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Warning: Liley and language.
A/N: I know what you are thinking: "Oh my God, she's alive!" And I can only laugh at that, 'cause' really, what else can I say? How about, enjoy!
Amid Falsity and Truth
Chapter 7:
Caught in the Act
Every single association in the world has its own pretty set of rules, whether this organization is compound of animals, vegetables, human beings, aliens, mythological creatures, and/or God. Laws prevent the world from stumbling into utter chaos. That is their vital purpose.
However, there are without a doubt laws that should be banished from the universe, regulations that have no real importance for there is no harm done when they are broken. What is the use of that kind of rules? None, they have no utility. Except perhaps, to suck the fun out of everything and make your life a little more difficult and miserable.
Actually, most of those stupid laws are not even established by the government or the Church. They are not even written! No, they are the well-known type of "Unwritten Rules" that for some mysterious reason are "universal". What a bigger stupidity, and who was the moron who invented that? In whose head does that unintelligent idea fit? More so, who likes to follow such absurd rules invented by some unidentified entity who dared give some "especial" beings the power to purge us of our individuality and freedom? Certainly not Miley Stewart.
At least not anymore, a while ago she would have gone along with the standards keeping her good girl reputation intact. But that was quite some time ago, by that time she did not have a reason to break rules and stain her status, not one strong enough at least. Now though, she did.
Well, not exactly. The reason for not following her daddy's rules was just a deep desire to keep the conversation she was currently having. So no, it was not a matter of life or death, but still it was rather significant to her.
She understood that two in the morning was most certainly not a time to be up using the computer, especially if she had school on the next day. Her father had made that very clear the first two times he caught her and Miley knew she should be sleeping right now. Her dad could come in to check on her in any minute even though he was supposed to be sleeping as well; he's been more alert lately thanks to her transgressions. Nonetheless, it was two fourteen in the morning and Miley was still sitting on her bed, with a pillow behind her back against the bedhead, her sheets up to her waist and her computer on her lap, open and in current use. She kept thinking on typing goodbye but, the conversation was just that good!
UltimateSkater: So Hannah, when's your next concert?
Rockstar4ever: Probably during Christmas.
UltimateSkater: That's cool! (Literally).
Rockstar4ever: Lol! That joke is so bad that is funny. But anyways, what day do you think it's best for it? The day before Christmas Eve or the day after Christmas?
UltimateSkater: At least you laughed lol. But let me think…
Rockstar4ever: Careful, I smell burnt toast already.
UltimateSkater: Ha! Look who's trying to be funny now.
Rockstar4ever: :)
UltimateSkater: lol. Anyways, like I was going to type before I was so rudely interrupted, :) If you do it the day before Christmas Eve, then your fans can go party with you then spend Christmas Eve and Christmas day with their family and their presents. If you do it the day after Christmas…then your fans can get a ticket to your concert as a present from Santa Claus!... Then again they can do that before too…
Rockstar4ever: So basically what you are trying to say is that you have no idea.
UltimateSkater: Exactly! You are so smart baby!
Rockstar4ever: LOL!...thanks.
UltimateSkater: Haha! Just let your father decide, that's why he's also your manager, right?
Rockstar4ever: Good point.
UltimateSkater: I know. I'm so smart too! :)
Rocktar4ever: lol!
Alright, so in reality what they were talking about was not something especial or anything but any conversation with him was great for her. They always had this rhythm on their dialog, speedy and fun, totally interesting and always morphing. But of course, if someone needed to say something urgently, he or she could always ask for a pause or "Time Out" as they called it, and insert the information. They would deal with it and as soon as it was resolved continue with their previous topic, if they remembered it if not just as easily they started a new one. Their silences were never awkward and didn't last long before the chatting re-began, but it was then that either of them could speak up and say they had to go for whatever reason. Yet, weirdly enough, they tended to forget they had to leave in that modicum of interval.
UltimateSkater: So tomorrow they are going to inaugurate a new ramp in the skate park!!
Rockstar4ever: I can smell your excitement all over here. LOL!
UltimateSkater: Hehe! Well, it's going to be pretty awesome! Like huge awesome! With railings on its end and all! We just have simple, boring ramps for the moment. So yeah, just plain amazing!
Rockstar4ever: That's great! :)
UltimateSkater: Yeap! They are also going to do a friendly competition to see who the best at mastering ramps is. I am so in!
Rockstar4ever: That's cool. But be careful, skateboarding is rather dangerous.
UltimateSkater: No worries, I have been doing this for years, I can nail that thing no sweat! :)
Rockstar4ever: Well, if you say so.
UltimateSkater: I sure do! By the way, along with the ramp they are going to open a zone only for skateboarding classes, and the owner talked to me and a few of my friends to see if we could be the teachers.
Rockstar4ever: Wow that is so cool Louis!
UltimateSkater: Lol! Yeah it's pretty cool. All ages are welcome; I bet I'll see some little kids falling on their butts along with a few old dudes. I wonder which one's funnier.
Rockstar4ever: Hahaha! You are so mean. But still, I'm happy for you, and proud!
UltimateSkater: :)
"Miley Stewart!"
'Crap!' She thought, directing her gaze to the door in a swift movement. She could only see the silhouette of the owner of that voice, standing right there in the middle of the door, tall, broad, opaque, and over all unmoving in his puissance. The sight would have been more frightening than it actually was had she not recognized the voice as her fathers'.
"Miley how many times have I told you not to use the computer at these hours?" He spoke as he moved towards the bed, his voice loud enough to show his firmness but not to incite fearfulness.
"Ah… a few?" Miley probed.
"I think it's been a little more than that." He said, taking the computer from her lap.
"Wait! I'm still talking to someone. Let me say goodbye!" She said, reaching for the laptop.
"No, you should have done that hours ago." He emphasized his point by lowering the screen to a close.
"Awww, daddy!" The singer whined as her father began to walk towards the door. This was not good, now Louis was going to think she got bored and ditched him.
"Oh! And I advice you get use to this sensation you are feeling now, since you wont have this back for a week!" Robbie Ray said with a smile before exiting the room.
"What!" Miley called out, receiving silence as her response. She threw herself on her bed with a grunt. This just couldn't be happening! What was she going to do without her computer for a whole week!? She had no other way to talk to Louis, and the poor boy was going to think she got tired of him! She didn't want that!
God! If only she had not gotten cocky. She must remember to never underestimate her father's all seeing and knowing third eye.
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Lily is eyeing her computer with a confused frown. Did she say something wrong? She didn't think so. But what other explanation could there be for her girlfriend's sudden departure? And without a goodbye too!
"Hey, why you went so suddenly?" She wrote and waited for a while; perhaps she had not logged off but was only appearing as 'Offline' for whatever reason. Sadly, she got no reply.
And so, sad and preoccupied Lily stood from the chair she was so comfortably sited and shut the computer down before lazily walking over to her bed. She turned off her bed lamp and tucked herself in bed, sure that she had not said anything to upset her girlfriend after recalling each of her words in the conversation. Maybe something else had happened. She could only hope it was not something serious as she waited until tomorrow to find out.
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Two days had gone by and Miley and Lily had yet to talk to their respective lovers. And it would be a bit of an understatement if I said they were going crazy with desperation.
Lily still didn't know what she had done wrong since she had not even received an e-mail with an excuse. But she had sent many of them, some asking where and how her girlfriend was, others requesting an explanation, and the latest ones full of apologies. What was she apologizing for, she herself didn't know, but whatever it was she did she would say sorry as many times as it was necessary without hesitation if it meant she would get her girl back.
Miley was of a similar thinking, she had asked her father for forgiveness hundreds of times in these short two days. However, the man insisted that she needed to learn her lesson; she would have no computer till the end of the week. How torturous was it for her to hear those words over and over again. The absence of chats with Louis was killing her. She was sure that he was, without a doubt, misinterpreting the whole situation. This was the worst thing that had ever happened to her in her life!
The only thing that came out of this that she could say was the closest thing to the category of good at the moment was how much she missed Louis. Since the fact served to show her how seriously and utterly in love she is with him. The same was happening with Lily.
And while all of this was occurring within our girl's minds, another brain was burning itself with confusion. Poor Oliver, who was sited across the girls in a decent table of the lunchroom, could not understand what was up with his two female friends. They were in some far away planet with no signs of ever coming back. Probably sharing the same world, he thought, but too spaced out to notice each other just how it was happening at this very instant in Earth.
"Hey are you two alright?" Oliver asked and was surprised when obtaining their attention.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Miley said, sparing the boy a glance of a second before looking down at her food. To anyone else it would seem she was about to eat it, but really she was just playing with it.
"Yeap." Lily uttered not looking up from the straw she was currently playing with.
Oliver raised an eyebrow at them. How could they lie in his face by saying they were fine when their behavior showed otherwise? Oh well, they were probably just PMSing, he concluded while munching on a fried potato.
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One can only take so much; Miley felt the harsh truth of these words on the fourth night of her punishment. It was a good thing her dad was asleep on the couch then, since she was about to – once again – overlook her restrictions.
She scuttled to her father's room but wasted no time seeking her laptop; sure the search would be futile since the man probably hid it pretty well. Instead she made a bee-line for the desk computer at the end of her dad's room. The singer pressed the buttons to originate start-up and, as cautious as she could be, moved her left hand to the back of the monitor in search of that especial cable that held the function of sound. Unplugging it, she took one more glance towards the door before sitting on the chair.
She felt twitchy, her muscles tense ready to bolt her from that chair if needed. She was anxious and nervous and thank God this computer had Windows XP and not that disgusting Vista. In less than a minute she was logging into her Yahoo account, keeping in mind to not mark the "remember me" options on the little boxes below her e-mail and password.
Seconds later she was in, and to her relief and delight, so was Louis.
Rockstar4ever: Hey there sweetheart!
UltimateSkater: Hannah! Where have you been?! Are you alright?
Rockstar4ever: Yes I am, and I'm sorry, I didn't mean to leave so suddenly last time.
UltimateSkater: We haven't talked in like forever, what happened?
Rockstar4ever: I know and I'm sorry, I got grounded. That's why I haven't logged in for so long.
UltimateSkater: What? But why?
Rockstar4ever: I don't have much time, I'm still grounded so I'm risking a lot right now, but to make it short. I was going against my dad's rules when I was talking to you that other night, but unlike most nights he caught me and so for disobeying he grounded me for a week.
UltimateSkater: That sucks! I have been dying these three days, seventeen hours and forty two minutes without you!
Rockstar4ever: I miss you a lot too. :(
UltimateSkater: But I understand. Once your punishment is over, you'll have to tell me at what hour your dad wants you off the computer and I'll keep track of it so this won't happen again.
Rockstar4ever: …Yeah, that's the best thing we can do.
UltimateSkater: Well, um…I guess I'll let you go. I don't want you to get into any more trouble.
Rockstar4ever: …Okay.
UltimateSkater: But um, Hannah.
Rockstar4ever: Hmmm?
UltimateSkater: I…want you to know that…I love you, and I can't wait till this silly punishment is done so I can talk to you every single day.
Rockstar4ever: … hehe, I love you too Louis.
UltimateSkater: Haha, well bye now, take care!
Rockstar4ever: You too, bye!
And with a face splitting grin and her heart hammering wildly in her chest, Miley turned the computer off and sprinted off towards her room. Barely containing herself, she shut the door soundlessly and threw herself on her bed, her face buried into her pillow where she let out a throaty scream. 'He loves me!' was repeated countless of times within her mind. She could hardly believe it, yet she was certain it was true.
Hence, the brunette fell asleep blissfully for the first time in so many days. Nothing like Lily, who spent half the night overly excited for similar reasons. However, it did not bother the blond skater in the least. And those last three days of retribution were spent with much patience by both awaiting girls.
To be continued…
A/N: In the next chapter everything will begin to unfold!
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