Here is the next chapter of Jenni's story!!!!!!!!!!!! There is one more chapter after this, but she is starting a sequel that includes my characters, and the HSM, The Cheetah Girls, and TSL along with her characters and HM of course!!!!!

Ladies and Gentlemen...Chapter 5!!!!!!!!

CHAPTER 5

It was 10 by the time we got back home. I didn't need to drop by the 'office' again, so Rache just took us back home. After I got ready for bed, I sat on my stomach and flipped through the photos I had taken on my digital camera. A good one of Hannah, that one could go on the cover. Another one of Hannah... A few of the freaky purple haired, chocolate loving girl and more Hannah.

"Here we go," I muttered, flipping to one of Oliver. Two more of Oliver. I stared into his beautiful, brown eyes... I couldn't believe he wasn't snatched up. He was left all for me.

"I can't think like that, he's a human being. A sweet, kind, wonderful, funny human being..." I said out loud. My mom came in.

"Time for bed Ri," she said, turning off the lights.

"Five more minutes?" I asked, hiding my camera under my pillow.

"Two?" Mom asked, knowing I wouldn't give up until I had more time.

"Three."

"Done," Mom said, and flipped the lights back on. "One Mississippi, two..."

"Mom!" I said, laughing.

"Fine," she said and went back to her room, no doubt counting the three minutes I had.

I looked back to the picture. Just then, an idea popped into my head. I ran downstairs and thrust the memory card into the computer. I dowloaded the three pictures of Oliver and enlarged them. I quickly printed out the best one and ran up to my room. I put the big picture in my desk as Mom came in and turned off the lights.

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I couldn't wait until Saturday. I did two more concerts and some signings. One kid had me sign his hat, his poster, both his smelly shoes, both socks, which were equally smelly and his cast. Finally, Saturday came. Lilly came over at five thirty and we walked to the mall.

"There they are!" I said, pointing to Reilly and Oliver.

"Ok, so how do we tell what movie they're going to?" Lilly asked.

"I don't know yet... I'll figure it out," I said. Then, Oliver pointed to one of the signs above the ticket booth.

"O-kay..." Lilly said.

"Let's go," I said, dragging Lilly up to the ticket booth. We got tickets to the movie Oliver had pointed to and followed him and Reilly into the theater. Wait... had we just gotten tickets to a horror movie?!

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I clutched myself to my seat as a person on the movie went in a dark closet.

"This is so old school," Lilly said. I didn't say anything. After two hours of horrifying-ness, the movie was over.

"I'm probably gonna have nightmares about that..." I said, shaking.

"Come on! They're leaving!" Lilly said. She grabbed me by the arm and followed Oliver and Reilly.

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After the movie, Oliver walked me home. We lingered on my porch for a little while.

"I had a great time tonight," I said, brushing some of my hair out from my eyes.

"Me too," Oliver said. There was an uncomfortable pause.

"Do you think you would want to do this again next week?" I asked.

"I would love to. How about dinner next time."

"Sounds great." We stood there in the chilly night air. I hugged my denim jacket around my self.

"Well, I'd... better get inside," I said.

"Yeah, um... so see you next week?"

"Yep."

"Ok, bye."

"Bye," I said as I opened the door. There, Mom stood, waiting for me.

"Hi Mom. Is something wrong?" I asked.

"We need to talk," Mom said. She sat down and pulled up another chair for me.

"Ok..." I said uneasily.

"You know how I got that second job a few months ago?" I nodded. "Well, they just extended my hours."

"Ok..."

"That means I'm now offically swamped in work and I can't homeschool you anymore."

"What?!" I asked softly in disbeilef. My perfect day was now ruined.

"I've tranferred you into a wonderful school..." Mom said, af if that would make up for the Earth-shattering news she had just told me.

"But - but..." I stumbled over my words.

"Well honey, Rache is going to college in a few weeks and I can't stay home..." Mom stopped in the middle of her sentence. "I'm sorry," she said, not knowing what else to say. That was it. I ran to my room crying. I flung myself on my bed and stared up at the enlarged picture I had tacked up on the wall of Oliver and cried my heart out.

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On Monday, I got out of the shower and dried off. I got dressed in a thin pink short sleeved shirt and jeans. I left my straight hair down and put on my all purpose sky blue flip flops. I grabbed a granola bar and ran out to the car with Mom. I hadn't spoken to her since Saturday.

"Here you are," Mom said as we pulled up to the school.

"Bye," I said and ran in. I went to the imformation desk and got my room assignments. I tucked the peice of paper in my pocket. I rounded the corner and saw two very familar people. And a blonde haired girl with a Crunch bar.

"Miley Stewart? Is that you?" I asked in disbeilef.

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My eyes got big as I regognized the girl finally. "Reilly Mayers?" I asked. We both squealed in delight and ran to hug.

"I can't believe it!" I said.

"Did I miss something here?" Oliver and Lilly chorused.

"Oliver?" Reilly said.

"The one and only," Oliver said.

"Hello?" Lilly asked, acting as if I thought she didn't exist.

"Oh, sorry!" I said, embarrassed. "This is Reilly Mayers. We go way back. Reilly, this is Lilly."

"Hi Lilly," Reilly said. Then she leaned in. "You look familar..." she said. Lilly's blue eys grew wide and we excanged worried glances. We both knew that this was the some Reilly that had interviewed us.

"Nope, I've never met you before," Lilly said, panicking.

"Ok..." Reilly said.

"Hey Miley, I need to talk to you about... today's biology assignment," Lilly said and pulled me aside.

"You said you finished the assignment," I said.

"I did. But I needed to talk to you."

"Ok, shoot."

"You do realize you need to tell her don't you?"

"Yes, but..."

"Just do it! It'll be better coming from you than for her to find out by herself."

"Ok," I said.

I walked back, planning to pull Reilly aside and into the bathroom when I heard her say to Oliver; "And I can't believe my friends blew me off for Hannah Montana! No offense, but I don't see why."

Oliver shot me a panicked look. I gave him a look that said; I know, I know! What am I gonna do?

He shrugged. Reilly kept talking. I ran into the bathroom and for some reason started singing The Other Side. For some reason, it helped.

"The other side, the other side. The other side of me. The other side, the other side, I want you to see. The other side, the other side. The other side of me," I sang softly. After singing that several times, I stopped.

"You're her aren't you," A voice said. Reilly yanked open the stall door. "You're Hannah Montana."