Chapter One; I. Need. To. Straighten. My. HAIR!!!
A/N: Frankie is 6, Nick is 14, Meredith is 15, Joe is 17, and Kevin is 19.
My name is Meredith Jonas, and my brothers and I are famous. Yay us. Yeah right.
With fame comes consequences, so some would say. Others just gape blankly in envy and vain, wishing desperately for the red carpet. I am ashamed to say that I was a part of the latter group. Only my story wasn't in vain, because it just so happened to be I was on the red carpet.
My brothers and I are in a band. Probably the most famous band in the country at the moment, or popular, whatever you want to call it. At first, it was just going to be my three oldest brothers, Nick, Joe, and Kevin, but being the tag-along I was, I just had to be included. So that pretty much threw the band names 'Jonas Brothers' and 'Sons of Jonas' out the window. We settled for 'The Jonas Band'. Short, simple, sweet, and straight to the point. It just had a ring to it.
Okay, you're getting bored, I can tell. So let's begin with the story.
"I hate this,"15 year-old Meredith mumbled as she sat in her bedroom. She missed her old friends back in New Jersey, and her old school, and her old, normal life. Well, maybe not so much. She could definitely get used to the fame and the money, it was just, she really did miss her friends.
"Meredith!"Joe yelled from downstairs. She grumbled as she went out of her room.
"What?"she asked when she reached the top of the stairs. Joe grinned.
"We're going over to the Cyrus's house for dinner, in like, two hours. Better get that pretty hair of yours straightened,"he mocked her. She rolled her eyes. He was one to talk.
She ran into Nick as she was walking to the bathroom. He went right in front of her and slammed the door shut in her face.
"NICK!"she yelled, extremely annoyed now. "I need to straighten my hair!"
"Use the other bathroom!"
"But my straightener's in there!"she pounded on the door.
"Use Kevin's or Joe's!"he yelled back. Meredith let out a yell in frustration, heading towards the other bathroom, only to find it already occupied by Kevin. She kicked the door frame.
"What?!"she heard Kevin yell, then he opened the door, peeking his head out.
"I. need. to. straighten. my. HAIR!!"Meredith yelled, losing her temper once again. Kevin rolled his eyes, shaving cream still covering the right side of his face.
"Come in. I'm almost done anyway, and you can use my straightener."
"But you haven't straightened your hair,"she gave him a confused look.
"It's ok,"he shrugged. "I'll just go with it curly this time."
Meredith frowned as she plugged in his straightener.
"Are you sure? I can make Nick give me mine-"
"No, really, it's fine. Unless I look bad with my hair curly?"Kevin asked worriedly, continuing to shave.
"No,"Meredith smiled. "You look fine."
Kevin smiled back, and soon finished, leaving the bathroom to Meredith. That is, until Joe came in. He gave her a weird look.
"What are you doing in here? And why are you using Kevin's flat iron?"
"Nick took over the other bathroom with my straightener in it,"Meredith rolled her eyes.
"Whatever. Scoot over, I need to straighten my hair too, you know,"he demanded, pushing her over slightly. Meredith glared at him, then shrugged it off. Joe could be so immature.
After a few moments of awkward silence, Joe spoke again.
"So...what's up with Nick? He usually doesn't just take over the bathroom like that."
"I don't know. He's a jerk,"Meredith grumbled, her hair now halfway straightened. They had about 40 more minutes until it was time to leave, and Joe's hair was barely a quarter straightened.
"Hmm. Frankie and him were, like, fighting the other day,"said Joe.
"Really?"Meredith put her straightener down, a confused look on her face. "But...he never fights with Frankie."
"Yeah, well, it actually was kinda funny."
"How so?"
"Umm, they were watching Hannah Montanaand Nick said that he thought Miley was pretty. Frankie was like "What?!" and went over and tackled him. Then Nick got really mad and yelled at him and left the room..."Joe's voice trailed off. Meredith suppressed a laugh.
"Oh my gosh, that is so not Nick. Do you think it's his blood sugar?"
"Uh, wouldn't he tell us? I mean, he has his OmniPod and everything..."
"I dunno,"Meredith shrugged. "Maybe it's just hormones."
"Yeah, probably,"Joe sighed as Meredith continued to straighten her hair. Forty minutes later, she was done, but Joe still had a section of his hair that needed done.
"Joe?"
"I know, I know, it's time to go, but Kevin told me he didn't have time to straighten my hair today and-"
"Joe!"
"What?"
"Do you need me to help you?"Meredith smirked at him. Joe thought about this for a moment, then handed her his straightener.
"You better not mess my hair up,"he warned her.
"Chill-ax, Danger. I'm a girl, I know how to do these things." Meredith had it done in 5 minutes, and they both rushed downstairs. Probably not the smartest thing to do with both of them being completely klutzy, which they both soon learned. Joe tripped slightly on the second to last step. He quickly regained his balance, but Meredith tripped right over his foot and fell face first onto the hard wood floor.
Chapter Two; So It Begins
"Umph,"Meredith grunted as her head collided with the hard wood floor. She felt someone grabbing her by the arms and pulling her up. Kevin.
"Are you okay?!"Joe exclaimed, eyes wide. "I'm so sorry!"
The rest of the family had been waiting for them at the front door; therefore, everyone had seen what had happened.
"I'll be okay,"Meredith smiled weakly, rubbing the knot forming on her head, right above her hairline. Her eyes were watering slightly from the impact. Mrs. Jonas had rushed over to examine it.
"Just a small bump, I think you'll be okay."
"Crap, I'm sorry,"Joe said once again.
"I'm fine, Joe,"Meredith rolled her eyes, ready to head out. Joe frowned, then nodded as they began out the door to walk the short distance to the Cyrus's house.
Kevin was about to reach up and ring the doorbell when the door suddenly opened to reveal a perky brunette with big blue eyes.
"Hey! I'm Miley!"she greeted a startled Kevin.
"Oh, hey,"he smiled,"I'm Kevin."
She was about to open her mouth to say something else when Billy Ray came to the door.
"Hello! Come on in, please,"he smiled, nudging Miley aside so the Jonases could make their way inside.
"Do you guys wanna see the gameroom?"Miley asked.
"Yeah!"Joe exclaimed, and the rest of them nodded.
"M'kay, come on, then,"Miley said, skipping down the hallway. Meredith gave Kevin a confused look and he shrugged as they followed her. Frankie stayed behind with Mr. and Mrs. Jonas.
"Oh, wow, this is awesome!"Nick exclaimed when Miley opened the door to the huge game room.
"Yeah, I know,"Miley smirked. Meredith couldn't help but notice the way she was eyeing her younger brother.
"Pretty cool..."Meredith commented, looking around.
"Yeah. Do you guys have a game room?"
"We will soon. Since we just moved in, we haven't had time to get one yet,"Kevin smiled.
"So...what do you guys wanna do?...I have Wii, Guitar Hero..."Miley looked at them, waiting for an answer. Meredith and Nick exchanged glances.
"Um, Guitar Hero sounds cool,"Meredith answered for Nick.
"Sweet. I have one and two. Let's go with two!"Miley wiggled in excitement as she jumped over to set the game up.
"This place is sweet,"Joe grinned, laying back on the couch he had crashed on. Meredith plopped down right across his legs.
"Hey,"he pouted.
"Hey,"Meredith waved at him. Joe rolled his eyes. "It's your punishment for pushing me down the stairs,"she stuck her tongue out at him."
"I did not push you down the stairs. You fell over my foot."
"Same difference."
"So, who wants to play first?"
"I say Nick and Meredith,"Joe chimed in. Meredith slapped him playfully on his leg. He pushed her off him onto the floor.
"Fine, okay,"Meredith sighed as she got up to go against Nick.
"What level, Nicky?"she asked, trying to embarrass him in front of Miley.
"Erm...hard,"he blushed.
Kevin, Joe, and Miley cheered them on as they battled it out. Meredith won, punching Nick lightly on the arm.
"There's no beating of the older sister,"she smirked. Nick gave her a look, then took a seat between Kevin and Miley.
"I challenge Mer!"Joe yelled out, standing up lazily.
"This is going to be good,"Kevin commented, stretching out and putting his hands behind his head in complete relaxation.
"Why?"Miley asked curiously.
"Joe and Meredith...well, they fight a lot..."Nick chuckled as Joe attempted to cheat, reaching his foot over to trip Meredith. She caught him, moving away and glaring. Kevin yawned.
"Same old, same old. Everything was peaceful before they were born,"he watched in amusement as Meredith whacked Joe across his right arm with the end of her guitar, not missing a note while she did it.
"Wow, she's really good,"Miley commented.
"She learned from the best,"Kevin grinned as the end of the song came, and Meredith had beat Joe.
"You cheated!"he accused her.
"Pah, so did you,"Meredith raised an eyebrow. Joe sulked, giving the guitar to Kevin.
"Beat her for me, Kevin,"he whined. Kevin sighed as he stood up and took the guitar.
Meanwhile, Nick and Miley were deep in conversation.
"So, is it true you guys really were discovered at a barber shop?"
"Well, I was. I got some parts on Broadway and did two solo albums, but-"
"Wow. That's amazing. So how did your brothers and Meredith get into the deal?"
"It was actually pretty much a coincidence. Right after we wrote our first song together, we decided to play it for the record company that I was about to be signed on to, and they liked it and decided to sign all 4 of us,"Nick shrugged.
"But-"Miley started, but was cut off by Mrs. Cyrus.
"Time to eat guys,"she smiled, poking her head in the door. Meredith and Kevin were only halfway through the song.
"We'll finish this later,"Kevin smiled, shutting the system down.
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Joe's POV
We ran out of the game room, slowing down before we reached the dining room. We all made introductions once we got there.
"Hi,"I greeted Billy Ray,"I'm Joe, and this is Kevin, Nick, and Meredith,"I said, pointing each of my siblings out. We all shook hands with him, then we were introduced to the rest of the Cyrus family.
"This is my mom,"Miley smiled,"and this is my little sister Noah, and my older sister Brandi. Oh, and Braison and Trace,"she rolled her eyes, waving her brothers off. They also shook hands with us; I couldn't help but notice how long Trace shook hands with Meredith, smiling. Pssht. What was he, like 19? And my sister is like 15. Hmm...
"Okay, guys,"Mrs. Cyrus smiled as she came out of the kitchen carrying a tray filled with lasagna. It looked and smelled delicious.
We all sat down. I sat in between Nick and Kevin; on the other side of Nick was Miley, and Kevin was sitting by Frankie and Noah. Billy Ray and Leticia Cyrus were at the head of each side of the table, while Mom and Dad sat across from Frankie and Noah. Brandi was sitting beside Dad, leaving Trace right across from me, and not to mention right next to Meredith, who was between him and Braison. Awkward. I kept a close eye on them.
Dinner went by fine, but I did notice a few arm brushes across from me. I bit my look, and tried to get Meredith's attention, but she never looked over at me. Not even a few jokes. That meant my suspicions were true, and she knew exactly what I was thinking.
After dessert, we all escaped to the game room. We being Kevin, Nick, Meredith, Miley, Trace, Braison, Brandi, and I. Frankie and Noah stayed in the living room with the adults. Well, I guess Kevin was technically an adult, and Trace probably was too, but whatever.
"What are you doing?"I asked Meredith quietly as we reached the game room. She gave me a rude look.
"What are you talking about?"
She could be such a snot.
"You know what I'm talking about,"I raised my eyebrows.
"Leave me alone, Joe,"she snapped, going over to sit on the couch and sitting by Trace. I rolled my eyes and sat down on the floor, seeing as all other seats were already occupied.
"We should play Twister!"Miley suggested.
"I wanna spin the wheel!"I yelled out. I wasn't very good at this game.
"Okay, Joe,"Miley smiled as she went to go get the game out of a closet. Nick went to help her, giving me the opportunity to steal his seat. Ha.
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Meredith's POV
Joe was being strange. Well, no, he pretty much was acting like himself, come to think of it. I sighed after Miley suggested Twister.
"You don't like it?"Trace asked, looking over at me with a smile. I smiled back. He. Was. So. Hot.!!
"No, no, it's not that, it's Joe."
"Ah."
"See, he's just...annoying me."
"Siblings have a tendency to do that,"he smiled again. I stared for a moment, then snapped out of it, looking at the floor. Nick and Miley were spreading the game out. Nick threw the spinner at Joe, hitting him in the head.
"Ow!"
"Nice catch, Joe,"I rolled my eyes. He stuck his tongue out at me. Real mature.
"Okay, who all is playing?!"Miley asked excitedly. Trace moved slightly beside me.
"Miles, no offense, but this is kinda lame. I think I'm just going to go back upstairs."
"Oh, come on, Trace!"she pouted. Trace shook his head, heading out the door. He winked at me before he left. What did that mean?...oh.
"You playing, Mer?"Kevin asked. Oops. I was staring at the door without noticing.
"Erm, uh, yeah!"I smiled as I got down on the floor with the rest of them. Joe being an exception.
"Okay, we're ready, Joe,"Nick said, and Joe flicked the spinner.
"Right hand red."
About 20 spins later, and we were all very...tangled. Nick and Miley were in an awkward position, and Kevin's butt was like, right in my face. We all collapsed at the same time.
"Ew, Kevin your butt was in my face!"I scrunched my nose up. He laughed at me.
"Joe's fault,"he shrugged.
"Was not!"Joe said crossly. Kevin gave him a strange look. Weird. Joe was usually never offended when we said stuff like that about him...I then remembered Trace's wink.
"Umm, I have to go to the bathroom,"I said, standing up.
"Okay. It's across the hallway to your left,"Miley smiled at me. I nodded, walking out the door and turning left, running right into Trace. I gasped slightly. He had scared me.
"I was wondering when you'd bail,"he smirked.
"You've been out here the whole time?"
"No,"he frowned,"I went and got a drink and then came back. Is that a problem?"
"No,"I giggled at his sarcasm.
"Come on,"he smiled, heading upstairs. I hesitated for a moment, then followed him. And thus started my dramatic summer in Hollywood.
Chapter Three; Meredith and Joe Drama
Kevin's POV
"Where's Meredith?"Joe asked after awhile. I looked around the room, shrugging.
"She went to the bathroom,"Brandi frowned.
"Yeah, but she's been gone for like, 10 minutes."
Miley, Brandi, and Braison exchanged glances.
"What? What is it?"I asked them, starting to feel worried.
"Nothing. I'll go check on her,"Miley said, standing up.
"Should I come with you?"Brandi asked. Miley shook her head no.
"I'm coming,"Joe said firmly, standing up himself. Miley looked doubtful.
"I'm her brother, I want to make sure she's okay,"he said, more authority in his voice this time. Miley sighed, and led him out the door. I leaned back against the couch, still worried.
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Meredith's POV
"Nice,"I smiled as Trace and I stepped into his room. It was fairly large, and he shared it with Braison. On Braison's side was basketball and snowboarding posters, and Trace's side was more music and skateboard themed.
"Yeah. Did I tell you I'm in a band too?"
"Really now?"I smiled coyly, already knowing.
"Yeah. With, uh, Mitchel Musso's older brother. It's called Metro Station. We have a music video coming out soon."
"Cool,"I smiled, still looking around.
"Here, you can sit down,"he said, motioning towards his bed; I had to admit, their room was pretty clean, unlike my brothers' rooms. I sat down on the middle of the bed and he sat down beside me.
"So, I guess we're neighbors now,"he chuckled. I nodded, feeling a bit uncomfortable but trying not to show it. I don't think it worked out too well. He reached over and put a CD in his CD player, pushing play.
"Tokio Hotel,"I smiled, soon recognizing the music. Trace nodded.
"You like them?"
"They're okay; I don't listen to them that much, but I do listen to them."
"What kinda music do you like?"he asked curiously.
"I like pretty much everything except country and heavy rap."
"Cool...so what's you're favorite band?"
"Umm..."I thought over it,"probably the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus."
"Oh yeah, they're cool,"he nodded, scooting a bit closer to me. I blushed slightly, when someone knocked lightly on the door. Trace gave me a look.
"I think we've been caught."
Miley poked her head into the door.
"What are you guys doing?"she asked, confused.
"Talking,"Trace smiled innocently.
"That better be all they're doing,"I heard a familiar voice out in the hallway. I stormed over and pulled the door open.
"Leave me alone, Joe,"I said through gritted teeth when I saw him out in the hallway. It made me so angry when he invaded my privacy. I'm sure my face was red, but it didn't seem to faze Joe Jonas.
"Why? Doing something you shouldn't be doing?"he raised his eyebrows. I hissed.
"We were just talking. Now go away and leave me alone!"I yelled at him. He pressed his lips together.
"No, you're coming back down with the rest of us. Or I'm telling Mom and Dad,"he crossed his arms. I rolled my eyes, storming out of Trace's room and pushing Joe out of my way forcefully.
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Joe's POV
She pushed me as hard as she could, then ran down the stairs. I sighed in frustration, regaining my balance.
"Nice one, Joe. I mean pulling the Mom and Dad line,"Miley smirked. I did my best to ignore her, going after Meredith.
"Meredith!"I yelled when I caught up with her in the hallway to the game room downstairs. She stopped, taking a breath, then turned around, glaring at me.
"What?"she sneered. I almost rolled my eyes, but thought better of it.
"You just didn't tell us where you were; I was worried."
"You're always worried, Joe, and I can't stand it! I'm a big girl, and I can take care of myself!"she snapped, turning back around. I grabbed her by the back of her arms.
"Meredith, he's like, 19 years old,"I said softly.
"He's 18,"she corrected me.
"Oh. Yeah. Big difference. You're 15, Meredith; he's too old for you."
She spun around and glared, pushing me once again.
"Shutup. It's none of your business."
"Meredith, he's just gonna use you,"I sighed.
"How would you know? You don't know that, Joe!"she yelled. She pushed me again, then disappeared back into the game room. I rubbed my forehead. Meredith always managed to give me a headache.
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Kevin's POV
"Meredith?"I frowned when she stormed into the game room and plopped down beside me on the couch. She sttempted to ignore me as Joe and Miley walked into the room.
"You okay?"I tried again.
"N-no,"she sniffed, her voice teary. Oh boy. I gave a questioning look to Joe, and he rolled his eyes. Meredith and Joe drama once again. I scooted closer and put an arm around her. She responded by resting her head on my shoulder. I'd talk to her later.
"Hey guys,"Trace said as he came back into the game room. I noticed Joe bite his lip slightly, and cross his arms. Oh. So that was the Meredith problem.
"Hey Trace,"Brandi smiled a bit nervously, looking over at Miley. Miley shrugged. Something was going on.
Then Trace sat on the floor, pretty close to Meredith. I could see Joe tense up, and I'm pretty sure I did too. I didn't want this guy messing with my little sister.
"Nice of you to join us,"Miley commented. Trace shrugged.
"I got bored. What are we doing?"he asked.
"Braison and Nick are playing football on Playstation,"Brandi answered. She smiled over at Joe, and I saw him perk up a bit.
"Kevin, I'm tired. When are we going home?"Meredith asked, surprising me. I thought she had gone to sleep.
"Uh, I guess whenever Mom and Dad want to,"I answered.
"Are we that boring?"Trace asked, a hint of a smile in his voice. He was flirting.
"No,"Meredith giggled. Joe watched Trace closely, eyes narrowed. I cleared my throat.
"So...Miley, when will you be going on tour again?"I asked, trying to change the subject. Miley looked up at me, then bit her lip, looking over at Trace. He nodded.
"Well...it's supposed to be a surprise, and our parents are talking about it, but..."
"But what?"Nick asked. Him and Braison were done with their football game.
"Well, we're having a Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus Best of Both Worlds Tour."
"Really? That sounds cool!"Nick grinned. Miley smiled at him shyly.
"Yeah, it's starting in October, and..."she paused, looking over at her siblings.
"And what?"Joe asked curiously.
"You guys are going to be the opening act!"she exclaimed, putting her hands over her mouth in excitement.
My eyes widened as I exchanged glances with Nick, Joe, and Meredith.
"W-what?"Nick asked, his face a bit pale now.
"My dad's talking to your dad about it right now! They think it's probably going to work out!"she exclaimed, jumping up and hugging Nick. He hugged her back, stunned. I finally got my voice to work.
"This is awesome! I mean, like, Hannah Montana is a really big deal!"
"Yeah, I know! I'm probably not supposed to tell you this, but you guys also might be in a Hannah Montana episode!"
"What?!"Joe exclaimed, really excited now. Miley smiled over at him; so did Brandi.
"This is, like, gonna be off the hook!"Joe yelled. He looked like he was about to lose it and start breakdancing.
"Wow,"Meredith smiled.
"I'll be there for half the tour,"Trace chimed in,"but then Metro Station has their own tour."
Joe's smile vanished completely. I rolled my eyes at him.
"That's really cool,"Meredith told him, still smiling. He smiled back just as much, and they just stared at each other.
"Well..."I said, trying to get Meredith's focus off Trace; I mean, come on, this was pretty awkward.
"What?"she looked up at me, confused. Just then, Mrs. Cyrus looked in the room.
"Kevin, Joe, Meredith, Nick? Your Mom and Dad are getting ready to leave soon,"she smiled, then left. Joe yawned.
We all made our way out of the game room; well, Braison and Brandi stayed behind. Frankie attacked my leg once he saw me.
"Guess what?"he whispered.
"What?"I whispered back.
"I gotta girlfriend!"he smiled really big, then ran over, giving Noah a hug. We all laughed.
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Joe's POV
This was getting ridiculous. I let out a loud cough, and Meredith stepped back from Trace, glaring at me once again. I mean, come on, they had been hugging for two minutes now.
I supressed laughter when Miley gave Nick a quick kiss on the cheek and his face turned bright red. Luckily, Miley didn't notice, but the Jonas clan did. Kevin and I bugged him while we were walking back across the street.
"Score, Nick,"Kevin laughed. Nick rolled his eyes, punching Kevin on the arm lightly.
"Hey, but 'Hannah' and 'Jonas' don't rhyme. What is she gonna do when you guys get married?"I asked. I got punched harder than Kevin for that one.
Meredith wouldn't talk to me at all. I didn't mind too much, though. I had better things to do; let Kevin and Nick take care of my overdramatic sister.
A/N: Frankie is 6, Nick is 14, Meredith is 15, Joe is 17, and Kevin is 19.
My name is Meredith Jonas, and my brothers and I are famous. Yay us. Yeah right.
With fame comes consequences, so some would say. Others just gape blankly in envy and vain, wishing desperately for the red carpet. I am ashamed to say that I was a part of the latter group. Only my story wasn't in vain, because it just so happened to be I was on the red carpet.
My brothers and I are in a band. Probably the most famous band in the country at the moment, or popular, whatever you want to call it. At first, it was just going to be my three oldest brothers, Nick, Joe, and Kevin, but being the tag-along I was, I just had to be included. So that pretty much threw the band names 'Jonas Brothers' and 'Sons of Jonas' out the window. We settled for 'The Jonas Band'. Short, simple, sweet, and straight to the point. It just had a ring to it.
Okay, you're getting bored, I can tell. So let's begin with the story.
"I hate this,"15 year-old Meredith mumbled as she sat in her bedroom. She missed her old friends back in New Jersey, and her old school, and her old, normal life. Well, maybe not so much. She could definitely get used to the fame and the money, it was just, she really did miss her friends.
"Meredith!"Joe yelled from downstairs. She grumbled as she went out of her room.
"What?"she asked when she reached the top of the stairs. Joe grinned.
"We're going over to the Cyrus's house for dinner, in like, two hours. Better get that pretty hair of yours straightened,"he mocked her. She rolled her eyes. He was one to talk.
She ran into Nick as she was walking to the bathroom. He went right in front of her and slammed the door shut in her face.
"NICK!"she yelled, extremely annoyed now. "I need to straighten my hair!"
"Use the other bathroom!"
"But my straightener's in there!"she pounded on the door.
"Use Kevin's or Joe's!"he yelled back. Meredith let out a yell in frustration, heading towards the other bathroom, only to find it already occupied by Kevin. She kicked the door frame.
"What?!"she heard Kevin yell, then he opened the door, peeking his head out.
"I. need. to. straighten. my. HAIR!!"Meredith yelled, losing her temper once again. Kevin rolled his eyes, shaving cream still covering the right side of his face.
"Come in. I'm almost done anyway, and you can use my straightener."
"But you haven't straightened your hair,"she gave him a confused look.
"It's ok,"he shrugged. "I'll just go with it curly this time."
Meredith frowned as she plugged in his straightener.
"Are you sure? I can make Nick give me mine-"
"No, really, it's fine. Unless I look bad with my hair curly?"Kevin asked worriedly, continuing to shave.
"No,"Meredith smiled. "You look fine."
Kevin smiled back, and soon finished, leaving the bathroom to Meredith. That is, until Joe came in. He gave her a weird look.
"What are you doing in here? And why are you using Kevin's flat iron?"
"Nick took over the other bathroom with my straightener in it,"Meredith rolled her eyes.
"Whatever. Scoot over, I need to straighten my hair too, you know,"he demanded, pushing her over slightly. Meredith glared at him, then shrugged it off. Joe could be so immature.
After a few moments of awkward silence, Joe spoke again.
"So...what's up with Nick? He usually doesn't just take over the bathroom like that."
"I don't know. He's a jerk,"Meredith grumbled, her hair now halfway straightened. They had about 40 more minutes until it was time to leave, and Joe's hair was barely a quarter straightened.
"Hmm. Frankie and him were, like, fighting the other day,"said Joe.
"Really?"Meredith put her straightener down, a confused look on her face. "But...he never fights with Frankie."
"Yeah, well, it actually was kinda funny."
"How so?"
"Umm, they were watching Hannah Montanaand Nick said that he thought Miley was pretty. Frankie was like "What?!" and went over and tackled him. Then Nick got really mad and yelled at him and left the room..."Joe's voice trailed off. Meredith suppressed a laugh.
"Oh my gosh, that is so not Nick. Do you think it's his blood sugar?"
"Uh, wouldn't he tell us? I mean, he has his OmniPod and everything..."
"I dunno,"Meredith shrugged. "Maybe it's just hormones."
"Yeah, probably,"Joe sighed as Meredith continued to straighten her hair. Forty minutes later, she was done, but Joe still had a section of his hair that needed done.
"Joe?"
"I know, I know, it's time to go, but Kevin told me he didn't have time to straighten my hair today and-"
"Joe!"
"What?"
"Do you need me to help you?"Meredith smirked at him. Joe thought about this for a moment, then handed her his straightener.
"You better not mess my hair up,"he warned her.
"Chill-ax, Danger. I'm a girl, I know how to do these things." Meredith had it done in 5 minutes, and they both rushed downstairs. Probably not the smartest thing to do with both of them being completely klutzy, which they both soon learned. Joe tripped slightly on the second to last step. He quickly regained his balance, but Meredith tripped right over his foot and fell face first onto the hard wood floor.
Chapter Two; So It Begins
"Umph,"Meredith grunted as her head collided with the hard wood floor. She felt someone grabbing her by the arms and pulling her up. Kevin.
"Are you okay?!"Joe exclaimed, eyes wide. "I'm so sorry!"
The rest of the family had been waiting for them at the front door; therefore, everyone had seen what had happened.
"I'll be okay,"Meredith smiled weakly, rubbing the knot forming on her head, right above her hairline. Her eyes were watering slightly from the impact. Mrs. Jonas had rushed over to examine it.
"Just a small bump, I think you'll be okay."
"Crap, I'm sorry,"Joe said once again.
"I'm fine, Joe,"Meredith rolled her eyes, ready to head out. Joe frowned, then nodded as they began out the door to walk the short distance to the Cyrus's house.
Kevin was about to reach up and ring the doorbell when the door suddenly opened to reveal a perky brunette with big blue eyes.
"Hey! I'm Miley!"she greeted a startled Kevin.
"Oh, hey,"he smiled,"I'm Kevin."
She was about to open her mouth to say something else when Billy Ray came to the door.
"Hello! Come on in, please,"he smiled, nudging Miley aside so the Jonases could make their way inside.
"Do you guys wanna see the gameroom?"Miley asked.
"Yeah!"Joe exclaimed, and the rest of them nodded.
"M'kay, come on, then,"Miley said, skipping down the hallway. Meredith gave Kevin a confused look and he shrugged as they followed her. Frankie stayed behind with Mr. and Mrs. Jonas.
"Oh, wow, this is awesome!"Nick exclaimed when Miley opened the door to the huge game room.
"Yeah, I know,"Miley smirked. Meredith couldn't help but notice the way she was eyeing her younger brother.
"Pretty cool..."Meredith commented, looking around.
"Yeah. Do you guys have a game room?"
"We will soon. Since we just moved in, we haven't had time to get one yet,"Kevin smiled.
"So...what do you guys wanna do?...I have Wii, Guitar Hero..."Miley looked at them, waiting for an answer. Meredith and Nick exchanged glances.
"Um, Guitar Hero sounds cool,"Meredith answered for Nick.
"Sweet. I have one and two. Let's go with two!"Miley wiggled in excitement as she jumped over to set the game up.
"This place is sweet,"Joe grinned, laying back on the couch he had crashed on. Meredith plopped down right across his legs.
"Hey,"he pouted.
"Hey,"Meredith waved at him. Joe rolled his eyes. "It's your punishment for pushing me down the stairs,"she stuck her tongue out at him."
"I did not push you down the stairs. You fell over my foot."
"Same difference."
"So, who wants to play first?"
"I say Nick and Meredith,"Joe chimed in. Meredith slapped him playfully on his leg. He pushed her off him onto the floor.
"Fine, okay,"Meredith sighed as she got up to go against Nick.
"What level, Nicky?"she asked, trying to embarrass him in front of Miley.
"Erm...hard,"he blushed.
Kevin, Joe, and Miley cheered them on as they battled it out. Meredith won, punching Nick lightly on the arm.
"There's no beating of the older sister,"she smirked. Nick gave her a look, then took a seat between Kevin and Miley.
"I challenge Mer!"Joe yelled out, standing up lazily.
"This is going to be good,"Kevin commented, stretching out and putting his hands behind his head in complete relaxation.
"Why?"Miley asked curiously.
"Joe and Meredith...well, they fight a lot..."Nick chuckled as Joe attempted to cheat, reaching his foot over to trip Meredith. She caught him, moving away and glaring. Kevin yawned.
"Same old, same old. Everything was peaceful before they were born,"he watched in amusement as Meredith whacked Joe across his right arm with the end of her guitar, not missing a note while she did it.
"Wow, she's really good,"Miley commented.
"She learned from the best,"Kevin grinned as the end of the song came, and Meredith had beat Joe.
"You cheated!"he accused her.
"Pah, so did you,"Meredith raised an eyebrow. Joe sulked, giving the guitar to Kevin.
"Beat her for me, Kevin,"he whined. Kevin sighed as he stood up and took the guitar.
Meanwhile, Nick and Miley were deep in conversation.
"So, is it true you guys really were discovered at a barber shop?"
"Well, I was. I got some parts on Broadway and did two solo albums, but-"
"Wow. That's amazing. So how did your brothers and Meredith get into the deal?"
"It was actually pretty much a coincidence. Right after we wrote our first song together, we decided to play it for the record company that I was about to be signed on to, and they liked it and decided to sign all 4 of us,"Nick shrugged.
"But-"Miley started, but was cut off by Mrs. Cyrus.
"Time to eat guys,"she smiled, poking her head in the door. Meredith and Kevin were only halfway through the song.
"We'll finish this later,"Kevin smiled, shutting the system down.
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Joe's POV
We ran out of the game room, slowing down before we reached the dining room. We all made introductions once we got there.
"Hi,"I greeted Billy Ray,"I'm Joe, and this is Kevin, Nick, and Meredith,"I said, pointing each of my siblings out. We all shook hands with him, then we were introduced to the rest of the Cyrus family.
"This is my mom,"Miley smiled,"and this is my little sister Noah, and my older sister Brandi. Oh, and Braison and Trace,"she rolled her eyes, waving her brothers off. They also shook hands with us; I couldn't help but notice how long Trace shook hands with Meredith, smiling. Pssht. What was he, like 19? And my sister is like 15. Hmm...
"Okay, guys,"Mrs. Cyrus smiled as she came out of the kitchen carrying a tray filled with lasagna. It looked and smelled delicious.
We all sat down. I sat in between Nick and Kevin; on the other side of Nick was Miley, and Kevin was sitting by Frankie and Noah. Billy Ray and Leticia Cyrus were at the head of each side of the table, while Mom and Dad sat across from Frankie and Noah. Brandi was sitting beside Dad, leaving Trace right across from me, and not to mention right next to Meredith, who was between him and Braison. Awkward. I kept a close eye on them.
Dinner went by fine, but I did notice a few arm brushes across from me. I bit my look, and tried to get Meredith's attention, but she never looked over at me. Not even a few jokes. That meant my suspicions were true, and she knew exactly what I was thinking.
After dessert, we all escaped to the game room. We being Kevin, Nick, Meredith, Miley, Trace, Braison, Brandi, and I. Frankie and Noah stayed in the living room with the adults. Well, I guess Kevin was technically an adult, and Trace probably was too, but whatever.
"What are you doing?"I asked Meredith quietly as we reached the game room. She gave me a rude look.
"What are you talking about?"
She could be such a snot.
"You know what I'm talking about,"I raised my eyebrows.
"Leave me alone, Joe,"she snapped, going over to sit on the couch and sitting by Trace. I rolled my eyes and sat down on the floor, seeing as all other seats were already occupied.
"We should play Twister!"Miley suggested.
"I wanna spin the wheel!"I yelled out. I wasn't very good at this game.
"Okay, Joe,"Miley smiled as she went to go get the game out of a closet. Nick went to help her, giving me the opportunity to steal his seat. Ha.
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Meredith's POV
Joe was being strange. Well, no, he pretty much was acting like himself, come to think of it. I sighed after Miley suggested Twister.
"You don't like it?"Trace asked, looking over at me with a smile. I smiled back. He. Was. So. Hot.!!
"No, no, it's not that, it's Joe."
"Ah."
"See, he's just...annoying me."
"Siblings have a tendency to do that,"he smiled again. I stared for a moment, then snapped out of it, looking at the floor. Nick and Miley were spreading the game out. Nick threw the spinner at Joe, hitting him in the head.
"Ow!"
"Nice catch, Joe,"I rolled my eyes. He stuck his tongue out at me. Real mature.
"Okay, who all is playing?!"Miley asked excitedly. Trace moved slightly beside me.
"Miles, no offense, but this is kinda lame. I think I'm just going to go back upstairs."
"Oh, come on, Trace!"she pouted. Trace shook his head, heading out the door. He winked at me before he left. What did that mean?...oh.
"You playing, Mer?"Kevin asked. Oops. I was staring at the door without noticing.
"Erm, uh, yeah!"I smiled as I got down on the floor with the rest of them. Joe being an exception.
"Okay, we're ready, Joe,"Nick said, and Joe flicked the spinner.
"Right hand red."
About 20 spins later, and we were all very...tangled. Nick and Miley were in an awkward position, and Kevin's butt was like, right in my face. We all collapsed at the same time.
"Ew, Kevin your butt was in my face!"I scrunched my nose up. He laughed at me.
"Joe's fault,"he shrugged.
"Was not!"Joe said crossly. Kevin gave him a strange look. Weird. Joe was usually never offended when we said stuff like that about him...I then remembered Trace's wink.
"Umm, I have to go to the bathroom,"I said, standing up.
"Okay. It's across the hallway to your left,"Miley smiled at me. I nodded, walking out the door and turning left, running right into Trace. I gasped slightly. He had scared me.
"I was wondering when you'd bail,"he smirked.
"You've been out here the whole time?"
"No,"he frowned,"I went and got a drink and then came back. Is that a problem?"
"No,"I giggled at his sarcasm.
"Come on,"he smiled, heading upstairs. I hesitated for a moment, then followed him. And thus started my dramatic summer in Hollywood.
Chapter Three; Meredith and Joe Drama
Kevin's POV
"Where's Meredith?"Joe asked after awhile. I looked around the room, shrugging.
"She went to the bathroom,"Brandi frowned.
"Yeah, but she's been gone for like, 10 minutes."
Miley, Brandi, and Braison exchanged glances.
"What? What is it?"I asked them, starting to feel worried.
"Nothing. I'll go check on her,"Miley said, standing up.
"Should I come with you?"Brandi asked. Miley shook her head no.
"I'm coming,"Joe said firmly, standing up himself. Miley looked doubtful.
"I'm her brother, I want to make sure she's okay,"he said, more authority in his voice this time. Miley sighed, and led him out the door. I leaned back against the couch, still worried.
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Meredith's POV
"Nice,"I smiled as Trace and I stepped into his room. It was fairly large, and he shared it with Braison. On Braison's side was basketball and snowboarding posters, and Trace's side was more music and skateboard themed.
"Yeah. Did I tell you I'm in a band too?"
"Really now?"I smiled coyly, already knowing.
"Yeah. With, uh, Mitchel Musso's older brother. It's called Metro Station. We have a music video coming out soon."
"Cool,"I smiled, still looking around.
"Here, you can sit down,"he said, motioning towards his bed; I had to admit, their room was pretty clean, unlike my brothers' rooms. I sat down on the middle of the bed and he sat down beside me.
"So, I guess we're neighbors now,"he chuckled. I nodded, feeling a bit uncomfortable but trying not to show it. I don't think it worked out too well. He reached over and put a CD in his CD player, pushing play.
"Tokio Hotel,"I smiled, soon recognizing the music. Trace nodded.
"You like them?"
"They're okay; I don't listen to them that much, but I do listen to them."
"What kinda music do you like?"he asked curiously.
"I like pretty much everything except country and heavy rap."
"Cool...so what's you're favorite band?"
"Umm..."I thought over it,"probably the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus."
"Oh yeah, they're cool,"he nodded, scooting a bit closer to me. I blushed slightly, when someone knocked lightly on the door. Trace gave me a look.
"I think we've been caught."
Miley poked her head into the door.
"What are you guys doing?"she asked, confused.
"Talking,"Trace smiled innocently.
"That better be all they're doing,"I heard a familiar voice out in the hallway. I stormed over and pulled the door open.
"Leave me alone, Joe,"I said through gritted teeth when I saw him out in the hallway. It made me so angry when he invaded my privacy. I'm sure my face was red, but it didn't seem to faze Joe Jonas.
"Why? Doing something you shouldn't be doing?"he raised his eyebrows. I hissed.
"We were just talking. Now go away and leave me alone!"I yelled at him. He pressed his lips together.
"No, you're coming back down with the rest of us. Or I'm telling Mom and Dad,"he crossed his arms. I rolled my eyes, storming out of Trace's room and pushing Joe out of my way forcefully.
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Joe's POV
She pushed me as hard as she could, then ran down the stairs. I sighed in frustration, regaining my balance.
"Nice one, Joe. I mean pulling the Mom and Dad line,"Miley smirked. I did my best to ignore her, going after Meredith.
"Meredith!"I yelled when I caught up with her in the hallway to the game room downstairs. She stopped, taking a breath, then turned around, glaring at me.
"What?"she sneered. I almost rolled my eyes, but thought better of it.
"You just didn't tell us where you were; I was worried."
"You're always worried, Joe, and I can't stand it! I'm a big girl, and I can take care of myself!"she snapped, turning back around. I grabbed her by the back of her arms.
"Meredith, he's like, 19 years old,"I said softly.
"He's 18,"she corrected me.
"Oh. Yeah. Big difference. You're 15, Meredith; he's too old for you."
She spun around and glared, pushing me once again.
"Shutup. It's none of your business."
"Meredith, he's just gonna use you,"I sighed.
"How would you know? You don't know that, Joe!"she yelled. She pushed me again, then disappeared back into the game room. I rubbed my forehead. Meredith always managed to give me a headache.
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Kevin's POV
"Meredith?"I frowned when she stormed into the game room and plopped down beside me on the couch. She sttempted to ignore me as Joe and Miley walked into the room.
"You okay?"I tried again.
"N-no,"she sniffed, her voice teary. Oh boy. I gave a questioning look to Joe, and he rolled his eyes. Meredith and Joe drama once again. I scooted closer and put an arm around her. She responded by resting her head on my shoulder. I'd talk to her later.
"Hey guys,"Trace said as he came back into the game room. I noticed Joe bite his lip slightly, and cross his arms. Oh. So that was the Meredith problem.
"Hey Trace,"Brandi smiled a bit nervously, looking over at Miley. Miley shrugged. Something was going on.
Then Trace sat on the floor, pretty close to Meredith. I could see Joe tense up, and I'm pretty sure I did too. I didn't want this guy messing with my little sister.
"Nice of you to join us,"Miley commented. Trace shrugged.
"I got bored. What are we doing?"he asked.
"Braison and Nick are playing football on Playstation,"Brandi answered. She smiled over at Joe, and I saw him perk up a bit.
"Kevin, I'm tired. When are we going home?"Meredith asked, surprising me. I thought she had gone to sleep.
"Uh, I guess whenever Mom and Dad want to,"I answered.
"Are we that boring?"Trace asked, a hint of a smile in his voice. He was flirting.
"No,"Meredith giggled. Joe watched Trace closely, eyes narrowed. I cleared my throat.
"So...Miley, when will you be going on tour again?"I asked, trying to change the subject. Miley looked up at me, then bit her lip, looking over at Trace. He nodded.
"Well...it's supposed to be a surprise, and our parents are talking about it, but..."
"But what?"Nick asked. Him and Braison were done with their football game.
"Well, we're having a Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus Best of Both Worlds Tour."
"Really? That sounds cool!"Nick grinned. Miley smiled at him shyly.
"Yeah, it's starting in October, and..."she paused, looking over at her siblings.
"And what?"Joe asked curiously.
"You guys are going to be the opening act!"she exclaimed, putting her hands over her mouth in excitement.
My eyes widened as I exchanged glances with Nick, Joe, and Meredith.
"W-what?"Nick asked, his face a bit pale now.
"My dad's talking to your dad about it right now! They think it's probably going to work out!"she exclaimed, jumping up and hugging Nick. He hugged her back, stunned. I finally got my voice to work.
"This is awesome! I mean, like, Hannah Montana is a really big deal!"
"Yeah, I know! I'm probably not supposed to tell you this, but you guys also might be in a Hannah Montana episode!"
"What?!"Joe exclaimed, really excited now. Miley smiled over at him; so did Brandi.
"This is, like, gonna be off the hook!"Joe yelled. He looked like he was about to lose it and start breakdancing.
"Wow,"Meredith smiled.
"I'll be there for half the tour,"Trace chimed in,"but then Metro Station has their own tour."
Joe's smile vanished completely. I rolled my eyes at him.
"That's really cool,"Meredith told him, still smiling. He smiled back just as much, and they just stared at each other.
"Well..."I said, trying to get Meredith's focus off Trace; I mean, come on, this was pretty awkward.
"What?"she looked up at me, confused. Just then, Mrs. Cyrus looked in the room.
"Kevin, Joe, Meredith, Nick? Your Mom and Dad are getting ready to leave soon,"she smiled, then left. Joe yawned.
We all made our way out of the game room; well, Braison and Brandi stayed behind. Frankie attacked my leg once he saw me.
"Guess what?"he whispered.
"What?"I whispered back.
"I gotta girlfriend!"he smiled really big, then ran over, giving Noah a hug. We all laughed.
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Joe's POV
This was getting ridiculous. I let out a loud cough, and Meredith stepped back from Trace, glaring at me once again. I mean, come on, they had been hugging for two minutes now.
I supressed laughter when Miley gave Nick a quick kiss on the cheek and his face turned bright red. Luckily, Miley didn't notice, but the Jonas clan did. Kevin and I bugged him while we were walking back across the street.
"Score, Nick,"Kevin laughed. Nick rolled his eyes, punching Kevin on the arm lightly.
"Hey, but 'Hannah' and 'Jonas' don't rhyme. What is she gonna do when you guys get married?"I asked. I got punched harder than Kevin for that one.
Meredith wouldn't talk to me at all. I didn't mind too much, though. I had better things to do; let Kevin and Nick take care of my overdramatic sister.
