AN: OMJ, I'm…stunned, to say the least. I can't believe you guys gave me 16 reviews for the last chapter. You guys are the best, and I love you all (starts getting emotional)! I'd say I'm speechless, but I tend to rant, so…yeah. You don't want to see that happen, because I won't be able to stop for a while. I just keep going on and on and on…
Thanks so much to everyone for reading and reviewing. You are the reason I keep writing. This one's for all of you.
ersy, since you asked so nicely, I'll update ASAP. And you're welcome (smiles).
Your Favorite Reviewer, hmm…I never even thought of that (Nate breaking up with Caitlyn to be with Sierra). I think that's really interesting that you thought that. But I think Nate and Caitlyn like each other too much to break up…for now…).
Arya, lol. That was…cute. And you have to get their new album…it's amazing! And I love their first album, It's About Time. I love all the songs on there, but I'd have to say my favorite ones are Time for Me To Fly, Year 3000, 6 Minutes, Mandy, I Am What I Am, and Please Be Mine.
utmy123, you're right…everyone's friends…for now…
Andy The Christmas Tree, you made me rofl. I love your comments, they are so funny (smiles).
MissDestinyHope, aww, thank you so much for liking my story (smiles). I'm happy you do.
live.laugh.love.16, you'll find out. Really soon.
Insert twilighty name here, it's not someone you'd expect. That's all I can say for now. You'll have to keep reading, because I don't want to spoil the surprise.
nrisley19892007, you'll find out. But before you read on, let me just say that not everyone's going to be happy with who Nate hooks Sierra up with. OK, now please, keep on reading.
wildfiregirl04, it's a surprise. And everyone will be shocked.
Angie-ange, it feels great when other people can relate to you. Thanks so much for your comment. Here's some milk and cookies for you (smiles).
OneWIshMakeItCount, ooh, that's an interesting idea. But if I use that, you won't be happy. So I think I'll do this instead (read below)…
APiPERSDREAM, I'm working on it, and I should have it up really soon. Lol.
Obsessed With Camp Rock, you'll find out really soon.
karathomas, I put the friend situation twist in there, because I know what it's like (I'm sure all of us have). Except I was on Sierra's end (it felt awful).
epobbp, here you go.
Special AN: Thanks to Meghan (aka Yashie-And-Kags-Forever) for her idea. It's awesome!
And so is A Little Bit Longer. It's #1 on iTunes (as I'm writing this). Not only is the music amazing, but the guys are just as awesome, and amazing as ever, if not better than ever. They're not just burning up the charts, they're burning up the summer! I love them soooo much! (Yeah, I know, I'm obsessed).
Let's see what Nate's up to, shall we?
Disclaimer: I wish I owned Camp Rock. But I don't, just my own ideas.
Chapter 24 – Blind Dates (Part 1)
Nate went back to Caitlyn, and was relieved to find she was alone.
"Hey, babe," Nate said, going over to Caitlyn and kissing her. "Wanna be a spy?"
"Totally!" Caitlyn said. "What's it going to be this time?"
Nate looked around, making sure that no one was around. "I need you to steal Tess' phone temporarily. I need to get a number off of it."
"That's impossible," Caitlyn frowned. "She's always on it. It's like her ear is permanently glued to her phone. And whose number do you need, anyway? I thought you didn't like Tess or any of her friends."
"I don't, except Peggy and Ella. They're OK, as long as they're not with her," Nate admitted. "Just get the number, will you?"
"OK, OK," Caitlyn said, holding her hands up. She snapped her fingers. "I've got it!"
"That's my girl," Nate said, as Caitlyn blushed. "Now, go!"
Caitlyn went to look for Peggy. "Hey, Peggy," Caitlyn said, a little unsure of whether her plan would work.
"Hey, Caitlyn," Peggy said politely. "What's up?"
"You know how you told Mitchie that you wanted to be friends?" Caitlyn asked.
"Yeah?" Peggy asked. "What about it?"
"Well, here's your chance to prove it," Caitlyn said, filling her in on the plan. "You in?"
"Absolutely," Peggy grinned. She couldn't wait to get back at Tess, and finally teach Tess a lesson that she should've learned long ago.
Peggy went to find Tess, as Caitlyn ran back to get Nate and bring him over.
"Hey, Tess," Peggy said, hoping she wouldn't give herself away.
"Oh good. It's about time you showed yourself. Where have you been?" Tess demanded. She was on the balcony, trying to get a tan.
"Out," Peggy said. At Tess' glance, she continued. "I went to browse the stores nearby, they have the best clothes."
"No they don't," Tess stifled a yawn. "I've been to all of them, and their clothes are so this morning. They're completely out of style by now."
"Are you sure? I heard they just got a new shipment 10 minutes ago, why don't we take a look?" Peggy offered.
"Fine," Tess grumbled, getting up from her lounge chair. She grabbed her purse and walked out the door.
"Aren't you forgetting your phone?" Peggy said.
"Oh please, ever since Final Jam, my mom's been on the phone like every 5 minutes. If I have to hear her tell me to shape up again, I'll scream," Tess glared at her phone, then walked away. "Come on, Peggy, let's go already."
"I'm coming," Peggy said, trailing after Tess.
Peggy's POV: I hope this works…
After Tess and Peggy left, Caitlyn and Nate came out from their hiding place, just around the corner.
"Thanks for doing this for us," Nate said, as the cleaning lady who was with them smiled. "I can't believe we left our keycard in there."
"No problem. Thanks for giving me an autograph. My daughter loves you," the cleaning lady beamed.
"Aww, that's so sweet," Caitlyn smiled so hard she thought her face was going to freeze that way.
"Don't start," Nate whispered to her, noticing how angry she was getting.
The cleaning lady paid no attention to them as she was opening the door to Tess' penthouse.
"Thanks again," Caitlyn said, flashing a fake smile.
"Anytime," the cleaning lady said as she left. "Don't forget your card next time, OK?"
"We won't," Nate promised.
Caitlyn practically dragged Nate into the penthouse. "OK, spread out and look around. It has to be around here somewhere…"
As if on cue, Tess' phone rang. "AHA!" Caitlyn roared. "I found you!" She picked it up, and pressed ignore. Then she scrolled through the list of numbers.
"Got it," Caitlyn said, after about a minute. "Nate, do you have a pen and some paper?"
"What musician doesn't?" Nate said, holding one up. "When inspiration strikes…"
"You gotta follow the music," Caitlyn finished for him. "I know, you've told me at least 3000 times already."
Nate grinned as he handed his notepad and pen over to her. Caitlyn quickly scribbled the numbers down.
"OK, pick up," Nate said, dialing the numbers Caitlyn had written down.
"Hey, is this Mark?" Nate said, wondering if he'd gotten the right person.
"Yeah, who's this?" Mark said, as his voice grew suspicious.
"I'm a friend of Tess', and she asked me to set you up on a date tonight," Nate said, remembering what Peggy had told him about Tess' brothers. He tried to quiet Caitlyn, who was trying not to laugh.
"Not again," Mark groaned. "Tess always does this to me. When will she just learn to leave me alone? I don't need her help to find a girlfriend. My sister just doesn't know when to mind her own business…" Mark started to hang up, then Nate stopped him.
"Mark, wait, is Zack there?" Nate said, hoping Zack would be more interested.
"Yeah, just a second," Mark said, still grouchy.
"Yeah?" Zack answered a moment later.
"Hey, Zack, it's Nate. You don't know me, but I'm a friend of your sister's," Nate said, amazed at how calm he sounded.
"Really? Tess never mentioned you before," Zack said.
"I'm sure she has. I'm Nate. As in, member of Connect 3?" Nate said.
"No way! Dude, you rock!" Zack said. "What's up?"
"That depends. You up for a date tonight?" Nate said. "I can set you up."
"If the girl looks anything like the girls you hang out with, count me in," Zack said.
"Trust me, this girl is hot," Nate assured him. Caitlyn punched him in the stomach hard. Nate grunted, and glared at her.
"You OK, man?" Zack asked.
"Yeah," Nate said, wincing. Caitlyn looked pleased with herself. "See you tonight at 8. Tess' driver will pick you guys up and bring you over to our hotel."
"Cool, can't wait," Zack said before hanging up.
"Why'd you have to go and punch me like that?" Nate glared at Caitlyn, and rubbed his stomach tenderly.
"This girl is hot?" Caitlyn said, imitating Nate's voice. Nate blushed and mumbled, "Sorry, but I had to convince him, didn't I?"
"You could've left that part out," Caitlyn pointed out. Seeing the expression on Nate's face, she smiled and kissed him passionately. Their kiss turned into a makeout session, with both of them wrapping their arms around each other and lasting a good 2 minutes.
"Better?" Caitlyn said softly as soon as they broke apart.
"Yeah," Nate couldn't help gazing into Caitlyn's eyes. She grinned back at him.
"Wait, how can we get Tess' driver to get the guys here?" Nate worried.
Caitlyn snatched the phone out of his hands, and scrolled through Tess' contacts list.
After dialing a few numbers, the person on the other end spoke. "Tess, finally! Are you OK, honey?"
"I'm fine, Mom," Caitlyn pretended to sound like Tess. The scary thing was, she could imitate Tess perfectly, having been friends with her before.
"Great, is there anything you need?" Mrs. Tyler worried. "I can go over there and drop it off."
"No, Mom, but could you get Mark and Zack to come over? I really miss them," Caitlyn said.
"Of course, sweetie. Where are you staying?" Mrs. Tyler asked. Caitlyn told her the name, address, and phone number, and Mrs. Tyler promised she'd get the boys over there.
"Thanks, Mom," Caitlyn said, still using her Tess voice.
"Anytime, sweetie. You just let me know if you need anything, and I'll be right there, OK?" Mrs. Tyler said.
"OK," Caitlyn said, just before hanging up.
"Wow, you sounded just like Tess. That was…scary!" Nate commented.
"I know," Caitlyn grinned. "Now, don't you think we should all go out? You know, the two of us, Shane and Mitchie, Jason + Ella, Mark and Sierra, and Zack + Peggy?"
"Yeah, that's a great idea!" Nate agreed. "Dinner for 10 at 8. I love it!"
"Me too," Caitlyn said, as she hugged him. "Let's go tell everyone…"
"Right behind you," Nate said, knowing Caitlyn would drag him along in her excitement. She didn't let him down.
Caitlyn spread the word, and Mitchie, Shane, Ella, and Jason were all up for it.
"Are they here yet?" Jason said, grabbing Nate's watch and looking at it.
"Dude, get your own!" Nate snapped.
"Why? Watches are no fun. They make you all uptight and nasty," Jason shuddered. "I figure, I'll get wherever I'm supposed to get when I get there, you know?"
"Exactly!" Ella nodded emphatically. "I just wish Tess and Peggy would see it my way. Now I can tell them Jason agrees with me. Great minds think alike, don't they?" Ella kissed Jason in appreciation.
"Speaking of Peggy, where is she?" Caitlyn worried. "And Sierra…Why don't I call them again?" Caitlyn called Sierra, who promised to be right down, just as soon as she'd changed. Then she called Peggy, who promised to get a nice dress for that night, and that she'd be over there ASAP, as long as Tess cooperated.
After Sierra met them downstairs, they all went to the game room, and they talked and played foosball, air hockey, video games, and pool in the game room. Then they went over to the lobby to wait. After a few minutes, Peggy came in looking like she'd just stepped out of a fashion magazine. She was followed by Tess, whose driver was bringing bags after bags of items that Tess had bought.
"Wow, you both look amazing!" Mitchie said to Peggy and Sierra, as Caitlyn echoed her opinion.
"Yeah, the guys are gonna flip when they see you," Caitlyn said. "Speaking of which…"
Caitlyn trailed off as Mrs. Tyler's driver came up, followed by Mrs. Tyler, Mark and Zack, who were dressed in suits and ties.
"Mom?" Tess couldn't believe it. "What are you doing here?"
"I just wanted to make sure you're OK. You haven't been answering your phone lately. Plus I wanted to drop your brothers off. I won't come on your dates, but I just wanted to make sure you're all OK," Mrs. Tyler said. "I'll drop you guys off at the restaurant, and then the driver will take me back home, and then you'll have the limo all to yourselves. If you need anything, just call me, OK?"
"We're fine, Mom," Zack, Mark, and Tess said.
"OK, if you're sure," Mrs. Tyler said.
"Bye, Mom," Tess waved her mom away.
"Bye honey," Mrs. Tyler said, ignoring her daughter's actions. She went back outside to her limo.
"Wow," the guys said, before going over to each girl. Mark went over to Sierra, and Zack went over to Peggy.
"Double wow," Sierra and Peggy said, grinning.
"Let's eat," Shane said, as his stomach rumbled. "I'm starving!"
"OK, let's go!" Nate took off with Caitlyn, as Shane followed with Mitchie, Jason + Ella went next, followed by Mark and Sierra, and Zack and Peggy.
AN: So, what'd you think? I know there hasn't been a lot of Smitchie or Jella lately, but I think we'll see a lot more Smitchie and Jella next chapter, if I can fit it in. But the next chapter will be mostly about Mark and Sierra, and Zack and Peggy. How will their dates go? Will they like each other, or will their dates just be a one-time thing? What'll happen afterwards?
Please review, I'd really appreciate it. Now go click on that purple button! Lol. Seriously, just do it. For me, OK?