Ready for Part 2? Here it is!

-Ivy

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Mitchie murmured, "Oh, Shane..." She felt a tear run down her cheek.

Shane whipped his head around. His eyes widened when he saw Mitchie standing behind him.

Mitchie bit her lip. She couldn't find anything to say.

Shane stood and approached Mitchie.

Mitchie took a deep breath, then opened her mouth to speak.

"I'm sorry," they said at the exact same time.

Shane added, "I shouldn't be treating you like this."

"Me neither," Mitchie agreed.

"I was just so angry. But I'm not now. I want to hear what you have to say." Shane waited patiently for Mitchie to speak.

Mitchie told him everything, "Back at home I'm a nobody. I have one friend. So when I came here, I wanted to be popular and have lots of friends for once. So yes, I lied to Tess so I could be popular. And yeah, I ended up lying to pretty much everyone else, but not you." Her voice softened. "I never pretended around you. Everything you saw was real." She lowered her head, ashamed of what she had done. Shane had listened to her, now she would listen to him. She braced herself for what she thought would happen.

Shane lifted Mitchie's head with a finger under her chin. "Really?" he whispered hopefully.

Mitchie gave a tiny nod.

"I feel awful."

Mitchie felt fresh tears come to her eyes. Now she had made Shane Gray feel bad. This was supposed to be a fun summer, but she had totally screwed that up.

Mitchie and Shane stood face to face for what felt like forever. Mitchie's cheeks were streaked with previously shed tears. Her eyes were wet and red. Her lips were trembling. Shane immediately blinked away any tears that came to his eyes. He could not, and would not, cry; he had to be strong, for Mitchie's sake.

Finally, Shane could not stand watching Mitchie like she was anymore. He stepped toward her, his arms open wide. Mitchie immediately threw her arms around his neck. She buried her face in Shane's chest and began bawling uncontrollably. Shane wrapped his arms protectively around her. He stroked her hair and whispered soothing words.

Mitchie's sobs eventually subsided. She stepped back and wiped her eyes with the back of her hand. "Thank you," she whispered.

Shane smiled and took her hands in his.

Mitchie looked up at him. She managed to give a half-grin and said, "Sorry about your shirt."

Shane glanced down. The top half of his shirt was soaked from where Mitchie had cried all over it. He shrugged. "It's okay. You wanna go for a canoe ride?" he asked hopefully.

Mitchie nodded, smiling.

They walked to the canoes holding hands. Just before they pushed off, Mitchie said happily, "I'm glad I have you back."

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Well, what did you think? Please review!

-Ivy

P.S.- Sorry if it wasn't as fluffy as you hoped, but it is a hurt/comfort story, not a romance story.

P.S.S.- If any of the lyrics from the song in part 1 are wrong, please tell me and I will fix them.

P.S.S.S.- Any "Warriors" fans, vote in my poll!