I'm in such a good mood! Here's the next chapter, as promised. It's half a filler, half a cliffie. Just read. Enjoy!
"Shane! Come on! Get up!"
"Five more minutes mom," Shane grumbled, his voice muffled by his pillow. Mitchie rolled her eyes ad pushed Shane off the bed. Shane groaned as he hit the ground. "Fine! I'm up! I'm up! Okay, let's go now Mitchie." Mitchie laughed as he immediately went for the door.
"Yeah, I know you're anxious to go but what you're wearing will be the biggest press story EVER."
"What are you talking about?" Shane wasn't a morning person unlike Mitchie.
"You're only in a shirt and pink boxers." Mitchie giggled as she said this. "Where did you get those anyway?"
"I don't know. I don't remember. Now go. I don't want you to see me changing." Shane shooed Mitchie off who just laughed as she joined Caitlyn and the others downstairs.
The night before, the two couples, and Jason and Kenny were all sitting on the couch watching TV when the most shocking news appeared.
"Earlier today, popstar-phenom Shane Gray was spotted hand in hand with an unidentified brunette. Who is this mysterious new girl and is Shane cheating on his up-coming singer/girlfriend Mitchie Torres? The strangest thing though is that Shane, Mitchie and the mystery girl were spotted at a theatre sitting together. Shane seemed to be getting comfy with both girls individually. Is there a threesome going on?"
"WHAT?!" Shane and Mitchie yelled at the screen. Kenny was resting on Jason's shoulder and Jason on Kenny's head so the reaction made them wake up and jump. Caitlyn and Nate were just startled by all four's reaction.
"There is no way in hell I would do a threesome with anyone!" Shane yelled
"Me neither! Not even with all of Connect Three!" Everyone's eyes widened at Mitchie's statement, except for Kenny who was just confused with what was going on overall. Mitchie quickly put her hand over her mouth and blushed. "You know what I meant. That just came out wrong! Shut up Caitlyn!"
Caitlyn was laughing at Mitchie but stopped when the Grays' home phone started ringing. She picked it up. "Hello?"
"It's me, Brown. Put it on speakerphone so the others could hear." Caitlyn did as he said and turned the speakerphone on. "Guys? Can you all hear me?"
"Yup, yeah," was everyone's response.
"Good, so I'm guessing you saw that news report?"
Everyone gave the same response but they all had a shyer, quieter tone.
"Yeah, I know. It's a huge shocker but, you guys are gonna need to do a press conference tomorrow. Including you two, Kenny and Mitchie. All five of you need to set your stories straight."
"Can I come? Mitchie and I are working on a song that we're gonna submit to the label the boys' are signed on," Caitlyn explained.
"I guess so, but you guys need to be ready immediately. You'll be leaving early morning tomorrow."
"Okay, bye," everyone said.
"Well, isn't it ironic?" Caitlyn asked the others.
"What?" Mitchie wanted to know.
"The news report goes on and right after, Brown calls. How weird could this get?"
"Right. Weird..."
"Yo," Shane greeted dully as he sat in his chair. It was 6:30 am and Shane was still tired. Even though he was still sleepy, he was still able to pull off a casual Shane look. He had on a black shirt under an unbuttoned blue dress-shirt and some blue jean. He attempted to grab some cereal but somehow got his hands on some oatmeal and poured it in the bowl in front of him. He was still being lazy so he asked Nate to get him some milk. Nate rolled his eyes but still did as Shane asked. Shane started to eat his cereal but as soon as he did, he spit it out shouting, "Oh fuck! What the hell did I put in my mouth?"
"Oatmeal," Mitchie answered before laughing along with Nate. Shane glared at them before getting up and getting Corn Pops from the pantry. Jason came into the room holding a bag of poppy seeds and was eating them. "Are you eating Jake's bird food, Jason?"
Jason's eyes widened. "No..." He spit out the seeds in his mouth and looked away, slightly blushing.
"Dude, you do realize these should be on bagels right?" Nate asked as he took out a bagel covered in poppy seed. "Not eating them without the bagel doesn't seem that good."
"So? What do you know? They taste good for bird food."
"I swear Jason was born a bird and he just suddenly ended up in my family," Shane muttered as he went to the fridge for some orange juice. Mitchie heard him though.
"That wasn't funny," Mitchie scolded even though honestly, it was pretty hilarious and even made sense.
As the Gray brothers, Mitchie, and Caitlyn stepped out of the car/truck/limo-whatever kind of vehicle they were in, the reporters immediately surrounded them, much to their and Rob's dismay. They were also quickly bombarded with questions.
"Shane? Are you cheating on Mitchie?"
"Why are both of you here?"
"Are Jason and Nate in the threesome?"
"Why is Kenny Gray here? Who is the other girl?"
"Move out of the way!" Rob screamed as he tried to get through with the teens and Kenny. "All questions will be answered in the conference so move it or lose it!" Miraculously, the group was able to make it through and inside the building. There was still some time before the conference so the group stayed in a room with Rob guarding the door.
"You ready to do this?" Mitchie asked Shane while massaging his shoulders. He was really tense so Mitchie wanted to calm him down.
"Yes. I want to get this over with and set those reporters straight," Shane responded confidently. He also took some deep breaths.
"I can't believe that some asked if Jason and I were in the threesome," Nate scoffed. "Not that there is one," he added quickly after receiving a glare from Shane.
"Wouldn't that be a five-some?" Jason asked randomly.
"What's a threesome and a five-some?" Kenny asked, innocently clueless.
Nate laughed awkwardly before saying, "Um, uh, well. You don't need to know that right now. Ha ha. It's not that important."
"Oh, okay..."
Caitlyn stood up. "Look, I'm gonna call Peggy and Tess to see how Sander's doing. I'll be a little late for the conference but I will join you guys once I'm done."
"Oh, tell Peggy I said hi and that I miss her," Jason piped up.
"Sure." Caitlyn left the room leaving the others to get ready.
"Guys, it's time," Rob called from the other side of the door. The five stood up and took a deep breath before leaving the room. When they got into the conference room, flashes were immediately seen, making the youngest Gray brother rub his eyes from blindness.
"Shane! Shane! Over here!"
"Why is Kenny here?"
"Where is the girl from earlier?"
"Is the mystery girl with you guys?"
"Hey! That's enough!" Shane barked through the microphone. "We'll answer the questions one at a time, starting with that last one. The mystery girl's name is Leah Zylc. She was one of my ex-girlfriend. Mitchie here, is still my girlfriend. I broke up with Leah two years ago because she was only after my fame for her own personal gain. She hired someone to kidnap by little brother Kenny so she could force me on a date by holding him hostage because she knew how much I really loved him.
While we were on the date though, my friends and brothers helped in rescuing Kenny. One of them was seriously injured and was sent to the hospital immediately. He's in a coma right now. When they found Kenny, he was tied to a chair which he made it fall over," Kenny snickered at this, "so he was on the ground when my friends found him. He only had a few cuts and scrapes from the struggle. As you can see, he's fine now. Any other questions?"
"Uh, you. The one with the cool spy-detective hat," Jason selected.
"Ron Kindle. Flash Express. Who was that other girl who was seen with Nate earlier?"
"Hey guys. I'm back. Peggy says she misses you too Jason and Sander looks like he'll be waking up soon and will be able to breathe by himself," Caitlyn said as she sat down next to Nate at the end.
"Excuse me but who are you?"
Caitlyn looked at Nate for help but he nodded which meant to just tell them. "Hi, I'm Caitlyn Gellar. I'm Nate's boyfriend and I help produce music for Connect Three and Mitchie."
"So does this mean that Mitchie Torres will be entering the music world?"
Caitlyn looked at the band and Mitchie who all just shrugged, not knowing what to say. "Um, maybe. She's just working on getting through high school and handling the more important things in her life."
"Next question," Shane said. "Um, you."
"Judy Cambell. Hollywood Extra. Where did you meet your girlfriends?"
"Jas, you want to take this one?"
"Sure," Jason responded, shrugging. "When Shane was at Camp Rock, we stopped by for a while to help out a little and play for the campers. During Shane's time there, when he was being chased around by fan girls, he hid behind some bushes near the Mess Hall. As he hid, he heard a voice singing and playing the piano. Shane decided to search for 'the voice' and before the end of camp, he found out it was his best friend Mitchie and they've been inseparable ever since. Hence, our single, Inseparable. Before he found her though, they had become best friends after Mitchie comforted Shane about some rude comments.
Through Mitchie, we were able to also meet Caitlyn, Margaret, or as we call her, Peggy, and more campers who have also became our close friends. Tess Tyler has also become a close friend, too."
"Does this mean that you, Jason, are dating Tess Tyler? Daughter of TJ Tyler?"
"What? No. My girlfriend is Peggy Dupree. She's currently at the hospital with the others. Uh, you."
"Collin Mangins. Daily Celebs. So, there is no threesome?"
Shane groaned and banged his head on the table. He grabbed the mic and put it near his mouth saying, "Yes! There is no threesome or five-some! Get over it! I hate Leah Zylc and she's needs to be arrested for kidnapping Kenny!"
Mitchie bit her lip at Shane's frustrated expression and declared, "Um, we're done taking questions now."
"Are you serious Shane?" Mitchie yelled at him when they were finally home, particularly in her room, alone.
"Uh, yeah. Pretty much."
"But I'm just sixteen and my songs aren't that good." Mitchie looked down but Shane cupped her chin, making her look straight in her eyes.
"So what? I was fourteen when my band started, Nate was thirteen, and you have an amazing voice. You're also a great song writer. And besides, you've been our opening act a couple times, too. Think about it? At least? Please?"
"Fine. But I'm not making any promises."
"Yay!" Shane cheered.
Meanwhile, Jason dozed off in his room. In his dream, he was having a flashback.
A twelve-year-old Jason was running around by himself around the park not really caring about what he was doing. He jumped off the swings, climbed up the slides and even held himself upside-down on the monkey bars. Another boy, a few years older than him, ran up to him and patted Jason's head before joining him upside down. It was weird though because the other boy was seventeen and when he was upside down, he could reach the ground using his hands.
"Zack! No fair! You're too big for the monkey bar!" Jason complained.
"So? You're doing it and you're twelve!" Zack shot back.
"I'm still a kid! You're a teenager! You shouldn't even be playing on these things!"
"Yeah right. Wait! Oh god! My blood is going to my head! Whoa!" Zack fell off the monkey bars, almost head first. His back hit the ground first. "Ow."
"Ha ha!" Jason flipped over and dropped to the ground. "Told ya."
"You're just lucky you're fun, kid."
A few weeks later, Zack brought Jason to an arcade. It was filled with people. Zack held on to Jason's hand and brought him to a Dance Dance Revolution machine.
"Isn't this like a teen thing?" Jason asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Sort of. Stay here. I'm gonna play," Zack said as he let go of Jason's hand.
"Um, okay." Jason found a chair and sat it in while Zack played. After an hour or two, Jason couldn't see Zack. Jason frantically stood up and started to look around for Zack. "Zack? Zack? Where are you?" People just stared at Jason as he called for Zack but he received no response. A security guard caught sight of Jason and went over to him.
"What's wrong son?"
"I want to go home," Jason said between tears. He was scared because he was alone.
"Okay, are you with anyone?" Jason nodded. "Where is the person you're with?"
"I don't know. He just left me here." Jason was now sobbing and the security guard comfortingly put his arm around Jason.
"Don't worry kid, we'll get you home now."
"Thank you," Jason said as he wiped away his tears with his sleeve. In the car ride home, Jason muttered to himself, "I hate Zack."
Who's Zack? What's so important about him? Ha ha! You know what to do. Aren't I evil? Jk, jk.
