AN: Wow! I can't believe how many of you reviewed the last chapter! I was soooo not expecting so many people to still be reading this. You guys are the best! This chapter's for each and every one of you. You guys rock!
BTW, IT'S FINALLY HERE!! YAY SMITCHIE!! (It's about time, anyway.)
FYI, the italics are Mitchie's flashbacks.
As always, I don't own anything, except for my ideas.
Previously…
"Mom, Dad, you've raised me to follow my dreams, and this is it," Mitchie said. "I've met the guy of my dreams, and now that we're together, I'm never going to let him go. I love him."
"You're too young to be in love," Mr. Torres objected. "Just wait a few years, then you'll know what true love really is."
"I already know what it is," Shane said, coming to Mitchie's defense. "It's meeting the person you never expected to find, your one true love, and knowing that you want to spend the rest of your life with her. It's knowing that no matter how bad things get, you'll always be able to work them out. It's knowing you can trust them with everything you are, everything you've been and done, and knowing that they'll do the same. And knowing that no matter what, they'll always be there for you and love you like no one else in the world will. And for me, that's Mitchie. Mom, Dad, please…I love Mitchie more than anyone or anything else, besides the two of you, and besides the band. She's my perfect match, she brings out the best in me."
Shane started singing softly.
You're the voice inside my head
The reason that I'm singing
I need to find you
I've gotta find you…
"And I finally have," Shane said, wrapping his arms around Mitchie. "I've finally found who I'm looking for."
"And I'll never let you go," Mitchie said, holding him closer to her.
"I love you, Mitchie," Shane said, gazing down at her, eyes full of love.
"I love you too, Shane," Mitchie sighed happily. Their lips met, and it was as if the world stopped just for them.
"And I always will," Shane finished. "Forever and always."
"Forever and always," Mitchie repeated, loving the way that sounded.
Chapter 40: The Wedding (Part 1)
"Oh my Gray, oh my Gray, OH MY GRAY!" Mitchie was freaking out, running back and forth in her white wedding dress, which was encrusted with diamonds and trailed every which way behind her, sparkling in the sunlight.
"Stay still!" Sierra and Caitlyn commanded, chasing after her with pins and needles, trying to hem her skirt up so she wouldn't trip and fall in front of everyone later (AN: I did that once during a wedding. Let's just say I was really embarrassed. But I was THE flower girl, and I was 5, and the dress was too long. I kept telling everyone it was, and that I'd trip and fall down, but no one listened. OK, now back to the story).
"Breathe!" Caitlyn commanded, finally catching up to Mitchie and shoving her into a chair.
Mitchie nodded mutely, her cheeks flushed, her face full of excitement. "I can't believe I'm going to marry Shane…in like half an hour!"
"You need anything else? Water? Kleenex? Your bouquet?" Sierra said, coming to the rescue as always.
Mitchie grinned at her friends. "Guys, it's only a little bit longer before you both have to go through this too. Speaking of which…" She motioned at Caitlyn, who was wearing a huge diamond engagement ring on her left hand.
Caitlyn blushed, and replied, "You know Nate, he always has to be first at everything. Including getting married. Isn't he the best?"
They all laughed, then Mitchie asked Sierra curiously, "So, how's it going with you and Mark?"
"M-Mark?" Sierra looked down quickly, then back up. "It's great. He's great."
"You sure? You haven't said anything about your relationship, but I didn't want to pry." Caitlyn said. "Do you want me to go?"
"No, it's fine," Sierra smiled broadly. "Mark and I, we're really close."
"So, it's a matter of time, before…" Caitlyn suggested, as Mitchie's eyes grew wide. "Really? Do you think Mark will propose anytime soon?"
"I don't know," Sierra said uneasily. "I don't want to get my hopes up. What if he…doesn't want to marry me?"
"He will," Caitlyn said, narrowing her eyes. "I'll make him want to." Caitlyn took off, ready for action.
"Go…before Caitlyn kills him," Mitchie said a split second later. She knew how forceful Caitlyn could be.
"Great idea," Sierra said as she ran off.
"And while you're at it, tell Caitlyn to get ready…" Mitchie trailed off as Sierra spun around, gave her a thumbs up, and disappeared from view.
Mitchie smiled as she leaned back in her chair.
Flashback (to 2 summers ago):
Mitchie smiled as her mom pulled into Camp Rock. This time, her mom's catering company had done well its first year, so Mrs. Torres wouldn't be serving meals in the kitchen.
"Bye, Mom!" Mitchie said, as a familiar looking limo pulled up. Connect 3 got out, amid screams of "I love you!" and "Marry me!" The screams died down quickly as Ella and Caitlyn ran up to Jason and Nate, and started making out with their boyfriends. The girls shot daggers at Ella and Caitlyn with their eyes, but still thrust their pens and papers out, hoping to at least get autographs. They did, and went away happily.
"I missed you!" Jason said to Ella.
"Me too!" Ella cried. "Wanna see the new lipgloss I got?"
"YEAH!" Jason chased Ella back to her cabin, as Ella squealed. They laughed the whole way there.
"Hey, babe," Nate said, as Caitlyn gave him the longest, most passionate kiss she could. "Mmm…that's one thing I can't get enough of. You."
"Me either," Caitlyn sighed happily. They resumed kissing while Shane spotted Mitchie.
"Hey, Mitch," Shane smiled, as Mitchie's heart did a somersault in her chest. "I missed you so much."
"What?" Mitchie was confused. "You called me every day, and texted me when you knew I couldn't talk in class."
"I know," Shane smiled. "But calling and texting you is different than seeing you in person. And flour-less, I might add."
They laughed as Shane pulled Mitchie in for a deep, passionate kiss.
"Ahem," Brown said, watching the couples kissing.
"Sorry," Nate said, after breaking away from Caitlyn.
"We need to talk. My cabin, now. Where's Jason and Ella?" Brown said.
"How'd you know about Jason and Ella?" Shane wondered.
"I have my ways," Brown smiled slyly. They walked into Brown's cabin.
Once inside, Brown wasted no time telling them what was on his mind.
"Guys, I was going to have you be counselors this year. Problem is, we can't have everyone knowing that you're dating some of the campers. So as of right now…" Brown looked at his watch.
"Look, Uncle Brown, I got it," Shane spoke up quickly. "Everyone knows already, it's been all over the news, it's OK."
"I don't know about this," Brown muttered as Nate high-fived Shane. The boys resumed making out with their girlfriends. "Seeing as I have no choice…very well. Just be discreet, all right? I don't want to have to kick you out for inappropriate behavior."
Shane broke away momentarily from Mitchie's lips, then grinned and resumed kissing Mitchie once he heard his Uncle Brown groan and say, " Go on, get outta here. And quit sucking face! I've seen more than I want to. You can tell that to Jason too, while you're at it."
Everyone stopped kissing each other and left. As soon as Brown was alone, he smiled secretly to himself, thinking that his nephew and his bandmates had picked great girlfriends.
Within 3 days, everyone at camp knew about the couples. Girls continued to smile at Connect 3 whenever they passed their idols, but glared at Mitchie, Caitlyn, and Ella when the guys weren't around. Caitlyn complained about this to Nate one night, when they were on a triple date with Mitchie and Shane, and Ella and Jason.
"Look, I didn't sign up for this," Caitlyn said, pacing around the room angrily.
"So, are you still in?" Nate looked at her seriously, hoping she'd still want to stay with him. He was sitting on his bed, trying to come up with new lyrics.
"Of course I am, I'm not stupid. Who in their right mind would break up with you?" Caitlyn said, as Nate gave a huge sigh of relief. He opened his arms wide and smiled as Caitlyn came into them.
"You know, you're my biggest inspiration," Nate said softly, as Caitlyn looked up at him and smiled.
"You're mine too," Caitlyn said, as Nate kissed her.
"Aww!" Jason and Ella said happily, as Nate and Caitlyn broke apart, glancing at them before cuddling again.
"Hey," Shane said, patting his lap. He was sitting at the desk, facing the others. Mitchie came over and sat in his lap.
"This feels so right…to be here with you," Shane said, contented.
"Yeah," Mitchie said, enjoying every second of it.
"Kiss me," Shane demanded, as Mitchie obliged eagerly.
"Get a room," Nate muttered.
"I did. This IS my room," Shane said, as he broke apart from Mitchie for a second.
"YEAH! Good one, dude!" Jason laughed as he held up his hand for Shane to high-five. Shane shrugged, then slapped his bandmate's hand in the air. Nate glared at the both of them until Caitlyn distracted him with her lips.
After a few weeks, people began to accept the couples as they were. Most of the girls got to know Mitchie and Caitlyn, and Mitchie was happier than she'd ever been. Before coming to Camp Rock, she'd only had one friend. And now, she had so many. But her best friend at camp would always be Caitlyn.
The next summer…
"How was your tour?" Mitchie asked Shane.
"Long…and horrible. It didn't have you on it," Shane said sadly.
"I know, but I had my own tour to do," Mitchie said, as she remembered how her song with Shane, This is Me/Gotta Find You, had hit number #1 on the charts. Shane's label had offered her a record deal after seeing Mitchie perform it live, and Mitchie had spent the whole year touring, writing new songs, and making sure to remember her experiences for years to come.
"Maybe I should pull a Shane Gray and demand that all my future tours include you on them," Shane suggested.
"Yeah, like our label will ever agree to that," Mitchie answered, knowing how reality didn't always turn out the way they planned. Shane had suggested that they come out as a couple, and at first, Mitchie wasn't sure that was a good idea. But they did, and they'd lost a lot of fans. Ones who didn't want their idols, Shane, and now Mitchie, to be involved with someone else.
"They will," Shane said confidently, as Mitchie wondered what he was up to next. She soon found out as he'd proposed (the second time, soon after Mitchie's and Shane's parents had agreed, and while Shane had Mitchie flown in during one of Connect Three's concerts).
Everything after that seemed to blur together, until the moment Mitchie had been waiting for her whole life.
End of Flashback
AN: I know, I'm evil for cutting it off there, but there's plenty more where that came from. There's probably about 1 or 2 more chapters to go, and then…who knows? Maybe I'll do a sequel. Or maybe I'll write another story...I don't really know yet. Next up, the moment you've all been waiting for…the Smitchie and Naitlyn wedding! Will everything go as planned? Or will there be some problems? All I can tell you is that there are more surprises to come (but you probably already knew that). The faster you review, the faster you'll find out what happens. What are you waiting for? REVIEW!