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a/n: ARE YOU READY FOR SOME NILEY MOMENTS? Cause I am finally to one of the scenes that I pictured when I got this idea.

My eyes flickered back to Miley as soon as Joe was out the door. Since when did those two start running to get to class anyways? Especially Joe? Oh well, it really didn't matter. Joe was being a total spaz recently anyways. I could really care less what odd thing was his newest.

Miley had gone back to staring nervously at her feet, with her cheeks stained a deep red color. I smiled softly and then said, "Miles, Ms. Algoquin said you should just start coming to drama instead of stage craft this class, so that me and you can practice." Students were starting to come in from lunch, talking loudly to each other as they noisily took their seats. Miley only nodded without looking back up at me. "Alright, let's head over to the auditorium," I said, guiding her towards the back door.

Just as we reached it, Ms. Algoquin came rushing back through, with a pile of worn looking scripts in her hands. "Oh Miley, you stayed. Good, good. I cleared it up with your teacher already. Nick, will you help her work on some of the songs?" she said, all much too fast. Without waiting for an answer, she dashed up to the front of the classroom and began handing out the scripts to the students. "Alright class, today we are going to start some quick two person skits. So find a…." her voice faded off as I led Miley through the back door and into the auditorium.

The door shut behind us with a muted thud, and I found myself standing alone with her in the large backstage area. My heart was pounding again and I had to duck my head down because I felt the flush rising to my cheeks. I turned away from her silently and made my way to the stage and the large grand piano. I was still unable to look up at her, though I knew she had followed me. I sat myself down, and felt my fingers begin to glide over the keys playing Chopin, my favorite composer.

She stood behind me in silence. I couldn't look up; my heart was still pounding too hard. My eyes stared at my fingers as they danced across the black and white keys in the familiar pattern that I loved, but I could feel her presence. The song came to its close and her voice whispered softly from behind me, "I didn't know you could play piano. That was beautiful." I looked up from my hands and into her eyes once more and just managed a nod with a small smile.

"Well, I guess we should get started teaching you the songs," I muttered. She smiled in response and I lifted the folder of music from its place on the piano. "You have two solos, one duet with me, and one with Selena," I went on flipping through the folder of music.

"Okay," she said taking one of the song sheets out from the folder. "You're here now, so let's practice the duet." I barely heard a word she said because when she had gone to grab the sheet of music, her fingers had brushed mine, and my heart had grown to an almost deafening thudding in my ears.

"Yeah, okay," was all that I got out. She sat beside me at the piano bench and placed the sheet of music in front of me. My fingers once again began their dance across the keys and the music came out. My part of the song was first, and my words came out nervously. After all, I had never sang in front of her before.

"How did I get here, turned around,
And there you were.
I didn't think twice or rationalize,
Cause somehow I knew,
that there was more than just chemistry.
I mean I knew you were kind of into me.
But I figured it's too
Good to be true."

I tried to focus on the keys under my fingers, not to lose the rhythm, but she was looking right at me with such intensity that I found it hard. And then, my world once again seemed to seem complete as she sang.

"I said pinch me. Where's the catch this time?
Can't find a single cloud in the sky.
Help me before I get used to this guy."

The next part was for both of us, but the most amazing thing happened when we sang together. Nothing in my whole life had ever felt so right before. I forgot about the keys underneath my fingers, but the music seemed to keep playing in my little world.

"They say that good things take time,
But really great things happen in the blink of an eye.
Thought the chances to meet somebody like you were a million to one.
I cannot believe it, whoa oh
You're one in a million."

I found myself standing up from the bench, extending my hand out to her. Miley placed hers in mine and stood next to me, but I didn't let go of her hand. My fingers tightened around hers as she continued to sing her part of the next verse.

"All this time I was looking for love.
Trying to make things work,
They weren't good enough.
'Til I thought I'm through.
Said I'm done.
Then stumbled into the arms of the one."

I pulled her closer to me until our bodies were only inches apart, and then I released my grip on her hand to entwine my fingers with hers. She could only stare down at our hands while I went on with my part, eyes never leaving her.

"You're making me laugh about the silliest stuff.
Say that I'm your diamond in the rough.
When I'm mad at you,
You come with your velvet touch.
Can't believe that I'm so lucky.
I have never felt so happy,
Every time I see that sparkle in your eyes."

My heart danced as our voices sang together once again.

"They say that good things take time,
But really great things happen in the blink of an eye.
Thought the chances to meet somebody like you were a million to one.
I can not believe it, oh whoa
You're one in a million.

"All this time I was looking for love.
Trying to make things work,
They weren't good enough.
Til I thought I'm through.
Said I'm done.
Then stumbled into the arms of the one.

"I said pinch me.
Where's the catch this time?
Can't find a single cloud in the sky.
Help me before I get used to this love."

"They say that good things take time,
But really great things happen in a blink of an eye.
Thought the chances to meet somebody like you were a million to one.
I can not believe it. You're one in a million.
One in a million."

The song ended and the silence of the room fell upon us. I couldn't take my eyes off of hers for the second time in the past few minutes. At that exact moment in time, I had never felt so right. Being there with her was everything that I had never even known I was wanting.

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Joe's POV

Where had she gone? Worry was running through my veins like an infection. The woods were a big place and I had been searching for about ten minutes and hadn't even found a trail left by the girl. Finally, I saw her up against a tree. My heart that kept threatening to break every time that I saw her with Nick, finally snapped in two.

She was huddled against the tree, covered in dirt, with her shirt and clothes ripped from running without reason through the many trees and underbrush. Her tangled hair fell over her face, but I could see her body shaking with silent sobs. She was wrapped into a tight ball, trying to make herself as small as possible, and rocking back and forth. Each time she did so, her already tangled hair managed to rub against the trees rough trunk and tangle itself into a deeper knot.

My poor Selena. I took a step closer and said softly, "Selena? Selly please stop crying." She didn't look up. I took another cautious step forward and saw her face, stained with the tears that were still coming from her eyes. She was a mess. My heart was threatening to break into even more tiny sections of pain and despair and worry, when I through caution to the wind and ran forward. I knelt beside her on the ground and wrapped my arms around her.

The sobs came faster as she instantly unwrapped from her ball and threw her arms around me, collapsing into my chest. My arms tightened around her protectively and I whispered, "It's okay, Selly. It's okay."

We sat there for I don't know how long. Me with my arms wrapped around the tiny girl who meant the world to me, holding her close wishing I could make everything okay again. And her crying into my chest uncontrollably, shaking with each heart-wrenching sob.

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a/n: Okay, so I had someone ask about the girl from my works' baby. Well, she is doing better. She is for sure going to live, and has woken up from her coma. We just found out the other day that she most likely won't be blind, but everything else is still in question.