A/N: I'd like to give a big thanks to Mary (Anonymous) for giving me an idea for this chapter!! I think it will finally have of what some of you want. JIERRA! Woo!
This chapter is most Jason centric there is little Smitchie and little Naitlyn.
Disclaimer: I do not own Camp Rock or Connect 3.
Sierra watched her two friends cautiously. Mitchie and Caitlyn sat in the seat across from her giggling and smirking with each other. It was a Friday afternoon and Mitchie had invited both she and Caitlyn over for the day. Sierra called her parents right after school ended and asked them if it was alright. Of course, they said yes.
Mitchie and Caitlyn had been acting odd all day. Mitchie had a smile on her face when she was asking Sierra to come over and Caitlyn was trying to suppress a grin. She definitely knew Mitchie well enough to know that she was up to something and she had gotten to know Caitlyn over the past three and a half months very well to know that she was a mastermind. Sierra knew of both times that Caitlyn set Shane and Mitchie up. Caitlyn always had a plan up her sleeve. Sierra wondered what her plan was this time. It couldn't have anything to do with Shane and Mitchie because Mitchie seemed to be in on it as well. The plan HAD to be about her.
She sighed and rested her head against the cool glass of the window and watched as the scenery outside passed by. She ignored Caitlyn and Mitchie's giggling and just waited for the rest of the bus ride.
When it got to Mitchie's stop, she lifted her head and saw Mitchie and Caitlyn get up and start to head for the door. Mitchie looked over her shoulder and smiled at her. "Come on Si!"
Sierra grabbed her bag and followed after Mitchie and Caitlyn. She shivered as the cold December air hit her and tightened her jacket around her. She saw Caitlyn and Mitchie walking side by side up ahead of her and ran to catch up with them. Once she was beside Mitchie, they both looked at her and smiled.
Sierra raised her eyebrows in question. She REALLY wanted to know what was going on. Caitlyn and Mitchie only laughed in response and continued to walk. Sierra made a face and continued to think about what they were planning.
She had just about given up thought when they reached Mitchie's house. There was a car in the driveway that she didn't recognize. "Hey Mitch, whose car is that?"
Mitchie smirked over her shoulder. "You'll see." She replied in sing song and opened the door. She walked in followed by Caitlyn, followed by Sierra.
Sierra furrowed her eyebrows and looked around the house. It was the same house she had known her best friend to live in since she was five but somehow it seemed different. It seemed…quiet…and clean.
Sierra looked around suspiciously. "Mitchie, what's going on?" She questioned slowly.
Mitchie only smiled at her and then looked upwards. "GUYS!" She shouted. "We're home!"
Sierra looked at her curiously and then looked at Caitlyn to see if she was just as confused as she was. She wasn't.
Sierra looked up when she heard footsteps from upstairs and followed the sound. Her eyes finally landed on the stairs where Shane Gray suddenly came into view. He sprinted down the stairs and ran over to Mitchie to greet his girlfriend with a tight hug.
Once they released Mitchie's hands rested on his shoulder and she smirked up at him. "What were you doing upstairs Pop Star?"
His lips curved upwards. "I was Shane-ing up your room."
She raised her eyebrows. "Shane-ing up my room?"
He nodded. "I bought posters, took a bunch of pictures that we took, blew them up and hung them on your wall. I also bought a pillow that had my face on it from the mall. The man working the register gave me an odd look though. I told him that if there was a pillow with his face on it he would want it too."
She laughed and shook her head. "That means I have to Mitchify your room."
"He already did."
Sierra turned her head to see Nate standing in the hallway. Caitlyn smiled brightly and went over to him. She kissed him quickly and they hugged each other.
Mitchie turned to Shane with raised eyebrows. Shane grinned and nodded his head. "I took your camera and blew up pictures of you and hung them in my room in the apartment."
"And he has a box saved full of more pictures of you to decorate the tour bus." Nate said.
"Not the whole tour bus!" Shane protested. "Just my room…" He trailed off.
"Which is also my room." Nate added. "No offence Mitchie but I don't want to wake up to have your picture staring me in the face."
Mitchie laughed and shook her head. "No offence taken Nate."
"Alright, alright, alright. I'll compromise. One big poster sized next to my bed and then a picture frame on my nightstand." Shane said.
Nate nodded and held out his hand. "Deal."
Shane smiled and shook his hand.
Caitlyn rolled her eyes. "I think you have an obsession problem with Mitchie, Shane."
Mitchie blushed and glanced at Shane. He only shrugged. "I wouldn't call it obsession. I think its only fair that if I don't get to see my girlfriend most of the time because I'm on tour than I get to have a picture of her so I can at least see her beautiful face every morning when I wake up."
"Shane!" Mitchie cooed and smiled. She wrapped her arms around his middle and kissed the side of his face gently. He responded with a soft kiss to the side of her head.
Sierra smiled at the couple and commented to herself how lucky they were to have each other. She shifted her vision from Shane and Mitchie to Nate and Caitlyn and saw they were also pretty cuddly with each other. Sierra always saw Nate as the serious type, but he looked so relaxed and so content with Caitlyn, she couldn't help but smile. Her two best friends had boyfriends. Boyfriends who were extremely cute and sweet and famous.
That reminded her, Where was the third member of Connect 3?
Her attention was suddenly drawn to the back hallway where the door shut. Jason came bounding around the corner wrapped up in a light jacket, rubbing his arms. His cheeks were rosy from the cold and his teeth were chattering.
Mitchie's eyes widened when she caught a glimpse of him. "Jason! Are you insane?! How long were you out there?"
"I was w-watching the b-birds." He replied shakily.
"For just about the whole day." Nate replied to Mitchie's question. "I told him to come inside but he insisted that he watch the birds."
Caitlyn reached out and touched her finger tips to Jason's face. She immediately withdrew her hand with a hiss. "Jason you're freezing!"
"It's r-really c-c-cold!" He responded.
Mitchie groaned and removed herself from Shane's arms to which he pouted. She went over to the closet in the wall and took out one of her father's winter jackets. She handed it to Jason. "Here put this on I'm going to make you some hot chocolate."
Jason put the coat on and grinned. "I l-love hot ch-chocolate! W-with m-marshmallows?"
Mitchie chuckled. "Yes Jase with marshmallows." She went to take his hand. "God Jason, you are freezing!" She went back into her closet and pulled out a pair of her dad's gloves, a winter hat and a Connect 3 scarf. She handed him the gloves, reached up on her toes and pulled the hat over his head making sure to cover his red ears, and wrapped the scarf around his neck which also managed to cover his mouth. She caught Nate staring at the scarf with a questioning but amused look.
"What?" She gave him a sheepish look. "I had this scarf way before I met you guys."
Jason tried to say something through the scarf but it just came out muffled. Jason reached up to take it away from his mouth but somehow he had managed to put his gloves on wrong and couldn't get a grip on the scarf.
Mitchie rolled her eyes and pulled the scarf away from his mouth. He stuck out his tongue and blew a raspberry to get the fabric pieces of out his mouth. She then proceeded to fix his gloves.
"There." She patted his hand once she finished. "Now you're all set. You feel any warmer?"
"A l-little." He responded.
"You're still shaking." She took his hand and led him into the kitchen and the rest of the gang followed. "Sit." She pointed to the chair and Jason sat. She went over to the cabinet and pulled out a mug and a pack of hot chocolate. She dumped the powder into the mug and went over to her water cooler and let some hot water into the mug. She stirred it with a spoon and put some milk in it so Jason wouldn't burn his tongue. She placed some marshmallows in it and brought it over to Jason.
"Th-thanks Mitchie." Jason smiled at her and grasped both hands around the mug and brought it up to his lips and took a sip.
Mitchie smiled and nodded her head. "You're welcome Jase."
Jason's eyes darted to behind Mitchie and he saw Sierra standing in the doorway. His eyes widened slightly. "Mitchie." He whispered and motioned for her to come closer with his finger. She leaned in towards him.
"Your friend is here. Sierra."
Mitchie lifted her head to look him in the eyes and smiled. "I know Jason." She stood up and walked over to Shane. She slid into his awaiting arms and looked at Sierra.
"Go on Sierra, sit down." She motioned her head towards the table.
Sierra's eyes widened and she looked between her two best friends who had once again gained their smirk. She finally understood what her friends were giggling about all day. They were trying to set her and Jason up!
She was about to say something when abruptly Shane, Mitchie, Nate and Caitlyn all left the kitchen with Mitchie calling over her shoulder. "Talk it up you two!"
Sierra clenched her jaw and was about to follow after them but thought about it and decided not to. Her face relaxed and she looked over her shoulder to look at Jason. He was looking at her and had a shy smile on his face. She smiled in return and thought how cute he looked all bundled up like that.
Sierra turned around and walked over to the table. She sat across from Jason and the two stared at each other for a while silently.
Caitlyn popped her head in, stage whispered "TALK!" and then disappeared. Both Sierra and Jason turned to the door in surprise and then looked at each other and smiled sheepishly.
"Your hair is curly again." Jason finally broke the ice.
Sierra smiled softly and nodded. "It's normally curly." She sighed and crossed her arms, resting them on the table. "I wish Mitchie told me you were going to be here. I look like crap."
Jason shook his head furiously. "You don't look like crap!"
Sierra blushed and averted her gaze from the boy, or man rather, in front of her. She quickly glanced back to him and saw that his cheeks were pink but whether that was still from the cold she wasn't quite sure.
"I wish Shane and Nate would have told me you were going to be here. I wouldn't have come in like that." He said quietly.
"Like what?" She questioned and felt her heart pounding in her chest. Jason White of Connect Three wanted to impress HER?
"Like a moron. You probably think I'm crazy for standing out there for so long to watch the birds."
She shook her head with a smile. "Not at all. You're fascinated by nature and would fight all weather conditions to just sit there and watch the birds. They are magnificent creatures. Often times I'll sit outside and just watch the birds fly by. I find it relaxing."
His eyes lit up and a bright smile spread across his face. "You like birds?"
She nodded and laughed. "I love birds."
"Me too!" Jason exclaimed happily. At her knowing smile he calmed himself down and suddenly found great interest in his hot chocolate. He swished the chocolatey drink around in the mug.
"What's your favorite bird?" Sierra asked.
Jason looked up from his hot chocolate and at her. "I like all birds. I really don't have a favorite. Do you have a favorite?"
"Cardinals." She replied instantly. "They're just so beautiful. My favorite color is red so naturally I love to see them. Especially when it snows and everything is white and you just see this bright red sticking out." She let out a contented sigh.
Jason nodded with a smile. "I know you what you mean! At my parents house there are always cardinals around. We used to have a big bird house in the backyard and every year the cardinals would come and perch there. I used to sit by my back window and watch them flit around and listen to their song."
"Where are you from?" Sierra asked curiously. "Like where did you grow up?"
"Long Island." He answered. "Just a suburb boy."
"So all the excitement that you get on tour was all new to you?"
He nodded. "Yeah. I rarely ever went into the city. I would occasionally go with my family to see a Broadway play or go to a museum or during Christmas time go to see the Rockefeller tree. Other than that I grew up in a town just like this one and the farthest I ever traveled was Camp Rock."
"Wow." Sierra said notably impressed. "I don't think I could adjust my life like that."
He shrugged lightly. "It was different at first. The first few months we were able to just stay at home, luckily we all lived within state distance of each other. Me from New York, Shane from Connecticut and Nate from Massachusetts and where we usually met for any meetings with our manager or anything like that was in New York City. And then when we booked our first tour that's when it all started to change. I sure wasn't used to travelling almost everyday and occasionally sleeping at a different hotel every so often. I will admit I got home sick at the beginning but I love it now. It's my life and yeah its hectic but I have my best friends with me and our music and the fans. I wouldn't trade it for anything."
"I'm sorry I feel like an interviewer but is this where you saw yourself ever?"
Jason laughed. "It's fine I don't mind talking about it. Um, honestly? No. I always dreamed that I would be on stage when I was little and what little kid doesn't you know? I used to build mini stages in my living room and perform songs that I had written and my older brother used to tease me and tell me that I would never get anywhere by playing the guitar. He was smart, practically a genius, he knew from his first day of kindergarten that he wanted to be a high school math teacher. The only time I ever bragged about being famous was to him."
"You don't show off?"
He shook his head. "Not at all. If a fan wants me to I will but other than that no." He sighed and continued more quietly, "I never wanted to become a Shane."
Sierra nodded quietly and then asked a moment later. "Is that your car outside?"
Jason grinned and nodded. "Yeah my parents got it for me for my birthday last month."
"How old are you now?" Sierra asked.
"Twenty." He replied. "Its weird Nate, Shane and I all are two years away from each other. Nate at sixteen, Shane at eighteen and me at twenty."
Sierra smiled softly and then looked down at the table. She felt a wave of disappointment rush through her when he told her his age. She didn't know why she was thinking of it, she didn't have a chance in hell with him if he was younger, but she knew her parents would NEVER approve of her dating a twenty year old. She told her parents that Mitchie was dating an eighteen year old and they nearly called up Connie and Steve to ask what they were thinking to let Mitchie date someone two years older than her.
"What's wrong?" Jason's voice brought her out of her thoughts and she looked up to him. He gave her a concerned look.
She shook her head and let out a small smile. "Nothing, don't worry about it."
"Are you sure?"
She nodded. "Positive."
He stared at her skeptically for a moment before accepting it as an answer and smiling. The smile faded though after a moment and he got a look of confusion and frustration on his face.
"I was so cold a minute ago now it's so HOT!"
She smirked and suppressed a laugh. She got up and walked over to him and stood beside him. "I think I might be able to help you with that." She laughed and took the hat off his head. Pieces of his dark hair stood up straight from the static electricity from the hat and she giggled.
He looked up at her cluelessly. "What? What's so funny?"
"You've got hat hair." She replied.
He gasped and reached up to pat his hair down but his gloves only made it worse. At that point Sierra really couldn't control her laughter any more and started to laugh hysterically.
He stared at her with a smile although not fully understanding what she was laughing at. He didn't realize how funny he looked with his hands on top of his head and little pieces of his hair sticking up all around them.
"You got to take off your gloves Jason." She told him in-between laughs.
"Oh." Jason brought his hands down onto his lap and removed the gloves from his hands. He then realized that he had to take off the coat and scarf. He took off the coat first and slung it on the back of his chair and then removed the scarf. As he took it off his eye caught something on the scarf. "Oh dude this scarf has my name on it!"
Sierra nodded as she had calmed down by now. "It has Nate and Shane's too. I bought it for Mitchie last Christmas."
To see for himself he unraveled the scarf and saw the scarf said:
Shane Nate Jason I love Connect 3
Instead of seeing a happy reaction, like Sierra expected, Jason's face remained motionless as he stared at the scarf.
"Is something the matter?" Sierra asked.
"I'm always last." He said. "In anything that has to do with the band…my name is always last."
"Hey." She placed her hand on his shoulder and smiled down at him. "They save the best for last."
He looked up at her with a raised eyebrow.
Sierra smiled and nodded. "No lie you've always been my favorite. Shane was always too cocky and stuck up and Nate seemed too serious. You are the loveable, funny one."
His eyes lit up and he grinned. "Really?"
"Really, really."
Sierra nearly jumped when all of a sudden Jason extended his arms out and wrapped them around her and rested his head against her in a hug. She couldn't suppress her dreamy grin and since they were in an awkward position she groomed his hair down in response to the hug.
He pulled away looking up at her shyly. "I hope you didn't mind that. I love to give hugs."
She shook her head, the dreamy grin still on her face. "I didn't mind at all. I love hugs too."
Jason grinned and went and gave her another hug. She laughed softly and wrapped her arms around him the best she could.
Outside the doorway Mitchie and Caitlyn grinned at each other and met their hands in a high five.
A/N: These friends have a tendency to play matchmaker and eavesdrop on people don't they?
Well there you have it the beginning of Jierra!
I hope you all liked it and will tell me in a review!
Oh and hope that I don't die tomorrow (December 1) because there was a note found in my school threatening to blow up the school on December 1st. Personally I don't think that this kid is serious but ya know its still scary. But there's going to be the police, the bomb squad and bomb sniffing dogs there. And we're not allowed to carry backpacks and the girls are not allowed to carry purses. We have to carry everything in clear plastic bags and they're gonna be searching bags and stuff as we come into the school. So much for safe little town.
Anyway I'll stop ranting…PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!
