Chapter 1 - Ego-Boy's Gone
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Miley and Lilly stood in the airport, watching Jake's plane fly away. Lilly half expected Miley to cry, but she didn't.
At school, the halls buzzed with the news - Jake had flown off to Romania to shoot a movie that was originally for Frankie Muniz.
It's hadn't gotten out that he and Miley had kissed and were now sort of going out. Miley went through the day in a haze. At lunch, Amber and Ashley made a comment about how Miley had finally cracked, but Lilly and Oliver chased them away. Miley didn't even seem to notice.
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Jake sat down as the flight attendant went through the rules and junk, but he wasn't paying attention. He was staring at what he thought was Miley in the airport window. Boy, he was gonna miss her. He hadn't said anything obnoxious before he left, he'd kissed her on the cheek and whispered, "I'll miss you." in her ear.
He pulled out his cell phone and started to dial Miley's number.
"Young man, I don't care how famous you are, NO cell phones!" The flight attendant said. He flipped it closed, put it in his pocket, and slumped down in his seat. This was gonna be a long flight.
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It was after school. Miley, Oliver, and Lilly were at the Stewart's house, and they were eating a snack. Miley stared at her cell phone, willing it to ring.
"Miley, you're not allowed to use cell phones on airplanes." Lilly said.
"Even I knew that!" Oliver said. Lilly whacked him.
"Oh." She said, and pushed it away.
"I'm sure he'll call once they get to…Romania." Lilly said.
"Who shoots a movie in Romania?" Oliver said.
"Someone who wants to steal your boyfriend." Miley grumbled.
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Ten hours later, the plane landed. Jake was rushed to the baggage area, and he immediately pulled out his cell phone while waiting for his luggage.
"Shoot, it's ten there. It's a Friday, maybe Lilly's over or something." He dialed Miley's phone number and hit talk.
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Miley, Lilly, and Oliver were in her closet. Suddenly, her cell phone began to vibrate and play 'If We Were A Movie', Jake's favorite. Miley grabbed the phone and pressed talk.
"Hello?"
"Hey Miley, it's Jake."
"Hi!"
"We're in Romania, and I'm just waiting for my luggage. I tried to call you on the plane, but I got yelled at."
"It's okay. Everyone at school is talking about your new movie."
He sighed. "Sometimes I wish I could just be a normal kid." He said. "there's my luggage!"
"So, how's Romania?"
"Well, I haven't seen that much of it yet, but it'll probably be awesome. It'd be even more awesome if you were here too." He said sweetly.
"Aww!" Lilly said. Miley glared at her, but she was thinking the same thing.
"Hey, I'm gonna put you on speakerphone." Miley said. "Oliver and Lilly want to say hi."
"Hi!" Lilly swooned.
"How's Romania, man?" Oliver said.
"Hi guys, nice talking to you, but I gotta go. I'll take lots of pictures, I promise!"
"Bye!" They said in unison. Miley flipped her phone shut.
Miley seemed way happier than she had before Jake's call, and they went to have some ice cream and watch TV.
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Jake's limo drove up to the hotel all the movie actors and crew were staying at. The lobby was swarming with actors and luggage. To Jake, it was all a blur.
"Smile for the camera!" a guy with a video camera said, a news crew behind him.
"So, how does it feel to leave behind your little Malibu school and escape to Romania?" A reporter asked, smiling into the camera.
"I'd rather be at 'my little Malibu school' than here!" He said, then pushed his way though the crowds.
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Jake came onto the TV screen.
"It's Jake!" Lilly said.
"Miley looked up from her ice cream, and smiled. They watched his interview.
Afterwards, they stared at the TV in shock.
"He's not THAT obnoxious." Oliver said.
"That wasn't obnoxious, he misses Miley! Are we sure Oliver isn't a donut?" Lilly said.
"I don't know, maybe he is." Miley giggled.
"This is unfair, I'm outnumbered!" He said.
"We're sorry Oliver." Lilly said.
"Or are we?" Miley said, then they all laughed.
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After Jake had blown up at the news reporter, he got his room key and headed upstairs. He collapsed on the bed, then someone knocked.
He got up and answered the door. Holly was standing outside.
"Hi Jakey!" She said flirtatiously.
"Holly, we don't have to act anymore." He sighed.
"What do you say we go see the sights?" He shook his head immediately.
"What's wrong, what happened to this whole publicity thing?" She said, confused.
"I have a girlfriend, Holly."
"Well, she's not here."
"Well, I'm not going with you anyway."
Holly jumped forward and kissed him. He pulled away, but too late. Jake heard a flash, and whirled around to face a reporter with a camera grinning evilly.
"Why thank you, Bob." And Holly took the camera from him and walked away.
Jake stood stunned, then ran after her. "Give that back!" he called, but she stepped into the elevator before he could reach it. The doors closed, and he dashed for the stairs.
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Oliver went home, but Lilly slept over.
In the morning, Mr. Stewart went out to get the newspaper and walked inside. He unrolled it, and gasped.
"What?" Miley said.
"Uh…nothing." He said.
Miley shrugged and turned on the TV.
"You don't want to waste your time sitting around watching TV, get some fresh air at the beach!" Her dad stammered.
"I want to see how Jake's movie is going." She said, and turned back to the TV. Mr. Stewart held up the newspaper for Lilly to see. Her eyes widened.
"Your dad's right Miley, we should go to the beach instead." She said. "You go call Oliver!" Lilly grabbed the remote and flicked off the TV. "Jake can call you and tell you what's happening."
"Okay then…" Miley walked off to call Oliver and see if he wanted to come with them.
"That was close." Lilly said.
"You betcha." replied Mr. Stewart.
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Jake ran through the lobby, leaping over luggage. No one seemed to notice him, with all the hustle and bustle.
He stopped when he saw Holly handing the camera to a newspaper guy. She looked at him and winked maliciously.
The next morning, he found a newspaper outside his door. There was a BIG picture of Holly kissing him, and a big headline.
PUBLICITY STUNT, OR FOR REAL?
Jake Ryan, zombie slaying star, was caught kissing actor Holly Heart (A/N: Don't know her real name) last night at their hotel in Romania.
"He even told me he had a girlfriend back home, but he still kissed me. How heartless." Holly told us.
Jake was so furious, he threw the paper out the window and went to find Holly.
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Oliver met Miley and Lilly at the beach.
Oliver looked at Miley surprisedly. "I'm surprised you're so happy Miley, haven't you heard about-"
"The higher price on pretzels at Rico's. So horrible, isn't it?" Lilly cut him off.
"Uh, sure." Miley said.
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"Holly, how could you!" Jake yelled, waking up the whole hotel. She turned around from her conversation with one of the other actors in the lobby.
"Well, you're going to be gone for four months, surely you didn't think you could keep a long distance relationship for that long!"
He stared at her in despair. "Miley's gonna hate me!" He threw up his hand and ran back to his room to call Miley.
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Jackson was working, and Miley, Lily, and Oliver went to get some food.
"I thought you said Jake wasn't as big of a jerk as he seemed." Jackson said to Miley.
"He isn't." She said.
"Oh yeah? Seen this?" Jackson held the newspaper up.
Miley froze, unable to say anything.
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A/N: Yep, I'm gonna be evil. I love doing that! I'll update if I get three reviews!
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