Chapter 8: The Date

Hannah (I'm just going to refer to her s Hannah right now. It's easier) and Matt pulled up at the curb of Manatoni's. Matt looked at Hannah.

"Stay here, I'll open your door," he said nicely. Hannah smiled.

"Okay," she giggled back. Matt stepped outside and closed his door. Hannah noticed he seemed to be looking around for something. Suddenly he started smiling. Hannah frowned. She began to realize something was up with Matt. As he came around the car to open her door, a man with a black jacket came and stood behind him. Hannah began to realize that her date with Matt would NOT be private at all, but she was there already, and she couldn't back down. Matt opened the door.

"There's a bunch of reporters here!" Matt cried. "What are we going to do?!" Hannah shrugged.

"Maybe we could get back in the car and drive to my studio, and then we can switch cars!" she suggested hopefully.

Matt shook his head. "We can't do that! We're here now, and they'll just follow us out. They'll know where we are if we leave now." Hannah felt like socking him in the face. But she didn't want her picture in the newspaper the next day: HANNAH MONTANA GOES WILD AT MANATONI'S. So she stayed calm, and prayed that Jake didn't arrive soon enough to see her, Matt, and all the reporters.

Hannah stepped out of the car and braced herself for flashes of cameras. And of course, that's what she got. Hannah squinted her eyes and tried to find the door.

"Hannah, who is your new boyfriend?" "Hannah, what's the new beau's name?" "How long have you been together, Hannah?" "Tell us the dirty details, Hannah!" Those questions rang in Hannah's ears as she entered the restaurant. Matt took her hand.

"Sorry about all the attention," he said seriously. Hannah turned to look at him, and only saw a smiling face, posing for the cameras. "These people are so nice though!" Matt waved at the reporters, and answered their questions, while Hannah stood watching him suck in all the attention gladly.

"I don't believe you!" Hannah cried, yanking her hand out of Matt's. "You called these reporters! You told them I had a new boyfriend! You...you USED me!" Matt smiled.

"Well, I'm a guy. And if a guy found out his girlfriend was Hannah Montana, then yeah, they would use the power they had," Matt stated. Hannah's mouth dropped open.

"This is unbelievable!" she screamed. "If the only reason you like me is because of my fame, then it's over." She looked into his eyes. "And I'd like you to know, that you aren't the only one in my life." The reporters gasped. Matt's mouth dropped open.

"What?!?" he cried. "Who else is there?"

"If you ever think you will ever get me back, you're wrong." Hannah looked towards the entrance of Manatoni's. She saw Jake entering in with a single red rose. She smiled "There's someone else that I should've been with in the first place." Hannah suddenly felt the urge to set Matt straight. "I've wasted all this time on you, and now, I'm finally realizing what's important to me." Hannah smiled at Matt. "It was nice dating ya!" she said as she turned on her heel towards Jake.

"Wait, I can change!" Matt called after her. Miley (I realized it's easier to call her Miley, so she's Miley from now on, except she's still dressed as Hannah) just kept on walking. She finally reached where Jake was standing.

"Hi Jake," she said. Jake smiled back.

'Hey Hannah!" he said. "This is crazy! I didn't know you were coming here tonight!" Miley smiled and looked down at her feet.

"Well, considering I'm your date tonight, I find that kind of offensive," she laughed. Jake's mouth dropped open.

"Miley?!?!" he exclaimed. "You're Hannah Montana?!?!" Miley smiled.

"I wish I had told you sooner, but I've kept it a secret for so long, I didn't really feel comfortable telling anyone," Miley told him. Then she realized what she had to do. "And since I've decided to come clean, I think I should come clean about everything."

Jake wrinkled his forehead. "What do you mean?"

Miley sighed. "We should sit down before I tell you anything." Jake and Miley sat down on the waiting area chairs. Miley took a deep breath before telling Jake the whole truth. "I haven't been completely honest with you lately," she began. "While you were gone, I met a guy named Matt." Jake chuckled to himself.

"I knew this was too good to be true," he said. "I should've known you would be take after be being gone 2 years." He got up to leave, but Miley reached for his hand and held him back.

"Let me finish," she said. Jake reluctantly sat back down. Miley sighed again. "Anyway, Matt and I began to like each other, and then he asked me to the school dance, and I sid yes, and-"

"I get it," Jake interrupted. "You have a boyfriend. Don't try and make it worse for me."

"Wait," Miley sighed. "I'm almost done. So, we dated for about a year and a half or so. And then you came back."

"And I ruined your love life forever, didn't I," Jake said quite angrily, standing up.

"No!" Miley exclaimed, standing up with him. "The truth is, he was too good to be true."

Jake smirked. "What do you mean by that? He wasn't good enough for a pop star like you?"

"Will you just listen to me without being sarcastic?!" Miley cried. Jake rolled his eyes.

"Whatever," he mumbled.

"He's too good to be true because, well, when I told him I was Hannah Montana, he sorta flipped out, and started using me as his key to stardom." It hurt Miley to say the rest, but she knew she had to. "And tonight, the reason I called and said I'd be late, is because I was on a date with Matt at the same place, same time." Jake held his head in his hands.

"I can't take this anymore." Jake stood up and began to walk out the door. But this time, Miley didn't stop him. She just mumbled 5 words that changed Jake's whole personality.

"I broke up with him," Miley said quietly. Jake stopped in his tracks. He slowly turned.

"You picked me over a guy you've dated for over a year?" Jake asked surprisedly.

"Yeah," Miley admitted. "Ever since the day you talked to me at the Zombie High studios, I realized that you're the one I really want to be with."

Jake smiled. "Wow Miley," he said. "I didn't know you cared about me like that." Miley smiled.

"Well, there's only one problem," she said sadly. Jake frowned.

"And what is that?"

"Well, if we date when I'm Miley, can we still date when I'm Hannah Montana?"

Jake thought about this. "Well, since you're in 10th grade, don't you think it's time you told everyone you're Hannah Montana? Then it wouldn't matter who you are when we date." Miley crossed her arms.

"I guess you're right," she agreed. "I have talked to my dad about telling everyone lately. I just didn't really have a reason to tell." Jake took her in his his arms.

"Miley," Jake began, "I love you." Miley gazed into his eyes.

"Do you still love me as Hannah Montana?" she asked.

Jake laughed. "You're dressed as her right now, and I have no problem hugging you, so yeah. I love you s Hannah Montana." Miley held him tightly.

"I'll tell my dad my decision as soon as I get home," she decided. "And I'll tell the school on Monday at school." Jake nodded.

"I'll be right there the whole time," he promised.

Miley smiled. "I love you too."