Shane tapped his feet anxiously, hardly able to wait to see Mitchie. Nate and Jason stared at him as he drummed his fingers against the glass table in their dressing room.

"She should be here any minute." He said unable to contain his excitement. Any second, Mitchie was going to walk in through the door with her bright smile and big, brown eyes.

The minutes ticked by, at it was almost time for the concert to start.

"I wonder where she is," Shane muttered, confused. "She said she'd be here."

"Maybe she got caught in traffic. Don't worry about it; I'm sure she'll show up soon." Shane nodded and the three began to get ready for the concert.


Shane ran backstage to take a short break, hoping to see Mitchie waiting for him. To his disappointment, she was nowhere to be found.

Hitting his speed dial, he impatiently waited for her to pick up, but there was no answer. Now even more lost and slightly concerned, he left her a short message and tried to figure out what to do next.

Suddenly his phone rang. He jumped in relief before looking at the caller ID to see it was Mrs. Torres.

"Hello?" He asked.

"Shane! Thank goodness you answered! Is Mitchie with you?" Mrs. Torres questioned, sounding worried.

"No. She was supposed to be here, though, but she hasn't show up yet."

"We just got back from our vacation two hours ago, and Mitchie wasn't here. We're trying to figure out where she is so we know she's ok. We'll try to call her cell phone though. If you hear from here give us a call."

"Yes, Mrs. Torres. Bye." Shane's heart began to pound nervously. Where could Mitchie be? She's promised him she'd be here but she hadn't show up.

"Come on, Shane, what are you doing?" Nate asked, running backstage. "You'd better come out here. I can't leave Jason to do the concert! I was already scared leaving him alone for a minute! What's the matter?"

"Mitchie still hasn't arrived." Shane said slowly.

"And…" Nate prompted.

"Mrs. Torres just called. Mitchie's not at her house, either. I'm worried, Nate."

"I'm sure Mitchie's fine. Just focus on the concert for now." Shane sighed, knowing Nate was being sensible but still feeling like it was wrong.

Suddenly Shane's phone rang again. Looking down, he saw it was Mitchie's number. Filled with relief, he answered it. "Hello! I was so worried! Are you ok?"

"Why, Shane, we haven't spoken in such a long time." The voice on the line made Shane stiffen and flinch.

"What do you want?" Shane asked, his voice barely above a whisper.

"I think we need to talk." The voice continued, and Shane could hear the suspicious tone in the man's voice.

"What are you talking about?" Shane inquired, his heart beating wildly. He knew whatever he had in mind was no good.

"Your girlfriend… if you want to keep her out of harm's way, I think you'd better come and see me." At his words, Shane froze and his heart skipped a beat.

"Mitchie." He whispered, horrified. "Don't you dare hurt her!" A laugh came from the other end of the line.

"I'll do as I please, Shane. Now, if you ever want to see her again, you'll come and we'll have a little chat." The line went dead. Shane stared blankly, still in shock. How dare he try to come back into his life again, and threaten his girlfriend's! At the same time he was angry, he was also terrified as to what would come of this.

"Shane… are you ok?" Nate asked worriedly, feeling Shane's forehead to see if he had a fever and was delirious.

"He's got Mitchie." Shane repeated, sickened. Nate straightened at his words.

"What does he want with her?" Shane shook his head, puzzled.

"I have to go there." Shane said suddenly, raising his head with a determined look in his eyes. Nate's eyes widened at Shane's suggestion.

"No, you can't! We'll tell the police and let them take care of it! You're not going back there!" Nate exclaimed, grabbing Shane's arm. "Just sit down!"

Shane shook his hand off. "I'm going." He repeated stubbornly. "I'm sorry, but you and Jason are going to have to finish the concert." Turning on his heel, he headed for the door without looking back.


Well, now you all can be satisfied because he knows ;D. But not fully satisfied because you still don't know who he is... mwahahaha! ok I'm getting a little hyper, so I'll just say I hope you enjoyed this chapter and plz R&R!