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Chapter 9- Final Jam Part 1
Five days passed. Five long days where she barely saw him and he barely saw her. It was as if there was something missing in both their lives but, they were too stupid and slightly naïve to admit that they were missing each other. Missing each other so much so that neither of them were the way they usually were. Neither of them was bubbly and smiling most of the time. Instead, she was always locked in her room strumming sad songs on her guitar. He on the other hand was out and about spending his last few days with the people he cared about most. Only one of the most important people was missing.
"Hello?" Caitlyn waved her hand in front of Shane's dazed face.
"Huh?" he blinked and shook his head for him to become dazed once again this time, with a lazy smile laced across his face.
Caitlyn laughed at him. "Nate wants you for rehearsal."
Shane sighed and stood up from his seat at breakfast. "Can't I just chill? It's the day of Final Jam, we've rehearsed enough, I know my words, he knows his, Jason knows his chords and yet, we still need to practice? Give me a break!"
Caitlyn laughed at him again as he slouched out of the mess hall. "Boys," she mumbled as she turned back towards her breakfast.
Shane quickly walked towards his cabin. He couldn't believe Nate wanted to rehearse again. He just wanted to chill out on the last day of camp. Shane knew that Nate was only trying to make his plan the best he possibly could.
He jumped up the steps and entered the cabin to see Nate and Jason strumming away on their guitars. They smiled as he entered.
"Ok let's get this over with." Shane grimaced as he took a seat next to Jason.
"We're not here to rehearse." Nate smirked.
Shane's eyebrows furrowed. "But, Caitlyn said…"
"That was just a ploy." Jason cut in. Shane turned to him.
"You know what ploy means?!" he asked shocked. Jason glared and stuck his tongue out at Shane.
"Nate told me."
"That doesn't surprise me."
"Shut up!"
"You!"
"No! You shut up!"
"Both of you shut up!" Nate shouted over the two's bickering. "Thank you. Now, we're here to make sure you don't blow things with Mitchie."
"I'm not going to blow things." Shane said uncertainly. Nate and Jason raised their eyebrows as if to say 'mhmm'. "Ok help me then."
Nate chuckled as he shook his head. "Ok well first of all…you need to work on your outfit."
"You just sounded like a girl!" Jason laughed. Nate glared at him before turning towards Shane who was looking at the clothes he was wearing.
"What's wrong with my clothes? I think I look rather dashing." Shane grinned putting on an English accent; although it sounded more choked than English.
"You're singing a love song to her. You can't look…casual." Nate exclaimed jumping up and walking over to Shane's closet. "So…maybe a tie?"
"What?!" Shane shouted. "I cannot wear a tie!"
"You wear ties all the time Shane." Nate shrugged and went back to searching through his closet.
"Not poshly like you want me to." Shane stated.
"I didn't say posh. You're wearing a tie…whether you wear it normally or loose."
Shane sighed and layed down on his bed. This will not be good.
…
Mitchie paced back and forth in her room. She had her performance piece sorted for Final Jam tonight however, she was more than nervous.
Mitchie didn't know if it would work or if he would even turn up. Although, she had heard people talking about Connect 3 singing a new song for Final Jam. Either way, she was worried.
All the girls had chosen her outfit and she loved it however, it wasn't something she would usually have worn.
However, they had forced her to wear it.
"Mitchie, come on! We're going to dinner!" Caitlyn called through the cabin. Mitchie sighed before grabbing her cell and walking out the door.
I wish I wasn't so nervous…
…
Surprisingly backstage was completely silent except for the slight murmuring of hushed, nervous voices.
Mitchie was bouncing back and forth on the balls of her feet; feet that were wedged into three inch black peep toed stilettos; Tess' idea of course.
"They finish the outfit perfectly," Peggy nodded.
"Totally," Tess agreed a smirk forming on her lips.
"I feel a little bit overdressed for Final Jam," Mitchie said looking at her reflection in the full length mirror.
"You look gorgeous," Caitlyn wrapped an arm around her best friend's shoulders. "And don't worry, everything will go perfectly." She whispered.
Mitchie gave a half-hearted smile. She continued to look at her reflection; absentmindly brushing out any creases in her dress. She smiled fully this time; actually liking what she saw in the mirror. Her long brown hair was curled loosely with a few strands tied messily at the back with a small pin. Her makeup; done by Tess, was immaculately put on, just the right amount of grey eye shadow and black eyeliner, accentuating her eyes in the best possible way. Then there was her dress. The strapless black dress clung to her perfectly. The way it flew out slightly at her hips gave her that perfect hourglass shape. The silver detailing around the bust seemed to make her skin sparkle also, the detailing around the waist made her waist look even smaller than it actually was and the length was just the way Mitchie liked it; just above the knee. She actually felt pretty for a change.
"Everything will go perfectly," she whispered to herself.
…
Shane stood on his tip toes, craning his neck over the endless amounts of heads to see if he could catch just one glimpse of her. But so far, nothing. All he wanted was one glimpse to prove to him that she was there so he would know that his preparations were not in vain. The song, the nightmare that was trying to look for the 'perfect' outfit and working out exactly what he would do.
It had better not have been pointless. He thought.
"Shane, just relax," Nate said placing a hand on Shane's shoulder.
"I would if I knew she was here." Shane jumped this time; causing people to begin staring at him oddly.
"Why don't I go? Yeah?" Nate asked. Shane turned his head and grinned at Nate.
"Would you? Really?" Shane was basically jumping up and down in anticipation and excitement. "Yeah! Yeah! Go!"
Nate rolled his eyes as he was pushed away. Shane watched smiling as Nate pushed his way through the performers.
Nate gently knocked on the girl's dressing room door. He tapped his feet as he waited for reply.
"Oh," Nate turned at the seemingly sad voice.
"Hey Remi," Nate said nervously.
"Hey…can I help you?" she asked not looking at him.
"Umm, yeah actually. Shane asked me to double check that Mitch was here." Nate watched as her Remi's face dropped.
"Yeah, she's here." She mumbled.
Nate looked at the girl in sorrow. "You really liked him, didn't you?"
"Yeah, I did," she whispered. She raised her head and looked at him directly for the first time. "But I knew he didn't feel the same about me. His eyes never really were looking at me. It was as if he was trying to look through me and find someone else. I know now that that was Mitchie. I just looked passed all that in hope that one day, he'd see Me." she sighed and he realised how hard this was for her and yet, she was still managing to be friends with Mitchie.
"I'm sorry."
"It's ok." She smiled at him and he smiled back.
"Nate?"
Nate's smile turned into a large grin when he heard Caitlyn's voice. She walked forward and grinned back.
Remi looked from Nate to Caitlyn and smirked. "I'll leave you two alone."
Nate smiled gratefully at her as she walked off.
"What are you doing here?" Caitlyn asked as she leant against the door.
"Shane," Nate smirked. Caitlyn laughed and nodded in understanding.
"Well I better get back," Nate nodded his head in the direction he'd come from. Caitlyn nodded, stepped forward and gently kissed his lips. "I love you." Nate mumbled against their connected lips.
Caitlyn smiled and pulled away. "I love you too." she whispered before entering the room again. Nate smiling and turned heading back.
…
Shane rushed forward as he saw Nate approaching.
"Yes?" Nate smirked as Shane's eyes narrowed. "She's here." Nate reassured. Shane grinned and punched the air.
"Yes! Now everything will go fine!" Shane exclaimed. "I hope." He mumbled the nervousness returning.
"It will go fine!" Jason shouted. Shane and Nate turned to him in surprise. "Besides, if it doesn't you've always got Remi."
Shane's eyes widened and he shook his head vigorously mumbling 'Mitchie' over and over again.
Nate rolled his eyes. "Not the greatest thing to say Jase."
Jason pouted. "Sorry," he mumbled.
…
"Hallo, hallow, hallo! Are you ready for Final Jam?!"
A roar of whooping sounds sounded throughout the hall. Brown grinned and chuckled.
"Well let's begin then shall we?" another cheer. "This year we've had many sign ups and as a special treat for you all my nephew and the other two boys who make up Connect 3-"
An even louder cheer. Brown shook his head.
"Anyway, Connect 3 will be performing!"
An extremely loud cheer erupted from the crowd.
Backstage the performers laughed as Connect 3 bowed their heads in embarrassment. Mitchie bit her lip as she watched Shane tug at his sleeve as girls surrounded him. She smiled.
Everything will go fine.
…
"Well, next up we have the fabulous Remi!" Brown shouted down his microphone.
Remi nervously walked on stage in her pink summer dress; she glanced towards 'backstage' and smiled seeing Caitlyn and Mitchie giving her the thumbs up sign. Throughout everything that had happened this summer she was grateful for having friends that them. Slowly, she turned back to the front and faced the crowd; she placed a huge smile on her face and stepped forward.
"Hey guys! I'm going to be singing a song co-written with a great friend of mine: Mitchie Torres." Remi smiled again at Mitchie who was blushing as everyone backstage congratulated her. "So, here it goes!"
"I just want you,
To understand,
How grateful I am,
For having you.
I just want you,
To realise,
Just how much you mean,
Because, I've never had a friend like you.
So please,
I'm only asking once,
Just, never let me go,
Coz I need your strength
And your control
To continue living on.
Because, you've taught me things,
I've never known
And I'm grateful for you…
Even after everything that has been going on,
I know that you're sorry,
And I finally know that you could never let her go,
And amazingly I'm ok,
Oh, because I know,
That we can continue being what we are…
So please,
I'm only asking once,
Just, never let me go,
Coz I need your strength
And your control
To continue living on.
Because, you've taught me things,
I've never known
And I'm grateful for you…
Oh…I'm grateful for having you in my life…"
Shane smiled at Remi as she ran off stage.
"That was real nice." He said after she had hugged all her friends and shyly made her way over to him. "About me huh?" he smirked.
"I just wanted you to know that after everything, I'm glad we're friends." she smiled.
"Me too." he grinned before pulling her in for a tight hug.
"Anyway, I've got to go see my parents so, I'll see you later yeh?" she asked as she pulled away.
"Sure, have fun!" he called after her.
Shane turned around and his eyes met Mitchie's. He gulped hoping she understood his reasons for hugging Remi. Mitchie smiled at him and stepped forwards.
"Hey," she whispered.
"Hey." Suddenly, his throat closed up. He tugged at his sleeve. Why did he randomly feel so nervous?
His nervousness eased as he felt Mitchie grab his hand. "You'll rip your shirt," she giggled.
He chuckled and all his nerves disappeared. Her hand was still gripped on his own and he suddenly felt calm and relaxed.
"Yeah, Nate would totally be pissed. It took him ages to choose this shirt." She laughed this time and removed her hand and he instantly missed it. However, her hand rose so it was playing with the collar of his shirt.
"A white shirt…that's something I've never seen before." She said sarcasm laced with every word. He laughed again and shrugged.
"I like things simple." He stated. She shook her head this time before finally removing her hand.
"I know." She whispered.
"Umm, do you think that maybe, we could…umm, go for like a canoe ride or something later?"
A grin emerged on her face and just as she was about to answer Brown's voice was heard through the speakers.
"And next up is Mitchie Torres and Caitlyn Gellar!"
Mitchie looked towards the stage entrance and groaned. She quickly turned back towards Shane and grabbed his hand.
"Just, remember that you asked ok? And ask me later?" he nodded. "If you still want to that is." She laughed nervously before running off.
Shane raised his hand and smiled feeling it still tingling. Then his eyebrows furrowed realising what she had just said. "If I still want to? Why wouldn't I want to?" he asked himself.
He shook his head and walked to the stage entrance just as the music began to play. He watched her with a smile tugging at his lips as she stepped forward and began to sing…
Umm ok…awful right?
I honestly didn't know what to do. Lol
Sorry for the long update once again. I feel terrible.
And again, I'm seriously no song writer so, I know Remi's song was terrible but, in the next chapter the song Mitchie sings is actually someone's song she just 'wrote' it for the point of the story lol
Anyway, Review?