Okay I have to admit, this is my favorite chapter so far. And it's long! You should be proud of me, it actually took DAYS for me to finish this up. It's all about Miley's birthday party which was actually held on the 21st, but don't worry the 23rd will be the next chapter. And duh duh duh guess what the chapter after that is; it'll be intense. Go ahead, leave your guess in a review! Thanks for reading!

November 21

"Home!" Miley stretched her arms out and breathed in the fresh Tennessee air. Standing in front of her was the huge southern home and farm that she had grown up in. She hadn't been able to visit her true home, in Tennessee, in many weeks because of the tour and Hannah Montana business. But to her delight, they were able to have Miley perform in Nashville on the day of her birthday and she was thrilled to be back.

When she stepped inside, the familiar sent of old wood and good cooking filtered into Miley's nose and pulsed through her veins. She heard a strong southern accent yell from the kitchen, "Miley is that you?"

"Mamaw!" Miley yelled excitedly and dropped her bags and hurried into the kitchen. She bent down to give her grandma a warm hug. Her grandma Cyrus returned her attention back to the bubbling pot on the stove, "It's a little birthday surprise for you." She slowly stirred the wooden spoon and added a few ingredients as Miley responded with an enthusiastic "yum". She walked over to the back door and looked through the glass. For miles all you could see were open fields and trees and fencing. She even spotted Braison's dirt bike lying in the middle of the yard. She pushed the door open and stepped back into the cool fall air. Following a stone path, she made her way to the horse barn where she hadn't been in months. She walked into the dusty barn and was greeted by nickering horses. She slipped into one of the horses stalls and wrapped her arms around its neck, breathing in its woodsy scent. She grabbed a brush that was sitting in the aisle and noticed a little pink braiding kit that looked old and worn. She blew off the grime and had the feeling that it was strangely familiar. She ran her fingers over the suede and came across handwriting on the back. She could just make out "Miley" written in childish print. It must have been hers. When she was a little girl she would always come down to the horses and braid their tails. As all these memories came back to her, a warm, sensual feeling came over her. However she was interrupted by her cell phone ringing.

"Hello?" Miley asked into her iPhone.

"Miley it's Lesley, you're home!," A voice Miley soon recognized as her best friend, Lesley Patterson, "So just so we're on the same page tonight: You go to the venue but you have to go through the back."

"I know, I know," she understood that she had a pretty good chance of getting mobbed by fans, but little did she know that there would be a different surprise waiting for her, "I've got it all covered. I'll see you tonight, we have to catch up on so much."

Miley waited for a response but all she could hear through the phone were muffled demands of "no it goes on that wall" or "one pink, one yellow balloon". She finally questioned if Lesley was still on the other line, "Lesley?"

"Huh? Oh Miley, sorry, I got a little… side tracked. Paramore is gonna rock tonight, I can't wait. Remember back door!" And with that a dial tone hummed in Miley's ear. Miley wondered what was making her act so weird but didn't get the chance to figure it out, luckily, because she heard her mother's voice yelling for her to come in.

She slid the barn door closed and walked back to the house. The sky was a beautiful orange and pink, the sun was slowly setting. On her way, she got attacked by their dog Fluke, the big Lab/Beagle mix. Fluke was brought home by Billy Ray one night after he found him roaming the streets and was like a gentle giant. She knelt down and gave him hugs and kisses for a moment and finally freed herself from the lovable dog.

Miley ran up the stairs and skipped down the hallway. It was oddly quiet and the house was empty except for her and her grandma still in the kitchen. Everyone apparently was "busy" or "had to be somewhere". 'Well she would be busy herself, seeing Paramore in concert', she thought. She passed childhood pictures and funny photos of Billy Ray during the good old days of Achy Breaky Heart. Finally Miley got to her bedroom. She swung the door open and found that nothing had changed. All of her journals and notebooks were stacked on shelves, pictures of her and her friends were stuck into the mirror, and even her Premier Panthers cheerleading uniform was sticking out of the closet. Everything was just a whole lot… neater compared to what it looked like when Miley actually lived there.

She changed into red pants, a Madeleine t-shirt, vest and boots and threw her hair up in a messy ponytail. Before she headed out the door to the car waiting for her, she grabbed her black leather bag and said goodbye to her grandma. She sat patiently during the ride, sending some texts to her Tennessee friends and celebrity friends but nobody seemed to answer. Not even Nick who was acting extremely secretive for the past few days. Their relationship had grown into being boyfriend-girlfriend over the tour. Like Ryan Seacrest said, a lot can happen during 56 dates.

The driver pulled up to a building and opened her door for her. The night was already dark and there was an electrifying energy in the air. As Miley walked to the door she felt weird going to a concert after she had been performing shows on her own tour. All of a sudden, Brandi appeared in front of her with a camera and Miley saw the room was filled with her friends and family. She was completely shocked and buried her face into Brandi's shoulder. Everyone laughed and cheered as she guided Miley farther into the big room and up onto a platform to her dad. She was surrounded by friends and family greeting her and giving her hugs. It was so loud!

"This is so funny!" Miley exclaimed with a huge smile on her face. Billy Ray reached down and gave his daughter a warm hug. She was still laughing and smiling, he hadn't seen her this smiley in a long time. "What a surprise, did I getcha," he laughed.

Miley looked up at him noticing his mullet and gave him a shameful look, "Oh Daddy, why'd it come back?"

"This is your 80's party, darling!" he shouted over the blasting disco music. Miley looked around still with a surprised look on her face and was pulled back down to the dance floor. She saw her grandma make her way to the middle and she ran over to give her a hug. Tish appeared and said to Miley, "Come on Miles you have to change!"

Miley turned around to see her beaming mother, "Mom!" She looked down at the skirt that she was wearing, "Hey that's my skirt!" Sure enough, Tish had on the big skirt that Miley wears during the concert on Let's Dance and Right Here. Miley was dragged away to discover a gorgeous black and blue polka dot 1980's prom dress. Miley squealed in delight and quickly pulled it on. She finally appeared on the dance floor with the rest of the party and said hi to all of her friends. She was even surprised to see some girls that she hasn't seen since elementary school.

Later on, her dad called Miley up for cake. As embarrassing as Billy Ray was known to be, of course he had to talk conversation.

"I wanna thank all of ya'll for coming out here tonight and most of all for being such great friends to Miley. Thank ya'll for loving my daughter because God knows I certainly love her with all my heart too. She's my world and she's been amazing and Miley I'm so proud of you."

"Thanks Dad," Miley squeezed a word into Billy Ray's speech. It sounded like a wedding and she just wanted him to stop talking, no matter how much she appreciated it.

Before Miley could officially interrupt he ended with, "And you can choke me when we get to the house."

"All right enough speeches," Miley chuckled as they hugged.

He straightened up and announced into the microphone, "Ladies and gentlemen, if we could all sing together Happy Birthday." Miley rolled her eyes, clearly not enjoying the attention. However he insisted, "No we're singing you Happy Birthday, I'm telling ya right now. Are ya'll ready?" Miley lunged at him, in humor, but Tish pulled her back and wrapped her arms around her daughter. Soon everyone was singing and Miley sang along too. In front of her she noticed Nick with his brothers. Miley winked at him but then looked away and sang along. When the serenading stopped and everyone clapped, Miley cut the huge cake. The cake was green and pink with polka dots and 'Miley' written in the MileyWorld font was pasted all over it. Miley took the first piece and sat down and Nick quickly came over to her. "Happy Birthday," he said sweetly, "I figured you'd be partying for the rest of the night; might as well, say hi now." Miley laughed and reached her arms out to give him a hug, "Thank you."

Meanwhile, Billy Ray found his youngest child, Noah sitting alone on the couch, playing with two rainbow slinkies.

"Hey," he tapped on her shoulder, "I got a surprise for ya. You know how you told me to bring you back a present from everywhere I go?" He was recalling back to before he left for his tour when Noah fully explained to him how he had to bring back something special; something besides a coffee cup.

Noah listened intently, wondering where this was going, "Yeah.." From behind his back, Billy Ray pulled a small snow globe out and placed it in her hand. Noah's face lit up as she shook it and watched the snow fall.

"It's from everywhere that I went on the road: Illinois, Tennessee, Virginia," he explained as he showed her each new souvenir. Noah caught on, "And Texas!" She stood up and gave her dad a hug and joyfully ran away with her new presents.

Afterwards everyone gathered around to watch Miley open up her own presents. "Who's this from?" she asked as she ripped out pink tissue paper from a box. She pulled out a customized, pink roller skate. Her mouth gaped open, "Dad!"

"Do you like them?" her dad asked, watching his daughter's eyes brighten.

Miley smiled, "Daddy this is the best present you've ever given me!"

"Here say that into the microphone," he commanded as he shoved the microphone into her face. Miley quickly mumbled it into the microphone and gave her daddy a kiss. All of a sudden a hand full of birthday cake was smoothed into Miley's face. "Oh my god who was that!" she hissed. She whipped around and chased after the boy. She stopped him in a back corner and recognized him, "It was you?!"

Nick spun her around and draped his arm over her shoulder. As he guided her back to the party, he swiped his finger across her sugary cheek and she licked the icing off his finger tip. Before they were visible, he stepped away from her because, after all, her entire family was there including photographers. The last thing they need as a couple is more drama. When Miley appeared again, she just shook her head and laughed it off, ignoring the 'kissy face' Braison was making at Miley. The music started up again and everybody headed to the dance floor. Miley jumped up to the DJ and tried her hand at remixing. But before she went back down to dance, she put on a little something special.

The DJ announced, "This is a special request from the birthday girl." And the speakers pumped out Achy Breaky Heart. Billy Ray shook a finger at Miley and laughed. Soon enough everyone was doing the Achy Breaky together. Miley saw a flash of blonde hair behind her and danced over to her, "Lesley, smooth planning," she giggled, now realizing the master-minding that went into this.

"Hey as long as my best friend can have her birthday at her true home , I'll do anything to help out," Lesley said while doing the side step, "I see your man over there looking mighty lonely.." She pointed over to Nick watching on the sidelines. Lesley shooed her away, "See you later Superstar."

Miley ran over and took Nick's hand, dragging him onto the dance floor as a slow song began to play. She wrapped her arms around his neck and he placed his on her waist as they swayed to the music.

"You knew about this didn't you," she asked looking into his eyes.

Nick looked up at the ceiling, "Yeah I knew about. You don't know how hard it was to keep it a secret." Miley sighed and rested her head on his shoulder. When the song faded away, Miley saw her dad watching her like a hawk and Miley snapped back into reality, "Well," she said suddenly, "I think it's time to take a dance with my daddy." Nick understood and stepped away.

Miley ended up spinning in her fathers arms to another peaceful song. He asked into her ear, "You really like that boy, don't you?" Miley looked up with a gleaming expression and replied, "Daddy we're just fifteen."

"Good answer!" he replied enthusiastically as he swung her around. He felt at home; finally being with his family. It was a struggle getting here for her birthday in the first place, but he couldn't be happier with the sacrifices he made to celebrate it with the people he loved.

The night came to a close and the crowd thinned out. Miley said goodbye to the Jonas Brothers but they both knew that they'd see each other soon: back on the road. She never wanted this to end and as she slept in her childhood bed, looking out the window at the stars, she suddenly saw a shooting star falling across the broad sky. As she closed her eyes to make a wish, she stumbled on a decision. She had everything she had ever wanted. And for a just-turned fifteen year old, that's a darn good life.

Ha, I'd sure say Miley's got an AMAZING life! So I hope you liked it, and please REVIEW!!

P.S. Any of you guys know the band Push Play? If you're a Jonas fan, I'm sure you do. I'm going to their concert this Saturday so I'll tell you all about it! Love you guys, bye!