P I C T U R E S O F Y O U

C H A P T E R 8

"San Diego? What do you mean San Diego?" Jason asked. He and Nate were still shocked with Shane's statement.

"We're going to find Mitchie in San Diego." Shane answered Jason as he walked away.

"Why are we going to find Mitchie?" Nate asked from behind. Shane turned around and went back to them.

"Jason's right, okay? I like her." Shane murmured.

"Wait, you like her? You haven't even met her!" Nate exaggerated.

"And I want to meet her. She's different from other girls, I guess. I fell for the girl in the picture." Shane shrugged as Jason nodded.

"What if she's not what you expect?" Nate asked.

"If she's not what I expected, then all of this trouble would be useless." Shane replied.

"Okay." Nate agreed.

"What?" Shane was confused.

"I said, okay. Okay? We'll help you find Mitchie and Caitlyn." Nate repeated.

"Thanks man" Shane said as he fist pumped Nate and Jason.

"By the way, I also know that you like that Caitlyn girl" Shane laughed.

"How would you know?" Nate asked.

"Well, you said she was cute"

"So?" Nate was getting annoyed.

"So, if you find her, you might have your first girlfriend" Shane teased Nate. Nate playfully shoved Shane back.

"Stop playing guys. Come on, let's just get to the car and drive" Jason grabbed the two and headed to the car.

"San Diego, here we come!" Shane shouted as he got in the car.

Meanwhile, Mitchie and Caitlyn went inside a coffee shop nearby. They took their orders and took a seat on the stools.

"Hey Mitchie, look at that" Caitlyn pointed to the girl with a guitar onstage. Mitchie looked behind and nodded.

"Maybe you'd like to give it a try" Caitlyn smiled.

"Not really. As much as I want to be an artist, I can't perform in front of all these people" Mitchie replied.

"Oh come on, Mitchie. You said you wanted to change this summer, then change and be more confident" Caitlyn encouraged.

"Um, yeah but please, not today" Mitchie pleaded.

"Sure, anytime you like" Caitlyn replied.

"Thanks" Mitchie said before turning her head and watch the performance.

With Connect Three, the boys hauled at a gas station and refill.

"I'm just gonna go inside and buy some food. I'll be right back." Jason said as he walked inside the convenience store. Nate stayed inside the car while Shane refills the car with gas.

"How are you exactly going to find Mitchie in San Diego? It's a big city" Nate asked.

"Well, I saw a flyer on Mitchie's bed. Caitlyn must've left it there." Shane pulled out a flyer out of his pocket and handed it to Nate.

"They're going to the music festival and when I'll see her sitting down, I'll be like, "Hey" and we'll talk" Shane explained slowly.

"Way to play it cool, man. She'll think you're a stalker" Nate chuckled.

"She won't. I'll introduce myself and she'll be surprised to see the Shane Gray since she's a huge Connect Three fan." Shane grinned as Nate nodded. Then, Jason walked out of the store with a handful of beef jerky and went inside the car.

"Jerky?" Jason offered to Shane and Nate. They accepted and took a bite of their jerkies. Shane was finished refilling their car so he went inside and fastened his seatbelt. Nate started the engine and they drove off while eating their jerkies.

Along the long drive to San Diego, Shane was having a bad case of the runs.

"Pull over at the next gas station" Shane ordered.

"Why? We're almost there" Nate asked.

"Just pull over, I think I have to release human nature" Shane placed his hand on his stomach and narrowed his eyes to Nate.

"Oh, oh, okay" Nate realized what Shane said and quickly pulled over at a gas station. As soon as they parked, Shane quickly rushed out of the car and went to the bathroom.

"Um, Jason…Were the jerkies spoiled?" Nate raised his eyebrow.

"I don't know. I found them in an abandoned box" Jason shrugged.

"Abandoned? Oh my God!" Nate felt weird and rushed out of the car to the bathroom, leaving Jason alone. Jason was confused but he shrugged it off.

10 minutes later…

Shane and Nate came out of the bathroom, furiously.

"Jason, why did you give us spoiled jerky?" Nate asked as he got on the drivers seat. Jason shrugged.

"Wait, why didn't you have the runs?" Shane buckled his seatbelt and looked at Jason.

"Maybe I have my stomach has superpowers. I bet I can eat anything edible!" Jason exclaimed as Nate and Shane just shook their heads. They left the gas station and drove towards San Diego.

With the girls in San Diego, Caitlyn pulled over at the cinemas and dropped Mitchie off so she can park the car. As Caitlyn parked the car, Mitchie bought popcorn and sodas for the movie.

"This is real, this is me, I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be now" Mitchie sang to herself as she stood alone, waiting for Caitlyn.

"That was good, you should sing it sometime" Caitlyn popped up next to Mitchie, who was startled.

"Wow that was fast. Come on, the movie is about to start" Mitchie gave Caitlyn the popcorn as they went inside.

"IRON MAN 2, HERE WE COME!" Caitlyn exclaimed as Mitchie opened the door of the theatre. Mitchie laughed and nodded.

Meanwhile, Connect Three finally arrived in San Diego. They stopped their car in front of a high priced hotel and went out of the car.

"Park it somewhere with a shade" Nate said as he gave the keys of the car to the valet waiting.

The boys went inside and walked towards the front desk. Of course, paparazzi were there to take pictures of the boys.

"Excuse me, we're here for our room we arranged" Shane caught the attention of the man and asked.

"Ah, Connect Three! Thank you for staying. Your room is on the 4th floor, number 42. Here is your room key and have a pleasant stay." The man gave the room card and smiled.

"Thanks, we sure will." Nate looked back and smiled.


A/N OHMYGOSH…I hate my writers block. It took me days to finish this crappy chapter. I'll try to write more since I have one month left for the summer before going back to school.

BTW: Have you watched Iron Man 2 already? It's awesome!!

Disclaimer: I do not own Camp Rock nor do I own their characters.