Summary: Alex Russo just found out a secret about herself. She's adopted. Now, that may seem enough of a shock on it's own, but it gets more shocking. She's not just any teenager. She's related to somebody quite famous. What happens when three worlds collide? Will Alex go home to the family she's always known? Or will she join her rightful family in Los Angeles, California? Either way, Alex will have to make a choice. The real question is: will she make the right one?

Author: UtterlyRandom

Rating: T

Disclaimer: I own zip. Okay, I own CDs, my laptop, my iPod and my cell phone, but nothing worth suing me for!

Chapter Name: Camp Fire Jam

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"Done!" Hannah exclaimed, finishing the last touches of Alexa's makeup with a few more strokes of the blush brush.

Alexa stood up and walked toward Hannah's bed, where there was a mirror stationed in the corner beside her bedside table. She bit her lower lip, not looking at the mirror until she was right in front of it. Closing her eyes, she took a deep breath before opening her eyes and exhaling.

Alexa's chocolate brown eyes grew wide as she took in her reflection. Her dark chestnut colored hair was pulled back and held in a clip, but two stubborn curls framed her face. She quickly tucked the left curl behind her ear, but left the right one free. She smiled and her eyes went to her outfit.

Hannah had done a fabulous job picking out her outfit. Alexa had to admit, she looked good. She was wearing a pair of black jean shorts that ended right below her kneecaps. Her shirt was a shiny silver that reflected the light of the setting sun off of her shirt. Her shoes were black Converse, which Hannah had tried to replace with a pair of silver high heels, but Alexa had refused to trade them in. Hannah had also accessorized the outfit very nicely. She wore a simple necklace with a black electric guitar hanging from it with silver glittering detail. Her earring were silver glitter microphones with black handles. Holding her breath, Alexa turned her eyes to her face to see how her makeup looked.

Alexa's mouth dropped open. Hannah had done a fantastic job with her makeup! It looked like she wasn't wearing anything, her foundation was flawless, her blush looked completely natural and her lips looked like they were just shiny, but if Alexa hadn't sat for over twenty minutes waiting for Hannah to finish her makeup, she'd say she wasn't wearing anything. Well, almost, because she wore black eyeliner on her bottom eyelids, but no mascara, since Hannah swore she had every girls dream eyelashes; long, thick and black. On her eyelids was silver glitter eyeshadow and on her lips was a faint swipe of Wetsticks Watermelon lip gloss. She looked fabulous, since Hannah had brought out her cheekbones, widened her eyes, making her big brown eyes look even more visible, and she sported a cute, flirty blush.

Hannah stood behind Alexa, smirking, their eyes meeting in the mirror. "You like?" She asked, folding her arms over her chest.

Alexa's smile burst into a full-blown grin. "Yes! Oh my gosh, Hannah, you are amazing!"

Hannah shrugged her shoulders, examining her nails. "Yeah, I know." Alexa's smile faltered, thrown off by Hannah's suddenly cold demeanor.

Hannah caught Alexa's confused look and smiled. "You look amazing! You're gonna blow Nate away." She assured her friend.

The brunette turned to look out the window. "I hope so."

xXx

"Hello, Camp Rockers and Rockettes! Tonight we are gathered at our beautiful bonfire to hear from seven very talented singers! Now, have you all got your Smash-Hit-S'mores?" Camp Director Brown Cesario asked.

"YES!" Came the thunderous reply from the campers, excuse me, Rockers and Rockettes.

"Good. Have you all got your Jukebox Juice?"

"YES!"

"Have all got yourselves ready to rock?"

"YES!"

"Fantastic! Then lets get rockin'! Our first musical performance of the evening will be Caitlyn Geller, so everyone give a big round of applause for Caitlyn!" Brown shouted, clapping as Caitlyn stepped on stage, followed by Barron and Sander.

"Ya ready to rock it, poppet?" Brown asked Caitlyn, handing her the microphone.

"Yep." She stared at Brown with her eyebrow raised.

"Well?" He asked.

"Um, aren't you going to leave the stage?" She asked.

"Oh! Yes, yes, of course!" Brown said, flustered, quickly exiting the stage and joining Dee in the crowd.

"Okay, my fellow future rockstars! This one is called Hurricane!" Caitlyn shouted into the mic, before pushing a button on her laptop and starting the Techno dance music.

"We were laying on the whitest sand,
Oh, sun above seem to fall in land.
It seems like you and me could wait forever!

Oh, but the clouds pulled in and the sky got dark,

Then it kind to seem the wind picked up.
A cold wind was coming, time to run now or never more.

So, come out of the storm why don't you babe?
Tell me that you love me that you're love won't change.
Cause the wind is blowing out gonna turn to a hurricane!

So, come into my heart why don't you babe?
Show me what you've got if you need me today!
Cause the wind is coming out gonna turn into a hurricane!
"

Caitlyn had been running from between Sander and Barron, dancing crazy street moves with them before Sander picked up a microphone and said,

"You have 5 seconds to terminate this tape."

5, 4, 3, 2, 1!

A Techno beat picked up and Caitlyn stepped up to Sander and began a mock battle dance with him on stage before Barron pushed him out of the way and took his place, doing crazy back flips and aerials. Sander grabbed Barron's hand and yanked him over to Caitlyn, where they both got down on one knee and grabbed onto one of her hands and lifted her up.

Caitlyn sprang off of Sander and Barron's knees and flew into the air doing a flip before landing in somersault and pushed herself off of the ground only using her hands. Sander handed her the microphone again just in time for her to start singing.

"So, we took cover from the pouring rain in an old broken down forgotten place,
Upon high ground where the flood wouldn't drown us.
Oh, the night was long, the wind was cold,
On your shoulder up the storm I rode
We were waiting for morning to make our getaway.

So, come out of the storm why don't you babe?
Tell me that you love me, that your love won't change!
Cause the wind is blowing out gonna turn to a hurricane!

So, come into my heart why don't you babe?
Show me what you've got if you need me today!
Cause the wind is coming out, gonna blow into a hurricane!
"

The Techno beat started again and Caitlyn jogged alongside Sander and Barron, going along the edges of the stage, hopping up and down on the balls of their feet, pumping up the crowd who were jumping just as much as they were.

By the time the techno beat faded away, a sweaty sheen was evident on the three performers faces, but so were wide grins.

"Thanks everyone, you're a wonderful audience!" Caitlyn shouted into the mic before giving the microphone back to Brown, collecting her voice-transforming microphone and laptop and exiting the stage.

"Okay, that was an amazing show, wasn't it?"

The crowd shouted, clapped, whistled and cheered their answers. Brown held up his hands to gain back their attention. Once he had it, he smiled and said, "Alright, now, our next musical act is a person that recently suffered from a horrible allergy...yet she is still going to perform! Talk about not letting life get you down! Now, may I present...Alexa Gallagher!"

Alexa took a deep breath before walking up the stairs and getting on stage, followed by Mitchie, Nate, Shane and Jason. All three brothers were wearing skintight skinny jeans that were a sheeny gray with light purple dress shirts, a white tie, a suit jacket that matched their pants and shiny black dress shoes. Mitchie was wearing a pair of black jeans, black Converse, a white shirt and a black tie. Nate took his place on the stool behind the drum set, picked up the drumsticks and tapped all the different drums and cymbals before grabbing the cymbals and stopping the sounds, smiling sheepishly. Mitchie sat down at the piano bench at the back of the stage and pressed the keys before nodding to Alexa. Shane and Jason plugged in their guitars and pulled the strings experimentally before stopping, giving Alexa a nod.

"Blow 'em away, sweetheart." Brown whispered encouragingly to Alexa, handing her the microphone and exiting the stage.

Alexa took a deep breath before speaking into the microphone, "Hey guys, um, I'm going to be singing a song called Fly." Several people clapped, more cheered and a few, which Alexa suspected was Mikayla, said, "Oh, joy."

Rolling her eyes at her twin's lack of encouragement, Alexa turned around and nodded to her friends. Mitchie began playing the opening piano keys as Nate began to bang out the beat on the drums. Alexa turned back to face the crowd and began to sing, emotionally and clearly.

"Any moment, everything can change,
Feel the wind on your shoulder,
For a minute, all the world can wait,
Let go of your yesterday.
"

At that, Shane and Jason began to play their guitars, adding to the rising pace of the song. The sound of the guitars joining in gave Alexa encouragement and she began to walk around the stage, getting into the song.

"Can you hear it calling?
Can you feel it in your soul?
Can you trust this longing
And take control?
"

Fly!
Open up the part of you that wants to hide away!
You can shine!
Forget about the reasons why you can't in life,
And start to try, cause it's your time,
Time to fly."

Alexa walked over to Nate, first banging her head along with the beat of the drums before letting out a laugh and skipping quickly over to Jason and Shane, positioning herself between the two guitarists. The two brothers exchanged a look and pressed their backs to her sides and began to grind their backs against her sides as they played.

Smiling as the boys let her go, Alexa belted out the next verse, her excitement and confidence boosting as she sang.

"All your worries, leave them somewhere else,
Find a dream you can follow.
Reach for something, when there's nothing left,
And the world's feeling hollow.
"

Can you hear it calling?
Can you feel it in your soul?
Can you trust this longing
And take control?

Fly !
Open up the part of you that wants to hide away!
You can shine!
Forget about the reasons why you can't in life,
And start to try, cause it's your time,
Time to fly!"

Alexa sank to her knees in the middle of the stage, grabbing at her guitar necklace with her left hand, singing into the microphone in her right hand, her eyes closed, her head tilted back as the soulful words were ripped from her throat. She got to her feet, picking up her pace around the stage, dancing around Shane and Jason, singing into Mitchie's face before going back to the middle of the stage.

"And we're you're down and feel alone,
And want to run away.
Trust yourself and don't give up,
You know you better than anyone else!
"

Alexa ran up to Mitchie and stepped on a small step stool and got onto the piano, sitting on her ankles, stretching her hand towards the audience, her voice becoming soft and filled with painfully honest emotion.

"Any moment, everything can change,
Feel the wind on your shoulder!
For a minute, all the world can wait,
Let go of your yesterday!"

Fly!
Open up the part of you that wants to hide away!
You can shine,
Forget about the reasons why you can't in life,
And start to try,
Forget about the reasons why you can't in life,
And start to try, cause it's your time!
Time to fly!

Any moment, everything can change."

Alexa finished the song by standing in the middle of the stage, a single spotlight on her before the rest of the stage was lit up. Nate and Mitchie stood up and stretched as Jason cracked his knuckles and Shane took off his guitar and handed it to a fellow camper. The four approached Alexa and clasped hands with her and took several bows before Brown got on stage, clapping enthusiastically and taking the microphone Alexa offered.

"Wasn't she amazing?" The stage under his feet shook from the vibrations of the stomping of the campers feet, cheers, shouts and all around excitement.

Alexa blushed and exited the stage, whereas Mitchie, Nate, Jason and Shane stayed on stage, since they were playing next.

"And next we have three boys that I hold very dear to my heart...well, I have to, they are my nephews!" Brown joked and everyone laughed.

"Next up is Nate, Shane and Jason Gray! Take it away, m'boys!" Brown said, handing Shane a microphone as Nate took the extra microphone from Dee, whom had scurried on stage. Dee and Brown exited the stage as the four took their places on the stage. Mitchie went back to sit at the piano and Jason plugged his guitar back into the amplifier and Nate walked over to a sound station and pressed a button. He walked back to the center of the stage and stood next to Shane.

"We'll be singing a song called What Makes You Different (Makes You Beautiful)." Nate said, clearing his throat nervously at the end of the sentence before nodding to Jason and Mitchie. Mitchie played the opening chords as Shane sang.

"Ooohhhh, yeah."

Nate sang the next part, searching for Alexa in the crowd. He finally found her as she was pushing her way to the very front and center of the crowd in front of the stage. Nate smiled at her and locked eyes with the girl who made his life worth living.

"You don't run with the crowd,
You go your own way.
You don't play after dark,
You light up my day.
"

As Nate stopped, Shane picked up where he left off, singing the words meant for Mitchie, but he stayed facing the crowd, though the girl he knew he loved was behind him.

"Got your own kind of style,
That sets you apart.
Baby, that's why you captured my heart.
"

The boys continued switching verses, both rotating around each other as they swept in graceful, slow dance moves. The audience held up lit up cell phones, iPods and only Brown, Dee and Connie Torres held up real lighters.

"I know sometimes you feel like you don't fit in,
And this world doesn't know what you have within.
When I look at you, I see something rare,
A rose that can grow anywhere! (Grow anywhere!)
And there's no one I know that can compare!

What makes you different, (Alright) makes you beautiful! (Alright!)
What's there inside you, (Alright) shines through to me!
In your eyes I see, all the love I'll ever need!
You're all I need, oh girl!
What makes you different, makes you beautiful to me!

Hey, yeah yeah yeah!

"You got something so real,
You touched me so deep. (Touched me so deep!)
See, material things,
Don't matter to me.
"

Shane had moved to stand by the piano bench Mitchie occupied, taking her cheek in his hand and bending down on one knee to sing to her, looking directly to her, knowing that she would appreciate the verse about material things the most.

"So come as you are,
You've got nothing to prove.
You won me with all that you do!
And I wanna take this chance to say to you,
"

Nate sang, crouched down at the very edge of the stage, reaching his arm out, stretching his fingers for Alexa to take. She was pushed forward by the crowd and his fingers closed over her hand as he tugged up. The crowd graciously helped, giving Alexa a boost so she could join Nate on stage. Alexa blushed as Nate sang to her before Shane joined in with Nate for the chorus.

"What makes you different, (Alright, yeah yeah) makes you beautiful! (Alright!)
What's there inside you, (Alright) shines through to me!
In your eyes I see, all the love I'll ever need!
You're all I need, oh girl!
What makes you different, makes you beautiful!
"

You don't know, (You don't know!) how you touched my life! (Touched my life!)
Oh, in so many ways (So many ways) I just can't describe!
You taught me what love is supposed to be,
You saw the little things that make you beautiful to me! (So beautiful!)
Oh yeah, yeah!

What makes you,
What makes you different, (What makes) makes you beautiful! (To me!)
What's there inside you, (There shines) shines through to me!
In your eyes I see, all the love I'll ever need!
You're all I need, oh girl!
What makes you different, makes you beautiful to me!"

Nate grabbed Alexa's hand and pulled her toward the piano, followed by Shane and Jason. He quickly picked her up and sat her on top of the piano as he stood in front of her, his sparkling chocolate orbs locked on her Hershey Kiss-like eyes, intertwining their fingers as he sang.

Shane lied down on the piano behind Alexa, facing Mitchie. His face was inches from hers, a blush painting her cheeks as the cool mint of his breath hit her face, causing her brown sugar eyes to water slightly from the slight spiciness of air. Jason leaned against the piano, still strumming away faithfully on his guitar as he helped his brothers finish up the chorus.

"Everything you do is beautiful! (So beautiful!)
Love you give shines right through me! (Shines right through to me!)
Everything you do is beautiful! (Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oh!)
Oh, you're beautiful to me! (To me!)
"

As the last chords faded into the night, Nate stood on the tips of his toes and lightly pressed his lips to Alexa's in a slow, soft kiss. She placed her hands around his neck and his hands wrapped around her waist and he lifted her off of the piano and spun her around as they kissed, lost in their own little world, completely oblivious to Shane, who was kissing Mitchie in the same loving, sweet way Nate was kissing Alexa.

Brown hastily climbed onto the stage and clapped his hands, breaking the lovestruck couples apart. The crowd groaned, quite content with the romantic movie-like make out they were watching live.

"Alright, you are all beautiful," The crowd laughed. "But we've got a show to finish, so if you don't mind, take your bows and please exit the stage." Brown said, a teasing twinkle in his eyes.

Alexa bit her bottom lip in embarrassment as Nate smiled at her and held her hand, Mitchie doing the same with Shane. Alexa grabbed Mitchie's other hand as Nate grabbed Jason's hand. The five teenagers made their way to the edge of the stage where they took several bows before exiting the stage to stand in the crowd with their other friends, blushing at the whistles and cat calls they received.

"Alright, alright, settle down, all. We've got one final act, please give a polite welcome to Tess Tyler and Mikayla Gallagher!" Brown announced in a less than cheerful voice as Mikayla and Tess got on stage, carrying matching bling-ed out microphones.

Mikayla's wavy brown hair was loose, save for two pigtails holding her bangs away from her face. She wore a short white skirt with white high heels and a sequined purple halter top. Tess was dressed the same, except she wore a short, sequined baby blue dress, white leggings and white high heels. Tess' short blonde hair was straight and just sat on her shoulders.

Alexa snuck a peek at Nate...and her previously smitten, adoring attitude falling drastically as Nate looked up at Mikayla with wide eyes. She bit her bottom lip anxiously, lowering her eyes from his face, tears threatening to fall. She quickly blinked them back as Tess held up her microphone.

"We'll be singing Popular, because, duh, that's what we are." She chirped in her annoying, high-pitched voice. Mikayla glared at a few back up dancers behind her and they scurried to press a button on the sound station.

Alexa felt a pang of sympathy for the three back up dancers, who all wore matching shimmering red dresses and red high heels. They looked like they were only thirteen years old and had been pushed into the lowly place of dancing back up, sure that dancing back up for Tess Tyler and Mikayla Gallagher was better than not dancing at all.

Alexa tore her eyes away from the three young teenagers located in the far back left corner of the stage as dance music began playing from the speakers on each side of the stage and Tess and Mikayla stood side by side, center stage. The back up dancers sang the first verse along with Mikayla and Tess.

"Pop, pop! Pop, pop!"

Tess stepped in front of Mikayla to sing her part, tapping her foot as she shook her shoulders to the beat, eying the crowd distastefully as she sang.

"I hate to say it but they play this dance song in every club,
But it's me so I'll show love,
But it's me so show me love!
"

Mikayla moved in front of Tess, blocking the crowd's view of the blonde girl as she sang her verse. She pointed to herself before turning to face Tess and linking arms with her, swinging her cabinmate to the beat.

"When I walk into the room people stop and stare,
It's like nobody else is there!
You know it's me not you!
Who said anything about you?
"

The girls sang the chorus together, hanging off of each other as they danced, looking like clothed strippers as they swung their hips seductively, shimmied their shoulders so their chests shook, threatening to escape the flashy dress and top.

"Boys and girls pretend to know me, they try so hard!
And I get what I want, my name is my credit card!
Don't try to hate me because I am so popular!

Pop, pop, popular!

Pop, pop, popular!"

Mikayla strutted to the very edge of the stage and crouched down. She reached out and grabbed Nate by his white tie and pulled him toward her, effectively yanking Alexa's hand out of his. Mikayla slowly stood up, her hand still on Nate's tie, choking him. Nate scrambled on to the stage as his airway was cut off. Mikayla, still holding Nate's tie, turned around, pressing her back to Nate's front and began grinding backwards onto Nate's pelvis.

"Most guys I dated got intimidated,
So now I date up!
If you know what it means so they shut up!
If you know what it means so just shut up!
"

Tess took her place as she sang, walking to the edge of the stage and crouching down in front of where Shane and Mitchie were standing, still holding hands. Mitchie quickly moved in front of Shane, blocking Tess from getting her hands on her boyfriend. Shane wrapped his hands around Mitchie's upper arms and picked her up and walked back a few feet until they were a safe distance away from the stage. Even if Tess stretched she wouldn't be able to grab either of them without falling off the stage.

"'Cause I don't wanna give half away
On the date we don't make up!
If you know what I mean when we wake up!
If you know what I mean when we break up!
"

Boys and girls pretend to know me, they try so hard!
And I get what I want, my name is my credit card!
Don't try to hate me because I am so popular!

Pop, pop, popular!"

Mikayla spun around Nate, keeping him in place with her hold on his tie. She trailed her finger up his chest, popping open a button on his light purple shirt and pressed their bodies together, swinging their hips together to the upbeat tempo booming through the speakers. Mikayla looked out of the corner of her eyes at her twin sister. Alexa's milk chocolate colored eyes were brimming with tears, her cheeks were a blotchy red and her nose was slightly red. Mikayla smirked and rubbed against Nate even more.

"You always wanna be around me,
So you know what it's like
When the world is at your feet,
And you're VIP tonight!
You've either you got it or you don't,
And I'm sorry you won't
Get there by using me
Just go and do your own thing!
"

Tess and Mikayla began to sing the chorus, Mikayla grinding with Nate as Tess danced around Nate, smacking his ass as she strutted by. Nate jumped in shock, leaping away from the blonde's drifting hands. It wasn't a smart move, since moving away from Tess' hand required thrusting his hips into Mikayla. That was the last straw for Alexa. She spun on her heel and pushed her way through the crowd.

"Boys and girls pretend to know me, they try so hard!
And I get what I want, my name is my credit card!
Don't try to hate me because I am so popular!
"

Pop, pop, popular!

Boys and girls pretend to know me, they try so hard!
And I get what I want, my name is my credit card!
Don't try to hate me because I am so popular!

Pop, pop, popular! Pop, pop, popular!
Pop, pop, popular! Pop, pop, popular!

Pop, pop, popular!"

Tess and Mikayla finished the song, Tess' front pushed to Nate's back while Mikayla was facing Nate, her arms around his neck, their faces inches apart. Brown stalked on stage and grabbed Tess and Mikayla's arms and yanked them away from his flustered nephew.

"You two are on kitchen duty for a week for disorderly conduct! I will also be calling your parents until they pick up the phone and informing them of your less-than-innocent-and-more-than-slutty acts." He barked in his British accent, dragging the two teenagers off of the stage.

Dee hurried on the stage after Brown left. "That concludes the Camp Fire Jam, everyone, please report back to your cabins quickly. Lights out is in less than 15 minutes! Have a rockin' night!" With that, she scurried off the stage and ran in the direction that Brown had disappeared.

Shane, holding Mitchie's hand, shoved his way through the crowd to reach his younger brother as Jason practically stepped on his heels and fell on Mitchie as they walked. Finally there was a break in the crowd and Shane spotted his younger brother twisting his head this way and that, curls flinging, as his eyes searched the crowd frantically.

Gritting his teeth, Shane squeezed Mitchie's hand and yanked her, harder than he intended, toward the stressed rockstar. He stopped a few feet in front of Nate and glared at the teenager, his face livid.

Nate gulped as his eyes met Shane's. "Um, do you know where Alexa went? I can't find her anywhere and I'm really worried about her because she got lost at the First Jam and I don't want her to get lost again...so, have you seen her?" Nate asked, his voice slightly panicked.

Mitchie frowned and tugged Shane's hand. He turned toward her and bent his head, his ear by her mouth.

"Nate honestly has no fucking clue how pissed off I am! He just broke Alexa's heart and if he thinks he's going to get away with it, ugh! He is so totally screwed." She whispered, her voice full of fire.

Shane nodded briskly and stood back up to full height, only to have Mitchie tug at his hand again. Frowning, Shane inclined his head.

"Can you loosen up your grip on my hand, please? I'm kinda losing feeling..." Immediately, Shane let go of her hand, letting it fall to her side and turning to face Nate once more.

"Nate," The curly haired teen turned to face his older brother, but his eyes still scanned the dispersing crowd of campers.

"Nate, she's not here. She's not lost, either. Though, I'm sure she wouldn't mind if you got lost." At that last statement, Shane had his younger brother's full attention.

"What the hell is that supposed to mean, Shane?" The youngest of the Gray brothers growled.

Shane sneered at his co-lead singer. "Oh, just that while you were up there, grinding and getting turned on by Mikayla, Alexa left, barely holding back tears." Mitchie tugged on Shane's hand.

"What?" He snapped, instantly regretting it when he saw Mitchie's concerned brown eyes narrow.

"Nothing, I was just going to say I'm going to go make sure Alexa got to our cabin and console her. Goodbye, Shane." She replied, her voice cold enough to freeze hell over.

Shane groaned as she stalked away, leaving the three brothers alone on the beach. Growling in the back of his throat, the teenager whipped his head around to face Nate and pushed him until his back hit the stage.

"You asshole! Look what you've done! You made Mitchie get pissed off at me!" He snapped, squeezing Nate's shoulders hard enough to bruise.

Nate shoved his older brother back, his eyes no longer panicked or anxious, but filled with hatred. "Me? I think you're the one to blame, Shane! I was a flipping victim in this whole ordeal! Mikayla was choking me! I had to get on that stage!" He retorted defensively.

Shane stepped back and rolled his eyes. "Yeah, sure you did, Nathaniel. And, let me ask you, if Mikayla said she was horny and needed a good fuck, would you fuck her because she asked?"

Nate stumbled backwards, away from his older brother, shaking his head violently, his eyes wide. "No. No. No, no, no, no, NO! No, damn it! Never! Shane, how- how could you even say something like that? Something so- so- so-"

"Honest?" Shane supplied.

"No!" Nate yelled, his face turning red. "Stupid!"

"Stupid?"

"Yes, stupid! How could you ever think, for even one minute, that I actually enjoyed what Mikayla and Tess were subjecting me to on stage?" Nate questioned, hurt by his brother's accusation.

Shane growled, shoving Nate backwards once more. "Gee, Nate, I don't know, could it be because your little 'friend' downstairs isn't so little anymore and you were panting like a dog in heat on stage in front of the whole fucking camp and your own girlfriend?" Shane pushed Nate away from him, turning on his heel.

"I would tell you to apologize to Alexa, but I'm pretty sure she'd get a chainsaw and cut off your dick." Shane laughed cruelly. "Actually, that might not be a bad idea. Then maybe you wouldn't think with it so often." At that, Shane left Nate with Jason, who hadn't spoken a word the entire time, by the deserted stage on the beach.

"Jase, what am I going to do?" Nate moaned miserably, sinking to the sandy shore.

"First, get a steel cup to protect your dick." Nate glared at his oldest brother.

"Something that doesn't involve my dick, thank you very much."

Jason held up his hands. "Okay, okay. Second, you should try to apologize to Alexa, she's probably feeling a whole lot worse than you are, I'm sure." When Nate didn't reply, Jason got up and walked away, leaving Nate alone to think.

"Shit, just when my life is fan-fucking-tastic, it all goes downhill." He stood up and began to walk toward Alexa's cabin, kicking the ground as he went, cursing his existence under his breath.

xXx

Hannah's head snapped up as a quiet knock came from their cabin door. Peggy and Mitchie were comforting the sobbing form on Alexa's bed and looked up when Hannah jumped to her feet.

The blonde popstar stalked toward the cabin door, fuming inwardly, ready to let Nate have it. She whipped the door open, nearly yanking it off of its hinges in the process.

"What?" She snapped, her mouth dropping open at who stood on the front porch.

"Who is it?" Peggy called quietly from her place on Alexa's bed.

Hannah didn't respond, but she stepped back, letting the person into the cabin, still shocked. Peggy and Mitchie both gasped when Nate stumbled through the door and into their well-lit cabin.

Nate's curly hair looked like he had stuck his finger into an electrical outlet, his pale face was even paler in the light from the cabin, his shirt and tie were both messed up from where Mikayla had tugged and pulled at him, his pants were tented since he was sporting an obvious hard on and he had a busted lip and a bruise forming under his right eye.

"Ca- can I talk to Lexi?" He asked, his voice hollow and hoarse.

Hannah shrugged, quickly regaining composure and turned around to face a still shocked Peggy and Mitchie. "Its up to Alexa, I'm not her keeper."

Nate swallowed audibly, his Adam's apple bobbing as he did so. He slowly walked toward the bed occupied by the love of his life and two of her friends.

"Le- Lexi?" He asked softly, his voice cracking.

"Don't call me that and fuck off." Alexa snapped, her voice surprisingly strong for someone who had been crying for over half an hour.

Nate stumbled over his own two feet as he reeled backwards, as if Alexa would kill him or worse.

"Le- um, Alexa?" When she didn't reply, he continued. "I just wanted to say I'm really sorry. My behavior was really inexcusable and you have every right to wish every horrible, tortuous, excruciatingly painful, mindbogglingly twisted, psychopathic-"

"Do you have a point?" Hannah interjected, her voice ice cold.

"Um, yes. Anyway, Alexa, I know you probably wish I could go rot to death in hell right now, but-"

"You're right, so please, go rot." Alexa snapped.

Nate's heart sank, realizing he was fighting a losing battle. "Alright. I'm sorry I've ruined your life even more." He turned to leave, but paused at the door. "I just wanted to let you know, every single person in this entire universe could grind up against me and make me hard or whatever, but I would never want them. I could never want them. All I've ever wanted since the day I met, well, since the night I kinda kidnapped you, was wanted you. I need you, Le- Alexa. I- I just wanted you to know that." With that, Nate left the cabin.

Once Hannah had shut the door, Alexa sat up, wiping her face on her sheets.

"Hannah, what do I do?" She whispered, her voice anguished.

Hannah shrugged. "Its up to you, sweetie. But, and I'm not choosing sides here, but never, not once, has Nate looked like shit or said something so meaningful and looked so broken...at least, not that I've seen and most certainly never in public."

Her words opened up the floodgates again and Alexa's body shook with silent sobs. The three roommates all exchanged a look, wondering how things would play out in the morning.

xXx

Mikayla flopped on her bed as soon as she walked into the cabin. She and Tess were banned from all activities for two weeks, stuck with kitchen duty and were not allowed to preform for the rest of the month. However, Mikayla was smiling as she picked up the box by her bed.

"Stage One of Remove Alexandria McKenzie Gallagher from the Family Tree and Ruin Her Life is complete." She shook the box. "Time for Stage Two."

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Chapter Twelve: Just Want You To Know, I'll Love You Forever And Always

Summary:

"You'll be okay, I swear. You'll be okay if its the last thing I do." Nate murmured, smoothing down the teenager's hair. Alexa stared up at him with glassy eyes, but she opened her mouth. Nate leaned over, putting his ear by her mouth.

"Help, Nate." Alexa whispered before passing out, leaving Nate to hold her hand in his, tears slipping down his cheeks, praying that he wasn't too late.