MILEY'S POV

Really? What did Miley do so bad in her previous life that God decided to make the girl be stuck with the one person she really wanted to avoid? And not just once! It's been like a billion times already! Everything just happened to lead up to this point where now the boy is completely unavoidable.

Although it was satisfying to see that the so-called "queens" were fuming in anger that Miley took away their beloved star, it still wasn't enough. It's like the Gods are purposely trying to get back at her for stealing the $20 back from Jackson but you know what? It is so on!

Ms. Kunkle believed it was best for the pair to spend more time together on the project due to the sudden partner change so she gave them permission to use her classroom after school while she would be off to do some errands off campus and come back in a few hours to check on them.

And there they were now.

In the Anatomy classroom.

Just the two of them.

Alone.

Miley was completely fine spacing out with her full attention to the window but unfortunately came to a halt when a voiced perked up besides her. "I don't mean to burst your bubble but I'd like it if we could start on this.."

She looked back at him with a nonchalant expression, sighing in reply. The girl knew that the faster she could finish this project, the faster she can get home and drown herself in rom-com movies with Lilly. "Fine, fine. Lay out the poster." Miley got up from her seat and so did he, laying the poster from each end. "Wow, you guys really went all out!" Nick nodded his head in satisfaction, gaping at the almost finished project. "If you knew Sarah, you'd know that she would do the most just to get an A. She would not take a B for an answer." The full length model of the human body had labels of the parts left and right, only a few more missing labels and coloring here and there and the project would be ready to go.

NICK'S POV

The boy was extremely thankful to the Gods that he managed to get away from those girls. He could not stand another minute of their existence especially when they sound like bickering parrots. And he knew that they would never get anything done if he was stuck with them. Nick wasn't exactly a fan of biology but he was still going to push himself to get decent grades to make his parents proud. You can say he was a little bit of mom's little boy.

As they began to start working on the project, the tension grew more intense and palpable by the minute. Nick wasn't sure why Miley did everything in her power to have his presence completely away from hers but at the same time, the boy didn't want to push her into trying to talk to him. But as stubborn as he was, he wanted an answer. To lighten the mood, he thought of a hilarious question to ask.

"Hey Miley?" His voice echoed in the room but her focus on the poster was not phased by it. In fact, her concentration increased when he began to talk.

"Hm?" Her reply was rather short and brief.

"Who's your favorite Jonas Brother?"

Instantly, Miley's head perked up in attention with a shocked expression. Nick couldn't help but release a laugh at her reaction to the question, shaking his head lightly. Shortly after, she joined him as a chuckle escaped her lips. "It's a serious question though! You're the only one in the school that actually acts like a decent human being by not trying to rip our heads off whenever we enter a room. But I'm sure that once in your life, you've look at a poster of us and decided that one of us was your favorite!" He grinned at her proudly, pointing to himself to signal that he should be the favorite.

She smirked, tapping the pen on her cheek as she pretended to ponder, "Well… I never really thought about it."

"Oh please, you know that's a lie. The name Jonas isn't exactly common to come across, so come on! Don't act like not one of us is dreamy to you. ~" Miley rolled her eyes at his comment, nudging his shoulder gently. "Okay, we're not exactly close enough to talk about this so don't even think you can get it out of me."

"Not yet at least."

A small smile managed to form on her lips while she continued to work on the poster.

Nick was satisfied at her smile as he was able to squeeze into her bubble. He didn't think it would be that easy to have Miley be on his good side even after all the previous failed attempts but better late than never, right? It was nice to know that despite the endless crazy turn of events at Seaview High, the boy had one person that paid no attention to his celebrity status and treated him respectfully without invading his privacy. And that role was leading towards Miley. Maybe this friendship was something worth holding to after high school. Or will this become something else?

MILEY'S POV

Life never fails to surprise her. I'll never get close a celebrity she says. What was going on at the moment was the complete opposite. Here the girl was, laughing hysterically at the curly boy's attempt in trying to sing the Campfire Song from Spongebob Squarepants. Nick was highly struggling in trying to say spell out the words that he was now saying it very slowly, which was awfully cute and entertaining to watch. "OKAY WAIT! Let me take a moment!" He took huge deep breath before pumping his fists on his thighs to the beat. "C-A-M-P-F-I-R-E S-O-G-N song! Damnit!" His shoulder drooped in defeat yet on the other hand, the brunette was throwing her head back and wiping her tears away while her laughter filled the room.

"Oh my god, and to think that a musician would get that in a heartbeat! You are definitely something else, Nick." After wiping away her last tear, her eyes wandered the room until it landed on the clock which says: 5:17PM. Wow, it's already been 3 hours since they first started working on the project and it passed by like nothing. Although majority of the time, the two were arguing whether s or c were silent in scent and other weird topics. The discussion was never finished. But in about 13 minutes, Ms. Kunkle would be back to check up on them.

She glanced back at their project and for the most part, it was finished. Maybe just a few finishing touches here and there and it will finally be complete. "Let's finish this so that we can turn it in by the time she gets back and never have to look at human body ever again." Miley joked at him while pressing on the post-its on the poster. "You're right, after hours of doing this, I can never look at the nervous system ever again!" He chuckled to himself while scribbling away.

Moments later, the project was complete and the two smiled in satisfaction, giving each other a quick high five.

"I can see that you guys managed to get a lot done in a short time. I'm impressed." They both look back to see no other than their teacher herself. She was pleased to see how the two worked well with one another and their work was spotless!

"Thank you, Ms, Kunkle!" They replied in unison after grinning at her. "Now feel free to turn it in so that it's off your hands and worries." She made her way to her desk and sat down on her chair, starting to organize the clutter on her desk.

After turning in their project, they made their way to the exit until they both came to a halt at the school parking lot.

NICK'S POV

Of course Nick was glad that the work was finally done but at the same time, he was disappointed that they would have to part ways already. It's been a while since he had a genuine laugh like that, especially with the opposite gender. Now, they were both standing in front of each other and avoiding eye contact.

"So.." They both began at the same time.

"You go first!" She managed to squeak out of her mouth, biting her bottom lip in nervousness. "No no, ladies first." That specific card always works on women.

"I just.. wanted to apologize for how I acted before, I usually don't act like that, you caught me on a bad day." Miley was looking down towards her fingers as she played with them. His expression softened at the sight. An apology was the last thing he expected from her. "You don't need to apologize for that. I mean, it's not every day a celebrity transfers to your high school. It's understandable that there's people that aren't going to like it."

"It's not that I don't like it! And trust me, you're not the first celebrity to do so. A zombie slayer was first.." She muttered the last few words which the boy couldn't catch on to hear. "Anyways, I wanted to clear that up so you don't misunderstand." Her eyes gleamed at his, flashing a breathtaking smile at the boy. He swore that his heart skipped a beat but didn't think too much of it. "Don't worry about it, look at us now! We finished our project and have nothing to worry about for the next few weeks."

Another silence filled the air but it wasn't necessarily a bad thing. A warm gaze was exchanged between each other's eyes. No words were spoken whatsoever but if someone was to come across the two of them, they would automatically assume that they were lovers. Before Nick could take a step closer, she took a look behind him.

"Look, a puppy!" As a reflex, he turned around himself to meet nothing but the empty school parking lot. The boy tilted his head in confusion before looking back at the female in front of him. "Oh, I guess I was seeing things haha." He chuckled at her while he shook his head. "But you better go, the carriage awaits." Miley nodded at the sleek black car that pulled up besides them. The passenger window slid down to display his older brother, Joe with an annoyed expression. "Come on, Nick! Mom just made her special spaghetti and I need to be the first one to take a bite!" He pressed the horn in his car, gathering attention from a few students and teachers who were still at school.

"I guess I'll see you around then?" Nick shrugged his brother's complaint before turning back to Miley with a sheepish grin. "Of course you will, we have class together." She chuckled at his cliché line. "Right." Nick flashed a quick smile at her before waving his hand as goodbye, getting inside the vehicle. As soon as Joe began to drive, he looked back at her figure who also waved goodbye.

"Jonas #3? M? Who's M?" Joe's read out loud in a questioning tone.

The boy was confused to what Joe was saying until he felt a slight pressure on his back. Joe was holding a pink post-it note in his hand while his left hand focused on the steering wheel. Nick quickly took the paper away from him and glanced over it as it read: "I like Jonas #3. -M"

It was crazy that his face still had the ability to smile so wide like that because it felt like that's all it's been doing since he met Miley. Was that normal? Has he gone completely insane? Nick was grinning widely at a small pink paper. Maybe he has gone insane. Who knows? Even though he could see that Joe was giving him a disturbed look from the driver seat, the curly-haired boy could care less.

Although it is much shorter than my usual updates, I didn't want to leave you guys hanging and decided to include this super cute fluff of Niley that starts it all! I'm trying to start it out all easy for now because I have a lot planned for the future so look forward to that. Thank you for those who have left reviews! I almost thought no one was going to read this and now I have people following the story and I've never been so excited! Let me know what you guys think about this chapter and I'll see you guys in the next one!

- R.