So, special treat to make it up to you guys. A very long chapter! Nine pages on Word. Awesome. And thanks for reviewing.
"No, all I care about is you Mitchie. And I'm gonna help you in any way possible."
"Okay then. Well, do you have any ideas?"
Shane smirked once again. "Well..." Mitchie patiently waited for an answer but instead, Shane swiftly but softly placed his lips on Mitchie's.
Mitchie was shocked at first but didn't pull away. They didn't go in a make-out session since Shane pulled away first. Mitchie was still shocked but not that much in a bad way.
"Wow. You're a good kisser Shane," Mitchie said bluntly, yet honestly.
"See, we're getting somewhere. You remember my name. And yeah, I've been told that."
"Jerk," Mitchie joked. Shane's jaw dropped jokingly. "Weird as it is, I guess you're right. But there's something weird. Like it's bad and good at the same time." The two started walking down the hallways, towards the cafeteria for lunch.
"Unless you count me all of a sudden I suddenly suck at kissing, I'm thinking that the bad thing you are thinking is about either you think I'm cheating with another girl or that we shouldn't be kissing. And the good thing would be, and I'm sure of this, is that you were and still are my girlfriend."
"That makes sense, sort of. So, I think I remember that besides Kenny, I think you have one or two more brothers?"
"Whoa, how do you remember Kenny?"
"Please, I love that boy, and maybe," Mitchie mumbled the last part, "he visited me while I was in the hospital..."
"What? He knew that you're in the hospital and I didn't?!"
"Shane! Don't cause a scene! And besides, it's not exactly my fault. His school was having problems and they were trying to fox it or something so they cancelled school for the week. He visited me so he wasn't bored."
"Hey Shaney," Kelly flirted. "I know Mitchie still isn't back, so if you still need a shoulder to cry on, I'm available." Kelly added a wink, completely ignoring and not knowing that Mitchie was next to him. "Who's the freak?"
"Sorry Kelly but I'm much better now, thanks to her," Shane said as pecked Mitchie's cheek. Mitchie was startled by the quick peck but nonetheless blushed, which was something the new Mitchie rarely did. Kelly scoffed.
"Isn't this that new loser kid you were yelling at yesterday? Pfft, what makes her so special? She looks all emo-ish and like a cutter. I bet she is one! That's why she's still wearing long sleeves! And besides, wouldn't your precious Mitchie be angry at you for cheating on you with a girl who looks like she came from the dead?"
The statements made Mitchie blow up and unroll her sleeves. Sure there were cuts but there was only one on each of her arms, both in different areas. "I am not a cutter. My guitar strings broke before so I was covering this up so people don't think I'm a cutter! And besides, it's near the end of February. Of course I'd wear clothes like these!"
Shane protectively put his arm around Mitchie. "Yeah, and, I'm not cheating on Mitchie. She doesn't exactly know this but her real self knows that I love her even more than music."
"It sure doesn't look like that, and what do you mean real self? Has she not reached her full potential?" Kelly sarcastically joked.
"No, Mitchie has amnesia," and before Shane walked away with her, he added, "And this is her."
"So, thanks for standing up for me. I think I remember her now. Kelly Tyler right?" Shane nodded and Mitchie continued. "She's the cousin of Tess Tyler, who was a bitch, but is now one of our close friends. Her mom is TJ Tyler and we met, in a bad way, at Camp Rock!" Mitchie squealed and hugged Shane. "Oh my God! This is the most I've remembered in one day! Thank you!"
"No problem."
"So do I have to kiss your other brothers? Not including Kenny of course. I mean he's only nine and we're close as friends and I don't want him to get bad ideas like I'd do something bad 'cause that would be bad since like I said, we're close friends and--"
Shane cut her off by kissing her quickly. Mitchie blushed once again. "Hey, you're cute when you ramble or blush. I can't help myself."
"But seriously, do I have to kiss your other brothers?"
"What? Oh, oh no. They have their own girlfriends. Maybe if you played some of your music with them though, it might bring some memories back."
"But I've never openly shared my songs, or at least not that I remember."
"Mitchie, trust me. You've played with Nate and Jason before. You'll be fine."
"Um, okay." The two walked up to the table and Mitchie first waved at Jason, and then Nate. "Hi Nate. Hi Jason."
"I'm Nate," Nate corrected.
"And I'm Jason. I like birds and bird-houses," Jason said as if nothing were different and he was making a new friend, sort of.
"I remember now, you have like 52 birdhouses last time I remember see them," Mitchie said as she nodded.
"I'm actually working on my 65th. Time flies when you're having fun, I'll tell you that."
"I'm Caitlyn. I produce music. Check me out," Caitlyn said as she typed something on her laptop. She played it everyone swayed their heads to the music. A light bulb lit up above Shane's head.
"I got it!" Shane exclaimed standing up. "That song, what is it?"
"It's an original. It even has lyrics. I call it Our Time Is Here. It's basically about the end of our experience at Camp Rock."
"You should make a recording of Mitchie, Tess, and Peggy singing the song. It could help Mitchie remember Camp Rock."
Mitchie thought about it and rubbed her chin. "You know, even though I don't recall this whole Camp Rock thing, I think it's a pretty good idea."
"Okay then. It's settled. After school, you girls will meet up at Caitlyn's to get the recording done."
"Wait, what about you guys?" Peggy asked.
Nate and Jason smirked as they leaned back in their chairs. Nate answered, "Well, we have other plans that are important, too."
"So, I guess it's Guys Day In?"
Jason's brothers paused the game and just stared at him. Sometimes they just really wondered if he was their older blood brother.
"Dude, what are you talking about?" Nate asked.
"Seriously Jas," Kenny started.
"You're not making any sense," Shane finished.
"Uh, it's the opposite of a Girls Night Out. We're guys, it's still the afternoon, and we're indoors. Anyways, come on, the girls are recording their song. What are us guys doing? Nothing at the moment right now," Jason pointed out as he put down his controller.
"True, so very true."
"Let's invite Barron and Sander over!" Kenny exclaimed.
"Actually, I think I have a better idea that I can add on," Nate piped up out of nowhere. His brothers turned to him to listen to what he had to say. "Why don't we also invite Jaime? You know, so we can get to know him better."
"Why? He's Tess' boyfriend, not ours," Kenny joked. "Besides, he's a stranger to me."
"Exactly why we should invite him over with the rest of the guys. So he won't be like a stranger to you or us."
"I honestly have a bad idea about this," Jason admitted.
"'Sup dudes," Jaime greeted as he walked in the Grays' home.
Jaime had slightly long, dirty-blonde hair, like a surfer. He was actually a skater and even skated on the way here. He was somewhere between white and a light tan and was Shane's height. Jaime is the same age as Jason, eighteen. He finished school early and likes to go around the country, especially to skate.
"Hey Jaime," the rest of the crew greeted.
"Wat'cha playing?" Jaime sat down next to Kenny and Shane, who were both really into the game. He read the players' name on the TV screen. "Who are K.G. and S.G.?"
"Us," they responded together.
"I thought your names were Kenny and Shane Gray."
"They are but those are their nicknames for each other. They're that close as brothers," Nate explained as he sat down.
"Do you guys know where the closest skate shop and mall is? I need to get something."
"Sure, we'll all go there." Shane and Kenny groaned towards Nate's response but went with the group anyway.
"So, what do you need to get?" Shane asked.
"First, I need to find that skate shop. There's something really important I need to get," Jaime said as he started to run away from the group.
"Wait! Jaime! The skate shop is... Damn it!" Shane muttered.
"I'll get him," Kenny said before taking off. He started running and quickly took sight of Jaime and ran faster. "Jaime! Wait!"
Jaime turned around and saw Kenny, which only made him run faster. Kenny glared at the back of his head and began to run as fast as he could. He quickly caught up to Jaime, thank you escaping from fan girls, and jumped on his back, bringing him down on the spot. Kenny was somehow able to lip Jaime on his back and pin down his shoulders.
"Get off of me!" Jaime roared.
"Not until you explain why you ran away from us," Kenny ordered as he struggled to keep Jaime pinned. Hey, he was doing a pretty good job for an eight year old.
Jaime scoffed. "Please, you guys were watching me like a bunch of vultures getting ready to kill me or something. What bad was I doing?"
Kenny gave him a confused look as he got off Jaime. "Then why did you run away?"
"Kid, I just explained that."
"Well, we just wanted to get to know you. We didn't mean to intimidate you or anything. Sorry."
"It's okay. I guess."
"So, um. Where are you from? Like, what do you like to do besides skate?"
"I'm from Northern California. And besides skating, I do tae-kwon-do and I like making videos."
"Really? Like of what?"
"Random and/or funny moments. Like this one time, man it was hilarious. But remember this; I was like in first grade. Okay, me and my best friends Kyle and Liam were playing tag and all of a sudden, I trip over a rock that's like the size of a pebble." Jaime noticed that Kenny was somewhat holding in a stifled laugh and smiled at this. "But that's not the best part. As Liam chases Kyle, Kyle trips over a blade of grass. One itty bitty piece of grass." Now, Kenny decides to fall on his back and roll around the floor laughing. "Yeah, my mom was watching us and caught the whole thing on tape."
"That's pretty funny. Thanks for telling me that. Um, wanna go back now?"
"Sure."
"What took you guys so long? Jason went crazy again and ran off to get some food for Jake," Barron said.
"Oh, um, we just talked some things out. You know, got to know each other," Jaime answered as he lightly ruffled Kenny's hair.
"That's cool. Ready to check out that skate shop?" Nate asked, pointing in the direction of it.
"You know it." Jaime and Kenny quickly ran inside to talk to a worker in the shop. Kenny came with because he already knew what Jaime was going to get. They quickly went to the skateboards to have a custom-made design carved in and the rest of the group slowly followed. Jaime chose a pink board with purple stripes going across. They guys, except Kenny, laughed.
"Dude, pink?" Shane asked between laughs. Jaime glared at him.
"Don't judge me," was all Jaime said before picking out some simple purple wheels to go with it. It took all of the guys' self control to not burst out laughing. After Jaime paid for the custom board with wheels, the group immediately caught up with Jason who was holding bags of bird food. Slightly annoyed by the others, Jaime blurted out, "Dudes, do you seriously think I'd shred on a pink and purple board?"
"I don't know, maybe," Sander said before holding his chest from laughter. Barron was doing the same thing. Jaime just rolled his eyes as he watched his two friends.
"Guys, it's for Tess," Jaime and Jason said together. The two boys on the floor stopped rolling around and stared at Jaime and Jason. The others did, too.
"Wow," was all Kenny said.
"Yeah, that normally happens with Shane and Kenny," Nate said.
"Or us two," Barron and Sander added.
"Okay," Shane said. "Awkward."
"You guys ready?" Caitlyn asked. Tess, Mitchie, and Peggy nodded. "Are you sure Mitchie?"
"Yeah. I'm ready," Mitchie responded.
"Okay, here we go." Caitlyn counted off, "Five, four, three, two." Caitlyn pressed the spacebar and music played through the stereos. All three girls took a deep breath and started to sing,
"We're done, but it's not over, we'll start it again
After the end of the day, it keeps getting better
Don't be afraid, we'll do it together"
Come on, come on, you know
It's your time to move, it's my time to move
Come on, come on, let go
Leave it all behind, your past and mine
Gone are the days of summer
We couldn't change it if we tried
Why would we want to, let's go where we got to
Our paths will cross again in time
It's never the same tomorrow,
And tomorrow is never clear
So come on, come on, you know
Our time, our time is here
We know, but we're not certain
How can we be, how can we see what's ahead
The road keeps on turning
And all we can do, is travel each day to the next
Come on, come on, you know
It's your time to move, it's my time to move
Come on, come on, let go
Leave it all behind, your past and mine
Gone are the days of summer
We couldn't change it if we tried
Why would we want to, let's go where we got to
Our paths will cross again in time
It's never the same tomorrow,
And tomorrow is never clear
So come on, come on, you know
Our time, our time is here
YEAH!
Gone are the days of summer
We couldn't change it if we tried
So come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on
So come on, come on, you know
Our time... Our time is here."
"That was great girls!" Caitlyn yelled from behind the soundboard.
"Ugh, I need to sit down," Mitchie groaned as she sat down on a couch. Yeah, Caitlyn's garage was her personalized recording studio. It was pretty good, too. Tess even said that she hasn't seen anything this cool since her mom's tour bus.
"What's wrong Mitch?" Tess asked as she sat down next to Mitchie.
"Ugh, I need an aspirin. Final Jam's being a bitch to me right now."
"What?" Peggy asked, obviously confused.
"Um..." Mitchie's eyes widened as flashes appeared in her head.
"That's Tess Tyler. The Diva of Camp Rock."
"Is she really good?"
"She's good at trying to hard to be good. Understandable 'cause her mom's TJ Tyler."
"The TJ Tyler? She's got like a trillion Grammies."
"A trillion and one, I think. Hi, I'm Caitlyn. Camper today, top-selling music producer tomorrow. Check me out."
"Can't I guy get some peace?"
"Sorry, uh, I, sorry."
"You said that already."
"Sorry. Uh, was that you playing? It sounded kinda different."
"Then my usual stupid cookie-cutter popstar-stuff? Sorry to disappoint."
Mitchie giggled. "I liked it. I mean, for stupid cookie-cutter popstar-stuff."
"Wow, you really know how to make a guy feel better."
"Aren't you gonna get in line?"
"Oh, it's not me. Trust. Anyway, he's never heard me."
"This is me," Mitchie sang.
"You're the missing piece I need, the song inside of me," Shane sang along.
"This is me."
"You're the voice I hear inside my head, the reason that I'm singing."
They sang together, "Now I've found who I am. There's no way to hold it in. No more hiding who I want to be. This is me."
"So I guess my search is over."
"That depends on who you're looking for. Hi, I'm Mitchie."
"I'm Shane. You up for a canoe ride later?"
"I wouldn't miss it."
"Whoa," Mitchie muttered as she let go of her head. "Shane was right."
Really long right? Yeah, I decided on getting some stuff about Jaime in because he's basically like an unknown character. Weird connection with Jason though. And Shane was right. Weird. Oh, and check out the trailer for my new story, Burned by a Girl. Well, you know what to do.