Chapter 9

Memories

As soon as Freddy left, I went into the living room to see Jake and Luann watching some TV and talking at the same time.

"Hey guys, what are you doing?" I asked.

They stopped talking as they heard me talking and Luann looked up from the TV and smiled.

"Miley, guess what Jake's been talking to me about." She bit on her tongue as Jakes' face turned a light shade of pink.

"Don't listen to her, its nothing." He stood up and walked over to me, giving me a light hug. "Let's go to the beach." He said and I nodded.

"Sure."

He entwined his fingers with mine and we started to go out the back way until Luann called for us.

"Can I come?" She asked.

I turned around and shook my head.

"I want to talk with Jake, alone please." I said and she sighed.

"Fine…" She turned back and went back to watching TV.

We finally got out of the house and as we passed by Rico's found Oliver and Lilly there talking in hushed tones. They've been acting quite different lately, like they've been hiding things, and they've been distant as well. I really didn't mind this, just as long as they were getting closer.

"Hey guys!" I said and they looked into our directions. They smiled and waved at us just before going back into their little talk.

"That was different." Jake said just as we walked toward the beach area.

"Well, I'm okay with it. I just think of it as though they're getting ready to profess their undying love for each other. I think that's cute." I chucked and Jake poked my side.

"You really want them to get together, now don't you?" He asked, lightly squeezing my hand.

I looked up at him straight in the eye and nodded.

"Of course I do! Lilly was so blind when she was dating my brother, I mean seriously, Jackson is so… ugh!" I shook my head. "Whereas Oliver is always there for her when she's feeling down and depressed."

"Maybe I should talk to Oliver then. Find out what's happening with them two. You know how he can't keep his mouth shut." He chuckled and I grinned.

"Yeah, I know what you mean! Amazing on how he's kept my secret a secret for so long." I sighed and we walked the rest of the way in silence.

We walked along the beach, watching the waves. It was pretty nice out here and we haven't gone to the beach together in a long time. The last time I came here was probably about a few weeks ago, but alone. I came here with Jake was probably when Jake told me he was leaving.

I kicked off my slippers and ran toward the water until the water hit my feet. I stood there, staring at my feet as the water pulled back, pushing even more water over my feet.

"Hey Miley." Jake called for me. I turned around and waved for him to come in the ocean.

He pulled off his shoes and left them next to my slippers as he walked toward me. As soon as he reached me, he went behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist. I leaned into him and we just stood there as the waves hit our feet.

"This is nice." He whispered in my ear and I blushed.

"Yeah, it is."

He kissed my cheek before letting go of me. I spun around to see what he was going to do, afraid that he was going to splash water at me, but instead, he took my hand and pulled me close to him.

"Remember this song?" He asked and soon he started to sing.

We'll be together come whatever
Not just staring at the stars

He started to sway his body with mine and kissed my hand. I smiled. Of course I remembered the song, it was the last song I sang for him before he left and then it was the song I sang the first day of school.

Just remember
That no one else could tell us who we are

He pulled away for a second, before pulling me close to him again as he continued to sing.

We'll be together so don't ever
Stop listening to your heart

He pressed his hand against his chest as he held his other hand with mine.

Cuz I can't turn mine up
Oohhh oh yeah, yeah

He spun me around a few times and then pulled me close to him, this time letting go of my hands and wrapping his arms around my waist. He pressed his forehead against mine and stared deep into my eyes.

I'm not alone
Even when we're apart I feel you

He ended the song just before kissing me, tenderly. He deepened the kiss, but we soon broke away as a flash interrupted our kiss.

We looked in the way the flash came from and saw a paparazzo running away from us.

"God, can't they just leave us alone?" Jake asked as he rested his head on my shoulder.

"I know right?" I laughed. "It's kind of like déjà vu."

"Yeah, when I kissed you when you almost fell at Traci Vanhorn's party. That was the main reason why Rachel and I broke up in 8th grade, but the kiss was when you were in your Hannah Montana getup." He lifted his head and stared into my eyes.

"Oh how I hated her back then. She fought with me just because she saw me and you fall out of the janitor's closet. Good times." I joked and he smiled.

"Well, except for the whole, "Oh I want to kill me" phase I went through, definite good times." He brushed his thumb against my cheek.

"That was scary Jake, especially the whole thing I went through with Mr. Winston. Those are memories I never want to remember, especially when I found your suicide note." I bit my lip and he frowned.

"I shouldn't have done that. I was stupid and I was younger then. I hit a depressing part of my life and I regret doing that. I never meant to hurt you by that note, you know-" I cut him off.

"Jake, I know. You told me before and I understand okay? Let's just stop talking about it. I'll just end up crying again." I expressed a sheepish smile and he kissed my cheek.

"Sorry about that."

"Anyway, what brought up the song?" I asked and he laughed.

"My partner wants to sing that for the project. I told her no, since it kind of would be weird, especially with you watching it. I'd rather sing it with you than her. She's quiet and weird, but she's pretty cool."

"She actually suggested that song? At least it wasn't a Hannah song." I laughed and he smiled as he shook his head.

"She suggested Nobody's Perfect from your newer album. She bought your new CD, the special edition one with the new song in it and she memorized the whole thing."

"Seems like there's another Hannah fan in that class." I rolled my eyes.

"Who else is a fan?" He asked.

"Mrs. Rodrigues, you know Amber and Ashley, and Freddy. There might be more fans, but I don't really know who else."

"The teacher really loves famous people, doesn't she?"

I laughed. "Yeah, she does." I lifted my hand from his shoulder and I brushed my fingers lightly against his cheek, moving it to the back of his neck. "How did you get placed into that class? I know you had music last year, but you didn't finish the course."

"I took it while in Romania. I had a music coach and everything. It counted as a credit, therefore I was allowed into music 2. My coach even suggested I do a duet with Hannah." He smirked.

"That would be really fun." I bit my tongue as I laughed. It was funny how people suggest stuff like that. I even got a letter a few days ago asking if I'd go back on Zombie High to be Jake's love interest for the rest of the season, forgetting about demon dog. I didn't reply to the letter and I'm still thinking of it.

After a few moments of silence, Jake took a deep breath.

"Do you remember what you told me back in the hospital?" Jake suddenly asks and I looked at him questionably.

"What did I tell you?" I asked.

"That you weren't going to tell anyone your littlebig secret until you were ready. When are you going to tell everyone about it?" He asked and I shook my head.

"I really don't know. Right now, I'm at a point where I don't want anyone to know and I feel happy that no one knows about it. I know that I have to let it out sooner or later, but I'm somewhat hoping that I'll never ever tell anyone about it."

"So you don't want anyone to know the truth?" He furrowed his eyebrows and slightly tilted his head.

"Yeah, now can we please drop the subject? I kind of feel uncomfortable talking about this out in the open."

"Sorry." He drifted off and shut his eyes for a moment.

I grew a little tired, so I placed my cheek against his shoulder as he rubbed my back.

"Miley… how would you feel if…" He started and I lifted my head from his shoulder. I looked into his eyes, searching for whatever he wanted to say, but didn't find anything. He avoided my gaze and his cheeks were a slight shade of pink.

"What is it Jake?" I asked and he sighed.

"Miley, we've been dating for a little over a year right?" He said and I nodded.

"What of it?"

"Well, we still hold a really good relationship, even if I was gone for about half our relationship. You still promised yourself to me and it makes our relationship completely strong." He reached into his shirt, pulling out his promise ring and I smiled.

"Well, I truly do care for you, you know? I didn't lie to you when I confessed how I felt in the hospital the day they finally allowed me to see you."

"Okay, well how about if… we… take a step farther into the relationship."

I looked at him, a bit shocked and his face turned as red as a cherry. He looked embarrassed at what he just said and I smiled. He looked cute looking all embarrassed about this.

"You know Jake, you didn't have to ask. Of course we could. It's only natural. We've been dating for over a year, not including our little break when you dated Luann." I said and he smiled broadly.

"Really?" He asked and I nodded.

"Yes really." My smile grew.

He leaned forward and kissed me.

We parted, big smiles pasted on both our faces.

Although it was getting dark, I felt safe with Jake. He's really the sweetest guy I've ever met. Maybe it was destiny, I don't know. I just feel happy that I found someone like Jake and hopefully this relationship would last.

A/N I just wanted to update one last time before I go on my trip lol. More to come up soon :D

Lovinlife4ever: LOL switching to Moliver, I would never be able to do that. Anyway, here's the update and umm… Don't worry about it, in Don't Leave Me, she did say that she was staying there for like one year only, and Robby said that too, but I decided to keep her in. So yeah, I forgot to mention that she decided to stay with them and graduate with them. Anyway, it's alright. Feel free to ask as many questions as you want for this fic. :D