(smiles sheepishly) ta-da??? ok! please don't kill me!!! lol! omj i'm sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sorry this took so long!! between school, homework, my school's musical (which is Grease!!), hanging with friends, trying to keep in touch with my old friends, family issues, football games, and tons of other stuff, it was kinda hard for me to find time to squeeze this thing in. so i'm REALLY sorry about that! but i finally managed to finish it!! i guess it's pretty good. it's kinda a filler chapter. next chapter will be a lot better than this one. i can promise you that.
ok, anyways, i'm kinda building up to some interesting plot twists and drama and...well, it's just gonna be fun. let's put it that way. lol!
so enjoy!! oh and sorry for any spelling mistakes. the program i used doesn't do spell check.


The next day was the day before New Years Eve. The adrenaline was building and everyone was pumped for the holiday. But no one was more excited than Mitchie and Caitlyn.

"Holy shit! No way!" Mitchie cried as she snatched the plane tickets out of her boyfriend's hand. Her and Caitlyn looked at them in shock.

Shane chuckled at their reactions. "Yup. You two, me, Jase, Nate, and Jadyn are all spending New Years in New York," Shane explained.

Caitlyn looked up at him. "Jadyn's coming?" she questioned.

Shane nodded. "Yeah."

"Cool. I like her," Caitlyn stated.

"Yeah. Me too," Mitchie agreed.

Smiling, Shane wrapped his arms around Mitchie's waist and kissed her lightly. "I'm glad," he said.

"So this is for real?" Mitchie questioned. "We're not being Punk'd or anything?"

Shane laughed. "No. Ashton is not going to randomly pop out somewhere. This is real. We're going to New York."

Mitchie squealed and flung her arms around Shane's neck, hugging him tightly. He returned it, burying his face in her shoulder.

"So how long are we gonna be there?" Caitlyn asked as the couple broke apart.

"Um...four days. Tomorrow until Saturday," Shane explained.

"Oh my god! Mitch Mitch, we are so going shopping!" Caitlyn cried.

"Hell yeah!" Mitchie agreed.

Shane rolled his eyes and stepped away from the girls, who he knew were about to have a very long conversation about where to shop once they got to New York.

As he was walking through his apartment, the door opened and Nate and Jason (yay! finally!! lol!) stepped inside.

"Hey guys. I just gave the girls their tickets," Shane explained.

Nate nodded. "This was definitely the coolest idea ever," he stated.

"Yeah!" Jason cried. He paused before adding, "What was?"

Nate looked at him like he had a second head. "Spending New Years in New York," he replied.

"Oh right!" Jason smiled brightly. Nate shook his head in disbelief.

Hearing Jason's voice, Mitchie and Caitlyn came running into the room, screaming, "Jason!" They flung their arms around him in a hug.

"Whoa!" Jason cried, staggering backwards a bit. "Did I miss something?"

"No. We're just happy to see you," Mitchie replied, hugging him tighter.

"Yeah. We missed you," Caitlyn added.

Jason laughed and hugged the girls. "Well I missed you too."

Caitlyn and Mitchie giggled and released Jason and turned to their pouting boyfriends.

"And what are you two pouting about?" Mitchie asked, placing her hands on her hips.

"How come we don't get hugs?" Shane asked.

"Yeah," Nate agreed. "We bought you those plane tickets."

Jason wrapped his arms around the girls' shoulders. "Cause they love me more," he replied. Then he looked back and forth between them, uncertainty written on his face. "Right?"

Giggling, Mitchie replied, "Of course," and hugged him again.

"You're our favorite," Caitlyn added, also giving him another hug.

"Ha ha!" Jason exclaimed. "They love me more!"

Mitchie and Caitlyn giggled while Shane and Nate rolled their eyes, turning around and stalking into the living room, obviously not happy with their girlfriends' choices.

"You two are being babies," Mitchie commented.

Shane shook his head. "No we're not," he whined.

Mitchie gave him a knowing look. Realizing what he just did, he opened and closed his mouth a few times but nothing came out.

"Good job, Shaney boy," Caitlyn said sarcastically.

Shane rolled his eyes. "I'm not being a baby," he grumbled.

"Dude, just shut up," Nate said.

Shane slouched lower in his seat.

"Ok anyways..." Mitchie trailed off and turned to Caitlyn. With big smiles on their faces, they both squealed, "WE'RE GOING TO NEW YORK!"

-

"Shane Gray! You did not seriously do this!"

Shane shrugged casually as he handed the plane ticket to Jadyn, who was staring at him, wide-eyed.

"You know you've always wanted to go to New York," he pointed out.

Jadyn shook her head. "Yeah but I don't recall telling you to buy a ticket for me," she stated, thrusting the ticket back into Shane's hands. He quickly gave it back to her.

"Stop fighting. You're going," Shane practically ordered.

Jadyn sighed. "Shay -"

"I'm not listening."

"Shane."

"Can't hear you."

"Shane!"

"La, la, la -"

"Shane Adam Gray!"

Shane chuckled. "Ok, ok, ok. I'll shut up. But you're keeping that ticket."

Jadyn practically growled, "Fine."

Shane smiled and hugged Jadyn. "Good girl," he teased.

Jadyn shoved him away. "I said I'll go. But I never said I'll have fun," she pointed out.

Shane rolled his eyes. "Jay, it's New York. It's impossible to not have fun there," he argued.

"Just shut up," Jadyn snapped before leaving, heading upstairs to her room.

Laura stepped forward. "She's excited on the inside," she assured.

"Way on the inside," Caitlyn joked as she pushed off the wall she'd been leaning against with Mitchie. Mitchie stood up straight as well.

Shane turned and looked at her. "Thank you, Cat," he said sarcastically.

Caitlyn chuckled.

Shane turned to Laura. "Maybe this was a bad idea," he said dejectedly.

Laura quickly shook her head. "Oh god no. This is a wonderful idea. Jadyn needs to get out a little. Spend some time with girls her age instead of just her guy friends," she explained.

Shane nodded slowly. "So you sure she's excited?"

"Of course."

"Shane! I'm hungry!"

Shane rolled his eyes. "Cat, stop whining," he complained.

Caitlyn huffed and folded her arms over her chest. Mitchie just chuckled and shook her head.

Shane turned back to Laura. "We're meeting at the airport at 6," he informed.

Laura nodded. "I'll make sure she's there," she assured.

"Thanks, Laura."

Laura gave Shane a tight hug before he walked over to the girls.

"Can we eat now?" Caitlyn questioned.

Shane sighed. "Yes, Cat. We can eat."

"Good."

Caitlyn left the house, walked down the driveway, and climbed into Shane's car. Realizing her friends hadn't followed her, she stuck her head out the window and yelled, "Come on! Let's go!"

Shane rolled his eyes and looked at Mitchie, who was giggling silently.

"Can she stay home?" he asked.

Mitchie stopped laughing at shook her head. "If she stays home, you'll have to be my shopping buddy," she pointed out.

Shane's eyes widened and he quickly shook his head. "No, no, no! No way!" he cried.

Mitchie laughed. "That's what I thought."

She took Shane's hand and they walked out to the car.

-

"Yay! Food!"

Caitlyn was bouncing in her seat as Shane turned around and handed her the McDonalds bag. As he pulled out of the drive-through, he said, "You better not eat my fries."

Mitchie sipped her strawberry milkshake. She stuck it out towards Shane. "Want some?" she asked childishly.

Shane smiled at how cute she was. When he stopped at a red light, he took a sip.

"No!" Mitchie cried when Shane continued to drink the milkshake. "Mine!"

"Mitch Mitch, how old are you?" Caitlyn asked as she looked at her friends oddly.

Mitchie turned around and looked at Caitlyn. "16," she replied.

Caitlyn rolled her eyes.

Mitchie brought the straw back to her mouth and took a large sip.

"Cat, can I have my fries now?" Shane asked.

"Watch the road," Caitlyn ordered, her voice muffled due to all the fries stuffed inside.

"Those better not be mine," Shane warned.

Caitlyn swallowed. "Uh...nope! They're mine," she replied.

"Cat!" Shane whined.

"Watch the road!"

Shane rolled his eyes and stared at the street, gripping the steering wheel tightly as he mumbled something about 'my fries'.

-

Mitchie was scrambling around her room, trying to get everything packed before tomorrow.

"Stupid idiot rockstars couldn't think about giving us those tickets a couple days sooner," she mumbled.

"Thanks so much."

Mitchie jumped and looked at the door, where Shane stood, leaning against the door frame.

"You scared me," she complained.

"You called me an idiot rockstar," Shane threw back playfully.

Mitchie smirked. "I thought you left already," she stated as she started packing again.

Shane entered the room and started helping. "Nate and Jase left. I wanted to stay a little while longer," he explained.

Mitchie nodded. "Seriously though. You couldn't of given us those tickets a few days sooner? Then I wouldn't have to run around right now, trying to get everything packed."

Shane shrugged. "How were we supposed to know you'd pack half your room?"

Mitchie rolled her eyes. "I am not packing half my room," she argued.

Shane looked around the room at the different objects thrown on the floor. Different kinds of boots and shoes were sitting at the foot of the bed. A large mound of shirts, sweatshirts, and jackets were pilled up on the bed. Shoved on her desk or in the corner of the room were sweatpants and jeans. She had a box full of accessories on her pillow, half of the things inside now placed beside the box. Whether or not those were ones she wanted to take, Shane didn't know.

"Looks to me like you've got half the room coming," he stated.

Mitchie rolled her eyes. "Whatever." She gave him a light shove and began packing once again.

Shane chuckled and made room on the bed, plopping down on top of it. He looked towards the bedside table and noticed Mitchie's song book. Thinking she wouldn't mind, Shane picked up the book and opened it, flipping through the pages.

Mitchie stooped down to pick up a pair of sweatpants. When she glanced up at Shane, she saw him reading her song book.

"Shane! No!" she cried.

Shane looked at her in surprise. "What?"

"Please don't read that," she begged, rushing over to him and grabbing the book out of his hands.

"Why? What's wrong?" Shane questioned.

Mitchie ran her finger over the top of the book. "I don't like anyone reading these," she admitted.

Shane sat up. "Not even me?" he asked.

Mitchie shrugged. "I like keeping these private," she explained.

Shane nodded. "Well, am I ever gonna get a chance to see it?"

"Maybe."

Shane patted the space next to him. Mitchie climbed onto the bed and laid down next to him. He pulled her close to him and kissed her forehead. They laid like that for awhile, enjoying the silence. It wasn't until Shane noticed Mitchie's eyelids begin to droop that he figured they should probably get up and finish.

"I think you might wanna finish packing. It's getting late," he pointed out.

Mitchie let out a yawn and nodded. "Ok." She sat up and swung her legs over the edge of the bed, climbing to her feet. She turned around and offered her hand, which Shane took and used as assitance to stand.

The couple spent the next half hour organizing and packing everything into Mitchie's suitcases. Once the room was cleaned, they both collapsed on the bed.

Mitchie snuggled up against Shane, tucking her head under his chin.

"So, are you excited?" Shane asked as he wrapped his arms around Mitchie. He began drawing little circles on her back.

Mitchie let out a dreamy sigh and nodded. "Beyond. I can't wait," she said.

Smiling, Shane planted a small kiss to the top of her head. "Do you think Jadyn's excited?" he questioned.

A little surprised by this sudden question, Mitchie didn't answer at first. She wasn't quite sure what he meant until she remembered Jadyn's reaction earlier to Shane's present. She looked up at him and nodded. "Yeah. I'm sure she's really excited," she offered. "I mean, I think the only reason she acted like that earlier was because she doesn't really want you spoiling her."

Shane nodded. "Yeah. She was always like that. She hated when I bought her something. It's just that -" He sighed. "I kinda like spoiling her. And I like spoiling you and Caitlyn."

Mitchie nodded slowly.

"Well, at least you don't mind," Shane continued.

Mitchie swallowed hard. The thing is, she did mind. This idea had been running through her hand for the last few days but she never knew whether she liked it or not. But after seeing Jadyn's reaction, she knew she didn't like it. She didn't want Shane spending every last cent on her. And she definitely didn't want to be accused of being a gold digging girlfriend, by both the press and Shane.

But seeing the look on his face and the happiness in his eyes, Mitchie couldn't get herself to tell him otherwise. So instead, she smiled and said, "Yeah. I don't mind."

Shane smiled back at her. "I'm glad." He hugged her tightly and Mitchie sighed quietly. She'd have to talk to him about it sometime. Now just wasn't the right time.

There was a light knock on the door and Mrs. Torres stuck her head in. "Done packing?" she asked with a smile.

Mitchie scooted even closer to Shane and nodded. "Yeah," she yawned.

"Shane, do you have a ride home?"

Shane's face fell. "Didn't think about that part," he mumbled.

Mrs. Torres laughed lightly. "You're welcome to stay here. The guest bedroom's open," she offered.

"Thank you, Mrs. Torres," Shane said and smile down at Mitchie when he felt her tighten her grip around his torso. "I'll just have to call the guys and tell them to bring my bags to the airport tomorrow."

Mrs. Torres nodded. "Well, don't stay up too late, you two. You have a busy day tomorrow," she reminded.

"We won't," Mitchie mumbled.

Mrs. Torres smiled and left, closing the door behind her.

Shane looked down at Mitchie. "Is there really any point to the guest bedroom?" he questioned.

Mitchie yawned again and shook her head. "I think she knew you'd sneak in here later tonight. But she had to offer anyways. She couldn't just say 'You can spend the night sleeping in my daughter's bedroom with her'. That's not very parental like."

Shane laughed. "No, it's definitely not," he agreed.

Mitchie let out another yawn.

"Tired?" Shane questioned.

Mitchie nodded.

Shane stood up and pushed the covers back. Mitchie immediately climbed under them and curled up into a ball. Shane smiled and joined her in the bed. He pulled her close and held her tightly.

"Night Mitchie."

"Night Shane."

Once Shane was sure Mitchie was fast asleep, he leaned closer and whispered in her ear, "I love you." Then he fell asleep.

-

"Alright! Time to get up! Let's go!"
Mitchie and Shane jolted awake, Shane rolling over and falling off the side of the bed. Mitchie groaned when she saw her father standing in the doorway. She plopped back down on the pillow. Shane got on his knees and rested his elbows on the side of the bed.

"Come on, you two. It's 5:00. Time to get ready," Mr. Torres instructed.

Mitchie groaned again and grabbed the pillow next to her, throwing it down on her head in an attempt to block out her father's voice. Didn't work.

"If you don't get up, Michelle, I'll be forced to pull you out of that bed," Mr. Torres playfully threatened.

"Not even you yanking me downstairs and throwing me outside will make me get up," Mitchie grumbled.

Mr. Torres chuckled. "Shane, think you can try getting her up?" he asked.

Shane rubbed his eyes tiredly. He looked at Mr. Torres through sleepy eyes. "I don't know," he replied.

"Well, try. I'll be downstairs."

Mr. Torres left and Shane forced himself to his feet. He sat down beside Mitchie and stroked her hair. A light smile crossed her lips.

"Come on, Mitch. Wake up," he whispered.

Mitchie's eyes slowly opened and she smiled at Shane. "Morning," she greeted.

Shane smiled back. "Morning."

Mitchie slowly sat up and rubbed her eyes. "I hate this part of the trip."

Shane laughed.

-

Half an hour later, the two were downstairs eating breakfast.

"Alright, you two. Finish up. We have to leave in about five minutes," Mrs. Torres stated.

Mitchie finished off the last of her pancakes and brought her plate to the sink. Shane followed.

"I am so sleeping on the plane," Mitchie mumbled as she turned to Shane.

He looked at her and nodded. "Yeah. Same here," he agreed.

"Let's go. We don't wanna miss your flight," Mr. Torres said as he walked back inside after having put Mitchie's laguage in the car.

Mitchie and Shane finished cleaning up and grabbed anything they may have forgotten before heading outside and climbing into the car. Mr. Torres pulled out of the driveway and drove them to the airport.

When they arrived, Mitchie said goodbye to her father and Shane helped her carry hers bags inside.

"Mitchie!"

Mitchie looked in the direction of whoever had called her and smiled when she saw Caitlyn rushing towards her, Nate, Jason, and Jadyn lagging behind.

"Hey, Cait Cait," Mitchie greeted and gave Caitlyn a tight hug.

"Can you believe we're actually going to New York!?" Caitlyn cried.

Nate, Jason, and Jadyn finally reached the other three.

"Dude, I am so tired," Nate complained.

"Shay, I hate you," Jadyn grumbled as she rubbed her eyes and rested her head on Jason's shoulder.

Mitchie looked at Caitlyn in confusion. "What's up with those two?" she whispered.

Caitlyn looked over her shoulder at them and shrugged. "They've been doing that all morning," she explained like it was no big deal.

Knowing she wasn't going to get a better answer than that, Mitchie let it go. But she was still confused.

"Flight 53 now boarding. Flight 53 now boarding."

"That's us," Shane said.

Suddenly filled with a burst of adrenaline, everyone quickly ran onto the plane. Mitchie knew this would be one hell of en experience.


hope you liked it!! and again, sorry this took so long. i'll try to update faster next time.