Title: Jagged Edges
Rating: M
Author: Freeing Alys
Summary: It's funny how much a person can change in two years. Liley. Rated for self-hatred, self-mutliation, eating disorders, and lots of other stuff I may not be sure of.
Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Hannah Montana or anything/one affliated with it. That all belongs to Disney.
Author's Note: Last chapter. I hope you guys liked it. Don't worry though, I will keep posting more HM fics. : - )

18. Happy

"It's helping." I tell Mrs. Avery and she nods at me and smiles.

"Good, that's good Miley." She says and I nod my head as I glance down at the rubber band. It's been a week since I threw it away and I haven't even thought about it. Not since me nad Dad started writing more together and now that me and Lily are okay. And then there's me, Lily and Oliver, we are back to being friends like we were when we first met.

"It's starting to be okay again." I say and Mrs. Avery nods her head again as she jots down notes on her pad of paper.

"Good. Do you want to keep coming to see me?" She asks and I stare at her. She is looking at me, her green eyes full of question and I smile at her, I know that I'll want to keep coming back.

"Yeah. This helps." I admit and Mrs. Avery smiles at me again.

"That's good. Just come see me whenever you need, to talk about anything at all. Do you want to talk about anything else?" She asks and I shake my head, everything is okay.

"No…" I stand out of my chair and pick up my bag. "But I will come back sometime." I promise and Mrs. Avery nods her head.

"I'm proud of you Miley. Stay safe." She adds and I nod my head back at her and walk out of her office.

When I round the corner that Mrs. Avery sits at I see Lily leaning against the wall, her books in her hands. "Hey Miley." She smiles at me and I smile back her, glade to see her.

"what's up?" I ask as we start walking down the hall, in the direction of the class that we have togther.

"I just wanted to see how you are. What did she say?" Lily asks staring at me with concern.

I shrug my shoulders lazily and stare back at her. "Just ot keep coming back. She says she's proud of me. I mean, I think she knows I want to get better. And that I'm going to get there." I add and Lily nods her head, her long blond bouncing along her shoulders.

"That's amazing Miley. I'm so happy for you." Lily says as we reach our class.

I nod my head and start walking towards my regular seat. "Thanks." I say as we seat down, side by side.

"Want to go to my house after school?" Lily asks and I nod my head, nothing sounds better then that.

"Yeah, sure." I answer and Lily nods her head in reply.

"Great." She whispers as our teacher starts the class.

HMHMHMHMHMHMHMHMHM

Three hours after school Lily and I are laying on her bed staring at her ceiling. "My mom…seems okay." Lily says as she slips her hand into mine.

I nod my head and glance at Lily. Her eyebrows are furrowed into the middle of her forehead and she is looking really worried. "She was fine Lily, it's fine." I say as I think back to when we first arrived after school. Lily's mom was nice and welcoming….and the exact opposite of mad. She was perfect.

"Really?" Lily asks me staring at me.

I nod my head and offer Lily a smile. "Yes. Just chill out." I add and then laugh and Lily starts to laugh too.

"You're so right. You always are." She mumbles and I nod my head.

"Damn right." I answer and Lily laughs again and then pecks me gently on the lips.

"Right." She says and I stare into her eyes, feeling really content and happy, despite the last few months.

"Wow! Sorry, should knock." I glance away from Lily and at Oliver who is standing at her door.

"Shtu the hell up Oliver and get in here." I say sitting up on Liy's bed and pulling my ruffled shirt down. "What's up?" I ask in a more gentle tone.

Oliver digs his hands into his jean pockets as he walks towards us. "Well…we, as in all three of us, haven't had a chance to talk about all of this. I just wanted to make sure we were all okay. And that, Miley was." He glances at me and I give him a week smile.

Lily nods her head and points towards the empty spot on her bed. "We're all fine Oliver. Are you? I mean…about…" Lily glances from me and then at Oliver, who nods his head quickly.

"Yeah, of course. It's fine. I mean, I've kind of known about your crush for awhile Lily." Oliver says, a smile spreading over his face.

"What?" Lily asks glancing from him to me and back again. "What?" She repeats and stares at Oliver, her eyes wide.

"It's not like it was a surprise." He mumbles and I laugh, unable to help myself.

"Shut up!" Lily demands and I shake my head, still laughin.g

"I'm sorry." I say and Lily shakes her head as she folds her arms across her chest.

"Bullshit." She says and I pat her on the shoulder.

"Don't be embarrassed." I tell her and she gives me a small smile.

"Fine, whatever. Ollie is my best friend after all, so it's allowed." She agrees and Oliver shakes his head.

"You know I hate to be called that." He says firmly and Lily shrugs her shoulders.

"Payback is a bitch. Especially from me." Lily replies and I laugh again.

Watchign as Lily and Oliver innocently bicker, I fall against Lily's bedroom wall and realize that everything is going to be okay. Things are finally falling back into place and maybe, just maybe, our lives will get a little less rocky, and I will be able to get better. All the way. And on top of it, I may wind up being that happy, bubbly girl I was when I was fourteen. Maybe.

THE END