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Mitchie walked towards the dance cabin now dressed in dry clothes. She changed out of her wet clothes and into a pair of sweats and a T-Shirt. She didn't have time to really get ready so she just threw her hair up in a pony tail. Although she quickly observed her appearance and made sure that she looked presentable knowing that she would be seeing Shane. As she left the cabin she left Shane's jacket on top of her bed.
She was thankful that her mother was cleaning up the kitchen and not around to ask why she looked so happy. She knew her mother didn't trust Shane fully and she didn't want to tell her, yet, about her new boyfriend. Although, she knew that her mother already knew that she liked Shane and she did say that she trusted Mitchie's judgment on him. Hopefully that was the truth and she didn't get too upset over it.
Once she thought about it, it wasn't really her mother she was worried about. She knew that once her mother saw Shane's change in behavior she would like him. But her father, well that was another story.
It was true that she had never had a boyfriend but she did go out on a date. Sort of. In eighth grade, this boy Chris, asked her to a farewell dance at the end of the year. When he came to pick her up, her father grilled him and Mitchie noticed that he looked like he wanted to get out of there as soon as possible. The whole dance he acted weird around her and then the next day told her that it wasn't going to work out between them. Mitchie was crushed and wouldn't talk to her father for two days.
And that was just a normal boy. Shane was a celebrity. A celebrity with a record of having a bad attitude. The kind of behavior that her father frowned upon.
But she didn't want to think about that now. All of that she could worry about when her father came for Final Jam. Now she just wanted to live contently with the fact that she had a boyfriend who was probably the most amazing boy on the planet despite his fame.
A bright smile spread across her face when she thought about Shane. Even just the thought of his name sent shivers up and down her body. She could just say his name all day. Shane. Shane, shane, shane, shane. She sighed in contentment.
As she passed the dining hall, she noticed Caitlyn coming out of the kitchen door and stopped to wait for her.
Caitlyn spotted her friend and waved to her. Mitchie waved back and Caitlyn ran over to her. Her face contorted with confusion as she looked Mitchie over. "That's not what you wearing earlier and why is your hair wet? And why are you smiling like that?"
Mitchie laughed. "Inquisitive child aren't you?"
Caitlyn shrugged. "So I've been told."
Mitchie laughed again. "Well I went back to the cabin and changed is that a problem?" She asked in a joking tone.
Caitlyn shook her head and they both headed towards the dance cabin. "I was just wondering. You don't usually change out of your clothes before dance class." Her face lit up and she turned to Mitchie as if just realizing something. "Unless you want to impress a certain Pop star."
"If I wanted to impress him would I be wearing this?" Mitchie motioned to her sweats and t-shirt. She didn't know why she put off telling Caitlyn about her and Shane. Perhaps she just wanted to build it up and then watch Caitlyn's reaction.
"Good point. But you still didn't tell me why your hair is wet and why you're smiling like that."
"Shane and I went out on the lake and we got wet and a girl can't smile?"
Caitlyn grinned. "Ohhhh, you went out on the lake with Shane, no wonder you're smiling."
Mitchie's smile grew at the mention of his name. Caitlyn caught the look and nudged her with her elbow, suggestively. Mitchie rolled her eyes and gave her a look.
"Somebody has a crush, somebody has a crush!" Caitlyn said in sing song and then laughed.
They arrived at the dance cabin and Caitlyn stood on the first step and smirked down at Mitchie.
'Somebody has a boyfriend.' She replied in her head. Her only actual response was a shrug of the shoulder. Caitlyn waggled her eyebrows and then pushed the screen door open.
Mitchie smiled softly and followed her in. As soon as she walked in the room went quiet. Her smile faded when she saw everyone looking at her. She shifted uncomfortably and avoided everyone's gaze.
Tess walked over to stand beside her and Mitchie quietly lifted her head to quickly glance at her. Tess smirked and crossed her arms. "What a joke." She scoffed and walked to the other side of the room.
Mitchie tensed and turned her attention to the wooden floor.
"Hey," Caitlyn said encouragingly, "Don't listen to her alright?"
Mitchie looked up and saw everyone whispering with each other. She didn't quite know what they were whispering about but she an inkling it was about her. She shrugged Caitlyn's hand off her shoulder and retreated to the corner of the room. She lowered herself down onto the floor and wrapped her arms around knees.
Caitlyn watched Mitchie go with a concerned expression. Less than an hour ago she had seen Tess tell her off in the dining hall and Shane came to her rescue. It seemed to her that the whole cafeteria had seen Shane's point and Tess wouldn't be bothering them anymore.
But obviously that wasn't the case. Everyone in the class gave Mitchie looks when she entered and Tess was just plain rude like she always is.
Caitlyn turned her head to look at Tess, who was chatting with Peggy and Ella, and shot a cold glare at her. She sighed and walked towards the center of the room and then started stretching.
A few moments later, the door opened and Shane walked in, wearing the same exact same smile Mitchie held not too long ago. He had changed into white skinny jeans, a black button up shirt and black converses.
He didn't seem to notice that Mitchie was off in the corner. He only guessed that she was part of the crowd. "Hey Guys." He greeted his class and made his way up to the front of the room. The class gave a corroborate greeting back.
He scanned the classroom and his smile faltered when he couldn't see Mitchie among the smiling faces. He looked at Caitlyn to see if she knew where she was. Caitlyn caught his gaze and looked over to the corner of the room.
Shane followed her line of vision and the smile completely fell from his face. There sat his girlfriend, obviously upset, in the corner of the room by herself.
He turned to the CD player and turned on some music. "Alright guys warm yourselves up…I'll be with you shortly."
After everyone started stretching and doing their own warm up routines he walked straight to Caitlyn. "What happened?" He asked in a low voice.
"Need you ask?" She replied, sending a cold look towards Tess's direction. Shane scowled at Tess and then made his way over to Mitchie.
He knelt down in front of her. "Mitchie…" He called softly trying to get her to look at him. When she didn't budge he tried again. "Mitchie." He reached over and placed his hand on her knee. "Come on look at me."
Mitchie finally lifted her head and her bloodshot eyes met Shane's. Worry and concern was written in his brown eyes. "What's the matter?"
She shrugged lightly and glanced back down again. He placed his finger under her chin and lifted her head to make her look at him. "Mitch, talk to me."
"It's nothing." She whispered.
"Mitchie," He stated seriously, "Sitting alone in a corner with tears in your eyes is not nothing. Not for you."
"Everyone hates me." She finally admitted.
"What?" Shane asked sounding surprised. "Mitchie, that's not true."
"It is!" She insisted. "You should have seen everyone's face when I walked in Shane. They all hate me."
"They don't hate you." Shane tried to reassure her. "You saw the reaction in the cafeteria."
"They were just cheering for you; they would cheer for you no matter what you say."
Shane opened his mouth to retaliate but shut it a moment later, knowing what she said was the truth.
"Mitchie…" He finally said. "Caitlyn told me that Tess said something to you when you walked in." Mitchie nodded in confirmation. "What did she say?"
"She said I was a joke." She replied, her voice cracking.
A dark looked crossed Shane's features. He narrowed his eyes and glanced over his shoulder to glare at the blonde quickly.
"Look Mitchie," He started once he turned back to her, "You're not a joke. You can't let what she says get to you."
"Sometimes I can't help it Shane." She whispered.
"Do you trust me?" Shane asked out of the blue.
She locked eyes with him and almost look appalled that he would ask that. "Of course I trust you!"
"Then trust me when I say they don't hate you."
He smiled softly and with his free hand, caressed the side of her face. "People like her have issues." Shane muttered to her making sure that no one heard him.
A smile broke her broken façade and she chuckled softly. He grinned and tapped her nose with his fingertip. "Now that's more like it."
She smiled up at him thinking only one thing. He was truly the best boyfriend ever. "Thank you."
"I hate seeing you upset." He replied and rose to his feet and offered a hand to her to help her up. She grabbed his hand and as she went to stand up, he leaned down and pressed a kiss to the top of her head.
Once she was up on her feet, she looked him in the face and saw that smile of his that made her heart flip. She threw her arms around him a hug and closed her eyes to block out the rest of the class so it was like it just her and Shane.
Shane's arms tightened around her waist and they stayed that way for a good fifteen seconds. Shane loosened his grip on her and pulled away a little and whispered in her ear, "As much as I would love to stay like this I do have a class to teach."
Mitchie opened her eyes slowly and observed the class who were all now staring at them. The boys held curious looks while the girls held envious ones. Tess just stood there with her eyes narrowed and Caitlyn stood smirking.
Mitchie cleared her throat softly and reluctantly pulled away from Shane. He gave her an apologetic look and she shook her head, smiling softly, telling him it was alright.
Shane smiled at her once more before heading to the front of the room and Mitchie walked over to stand next to Caitlyn.
Caitlyn raised her eyebrows motioning her head towards Shane. Mitchie grinned sheepishly and shrugged her shoulders. She knew that she would be getting loads of questions from Caitlyn later.
Shane shut off the music and explained to the class what they were going to do that day. They were just about done with the routine that he had been teaching them since the first class, he just had a few more moves to teach them. After he went over the new part a few times and it looked like the whole class had gotten it he turned on the song and told them to take it from the top.
He stood back and watched as the class danced across the room, occasionally throwing out compliments such as, "Good job guys!" and "Keep going! You're doing great!"
Although he did watch the whole class, he couldn't help but be drawn to Mitchie. Among her fantastic singing talent, she was also a very good dancer. She picked up on the moves very quickly and performed them well. And just like when she sang, she put emotion into it, which was the key to good dancing.
He ran the whole song a couple of times just for them to get the new part down.
Once practically the whole class had it down, even Andy, he looked at the clock and noticed that there was still ten minutes left until the end of the class. Because of his incredibly good mood, he dismissed the class early.
The class, glad to be out of there early after a tiring dance session, practically ran out of the door. All except three girls.
Mitchie and Caitlyn stood chatting with each other; slowly their making their way to the door and Tess stood lingering near the doorway.
Shane, suddenly protective of his girlfriend, didn't like the fact that Tess was in the same room with her. "Tess!" He called out her name which brought the attention of the three girls to him. Tess' face lit up at the fact that Shane was calling her name and Mitchie and Caitlyn stopped walking and watched Shane curiously to see what he would do.
Shane approached Tess and her grin furthered. His face showed no amusement however. "Class was dismissed Tess, you may leave." He told her as calmly as possible.
She frowned and looked over to where Mitchie and Caitlyn stood. "Caitlyn and Mitchie are still here."
"I have to talk to Mitchie and Caitlyn." He explained. "And no part of our conversation is any of your business."
Tess looked between Shane's serious face and Caitlyn and Mitchie. She scoffed and turned and left the room.
Shane waited until she disappeared from sight before turning to Caitlyn and Mitchie.
"What did you have to talk to us about?" At their apprehensive faces he gave them a reassuring smile.
"Nothing." He replied chuckling softly, "I just wanted her out of here."
Mitchie and Caitlyn looked at each other, grinned and then they both started laughing.
"Well it certainly is nice to hear your laughter again Mitch." Shane stated.
Both girls laughter died down but the smile remained on Mitchie's face. Caitlyn turned to Mitchie and placed her hand on her hips. "Yeah, what was up with that?"
Mitchie shrugged and Shane answered for her. "She thought everyone hated her."
"Well they were whispering when I came in! I've had millions of past experiences with people whispering about me." Mitchie justified.
"Actually, they weren't whispering about you." Caitlyn said. "They were whispering about Tess."
At Mitchie's skeptical look, she continued, nodding. "It's the truth! They were saying how big of a brat Tess is being. They all agreed with what Shane said in the cafeteria. It was a mistake. No one is perfect and they've all lied before."
"But it wasn't as big as mine." Mitchie pointed out.
"But also like Shane said your mother forgave you what should it matter to anyone else?"
Mitchie stared at Caitlyn a few moments thinking about what she said. She looked at Shane and he nodded, confirming Caitlyn's point. She glanced back at Caitlyn and smiled. She hugged Caitlyn tightly and laughed softly. "Thanks guys." She said once she pulled away, looking at both of them. "You're the best."
"Oh I know I am," Caitlyn smirked, "But I don't know about Pop star over there." She pointed over her shoulder to Shane.
His jaw dropped in mock offense and he looked at Mitchie. "You have her saying it too?!"
Mitchie smirked and raised her hands in the air innocently.
"She has nothing to do with it." Caitlyn responded. "I've always called you a Pop Star."
"I am a ROCK Star." Shane stressed the 'rock' part of his sentence.
Caitlyn and Mitchie looked at each other and sniggered quietly, starting to head out of the cabin. "Keep telling yourself that." Caitlyn called over her shoulder.
Shane crossed his arms and made a face at their retreating forms. Mitchie, while Caitlyn was faced the other way, turned around to look at Shane and blew him a kiss and waved at him.
He smirked, rolled his eyes, but pretended to catch it and brought his hand to his lips.
She smiled and turned back around to walk with Caitlyn.
The girls were still laughing when they got to Mitchie's cabin. They walked in and Caitlyn threw herself down onto Mitchie's bed, not noticing the black jacket behind her at first.
"I am so glad we have Shane on our side." Caitlyn said to Mitchie who nodded and walked over to the mirror and started fixing up her hair. "I thought Tess was going to win him over."
Mitchie shuddered at the thought of Tess hanging around Shane. Her Shane. "That is a terrifying thought."
Caitlyn nodded in agreement and rested her hands behind her. Her left hand landed on something that was not a blanket and she looked over her shoulder to see what it was. She sat up and took the leather jacket in hands and placed it on her lap.
"Mitchie?" She questioned.
"Hmm?" Mitchie responded now looking in the dresser for something to change into.
"Is this Shane's?"
Mitchie spun around and her eyes widened at the sight of his leather jacket on her friends lap. She opened her mouth to say something but nothing would come out and her cheeks flushed.
Caitlyn's eyes widened in realization and she hopped off the bed, grinning. "Oh My God!" She went out of her regular personality and squealed. "No way!"
Mitchie's mouth shut and she raised her eyebrows as if to ask what she was talking about.
"You guys are going out! The guy giving a girl his jacket is a classic sign of dating!"
Instead of denying it, Mitchie grinned and nodded enthusiastically. "Yeah, he's my boyfriend."
"I knew it! I knew there was something between you two! When did this happen?" She asked excitedly.
"Actually not even two hours ago. When we were on the canoe he confessed his feelings and asked me to be his girlfriend." Mitchie explained happily.
"Now was this before or after you got wet?" Caitlyn asked jokingly.
Mitchie laughed. "After. I called him a Pop star and he splashed me so I splashed him back and we got into a splash war."
"He doesn't like it when you call him a Pop star does he?"
Mitchie smirked and shook her head. "Not at all. But I still do it anyway because its fun to see his reactions."
Caitlyn laughed. "That is true."
Mitchie laughed and Caitlyn sighed, none of them hearing the cabin door opening. "I still can't believe you're dating him!"
Mitchie was about to respond when another voice broke in.
"Dating who?"
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