Got Me Going Crazy Chapter 5, a camp rock fanfic

Got Me Going Crazy

By: PinkAzn

Disclaimer: This story is entitled after the Jonas Brothers' song, "Got Me Going Crazy" and is based off about three of their songs – "Got Me Going Crazy", "Can't Have You" and "Sorry". This is a Camp Rock story and is owned by Disney along with the characters. The only characters not owned by Disney are those of my own. I do not own any of the songs used for these stories! I'm being too lazy to think up any original songs so obviously, I don't own any of the songs used in this story. And also, read my little author's notes at the end of each chapter! They might have something important to say!! ENJOY!

Summary: It's been a year since Shane and Mitchie met and now that the rock-and-roll lead singer of Connect Three has finally gotten his act together it's time to bring people from the past back. How will this summer turn out now that everyone is friends and people from the past are returning to bring some kind of inspiration to the camp? Where's the drama and fun? You'll just have to read to find out!

Got Me Going Crazy

Previously:

I sighed before thinking it over. I gave them a small nod of my head telling them I'd sit with them. As I started to walk away but quickly stopped in my tracks before turning back to the confused girls. Obviously they didn't understand what I meant. Glad I stopped and turned back at them.

"I'll sit with you. But I might not. We'll see how crowded the table gets." I told them, trying to sound at least a little bit nicer than earlier.

After saying that, I quickly walked away so I wouldn't get stopped again and so I could finally get some rest.

Riley's POV ─ Dinner Time

Dinner time, finally! Ok, so after the day I've had, I was starving. Who could blame me? I knew people were getting even more curious about me. I felt a small giggle escape my lips as I thought about it. I knew everyone that did know me would keep quiet, especially since they didn't know why Brown brought me back. But then again, I wasn't quit sure why I was brought back either. All I knew was what Brown told me, but knowing him, he had a deeper reason for bringing me back.

Entering the dining hall, I went straight to the line to get my food. One word could describe the amazing spread that I saw: YUM! Once I got my food, I tried to ignore the enthusiastic waves that Mitchie was trying to shoot me but I couldn't ignore it for long when I saw her friends make room for me. Sighing, I walked over to their table and sat where they made room for me. It was kind of uncomfortable seeing as Shane, Nate, and Jason were all sitting there.

"I'm so glad you decided to sit with us Riley." Mitchie said with a bright smile.

Shane's surprised look was priceless. It was times like these I wished I had my camera with me. I mean come on! His eyes bugged out and his mouth was hanging open. His shock was practically vibrating off of him. Nate and Jason on the other hand were the complete opposite. They were happy and enthusiastic about it, almost like Mitchie. After what seemed like forever, I finally answered her.

"Well, I was invited. Plus, the other tables looked full." I said with a small smile, trying to make a joke.

Most of the group quickly understood what I was doing and let out a small chuckle. I couldn't help but let out a small laugh at noticing the Asian girl that always seemed to be around Nate and Jason looking puzzled. If I had to put two and two together earlier, I should have been able to realize that there was something going on between Nate and that Asian girl. Obviously they were a couple from the way they were acting now and by how Nate whispered into her ear, probably to explain what happened.

"So Riley, you seem to be quite a mystery to everyone. No one really knows anything about you except from Brown and probably these three guys, but they won't say anything. What gives?" the blonde girl asked me bluntly.

I smirked at how blunt she was towards me. If only she knew all the secrets about me that Shane knew. As I looked closer at the group, I realized that I recognized the entire group. I recognized the only other two guys at our table as Baron James and sander Loya from my advanced dance class along with that Asian girl that I now realized was Ella Shang. From my advanced choir class there was Mitchie, Peggy Warburton Dupree, Lola Scott, and the blunt chick as Tess Tyler. Then from my mixed production class was Caitlyn Gellar.

"I'm not a mystery at all Tess Tyler. You just don't happen to see all the obvious details there are about me." I told her, being completely serious.

Connect 3 just snickered at what I had told Tess as she released an angry breath of air. I knew I had just annoyed her, but I was being serious. There really wasn't anything mysterious about me. If anyone paid any close attention to me, they would be able to easily read me like an open book. Connect 3 knew it and so did Brown. Heck, even Dee La Duke knew about it. There was no mystery to me. Music was my life and I was music, end of story. I don't think anyone else had anything to say, so I just started eating my plate of cooling chicken steak.

FF – Shane's POV – A Few Days Later

I wonder if anyone figured out the "mystery" that was known as Riley Vargas. She said it herself during dinner a few nights ago. She had nothing to hide, and she was right, she didn't have anything to hide. Riley Angel Vargas was just that, an open book. Everyday, I notice something new about her that I never did before when we were younger. During my dance classes, I noticed how quickly she picked up on every step I gave. Nate had even told me that she had actually surpassed him at the piano whenever they were edged onto a friendly challenge against each other. Even Jason was surprised every time he saw her in his classes. She wasn't the same Riley that we knew, yet at the same time, she was exactly the same.

As I walked out of my dance class with Mitchie, I heard a soft song being played in a private rehearsal room. Curiosity overtook me as I started walking in the direction of the soft sounding melody.

"Shane? Where are you going?" Mitchie asked me, when she noticed me draw away from her.

"Huh? Oh, no where. I just heard something and I wanted to check it out. Go ahead without me." I heard myself tell her, still somewhat hypnotized by the sound.

"Uh, ok then. See you at lunch then." She told me as she ran off to catch up to Caitlyn and Lola.

My feet instantly took me towards the sound of the music. It felt almost like last summer when I heard Mitchie singing and couldn't find her until Final Jam. Fortunately for me, this time I knew who this was. And there she was, Riley. She was singing along to a recording playing through the speakers, but at the same time you could hear her voice clearly being heard every time her mouth opened. I could see the hands free microphone that was attached to her head. It felt so wrong to be spying on her like this, but something kept me from leaving. Like before, her words hit me. Only this time, something was different. This song was familiar. So I listened carefully to every single word that she sang.

When I think about you and me,
I get a little weak in the knees…
I feel the flutter of the butterflies and
Sometimes I can hardly breathe…

So baby (Baby)
Hold me now (Hold me, Hold me)
I can't tell if I am lost or found
(Cause I'm livin' in a dream
And I don't wanna wake up! Wake up!)
And I don't know how to let you in
Or let you go
I'm so vulnerable...
Hold me now (Hold me)
Please baby don't let me down
(Cause I'm livin' in a dream
And I don't wanna wake up!)
I know for sure that you're the cure
Comin' down with a case of 'I love you more'
I don't wanna be vulnerable...

When it comes to this book of us,
I think it's time now to turn the page…
And I don't wanna say I love you first
But, my heart it can't hardly wait…

I don't wanna see you hurt…
Don't you worry baby girl…
Take my hand, understand I'm afraid…
To tell you the very worst that you want to hear me say
When you say it here tonight,
Will you mean it for our life?
Will you tell me everything that your heart is really feeling for me?
So why won't be…vulnerable...

(Cause I'm livin' in a dream
And I don't wanna wake up!)
And I don't know how to let you in
Or let you go
I'm so vulnerable...
Hold me now (Hold me)
Please baby don't let me down
(Cause I'm livin' in a dream
And I don't wanna wake up!)
I know for sure that you're the cure
Comin' down with a case of 'I love you more'
I don't wanna be vulnerable...

When the song ended, it hit me. That was the very first song we ever wrote together, with the help of my Uncle Brown of course. We were only ten when we wrote the song. I let out a quiet sigh as I looked at Riley. She was on the floor by now, and at first glance, I thought she was trying to catch her breath with the amazing dance movements she did while singing. But in a matter of seconds I realized she was crying. She looked so fragile, like glass. I could feel my heart calling out to her and my own sadness flowing throughout my body.

I saw her slowly wipe the tears from her eyes away as she got up and got her stuff together. I quickly left so she wouldn't see me. Safely back in my cabin, I took out my notebook with all my lyrics that I had actually kept hidden from both Nate and Jason. This was a notebook I started four years ago, when it all of this craziness happened. Looking over the song before me, I started to finish the last bit of the song. Doing another once over through the lyrics and I smiled in satisfaction. Just as I was about to head out of the room, Nate and Jason came in. They seem to always come in at the right times.

"Just the two guys I needed." I told them with a huge smile on my face that I think it kind of scared the two brothers.

"Uh, Shane, man, what's with the smile? It's not normal." Nate told me, backing up behind his brother.

"Aww come on Nate, it's actually a good thing to see Shane smile like that. It's been about four years since we've seen that particular smile!" Jason said with a small burst of energy.

I let out a chuckle as I pulled them to my bed and grabbed my guitar. They needed to hear this and see what they had to say. I knew exactly what I wanted to do with this song and even though I was considered the front man for this song, the only part I wanted to sing was the chorus. It had all everything I needed to be said. So slowly I started strumming my guitar and soon I started playing the melody after handing the notebook to Nate and Jason, explaining to them what I wanted. Like usually, they picked up on it quickly and Jason grabbed his own guitar and started strumming along with mine. Once we finished, I think they understood what I wanted them to do.

"That's an awesome song Shane." Nate said with praise in his voice.

"I'm going to talk to my uncle later to see if we can get another performance here like we had last summer. But this one has a particular meaning." I told them slyly, even though I knew they know perfectly well who I meant this song to be for.

I got a small nod. I told them what had to be done as I handed them my notebook. Quickly they took off to get everything done and properly make music sheets for everyone that needed it while I hunted down my uncle.

FF – Special Surprise Performance A Few Days Later

It took a few hours of convincing my uncle let us do this song. It was like he wasn't sure that doing this was such a good idea, but after a few hours of convincing and explaining, I got what I wanted. I was really glad to have Nate and Jason helping me with this so getting everything reading, band and all, only took us a few days. It was Friday now and we were about to get ready to do our performance. Uncle Brown had specifically placed my group of friends in front so they could better enjoy the show.

"So you ready for this Shane?" Nate asked me, coming up behind me.

I wasn't sure how to answer that since I felt nervous yet excited at the same time. And also at the same time, I was worried. Worried that this would all backfire and I'd only end up back where I began. Sighing, I turned to see that Nate had a somewhat worried expression on his face from my not answering him for a long time.

"Sorry Nate. I spaced. Nah, I'm good. I'm just a little bit nervous." I admitted.

"I don't see why. This song is amazing." Jason said, joining into our conversation to help cheer me up a little bit.

"Yeah man. I've never heard a song this deep before. I'm guessing this has to do with what happened four years ago?" Nate asked me.

Again, I sighed as I nodded my head. It seemed like no matter what happened, everything revolved around what happened four years ago. Soon Uncle Brown had introduced us and we ran out onto the stage. Taking the mic into my hand, I quickly scanned the crowd until I finally found who I needed to find sitting in the seat I asked my uncle specifically to keep vacant for the one I needed to see.

"Hey everyone! Thanks for coming out of your busy schedules for this surprise performance." I heard Nate say to the crowd through his own microphone.

"We hope you all enjoy!" Jason happily chimed in, earning a small cheer of energy from the crowd of campers.

"This song is called Sorry and we hope you enjoy it. It has a special meaning to it." I said into the microphone, trying to make my voice sound strong as I spoke.

I looked into the crowd as the slow drum beat started along with the keyboards and tech sounds. Soon, the lyrics were being sung through the speakers.

Broken hearts and last goodbyes
Restless nights, but lullabies
Helps make this pain go away

I realized I let you down
Told you that I'd be around
Building up the strength just to say

I'm Sorry
For breakin' all the promises
That I wasn't around to keep
It's on me
This time is the last time
I will ever beg you to stay
But you're already on your way

Filled with sorrow, filled with pain
Knowing that I am to blame
For leaving your heart out in the rain

And I know you're gonna walk away
And leave me with the price to pay
Before you go I wanted to say
Yeah!

That I'm sorry
For breakin' all the promises
That I wasn't around to keep
It's on me
This time is the last time
I will ever beg you to stay
But you're already on your way

I can't make it alive on my own
But If you have to go
Then please girl
Just leave me alone
Cause I don't wanna see
You and me goin' our separate ways
I'm begging you to stay
If it isn't to late

I'm Sorry
For breakin' all the promises
That I wasn't 'round to keep
It's on me
This time is the last time
I will ever beg you to stay
But you're already on your way

But you're already on your way

When the music died down, a loud cheer echoed through the camp. Girls had tears in their eyes at having instantly understood the apology I was throwing into the songs. Somewhere through the song, I had lost eye contact with the one person I needed to keep eye contact with in fear that I'd see something I wouldn't. Soon our eyes locked again. Looking deeply into those deep pools of chocolate brown eyes, I could see unshed tears, eyes wide from surprise at what I had done.

"Riley…" I breathed out quietly, thankful that I had both my hands down so the microphone hadn't caught my whispering of her name.

I saw her eyes blink back the tears and unsuccessfully blink the tears away. Looking at her entire face, I saw her lips twitch slightly into a very tiny smile, but a smile none the less and it made a smile of my own break out on my lips. It felt like a part of this mystery between me and her had just been revealed to everyone while at the same time kept things completely secret. It was one of those things that needed to be done, and I'm glad I did it. A piece of the giant weight hanging on both of our shoulders had just been removed. Now to use the rest of this summer to get everything out in the open and fix everything.

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…there you have it! So I wrote this chapter specifically for AlmostLover17. Yes, I did dedicate this chapter to her. I was actually motivated by her review to give more info on the mystery that is Riley, so I did. So this chapter is dedicated to AlmostLover17!

Plus, I wanted to also do more than just send her a boring review on her awesome "Camp Rock" FF called Sleeping Beauty. It's one of my many story alerts. So if anyone wants to read something interesting, read her story! I think that was the last story I read before I even started writing this one. So in the end, I guess you could also thank her for being one of my many muses that got me writing this story of mystery, drama, romance, and music!

Also, I hope you all like how long this chapter was. I made this chapter particularly long because I won't be able to update until Monday evening or maybe later since I'll be leaving for Vegas for the Labor Day weekend! But I'll have my laptop to write the chapters. They just won't be uploaded!

So keep sending in those reviews and keep reading my stories. R&R!!

PinkAzn