Sorry for the long wait. It kinda slipped my mind. But hopefully your reviews will keep me going. By the way, since the story started during Miley's b-day, which is in November, lets pretend it is December now. Thanks.
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Miley's POV
I awoke the next morning to my alarm clock, and you guessed it, it was five am. To say I didn't sleep well was an understatement. I barely slept. I was up thinking about my dad, thinking about Jackson, thinking about Jordan, thinking about Nick, thinking about school, thinking about the rumors, and thinking about the pain that my body was currently in from Jordan. I guess you could say I had a lot of things on my mind. But I wasn't going to let it affect me today, at least I was going to try to not let it affect me.
I slid out of bed and got in the shower. I was currently just trying to wake up and not feel so groggy. Its been awhile since I had gotten up this early, and I definitely didn't miss it. I was soon finished with my shower, and I went with my normal morning routine, making sure to cover my bruises, I slipped on my Hannah wig, and packed school clothes. I was set.
I made my way out of my room and I decided to check on Nick. I went to his room, and I noticed there weren't any lights on. I opened his door, and there was Nick Jonas himself, still sleeping.
"Nicholas Jonas, you get out of bed right now!" I said loudly
Apparently it didn't faze him.
So I decided to shake him awake.
"Nick wake up, we have to go" I whined
He didn't even move.
"That's it" I said to myself
I went and I got a bowl of crushed ice cubes from the from the fridge dispenser. I came back and I slowly lifted the top of Nick's boxers that he was sleeping in. And as fast I could, I dumped the bowl of ice down his boxers. I must tell you, I've never seen anybody wake up from sleep so quickly before. He practically leaped out of bed.
"Ooh, ooh, cooooooold, get it out, get it out, get it out!" he was screaming, trying to shake the ice out of his underwear.
I couldn't contain my laughter. I literally fell to the ground laughing so hard. Nick finally noticed me laughing.
"You…you did this? I thought Joe sneaked in here or something."
I didn't answer him, I couldn't, I was still laughing so hard. He just glared at me, but a friendly glare.
"Get ready…we have to go…in like 5 minutes" I was still laughing.
He hurriedly got dressed in the bathroom, and I was still chuckling when he got back.
"I think you should know…that wasn't funny" he said trying to hid his smirk
"Oh yes, yes it was"
"Nope"
"Well, how about we ask your brothers" I said
"NO! They'll tease me" he said sad faced
"Ok, lets get going"
As we were driving to the studio, I was almost falling asleep. I was just drifting in and out, and then when I was actually about to fall asleep, Nick shook me awake.
"Still tired?" he asked
"Yeah, lil bit" I replied groggily.
We walked into the studio and began our work. I was still really tired, but I couldn't let it affect my music. I put my all into it, and became even sleepier. When we were done, I went to go get changed. While I was changing, I just felt really weak. I can't explain it, it was like I had no energy. Well that's going to make school a blast. I walked out and Nick and I drove to school. Nick and I had to depart once we got to school because I had to go to the office to speak with Mr. Scott.
I softly knocked on the door marked "Principal".
"Come in" Mr. Scott said
I slowly opened the door, and I got suddenly shy.
"Ahh…Ms. Stewart, how are ya feeling"
"I'm fine" I answered in a small voice.
"No need to be shy Miley, come take a seat"
"It's not that I'm shy, I'm just…well…embarrassed I guess." Referring to the alcohol and drugs.
"Miley, you don't need to be embarrassed, everyone makes mistakes, and you've realized yours, so you just need to move on. If I may ask, what caused you to want to drink and smoke?"
Crap…
"I was just really feeling down, and I thought that it would make me feel better, which it did for a bit, but not exactly how I wanted it to." I said looking down ashamed.
"Miley, I know how hard it is losing someone close" he started
I cringed
"And I know in your case that this has happened before to you before, and that you probably feel lonely and lost"
"Uhh" I wasn't sure what to say, this was a bit awkward, and this wasn't my number one thing on my list to talk about"
"I just want you to know, that if you ever need to talk, or just need someone to comfort you, I'm here, along with Mr. Corelli, and Ms. Kunkle." He offered
"Thanks" I whispered, still looking down
"Ok, so now that your back at school, you really need to catch up on the work you've missed, and get back into the groove of things. You're a smart girl Miley, and I know you can do it" he smiled.
I looked up and nodded my head "ok"
"Ok girlie, get to class then" he said standing up.
"Thank you Mr. Scott, I really appreciate everything"
"Not a problem Miley" he answered.
As I made my way to my first class I was kind of nervous. Everyone obviously knows about my freak out on Ms. Kunkle, and about my hospital stay, also it didn't help that Amber was in my class. Most of them actually, at least I had my first class with Nick, Lily, and Oliver.
I walked into Biology and took my seat behind Lily. She turned around and gave me a big hug; class hadn't started yet.
"What was that for" I giggled
"I just missed not having you in class" she replied.
I just smiled in response.
"Ok class, let's get started." Ms Kunkle declared
"We are going to be starting a new project today, and it's a big one. I've already picked your partners. I will hand out your partners name to you after I finish explaining the assignment." She said
"The project is to learn everything about your partner. You will be spending all your time with this person. It is up to you weather you spend the night together, you will of course need parental permission, and supervision. You have the choice of video documentation, or writing a paper on your partner. Then you will say to the class what you have learned and your own personal thoughts on your partner's life. I know this has nothing to do with science, but it's a required sophomore project."
What kind of project is this, I happen to prefer that my personal life is kept personal. This is not cool.
"Ok, now I will hand out the partners, you can speak quietly amongst each other."
Lily turned around immediately and started speaking.
"This project is gonna be so cool" she said excitedly
"Yeah, sure" I answered sadly
"Hey, what's wrong"
"I just don't want everyone knowing my business, I guess" I gloomed
"Oh, it's ok Miles, hopefully you'll get me, Nick, or Oliver.
"WHAT!!!!" someone screamed
Everyone turned their heads towards Amber.
"Ms. Kunkle, there has got to be a mistake, you cannot pair me with her" She yelled pointing at me.
Everyone turned and looked at me. I slowly felt my face heat up, and I felt very awkward. I didn't know what to say, luckily Lily did.
"And what's wrong with being her partner? " Lily snarled
"I HATE HER! THAT'S WHATS WRONG!" Amber freaked
I just looked down.
"And you think you're her favorite person, news flash Amber…she thinks you're a BITCH!" Lily returned.
I immediately looked up at Lily,
"What are you doing?" I whisper yelled at her
"That's it!" Miley and Amber, stay after class.
Oh great, I didn't even say anything and I got in trouble.
I tried to pay attention for the rest of class time, but I was kind of freaking out by having to do this dang project, and having Amber as my partner. After our little brawl in the mall, I just wanted to keep my distance, now she's going to be all up in my business. I was definitely not looking forward to this.
Soon class ended and the class left, leaving just Amber and I in our seats still. Ms. Kunkle called us up to her desk. I had a little trouble standing up, but I managed, luckily Amber didn't notice. Ms. Kunkle however did and she asked me if I was all right.
"I'm fine," I said quietly.
She gave me an 'I don't believe you ' kind of look.
Now we were both standing in front of desk.
"Now Amber, why is it that you have a problem being Miley's partner?"
"I hate her, always have, always will" she replied
Ms. Kunkle just sighed. "That's not a very nice thing to say Ms. Addison"
"Well it wasn't very nice of her to attack me at the mall the other day either"
I suddenly looked up, shocked that she would say that.
"I think you must be mistaken Amber…" Ms Kunkle started but she was cut off
"No I think you're mistaken Ms. Kunkle, while Miley was missing school, she was at the mall with Joe Jonas" Amber accused
Ms. Kunkle looked at me in disbelief,
"Is this true Miley"
"It is true, but once we are alone I will gladly explain to you why I was there" I answered
"Ok girls, you guys need serious attitude adjustments, you are still partners, and you will get a long, and I know that neither of you can afford a bad grade in my class, so make the best of it and work together."
"Ok" we replied
As Amber and I were leaving Ms. Kunkle called me back.
"First off, Miley, how are you feeling? Last I saw you, you were in an ambulance." She started
"I'm fine, still a little sore, but I'm feeling much better" I responded quietly.
"Ok next, were you really at the mall, and did you really attack Amber"
"I was at the mall, and Amber made me very upset, and I took my frustration out on her" I said truthfully.
"Explain please" she commanded.
"Joe woke me up and felt bad that I hadn't been out of the house in awhile, so he took me to the mall. Before we actually left, I took the wrong dosage of a pill that makes me sleepy. By the time we got to the mall, I was very tired and Joe noticed. We went to a music store and I got upset by something so we decided to leave…"
"What upset you" she interrupted
"…Well, I saw an old record… of my… dad's, and it just brought back memories that are still hard for me to handle. While we were walking out, we saw Amber and Ashley. They basically told me that they told the whole school I was on meth. Then they started making fun of my family, calling us hillbillies. Then she singled out my dad, and called him a loser…" I stopped I was getting angry again
"I just couldn't take it… with all my strength, I tackled her to the ground, pulling her hair. It wasn't very smart of me, because I was still really hurt from surgery and all that. She fought back eventually. Finally Joe controlled me, and she kicked me in the stomach, and I collapsed into Joe's arms. They ran away, and I was too weak and dizzy so Joe had to carry me, and I think I fell asleep in his arms. And that's the end of the story." I explained.
"Wow" was all she could say.
"Ms. Kunkle?" I asked.
"Yes?"
"I really don't want Amber…or the entire class knowing all about my life, plus Amber and Ashley will just make it into a big joke"
"I know Miley, but just give Amber a chance, maybe she'll surprise you, but I can't reassign partners, and you have to do the assignment. Maybe Amber will back off, and maybe you can get her to not mention the sensitive stuff to the class"
"I doubt it" I said
"Just try it out" she responded.
I walked out of class already in a bad mood. Since I was late, she gave me a pass to my next class. So far today was not going so well. In my next class Amber and Ashley kept giving me dirty looks, I tried my best to ignore them, but it was just plain annoying. The teacher left for a few minutes to take a call in her office so that left the class to talk freely. I looked up, and you guessed it, Amber was still glaring at me.
"What?" I asked
"Nothing," she said
"Why are you staring at me?" I was getting annoyed
"Cause you're ugly" she laughed
I started laughing too.
"Why are you laughing?" she asked confused
"That had…to be …the worst…comeback…ever" I responded laughing
Now we were getting some more attention from the people in the class.
"Yeah, well, at least I'm not on meth" she said to the class
I stopped laughing and looked around and realized a lot of people actually believed her.
"You can't honestly believe I'm on meth, that's ridiculous" I shouted at everyone.
"Look out everyone, she's getting roid rage" Ashley announced
"Seriously Ashley? Roid rage is for steroids, how stupid are you?" I retorted.
"You would know all about that wouldn't you Stewart" Amber urged.
"You know what, I'm done, I don't even care anymore, say what you want, it doesn't bug me, if the only way you can make yourself feel like less of a loser is by making up lies about me, then go ahead. I know the truth." I said calmly
And with that I just my head down on the desk and tried my best to ignore them.
"Ha, look everyone, she's just giving up because she can't defend herself." Amber laughed.
I could hear other people laughing also, but I just tried to tune her out.
"Amber, why can't you just be nice?" I heard someone ask.
I looked up and saw that it was Saint Sarah.
"Ok goody two shoes, no one asked you" Amber spat back.
"Well no one asked you to talk about Miley like that" Sarah defended.
"Why are you talking to me loser?" Amber shot back.
"Because, it's not right that…" Sarah started but got cut off
"That was me, telling you to shut up" Amber interrupted.
Sarah did be quiet, but she looked at me. I sent her an appreciative glance, and then I put my head back down. Soon the teacher returned and class resumed. We of course got homework, plus the homework that I missed. I realized that I was already going to be swamped on the first back.
The day continued with Amber and Ashley giving me glares and saying the occasional insult, but I manage to ignore them. I was now tired beyond belief, and wasn't feeling too good. I just wanted to curl up in my bed and fall asleep. But I realized that it wasn't going to be possible to do that, even once I returned home. I had to get so much done, and then there is also the possibility of getting a visit from Jordan. I was now headed to lunch. Finally I can relax a little.
I bought a yogurt and a banana, then took my seat next to Lily.
"Hey Miles, how's your day going?" She asked cheerfully.
I just turned and looked at her and gave her one of my signature looks.
"Oh, that well huh?" she replied.
"Well lets see. Amber is my partner and she is the last person I want knowing about my life, the whole school thinks I'm on meth, and I have homework that will take me ages to finish."
"I'm sorry Miles, we can help you with the homework thing, but there isn't much else we can do to help"
Nick and Oliver came and sat down next to us.
"How's your day going?" Oliver asked me
"Fine" I grumbled
"I'll take that as a 'not so well'." He replied
I just ignored him and started eating my yogurt. I was too tired to make conversation. I looked up and realized that Nick was looking at me concerned.
He saw me looking and was about to ask me something, but I beat him to it.
"I'm fine, just tired" I said
He smiled and nodded his head.
"By the way, I didn't appreciate that wake up call this morning" He joked
"Well, too bad, next time wake up when I tell you to" I faked mad.
"Will do, I definitely don't want to repeat that" he laughed.
I just giggled and continued eating my yogurt. I stayed quiet for the rest of lunch.
After lunch I finished the rest of my day. I continued to get homework in all my classes, added to all my missed homework. I was already beginning to panic and stress out. My last class of the day, I have Mr. Corelli. He was in the middle of one of his lectures about romance novels, and I started drifting off. I was trying hard to stay awake but my body felt like it was just shutting down. My eyelids felt like they weighed 20 pounds. I finally heard the bell ring and I slowly stood up. Everyone else was almost out of the room. I picked up my backpack and staggered under its weight. I felt so weak. I finally put it on, and leaned against the desk to steady myself. Mr. Corelli definitely noticed, since everyone else was gone already.
He walked up to me and helped steady me.
"You ok Miley?" he asked concerned.
"Yeah, I'm fine" My voice came out so soft it surprised even me.
"Are you sure, you're looking a little out of it"
"Yeah, still a little weak I guess" I answered.
"Well ok, if you say so, just make sure you take care of yourself" he told me
"Thanks Mr. Corelli" I responded.
I walked out of the room and made my way to my locker. I put more books into my backpack, along with notebooks.
I felt someone tap my shoulder so I turned around. I found myself face to face with Amber.
"What" I said flatly
"I came to talk about the project. Don't think I would willingly talk to you."
"What about the project Amber?" I asked ignoring the last part.
"I'm coming over to your house today to talk about the project, I don't know when I'll be there, just be ready for me. Oh and please tell your family to take a shower, I know you hillbillies don't approve of sanitation, but I would prefer to not be gagging the entire time I'm there" and with that she walked away.
I stood there fuming and ready to scream at her, but I controlled myself. Then Nick walked up to me.
"Hey, you ready to go?" He asked me
"Yeah" I answered angrily
"Whoa, did I do something" he asked scared
"No, you just missed Amber here"
"Oh, well don't listen to her Miles. She's just jealous" He explained.
"Whatever" Why would anyone be jealous of me.
I went to pick up my backpack, and I was clearly having troubles, so Nick picked it up for me.
"It's ok Nick I got it" I stated
"No, I don't mind, I need to work on my muscles anyway" He responded flexing.
"Thanks" I murmured quietly
We walked out to the car. Nick put our bags in the backseat, while I got in. I rested my head against the window and just closed my eyes. My body hurt, I was tired, and I felt weak. I just wanted a few minutes of rest.
When Nick got in, he didn't say anything, clearly not wanting to disrupt my peace. I guess I drifted off because I soon felt Nick waking me up. I hadn't realized I fell asleep, until I saw that we were at my house.
"Oops" I said embarrassed.
"Don't be embarrassed Miles, today was a long day, and you're obviously tired, so its all good" he smiled
"Thanks Nick.
We walked inside the house and I immediately went upstairs to go change into more comfy clothes. I put on a pair of American eagle sweatpants, and a t-shirt. Then I walked over to the room Nick was staying in.
I walked into the room and he noticed me.
"Hey, what's up?" he said.
"Not much. Just wondering, are you staying over again?" I questioned.
"Well, if its ok with you. You're still not a hundred percent, and I would never forgive myself if something happened to you." He answered
With that, I decided to just hug him. He was a little surprised but he hugged me back. When I pulled away he was smiling broadly.
"What was that for?" he asked still smiling
"Just saying thank you, for caring so much about me"
"Miley, we all care about you. We just want you to be ok and safe" he replied
"I also wanted to say sorry" I admitted
"For what?" he was confused
"For being so crabby today. I was just having a bad day."
"Miley, you weren't that crabby, you were just stressed and tired. You were actually quieter than you were crabby. You have nothing to apologize for" he told me
"Thanks Nick. You always manage to make me feel better" I smiled
"I try" he said cockily.
"Ok, well off to do homework" I said getting up.
"Let me know if you need any help" he offered
"I will, thanks" and then I left. I slowly made my way downstairs.
I got downstairs and I pulled open my backpack. Just looking at all the books started to get me stresses again. I decided I'd start with my math homework.
I finished it about 3 and half-hours later I finished all my math homework. It took me awhile, but considering it was about a week of math homework, I was proud of myself.
I will admit that I was now drained. And that I still had more to do. I opened up my biology book. I started by reading the chapters that I missed. That's what I hate about this class. We do like four chapters a week, so that way we can complete the unit on time. Its very annoying, especially when you have to read four chapters in one night. I was in the middle of my second chapter when the doorbell rang. I groaned, knowing that it was either Amber or Jordan. I opened the door, and was actually glad it was Amber.
I opened the door, and she came barging in. I also noticed that she had a few bags with her.
"Sure come in" I said sarcastically.
She dumped her stuff on my couch and turned around to face me.
"Shut up Stewart" she snarled.
"What's all that?" I asked gesturing to the bags.
"Oh, those are my overnight bags" she answered as if it was obvious.
"Yeah, and what are they doing in my house?" I asked angrily
"Well, if I'm going to be staying here for the next two-weeks, I'll need my stuff." She stated
"Big sack of mean say whaaaaat?" I said shocked
"Yeah, I don't really want my house infected with Stewart germs so I decided I would be staying here."
"Ha, that's funny…I don't think so" I said seriously.
"Too bad, you don't have a choice. We both need a good grade, and daddy says I can't fail another class or I get my credit card taken away. I could always tell Ms. Kunkle that you're not cooperating and then she'll give you a worse grade then me." She threatened.
"And you didn't consider even asking me if you could live in my house for the next two weeks?" I asked
"No I didn't she said smartly
"Amber, you can't stay here," I said seriously
"And why not?" she asked annoyingly
I didn't want to tell her that her being here when my so-called boyfriend would be here would be bad idea, plus the whole Hannah thing.
"Just because. We hate each other Amber, this is a bad idea" I tried
"Well I'm willing to try, and that's all that matters. Now will you please show me to my room"
I realized that I lost. Nothing I said would make her leave.
"Ha, what makes you think you get a room" I smirked.
"Stewart, I'm not sleeping on this floor or this nasty couch, and I know you have more rooms upstairs" she spat
"Sorry, the guest room is being used" I smiled.
"By who, kick them out" she ordered
"Hey Miles, who was at the door?" Nick asked from the stairs
"What the heck is he doing here?" Amber asked.
"Nick is staying in the guest room, therefore you're not" I giggled at my victory
"Are you two like a thing or something" she motioned between us
Nick and I both blushed like nuts.
"No we're not, he's just staying here for awhile" I answered
"Why?"
"It's none of your business" I stated angrily.
"Hey Amber" Nick waved
"Uggghhh" she yelled.
Nick and I just smirked at each other.
Just then someone knocked on the door, and Joe came barging in.
"Miley! How was your first day back?" He seemed joyful as he hugged me
"It was fine Joe." I answered actually smiling.
"Good, now I ordered some pizza for dinner to celebrate. It should be here soon" he said.
He turned around and noticed Amber standing there.
"Hey, you're the girl from the mall" he said as realization hit.
"Yeah I am. Nice to see you again Joe" she flirted
"Ya, I'm not interested" he rejected her.
By now Nick had come downstairs and we all started laughing, minus Amber.
"So why is she here?" Joe asked me
"School project. She's staying here for the next two weeks." I explained
"Bummer" he replied
"No the bummer is I have to sleep on this sick couch" she complained
"But what about the other four bedrooms upstairs?" Joe asked
"Joe!!" I screeched
"You have four other bedrooms upstairs, and you were going to make me sleep on the couch!" she yelled.
I slapped Joe on the back of the head,
"I'll show you your room" I mumbled
I brought her upstairs and put her in the second guest room. I don't really want her in Jackson's room or my dad's.
"Here you go" I said
"Well I guess its better than the couch" she stated.
"Make yourself at home. Just don't go in any of the other bedrooms. Please, that's the only thing I ask of you"
"Fine"
"Ok, I'll call you when the pizza is here"
With that I walked downstairs. Nick and Joe were watching T.V.
"Sorry Miley, I didn't know you wanted her to sleep on the couch" Joe apologized
"It's fine" I sighed
I grabbed my books and brought them to the kitchen table. I tuned out all the other noises, and focused on my reading. I was having a hard time concentrating; I kept wanting to fall asleep. I managed to finish the chapters and then I started on the homework that with went with it. I finished two of the five worksheets that goes along with the reading when the pizza got here. Joe got up and paid the guy. I called Amber they all started eating in the living room. I stayed where I was and kept working on my homework. I was determined on finishing it.
"Hey, Miles, aren't you going to eat some" Joe asked
"No thanks. I really need to finish this, plus I'm not that hungry." I replied
"Come on Miley, you need to eat something" Nick urged.
"No, it's fine, really. I'll eat something later" I promised
"OMG she's anorexic isn't she" Amber rudely accused
"No I'm not, I'm just busy right now. I can't eat that anyway" oops, I said too much
"Why can't you eat it?" she asked
"Oh I'm sorry Miley, I forgot, I can get my mom to make you some soup, if you want" Joe said
"No it's ok, I got stuff here, but thanks anyway" I replied
"Wait, why can't eat pizza" Amber asked being nosey.
"She can't eat solid food because she just had…" Joe started
"JOE!" I cut him off
"Because she just had what?" Amber questioned
"Just tell her Miley, it's too late now, with Joe and his big mouth" Nick said
"Ughh, I had surgery last week ok, so I can't eat solid foods" I revealed.
"Oh like I'm supposed to believe that. Prove it!" she dared
"Are you serious, why would I make that up?" I asked upset
"Why would you lie about having four bedrooms upstairs?" She asked back
"Fine, here, happy" I said lifting up my shirt to show her my scar, and the bruises left over.
"Eww, you're scarred" she stated
I just rolled my eyes.
"Why did you need surgery " she questioned
"It's none of your business Amber" I said harshly
I went back to doing my homework. It was had to concentrate over their talking and the T.V. I would have gone up to my room to study, but I knew I would fall asleep for sure, so I stuck it out. When I finished my worksheets it was about 8pm. I was ready to keel over. I
I stood up and went over to the fridge. I got something to drink, and grabbed a jar of baby food from the pantry. I really like baby food desserts. They're good. But the veggie kind, that stuff is nasty.
I started eating while starting the next subject. I was determined to get everything done tonight.
"Ok, everyone, I'll see you later" Joe said
"You're not staying the night?" I wondered
"No, Nick is here anyway, so you don't need me. You're all grown up" He said faking a tear.
"See you later Joe" I hugged him
"See you tomorrow morning Miley. Get some rest, you've been studying forever" He said sincerely
"We'll see, no promises" I smiled.
"Bye" he called out before leaving
I went back to my history homework.
"Where's your parents" Amber asked
I tensed. I was dreading this question,
"They're not here" I said through clenched teeth.
"Where are they" She asked again
"Just leave it alone Amber" Nick said
"Well, I'm going to need to know for the project, are they coming back tonight?" she questioned
"No they're out of town, not gonna be back for like 3 weeks" I said quietly
"What about your brother"
"He's in college?" I stated
"Oh, ok" she was finally finished
I went back to doing my homework.
I have no idea how I'm supposed to hide all this crap from Amber. This is going to be tough.
Nick's POV
At around 10:30pm I heard the doorbell ring, so I got up to answer it. It was of course Jordan.
"Hey man, is Miley here?"
Of course she's here, this is her house.
"She's in the kitchen studying. She's been at it since we got home from school" I explained.
I turned to show him, and I saw Miley actually fell asleep doing her homework.
"Well, I guess she fell asleep..." I observed
Amber looked over at Miley. "Oh, this is prime" She pulled out her video camera. She started taping Miley.
"Miley's life is so boring she fell asleep" Amber said while taping Miley.
"Who are you" Jordan asked her.
She turned to look at him.
"I'm Amber Addison, who are you?" she flirted
"I'm Miley's boyfriend Jordan" He kinda flirted back.
I just rolled my eyes. I went over to Miley. She looked so drained. She was basically passed out in her history book. Jordan then came over and started to wake her.
She looked up and had this look of confusion on her face.
"Crap, how long was I out?" she mumbled groggily
"About two hours" I informed her.
"What?!" She shouted
She stood up too quickly and instantly got dizzy. She grabbed the table for support.
"You all right?" I asked worriedly
"Yeah, just stood up to fast" she explained
"Hey babe" Jordan greeted her with a kiss on the cheek
"Hey Jordan" she replied back.
He went up to her and hugged her.
"How was your first day back" He questioned.
"It was fine, just too much homework" she answered.
"I missed you Miles" he said
He went up and kissed her on the lips.
"Missed you too hun" she replied
He kissed her again, this time a little more deeply. Then Miley remembered where she was and pulled away. She turned to look at Amber.
"You're taping me?" She asked in disbelief
"Umm, yeah, duh" Amber said snottily.
"How much did you tape?" Miley asked upset.
"From when you were sleeping" Amber smiled
"Give me the camera!" Miley yelled reaching for it.
"No way, you were drooling, that's good stuff" she taunted
"Give it!" Miley lunged at her. Amber moved out of the way causing Miley to hit the floor.
"Uugh" Miley groaned when she made contact with the floor.
"Whoa, you alright Miles?" I asked her running over to her,
I helped her up and she glared at Amber.
"I'm fine" she was mad, beyond mad. Not to mention Amber was still taping.
She went back to doing her homework. Finally Amber stopped taping. Jordan was watching T.V. in the living room, with me. Amber came over and sat really close to Jordan on the couch.
"So you said you were Miley's boyfriend?" She asked
"Yeah" he answered
"Well, that's weird" She said confused
"Why?" he asked suspicious.
"I just figured she was dating Nick" Amber answered plainly
"Why would you figure that?" He questioned.
"Yeah, Amber, why would you figure that" I glared daggers at her.
By now Miley was paying attention.
"Well, I mean, with them kissing all, I just assumed. You must have an open relationship with Miley or something." Amber said innocently.
"WHAT?!" Miley, Jordan, and I all yelled.
"Jordan, that's not true, she hates me, she's just trying to sabotage me" Miley nervously explained.
"Yeah, Jordan man, she's lying, neither of us would do that to you" I said a bit calmer than Miley.
Jordan's face was red, and he looked super angry.
"Miley, can I talk to you outside?" He asked through gritted teeth
"Yeah, sure" she said sadly. She probably figured he was going to break up with her or something.
"Bring your shoes, we'll be going for a walk" he told her
"She got ready and followed him outside.
As soon as the door closed, I turned and started to yell at Amber.
Jordan's POV
I can't believe it, I knew she was with that Nick guy. Oh she is most definitely going to pay for this. I'll make sure of it.
We started walking outside and I roughly grabbed her arm.
"Jordan, I swear she was lying, I would never cheat, I swear" she was almost in tears
"Shut up, I don't want to hear your excuses" I snapped harshly at her.
I started dragging her to the beach. I noticed thunder off in the distance, and I realized we were probably going to get stuck in the storm. The beach was deserted, considering it was almost 11 pm. I pushed her onto the sand, and made sure she got a face full of sand.
"Get up" I spat at her.
She stood while trying to get the sand off of her. I walked toward the water gripping her arm. When we got to the water, I pushed her in. I felt the water and realized it was freezing. Good, just what she deserved.
She screamed. I figured it was from the cold, but she had a look of pain etched on her face.
Miley's POV
Oh my God. It was freezing. Then I felt the water reach my scar. Oh man, it stung so bad that I couldn't help but scream. Salt water on an open wound was for sure painful.
I guess I made too much noise for Jordan seeing as he grabbed my hair, and shoved my head under water. I felt my face being pushed into the sand. I obviously couldn't breathe, and was wiggling to try and get up, but Jordan held me down firmly. Finally he lifted my head up, and gave me a chance to get one breath before he pushed me under again. I tried squirming again, and I soon tired myself out. I just gave up, and waited for him to pull me up. When he did, I took the opportunity to beg him to stop.
"Please sto…" I was cut off by being dunked again. This time I didn't get much of a breath.
I just tried to relax my body, hoping I could scare Jordan into bringing me up again. It was still awhile before he lifted my head again, and I was desperate for air. I started coughing and gagging. He must have taken pity on me because I found myself lying on the sand. I could barely tell that it was starting to rain.
As I lay there panting trying to catch my breath, Jordan was rambling on about how I was a cheater and how I was a slut and stuff like that. My eyes were closed as I was focusing on my breathing. I suddenly felt blow to my side. My hands instantly flew to my side in pain. I guess I let out some sort of strangled cry, and so he kicked me again. I couldn't help it, I just started crying. I was so sick of everything, and I couldn't take it anymore. He lifted me up by my shirt and pushed me up against a palm tree.
"Be quiet" He threatened.
I just kept crying, I couldn't stop. He shoved me again. And this time let me fall to the ground. He then proceeded to get on top of me, and basically squish the air out of me. I could breath but it was hard to do so, while crying. I suddenly was getting slapped across the face with his palm, numerous times. After what seemed like forever he got off of me. By now it was raining hard. He picked me up by my hair again, and managed to punch me in the stomach several times. I felt like I was going to pass out. He dragged me to a picnic table, and made me sit. He then told me he wanted to see me in my bra and underwear. I shook my head no. Well that received me another blow to the stomach, causing me to start coughing. He started pulling my t-shirt off of me, and finally got it off. He threw it somewhere. Then he worked his way to my sweatpants. I started to struggle again, and that earned me another 3 slaps to the face, plus a backhand. I officially had no energy to fight anymore. I felt my pants come off. And I was scared of what was going to come next.
I opened my eyes, and I saw him glaring at me.
"You'll get your clothes back when you learn your lesson. If you think cheating on me will get me to break up with you, then your wrong, I'll just make your life worse." He explained to me.
"But…I…I didn't" I was freezing, my teeth wouldn't stop chattering.
"I know you did, there's no use in lying" He snarled
"Now you're going to sit there, until I decide you're cold enough." He informed me.
I was already freezing, with being thrown in the ocean during the wintertime, plus the rain and wind. I was miserable. I tried hugging my freezing body. I basically felt naked in front of him. He was currently standing under and umbrella at another table. He was a lot drier than I was. I just sat there, sitting there, crying quietly trying to find the warmest position.
"So why did you scream when I threw you in the water?" he asked me
"S…salt…w…w….water on my c…c… cut from surg…gery" I replied through clicking teeth.
He walked into the rain and over to me. He untangled my body, so he could see my stomach. Any chance at warmth that I had was gone now. I looked down, and saw that the cut was enflamed. It was red around the edges and the stitches, and then it was a puffy white around the red. He reached to touch it, and I cried out.
It stung so badly.
"When you get home, you might want to put antiseptic on it, so it doesn't get infected. Something told me it was already infected, but I just nodded my head. He left me again, and went under the umbrella to escape the rain.
Nick's Pov
"Man, the storm is really picking up out there, I hope they're ok" I said to Amber
"Oh I'm sure they're fine" Amber replied nonchalantly.
"Amber, you have to tell Jordan the truth. It's not fair to either of them to keep the truth from him" I told her
"Why should I? I hate her. This is what she deserves. Plus he's cute, maybe he'll dump her, and come to me" she said
"Amber, seriously, Miley doesn't deserve this. She's probably the last person on the face of the earth to deserve any of this. There's a lot about Miley you don't know, and a lot that she doesn't want you to know, so please, just tell the truth, and spare Miley this one time" I practically begged.
"Fine, only because you talked me into it" she caved.
"Thank you Amber, really"
"Yeah, whatever. She muttered.
Jordan's POV
I looked down at my watch and realize that Miley's been sitting on the bench for about an hour. I can see her visibly shaking. It's well after midnight now, so I decide that she's had enough. I walk over to her and noticed that the wind has picked up. I toss her wet clothes to her, and I heard them slap against her skin. She jumps startled. She quickly starts to put them on.
"Have you learned your lesson?" I asked her
She didn't say anything, she just nodded her head, still shaking and teeth chattering. She went to stand up from the table, and I immediately noticed her wobbly legs. She totally collapsed into the sand. I felt kinda bad for her so I went over and helped her up. Now that I think about it, she's still technically supposed to be on bed rest. I'm sure she's not fully healed yet, and that she's still really weak. I held her against my body as we started to walk back. She was leaning on me as we were walking, I'm pretty sure if I wasn't holding onto her, she would have fallen over again. I looked down at her and took notice to her clothes sticking to her body. Her skin was ice cold and pale white, and she was still shaking. She was being really quiet, I'm sure she's too scared to say anything. I also took notice that her lips were slightly blue. You couldn't really see that I had hit her face, you would think it was red from her being cold. We soon reached her doorstep and we went inside.
Miley's POV
Brrr… I'm cold. There is not a warm spot in my body. I can't believe Amber would stoop this low. Actually, I take that back, I can believe it. Whatever, there's nothing I can do now. This is kinda the last thing I need right now, and I'm struggling enough as it is trying to keep it together.
We are currently on my front porch getting ready to go inside.
"I want you to ignore everyone and go straight upstairs ok." Jordan told me
"K…kay. C…can I g…g….grab my home…work f…f…irst. I n…n…eed to f…finish it b…by t…t…tomorrow." I stuttered from the cold and nervousness.
"Yeah, go ahead, but don't talk to anyone" he said
I just nodded my head, I was too worn out to talk.
We went inside the house, and we were immediately greeted by Nick's worried face.
"Are you guys ok, man you guys are soaked, the storm is picking up out there" Nick rambled.
Jordan let go of me and I felt like I wasn't strong enough to hold myself up. I staggered a bit but continued walking to my homework. I threw everything into my bag, and went straight up the stairs. I was having a hard time going up the stairs so I had to go slowly.
"What's with her?" I heard Nick say
"She's pissed at Amber" was all Jordan answered with.
I rolled my eyes and continued up to my room.
Once I reached my room I just laid face down on my bed, I didn't even bother changing out of my wet clothes. I needed a few minutes to calm myself.
Amber's POV
This is totally unlike me but I feel kinda bad for Miley. She looked sad, and scared, and genuinely tired. I realized I need to do two things tonight. One I needed to tell Jordan the truth, and two, I need to apologize to Miley.
"Jordan, I promise you, we never kissed" I heard Nick say
"Yeah sure, just get out of my face Nick" Jordan didn't say nicely
"For real Jordan, she loves you, it didn't happen, I promise you" Nick defended
"Nick, just give it up alright, I'm sick of you trying to defend something that I know is true." Jordan spat angrily
"Actually Jordan…" I started
The two guys looked my way.
"I kinda, umm, made the whole thing up" I said quietly
"And I'm just supposed to believe you. What did Nick here make you do this?" He asked upset
"No, I just feel bad." I answered
"Why would you just make something up like that, it doesn't make sense" He questioned
"Look, Miley and I don't really like each other. In fact it could probably be defined as hate. Me and my friends make fun of her and her friends at school. So when I saw you and her together, I took it as the perfect opportunity to get to her. I just didn't realize I made the wrong choice, until I saw the look on her face when you thought she cheated." I explained.
"Well, Amber, that was a really bitchy thing to do. You almost caused Miley and I our relationship" Jordan said a little bit more relaxed.
"Look, I'm sorry, and I'm going to go apologize to Miley next. " I said
"Fine, you go talk to her, and then I need to talk to her next" He told me.
I slowly went up the stairs. I really don't want to apologize to Miley because I hate her, but I know that it's the right thing to do, and that I need to do it. I reached her what I assumed was her door and I knocked. I heard a faint 'come in' so I opened the door.
The room was dark except for a small desk lamp. I looked around and saw Miley on her bed face down. She was still wearing her wet clothes, and she was shivering.
"Miley?" I asked
I saw her flinch when she heard my voice. She must not have been expecting it to be me.
"What do you want" she mumbled. It came out distorted because her face was in her pillow. She still hasn't looked up.
"I just wanted to say sorry" I said.
"Fine" was all that came out of her mouth.
I went over and sat on the bed next to her body.
"I told Jordan the truth, so now he knows"
"Great" was her reply
"Look, I know you're pissed at me, but can't you at least look at me while I'm apologizing" I asked as I put my hand on her arm.
I quickly pulled my hand away. She was ice cold.
"Jeez, you're freezing. Don't you want to get out of your wet clothes?" I questioned amazed that she was still in them.
"I'm not mad" she ignored my last question
"Why not" she should be mad at me, I would be mad at me.
"Look, I just want to be alone right now" She said so softly that I almost didn't hear it.
"Ok, I understand, I'll see you in the morning I guess" I said
I didn't get a response so I just left. Her voice sounded so sad and gloomy. I screwed up big time.
I went downstairs and told Jordan he could go up.
As he was leaving Nick turned to me.
"How was she?" He asked concerned.
"Well she wasn't mad" I informed
"Really, I figured she would have flipped on you" He said
"Nope, she was more sad than angry I guess" I responded.
Jordan's POV
I feel bad. Miley was telling the truth the whole time. I mean, I probably was going to do something to her tonight anyway, but I was a little harsh with the whole water and rain thing. She's probably going to be sick as a dog tomorrow.
I went up to her room and walked right in. I saw her lying on her bed, face down
"Hey" I greeted softly
"Hey" she said back quietly
"You're still wearing those clothes" I asked in disbelief
"I guess" was what she replied, still just as quiet.
"Can you sit up please" I asked
She slowly moved from her spot facedown on the bed, She sat up with her legs hanging off the edge of the bed. She kept her face downward.
I placed my fingers on her chin and she flinched. She was still freezing cold and shivering. I slowly lifted her head to face me. I could see her eyes were red and swollen with tears in them, and that she wouldn't make eye contact with me.
"I'm sorry, Amber told me everything" I apologized
She didn't say anything she just nodded her head; a few of her tears slipping down her already tear stained face. I brought my thumbs up to wipe them away, which caused her to flinch again. I could tell that she was scared shitless of me.
"Hey, you need to get out of these clothes ok? Take a nice warm shower, and get some warm pajamas on"
She just nodded her head again. She wasn't looking too good. She was still pale, and her eyes looked so tired and sore from crying, along with the shaking.
"How're your stitches" I questioned.
"They're fine" she whispered.
"Can I see?" I asked as nicely as I could, I suppose I owe it to her to be nice right now.
She lifted her shirt up a bit to show me her stomach. I could clearly see the bruises that I caused her tonight for no reason. She could sense what I was looking at and more tears continued to silently fall. Her stitches didn't look any better.
"Wait here, I'll be back" I said going into her bathroom.
I didn't wait for a reply.
I went and started searching for some antiseptic cream to put on her cut. I also found some gauze and tape. I went back to the room, and it looked like she didn't move an inch.
I started putting the cream on her scar, and she hissed. I assume it must have stung. She stayed quiet though, as I applied the gauze and tape.
"There we go, all done" I stated
"Thanks" she sniffled
"No problem, it's the least I can do" I answered.
Once again I was met with silence.
"Well, I'll see you later I guess" I said standing up.
"Bye" she replied.
Miley's POV
I don't know what to think about any of this. I feel like shit, I'm tired, sore, cold, and upset. I just want to curl up and fall asleep. But I can't because I have to finish my homework. I just don't feel like talking to anyone. I feel like giving up. I'm really hoping Nick doesn't come up here to talk to me, even though I know he will. Unless he's too scared to because of Jordan.
I slowly stood up. I changed into dry clothes, even though it didn't make me feel any warmer. I grabbed my books and sat on the floor against my bed and got to work…again.
Nick's POV
I saw Jordan coming down the stairs looking kind of…sad.
"Is she ok?" I asked him.
"She will be, but she wants to be left alone for awhile. She's just kind of upset about the whole ordeal. I think she's going to shower and go to bed.
No POV
With Miley
That night, Miley stayed up until about four am. She was so tired that it took her a lot longer to finish it. By the time she was done, she was so drained that she didn't have the energy to get into bed. She stayed on floor and slept for the hour she had. Before she went to bed she could already tell she was getting sick. She was sniffling and coughing, and her head was pounding. She was still freezing, but she didn't care. She had officially shut down on herself. The only thing she cared about right now was getting her homework done, so she could pass the tenth grade.
With Nick
Nick was kinda worried about Miley, but he decided to give her space. His love for her is growing everyday. When he went o bed that night, he felt ashamed that he actually wanted Jordan and Miley to break up, that way he could be with her. He fell asleep thinking about Miley.
With Amber
She went into her room after Jordan left. She was feeling a bit guilty about the whole deal that happened that ay. She felt that there was a lot that Miley was hiding from her, and that she wanted to find out. Her opinions of Miley haven't changed, she still hates her, she just feels bad about what she did. Amber fell asleep that night thinking about how to find out more about Miley.
With Jordan
Jordan felt bad about what he did to Miley that day. She had tried to tell him that it was a lie, and he ignored her. He hurt her anyways. When he saw her face, he felt a pang of guilt run through him. That pang of guilt is not enough to stop him from the things he will do in the future, but for that one moment, he couldn't stand to see that look on her face. That night, Jordan went to bed thinking about his mistakes that day.
AN. Alright guys, I hope you liked this. If you're wondering how long it is, its 27 pages. I thought that would make up for the long wait. I hope that it wasn't too much to read. So last time I asked you all a question about Miley, so I'll do that again.
Do you think that Miley and Justin Gaston are dating?
If they are dating, would that be inappropriate because of their ages?
Do you think Justin is using Miley for fame?
And do you think Justin is Cute, Hot, Average, or Butt.
I personally don't think they're dating, but that it could be a possibility in the future. As long as they claim that they aren't dating, then I'll believe them. It might be inappropriate in some ways for them to date, but overall I think that as long as her parents are cool with it, and that boundaries are set, then it's totally fine. I don't think it was Justin's intention to use Miley for fame, I think it just kind of happened naturally. Obviously if you walk around with Miley Cyrus, you're going to get noticed. And I think Justin is in the Cute/Hot range. If you've seen Taylor Swifts Love Story music video, he's pretty cute. I also like is modeling pics. Overall I like Justin.
By Everyone, I'll keep writing as much as I can.
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