OMG! I haven't posted in like forever! Woww. This one is short and kind of a filler because I just thought that I would finally update! I am currently suffering from lack of sleep. Lol. When I'm not doing what I should be, I'm sleeping. Sorry guys. I feel like such a disappointment! =[[[ I promise this weekend, one more chapter. I gotta hurry and get to the sequel! Please review! HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS KINDA CRAPPY CHAPTER! Love you guys! Thanks for all the support and reviews! =]

"I thought I was being replaced." Nate said suddenly.

"What?" I asked though my voice was muffled by his shirt.

"I thought that while we weren't talking, your bond with Shane was stronger than ours and that you loved him more than me now. That's really why I was so angry. Angry at myself really." he said simply and I kissed his cheek.

"Don't worry. You're still Number One." I told him and tucked my head back into the crook of his neck, smiling into his shirt.

NATE POV

Alex and I stayed wrapped in each other's arms for some time, just talking. I knew in the back of my head that this was wrong because I had a girlfriend, but I couldn't find the will to move. Alex's hair smelled like green apples, a change from her usual strawberry. Mitchie walked in about a half hour later.

"You're lucky Gray…I thought I was going to have to beat you up." she said with a glare.

I began as why but then remembered why Allie was in here in the first place. It broke my heart that all this time that I've spent trying to protect her, I was the one that had hurt her this time. I had laid my hands on her and she's is bruised because of me. I can't believe myself. How did Alex find it in her heart to forgive me? I haven't even forgiven myself…

"Hey. So what are you guys going to tell Miley?" Shane asked as he too walked into the room.

Hmm. I hadn't even thought of that.

"Oh yeah. That was the whole reason I came in here." Alex said.

"Duh…"Mitchie said and her and Alex began laughing.

"Well…I think I should tell her." I spoke.

"When?" Shane asked.

"Uum. I don't know. Soon." I replied.

"You know if you tell her, she might break up with you right?" Alex asked me.

"Yeah. But she deserves to know." I told her.

Truth is, I wouldn't be too upset if we broke up now that my feelings for Alex were developing again. It kind of made me feel bad hanging out with her so much with these feelings while I had a girlfriend. I felt like I was kind of cheating on her or something. They all shrugged and Mitchie made herself comfy on the bed next to Alex, and Shane plopped down in my computer chair. We began planning out our weekend.

ALEX POV

Wow. It hasn't even been 12 hours and I'd already completely forgiven Nate. No resentment whatsoever. I laid my head on his thigh as we began talking about the possible plans to go to the movies followed by a restaurant on Friday. I sighed. Friday was tomorrow. So close, but so far away. I left at around 8 and then, somehow, it was finally Friday. I opted to walk to school, a 25 minute walk, so that I could just think. It's been a while since I've done that. Of course, the first thing I began thinking about was Nate. Why couldn't life just be easy and let Nate love me too? Ugh… I hate the universe. I wish Nate could be single. But even if Nate and Miley did break up, would he even want to be with me? Probably not. I mean, I'm his best friend…Dudes never EVER like their best friends. It's like an unwritten rule that you don't like your best friend…A rule that my heart just doesn't want to follow. But what if we did date, and then we had a messy, painful breakup. That would ruin our little group of friends. I wouldn't want that to happen now would I? Why couldn't my love life be less complicated. Like Shane and Mitchie's. If they would just realize that they both like each other, they would be the perfect couple. They're both great singers, they're smart, they're athletic, they would be the star couple in the school if they would just admit their feelings to each other…

I sighed and paused when I reached the school. It was still relatively early so I sat on a bench outside of the school doors. I rolled my eyes when about 5 minutes later, the one, the only, GiGi, came over.

"Russo." she sneered as she walked past.

"Gertrude." I shot back, accompanied by another, can you guess? EYE ROLL.

She turned around and rolled her eyes at me.

"Shut up Russo." she told me,

"Make me Stephens." I said as I got up.

She scoffed and walked away.

"Oooh. Cat fight! Rawr!" I heard a familiar voice say behind me.

"Shut up Jacob." I said and laughed.

"How are you Alex?" he asked with a smile.

"Good. Good." I said and smiled.

"Good to hear." he told me and I smiled.

We kept the conversation going, even when Mitch, Miles, Nate, and Shane came. That is until the bell signaling the beginning of school rang. We went to our lockers and grabbed our books. Then we all headed to 1st period. It was all the same until some new blonde walked in.

"Hi my name is Jake Ryan. I'm new here."

This chapter was supposed to be longer but then I wouldn't have posted tonight so I thought you'd rather have a shorter chapter than a really late chapter because I would never really finish the chapter. Teehee. Thanks for subscribing, reviewing and reading! Love ya! Please Review!