Ya killing me
Ya taking all of me yeah, oh
This love is taking all of my energy
"I just feel bad for little Miley. Nick obviously likes Hannah and I'm a lot like Hannah, so he's gonna go for me" Amber bragged to her clones.
At that exact moment Miley passed them with Lily. The group of girls giggled before walking off. Miley just rolled her eyes, "Maybe that duet with Nick was a bad idea"
"No!" Lily exclaimed, "Are you kidding me? Well … ok maybe you could have tone down that look you were giving each other…"
Miley knitted her eyebrows together, "What look?"
Lily had to stifle a laugh, "Miley, it looked like you guys could start making out any second!"
"That bad, huh?" Miley blushed.
They finally reached their lockers where Oliver was waiting for them, "What up mi'ladies?" he smiled.
"Ollie, you outta find a new line" Miley laughed.
"What are you talking about? I've been saying that since 2nd grade!" Oliver exclaimed, leaning against the metal locker.
"My point exactly"
Lily punched in the numbers to her lock and then swung it open. She quickly put her algebra textbook back on the shelf and took out her History binder. She was just about to close her locker when she caught a glimpse at her message board. There was a message scribbled in messy handwriting, she already knew who it was from: taking care of it today—see you home? xxjoe
She smiled at his message, Miley noticed. "What's up?" she asked, slamming her locker shut. Lily quickly closed her locker before Miley could read it, "Oh I was just thinking about something Joe said the other day"
Miley nodded and the three locked arms and walked towards P.E. "Why do we do this?" Oliver complained, "I don't know. We've been doing this for years, I guess it's just become a habit…" Miley guessed.
"You wanna stop?" Lily asked Oliver, seeing as he probably thought it was too girly. Oliver looked over towards the two and then smiled, "Of course not! I get to walk with the two hottest chicks here!"
The three laughed and continued walking towards P.E.
Joe took a deep breath before knocking on the door. It sounded like a stampede was coming down the stairs. Aly must have had Brendan over, they're friend. The door swung open, revealing Aly herself. "Hey!" she exclaimed, pulling him into a hug. "Hey" Joe smiled into the embrace, Aly was always very comforting.
"What are you doing here?" she smiled, pulling away from him and leading him into the house. He closed the door and walked into their kitchen before answering, "Just came to drop by and talk to AJ" he stated. He looked around the kitchen and spotted Brendan sitting at the kitchen table. "Hey Brendan" Joe greeted the teenager. "Hey Joe!" he called back, then went back to peeling a banana.
"What's up with you two?" Joe asked as Aly opened the fridge and grabbed a water bottle. She closed the refrigerator and then walked over to the kitchen table, taking a seat next to Brendan. "Brendan's movie just wrapped and he's got some time off"
Joe nodded then looked over towards the stairs, "She's upstairs" Aly rolled her eyes. Joe smiled towards her, "thanks"
Aly just nodded her head and then was immediately pulled into a conversation with Brendan. Joe made his way out of the kitchen, through the family room, past the sun room and towards the stairs. He slowly climbed them and then looked down the hall. He heard the music blasting from AJ's room and went to knock on the door, but hesitated.
Every now and then
I could use a friend
I put you behind me
And you're all that I see
I can't imagine my life without you because...
You're all I want
You're all I need
Sometimes I feel left alone
And when you're gone my heart seems to melt
I want you right here beside me
Because you're all I want
She must have been working on a track, because it sounded raw. He finally found the courage he was looking for and knocked on the door frame. It immediately swung opened revealing a beautiful looking AJ wearing her boxers, tank top and song writing notebook in hand. "Oh, hi!" she smiled, a little flustered.
"Hey!" he smiled back, the pain he was earlier feeling; slowly fading away. AJ held the door open so he could come in. He immediately collapsed onto her bed, "Whatcha working on?" he asked, pulling her favorite blanket on top of him. He had been up all last night thinking and he was extremely tired now.
"New song" she beamed. "Aly and I are going into the studio tomorrow and are thinking about pitching it to them"
"Awesome!" Joe exclaimed, sitting up from his previous position on the bed, "Uh AJ can I talk to you for a –"
"Wait Joe! I want you to hear this other song I wrote!" AJ cut him off, "I need your opinion"
Joe thought he could at least listen to the song for her, before breaking the news to her. "Ok" he smiled. She grabbed her guitar that was leaning on her dresser and walked over towards the bed, taking a seat beside him.
She began strumming away on the guitar and then let the lyrics pour out between her lips.
When something's pure
How can people just say
We're not meant to be
And when something's true
How can people just
Keep me away from you
Suddenly I'm all alone
Pushed away from nothing wrong
Don't you have the guts to say
How you feel about me
Joe watched AJ's facial expressions as she closed her eyes and then took a deep breath before singing the chorus.
Out of the blue
They said we couldn't be together
I have to get over you
We've been given no choice,
We have no voice
Out of the blue
She lightly glidedher fingers across the chords and they began to slowly fade out. She stopped all together and looked up at Joe, smiling.
"What's that about?" he was beaming.
"Past experiences" she blushed.
This was going to be harder then he expected.
Miley had gone over to the Jonas' house that afternoon, expecting to find Nick there. Mrs. Jonas had said he was out with a friend, Nick had said it was important.
"You can wait here if you want Mile" Mrs. Jonas smiled while climbing the stairs.
"I will!" she called up, "thanks"
Mrs. Jonas stopped half-way up. "I'm just about to fill the tub for Frankie to take his bath, would you mind helping him pick out his pajamas?" Mrs. Jonas asked politely.
Miley knitted her eyebrows together, "But, it's only 4"
Mrs. Jonas' smile widened, "Uh, yeah. Mr. Jonas and I are going out to dinner with your father, Lily's mother and Selena's parents."
"Oh so Kevin's babysitting?" Miley guessed. Denise slowly descended the stairs, "Not exactly…" she blushed, "Kevin and Selena are going to see that new movie out…what was it called? Tropic Storm? Tropic…Lightening"
Miley giggled, "Tropic Thunder" she corrected her.
"Right!" Denise smiled, "and Joe, Lily, Oliver and your friend Becca are all going bowling, I heard"
"Oh.." Miley nodded, and then she finally caught what Mrs. Jonas was implying.
"So you want me and Nick to baby-sit" she sighed.
"Would you, please?" Mrs. Jonas asked hopefully.
Miley rolled her eyes playfully, "When have I ever let you down Mrs. J?"
Mrs. Jonas' smile widened, "I can always count on you Mile. Now wanna help Frankster?"
Miley nodded then followed Mrs. Jonas up the stairs. She was happy that she and Nick got to spend sometime together that night, but something was still off with Nick. What was going on with that boy?
Nick tapped his fingers against the table, impatiently. "Would you like a refill?" the waitress asked, looking a tad jumpy. Nick was a regular here at the diner, him and Miley both. But, they were always hiring new employees which meant they had to deal with the whole "star-struck" thing repeatedly. "He's fine" a voice coming from behind Nick answered, "But, I'll have a cherry coke please"
Nick turned around in his seat to find Jake Ryan standing behind him, smiling that dirty smile of his. The waitress nodded furiously then sped off. Jake sauntered over towards the seat, across from Nick. He slid into the chair and rested his elbows on the table.
"I'm here. Let's get this over with" Nick sighed.
"What's with the rush Nick? Got a hot date?" he smiled.
Nick just stayed silent and glared at him.
Jake continued smiling, "Here's the deal. Demi wasn't exactly 'thrilled' about that little stunt you and Miley pulled at the concert" he put air quotes around thrilled.
Nick rolled his eyes, "We weren't planning on her to be."
Jake's smile disappeared from his face and he immediately became serious, "You need to keep Miley out of the spotlight for a while. Let Demi shine. If you don't – I'll tell everyone Miley's precious secret…"
A low growl escaped from the back of Nick's voice, "I can't do that Jake. She belongs there. In front of the crowd, doing what she loves. It's not my place to take that away from her!"
Jake rolled his eyes, "You're her boyfriend, aren't you?"
"That doesn't mean I control her! Miley is a beautiful, independent girl! She doesn't need me to boss her around…" Nick exclaimed.
Jake was about to answer when the waitress came back with Jake's drink. She placed it in front of Jake and then stood there, smiling. Jake gave her a look, telling her to leave. She did as she was told.
"That's what I'm talking about" Nick stated, "You can't just treat a girl like that"
Jake rolled his eyes and then took a sip of his soda, he slammed it onto the table, causing the soda to spill over the rim. "I'm Jake Ryan. I don't have to listen to you."
"Whatever" Nick scoffed, "Just, just leave Miley and I alone."
Jake shook his head, "I can't do that. Demi's not happy, and when Demi's not happy – I'm not happy"
"Since when do you care about her so much?"
"She has potential. She could be the next star. The next Madonna and if she does become the next big thing I have to be the one dating her. It's just how it is" Jake shrugged.
"Just leave us alone, ok?"
Jake pushed his chair back and stood up from the table, Nick stayed seated.
"Just think about it" Jake smirked, "Think about Miley's secret, her happiness, her dreams and then think about how this could effect you. The paparazzi breathing down your neck about dating a superstar with a double life. Just … think about it" he smiled deviously, leaving Nick with the check, the mess and a whole lot of thinking to do.
Selena and Kevin had decided to walk into town that morning and catch a movie later on. They had only planned on doing this to get out of babysitting for Frankie.
Mission -- completed
Selena slid her hand into Kevin's as they walked along the sidewalks of the busy town. Passing shops and restaurants along the way.
"Got enough stuff?" he laughed, referring to the 4 shopping bags she held in her other hand. Selena glared at him, "A girl can never shop too much" she joked.
Kevin rolled his eyes, "At least your not making me carry them"
Selena nodded her head, her dark brown – practically black hair falling into her face. "That's how nice of a girlfriend I am" she smiled, teasingly up at him.
"So you're my girlfriend now?" Kevin asked, arching his right eyebrow.
Her heart immediately came to a halt and her breathing shortened. The words she wanted to stay stuck in her throat. "I, um, I was just saying, that I, uh…" Selena didn't know what to say.
"Great, cause I always thought that I was your boyfriend" Kevin smirked as the two continued to walk along.
Awww. Don't you just love Kevin? Well, in this story I do. In real life (at the moment, that is) not so much. Isn't exactly the nicest guy around to certain people (cough) Miley Cyrus (cough). Anywho...reviews are always appreciated. Love the feedback I've been getting from you guys! Thanks again!
xxEmilyKearsexx