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"Jason? Jason! Hey Jason! Wake up!" Nate started shaking Jason until he finally woke up.

"Huh? What? Are my birdhouses on fire?" Jason shot up from his spot on the bed.

"What? No Jason. It's time to wake up. You were mumbling something in your sleep. What were you dreaming about?"

"Uh, I don't know."

"Well, I think you were saying something like, um, I hate Jack or Mack or no, Zack!" Nate's eyes widened in realization and he rubbed his forehead. "Please do not tell me you were dreaming about Zack. Please tell me."

"I don't know. But I do remember him. I hate him."

"This seems very bad."

"Why?"

"Um, let's talk about this later. We need to get meet Mitchie and Shane at Caitlyn's."

"Why, again?"

"Ugh! Just go!"

"Which one do you think the label will like?" Mitchie and Shane flipped through Mitchie's song book. Caitlyn was messing around with her sound board, trying to configure some things.

"How about this one, Get Back?" Shane suggested.

"I don't know. I don't actually have some good music to go with it," Mitchie responded.

"What kind of angle were you hoping for?" Caitlyn asked as she walked over to the two.

"I don't know. I guess, slightly edgy but still pop."

"Well, how would it sound?"

"What do you mean?"

"Sing the first verse and the chorus," Shane commanded.

"Um, okay. Don't walk away like you always do,
This time,
Baby you're the only thing that's been,
On my mind.
Ever since you left I've been a mess,
You won't let it go far
I'll say it once,
And I'll leave you alone,
But I gotta let you know. "

I wanna get back, to the old days,
When the phone would ring,
And I knew it was you.
I wanna start back,
And get yelled at
Fight for nothing, like we used to.
Oh kiss me, like you mean it,
Like you miss me,
Cause I know that you do.
I wanna get back,
Get back,
With you.

"Mitchie, that sounded great," Shane commented. "Wait, I have an idea! What if me and my brothers sing back-up for you? It would really get the label's attention."

"I could get the instrumental part done so it would sound good with Mitchie and you guys," Caitlyn suggested.

"If you guys are okay with that, I guess I am," Mitchie decided.

"Okay with what?" Nate asked as he approached them along with Jason.

"Shane suggested having you guys sing backup for my demo. Is that okay?"

Nate and Jason shrugged. "Sure," they responded.

"Okay then. Mitchie, let's go," Shane said, grabbing her hand.

"Go where?" Mitchie asked.

"We're gonna see the label today. They wanna listen to your voice a little." Mitchie gave him a confused look. "What? You didn't think I just give them your name and your automatically on the label, did you?"

"No, but—"

"But nothing Mitch. You got an amazing voice and you have amazing songs and the label needs to hear that. Trust me. You'll blow them away."

"Okay..." Mitchie blushed as she ran out of Caitlyn's garage with Shane, leaving the others to work on the instrumentals.

"Matt, this is Mitchie," Shane introduced as Mitchie shook Matt's hand.

"Ah, the infamous singer I've heard so much about from Shane," Matt said, chuckling slightly.

"Hopefully good things," Mitchie hoped but giggled, too.

"So, let's hear it."

"Huh?"

"Sing something Mitchie," Shane explained.

"Oh, okay." Mitchie thought for a while before deciding what she would sing. "Um, okay, got it.

Who will I be?
It's up to me
All the never ending possibilities
That I can see
There's nothing that I can't do
Who will I be?
Yes I believe
I get to make the future what I want to
If I can make up any one and know the choice is up to me
Who will I be?

Mitchie blushed as she finished. Shane was grinning and Matt was thinking. This worried the other two because Matt didn't do anything but they let out a sigh of relief when Matt stood up and clapped.

"That was great Mitchie. You really know how to pick 'em Shane." Now Mitchie was beet red. "So, is that an original?" Mitchie couldn't help but laugh since it reminded her of the first time she sang in Brown's class.

"Yeah, it is. It's one of the first songs I wrote," Mitchie answered.

"How come I've never heard it?" Shane said, pouting slightly.

"You never asked," Mitchie smirked slightly.

"Okay, so how about you help me with the sound board and Jason can do—uh, where's Jason?" Caitlyn asked.

"He's over here," Nate answered. "Sleeping." Nate poked Jason's sleeping figure but all he got back was a groan and a loud snore making Caitlyn laugh and Nate roll his eyes.

"Not enough sleep?"

"I don't know. Maybe, but he did sleep longer than any of us." Then again, Nate thought. He was dreaming about Zack last night.

Meanwhile in Jason's dream, he was having another flashback.

An eleven-year-old Jason was walking home, whistling a happy tune, and grinning widely. He had gotten an A on a test, the cafeteria served his favorite lunch, and he had seen five birds on his "Birds Not Yet Seen" list. It seemed like nothing could ruin his great day until his face met the ground. Jason let out a pained groan and tried to move his head but someone was sitting on top of him and was holding his head down. His arms and legs were also pinned so he couldn't move or thrash about. Jason was already in tears because he knew what was going to happen next.

For some reason, every Thursday a group of boys Jason knew from his school would always bully and beat him up on that day and today was no different. Since Jason's happiness was on a roll today, he hoped that he wouldn't get beaten up but his wish wasn't granted...yet. After a few kicks to his side and a blow to the stomach, a voice stopped the boys.

"Hey! Get away from him! Scram!" The boys quickly ran away, leaving Jason on the ground, coughing, and struggling to stand up. The voice helped him up. "Kid, you okay?" Jason slowly but hesitantly nodded as he sat down on a nearby bench.

Jason was still coughing and if he was beaten anymore, it looked like he would be coughing up blood. Even though, Jason was still able to say, "Thanks."

"No problem. By the way, name's Zack. Zack Kendall." He held out his hand and Jason shook it.

"I'm Jason. Jason Gray."

"So, what's your story? Why were those kids beating on you?"

Jason groaned but answered, "They enjoy hurting me. I don't know why but they always do this to me. Ow." Jason held up his shin, only to see a slightly bleeding scrape. "Great..." Jason muttered sarcastically.

"Here, why don't I help you get fixed up and I'll take you home."

"Really? Thanks!" Jason was back to his grinning himself and still was when Zack ruffled his hair.

"No problem, Jas."

Why is Jason dreaming of this? Ha ha. Gotta wait till next Monday! (Sorry, don't update on weekends. lol) And sorry it's so short. I'm having a mini-writer's block, like I know what I want to write but I don't know how to write it down. Yeah, so um, whatev. You know what to do.