Disclaimer: Okay. I have been trying to get a hold of the Hannah Montana producer's last week, and I couldn't find them. I've realized this morning that I should be contacting Disney! Hmmm…I wonder if they're in the phone book…
I also don't own the song in this chapter, though it is an amazing song. It's one of my favourites. It's called "Wait for You," by Elliot Yamin; the title of this chapter is named after the song. You all should listen to it:D
Chapter 8:Wait for You
Surprisingly, nothing was in the newspaper the following morning like Miley had expected. Nothing was on the entertainment news and not one peep about it on the radio. Why it wasn't there, she had no idea. She had expected it to be plastered all over the news by morning; she'd expected everyone to be talking about it at school the next day. She even waited for Amber to stand up during homeroom to defend Hannah and give the class her idea on why Hannah might have fainted. But nothing happened; she never stood up and announced anything about Hannah. Of all the conversations that were going on at school about Hannah Montana not one was about the fainting incident at last night's party.
Not that Miley, or Hannah for that matter, was complaining or anything. In fact she was quite content with everything; she didn't want the world to know about what had happened. She knew that when she would be asked about it, she'd blush and stutter, which would cause the media to snoop more than usual. Who ever had stopped the press from finding out seemed like a sweet person. Miley sat at during Math class trying to narrow down who it might have been. She knew it couldn't have been Nick or any of his brothers, since they had been with her the whole time. It couldn't have been Lola, Mike, Vanessa or Ashley. She didn't think it was Josh, Traci, or Noelle; which only left Zac and Jake.
Now if it had been any other morning, Miley would have been stuck considering since Jake and Zac were both Hannah's closest friends. But she knew who it was, she knew because whenever she bought the subject up, the person would gave her a shy smile before turning away, not participating in the conversation that was taking place. Hannah and Miley knew it was Jake, and she was grateful it was, because if it was Zac, he'd have Hannah owed him big time.
"Oh man, I told you we should have come earlier, Lilly! The strawberry J-ello was finished!" Oliver exclaimed as she dropped his lunch tray onto the table Jake and Miley were seated at.
"Well, so-rry. I had to grab a water bottle and the line was long." Lilly retorted as she took a seat next to Miley. "Next time, you can go stand alone in the line up."
"No! You know I can't!" Oliver cried, pointing an accusing finger at Lilly.
"Why not?" Jake asked suddenly curious about what the two were talking about.
"Oh, come on Oliver! That happened two years ago, and it was an accident! Get over it." Lilly snapped ignoring Jake, as she opened her water bottle and took a sip.
"No, it was horrible Lilly! It still haunts my dreams!" Oliver countered dramatically, crossing his arms over his chest. "Why must you be so cruel?"
"What happened?" Jake asked again, as he leaned over Miley trying to get the Lilly and Oliver attention.
"Oliver, you can not be serious! Two years ago that happened. Donny isn't even in the school anymore! You have nothing to worry about!" Lilly pointed out as she poked her fork into her macaroni and cheese.
"I know he's gone! But his posse is still here, waiting to strike. I have to be on guard," Oliver responded as he eyed the noisy cafeteria.
Jake turned to Miley, "Who's Donny?" he asked.
"Oliver Oscar Oken, you are impossible!" Lilly replied as she bit into her food.
"Coming from you I'll take that as a compliment." Oliver smirked as he grabbed his apple off the tray.
"Yeah, you do that, only it wasn't a compliment. Not that I expected you to know that," Lilly answered, smirking back. "But, hey, what ever puts you to sleep at night."
"Miles," Jake said as he poked his girlfriend repeatedly in the side, "Miles, who's Donny?"
"Ugh," Miley grumbled, "Jake stop poking me!"
Jake looked taken back at her attitude. "Fine, I was just asking." He said as he turned back to his food.
Lilly turned to Miley, "Miley, are you alright?"
Miley's eyes snapped up to Lilly. "I'm fine," she replied tightly.
"Are you sure?" Oliver piped up. "You seem a bit…different."
"I'm fine," Miley snapped. "And I could be even better if I didn't have Jake here poking me endlessly."
"Fine," Jake repeated, he stood up grabbed his paper bag stuffed everything into it and chucked it into a near by garbage can.
"Where are you going?" Lilly called after him as he stormed towards the door.
"Someplace else, where I won't be bothering her royal highness," he answered as he looked at Miley.
Miley rolled her eyes. "Jake, come back." Miley yelled after him as he walked out of the cafeteria. "Oh my god, what is his problem?"
"Maybe, he'd be in a better mood if he didn't have you snipping at him all morning." Oliver tried as he stuffed his apple into his mouth.
Miley glared at him, "I have not been snipping at him. He's been annoying."
"Well, maybe you should have been a bit less mean when you talked to him." Lilly suggested gently as she laid a hand on Miley's arm. "Are you mad at him, Miles?"
"No, I'm not." Miley sighed as she set her pop can back onto the table. "I have been mean to him, haven't I?" She asked dreadfully.
"No duh," Oliver replied.
Miley felt guilt consume her as she looked down at her hands, Lilly leaned over and hit Oliver hard on the head.
"Ow!" He exclaimed, he reached up and gently touched his head. "What was that for?"
Lilly wordlessly nodded at Miley who was still watching her hands, eyes filled with tears. "Oh," Oliver said quietly. "Look, Miles, you've just been moody this morning and you've taken a lot of it out on Jake. He's been trying to get you to smile and talk to him all morning, but all you've done it bite his head off."
Miley sniffed as she rubbed her sleeve over her eyes. "I didn't know," Miley whispered. "I didn't know I was hurting him."
"We know you didn't, but you need to tell him that. Go after him, Miles." Lilly encouraged her friend, as she gently rubbed her back. "Tell him you're sorry, Miles. He loves you, he'll listen."
Miley nodded as she slowly stood up. She grabbed her tray and threw the garbage in the garbage. She set the tray on the table, "Take it back with yours, okay?" Miley said as she quickly scanned the room to see if Jake returned.
Lilly nodded. "No problem, now go get him tiger."
Miley managed a small smile as she made her way across the cafeteria. She pushed the door open and walked down the shining hallway that had rows of lockers covering the wall. She wandered around looking for Jake, who hadn't returned since he had walked out.
Now, Miley felt extremely guilty, she had no idea that Jake was being bothered by her disposition. She thought he understood she was under a lot of stress. That she didn't want to be bothered. But, obviously, he hadn't. She groaned as she remembered all the times she had snapped or yelled at him this morning, it was no puzzle trying to figure whether or not he thought she was mad at him. He did, she knew he did. How did she know it? She had no clue. Sometimes, when you're close with someone you know these things.
Not even knowing it, Miley began humming. "Wait for You", by Elliot Yamin echoed off the empty walls in the hallway as she made her way by. She didn't know why she was humming that particular song, but she was always fond of it. When ever she heard that song, she remembered Jake. Not sure why, she just did. Maybe it was the she always vowed she wouldn't fall in love again. Maybe it was because the song seemed like it was written especially for Miley and Jake.
It seemed to have described them so well. Perfectly, if anyone who knew them listened to it, they'd understand. Lilly and Oliver had pointed it out once when they were down by the ice cream shop a while back. The song blasted through the high powered speakers as everyone on the shop swayed slightly to its slow beat. Miley, of course, didn't want to believe it. But the more she listened to the song, the faster she realized that the song did in fact match her and Jake's previous relationship.
So why did your pride make you run and hide?
Are you that afraid of me?
But I know it's a lie what you keep inside
That is not how you want it to be
Jake did run the night they first broke up, after Miley embarrassed him at the premiere by going all 'woolly mammoth' on him. He stormed out of the house after threatening to tell the world her secret. He hadn't called after, or come by to apologize; instead he sent her a note and a single rose before vanishing from her life again. Although the flowers was a sweet gesture, she would have much rather preferred for him to drop by in person.
With the times Lilly tried to have Miley confess that she still had feeling for Jake came in. Miley lied to Lilly continuously about her not having feelings for Jake anymore before she finally let it all go. She hadn't want Jake to know she liked him though when he returned to Malibu. She tried to tell herself and him that she was content with being just friends when it was clear to everyone else she wasn't.
Baby, I will wait for you
Cause I don't know what else I can do
Don't tell me I ran out of time
If it takes the rest of my life
Miley knew deep down inside that she would always wait for Jake. No matter how far behind he was, no matter how far away he was, she's always wait for him. She couldn't run out of time, this was love. Love lasted for eternity. She'd search the world for Jake's love; she'd climb the highest mountain and swim across the largest ocean just to be in his strong arms. She'd wait her whole life for him.
Baby, I will wait for you
If you think I'm fine it just ain't true
I really need you in my life
No matter what I have to do
I'll wait for you
She hadn't been fine. Since Jake had left that fateful day after the premiere, she hadn't really been herself. How could she? She felt as though a part of her was missing, that she was incomplete. Sure she acted like everything was perfect, like she was fine; but deep down she was everything but fine. She was breaking, slowly, bit by bit. She didn't want him in her life, she needed him. She couldn't survive without him if he left. If he left her now, she'd run after him, no doubt. She wasn't Miley without Jake.
It's been a long time since you called me
How could you forget about me?
You got me feeling crazy
Oooh
And all my tears they
Keep coming down my face
Why did you turn away?
It had been a long time since she had finally heard from Jake. Although with her it wasn't a call, it was a visit, an unexpected visit of course. He did have her going crazy. 'Over love,' Miley couldn't help but think to herself as she continued to search the halls for Jake. Tears had been rolling down her face, for weeks after he left. It had taken her days to get out her room let alone out of the house. He left her then, because he couldn't handle the truth. But he came back, and for that Miley was grateful.
Baby, why can't we just
Just start over again
Get things back to they way they were
If you give me a chance
I can make it right
But you're telling me it won't be enough
Why didn't they start over again sooner? It was because Miley was too stubborn and hurt to let him back into her life. She wanted to make things right, but she was afraid she'd get hurt again. But the more and more she thought about it, the more she wanted him back. If he gave her one more go she'd have gladly taken the chancel. But Jake offered to be friends instead, as if being a couple wasn't good enough for him, like she wasn't good enough to be his girlfriend. But she was, as Jake told her repeatedly, she was more than enough.
So baby, I will wait for you
Cause I don't know what else I can do
Don't tell me I ran out of time
If it takes the rest of my life
Baby I will wait for you
If you think I'm fine it just ain't true
I really need you in my life
She would wait for him; no one could change her mind on that. No one; she would wait for him. With out him, there wasn't much left to live for. There was nothing else she could do. She had to love him, and he had to love her. It was how life was meant to be. Even though she was sixteen, Miley knew she wasn't too young like others might have thought she was. She loved Jake, why should she wait? What was there to wait for?
No matter what I have to do
I'll wait for you
"Humph!" she grunted as she ran into someone's chest. She pushed herself back trying to see who she ran into, but in the process of doing so, she ended up tripping over her feet. Feeling herself falling backwards, she shut her eyes tight and spread her arms out behind her trying to break the fall. As she readied herself to come in contact with the hard tiled floor, she was surprised when she felt a pair of strong arms wrap around her and heave her up.
Miley was placed onto her feet and she steadied herself, eyes still shut tight. The pair of arms hadn't left her waist even though she was perfectly fine. Miley didn't make to move away from the arms that were wrapped around her; instead she moved forward and wrapped her arms around the person.
Burying her face in their chest she whispered; "I'm sorry, Jake."
Jake responded instantly by pulling her closer to him. He placed his chin on the top of her head, "What for? I was the one who over-reacted. You've been stressed lately and a lot of things have been happening. You would have been bound to not be as perky as you usually are. I'm sorry."
Miley shook her head, which was still on his chest. "I should have snapped at you. You were trying to get me to smile, and be happy but I was too stubborn and maybe tired to see it." Her voice was muffled by the material of his shirt. "I'm sorry, I really am Jake."
She pulled back a bit, so she could look into his gleaming green eyes. She reached up and moved his bangs away from his eyes, her hands drifted down and landed on his cheek. "I didn't mean to hurt you, Jake. I love you."
Jake reached down and tucked a strand of stray hair behind Miley's ear. He leaned down and pressed his forehead against hers. "Apology accepted, and I'm sorry too. I love you too."
"Good." Miley grinned. "But you do know that you were forgiven when you caught me."
"Oh yeah, but I just wanted to hear it."
Miley smirked as a thought came into her mind. "But wouldn't you rather have everyone see it? And you feel it?"
Jake gave her a puzzled look. "Sure?" he guessed.
Miley nodded. "Good answer, Jake."
With that she leaned in and pressed her lips against his. Butterflies attacked her abdomen as she wrapped her arms around his neck pulling him closer. He moved his arms so only one was wrapped around her waist while the other moved to support her neck. Goosebumps erupted on both their arms and Miley shivered involuntarily as Jake ran his tongue across her lower lip.
She slowly opened her mouth, as Jake's tongue glided into her mouth, exploring. She ran her fingers through his hair as he tried to pull her closer than she already was. After a while, the two pulled apart breathing heavily. Jake pushed Miley's hair out of her flushed face. Her eyes were all glistening and her hair was messed up. His hair stood up and he was sure his face was a pink as well. Anyone would have noticed that the two just had a make out session in the middle of the school hallways, but neither of them cared.
Miley was bout to lean in to kiss Jake again when he pulled back. Hurt crossed her face as she gave him a confused look, "Are you alright, Jake?" she asked quietly, tightening her grip on him.
Jake nodded, running his hand through his messed up hair. "Yeah, I'm fine. Actually I was wondering if you wanted to come over for dinner tomorrow, Miles. I mean, my parents want to meet you and my older sisters in town too, so you can get chance to meet the whole family."
Miley tense up. She knew this was coming, her and Jake were very serious about their relationship, she knew that she would have to meet his family. Jake seemed to have sensed her being hesitant, so her tried to encourage her.
"Come on Miley! They're really eager to meet you, and you haven't got anything to worry about. You've met them as Hannah, it won't be so bad. They'll love you." He smiled as he hugged her close.
Miley sighed, "Fine, I'll come. Tomorrow night you said?"
Jake whooped as he jumped up, taking Miley up with him, he spun her around before setting her on the floor. "They'll love you, Miley. You're amazing, they'll have no problem with you, trust me. You've met them as Hannah, so you'll know what you're in for."
"This is different though Jake. Hannah and you were friends. You and I are more than that. I'm their son's girlfriend. This will be different." Miley answered, as she bit her lower lip.
Jake cupped her face with his hands bringing it closer to his, "You are a beautiful girl Miley, inside and out. Anyone who would get the chance to meet would love you, my family is no different."
Not even giving her a chance to bite back, he leaned in and kissed her gently. After all they had fifteen for minutes of Lunch left, no point in letting all that time go to waste.
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AN: AHH! I'm so sorry this chapter is super short. I had writers block. Next chapter, Miley meets the Ryan's! I wonder how it would be to meet a super-star's family. Well, you'll have to wait to find out. Also, I made Miley and Jake 16 in this story. I'm not sure how old they're in the show but 16 seemed appropriate here.
Anyone who has any suggestions about what should happen, I'm open for ideas. I need them to make this story interesting. Any ideas about what should happen after the family meeting too, I could use ideas. Don't forget to REVIEW everyone. Ashleigh-r, I look forward to your reviews after every single chapter, I swear. Lol. Hope you guys liked this one!
–Caramel161