AN: Is anyone still reviewing this? 'Cuz if you're not, I think I'll end this story. We all have busy schedules, but I feel like I'm writing and writing, and no one wants to review it anymore…
I don't own anything, except for my ideas, and maybe an occasional OC or 2.
Previously…
"So…" Mark spotted Sierra sitting alone, staring off into space. "What are you thinking about?"
"Back at my school. If I was there, there's this dance coming up in a few days…" Sierra trailed off.
"There'll be other dances," Mark said, trying to be helpful.
"I know, it's just…that one was going to be Girls' Choice. You know, where the girls ask the guys to the dance. Not that I'd ever be able to ask a guy to one…" Sierra said.
"You know what? That gives me a great idea!" Mark said, his eyes lighting up.
Sierra gaped at Mark, then blushed as Mark took her hand in his. "If you want to go to a dance like that, then I'd love to take you," Mark said softly, blushing a little. "I mean, if you want to go. With me, that is."
"Yes!" Sierra shrieked, then looked embarrassed. "I mean, sure, OK. I'd like that. There's just one problem though. It's at school, and I'm here…"
Mark smiled back. "Hey, if we can't go to the dance, then we'll just have to bring the dance to us."
"Huh?" Sierra looked confused as Mark rushed off, his mind racing with endless possibilities.
Later…
Peggy found Ella and Caitlyn in the hallway. "Guys, guess what!"
"What?" Ella said, seeing Peggy's excitement and getting a little excited herself.
"Mark and Sierra came up with a great idea. We're having a dance!" Peggy announced, as she and Ella started shrieking and jumping up and down excitedly.
"No way! I'm soooo there!" Caitlyn said, rushing off to tell Mitchie the good news.
Chapter 37: The Dance (Part 1)
Caitlyn spotted Mitchie and Shane in front of Mitchie's room. Shane had one hand on the door, and the other wrapped around Mitchie, pulling her towards him. They were too busy making out to notice they weren't in Mitchie's room yet.
"Guys!" Caitlyn said loudly, causing them to break apart and blush.
"Hey Caitlyn, what's up?" Mitchie said, pretending like nothing had happened between them, while Shane fixed his hair.
"Sierra came up with a great idea," Caitlyn squealed. "We're having a dance, and everyone's invited!"
"Awesome!" Shane said, as Mitchie frowned.
"Everyone?" Mitchie worried, not knowing how Tess would act.
"Yes, everyone," Brown said, walking towards them. He was followed by Shane's parents.
"Mom? Dad?" Shane couldn't believe his eyes.
"How's it going, Shane?" His mom came over and hugged him, while his dad looked concerned.
"Everything's fine," Shane grinned, holding Mitchie's hand.
"Hi, Mr. and Mrs. Gray," Mitchie said politely.
"Hi, Mitchie," Mrs. Gray smiled warmly, as Mitchie gave an inward sigh of relief.
"So, what's this I hear about a dance?" Brown raised his eyebrows.
"It's a dance…to start off our tour. You know, get us all pumped to go on tour," Shane made up.
"Speaking of which, we should probably get started. Excuse me…" Mitchie left.
"Yeah, I think I'll go help her," Shane said, not wanting Mitchie to leave.
"I'm sure you will," Brown winked at his nephew, and smiled. "Go on, get outta here."
As soon as Shane left, the adults talked.
"So, who should we look out for?" Mr. Gray wondered. "Besides Shane?"
"Tess," Brown said knowingly.
"What about Jason and Ella?" Mrs. Gray said.
"No, they're nothing to worry about," Brown assured her.
"And Nate and Caitlyn?" Mr. Gray added.
"No, Nate's more of an adult than I am. He can help keep an eye on Jason and Ella," Brown put in helpfully.
"What about the others?" Mrs. Gray wondered.
"Sierra and Mark are fine, but maybe Peggy and Zack will need some supervision," Brown realized.
"That's everyone, isn't it?" Mr. Gray thought.
"Yup," Brown smiled.
Meanwhile…
"Hey, babe," Shane said, coming behind Mitchie and holding her close, kissing everywhere he could reach. Mitchie smiled as he kissed her neck, and then turned her around so he could get better access.
"I love you, Mitchie," Shane murmured, as he kissed Mitchie on her cheek, then her lips, and then started making out with her again.
"I love you too, Shane," Mitchie kissed him back, then broke away.
"What is it? What's wrong?" Shane looked worried. "Did I do something to make you upset?"
"No, it's just…we should get started on dance planning. Don't you think?" Mitchie said quickly. "Now that you're all better, the tour should be starting up pretty soon, and if we want to have a dance, we should have it soon."
"No," Shane said crossly, folding his arms. "I'd rather keep kissing you than plan a dance."
Mitchie gave Shane a look, and Shane gave in. "Fine..."
"That's my Shane," Mitchie teased. "Hey, I was thinking…"
"About making out with me?" Shane joked.
Mitchie laughed. "OK, besides that. I wrote a couple songs, but I wasn't sure when I'd get to perform them. How about at the dance, with Connect 3 backing me up?"
"Sounds great," Shane said, losing himself in Mitchie's eyes. "Why don't we start rehearsing now?"
"I have to find Sierra and Caitlyn and the others. But I'll be by later to practice, OK?" Mitchie gave Shane a small smile, and Shane gave her a quick kiss goodbye.
"Love you, Mitchie."
"I love you too, Shane."
Later…
"Hey, guys, what do you think of this song?" Nate said, as he picked up his guitar and strummed the chords. When he was done, Shane and Jason looked awestruck.
"Dude, that was awesome!" Shane said, excited.
"YEAH!" Jason exclaimed. "That rocked!"
"I'm glad you think so," Nate worried. "Now, I just hope Caitlyn thinks so too."
"Hey, can we make it a duet?" Jason asked hopefully.
"Sure," Nate agreed, knowing Jason and Ella had the same situation as him and Caitlyn.
"Cool!" Jason said, picking up his guitar and following Nate's lead.
Shane smiled as Jason caught onto the melody, and started adding his own harmony to the song. It was one of the few things Jason could do perfectly, almost right away. Within minutes, Jason had the chords memorized.
"I got it!" Jason said happily, playing it for the 20th time in a row.
"Yeah, we know," Shane teased him, then said, "Hey, what about that other song?"
"You mean the ballad?" Nate said.
"Yeah, that one," Shane suggested. "Want to perform that one?"
"Yeah, that'd be great," Nate agreed, as Jason cheered.
"Guys, Mitchie said she wanted to do some songs with us too. Would that be OK?"
"OK? That'd be awesome!" Jason said, as Nate agreed.
"And don't forget the one with Peggy," Nate added.
"Why don't we go over them with Mitchie and Peggy now?" Jason suggested, happy that he brought it up first.
"That's an awesome idea, man," Nate said, amazed.
Shane got Mitchie and Peggy, and they started rehearsing their songs.
The next day…
"Hey guys, isn't this dance a blast?" Shane said into the microphone, as everyone cheered. They were in the hotel's main ballroom, and Mitchie sat with Caitlyn, Sierra, and Mark at one table, as Tess sat with Peggy and Zack at another. Brown and the Grays were constantly walking around, making sure everyone was OK.
"OK, it's time for another song…it's one that I wrote recently, and I want to dedicate this to Caitlyn," Nate said, trying to get her attention. Mitchie motioned for Caitlyn to look at Nate, but Caitlyn turned away.
"And Ella!" Jason added, as Ella looked surprised.
The guys started playing Nate's song (AN: I know the JB wrote it, but just pretend that Nate wrote it.)
Nate:
Broken hearts and last goodbyes,
restless nights
But lullabies
help to make this pain go away
Jason:
I realize I let you down
Told you that I'd be around
I'm building up the strength just to say
All 3:
I'm sorry
For breaking all the promises
that I wasn't around to keep
It's on me,
This time is the last time I will ever beg you to stay
But you're already on your way
Nate:
Filled with sorrow, filled with pain
Knowing that I am to blame
For leaving your heart out in the rain
Jason:
And I know you're gonna walk away
And leave me with the price to pay
Before you go I wanted to say
All 3:
That I'm sorry
For breaking all the promises
that I wasn't around to keep
It's on me,
This time is the last time I will ever beg you to stay
But you're already on your way
Nate:
Can't make it alive on my own
But if you have to go,
Then please girl,
just leave me alone
'Cuz I don't want to see
You and me
going our separate ways
I'm begging you to stay
If it isn't too late
All 3:
I'm sorry
For breaking all the promises
that I wasn't around to keep
It's on me,
This time is the last time I will ever beg you to stay
But you're already on your way
Nate:
But you're already on your way
As the last notes died away, Nate's and Jason's eyes were brimming with tears as they gazed into their girlfriends faces. Ella was crying as well, and before the song was finished, she'd run up to Jason and flung her arms around him.
"Oh my Gray, Jason, that was amazing!" Ella said, sniffling. "Apology accepted. Now come here!" Jason smiled as Ella kissed him passionately, and Jason's guitar was squished as Ella and Jason began making out.
Shane and Mitchie were making out also, and breaking apart every once in a while to observe the other couples.
Caitlyn and Nate watched the newly reunited Jella as they continued to suck face, and glanced not so discreetly at one another.
"OK, that's…" Caitlyn began, breaking out into a smile.
"Caitlyn, I never meant to hurt you," Nate said, looking sincerely apologetic.
"I know," Caitlyn said, looking sad. "But you did."
"I know, and I'm sorry," Nate said, looking into Caitlyn's eyes. "I can't stand it when you're angry with me, because…"
"Me either," Caitlyn admitted. "Can we still be friends?"
"If that's what you want," Nate agreed rather reluctantly. "Is it?"
"No," Caitlyn said, looking away.
"Then…what is it that you really want?" Nate said, tilting Caitlyn's chin up so that they were looking directly at one another.
"This…" Caitlyn kissed Nate as hard and passionately as she could, while they wrapped their arms around each other.
"OMG, you guys, look!" Mitchie said, pushing Shane away from her and pointing at Nate and Caitlyn.
"YAY!" Jason said happily, coming up for oxygen. He put his arm around Ella.
Tess scowled as she saw all the couples reunited. Then Peggy, who'd been dancing with Zack, came up to her.
"Hey, Tess," Peggy said. "What's wrong?"
"What's wrong?" Tess moaned, looking miserable. "I'm alone. That's what's wrong."
Peggy motioned behind Tess's back, and a guy came over.
"Hey, Tess. It's OK if I call you Tess, right?" The guy said.
"Who're you?" Tess gave him a critical once-over, then glanced at Peggy blankly. "Who's he?"
"Tess, meet your back-up dancer. You know, the one I…" Peggy whispered the rest into Tess' ear.
"You liked this guy?" Tess screeched, and Peggy blushed, looking extremely embarrassed.
"Um, OK, thanks a lot for blowing my secret," Peggy grumbled. "Yeah, I did like him, but that was before I met Zack." She glanced dreamily over at Zack, who glared at the other guy.
"Um, thanks, I think," The guy said, smiling shyly.
Tess glanced at the guy and Peggy, and started walking off.
"Tess, wait," Peggy said, as Connect 3 took the stage again. They were motioning for Peggy to join them.
"What now?" Tess wondered.
"I was thinking, since you don't have a date for tonight…why don't you dance with him?" Peggy suggested.
"Peggy, he's my backup dancer…" Tess whined.
"At least dancing with him would be better than sitting around all night looking like a major loser," Peggy pointed out. "C'mon, give him a chance. What do you say?"
"Fine," Tess grumbled. She dragged the guy onto the dance floor, as Peggy took the stage.
AN: YAY! Smitchie, Jella, and Naitlyn are finally back together! What happens with Tess and the other guy? Will Tess give him a chance? Will they fall in love? And what about Zeggy (Zack/Peggy) and Mierra (Mark/Sierra)? Please review to find out. The faster you review, the faster I'll post the next chapter. So what are you waiting for? Go on, review.