As the song was coming to an end Simon walked with his laptop.
"Hey guys sounding good."Simon said as he was setting up the lap top on the couch, which was on the side of the piano and drum set, so they could get a better angle of the performance.
"Are you guys ready?" He asked.
"Yeah we're all set but it appears that you've forgotten something." Shane said.
"What?"
"I believe you said that the next time you saw Mitchie you would give her a hug."
Mitchie aimed a deathly glare a Shane but he just shrugged it off.
"That's right." He went to Mitchie, put his arms around her squeezed and then lifted her up off the ground.
"Thank you so much without you this concert would have never happened."He then set her back down on the ground and headed back to his computer.
"I'm sure you would have found someone else, I was just at the right place at the right time." Mitchie said a little embarrassed.
"I highly doubt that." Shane said.
"While we're on the subject, when are we going to find what place you were exactly at the right time."Caitlyn said.
"I think we should focus on the performance for Lava right now."Mitchie deflected, going towards the piano. Caitlyn and Nate just rolled their eyes.
"Okay guys I'm all set here, get in to places."Simon said, as he opened up the Skype page and clicked yes to the video conference call request. As he did so Jason, Nate, and Shane were going to their places. Mitchie was already at her's.
The laptop screen now had the image of 3 businessmen seated at a table waiting for their performance. Simon then spoke.
"John, Adam, James, I'd like to introduce Mitchie Torres who might filling in for Tess tonight."
"Hello Miss. Torres." The men greeted.
"Hi." Mitchie said nervously.
"Why don't we just cut to the chase and let them sing."
Nate and Shane began playing, and then came Jason, then Mitchie. The performance continued without one mistake. As the music started to fade away claps were heard coming from three places one the computer, two Caitlyn and Simon, third and most surprising of all from the door way. Mike, Zack, and Alex where standing at the doorway clapping, then walked into the room.
"Shane when you said she was amazing I thought you were exaggerating but I can see now you weren't." Mike said.
One of the businessmen spoke from the computer screen.
"Simon we're going to have a small meeting with in ourselves and we'll call you with the results."Neither his voice nor his expression gave away his opinion on Mitchie's performance.
"Ok, talk to you soon." Simon then closed the page and turned his computer, then left the room but not without reminding them to keep practicing.
"Well I better get going if I'm going to want to get here on time for the concert."Shane said then walked out of the room.
"Where is Shane going?"Mike asked.
"He went to get his guitars from the hotel so I could use to perform with since Jack's broke."Mitchie informed them, not thinking anything of it.
"He wouldn't."Mike started
"He didn't." Alex continued.
"He did!" Zach exclaimed coming in to realizing first then the other two, just by looking at Caitlyn, Nate, and Jason's face's.
"Who wouldn't, didn't but did do." Mitchie said giggling.
"Shane." Nate said. "He never, and I mean never lets anybody come in a 5 foot radius of his guitars much less play them. Not even Jason and I are allowed to use it."
"Aren't you guys over reacting." Mitchie rolled her eyes.
"We're not." This time it was Jason who responded. "Earlier in the tour when we were still in the USA, while I was tuning my guitar before a show, one of my strings snaps. Instead of lending me his guitar, no, he makes me run all the way to the parking lot, which was filled with paparazzi and fan girls, get in the tour bus get the strings head back outside through that mob of people get back inside climb 3 flights of stairs, take out the current strings that where still on the guitar put the new ones on and all under 5 minutes, which was when we were supposed to perform."
"He did that."Mitchie asked in disbelief.
"Yeah."Nate laughed. "I remember when Jason got back his shirt was ripped, his hair was a mess, and he was even missing a shoe."
"Wow."
"So did you guys want something?" Jason asked now setting down his guitar on its stand.
"Yeah Mitchie," Zach said. "She has to come rehearse her songs with us and apparently your songs as well and since we only have a little over an hour to rehearse I think we better get a move on."
"Okay I'll be there in a sec."Mitchie said. "Hey Jason, can you lend me your guitar to practice with."
"No problem." He said as he handed her the guitar.
"Oh can you guys teach her the ques for the songs like where she should stand and when during the song." Nate asked the guys.
"Yeah sure."
"See you guys later then."Mitchie said as walked out of the room with the other guys.
Over the next 45 minutes they rehearsed none stop only stopping to communicate which song to perform next and the band commenting where she should stand and when. By the end of the half hour everything was up to par as if this was a normal band rehearsal before each and every performance. As they finished up their last song Simon called Mike on his cell phone and asked to speak to Mitchie.
"Mitchie we've got the go ahead for you to perform with the boys tonight, so you have got to get moving fast, and mean fast, you have 20 minutes till you have to be onstage. So get to Hair/Wardrobe as soon as you can okay, but don't run, we don't want another accident."Simon said all in one breathe.
"Okay, I'm on my way, see you soon."She handed the phone back to Mike.
"I got to get to hair and wardrobe guys. See you soon."
Then Mitchie speed walked as fast as she could past all the people in prep for the show, to get to Shannon's room. Once she arrived Shannon was just finishing sewing up what appeared to be a white leather vest.
"Hey sorry I'm late. I got held back at rehearsals but luckily all the guys learned my songs in time so everything is ready."Mitchie walked in the room apologizing.
"It's okay I needed extra time to finish this any way. Your first outfit is on that rack over there." She said gesturing with her head the rack that was next to Shane's.
"Oh my god you did all of this in 2 hours. You're absolutely amazing."Mitchie exclaimed looking at the clothes.
'Thanks." Shannon blushed still not used to getting complimented. "You got to hurry and put on the costume labeled #1, you'll have to use your black converse for this since your shoes haven't arrived yet."
"Oh yeah that's fine, wait you ordered new shoes for me, for just one performance."
"Well, really the better I make you guys look up on stage the bigger chance I get to getting noticed and opening my own clothing line."
"Cool." Mitchie said as she went around the changing screen and started changing in to Costume # 1.
Costume # 1 consisted of a red plaid fitted over shirt, a white t-shirt underneath, and regular blue jeans.
"Is everything okay, do the clothes fit?" Shannon asked from the other side of the changing screen.
"Everything fit's like a glove."Mitchie smiled while walking around the changing screen and looking in to the mirror. As she did, she saw Shane walking through the door in the mirror refection.
"Hey I'm back. Hi Shannon, Mitchie" Shane said while walking over to his rack of clothes, grabbing the outfit labeled #1 he went behind the screen and started to change.
"So Mitchie, is everything set, do the guys know your songs?" He asked while Shannon started to do some touch ups on Mitchie make up.
"Yeah where all set."She responded.
"Good." He said now walking from behind the screen wearing a white V-neck, bright red skinny jeans, and black converse. He looked up at Mitchie and frowned.
"Does she look okay?" Shannon asked now worried.
"She looks great. I'm just wondering where have I seen that pattern before?"He asked.
"Oh Shannon used the extra material she brought from your costumes in case of rips, and used it to make my costume."Mitchie responded, now standing up from the chair she was previously sitting while Shannon was doing touch ups on her makeup.
"You ready?" Shane asked.
"As I'll ever be."Mitchie responded nervously.
"10 minutes to show time, 10 minutes ate o show começa" Someone said on the over head.
"Well then you better get going." Shannon said.
"See you soon."