Detention Begins and So Do Complications

Miley's POV

"Miley, you know we've got a few minutes in between classes. Now what were you going to say?" he asked once more. Oh great, he got me there.

"Fine. I was just going to say that, that I'm…I'm sorry. Sorry for what I said earlier at lunch." I told him while looking at the floor.

"Oh, wow. Well thanks, I wanted to apologize too. I'm sorry Miley." he said quietly and stood up. I did at the same time.

"Cool thanks, see ya later then." I said and headed for the door. But then he gently grabbed my by the arm once more and turned me around.

"W-wait that's all? We both apologized from yelling at each other and you're just going to see me later?"

"Um, yeah. That's all I was thinking. What were you expect…oh. Listen I just don't like you ok? I thought you already knew that. I was only apologizing for being rude at lunch."

"Alright fine, I'll see you later then." he said in a slightly sad tone and walked out the door. Gosh, why was he doing this. I thought he knew this was a simple apology. But now he wants to be friends. Although I guess being friends wouldn't be so bad. But then again, if Jake Ryan finally became friends with me, he'll probably push it to more then friends. Gosh this is so complicated! Ok if I've turned him down before I still can, even though we'd be friends. It won't be that hard.

I ran out the door after him. I saw him at his locker. I took a deep breath, then walked up to him.

"Hey Jake." He turned around and faced me.

"Wow Miley, I didn't think I'd see you this soon." He said sarcastically. I just rolled my eyes.

"Oh come on. Ok now I'm sorry about just apologizing and not saying anything else."

"Ok, so what are you tryin to say then?" he asked with a confused look.

"Well how about…I mean why don't we…gosh! Ok fine, friends?" I finally spit out. Then his face lit up.

"Cool, thanks." He said and couldn't stop smiling.

He held out his hand. I was a little surprised at this small gesture, coming from him. Maybe he really did decide to back off. But I took it anyway because it was enough for me. So we both shook quickly and walked our separate ways to class as the warning bell rang.

Just after school, while Lilly and I were at my locker, Ms. Kunkle walked up to us.

"Stewart, please find Oken and Ryan and tell them that detention starts today instead of tomorrow. The principal decided that the cafeteria needed to be cleaned up sooner."

"Yes ma'am." I said

"Thanks, now hurry and find them, so you can get started." She said and walked off.

"Alright, come on Lilly let's go." I said to her.

We walked fast to where Oliver and Jakes lockers were. Their lockers were near each others. And luckily they were both at them.

"Jake, Oliver, Kunkle just told us that the principal said detention has too start today." I said to them.

"Oh man, right now?" Oliver asked.

"Yep right now." Lilly said and began pulling him out to the cafeteria.

"Um, come on Jake we better go." I said and then left and I could hear him follow me.

When we got there, there were some long brooms, mops with water buckets, a few small towels, gloves and a big trash can waiting for us in the middle- and so was Kunkle.

"Alright, this is what you have to work with. Remember you only need to stay an hour each day until it's all finished. Good luck." She said and with that she walked away.

We walked to the middle area where the supplies were. I put on some gloves and picked up a broom. I went over to a far side of the cafeteria and started sweeping some trash into a big pile.

"Don't worry Miles, we'll finish sooner with the four of us." Lilly said as she had also put on some gloves and was walking over to me with a broom.

She was trying to make me feel better since she could tell I was mad. It was actually kind of obvious from the force I put into each sweep I made.

After she said that I stopped sweeping, turned to talk to her and leaned on my broom with my arm.

"Yeah you're right, thanks for helping too Lilly."

"No problem, but this isn't what you're really mad at is it?" she asked and looked at me with that knowing look. Gosh, I hate it when she does that to me.

I looked over at Jake before answering to her. Jake was busy figuring out the mop. He looked like he was in serious need of help. But I didn't bother for now. He was my problem. The one I was mad about.

"Well, it's Jake. I, I apologized to him earlier today. Well actually we both said sorry to each other. Anyway, I also said I'd…I'd be friends with him." I said all this real quietly. But Jake wasn't paying attention. Now Oliver was helping him use the mop.

"Ok, so what's wrong with that? What are you mad about then?" she asked very confused.

"Well now that we're friends, I know he's gonna want to push it to more then that. Don't you think so?"

"Yeah that's true. So why'd you do it then?"

"I don't know he just…" I looked over at Jake one more time. He was putting on gloves and getting ready to mop. Oliver was doing the same. Then Jake looked at me. I quickly looked back at Lilly and finished what I was saying quietly. "…he just looked sad because I was mad at him. Not annoyed with, but mad because of our fight. So when I said I was sorry, we ended up becoming friends." I said with a hint of annoyance at this memory.

"And you're not ok with that are you?"

"Well yeah I guess I am, as long as he doesn't push it."

"I don't think he'll try too much. I mean he knows your limit and how to make you mad, so I'm sure he'll back off." She said to make me feel better again. It worked, it was true.

"That's true, thanks Lilly." I said and began sweeping again.

I stopped and looked behind Lilly again to see if Jake and Oliver had figured out the mop. They had figured it out alright; how to roll the bucket of mop water around. Man those boys are slow.

But the next event just happened. I wanted to do something about it, but I just watched them and it just happened. It was sort of in slow motion. I was on the other side of the room, so I couldn't do anything about it.

Just after Jake put his mop into his bucket, Oliver casually walked past him and acted like he was walking over to the supplies. This was when I turned Lilly around because I was a little suspicious that something might happen next. I was right.

As he was walking past Jake, Oliver very discreetly bumped Jake in the shoulder at the same moment Jake was pushing the bucket of water. The bump had just enough force to knock Jake into the bucket, face first and splash water all over himself. Just as Jake struggled to get back up, Oliver tried to help him.

"Dude are you ok?" Oliver asked with a really surprised tone.

"What?!" Jake asked him and reached to grab a towel from the table. "What are you talking about? You did that on purpose!" he said with a jerk like attitude as he wiped his face dry. The top of his shirt had also got a little soaked. It stuck to his body so I could really see his muscle…oh no, you did not just go there Miley!

"Hey that looked like a trip if you ask me." Oliver replied

"Oliver would you just cut it out." Lilly said as she started walking toward the two of them.

"Cut what out? Jake tripped."

"No he didn't, Lilly and I saw you do it." I said as I was following right behind Lilly.

"But he really-"

"Oliver, what is going on? Why are you acting like this?" Lilly asked.

"Ok, it's just that Jake is never nice to Mil-"

Oliver was suddenly cut off by being splashed in the face with water. Jake had reached his hand down in his own bucket and flicked his hand toward Oliver. Why did I know what Jake had been doing? Oh shoot I was looking at him again! Oliver glared at Jake after he did that.

"Oops, I guess my hand must have slipped, because I tripped before right?" Jake said to Oliver. His tone of voice filled with sarcasm.

"O-ok guys, you're even now. Fair enough?" Lilly said with a hint of fear in her voice. I had the same feeling because Oliver and Jake's eyes were locked into death glares.

A/N Anybody still like it?