Author's Note: I'm really excited at the response I got from the second chapter! Happy dances The winner is xDaniElleLeiGh3x! Congrats! She will be making a guest appearance in this chapter. And for those of you who still don't know who the girl is, it was Caitlyn! The New York thing probably threw some people off. Thank you to my wonderful reviewers: Mel-lovesong4, xojonasbrothersxo, xDaniElleLeiGh3x, NobodysPerfect-FourWalls, xoSMITCHIERULESxo and Cool Rocker13!

Chapter Three: I Think...

The next morning, in Mitchie's bedroom, she felt something jumping on her bed. She yawned, opened her eyes and saw...

"ALEX!"

"What?"

"What are you doing here?"

"I was bored!"

"What time is it?" Mitchie yawned again.

"6:30 AM." Alex answered.

"6:30?" Mitchie asked in disbelief.

"Yeah. Caitlyn's downstairs and she's not talking to me." Alex crossed her arms.

"Did you guys get in a fight?" Mitchie asked.

"No."

Mitchie sighed and sat up. "Give me half an hour and I'll be right downstairs."

"Okay." Alex jumped off her bed and walked down the stairs.

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"Good morning, Mrs. Torres!" Alex greeted Mitchie's mom.

"Oh, hello, Alex. May I ask why you're up so early?" Connie asked.

"I just came by with Caitlyn to see Mitchie." Alex explained.

"Oh. For cousins, you and Mitchie seem so close." Connie smiled. (A/N Yes, Alex is Mitchie's cousin in this story. Connie and Theresa are sisters. xD)

"Yup!" Alex smiled.

"Hey, Mom." Mitchie said, coming down the stairs. "Where's Dad?"

"He left for work already." Connie explained.

"Oh. Hey, Cait." Mitchie sat next to Caitlyn at the table. Caitlyn didn't reply.

"CAITLYN MARIE GELLAR!!" Alex yelled as loud as a human could.

"WHAT?" Caitlyn jumped.

"Where were you?" Mitchie joked.

"I was just thinking about some things." Caitlyn said quietly.

"Who is he?" Alex asked knowingly.

"What? I don't like Nate!" Caitlyn protested.

"NATE GRAY?" Mitchie and Alex asked together.

"Well, I'll be right back girls." Connie headed down a hallway.

"Okay, Mom." Mitchie called after her mother.

"TALK!" Alex demanded.

"Me and my big mouth." Caitlyn muttered.

"Caitlyn, start explaining before Alex starts screaming." Mitchie smiled.

"Okay, well, yesterday when I was walking home, I bumped into him." Caitlyn said, remembering yesterday.

"Ahhh! Was it cool?" Alex asked.

"At first, I didn't know who he was until I looked up. Then he stared at me for a few seconds-"

"He stared at you?" Mitchie asked Caitlyn.

"For a few seconds! Then, I told him some things about me, but I left after that. I totally forgot to tell him my name!" Caitlyn sighed, exasperated.

"Cool." Alex replied calmly.

"Whoa, rewind, why are you so calm, Lex?" Mitchie turned to Alex.

"What? I've lost all of my hyperness today!" Alex put on a fake smile.

"Oh." Mitchie shrugged.

"Aren't we supposed to go to Connect 3's house today?" Caitlyn spoke up.

"Yeah. You guys wanna go now?" Alex asked.

"Alex, it's seven in the morning." Mitchie stated.

"So? All rockstars wake up that early! That have lots of stuff to do." Alex explained.

"Wow, you must know everything about Connect 3." Caitlyn shook her head in amazement.

"Yup, let's go!" Alex pulled Mitchie and Caitlyn to the front door. This was the moment, that things started happening. Some for the better, some for the worse.

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Shane woke up that morning at six. No matter how much he didn't want to, he was forced by his little sister, Madison. (A/N Shane has a sister, Madison and Mitchie has a little brother, Frankie. xD Frankie hasn't been in this yet.)

"Shane, you have a CD signing today!" Madison yelled.

"Alright, Madison!" Shane grumbled. He got out of bed and walked downstairs. Nate and Jason were sitting on the couch having another argument that had no point in it.

"Dude, everyone knows Australia is a continent!"

"It's a country!" Jason shot back.

"A continent!"

"Country!"

"What are you guys doing?" Shane asked.

"Oh, hey, man." Jason smiled.

"Tell him that Australia is a continent!" Nate told Shane.

"I don't care what it is! When's the stupid signing?" Shane asked, picking up a bottle of water.

"Nine o' clock, sharp. It's about seven right now." Nate looked at his watch.

"Then why did Madison wake me up at six?" Shane asked angrily.

Madison giggled at the table.

"Madison." Shane looked at Madison, angry.

"Heehee!" Madison laughed.

"Okay, Madison, eat your breakfast." Mrs. Gray told Madison.

"Hi, Mrs. Gray!" Jason and Nate said in unison.

"Hello, boys. Shane, your father will drive you guys to the CD signing." Mrs. Gray told Connect 3.

"Okay." Nate replied.

Shane just shrugged and walked upstairs. Great, just what I need. A CD signing with insane fans screaming your name and trying to rip your hair out. Shane thought to himself.

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"Mitchie, ring the doorbell." Caitlyn told Mitchie.

"Why me? It was Alex's idea."

"Fine." Alex sighed and rang the doorbell.

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"Who's that?" Jason asked.

"I'm not sure. Let's get it, Jase." Nate walked to the door with Jason following behind.

--

"Shane might still be sleeping." Mitchie told them.

Just then, the door swung open.

The girls gaped and Nate looked at Caitlyn.

"Who are you guys?" Jason asked, the first one who spoke up.

"I'm Alex, and I'm your hugest fan!" Alex exclaimed.

"Hi, I'm Mitchie." Mitchie smiled.

"Hey, you're the girl that Shane's been talking about!" Jason said excitedly.

"Oh, really?" Mitchie asked, blushing slightly.

"I'm Caitlyn." Caitlyn said, looking at Nate.

"We already met." Nate smiled.

Alex looked at Caitlyn and sighed. She didn't hate Caitlyn, it's just that Mitchie and Caitlyn always got the guys. Alex was just another sidekick.

"Come inside!" Jason gestured to everyone.

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"Who's here?" Shane yelled down the stairs.

"I think they're friends of Nate and Jason!" Madison told Shane.

Shane rolled his eyes and skipped a few steps while coming down. When he got to the bottom, he saw a girl with long, dark brown hair.

"Uh, guys?" Shane asked Nate and Jason.

Everyone turned around and Shane instantly locked eyes with the girl who had dark brown hair.

"Shane, this is Caitlyn, Alex and Mitchie." Nate pointed to each girl as he said their names.

"Hi." Shane smiled.

"I just got the most awesomest, most smartest idea ever!" Jason exclaimed.

"Jase, awesomest isn't a word." Nate sighed.

"Yeah, yeah. How about these girls come with us to the CD signing?" Jason suggested.

"That..isn't that bad of an idea." Shane looked at Mitchie.

"So...we get to come with you?" Alex asked.

"Sure, I don't see what the harm is." Nate smiled at Caitlyn who blushed.

Alex saw this and sighed.

"Well, it's a long drive, so you all better get going. Shane, your father will be outside any minute with the limo." Mrs. Gray smiled at their new friends and disappeared down a hallway.

"Hi, I'm Madison!" Madison spoke up.

"Hi! I have a little brother who'd love to play with you." Mitchie smiled.

"Cool!" Madison grinned and ran after her mommy.

"Let's go, guys, limo's here." Nate was at the door.

"We're coming!" Shane rolled his eyes.

They all walked out of the door and Alex trailed far behind. Nate noticed this and frowned.

"Anything wrong?"

"Uh, nothing." Alex sighed again that day, walking slowly outside.

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In the limo, Nate and Caitlyn were talking to each other and didn't stop. Shane and Mitchie would just look at each other, then look away. Jason was reading a magazine.

Nate laughed and looked at Jason. "Dude, what are you reading?"

"Birdhouses Monthly." Jason replied.

Nate sighed and Caitlyn giggled.

Alex sat far from everyone else and stared out the window, feeling like an outsider for the first time. Mitchie saw this and spoke up.

"Hey, Alex, something wrong?"

"Huh? Oh, nothing, Mitchie." Alex continued looking out the window.

"Okay." Mitchie leaned against the seat.

Shane sighed and thought, I am such a jerk. She hates me!

"We're here!" Mr. Gray called from the front.

"Oh, cool!" Caitlyn smiled and got out of the limo.

Nate followed her lead and led her inside. Jason put his magazine down and got out of the limo, waving to some of the fans outside of the store. Mitchie took one look look at Shane and stepped out, Shane close behind her. Alex was last, of course. She folded her arms and quickly walked inside the music store.

--

Inside the music store was madness. It was much crazier than it was outside. Fans were screaming their heads off. Some fans eyed Connect 3's new friends and glared. Shane, Nate and Jason were quickly seated at a table in the front of the store. A bodyguard unhooked a chain that blocking the fans and they rushed to be first in line.

"Hi." Nate smiled one of his million-dollar smiles.

"Omigosh, I can't believe I'm talking to Connect 3!" the girl squealed excitedly.

"What's your name?" Jason asked, signing her Connect 3 CD.

"Danielle. I'm your biggest fan!" the girl replied.

"Cool." Shane smiled casually and signed his name next to Nate's name, who already signed.

"Here." Nate handed the CD back to Danielle.

"Oh...my...God, this totally made my day!" Danielle grinned from ear to ear and hugged the boys in a surprise attack.

The girls, who were standing off to the side, raised their eyebrows.

A bodyguard came over and escorted Danielle out of the store.

A few hundred girls later, Connect 3 was finally finished. The group left the store and sat in the limo without a word. Caitlyn started chatting with Nate again and giggling at everything he said. Suddenly, the limo stopped.

"I believe this is Ms. Torres's stop." the limo driver called from the front.

Mitchie slowly made her way out of the limo and waved to everyone. "Thanks for letting me come along, guys." she said to Connect 3.

"No problem!" Jason replied cheerily.

"Yeah, what are friends for?" Shane smiled.

Mitchie smiled a little and disappeared into her house.

--

An hour later, Mitchie was talking on her cell phone with Alex.

"So, how's your day been?" Alex asked.

"Just fine."

"Fine? My day was horrible!"

"How?"

"Did you see Caitlyn?"

"Oh, you're jealous." Mitchie teased.

"Am not! She just...shouldn't rub onto celebrities like that. And they barely know each other!"

"No, they met on the sidewalk, remember?"

"Ugh, forget it!" Alex exclaimed.

"Well, I have to tell you something." Mitchie said cautiously.

"You're moving?" Alex asked in disbelief.

"No!" Mitchie laughed. "I think...I think I'm starting to like Shane."

"No way." Alex eyes widened.

"Yeah." Mitchie sighed.

"At least he likes you back!"

"Huh?"

"Never mind." Alex sighed.

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Author's Note: Kind of a sucky way to end it, huh? Let me know what you think! This is probably the longest freakin' chapter I've ever written-I mean typed! xD PLEASE READ THIS!! I want at least five reviews until the next chapter! So, click that purple button. :)