A/N: Umm well not much to say for this but yes this is a Shane/Mitchie reunion chapter. :D Oh and I got tickets to the Jonas Brothers concert on August 10th (really good seats for the price we paid :-D) Anywhoodles…..
Since it was the first concert of their tour Connect Three decided to make a big entrance. Shane looked out of the window of the tour bus as they approached the concert hall.
After they had finished their breakfast, apologized and forgave, and explained to Jason that Shane didn't exactly go anywhere literally, they started to get ready for the concert.
Nate and Shane agreed to share the room once again now that Shane was acting like a normal human being. And the three boys started to joke around with each other like nothing had ever happened.
They spent most of the day getting ready for the concert and rehearsing. Shane, every so often, would take his guitar and disappear into his room for a little while.
After a few times, Nate asked him what he was doing. Shane only smirked at him and told him he would find out soon enough.
"Dude, are you writing a new song?" Nate asked him about two hours before the concert.
Shane looked at him. "What makes you say that?"
"You keep disappearing into the room with your guitar...you always used to do that when you had a new song idea."
Shane let out a small laugh, "You know me better than I thought."
"So I take that as a 'yes'?' Nate asked.
Shane nodded, "It's a yes."
"Are you planning on playing it at the concert tonight?"
"I want to."
Nate sat down beside him, "And you weren't gonna tell me or Jase?"
Shane shrugged impishly.
"Shane." He groaned.
"Sorry! It's a song that I wrote and no offence but this one I don't want for the band. That might sound selfish but it's kind of personal."
"Personal…" Nate said slowly nodding his head, "But you're willing to play it in front of thousands of people?"
"It's not THAT kind of personal." Shane shot back. "It's something that comes from my heart and I think if it was the band's song it wouldn't hold the same meaning."
Nate sighed, "Fine but can we at least hear it?" He asked motioning to Jason who had come over to them.
Shane shook his head, "Sorry guys, no can do. I want it to be a surprise for everyone."
Jason whined, "Please Shane."
Shane once again shook his head stubbornly. "Nope…You'll hear it in a couple of hours." And he once again grabbed his guitar and went into his room.
Nate and Jason looked at each other and knew what the other was thinking. They both rushed over to the door and leaned in close to hear if they could hear Shane's song.
The room was quiet and they were caught off guard when the door swung open. The two looked up at Shane who was standing in the door way.
"Nice try." Shane told them. "Like I really thought you guys weren't going to try and spy on me."
Nate gave a frustrated sigh, "Come on Shane! Why won't you let us hear it?"
"Like I told you, I want it to be a surprise." Shane rested his hand against the door frame. "Even to you two."
"Can you at least tell us the title?" Nate asked.
Shane pursed his lips in thought looking to the ceiling. Nate and Jason looked at him in anticipation.
"Nope." Shane said simply and shut the door in their faces.
Nate let out an annoyed sigh and crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes. Shane could be so stubborn!
()()()()
Mitchie and Sierra were currently in the back seat of Sierra's mother's car bouncing and singing along with the Connect Three CD that was currently playing.
They started laughing as soon as the song was over and Sierra's mother looked in the rear view mirror at them amused.
Sierra leaned in close to her mom, "Hey mom when do we get there?"
"We're almost there Sweetie calm down." She laughed. "It's like I can already hear the screaming fan girls." She muttered but loud enough for the girls to hear and they giggled.
"This is soooo exciting!" Mitchie grinned.
"I know!" Sierra exclaimed. "And I can't believe we got the tickets for free!"
"And they're so close!" Mitchie added glancing down at her ticket. "It's not front row or anything but STILL. We can definitely see the boy's faces from these seats without any problem."
Sierra sighed dreamily at that. "They are sooo cute!" She smiled brightly. "Especially Sh…" She paused a moment taking a glance at Mitchie.
Mitchie rolled her eyes, "You can say he's cute, I don't care. He is after all."
"I just feel bad talking about Shane around you."
Mitchie looked at her sighing quietly, "Honestly Sierra, I don't care."
Sierra glanced at her skeptically, "Really?"
Mitchie nodded. "Yeah."
"Okay…" Sierra said cautiously. "But I'm still not going to talk about him."
Mitchie rolled her eyes again but let out a small smile.
"We're almost there girls!" Sierra's mom told them suddenly.
Both girls plastered themselves to the car window to look outside. They could see the concert hall coming up and the long line of fan girls waiting outside.
Sierra started tapping her fingers on the car door in excitement and Mitchie couldn't hide the grin on her face.
It seemed like forever until Sierra's mom pulled over to the side of the road to let them out.
They both swung their doors open and shouted, "Thank you!" to Sierra's mom.
She laughed, "You're welcome girls!"
Sierra and Mitchie closed their doors and met up on the sidewalk and squealed again. "I can't believe we're here!" Sierra laughed.
"This is going to be so cool!" Mitchie agreed. They linked arms with each other and started to walk towards the swarm of fan girls.
They just entered the crowd when they heard a loud simultaneous scream erupt. They turned to see what all the noise was about and saw the Connect Three tour bus approaching.
"Oh My God." Sierra muttered. "They are right there!" She squeaked. Mitchie laughed and they both watched as the bus came to a stop in front of the concert hall.
"Come on!" Sierra grabbed Mitchie's wrist and pulled her through the crowd to get a better look.
They both watched with smiles on their faces as the doors opened and another simultaneous scream erupted and this time it included Mitchie and Sierra.
Shane was the first one to step off of the bus and he had a huge grin on his face as he looked around at all the fans around him. He rose up his arms and Mitchie could hear a girl right next to her scream at the top of her lungs, "SHANE I LOVE YOU!" And then scream as loud as she could. Mitchie winced from the loud ringing in her ears and then resumed watching Shane.
He smiled around at all his fans and even said a few briefs 'hello's'. Mitchie watched him confused. Why was he acting so differently? Was it just to put on a good face for the press? But Shane didn't normally care what the press thought of him or anyone else for that matter.
She felt her chest tighten at the thought that maybe Shane Gray was actually changing.
She was brought out of her thoughts by another round of screaming when Nate stepped out of the bus. He smiled politely and waved at the girls around him, following Shane down the line. Jason soon followed after, bounding out of the bus like a little boy just given ice cream. He waved happily at everyone around him and followed after his band mates.
Mitchie took a glance at Sierra and saw that her friend was practically drooling. She placed a hand on her shoulder and Sierra looked to her quickly. Sierra grinned, "Did you see how close they were?! I swear Nate looked right at me!" She sighed dreamily and then got an odd look on her face. "But he sort of looked shocked at first."
Well that was odd. Why would Nate looked confused upon seeing a fan? Mitchie wondered. Unless….
…he saw her and not Sierra. Maybe he was surprised that she was there at the concert. Seriously, what person in their right mind would go to a concert starring a person who hurt them?
Mitchie Torres, that's who.
Well now Nate knew she was at the concert. But the question remained- was he going to tell Shane?
()()()()
There was no way he was going to tell Shane that he saw Mitchie here. He didn't know how Shane would react to Mitchie being there. Nate was aware that Shane no longer had any negative emotions towards her but how far did his positive emotions run?
When he mentioned Mitchie earlier that morning he seemed almost shy about it. And Nate figured by the way he talked about her that she was the key figure in his attitude change.
"Nate, you ok man?"
Nate was ripped from his thoughts to see Shane staring at him which also caught Jason's attention.
Nate nodded, "Yea I'm fine." He reassured.
"You sure? You seemed deep in thought there."
Nate shrugged lightly, "It's no big deal. Don't worry about it."
Shane stared at him skeptically.
"Really." Nate tried to convince him. He couldn't let him know Mitchie was here. He walked past them and headed towards the stage.
Shane and Jason shared a look, shrugged and then followed after Nate.
They peaked out of a curtain and saw all the fans that were just outside heading towards their seats.
'One of them being Mitchie.' Nate added in his head. He scanned the audience to see if he could see her which would determine if Shane could see her.
His eyes widened in the slightest when he noticed Mitchie and her friend taking their seats not too far from the stage. He stole a glance at Shane and saw that he was no longer looking into the audience but adjusting pieces of his clothing. He was relieved that Shane didn't see her and once it gets dark, he wouldn't be able to see past the first few rows which luckily didn't contain Mitchie. He had to find a way to keep Shane from looking into the audience until it was dark, which would be hard because new and improved Shane loved his fans.
And also he hoped that Jason didn't notice her either. Because Jason recognized her the first time and if he saw her again, he would definitely say something.
He saw Jason scanning the audience and abruptly shut the curtain in front of his face which earned a look on confusion from him. "Hey Jase, don't you have to tune your guitar or something?"
Jason looked at his guitar and strummed it quickly. "No." He looked back up at Nate. "It's in perfect tune."
Shane glanced up at Nate as well. "Nate, are you sure you're feeling alright? You're acting kind of tense."
"I'm not tense." Nate snapped.
Shane looked taken aback, "Um…sure... whatever you say man."
Nate rolled his eyes sighing. "Why don't we practice one more time?"
"Dude, we know the songs down pat." Shane answered.
"It never hurts to practice." Nate replied grabbing both their sleeves and pulling them towards back stage. Truthfully, he knew they knew the songs, but he wanted them away from the stage.
So, not wanting to upset Nate any further, Shane and Jason obliged to Nate's request to practice and they went the furthest away that they could from the stage. After about 15 minutes, Nate heard the opening act come on and let out a breath knowing that the house lights were now off and Shane could not possibly see Mitchie.
He called quits to practice after a few songs and went back to stand near the stage.
Shane raised an eyebrow as he watched Nate walk back to the stage. He was certainly acting strange. Like he was trying to hide something. What could Nate be trying to hide at a concert none the less?
After a few songs from the opening band, they heard their names being announced at ran out onto stage.
Shane heard the roar of the many fan girls screaming and he felt a rush that he hadn't felt in a long time. He grinned broadly as he took the microphone in one hand. "How you all doing tonight?" He heard his voice echo throughout the building and the fans answered in another scream.
"What do you say we get this party started, huh?" He looked to Nate and nodded to him counting them off.
Nate and Jason started playing as Shane waited for the instrumental intro of the song to be over and then he started singing. As he scanned the audience, he couldn't see anything but many dark figures and hoped, dared, that Mitchie was one of them.
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Mitchie was enjoying the concert very much. It started with a great opening act and then when Connect Three came on they played all of her favorite songs. Some of them were new and were to be put on their album releasing in a couple of months but she loved them all the same.
She even noticed a difference in Shane. The last concert she went to, he barely put anything into his singing, but now he dancing around the stage and putting emotion into it.
She thought it couldn't get any better when all of a sudden Shane went off stage and came back on a moment later with his guitar.
He cleared his throat and grabbed the mic. "Well this one I've been working on just recently. Not even the guys know about this one." He said motioning to Nate and Jason. "And it's dedicated to someone who has changed my life in more ways than I could possibly imagine."
He took a seat on a stool that he had also brought out and started playing a light melody.
He looked out into the audience and then started to sing,
Every time I think I'm closer to the heart
Of what it means to know just who I am
I think I've finally found a better place to start
And no one ever seems to understand
I need to try to get to where you are
And could it be you're not that far
You're the voice I hear inside my head
The reason that I'm singing
I need to find you
I gotta find you
You're the missing piece I need
The song inside of me
I need to find you
I gotta find you
Oh yeah
Yeah, yeah.
Mitchie gripped the edge the back of the seat in front of her. The tone to his voice sounded so sincere and so full of emotion it just completely blew her away.
You're the remedy I'm searching hard to find
To fix the puzzle that I see inside
Painting all my dreams
The color of your smile
Shane smiled lightly. He had only seen Mitchie on that video but the intensity of her smile that lit up her whole face drove him insane.
When I find you it will be alright
I need to try to get to where you are
And could it be you're not that far
You're the voice I hear inside my head
The reason that I'm singing
I need to find you
I gotta find you
You're the missing piece I need
The song inside of me
I need to find you
I gotta find you
Been feeling lost
Can't find the words to say
Spending all my time
Stuck in yesterday
And where you are
Is where I wanna be
Oh, next to you,
With you next to me
The audience didn't make a sound and just listened to Shane sing his heart out. For that's exactly what he was doing.
Oh, I need to find you
Yeah
You're the voice I hear inside my head
The reason that I'm singing
I need to find you
I gotta find you
Yeah, yeah
You're the missing piece I need
The song inside of me
I need to find you
I gotta find you
You're the voice I hear inside my head
The reason that I'm singing
I need to find you
I gotta find you
You're the missing piece I need
The song inside of me
I need to find you
I gotta find you
Yeah, yeah
I gotta find you
He let the last chords ring out and it took a moment for the audience to respond but they soon broke out into a loud applause.
"Thank you." Shane said into the microphone. "That was entitled 'Gotta find you.'"
Mitchie stared at the young pop star on stage and couldn't take her eyes off of him. It was like she was glued to him. She didn't even notice that the whole building started applauding nor that a single tear had rolled down her cheek.
That song was the most beautiful song that she had ever heard. Especially coming from Shane Gray. The way he sang it, she could tell that he meant every single word of it. And she also knew something else. Whoever was the one who changed his life and got this song dedicated to them was the luckiest person on Earth.
()()()
The concert ended soon afterwards. They only played a few more songs after Shane's song.
And by the time they were finished all three boys were wiped out.
Nate and Jason placed down their guitars in their cases and they took a moment to catch their breath. They still had to go outside and meet their fans and sign autographs but they just needed a moment to themselves.
After they took a short break, the three boys headed towards the exit where they knew they would be surrounded by hundreds of screaming girls.
"Shane…" Nate started slowly turning to look at him as they walked. "Was that song about Mitchie?"
Shane glanced at him, was silent for a moment, and then replied softly, "Yeah."
Nate looked to the ground and swallowed. Mitchie was in the audience. But did she have any idea that that song was for her?
"It was really good." Jason commented.
Shane let out a small smile, "Thanks."
Jason nodded, "You're welcome!"
All three of them didn't speak a word after that and soon they reached the doors. They paused in front for a moment and Jason was finally the one brave enough to open the doors.
As soon as the door swung open, they heard screams and cheers and saw bright, flashing lights from the cameras. They pushed their way through the crowd to a table off the side where the fans would gather around.
It was a more organized way of signing autographs to prevent the craziness of teenage girls.
They signed a few CD's, pictures, posters, and they even got a shoe once.
Nate thought the craziness had started to die down a little and he was grateful for that. But he tensed right back up again when he heard Jason say, "Hey! You're that girl from that video thing!"
Mitchie cringed in the slightest and nodded her head, "I was that girl."
Nate prayed that Shane was too busy signing autographs to notice this particular fan but as he stole a glance over to Shane he saw that he had paused in the middle of his signature and was looking right over at Mitchie.
"And you were at Camp Rock right?" Jason asked.
At that, Shane seemed to grow even more intrigued and didn't even seem to hear the fan trying to get his attention.
Mitchie nodded. "Uh, yeah I was there. I'm surprised you remembered."
Jason shrugged lightly, "I don't forget faces easily." He signed the poster she had of them.
She thanked him quietly and then moved in front of Nate. His eyes connected with hers and she knew that he knew that she was there the whole time. He signed it for her and handed it back to her, "Here you go."
She smiled at him softly, "Thank you and thanks for the comment on my last video."
"Hey no problem, I love hearing what my fans have to say." He replied with a smile.
"At least you did."
Nate took another glance at Shane who turned his attention quickly back to the table pretending that he wasn't watching them or listening to them. He let out a sigh and looked back to Mitchie, giving her a shrug.
Mitchie gave him a half smile and continued on to Shane. She made sure to avoid his gaze; she couldn't bring herself to look at him, not yet.
He cleared his throat and took the poster, "Uh…hi."
"Hi." She muttered quietly.
"Well listen…" He started quietly. "I just wanted to apologize for what I did."
She shrugged lightly, "Its fine. I was wasting my time anyway."
"That's not what you told me." He looked up from the picture.
"Well I got the truth." She said simply as she saw her mother sitting in the car near by. She didn't wait for Sierra to catch up and simply walked away before Shane could say anything else.
Shane reached out over the table to try and keep her from going but she ran away too quickly. He half heartedly signed the next autograph and watched as Mitchie got into her car, quickly followed by her friend, and then drove away.
After a few more autographs, the boys called it quits and started to head inside. Once they were safe from anyone over hearing them Nate turned to Shane. "Way to go man." He muttered sarcastically, "She's a really great girl."
Shane sighed quietly, "I know."
A/N: And there you have it! The Shane/Mitchie reunion, it wasn;t much but it's something right?