Sorry for the extreme delay, I'm so lazy with this. But here it is, just have patience with me. I have a lot of new ideas. A new one-shot will be put up in a few days. And I've got a cool new story to start up with. And finish this, so I'm just trying to balance everything. READ and REVIEW!

November 23

"The Birthday Girl has arrived!" Joe announced as he hung upside down on the monkey bars. He tucked his legs to his chest and flipped onto the grass, "And he sticks the landing!" He laughed and wiped his hands on his jeans as he walked over to Miley and Nick. They had arrived hand in hand and were looking cute as always.

"I give it a ten," Miley said as they came within speaking distance but Nick jumped in with his own opinion, "I give it a one." Miley rolled her eyes at his playfulness.

"Well why not just a zero!" Joe shouted, pretending to feel hurt.

Nick put his arm around Joe's neck, "Cause that's what bros do. I've got your back." Nick patted Joe's back with much more force than needed and returned his attention back to Miley. But before he could even open his mouth, Miley shouted "Race you to the slide!" She took off with her brown waves bouncing behind her back and Nick chased after her. Joe shook his head and jogged over to talk with Braison who had pulled up in his new dirt bike.

Miley jumped up the steps and ran to the enclosed slide. It was like a tunnel and Miley squeezed inside, breathlessly keeping silent. Her legs were tucked against her chest and she bent her head down to hide. She waited for a minute, peaking out at times to check if the coast was clear, but all she could hear were the birds and muffled conversation a couple yards away. Nick sneakily crept up behind her and shouted "Boo!" in her ear and shook her shoulders. Miley screamed in dramatic horror and laughed.

"Move over," Nick motioned for her to make room in the non-spacious tunnel and he crawled inside next to her. He nuzzled his nose into her soft, pink sweater and their sparkling eyes met each others gazes. Nick leaned in and their lips gracefully collided. When they broke apart, Miley looked at him and bit her lip. She looked around and solemnly said, "I haven't been here in years. Everybody would hang out here over the summer. I miss it, ya know?"

Nick comforted her but he felt her pain, "I know, I miss Jersey too. We've got big lives now. We have jobs. It's a total different lifestyle. But it's what we want."

Miley smiled admiringly, "Well you sure have a way with words." She playfully punched his arm. His toned, muscular arm, to be exact. Realizing that being squished inside a plastic tube that was clearly made for the under-aged was seriously uncomfortable, Nick rolled on his side and out of the tunnel slide. He reached in to take Miley's hand and pulled her out. They walked over to Kevin, Joe, and Braison whose arms and legs were tangled throughout the playground equipment like little kids.

"They are so juvenile.." Miley sighed sarcastically. She looked at Nick beside her who eyed her too as if they were reading each others minds and they took off and raced to play with them. Miley reached into her pocket for her sleek digital camera and pulled it out and took snapshots of them fooling around.

"Smile!" she yelled as she aimed the camera at Nick and Braison. They were climbing up a blue playground ladder and Nick posed for the camera. Miley giggled when she looked at the silly picture with Nick's mouth gaping wide open.

Nick jumped down and looked over her shoulder, "Let me see." He reached for the camera but Miley dove away and ran off. Nick shook his head and went after her. Miley sneakily ran into a trail in the thick woods and clumsily climbed up a tree. She buried herself behind the thick branches and leaves and silently hid. You'd think that by now, a girl wouldn't be climbing trees. Not Miley. Not Miley when she knew Nick would come running after her.

Nick walked into the deepening woods and listen closely. Birds were chirping loudly and the breeze was creating a song that flowed through the trees. He stepped forward, sly as a fox, and looked for any sign of Miley. After a few minutes of searching, his worry increasing, he started to head back to the mouth of the trail. On his way back he leaned against a thick tree trunk and rested for a moment. It was extremely peaceful. All of a sudden he heard a voice above him and splintering bark.

"Crap!" the voice whispered as it sounded like it was clinging on for dear life.

Nick strained his neck and looked up, "Miley? What are you doing?" The leaves were shaking back and forth with pieces falling into Nick's bushy hair. A face popped out from behind the leaves and said, "Yeah um I'm a little stuck." Miley shook her leg back and forth, the tree slightly swaying, clearly proving that her jeans were caught on a rusty nail that was stabbed in the tree from an old 'No Hunting' sign. Nick sighed and prepared himself for a climb. He pulled himself up the tree and when he finally reached her, she grabbed a hold of his arms and pulled her up next to her. It would have been a romantic rescue from being stuck on a tree but the love ship had sailed. He tugged at her jeans and finally freed her.

"My hero," Miley smiled sarcastically. He reached over, gave her a soft kiss on the lips, and looked down for a safe way to the ground. When he stepped foot on solid grass he reached his hands up and guided her back down. She sighed and looked him in the eyes, "Let's go back to the house." He agreed and they peacefully got themselves together and walked off.

When they arrived at the Cyrus' home, the house was quiet and empty. Miley immediately went to the kitchen and searched through the freezer.

"I'm hungry," she stated. She stuck her arm inside deep inside and pulled out a carton of ice cream while Nick sat at the counter patiently. Miley grabbed two spoons from the drawer and slid them down the counter to Nick. He turned to his side and pulled out the seat next to him and Miley gladly sat down. The two shared the snack for a while and talked about random things that made them laugh uncontrollably. Miley looked through all the pictures she took of the day and decided to take some more of them sitting there. The pictures were cute and natural. They showed the emotions of their relationship, black and white screamed quiet.

Hours later, Miley stood on stage at the Sommet Center in Nashville. The crowd was screaming and overjoyed. She stood at the level of the stage where the drummer was and looked out. She couldn't have asked for a better birthday.

Suddenly Kay, one of her back up singers, announced, "Are we all ready to sing Happy Birthday to Miley!" Screams echoed through the arena and an instrumental birthday song played. A big cake with flashing candles was rolled out to the middle of the stage. Miley was humiliated and so surprised. Pretty soon, every single person was singing to her. Miley came down to the group of her dancers, family, and workers that joined around the cake and gave them a big hug. She blew out the candles and the crowd roared once again. She sheepishly turned around and smiled at them and took the bouquet of flowers that was thrown into her hands.

"Carry on with the show now," she said. She felt just a little embarrassed but still, it was really fun. Miley quickly ran over to Nick and he wrapped his arms around her, "Meet you behind the bus, okay?" She nodded and turned her attention back to the concert.

Kay said, "Miley, are you ready for a girls night out?" But before she could continue, she had to share her feelings and emotions.

She grabbed the microphone and walked around the stage, "I have to tell you guys first that my main wish was for what I wanted for my birthday, I told them I wanted to be home in Nashville with all of you guys. You guys are amazing and you've given me the best gift in the world, thank you." Then the music started and Miley danced and sang around the stage all night long. When the concert was over, she met Nick behind the bus which is where they usually try to escape from everyone.

She leaned up against the bus and waited. All of a sudden two hands grasped around her eyes, "Happy birthday to you," he said in a sing-song voice. Miley smiled and pulled his fingers away and turned around to face him. Their eyes met and Nick reached in to share a kiss. When they pulled away, he searched through his pocket and took out two gifts. He handed them to her and Miley excitedly opened them. She pulled out a classic silver Tiffanys bracelet. She gasped and he reached forward to help her put it around her waist.

"It's amazing. I'll wear it all the time, I promise," she said. Nick laughed and reminded her of the other gift in her hand. She pulled off the paper and a pink leather passport case was revealed.

"That way you can always think of me when we travel," Nick said proudly. Miley nodded her head and smiled but her expression changed quickly.

Nick noticed the change immediately, "What's wrong?"

Miley looked up at him with weary eyes, "Traveling. We're going to be away from each other after this. Forever." Nick pulled her into his arms and stroked her hair, trying to think of a way to reassure her. But the truth was that they were going to be apart. They each had new albums to record, tv shows, movies, and completely different lives. They were lucky enough to have each other on this tour. Who knows where their relationship would have gone with out being with each other every night. It would have gone nowhere. But in the next month, nowhere is exactly where Nick and Miley will be going. What must begin, has an ending too.

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