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Disclaimer: Anything not in the film is mine. I don't own the songs, that's Hollywood Records.


Chapter 2

Peter Pan and Wendy


"Mitchie!" I heard Nate's voice call from the stairs. I thought I was dreaming so ignored it and tried to go back to sleep but when I heard increasing footsteps then Nate flung open my bedroom door, I knew it was real. "Mitchie Torres get your lazy ass out of bed! Its 7.30" I groaned and turned away from Nate pulling the pillow over my ear then pulling the comforter over my head. My curtains were flung open sending rays of blinding light into my eyes, illuminating ever corner of my room, "Mitchie, if you don't get up now I'm getting the bucket!" Nate warned, I groaned again loudly and threw back the comforter, stood up and turned to glare at Nate, "Morning sleepy head!" Nate mocked. At times like these I would just love to get my hands around Nate's neck and throttle him with the E string of his guitar. Ok maybe that's going a bit too far but that's what you get for waking a sleeping girl up so early in the morning in the summer. It makes me cranky!

"Nate could you do me a favour?" I asked rhetorically "Go get your guitar and take out the E string,"

"Why?" he asked curiously

"I'm going to garrotte you with it!" Nate looked at me shocked, I couldn't tell if he was serious or if he was being sarcastic. I would usually be able to tell but with me just surfacing from my bed, my skills were not as sharp this morning.

"Well that's no way to talk to your best friend!"

"As of right now you are no longer my best friend!" I walked over to my closet and pulled out a pair of dark jeans, my latest Connect 3 concert shirt, which by the way had his face melted off and a black sweater, by looking outside I could tell that it was a cooler day today, plus Nate was wearing his sweater too. "Get out!" I said turning him towards the door and pushing him out of it. "You make coffee! I shower!" I said slamming the door in his face. Before turning to take a shower.

"Love ya M-Dogg!" I heard from the other side of the door.

"Whatever Curly Sue!" I replied closing the bathroom door.

I took a 10 minute shower, hopped out, dried my hair, got dressed, applied my eye make-up and lip-gloss, grabbed my bag and left my room without any regard to my unmade bed.

Half way down the stairs Nate called up to me, "Mitchie Lorelai Leigh Torres! Move your ass or I swear to God, if you make me late – "

"Chilax, Curly Sue I'm ready. Let's go!" I grabbed my keys from the kitchen counter and headed for the front door. Nate following close behind.

"Chilax? Mitch you haven't said that since we were 11!" Nate said as I closed and locked the door.

"Dude you got me up early, what do you expect?"

"Oh my God you're not going to let this go are you?" he exclaimed as he climbed into his sleek, black, SUV.

"Nope, I'm going to write it on your tombstone!" I laughed as I checked the doors of my own car. I climbed into the passenger seat and buckled up.

"Ohh so you're not going to let my wife or kids put anything on it, it's just going to be what you want?" he asked starting the engine.

"Who'd want to marry you?" I joked. Actually a lot of people wanted to marry Nate, he must get proposed to like a million times when he's on tour. I've witnessed the amount of proposals they each get.

Once when I was helping them sort through their fan mail, they had a table that was just for letters containing proposals. The table was literally overflowing with letters.

"Real nice Mitch, we need to get some coffee into you, man you're mean when you get up early!"

"You started it!" I retorted and turned on the radio where one of Connect 3's songs were playing, "Oh would you look at that, it's you, God as if I don't get enough of you, I have to listen to you when I turn on the radio to drown you out!" I joked.

"Wow, you are mean!" Nate said turning out of the street.

"That's why you love me!" I smiled sweetly and Nate chuckled.

You don't have to believe me

But the way I, way I see it...

I heard my phone go off in my bag. I pulled it up off the floor of the car and began to root through it for the source of the noise.

Next time you point a finger

I might have to bend it back

Or break it, break it off

Next time you point a finger

I'll point you to the mir-

The sound was cut off when I finally found my phone buried under all the junk that I had accumulated in it. I pressed accept and held it up to my ear.

"Hello?"

"Hey Mitchie!" Hallie's voice rang through my ears it brought a smile to my face every time I heard it. I missed her so much.

"Hey Hal, how are you?" I asked

"I'm fine, I'm really excited though!"

"Oh why?" I asked keeping the conversation going.

"Mommy's let me and Nathan have a birthday party!" I smiled. Mom always threw the best parties.

"Wow Hal, that's great!"

"Yeah it is. All my friends from school are coming and all of Nathan's are coming too. Are you coming Mitchie?" Hallie asked me excitedly

"Well of course I am. I wouldn't miss my own brother and sister's party now would I?"

"What about Nate? Do you think he would be able to come too?" Hallie grew increasingly excited as she talked.

"Nate? I don't know, why don't you ask him, let me put you on speaker" I covered the phone with my hand and turned to Nate, "Hallie wants to ask you something," Nate nodded so I pressed the speaker button, "Ok Hal, you're on speaker just don't be too long, Nate's driving!"

"OK,"

"Hey Hallie!" Nate said keeping his eyes on the road.

"Hi Nate!" Hallie exclaimed. My sister loved Nate, they had a special bond. "How are you?"

"I'm good thanks Hal. What about you?"

"I'm fine too. I have a question for you!"

"OK shoot!"

"Will you come to our birthday party? Please?" she pleaded. I laughed.

"Of course I will!" I smiled at Nate who then stuck his tongue out at me, I rolled my eyes.

"Immature!" I muttered under my breath, "Hey Hal is Nat Mac there?" My brother's middle name is McKenzie so if Nate and Nathan were both in a room there would be no confusion between them both.

"Yeah, he's upstairs, I'll get him," I heard Hallie put the phone down and run down the hall to the stairs "NATHAN MITCHIE WANTS TO TALK TO YOU!" She screamed, luckily we were at a red light.

"Geez, Hallie's got a good set of lungs on her, she could grow up to be an opera singer!" Nate said as the light turned green. I rolled my eyes again.

"Mitchie?" Nathan's voice filled the car.

"Heya Nat Mac, how's it hangin'" I said,

"Mitchie don't try to be cool!" Nathan was so grown up now not at all like his twin. Nate snorted.

"Nate shut up and sorry Nat Mac but that's just the way I roll!"

"Oh good lord!" Nate said as we pulled into the parking lot of Coffee Chaos.

"I agree with Nate!" my lovely brother, (note the sarcasm), responded.

"Ok maybe I'll just talk to you next week when you're in a better mood!" I replied feeling slightly hurt.

"No don't hang up, I haven't spoken to you for a while and I miss you!" my heart melted into a pool in my chest, my own brother missed me?

"Aww really?"

"Pfft no!" Nathan replied. I looked at the phone in horror.

"Charming love you too bro!" I responded trying my hardest to sound really hurt.

"So Nate, are you coming to the party?" Nathan asked Nate,

"Wouldn't miss it!" he replied

"Cool, I gotta go. Mom and Dad want to talk to you. I was only joking Mitchie, I really do miss you! Love you Mitchie, bye Nate see you next week!" Nathan said as the phone was passed on and another handset added.

"Hi honey, hey Nate!" My mom's voice replaced Nathan's. In the background I could hear the twins fighting and I could hear my dad faintly scolding them. Then the extra handset taken off.

"Hi Mom,"

"Hi Connie!" both Nate and I said simultaneously,

"So how are my babies?" Nate was like another son for my mom. Nate and his parents never really had a relationship, they were always away on business so he usually had a nanny and his older sister Sophie looking after him. That is when Sophie wasn't sick. Sophie had leukaemia and was always in the hospital, the only time Nate and Sophie's parents came home was when Sophie was re-admitted into hospital and even then they were only there to pay the bills, Sophie never wanted to see them, she knew that they didn't care about the fact she was in hospital. Thankfully though she beat it and is now living in England with her fiancé, their wedding is sometime in the spring next year.

"We're fine thanks mom. So I hear you're letting the twins have a party, are you sure that's wise I mean you're gonna have like 20 10 year olds running around the house dosed up on candy and chocolate!"

"Mitchie that's what your fathers for!" Both Nate and I chuckled.

"Remember your 10th birthday party Mitch?" Nate asked unbuckling his seatbelt as he talked.

"Oh my god, do not remind me!" I replied

"Remember you ate like five chocolate fudge sundaes!" I glared at him

"Yes Nate, like I said do not remind me!" I growled,

"Mitchie honey have you had any coffee yet?" My mom asked. I could hear the smirk in her voice.

"No Connie she hasn't, we're just about to get some!" Nate told her winking at me

"Well I better let you get back to getting your coffee or Nate won't be able to make it to the party, 'cos Mitchie would have killed you!" Mom laughed.

"Mom!" I protested.

"Bye kids!"

"Bye!" We both replied. I shook my head as I put my phone back in my bag.

"Let's get some coffee, before I do actually kill you!" Nate nodded and put on his 'disguise' which consisted of a Boston Red Sox cap and a pair of sunglasses. I always teased him about it. I always thought he should be wearing a moustache but does he listen to lil' ol' Mitchie? Nope!

I opened the car door and literally sprinted into the coffee house and skipped to the counter.

"Hey Jake," I said to the guy behind the counter,

"Hey Mitch, usual?"

"And two triple chocolate muffins!" I smiled pulling five dollars out of my pocket, "Put the change in the tip jar!"

"Thanks Mitch, I'll bring 'em over," Jake replied moving to make my order. I skipped over to the sofa where Nate was sat texting.

"Brooke?" I asked sitting opposite him.

"Yup." He replied, "I think I'm gonna break up with her, she's gone too far this time, I've let it slide too often now and if she can't deal with me and you being friends, then I can't go out with her. You come first Mitch!" I smiled

"Good, I hate her!" I said as Jake brought our coffees over "Thanks Jake," he nodded and went off to the counter "Nate I really did try to be civil towards her but she made it so hard!"

"I know Mitch, which is another reason why I'm breaking up with her." he replied shoving his phone back in his pocket and taking a sip of his coffee.

We drank and ate our muffins whilst we chatted. Nate checked the time when he finished his coffee.

"We have to go it's 9.45," I nodded taking my bag from next to me and getting to my feet.

"See ya Jake!" I yelled as I left

"Thanks man!" Nate yelled upon his departure. We climbed back in the car and headed towards to studio.

A good 15 minutes later we reached the studio, Nate entered the underground parking lot and parked the car in his spot next to Jason's. Each member of the band had their own parking space; in fact all the artists at Avalanche Records get their own parking space in the underground parking lot. I hope one day I will be one of them. I doubt that it's really going to happen.

"Come on Mitch we're going to be late!" Nate said climbing out of the car and locking it before I could even open my door, trapping me inside. Nate ran off towards the entrance while I was stuck in the car. Nate disappeared from site without even noticing that I wasn't there. As there was no way of getting his attention now, I pulled out my phone as a last resort and hit speed dial 1. It rang for a while before Nate picked up.

"Mitchie?" Nate asked, confused.

"Aren't you forgetting something?" I said frustrated,

"No..." he said uncertain,

"Are you sure about that?" I said enjoying the torture,

"Yes? Ok I'm confused!" Nate said frustrated.

"NATE YOU LOCKED ME IN THE FREAKIN' CAR!" Nate began to laugh on the other end of the phone. Ass hole. Nate came around the corner of the building and walked towards the car still laughing. As he got nearer to the window he laughed harder. I was not happy with him.

"I knew that you were there all along!" Nate struggled through his laughs.

"Nathanial Thomas West, let me out of this car right now!" Nate laughed more. "NATE! GET ME OUT OF THIS DAMN CAR!" Nate continued to laugh as he took his keys from his pocket and pressed, the unlock button. As soon as I had heard the locks open on the car, I swung the door opened and unleashed my wrath on my best friend.

"You ass hole!" I yelled, Nate just continued to laugh "How dare you intentionally lock me in your car! You know I'm claustrophobic!"

"I'm sorry Mitch, but it was just so funny!" Nate laughed. I failed to see the funny side.

"Oh so you think it's funny that I could've had a panic attack and possibly passed out, because you locked me in your car!" Nate slowly stopped laughing.

"You're right I'm sorry!" Nate came closer to me, "Forgive me?" Nate tried to pull me into his arms, but I protested, sadly Nate was stronger than me so struggling out of his embrace was an impossible task for a short person like me.

"I guess," I huffed.

"Great, now let's go we're already 15 minutes late!" I rolled my eyes as Nate set off towards the entrance. While his back was turned I quickly pulled out the bottle of water stashed in my bag, the bottle had a sports cap so I quickly flipped it up and aimed for the back of my curly haired best friend's head. I hit him right in the middle of his head, "What the hell!" he yelled "Mitchie!" he turned around and ran towards me, "Oh you are going to pay for that missy!"

"Nate, you're forgetting something, I have the power!" I said motioning to the bottle, I pointed it at him again, this time in his chest; aiming at his face seemed a little cruel. I backed away and broke out into a run, dumping my bag just near the car. I carried on running dodging the cars but I began to grow tired and slowed down, that was my mistake. Nate came up behind me and wrestled me for the bottle of water, I resisted but unfortunately as I said before, I was no match for Nate. He successfully took the bottle from my clutches and pointed it at me. "Wait!" I yelled holding my hand up, "Let me get up first!" he let me get to my feet, the bottle still pointing in my direction. As soon as I had got to my feet I set off running. Before I had even got 100 yards from my previous position I was hit, right in the small of my back where my shirt had ridden up. The water was ice cold, fresh from the refrigerator before I left the house this morning. I screamed as the ice cold water hit my skin, sending an instant cooling sensation over my skin. "Nate you're an ass!" I yelled again, Nate just laughed.

"So I've heard!" He pointed the bottle at me again,

"No! Truce?" I held up my hands in surrender,

"Sure, we're late come on!" I nodded and walked towards him, but just as I got close to him, water shot out of the bottle at lightning speed hitting me in the face,

"NATE!" I screamed

"Slipped!" he shrugged. He handed me back the bottle and set off for the entrance to the studio.

Minutes later we entered the studio, where Caitlyn, Jason, Todd the producer and Shane, were sat.

"There you are we've been waiting a half hour for you to show up what happened to you?" Shane asked sounding annoyed, I didn't acknowledge him, and I didn't even look at him. Just seeing his feet sent me into a seething rage.

"Sorry, we had a little situation," Nate replied,

"Why are you guys both wet? Is it raining?" Jason asked looking at the wet spots on Nate's shirt and my dripping wet bangs.

"Nope, water fight," I said holding my bottle of water, "Nate intentionally locked me in the car, so I got a little of my own back while his back was turned," I smiled and they all laughed, including Shane.

"Ok now that you're all here can we start recording some songs please?" Todd asked and the boys nodded. I took my place next to Caitlyn on the sofa at the back of the editing room. "Nate you're up, we need you're piano part first though," Nate nodded and went into the recording booth, sheet music in hand. He took his seat at the piano and pressed his fingers to the keys, playing out a melody.

I recognised the melody as one I had heard Nate playing on the keyboard earlier on in the week. I smiled as I hummed the next part of the melody along with Nate. Caitlyn looked at me confused.

"He's my neighbour I hear it before anyone else!" she nodded and cuddled up to Jason's side. I smiled. They had been together since we were juniors in high school and I wouldn't be surprised if they got married in the future. I smiled wider at the thought and turned my attention back to Nate who was almost done playing the melody.

Nate played the last note and got to his feet. Todd pressed a button on the dashboard in front of him and spoke,

"Ok thanks Nate, do you want to start on the drums?" he nodded and went over to the drums in the opposite corner. As Nate was taking his seat, Tess walked into the room, spotting Shane; she ran over her arms open wide and screamed. I rolled my eyes at Nate, who laughed and did the same. I glanced over in Shane and Tess' direction, at the wrong moment, might I add. As I glanced over Shane and Tess were in a full blown make out session.

"Uh get a room, idiots!" Nate yelled from the recording booth. I guess he saw the look of hurt on my face. This is why I love Nate; he always knew when to step in. It still hurt to see them like that, neither of them having a regard for me. I got to my feet not wanting to be in the presence of these...what's the word? Scum bags!

"I need some air," I walked past, Shane and Tess still kissing. I headed down the corridor to the bathroom. Once inside, I ran the cold water and scooped it up in my hands, splashing it over my face. I braced myself against the sink and looked at myself in the mirror and was disgusted with what I saw. Why was I still doing this? It had been a year since it had happened and it still affected me. I guess I just hung on to stuff too long.

The bathroom door open, expecting to see Caitlyn I turned and was surprised to see Nate standing there, watching me sceptically.

"Nate this is a girl's bathroom, what are you doing here?" I asked, wiping the water from my face.

"Just wanted to check you were ok, I saw what happened," he replied moving closer to me. I sighed and stepped closer.

"It's hard to see Nate, it just brings back everything." I walked to him and put my head on his shoulder; he pulled me round to his front and pulled me into a warm embrace.

"I know Mitch but you just got to get over this. I know it's hard and you wouldn't know how many times I have wanted to kick Shane's ass for doing that to you and I'm sure that Caitlyn also wants to kick Tess' ass." I chuckled. But he was right. I had to get over it, starting from today, it wasn't going to be easy but I can try.

"Ok, thanks Nate." He kissed the top of my head in a friendly way, "I'll be back in soon, just give me a minute." He nodded,

"I love ya," he replied stepping away from me.

"Love ya too," I said as he'd left the bathroom. I sighed again and decided to leave the bathroom.

I wandered aimlessly around the building, until I stumbled upon an empty recording studio, I stepped inside; inside the booth was a guitar randomly leant against the wall. I picked it up and started to run my fingers over the strings; I sat down on a nearby stool and started to play a melody I'd made up to a song last week. I knew the words so I decided to sing.

Did you forget?

That I was even alive

Did you forget?

Everything we ever had

Did you forget?

Did you forget?

About me?

I continued to strum on the guitar, remembering the words I had written down the night before.

Did you regret?

(Did you regret?)

Ever standing my side

Did you forget?

(Did you forget?)

What we were feeling inside

No one left

To forget

About us

I strummed more, pausing before I started the next verse.

But somewhere we went wrong
We were once so strong
Our love is like a song
You can't forget it

So now I guess
This is where we have to stand
Did you regret
Ever holding my hand
Never again
Please don't forget

Don't forget

We had it all
We were just about to fall
Even more in love
Than we were before
I won't forget
I won't forget
About us

But somewhere we went wrong
We were once so strong
Our love is like a song
You can't forget it

At this part in the song, I imagined it being played with an electric guitar for dramatic effect and then the tempo becoming slower as the song progressed to the end.

Somewhere we went wrong
We were once so strong
Our love is like a song
You can't forget it
At all

And at last
All the pictures have been burned
And all the past
Is just a lesson that we've learned
I won't forget
I won't forget us

But somewhere we went wrong
Our love is like a song
But you won't sing along
You've forgotten
About us

Don't forget

I stopped and put the guitar down. Instantly feeling better, I looked up to walk through the doorway and jumped when I saw Nate standing in the doorway smirking.

"Oh my God Nate! What are you trying to do? Kill me?" I said my hand on my chest.

"Why do you say that?" he asked still smirking

"Well let's see, first you lock me in a car and then you sneak up on me!" he laughed, "I'm glad you find my death so funny." I stated, walking past him into the lounge on the other side of the glass window. "I thought you were recording, what happened?"

"Well, we've done all the instrument parts we just need to do the vocals, Todd let us on a break so I thought, I'd come and find you, see if you were ok, you said you'd be gone a minute not 20," Nate chuckled.

"It was that long?" Nate nodded, "Huh, well we better get you back, come on popstar!" I grabbed his hand and pulled him back towards the studio he was needed at. Once inside Todd ordered the band to get into the booth so that they could start recording the vocals. I took my place next to Caitlyn on the couch and glanced around the room for a certain girl, I detested. She was nowhere in sight, I looked at Caitlyn, about to open my mouth to ask where she was but she had opened hers before I had even opened my own.

"Todd sent her away, he said she was a distraction," I laughed. I knew for a fact that Todd hated Tess with a passion.

The band were ready at their microphones, their headphones in place waiting for the music to be played. The music began and Nate's piano playing began to fill the lounge area of the recording studio along with drums and violins thrown in their too. 22 seconds into it, Nate opened his mouth to sing.

(Nate, All 3)

If time were still

The sun would never never find us

We could light up

The sky

Tonight

I would see the world through your eyes

And leave it all behind

I looked over at Caitlyn who was bobbing her head along in time to the music before long I was doing the same.

If it's you for me forever

If it's you and me right now

That'd be alright

Be alright

We're chasing stars to lose our shadow

Peter Pan and Wendy turned out fine

So, won't you fly with me

I wanted to get up and dance around but resisted the urge knowing that it would be distracting.

Oh yeah

Gonna fly with me now

Now the past

Has come

And I've been given meaning

And a reason

To give all I can

To believe once again

If it's you and me forever

If it's you and me right now

That'd be alright

Be alright

We're chasing stars to lose our shadow

Peter Pan and Wendy turned out fine

So won't you fly with me

I noticed the Peter Pan reference in the song, and shook my head. Nate loved Peter Pan, when we were little; we used to play Peter Pan. I was Wendy and he was Peter Pan.

Maybe you were just afraid

Knowing you were miles away

From the place where you needed to be

And that's right here with me

All other instruments stopped playing which just left Nate's piano solo, playing in high notes.

If it's you and me forever

If it's You and me right now

That'd be alright

If we're chasing stars to lose our shadow

Peter Pan and Wendy turned out fine

So won't you fly with me

If it's you and me forever

If it's you and me right now

That'd be alright

Be alright

If we're chasing stars to lose our shadow

Peter Pan and Wendy turned out fine

For the life of me I'll never know how Nate manages to hit those high notes. He's always so awesome at hitting them and hits them perfect every time.

So won't you fly?

Fly

Fly

With me

Both Caitlyn and I clapped at the end of the song, cheering. Nate appeared from the booth and smiled.

"You liked it?" I nodded

"Especially the Peter Pan reference." I chuckled "Remember that time you thought you actually were Peter Pan and jumped off the coffee table in your living room, thinking you could fly and broke your wrist!" I laughed.

"Yes thank you Mitchie! I do not need reminding of the pain of realising I couldn't fly, do you know how crushed I was?" Nate replied pushing out of the room.

"No, but I do remember holding your hand while you had your cast put on, you were scared!" I laughed.

"Thanks Mitch, I had blocked that memory, now you've just brought it all back to me."

"It was my pleasure. Now can we get something to eat I'm starving!" I said pulling him towards the parking lot to the car so we could eat.

"Sure." Nate replied pulling his keys from his pocket.

The image of a 9 year old Nate jumping from the coffee table still stuck in my mind.


I realised that the layout of this chapter has gone a bit funny and am sorry about that, every time I try and change it something else goes wrong so I thought it was safer to just leave it as is.

I have changed the title of this story to Love Prevails. I hated the title but it was just there while I was thinking of a better one. If you don't like the new title please let me know and I'll change it back. Sorry if I confused anybody.

Special mention in the next chapter if you can tell me what Mitchie's ring tone is. =D

Please review! =D

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