Shane looked around the room, wondering where Mitchie was. It only took him less than five minutes in the bathroom. She couldn't possibly gotten bored that quickly and walked away. Shane shook his head as he couldn't find Mitchie anywhere. He sighed, smiling a little about how easily annoyed and bored his girlfriend could get.
Shane decided to search for Mitchie, though he had a feeling that she was already at a mall, shopping endlessly and using up all of her credit and debit cards. He walked upstairs, seeing that Mitchie wasn't anywhere downstairs. Shane walked around aimlessly as she was still no where to be seen. He sighed, ready to give up.
Shane headed towards his room. He was about to open the door until he heard a noise. It sounded as if someone was crying. Mitchie was crying. Shane widened his eyes and followed the noise. He listened carefully, trying to ignore the music, and was led to Jason's room.
Shane reached for the doorknob, then started wondering if he should go in. For all he knew, it could be Jason who was crying his eyes out at the moment and Shane didn't want to embarrass his brother. Shane sighed, he knew that he needed to know what was wrong. He slowly turned the doorknob and widened his eyes at what he saw. He found Mitchie with only her bra and underwear on while wrapped with Jason's bed sheets, crying her eyes out in the corner. He looks to her right where Jason was on the bed, passed out, and clutching on a bottle of Vodka.
"O my god." Shane whispered. Mitchie looked up and ran to him. Shane held onto Mitchie tightly, rubbing her back as she continued to cry. "What happened?!" Shane demanded, glaring at his brother. "What the hell did he do?!" Mitchie shook her head and pressed herself closer onto her boyfriend.
Jason peeked his eyes open, not remembering what just happened. He blinked at sat up once he heard Mitchie crying. Jason looked at Shane and Mitchie then down at the bottle of Vodka. Jason looked at himself, for he was only wearing his jeans. He scratched his head, wondering what just happened.
"How could you?" Shane asked, his voice shaky.
"What…what happened?" Jason asked. He looked at Mitchie and widened his eyes once he saw her half naked. "I…I didn't do anything. I didn't do anything!" he yelled, getting up to look for his shirt.
"Yes you did, you jerk! You know what you did so stop it! I can't believe you would do this to my girlfriend! Jason, Mitchie's like your little sister! Why would you do this to her?!" Shane yelled.
"I was drunk! I didn't know what I was doing!" Jason yelled back as he slipped his shirt down. He stared at Mitchie. Mitchie covered her face with Shane's chest, not revealing herself. Jason sighed and handed Mitchie her clothes. "Sorry…"
Shane sighed. He grabbed her clothes swiftly for her and then continued glaring at his brother. "Is sorry all you can say? You practically traumatized her. She could sue you for what you did! Jason, why were you drinking in the first place? You never drink." Shane said. Jason didn't answer him. "I can't believe you raped her." Shane felt Mitchie wince at the word rape.
"T-that's not all he did." Mitchie whispered. Jason looked at her with a confused but worried expression on his face. Shane looked down at Mitchie and pulled her dress over her. Mitchie quickly went back to gripping her arms tightly around him. "He kissed me, on the beach, when he wasn't drunk."
"You did what?!" Shane yelled at Jason. He gently pulled Mitchie off of him and walked towards Jason. Jason backed away, feeling intimidated by the dangerous look Shane was giving him. "I'm going to kill you!" he yelled, running after him. Shane jumped on Jason and pinned him onto the ground. "Now tell me, did you kiss my girlfriend?!" Shane asked in a deadly voice.
Jason stared into his brother's angry eyes. "Yeah, I did. I kissed her twice actually. You're pretty lucky. She's such a good kisser, especially if it was a forced kiss." Jason said with an eyebrow raised. Shane punched Jason in the stomach.
"Shane!" Mitchie screeched.
Shane ignored Mitchie and continued to throw punches at his brother. Jason found the strength to push Shane off and he started kicking him in the guts. Shane groaned as Jason kicked him. The two brothers rolled on the floor, kicking and punching each other. Bruises appeared on their arms and faces as they were so determined to kill the other.
"Guys! Stop it!" Mitchie begged, not standing the sight of it.
"How could you, Jason?!" Shane yelled, pinning his brother on the wall. He punched his brother across the face. Jason kicked Shane in the stomach.
"Get off of me!" Jason yelled.
"You better lay off of Mitchie!" Shane threatened.
"And what if I don't?!"
Shane glared at Jason, giving him another deadly look. "You don't want to know." he said in a low voice. Shane turned and walked up to Mitchie, putting an arm around her shoulders and gripping onto her tightly. "Come on, Mitchie. Let's get away from…that person who I thought was my brother." Shane said, glancing at Jason. He then led Mitchie away into her room.
Shane and Mitchie walked down the hall, ignoring the cheerful people downstairs and the joyful music that was playing. Right now wasn't a happy moment to savor. Nate saw Shane and Mitchie from downstairs and looked at them, surprised. Even from a far view, Nate knew that something was wrong. He walked up the steps with Alex following behind him.
"Dude, what happened?" Nate asked, shocked at Mitchie's appearance. Her dress was hanging down low, her hair was in a mess, her makeup was smudge, and she looked completely imperfect. That was something people don't see everyday. "Mitchie, are you okay?" he reached over towards her, but Mitchie flinched. Shane held onto her tighter.
"I'll tell you later. I suggest you keep Alex away from Jason though." Shane said, glaring back at Jason's door.
"What? Why?" Nate questioned. He slowly reached for Alex and wrapped his arm gently around her, getting a little worried.
Shane sighed and then brought Mitchie into her room. He sat her on her bed and stood in front of her, rubbing her arms gently. Mitchie took deep, shaky breaths, trying not to burst out crying. She wrapped her arms around Shane's neck and continued breathing hardly.
Nate walked into the room with Alex. "Mitchie, what happened?" Alex asked in a low whisper. Her happy voice sounded crush and devastated. She ran up to her and Mitchie threw her arms around Alex, beginning to cry. Alex hugged her back, looking at Shane with a confused but sympathetic look on her face.
"Nate, I need to talk to you." Shane said, pulling his little brother into Mitchie's insanely large walk in closet. Nate nodded his head and followed his older brother. He looked back at Alex and Mitchie then kept a worried gaze on Shane.
"What happened to her? She looks like a mess, I actually feel sorry for her." Nate said, glancing back at Mitchie and Alex again. Alex was rubbing Mitchie's back as Mitchie continued burying her face into her arm and bawling.
"Well you should. She was raped." Shane muttered.
"What?!" Nate yelled. Shane covered Nate's mouth to stop him from yelling. He closed the closet and pulled Nate into the back. "Who did that to her! I'm going to kill the bastard!" Shane sighed.
"It was…you won't believe me."
"Try me." Nate dared, getting really angry.
"Jason." Nate blinked in disbelief.
"Yeah, I don't believe you."
"Well you should!" Nate shook his head, confused. "Nate, Jason isn't the perky guy who is your annoying and kind big brother anymore. He's changed ever since his girlfriend broke up with him. Haven't you noticed that he's been acting really weirdly? And he's paying way more attention to my Mitchie more than he should!"
"Well he's heartbroken." Nate said, trying to reason out.
"No, I think he's obsessed. Doesn't Mitchie remind you lots of his old girlfriend? Minus the rich and spoiled part, but doesn't she?" Shane said, raising his eyebrows. Nate opened his mouth to speak then closed it, thinking. Shane had a point. Same brown hair with the same style. Same height and body size. Same smile and same beautiful eyes. Even parts of their personality is the same.
"O my god, you're right." Nate said. He looked at Shane worried. "Dude, do you think that we should put him in a mental institute or something? Or at least beg his ex girlfriend to get back with him. After what he did to Mitchie, Jason is starting to really scare the crap out of me." Nate said. He looked at Alex. "What if he tries something on Alex?" Shane shrugged and sighed.
"I'm giving Jason space. If I don't, I'd probably kill him for what he did to Mitchie. I'm completely ignoring him during the rest of spring break. When we go back to Lake Tahoe though, I am definitely going to hurt the living shit out of that guy." Shane said. Nate almost laughed.
The two exited the closet and sat next to Mitchie and Alex. "Hey, Mitchie, stop crying. I think I like it better when you're mean and spoiled." Nate said, rubbing her arm. Mitchie smiled a little and rested her head on his shoulder. "Just don't think about it. We'll all be here for you." Nate said, rubbing her back.
"I'll never let you out of my sight." Shane promised, opening his arms so Mitchie could hug him. Mitchie wrapped her arms around his waist and leaned on his chest as her cries softened out.
"I'm scared." Alex whispered, sitting next to Nate. She leaned on his shoulder and wrapped her arms around his stomach. "What if…something like that happens to me?" she whispered worriedly into his ear. Nate stiffened and stroked Alex's hair. He rested his chin on her head.
"I won't let that happen to you. Never." Nate muffled into her hair.
The rest of that night was freakishly quiet. Mitchie was too scared to sleep by herself so Shane slept besides her that night, holding her tightly and never letting go. Nate, being overprotected he is, made sure that Alex slept in his room that night. Though she ended up sleeping in his bed while he slept on the soft carpet.
In the morning, Mitchie peeked open her eyes and looked at Shane. "Shane," she whispered, stroking her hands through his soft hair. "Shane, wake up." she whispered. Shane groaned and pulled Mitchie in closer. "Shane, wake up!" Mitchie yelled. Shane jumped and looked at his girlfriend, worried.
"What? What's wrong? What happened? Are you alright?" he asked. Mitchie put a finger to his lips before he could go on. Shane smiled a little and kissed her finger. Mitchie let out a small smile and sighed.
"Shane, can you call Amelia for me? I don't feel like shouting and I'm really hungry." she said.
"Then why don't we go downstairs to get some food?"
"What if…he's there?" Mitchie whispered. Shane sighed.
"I'll go get Amelia." he murmured, getting up. Mitchie reached for his arm and pulled him right back down.
"No! Don't leave me!" Mitchie begged. Shane looked at his girlfriend with worried eyes. It pained him so much for her to be so afraid his brother so much. Shane felt his heart breaking as he looked into Mitchie's fear-filled eyes. "You said that you'll never leave me. Don't leave me!"
Shane sighed. "How am I supposed to get Amelia then?"
"Yell her name, or something! Please, just don't leave me…" Mitchie said, looking down.
"I'll go get Alex so she could stay with you. Then I'll get Amelia. You won't be alone, Mitchie." Shane assured her. Mitchie bit her lip, not feeling assured at all. "I promise that I'll be out and back really fast." Shane promised. Mitchie sighed and nodded her head. Shane kissed the top of her hair before calling Alex's name.
Alex walked in with Nate following behind her. She looked grumpy and annoyed. "What's up with you?" Shane asked.
"Ask him and his snoring issues. I couldn't sleep last night. I wanted to sleep in my room but noooo." Alex said, pointing at Nate, glaring at him. Nate smirked and shrugged. Alex then laid on Mitchie's bed and quickly falling asleep. Nate leaned on the wall with his arms crossed.
"You rang?" he said.
"Yeah, stay with Mitchie while I go get us some breakfast. Don't let her out of your sight, Nate." Shane said, sternly. Nate nodded his head then Shane left. Nate looked at Mitchie and Alex. Alex was sleeping soundly on the bed while Mitchie's eyes flickered everywhere around her room. He could see the worry in her eyes as she looked like everything surrounding her was unfamiliar and that she was lost.
Nate sat in front of Alex and next to Mitchie. "You okay?" Nate asked. Mitchie bit her lip and shrugged. "Just get some rest. Shane is coming back with your food. Don't think about it. It'll be okay." He said, practically repeating what he told her last night.
"How would you know? I feel as if a murderer is sleeping at my house and his room and right next to mine! Nate, you have no idea how scared I am." Mitchie said. Nate sighed and folded his arms.
"No, but I have a hunch."
Shane walked downstairs into the dining room to look for Amelia. "Amelia?" he said in a normal voice. There was no response. "Amelia?!" Shane said, a little louder. Still there was no response. Shane took a deep breath. "AMELIA!" he yelled at the top of his lungs.
Amelia rushed out of the kitchen and ran up to Shane. "Yes, Mr. Shane?" she asked.
"Umm…well Mitchie wants her breakfast in bed. We all kind of do. Sorry about the inconvenience." Shane said. Amelia shook her head as if it was no big deal.
"It's okay. Miss Mitchie tends to change her mind quite often. We the domestics in the Torres manor are used to that. And if we're not, only God knows what would happen to the poor sap." Amelia chucked. Shane smiled and shook his head. "I will have your breakfasts in Miss Mitchie's room in about ten minutes." Shane nodded then walked back upstairs.
He stopped short once he saw Jason walking down the stairs. Jason looked emotionless, practically dead. He made no eye contact with Shane though and kept on walking down the stairs. Shane sighed then ran back into Mitchie's room.
Mitchie instantly got up and ran towards Shane as he closed the door behind him. "O, baby, you okay?" he asked, rubbing her arm. Mitchie kept her mouth closed as she and Shane walked back and sat on her bed. Shane looked at Nate, sadly. "Well this officially ruins our spring break, not to mention our lives. I don't think I could go even a second of looking at Jason without killing him."
"Dude, we got a really big problem here. It's like…Jason isn't even our brother anymore." Nate said. He leaned on Mitchie's pillows and looked up at the ceiling. "This sucks badly." he murmured.
"Ya think?" Shane asked sarcastically. Nate glared at him then moved his eyes at Alex. Shane sighed. "Nate, I really don't think you should be dragged into this. You and Alex should spend your spring break having fun. Don't get caught up into our issues. I don't want you to worry your head off." Shane said softly.
"Shane, I'm your brother. I kind of have to be involved with your issues." Nate placed a hand on Shane's shoulder. "And I'm here to help you." he promised. Shane weakly smiled at him then looked back at Mitchie. Her eyes were staring straight onto the floor as she held onto her knees tightly.
"I think we need to brighten each other's spirits up." Shane said, pulling Mitchie up. "Let's go out, guys." Mitchie sat back down while Nate looked at Shane, unsure. "Aw, come on, guys. We can't ignore this forever, but why not just a moment? One day then the next couple days we can start living this living hell, if you want to." Shane said at Nate. Nate rolled his eyes.
"Fine." he murmured. He shook Alex gently. "Alex, get up. We're going out."
"Five more minutes. This bed is so soft and the room is so quiet." Alex muttered.
Mitchie and Shane sat on the gentle sands of the beach. Mitchie's oversized Ralph Lauren shirt was waving in the soft wind as her hair twirled around by itself. She sighed as she stared into the ocean, still feeling violated, unclean, as if nothing is ever going to be the same again. Then again, things weren't going to be the same again.
Shane noticed Mitchie's expression and his face saddened. He wrapped his arm around her and held onto her tightly. "Come on, baby. It's time to lift our spirits up and have fun. It'll just be all about you and me, together forever." Shane said, kissing her cheek. Mitchie sighed again and rested her head on Shane's shoulder. He knew that she was still scared and feeling unsure.
"If you say so, Shane." Mitchie whispered.
Shane frowned and looked at the ocean with Mitchie. They watched the blue-green waves move back and forth as their way of killing time. It was oddly quiet as the noises of children running around and adults talking to each other were blocked out of their minds. Too many problems and worries were jumbled up in there for them to notice anything else.
So much for the perfect spring break.
Terrence smirked as he found Nate and Alex sitting on the beach, just laying there, talking. Last time he encountered Alex, he had a fun time confusing her emotions. It was as evilly joyful to him as deceiving the smartest person alive. He never thought that he could actually get Alex to develop a mixed feeling towards him. Now all he had to do was finish those developments.
"I feel so bad for Mitchie." Alex said as she rested her head on Nate's arm. Nate nodded his head and sighed. "I never would of thought that Jason would of done this. I mean, him out of all people? It's really unexpected." Nate turned the other direction, not wanting to talk about this problem at the moment. After all, Shane did say that they needed to enjoy their time while it lasted.
"Alex, I gotta go do a bathroom break. Be right back." Nate said, feeling awkward and a tad worried as he stood up and left Alex alone. It was exactly what Shane did before he left Mitchie and she got…raped. He left her, saying that he needed to go to the bathroom and would be back quickly. Then the worst happened. Nate looked back at Alex, sighing in relief as he saw her unharmed. He ran towards the bathroom, rushing through everything so he could get back to Alex.
"Hey." a voice said. Alex turned to see Terrence. She frowned then looked away. Terrence raised an eyebrow and sat next to her. "What's wrong with you? I thought we were cool." he said, smiling brightly at her.
"It's not that I'm mad at you or anything, it's just that my friends and I are in this problem. Nothing you really need to know about." Alex sighed. "And then there's a problem with me and Nate." She's never really revealed about her issues with Nate, not even with Nate himself. Terrence smirked and raised an eyebrow.
"O really? What's wrong? You guys seem fine."
"Yeah, seem. We fight way more people think we do. In front of everyone else, we're cool, we're happy, we're in love. But when we're all alone, we just happen to find something to complain and fight about. It's annoying and I hate it." Alex said. She turned towards Terrence. "I love Nate and all, but I don't want a bipolar boyfriend." she said. Terrence smiled at her, acting as if he understood.
"I know that if I had a girlfriend, I would treat her like a princess and do everything right for her, she might actually get sick of it. I hate fighting with my girlfriend, I try not to. Seems to me though that Nate just loves to pick an argument with you." Terrence said. Alex shrugged.
"I don't think so, but you never know. Nate can be mysterious for a loud kind of guy." Terrence placed his arm around Alex's waist, pulling her closer towards him. "Um, what are you doing?" she whispered, blushing. She felt so confused as Terrence held onto her. It was like something - or someone - was doing their best to change her mind. Terrence smiled down at her and shrugged.
"These days, I don't even know." With that, Terrence kissed Alex. Alex was taken shock, but she relaxed into the kiss, feeling the warmth between Terrence's lips. She cupped his face, pulling him closer. Terrence smirked, knowing that Alex had fallen into his trap. He peeked an eye open as he saw Nate coming in closer. He pulled Alex on top of him and they continued to kiss.
Nate stopped short on his tracks as he watched his girlfriend and his enemy kiss. He stopped breathing as he felt his heart freezing. His eyes were close to tearing up, but he wouldn't cry. He won't cry and show Terrence that he's a wuss and show Alex that he's actually going to cry, right before her eyes. What the hell is happening? he thought, miserably.
"Alex?" Nate asked, her voice cracking a little.
A/N: This is officially the third time today that I've said that I'm SOOO sorry for taking forever to update. I think I should be apologizing the most now since I didn't update this story for the longest. Sorry to all of my readers who were pracitcally begging me to update About You Now. It's kind of hard since I kind of lost the will to continue this story and I get most of my writer's block issues when it comes to this one. I will continue though if you guys want me to and if you give me some ideas. This writer's block thing is annoying the crap out of me.
So tell me if you still want me to continue!