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Author's Note: Yeah, shoot me. I fail at updating :P. Plus a new semester started at school, and talk about crap loads of homework. I've been working on this chapter for a month. It's pathethic. Anyone who's still reading, you're amazing. There's only three chapters left in this story. Sorry for the wait again guys.
Chapter Ten
Her heart was pounding in her ears, louder than the thunder in the sky.
Miley slid in a puddle and awkwardly caught herself. Lilly was about five minutes ahead of her, not to mention that blonde was a fast runner. But the brunette refused to let her get away. She wasn't going to lose her best friend again.
Suddenly, Miley turned down a street and saw a bush of blonde hair; getting a shock through her body, she called, "Lilly! Stop, please!" Feeling as though she could run faster, she finally caught up to the blonde, and grabbed a hold of her arm tightly.
"Miley, let me go!" Lilly demanded, shaking but not pulling away.
"No!" Miley argued, yanking Lilly to her side. "I'm not gonna let you walk away this time."
"What the heck is your problem, Miley?"
"So why do I have to have a problem?"
"You won't let me go, you won't let me keep my secret. Why can't you let me go home?"
"Lilly, I…" The brunette was suddenly at a loss of words. What was she to say? Her heart was skipping beats and pounding in her ears. It seemed like there was so much pressure in the air she could hardly breathe;
"What?"
Miley's eyes filled with tears as she looked into the deep blue eyes. "I can't lose you again. I…I care about you too much to let you slip away from me and watch you walk away. I think…" The brunette's eyes flashed with fear, and she swallowed hard. "I think I love you, Lilly."
It seemed as though the world around them went away. The blonde blinked, as if not hearing the girl correctly. "What?"
"Actually, I know I do." Miley admitted, gulping and finding it hard to breathe. "I'm so sorry."
Biting her lip and letting go of the blonde's arm, the brunette turned to walk away. Her heart was tearing slowly and painfully, the silent rejection hurt more then one said allowed. She didn't want to hear the blonde say, "I don't like you, you're a freak, go away."
"Miley, come back, please?" Lilly called, chasing after her friend. "At least let me talk to you."
"Why, so you can tell me you just want to be friends and so I can hear all the rejection bull crap? I hate that part and I knew it was coming, I just wish I could avoid it." Miley turned around and said fiercely. The rain, which had stopped about twenty minutes ago, started to come down softly.
"You're my best friend, Miley." Lilly assured, looking deep into the teen's eyes. "You need to let me talk to you. Running away from what you fear is exactly what you're trying to get me not to do."
"But running away is easier then staying here, and plus it's less awkward!" Miley pointed out brightly, trying to pull away.
"Why won't you let me talk to you, Miley?" The blonde inquired, hurt clear in her voice.
"Because," Miley started honestly but coldly, "I'm scared."
The rain was pouring down slightly harder than before. The drops were hitting the ground hard, and the tension was lingering in the air. The brunette stared into the bright blue eyes, unable to read them. With the rain coming down stronger every moment Lilly wouldn't be able to tell if Miley was crying. The blonde looked down and took Miley's hand in her own.
"You shouldn't be."
Pulling her close she took Miley's lips in her own. Kissing softly, she slipped her tongue inside gently, and was utterly surprised when she felt the other tongue find its way. The two were locked together, almost as if they were silly putty. The brunette pulled away finally, keeping Lilly close.
"I love you too."
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