Chapter Eight:

Lilly has tried – and failed – to make herself land in the least painful way possibly. The helmet saved her from knocking herself unconscious while the knee pads and elbow pads did little to save other injuries. She landed on her feet part way down the ramp, only for her right leg to bend at an awkward angle and she got the biggest friction burn of her life as she slid to the bottom of it.

"Lilly" she heard Miley's panicked cry and saw her ex-best friend run towards her and silently cursed. Of all the people. Miley reached her and bent down beside her. "Lilly, are you all right?"

The pain shooting through her leg, which was till awkwardly bent, along with the fact that she was shaking from the shock of it stopped Lilly from insisted 'I'm fine'. Instead she looked up at Miley and shook her head, annoyed at herself more than anything. "I have never fallen before"

"First time for everything" Miley commented nervously. "I'm going to call an ambulance"

Lilly shook her head "There's no need" she tried to get up but putting any sort of weight on her leg was out of the question. She sat back down in frustration.

"I'm calling an ambulance" Miley repeated "You may have broken something or something and I'm not having my..." she stopped herself "I'm not have you just stay here, hurt. Now you can either be stubborn and whine about it or just accept it" Lilly didn't respond and Miley got her cell out and dialled 911 "Hey, I need at ambulance. Malibu. The skate park by near the beach. My friend's fallen and hurt her leg... My name's Miley Stewart, my friend's Lilly Truscott... please hurry"

"Why did you say that?" Lilly asked once Miley had hung up and put her cell away. The confused look on Miley's face told her she didn't understand so Lilly elaborated "'My friend'?"

"I thought it was a bit simpler than saying 'my ex-best friend who now hates me because my hug secret that I'm actually international pop sensation Hannah Montana got out and I was a complete bitch to her after it is called Lilly Truscott'"

Lilly almost laughed, except it wasn't funny. She just nodded to show she had heard, unsure what to say. After a moment in a silence neither of them could bear Miley said "I wrote a new song" it came out as excitable and proud as it had done when she told her Dad but this time as soon as she said it she became unsure "I mean… You're probably not interesting I just…"

"Let's hear it" Lilly replied.

"Really?" Miley checked,

Lilly nodded "Sure. I'm still a fan"

Miley began; these four walls, they whisper to me. Lilly listened carefully as Miley sung in a way Miley knew Amber or Ashley or anyone like that never would. Lilly was listening to the words and what they meant, not the fact that Hannah Montana was in front of her singing. She'd missed that, she realised, preforming her songs in front of Lilly and knowing Lilly would be honest about them.

By the time Miley finished Lilly couldn't stop the tears building up in her eyes. "It's brilliant" she said, she wanted to ask what it was written about, she wanted to tell Miley that she loved the use of the metaphor of the falling walls, she wanted to pick it apart and analyse it, she wanted to discuss it with Miley, it was one thing they both understood. The whole situation was awkward, part of her wanted to forget everything and just talk to Miley. She couldn't do that though, so she continued simply "And I'm not just saying that. It's very emotive"

Miley smiled slightly "Thanks" she replied, wanting to talk more about it but knowing Lilly was unlikely to want to hear it. They were both thankful that they didn't have to find another topic as the ambulance arrived.

The paramedics got the two girls to explain what had happened as they chocked over Lilly. They told them that it seemed likely that Lilly gad broken her leg due to the way she landed and after placing her on a stretcher they got her in the ambulance.

"I'll come with you" Miley said.

"No!" Lilly replied, her voice shaper than she meant it to be and she knew Miley would've taken it to mean she didn't want her there "I need you to tell my Mom what happened" she explained. Miley nodded and ran off towards Lilly's.

A/N: Sorry it's so short, please R&R