Chapter 10:

Caitlin, Ella and Mitchie screamed as something hit them. They all whipped off their sunglasses to see that a beach ball had hit them. They heard hysterical laughter and turned to their right to see Nate and Shane doubling over in laughter. "NATHAN TODD GRAY!" Caitlin screamed. "THAT WAS NOT FUNNY!"
"Yes it was!" Nate yelled back.
"You should have see your faces!" Shane added.
But the three girls glared at them and crossed their arms. "Awwww, did I miss out on the fun?" Jason said as he ran out of the hut and joined the girls.
"I wouldn't call it fun." Mitchie retorted.
"Jason, they threw a beach ball at us." Ella said in a whiny voice. Mitchie and Caitlin tried hard not to giggle. "That wasn't nice!" He called to his brothers. "They could have broken a nail!" Jason suddenly gave a whimpered cry as the three girls hit him as hard as they could. (AN: Haha Jason! Think of in Hannah Montana when Miley and Lily hit Olvier only this time it's three girls.) "I'm leaving now!" Jason said and ran to join his brothers. "Yeah go to the dark side!" Mitchie yelled after him.
"Come on let's go." Caitlin said and they picked up their towels and moved farther down the beach away from the boys. The boys yelled out to them but they ignored it. "Do you want to go for a swim?" Ella asked. "Yep." Caitlin replied and they stripped off into their bikinis. "You coming?" Caitlin asked Mitchie but she shook her head. "All right, your loss." An then Caitlin and Ella chased each other into the water shrieking the entire time. Mitchie rolled onto her side to look at the boys. She hoped they couldn't tell through her sunglasses. Jason and Nate were watching Ella and Caitlin cautiously, as if something was going to happen to them. Mitchie stiffened when she saw that Shane was watching her. She was still a little cranky at him for the beach ball incident, but she was willing to forgive him. After watching him for a few seconds, she rolled onto her back and stood up. She wanted to explore. She walked along the sand with her back to the boys. "Mitchie!" someone called and she turned around to see Shane jogging towards her. "Hey." He said shyly as he stopped in front of her. "You're not too mad at me are you?" He asked.
"I might be." Mitchie said, her face expressionless. Shane gave her one of him dazzling, paparazzi style smile. Mitchie had to fight all her urges not to smile back. "Please?" Shane asked quietly, his eyes pleading. Mitchie sighed. "Fine." Shane smiled and took her hand as they continued walking along the beach. "Hey, up for an adventure?" he asked mischievously. Mitchie looked at him for a second, and then nodded. He led her past a few rock pools and around the corner of a cliff. Mitchie gasped at what she saw. A cave stood before her. "I found this last year." Shane said proudly. "Don't worry, it's safe." He added when he saw her face. He slowly led her into the darkness. He waited for a minute so they could adjust to the darkness, and then continued. He stopped again as a little pool came into view. "Wow." Mitchie smiled. It was beautiful. Shane smiled down at her. "No one else knows, so keep it to yourself okay?" He warned. Mitchie nodded, still in shock. They sat down on the cold floor an dipped their legs in the water. "Shane, can I ask you something?" Mitchie asked. Shane turned to her. Mitchie took a deep breath. "Why did you bring me and not Camilla?" she said in one breath. Shane looked a little taken back, but his face softened. "Because, I really missed you, Mitch. And it's great having you around again. And Camilla and I aren't doing so well anyway." He said softly. Mitchie looked up at him.
"But if you brought her, don't you think you could have patched things up?" she asked curiously. Shane looked down. "Not really." He replied. Mitchie watched him close his eyes. She suddenly felt guilty because he looked like he was going cry. "I'm sorry." She said quietly.
"Don't" Shane instantly replied. "You have nothing to say sorry for."
"But I really am sorry for moving." Mitchie argued. There was a few seconds of silence before Shane spoke. "You really hurt me Mitch." He refused to look up at her. He just continued to stare at the water.
"It was horrible of me to say goodbye that way" Mitchie whispered. "To tell you the truth, I didn't think you would ever forgive me or talk to me again." Shane finally looked up at her, a small smile playing on his lips. "And here we are in Hawaii." He said. Mitchie smiled back. Shane stared at her for a second before wrapping his arm around her shoulders and pulling her closer to him. She rested her head on his shoulder and they stayed in that position for a few more minutes.

"The guys are probably wondering where we are." Shane said, resting his head on Mitchies.
"Oh crap." She said and they pulled apart and stood up. Shane took her hand and led her through cave and into the sunlight. They both blinked as they readjusted and then ran around the corner and onto the beach. Jason, Ella, Caitlin and Nate were splashing around and laughing in the water. "Looks like they've made up." Mitchie commented. Shane nodded and they continued to walk across the beach. When they reached where they had been sitting earlier, Mitchie lay down on her towel. "Not coming in?" Shane asked. Mitchie shook her head and pulled her sunglasses on. Shane sat down and watched her. Although she was wearing sunglasses, Mitchie closed her eyes. She didn't want Shane to know that she had been watching. She rolled over so her back was facing Shane and the jetlag took over as she fell asleep.

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Mitchie groaned as she opened her eyes. The sun was as blazing as ever on her skin. Her sunglasses had slipped down onto the tip of her nose and pushed them back up. She rolled onto her back and sat up. "Hey sleepyhead." Mitchie turned to see Shane smiling at her while playing with his phone.
"How long have I been asleep?" she asked as she inched closer towards him. Shane checked his phone. "A little over an hour."
"Hey Mitchie!" Caitlin called as she ran out of the water, Nate close behind her. "You finally awake?" she joked as she dropped down next to Mitchie. "The jetlag got to me." She replied as Jason and Ella joined them. "Hey lets go shopping!" Ella exclaimed excitedly. The three boys groaned in unison.
"You don't have to come." Mitchie said as she and Ella stood up. "Lets go Caitlin." She said as they headed up to the house. "See ya." Caitlin said to Nate and he kissed her cheek. She then hopped up and ran after the two girls.

Five minutes later, the girls had grabbed their bags and were on their way to the local shopping centre. "So where were you and Shane?" Caitlin whispered to Mitchie as they dropped back behind Ella.
"Oh, nowhere." Mitchie replied, remembering her promise. She knew Caitlin wouldn't give up.
"Okay." Caitlin said. "Don't tell me." But Mitchie wasn't fooled. She would try again later.
"Here we are!" Ella called excitedly from up ahead. The three girls walked into the entrance of Ala Moana and stopped to look around. "Wow." Was all Mitchie could say.
"It's the biggest open shopping centre in the world." Ella responded excitedly. (AN: True fact. I love that place)
"Dairy queen!" Caitlin squealed excitedly.
"Let's go!" Mitchie laughed as the three girls ran off into the food court.

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"So, you and Mitchie seem to be getting along well." Nate said as he and Shane lounged in the front room of their hut.
"Yeah, it's been great." Shane smiled back. "I missed her so much."
"So do you like her?" Nate asked curiously.
"No!" Shane instantly replied but then stopped to think about the question. "I don't know, maybe. I mean, I kind of had a crush on her when we were little, but that was it. It was harmless."
"Well how do you feel about her now?" Nate said quietly.
"I'm really glad that she's back. I don't to lose her again. We just got our friendship back. I don't want to ruin that either." Shane replied.
"And Camilla?"
Shane groaned. "I don't really know if there's anything left there. When she first came to school I liked her. And there was something there. But since she's become so popular, she doesn't treat me the same and she acts like a bitch the whole time. And she doesn't like Mitchie."
There were a few seconds silence before Nate spoke again.
"So who are you going to choose, Camilla or Mitchie?"

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"Ugh, I'm so full." Mitchie moaned as they walked around after eating.
"But it was worth it." Caitlin replied.
"It was delicious." Ella said.
The girls suddenly stopped outside a music store. "Let's check it out." Caitlin suggested and they walked inside. "Hey look." Ella giggled. "Connect 3's latest cd." Mitchie looked over her shoulder to see Jason, Nate and Shane staring back at her. She smiled. Shane's hair was dead straight in the picture, whereas his hair was currently slightly curly. "Mitchie! over here!" called from across the store at the magazine rack. Mitchie ran over to her and gasped at what she saw.

Hey guys,

Sorry I haven't been on. I recently moved house and we only got the internet back last night. Funny enough, I got a really good idea for the story when I was cleaning out my fish pond 0_o Anyways, enjoy.

Blondie