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"Why is this so hard?!" I whined, sprawled out on my floor beneath a pile of folders and papers
"Because you always have to go over the top" Nate rolled his eyes at me as he laid on my bed with a bored expression across his face. So here we were, the three of us up at 2:27am planning the perfect way to get Mitchie to forgive me and to help me on my way of getting my girl
Sure I wanted to get her to forgive me, but I didn't want to scare her off by professing my undying love. That wouldn't be cool. Not at all. I'd leave that for now.
"But I need it to be perfect, I need her to hear me out..." I started rambling, my mind still in over drive
"Shane stop!" Nate exclaimed "Cant you just buy her a card and send it to her? It would save so much hassle, not to mention prevent me from suffering from sleep deprivition"
"No!" God did this boy really have no sense when it came to the opposite sex
"Why not?"
"Why not?" I repeated "Oh I could list many reasons...its impersonal, cowardly, and theres no assurance that she'd read it"
Nate didn't look phased by my explanation in the slightest "If i was in your shoes i would just let her be until she realises she cant live without my irresistible charm"
"And that's why you cant keep a girl" Jason concluded on behalf of the both of us
Nate's mouth formed an 'o' shape "Err, yes I could thanks! I just prefer to play the field, i'm a free spirit."
"Oh what to continue to be a womanizer until you've gone through the whole of California?" I asked
"Look, I could keep a girl if I wanted, I did keep Mitchie for three months" and what a bloody miracle that was! God know's how he managed it
"Prove it" Jason said "Find a girl who you like and have a go at what grownups like to call- a relationship"
"You're on" Nate said determined until I interrupted completely frustrated
"Can we please just get back to planning, I have approximately 6 hours before I show up at her door and I'd really appreciate if I could squeeze an hours sleep in before then"
I continued flicking through the pages upon pages of notes I had on Mitchie, highlighting anything she liked which was realistic and do-able with a budget of $48.
"So, let's get this straight" Jason started "The plan so far; You arrive at her house at 9 o clock sharp with her favourite take-away breakfast in one hand and a bouquet of her favourite flowers in the other?" I nodded "Then if she does let you in you explain, do your little speech then take her to that secluded beach you googled where you have a picnic which me and Nate will set up"
"Correct" I smiled proudly,
"And if she doesn't... Plan B you will make a complete ass out of yourself until she does."
"Let's just hope it won't get to that" Yeah I didn't fancy standing out in broad daylight making a fool out of myself, but if it was the only way to get Mitchie to talk to me, then so be it.
Game on.
I groaned as the alarm went off, I knew what time it was and it was a time that I'd rather not be conscious at 7:30 in the morning. I rolled off my sofa, trying to miss Jason who was still sprawled across my bedroom floor fast asleep, whilst Nate slept comfortably in my bed. Yeah that's right Mr Black had taken it upon himself to acquire my bed for the night.
I cursed to myself numerous times as I got up and showered, dressing myself in clean clothes, trying to make an impression. I threw a beanie on my head, not bothering to straighten my disastrous excuse for hair before grabbing my keys and my wallet and making my way out the door.
We had finally gotten to sleep around 4, after making and packing all the contents needed for today's picnic. Well when I say we I mean Nate...yes you heard me right, Nate. Nate had prepared a lunch to die for, apparently he enjoyed cooking
Who knew it? Nate Black a culinary genius as well as a sarcastic womaniser, wow is there any end to his talents?
I jumped in my mustang, aka my baby as I started the ignition and pulled away from the curb, making my way towards destination 1 of 4. The florists, cheesy I know but hey every girl loves flowers.
I collected the oversized bouquet of lilies, Mtichie's favourite flowers, placing them on the back seat before driving off to the next stop, Mc Donald's.
What? In the 4 weeks that I've really gotten to know Mitchie I have had to drive her to a Drive thru McDonalds at least 10 times to get the same everything every time- a sausage and egg mcmuffin with a side of hash browns.
I arrived to Mitchie's house bang on time with another new addition to her breakfast surprise a large caramel frappachino from Starbucks.
I sat back in my seat for a few seconds taking several deep breaths; you can do this Shane, go get your girl. I nodded my head and unbuckled myself, getting out of the car whilst gathering the food and flowers from the back seat.
I cautiously walked up the pathway, her parent's cars were gone, good they must be at work. It was my aim to stay out the way of Mr Torres for as long as possible. As I reached the door my stomach began to erupt with nerves. I put down the food on the floor next to me, freeing my hand to knock on her door with force.
I stood there for what seemed an eternity, rocking back and forth on my heels, absolutely scared shitless. C'mon
C'mon
C'mon!
The door swung open revealing a wide awake Mitchie dressed in a pair of denim shorts and a simple white tee, even then I couldn't help but check her out quickly, admiring how beautiful she looked.
"What do you want?" she asked, her voice bitter
"To talk, Mitch"
"Never" she shut the door in my face. Great. Time for plan B- make an ass out of yourself, god Nate would love this if he saw me right now, hell I don't think I would ever live it down.
I placed the breakfast and flowers down carefully on the porch step before standing on her front lawn, directly below her open window. So what exactly is plan B, I hear you ask
Singing numerous cheesy songs until she lets me in, dance, act, you name it I'll do it until she lets me in.
Okay here goes nothing, i inhaled deeply, god was i desperate.
Oh baby, baby
Oh baby, baby
Oh baby, baby
How was I supposed to know
That something wasn't right here
Oh baby baby
I shouldn't have let you go
And now you're out of sight, yeah
Show me, how you want it to be
Tell me baby
'Cause I need to know now what we've got
My loneliness is killing me
I must confess, I still believe
When I'm not with you I lose my mind
Give me a sign
Hit me baby one more time
I made sure my singing was as off pitched as I could make it whilst I was singing and dancing disastrously to Britney Spears, yet still no reaction... Okay drastic times call for drastic measures.
Its Jonas Brothers time.
Told you I made dinner plans
For you and me and no one else
That don't include your crazy friends
Well I'm done
With awkward situation's empty conversations
Oh This is an S.O.S.
Don't wanna second guess,
This is the bottom line
It's true
I gave my all for you,
now my heart's in two
And I can't find the other half
It's like I'm walking on broken glass,
better believe I bled
It's a call I'll never get
So this is where the story ends
A conversation on IM
Well I'm done
with texting,
Sorry for the miscommunication
Oh This is an S.O.S.
Don't wanna second guess,
This is the bottom line
It's true
I gave my all for you,
now my heart's in two
And I can't find the other half
It's like I'm walking on broken glass,
better believe I bled
It's a call I'll never get
Next time I see you
I'm giving you a high five
'cause hugs are over rated, just FYI
Oh This is an S.O.S.
Don't wanna second guess,
This is the bottom line
It's true
I gave my all for you,
now my heart's in two
(yeah)
Oh This is an S.O.S.
Don't wanna second guess,
This is the bottom line
It's true-"
I was unwillingly getting completely into the song, what? It was catchy; I was pelting out the song at the top of my lungs until I heard someone calling my name, her angelic voice calling my name.
"Shane, SHANE!"She shouted, my eyes averted to her bedroom window where she was hanging out looking at me completely bemused "What the hell are you doing?"
"I'm doing whatever it takes until you let me in and hear me out, even if that means I have to sing another Britney Spears song....I'm not a girl, not yet a woman" I continued to sing at the top of my lungs
"Okay, okay" she sighed in defeat "hold on"
Moments later she reopened the door and eyed me sceptically "You just crucified my favourite Jonas Brother song" she said before letting her lips curve into a small smile
SUCCESS!
She looked down towards my hands to see the McDonalds packaging "Are those for me?" I nodded as she yanked the bag from my grip,
"Can I come in?" I asked hopefully
"Yes, on one condition, you do not talk whilst I eat deal?"
"Deal"
I followed her into her house quietly, and made my way into her kitchen where she had already began throwing the food and coffee down her throat as if there was no tomorrow, even though she was eating like an animal, I somehow found it incredibly attractive.
"Ohh that was soooo good" she groaned in satisfaction, patting her stomach with good content "I need to shake Ronald McDonald's hand" I smiled "Thank you" she said sincerely
"So..." I started
"So..."she repeated, obviously mocking me
"Can I explain?"
"I guess, I have put it off long enough, so go on then, spill" she sat back in her chair,i guess the food won her over
"No, not here"
"Well where then?" she asked confused
"You'll see, just come with me" I got up and started walking towards the door, but turned around to see she was still sitting in the kitchen
"Nuh-huh, how do I know that you're not going to kidnap me and sell me to some pervert or even worse sell me to Nate"
I rolled my eyes "C'mon Mitchie, just trust me on this one, you'll like it"
She reluctantly accepted...okay on to phase 2, so far, so good.
Conversation during the short car journey was strained, but at least she wasn't attempting to jump out the window whilst I was doing 50. I found myself taking my eyes off of the road several times just to steal a glance of her biting her lip nervously. she did look cute.
As I pulled up to the secluded beach I had found out after googling she gasped.
She got out of the car slowly, taking in the surroundings "wow" she breathed out as I joined her
"Pretty impressive huh?" I commented, and it was, deserted white sands stretching on for miles, the sea glistening under the sun, it truly was breath taking
But then again
So was she.
She nodded "wow" she repeated before snapping out of her daze and turning her head towards me "So why exactly are we hear and what has it got to do with you telling me the so called truth?"
I didn't say a word, I just took her hand, intertwining her fingers in mine and led her down the small path a couple of hundred metres from where the car was parked to see just what I had hoped..The picnic basket all set out beautifully on a plaid blanket
"Did...did you do this?" she asked in disbelief
"With a little help from my friends" I sat down on the blanket, pulling her down gently with me, I looked her in the eyes mentally thanking god for creating someone as gorgeous as her.
But this wasn't the time nor place. I had to finally do something that I had wanted to do since the moment she woke up from her accident.
"Its time you heard the truth" She sat down on the edge of the blanket, eyeing the food set out before her in awe. I inhaled deeply, here goes nothing "About You and me"
"You...me...us, before the incident didn't get on"
She raised an eyebrow obviously not expecting that "In fact, we couldn't stand each other, haven't since we were 6. You hated me and I hated you, everyone knew it"
"What?" she whispered out
I nodded whilst letting out a small laugh "Yep, we made each other's life hell"
"Why?" her voice was more steady and loud, her curiosity now getting the better of her "What happened?"
"It was all really petty" I answered now feeling slightly embarrassed at the whole reason why we hated each other for eleven long years "You... you pulled my trousers down in front of our whole class after I had...had an accident and well you laughed and called me pee pee pants"
Her eyes widened as she coughed, obviously trying to disguise a laugh "Are you kidding me?"
I couldn't help but let out a chuckle "The god's honest truth, you never apologised, I never let go, and the nickname has still stuck today"
"By who?"
"You."
"Oh" she looked towards the ground, trying to process the information before raising her head with her eyebrows furrowed
"Okay so we hated each other...so why did you push me down the stairs" I heard her voice crack slightly towards the end of the sentence as I felt my heart still racing at a million miles per hour.
"Okay, I'll tell you but please don't say anything until I'm finished, okay?"
She nodded "Okay" she locked eyes at me, those chocolate brown eyes of hers still sparkling even though the pain and confusion was evident in them caused my heart to flutter.
"It had been a normal day for us, we had started the day with yet another round of name calling, which you had started and I had walked away, trying to not let the comments you said go to heart. Anyway at the beginning of lunch I was approached by the majority of the jocks threatening to beat me to a pulp because I had apparently bullied you when in fact it was just your way of getting me back from not reacting. I pulled you out of the cafeteria, furious and upset and dragged you up to the patio on the school roof." I inhaled deeply trying to catch my breath "I confronted you and admittedly said some pretty nasty stuff about you, like you were a bitch and that you would end up alone if you weren't careful and then you grabbed me, slapping me with your spare hand. Out of instinct my hands flew up to my face and you lost your balance and fell. I didn't push you, I swear, even if I hated you I would never want to intentionally inflict harm on you."
I finished my little speech and studied her blank expression, worried, scared, anxious to see how she'll react, I got worried as the silence continued. I opened my mouth ready to say something when she interrupted me
"Was I really like that? Did I really say and do all those things to you"
"Yeah" I confirmed quietly
"I don't get it" What? What doesn't she get? "It was all an accident yet you still sat by my bedside until I woke, and dedicated your time to help me remember. Why would you do that? How could you just put aside that hatred for me and help me?"
"Because I care"
"But I treated you like shit" she protested, raising her voice slightly
"That doesn't matter now, Mitchie I would be long gone by now if I didn't care, but over the past few weeks I've enjoyed your company, the past is in the past. But we can change things now, you're different, I'm different"
She jumped to her feet "No! How can you say the past doesn't matter, I was a horrible person, I still am" oh god now she was doubting herself, this wasnt good.
I jumped to my feet also, shocked by her stupid accusation about herself "How can you say that? Mitchie you're amazing! You're funny, smart, caring not to mention beautiful" she blushed slightly " Don't you ever belittle yourself like that, got it?"
"Why are you still here, knowing everything? Why are you being so nice? Why have you gone to all this trouble for someone like me, why..." I couldn't take anymore or her negative rambling about herself, didn't she realise how amazing she actually was? I had to do something to shut her up, yet I didn't know the words I was about to say where going to be the thing that did that.
"Because, I'm falling in love with you!"
Oh fuck.
That wasn't part of the plan.
damn.
There you go my lovely people. That was pretty long wasn't it? And I left you hanging , do you hate me? Did you like the chapter? It was pretty rushed because I'm really tired and as I write this message its 11:40pm and I've yet to proof check it and spell check it, and I've got school tomorrow.
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