So I said I'd update twice..... maybe three times... So here's the Second one...

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[

SHANE]

Early the next morning I heard a knock on my door.

"Go away. I'm asleep." I mumbled from my pillow. I heard the door opened and my bed jolt up from the sudden weight applied on the mattress.

"I would leave you sleep but Nate said you guys have an interview today." I heard Danni say.

"Ugh is today Sunday?"

"No it's Monday. Of course it's Sunday you bone head." She laughed.

"Can't I sleep for another while? The interview isn't until 4 what tie is it now?"

"Err… its….2 o clock."

Crap MY HAIR! I won't have enough time to do it! I jumped up outta bed and ran for my flat iron in the bathroom. When I got there, there was one switched on and ready to use. I looked at it weirdly. It wasn't mine.

"Jason did you buy a new flat iron?"

"NO!" he called out from somewhere. "And Shane hurry up Nate's gonna have a baby if you don't hurry!"

Danielle appeared at the bathroom door.

"That's my one. It's hotter and faster. Just use it and unplug it." and with that she was gone again.

Half an hour later I was ready to go. Danni was right hers was better than mine.

"Wow you were fast." Nate said eating a doughnut.

"Yeah yeah give me a medal." I said looking for food.

"But Danni you have to come to the interview." Jason whined walking into the kitchen behind Danni.

"I can't Jase. I too have this thing called a band. And we have rehearsal in a gig arena."

"Where?" if she has a gig I wanna go.

"My school gym. We got the gig and over 25 other bands tried out. And we have to rehearse there or else we're gonna stink for the Winter formal."

"The Winter Formal? Shouldn't you be kind of well I don't know going to that?" Nate asked.

She shook her head.

"No way, the whole made up, high heels, fancy dresses thing not me. If I ever have to wear a dress it'll be with my converse." She said grabbing an apple.

I looked up at the clock.

"Nate Jase it's three we better go. Danni do you want a lift?"

"Nah, I have my own car remember. And all my stuff is in it."

"Okay, we'll see you later though okay." Nate said hugging her. She nodded and bit into her apple.

"Bye lil Gray!" Jason said pulling her into a massive hug and spinning her around.

"Jason…dizzy…can't…breathe."

He put her back down and I gave her a hug and with that we were off to the interview. I had shoved the lyrics I wrote the previous night into my back pocket and when we were outside I gave them to Nate and Jason.

"Think you'd be able to learn this by tonight?" I asked him when we were in the elevator.

"I can. Wait a minute, Shane you wrote a song. You haven't written one in years!" he looked shocked.

"Yeah I know," I told him.

He read the lyrics and looked up.

"Is this about-" He began but I cut him off.

"Yeah, I was thinking we can play at our concert tonight."

"Shane this won't sound like the stuff we usually play. We can't play it."

"Exactly. I'm tired of having to fall in line with what the label thinks will sell. It's our music, our life and I'm taking a stand, for all of us."

"Let's do it. I miss the music we played growing up. Danni's band reminded me of that. Like you guys heard the song they wrote and recorded." Nate said.

"Woo, let's be rebels!" Jason cheered.

"Rebels?" I said putting my hand in the centre

"Rebels!" they said putting their hands in too.

[Danni]

Last night after I told my brothers about my diabetes, previous record of self harm, and bullying, I felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. Well with Nate and Jason anyway. Nate said when he went shopping he'd buy more chocolate and stuff for me. And Jason said he'd hold my hand when I had to inject myself because I was scared of needles. Yeah a diabetic afraid of needles, it's not funny!

Shane though. I wasn't sure what way he took the whole day. I felt worried that he wouldn't be able to look at me for awhile. He went missing after dinner. We tried his cell but he wouldn't answer. We rang Mitchie to see if he was with her, but she was in bed sick. Nate and Jason stayed up as long as they could but they had an interview in the morning.I stayed up for longer. I was watching tv when I felt my lids get heavy. I didn't want to go to sleep yet. I needed to talk with Shane.

I must have had fallen asleep because I was being lifted from the couch to my bed a little later that night. I felt him rubbing my wrists.

"I'm sorry." It sounded like he was going to cry. He kissed my forehead and was about to leave.

"Goodnight Shane." I said turning in my sleep.

The next morning I woke to the smell of breakfast. I climbed out of bed and made my way to the kitchen.

"Morning sleepy. What you want for breakfast?"

"Coffee and toast if you please," I said lying my head on the table.

"Wow, how long did you wait for Shane last night?" Jason laughed.

"I stayed awake until one then I fell asleep on the couch but he came in a bit late and brought me into my bed, so I didn't get a chance to talk with him." I yawned.

Nate set a cup of coffee own in front of me and three slices of toast.

"Thanks you." I said drinking the coffee.

About an hour later Nate and Jason began to run around the place. I poked my head out of the bathroom door to see Jason running by with one leg in his pants. I swear boys!

"Hey did anyone of you two butt heads check to see if Shane was up?"

I heard Nate yell shit! And I laughed.

"I'll do it." I nominated myself. I left my flat iron on because knowing Shane he'll need it.

I knocked on his door just in case there was a chance he was up.

"Go away. I'm asleep." He mumbled

Well there go the chance he was awake. I opened the door and crossed the room to his bed. I sat down next to him

"I would leave you sleep but Nate said you guys have an interview today." I said.

"Ugh is today Sunday?" he moaned looking up at me.

"No it's Monday. Of course it's Sunday you bone head." She laughed.

"Can't I sleep for another while? The interview isn't until 4 what time is it now?"

"Err… its….2 o clock." I said looking down at my watch.

He jumped up out of bed and ran for the door. Good thing my flat iron is better than his.

He stopped when he got to the door.

"Dan, I really am sorry." He sounded serious and upset.

I just nodded. I jumped up off the bed and walked over to him. He held his arms open and I walked into them

"Shane, are you mad with me?" I asked a sob breaking through.

"No, I could never be angry with you. I was and still am angry with myself" he told me truthfully.

I looked up at him. His expression was one of sadness disappointment and anger mixed together.

"Why? You did nothing." I asked confused.

"Exactly, I did nothing." He said looking down at me. "You were right. We abandoned you just after mum and dad died. I made you a promise and I broke it. We didn't call you or anything and that was the biggest mistake we ever made. And these" he took my arm from around his waist and pushed my sleeves up.

"You wouldn't have these if it wasn't for those mistakes. You wouldn't have been bullied. If it wasn't for us-"

Before he could continue I cut him off,

"But remember who was the one who didn't stand up for herself? Me. Who was the one who cut herself, and nearly killed herself by cutting to deep once? Me. None of this is your fault. It was me being foolish and I only see that now. So stop blaming yourself. Even about my diabetes." He looked at me confused.

"How did you know I blamed me for your diabetes?" he asked.

"Because I'm your sister and I know too well. Now stop because you, the other two bone heads and I had no control over it." I warned him. He nodded and rested his head on mine. He began to laugh then.

"What?" I asked.

"Now, I get why your friends would call you Dia."

I began to laugh.

"Yeah it's that or beaties. Get it dia-betes" I informed him and he continued to laugh.

I pulled away from the hug first and pointed at the door.

"Go because I don't Nate to be the first famous twenty year old man to have a baby. Even though I'd make a kick-ass aunt." He laughed and left.

As my brothers got ready for their interview, I got ready for band rehearsal. We were after scoring the Senior Winter Formal as a gig. Justin's cousin was on the organising committee so we had an advantage.

Half an hour later I walked into the living room in my converse and skinny jeans with a baggy hoody. Jason looked up at me and made a face.

"You're not wearing that to the interview are you?"

"Jase I'm not going to the interview." I laughed.

"What?! WHY!" he sounded shocked.

"Because I'm not a member of Connect 3." I said walking into the kitchen.

"But Danni you have to come to the interview." Jason whined walking behind me.

"I can't Jase. I too have this thing called a band. And we have rehearsal in a gig arena."

"Where?" Shane asked.

"My school gym. We got the gig and over 25 other bands tried out. And we have to rehearse there or else we're gonna stink for the Winter formal." I answered.

"The Winter Formal? Shouldn't you be kind of well I don't know going to that?" Nate asked.

I shook her head.

"No way, the whole made up, high heels, fancy dresses thing not me. If I ever have to wear a dress it'll be with my converse." I shivered at the thought of looking like that. I decided to grab an apple before going out.

"Nate Jase it's three we better go. Danni do you want a lift?" Shane asked. Not a chance! They'll totally wanna come in and check out the band and stuff and there's no hope in that.

"Nah, I have my own car remember. And all my stuff is in it."

"Okay, we'll see you later though okay." Nate said hugging me. I nodded and bit into my apple.

"Bye lil Gray!" Jason said pulling me into a massive hug and spinning me around.

"Jason…dizzy…can't…breathe." I managed to say.

Shane gave me a hug and kissed the top of my head and then they set off for their interview and grabbed my guitar and song book and got ready to go.

*_*_*_*_*&%&%&%*_*_*_*

"So, I told my brothers about my…life problems last night." Yeah life problems will work.

"How did they take it?" Sam asked.

"No, how did Shane take it you mean." Justin corrected her. I looked at him like he was an alien or something. How did they know Shane would react the worst?

"Well it's just he obviously the most protective over you." Zack said reading my mind. "Like he gives us" he motioned to himself and Justin. "The 'hurt-her-and-I'll-hurt-you' look every time we're over."

"Well he didn't take it as well as the other two. But we spoke this morning and I think he'll stop blaming himself. I knew he felt guilty but not that guilty." I thought back to his face this morning.

"Hey, we should kinda practice. If we stink my cousin will kill me." Justin suggested.

"Well in that case let's kick it! Cause well we need you." Alex said enthusiastically.

I laughed and we began.

After practicing both sets three times we took a break. There was some of the committee in the gym setting up and listening to us.

"I think Mr. Brown would be ecstatic over our performance." A joked.

"I think I would too poppet." A voice said from behind us. We turned around to find Brown making his way up to us.

"Mr. Brown what you doing here man? It's a Sunday." Zack asked him. I was curious too. It wouldn't be like him to go somewhere he didn't need to.

"Well, I thought I'd drop in on my star pupils and my favourite niece." He said smiling at me. So he figured it out at long last.

"Took your time, Uncle Brown." I laughed. I got up and hugged him. "So what gave it away?

"Well I thought you were Danielle from day 1 but I had my doubts. But today since you don't have your blue contacts in and the way you play your guitar. I just knew you had to be my talented niece." He smiled. I rolled my eyes and joined my friends at the edge of the stage.

"You guys are dynamite. Why aren't you signed yet?" he asked.

"Because we aren't" I said sarcastically.

"But Danni's brothers can get a label executive to come check you out." He said.

They all shook their heads.

"We all agreed on Danni's behalf that if we get famous we want no association with Connect 3. When we get famous it will be because we're good enough, not because we have friends in high places." Sam explained.

"Yeah, we don't want to be called 'that band who are relatives of Connect 3. We want to make our own name." Justin agreed. I don't if I ever told you this but I love my friends!

"Understandable. But I can give my old friend a call. And it won't be Connect 3 related at all. Only Uncle Brown related."

My phone went off. I looked at the screen. 'JAMMIN JAY!" flashed on screen.

Damn it how did Jason get at my phone again?

"Excuse me a sec." I said before answering it.

"Hello?"

"Hey little sister. So our interview is over and we are going to sound check now. By the way your buds and you have won tickets to our concert tonight." He said it like he was a game show host.

"Jason we didn't enter a competition."

"Yeah we know. I just thought it'd be fun to say it that way. Anyway in about an hour and a half I, being your older brother, expect to see you at the back door of the concert arena with four of your friends."

I sighed. I don't think they'll leave me alone if I don't go to one of their damn Connect 3 events.

I've already managed to doss out on 4 parties and 8 interviews.

"Fine, we'll be there." I said hanging up. I turned to a now confused group of friends plus my super cool uncle.

"We have won tickets to a Connect 3 concert tonight and get a pre-show meet and greet." I said mocking Jason from earlier.

"We didn't enter a contest and we've already met your brothers." Zack said.

"I know but we're being forced to go. And half to be there in like an hour and half."

"I'm going like this, I couldn't be bothered changing." Both Sam and Alex said.

Justin and Zack shrugged and went back to their conversation.

"I think we should do one more set practice and call it a day."

"Mind if I listen in?" Uncle Brown asked. I shook my head and plugged my guitar back in as did the others.

When we finished up we just headed straight to the arena. I pulled in at the back and got out. I walked up to the security guard.

"Name?" he asked.

"Danielle Gray." I sighed. He looked down along.

"Are these your plus 4?"

"What do you think dude." I replied sarcastically. He nodded and let us through.

We walked down the corridor to the meet and greet room. Boy did we get a surprise when we got there.

"Well if it isn't Ellie Graystone and her loser friends." Sierra squealed. "Why are you guys here? Tickets were expensive especially backstage meet and greet passes." She sneered. Oh how I wanted to just punch her lights out but then my brothers would give out to me then ground me and what not.

"Well if it isn't Malibu Barbie and her sheep." I replied. "I just happen to know people who know the band."

"Sure you do. Just like someday you and your Mizfits will get a record contract." She joked. "Just stay out of our way. Nate Shane and Jason are ours. Not like you have a chance with them anyway. Look at what you're wearing." She snapped.

I think I threw up in my mouth a little due to the thought of Sierra being Nate's girlfriend.

I rolled my eyes at her. It was then I noticed what she was wearing a very revealing top and an extremely short skirt.

Big Bob, my brothers' body guard then came in.

"Hey Ellie, here are the all access passes you're supposed to have,"

"Thanks Bobby." I hugged him and he left.

Hannah Jackson decided to choose now to speak.

"How did you get those?"

"Told you, I have connections." It was my turn to be smug.

[SHANE]

Jason hung up the phone and gave me the thumbs up.

"Okay, she's coming." Jason said.

Step one, complete.

"Don't call her Danielle. Call her Ellie." Hayley said joining us in the room. She kissed Jason on the cheek and took a can of diet coke out of the fridge.

"Why?" I asked

"Just trust me on this for once Shane." She sighed. I nodded and when back to straightening my hair.

Big Bobby came in to tell us, he saw Danielle on her way to the green room.

"Here will you give these? But call her…" Nate said handing him the passes for her.

"Ellie." Hayley finished his sentence.

"yeah ,what she said." He said still unsure why.

I waited anxiously until the concert started. I paced the length of the room until Nate spoke up.

"Seriously Shane, sit down and I'm getting dizzy."

"What if they don't like the song? What if we lose our fan base? What if I mess everything up for us?" I raced out.

"Okay they'll like it, we won't and you won't. We're taking a stand remember." Jason said calmly.

"Connect 3 to the stage please" we heard over the intercom. I took a deep breath. It's show time.

We got through all our old songs and came up to the last song. It was time.

"Okay, since you guys are so awesome, we have a surprise for you." Nate said and the crowd screamed. I could see Danielle in the front row right next to the side of the stage.

"So, we thought we'd play you guys a new song." Jason informed the crowd. Now it was my cue to speak the long speech I prepared for this moment. I waited for the scream to cease before speaking.

"It's a little different to our usual stuff because the inspiration for it comes from a totally different place. We heard this band play the kind of music we fell in love with and it reminded us of how far from that type of music was from our music was and we wanna dedicate this to someone from that band," I was crossing the stage while I spoke so I was standing right in front of Danielle. Her eyes widened as she figured out what we were doing.

"Danni. Our little sister. This is for you. It's called Sorry." Nate and Jason played the intro and he began to sing.

Broken hearts and last goodbyes,

Restless night and lullabies

Helps to make this pain go away

I realise I let you down, told you that I'd be around

Building up the strength just to say

I'm sorry

For breaking all the promises I wasn't around to keep.

And saw me

This time is the last time I will ever beg you to stay

But you're already on your way

Filled with sorrow, filled with pain

Knowing that I am to blame

For leaving your heart out in the rain

And I know you're gonna walk away

And leave me with the price to pay

Before you go I wanted to say

Yeah

That I'm sorry

For breaking all the promises I wasn't around to keep.

And if you saw me

This time is the last time I will ever beg you to stay

But you're already on your way

Can't make it alive on my own

But if you have to go

Then please girl

Just leave me alone

Because I don't wanna see

You and me going our separate ways

I got her up on stage with the help of Justin and Zack. I put my arm around her waist. Jason and Nate made their way toward us. I sang the last chorus to her.

Begging you to stay

If it isn't too late

I'm sorry

For breaking the promises I wasn't around to keep

This time is the last time I will ever beg you to stay

But you're already on your way

But you're already on your way

"Sorry Danni." I said looking her in the eyes. She nodded then threw her arms around me and cried into my shirt.

I stroked her hair like I did when she was younger. For a moment I thought it was just me her and my two brothers on stage and that there wasn't a huge arena filled with thousands of fans watching us. I was brought out of the day dream by one person clapping and another joining then another and another. The entire place was in tears including us four on stage.

"You guys are gonna be in so much trouble with Tina when you get off stage." She laughed.

"What makes you say that? Maybe we wanted to rebel after we over heard a conversation that said our music wasn't the real us."

"What makes me say is the fact she looks like she's about to kill someone." She said looking behind me. I turned my head. Bad move. She motioned for us to get off stage now.

"Well goodnight Jersey! Remember to let us know what you thought of Sorry!" Jason called out and we waved goodbye. I was still holding Danni as we walked off.

"You Gray family will get me fired for that stunt you just pulled!" she said angrily. Her face and tone then softened, "But at least it would have been worth it." She hugged us.


Everybody say awww

This was mainly a Danni/Shane chapter because I kinda have this werid attraction to make them have an extremely close relationship....but Nate and Jason have a strong relationship with her too!