I've been so bad at updating all of my fics, but I had exams last June/July, and after that it was summer and if I'm completely honest I just forgot to update. I decided to update this story, despite the fact that I wasn't going to due to, let's say, lack of interest, but I got an awesome review, and a PM asking me to finish this fic, and as none of my fics have ever actually been completed, I decided to finish this. There's only gonna be a few more chapters, so sit tight, and hopefully the Demena will happen soon.

Chapter 14 – I'm glad you're here.

It had been three weeks since the news cast Mikayla had done, and things were finally starting to get easier. The reporters had found more important things to report, and so the camps of TV and magazine journalists had disappeared off her front lawn outside the security gates. Mikayla lay on her bed, as she had been doing for the past 3 weeks, only getting up when she had too. And although she admitted it was getting easier, her heart still ached when she thought of Harri.

"Right, get up" Mitchie announced, flouncing into the room and pulling back the curtains,

"Why" Mikayla asked, sitting up onto her elbows,

"Because, we are going out, it's been three weeks Mickey" Demi smiled sympathetically,

"Yeah, three weeks since the love of my life died Mitch, so forgive me if I don't want to get up just yet" Mikayla glared at her friend,

"Mickey, Harri wouldn't want to see you like this, she'd want you out there living your life, not moping around in the house" Mitchie spared a glance at her friend, taking in the sweat pants, and the dark circles under her eyes. Tears welled up in Mikayla's eyes as she realised that Mitchie was right, but the mention of Harri still hurt. Mitchie came and sat next to her friend on the bed, and wrapped her arms around her, "And, quite frankly, you stink" she grinned, causing Mikayla to giggle a little bit.

"OK" Mikayla sighed, sitting up and walking over to her bathroom, "for you"

Mitchie just smiled.

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Mikayla and Mitchie walked along the beachfront fairground, just taking in the bright lights, the smell of the cotton candy and popcorn, and the children running around happily. They were both holding cups of milkshakes and a pretzel as wandered aimlessly along.

"I'll admit it Mitch, I'm glad you brought me out tonight" Mikayla grinned over at her friend.

"I'm glad you decided to come out with me as well" Mitchie replied, returning the grin.

They continued to wander around the fairground, finishing off their pretzels and their milkshakes, throwing the wrappers and cups away; and finally ended up in front of the Ferris wheel. After agreeing they should go on it, Mitchie payed for the both of them, and they were put into a little cart, before it started moving up into the night sky. The view was spectacular; they could see the lights of ships dotted about at sea, and the lights of LA to the other direction. Mitchie smiled as she felt Mikayla rest her head on her shoulder.

She was finally starting to recover, Mitchie grinned to herself.

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They left the hustle and bustle of the fairground behind them, as they wandered up the hill towards their oak tree. They had played under it before Disney, spent hours chatting and climbing and swinging in its branches, the view over the sea quite breathtaking. They sat down on the grass in silence. Mikayla remembering when Harri took her on her first date, and had set a picnic up under a tree like this further along the coast. She shook her head, feeling guilty thinking about Harri when Mitchie had brought her out.

"So what's happening with Disney Mickey"? Mitchie asked, knowing that her friend had received several phone calls from the mouse concerning her future with them,

"They've agreed to let me have time off until I'm ready to return. They were going to suspend me for getting involved with, um, Harri, and her drug/club scene, but my managed to convince them that they would have thousands of angry fans on their hands if they did" Mikayla smiled slightly, looking from Mitchie out to sea.

"Do you, um, do you want to go back to Disney"? Mitchie asked incredulously,

"Yes, well, um, I actually don't know. I do want to go back, because I love it, but I still don't know if I can cope with the pressure and questions I know will happen after I step out of hiding again"

"You know I'll be here to help you Mick, always" Mitchie smiled, linking her fingers with them of her friend.

"I know Mitch" smiled back Mikayla grinning back at her friend.

They sat in silence, taking in the sounds of the fair below them, the laughing, but also the sounds of the wind through the leaves of the tree behind them,

"I'm sorry" Mitchie blurted out suddenly, "I never actually managed to say, I'm sorry about everything that happened with Harri,"

"So am I" tears welled up in Mikayla's eyes,

"Talk to me about her" Mitchie urged,

"I can't, whenever I think about her, it sounds horrible, but I can just imagine her holding that gun, and then laying there in my arms, and that's the last memory I have of her, and no matter how hard I try, I can't rid myself of that image" Mikayla cried, tears pooling down her cheeks, "And I feel so bad, and so guilty about the whole thing, because ages amazing, and she loved me, and I loved her, so I shouldn't be having these thoughts about her like this, I should be remembering the happy times, but I can't"

"Then talk to me about them, talk to me about the happy times, remember those times, remember the Harri you knew, not that other version of that Harri"

"She was amazing, she was so attentive, she respected me, she loved me. On our first date, she took me to a place just like this, and she had laid out the most beautiful picnic under the branches of this lovely old oak tree overlooking the sea, and we just chatted, and laughed and had fun, which I hadn't had on a date in a long time, because they were too busy trying to impress me with their acting skills, Harri was just real, you know, for once I wasn't Mikayla Gomez, Disney star, I was simply Mikayla, who just happened to be on TV.

"Then we went clubbing, and I was warned about her, but I didn't care, I realised I was falling for her, and then to have that feeling ruined when I heard about Dallas and her"

"Wait, what"? Mitchie interrupted,

Mikayla simply shook her head, "She called me every evening and listened as I spoke about my day, and she'd randomly pull up on her motorbike at lunch and whisk me off to a nice little cafe for lunch once a week – She was nothing like what I'd heard about her, she was simply my Harri, nothing else mattered, because I loved her, and she loved me, and it was simple"

"There you go Mikayla" Mitchie smiled across at her friend, who was slightly grinning as she remembered, "Nothing else matter, because Harri loved you, and you loved her, so keep hold of that, none of that other stuff mattered at all"

The two teenagers lay back against the tree, Mikayla settled into Mitchie's arms and the happy tears rolled down her cheeks slowly as she smiled into her best friends shoulder.

"I'm glad you're here with me Mitch" Mikayla whispered and she curled up against Mitchie,

"Me to Mikayla, me too, and I always will be here" she kissed the top of her friends head, "Always"

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I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, I quite like it actually, as it allowed Mikayla to finally open up and move on from Harri's death, but I do miss writing Harri, she was awesome. But yeah, if you enjoyed please leave a review; and I'll try to update sooner next time, I promise...

Tara x