All I'm saying is; this chapter is just a fight. I don't want to add more, cos this will be pretty long on its own :P

I'll say more at the bottom, I can't resist :P

Chapter 23

To say the next morning was the most horrible day of Mitchie's life... would still be an understatement. A big understatement.

Mitchie as always got up bright and early for the school morning, woke Caitlyn up by blasting music out of the speakers and had a shower. Afterwards, she dressed in her casual attire and brushed through her hair, not really bothering with it today, just tying it at the back.

Carelessly she applied her makeup, her mind not really on the job at hand. Instead she was still picturing the photo she saw of Shane last night, his hand up that girls thigh, she rolled her eyes and shook her head. She didn't know why she was tormenting herself over this, it was in the past. That's where it belonged, the photo, Shane's dating, it was all in the past.

So why couldn't she just let it go?

"Oh God, Mitchie I hate to be the bad guy here but, seriously look in the mirror!" Caitlyn laughed whilst pulling her boots on, Mitchie frowned and turned back the mirror. "Oh my God I'm a clown!" She gasped mortified at her appearance. Apparently not focusing whilst applying blusher and foundation was a bad move. Now she looked a cross between the Joker and some crazy drag-queen.

"Yeah, so wipe that crap off and lets go to breakfast, and see Nate," Caitlyn added dreamily, Mitchie smiled shaking her head as she began to remove the red slashes on her cheeks. She remembered when she first started dating Shane, the glow that would appear at just the thought of him, the need to see him and be with him every second. Of course now 6 and a half months in, the glow had dulled a little bit.

"Okay come on," Mitchie sighed eventually, grabbing her phone and flipping it open she frowned, surely Nate would've texted back by now? Sighing she closed her phone, she really did need to talk to him. "Awesome," Caitlyn grinned pulling her friend out of the house a little faster.

As if it were routine they'd go round the Gray's for breakfast everyday before school, unless they had to do something Connect 3 related of course. Instead of ringing the doorbell Mitchie walked straight in but immediately regretted it.

"SHANE! Who the hell are you?! You're not the son I wanted! Why can't you be more like Nate?!"..." Mitchie felt Caitlyn's hand on her arm and turned sideways to look at her friend, "maybe we should go back and eat at our house..."

Suddenly Shane appeared in the hallway, he froze when he saw Mitchie and Caitlyn standing in the door. His eyes connected with Mitchie's but she saw no apologetic glint or anything to suggest he was happy to see her. Instead he remained cold, barely even seeing her.

"IF you don't come back here RIGHT NOW, I swear to GOD...!" Shane's jaw clenched as his Dad continued to yell, still not uttering a word to Mitchie he stormed past the two and out of the house.

Caitlyn being the only one still with her voice and function to move her limbs shoved Mitchie in his direction. "Go after him!" She urged then saw Nate motion her up the stairs quickly as Mitchie ran after Shane.

Nate grasped Caitlyn's hand and pulled her quickly up the stairs as his father stormed out of the house. "What's going on?!" Caitlyn hissed, standing on the top of the stairs with Nate, he was breathing heavily and looked down at her. "Nothing," he brushed her off, though she knew he was lying, the sadness in his eyes told her as much.

Instead of pressing him on the subject she tentatively wrapped her arm around his waist, hugging him quickly, "thanks Caitlyn, I think I'm going to need you to hug me a lot now..." She heard him whisper and smiled, though she knew something bad was happening she couldn't help but feel so god damn happy.

Meanwhile Shane was still storming down the endless roads, not really knowing or caring where he was going. "Shane!" He heard Mitchie call his name again, his jaw tightened and he kept going, not looking back.

Mitchie sighed angrily, not understanding why he was still walking away from her. Surely he'd heard her yell? Shaking her head she took a deep breath and began running, eventually she caught up with him and tugged on his arm. He flinched, almost knocking her backwards she cried out but he managed to catch her before she fell. As soon as she was steady on his feet he began walking again, not bothering to wait for her.

"Shane what the hell is going on?!" Mitchie called desperately, again running to catch up. He peered at her sideways before shaking his head. "Why do you care?!" He snapped rounding the corner, Mitchie smiled in satisfaction as he met a dead end of a road. If he turned back round, there was no way he'd escape her this time.

However his words slowly sunk in and she dropped the smug expression. "W-what?" she said speechless, how could he even ask her that after everything?!

"Of course I care! You're my boyfriend, and I... I really care about you!" She said softly, hoping to calm him down. But to her confusion it just seemed to enrage him even more. "You don't care!" He burst out, frightening her a little as he lashed out on a trash can, kicking it over and yelling out.

"I do..." she whispered tearfully. She couldn't for the life of her figure out what the hell had gotten into him. "More than you care about Nate?!" He hissed, his eyes flashing dangerously. Mitchie's eyes widened and she took a careful step forwards.

"Nate's one of my best friends," she said slowly, deliberating what to say. "I know that," he spat, "but you sure he isn't something more?!" Mitchie gaped at him, she couldn't believe they were having the conversation again! How could he even think that after the last time he had these thoughts, it ruined everything between them!

"Shane! How dare you even suggest-"

"Nate, I need to talk to you, it's urgent DON'T TELL SHANE!" Shane practically screamed the last bit, hitting out again and kicking down another trash can. Mitchie flinched away, backing up slightly, how did he know about that?! Had she sent it to the wrong phone?... He looked shockingly scary at that minute, his hair untamed, his face red and his eyes bloodshot, from what? Crying she'd figured, one of them was swollen slightly, and closed up.

"Shane what happened to your eye?" She asked suddenly, forgetting what he'd previously suggested. He scoffed turning away from her, "as I said, 'like you care' just go run to Nate... whore..."

At that minute Mitchie could feel her blood boiling, she couldn't believe her ears. What the hell did he just call me?! She thought furiously clenching her fists. Even now during this fight, she registered, with tears pouring out of her eyes that their relationship was on the verge of being destroyed. It was like they were standing together on the edge of the cliff, both about to fall and it was up to him whether they plunged to the bottom, or saved themselves.

"I can't- I-I Can't... belie-ve you j-just said tha-t to... to me..." Mitchie cried, covering her face with her hands. Wiping away the stream of tears, she looked up at him and cried harder. He didn't even care, his face didn't even soften like it had before when she cried. "It's what you are... playing two brothers against each other... tell me did you, did you sneak into... his room, when... after sharing- m-y bed?"

Mitchie shook her head furiously, he was crying now too. She stared silently up at him, wondering where all of this was coming from. What had changed since last night... and how could he get that from a simple text. She knew she was going to have to confess why she'd wanted to talk to Nate, though at the same time she knew it was no good. They were falling, and she couldn't save them.

"I wanted to ask Nate... about your dating, all those girls, I was scared after seeing that photo. I just want-"

"You just what?! Wanted to go behind my back?! Why couldn't you just ask me? Is that all you want Mitchie? Do you want to know?!" Mitchie couldn't stop sobbing, the way he'd spat out her name like it was poison made her heart break. She truly didn't understand what was going on. Why they were fighting, and what had caused him to get so aggravated, though she had a feeling it was something to do with his parents.

"No... Shane I just, i feel so stupid! You and those girls, their so-so beautif-ul and I'm just plain... you-you're past ju-st scares me," she ended up whispering, hoping that her explanation would some how cure this crazy mess.

"Well do you want to know Mitch?" He said equally as quiet, his face held a stoney expression that made her shiver. The answer now presented to her she found she didn't want it. It didn't matter what he'd done, as long as he was here with her now. If only I could've just figured that out sooner she thought shrugging.

He took this as his answer and laughed mirthlessly, "I took all of them... into my bus, hotel, bed... and had sex with all those girls Mitchie," he whispered, he was trying to torture her now. Punish her. She knew that so she tried to block it out, but he carried on as she shook her head.

"Does it hurt you Mitch? To know that I've screwed all those girls. Touched their bodies, making them scream my..."

"STOP IT!" Mitchie screamed. It echoed, making Shane shiver. He couldn't believe what he was saying either, but it just kept spilling out of his mouth, like hot lava, destroying everything that he loved in front of him.

"Why are you doing this?!" She shrieked still covering her ears with her hands incase her continued. Peeking at him from under her eyelashes she sobbed, she could see now... he was broken. His eye was more prominently swollen, tears leaving scars behind on his cheeks. His hair unbrushed hanging limp in his eyes. She watched tearfully as he crouched down on the ground, then dropped. Sitting on the dirty, rain watered ground sobbing into his hands.

"What happened Shane?" he flinched at his name, cowering slightly. Mumbling softly she bent closer, her heart pounding against her ribcage. After all he'd just accused/ said to her, she still cared deeply and it was breaking her heart to see him like this.

"Kicked me out..." he muttered finally looking up, his eyes flashing. "Because of you!" He hissed, she wet her lips and crouched down in front of him. "Why?" she questioned but stood back up as his eyes started blazing again. "Because of you! I thought it was worth it! I stood up for us... while you... were lying to me and meeting Nate!"

Mitchie remained silent, she couldn't believe he still thought there was something between her and Nate. She wanted to know so badly what had happened, why'd he'd been kicked out? Kicked out of where... house? The band?

"Shane I think we should go home," she suggested, tears still making their way down her face. God I must look like one hell of a clown again, she thought reaching out to touch him. "NO!" He said forcefully, standing up and walking away once again.

"Shane?!" She called out wishing with everything she had he'd turn round, apologize and hold her in his arms, telling her nothing he said was real...

"Just fuck off Michelle, we're finished! I don't want you near me... don't even look at me!" He yelled then ran.

Leaving her behind. Confused and Broken.

Gasps and whispers filled the room as Mitchie stepped into the classroom. Tears still cascading down her cheeks, she didn't bother looking up and flinched when the teacher reached out her arm to see if she was okay.

Mutely she trudged over to her seat and flopped in it carelessly. "Mitchie..." She flinched again hearing her name spoken, so much more softly than when it was spoken by him. Nate was crouched beside her, his hand on her knee. "Mitchie...?" he whispered his thumb rubbing her knee trying to sooth her.

"He's gone..." she said though her words were barely audible. "I know," Nate mumbled, she looked up at him in shock and noticed he too had the mournful expression on his face. "He broke up with me," she sobbed clutching his hand. More hands were on her now, Caitlyn was hugging her from behind. "He's been kicked out of the house," Nate informed her looking at the teacher who nodded her head. Slowly he pulled Mitchie from her seat and the three of them walked out of the classroom, Nate and Caitlyn both supporting their friend as she walked.

"He thought that... me and y-you..." she started crying again, sobs raking her body as she ran through every word screamed at her again. "And... h-he said he'd screw-ed girls and ma-de them scream his... name..." Nate's expression hardened as he gripped her shoulders tightly. Pushing the hair that was stuck to her tear soaked face away.

"He said the same to me, well not about the girls," Nate added looking up at Caitlyn carefully, now she looked like she was on the war path. "I'm going to kill him," she seethed shaking with rage. "Caity," Nate gained her attention, clutching Mitchie's hand. "Take her home, to yours... I need to find my brother." Was all Nate said before kissing Mitchie's temple, wiping away the tears quickly he whispered in her ear, "you still have us."

Then walking up to Caitlyn he kissed her softly and said "fill her in, if she wants to know..." Caitlyn nodded sadly before wishing him luck and turning back to her best friend. So fragile and broken in front of her.

"I love him Caitlyn," Mitchie cried, burying her head in her friend's shoulder. "Why did he do that to me? I love him..." she whispered wondering if her heart was still intact after the brutal attack on it.

"Come on lets go," Caitlyn muttered quietly, she couldn't say much to comfort Mitchie, that was what Nate was best at. No she was the type of friend who sought revenge or justice, which were the same things in Caitlyn's mind.

Once home Mitchie fell to her bed whilst Caitlyn explained to her Mom that she wasn't well. Mitchie reached over for the tee shirt Shane had left behind the other night. Quickly pulling off her own top she replaced it with his, breathing in his cool scent, trying to calm herself down. Only just the thought of him broke her down and soon she blacked out from pain of a broken heart.

The end.

haha just kidding :p

I hope it was okay :S

I changed the months, I've skipped a few so now they've been together half a year, i know I can time travel, its amazing :P

Also I know this is confusing, but all will be reveaaaaaaaaaaled, I'm like a magician, you see the trick before you know how it's done.... haha

Basically I'm building up to something, and I know where the story/characters need to be for it to work out, so yeaah the chapters leading may be slightly confusing but bare with me pleaseee :p

Please Review! Let me Know what you think as alwayyyys!

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