Okay...so...before you all try to kill me, let me start by saying that I'm sorry this took a week longer than it should have. I was supposed to update on the 18th. It's now the 24th. I'm clearly not all that good with deadlines. But like I said on my Twitter, I've had SO MUCH going on lately. Plus, the original idea I had for this chapter broke some of the guidelines. In fact, this chapter was still kind of dancing on the guidelines, and I really don't want my story to be deleted, so I took out the singing all together.
I know I promised Mitchie would be singing, but there's no way to put in the song "Fix a Heart" without breaking the guidelines, so I changed it to Shane singing a song that my dad had written and recorded, but he has actually posted the lyrics online, so I didn't know where that stood because it's a gray area that FANFICTION NEEDS TO CLARIFY FOR ME! I have verbal consent from my father to use his song, as long as it's credited to him, but it's technically breaking guidelines. Yes? No? Somebody please give me answers!
I have a few very important Authors Notes at the end of the chapter, but I think you've read enough of my ramblings.
Enjoy!
Today was the day; the day that so many campers and counselors looked forward to. The day that you could show yourself off to the world without being condemned for it; the Final Jam. I sat in my cabin, humming quietly to myself. I didn't really want to leave the cabin today for anything. I just wanted to hide from the world.
"Mitchie, you up yet?" Shane called through the door. I groaned and pulled myself out of my bed. I knew it would only be a matter of time before he came back to bug me. I opened the door and saw Shane look at me shyly.
"Can I help you?" I asked, not really in the mood to be entertaining guests. That was why I was alone. Caitlyn and my mom had been kind enough to realize that I needed some space and gave me a little alone time. I just wasn't allowed to harm myself. I think I would be able to manage that.
"Are you ready to say yes yet?" he asked hopefully. I groaned.
"You said you were willing to wait as long as possible," I stated.
"And I am. That doesn't mean I'm not going to ask you every hour of every day," he said, smirking his playful smirk that made my knees turn into jelly. I smiled lightly.
"I'm not ready to say yes, but I'd be totally willing if you want to hang out a bit before the Final Jam," I said, sitting back on my bed. He smiled and sat beside me. A slightly awkward silence enveloped us.
"Why is this awkward?" he asked quietly, voicing both of our concerns. I chuckled lightly and shrugged.
"I'm not sure," I said, sighing calmly. Without warning, Shane scooted up and laid against my pillow, taking up my whole bed.
"Shane!" I exclaimed.
"What?" he asked innocently.
"Where am I going to sit? You stole my bed," I said, laughing lightly. It had been awhile since I was able to laugh with him around. It had been awhile since we had the chance to just hang out without everything being extremely tense. Shane grabbed my hand and pulled me over to him. He grabbed my waist and turned me around before pulling me down onto his lap. He quickly scooted up so I was between his legs, my back against his chest. He laid us both down and I relaxed into him.
"Better?" he asked.
"Much," I said quietly.
"So…are you ready to say yes yet?" he asked. I looked at him and saw the playful smirk on his face. I laughed lightly and smacked his chest playfully.
"You never learn, do you know that?" I asked sarcastically.
"You're amazing Mitchie, did you know that?" he asked. I looked down at my hands that I folded lightly on my stomach.
"I'm nothing that special," I said quietly. I felt his arms wrap around me and grab my hands gently.
"Oh but you are Mitchie. You have no idea how special you truly are."
It was the end of Final Jam. Shane, Nate, and Jason were all in the back, choosing a winner and I was sitting with my mom and Caitlyn. I had performed, but I didn't compete. I didn't think it would really be all that fair, considering the judges were a little biased. Peggy kept telling me that the song we wrote together should be put on the new Connect 3 album, but Caitlyn and Tess both argued that I should just go solo. I didn't know if I wanted to put it on Connect 3's new album, but my own? That had a nice ring to it.
"Hey everyone!" Shane exclaimed, walking back onto the stage. Everyone was screaming in excitement. I looked around for Jason and Nate, but they were still in the back. What was Shane up to?
"A few days ago, I asked this beautiful girl if she would be mine. Now, she and I have a bit of a history, so she said that she wasn't ready," he said. I felt my face get really hot and red as Caitlyn, Tess, Peggy, Ella, and my mom all looked at me with a knowing look.
"So…I wrote this song for her…and I hope that she'll finally say yes," he said. I smiled lightly as he sat down on a stool and shaking one of those little egg shaped shakers. He was never one for playing guitar in front of a crowd. It was more Jason's thing anyways.
As if on cue, Jason and Nate both walked out from the back, playing acoustic guitars. I chuckled slightly as I caught Shane's eye. He smiled and took a deep breath. He then sang the most beautiful song I had ever heard.
I had tears pouring down my face by the end of the song. He stood up and quickly walked towards me. He pulled me up from my seat and brought me to the back. Nate began talking, but I was completely tuned out.
"Well Mitchie. It's almost the end of camp. I have to ask at least one more time for today. Are you ready to say yes?" he asked quietly. I smiled and wrapped my arms around his head.
"If I say no, what would you do?" I asked quietly.
"I might actually go cry in a corner. I just bared my soul, so to be shot down when I'm extra vulnerable would be no bueno," he said. I chuckled lightly.
"And what if I said yes?" I asked.
"Then I would probably take you out of here so I could finally kiss you without having to worry about anybody noticing," he said quietly.
"Canoe ride?" I asked, purposefully dodging the question.
"Is that a yes?" he asked. I just gave him a playful smirk and began guiding him out of the Final Jam building. I walked him to the side of the building where we wouldn't be easily noticed. Without warning, I jumped up onto him. He must have been expecting something like that, because he immediately caught me and pinned me against the wall of the building. I quickly began kissing him. I missed the feeling of his lips against mine.
After what felt like only seconds, we pulled apart, gasping for air. He chuckled lightly and set me down on the ground. He grabbed my face in his hands gently and kissed me sweetly on the lips. I could feel my heart soar. When we pulled away, he leaned his forehead against mine.
"I've missed you Mitchie Torres," he whispered.
"I'm sorry I went away for so long," I said quietly. He brushed the hair out of my face.
"It's okay. I understand why you did it," he said.
"That doesn't make it okay though," I said.
"I know," he said quietly. I smiled at him lightly and pulled back a little.
"So…about that canoe ride?"
So? What did you guys think? Please give me feedback and let me know what your opinion was.
VERY IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ! A few of you have PM'd me and someone left an anonymous review, but I am aware of the critics, and I understand that some are offended by them, but I'm not here on FanFiction to be a part of any war. I am Switzerland! I'm neutral!
While I think they may be a bit, we'll say, obsessive about the rules and guidelines, they are the rules and guidelines that FanFiction has for us and I'm going to play nice. I believe that the critics' intentions are good; just a bit radical for my tastes. If I get a review from one of them that states that something is wrong in my stories and is an infraction of the rules, then I will investigate it myself and then respond promptly to them, regarding whether or not I will make those changes. I may not be a formally published author, but I am a published author. As soon as my work is posted onto FanFiction, it is published in cyberspace. And as a "published" author, I'm not going to allow my work to be attacked if there are no grounds for the attack. I will not remove Fix a Heart just because I am being bullied by somebody behind a computer screen.
VERY IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ! Now I understand that I said this story wouldn't be coming to an end very soon, but my schedule is just so packed. I wasn't ready for what real life was like! Being out of high school and trying to hold down a job AND a social life is hard! So the next chapter is actually going to be an epilogue and then it will be the end of Fix a Heart. But like I said in previous chapters, I do have another story in the works! It's called "Meet Me At The Alter" and it's going to be a Smitchie Romantic Comedy! So that will be interesting. As well as the new story, Aden and I are teaming up to rewrite One Year and A Final Year. We may also rewrite Speak Now seeing as it breaks the rule of "NO LYRICS", so we'll have to see on that one. So the next chapter will be the epilogue and I'm very sorry about getting everyone's hopes up that this story was nowhere near complete.
VERY IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ! I promise this is the last one! If you would like to see the original chapter with Shane singing to Mitchie, PM me and I will do a document exchange with you! Again, I'm sorry, but it's just being cautious.
I love you all and I hope that you all enjoyed this chapter.
Tianna Marie