"Middle School" Miley breathed out as she looked out the bus's windows just staring up at the two story building, finally being able to say that she belonged to the school. And not just saying that to make herself sound cooler or older, she was now in the sixth grade.

"I know look at how big it looks" Nick said staring past Miley and just watching the building hoping that something grand would happen. But mostly just looking and awing soaking everything. They were so close to being in high school.

The bus driver opened the bus doors, and the students stood up. Miley and Nick watched as people grabbed their book bags and walked towards the stairs to get off. Miley looked at Nick with big eyes, her stomach tying in knots. Not so sure if she was ready to go into such a big school.

"Where are we supposed to go when we get in there?" Miley asked Nick again, probably for the fifth time that morning, trying to make sure if she was going to the right place

Nick nodded to nervous to say anything. When the majority of the bus was cleared Nick stood up and looked at Miley. A nervous expression on his face.

"You ready Miles?" Nick asked picking up his book bag

"I think so" She nodded and stood up in the seat

Nick nodded and looked ahead and started to walk out of the bus. Miley managed to grab Nicks elbow as the two walked of the bus. When they got onto the gravel, the bus driver immediately closed the door.

Nick led the two into the school, Miley grabbed Nick's hand so that the two of them wouldn't get lost in the crowd that looked just as lost as they did.

"We are supposed to meet the in the cafeteria to get our schedules" Nick said walked through the front doors. They had gone for a tour in the summer with the rest of their class but this was their first time in the school as true sixth graders. Their eyes were wondering around watching everyone scramble around looking for places to look around.

Nick pulled Miley away from all the chaos and trying to remember the directions to the cafeteria. Miley looked at all the surroundings the walls were white, it make the school seem so dull like there was no life in the halls.

Miley finally recognized the cafeteria as Nick they reached it.

"Miley, Nick over here" Oliver yelled

Miley turned around smiling but soon her smile went away when she realized what he was wearing. A pair of baggy pants that had his boxers hanging out, and a shirt that was halfway down his legs.

"Are you serious?" Nick asked Miley as they stopped to look at Oliver

"That's what I said" Lilly said coming up to them, I went to get you twos schedule so I didn't have to stand by him"

Nick shook his head watching Oliver come towards him.

"What with the hand holding?" Oliver asked looking at Nick and Miley's hand

The two of them looked down at their hands that were together, and both blushing and letting their hands drop.

"What's with your baggy outfit?" Miley teased back

"New school, new grade, new look" He said smiling and showing them is new attire

"Please don't show others that they can dress like that too" Lilly said shaking her head

"Please" Oliver said shaking his head

"Well anyway… here are you twos schedule" Lilly said handing Miley and Nick their schedules

"Earth science first period" Miley read

"Me too" Nick said "Math second period"

"Me too, Mrs. Karen right?" Miley asked

"Check" Nick said "History next with Mr. Apple"

"Nope I have Reading" Miley said disappointed

"I have third lunch" Nick said

"Me too!" Miley said gaining her enthusiasm again

"I have third lunch too" Lilly and Oliver both called out

"Sweet, we can all can sit together"

"I know" Miley said looking through the rest of her schedule "And than last period I have math with Mr. Wright"

"Me too" Nick replied along with the nods of Oliver and Lilly

"Sweet" Oliver said looking around at the familiar faces and the not so familiar faces. There were more bigger people than there was at elementary school.

"Eww Ashley look at his outfit" The four of them heard a voice from behind, but none of them having to turn around to know who's annoying voices they belonged to

Miley grabbed Nick's hand and dragged him along with Oliver and Lilly, deciding that they weren't going to let them bother them on one of their important days of their life'

"Do you two have first period with us?" Miley asked

"Nope I have class with Oliver" Lilly said shaking her head

"I can't believe we get a locker" Oliver said looking on his schedule checking out the number on his locker "25-26-05. What a weird locker number"

"You doofus" Lilly said rolling his eyes "That's your locker combination, your locker number is 534, which is right next to mine"

"Mine is 530" Nick called out

"And mine is right next to yours" Miley said "529"

Nick looked around for other sixth graders because all the grades were in their own little hallway so finding those he knew would help to find their classrooms.

"Come on Miley our classroom is right here" Nick said finding the science classroom

Miley waved a good bye to her other friends as the two of them went into the classroom soaking up the new environment. I was so different, there were sinks set around the room along with lab tables. Something that was never in their other school.

Nick saw an empty table for two and pointed to it for him and Miley to sit at. They quickly snatched it before anyone else was able to get to it. A few minutes later, the classroom was slowly starting to fill in the two of them recognizing a few of the people.

Class went on, and the teacher never said anything about assigned seating, but the two of them weren't so lucky in their next class.

Miley and Nick ended up getting split apart, Miley on one side of the classroom and Nick in the middle. A good distance away where they couldn't talk to each other. Miley sat back in that class and scribbled some pictures onto her syllabus that was supposed to be signed.

She was bored without someone to talk to.

"Hey Miley" A girl whispered

Miley looked over and saw Cassandra staring at her, Cassandra was one of the girls that was friends with everyone and not just a specific group of people

"I am having a beginning of the year party, you know to celebrate the start of sixth grade do you want to come?" She asked

"Sure" Miley said nodding

"Great here's an invitation" Cassandra said getting on out of her folder that she had brought "You can bring your boyfriend if you want, the invitation is good for him"

Miley nodded, not every bothering to fix what she said. Miley was so used to everyone referring to Nick as her boyfriend, they did hang out all the time. But sometimes she just wished that people would realize that they were friends. And were in the sixth grade, seriously who dated in the sixth grade?

The bell rang, signaling the end of second period. Miley waited by her seat for Nick to come over.

"We are going to the party next week" Miley said proudly

"Whose?" He asked confused

"Cassandra invited us to hers" Miley explained

"Sounds fun" Nick nodded

The two of them walked out of the classroom and to their separate third periods. But they only had to wait sixty minutes before they saw each other at lunch so that wasn't much of a wait. Plus is was a time where they had a chance to be less dependent on each other. Looking in the room she tried to figure out who she knew, to her left she didn't see anyone but she kept looking around hoping that someone would pop out.

"These are not your assigned seats everyone please get up" Their teacher said to them, Miley got up from her seat grabbing her purse and standing towards the end of the classroom right by the door, just hoping that she could escape to see her friends

But her escape plans were ruined when her name was called first, and she was put all the way in the back in the corner.

"Great" Miley sighed as she went to sit down and listened to where the students he called were being sat she watched as two familiar girls came in sat in the seats that were right across from her, and a guy come over and sit next to her.

Miley watched as he sat down, not saying anything to anyone. But the two familiar girls sat and talked but Miley and the boy remained silent.

"These are going to be your new seats until I say so" Mr. Apple the teacher said to them

Miley could deal with that, she didn't mind her seating arrangement, it's not like she knew anyone in the first place. Mr. Apple started to talk about the semester and what they all would be doing, and Miley somewhat listened to him and the two girls just talking. She than let her eyes wonder to the side, and watching the boy draw on his folder.

What he was drawing looked to be something that he had been working on since the beginning of the day. Miley didn't say anything but she continued to look through the corner of her eyes amazed that someone could actually draw that good, especially for being in the sixth grade.

He truly did have an art talent.

The bell rang and the boy instantly sprang out of his seat and practically ran towards the door. Miley shook her head trying to get the picture out of her head, and she walked out of the classroom and down the hallway, remembering where the cafeteria was.

When she reached there the cafeteria was getting crowded, and she 1quickly looked around to try to find Nick, Lilly or Oliver, knowing that they would all sit together.

"Miley!" Lilly yelled trying to get through some people to get to Miley, by the time she got there Lilly was a huffing and a puffing from weaving in and out from the people.

"Let's grab this table" Miley said grabbing the round table with five seats on it. Miley looked around for Nick waiting for him to come and find them, because she defiantly didn't see him

But Miley heard a chair move and another chair move, and she turned around seeing Nick and Oliver seated at the table.

"Man it's crowded" Oliver said looking around

"So have you been goggled at?" Lilly asked referring to his outfit

"No" Oliver said rolling his eyes and putting his hands over his chest leaning back into his chair

"How was your history class?" Nick asked taking out his lunch box and bringing out a sandwich his mom packed for him

"Fine" Miley said remembering once again that picture

Miley's eyes traveled around the cafeteria not knowing what she was exactly looking for.

But when her eyes traveled to an empty table, that had only one person occupying it she felt a feeling in her stomach. A feeling of loneliness for him because he was all by himself. It looked like he had no friends and that really upset her, because everyone needed a friend.

"Miley" Nick repeated trying to get her attention

"I will be right back" Miley said getting up from her seat and walking towards the empty table with the six eyes all looking at her watching Miley walk away. The boy was sitting at the table still drawing. Miley didn't know what to do, but she sat down across from him at the table anyway. He didn't look up from his drawing, Miley put her hands on the table twiddling her thumbs.

"Hi I am Miley" She finally spoke up

The boy continued to stare down, but his hand had stopped moving.

Miley felt the need to keep talking, knowing that he was listening now.

"I sit next to you in history, and I saw that you were sitting by yourself" She started, but he picked up his pencil again and continued to draw

Miley nodded at herself, knowing that she needed to talk to him.

"I saw your drawing and I think it's really cool" She stated

He finally looked up, with a little smile on his face

"Thanks" He muttered

Miley smiled back at him, knowing that she had made him feel good about himself.

"So I have never seen you around in fifth grade" Miley said curious to see why she never have seen him before

"I moved here this summer" He said slightly looking up

"Oh really!" Miley said excited "From where?"

"Florida" He said "Yeah I moved here from Jacksonville"

Miley felt awesome for getting him to talk to her a little. Miley opened up the conversation a little and he continued to draw as they talked.

As the bell rang, Miley stood up from the table.

"Tomorrow you should come sit with us, we have an extra seat and I think you will like my friends" Miley explained

"Thanks" The boy said collecting his books, before he went to leave Miley stopped him

"I never did catch your name"

"Joe Grey" The boy said smiling a little and walking out of the cafeteria

"Bye" Miley yelled waving as Joe walked out of the place of eating

Miley walked over excited that she meet a new friend.

Disclaimer: I own nothing the characters don't belong to me and the fiction is legal because no last names are mentioned. I only own my ideas

But anyway this chapter was sort of intro to Joe, expect Nick and him aren't related. But he is going to be in the story. He's a nerd and nobody likes him until he turns hotter. I am excited. But remember everyone this is a NILEY. Not a moe, check out my other stories for that couple.

But anyway the next chapter will be the party I mentioned in this chapter. I figured I could do two chapters of sixth grade than move onto eighth grade.

TEN reviews before I update and who knows MAYBE I will have one up tomorrow. Thanks for reading.