Thank you guys so much for your comments and ideas. I already had this chapter written, but if I didn't, I would have totally gone with your suggestion crazyforpurple. Oh, and sorry for the Nick/Joe thing in my author's note last chapter. It was supposed to say Nick, and I changed it right after you reviewed. I must have been daydreaming about Joe and his sexiness.
Brandi left me to find Joe and Kevin and fill them in on her plan. That girl was crazy, but at that point I was desperate enough to do anything to get Nick to trust me again.
I walked over to the wing of the stage and look out towards the crowd. I think this arena holds 17,000 people. Well, I hope that this audience is completely clueless. I'm pretty much going to confess my undying love for Nick, onstage, with him pretty much right beside me.
God Brandi I hope you're right on this one.
Nick, Joe, and Kevin had already finished six of the seven songs that they were going to sing before I came on as Hannah, and they were just starting S.O.S. I sat on a stool next to the stairwell entrance of the stage, my knees bouncing up and down incessantly in nervous anticipation. "Breathe Miley, breathe, " Brandi called over to me from the other side of the hallway, tuning her guitar. She was going to come out onstage with me as moral support.
The last few notes of Kevin's guitar rang across the arena as cheers erupted from thousands of screaming fans young and old.
This was it. Brandi and I walked up to the top of the stairs and waited for Joe's introduction. "Now we have a little surprise for you guys. You have been such a good audience tonight that we decided to do a bonus song for you right now." He paused as the fans went wild.
Nick gave Kevin a questioning look across the stage and Kevin just answered him with a smirk.
"For this song, we need the help of two very lovely ladies. So could you all give a warm welcome to Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana and her big sister and our close personal friend Brandi Cyrus!" If it was possible, the audience got even louder.
Brandi and I ran onstage and waved to the crowd quickly. Brandi walked over next to Kevin, guitar in hand, and I took my position in front of the mic stand between Joe and Nick that a stage hand had supplied.
"Thank you guys so much!" I called over the roar of the crowd. "As Joe said, we're going to do something very special for you guys tonight. We are singing this song in honor of someone that we all think is a very important part of our lives. Without him, it just wouldn't be worth living. Now get ready for a combined performance of Still in Love With You!" I looked over to Nick and winked. He just stared back at me with his mouth wide open. I didn't know if that was a good sign or a bad sign. I looked over to Brandi, Joe, and Kevin and they all gave me a thumbs up.
Kevin took the liberty of starting off the song for us. I was going to be singing the verses instead of Joe, and he was going to play tambourine and singing the chorus with me.
He was all I ever wanted
He was all I ever needed and more
He walked out my door
Then he went away
Left my heart in two
Left me standing here
Singing all these blues, yeah
You left without a single word
Not even sorry
It might've hurt worse to hear you say
I'm leaving, goodbye
But your smile still makes my heart sing
Another sad song
I can't forget it
I won't regret it
Cause I'm still in love with you
I looked over at Nick to see him smiling at me, slightly shaking his head in disbelief. I just smiled back.
We had fun under the sun
And when winter came he'd be my angel
We were so in love
Then he went away
Left my heart in two
Left me standing here
Singing all these blues, yeah
You left without a single word
Not even sorry
It might've hurt worse to hear you say
I'm leaving, goodbye
But your smile still makes my heart sing
Another sad song
I can't forget it
I won't regret it
Cause I'm still in love with you
Still in love with you
I began to sing the next verse but stopped as I heard Nick take over for me.
I don't know what hurts worse baby
Seeing you with him or being alone
On my own
I know he doesn't love you baby
Not like I did
Oh, what's the point
You're not listening anyway
I walked over to him and joined in for the chorus. I never took my eyes off of him as I sang. He had the goofiest smile on his face and I'm sure that mine was twice as wide.
You left without a single word
Not even sorry
It might've hurt worse to hear you say
I'm leaving, goodbye
But your smile still makes my heart sing
Another sad song
I can't forget it
I won't regret it
Cause I'm still in love with
At this point everyone was singing. Nick and I walked over to the others and we all stood in a line. Joe and I put our arms around the others' shoulders to connect us.
You left without a single word
Not even sorry
It might've hurt worse to hear you say
I'm leaving, goodbye
But your smile still makes my heart sing
Another sad song
I can't forget it
I won't regret it
Cause I'm still in love with you
I turned to Nick and gave him a long hug. Then I turned to Joe, Brandi, and Kevin and gave them a group hug. I turned my attention back to the audience. "Thank you so much everyone. I'm going to be coming back out in just a few minutes. See you then!"
We all ran to the back of the stage and down the stairs. The second my feet hit the carpet of the hallway I turned to Brandi and gave her a hug. This was the reason I always turn to her for relationship advice. Kevin came over to me and whispered in my ear. "Miles, Nick is waiting for you in your dressing room. He wanted to talk to you in private. You better make this conversation fast though, you have to be back out there in ten minutes."
"Thank you so much for your help Kevin. You too Joe. You guys are the best friends I could ever ask for," I said, giving them each a hug before turning and heading to my dressing room.
"Eh, we do what we can," Joe called after me, dusting of his shoulders and pretending to be manly. I just laughed. Good old Joe.
I paused for a second with my hand on the doorknob. Deep breaths Miley.
Once again, thank you so much for your feedback! I'm always open to suggestions. On that note, how do you think the conversation should go? I have a general idea but the chapter isn't written yet. Stay tuned! Chapter six will be out tomorrow.
