Well I know I said I wanted to finish by Christmas, well so did my laptop – in the sense that it died. Every chapter of this story and the next has gone! Needless to say I'm upset, even the tech guy couldn't save my work. I was fortunate enough to save this chapter and I have partial back up but I fear it's going to take me a while to get to where I was – but don't worry dear readers I WILL finish this regardless, I just hope you're all still interested. Thank you for the reviews – always love to hear that people are still reading! Yohanna – I actually had a flashback of when they first started dating written and a one-shot but my laptop ate it. Maybe sometime I will do it again.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Lacuna Coil – Soul Inmate

The fury breaks into the circle, unrestrained I'm leashing out.
I won't die, I get on my knees, think above all you, I will walk alone.
Like heavy shadows in the jungle, none of them will move along.
Feel you break into the circle, unrestrained I'm freaking out.

"I made a video for you." Luanne sat on the arm of the sofa with a smile before hitting play, a title card appeared, 'The Life of Hannah Montana.' Immediately a picture of Miley and Lilly kissing jumped on to the screen.

"That looks like..."

"Picnic..." Lilly finished, she twisted her head to look at Miley before slowly turning to see a grinning Luanne. "Luanne..."

"Oh it gets better."

A few shots later showed the two girls completely naked and kissing in the water. "Turn it off!" Miley screeched before launching herself at the TV. "You'd better not have shown anyone this!" She snapped the disc in two.

"I wouldn't worry, there's another 30 copies, all ready to go out across America."

"You are fucking kidding me?" Miley yelled. "You fucking bitch Luanne! I can't believe you'd do this to me!" Miley went to launch herself at Luanne, but felt herself be pulled back but Lilly. "Let me fucking go!" She spat. "You're dead Luanne! You're fucking dead, you hear me!?"

"Miley!" Lilly held her squirming girlfriend. "Calm down!"

"Calm down! Calm down! Lilly there's a fucking video of us fucking, drinking and God knows what else!"

"Miley. Just shut up for a moment."

"I am calm! Just let me the fuck at her, then you'll see fucking anger."

"Miley! Just shut the fuck up!" Lilly yelled at her.

Luanne sneered; pleased with the effect she was having. It was a shame she didn't think to put cameras in here really.

"What is it you want Luanne?"

"It's simple really, money."

Miley stopped struggling for a moment. "Money? You've spent all this time and effort and all you want is money?"

"Of course to you money is no object, money grows on trees for you. All that success and fame has just made royalties, let's face it Couz, you just watch it grow and grow."

"You want money? You've spent your time filming Lilly and I to extort money from me!"

"Not extort."

"Clearly we have different definitions of extort. How much do you want?"

"I think three million should do it."

"Three million?" Miley shrieked. "What the hell for?"

"To get out here, make a new start. I got nothing here. Nobody cares. I can get as far away from this shit hole as possible. It's hardly going to make a dent in your bank balance."

"I don't think that's the point." Lilly said calmly. "You've followed us around, like paparazzi, invaded what we thought was private and now you want to show it to the world. I mean, technically that voyeurism. We can sue can't we Miley?"

"You wanna go to the courts over this? So I videoed you outside, on public ground having sex. Hmm." Luanne pretended to think for a moment. "You're both over 18 aren't you?"

"She's right." Miley said. "Fuck, fuck, fuck!" Each time she swore it got louder and louder. Everything suddenly went quiet, for few minutes no-one dared to speak. "You know what Luanne?" Miley said with an eerily calm voice. "Do it."

"What?" Lilly and Luanne said simultaneously.

"Do it. Send the videos." Luanne remained silent; this was certainly not what she wanted. "What have I got to lose?"

"Your whole life?" Luanne said as if it was the most obvious thing. "Not to mention your girlfriend." Luanne threw Lilly a look.

"Miles, as much as it pains me to say it, I have to agree with Luanne here." Lilly couldn't even begin to face the prospect of people seeing this, let alone her family.

"Hey Lil, think about it, the whole world has guessed we're having sex."

Lilly raised an eyebrow. "You are joking aren't you? Please tell me you are joking? I would die if this got out."

The last comment hurt Miley. "Ouch Lil. Think about it, Luanne wouldn't be liked for it, my family would probably go after her like a witch hunt." She looked over at Luanne who had turned a pale shade. "You know it's true. Can you imagine what the world would think of you when I tell them that my own cousin did it to me? How's that gonna look when you're trying to make a new life for yourself. I'll make sure your photo is plastered all over every news station, paper, so you can't walk out and everyone will know that it was you who ruined Miley Stewarts career and life. I don't care that I could lose my contract, I could lose my fans, I could lose money, so what? If it means you don't get anything but hassle from the public then go ahead. I'll watch and laugh."

"Miley!" Lilly couldn't believe what her girlfriend had just said. It was like someone else had taken over Miley's body, her attitude had switched and she had become Luanne. "How can you say that? She's your cousin, your flesh and blood. And if she thinks that this is the best way in life then she needs serious help."

"If she posts that video she's dead to me."

"Shut up! Just shut up!" Luanne squeezed either side of her head. This was too much to take. It wasn't supposed to be like this, she was supposed to be controlling the situation, making Miley more miserable then she could have imagined.

"Luanne." Lilly approached her slowly. "I know you don't want this really. What's going on?"

"Go away, get away from me." Luanne looked at Lilly with eyes so dark they could be mistaken for black.

"No. I, we, want to help." Lilly flashed her eyes at Miley. Miley sat herself down in the chair as she watched Luanne's concrete exterior begin to crumble away.

"Get away from me!" Luanne screeched and lashed out at Lilly. Lilly was quick enough to grab Luanne's hand and hold it down. Luanne took another swing with her other hand, Lilly held both her arms down. "Let me go!" Luanne fought, but the small blonde was surprisingly strong.

Miley leant forward where she was sat. "You're a jealous mess Luanne. You don't really know what's going on yourself do you? The only thing you want it something you can't buy and you manipulate everything around you to try and get it. I've got the one thing you'll never have and it kills you."

Luanne looked at Miley. "What?"

"Love." Miley paused. "Love, Luanne. You long to have someone to love, to take care of you."

"My Dad loves me!" She screamed and fought against Lilly's vice like grip once more.

"Oh I know he does, but he's never around for you, you've always been left to fend for yourself, haven't you? Do you ever see your Father anymore; ever have a conversation about something or nothing? Just a chat over dinner? No, you push him away so you can tuck yourself away, you just scheme and plot. If you opened your eyes maybe you'd see that you do have a family that loves you. They've always loved you Lu. Even when you were mean to me I still loved you."

"You just left me!" Tears began rolling down Luanne's face. "You didn't care! You were my only friend, my best friend! You ignored me. You forgot all about me when you moved to California! You had new, shiny friends to play with!" Luanne flashed her eyes at Lilly once more.

"Luanne, my Mom had just died! Don't you get that? I couldn't be around here, I needed somewhere where I wasn't going to constantly reminded of her."

"Miley," Lilly said softly, she turned her head, moving her concentration slightly. "Did you even try and stay in contact with Luanne?"

"She never bothered!" Luanne threw Lilly's grip off her, before hitting her and launching herself at Miley.

"Fuck!" Lilly moaned as she clutched her nose. As she tried to stem the blood Lilly saw Luanne and Miley fighting. She watched as Miley pulled back her arm and swung it at Luanne's face. "Stop it!" Forgetting her bloody nose, she went to try and grab someone to pull the two apart, instead she got another punch in the nose. "Jesus Christ!" She yelled and grabbed Luanne's hair and pulled back with all her might. "Stop it! Stop it the pair of you!"

As Lilly held Luanne once more Miley pulled herself up, chest heaving and her face red from anger, immediately she looked at Lilly. "Lilly, are you alright?" She noticed the blood drip from her nose and on to her t-shirt.

"Luanne, just sit on the couch, and don't move." Lilly pushed her away. Miley took off her shirt and pressed it to Lilly's nose. "Ouch." Lilly moaned.

"God, I'm so sorry." Miley placed her hand between Lilly's shoulder blades. "Here, sit down. Let's have a look." Lilly sat herself down on the opposite couch to Luanne, all the while keep one eye on her. Miley took her shirt away from Lilly's nose. "Okay, maybe not."

"Pinch the bridge and tilt your head forward." Luanne offered helpfully.

Lilly did as she was told, Miley stared at her cousin, her hair had come out of its ponytail, she had scratches over her chest and an eye that was getting blacker by the second. "I just don't get you anymore Lu." She said with a voice so soft it couldn't cut butter. "You're messed up."

"Shut up."

"Miley." Lilly said quietly.

Miley knew that she was getting through and it was hurting. A silence filled the room. Luanne felt so frustrated, she didn't know how to react, she clenched her fists, fingernails digging painfully in to her hand. Lilly and Miley watched as Luanne rubbed her arms up and down before Luanne dug her nails in and dragged them down her arms; Lilly noticed a faint drop of blood. "You need help." Miley's voice became stronger. Luanne stood up and walked towards the wall, her shoulders shaking, finally she planted her fist against the wall. "You know it Luanne. I'll help you, but only if you'll admit it."

"I..." She stumbled; Luanne's voice became a whisper, she turned to look at Miley, who now realised Luanne was crying. "I..I..." She dropped her head before slumping against the wall and dropping to the floor. Miley finally got up and knelt down in front of Luanne, placing her hand on her cousin's knee she looked at her. Luanne took a few deep breaths to try and control her voice. "I need help Miley." Luanne grabbed Miley's hand and clasped it tightly. "I need help."

So many times I wished I could've walked away,
Spread my wings into the sky, let myself go.
Opening this big heart to freedom once again,
that I can heal the strife, I will start again from here.