A/N: Here is the 5th chapter. I really worked hard on it so I hope it was the worth the wait. Read on!
Disclaimer: I still do not own Camp Rock and anything else that I make refrences to.
Shane walked up to Mitchie. She was waiting for him with her back turned to him. He tapped her on the shoulder and she turned around with a big smile which quickly dropped and turned into a look of confusion. Shane was dressed in black from head to toe. Black shirt, black skinny jeans, black converse and a black jacket.
"How do you like my new look?" Shane asked her grinning.
"Ohemgee you look like totally hot!! Is that what you me to say?" Mitchie asked looking at his attire with shock, horror and maybe a teeny bit of pride. Well she was proud because despite the fact that he was dressed in all black like he was going to a funeral, he still looked hot.
"That could be a start" Shane said grinning.
"Shane!! Why are you dressed in all black?" Mitchie said, hands on her hips.
"Because I am undercover"
"Doing what?"
"I am going to find put what's been happening at camp. See there's your friend, she is all quiet and then there is Nate who's all dreaming and there is that chick, the blonde one something's up with her too. And I am determined to find out what's going on? Because nobody and I repeat nobody keeps Shane Grey out of the loop" Shane said in a serious voice, keeping his hands on his hips and staring out into the distance.
"So you gonna help me?" Shane said turning back to Mitchie dramatic moment over.
"I will… just because I wanna know too and also you look kind of cute…" Mitchie trying hard to be serious and failing upon which she started laughing.
"Well at least you admit I am cute…anyways come on now we've got to get you dressed up" Shane said with a philosophical shrug before grabbing Mitchie's hand and dragging her off.
Meanwhile Caitlyn was sitting under a tree near the lake. She was throwing pebbles into the lake watching the ripples they created. Never before had she felt so happy, relaxed and peaceful. She heard a flop beside and looked to see who it was only to see her boyfriend of approximately 4 hours 13 minutes sit next to her. He put an arm around her and drew her close. She leaned in resting her head against his shoulder, sighing contentedly. As of now it did not seem like life could get anymore perfect.
"You know…I never thought that this summer so much would happen" Nate said as he played with her hair leaning his cheek against her head. The two were a picture of contentment and happiness.
"Nor did I…but I am glad it did…" Caitlyn said smiling into his shirt.
They stayed that way enjoying the peace and quiet and the company of each other's arms. All their meetings had been hurried and rushed and in those ubiquitous bushes for once they were not ducking of bushes.
"You know…I think Jason knows something is up but he's not bugging me about it. On the other hand Shane is acting really weirdly. Do you think we should tell Jason?" Nate said into her hair.
"I guess we could…besides I think we should tell Mitchie too. She knows you only as chocolate boy" Caitlyn said thoughtfully.
"Chocolate boy huh…I like it. Chocolate boy and strawberry girl. We sound like a superhero couple." Nate said laughing.
"I wish we had super powers then everything would be a breeze…any ways we tell them today right…" Caitlyn said.
"I guess so…" Nate said.
" Then I want to enjoy this peace before the storm breaks" Caitlyn said snuggling deeper in Nate's embrace.
"I couldn't agree more…" Nate said placing a kiss on her head.
While one couple was enjoying some much needed peace and solitude another couple was discovering the joys or lack thereof of dressing the same way.
"I refuse to wear this Shane. It's exactly what you have on…!" Mitchie said wailing.
"But Mitchie you have to wear it. We cannot go undercover if we don't match!!" Shane said in response.
"Fine…but someday I will extract my revenge…you just watch out" Mitchie said murderously as she shoved Shane out of the room to get dressed.
Mitchie came out of the room sulking.
"I don't see why you were so worried. You look really good you know" Shane said critically giving Mitchie a once over.
"This is exactly the sort of thing that is going to get people wondering what's wrong with us. Couples who dress alike don't stay together for very long. Except for Will Smith and his wife!" Mitchie said exasperatedly running a hand through her hair.
"It's only one time Mitchie besides it's for a noble cause…" Shane enthusiastically trying to make Mitchie feel enthusiastic too.
"Uh huh..." was Mitchie's response. Evidently Shane's attempt to make her enthusiastic had failed before it had even begun.
"Okay the first thing we need to do is find your friend." Shane said
"Just so you know her name is Caitlyn..." Mitchie said rolling her eyes. They had been dating for quite some time and he did not even know the name of her closest friend. She sighed sometimes he could be a little too self absorbed. But not for long, she Mitchie Torres was determined to change that, come hell or high-water.
"Fine…Caitlyn…come on…let's start searching" Shane said grabbing Mitchie hand, his eyes gleaming at the thought of finally beginning the investigation
"Shane…I can't believe I am going to ask you this…I don't even know why it did not strike me earlier. Doesn't wearing black make you more conspicuous in the daylight especially if you want to go undercover?" Mitchie said.
"Oh…oh…" Shane said, and stopped in his tracks.
"Come on Shane…we need a costume change. And quick" Mitchie said pulling his hands and trying to lead him back to the cabins.
"We can't Mitchie…as much as I hate committing a fashion crime. It's too late. Besides it doesn't really matter. We'll make up some excuse if anyone asks us questions." Shane said with a tightening of his jaw. For the first time in his life he was committing a fashion faux pas and this investigation had better be worth it.
Mitchie sighed; somehow she knew that, they were going to end up getting a lot of flack for this. Well it was either this or knowing what was happening especially with Caitlyn and her chocolate boy. And as of now she wanted to know. the curiosity was killing her.
They searched all over the camp and were near the lake when they saw Caitlyn and Nate emerging from behind a tree. Shane at once ran up to them with Mitchie in tow.
"Ha!! I caught you two doing whatever it was that both of you were doing behind the tree..." Shane said accusingly pointing fingers at them as Mitchie tried to catch her breath. Shane, when he was excited was a little hard to keep up with
"What's with the matching clothes? And we were doing nothing. You are just imagining stuff" Nate said nonchalantly and looking bored. He was going to tell them on his own time and not have it dragged out of him by Shane. He would not give him the satisfaction of doing that. Besides there were more important things to deal with now, like why were Shane and Mitchie wearing the exact same clothes? The mysteries of the universe were nothing compared to this.
"Yeah…don't you know that couples aren't supposed to dress the same" Caitlyn said interestedly looking at Shane and Mitchie. She had caught Nate's drift and was determined to let everyone know only on her terms. She stood near him her arms folded across her chest.
"Arrgghhh!!" Shane shouted in frustration as he stomped away.
"He committed a fashion crime for a cause which did not really work out, and I did tell him about couples not dressing the same. But he's too stubborn to listen to me" Mitchie said as a way of explanation to an amused Nate and Caitlyn before running after Shane who was currently viciously kicking a log of wood and venting his seeming inarticulate frustration.
Nate and Caitlyn burst out laughing.
"That was hilarious" Caitlyn said as Nate nodded still laughing.
"Hey…amongst all this excitement we almost forgot about the dance classes… Come on lets find and empty studio and practice" Caitlyn said as she led Nate away.
"But what if someone sees me?" Nate said as he walked with her.
"It doesn't matter. We'll threaten them with murder" Caitlyn said as she linked her arm with his.
"That would be fun…except I don't want to get blood on my hands" Nate said laughing.
"Yeah I don't want to do that either. Lets threaten them with I don't know mafia dons or…wait Tess Tyler" Caitlyn said smiling mischievously.
"I think even I would be scared of the second option. By the way you have no idea how cute you look when you have that smile on your face" Nate said a little goofily. That smile was so tempting that he wanted to kiss her right away.
"Aw…I could kiss you for that and I do want too" Caitlyn said dreamily remembering the taste of chocolate.
"I believe there is some foliage here with our names on it, would you like to join me there Ms. Gellar" Nate asked with a mischievous smile that rivaled Caitlyn's.
"Why Mr. Black I believe I would like that" Caitlyn said with a grin.
On the way back, hand in hand in search of that elusive foliage, they saw Shane still kicking the wood and Mitchie standing there annoyed. Again they burst into laughter earning a few incoherent insults from Shane. But it did not matter because they only had eyes and ears for each other.
Shane saw them going together hand in hand and kicked the wood even more viciously . Now that he had vented all his frustration on the poor log of wood, which if it had a voice was cursing the day it ever decided to leave the woods in search of greener pastures or in it's case browner pastures, he was able to vocalize his thoughts again.
"Finished abusing that piece of wood? God alone knows what it ever did to you to deserve such punishment" Mitchie said, little irritably, glad his tantrum was over. She felt more like a mother than a girlfriend sometimes and that was a not a thing she wanted to be. Being a motherly figure to her own boyfriend...ugh... that was creepy on so many levels.
"Did you see that?? They went off holding hands. I am pretty sure they were flirting" Shane said as if hadn't just heard what Mitchie said.
"Shane, if they are then that's their business. Why should we pry? And besides they'll tell us when they are ready" Mitchie said trying to calm him.
"I am not prying; I just want to find out if there is something is happening. Besides I am on an investigation and I can't stop now" Shane said sitting down on a log.
"I think you got a little carried away with all the excitement" Mitchie said sitting down next to him and putting an arm around his shoulder.
"I don't know what I would do without you Mitchie sometimes" Shane said leaning on her shoulder.
"Probably do some improbable things and get into all sorts of trouble" Mitchie said affectionately.
"Tomorrow I am going to investigate but I am going to be much more subtle about it. Until then I have some unfinished business" Shane said lifting his head up.
"Like what?" Mitchie said confused. Did he have some other harebrained scheme up his sleeve that she didn't know of?
"Like this" Shane said capturing her lips in a kiss. Mitchie was surprised but pleasantly so; this was one scheme she could deal with.
"Wow…" Shane said. Even after all this time kissing Mitchie made him feel all tingly inside. Not that he would let anyone know otherwise they would have a field day teasing him. Guys were not supposed to tell anyone that they felt all tingly inside when their girlfriends kissed them. They had to retain some essence of manliness.
"Come on Mitchie…lets go change. I will scream if one person tells me that couples aren't supposed to dress alike and don't say what you are about to say" Shane said grinning as he stood up and pulled Mitchie up.
"But I want to…" Mitchie said pouting.
"Fine…go ahead" Shane said cracking under the pressure of the pout. He had a funny feeling he was whipped sometimes.
"I told you so…" Mitchie said in a singsong voice dragging out every syllable. She loved annoying Shane. It was so easy to get him annoyed; almost like taking candy from a baby not that she had tried taking candy from a baby or ever would try to do that because that was just plain mean. However it was as easy as doing that sounded.
"Enough now…Mitchie I got the point!" Shane said covering his ears. Mitchie continued saying it and Shane began to run with Mitchie following him saying it as loud as possible. Meanwhile Nate and Caitlyn emerged out of some foliage looking happy and cheerful. They had been near enough to hear the conversation but far enough so that they wouldn't be spotted.
"We are going to have some fun tomorrow…" Caitlyn said grinning. Nate smiled; he could practically see the cogs in Caitlyn's head working as she though of ways to confuse Shane. Ah…the joys of having a mischievous girlfriend, she looked cute even when she was plotting something devious. He instantly corrected that, she looked cute every single minute of the day whatever she was doing.
As they walked both of them thought of ways to confuse Shane, and Shane thought of ways to find them out reluctantly aided by Mitchie. It looked like tomorrow would be the day when certain secrets which had been privy to only bushes and dance studios would come out into the open. Or may be not, not if Caitlyn had her way. Either way tomorrow seemed like it was going to be a lot of fun and full of surprises.
A/N: And how was it? I do realise Shane is a little OOC but bear with me. Are the other characters too OOC or fine? Your thoughts on the question and reviews would be very much appreciated. :)