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Okay, so this chapter is Fearless and it's a Naitlyn chapter, because I wanted to take a few steps away from the Smitchie drama for a chapter! :) We really hope you like it!
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"I wrote you a song!" I said, pouncing on Caitlyn as she entered the hotel room. She had just had her first date with Nate and I was excited to sing her the song I had written for her about her date with Nate. She had been texting me small details through the whole date when Nate wasn't around her. Whether it be using the bathroom, signing autographs for fans, or doing God-knows-what, if he wasn't there, she would be texting me.
"I wanna hear it, but I wanna change first and then tell you all about it before I hear the song!" she said. She and Nate had went to a very "upper class" restaurant which required more formal attire, so Caitlyn had gone in her long, green dress. I nodded and waited for her to change. I sat on the bed and played some chords, humming the song.
"So why did you come in all wet?" I asked her.
"We got rained on!" she called back.
"You're kidding! That must have ruined the night a bit," I said, keeping my focus on the guitar.
"Not at all. It actually added to the wonderful evening. So cleansing," she commented.
"That's good," I said, not really paying attention. I began strumming the guitar louder.
"If those are the chords, I can't wait to hear the song!" Caitlyn exclaimed from the bathroom. I chuckled quietly at her optimism. I had just felt like I'd been so many depressing songs lately that I had to take my friend's happiness and turn it into a song.
"Yeah, I think it's a really good song. It's not so sad like all of my recent songs," I said happily. She emerged from the bathroom in a pair of red plaid pajama pants and a red tank top that said "I Heart L.A." in big white letters.
"Okay, so it started when he first stepped into the limo."
"Nate…this is way over the top. Did you really have to get a limo?" Caitlyn asked.
"Of course! This is an important moment for the both of us. It's our first date. This date has been six years in the making," he said simply. Caitlyn smiled and slid into the limo, amazed at the size of the limo.
"Nate…this is…amazing!" Caitlyn said, a smile gracing her features. She looked at Nate and saw him looking at her with a nervous smile.
"I'm glad you like it," he said, scratching the back of his neck. Caitlyn laughed lightly at his response.
"Why are you so nervous?" she asked.
"Well…let's see. I'm going on a date. I'm going on a first date. I'm going on a first date with the girl I've been crushing on for years. So yeah…I think I'm reasonably nervous," Nate said, chuckling slightly.
"No reason to be nervous. It's just me. Caitlyn," Caitlyn said, before flashing a toothy grin.
"I, um…I got something for you," Nate said, fumbling with his jacket, trying to fish something out of the inside pocket.
"He gave me this beautiful silver locket with our initials on it and then inside it is a picture of him and I from my first year at Camp Rock, which was his last year before they got famous," she said, showing me the locket. It was gorgeous and the picture on the inside was adorable.
"You never told me that you knew them from before they got famous," I stated.
"I didn't. I just knew Nate and I only knew Nate from a cabin mishap. He used to think he was cool by dropped the 'e' from Nate so it looked like Nat and that was Dee's first year, so she assumed it was a girl and decided to put him and I in the same cabin," Caitlyn recalled. I laughed at the story.
"I bet he never forgot to put that 'e' at the end of his name," I remarked.
"Are you kidding! At first, he demanded to be called Nathan," she giggled. I laughed, imagining Nate going on a tirade whenever somebody would call him Nate.
"So then what happened?" I asked, turning back to our original conversation.
"Okay, so we went to the restaurant where we had this gorgeous, private candle light dinner at this really fancy restaurant."
"Nate, this place is way too expensive," Caitlyn said, peering out the window.
"Don't worry about it Caity. Just enjoy the experience," Nate said, a grin growing on his face. There was a flash of lights coming from outside of the limo, informing them that the paparazzi had caught onto their plans.
"Um…how are we going to get there?" Caitlyn asked.
"Just take my hand and keep walking. You'll be fine, I promise," Nate said. The limo slowed to a stop and a few moments later, the door was being opened. The flashes increased, but Nate just ignored them and crawled out. He offered his hand and helped Caitlyn out of the limo. Once she was out, the door closed and Nate began guiding them to the door slowly, not wanting Caitlyn to fall in her heels.
"Just smile and keep moving. Don't stop to talk," Nate instructed. She nodded, remembering the inevitable consequences of opening one's mouth to the paparazzi after being instructed to keep it shut. Hundreds of questions were being fired at them at random moments.
"Let's give them a couple pictures," Caitlyn suggested, not liking how they were starting to invade her personal space.
"Once we get to the door," he whispered. Caitlyn nodded and allowed Nate to continue guiding her to the door. Once they finally reached their destination, they turned around and Nate cleared his throat.
"Alright, we're going to let you guys take a few pictures, but then Caitlyn and I would like a bit of space, sound good?" Nate said, wrapping his arm around Caitlyn's waist and pulling her to him. All of the paparazzi took this opportunity to call out to them, wanting the couple to turn towards their camera. Finally, when Nate had decided the paps had gotten enough photos, he led Caitlyn into the restaurant. Caitlyn looked around and noticed that the whole restaurant was deserted.
"Where is everybody?" Caitlyn asked. Suddenly, the maitre d' showed up out of now where with a huge grin on his face.
"Oh, Mr. Gray! We're so pleased to have you this evening! All your requests have been put into place. We hope you enjoy your experience," he said, leading them to a table set for two with two candle sticks that had yet to be lit. Nate pulled out a seat for Caitlyn who shyly sat and allowed herself to be treated so highly.
"I hope you enjoy your meal," the maitre d' said before walking away, leaving the couple to themselves for a few moments before the waiter came up to them.
"Hello, my name is Adam, and I will be your waiter for the evening. Can I start you guys off with some drinks?" he asked.
"Water please," Caitlyn said, smiling at him gratefully.
"I'll have the same," Nate said, flashing Adam a smile as well before turning to face Caitlyn.
"I'll be back with your water in a few moments," Adam said, walking away. Once he was out of sight, Nate's smile fell as he glared playfully at Caitlyn.
"I thought you were on a date with me," he pouted slightly. Caitlyn let out a hearty laugh at his assumption.
"I am. I was just smiling out of thanks. I promise," she said, placing her hand over Nate's who smiled at the reassurance.
"Aww! That's so cute! So anything else happen?" I asked, prying for further details. Caitlyn rolled her eyes.
"Not at dinner. Just the usual meal along with fairly typical conversation about how you and Shane and being idiots. Just between you and I, Nate is extremely over protective of you, especially about this whole Shane topic. I mean, if I didn't know any better, which I do know better, I'd say he's got feelings for you," she said. My eyes widened at that notion.
"Ha! I don't think so," I exclaimed.
"Good. He's mine. The necklace is proof," Caitlyn said, a Cheshire Cat grin spreading across her face. I laughed and grabbed her arms.
"Come on Caity. Something else must have happened! You guys left at seven and got back at ten. The dinner would have only lasted until nine at the absolute latest. Besides, you texted be something about dancing?" I asked. Her grin grew bigger, if that was possible, at the mention of dancing.
"Come on. Let's go for a walk," Nate said as they walked out of the restaurant.
"What? We're not going back to the hotel yet?" Caitlyn asked, allowing herself to be pulled down the semi-deserted street.
"No. I just want to walk with you for a little bit…keep the night going…despite how cheesy that sounds," he said, a light blush coming across his face.
"You're cute when you blush," Caitlyn commented.
"Just when I blush?" Nate said, letting his cocky attitude emerge.
"See! I just knew that the cockiness ran in your family. Jason lucked out," she said, laughing as his smirk turned into a genuine smile. He grabbed her hand and laced his fingers with hers.
"Well…what about your family? Are they as amazing and talented as you are?" he asked.
"Of course they are. Have you met my sister, Mitchie?" she joked. He chuckled lightly.
"I kind of meant your biological family," he said. Caitlyn smile fell slightly, but not completely.
"No…they're very…strict and…uppity," Caitlyn said, trying to describe them in as simple of a way, but she saw that Nate wanted more details. "I grew up with a nanny until I was ten when I was shipped off from boarding school to boarding school. I only saw my mom and dad in the summer…and even then, their jobs didn't allow for much quality time. They're both surgeons, so they were always busy when I was growing up," she said. Nate nodded, taking in the information. Caitlyn could tell that he wanted to ask her another question, but he just walked with her. Without warning, a crack of thunder and a flash of lightning lit up their senses, along with the overpowering scent of rain.
"Tut tut, it looks like rain," Caitlyn said, reciting Winnie the Pooh. Nate just laughed at her comment. At the second flash of lightening, the rain began pouring in a fairly calm shower. They both laughed and ran under a nearby awning.
"Caitlyn, I'm sorry about your dress," Nate said, but Caitlyn just shook her head and quickly took off her heels.
"What are you doing?" Nate asked. Caitlyn just winked at him before running out into the middle of the deserted road, standing in the pouring rain.
"Caitlyn! Get back under here! I'll call for the limo!" Nate called.
"Stop being a stick in the mud and just come out here!" Caitlyn said.
"You're crazy!" Nate replied. Caitlyn just smiled. She reached up and took out the few bobby pins that were holding her hair up, allowing her curls to spring free and get soaked. She spread out her arms and tilted her head back. Enjoying the feeling of the rain.
"Come on Caity! Before you get sick!" Nate said.
"Come on Nathan! Come play in the rain," she exclaimed. He shook his head and watched Caitlyn twirl around in the rain. The limo pulled up and Nate made his way over.
"Turn on the Iron and Wine song," he instructed. The driver nodded and wordlessly pressed play. Caitlyn watched as Nate made his way out to her in the pouring rain.
"May I have this dance?" he asked, reaching his arm out. Caitlyn took his hand as "Such Great Heights" by Iron and Wine began filling the area. Caitlyn smiled as he pulled her into his arms and began swaying with her. Feeling her courage increase, she slowly leaned in and kissed him without any warning. She knew she was kissing him, but she still was excited and shocked when he began kissing her back.
"Aww! You two are just so cute!" I gushed as her face turned a slightly shade of red.
"Yeah…I know," she said.
"Hang on! I just gotta do one thing to the song now that I know the whole story," I said, editing the lyrics to the song I had just written. Once I was finished, I looked at her.
"Ready?" I asked. She nodded.
"Okay…despite how scary accurate my song was, I only changed the chorus…so get ready to be shocked," I said. She nodded again and I began strumming.
"There's something 'bout the way
The street looks when it's just rained
There's a glow off the pavement, you walk me to car
And you know, I wanna ask you to dance right there
In the middle of the parking lot
Yeah."
"There is no freaking way that you wrote that before I told you the story!" she said with a huge grin on her face. I shrugged and kept playing.
"We're driving down the road, I wonder if you know
I'm trying so hard, not to get caught up now
But you're just so cool, run your hands through your hair
Absent mindedly, making me want you
And I don't know how it gets better than this
You take my hand and drag me head first
Fearless
And I don't know why, but with you I'd dance
In a storm, in my best dress
Fearless."
"Mitchie this is amazing!" she said. I shrugged again, not wanting to stop my playing.
"So baby drive slow, 'till we run outta road
In this one-horse town, I wanna stay right here
In this passenger seat, you put your eyes on me
In this moment now, capture it remember it
And I don't know how it gets better than this
You take my hand and drag me head first
Fearless
And I don't know why, but with you I'd dance
In a storm, in my best dress,
Fearless
Well you stood there with me in the doorway
My hands shake, I'm not usually this way but
You pull me in and I'm a little more brave
It's the first kiss, it's flawless
It's really something
It's fearless
Cause I don't know how it gets better than this
You take my hand and drag me head first
Fearless
And I don't know why, but with you I would dance
In a storm in my best dress
Fearless
Cause I don't know how it gets better than this
You take my hand and drag me head first
Fearless
And I don't know why, but with you I would dance
In a storm in my best dress
Fearless." Caitlyn immediately began clapping once the song was over. I smiled.
"Did you really like it?" I asked.
"Like it? Mitchie, I love it! I'm serious, you're so talented! I'm actually jealous of you being so good at writing songs," Caitlyn gushed. I smiled at her.
"I love you Caity," I said, pulling her into a hug.
"I love you too, Mitchie."
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"Caitlyn, please! Just go over, give him the song, and walk out," I said simply.
"Mitchie…I love you, but I don't think you've really though this through," she said.
S P E A K N O W
"You can't keep doing this Shane!" Nate yelled.
"Yeah! I mean, it was because of her that yours and Mitchie's relationship failed!" Jason yelled.
"What do you expect me to do about it?" Shane snapped.
"Something! Anything! Sooner or later, Mitchie is going to find out! Whether it's putting two and two together, or if Caitlyn does, she'll tell Mitchie!" Jason yelled.
S P E A K N O W
"So? What did he say?" I asked.
"Oh um…he wasn't there. None of them were. I guess they're probably at the pool."
"Thank God! The moment you left, I immediately wished I hadn't convinced you!" I admitted.
S P E A K N O W
"Mitchie," Shane called as we passed them.
"What do you want pretty boy?" Joey asked, stepping in front of me.
"I just need to tell Mitchie something," he said.
S P E A K N O W
"We need to tell you something…" Caitlyn said.
"What do you need to tell me?" I asked.
"Not here."
S P E A K N O W
"I drove you to it. I pushed you away," I murmured, but it was loud enough for him to hear it.
"It's not your fault Mitchie! Nothing you did made me go to her. It was my stupid choice. If I could go back and redo it, I would," he said.
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