Things Have Changed

Chapter 15

If Only He Knew

I stepped out of the locker room to find just maybe just 5 girls already out, chatting away with their friends until the teacher came to give instructions for today.

Then as I look around the gym I noticed; no boys!

And if there weren't boys out then that meant no Oliver! Great, Just my luck!

"Where are the boys?" I asked with a confused expression on my face.

"They're swimming today." Kate stated coming up to both me and Lilly.

"What's the use of gym if there are no boys?!?" I said.

"I know! I miss the boys!" Lilly whined pouting and earning laughs from me and Kate.

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"Good serve Jamie!" the teacher yelled as were playing volleyball. She then glanced at the clock, "Alright girls, you can change." And we all immediately stopped and headed to the locker room to change out of our gym uniforms.

After changing rather quickly myself, I pestered Lilly to change quickly also because by now the boys should have been out since boys got dismissed earlier because of swimming.

So when Lilly finally did get dressed I dragged her out the locker room and onto the wooden floors of the gym.

The majority of the guys were already out, along with a few girls.

I looked around the gym to have my eyes lay on Oliver just coming out of the boy's locker room in a muscle shirt revealing his strong biceps, and his hair still partially drenched by the water.

My breathe was literally caught in my throat leaving me utterly speechless. This boy could not get any hotter at this point.

When he got closer to us, he looked over at me and Lilly and a small smile surfaced his face and he walked over to us.

"Hey...so, Lilly are you going to the amusement park with Kate and me tomorrow?" Oliver asked Lilly. Way to ignore me Oliver.

"Yup." Lilly replied.

"What about you?" Oliver asked now facing me.

I looked up at him and glanced in his brown eyes, before forcing them to stare at the floor beneath me.

I shrugged, not being able to remember the English language at that point.

"Aw, come on! It will be fun! It could be like old times!" Oliver exclaimed, but then his face expression changed and in a serious tone asked me, "You're still not mad at me from the concert, are you?"

I looked up at him again, and suddenly those events were replaying in my mind, like they happened yesterday.

"No." I managed to choke out, "You know me Oliver, never could keep a grudge."

Oliver smiled, "Good cause my intentions were never to hurt you, and I'm still terribly sorry..."

"I-It's okay Oliver." I interrupted him from the future rambling session and then the dismissal bell rang and we all left to go home.

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As I walked inside my home I found my father sitting on the couch watching television.

When I shut the door his gaze turned away from the T.V. and to me. "Hey Bud. How was your day?"

"Fine." I replied, then he returned to watching what ever he was watching and I was making my way to the stairs.

Should I ask to go? It would be more time with Oliver...but then I might have to see Kate and Oliver hug and...uhh, kiss! But I heard they have a water ride and Oliver doesn't look bad drenched in water...

I turned around from the staircase and walked over to the side of the couch near my dad. "Hey dad? Do you think I can go to that new amusement park with Kate, Lilly, and Oliver tomorrow?"

My dad looked at me and answered, "I guess so."

"Ok, thanks!" and I dashed up the stairs.

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The next morning I woke up a bit drowsy but immediately snapped out of it since I realized today was the amusement park and I had to call Kate.

I hadn't gotten much sleep. I was nervous, or was it excitement...maybe it was both, but anyway when I picked up my cell to call Kate, and heard the ringing on the other line, those feelings once again filled me. I couldn't believe I was finally spending a day with Oliver...and ok maybe Kate and Lilly too, but any day with Oliver is a good day.

"Hello?" Kate greeted when she finally answered.

"Hey Kate! It's Miley, and I just called to say that I'm going to the park."

"Awesome, it's going to be great I promise! Meet at my house around noon, and we'll go! See-ya then!"

"Alright bye!" Once I hung up I dashed to the Hannah Closet to pick out a cute bathing suite in case we went on a water ride and cute outfit. Man am I getting pathetic with this...

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My dad just dropped me off at Kate's house and I slowly made my way up to her door.

It was ten of 12, so I don't know if anyone would be here yet.

I knocked on the door and I few moments later Kate opened the door with a wide smile on her face.

"Hey Miley! Come on in!" And I stepped into her house and she led me into the living room where Lilly and Oliver were watching something on TV.

"Alright Miley is here guys, so I'll get my mom and then we'll leave." Kate stated and went off to get her mom.

I sat next to Lilly which was actually the middle seat of the couch so I was also sitting next to Oliver also.

They have been watching music videos, and then suddenly 'Best of Both Worlds' came on. We were listening to it, when suddenly I could feel Oliver leaning in towards my ear.

He whispered, "I love this song of yours" and then he went to his recent position on the couch watching the rest of the video.

My attention no longer was on the video now. I could still feel the warmth of his breath on my ear, but it was slowly fading away. The words he said sent shivers into my whole body and they were repeating over and over again in my head.

The next thing I know, I'm being dragged to the door by Lilly with Kate, Oliver, and Kate's mom in front of us.

Kate's mom got in the passenger seat of her car with her daughter taking shot gun. Oliver got in on the right window seat and I ended up sitting in the middle of the backseat with Lilly sitting in the left window seat behind the driver.

The drive was quite boring. I didn't talk at all except for a couple, 'yeah's and 'ok's. It was usually Lilly and Kate talking about things and Oliver once and awhile saying something.

I was sitting in my seat looking directly straight out of the windshield, when Oliver poked me in the shoulder.

I slowly looked over at him and he mouthed, "Are you okay?"

I nodded yes, and gave him a reassuring smile, and went back to staring out the windshield. It was quiet sweet for him to show concern for me. Maybe he hasn't changed as much as I thought he did...

"Alright kiddies, we're here!" Kate's mom stated while we were driving into the parking lot.

We all piled out of the car with our stuff and said goodbye to Kate's Mom, and we all entered the park.

"So...what's first?" Lilly asked.

"How about we do the bumper cars first!?!" Kate suggested and we all nodded in agreement and went into the line.

When it was our turn we all got into these little cars, and then suddenly we were off. I immediately rammed into Lilly then Kate. A couple random kids knocked into me, but I got them back, then Oliver came ramming into the front side of the car, and he smirked at me and said "Oops!" and laughed as he went away.

I shook my head determinately and started going after Oliver. I was then near him and he saw me coming trying to make a get away. But after someone bumped into him he slowed down a bit and I went in for the kill. I slammed into the side of his car, and mocked his smirk from when he did the same to me.

He just smiled back at me, then the session was over and we all had to get out.

"Dang Miles, you are lethal in those things!" Oliver exclaimed still smiling. Lilly and Kate agreed and I just smiled; "Well now you know not to mess with me!"

We went on some other rides when we came in front of this yellow and purple roller coaster called the Medusa. (Meduse belongs to six flags!) It was a floorless roller coaster with many twists and turns, and there was no way I was going on that!

"Come on guys!" Kate exclaimed pointing to the Medusa.

"Um, guys I think I'll skip this ride, I'm not much of a roller coaster person." I said.

"Alright, let's go Kate." Lilly said.

"Ok, come on Oliver!" but he didn't budge.

"Nah, I think I'll stay here with Miles so she's not alone."

"Ok, if you say so." Kate said and followed Lilly to the ride.

"You didn't have to do that." I told Oliver.

"I know, but I didn't want you to be alone, especially with these creeps around today." he ended with a short smile.

I smiled, "Thanks Oliver."

"It's fine, but why don't you like roller coasters?"

"I just don't like the flips and sudden turns. I don't like the feeling of prying onto my life and the possibility of falling out and all."

"Miles, experts make these things, they build them so you don't fall out or get injured and all."

"I know, but that doesn't help." I stated.

"What if you went on a regular one, you know one that doesn't go upside down and to the side, just a simple roller coaster."

"I don't know..." I said unsurely, "Why?"

"Would you like to go on with me?" Oliver asked, "I mean Lilly and Kate won't be out for awhile since the line is huge and the ride itself is longer than this one and we might as well do something while waiting for them then just sit here."

I didn't want Oliver to think I was scared or something and we would be sitting pretty darn close!

"Ok...but what if I get scared and all?"

"I'll be there, just...use me as a shield or something. Ok?" I nodded and he grabbed my wrist and we headed towards the 'simple' roller coaster Oliver was talking about.

As we got closer to the front of the line I started to have second thoughts, "I don't know if I can do this Oliver!"

Oliver put each of his hands on my shoulder, and made eye contact and said, "Miles, I would never ever let anything happen to you, now come on you can do this!" and he dropped his hands and looked forward and the man let us through.

Me and Oliver got in a seat towards the middle and the metal bar lowered onto me and Oliver's laps.

I gripped on it hard, wanting the ride to be over all ready. Then the ride started all nice and slow, taking a nice little turn, and then we went escalating up. And then as we reached the peek I saw the way down and said, "O gosh!" And we went down with the speed picking up!

I screamed and buried my head into Oliver's shoulder with one hand still gripping the metal bar, and my other wrapped around Oliver's arm. I could feel the sudden turns on my body and the quick speed ruffling my shirt.

And before I knew it, the ride came to an end. I lifted my head from Oliver's shoulder and found him looking down at me. "Are you okay?" He asked.

"Um…yea." Then I noticed my one arm was still wrapped around Oliver's arm and I quickly withdrawed it. "Sorry." I said looking away as I felt a small blush reach my face.

Oliver laughed, "Its fine."

He climbed out of the seat and reached out for my hand. I gladly took it and he helped me out.

"See, I told you could do it." Oliver stated as we made our way towards out old spot in front of the Medusa, but this time we decided to sit down at a near by bench.

"Yea, it wasn't ALL that bad!" I said and let out a little nervous laugh.

Silence fell among us for a minute when Oliver said, "I was at that concert the other night, the one where you announced the new song."

My eyes widened a bit, "And?" I said nervously.

"I thought it was great!" he said with a smile, "It caught me my surprise though since your dad doesn't really write those sorta songs."

"Well he didn't write it..." I stated.

"Oh, so one of Hannah's 'people' did?" he asked.

I took a deep breath and said, "No...I wrote it."

"You did?" he asked and I nodded. "Wow, that song was really amazing Miles!"

"Thanks." I replied still unsure where this was going to lead.

"How did you come up with it? You know you're inspiration..."

"O it just kinda came to me..." I lied, and I knew Oliver could see right through it.

"Come on Miles, I know that's a lie, now the truth..." he said serious.

"The truth, well the truth is that... I really like this guy and I don't want to! Because I know, like I said in the song, it will lead to heartbreak and my heart is already aching from him!" I said as one little tear escaped my eyes. Oliver took his thumb and wiped it away.

"I can't believe I just told you that." I said.

"Well, I'm glad you did." And he wrapped his arms around me and I hugged him back and more tears were flowing out as I thought...

If only he knew he was the reason for these tears...

A/N: okay so wow, very long! haha! Miley had to be scared of roller coasters for my story to go on so yea. PLEASE REVIEW! 5 reviews and I'll update as soon as I can: D