Disclaimer: Still don't own them…unfortunately. One can only wish…

Note: Thanks so much for waiting for the update…I started a new semester in college so I haven't had time to update.

Knightstown Court House-1 Day Earlier

Ricky Williamson sat shackled to a table in the court room for what seemed like a lifetime, for him and for the people that viewed the trail. The jury had deliberated for a day or so, the choice was quite clear he was guilty. Natalie sat in the audience sobbing as they explained all the details about the murders of her sister and her mother. Ricky's mother Mariana on the other hand was holding her cross necklace close to her heart and prayed that her son would find peace with what he did. When the jury announced that Ricky would be having a nice long stay in jail…he was sentenced to die by lethal injection. Mariana started sobbing all over again and Natalie was too shocked to really feel anything at that moment. As Ricky was escorted past his mother and Natalie by prison guards and police officers his mother looked down in shame and Natalie avoided his look, he was going way for a long time or so it seemed.

Jason's House-The Day After

Jason flipped to the news coverage for what seemed like the millionth time that night….Shane was flipping through his guitar magazine and Nate was watching the news coverage with Jason.

"This is ridiculous, EVERYONE knows that he did so I don't know why they are even discussing it" said Jason

"They have to, every murder has to go on trial if they are caught" said Nate

"It doesn't matter anyway he will get what he deserves and we will live our lives and that will be it" said Shane not looking up

After announcing the verdict on the news the nightly news continued with the less attention grabbing news. Jason sighed and he silently wished that his mother and grandmother could be there to finally witness Ricky getting what he deserved. Jason could feel two sets of eyes on him after they announced the verdict, Shane and Nate didn't know whether to be happy for their friend our not, either way his father was going to die

"Well, that's that. Now we can all move on with our lives and get ready for Camp Rock in two days!" said Jason flipping the station to music videos

"I can't wait until we have a music video on this station….it will be better than these and then all the people that knew us will be so jealous" said Shane

"Yeah well then they will just want to hang out for the parties and the free stuff" said Nate

"Why must you continue to ruin all the fun?" asked Shane

"Yes, I must" said Nate laughing

Jason looked at his two best friends and smiled, he knew that even though they fought they cared about each other and they were going to have a great time at Camp Rock all summer.

"I'll be back" said Shane grabbing his toothbrush and starting up the stairs

"Okay……" said Jason as his phone rang

He picked it up and looked at the caller ID on the front; it wasn't a number he recognized so he hit the reject button as Shane came back down the stairs.

"Who was that?" asked Shane as he sat down

"Don't know…" said Jason and he noticed that there was a voice-mail

Jason put his phone on speaker so that everyone could hear the message

"Jason, it's your grandfather I just wanted to let you know that I was going through your mother's personal belongings and there are some things that she would probably want you to have that were hers and yours. Come get them tomorrow or they will be in the trash"

"Well that was a pleasant late night phone call"-said Nate

"Yeah and now I have to go and see him tomorrow before we leave the day after that" said Jason

"If you want us to go with you my mom can take us"-said Shane

"Yeah, thanks that's fine" said Jason not really caring

Following a moment of silence Jason and Nate went upstairs to brush their teeth and Shane called his mother before she went to bed. When Jason and Nate came back down the stairs Shane was hanging up his cell phone and placing it next to his sleeping bag.

"We are all set for tomorrow….my mom can take us whenever we get up and get ready she's not working tomorrow" said Shane

Jason nodded as he slid into his sleeping bag next to Shane, it seemed that he slept more in that living room than in his own bedroom, not that he minded. Nate got into his on the other side of Shane and yawned, after saying their "goodnights" the guys fell asleep quickly.

The Next Morning

After taking showers, eating breakfast and cleaning up the living room, around 10:30a.m. Nate, Shane and a reluctant Jason climbed into Shane's mothers' car and took a quick drive to his grandfather's house. When they approached the neighborhood Jason got more and more anxious, he didn't want to run into his grandfather especially after that heartless message last night. When they arrived at the house, Jason was relieved to see that his grandfather's expensive car wasn't in the driveway. Nate, Shane, and Jason got out of the car and Shane told his mother that he would call when they were done, Jason look the key ring with the key to the house from his pocket and put in it the door, as soon as the door opened an alarm went off and Jason quickly put in the combination that his mother once told him not to forget and locked the door again behind them. When they reached the kitchen Shane noticed that there was a note on the table and handed it to Jason who read it out loud to his friends….

"Jason, Take what you want it's in the bedroom and leave the rest for the trash in the living room. I will be home around 5:30 p.m. it would be better if you weren't"

"I hate him, I really hate him" said Jason crumbling it up and throwing it in the trash

"Yeah, that really wasn't needed" said Shane not knowing what else to say

The guys climbed the stairs and reached Anna's old bedroom, the years had covered her belongings with a layer of dust and the boxes that they had to go through were in the corner near the window. Jason, Nate, and Shane looked around the room, they had no idea where to begin.

"I feel really weird going through your mom's stuff" said Nate still standing while Jason and Shane sat on the bed

"Don't think of it as hers think of it as mine" said Jason

After designating an empty box for the things that might be keepers the guys got to work on their own separate boxes. After an hour of silence and sorting, Shane started laughing uncontrollably.

"What's so funny" asked Nate starting to laugh as well

"I have no idea, I just wanted to break the silence" said Shane

"Yeah, it was to quite in here" said Jason

The guys got back to their boxes not so silently; their conversations were fueled by the endless wait for Camp Rock to start. Jason started going through a box of his baby things when he noticed a letter faded with time at the bottom of the box.

"Hey guys, look at this" said Jason unfolding the letter which he know noticed had dried blood splatters

"What does it say" asked Nate

"Anna, when you are gone no one will remember your name…I will make sure of that." read Jason

The letter was signed with a single letter that didn't reflect the name of his father Ricky, with that Jason knew that he had to get them out of the house before it was too late. After telling Shane and Nate what he found in the letter, Shane quickly called his mother and they gathered what they could take. Jason set the alarm and they waited for her outside. As the car drove away Jason, looked at the house and all he could see was the pure evil that his mother had endured while living there.

Note: Thanks again for reading, reviewing and waiting….all this anticipation will lead up to them getting to Camp Rock. I was thinking of writing a continuation of this story based on the early lives of Shane and then Nate like I did this one, I touched on their beginning but I could go deeper like in this one…let me know. Thanks again! ~L