But I think of you whenever life gets me down
I think of you whenever you're not around
And you rest your bones somewhere far from my home
Yeah, but you still pull me home
Just to put your mind at ease
You don't owe me anything
You paid me well in memories
"Oh there they are!" Oliver exclaimed, waving his friends over, "Guys! Over here!"
Selena pulled Kevin along, the two of them laughing a long the way. Nick was right behind them, giving Miley a piggy back ride. Lily and Joe trailed behind the group awkwardly.
"Hey Big O, how's –D-Demi?" Selena asked in disbelief. "Oh so you two know each other!" Oliver exclaimed, "That's great!"
Selena stood there speechless. "Wonderful…" Demi smirked.
Miley looked Demi up and down. This girl did not sit well with her; it was just her presence that upset her. Miley's mind flashed back to the text message the other day. Wait…
"We got into a little disagreement" Selena explained
"We just didn't see eye to eye"
"D…D…D? Who was that?"
It was all coming together now. Could the mystery texter be Demi? But, why?
Selena watched as Demi latched onto Oliver tighter. He was getting played and didn't even know it…
"Nick, come on" Miley laced their hands together and pulled him towards the back of Rico's, once they reached their destination Miley collapsed onto the ground. Nick sat next to her. "What's going on?" he asked, pulling Miley closer to him, not liking the distance.
"I've been keeping something from you" Miley bowed her head.
Nick knitted his eyebrows together, "Ok…what have you not been telling me?" he pulled her into his lap. Miley nuzzled her nose into his neck. "I got this text message the other day and the person said they were gonna find out my secret"
"They what?" Nick asked in disbelief.
"I think it's Demi" Miley's voice came out muffled, as she nuzzled her head deeper into Nick's chest. Nick rested his hands on Miley's shoulders and gently pushed her back, "Positive?"
Miley nodded her head, "She messes with Oliver, she messes with us" he stated.
The rest of the night went as normal as possible. They all sat on separate blankets, watching the movie that was being projected onto the side of Rico's shack. Selena stared at Oliver and Demi in disgust as Demi scooted closer to him, until finally his arm was around her shoulders.
"Psst…" She heard Miley whisper to her, trying to claim her attention. Selena turned her head their way, "what?" she mouthed.
Miley nodded them over, Kevin, Selena, Lily and Joe made their way over towards Miley and Nick's blanket which was only a few feet away, not a far hop.
"We have to get out of here. We need to talk privately." Nick stated.
"What about Oliver and Demi?" Lily asked, "Shouldn't they be coming too?"
Miley and Nick looked at each other for a moment then looked back at the group, "it's about them."
"Finally!" Selena exclaimed, "I don't have to keep my mouth shut anymore! You guys have noticed too?"
"Noticed what?" Joe asked, completely oblivious. No one answered, deciding to just ignore his pointless question.
Nick told Lily, Kevin and Joe where they were going while Miley pulled Selena to the side. "Sel, I got a text message the other day…it, uh said some weird stuff. You think it might be Demi?"
Selena shook her head frustratingly, "I know it's her"
"Through the window!" Miley exclaimed, "I-I can't make it through! Isn't there a door?" Joe asked, attempting to get through the broken window. Miley shook her head, "That's the only way. All the other entrances are boarded up…"
Lily rolled her eyes and pushed Joe through the window. He landed with a thud on the cold ground, "Ow!" he exclaimed, rubbing his butt. "Sorry" Lily smiled deviously. He stuck his tongue out at her, she did the same.
"Hey!" Kevin exclaimed, "You two…quit it!" He gave them the 'I'm watching you sign' and went slid through the entrance too.
"So what exactly is this place!?" Joe asked in awe.
"It's ok Joe, they know" Nick sighed.
"Damn, I thought I was going to be able to put on this whole act too!" Joe joked.
Lily giggled at his immature behavior, Joe noticed this and flashed her a smile.
"Remind me why we let them in on our little secret hideout again?" Miley whispered into Nick's ear.
"You want to help Oliver, right? And keep your identity hidden?"
Miley nodded glumly, "It's the only way" Nick stated.
2 years they had kept this place a secret from everyone. It was their sanctuary, the only place they could escape from everyone and everything. It held so many memories…
1 year ago…
"You really think she'll like it?" Miley asked Nick as she held up the scrapbook she had been working on all month for him to see.
"She'll love it" He confirmed, smiling at his girlfriend.
She sighed out of relief, "Now that I have your opinion, I can relax!"
"Mi, what should I get your Mom for her birthday? She's practically my second Mom now!" Nick laughed.
Miley smiled, "Something meaningful. Make it yourself, those are her favorite gifts. The ones that come from the heart, that's what she always says"
Buzz Buzz
Her phone vibrated furiously, "Hello?" she answered. "Hey Daddy! … Daddy what's wrong… Yes, I'm fine. I'm with Nick…We're uh at his place…Daddy why do you sound so different? … What about her?..."
Miley's facial expressions changed from happiness to worry to shock to devastation.
"Wh-what?" she asked.
Nick could hear Robby Ray's muffled voice, but couldn't make out anything he was saying.
"NO!" Miley shouted into the phone, "SHE CAN'T! She's not allowed too! … Daddy please, please tell me you're joking!" Miley laughed/cried into the phone.
"I know you are!" She was laughing hysterically into the phone as tears streamed down her cheeks, "Daddy, you can stop fooling around now! Nothing happened to Mama, she's fine. Now can Nick and I get back to our evening? … STOP THAT DADDY! STOP SAYING THAT!"
Miley flung the phone across the floor, Nick shot up from his place next to Miley and grabbed the phone, then ran back to Miley's side … now cradling her. "Hello, sir?" Nick answered the phone.
"Yes sir, I'll take care of her… "Robby Ray was just about to hang up, but Nick stopped him. "And sir? … I'm sorry"
The day was imprinted into her memory forever. But, they weren't all bad memories…
"What the …?" Miley said as Nick removed his hands, covering Miley's eyes. "I found it yesterday" Nick was beaming. "Well, what is it?" Miley asked curiously, taking a few steps closer to the building and running her finger tips across the rough bricks.
"Remember that old factory that made those shoes your Mom is still crazy about? Well, I guess once they went out of business they never got a chance to sell this place."
Miley glanced at the dead plants around the building, "Looks like this place has been abandoned for a while."
"That's why, we're going in!" Nick exclaimed happily. Miley knitted her eyebrows together; confused. "Are you crazy boy? What if someone's in there or there's an alarm or something?"
"You said this place looked abandoned didn't you?" Nick asked as he threw a rock against a window watching the glass shatter in a million pieces, "Let's go" he smiled.
It was supposed to be a one time thing, an adventure. See if they'd get caught, find anything interesting. But, it turned into a tradition that they would carry on for many years to come. Then there were the pointless memories she wanted to hold onto the longest.
Nick had brought peanut butter and fluff sandwiches that night and Miley was starving. She had devoured the first half of the sandwich within 1 minute. "Uh, you have a little…" Nick pointed towards Miley's nose.
"Hmm?" Miley looked up from her sandwich. Nick smiled, leaning forward to plant a kiss on Miley's nose, removing the small smudge of fluff. She blushed once she noticed what he was trying to say.
Nick and Miley were still only centimeters away. They both slowly leaned in, Nick's hot breath on Miley's neck causing goose bumps to show. He pressed his lips onto hers, both now loving the taste of the other ones lips. Nick pulled away slowly and whispered into Miley's ears, "I think I may just be falling for you"
They should make sandwiches more often…
"So it's a plan?" Nick asked the group. There they all sat on the blue, fluffy blanket in a circle all nodding their heads.
She must have been day dreaming longer then expected.
"Tomorrow morning, everything begins…" Selena smiled deviously. Miley looked around the group suspiciously, how much had she missed?
Sooo here's the thing. I usually update more on weekends, but during the school week I'll probably post a chapter once a day or every two days. So, nothing too bad :) Hopefully...
xxEmilyKearsexx