Miley's POV

I woke up in the morning on the couch. It was only eight o'clock but I decided to get up anyway. I sleepily got up and walked into the bathroom.

I looked at myself in the mirror and shuddered. I looked awful. Since I didn't bother washing my face the night before makeup was all over my face. There were black streaks running down my cheeks; I looked like I had a black eye from all the eyeliner that was smeared around my eyes.

I slipped out of my clothes and turned the shower on. I got in and let the warm water soothe me. I quickly washed myself and got out. I blow dried my hair and left it the way it was. I didn't even care how I looked. I wasn't trying to impress anyone, except for Shane and it didn't matter if I impressed him or not.

I walked quietly into my room, where Alex was still sleeping and picked out some clothes. I quickly changed into them and walked downstairs, quietly shutting the door as I walked out of my room.

I decided I would make pancakes. I was trying to stay busy too keep my mind off of something I really didn't want to think about, Shane. It worked for a while until I was halfway done making the pancakes and his brother showed up at my door. I scurried over to the door to prevent him from ringing the doorbell and waking Alex up.

I opened the door and he walked in. "Hey." Nate said. I smiled weakly.

"Hey." I said. My voice was hoarse from crying.

He went over to where my pancakes were and sat down. "Looks good." He said, grabbing one and shoving it into his mouth.

"Hey! Who said you could have one?" I asked with my hands on my hips.

"Oops. Sorry." He mumbled with his mouth full. I sighed and grabbed two plates and syrup out of the cabinet.

"I'm just messing with you. Eat all you want." I said placing the plates and syrup on the table and sitting beside him.

He grabbed two more pancakes and put syrup on them. "Where's Alex?" He asked. I pointed up.

"She's sleeping." I said. He nodded and continued to eat. I didn't feel like eating at all anymore so I went over and sat on the couch and turned the T.V. on. I flipped the channels until I found something I was slightly interested in. I stared at the T.V. Blankly, in my own little world.

I jumped when I heard Nate's cellphone ring. He jumped too and looked at me like I was supposed to do something. I returned the look.

"That's your phone." I said. He smiled sheepishly and turned red before taking his phone out of his pocket and answering it.

"Hey, Shane." He said. I felt my heart drop once again. My eyes burned with tears but I quickly wiped them away. I turned the T.V. Up to drown out their conversation. When I saw Nate hang up his phone I turned the T.V. Down.

"What'd he want?" I asked. Nate took the last bite of his food and put his plate in the sink.

"What'd who want?" He asked ,probably not wanting to talk about Shane, and came over and sat beside me.

I rolled my eyes and sighed. "Shane." I breathed out.

"Oh! Him...he....uh....just....you know, wanted to know where I was." He said. I pushed my lips together and nodded. Nate looked over and gave me a sympathetic smile. "He asked about you too." He said. I looked down at the ground.

"Oh." I said biting my lip, trying my hardest not to break down again right there. Shane was the only one who could make me cry that much. He was the only one who could really break my heart, and tear my world apart.

"Miley, I'm really sorry." Nate said. Ugh, why did he have to say that? Tears filled my eyes and trickled down my cheeks. "Don't cry. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have brought it up." He said.

"I just don't know what to do, Nate. Nothing matters to me anymore. I know I sound pathetic but, I really love him. Nobody will ever know how hard it was to confess my feelings for him; feelings that I've kept a secret for so long and then get totally rejected and crushed." I screamed as tears poured down my face. I felt so vulnerable, and naive, and stupid. I just couldn't stop crying even though I wanted to so badly.

Nate pulled me into his arms and hugged me.

"I can't be mad at him for not loving me. It's not his fault. It just hurts so bad. I can't take it." I said into Nate's chest. He rubbed my back soothingly. "And...n-now everything is ruined. Our friendship will never be the same again. It won't be like before, now it's just going to be awkward. Who even knows if we are still friends?" I asked as I sobbed loudly.

He pulled out of his arms and looked me in the eyes. "Calm down. It'll be okay, I promise." Nate said trying to calm me down but it only made me mad.

"No, Nate! IT'S NOT GOING TO BE OKAY! IT'LL NEVER BE OKAY!" I screamed as I punched him in the chest multiple times, frustrated. He grabbed my hands and pulled me into his arms once again. "It'll n-never be okay. I'll just be the pathetic little girl who was stupid enough to fall in love with her best friend. I'm a stupid and naive. I should have known someone as perfect as Shane would never like me!" I said as I cried softly. Nate just sat there quietly, holding me in his arms and comforting me.

I heard Alex come downstairs. She immediately knew what was wrong and ran over and started hugging me as well.

"I'm so, so sorry." She said.

Shane's POV

I sat on my bed, staring at the ceiling. I had just gotten off the phone with Nate. He was at Miley's and I could tell he was trying to be discreet about talking to me.

I grabbed one of the picture frames that was sitting on a table beside my bed. It was a picture of me and Miley. It was a random picture that we both loved. We were acting crazy, as usual. The picture was taken at some petting zoo we went to last summer just for something to do.

I stared at her face in the picture. Sure, I had known she was beautiful ever since I first met her, I just never really looked at her. When I looked at that picture my heart almost skipped a beat. Her blue eyes were like crystal and they were beautiful. Her hair was the perfect shade of brown. Everything about her was beautiful. Whoa, Shane. Stop right there. You don't like Miley. She's your best friend! I thought to myself.

Did I like Miley? I liked her as a friend, a best friend of course but, did I like her? I brushed the thought off. I couldn't like her. Could I?

I looked at the picture one more time and I couldn't help but get lost in her beauty. Ugh, you can't be falling for her now Shane! You already told her you don't like her! I thought. I groaned and sat the picture back on the table. What have I gotten myself into?

Three Months Later..... Miley's POV

I sat on the Gray's porch step staring at the stars. Shane was standing right behind me. We had finally gotten used to being around each other again, sort of. Of course, two months ago we acted like we would explode If we got near each other. We avoided each other whenever we could and barely said one word to each other.

Now, Things were slowly getting back to the way they used to be. About a week ago, Shane came up to me and we had our first real conversation in about two and a half months. There was just one big bump in the road. I was in love with him, and he knew it.

Things were still awkward between us, we both knew it, we just didn't want to admit it. We were pretty much at a place where we both knew it, but we didn't think about it. I did feel a lot better about getting it off of my chest. I also felt a lot worse because he didn't feel the same.

"So....." Shane said as he slid his hands into his pockets. I turned around and looked up at him. Sometimes he would look at me a certain way, like he was trying to figure me out, and it sent chills down my spine. The look in his eyes was beautiful, it was sort of mysterious and mystical.

Sometimes I would catch myself staring at him and him returning the gesture. We would stay like that for a long time. Weird enough, stuff like that wasn't awkward. When he caught me staring at him, it wasn't awkward.

The awkward part was our conversations. He was always trying to figure out words to say that wouldn't hurt me; words that wouldn't make me think about loving him and make things even awkwarder between us. I was always trying to find words that wouldn't make him feel awkward, too. Even the simplest things, like me complementing him if I liked his outfit would make him anxious and nervous.

We tried not to be alone; we tried to always be with Jason, or Nate, or Alex or even our parents. Yet, this time we were alone. It was annoying and it kind of made me sad that, that was what it had come to. Not even being able to be in the same room alone? That's pathetic!

"Okay, we can't do this anymore!" I said. This was crossing the line too far. I don't want to loose my best friend!

Shane's head quickly turned and looked at me. He looked confused and surprised. "What do you mean?" He asked, sitting beside me on the step.

"You know what I mean, Shane! We can't hardly talk anymore, we can't hardly be alone anymore, we're letting our friendship slip away!" I said. He was looking at me with an I-know look.

"I know it's really weird for you knowing I'm in love with you and everything but, I don't blame you for anything because you can't help that you're not in love with me. I can't be mad at you for that, it would be unfair. As much as I want you to love me too, I have to except the fact that you don't and move on." I said, as much as it hurt me to say it. "We can't keep acting like this, it's stupid. I don't want to ruin our friendship. I never would've told you if I knew things were going to turn out like this."

"I just.....really want to love you. I....want both of us to be....happy. I love you so much, I just wish I loved you the same way you love me." He said. I got up and hugged him. He flinched.

"See what I mean? That used to be normal for us." I said throwing my hands in the air. "We need to talk about this." I said calmly.

"I know." Shane said.

Shane's POV

The truth was, I was beginning to think that I was slowly but surely falling for her. I couldn't tell her that because I wasn't exactly sure. Everything was so confusing. I tried so hard to figure out if I loved her or not. When I looked at her my heart almost skipped a beat but when I thought about us being together it was just....confusing.

"So, the problem is I'm in love with you, and you're not in love with me." Miley said. She looked away and frowned. Even though it was dark and she was trying to hide it from me I still saw. My heart ached for her.

"Yeah." I said unsure, not knowing if that was true or not. Why couldn't I make up my mind? This wasn't supposed to happen. You're supposed to know if you're in love with someone. You're supposed to know, you're supposed to feel that spark, that special feeling. The thing was, that spark might be happening. I kept telling myself no but, I couldn't help but think about it. What if I was in love with her? What if I waited too long and realized it after she got over me and was with some other guy? What would I do then?

"Let's just go back to the way we were before, Let's pretend like I never told you that. Do you think we can do it?" Miley asked. I don't think I'll ever forget the way she looked that night after she told me, sitting on the floor, so totally broken. It was worth a try to just pretend to forget about it. It might help her get over me and that's what I wanted, but I also didn't, In another way I wanted her to wait until I made up my mind, no matter how long it took. That was selfish though, and that wouldn't be fair to her.

"Well......uh.....I guess we can do that." I said. This time I went over and hugged her. She squeezed me tighter than she used too.

"Good." She said. She stared up at the sky for a second and sighed. "I can't believe school starts tomorrow." She said.

"I know." I said, groaning.

"It's gonna suck without you there." She said sadly. This year I was starting my first year of college. It was really close to our house so I didn't have to move or anything. The good thing was that Jason decided to change colleges and go to school there as well. He didn't have to be far away anymore.

"It's just one year. Next year you will be going to college too." I said. She smiled.

"Finally!" She screamed happily. "But, if I don't get into the school you're going to that would suck." She said. I laughed.

"Let's not worry about that right now." I said as I hugged her. We were actually maintaining a normal conversation. I stood up and stretched as I yawned.

"I'm gonna go home. I need to get to sleep." Miley said.

"Okay well I'll see you later." I said. She stood up and I hugged her. She walked slowly down the driveway and over to her house. I watched her walk the whole way, admiring her. I shook my head. What was I getting into?

Miley's POV

I went home and changed into my pajamas. I climbed into my soft, warm bed and fell asleep quickly.

Before I knew it the alarm clock was going off. I groaned and slammed my hand on the button, making it shut up. I climbed out of bed and went into the bathroom. I took my shower, blow dried my hair, and put on some clothes. It was back to the normal routine. Get up, get ready, go to school, come home, do homework, go to sleep, and wake up the next morning and do it all over again, yay.

I went downstairs. My dad wasn't even up yet. I grabbed my bags and my keys off the table and headed out the door. I walked over to the Gray's house and knocked on the door. Jason came to the door. He was already dressed and ready. He was a morning person too, just like Nate.

"Hey Miley." He said. I walked in the door. Nate was sitting at the table eating some cereal. I looked around and didn't see Shane.

"Where's Shane?" I asked. Jason shook his head.

"He's still asleep. He wouldn't wake up." Jason said. I laughed and I looked down at my watch.

"Where's your girlfriend? We have to leave." I said just as someone knocked on the door. "Never mind." I said. Alex walked in the house after Jason opened the door. She was in her normal peppy mood. "It's time to go." I said. Me, Nate, and Alex grabbed our bags, walked out the door, and got into Nate's car.

"I can't believe this is our last year of high school!" Alex said happily.

"I know, I'm so happy!" I said. Nate nodded in agreement. We sat quietly in the car until we pulled into the parking lot of the very familiar school. We sighed and walked in. We got our sheets that said what classes we had. We were all taking the same classes except for one. Nate and Alex were still together but I had a different class than them. Unfortunately it was the first one.

"That sucks." I said. Alex sighed as she looked at my schedule.

"Why did you even decide to take computer anyway?" She asked. I shrugged and rolled my eyes.

"I had to. I need the credit." I said as I shoved the schedule into my bag. "Well I'll see you guys in a little while." I said. I walked down the hallway and into the computer classroom. I was the first one in there so I took a random seat. After a few minutes went by people started walking in. Everyone sat down, no one sat down beside me though. I knew all of the people that were in the class. We weren't friends but I knew them. The classroom was buzzing with talking and laughing until the teacher walked in. Everyone got quiet and looked at her.

She was new and she looked really young. She had blond hair that came to her shoulders and she wore glasses.

"Hello everyone. My name is Cara Powell. You can call me whatever you want, it doesn't matter to me. Um...This is my first year teaching here and I can't wait to get to know you." She said as she sat her bags down on her desk. She seemed pretty nice.

"How old are you?" Someone asked. She laughed.

"I'm twenty four." She said. She was young. "Okay since today is the first day you guys can do whatever you want with the computers." She said. Everyone cheered. "Tomorrow we have to start working though." She said. Everyone groaned and she laughed.

I just sat there. I didn't feel like doing anything. I stayed like that for a minute until the door opened. Every head in the room turned and stared at it. A blond haired boy walked in and looked around shyly. My breath caught in my throat. He was really cute.

"S-sorry I-I'm late." He stuttered.

"It's okay. Just be on time tomorrow." The teacher said sweetly. The boy looked around for a second and then came and sat beside me, it was the only seat left. He sat there acting nervous.

"Hey, I'm Miley." I said. He jumped and looked over at me, startled. I laughed.

"Hi, I'm Jake." He said. I took his hand and shook it.

"Nice to meet you." I said. He smiled. "So, where are you from?" I asked, assuming he had moved here recently.

"Oh, uh...I'm from here. My mom made me switch schools so now I'm here." He said as he spun around in his chair.

"Cool." I said. We talked to each other for the rest of class and got to know each other. Finally, the bell rang. "What class do you have next?" I asked. He grabbed his sheet and looked at it.

"History." He replied. I looked down at my sheet as well.

"Oh, well I have English next." I said as I sighed. I looked at his sheet. We only had computer and lunch together. "Well, I guess I'll see you at lunch." I said. We walked out into the hallway/

"Okay." He said as he smiled and walked away to his class. I did the same and met up with Nate and Alex.

"How'd computer go?" Alex asked. I smiled and bit my lip.

"Wonderful." I said. Alex gave me a surprised look.

"Wonderful?" She asked in disbelief. "You actually thought a class was wonderful?" She asked. I smiled and nodded. Her eyes got wide. "That's a first." She said. We walked into our classroom and sat down.

Throughout the whole class I couldn't stop thinking about Jake. He was cute and he seemed really nice.

Before I knew it, it was time for lunch. Me, Nate, and Alex walked slowly into the lunchroom, got our food, and sat down at a table.

"Miley can I have yo-" Nate began. I turned around when I heard someone saying my name. It was Jake. I could've sworn my heart skipped a beat.

"Hey, Miley." Jake said as he walked up with his food in his hands. I patted the seat beside me and he sat down. Alex looked at me with a smirk on her face.

"Hey, Jake. Um...this is Nate." I sat pointing to Nate.

"Sup." Nate said.

I rolled my eyes. "And this is Alex." I said pointing to Alex. Alex smiled and waved at him.

"Guys, this is Jake. He's in my computer class. He's new." I said. Jake blushed and looked down at the ground. Wow, he was really shy.

"I forgot my drink, I'll be right back." Jake said as he got up to go get a drink. I looked up and batted my eyelashes flirtatiously.

"Okay." I said as he walked away. Nate and Alex looked at me in shock. "What?" I asked.

"You like him, don't you?" Alex asked as she crossed her arms. I blushed.

"I don't know....maybe." I said as I looked down at my feet.

"What about Shane?" Nate asked. I felt a shot of pain shoot through my body when he said Shane. For a while there I had forgotten about him. Was I getting over him?

"I don't know. Maybe.....maybe this is my chance to get over Shane and move on." I said as I shrugged. Wow. I can't believe I just said that. I've been in love with Shane for so long; now what's happening?

Jake came back and sat down. I looked over stared at him. He caught me and looked away, blushing. I saw Alex whisper something to Nate and he nodded. I shrugged it off and ate my food. We all finished eating just before the bell rang. The rest of the day went by fast and the last bell for us rang.

"Best first day of school ev-er." I said as I sighed and shut my locker. Alex smiled at me.

"You and Jake really hit it off." She said. I nodded.

"Yeah, I think I like him. A lot." I said.

"Speaking of the devil." Alex said as she looked past me. I turned around and saw Jake walking up to me.

"I'll meet you and Nate at the car, 'kay?" I asked. Alex nodded her head and walked off.

"Hey, Miley." Jake said.

"Hey, Jake." I said. There was a moment of awkward silence until I spoke up, "Hey you want to come over to my house and hang out today?" I asked. He put his hand on the back of his neck and smiled.

"Sure. I'd love to." He said. I smiled.

"Cool. You can follow us to my house." I said. We walked out slowly out of the school. Maybe this was the start of something.

Haha, yeah.....so Jake's not famous in this story and he has a waaaayyy different personality than he does on the show. Anyways....Soooo...what's gonna happen when Shane finds out Miley's crushing on Jake??? =] Sorry for this chapter being kind of rushed and skipping months and stuff........ Review Please! Please! Please! (;