April 7, 2007
Miley and Nick hadn't talked the rest of yesterday or yet today and it was already dark in Illinois, where the boys were. Surprisingly, Nick was okay with it. He was getting back to connecting with his brothers, which had been second for quite awhile. They were doing the crazy things that they used to do all the time and just hanging out and being boys.
"Joe, would you rather eat a live goldfish, or one that's been dead for a week?" Garbo asked.
"Umm, probably a live one. If it's alive, that probably means that it's healthy, so I'd go with the live one," Joe said like it was a super-intellectual answer that he just gave.
"That's gross," Nick said and turned to Kevin. "Kev, would you rather…have each one of your toenails removed one by one, or have your eyelashes plucked out one by one?"
"Oh jeeze, there's not really a good answer for that. I'll go with the toenails, though. Can't mess up the package," Kevin joked and made a motion to his face. They all laughed.
"Nick! You're phone's ringing!" Kevin Sr. yelled from the other end of the bus, where Nick had left his phone. Nick got up and grabbed it. He looked at the screen questioningly and his brothers looked at him with the same face. He mouthed "Miley" as he hit the button to answer.
"Hello?" he asked, not sure what was going on.
"Hey, what's up?" Miley said, in a rather chipper mood.
"Umm, nothing really, just hanging out with the guys in the bus," he replied, the boys still looking at him strangely.
"That's cool. I just wanted to say hey!" she said.
"Oh, well, hey!" Nick said and half-smiled a little, still unsure of why she had called.
"Okay, well that's it. I'll let you go," she told him.
"Umm, alright. Bye!" he said.
"Love you! Tootles!" she said into the phone.
"What did you say?" he asked her, unsure if he had heard her correctly.
"Umm, tootles?" she said, laughing a little.
"Before that?" Nick questioned.
"Love you?" Miley said nervously.
"Miles, you can't, I mean, we can't do that anymore," he said seriously. He could just picture her pouting on the other line.
"But I do still love you," she tried to reason with him.
"And I love you, too," he said quietly and his brothers looked at him even more strangely now, "but we are just friends now."
"But, Nick," she started to say.
"No, Miley. I'm sorry," he said. They argued for a moment about it, but she knew she wasn't going to win and gave up fairly quickly.
"I'm sorry. I'll talk to you later," she finally said.
"Yeah, talk to you later. Bye," he said.
"Bye," she replied. They hung up and Joe, Kevin, and Garbo were looking at Nick like he was crazy.
"Don't ask," Nick said coolly and held a hand up. They weren't going to give up that easily.
"Seriously? Don't ask? Who do you think we are?" Joe asked him, looking at his brother for an answer.
"She told me she loved me," Nick said. All of their eyes got wide as the looked at him.
"And?" Garbo asked.
"And I told her we couldn't say that anymore," Nick said plainly.
"What'd she say?" Kevin asked.
"You guys know what happened. I told her we couldn't say that and she got all emotional about it," Nick said, trying to make light of the situation that was killing him inside.
"Psh! Girls!" Joe said and waved his hand in the air. "AJ tried doing the same thing. I had to put her in her place."
"By crying in your room for three days?" Kevin asked him as he laughed a little. Joe gave him a look that said 'if-I-wouldn't-get-caught-I'd-kill-you'.
"Shut up," Joe said quietly and turned the tables on Kevin. "What about you and Kaila?" he spat out.
"What about us?" Kevin asked.
"I'm sure you guys are dysfunctional," Joe said.
"Actually, we are quite happy, Joseph," Kevin told him, "I miss her, but we're getting through it. She's in school, so she's got stuff to keep her busy."
"Whatever," Joe said, a little anger in his voice. "So what are you going to do about Miley?" he asked Nick.
"I don't know. I mean, what is she trying to pull here? I'm just so tired of her games. I never thought she'd actually break my heart, but she's pretty good at surprising me," Nick said solemnly.
"Girls are pretty complicated," Garbo piped in.
"It's just so hard to tell what she wants anymore! It's like, she misses me, but wants to fight, and then she loves me, but she breaks up with me. What is that?" Nick halfway yelled. He was getting frustrated.
"Miley's just gotta figure some stuff out, little man," Kevin told Nick, "she'll come around."
"She better," Joe said. They all turned to look at him.
"Why do you care?" Nick asked.
"Because. She broke my little brother's heart. I don't deal with that very well," Joe said, looking at Kevin and raising an eyebrow.
"No kidding," Kevin replied, rolling his eyes and thinking about how Joe hated all of Kevin's ex-girlfriends as well.
"Whatever. I'm over it," Nick said, shaking his head and heading over to his iPod. He stuck the tiny speakers in his ears and closed his eyes as he tuned out the rest of the world with a little Stevie Wonder.
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April 9, 2007
"Good morning, sweetie," Denise said as she woke up her second eldest child. Joe stirred and groaned and if she hadn't moved, he would have hit her when he flung his arm out. Joe certainly was not a morning person, at least while they were on tour.
The Jonas's were in Washington D.C. this morning for the White House Easter Egg Roll. They had gotten a hotel room and Denise and Frankie had come up to stay with them.
"Get up!" Kevin yelled at Joe and threw a pillow at his head. "Either your hair will look like crap or we will be late." That got Joe out of bed rather quickly as he dashed for the shower.
Denise was already ready, as was Nick. Kevin was doing his hair and Kevin Sr. was trying to get everything in order for the day. Denise was getting Frankie ready. Nick was on the bed, playing his guitar, notebook to his side.
"Whatcha writin'?" Kevin asked him. Nick looked up at him and smiled.
"You'll see later," Nick remarked and went back to the rhythm he was playing. The smile had been forced, Kevin could tell. Oh, just another song about Miley, more than likely. At least they were going to be spending some time apart for awhile. It would be good for them not to see each other.
"Hair time!" Joe yelled as he stepped out of the bathroom in the same shorts he had slept in and his shirt in his hand.
"How about you put a shirt on first so you don't mess it up later?" Kevin suggested and Joe shrugged and agreed as he went over to his small suitcase and pulled out a nice button down and a white undershirt. He put them on and Kevin started to do his hair.
"Come on boys, let's hurry it up. Church is in half an hour and then to breakfast at the White House," Kevin Sr. informed them.
"I'm ready!" Frankie exclaimed. They all smiled at him.
"Yes you are, young man. Now come sit down with me so you don't get all messy," Denise said and sat back on the bed with her youngest son and turned on cartoons to keep him busy.
About ten minutes later, they were all dressed and ready and headed downstairs to the SUV that was waiting for them outside. They all had to walk as fast as they could past the paparazzi and jumped into the vehicle and the driver took off for the church. They were a few minutes early, which was surprising to the boys parents, considering that they never seemed to be on time for anything.
The service went well and although the first ten minutes were a bit awkward for the boys with all the girls staring at them, the rest of the service went without interruptions or many crazy stares. Afterwards, they got back into the SUV and headed to the White House! The WHITE HOUSE!
They had to switch vehicles as they got closer and they were also searched before they got into the new car and searched again when they got out before being led in the back door of the White House. The table was set for around 60, maybe 70, at the large table in the dining room. The President sat at one end of the table, Laura to his right and his daughters to his left, along with their boyfriends. The President's extended family sat on that end as well. Some celebrities sat next, among them were the Jonas Brothers and their family. Promoters and sponsors were there as well.
After breakfast, everyone shuffled outside to the front lawn. The kids were all lined up, ready to take off and find their eggs. The President made a small speech, as well as the first lady, and a few sponsors spoke, too.
"Now before we start, I'd like us all to take off our hats and face the flag of the United States of America while our surprise guest sings the National Anthem," said some guy named Darren, who had given a lot of money to the event. "Everyone put your hands together for…"
"I bet its Jessica Alba," Joe whispered to Nick as Darren was speaking
"She doesn't sing," Nick pointed out and Joe rolled his eyes.
"Miss Miley Cyrus!" Darren yelled and all the girls in their little Easter dresses started screaming. Joe and Kevin looked at each other with horrified looks and quickly turned to Nick. His eyes were as big as the moon and he was pale. Kevin placed a hand on Nick's shoulder to help keep him balanced as they all watched Miley step out of the doors on the second floor onto the balcony.
"Thank you, thank you," she said into the microphone and she waved to her fans. "I just wanted to come and wish everyone a Happy Easter!"
The girls went crazy again, and even a few little boys did, too.
"If everyone would please place their hands over the hearts and gentlemen, remove your hats," Miley said and paused. Then she began to sing. Her voice was so pure and amazing. Nick couldn't take his eyes off of her. But before he knew it, she was done singing and returned back into the building.
Nick looked for her to come out and join the rest of them, but she never did. Even as they were leaving, after all the days festivities, he looked for her.
"She's not here," Joe said quietly to Nick.
"I know," Nick said, disappointingly. Why had she come today? Did she know he was going to be there or was it a coincidence? Doubtful, but possible.
They got into the car and drove away from the White House. It sure had been a crazy day. They were going to be in Jersey for the next few days, thankfully, though, so that would be good. They'd be playing 2 shows there and getting to stay home for 4 days to relax at their old house for awhile.
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April 11, 2007
"Come on, Nick, just try!" Joe pleaded with his younger brother.
"I'm not ready!" Nick told Joe forcefully and tried to walk away. Joe grabbed his arm and looked at him.
"Come on! For me?" Joe pleaded and stuck out his bottom lip and made it quiver a little. Nick sighed loudly and hung his head.
"Fine. But this is the only time!" Nick said and went up to his old room to change. Joe had planned a little get together with an old friend of his, that just happened to be a girl, who he was interested in, and she had invited her friend to come along as well. Joe then had to ask a friend, and who better to double date with than his own brother?
2 hours later, Nick and Joe were waiting at the restaurant for their dates. They had gotten there early, to make sure they got a private table at one of their favorite restaurants. Nick's leg shook nervously under the table and he fidgeted with his napkin.
"Dude, you alright?" Joe asked, looking at his brother with concern.
"Yeah, fine, fine, why?" Nick asked quickly.
"Stop!" Joe said and placed his hand over Nick's to make him stop.
"Sorry, I'm just not really sure what I'm doing here," Nick said, looking around.
"We're meeting some girls…" Joe said, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
"No, I mean, I'm not over Miley yet. I want to be with her. I just don't think that going out with another girl is really going to help me there," Nick told Joe.
"She'll never know about it. And even if she does, you guys aren't together," Joe pointed out. "Straighten up, here they come," he said and stood up when he saw the girls walking over to their table. Nick mimicked his brother and stood up as well.
"Hello ladies," Joe said suavely as he kissed each of their hands.
"Hey," Nick said shyly. He didn't do first dates well.
"Nick, you remember Rachel, right?" Joe asked and pointed to the blonde standing next to him.
"Yeah, hey," Nick said again. Joe rolled his eyes at him.
"And this is her friend--" Joe started to say, but the girl interrupted.
"Hey, I'm Hilary," the brunette said and stuck her hand out for Nick to shake. He did so, but apprehensively and after a moment of awkwardness, they all sat down at the table.
They ordered their food and talked about a lot of things. Rachel and Hilary being in school; they were juniors. Joe and Nick being away on tour and moving to LA. After their food got there, the small talked continued, but it was minimal. As they were waiting for dessert, however, Joe and Rachel started their own conversation and it was obvious that Nick and Hilary weren't invited.
"So you're a junior, huh?" Nick asked Hilary.
"Yeah, what about you?" she asked.
"I'm actually home-schooled, but I would be a freshman," he lied. He'd really only be in 8th grade.
"That's cool; I could see myself dating a freshman," she said quickly. Nick blushed and gulped loudly. "I'm sorry, was that too forward?"
"No, umm, it's fine," Nick replied. He liked the attention he was getting from her. And she certainly wasn't too hard on the eyes. This could actually turn out to be an okay date. "So, do you have a boyfriend?"
"If I did, I wouldn't be here right now," she said, laughing a little. Nick laughed also, a bit nervously, but he was starting to loosen up.
"I guess so," he said.
"Do you have a girlfriend?" Hilary asked him. His eyes got a little wider and he started to fidget with his napkin again.
"Umm, no, not really. I just got out of a relationship," Nick told her. He hadn't been thinking about Miley for the last few minutes, but in his heart, he knew that couldn't last very long.
"Oh, I'm sorry," she said apologetically. "So, who's the lucky lady?"
"Umm, it really doesn't matter," Nick told her. He didn't want to get into this.
"Oh, come on, just tell me!" Hilary said playfully.
"You don't know her. She's from California," he told her.
"Alright," she said and dropped it. "Oh, desert!"
Their apple pies a-la-mode came and they ate them and they resumed their group conversation. While they were eating, Joe suggested an idea.
"So, what are you ladies doing for the rest of the night?" Joe asked.
"Nothing, why?" Rachel asked him.
"Oh, I was just thinking that we could catch a movie or something?" Joe suggested, looking to his brother for approval. Nick nodded slightly and Joe's eyes got that wild look in them as he turned back to the girls.
"Sure," Hilary said. "I don't see why not."
"Awesome!" Joe said, sticking another bit of pie into his mouth.
They finished their meal and left the restaurant. Joe called a cab and they all got in and headed for the movie theater. Because it was such a small theater, they didn't have much to choose from, so it was either Meet the Robinsons or a scary movie. Nick and Joe had already seen Meet the Robinsons a million times it seemed like, so they chose the scary one.
They all sat towards the back, with Joe on the right, then Rachel and Hilary, and Nick on the left. Before the movie even started, Joe had his arm around Rachel and she leaned into him during the previews. Nick was nervous, because he thought Hilary was cool, but she was way older than he was, and he was sure she was more experienced. But, 10 minutes into the movie, they had already had 2 sets of screams from the girls and Nick thought that the timing was right.
Slowly, he put his arm around the back of her chair and lowered it until it was on the back of her shoulders. She jumped a little, but realized it was Nick and eased up. She didn't lean into him, but they stayed like that for the rest of the movie.
Joe and Nick dropped the girls off at Rachel's house after the movie was over and took the cab home. Joe flopped on the couch after he walked in the door and Nick went and got a bottle of water.
"You like her?" Joe asked Nick.
"I don't know," Nick shrugged and sat down in the arm chair. "She's cool, but we're leaving," he said and paused, "and there's Miley."
"Nick, come on, she's not in the picture anymore," Joe told him and Nick gave him the stink eye.
"She's always going to be in the picture, Joe," Nick said.
"Seriously!" Joe grunted and threw his head back into the couch. "You and Kevin," he sighed, "you can't ever just get over a girl!"
"I really don't think you have any room to talk," Nick said and looked at Joe. "You say AJ broke up with you, but you know that you were the one that ended it, Joe. You pushed her too much with all of your crap and so when it was all said and done, you spent 3 days crying in your room."
"We're NOT talking about that," Joe informed Nick forcefully.
"Why not? Because you know I'm right? And because you're not over it yet?" Nick asked tauntingly.
"I'm so over it," Joe said, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Yeah, okay," Nick said and rolled his eyes.
"Whatever. I'm going to bed," Joe said and started for the stairs. Nick got up as well.
"Yeah, I guess it's time to hit the sack," Nick said. They both walked up the steps and Joe tuned the doorknob and was surprised when Nick followed him in.
"What are you doing?" Joe asked.
"Umm, in case you forgot, this is my room, too," Nick pointed out. Joe sighed. He had forgotten. He had gotten so used to having his own room, that it was a little strange to have to share one again.
"Whatever, just don't make a lot of noise. I need my beauty sleep," Joe said and pulled off his shirt and pants and put on his sleep shorts.
"Fine," Nick said as he did the same. They crawled into their separate beds and closed their eyes. After a few minutes of silence, Nick finally spoke up. "I'm sorry for what I said about you and AJ. It's really your business and I shouldn't have said anything."
"It's okay. I shouldn't have pushed you tonight. If you're not ready, than you're just not," Joe said and they again, sat in silence for a moment.
"Night, Joseph," Nick finally said.
"Night," Joe replied and they both fell asleep shortly after.
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April 12, 2007
It was only 2 in the afternoon and Hilary had already called Nick 4 times. This girl was starting to get on his nerves, but he also kind of liked all the attention. He assumed that she had been calling in between her classes, because it seemed like every 53 minutes, almost exactly, he got a call from her that he had yet to answer.
He called her around 4 and asked her what she was doing for the night. She replied with a 'nothing' and he asked her to go out to dinner again. Normally, Nick would wait at least 3 days before taking a girl out again, but in 3 days, he'd be heading back on the road, so things needed to move a little faster.
"Hey!" she exclaimed as she walked up to the table seeing Nick sitting there. He stood up and greeted her. She ran up and hugged him, which he wasn't expecting at all. He was caught way off guard and he was almost annoyed with it, but he let it pass. They ordered their food and soon after, a group of teenagers walked into the restaurant. Hilary saw them and waved. Nick tried to cover his face as much as possible, but it was impossible as the group walked over to their table. It was 3 other girls, who were apparently friends with Hilary. She introduced them as Ashley, Megan, and Gina. What happened next, Nick certainly wasn't expecting.
The three of them sat down at Nick and Hilary's table. And ordered. The four girls gossiped about people Nick knew nothing about for awhile until all of their food came. As they were eating, the topic switched to Nick. They talked about how much they loved his music and how cool it was that he was on tour and on the Disney channel and stuff.
"So have you met any celebrities in LA?" Gina asked Nick.
"Umm, I guess so," Nick said and shrugged.
"Have you met Ashley Tisdale? She's like my idol!" Megan said excitedly.
"Yeah, I have," Nick informed them, annoyed by their excitement.
"Oh I love her!" Ashley said as well. "Ugh! But that Hannah Montana girl? What's her name? Miley?"
"What kind of a name is that?" Megan snorted and laughed.
"Have you met her?" Hilary asked Nick and he could feel the color drain out of his face.
"Umm, yeah, a few times. Concerts and stuff," Nick told them.
"She has such a man voice!" Gina said and they all laughed.
"And her teeth are all screwy!" Hilary added.
"And that accent? Seriously fake!" Ashley commented. Nick was getting fed up with all of this.
"She's not fake. The accent is real, and her voice is not manly," Nick defended forcefully. The girls all stopped laughing and looked at Nick.
"Does somebody have a crush on her?" Megan asked playfully.
"I've worked with her. I don't like people saying things that aren't true about people I know," Nick said, again with quite force. They all looked at him strangely, but dropped it after seeing how upset he was.
"Anyway, Nicky here is quite the gentleman," Hilary told her friends. Nick cringed when she called him Nicky.
"Oh really?" Gina cooed, looking at Nick through batted eyelashes. He tried not to roll his eyes, but lost that fight.
"Well, what are you guys doing after this?" Ashley asked.
"I was thinking we could go down to the boardwalk or something?" Hilary said suggestively, looking towards Nick.
"Actually," Nick piped up, "I kinda need to get home. Family stuff, you know."
"Oh, I didn't realize…" Hilary trailed off.
"Yeah, you know, only home for a few days," Nick said, pursing his lips together and nodding his head to nothing in particular.
"Okay, well, we could hang out after school tomorrow?" Hilary suggested. Nick cocked his head to one side and thought for a moment. Maybe it was just her friends that he didn't like. She hadn't been so bad before they got there.
"Yeah, that's fine. We'll hang out then," Nick told her. She smiled and her friends giggled.
The rest of the dinner was painful for Nick, to say the least. They continued to gossip about people he didn't know until finally it was over. Gina, Ashley, and Megan all said goodbye to Nick with huge hugs, which he was quite turned off by, and he and Hilary took a cab home. He dropped her off and then had the driver head for his own house. Tomorrow would be interesting.
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April 13, 2007
It was about five in the afternoon and Hilary and Nick were at the park, not far from her home. She sat on an old swing and he was sitting on the bar that ran across the poles that were holding up the structure.
"Rachel told me that Joe told her that you have diabetes," Hilary blurted out after awhile of small talk. He sure knew how to find girls who were blunt.
"Uhh, yeah," Nick replied a little nervously, rubbing the back of his neck.
"I think it's really brave of you," she said sincerely, looking up at him.
"Thanks. It took a lot to get up there and tell everyone," he told her, smiling a little.
"I bet. You must have had some pretty great friends there to support you," she said.
"Yeah," Nick said, his voice trailing off as he began to think about Miley. How she wrote a song for him to be strong. How she was able to convince him that doing the charity even was the right thing to do. How she plotted with his brother to surprise him and be there for him. The way her hair looked that day. The shirt she was wearing. The smile on her face. He remembered everything, and it only made him sad.
"I'm sorry, are you okay?" Hilary asked, worried that she had upset him.
"Oh yeah, I'm fine. Just thinking about things," he told her.
"Nick, look, I know, okay?" she said. He looked at her in a state of confusion.
"You know what?" he asked her, not knowing what she knew.
"I know how much you cared about your last girlfriend. Joe mentioned it to Rachel, and of course she told me," she began and Nick's eyes got wide. "It's okay to be heartbroken you know."
"It doesn't feel okay," he replied softly and looked up at her. "I have to be honest with you."
"About what?" she asked.
"I wouldn't really be a freshman. I'd actually just be in 8th grade. I'm 14," he said anxiously, not sure what she was going to do. She laughed.
"I know," she said and he looked at her strangely. "You think I live in Wyckoff and I'm not a Jonas Brothers fan? I knew how old you were."
"And you didn't care? You're 17," he pointed out and she laughed again.
"Well, yes, but Nick, you're not just some 14 year old. I mean, you're mature, more mature than your 17 year old brother. And we're just having fun," she said and shrugged.
"Yeah, I guess," he said. "Okay, I have to be honest with you again."
"Oh what now?" she asked and they both laughed.
"Last night was ridiculous," he said and she looked at him with a confused look on her face, "with your friends?"
"Oh, yeah, I wasn't really expecting them," she told him and they laughed about the situation for a few more minutes. They sat there for awhile, staring off into their own worlds and thinking. "I should get home," Hilary finally said.
"Yeah, me too. I'll walk you," he said.
"Nah, it's alright. You house is the other way and mine is just around the corner anyway," she said, standing up and he did the same. "I've had a pretty cool last few days, Nick. Thanks."
"Hey, anytime!" he said, trying to be cool.
"Get over here, you crazy boy!" she said and hugged him. He didn't think it was weird this time, mostly because he knew they were leaving and he wasn't going to see her again. "You're a great guy, Nick," she said, pulling away, "and not too shabby for 14," she said as she ruffled his hair.
"Ha, ha, very funny," he said and lightly pushed her. "I'll see ya around," he said and waved slightly as he started to back up.
"Yeah, around," she said and looked all around her and spread her arms out as she walked backwards as well. "Tell your family I said hey."
"Will do," he said and turned around. He walked the 4 blocks back to his house, hands in his pockets and his head full of thoughts of Miley. He needed her more than he ever had known, and Hilary had shown him that. Miley hadn't just been his girlfriend or even just his best friend. She was his support system. She was everything. He just wished he could tell her that.
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Okay, so seriously don't kill me guys! I know, I'm sorry, but I had to do it. Nick needed to get his inspiration for a song (can anyone guess which one? Haha!) and he also need a little bit of a push in the direction of Miley.
If you guys have any ideas for the story, I'd love to hear them. I do try to follow real events as much as possible, but Nick and Miley will both be in LA for almost a month and a half, so if you have any ideas for that, I'd really appreciate it.
Question time! Okay, so how many of you have JB's Burning Up Tour tickets? How many of you are Jonas Fan Club members and got the tickets through the pre-order and how many of you are Jonas Fan Club members and weren't able to get the pre-sale tickets? I'm one of those, but I still got tickets, so I'm super pumped about that!
Thanks as always guys! Remember to review! Love ya!