Disclaimer: I do not own Camp Rock or Disneyland.
Author's Note: This one was probably a better concept than reality, but I needed a transition chapter. Plus the idea of Shane in Mickey Mouse ears amused me.
As Shane, Jason and Nate finished up in the studio, Nate glanced over at his bandmate and said, "Hey, Jason, Shane and I want to get started planning your bachelor party. Any idea what you want to do?"
Jason stopped what he was doing and pulled his two friends into a group hug, "Thanks, guys. I couldn't ask for better friends!"
Shane pulled away from Jason before adding, "Anything you want buddy – a blow out in Vegas, adventure weekend, whatever."
Jason grinned at his friends, "I really appreciate that, but I don't want a bachelor party."
Shane and Nate exchanged confused looks. "Why not?" Nate asked.
"I just never liked them. Really, what's the point?"
"I think it is supposed to be your last big adventure as a single guy, right?" Shane looked to Nate to confirm his statement.
"Exactly," Jason responded. "I think it's stupid that girls get to celebrate getting married with a shower and nice presents, and guys go act like their life is ending and they have to fit in one last fling. So, I don't want one."
Occasionally Jason said something that made total sense, and it usually caught the guys off-guard. Nate paused a moment before putting his hand on Jason's shoulder, "Obviously you've given this some thought."
"Ya think," Shane mumbled as he watched his chances of a guys' weekend in Vegas disappear. Nate glared at Shane and mouthed, "Not helping."
Nate continued, "We just want to do something to show how excited we are that you and Peggy are getting married. It doesn't have to be a bachelor party. It is supposed to be about you, not about what we want," Nate gave Shane a look when he said this. "You think about what you might like and get back to us, okay?"
A few days later, Jason sat down next to Nate and announced, "I think I know what I want to do."
Nate looked confused. Even after all these years, he still had a difficult time following Jason's thought process at times. He tried to think about the last thing that he had discussed with Jason, but still wasn't sure what his buddy was talking about. "About what?"
"For my non-bachelor party, duh."
"Oh, great! What do you have in mind?" Nate asked.
Jason rubbed his hands together in anticipation, "I want to take you, Shane, Melody and Annabelle to Disneyland and then have a family barbeque with the girls at your house."
"You want to go to Disneyland with my four and six year olds and then have dinner at my house like we do every weekend?"
"Yup. It'll be awesome!" Jason exclaimed. "And it's perfect because it celebrates everything I'm looking forward to when I get married – Peggy, kids, family and friends."
Jason looked so excited that Nate smiled back at his friend. "You got it. Now we just have to tell Shane."
Shane and Nate stood next to a bodyguard watching Jason, Annabelle and Melody spin on the Tea Cup ride. "If he's not careful, Melody is going to throw up on him," Nate observed as he pulled the brim of his Goofy hat further down over his curls. "I told him not to spin too much after she ate that cotton candy."
"Serves him right if she does," Shane grumbled from under his Mouse ears.
Nate smirked at his friend, "Come on Shane; get in the spirit. This is the happiest place on earth, remember?"
Shane had been a willing, if somewhat unenthusiastic, participant in the day's events right up until Jason dragged them all into the hat shop on Main Street. It took Jason, Melody and Annabelle 15 minutes to get Shane to put on the headgear they had picked for him. Nate was pretty sure that photos of Shane in Mickey Mouse ears with his name embroidered on it would be all over the internet before the day was over.
Shane stopped glaring at Nate as Jason and the girls exited the ride and ran towards him. Annabelle rushed up to him, "Uncle Shane, can you go on Space Mountain with me? Uncle Jason says he'll buy me the t-shirt if I'm brave enough to go!"
Shane sighed before smiling down at his niece, "Sure thing, Munchkin." He grabbed her hand and started to walk towards Tomorrowland. "Do you think it's safe for me to wear this great hat on the ride? It might get lost." His sarcasm was lost on the six-year old.
Annabelle stopped walking and looked at Shane in horror. "Uncle Shane, you can't lose your ears! I'm sure that Daddy will hold them for you while we're on the ride."
Shane grinned at Nate before whispering, "How much do you want to accidentally ditch the ears while I'm on the ride?"
"Never gonna happen," Nate replied as he lifted Melody onto Jason's shoulders. Loudly to his daughter he said, "Don't worry princess. I'll guard the ears with my life."
Annabelle continued talking as she began dragging Shane away, "Thanks, Daddy! You have to have your ears for lunch, Uncle Shane. Uncle Jason made us special reservations at Ariel's Grotto for lunch with the princesses. I know that Ariel is going to love taking a picture with you in your ears!"
Nate grinned at Jason as he heard Shane groan, "Princess lunch, huh?"
"I knew the girls would love it," Jason replied.
Nate smirked, "And the fact that it is going to annoy Shane is just an added bonus."
Later that evening sitting around the fire pit in his backyard, Nate had to admit it had been a great day. He was pretty sure that the picture of Shane, Jason, his girls and five princesses was going to have a place of honor in his office. Maybe poster-sized. He had even had fun painting birdhouses with everyone before dinner. He raised his wine glass towards Jason, who sat on the outdoor couch with his arm around Peggy and Annabelle in her Space Mountain t-shirt curled up in his lap. "To Jason and Peggy," he said.
Jason smiled back at his friend, 'To friends and family," Jason replied. He leaned over and kissed Peggy's head. "And the future."