AN: Just a quick heads up, this chapter might be short. Anyways, true feelings are revealed, but will they be received in a good way?

Chapter Six: Do You Feel The Same Way?

Miley awoke with a strange feeling running through her body. It was a feeling that she couldn't explain. It felt good, and right for some reason. Last night, she had a dream that Michael carried her into her bed, and when he placed her under the covers, he placed a very gentle, but sweet, kiss on her lips. Miley thought that the dream that she had felt so real, but of course, it wasn't, or was it? Miley always knew that Michael was a good friend, and that he would do anything for her, but why would he kiss her? He didn't have any romantic feelings for her, did he?

Michael sat on his couch after awakening after catching almost no sleep. Michael knew that he crossed the line last night. He didn't touch his friend in an inappropriate way, no. He had too much history to do that to her. He did love her, after all. He remember back at New Orleans when a drunk Miley literally threw herself at him, but he knew that he couldn't do anything to her while she was in that state. After everything that these two have been in, Michael literally wanted to tell her that he loved her. He would shoot himself in the foot if that would make her love him. That is what he would do to get a chance to be with her.

Miley just remembered a very important fact about her friendship with Michael. Every time that she went on a date with a new boy, she would call him and tell him about it, and when she did, his tone would always be a tone of fake happiness for her or one of strained joy for her. It was then that she realized, Michael maybe had some feelings for her that reached beyond friendship. But did she feel the same way about him, and what were his feelings towards her? Miley climbed out of the bed, and went towards her door to face him.

Michael could not for the life of him get the image of Miley out of his mind. Every time that he closed his eyes, he kept having images of her smiling at him, batting those beautiful blue eyes at him, or when he was really out of it, Miley would sometimes be wearing next to nothing, enticing him to come to bed with him. He couldn't take it any more. Michael stood up, and walked towards the bedroom door, determined to tell her how he really felt about her.

Miley opened the door, and ran right into Michael. She saw that he had a sort of angry look on his face.

Uh-oh, he looks mad. Miley thought. She knew that he was going to yell at her.

"Miley, I have something to tell you." Michael said.

Uh-oh, now he is going to do it. Miley thought, really frightened. Miley knew that she had to save herself before she was going to be really hurt. Michael was about to speak again, when Miley interrupted him.

"Michael, I don't have any romantic feelings for you, and I will only like you as a friend." Miley said. Miley looked at Michael's face, and saw that his angered expression turned into a hurt one. Miley knew that what Michael was going to tell her was the complete opposite of what she was thinking.

"Oh, okay." Michael said, trying to keep himself from breaking down in front of her. That was another thing that Miley knew about Michael, when he was really hurt, he could never hide it from her. Michael smiled at her, rustled Miley's hair, and quietly closed her bedroom door. Miley realized that she had just destroyed a boy that really loved her, and a boy that would do anything for her. As she listened at the door, Miley could have sworn that she heard him crying softly...

It was a few minutes after Miley literally shot down her friend. She loved him, and Michael loved her back. Miley knew that she would have to apologize to him, and now was the time to do it. Miley opened the door, and decided to walk out, and face him. She knew that when she talked to him, he wouldn't be in a happy mood. Miley walked out to the couch, and saw that he was not there.

"Michael?" Miley called out. She looked around the living room area. She looked on the couch, and saw a tear stained note. Miley looked at the note, and even though there was only three words on it, those three words spoke volumes.

I love you.

Miley felt like a total bitch for what she did to Michael. Then she realized that his coat was gone. Michael might have been emotionally hurt so bad, that he decided to take his chances in the huge snow storm that was getting worse by the minute. Miley ran back to her room, grabbed her own coat, jeans, and boots, and ran after her friend, and hopefully future love.

Michael was trudging through the snow as the icy wind stung his face. Michael felt like just curling up in the snow, and just waiting there, that is how bad he felt. Michael stopped at a tree, and took a deep breath. Before he could start moving again, Michael heard a familiar voice behind him. He turned around, and he just made out Miley walking towards him.

"What do you want?" Michael said coldly.

"Michael, please come back with me." Miley said.

"Why should I?" Michael asked. "You don't care about me, you never have. All you ever did was use me for your own agenda. And what makes things even worse, I still love you."

"I love you, too." Miley said back. Michael turned around and faced her, looking at her as if he misheard her.

"I'm sorry?" Michael replied.

"I love you, too." Miley repeated. "I was stupid to think that there was someone out there for me, and all along, that someone was right by my side."

Michael smiled, and was walking forward to embrace her, but then he heard a snapping noise above them. A branch and a lot of snow was heading right for them. Michael pushed Miley out of the way, getting hit hard in the back of the head in the process. Miley saw the snow mound, but didn't hear or see any movement from Michael. In a panic, Miley began to dig out the mound of snow, but to her horror, the more that she dug, the more that the snow had a red tint to it. Once she broke through and reached Michael, she saw that he was bleeding from a head wound, a head wound that he recieved saving her.

"Oh no, oh no." Miley said over and over again. With all the strength that she had, Miley began to drag him back to the cabin that they shared.

AN: The final chapter is up next. R&R faithful readers!