Burn to the sky
Higher and higher
Baby, can you play with fire

Nick ran into the kitchen. "I SMELLED PANCAKES!" he exclaimed, as he watched his mother scrub a few pans in the sink. Joe smiled cheekily over by the kitchen island. "Yup, you smelled them. I ate 'em. Tough luck"

The younger brother glared at Joe and dragged his feet back up the stairs, slamming his door behind him. There was silence before they heard the door reopen and footsteps travel down the stairs. Nick stood in the doorway of the kitchen. Mrs. Jonas sighed, "Yes, I'll make some more…"

"Thanks Mom!" he called after her as he climbed the stairs once again.

"What an imbecile …" Joe chuckled.

Kevin rolled his eyes as he set down 'Entertainment Weekly' back down on the island. "Joe…you probably don't know the definition of 'imbecile'"

"I bet I do!" Joe scoffed. Kevin arched his left eyebrow and looked at Joe expectantly.

"Ok…so maybe I don't"

There was a knock on the door, saving Joe from anymore embarrassing things he could have said. Which could have been a lot …

"Shotee not getting it!" Mrs. Jonas called from the stove, flipping the pancakes over. Joe rolled his eyes as he stood up from the island and walked over towards the door slowly. "Who's Mom says shotee?" he mumbled to himself as he reached out for the handle.

Miley burst through the door before Joe even had a chance to move to the side, pushing him over in the process. "Hey Joe. Hey Kevin. Hey Mrs. Jonas. Hey Frankie and Mr. Jonas, wherever you are. Such a lovely morning, isn't it? Smell the fresh air, hear the birds sing, where's Nick!?" she asked all in one sentence.

"U-upstairs" Joe answered, rubbing his shoulder that she had just bumped into. "Thanks!" she exclaimed, breathless. She ran for the stairs bumping into Joe's same shoulder again, causing him to wince. She climbed the stairs in a hurry and once she got to Nick's door, banged her fists against the wooden door.

Before Nick answered the door, Miley could hear Joe mumbling a few things from downstairs.

"She could be a football player if her singing career doesn't work out. That killed!" she heard Joe say.

The door opened slowly, Miley ran in before it opened all the way. "Jeez Miles!" Nick laughed, "Antsy, are we?" he checked the digital clock next to his bed. "It's only 8…" he muttered, "I just saw you an hour ago, aw did you miss me?" he cooed.

"We need to talk…" she answered darkly. Not finding his joke funny.

He saw the look on her face and gulped, "About…what?" he asked carefully, walking over towards his bed; taking a seat.

"I think you know …"

Selena pushed the pedals on her bike forward, causing it to go faster. The muscles in her legs felt like they were burning, sweat was dripping from her forehead and her breath was beginning to become short. But, with the wind tangling in and out of her hair and the sweet smell of hydrangeas around, she didn't want to stop.

She decided to take a joy ride on her bicycle on the boardwalk; to see if anything new was opening and just to get out for a little while. She weaved her way through the crowd, making their way towards the park. They were hosting a concert tonight, where everyone would be set up their own picnic and enjoy the sounds of music. Selena was trying to convince Kevin on going with her. She began to slow down as she reached 'Koffee' her favorite coffee shop. She kicked the kick stand and locked her bike up before heading into the small café. Selena made her way for the counter, only to bump into someone on the way. "Oops!" she exclaimed, "I'm sorry!" she blushed.

The boy just smiled, "It's ok" he laughed, "Hey aren't you Selena Gomez?" he asked, lust clouding over his eyes.

Oh boy.

"Mhmm" Selena nodded her head, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. "I'm Ricky" he introduced himself, holding out his hand for her to shake. "Hi" she blushed, then it hit her.

"Hey!" she exclaimed, "You mean, Ricky Ullman?" she asked, clearly interested now. He nodded his head, "Yeah. I guess your name never dies out once you join the Disney family, huh?" he joked.

She just nodded her head and laughed, "Gotta love Disney" she rolled her eyes playfully.

Lily and Oliver sat on Miley's couch, watching TV. Oliver continuously flipped through the channels, not able to decide on which show to watch.

"Will you pick one already!?" Lily exclaimed.

Oliver snuggled deeper into the couch, "I can't decide" he answered casually.

She sighed, then chucked a pillow at his head. He ducked, dodging it just in time.

"Remember how we were talking about you having anger management problems the other day?" Oliver asked, sitting up right again. Lily just nodded her head, fixing her legs so that she was sitting Indian Style.

"Are we going to have to have that conversation again?" he asked, not joking at all. She just laughed and hit his arm playfully. "Shut up Ollie"

The two grew silent as the TV blasted, Lily snuck glances at the door every few seconds. "I think we'll know when she's back Lils" Oliver joked, not taking his eyes off the television. She bit her nails nervously, "She's been over there for a pretty long time … don't ya think?"

"It's fine. Her and Nick never stay mad at each other for more than 2 hours. Why would this time be any different?"

"Either way – we lose…" Nick finished, taking in a deep breath, bracing himself for the worst.

"How could they be so cruel?" Miley whispered, a tear sliding down her cheek. Nick walked over towards her, where she sat on the bed. He took a seat next to her, wrapping his well defined arms around her petite frame. "They're terrible people Mi. But, but we have to …" he paused.

"We have to what?" Miley asked, looking up into his eyes. Her blue orbs pooling over with salty tears. "We have to live above this" Nick finished.

"How can we live above this?" she knitted her eyebrows together, pulling away from his grasp and shooting up from the bed. "We have absolutely no choice!" she snapped. She paced back and forth, biting her nails nervously.

She always did that when she was nervous or scared; terrible habit, really.

"Well what else is there to do?" Nick asked, staying in his position on the bed.

Miley thought about this for a second. Bringing her finger to the side of her head and tapping it against her hair. Her eyes brightened and Nick immediately became worried.

That look on Miley's face never meant anything good, "We fight back…"

"So I'm pretty much debating on leaving or not…since you like Paramore and I think they suck and all" Ricky joked.

"You're debating on leaving?" Selena giggled, "I'm sitting here, talking to a boy who watches CSI and all those criminal shows. I hate em'. They always leave me wanting more …" she laughed.

Ricky smiled as he watched her body sake uncontrollably from the laughing. She was cute. "Hey, you wanna go to that concert in the park tonight?" he asked.

Selena thought about inviting Kevin earlier, but then changed her mind. He'd probably rather go see a movie or something, rather then be surrounded by tons of old people. "I'd love too!" she answered, beaming.

Hopefully Kevin wouldn't mind.

Selena, Selena, Selena -- always looking on the bright side. Too bad Kevin's gonna actually be upset about it ... or will he be fine with it? And as for Nick and Miley ... ah, the duo that just never grows old. Watch out Demi and Jake. You play with fire, you usually get burned.

xxEmilyKearsexx