Internet Girl
Summary- She was his best kept secret. He didn't plan on sharing her with the world. She was his Internet Girl. AU- Smitchie story.
Chapter 14- More Confusion
Shane stared blankly at the screen. 'Okay now I'm officially confused. What just happened?' Glancing at the log out message once more, the boy closed out of the messenger window and went straight back to his email account. He began typing a new message to ThisIsMe123, though he was still quite lost.
Hey! Is there something wrong with the name Shane? I'm sorry if it offends you, I really didn't mean for it to. I don't really know what to say, except that I'm sorry. I hope you forgive me.
Five minutes passed and not a single reply from her, leaving Shane to mope. 'Okay, maybe her computer had a bad connection.' He paused for a moment, thinking of possibilities for such a thing. 'Thunderstorms are possible. So are evil parents and siblings. Or maybe she had a break-in at her home...I hope that's not the reason....'
Shane smiled happily. 'Yeah, it's either the first or second choice. But wouldn't it say 'ThisIsMe123 has been disconnected' instead of 'ThisIsMe123 has logged out'? No, don't second guess Shane, it'll only mess with you in the head. Just go back to the first two choices.'
The raven haired boy hopped off his bed and headed towards his dresser, pulling out a fresh pair of sleeping clothes. 'I think it's time for a nice long bubble bath.' He thought at once before gently closing the bathroom door shut.
The following morning, Shane actually woke up early, especially since it was a Saturday. The thing is, he didn't do the usual after school thing- chatting with ThisisMe123 up until midnight. He actually went to bed at 9:00 P.M due to boredom. ThisIsMe123 never sent a reply or anything, Nate was busy with homework and song writing, Jason was busy with his guitars, Caitlyn with her hobby of music producing, as well as hip hop dancing with Barron, Sander, and Lola. No one answered the phone at Mitchie's house, and Shane really didn't feel like hanging out with his parents or doing his homework, which was practically none, so it left him with a good 10 full hours of sleep. Even Mr. And Mrs. Grey were still asleep!
"Bored." Shane muttered, flipping through the channels for the tenth time. It was mostly news shows and little kiddie shows airing at the moment. Moments later, a there was a knock on the door. Shane, still dressed in a plain white t-shirt and his boxers, irritably got up and answered the door. Slowly, a blush crept onto his cheeks.
"G-good morning." He stuttered weakly. "What are you guys doing here?"
Nate leaned over to Caitlyn and covered her eyes with his hands, causing her to grin. "We thought we'd come and visit you since we woke up and got bored." The curly haired boy cocked his eyebrow at Shane's 'choice of clothing.' "Did we come at a bad time?" He asked bemused.
Shane glared at the younger boy. "Haha funny Nate." He mumbled.
"So can we come in?" Caitlyn piped up.
The raven haired boy hesitated, but nodded, standing aside to let the two of them in. Nate led Caitlyn through the door, though she continued to try and swat away his hands. "I'm not a nun Nate. I've seen Shane dress less then that!"
Nate spun his girlfriend around to face him. "When?!" He demanded in a tone crossed with anger, shock, and more bewilderment. The curly haired brunette chuckled. "Duh, when we went to the lake yesterday." She wiggled her eyebrows at him before turning around, letting herself into the kitchen to find some morning meal. "What did you think I was doing, cheating on my boyfriend?" She called back.
Shane laughed, watching Nate's face redden with embarrassment. "One day and you're already saying she cheated on you. Nice job dude.." He joked, pushing past the curly haired boy. "I'm gonna go change, be good children while I'm gone." He instructed playfully.
Once Shane finished getting dressed, he checked his computer for any message. 'Still nothing.' He thought sadly. 'At least send me a smilie face or something...'
Just as the raven haired boy was about to exit his room, Nate, Caitlyn, and Jason, who apparently just arrived, stood by the door. "Morning Shane!" The older boy perked up. "So what are we doing today?" He asked, letting himself into Shane's room.
The raven haired boy was just about to scold him when the other two followed suit. Sighing, Shane closed the door behind him. "I dunno. Go bowling?" He wandered "Or to the movies, skating, to the karaoke bar...there's so many choices."
Nate blankly stared at his rambling friend. "All which are closed this early in the morning."
Shane shrugged. "We can improvise."
"Let's write a song." Jason grinned. "We haven't written one in nearly forever, there's nothing to do, and Caitlyn can help us out!" The curly haired brunette nodded enthusiastically. "I've been told I can write a decent song." She added. "Though it's nothing compared to the Beatles."
Both Nate and Shane sighed heavily. "I guess we don't have any other choice..." The curly haired boy reasoned. "And we might get something on our mind with a fourth person..."
"Then it's settled!" Jason exclaimed before Shane could answer. "We go out for breakfast and then come back and work on writing a totally awesome song."
Shane cocked his eyebrow. "I'm not paying!" He shouted.
"Not me!" Jason exclaimed, playfully sticking his thumb to his forehead, leaving Nate and Caitlyn to decide.
Nate turned and glanced sheepishly at Caitlyn, who happily grinned in return. "Ladies never pay the bill." She said in a sing-song voice. The curly haired boy sighed in defeat.
"Just don't make me go broke."
So the group took nearly half an our to decide where to eat, from a local diner to some big food chain like Denny's. In the end, Nate chose the local diner, just so he could have a chance at saving some money. The ride there took another half hour, so by the time they arrived, the four of them were starving.
"Why couldn't we just eat at your house?!" Caitlyn sneered at Shane. The raven haired boy glared in return, his expression equally annoyed as hers.
"It wasn't my choice to go out for breakfast!" Shane retorted, his glare now focused on an irritable Jason.
"Well, we all suck at cooking." He muttered. "Would you rather eat a pile of crap that's suppose to be food or wait at least an hour to eat."
Nate rolled his eyes. "Are we gonna stand here and fight like morons or go shut up and order some food?" The curly haired boy quite was annoyed since he was hungry...and at the fact he had to pay for the four of their meals. "I should have stayed home this morning." He mumbled incoherently, making his way to the diner entrance.
The others followed closely behind, piling into a four person booth by the window. Nate and Caitlyn shared one side of the table, while Shane and Jason sat on the opposite side. "I'm gonna pick the most expensive thing on the menu!" Shane declared cheerfully, earning a glare from his younger friend.
"I hate you."
"The feeling is mutual buddy."
Just as Nate opened his mouth to retort, an semi-elderly waitress came up to the group, passing them each a menu. "Why good morning sweet'ums!" She said cheerily. "What would you lot like to drink?" Her answer was a unison reply of coffee.
The waitress chuckled as she wrote down the drink orders. "Now don't be drinking too much of this coffee y'hear? You'll become like Bert over there." She pointed to the diner's plump chef, who waved to them all while flipping some pancakes. "Fat and lonely with stained teeth." She laughed. "Now I'm just kidding, that's my husband. He's my cuddly bear."
The four weakly laughed along with the woman, but stopped as soon as she left. "She seems nice?" Jason grinned.
"You seem smart but we're not questioning it." Nate muttered to himself, earning an annoyed jab at the ribs from Caitlyn. "Are you trying to kill me woman!?"
The curly haired brunette giggled. "You're so cranky without breakfast." She stated, laughed once more when she saw Shane and Jason nodding in agreement.
Behind the group, the diner door swung open. As two teenage girls came in. Shane and Jason, both who were trying to ignore Nate and Caitlyn's constant flirting, turned their attention to the two. One of the girl's held a false smile, while the other girl was clearly upset. The raven haired boy caught his breath. "Mitchie?" He managed to whisper.
Indeed it was Mitchie, but she didn't hold her vibrant grin like usual. Right in front of his eyes, he could read her expression- she was upset, and it was most likely because he didn't show up the previous night. Along with the frown, she had giant visible bags under her eyes. 'She's sleep deprived' Shane confirmed in his mind.
Just as Shane stood up to approach her, realization dawned on Jason. "Oh hey Mitchie!" He shouted, signaling her and Sierra to come over to join the four. Mitchie jolted awake and the first thing she saw was Shane's concerned expression. 'Oh no!' Her expression read.
"Uhh...let's go eat at IHOP!" The brunette girl exclaimed, yanking her friend by the arm. "I heard this place is crawling with roaches." Sierra nodded, understanding why her friend was in a rush to go. Mitchie turned around, nearly bumping into Shane in the process and darted out of the diner.
"Well that was rude." The waitress stated, pouring a cup of coffee in each of the mugs. "Talkin' like she's some health inspector or somethin'. I'd like to see her find somethin' wrong with this place."
Shane sighed, watching only Mitchie's figure fading away, but he could also see Sierra's eyes piercing towards him. 'She must be really upset.' He thought as he returned to his seat. Though he tried to ignore it, he could feel 3 pairs of eyes worriedly gazing upon him. "Staring is rude you know." Shane muttered, dumping a fourth bag of sugar in his coffee. "Go stare at something else."
His three friends all backed away, with Jason holding his hands up defensively. "Whatever you say dude." The older boy stated before allowing himself to join Nate and Caitlyn's conversation, much to their distaste.
Shane rested his head in his hands, mixing his coffee in a clockwise manner. 'It has to be more then not showing up. She was dumped by Nate for another girl, and all she was was annoyed and a bit upset. This is no way even close to being upset. There's something else...but what is it?' His thoughts were soon interrupted by Jason shaking Shane by the shoulder.
"Dude, what do you want to eat!?" He exclaimed pointedly, tilting his head towards the grinning waitress.
"Thinking 'bout that rude little girl ain't ya?"
Shane shook his head. "French Toast please."
"Y'know, denial is the first sign of craziness. I had it when I first met Bert. Then we ran off to the next town across and got hitched before coming back. Maybe you should try that with your girl?"
The raven haired boy groaned, trying to block out his friends' stifled laughter. "Just...get us our food please." He begged slightly.
"Whatever you say sweetie."
As the waitress turned around and left, Shane sighed. "You guys, I think Mitchie is mad at me."
Jason cocked his eyebrow. "For what? All you did was go up to her." The young couple shrugged.
"Probably for canceling at last minute." Nate stated. "Mitchie seems like the kind of girl who doesn't accept tardiness...like a teacher." He glanced at his girlfriend, who quickly nodded in agreement with him.
"Last month, the two of us were having a movie night at her house and I had to come an hour late since my mom wouldn't let me go until I cleaned up my room." Upon hearing Nate's comment- that was a low mutter saying 'No wander your room is so clean now...- Caitlyn shoved the curly haired boy off the seat, holding an irritated expression. "Let's just say, that is what she did to me." She stated, motioning towards Nate, who was rubbing his bottom.
"What a fine example Miss Gellar." Nate mumbled, annoyed. He got back up and sat himself back in his spot next to the curly haired brunette. "No wander Mitchie's mad at you."
Once again, the curly haired boy was shoved off the booth, making the three of them chuckle. "I'd learn to sleep with your eyes open." Shane commented, before turning to Jason and joining the older boy in a short (as well as a poorly made) rendition of the couple's fight.
"Get up off the ground child." The waitress stated, both hands occupied with two seemingly heavy trays filled with fresh and steamy food. "No wander people been sayin' bad things about here. You lil'uns don't need to be playin' on the floor. Who knows what all of our shoes have been in!"
Nate's face fell, twisting into a disgusted expression. He quickly leaped off the floor and took his place back beside a giggling Caitlyn. "Thanks." He muttered, causing everyone around him, including the waitress, to laugh.
"Now here's your food." The woman said, passing each of the teenagers' their plate of food. "French Toast for the cranky one." She handed one plate to Jason, who passed it on to an annoyed Shane. "Pancakes for Giggles." Nate started laughing as Caitlyn received her plate of food. She glared at her boyfriend, half wanting to poor the plate on his head. "Waffles for clueless one." The waitress handed the plate to Jason, who chose to ignore her insult and just dig in his food. "And an omelet for Dirt Kid." She grinned, giving the final plate of food to a frowning Nate. "Just call me if ya need anything. Enjoy the food kids." The waitress stated just as she turned away. "And don't be startin' no food fight in my diner y'hear?"
"Yes ma'am." The four answered in unison.
One hour later, the group decided to return to Shane's house, since that's where they started the day with first. It was now nearly 9 o'clock, so as they entered the Grey household, sounds of Shane's parents were heard.
"Honey! Where are my glasses!?"
"They're on your head sweetie! Have you seen my keys!?"
"Check the fruit basket!"
Caitlyn glanced at Shane, who like Jason and Nate, seemed unfazed by the commotion. "No wander you turned out like you did." She muttered, jumping onto the seat beside Nate on the couch.
"So what do you guys wanna do?" Shane asked from his seat on the recliner. "Song writing?"
Jason shook his head. "Not now. It's too early for song writing! We should go out and do something!" Nate glared at his older friend. "We were just out weren't we?"
"So? There's no such thing as being outside too much Nathanial."
The younger boy rolled his eyes. "Well then, what would you like to do then? I'd rather do something instead of just sitting here and arguing about what to do." He finished with a glare towards Shane and Jason, who both tried to hide their laughter.
"But arguing is something." Shane countered with a smirk.
"I don't care whether it is something or not!"
"It is something." Jason added.
Nate glared at his older friend. "I know that." He stressed. "But this is boring. Boring."
"Yeah you guys are just being equally annoying." Caitlyn muttered. "And that is something" She mocked. "Can I go and check my e-mail?" She asked Shane.
"Why not. At least it's something to do." Shane retorted, sticking his tongue at Nate. The younger boy scoffed. "That is so not funny anymore."
Caitlyn laughed as she climbed up the stairs to Shane's bedroom. "You shouldn't have started an argument." She grinned widely at a now pouting Nate.
"Aren't you suppose to support your boyfriend?"
The girl shrugged. "Not when it's something I don't believe or agree with." She smiled. "But I still love you." She grinned, giving Nate a small kiss on the cheek.
Shane and Jason shoved pass the two, with Shane whispering to Jason. "Now that's definitely something." He joked for another time.
The four entered Shane's room and each went in separate directions. Jason picked up the raven haired boy's acoustic guitar and lightly strummed it, while Nate sat himself in front of Shane's CD collection, glancing through all of the names.
"Let me just log out first." Shane started, dragging the mouse to the 'log out' button. Just as he wanted to click on the words, Caitlyn's hand shot out and knocked his arm out of the way.
"Since when has she been using that email account?" The curly brunette demanded to no one in particular. Shane, being the only one who noticed, held a confused expression.
"What are you talking about Cait?"
Caitlyn sighed. "Shane, please don't tell me your IM screen name is ElRockstar15." She practically begged. The raven haired boy nervously bit his lower lip.
"Don't tell me this is your email address." He whispered quietly in disbelief.
The girl shook her head. "No." She swallowed hard, as well as rubbing her temple. "I...I think I know why Mitchie is mad at you now." Shane cocked his eyebrow. "What are you talking about."
"Shane. I don't know if you'll ever hear this from her, but Mitchie's old email account is ThisIsMe123."
A/N: Okay, I am beyond upset with this chapter. It pretty much went how I wanted it to, but the writing...just awful don't you think? Well, here's chapter 14. I hope it met everyone's expectations. Erm, I probably won't have the next chapter up for at least a month or so, so I apologize for that. I just have some much to do. End of the year tests are coming up, and I really need to study. My English teacher is going harder on us, so I'm already skimping out on my English homework as I type this. My History grade is slipping, so I need to work even harder in that class. So overall, I'm sorry for all the long updates in the past, present, and future. But if you all need something to read, definately check out some of my favs. So many great fics out their deserving so much attention
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