Sorry it's been so long since the last update. I've been really sick lately and just sleeping a lot. Make sure you read the note at the end! Thanks guys!
December 16, 2006
The Jonas family had left to go to California. The boys had their meeting and Denise and Frankie went out to explore the city some more. Columbia told them that they were basically done. They had to sign this, and sign that, authorize tons of paperwork, and by January 3, after all the paperwork had been processed and filed, they would officially not have a label. The boys were quite upset, but their dad just kept telling them to stay optimistic. Something good was bound to happen, especially now that they were in California.
That was yesterday. Today, however, Denise convinced her boys, husband included, that today would be a better day. They were going to look at their house that they hopefully would be able to rent and get moved in after the new year. The 2 older brothers got a funny feeling that they had been here before, but couldn't remember from when. Nick, however, knew as soon as they reached the gates to the neighborhood.
"It's wonderful to meet all of you! Thank you so much for coming!" said Maggie, their real-estate agent after they had pulled up to the house and gotten out of the car.
"No! Thank you so much for meeting us on such short notice!" Denise replied, shaking Maggie's hand. The rest of the family did the same.
"I'm just glad to be showing this house to a family! So many kids now-a-days are buying these houses and it's so hard working with them!" Maggie said, laughing.
"I'm sure," Kevin Sr. replied.
"Come on! I wanna see my new room!" Frankie yelled.
"Alright, then! Let's go inside!" Maggie exclaimed.
"Oh my," Denise said as her breath caught in her throat as Maggie unlocked and opened the front door. The living room was 2 stories in itself with vaulted ceilings and huge windows. The stairs were wide and beautiful and a banister that went all the way along one wall exposed the second floor and the doors of each of the boys' bedrooms. The pictures from the internet didn't do the house justice. It was magnificent.
The brothers walked in after their parents and they were all impressed as well. Joe ran to the middle of the living room and yelled "Hello!" It echoed and Frankie thought it was the funniest thing ever. As he giggled, Joe picked him up and spun him around, both laughing at this point.
"Don't even think about it," Nick warned Kevin as he looked at his little brother.
"Don't worry, I won't," Kevin replied and walked forward. However, he was taken by surprise when Nick landed on his back and took him to the ground.
"Frobro strikes again!" Nick yelled in victory as he got off of Kevin.
"You're ridiculous," Kevin said, but laughing. Joe put Frankie down finally and it took the both of them a minute to get their balance.
Maggie had already taken their parents into the kitchen, which was right off of the living room. A huge fridge and endless cabinets with a large extended island in the middle with 6 barstools adorned the kitchen and the space for 6 made it all that more appealing.
"That door is for the pantry, and that one is to the garage," Maggie said, pointing at the 2 doors.
"How many cars can fit in it?" Joe asked excitedly.
"Three," Maggie said.
"Yes! I can finally get a car!" Joe exclaimed.
"I don't think so. Somebody that has their drivers license should have the car, don't you think you little test failer," Kevin said, ruffling Joe's hair.
"Shut up," Joe said and walked back into the living room. He looked to the staircase and saw a door on either side. "What are these to?" he asked Maggie as she walked into the living room with the rest of the family.
"The one on the left is the master bedroom. The one on the right is an extra room. The last occupants used it as a game room, since it's bigger than all the others," she told them.
"My room!" Kevin called.
"No. There are 4 rooms upstairs for each of you. That will be your music room," Denise informed them.
"Cool!" Nick said, walking in that direction. He walked in and already started picturing where he would put his piano, and how they would display their guitars. Where he'd put his drums and as he looked at the blank walls, he couldn't wait to paint them and put up his and his brothers' favorite lyrics from their songs and others. He hoped that soon, however, the walls would have some big gold records in frames on them, but that was a long way off right now considering that they didn't have a record deal anymore.
"You're excited, aren't you?" Kevin asked his brother, putting an arm around his shoulder.
"Very," Nick said.
"Boys! You can go upstairs and see your rooms now. Don't you dare claim them, though. We'll figure that out later," Denise told her boys as the 4 of them raced up the stairs.
Three doors faced them as the got to the top of the steps. Then down the small hallways that were visible in the living room with a banister on one side, one room was to the left and one was to the right. The one right in the middle was their bathroom, which was rather large.
They entered the first room which was the middle left one. It was huge! It had 2 medium sized windows and a big closet. Kevin claimed it and Joe said that he couldn't, "'cause Mom said!"
The other middle room was a bit smaller, but still with a large closet and the same windows. The next room to the right was smaller still, but had windows on 2 walls and a smaller closet.
Finally, the last room they looked at was all the way to the left, the door mostly hidden by the opposite wall. It was the smallest of the 4, the closest wasn't as big, but the windows were a little bigger than in the other rooms. Nick walked in and looked out the window. This would be his room, he decided.
The boys came back downstairs with smiles on their faces. Denise and Kevin Sr. smiled as well when they saw how pleased the boys were with the house. Denise then turned to Maggie.
"We want it," she said.
"Great!" Maggie said, pulling a folder out of her briefcase. "Now would you be renting this or putting a down payment on it?"
"I didn't realize we had the option of buying it," Kevin Sr. replied.
"Yes, you can. Of course, I'm fine with whatever you are."
"Well, I think we'll just rent for awhile, and then we can talk it over and decide if we'd like to buy it," Denise said, looking at her husband for approval. He nodded.
"Alright then. Just a few things. You won't be able to paint anything while you are renting, but once it's yours, you can do whatever you want with it. Also, You won't be able to move in until February since you'll be renting. I'll need to get some things taken care of before you move in," Maggie told them.
"Mom, tell her we want to buy it!" Joe harshly whispered in his mother's ear.
"Hush, Joe," Denise said, trying to pay attention as Maggie continued.
"We want it, Mom! This is it!" Nick said.
"Boys!" Denise hushed them.
"Denise, maybe we should--?" Kevin Sr. started to say.
"Enough!" Denise yelled as she held her hand up. "Maggie, I'm sorry. I guess we'll be putting a down payment on the house."
"That's wonderful!" Maggie said. "I'll let you all explore a little more. I'll call my office and have someone run over the paperwork. We can have the house finalized by the first of the year if you sign today.
"Great, thank you," Kevin Sr. responded as his kids took off again, this time to explore the backyard and the pool.
After Maggie had gone into the next room, Denise went to the door and called her sons inside.
"Boys, now we need to figure out room situations," she said. "I'll number the rooms from left to right and we'll go through from oldest to youngest and tell me which room you would like to have, okay? If someone has the same number, we'll figure it out from there."
"I want number 2," Kevin said.
"Three," Joe replied.
"One," Nick said.
"Are you sure? It's the smallest room, Nick?" Denise asked him.
"I'm sure," he said.
"I want number four, then!" Frankie yelled.
"Oh my goodness, Kev. It's a miracle. Our boys don't want the same thing for once in their lives!" Denise said sarcastically.
"It must be a sign that this is it," her husband said, kissing the top of her head.
"Gross!" said Joe. "I'm going up to my room!"
The rest of the boys followed him up to their respected rooms. Nick walked into his and again over to the window. Being on top of a hill, the house overlooked the whole one side of the neighborhood. One house in particular caught his attention earlier when he walked in. It was mostly his reason for picking this room. As he looked at the houses that lined his new street, he couldn't help but smile. Three houses down from his he could see into a room, one that was blue and had white curtains, and from what he could see, a guitar. He knew it was hers. This room couldn't have been more perfect.
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Nick had called Miley later on that day to let her know that he was free if she was. She was on set, but they weren't too busy, so she invited him and his brothers over.
When they arrived, Miley was dressed up as Hannah, doing a concert scene. After she was done, she came over to the boys and gave them all hugs. Joe almost couldn't pull himself off of her for a second or two.
"Oh hey, AJ!" Kevin called.
"What?!" Joe jumped off of Miley. Nick and Kevin just laughed as Joe blushed and then got mad.
"So have you guys had a good trip out here so far? I didn't know you were coming out this soon!" Miley said.
"We had to come out for an emergency meeting with Columbia," Kevin said. The brothers all got down looks on their faces. The excitement of the house had made them forget about the whole reason they had to make the trip in the first place.
"How'd that go?" Miley asked, sticking a grape in her mouth.
"They dropped us," Nick said.
"I'm so sorry, guys! That's terrible!"
"It's alright, we're getting through. We'll find something else," Nick said, trying to be strong for his brothers, even though he was hurting the most out of all of them.
"Speaking of something else," Miley started to say as she got the boys attention, "I talked to a friend about you guys."
"Umm, okay?" Joe said. "Is she a fan?"
"No," Miley laughed. "I meant, a good friend. One that can help you guys?"
"Really? Who?" Kevin asked.
"Well, his name is Eddie, well, I guess Edward, but I call him Eddie. Anyway, he's got some pretty good connections," she smiled.
"Like what?" Nick asked anxiously.
"Like he's the vice president of Disney," she paused, "And Hollywood Records," Miley smiled.
"What! Cool!" said Joe, shoving a handful of chips into his face. His brothers just looked at him, amazed that he could do that, and at how rude it was.
"Thank you so much!" Kevin said, returning his gaze back to Miley and placing a hand on her arm.
"Yeah, thanks Miles," Nick said.
"Miles? You have a nickname for her?" Joe laughed. Kevin hit his arm and Nick blushed.
"Everybody calls me Miles, Joe. You're just not in the club," Miley laughed when she saw Joe's surprised expression.
"You're a witty one, aren't you? Almost as good as me. What's a boy to do?"
"I don't know, you tell me, smarty-pants!" Miley said, sticking her tongue out at him.
"Well then, I may just have to marry you," Joe said as he swiped her off the ground and carried her around bridal style.
"Joe! Put me down!" she shrieked. "Nick! Help me!"
"I'll save you fair maiden!" Nick said in the burliest, manliest voice he could muster and pretended to pull a sword out of his pants and charge Joe. Nick poked Joe in the side with his finger, and that was all it took. Joe busted out laughing; it was his most ticklish spot and Nick knew that. Joe dropped Miley and she barely caught her balance, with Nick there to catch her of course. "You okay?" he asked her.
"Yeah, I'm fine," she replied, tucking a strand of blonde wig behind her ear.
"That wig makes you look funny," he told her.
"Thanks, jerk," she said, lightly hitting him on the arm. "What's that?" she asked him as she hit something hard on the back of his arm.
"Nothing. An arm band thing," he said, not wanting to explain everything to her.
"Okay," Miley said.
"I'm sorry about Joe. He just needs some extra attention someti--" he started before he was pummeled to the ground by a flying brother. Joe had gotten a running start and grabbed Nick's legs as he dived in for the kill. Kevin just stood and watched the whole scene, laughing continuously.
"And little man is down for the count!" Joe yelled.
"Come on guys, let's be mature," Kevin said, trying to hold in his laugh. Nick got up and brushed himself off.
"Well guys, I gotta go shoot something really quick. You can hang out here if you want. Help yourselves to as much food as you want. Oh, and you guys should try those marshmallow puffs over there! They taste like nutty bars!" Miley told them as she walked away and onto the set. They could still see her from where they were so they sat down at one of the tables.
"Joe, that's disgusting," Kevin said as he watched Joe pile up a plateful of junk food.
"Oh my gosh," he said after tasting the marshmallow thing, "you guys gotta try these!"
The other 2 brothers got up and put some food on a plate.
"Watch it there, Nick," Kevin said.
"I'm not a baby, Kev. I can handle it. I'll just adjust it later," Nick said, referring to the device on his arm.
"Why don't you adjust it now?"
"Miley doesn't need to know. No one really needs to know. I'm fine," Nick said, raising his eyebrows at his brother, signaling for him to stop pestering him.
"Fine, whatever," Kevin said as he and Nick walked back over to the table with Joe and started eating.
An hour later, the boys had finished their plates, Joe had gone back for a second, of course, and Miley was done for awhile longer. Her dad and Jason were shooting a scene, so she had some downtime. Thankfully, she took off her wig first and pulled her hair back into a ponytail, a few stray curls hanging down.
"Wow, Joe, you can really put some down, can't ya, bud?" she asked him, her southern accent coming out more and more as she got more comfortable with the three of them.
"I try," Joe replied, patting his stomach.
Miley and the three Jonas brothers sat and talked for awhile, about nothing really, just funny stories and such. Soon, however, Eddie came around the corner with a smile on his face.
"Miley!" he called out to her.
"Eddie!" she called back, running up to him and giving him a big hug. The boys all got excited looks on their faces, hoping it was the same Eddie Miley had been talking about earlier. "Hey guys!" Miley said as she walked over to them with her older friend. "This is Eddie, the guy I was telling you about. Eddie, these are the Jonas Brothers, Kevin, Joe, and Nick," she said, introducing them all.
"Very nice to meet you all," Eddie said as he stuck his hand out for the boys to shake. Each one did so with a replies of happiness to meet him as well. "So I hear you all are a band? Eddie smiled.
"Yeah, I play guitar, Joe sings, and Nick plays guitar and sings," Kevin said. "He plays piano, too."
"Well aren't you just super-brother?" Eddie asked Nick.
"I just love music, sir," Nick said nervously. Miley had noticed that anytime Nick met someone new he was pretty nervous, except when he had met her. Coincidence?
"I hear you all are in town with you parents?" Eddie asked.
"How'd you know that?" Joe asked, bewildered.
"Miley called me earlier," Eddie explained.
"Yeah, we came in for a meeting," Nick said, immediately regretting it.
"I see. Well, I'd really love to meet with your boys and your manager. Maybe we can work something out since you'll be free soon," smiled the older man.
"How'd you know that?" Joe asked with a strange look on his face.
"I told you I talked to Miley. Don't you boys know by now that she can't keep a secret?" Eddie laughed, as well as everyone else. "But here's my number," he said, giving Kevin a business card. "Give me a call sometime soon. I promise I'll make it worth it."
"Thank you so much! We look forward to seeing you," Kevin said as he shook Eddie's hand. Kevin was always the fill in manager when their dad wasn't there. Being the oldest, he was the one his dad could trust the most for relaying information correctly.
Joe and Nick shook Eddie's hand as well and he left. Miley just had a smile on her face. She loved helping people, but for these guys it was different. She felt the need to. Something compelled her to.
"So what are you guys still in town for anyway? Not that I mind, but I would have gone home!" Miley said.
"This is home now, dearie," Joe said.
"What?" Miley asked, confused.
"We're, uhh, moving here. Mom and Dad bought a house this, this, morning," Nick told her nervously.
"You're kidding me! That's awesome! Now we can hang out all the time," Miley said to the brothers, but looking at Nick. "Where is the house?"
"What's the street called again? Pasadena? Pala-something?" Kevin tried to come up with the name.
"Palos Buenos?" Miley exclaimed.
"Yeah, that's it," Kevin replied, only to be cut off by Miley's high pitched "EEEP!"
"What?" Joe asked. Nick blushed.
"That's my street!" she said. Then they all realized that that's why they recognized the area, they just hadn't passed Miley's house, they had gone up a different way around the circle drive.
"Oh yeah! That's right!" Nick said, trying to pretend he didn't know. Miley gave him a look like 'yeah right, you knew' and he blushed again and looked at the ground.
"This is going to be so cool guys!" Miley said, grabbing all of them in a group hug. "I can't wait!"
Joe looked at Nick and he looked like he was going to be sick. Then Joe realized that he didn't want Miley to know just yet that they had moved here, but the damage was done and his younger brother would just have to get over it. Not much they could do about it now.
"When I get done here, we'll go over to the house and see it!" Miley said, still very excited.
"Actually, they locked it back up. We don't get the keys until January," Kevin said.
"Oh, well, that's okay. I've got to get back on the set, but you guys are welcome to stay," she suggested, seeing that her dad and Jason were waiting for her.
"Thanks anyway, but I think we're gonna go ahead and go. It's been a long day," Nick said, wanting to get out of there. Joe was about to protest when Nick gave him a glare and Joe closed his mouth.
"Thank you so much for everything, Miley. We really couldn't thank you enough," Kevin said, hugging her.
"No thanks is necessary. Just don't forget about me when you're big and famous," she winked.
"Who could forget about you, crazy?" Joe asked, being the next one to hug her.
"I could think of one person," Miley said, narrowing her eyes at Nick.
"Not possible," he whispered in her ear when he hugged her. It lasted longer than it probably should have, but neither one noticed. When Nick pulled away she whispered for him to call her tomorrow. He nodded in agreement.
The boys left the set and as soon as they were out of the building, Nick punched Joe hard in the arm.
"What was that for?" Joe asked, looking agitated at his brother.
"For being an idiot," Nick said, storming off to the rental car. He sat in the back, not wanting to fight with Joe for the front. Kevin got in and turned on the car.
"What's his problem?" Joe whispered to Kevin from the passenger's seat.
"I don't know. Do you think he doesn't want to move?" Kevin whispered back.
"I don't think so. Maybe it's Miley."
"You think she doesn't like him?"
"Guys!" Nick yelled from the back. "Either get better at whispering or stop talking about me!"
The 2 older brothers looked back at him for a second only to see him buckled up, but limply leaning on the door. He looked absolutely pitiful.
"Let's just get back," Kevin said in a normal tone. No one responded. The rest of the car ride was silent. When they got back to the hotel, Nick dragged himself inside and right to his bed that he shared with Frankie. He took his shirt off and climbed under the covers and drifted off to sleep. When his mom tried to wake him up a few hours later for dinner, he told her he didn't want any. After they left, he ordered room service and got a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. He ate half of it and felt sick, so he got back under the covers and went back to sleep. Frankie didn't sleep in bed with Nick that night, because he was afraid he would catch whatever he had, so Frankie slept on the couch in his parents' room.
Nobody knew what was wrong with him, since he wouldn't talk to anyone, but Kevin had an idea. He would wait until morning, though, and see how Nick was feeling before he said anything, though, because if that's not what it was, Nick would be on his case about not being his mother. Kevin, however, was up most of the night worried about his younger brother, as would the rest of the family if Kevin had said anything.
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Okay, so this was a bad ending I know, but I wasn't sure how to wrap it up, and I knew I needed to. Next chapter will be drama filled! Let's hope Nick's okay! Oh, and I have no idea what street Miley lives on or anything, and I don't know if Nick's room overlooks hers, but I do know that the Jonas family still has a house in Jersey and they also have a house in LA that is in the same neighborhood as the Cyrus family. As always, I love reviews! Let me know what you think! (More than just "I love it!" and stuff really helps, like what parts you liked!) Thanks guys!