Hello young readers/writers on the fanfiction variety. Um, I just couldn't get this story out of my head, so I just decided to start it. But I am finishing Stranded Lovers. I'm halfway through writing the next chapter. Let's just hope I can write two stories at the same time... This is in Lilly's POV just so ya know. Hope you like it.

Making the Most of Things

Chapter 1

It's funny how fast some things can change, whether it for the better or the worse. In my case, it was a little of both. Well, more than a little, I'd say.

I mean, here I was, sitting on the edge of the curb at midnight, rain pouring down on my slightly curled blonde hair and little black dress, my mascara running down my cheeks. Pathetic, huh? But I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's start at the beginning.

It was the summer of '09, the summer that changed everything.

We had just finished sophomore year of high school and things seemed to be looking up for the most part. When I say "we", I mean my best friend, Oliver, and I. We hadn't been seeing much of Miley, my other best friend, lately. The older she got, the more her career as pop sensation, Hannah Montana, took off.

She'd be gone from school for days at a time. Oliver and I'd see her every few days or so. We'd hang out for a while and then watch Miley walk out the door toward fame and fortune. Oliver and I'd be bummed for awhile, but as time went on, we eventually got over it and learned toaccept the fact that Miley had to move on to "bigger and better things." Not that I thought they were better, just a little fatter maybe.

So when summer came, Miley headed off on an all-summer concert tour and left us in Malibu, not that there was anything wrong with being stuck in Malibu. Who wanted to leave anyway? The surf… the sand… what more could you ask for in a summer? But it was harder to "accept the fact" that Miley was leaving for more than just a few days.

Anyway, Miley wasn't the only thing that was changing. Everyone around us seemed to be. Oliver and I tried our hardest to keep everything as it always was, but somehow it never did any good.

Our once called friends were getting drunk every night and high everyday, going to parties and causing trouble everywhere they went. And my other few gal friends started, um, "getting around". While the kids we once shared Playdoh with in Pre-K stuffed cigarettes in their mouths, Oliver and I had root beer-flavored lollipops crammed in ours.

It was like the whole world had gone insane. Or maybe it was just Oliver and I. Were we the only one's who wanted things to stay the same? It was hard to tell anymore. But whatever had happened to the world that year, was slowly starting to affect us, but in the way we least expected.

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"Bye Miley." I said, hugging my pop star friend goodbye. "I'm really going to miss you."

"Bye Lilly." She said, hugging me back. "I'm gonna miss you more. But I won't be gone forever, just for the summer. We can get through it. You don't need me to have fun. You can do anything you want to do."

"I know." I said back, even though I didn't think so.

I gave her an encouraging smile as she hugged Oliver goodbye. I watched as she slowly walked over to her black stretch limo and stepped inside. She closed the door and rolled the window down. I walked over to the window, a single tear rolling down my cheek.

"Why do you have to go, Miley? The summer won't be the same without you."

She gave me a half smile and hugged me again.

"Lilly, this summer can be anything you want it to be. Make the most of it." She said, putting her hand on my shoulder.

I nodded and backed away slowly, standing next to Oliver. Miley winked at me and waved goodbye as the limo slowly pulled away, off into the horizon, like some corny movie.

I wiped the tear from my cheek and turned to Oliver. He smiled at me. I smiled back slowly.

"Want to go to the beach?" He asked calmly, looking at me.

I nodded and we walked slowly down the sidewalk, Miley's words repeating over and over in my head.

This summer can be anything you want it to be. Make the most of it…

Was it good? Bad? Let me know with review please. I should definately be updating this more often than last time... I can assure you that.

-Andrea-