What Are You Doing?

Miley's POV

"Just like that?" Lilly suddenly asked

"Yep, just like that. I just told the director and my parents of course, that I didn't want to do it anymore. They let me and thought I wanted to focus on school more. But that isn't the real reason you know of course."

"Well how does everyone else know already?" I asked

"Oh right, well I had a little interview that aired on TV this morning. I'm guessing you must not have seen it. One of the questions they asked me was what I'm going to do now that I'm finished filming this big movie, and so I told them. Now nobody really cares anymore I guess."

"Wow Jake, I'm sorry. Are you sure you're ok with that?"

"Yeah of course. I mean it sort of feels like a big weight has been lifted off me. I just feel sort of free you know." He sighed and smiled a little.

"Oh yeah I do. I mean….s-sort of." I tried to play along. Jake looked at me suspiciously. Then the bell rang for the next class. I had it with just Lilly. "Ok we better go Lilly. I'll see you later Oliver."

"But Miley I-"

I heard Jake start but Lilly and I were already at the other end of the hallway. Then we walked into our class room.

"Gosh Miley, you didn't even say bye to Jake. What's up with that?" Lilly said as we both sat on top of our desks.

We had a few minutes until class started, so we were able to talk. And our seats were also in the back of the room, next to the door way.

"Well it's not like I won't see him again. I mean come on Lilly; he seems to be following me everywhere in between classes."

"He just wants a second chance Miles. Why can't you give him that?"

"Ok, what would you do if you were in my position?"

She paused for a moment trying to think really hard for something to say.

"Exactly, so now you see why-"

"Hey, you didn't even hear what I had to say."

"Well you sure took long enough to think about it, so would you do the same thing as me or what?"

"Yeah I guess you're right. Kissing a girl and then leaving isn't nice at all."

"Well what do you think I should do since he keeps following me around like this?"

"Just dump him." She said simply

"Yeah, but when I said he wasn't even a friend he looked really heart broken."

"So you don't want to dump him?"

"Well….yeah I do 'cause I already said I don't want to be friends and he is really annoying and-"

"Miley" Lilly stopped me and gave a knowing look

"Alright, so maybe I do feel a little sorry for him." I admitted quietly. Lilly always got everything out of me.

"Yeah I would too; you were being a little mean."

"Thanks Lilly. No I meant because he said he quit his show. Remember he told us that he was happy about it? Well he didn't show it very well."

"Yeah you're right; I'm not that good of an actor."

Jake suddenly walked around from the door way and sat on the desk next to Lilly. He had a sort of sad look on his face but I didn't care; he was eavesdropping again.

His voice coming out of nowhere had scared me. So I breathed in sharply before I spoke. "Jake that's the third time today! Would you stop?! And this time you were eavesdropping! And what are you doing here anyway?" I realized these were probably too many questions for him to handle and I said them a little loudly. But nobody was in the room yet, but still they would be any minute now.

"Gosh Miley I'm sorry I didn't mean to I just…well I wanted to answer you but I…ok you're right I shouldn't have listened like that. And I'm here because I had my schedule changed a little when I got back from Romania."

"Oh ok, well sorry about earlier." I mumbled. His face lit up a bit but I moved on quickly. "So what do you mean you're not that good of an actor? You're not happy about quitting then?"

"Actually, no not really. I mean I guess I liked it more then I thought. It was probably just the movie that was the hard work. And now that I'm not doing the show anymore, I don't have any fans. In fact nobody at school likes me at all." He sighed and sat in his seat.

"Come on Jake that is so not true." Lilly suddenly said. "We're still…I-I mean I'm still your friend. And so is Oliver." Lilly said after she looked over at me.

I felt kind of bad after that and so it was a little awkward silence until someone spoke.

"Oh yeah thanks Lilly." Jake said and gave her a small, shy smile.

What? Why did he smile at her like that? Jake is never shy, so was that…that was a flirt! He was totally flirting.

And you care about this why?

Well because….because Jake really isn't that nice and Lilly's my friend and-

And you'd just be jealous

Nope not gonna happen

So then let them happen

I can't it's just- Lilly's my best friend and Jake is just, well he's Jake, and it's just….it just doesn't seem right

And you should just make up your mind already. Because while you've been battling they've still been talking you know…

Oh my gosh, you're right!

After I shook myself out of my thoughts I looked over at Lilly; she was smiling back at Jake. I couldn't quite hear what they were saying now, because the class room began to fill in with more kids.

I was really impatient about this. So as soon as class started, I scribbled a note down on a small piece of paper and crumpled it up. Lilly was sitting right in front of me, so I threw it hard at the back of her head.

She touched the spot where it hit and turned around to look at me.

"Hey, what was that for?" she said in a barely audible voice.

"You're being so dramatic, just read it." I shot back and pointed to the ball of paper.

It had fallen on the floor and then she picked it up and quietly opened it.

What were you and Jake talking about?

-Miley

Lilly turned back around giving me a what's-wrong-with-you, look. Then she scribbled on the other side of the paper and slipped it back at me.

What's wrong? We were just talking. I just told him he was still friends with me and then he asked if we could all go to the beach after school.

-Lilly

I rolled my eyes at that. I couldn't believe he still wanted to hang out with me. I scribbled another note. Then I threw it at her again. She was annoyed but let it go and opened the note.

Nothing's wrong, I just wanted to know what you were talking about. And why were you smiling at each other like that? And the beach? Why would he want to do that?

-Miley

Lilly scribbled on the note again, crumpled it up in frustration and threw it over the back of her head. I could tell I was definitely getting on her nerves now.

Let's stop with the notes already and talk about this after class ok?! Mr. Corelli keeps looking over here.

-Lilly

So now I just kept the paper and couldn't wait until the end of class. Then hopefully I would find out if she was really flirting. Or maybe if I even mentioned it she might get more mad. But I still decided too say something because I had to find out one way or another.

After what felt like hours, but was only one, class was finally over.

I got up from my seat and grabbed my bag quickly because I wanted to grab Lilly before she left.

"Lilly, let's go. Wait first, Jake what class do you have next?" please don't be with me now. Not now.

"Oh um…" he looked a little confused at this sudden question, but got out his new schedule anyway. "…I've got history with-"

"Great, and we've got biology. See ya." I said happily and gave him a small wave as I pulled Lilly out the door with me.

I had still left him in a confused looking state. But all I cared about now was questioning Lilly.

"Miley, what's going on with you?" Lilly asked as we arrived at her locker. "You never pass notes unless you're really anxious about something."

"What do you mean what's going on with me? You and Jake were totally flirting back there, before class." Wow, that was a little bolder than I meant, but I guess it was out in the open now.

"Are you kidding me?! That's it? This is what you've been upset about? Miley, why would I do that? All Jake did was ask us to hang out at the beach." She said simply.

"Lilly, that jerk asked you. I know he said me and Oliver should come along too, but he basically asked you out. And ya wanna know why?"

"Uh I don't know….do I?" she asked, a little scared.

"Because I told him I'm not interested in him anymore. Do you get it now?"

A few seconds after I said this Lilly finally realized what I had been saying. Although she looked as confused as ever.

"B-but he likes you, so why would….no he wouldn't really….are you sure he-"

"Lilly, it's because I told him he aint gettin another chance with me, remember?"

"Oh yeah, that's right. But wait, are you sure he was flirting with me? I mean why me?"

"Well you probably don't remember since you were flirting back at Jake the jerk. Because it sure as hell looked like it!"

"Gosh calm down Miles, I thought you just said you were over him."

"Well yeah…yeah I am I just…w-well I was just saying he was a jerk wasn't I? So I don't think it's a good idea for you to like him."

"It's ok I don't think I do, alright? He was the one coming onto me….I think." Lilly said looking confused and then shut her locker.

Just then the warning bell rang for one minute left until class. As we were walking to our class we walked by Jake. He stopped us for a moment.

"So Lilly, are you guys going to be able to make it after school?" Jake asked her in a really flirty tone.

Now that I had brought up the subject of what Jake had been doing earlier, Lilly was aware, so she didn't answer right away. She pause for a moment and looked in his eyes cautiously.

"Oh um…I think…oh yeah, yeah we can; all of us can. So just meet us at Rico's a few minutes after school." Lilly said a bit quietly.

"Great I'll see you-"

Right before he finished, the final bell rang for class. We were all late now.

"Thanks a lot Jake, now you made us all late for class!" I yelled back at him as Lilly and I ran for our classes.

Then we were suddenly stopped by a teacher for running in the hallway. It was Kunkle. I quickly glanced in the direction of where Jake had been running to. He had also got caught by another teacher and was following him to his office. I smiled at this happily.

"My office now please." She said to us.

"Wait we were just trying to get to class. Can't we just get marked off as being tardy?" I tried to defend Lilly and me.

"Well being tardy is one thing and running in the hallways is another. That is why I would like you two in my office."

"Yes ma'am" I said grudgingly and we both followed.

When we got there we saw Jake sitting in a chair and waiting.

"Ha ha, you got caught too I see." I said triumphantly.

Then I sat down in the chair next to him. Lilly sat next to me and we both put our bags on the floor next to us.

"Yeah I'm sorry we were late, I didn't mean for us to be. All I was doing was asking about the beach." Jake said quietly.

A/N Thanks so much for all those great reviews! And just a hint for some reviewers out there. No this won't end up like the ending on Achey Jakey Heart. I didn't like that ending either...