Enjoy! Personally, I don't think it's that good but hopefully you'll like it!
The day of the concert came too quickly for my liking. Of course, I couldn't deny that I was excited to see the concert but afterwards? I wasn't so sure.
Sierra came by an hour before we were due to leave and we got ready together. She was practically bursting with excitement and was confused to see that I wasn't so enthusiastic.
Sierra did my makeup, she's really good at that kind of thing and loves doing it. When she tried to put eyeliner on me I protested. I don't usually wear eyeliner.
'Mitchie,' Sierra complained. 'It'll look good, I promise.'
'Fine,' I muttered.
'Come on, cheer up,' Selena said, grinning. 'You look incredible, for one, number two, we've got great seats at a Connect 3 concert and number three, we get to meet them! Ashley is going to be so jealous!'
I grinned at that. Ashley was the biggest bitch in the whole school. Kind of like Tess, but way worse. She had something against Sierra and I and we've had to deal with her for years.
'I wonder what Shane Gray looks like up close,' Sierra sighed in anticipation.
Extremely hot, I thought to myself but didn't voice my thoughts.
'Close your eyes,' Sierra ordered and I sighed before obeying.
Mum dropped us off at the concert.
It took ages to get inside. There were thousands of girls there, all screaming with excitement. I tried not to let it bother me that most of them had Shane's face on their tops.
The concert was amazing, I had to admit. Sierra and I had pretty good seats. All of Connect 3 were incredible but I couldn't tear my eyes off Shane. He completely owned the stage. I felt like I couldn't breathe when he sung 'Gotta Find You'. It was the song he'd written for me. As they finished their last song, nerves started to settle in my stomach. I would be seeing Shane soon. I was beginning to regret my promise to Sierra.
'Come on!' Sierra squealed as the lights came on in the audience.
We made our way to a door that a security guard was standing in front of which I assumed was the door backstage.
'Hang on, girls,' he stopped us.
We showed him our backstage passes, which he examined carefully before letting us through. 'Wait on the other side of the door, someone called James will take you to meet the band,' he instructed us.
Sierra squealed and gripped my hand, jumping up and down. I just smiled nervously and we walked through the door.
We only had to wait about five minutes before a guy came up to us and smiled. 'Hey there, girls! My name's James. You must be the lucky winners?'
Sierra nodded, grinning. I just felt like I was about to throw up. What would Shane say when he saw me?
'Come on, then,' he smiled at her enthusiasm. 'Let's meet some rock stars.'
Sierra giggled. We followed James through many different corridors, where a few people rushed by, occasionally stopping to congratulate each other on the concert. I guessed that they were mainly backup dancers.
James stopped outside a door and smiled at us. 'Here you go, Connect 3's very own dressing room,' he laughed. 'Got your autograph books ready?'
He knocked a couple of times and then Nate opened the door. 'Hey James,' he said casually then his eyes fell on Sierra, then me and his eyes widened.
Crap. He recognised me.
'Sierra,' I muttered, who had frozen. 'I guess I kind of need to tell you something.'
'What?' she whispered back, staring star struck at Nate.
'I kind of know Connect 3,' I admitted.
She tore her eyes off Nate, who still had his on me.
'Very funny Mitchie,' she laughed and then turned back to Nate and smiled at him, waiting for him to say something.
'These are the contest winners, mate,' James told him. 'Just give them an autograph and some photos then see them out, okay?'
He smiled at us and departed.
I looked nervously at Nate who was still staring at me in disbelief. 'Mitchie?'
Sierra's eyes snapped to me, narrowed.
I didn't meet her eyes and looked at Nate. 'Mitchie, is that you?' he murmured.
'Yeah,' I sighed. 'Hey Nate.'
He obviously sensed my discomfort because he turned his attention to Sierra. 'What's your name?'
'This is my best friend Sierra,' I said, seeing Sierra looking speechless.
'Hey Sierra,' he said. 'It's nice to meet you.'
'Hi,' she gasped finally.
He chuckled. 'Come on guys. Jason will be so happy to see you Mitchie.'
'I didn't think you'd remember me to be honest,' I said.
'Seriously?' Nate laughed, putting an arm around my shoulders. 'How could we forget? You were all Shane talked about all summer.'
Sierra frowned and glanced across at me. I went red.
'Hey, guys,' Nate called behind his shoulder. 'You'll never guess who's here!'
'Who?' Jason appeared behind Nate and then his mouth flew open when he saw me. 'Oh my god, Mitchie!'
He surprised me, pulling me into a hug. 'It's so cool to see you again. What are you doing here? Who's this?' he added quickly, seeing Sierra.
'ThMitchie's best friend Sierra,' Nate smiled.
'Hey, nice to meet you!' Jason grinned at Sierra and then turned around. 'Shane! Shane!'
'What?' Shane appeared in the doorway. His tone of voice made me frown. He obviously was still the same jerk from the beginning of summer. I really hoped that he'd changed.
His eyes fell on me and he paled. 'Mitchie?' he said quietly.
I couldn't meet his eyes. He was just the same as I remembered him and all the feelings for him that I'd blocked out since the end of summer a few months ago came rushing back. 'Hi Shane,' I whispered, looking down at my shoes.
'Wow,' he muttered. 'Didn't think I'd see you ever again.'
That made me look up and glare at him. 'Yeah, I hoped I wouldn't have to see you ever again, either,' I snapped, suddenly furious.
'Oh, come on Mitchie,' he said, crossing his arms. 'If you really wanted that then why are you here?'
I could feel tears coming into my eyes. I was such an idiot for agreeing to see them. 'Good question,' I mumbled and turned around but Nate put a hand on my shoulder to stop me.
Sierra was watching everything, utterly bewildered.
'Mitchie,' Nate whispered comfortingly. 'Come on.'
I looked up at his earnest face and sighed. He smiled at me, took my hand and then led me into their large dressing room, gesturing for the others to follow.
We sat down on the leather couches and a silence fell between us. Sierra broke it, her eyes on me. 'Mitchie ... why didn't you tell me you knew Connect 3?'
There ya go, hope you liked it. Please review and let me know. Thanks everyone who reviewed the first chapter! Oh yeah and I don't own Camp Rock or any of the characters :P
Lucy xox
