"Oh look. It's Lilly Truscott." sighed Lexie, rolling her eyes.
Miley looked up from her Math book. Lexie was right, she already knew because of the easily recognisable clip-clopping of Lilly's overly-sized high-heels. But why was she in their Math class? She was in the Gifted and Talented class, not down with the rest of us leftovers.
Miley heard Lilly's distant sigh, as if to say, 'Who will I sit with in this class of losers?'. Gradually, the clip-clopping grew louder, as Lilly approached. Miley and Lexie groaned in unison. The only spare seat was next to Miley.
Suddenly, a bag hit Miley full in the face. Miley looked around, though she knew it was Lilly, she hadn't seen her up-close for a while.
Lilly's hair was shortish and artificically curled, with no split-ends in sight. She wore a pink hair slide in the back with silver dots. Her lips shone with clear lip gloss, and her pink eyelids flickered lazily open and closed like she really couldn't care less.
She was wearing a pink and silver off the shoulder t-shirt with denim capris. Miley remembered her as much shorter, but then she realised Lilly was wearing wedges. Meanwhile, Lilly sat down, sighing. Carelessly, she opened her rhinestone encrusted bag and took out her notebook. All over it, her new friends: Amber, Ashley, Debbie and Lorraine had scribbled words of encouragement.
Miley clearly saw scribbled right in the corner:
'Wtch out 4 MS luv L'
Great. Lorraine Casey had something against her. Lexie leaned over.
"Greet her Royal Highness then!" she hissed. Miley chuckled. Lilly looked over at them.
"Oh look its Alexa Stanky." Lilly sneered at Lexie. Lexie's real name was Alexa Stanley but according to her royal highness Lilly stanky suited her.
Miley didn't laugh. She looked Lilly straight in the eyes.
"So why were you moved down? Not popular enough for the nerds?" asked Miley cattily. Lexie high-fived her. Lilly rolled her eyes. Meanwhile Miley grinned triumphantly at her other best friend Gerry.
Gerry didn't notice Miley until Lexie batted Gerry's earphones out of her ears. Typical. She was listening to 'Welcome To The Black Parade' again. Gerry elbowed Lexie but turned to Miley.
"What?" she mouthed, because Ms Patterson was getting dangerously close to her desk. Miley nudged her head in Lilly's direction then frowned in a tantrum-like way. Gerry laughed quietly then turned back to her Ipod and her work.
After class, Lexie, Gerry and Miley exited the building and headed off too a shaded section that had the best lunch seats. When they got there, Lexie was just about to open her pasta salad when someone pushed her from behind.
"Hey!" yelled Lexie as she swivelled round on her seat. Behind her there was Lilly, Amber and Lorraine. I guess Ashley must be off sick.
"Can we help you?" asled Gerry sweetly, setting down her MCR tote bag. Lorraine smiled sweetly back.
"Yeah. Move."
"Why should we?" asked Miley smoothly. Amber looked at the other two girls.
"You see, Fashion don'ts," Amber said pointing at Lexie. Lexie crossed her arms over her new green sweater.
"What's it called? My Chemical Railway geeks," Lorraine giggled at Gerry. Gerry snarled at Lorraine and lurched out to kick her with her black Converses.
"And complete nobodys." grinned Lilly, pointing at Miley. "Don't get the good tables."
And before they knew it, they were sitting next to Dandruff Danny. Gerry sliced her pizza fiercely.
"My Chemical Railway?" she hissed. "Those bitches will get what they deserve...!"
Miley sighed.
"It's more than that. Lilly and I used to be best friends."
Gerry looked at Miley horrified.
"How can anything be more important then MCR?!" she screeched. "Gerard is my life!"
Of course that explained why she was called Gerry in the first place. Her real name is actually Rhian but if you call her that now she'll beat you up... or threaten too...
Lexie giggled at this remark. She also liked MCR, but not as much as Gerry.
"I think Hannah Montana is pretty great." smiled Miley. Gerry hit her.
"That's only cos you are her!" she hissed.
Dandruff Danny looked at her.
"Miley's Hannah Montana?" asked Danny shocked.
Miley cursed Gerry in her mind.
"No. You know how Rhian is Gerry after Gerard Way? Well she's gonna be Hannah." said Lexie quickly.
He shrugged and turned away.
"Phew!" they all said in unison. But Danny turned around again.
"So who are you gonna be?" he asked to Lexie.
"Um..." Lexie stuttered, "Amy."
They all glanced at her.
"Who?"
She sighed looking annoyed.
"Duh. Amy Lee!"
"Oh."
That night, Lexie, Gerry and Miley had a sleepover at Gerry's house. They all sat hunched on the couch, eating popcorn and watching MTV.
"God I love this song." Lexie grinned, stealing the popcorn from Miley. It was Dance, Dance by Fall Out Boy. Gerry scowled and changed the channel.
"Hey!" yelped Lexie, not only because Gerry had changed the channel, but Miley had stepped on her toe in her struggle to get the popcorn. Gerry had a disgusted look on her face.
"As a hard-core MCR fan I can't be bothered with that crap." she sneered. Miley laughed at her. Lexie looked highly offended and hit her with her pillow.
"I think I should get some real music." Gerry yelled randomly. Lexie and Miley looked at her.
"Right..."
Gerry ran upstairs in her MCR PJs.
Lexie turned to Miley.
"So...ya think Gerry'll like her present?" asked Lexie.
"Course Lex. I mean, her 15th birthday was gonna be sitting at home watching Love Actually!" Miley replied, changing the channel back to MTV to please Lexie.
"Hm...She'll probably scare her name-sake away..." hissed Lexie in return. They giggled and changed the subject.
"So how do you feel about Lilly's gang?" she asked. Miley looked in her eyes, deadly serious.
"Lex. If Lilly still wanted to be my friend, she wouldn't have ruined my party. Or done what she did at lunch. I've learnt to let go. Anyways, her loss. No Hannah exclusives for her."
Gerry returned back with her 'Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge' CD.
Miley and Lexie groaned. Gerry hit them with the CD.
"I thought you prefered The Black Parade!" grinned Miley. Gerry hit her again.
"I do. India spilt yoghurt on it."
Lexie frowned.
"Weird. So why can't you listen to it? Didn't you just clean it?"
Gerry sighed.
"I can't because by the time I found it the yogurt had hardened. And I would have to use bleach to get it off, which obviously would just kill the CD."
"This is the best day of my life!" yelped Miley.
They put on 'Helena' because its the only song Miley can actually listen too without covering her ears. Gerry sang along contently, rocking side-to-side.
"Came a time, when every star-shine brought you to tears again..." Miley's best friend sang harmoniously. It sounded beautifully hypnotic, like a rock version of Hannah Montana. Gerry was a beautiful singer, something they had discovered during the auditions for 'My Fair Lady' back in the Fall. But she froze on stage, because she saw Ashley whisper something and Amber giggle and point at Gerry and never again has she sung infront of people.
"Hey Ger?" Miley suddenly had an idea. Gerry was in her own little world, and didn't pay any attention to Miley until Lexie turned of the C.D.
"Yeah what?" asked Gerry impatiently, grouping for the controller so she could turn the C.D player back on. Miley gulped, was she really going to try this?
"Well... Um.. How would you like to make a demo C.D and see if any record companies are interested?" gushed Miley, blushing because she was expecting a big fat "NO!"
Gerry flushed.
"Really? I could do that?!"
"Yep."
"But... you don't know any rock music companies. Just Hannah music." Gerry replied, trying to get herself out of it.
"No." Miley grinned. "You know Reprise Records?"
Gerry nodded, her mouth wide-open.
"The one that did this album?!"
"Well...my friend Mariah who found my record company came across Reprise Records, and they were gonna sign me as an opening act for My Chem. So I still have contact with them."
Her best friend screamed. Louder then she ever had. Even louder then when she found out that Gerard was engaged. Infact, Lexie hit jumped out of her seat and fell on the floor.
"YOU WERE GONNA BE THE OPENING ACT FOR MY CHEM!?"
And it all went from there. Gerry, Miley and Lexie spent that night excited about Gerry's possible music career. Then suddenly Lexie remembered something.
"Hey Gerry! You'll need a secret identity like Miley's is Hannah."
They sat there considering things.
"Elaine Maine?" grimaced Lexie. They guffawed in laughter.
"Deeper Skies." Gerry said suddenly.
Miley looked at her wide eyed.
"Actually, that sounds cool."
"Yeah. Deeper Skies new album, The Days Of Endless Math."