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Song in this chapter is That's How You Know by Demi Lovato.


The Reason That I'm Singing: Chapter 29

"Why didn't you tell me that was the prize?" I asked Shane later that night as I got in a canoe.

He pushed it out to the water and jumped in and I handed him one of the oars.

"I didn't because you are a camper and you should find out with everyone else...Plus I knew your reaction would be priceless." He chuckled.

"I really want to win, I mean imagine opening for you on tour."

"That was why Lava wanted us to judge, they asked us again but we said no obviously and Brown agreed. I still want you to come on tour though, Mitchie."

"Well let's just hope I win. Or hope my parents allow me to come with you as a special guest."

"I'm sure they will be all for it."

"Can we just cross that bridge when we get to Final Jam? I mean if I do win there's no problem but if I don't I'll talk to them."

"What do you mean if you don't? You are the most talented here." Shane said.

"Biased, much?" I giggled, "We haven't gotten any better at this." I pointed out. We were going around in circles again.

"Well we will just have to practice a lot." He grinned.

We stayed out on the lake in private for another hour before we attempted to make our way in.

"It's going to be strange not sleeping with you, I mean in the same bed as you." I quickly corrected myself.

"Look, you're not blushing." Shane commented.

"Maybe I don't blush anymore...okay I usually do. Shut up." I stuck my tongue out at him.

We pulled the canoe in and began to walk back to my cabin.

"Mitchie," He whined, "Just come back with me."

"Not tonight, Pop Star. I'll see you in the morning." I assured him kissing him deeply before making my way to bed in my cabin.

Caitlyn was already asleep and I slipped into bed without bothering to change.

I was back at camp finally; this would be the best summer of my life, better than the previous one if that was even possible.

...

Caitlyn woke me up the next morning, I got dressed in a daze and we made our way over to the mess hall for breakfast.

I saw the guys sitting at a table and ran over to kiss Shane on the cheek which resulted in me getting glared at by half the girls in the camp for the remainder of breakfast.

Jason was speaking on his phone to Savannah throughout breakfast, he missed her a bit but she was going to come down before Final Jam so we were looking forward to that.

"I'll see you girls in class, later on." Shane said as Caitlyn and I got up to leave.

We made our way to Brown's classroom, meeting the other girls there on the way.

He arrived right after we did and we all sat down waiting for him to begin the class.

"Welcome everyone to Camp Rock; this is your first class of the day so let's start things off with a bang. Peggy here is last year's Final Jam winner. Come up here and sing us something, love." He beckoned her forward.

She stood up and sung a few lines of a song that I recognized from the radio.

We all applauded as she sat down again.

Caitlyn and I both had Nate next for song-writing and made our way over with Peggy who had the class as well.

Nate's eyes lit up as he saw Caitlyn but he didn't say anything due to the other campers. That was Nate, the professional one.

We sat down in the front row and waited for everyone else to join the class, once they did Nate began.

"Hi everyone, I'm Nate as you probably know. This is not my first year here but it is my first teaching and it will be song-writing. So let's begin by going around and introducing ourselves." He pointed to a guy up the back who I hadn't seen before.

By the time it go up the front, it came to the brunette with big boobs, "Well I'm Phoebe, I'm sixteen and I love you so much, Nate! You are so amazingly awesome!" She was the girl who was dubbed as the new 'Tess' the day before.

Nate mumbled something under his breath and pointed at Caitlyn, who I could tell was annoyed at the Phoebe who was next to her.

"I'm Caitlyn and I enjoy making out with you." She said matter-of-factly.

I snickered at Phoebe's reaction and introduced myself and so did Peggy.

"First things first," Nate began, "Raise your hands if you already write your own music." He instructed us.

I raised my hand and so did a few others.

"Okay, by the end of camp you all will be writing. Song-writing involves writing both the lyrics and the music, if you only write lyrics you are just a lyricist. Does anyone know what the first step of creating a song is?"

Phoebe raised her hand, "Writing the music?"

"No." Nate answered.

Caitlyn laughed silently.

"Writing the lyrics?" She asked again.

"No."

Caitlyn laughed out loud at this.

I raised my hand, "It has to be based off an experience you have had or something you feel strongly about."

"That's right, Mitchie. A song has to come from somewhere before you can write about it."

The class went on until we had lunch; Caitlyn remained behind to speak to Nate as everyone else left.

Peggy and I made our way to the mess hall where we saw Jason up in a tree.

"What are you doing?" I yelled, standing at the base of the tree.

"Looking at birds!" He yelled back.

He began to climb down and managed not to break his neck.

"Didn't you have class to teach?" Peggy asked.

"No, I had a free lesson."

The three of us went and grabbed food and sat down with Shane who was already eating at a table by himself.

"Hey Pop Star, how have your classes been?" I asked, kissing his cheek and sitting down.

"Okay, it will be better next class though, you're in it." He grinned.

We went to class together earlier than we had to; no one was there yet so Shane took advantage of this.

He pulled me right into him and kissed me roughly, holding me tightly. I kissed back forcefully and ran my fingers through his hair.

The door to the cabin opened and we sprung apart.

"Oh my god you guys, get a room." Caitlyn joked.

"Well we did have one until you barged in." Shane said.

"Technically yes, but get one where you aren't going to have another twenty campers coming in at any moment."

"Caitlyn, one. Shane, zero." I noted out loud.

Sure enough, campers arrived and the class began.

Tess and I were paired together and so were Peggy and Ella.

Shane chose Caitlyn to be with him to help teach us partner work as she was easily the best dancer in the class.

I had guitar with Jason next along with Peggy; the whole room was full of all different types of guitars.

I was impressed; Jason was able to conduct a class without being sidetracked...much.

I dropped my guitar off at my cabin after class before finding Shane out on the porch of his cabin; he was playing 'Gotta Find You' and was singling along softly.

"How was your free lesson?" I asked.

"Good, just been sitting out here playing. You have one now don't you?" He asked putting his guitar down once he noticed me.

I went and sat on his lap, burying my head into the crook of his neck, "Yeah, its the last class of the day so I finish early, except Tuesdays and Thursdays when I have Dee."

"Good thing my last class of the day is hip-hop with you. I can spend time with you alone."

"I love it out here." I admitted.

"I do too; it's so peaceful and relaxing. It's you and me playing music all summer, what could be better?" He asked.

"I couldn't agree more."

...

"This is the Camp Fire Jam; we have only have a handful of performers tonight. I'm guessing it's just nerves so I hope to see more at the next Jam. Let's go!" Dee exclaimed happily before jumping off the stage.

It was the Sunday night; the week had literally flown by.

I was up first for the night and stepped onto the stage and grabbed the microphone from the stand and carried the stand over to the side of the stage so it was out of my way.

I could feel the heat of the fire radiating on my back and the wind was lightly blowing my hair around.

"This is a song I wrote quite a while ago, I had my friend and personal producer, Caitlyn help mix the music." I looked over at Caitlyn who was sitting up the back with the guys, a video camera in her hand. I hadn't told Shane what I was going to sing, he hadn't heard the song yet although he had been begging to hear it. "This is called 'That's How You Know', I hope you like it." I smiled at the crowd.

The music began playing and I lost myself in the performance, moving all around the stage energetically.

"How does she know that you love her?
How do you show her you love her?
How does she know that you
Really, really, truly love her?

It's not enough to take
The one you love for granted
You must remind her
Or she'll be inclined to say

How do I know he loves me?
(How do you know? How do you know?)
How do I know he's mine?
(How do you know?)

Well, does he leave a little note
To tell you, you are on his mind?
Send you yellow flowers
When the sky is grey?
He'll find a new way to show you
A little bit everyday
That's how you know
That's how you know
He's your love

Everybody wants to live
Happily ever after
Everybody wants to know
Their true love is true

How do you know he loves you?
(How do you know? How do you know?)
How do you know he's yours?
(How do you know?)

Well, does he take you out dancing
Just so he can hold you close?
Dedicate a song with words
Meant just for you?
He'll find his own way to tell you
With the little things he'll do
That's how you know
That's how you know
He's your love

He's your love
(How do you know? How do you know?)
How does she know that you love her?
How do you show her you love her?
How does she know that you
Really, really, truly love her?
That's how you know
He loves you
That's how you know
It's true

Because he'll wear your favorite color
Just so he can match your eyes
Plan a private picnic
By the fire's glow
His heart will be yours forever
Something every day will show
That's how you know
That's how you know
That's how you know

I took one final breath before belting out the last part of the song.

"That's how you know
He's your love"

Everyone was screaming as I tried to catch my breath again, Shane seemed to be cheering the loudest.

"Thank you." I said before placing the microphone back in the stand and running off stage.

Brown intercepted me before I could go over to Shane.

"Poppet, where did that come from? That was magnificent; I reckon you could give the boys a run for their money. That was a top-notch performance; believe me, I've seen many in my life. You were incredible, love."

"Thanks Brown." I smiled at him gratefully. Shane came over to us and Brown went to sit back down again to watch the next performance.

"That's was amazing, babe. Seriously, that blew my mind."

I giggled, "Glad to know I have that effect on you." I winked.

"Oh and I hope you know I love you."

"I know you do. Didn't you listen to the song?" I teased before explaining that I had started to write the song before he told me he loved me.

We watched all the performances with the others before going off on our own to Shane's cabin.

"I'm going to be honest with you, Mitch."

"With what?" I asked puzzled.

He sat down on his bed and pulled me down next to him, "I never thought we'd ever make it." He confessed, "I thought my fame would separate us permanently, but I've had a taste of losing you and I know for sure I never want to be without you in my life again."

I pulled his face to mine in a slow yet heated kiss, tasting every inch of his mouth.

He pulled away; leaving his lips a mere centimeter away from mine, "I love all of you, Mitchie Torres. I will love you forever and always, until the end of time."

"I want to be with you, no matter what happens or whatever comes between us." I spoke softly, "I want to be with you like this because I really do love you."

Words weren't needed anymore; Shane kissed me sweetly and lowered me onto my back gently.

He began kissing along my jaw; now holding himself up over me.

"Shane." I moaned, "No marks."

"Fine." He said against my throat, before returning his lips to mine.

"Better." I mumbled into his lips.

I woke up the next morning in his bed, still wearing the same clothes from the night before.

He had an arm draped casually over me so I slipped out trying not to make much movement.

I ran back to my cabin to avoid being caught, I thanked god it was still early and no one appeared to be awake.

Caitlyn was still asleep when I entered our room.

I grabbed a change of clothes and went in the bathroom to shower.

I came out ready for the day fifteen minutes later to see Caitlyn dressed and sitting on her bed waiting for me.

"Didn't hear you come in last night." She commented, slipping on a pair of her Converse shoes.

"Yeah, I kind of fell asleep with Shane. Sorry if I worried you."

"I went to see where you were and figured you be there. I looked through one of the windows and saw the two of you asleep. You're lucky Brown or Dee didn't see you, tell Shane to close the curtains from now on." She laughed.

"I won't be there every night." I said, "Feel welcome to have Nate here next time I go to Shane's though. It's not like Brown will get too mad if he even does catch us."

"Yeah, I doubt he will. Plus, he hates not being cool remember? Let's go eat, I'm starving." She said, standing up.

It was still early so we decided to help my mom out like old times.

"You did great last night, Mitchie." My mom said as she flipped some pancakes.

"Really?"

"Definitely, everyone seemed to love it. I think you two have a chance of winning."

"You think?" Caitlyn asked.

"Yes, don't you two want the prize, to go on tour?"

"You'd be okay with that?" I asked, "I'd miss some of my senior year." I reminded her.

"I'd be fine with it as long as you were still keeping your studies up. It's your dream to have people listen to your music, Mitchie. Go for it. Win this thing."

"Thanks mom." I said, abandoning the pancakes to hug her.

She seemed fine with me touring if I won, I hoped she'd feel the same even if I didn't win.

I definitely wanted to take up Shane on his offer as appearing as a special guest if I couldn't be the opening act.

Woot, I love camp. Bed time for me, I have an exam tomorrow that I haven't studied for haha. I'll be fine lol.

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