I Wonder If I'll Ever See You Again

Author's Note: Ah! Sorry for taking forever. I'm still in the middle of a move so I've been travelling a lot recently. Thanks again for your reviews. I know not that many people are reading this story but I really appreciate those of you who are reading and reviewing. A special thank you to Pagan-Angel13. You gave me such a wonderful review I hope I can live up to it.

Now some clarification, I know the time is way off for this story. In the movie, Mitchie and Caitlyn don't get in trouble until the day of final jam. This obviously was different in my story. Also, this summer is apparently the longest summer in the world, but that's just the way it has to be.

So is the show up for Tess? Will Shane find out who the real "Girl with the voice" is? Read on to find out.

"All of my life where have you been? I wonder if I'll ever see you again. And if that day comes I know we could win. I wonder if I'll ever see you again."

Chapter Seven: Dig In

There is nowhere to run. There is no way to hide. Dont let it beat you. Say 'nice to meet you' and 'bye'. Once you dig in, you'll find it coming out the other side. And once you dig in, you'll find you'll have yourself a good time

TESS

After leaving the studio, Tess headed home. She was in her room plotting. She'd thought she had everything when she'd won Final Jam….Shane…The Career…. But once again, that mousy nobody, Mitchie Torres was trying to ruin it for her. It was unlikely that Shane would actually go to the showcase. That wasn't what she was worried about. But the likelihood of someone recording Mitchie and posting on the internet was high. There would be a strong possibility that Shane would see it some way. Tess wasn't willing to take that chance.

After Final Jam, they had all returned to LA. When Shane's label got wind of their budding relationship, they immediately tried to squelch it. It wasn't good for either of their careers if they went public. Much of Shane's appeal came from his single status. Teenage girls wanted to think they had a chance with him. Also, Tess wouldn't be given a chance as a artist if all the girls knew she was dating Shane. Shane hadn't seemed too upset when the label suggested they keep their relationship under wraps. Tess weighed her bragging rights for being Shane's girlfriend against her career and their was no comparison. So Tess and Shane were pretending that they weren't going out. This limited the amount of time they could spent together in public. But Tess made a point to be ultra affectionate when they were around people that knew about them.

And now it was all in Jeopardy. Tess resorted to throwing things as she failed to come up with a way to stop Mitchie from performing at that showcase. She had considered sending an anonymous message to this "Todd Sparrow," telling him about Mitchie's lies at CampRock. But Tess realized it was highly unlikely it'd make a difference. Knowing goody-goody Mitchie, she'd probably told him everything any way. Mitchie would probably never tell another lie in her life. Tess reached under her mattress and pulled out a yellow notebook. She stared at the cover, as if it would give her the answer. Then Tess began to smile, "I used this to steal Shane. Now I'm going to use it to keep him." She said. Tess reached for the magazine with Mitchie and Todd's picture. She found what she was looking for and picked up her cell phone. "Hi. I'm calling about one of the band's featured in your latest issue…The Color Green. I need a mailing address for media inquiries."

Shane was hiding in his apartment. He was in no mood to talk to anyone right now. He'd avoided calls from everyone after driving home from the studio. It was getting late and he realized he hadn't eaten anything since lunch. He got up to head to the kitchen. As he passed the front door, he noticed a stack of mail on his foyer table. Of course, on top of the stack was the current issue of "Top New Music." The grabbed the offending magazine, intending to toss it in the garbage. Of course, he couldn't. Instead, he sat at the kitchen table and opened it. "I can be calm and detached. I'll just read what the article has to say." Shane said to himself.

Todd Sparrow stands behind the microphone. While he sings, no one makes a sound…no one takes a breath.

Shane made gagging noises as he skipped the first part of the article. He stopped when he read the word "girlfriend."

"So do you have a girlfriend?"

"Well…not exactly. There's a special someone, but we aren't exactly dating."

"Oh so you're friends with benefits?"

"No, no…I think she might be too good for me." Todd laughs.

It's an evasive answer but somehow we believe him. Later, I get the opportunity to meet the number one candidate for this "special someone." Her name is Mitchie Torres, an adorable brunette you can't help but like. She's young, but so is Todd. Both seem wise beyond their years. The first time I see her, she and Todd are engaged in an intense conversation ending with a hug and a kiss. Not a girlfriend? Only time will tell.

After formal introductions are made, we gather to talk about the upcoming showcase. As if on cue, we hear some concerning news. "Silent Glow," the opening band for the upcoming showcase has to drop out. The band considers dropping an opening act all together. Then a band member makes the suggestion that Mitchie do a short set instead. Mitchie, who seems a bit shy, is very reluctant to accept the suggestion. But with everyone in the group working to persuade her, she finally agrees to a "very short set."

Shane set the paper down. So maybe Mitchie wasn't dating Todd, but that didn't stop her from latching on to the first semi-famous person she met. And now she was going to be part of their show. Maybe that was what she had wanted all along. His mind rebelled at the thought. Mitchie had never even sung around him. If she had wanted to use him for her career she would be singing at every chance she got. That was the mystery of Mitchie. He had no idea what was real and what was a lie. Shane suddenly wanted to talk to someone whose feelings about him were obvious. Shane got up and walked to his phone.

"Hey Tess, you want to hang out?"

Mitchie was starting to think she was in over her head. She didn't know how it happened but suddenly she was going to be performing alone in front of a crowd of industry people and hardcore fans of The Color Green. To say she was reluctant would be an understatement. She was terrified. Even Caitlyn was impressed with her.

"I didn't think you'd do it. I mean, I wanted you to, but wow." Caitlyn said as the two sat in her room. These past few days had been crazy so the girls were spending a girls night in.

"You and me both. But then I thought about Camp Rock. Tess got me to doubt myself then and I gave in to her." Mitchie said.

"So is this about Tess? Or is it about Tess and Shane?" Caitlyn asked.

"It's about me." Mitchie said, without hesitation.

"Good answer." Caitlyn said as someone knocked on her door.

"Caitlyn, someone's here to see you and Mitchie." Mrs. Gellar said as she poked her head into the room.

"You owe me 5." Caitlyn said to Mitchie.

"She said someone. If it's Ryan, you owe me 5." Mitchie responded.

Caitlyn and Mitchie walked down the stairs to find both Todd standing in the hallway.

"Oh no, it's you." Mitchie said.

Todd looked confused… "Sorry?" He said.

Mitchie and Caitlyn started laughing.

"What's going on?" Ryan said as he stepped into view.

"Ha!" Mitchie said.

"Ok. It's a draw." Caitlyn said.

Todd and Ryan both looked at each other in confusion.

"Sorry guys. I bet Mitchie 5 that Shane would crash our Girl's Night." Caitlyn said.

"Yeah, and I bet Caitlyn that Ryan would." Mitchie said.

Both guys blushed in unison.

"Aw. We're just messing around. We were hoping you'd show up." Mitchie said.

"Speak for yourself." Caitlyn said.

Mitchie and Todd both smiled. Caitlyn and Ryan had a love-hate relationship. Mitchie and Todd were sure it erred more on the side of love, but neither Caitlyn or Ryan would admit it.

"We actually have a reason for being here." Ryan said.

"A sad, paper thin reason but a reason all the same. We got this in the mail. It's for you." Todd said. He handed a small package to Mitchie.

"Getting fan mail already?" Ryan laughed.

Mitchie reached for the box and saw that it was from Tess Tyler. "More like hate mail." Mitchie said.

"What?" Caitlyn asked, reaching for the box. "Oh." She said when she read who it was from.

"Don't worry about it. We were about to watch a movie if you two want to join us." Mitchie said.

The boys agreed and stayed through the chick flick Mitchie and Caitlyn had planned.

Later that night Mitchie sat in her bed holding the mysterious package. She knew nothing good would come out of it, but she wasn't gonna be scared off by Tess.

When Mitchie saw what was in the package, she was surprised. She'd expected deadly vipers or at least a tarantula. But it was just a yellow notebook, her yellow notebook. There was also what appeared to be a letter. Mitchie opened the letter, curious about what Tess had to say.

Mitchie,

I saw your little article in that music magazine. Actually Shane was the one that showed it to me. Good luck with your little showcase. It must be really scary since you don't have any experience and here you're gonna be singing in front of a bunch of industry people. But I wouldn't worry too much since no one is there to see you. Anyway, I wanted to return this to you. I found it after you left but forgot about it until I read that article. I've been so busy with Shane and Connect Three and recording. We took a look at it actually. Shane thought your "This is real, this is me" song was hilarious. He couldn't stop laughing. I told him to stop but you can't really blame him what with you lying to him and all. Anyway, you should definitely sing it. I'm sure all the other campers will think it's hilarious too…you know in case anyone posts it on youtube. I'd be careful though, there are some loose lips at Camp Rock. I wouldn't put it past anyone to accidentally let people know about all the stuff that happened at Camp Rock. The people who work for Connect Three are always telling me I have to watch out for my reputation. No record label wants to deal with someone with a bad reputation. Anyway, good luck.

Tess

At first, Mitchie wanted to scream. Only Tess could belittle an event by saying it was "little" but also belittle Mitchie by implying she couldn't cut it. Tess would have to try harder than that if she wanted to stop Mitchie from doing what she loved. Then, Mitchie read the part about Shane. He'd actually laughed at her song. Mitchie didn't want to admit to herself how much that hurt. That song was something she'd worked so hard on. But Tess was right, she couldn't blame Shane. Tess didn't fool her with this talk about other campers having loose lips. Tess was threatening her. If she didn't stay out of the spotlight, Tess would make sure everyone knew about her past.

It was funny if Tess had sent that letter when she first arrived in New York, she probably would have backed out of the show entirely. But Mitchie was different now, she was confident in herself. She had her friends to thank for that. But that song…she couldn't bear to have it open for ridicule. Mitchie sat for a while thinking. Caitlyn had gone to bed hours ago, but Mitchie couldn't sleep. Eventually she got up and grabbed her guitar. She walked down to the garage where Caitlyn had her studio set up and started writing a song.

Hours later Caitlyn woke up to find the spare bed in her room empty. On her bed was the now opened package from Tess. Caitlyn guiltily looked at the contents of the box. He box held a yellow notebook with "Mitchie's Songs" written on it. Caitlyn assumed it was the notebook Mitchie thought she had lost. A letter was lying face up on the bed. Once again, Caitlyn felt guilty, but couldn't resist reading it. After finishing the letter, Caitlyn knew that Mitchie would be hurt by the comments about her song. Mitchie had put so much work into that song. They both had. She groggily went in search of Mitchie. Eventually she heard music coming from the garage and wandered in to find Mitchie with a guitar in her hand staring at a pad of paper.

"Mitchie?" Caitlyn said, not wanting to disturb her.

"Caitlyn! You're exactly who I need. Come help me with this song." Mitchie said excitedly.

"Mitchie, are you ok. I read Tess's letter." Caitlyn said.

"Yeah Caitlyn, I'm ok. I want to take "This is me" out of the show." Mitchie said, looking up at her friend.

"I understand, but what are we going to do instead?" Caitlyn asked, trying to hide her disappointment. She had put a lot of work into the song.

Mitchie heard the disappointment in Caitlyn's voice. She hadn't thought about how Caitlyn would feel about dropping the song. She instantly felt terrible. She was so wrapped up in herself, she'd forgotten that this was an opportunity for Caitlyn to show her talent as well.

"I'm sorry Caitlyn. I know how much work you put into the song. But I've got something new I'd really like you to help me get ready for the show. It'll be tight but I know you can do it." Mitchie said.

Caitlyn smiled. Mitchie knew that Caitlyn loved a challenge.

"Alright, I'm in. Let's hear it."

Shane and the rest of the band were in the studio again. They were once again, being perfectionists and tweaking a song for the show. Now that it was only two days away, the guys were getting really nervous. They weren't expecting to see Mitchie and Caitlyn until later that day so they were surprised when the girls showed up at the studio.

"You're exactly what I need right now. I'm worn out." Todd said to Mitchie.

"No time for sweet talk right now. We've got a track to lay down." Caitlyn said.

"What?" Ryan and Todd said at the same time.

"I'm taking This is me out of the set and replacing it with a new song. We need to lay the track for the show." Mitchie explained.

"But why? This is me is a beautiful song." Todd said, confused.

"I'll tell you about it later. I just really need to do this." Mitchie said, not wanting to lie and not wanting to get into it right then.

"The new song is great. We've been working on it all morning." Caitlyn said.

The guys had no choice but to agree. They all worked together to finish the track so that Mitchie could practice at tomorrow night's rehearsal.

Mitchie was nervous, really nervous. She could hear the crowd out front getting restless. Caitlyn was getting ready as was Todd and the band. Mitchie looked down at her clothes and smiled. Isabella, who had been out of town until yesterday, had begged her to get really glammed up. She didn't give in. She was wearing her favorite pair of jeans and t-shirt. At least she'd be comfortable. She was supposed to start with This Is Me since it was the song she was the most comfortable with. But now she was starting with her newest song. It was a risk, but she was ready to take it. As the music started, Mitchie took a deep breath. She felt a hand squeezing hers and looked over to find Todd standing next to her. She smiled at him and walked on stage.

The first bars of her song started and Mitchie walked out. There was polite applause but nothing overwhelming. Mitchie had prepared herself for this. These people didn't know her or if they did they only knew her as that girl that may or may not be dating Todd. Absolutely no one knew her music. She'd have to prove to everyone that she deserved to be on that stage. Mitchie took a deep breath and started to sing.

"I am confident, but I still have my moments. Baby, that's just me….Some say I need to be afraid of losing everything because of where I started, where I made my name but everything's the same in a la la land machine…"

It was funny. When she started righting the song, she thought it'd end up being an angry song…a big F you to Tess and Shane. But the song had a mind of its own. Sure people would say things about her, but so what. She was going to go out and do what she thought was right. Forget everyone else. And so Mitchie threw herself into her performance.

As Mitchie finished the final lines to her last song, Who Will I Be, she looked out at the audience. The people were actually enjoying themselves. People were clapping for her, because they thought she was good. Ok, so maybe some of them were clapping because she was done and The Color Green was coming. But at least a couple of them had to be clapping for real. If she proved herself to one person in the audience that would be enough.

"Thanks everyone! Now who's ready for the real show to begin?" Mitchie asked the crowed. The crowd screamed in response.

"Well, stay tuned for my very good friends The Color Green!" She said as she ran off the stage.

Little did Mitchie know that she did prove herself to at least one person. One person who could change her life forever.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Ok that's it for now kiddies. Sorry I didn't go into detail about her performance but you can all imagine how much she blew everyone away. Awkward dancing for the win!!