
Some relationships were just beginning.
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"Say you'll give us another shot" AJ pleaded.
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"I love you" Nick stated, pulling Miley closer to him.
"I love you too" Miley smiled.
Some relationships grow more as time passes by.
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Lily smiled as she sealed the letter. She was going to tell Joe how she felt about him.
And some relationships ended before they even begun.
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"Ok" Joe stated.
I felt really good about this chapter. So...please review! And please no "update soon" I want to know what you guys really thought about this chapter! :) Please & thank you!
xxEmilyKearsexx