Sparks

The Best Friend

Miley->

"Come on guys", I say, "we've got it. One more time." The guys groan and we start from the beginning. It's a couple days later and we are practicing for our weekly gig at the Guitar String cafe. We will be playing every Wednesday and Friday after school, which starts Tuesday. Between school, band practice, and my job, I am going to pretty busy, so we have been taking advantage of the last few days of summer to practice, a lot.

"Can we please take a break", whines Ethan, "you're driving us like we're slaves or something." I roll my eyes.

"Fine, you have five minutes", I answer. Ethan and Kyle go upstairs for a drink of water and I am left by myself with Sam.

"Ember?" says Sam.

"Yeah?" I answer.

"Do you want to go out to dinner with me tommorow night?" he asks.

"Sure", I respond.

"Does that mean, you've, um, cleared things up with Kyle?", he asks. I smile.

"Yeah", I answer, "we're good."

"Okay", he says, "I'll pick you up around six."

"That sounds good", I respond just as Ethan and Kyle come back downstairs.

"I am so ready to own this thing!" says Ethan. I laugh and go over to the microphone. Before we start I turn around and smile at Sam. He smiles back and I quickly look back when I see Kyle watching us.

An hour later we have perfected the song and many others. Ethan drives me home and when we get there I see a familiar blue jeep in the driveway. I open the door and sure enough, my best friend is sitting at the kitchen table.

"Miley!" I yell, throwing down my bag and running towards her.

"Ember!" she yells back, pulling me into a hug, "I haven't seen you in forever!" We sit down at the table and Ethan goes upstairs. Miley and I have been best friends since we were seven when we met in choir. Her parents are divorced and her mum lives here, but she is remarried so Miley decided to move to Los Angeles to live with her dad last year. We have been emailing each other of course, so she knows everything about the band and Kyle and Sam, but it's not the same as actually having her here.

"So how's L.A.?" I ask.

"It's great, but I do miss the Canadian winters", she responds. She laughs at my expression.

"I miss you too silly", she says, "so are you excited to have a weekly gig?"

"Yeah, but I'm really nervous too", I answer, "are you staying at your mum's?" She frowns.

"I was meaning to ask you about that. My step-dad doesn't really want to see me, can I stay here?" she asks.

"Of course", I answer. She puts her stuff in the guest room and we sit there talking and catching up for the next hour before I remember the newest development.

"Sam asked me out", I blurt.

"Oh my gosh really?!" Miley shrieks.

"Yes", I answer, smiling, "we're having dinner tommorow night."

Ethan's POV:

I am in my room, listening to the sound of Ember and Miley talking. She sounds happier then she's been in a while. Miley was really her only friend and when she left Ember wasn't the same. She became a little bit happier when we formed the band and she became friends with Sam and Kyle, but not as happy as she is now that Miley's back.

"Sam asked me out", I hear Ember say from down the hall. What? What is it with my friends dating my little sister? I mean, Kyle was one thing, but Sam? Lets just say he has a reputation of being a player when it comes to girls. I am not letting him get anywhere near Ember.