A/N: Ok, so I just realized (thanks to insert twilighty name here) why you all couldn't review. It's coz I'm stupid. Lol, when I deleted the teaser, it sent all the chaps back one, so none of you could review coz FF thought you already had for that chapter. GRR So I guess that's my fault, you can hate me if you want (Aaaah, idk if I should give you all permission to do that, it might get ugly! lol). Ok, well hopefully you don't for my stupidity. But the reason I took it down is coz I just found out it's against FF rules, so... Anyhoo, as for Mitchie's punishment, can you tell I've been reading too much mid-evil books lately? And I just watched Ever After, which is where I got the idea from (you'll see what I mean, but just incase I wasn't clear (I didn't really get into details), I'll tell ya all at the bottom! See ya there!
Disclaimer: I do not, will NEVER own Camp Rock.
Shane bolted up as he heard Mitchie scream. His heart pounding, he stood up, racing to the door and banging on it with all his might, but no one came. Adonis had left after he'd uttered the last statement, but Shane knew he hadn't gone far.
Shane could feel his heart snap right in two as she screamed again, this time in agony. Sobbing, Shane slid down against the wall, his hand still knocking on the door, but growing slower each second. This was his entire fault. How could he live with himself?
"Mitchie, I'm so sorry!" He whispered, to no one in particular. After that, he buried his head in his knees and didn't move for a long time after that.
Mitchie was tossed roughly into the room and landed on her knees, sobbing. She collapsed onto the floor, without even trying to stop herself from hitting the ground.
"Mitchie!" Shane yelled, jumping up and running over to her. Mitchie looked up at him, her eyes glazed.
"Get away from me!" She replied, pushing herself up and stepping backwards. Shane stared at her, puzzled, and reached out to touch her. "No! Don't, just go away! Just leave me alone for now!" She screamed, backing up blindly and reaching out for the wall.
"Fine!" Shane retorted angrily, more hurt than mad at her, and retreated to the opposite corner of the room, listening to her sob quietly. Eventually, her crying stopped, and he felt something brush up against him. He looked up to see Mitchie leaning over him, giving him an apologetic smile.
"I'm sorry for yelling at you." She apologized, looking away with tears in her eyes. "I was… not really myself. I'm sorry."
"Don't be. I'm the one who should be apologizing, this is my entire fault." Mitchie wiped the tears away and shook her head. Before she could protest, Shane reached up, pulling her into a hug. She whimpered, and Shane drew away, staring at her in confusion. She groaned, touching her back gingerly. "What's wrong?" Mitchie shook her head again.
"It's nothing. I'll be fine." She answered, moving back slightly.
"Show me." Shane insisted. Mitchie moaned, still shaking her head. "Show me." Shane repeated, fiercer this time. Mitchie stopped trying to move away and lifted up the back of her shirt hesitantly. Shane's eyes widened in disbelief and horror. "Oh… my… gosh." He breathed, not taking his eyes off of the three red welts streaking down her back.
"I'll be ok, Shane. It just... hurts a little." Mitchie groaned, letting her shirt drop back down.
"I'm going to talk to him!" Shane announced, the fire in his eyes gleaming.
"Shane, no!" Mitchie yelled, jumping to block him and then letting out a cry of pain at the quick movement. "I can't handle anymore, not yet. Please." She begged, and Shane reluctantly sat down.
"How can he do this to you and get away with it? How can he not have a guilty conscience?"
Silently, Mitchie moved and lay down across him, moving carefully, yet still wincing. She rest her head against his chest and fell into a restless sleep.
"Mitchie…" At the sound of her name, Mitchie groaned.
"Go away. I'm tired."
"No, I don't think I will." It took a second for the voice to register in her head, and when it did Mitchie's eyes flew open and she stared at the person in horror, nudging Shane to wake him. He grunted and pulled himself up before realizing there was someone in the room. He stared in confusion while Mitchie pressed up against him, looking nervous.
"What do you want?" She asked, her voice shaking.
"I want to talk." Jamie replied, looking her up and down. "What, a dad can't talk to his own daughter anymore?"
"You're not a proper dad, I'm sorry." Mitchie shook her head. "Steve is my father, not you. You lost that title a long time ago." (A/N: Thanks to Sam-800825 for the step-father idea. She has lots of good ideas :D)
"I am by blood your father, so you are at least going to call me Dad!" Jamie retorted in annoyance. Mitchie glared at him.
"Sorry, Jamie." She spat. Then, an idea occurred to her. She smiled, and Jamie's expression hardened. Even he could tell something was up.
"There's power in music." Mitchie said, slowly rising. "So, I'm going to sing you a little song I wrote for you, a long time ago." Jamie's eyes widened as she opened her mouth, her voice instantly springing into action.
"Hey you, look what you do to me
You bend and you bruise me
Why you try to control me?
But you don't know me
How come you just want to hurt me?
How come you just want to push me?
I can't ignore you anymore
Cause everywhere I turn you
You burn me, you break me
You always want to take me down with you
What do you want from me?x3
You can't have me, let go!
I don't wanna be afraid, I don't wanna run away
I don't want to be evaded it's more that I can take
I'm never gonna be the same
I threw it all away
I don't want to be evaded
Just let go! (look what you do to me)
Let go! (look what you do to me)
Hey you, look what you do to me
You burnt and you scared me
With all that you tell me (but I don't listen!)
You love me, you hate me
You always want to take me down with you
What do you want from me?
I don't wanna be afraid I don't wanna run away
I don't want to be evaded it's more that I can take
I'm never gonna be the same
I threw it all away
I don't want to be evaded
Just let
You kept pushing me
You keep using me
You keep twisting me
You keep breaking me
You can't have me anymore
I don't wanna be afraid, I don't wanna run away
I don't want to be evaded it's more that I can take
I'm never gonna be the same
I threw it all away
I don't want to be evaded
Just let go! Let go! Just let go!
I don't wanna be afraid
Let go! (I don't wanna run away!)
Just let go! Let go! Let go!"
Mitchie stared at Jamie, looking nervous, but at the same time happy.
"I've always wanted you to hear that." She said. "Now, my chance has come, and I know you're mad. I'll take my punishment, whatever you want, I just had to get that off my chest." To her surprise, Jamie didn't blow up in her face and smack her as she'd expected. Instead, he only began to talk.
"You should be glad I'm not like Adonis; otherwise your little boyfriend would be in major trouble. But, since you are my daughter, I'll cut you some slack and I won't report you two right away. But if this… behavior continues, I'll have no choice but to tell Adonis and have you promptly corrected." His warning was clear, and Mitchie shut her mouth, biting her lip. How could he and Adonis always win? There had to be some way they could beat them.
"Why, darling, you should know, I always come out victorious."
"I'm lost in something I can't fight."
A/N: Ok, I know, the song was a little. RANDOM (ok, very), but I was looking up lyrics for Red (awesome band!) and these caught my eye. The song is called "Let Go" (and it's by Red, of course). I couldn't resist using it. Anyhoo, Mitchie's punishment was whipping, (hey, 'Whipping Girl', what did you all expect? lol You know by now I'm crazy) Normally I wouldn't have made her punishment so... idk, dark, but I was in a bad mood, so I took it out on Mitchie. lol. She was the closest thing I could get to. lol ok I'll stop rambling, and just say, hope you enjoyed it!!
