THE ROUGH DIAMOND

- Rockstar

It was an 8:00 AM, pouring down rain, Monday morning and for god knows what reason I was in the best mood. I haven't been excited to school in I can't even remember how long anymore.

"Why so cheerful? It's Monday and we have a double maths first thing!" Lilly asked curiously.

"I don't know." I said off in my own world, wondering aimlessly.

Lilly stared at me for a few seconds, thinking I was the biggest idiot in the world. "Yeah, okay… I'm gonna go now."

"So, Lilly… Lilly?" I turned around. "Lilly?" Where the hell did she disappear off to?

I walked down the corridor to the locker when I noticed Johnny Collins standing at his locker, putting his books away. I now know why I'm in such a great mood! I sighed and hugged my books. When did I start crushing on Johnny?

"Hey Johnny!" I smiled at him.

"Hey." He barely even glanced at me.

I walked over and stood at the locker next to his.

"How are you? How was your weekend?" He is so gorgeous!

"Hmm, yeah it was good."

I looked down. He couldn't engage in a conversation even a little bit?

"That's good. So what'd you do?"

"Just this, that. Saw some friends." Johnny closed his locker and kept walking.

What is wrong with me? He could barely even look at me.

I ran into the bathrooms. My hair was straightened and shinier than ever. My make up was well put on and I had no orange lines. I didn't have any spinach in my teeth like last time. I was wearing my new top and my favourite skinny jeans. I looked good."Erghhh!" I groaned.

While I was checking myself out in the mirror, Amber and Ashley walked in. They started talking, while reapplying their lipgloss, obviously trying to make me jealous.

"Yeah, and so I was hanging out with Hannah Montana at her CD signing. We haven't seen each other in a while, so we were just catching up since last time we hung out. Me and Hannah were reminiscing about some of our good times on 'Singing with the Stars' and all our inside jokes." Amber told Ashley, putting emphasis on Hannah Montana.

That's not even true. She wasn't at the CD signing! And it's 8:30 in the morning, why are they already re-doing their make-up?

"Oh really? I didn't get to see Hannah that much coz me and Nick Jonas went off. Just the two off us. His idea. Nick was clearly flirting with me, he so likes me! But I don't know; Jake likes me too, ever since he went to our school. I'm not sure who to choose." Ashley replied to Amber.

I could see them staring at me through the mirror, just waiting for me to reply so they could come up with some reason for them to do their weird 'Ooh tss!' finger thing. I made sure I didn't even glance at them so they didn't get on ounce of satisfaction. And anyway, everything they said wasn't true. Neither of them was there and Nick was inside the whole time!

I walked out of the bathroom, laughing as I heard them bitching about me as soon as I left. Instead of leaving them fulfilled with trying to make me jealous, I was the one satisfied.

"Hey Miley, you back down to earth now?" Lilly said, with Oliver, as they approached me.

"Yep, I'm good."

I walked into the cafeteria and sat down on a table with Lilly, Oliver, Chad, Becca and Sarah. I took a bite of my veggie burger, while turning around on my chair, looking at Johnny. He squeezed some tomato sauce onto his burger, glancing around a few times to make sure no one was looking and squeezed some of the sauce on his hands as well, rubbing it in. I smiled. He still remembers that from a couple of years ago, when I gave him that fake advice that tomato sauce is a good moisturiser.

My smile quickly disappeared as he sat down with Amber and Ashley.

"Miley, are you okay? You've been acting kind of weird today." Becca asked.

"Yep, I'm fine." My mind wandered off again.

I shoved the rest of my burger in my mouth and got up, heading over towards Johnny, who had now left Amber and Ashley's table.

Hannah and I are the exact same person! We have the same personality! Heck, she may be blonde, but we still look the same! Why doesn't Johnny take any notice to me whatsoever? All because of stupid Friday got me falling for him all over again! I can't believe I'm letting this guy get the best of me!

"Hey Johnny." I attempted to have another conversation with him.

"Hey Miley." Well at least this time he said my name!

"What you been up to?"

"Oh, guess what! I met Hannah Montana on the weekend!" He said excitedly.

That's when he is actually enthusiastic to talk. When it's about Hannah Montana. Whether I'm Miley or Hannah, it's always about her! Just coz she's famous, everyone is obsessed with her! Why can't it ever just be about Miley?

"Oh, really. That's cool." I said with a weak grin.

"Yeah, at her CD signing on Friday. The Jonas Brothers, Jake Ryan and Mikayla were also there but the reason I went was coz of Hannah."

I nodded. "Okay."

"Yeah, she's really cool. And so hot!" I wonder if he thinks I'm hot then. "We so hit it off. She was flirting with me and everything. I could tell she liked me. Hannah Montana, this massive star. She could have anyone she wants, but she wants me!"

No! Miley wants you! I felt like screaming. Yes, Hannah could have anyone she wanted, and me, I can't even get Johnny to have a proper conversation with me that isn't involving Hannah! Is that the only thing anyone cares about? Hannah Montana? I can't believe it. I resent myself. I have sunk lower than I have thought was possible.

Johnny was still going on about Hannah. And, really, yeah I might like him, but he was over-exaggerating it. He was saying I was in love with him? Why does he think Hannah could be in love with him? They've met once!

"Hey Miley." Amber walked past me. "So I noticed you've heard how we all know Hannah Montana. And how we're all friends with her." Yeah, right! You wish!

"We are great friends, actually. And she likes Johnny." Ashley chimed in. "So have you ever met Hannah?"

"Well, that's great for you guys, isn't it? But frankly, I couldn't care less about meeting her. I don't like Hannah Montana."

They all looked at me wide-eyed, shocked. Ashley even looked like she was going to pass out! I think I'm right! Hannah is the only thing they care about!

"I'm sure." Amber said sarcastically. "You're just jealous that we're friends and she would never even talk to you. I'm mean why would she? You're Miley Stewart. You can't even make the fifth page of our cool list."

"Not that she's ever met her anyway."

Amber and Ashley touched their index finger to each others. "Ooh, tss!"

Johnny was gone. While Amber and Ashley was trying, and very much failing at trying to get me jealous of them, Johnny had left. Like usual, Hannah did it again. She's won everyone over, and me - 0. As conceited as it sounds, Hannah could get basically anyone. And I'm Hannah, so I should be happy. But why can't it be Miley for once? If it wasn't for Hannah, maybe I'd actually stand a chance.

I sighed. But no, perfect Hannah Montana is, and always will be, better than just average, old Miley Stewart.

A/N: Poor Miley! :( Anyway, sorry for such a short chapter, but this is basically just Miley obsessing over Johnny so dragging it on for 10 pages is going to get a little boring. But once the story gets going, the chapters will get longer. So, a review would be quite nice, and I'll try to update as soon as I can. Thanks :) x