Because You Live.
Chapter 5.
"Okay, let's play Truth or Dare again, people!" Mikayla said, trying to avoid awkwardness as everyone all stared at Nick hugging Miley tightly, and her hugging back. Miley smiled at Nick and pulled away from the hug, and she smiled gratefully at Mikayla, who nodded her head.
"Okay, so I'll start. Justin, truth or dare?" Mikayla asked, and Justin looked at all the people around him, and he said, "Dare."
"Alright. I dare you to go into Jackson's room and stay there for 10 minutes, and we just continue the game," Mikayla said, and Miley and Nick burst out laughing as Justin's face distorted in disgust and he shook his head.
"No way!" Nick laughed at Justin's reply, and said, "A dare's a dare, man. You have to do it."
Justin sighed and stood up, and he walked up the staircase. The others all heard Jackson's door close slowly, and they all turned to each other.
"Okay, who's going for Justin?" Nick asked.
"ME! Nicholas, truth or dare?" Alex asked.
"Truth," Nick replied, and Alex smiled at Miley and then turned back to Nick.
"Tell us just how much you love Miley, and why you love her. It's been a question we've always wondered about," Alex said, and Nick took a deep breath and looked into Miley's eyes as he began to speak.
"I love her with everything I have. I would die for her. No words can describe how much I love her. I'll never love everyone as much as I love Miley. As for why I love her. She's beautiful. Her smile, her eyes, her curves, the way her hair smells, the way that whenever I miss her I just imagine the scent of the perfume she wears. I love that she's smart, and she's talented. She can sing and dance and cheer and she's a straight A student. I love that she understands me like no one else does. It's like she can read my mind sometimes. I love that she asks me to hold her in my arms. I love her kisses. I love the way she flips her hair over her shoulder when someone compliments her, and then she says it isn't true, when it always is. I love how she cares about everyone, no matter how much she hates them. I love how she laughs. I love how she dresses. I love how she hugs me and kisses me whenever she sees me. I love how she cares about me like no one else does. I love that she loves me. I love that we have the same friends. I love her sense of humour, and I love how she can have fun, even when her world's about to crash down. Above all, the one thing I love most about her, is that she has my heart." He took her hand, and looked deeper into her eyes. He saw her eyes water.
"Nick ... that was the sweetest thing anyone has ever said about me," Miley said and wiped away a stray tear that had rolled down her cheek. The others all smiled as Nick smiled at Miley and took her other hand and looked into her eyes again.
"Oh My Gosh! You guys are too cute!" Alex said and opened Miley's patio doors, and they all froze when they saw Brianna standing there with her hands on her hips, and she was glaring at Nick and Miley.
"B-Brianna?" Nick asked, and Brianna nodded and strutted in. She was wearing short shorts, high heels, and a turquoise boob tube. She went over to Nick and Miley and slapped Miley.
"STAY AWAY FROM MY MAN!" she yelled, and Nick stood up and helped Miley up. He glared and Brianna and yelled, "DON'T TOUCH HER!" Brianna smirked and looked Miley up and down, then she looked back at Nick.
"You honestly pick her, the girl who wears grannie clothes, over me, the sexy one?" Brianna asked, and Nick shook his head at her.
"You think you're sexy?! Miley's better than you EVER will be, got that, Brianna?! Get over yourself. Because the rest of us got over you the moment you tried to ruin my relationship. So why don't you just leave us alone?" Nick snapped, and Brianna raised her arm to hit Miley again, but Mikayla grabbed it from behind and turned her around.
"If you touch EITHER of them, I swear to God, I'll make you regret it," she hissed and Alex, Lilly, Joe, Kevin and Troy all stepped closer to Brianna and stood around Nick and Miley. Nick put an arm around Miley and glared at Brianna.
"No friends here, huh, Brianna? Why don't you just go back where you came from? The rest of us don't want you here, so just stay away," Joe said, and Brianna looked around them all. She looked back at Nick, who was whispering something to Miley, and her eyes welled with tears.
"I'll be back. I swear. I'll be back, and you'll all regret EVER saying that to me!" Brianna said as a tear fell, and she ran from the mansion. Nick turned Miley around to face him and looked at her.
"Are you okay, Miles? That sounded sore," he asked, and he put his hand on her cheek and rubbed it with the pad of his thumb. Miley smiled, and she hugged him.
"I'm fine. Thanks for caring, though," Miley said and smiled at him, and Nick kissed her head and stroked her hair as they all sat down again, and David came down from Jackson's room with a horrified expression on his face.
"Miles, tell your brother to clean his room! Anyway, so what did I miss?" Justin asked, and the group all looked at each other and laughed. "Let's just say we got rid of Nick and Brianna's deal," Lilly said, and everyone nodded and laughed at Justin's confused expression.
"Anyway, back to the game. Miles, truth or dare?" Nick asked, and Miley smiled at him, and he smiled back. "Dare," Miley said, and Nick stood up and pulled her towards the kitchen, and Miley stopped and giggled, and she said, "Nick, where are we going?"
"Into the kitchen for your dare," he said and picked her up, and he carried her into the kitchen and kicked the door closed with his foot. He sat her down on her kitchen counter and smiled at her, and she smiled back.
"So, Mr. Gray, what's my dare tonight?" she asked, and Nick smiled and kissed her deeply. Miley kissed back and wrapped her arms around his neck. Nick wrapped his arms around her waist and deepened it. Miley smiled into the kiss and started to play with his curls as they kissed, and Nick turned it into making out. Seconds later, he licked her bottom lip, and she opened it. Soon, their tongues were in a fiery battle, as usual.
After a few minutes, there was a knock on the door, followed by Troy's voice. "You guys, you can come out now!"
Miley pulled away and smiled at Nick. "We should get going now, huh?" she asked, and Nick groaned and buried his head into her neck, and Miley giggled and ran her fingers through his hair.
"Meet me at the beach. Usual time. I have a surprise for you," he said, and he laced their fingers together and lifted her down from the counter. She smiled and opened the door, and Alex, Mikayla, Lilly, Joe, Kevin, Troy and Justin all fell through the door and landed on top of each other. Nick and Miley burst out laughing.
"Eavesdropping, I see? You wouldn't have heard much anyway. There wasn't much talking going on," Nick said and winked at Miley. Miley blushed and looked down at the ground to hide her blushing.
"Well, it's getting pretty late. It's 11.30pm. Let's go to bed. I'm tired," Lilly said, and they all went into the living room and pulled blankets over them, and they all fell to sleep pretty quickly. That is, except for Nick and Miley. As soon as everyone else had fallen asleep, they climbed off the couch they shared and ran to the beach, hand in hand.
"So, Mr. Gray, why are we at the beach tonight when we just spent the whole night together?" Miley asked and bit her lip, and Nick smiled and picked up a rose from the flower patch beside the beach, and he handed it to Miley.
"Well, Miss. Stewart, I wrote a song about this girl and about how much I love her. And I wanted her to listen to it and say what she thinks. Maybe I could sing it to you, and then you could tell me what she might think?" Nick asked and smirked, and Miley giggled.
"Go right ahead," she said and smiled as Nick took a deep breath and began singing to her.
"If the heart is always searching,
Can you ever find a home?
I've been looking for that someone,
I'll never make it on my own.
Dreams can't take the place of loving you,
There's gotta be a million reasons why it's true
When you look me in the eyes,
And tell me that you love me.
Everything's alright,
When you're right here by my side.
When you look me in the eyes,
I catch a glimpse of heaven.
I find my paradise,
When you look me in the eyes.
How long will I be waiting,
To be with you again
Gonna tell you that I love you,
In the best way that I can.
I can't take a day without you here,
You're the light that makes my darkness disappear.
When you look me in the eyes,
And tell me that you love me.
Everything's alright,
When you're right here by my side.
When you look me in the eyes,
I catch a glimpse of heaven.
I find my paradise,
When you look me in the eyes.
More and more, I start to realize,
I can reach my tomorrow,
I can hold my head high,
And it's all because you're by my side.
When you look me in the eyes,
And tell me that you love me.
Everything's alright,
When you're right here by my side.
When I hold you in my arms
I know that it's forever
I just gotta let you know
I never wanna let you go
Cause when you look me in the eyes.
And tell me that you love me.
Everything's alright,
When you're right here by my side.
When you look me in the eyes,
I catch a glimpse of heaven.
I find my paradise,
When you look me in the eyes."
Nick finished the song, and he closed his eyes and took a deep breath before opening them again and looking at Miley to her smiling with tears in her eyes, and she hugged him tightly as a tear or two trickled down her cheeks.
"That ... That was amazing. It was like you were saying everything you said earlier, except in a song. Most people would think that it's cheesy, but I think it's one of the sweetest things anyone has ever done for me. Most guys wouldn't do that for a girl," Miley said.
"Well, I'm not like most guys," Nick said and he smiled, and he wiped away her tears with the pad of his thumb and smiled and looked deeply into her eyes, and they heard the sound of a Maroon 5 song, and they turned to see Lilly and Joe peering through the bushes, and Joe hissing into his phone.
Miley giggled, and Nick looked down while laughing, and they got up and walked over to them. Lilly and Joe looked up and saw Nick and Miley staring down at them, laughing, and grinned sheepishly.
"Hey, Joe. Hey, Lils. What's down?" Nick asked and Miley laughed.
"That discrimination against all people in the world that are leaning down right now!" Joe exclaimed, and Lilly hit him in the head and rolled her eyes, and she stood up and pulled Joe with her.
"Sorry, you guys. We both woke up and saw that you guys were gone, so we followed you. And just so you know, Nick, that song was beautiful," Lilly said, and Nick smiled and wrapped an arm around Miley's waist.
"Thanks, Lils," Nick said, and smiled down at Miley.
A/N: Hey, guys. I hope you enjoyed the chapter, and remember to review it! Anyways, I'm watching the Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus Best Of Both Worlds in 2D on Disney Channel UK right now, and watching it made me think about how the Jonas Brothers have changed. The whole thing is ridiculous. They shouldn't practically ignore Miley. When you think about it, she actually helped them get where they are today. She had them on Hannah Montana, she took them on tour, she dated Nick. They have disappointed me and let me down to be honest. THIS IS MY OPINION, SO DON'T REVIEW AND CALL ME A BITCH OR ANYTHING. I AM JUST STATING MY OPINION. I've kind of lost respect for them now. Just because Nick and Miley are over doesn't mean they should ignore her. But whatever. I was watching how Miley hugged Nick around the start, when it was the rehearsals, and now it's at the end where they are all bowing. Nick really looked like he loved her, but not anymore, I guess. They all looked so happy. But whatever. I'll finish talking about it or else I'll be here for a long, long time writing what I think. Anyways, REMEMBER TO REVIEW. Don't call me mean or a bitch because I simply stated my opinion on the matter. Anyway, review and check out the previously mentioned YouTube series'. Also, on YouTube, my private messages have been piling up, so if anyone on here wants to add me on MSN, my address is . I hope you enjoyed the chapter, and please review and do whatever else is good to do on FanFiction :) Merry Christmas. Be safe on the roads especially, because last year, my cousin died on the roads at Christmas time, so please be safe on the roads, with all the fast drivers around nowadays. So be safe, and enjoy the holidays! Also, since it's Christmas and we don't celebrate Thanksgiving here, then I want to give thanks to everyone who has supported me since the start if my video making and story making, or the start of Love Story, because that is when more people started reading my stories. So keep reading and watching my things. I am giving thanks to the support everyone has given me, and I really appreciate it. I love every single one of you!
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