I'm trying to write longer chapters, so here I go…

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Selena was stereotype of the mean girl from the outside - to the non-shallow at least. Most mean girls looked nice, Demi had definitely learned that at a young age; it was etched into her brain deeper than the hours of a school class could ever put it. Of course Demi had met her best friend before the complications of school after the elementary grades had hit. Selena became a victim of the epidemic that scarred Demi, though she suffered pain and misunderstanding, Demi still showed more battle scars.

Scars or not, Demi was very grateful for Selena; when Demi had started home schooling because of her daily dose of torment Selena had done it too, to keep her from being alone. The loving brunette was the only friend that Demi had for around a year and a half. Both girls' parents saw it as an act of true friendship and so it was. Even though Selena had been young at that age, she was perceptive and it was plain in her sight that what Demi needed was an affectionate friend. When Selena had told Demi, the suffering girl had been completely overwhelmed and emotion rose in the form of her tears and strangled 'Thank you'.

During their year and a half together in their home schooling they bonded faster than ever. They always walked next to each other, took pictures together, they even made up their own pose in dreams of being known. They borrowed each other's clothes without giving them back and borrowed makeup from each other with no worries. When Demi was upset and fuming, Selena knew how to be calm and handle it gently like the soothing coolness of water that caressed a burnt patch of skin. They were always careful to work out the kinks in their relationship because of their deep conpassion for each other. Sooner or later, more or less, Demi picked up the guitar out of loneliness. Even with Selena, the weight of her situation pressed down on her like a thousand mountains.

Even with the comfort of another savior Demi felt alone. Within the next few years, both Selena and Demi's lives' began to change drastically. Five years after they had met, Selena auditioned for a leading role in a new TV series and Demi did the same for a movie. They both got their parts and were closer together than ever in the double spotlight. With their biggest dream being achieved, they set out for another; their life-long dream of a movie together along with a song. They celebrated Princess Protection Program and "One and the Same" for weeks after they had been aired.

But Demi started becoming close to another person, someone high on the pedestal, in the peak of their fame wearing the crown of the Disney throne. Miley and Demi turned to each other as friends in 2008, while Selena began dating the teen star's ex-boyfriend, one of the Jonas brothers' trio, Nick Jonas. In the May of 2009, after the initial rush of two explosive years in the fame industry, the excitement began to fade and was replaced by work and paparazzi. Selena began her work on another movie, Ramona & Beezus, and her former counterpart set her sights to her own TV show. Their eager Twitter messages to each other dwindled down to almost nothing and it seemed that Demi had outgrown her protective shield. In the beginning of 2010 Demi was asked about her well-known friend with her hair dyed black to match the inside. Demi snapped at the camera, making a reference to the country music star known by the world as Taylor Swift.

Out of unseen hurt Demi had snapped her two-worded reply at the camera, in front of admiring children and her devoted fans. Selena was still her rock in Demi's world. But flowing water had suddenly swept her Selena away, into the hands of another breakout star. It stabbed at her old, sensitive wounds and pushed her back into her dark room routine, where she would cry herself to sleep because of self-pity and hurt that she refused to lighten by sharing. The press was relentless, they stuck both girls with barbed questions about their delicate relationship that seemed on the verge on breaking. They both answered the same way; their friendship was evolved and they had changed. Behind the prying cameras Demi still cried her loss. She felt as if Selena was putting fame before friendship and the knife returned to her grip, scars being made fresh.

A few months later Demi began dating a person she had liked for a long time. Brother of Selena's now ex, Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas joined together to form the couple of Jemi, a development that fans had wanted to see for a long time due to the Camp Rock movies. With an unusual coincidence, the Jonas 'heartthrob' had broken the heart of Selena's new fame friend, Taylor Swift. People described Demi as 'out of control' in her relationship with Joe, but Demi batted them away. November brought the troubles out into open, with Demi succumbing to her past problems that now darkly shadowed her bright future. For three months she was gone from the limelight, healing old wounds and learning to bandage on her own. After her treatment, Selena told the prying eyes that Demi was doing well and gently expelled the worries. The next month Demi found her former best friend in a relationship with teen icon, Justin Bieber. The trio joined together for a dinner where afterwards they jointly showed the picture of the reunion to the world.

And so the loving fans believed the broken bond to be fixing, twining a new thread that was stronger than it had ever been before it was broken. But the story was never to be mistaken, for perhaps Justin was happy and Selena with the boost of fame the 'relationship' added was somewhat content, although the strain of the fakeness showed at times. Demi rose from the shadows with a new strength, finding closer comfort in the roar of the crowd. Demi still loved her vibrant friend with all her heart, but she just no longer felt the titanic bond that had anchored them together at their childhood. That hot summer day was long behind the both of them and would serve as a memory, perhaps more if the time came to be. The bonds between them were thinner, but there were more of them, rather than one single thread holding the two hearts together, one more broken than the other.

Demi forever and a day held a turquoise stone constantly with her that Selena had given to her on her birthday, post-treatment. Turquoise was one of the oldest symbols of friendship and signaled the growing of a healthy relationship. But Demi could not help wishing that the stone was a red rose, for her heart ached for her friend to embrace her as something more. Nearly a decade of friendship, how could that not be turning into something more? She was better in every sense, stronger, lighter in her heart, mature. Selena was changed as well; old things changed with time. Demi's friend was more womanly than ever at the ripe age of 19. Her 'boyfriend' Demi heard, wished to have a family by the age of 25. Demi prayed that Selena would be gone from that picture before it happened.

But as part of her treatment, Demi did what she had refused long ago, taking an even bigger step, given her current position. She shared her story with the world, caring or not, told the story over and over again. She wished to inspire the ones caught in the web of the darkness that she had finally escaped. She seeked to comfort and heal the broken shadows. For Demi believed herself to be the black crow that had shed its gloomy feathers and became a white dove, gentle, understanding, pure and wholesome in virtue. The dove was the bringer of peace and love, a symbol of security. The dove was her power animal and those with the dove experienced hardships in childhood and were at all times challenged to gain a solid foundation in their lives. Demi was peace, Demi was love and Demi was a goddess.

And Selena had been right by her side in one way or another.

I'd love to met either Demi or Selena in real life one day and befriend them *sigh* (I'd probably be tripping all over myself more with Demi than Selena, but still)

To tatimac: Lol, I'll stop worrying ^_^ I'm Asian, I don't know any better