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The Reason That I'm Singing: Chapter 9

"Music's in my soul,
I can hear it,
Every day and every night,
It's the one thing on my mind,
Music's got control,
And I'm never letting go,
No, no,
I just want to play my music,
All night long,
Yeah."

The boys finished performing the song and everyone was on their feet dancing along.

"Okay you guys, we have another new song tonight." Nate announced.

"There is only one more song after this." Jason said.

"This is one we wrote just last week for a certain someone." Shane added, winking at me.

"I'll pick you up at seven
We could drive around
And see a movie
Every scene will have a meaning
But you'll be the one
That moves me
I've been hurt before
So baby promise that you're gonna be true
I'm gonna be, be good
So tell me that you're gonna be good, too"

Shane was right in front of me on the stage, he reached down to touch my hand, causing lots of girls around us to lunge forwards, which made him head over to another side of the stage just to tease them.

"Yeah!
You gotta be, be good to me
I'm gonna be, be good to you
We'll be happy as can be
Just gotta be, be good to me

Baby...

I'm gonna treat you right
We'll never fight
Now, baby, you can trust me
When I hold you tight
I feel alright
I guess that I'm just lucky
I've been hurt before
So, baby, promise that you're gonna be true
Oh, I'm gonna be, be good
So tell me you're gonne be good, too

Owwwww!

You gotta be, be good to me
I'm gonna be, be good to you
We'll be happy as can be
You gotta be, be good to me

Baby..." Shane came back over towards me smirking as he began talking.

"Listen girl, you gotta be good
I don't wanna hurt you
I wanna kiss you"

I began screaming for him and the guys came to join him in front of me for the end of the song.

"Yeah!

Come on, come on

Come over here!

You gotta be, be good to me
I'm gonna be, be good to you
We'll be happy as can be
You gotta be, be good to me

Come on, come on

You gotta be, be good to me
I'm gonna be, be good to you
We'll be happy as can be
Just gotta be, be good to me

Yeah!"

Shane began to talk again.

"Listen girl, you're outta control
I think you and me
We'll be a great couple
Yeah."

Shane waved behind him and the band instantly began to play a very familiar tune.

"Okay you guys," Shane said into his microphone as he went over to one of the microphone stands and grabbed the microphone off it. "We have a very special treat for you all for our last song of the night." He added coming back over in front of me.

I couldn't believe what song the band was playing.

I looked at Caitlyn who wore a guilty expression, "I didn't have any part in this...okay yes I may be in on it and I may have given the band the music."

Shane held out his hand for me and one of the bouncers lifted me over the barricade before I could even protest, allowing Shane to pull me onto the stage next to him.

"I'm going to kill you." I said in his ear, in the mean time the introduction of the song kept playing whilst the crowd kept screaming. There were easily around 20,000 people here watching tonight and flashes were going off everywhere.

"You'll love it, I promise." He said back, handing me the other microphone.

I stood there just looking out into the audience, trying to calm myself.

I had sung in front of people before, maybe only a couple hundred at the most, what was like 19,800 more?

I looked over at Shane who was next to me, Nate and Jason on their guitars just behind him.

He smiled at me warmly, reassuring me.

I faced the audience and waited for a bar to pass and sung my song, no our song.

"I've always been the kind of girl
That hid my face
So afraid to tell the world
What I've got to say

But I have this dream
Right inside of me
I'm gonna let it show, it's time
To let you know
To let you know"

I finally began to move across the stage, feeling much more comfortable now. I could see the boys moving across the stage as well.

"This is real, this is me
I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be, now
Gonna let the light, shine on me
Now I've found, who I am
There's no way to hold it in
No more hiding who I want to be
This is me

Do you know what it's like
To feel so in the dark
To dream about a life
Where you're the shining star
Even though it seems
Like it's too far away
I have to believe in myself
It's the only way"

Jason came over to me on his guitar and I walked circles around him making him start spinning around whilst he was playing.

"This is real, This is me
I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be, now
Gonna let the light, shine on me
Now I've found, who I am
There's no way to hold it in
No more hiding who I want to be
This is me"

I headed back to the center of the stage as Shane came towards me, singing, causing the crowd to go wild.

"You're the voice I hear inside my head
The reason that I'm singin'
I need to find you
I gotta find you

You're the missin' piece I need
The song inside of me
I need to find you
I gotta find you"

We headed to the very front of the stage, his free hand held my free hand, and we faced the crowd.

"This is real, This is me
I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be, now
Gonna let the light, shine on me
Now I've found, who I am
There's no way to hold it in
No more hiding who I want to be
This is me"

Jason came next to Shane and Nate came up next to me so we were all now at the front of the stage.

"You're the missing piece I need
The song inside of me
You're the voice I hear
Inside my head
The reason that I'm singin"

I harmonized with him.

"Now I've found
There's no way to hold it in
No more hiding who I want to be
This is me"

We finished the song off together perfectly and the audience was out of control.

I looked down at Sierra and Caitlyn who were cheering for us along with everyone else.

Shane brought me into a big hug and let go of me, "Mitchie Torres everyone." He announced making the audience scream even harder.

Nate and Jason hugged me as well and they said good night to their fans, pulling me off stage with them.

We were all handed a water bottle from the back stage crew and I instantly skulled down half the bottle.

"Still hate me?" Shane asked grinning.

"Oh my god, that's what you were grinning about when you were speaking to Dave earlier." I accused.

"Maybe, anyway I'm not the only one to blame. The guys went a long with this too."

"Hey!" Jason said.

"It's okay, Jason. I'm sure Shane made you do it." I joked.

"Well no, actually I agreed to it."

"The girls are going to come back stage right?"

"Yeah, it might take them a while to get here though. There will be lots of people wanting to try and get back stage." Nate answered me.

"Let's go back to the dressing rooms." Shane said grabbing my microphone and setting it down with his and taking the microphone wiring out of his back pocket.

"We'll wait for the girls." Nate said.

Shane grabbed my hand and we got just outside the dressing room when Dave came over to us, "Great show Shane and oh my god, Mitchie. You were amazing, you can really sing girl. Now I know why Shane called you the girl with the voice."

I smiled, "Thank you, I can't believe you guys planned that without telling me!"

"You probably would have said no." Shane retorted, causing me to hit him lightly on the arm.

"Well done kid, I think you could easily have a place in this industry." Dave left us at that and Shane ushered me into the dressing room, closing the door behind us.

"Wow, I can't believe people actually liked me." I said amazed, I could still feel adrenaline pumping through my veins.

"Of course they do."

"How long will it take for me to get over this wonderful feeling?"

Shane laughed, "It took me a good couple hours after my first show, which was small as compared to this."

"Oh and the song you sang for me."

"'BB Good'?"

"Oh my god, thank you." I said wrapping my arms around his neck and kissing him, instantly flicking my tongue against his bottom lip for access.

Soon I found myself up against one of the dressing room walls, Shane right up in front of me, making out.

I ran my fingers through his straight hair and he had his hands cupped on my face.

"Hey guys. Oh my god, keep it PG!" I heard Jason scream.

Shane jumped back away from me instantly and I looked over at the door to see the others all stand there. Nate, Caitlyn and Sierra had a grin on their face where as Jason looked shocked.

"Sorry, Jason." I said trying not to laugh.

...

After meeting the band and tying up the final loose ends, we were finally about to leave just before midnight.

Caitlyn had fallen asleep on the couch in the dressing room and Sierra was almost doing the same.

"Let's go guys." Shane said.

Sierra got up and yawned, "Should we wake up, Caitlyn?"

"No, I got her. Let her sleep." Nate replied scooping Caitlyn up in his arms effortlessly.

Jason held the dressing room door open for Nate and we followed them out after grabbing all our stuff.

"There may be photographers." Shane said before the security guard at the back stage door went to open it.

The door swung open and sure enough, there were flashes going off in our faces. Security was with us to get us into the limousine.

The limousine was around ten meters in front of us and there wasn't a lot of room to get through.

Jason placed a hand on Sierra's back and let her though first.

Nate, with Caitlyn's in his arms, went next. Somehow the noise and flashes didn't wake her up.

Lastly, Shane and me went through, his arm draped over my shoulder.

We got in the limousine, ignoring all the questions we were being asked as it was crazy!

"I'm sorry; it's not usually that bad. It must be because of you singing tonight." Shane winked at me as I sat down next to him.

Jason somehow managed to find my camera and began to snap shots of us.

He took one of Sierra and me together, and then of her with Shane and me.

He took one of the sleeping Caitlyn in Nate's arms, causing her to wake up from the flash.

"One flash wakes you up, opposed to the thirty outside before." Nate said, sweeping some hair out of her face.

"Shut up." She mumbled, sitting up properly and yawning.

After more photos of us, I leant against Shane. I smiled as I could see Caitlyn begin to get drowsy again and at Sierra who I could tell was starting to get tired.

When we got to the apartment, there were more photographers waiting for us.

Most of them were yelling about us girls, asking about our relationships with the boys.

By the time we got up to the apartment, Caitlyn and Sierra were too tired for a tour.

Nate led the two of them into the guest bedroom as Shane grabbed my hand and followed the others.

"Where are we all going to sleep? There's only one bed for two in the guest room." I said as Sierra and Caitlyn were lead into the guest room.

"My room, I'm on the couch." Shane said, opening the door to his room and putting my bag down on his bed.

"Shane." I protested.

"I'll be fine, I offered." He kissed me on the nose, "Get changed and I'll come say goodnight to you. You want a drink or anything?"

"No, I'm fine."

He shut the door behind him as he left and I got changed into a pair of black sweat pants and a red singlet top.

I quickly called my dad to let him know I was fine and managed to hang up without having to speak for longer than a minute.

I put my stuff down on the floor and grabbed my tooth brush and went down to the main bathroom to brush my teeth.

Sierra and Caitlyn were there in their pyjamas doing the same.

We said goodnight to each other and goodnight to Nate and Jason who were waiting in the living room, a pile of blankets and a pillow now on the couch. I felt guilty.

I went back to Shane's room and he was sitting on his bed, waiting for me.

I shut the door behind me and sat next to him.

"What, no cute pyjamas?" He asked.

"No, I seem to remember you teasing me about them." I recalled.

He pouted, "No, I liked them."

I laughed, "I sometimes forget I'm the younger one."

"I better let you get some sleep anyway. We are going to have to leave early afternoon so we can drop you off and come back again later on."

"Shane, I kicked you out of your own room."

"Mitch, its fine."

"Shane, just stay here with me." I pleaded.

"Now who is pouting?"

I poked my tongue out at him.

He got up and pulled his shirt off, I seriously loved his muscles. I got up as well and pulled back the blankets as he pulled off his pants so he was just in his boxers. He went over to a set of drawers and grabbed a singlet top out and threw it on.

I got into the bed and he did the same after turning off his bedroom light.

I instantly moved in closer to him, facing away from him.

He wrapped an arm around my stomach and kissed me on the back of his head.

"Night, Mitchie." He murmured into my ear.

"Goodnight, Shane."

...

The next morning I woke up still in Shane's arms, he was playing with my hair.

"Morning."I yawned, letting him know I was awake.

"Morning, babe."

"What's the time?"

"It's only nine."

I rolled over to face him, placing my hands against his chest.

He closed the distance between us, kissing my forehead.

I moved my head to rest on him and we stayed like that, talking softly for the next twenty minutes.

"Wake up sleepy heads!" We heard Jason yell from outside our room.

Groaning, Shane let go of me and got up, I followed him out to the living room. Nate, Sierra and Caitlyn were there not long after we were.

Nate had already made us all breakfast and we sat happily watching the music channel on their television.

We just hung out like that for a few hours until we all had to go get ready for the long drive back.

...

The boys dropped us all off at our respective houses, Shane came in to say a quick hello to my parents before he had to leave again.

"So honey, tell us all about last night." My mom said over dinner.

"Well, we went to the concert which was amazing, and then Shane surprised me by pulling me up on stage and getting me to sing 'This Is Me'." I said rather casually.

"How did you go?" My dad asked.

"Awesome, there were so many people watching and I didn't even really get stage fright."

I had received calls from Peggy, Ella and Lola congratulating me after seeing me on Hot Tunes, earlier that morning, which showed some of the concert.

"I'm so proud of you." My mom told me.

"I am too." My dad said.

...

At school on Monday, more and more people began talking to me; some had been at the concert and said I had done amazing.

"Thanks." Was all I good say as I made my way to homeroom with Caitlyn.

People had begun talking to her now more after seeing pictures of her being carried in Nate's arms.

The day went on as usual; there were only two more days until Sierra was leaving.

So I spent all my remaining time with her.

The night before she was leaving I found myself in my bedroom writing a new song in my songbook, which was for her.

I promised myself that one day she would hear it, when it was perfect.

...

The next day came and mom allowed me to miss my last class of the day to go to Sierra's house to go to the airport with her.

I chatted with Shane briefly on the way to Sierra's house, resulting in tears, and he told me he'd call me later because he knew I'd need it later when Sierra left.

I was silently crying, as I drove to the airport with Sierra and her family, but had sunnies on to hide my eyes.

I knew she would be back for visits but she would be in school there until the end of senior year.

Then she would come back for college and we could see each other all the time again hopefully.

We checked her in and waited at the gate lounge for her flight. There was a good fifty minutes until she had to board the plane.

"Remember the time when we were ten and we broke your neighbour's window and blamed it on Brianna?" Sierra asked suddenly.

I began laughing, I forgot about that. The three of us were throwing a ball around the yard (back when we were all friends) and Sierra accidentally ended up throwing it and breaking my neighbour's window.

We both automatically blamed Brianna when my neighbour came out of their house yelling at us.

"How about the time we were on the roof of your house when we were six and you said we could fly like a superhero if we jumped." I recalled.

"Yeah, we both ended up with a broken arm."

"I'll miss you." I told her.

"I'll miss you too."

All too soon, there was an announcement to say that they were boarding the plane.

We all got up and headed to the gate where people were lining up.

Sierra brought her little sister and brother into a hug and whispered something into their ears.

She hugged her dad and mom, "I love you guys."

I started crying at this, waiting for my turn.

She finally came to me and hugged me close to her, "You're my best friend, Mitchie. We still will be, I'll email you all the time and call when I can." She began to cry as well.

"I'll call you too." I sniffled.

"You'll be fine, I promise you, Mitchie. You won't be alone either." She said pulling back, looking past my shoulder.

I whipped my head around to where she was looking to see Shane standing around thirty meters away, sunnies on, leaning against a wall.

I looked back at her, "Let me know that you get there safely."

"I will, promise."

With one last hug for all of us she lined up and soon enough was out of view.

Her mom was crying and I was crying as well.

An arm came around my waist, I knew who it was instantly.

I turned into face Shane, allowing him to hold me.

He stroked my hair, "Everything will be fine." He whispered.

I sobbed into his shirt; not having to know why he was here, just glad he was.

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