Is It All Just Pretend?
Chapter 10: From One Blonde To Another.
Mitchie stiffened under his touch as the words cascaded against her ear, pulsating pain and agony throughout her limbs and, of course, her heart. She lifted her head slowly, letting Shane's arm slide from her shoulder and fall against the bench.
"Are you ok?" Shane asked, turning to her, studying the unreadable look upon her face. "Mitch?" He stated, moving a little closer to the brunette who seemed to be momentarily frozen.
Mitchie's head suddenly snapped up, her body being awakened by Shane's knee grinding accidentally against her own, this mere movement causing her body to erupt into a parade of ecstatic explosions. That was the moment that Mitchie realised the harsh, undeniable truth. She could no longer lie to herself. This was no longer a schoolgirl crush, this was no longer an insignificant ounce of affection. This was love.
Mitchie Torres was in love with Shane Grey.
"I have to go" Mitchie blurted out, rising up hastily from the bench, Shane mirroring her movements.
"What? Go where?" He questioned, yanking on her elbow slightly until she turned to face him.
"Back to the hotel" She whispered almost inaudibly before beginning to walk down the road, her eyes searching for a cab, a bus stop, anything that could take away.
"Why?" Shane questioned, breaking into a jog so he could keep up with her fast paced walk. His neck stiff as he attempted to keep his eyes off of her silk clad figure.
"Because" Mitchie said bluntly "You can go back to the ball" She said, waving her hand at him, signalling for him to leave. He ceased walking at her hand motion, undeniably hurt by the action, but he shook it off, there was clearly something bothering her. But what? She had been fine mere minutes ago and for the life of him he could not decipher what had caused her to act this way.
"I'm not letting you go back on your own, it's dark Mitch" Shane said pointing out the obvious, his fear of anything happening to her overpowering the offended feeling that he was currently possessing.
"Taxi!" Mitchie screeched, her hand raising up instantly. A small, sorrowful smile appearing on her face as the taxi skidded to a halt in front of her. "See, I have a taxi, it's all very safe" Mitchie stated monotonously, as she stepped into the back of the cab and slamming the door shut as Shane took a step closer.
"Wait" Shane called as he tapped on the side of the car, signalling for Mitchie to wind down the window. Reluctantly, she obliged. "What are you doing?" Shane asked, sheer confusion evident on his face.
"Going to the hotel" Mitchie mumbled, her eyes fixated upon her hands.
"I don't get it. What's wrong? I don't understand what I've done to upset you" Shane replied, deductive reasoning leading him to believe he must be the cause of her sudden mood change.
"No, you wouldn't understand" Mitchie said almost inaudibly. Almost.
"What?" Shane asked, leaning his head a little closer, his hands tightening upon the car.
"Look, I'm going. We'll talk tomorrow" Mitchie muttered as she started to wind up her window.
"Fine, but give me a text when you get home. Let me know you're safe" Shane demanded as he backed away, watching in silence as the Taxi drove away. He closed his eyes as the lights of the car disappeared into the darkness, leaving him alone and full of confusion. Shane shook his head, this was his own fault. He was the reason she had had to withstand so much abuse, so many scheming plans, he had pushed her away. Shane wanted nothing more than to go back to that day, go back and ask her, honestly and truthfully to be his girlfriend. Why had he ruined it?
Ruby Jackson slammed herself down upon one of the many empty seats that lay upon the floor of the charity ball. The guests had begun to disperse, the crowd of people now thinning and covering less of the room. Silence beginning to dominate the noise. Ruby crossed her arms on the desk, letting her head droop into the gap, her hair fanning over the table. She had lost. Shane loved Mitchie and she was unable to break them up. She had lost.
"Ruby Jackson?" Ruby raised her head slowly at the sound of her name, brushing the hair from her eyes as she was faced with a petite blonde girl.
"What of it?" She spat, looking disgustedly at the girl who seemed unfazed by her blatant loathing.
"Nothing, I'm just a huge fan" The girl stated, taking a seat next to the snarling Ruby. "My name's Tess Tyler" She said, holding her hand out, a small smirk forming on her face as Ruby's eyes lit up a little.
"As in TJ Tyler's daughter?" Ruby questioned.
"Yep" Tess said proudly as she shook Ruby's hand. "I take it you're a fan?" Tess asked, furrowing her eyebrows as Ruby laughed slightly.
"Am I hell. She sucks" Ruby spat, enjoying the look that splashed upon Tess's face.
"Well she's a lot more talented than you. And besides, she's not the one sat on her own looking like crap!" Tess retaliated instantly as she rose up from the chair, her lips pursed as she studied Ruby's glaring features.
"Look, I've had an awful night and I so can't be bothered to sit here and fight with some worthless little 'celebrity' spawn" Ruby barked, turning her head away from the stunned girl.
"I take it this has something to do with Shane and Mitchie's relationship?" Tess asked, smiling as she realised she had a hit a very raw nerve within the popstar, her head snapping back round to face her.
"You know Shane and Mitchie?" Ruby asked, suddenly interested in what the insignificant peasant had to say.
"Yeah, met them at Camp Rock"
"Ergh I hate that place, it's all I've heard about" Ruby groaned. "Hey, did they have any fights at their precious Camp?"
"Oh yeah, they had this huge one about half way through, courtesy of moi!" Tess declared proudly, placing her hand on her chest and falling back upon the chair once more.
"What about?" Ruby asked, turning her whole body to face Tess.
"Oh, I found out about how she had been lying about her whole life, she'd made out her mum was some big Hot tunes TV president" Tess said with a loud, condescending laugh. "And I, of course, decided to tell everyone at Camp"
"What? She lied about her whole identity?" Ruby queried, watching as Tess nodded. "-and they didn't break up? He must really love her" Ruby sighed, throwing her head against the table once again.
"Wait, what? Broke up? They weren't together" Tess exclaimed, jumping slightly as Ruby bolted up right, her face hovering in front of Tess's
"What do you mean they weren't together? When did they get together?" Ruby questioned, gripping tightly on to Tess's shoulders.
"They were friends and that was it. I only heard about them getting together when the tour started" Tess declared, cowering slightly under Ruby's malicious and impenetrable glare.
"This is brilliant" Ruby whispered as she stood up, her eyes glazed over as a small smile crept onto her lips. "This is priceless" She smirked before stalking away from a bewildered Tess.
"Thomas!" Ruby called as she moved over to Thomas. "It's fake"
"What?" He asked, taking a sip of his drink.
"Mitchie and Shane…. it's fake" She said, unable to prevent the laugh that fell bitterly from her lips.
"It is?" Thomas questioned, a smile appearing on his own lips.
"Yes. I'll be back, I have to go talk to a certain brunette" She stated before walking away. "Priceless"
Mitchie Torres curled herself up on the sofa that lay in the mist of her hotel room. Her fists clenched fiercely at her sides as she stared hypnotically at the bare wall. Her heart pumping ferociously against her, threatening to burst through her chest completely. But then, maybe that wouldn't be such a bad thing, maybe it wouldn't hurt anymore.
Mitchie's eyes fell upon the table; her phone moving slightly as vibrations tore through it, the screen flashing notably. She didn't move, she knew who it was. He had already called three times and besides she had given him a personalised ring tone. It was most likely because she hadn't let him know she was safe, she didn't see the point. He probably didn't really care. And she couldn't bring herself to talk to him, knowing her heart wouldn't be able to take hearing his voice.
Mitchie leant forward slightly, letting her hand graze over the phone, her hand hovering hesitantly above the vibrating block. She really should let him know she was safe. But before she could delve further into the idea a knock on the door reverberated around her hotel room. The repetitive, resounding hollow noise causing her to jump slightly, she rose up from the sofa, tramping discouraged to the door, pulling it open and instantly wishing she hadn't.
"Mitchie, darling!" Ruby exclaimed, pushing Mitchie to the side and wandering into her hotel room.
"What are you doing here?" Mitchie spat as she nodded towards the open door, silently demanding her to leave.
"I'm here for a chat," Ruby said in a sickly sweet voice, placing herself upon the sofa and smiling towards Mitchie.
"Why?" Mitchie said, pursing her lips as she slammed the door shut.
"You and Shane" Ruby stated bluntly, following Mitchie's movements as she sat on the armchair to the right of the sofa.
"What about me and Shane?" Mitchie demanded, she couldn't handle this right now. She didn't want to play this game anymore.
"Oh you know, how you're completely fake" Ruby said nonchalantly, inspecting her nails for any dirt.
"Not this again Ruby. I love Shane" Mitchie managed to say realistically, after all, it wasn't a lie.
"Bravo" Ruby said slyly, clapping her hands slowly and patronisingly as she rose from the sofa, stalking around the room. "I mean, you are an amazing actress, I would definitely have bought that if I hadn't just ran into an old friend of yours" Ruby said with a smirk, finally dropping her hands to her sides "Miss Tess Tyler I believe"
Mitchie's mouth dropped. Ruby knew, she knew it was a lie, she knew. What could Mitchie do? Tess Tyler? Of course, one repulsive, formidable, scheming blonde helping out another.
"Oh, so you do know her?" Ruby questioned as she noticed the stunned look upon her face. "I really do have to applaud you on your skills Mitchie, you really had me fooled. I mean, I really believed you were in love with him" Ruby cackled, her eyes falling upon Mitchie who's own eyes were upon the floor, her still heeled shoes scuffing against the carpet.
"Oh my god" Ruby gasped, realisation smashing hysterically against her face. "You love him!" Ruby voiced, unable to contain the laughter within her.
"I don't!" Mitchie snapped, rising from her seat and standing challengingly in front of the sniggering blonde.
"You do!" Ruby exclaimed, a wide, ecstatic smile breaking onto her face.
"No" Mitchie said, her eyes once again falling to the floor.
"This is brilliant" Ruby declared. "You love him! And he's- he's using you to get back at me! Fantastic!" She recited happily.
"No" Mitchie repeated almost inaudibly.
"Oh please, I can completely see it now! You poor, naive little thing, I mean look at you. Do you really think you have a chance? You're just his geeky little friend from band camp" Ruby spat, the words like knifes digging maliciously into her chest. "I mean, do you really think he would ever like you? Let's just take a look at his last girlfriend" She laughed, twirling around in front of Mitchie's face. "And you called me pathetic?" Ruby added before smiling contently at the speechless brunette and then spinning around swiftly, marching carelessly out of the door.
Mitchie shuddered as she heard the door slam, her eyes hazy courtesy of the thick cover of salty tears which had appeared over both of them. The hurtful words circling unforgettably around her head. She knew Ruby was just a disgusting, destructive person, who enjoyed making other people miserable, enjoyed destroying others people's happiness and dreams, but right now Mitchie knew she wasn't just those things, right now she was telling the truth.
Mitchie had never known truth to hurt so much.
A/n: So there we are chapter 10! Next chapter i'm pretty sure will be the last, so be prepared for probably a tad more drama. You know how I love my drama.
Thankyou to all of you fantastic and amazing reviewers and favouriters! You all rock!!!! Anyway, I don't really have much to say in this authors note, so bye :) Hope you enjoyed this chapter.