A/N: Hey guys! Sorry for the slow update! Between school and cheerleading I have NO life. It's ridiculous. But I promise I will finish the story in the near future! I am considering a sequel, but the updates would be a lot more far apart than they have been. I would love to hear your thoughts! Enjoy!
Month Eleven: Incentive
If there was one thing in life Shane Gray knew would always be true, it would be that there would two people who could always brighten his day.
Those people were Mitchie Torres and Jason Cannon.
He could always count on Mitchie to make him feel good about himself, and she would always laugh at his lame jokes. But on high-stress days like this, it was always helpful to have Jason around to keep him sane.
"I wish I could make animal shapes when I blow bubbles like Spongebob can."
Shane looked over at Jason. He had been trying mercilessly for the past hour attempting to make an elephant shaped bubble. Needless to say, it wasn't going too well.
"I'm sorry, man. Keep on trying though, okay?" Shane knew it was pretty much impossible for such a feat to be accomplished, but he didn't want to rain on Jason's parade.
Jason smiled gratefully. "Thanks buddy!"
Shane chuckled. His smile faded a bit after he realized he had yet to talk to Mitchie today. He missed her terribly, although it really hadn't been all that long since they talked last. But for Shane, twelve hours was an agonizingly long time to go without talking to her.
He pulled out his phone and dialed her number, a grin slowly climbing up his face.
"Hello?" Mitchie answered on the second ring, but her voice was not the chipper and happy voice Shane was used to hearing. In fact, it rang of slight annoyance.
"Mitch? Is everything okay?"
She sighed. "I guess."
Shane grimaced. "Mitchie, seriously. Just tell me what's wrong so I can help you."
"Well, it's nothing really bad. Most people would consider it a good thing."
His brow furrowed in confusion . "Okay… care to elaborate?"
Mitchie sighed heavily once again. "My friend Sierra had this crazy idea to try out for cheerleading. She's not really the cheerleading type, but she didn't want to try out alone. So she gets this bright idea of me doing it with her. I did it only because she's my best friend. Tryouts were this morning. I made it, she didn't."
"Ouch. So, let me get this straight. You're a cheerleader now?"
She laughed dryly. "Yeah."
Shane smiled widely. "Okay, I am officially coming to visit every Friday from September till October."
"No, you won't. I'm quitting."
Shane choked on the Coca-Cola he was drinking. "Mitchie! You can't!"
Mitchie arched an eyebrow. "And why not?"
His response was hesitant. "Because I like the idea of you being a cheerleader."
"I'm sure you do. But I don't think I would like it very much."
"Mitch, you don't know that. You've barely even gotten to try it. I think that you should give it a shot. You know, try new things."
Mitchie, feeling defeated, gave in. "Okay, I guess I can try it. But only because it will encourage you to come visit more."
Shane scoffed. "I'm telling you, Mitchie. Every Friday. Well, I'll try anyway."
She giggled. "Sounds bueno to me."
"I sure am lucky. I have a hot cheerleader girlfriend who has an amazing singing voice and speaks Spanish. You just can't find girls as perfect as you anymore."
Mitchie blushed on the other end. "I'm far from perfect, Shane."
"Not in my eyes."
A comfortable silence occurred before Shane spoke again. "You know, I was kind of having a crappy day until a little while ago."
"Why?"
"Well," he replied, "First the bus broke down at four in the morning. I was already grumpy because we had been up 24 hours straight. And, I guess that totally just put a damper on my day. I've been a grumpy guss."
A chuckle escaped Mitchie. "I'm sorry, babe. What made you feel better?"
Shane looked over at Jason, and grinned once again. "I guess I just realized I have it pretty good."
"You most definitely do. I have to go now, Shane. I guess I have to go to my first cheer practice."
Shane smirked. "Oh, all right. Call me tonight and tell me how it goes?"
"You bet."
A/N: So, I know this is pretty lame, but this whole "trying out cause a friend wanted you to" thing? It actually happened to me. This was pretty boring, but I figured a month and half was just too long to wait! And plus the next chapter is the last, so I will try to make it the best! :) Please review! You guys are amazing!
-Caitlin!
