"Hey Mitchie!"
"Ugh. Could you stop following me Tess! I've seen you everwhere I have been since the morning. Desperate much?" Annoyed that I already had my own personal stalker, Richard my body guard - lucky me! And everyone at school was staring at me, and now Tess was following me all around school since god knows when, so hurray! My life is a dream.
Well, it is if you count the Shane part.
" you will be late for class." Gee, thanks for reminding me Richard, I really appriciate it.
Richard insisted, obviously not because I was actually going to be late for class but because he didnt want me to catch a fight with anyone. Him, being my new body guard and all. He wasnt too bad. He wasnt bad at all, actually. But the thought of having a body guard was so terrible from the begining that I started resenting him even before I met him this morning. He'd be with me everyday from when I left for school till I went home since I was still officially grounded and wasnt allowed to go anywhere for the next six weeks except school ofcourse. I dont know how that worked because my mother seemed to accept Shane and me, although she wasnt too keen on showing it but still she had to ground me. I think it was a way of punishing me for keeping the truth from them.
" Oh...yeah desperate." She laughed mithlessly. "I was just gonna ask you what you said to Nate and Shane for them to be pittyfully fucking you."
"Look miss..." Richard cut in defensively but was unable to say a word further as I held my hand up telling him I could handle it. Geez, I had handled Tess my entired life and now just looking at her jealous filled face seemed so rewarding. So good. I wasnt hearing all of the things she was saying to me or the harsh words she used inteding on breaking . I was hearing the jealousy and the envy behind it. The tone that said how come she got him and I didnt?
"Oh Tess Tess Tes...my dear Tess." I returned the same mithful laugh placing a hand on her shoulder. "You could have told me that you're jealous. I'd understand." I smiled squeezed her shoulder. "You, know with me fucking Shane and Nate and you not getting any action at all..." I shook my head. "Gee, sometimes I actually feel sorry for you. but dont worry. I'll tell Shane and Nate to give you an autograph. You know, to keep as a souvanier since thats the closest you'll ever get to them." I ended with a smile, turning on my heel ready to get to bitch Haisen's Spanish class.
"I'm glad I recognised you so well, Mitchie." She called after me. "I knew you were a class-A slut. You didnt even leave your bestfriends boyfriend and you guys go around acting like sisters.." She laughed bitterly.
"Miss. I'm going to have-" Shut the fuck up Richard. I wanna hear this.
"Thats why I feel so good about damaging you locker yesterday, I guessed you absolutely right!" She said with a evil smile. About my locker, she did it? I dont know why I was even an ounce surprised since I didnt actually expect anyone other than her to be responsible for it. It was cleaned up by the time I arrived for school in the morning thought. The word 'slut' not longer graffiitied on it. There was even no evidence that those letters once decorating locker. Maybe if I hadnt come to school yesterday I probably wouldnt have been known. "I wonder how much you paid them to sleep with you...and David. I knew he had a crush on you, always running after you and being so nice. How oblivious could he get? But what I wonder the most is how both Shane and Nate could be stupid enough to fall to your prey. To fall into your trap. Looks like you guys had a lot of fun over the weekend with the pictures of you and Shane making out, let me know when the baby news comes out and the whole world is wondering whether its Shanes or Nates or maybe even Davids. You never know with a whore like you!" She finished with a satisfied grin on her face.
All I could do was laugh at her because her words just seemed like a corrupted soap opera. I swear, she out of all of the people in the school actually believed all of that shit? Wow. She knew me pretty well and even though I didnt want anyone to believe the lies written I was glad she was one of the people to believe them because the expression her jealous face held was just priceless.
"I'm glad you know me so well Tess. And dont worry, I'll make a sex tape and personally make sure you're to first one who gets it since you're so worried about everything happening in my life and since I am a whore. Atleast I'm the whore who actually got to fuck two thirds of Connect Three while you're the whore who can only dream about them." If she was gonna believe the lies in the magazine then migth aswell make her believe some more lies. Its not like it was gonna hurt. Plus, she wasnt so dumb to actually believe it right? Shane and Nate still had thier purity rings on so that was supposed to ring a bell in her mind. Or I guess not with the expression she was giving me. She believed me which made this feel even more better. Score! How fucking dumb of her. I never knew she was such a dumb-ass, but I guess sometimes we seem to underestimate people.
"Oh you bitch!" Tess yelled, throwing her body towards me. Good thing the bell had already rang some time ago and everyone was in their classes, no one present to actually witness this. Not like I would have said all those lies if anyone was actually present .No. But saying them to Tess was so stasfatory. I dont think I even needed to say that to her. She was already burning with the news of Shane and me being together.
"Miss. I'm going to have to ask you to step away and keep your distance from Mitchie." Richard said, suddenly in front of me, one hand reaching out towards Tess, stopping her from coming near me while the other hand kept me a safe distance away from her.
"Yeah, Mitchie!" She yelled again. I was surprised that people hadnt started coming out of thier classroom hearing all of the craziness outside. "Be the bitch coward you are and get your bodyguard to fight your fights!" She challenged.
Did she just call me a coward? Oh...bitch is going down! I wizzed my way past the side of Richard who's back I was facing since his huge frame was capable of covering two Mitchies at the same time and nearly succeeded in attaching my fist with Tess' nose when I felt Richards arms on my shoulders.
" you dont want to do anything you'll regret later do you?" He asked, almost calm, forgetting the fact that there was a girl infront of me ready to die in my hands.
"Richard man please!" I struggled to get out of his gasp but was unable to, instead I found myself being carried off the ground for a few yards and then placed back on it again, making enough distance between Tess and I.
"..."
"Fine!" I snapped, making my way towards Spanish.
"So, how many weeks did you get grounded for?" Justin asked, dipping a fry into his ketchup.
"Four, but I made it six..." I said proudly as if it was someting to be actually proud about. "You know.." I said eyeing the humungous mountain of fries left."You're not supposed to eat that stuff since you're in the basketball team and all. Its not good for you. It's not good in general." I stated, snatching the plate of fries from across the table and setting them infront of me.
"I'm the captain. I can eat whatever I like." He stated confidently, grabbing a handfull of fries from front of me. "And since when did you talk like Nick? I thought you were daing Shane?" He said, smirking at how he was taking a dig at me. He knew perfectly well who the hell I was with but he still had to do that as revenge for not telling him. After all they are my ever so wonderful friends.
Caity and Jessica seemed to find Justins remark funny as I watched them with narrowed eyes laughing at my expression along with Nate, Jus and Davide. "So, what? You guys are gonna make fun of me now?" I asked, annoyed.
"Yes..we are." Justin laughed, throwing a fry towards me, it landing in my hair. Bastard.
"Well, you see that guy there..." I pointed towards the far end of te canteen towards Richard who was leaning against the geen walls never leaving his gaze from our table. Ever since Nate started sitting with us at lunch our table was the center of attraction again and now with the ever so famous Mitchie Torres here we were like center stage. We were in the spot light. People were surprised at how normal we were acting, conversing with eachother and laugung and joking about school and even about the magazine. They didnt expect that to happen, instead I think they expected some sort of mourning and arguments to happen between us at lunch. I was glad my friends were acting normal as if whatever happened yesterday was actually normal, was nothing out of the ordinary or was something that didnt change everything. They were still giving me shit and they were still lauging at me like before and I thought they'd change because of me lying to them? Nope. No change here.
Some things just never change.
I knew they were kind of dissapointed that I hadnt told them, and somewhere thought I didnt trust them and also somewhere down the line Justin started resenting Shane because he thought he was the reason why I had been lying why I had apparenlty changed so much, but they wouldnt show it. No. They'd just act crazy to cover it up. And I was glad. "...Yeahh..." Justin said, turning his head towards Richard who narrowed his eyes down on Justin and then looked over to me waiting to me to do make one move and he'd drag Justin's little butt out of the canteen but I just nodded reassuingly like evryhthing was fine. "Who is that dude by the way? He's by far too old to be a student and doesnt even look like a teacher unless he's gonna be the new Gym teacher or wait...is he 's replacement?" being their basketball coach. "...damn...he seems tough please tell me he's not 's replacement."
Me, Caity and Nate laughed at Justin, fully aware of who Richard was. "...He, my dear friend is my bodyguard so if you guys ever try acting smart with me I'm gonna have him kick you'r little butts out of heads and throw them to the moon." I threatened. Who knew having a bodyguard would be useful?
"Oh, so you're threatening us Mitchie?" Justin asked, still laughing. "I'm sooo scared..."
I had expected a lot of things to happen today. Mostly stuff I would dread. I was expecting people to treat me differently and although I was getting that from the srudents I didnt know, and even from the teachers, all of the different treatment was good. I knew I wouldnt only recieve good treatment I would recieve more of the bad then the good but I guess Richards presence scared everyone away and even if they wanted to come upto me and say something mean they would end up stuttering and walking away. I think today I got "You're shoes are awesome" and "You look so pretty today" more than I would have gotten all my life. People were trying to suck upto me either because they wanted to become the schools most popular girl's friend, that popular girl suddenly being me after yesterday or they wanted some scoop on one of the members of Connect Three. I didnt know what to believe so I kept both theories open.
"Yeah, you better be buddy.."
"So, when are you meeting Cheryl?" My voice was absentminded but my mind was alert. I wanted to know. I wanted to know everything till the last detail. It's not that I didnt trust Shane because I did, but I just didnt want Cheryl to suddenly come out from nowhere and ruin everything. I knew that Shane was pissed at her, and her and him would probably not see each other in the eye whenever they met but I also knew that she would try every move in the book to get him back. Every move in the book.
Or maybe I was just afraid that I was going through all of this shit just to end up losing him in the end.
Fear is a terrible thing. But its also something that keeps you going.
I watched my finger as it twirled around one of Shanes curls, releasing it and then trapping it again while my other had traced the outline of his ear and cheeks, slowly running up and down the soft skin. Shanes head had been lying in my lap for a while now, as my back rested against the headboard in my bed and I played with his hair. Dad still had not come back from the office eventhough it was nearly 9pm now and miraclously mom had allowed Shane up. Miracles do happen, kids or maybe she didnt want to argue with me and wanted me happy?
Or maybe it was the fact that she was so happy and proud of me all of a sudden that she was too busy calling relatives and making pizza dough to celebrate. No, my mother hasnt got crazy because of everything happening in my life, okay maybe she has but its because of a totally different reason. It's because of happiness. Did I forget to tell you that between all of this Cheryl thinking I was offered to sing a duet for Connect Threes next album by the record lable people who were at Shanes house for dinner last night. When mom called me downstairs from my room a few hours after school and I saw Shane sitting around the wooden table in the drawing room I thought mom was about to start one more of he rants, but then I noticed the two other people in the room, dressed in smart suis and I didnt have to guess who they were. I recognised them all too well from last night and them asking me to sing a song fro Connect Thress next record was the last thing I would expect from them.
Honestly, I expected them to tell me to stay away from Shane, but I guess not. I couldnt actually believe what I had heard and it took a while fore the news to sink in. Mom, ofcourse was so happy she was hugging me, and even Shane! I had to sing to them first, before they could actually commit to anything and I think they were more impressed with my singing than my songwriting, but again thats what I think.
Everything would be officially finalized when I would go to LA and actually sign the contract. I couldnt believe it. My voice would be on on of Connect Threes record? Wow, just wow. After hugging mom and Shane, I grabbed my phone and made sure that Caity was the first person I told. After keeping so much from her in the last few months I didnt want to leave a single detail out for her now. She said that this called for a party but the fact that I was grounded obviously objected to that. I was sure that mom wouldnt have stopped me from celebrating. Looking at how happy she was I was sure that if I told her I'm planning to go on a road trip across the country all alone she'd say yes, but I didnt want to do the whole party thing, I just wanted to lay low on the whole going out anywhere thing partly because the paparazzi were still following me. I could bet you $50 dollars they were still outside my house.
Dad still didnt know, we wanted to tell him face to face and watch his reaction.
"Shane!" I laughed at his confused expression as I used both my hands to ruffle his hair violently, him breaking out of his little own dream land.
"What?" He asked innocently, curling his head back on the pillow so that he could watch my face, his lips curving into a sheepish smile.
I laughed at his expression, shaking my head. "Nothing, forget it." I didnt wanna mention Cheryl anymore eventhough I wanted to know when she'd be arriving, where they'd meet, how long they'd be together, what conversations would be taking place. I could go on and on, but then I'd sound like the jealous bitch that I am.
He smiled at me, laying his head back on the pillow while my hand continued playing with his hair. Shane held my other hand, running it down his cheek and kissing the back of it. I smiled at this gesture, fully aware that he couldnt see me smiling from the position he was in, but I did watch his eyes shoot up trying to watch my face. "Tomorrow after school." He mumbled into my hand, his hot breath shivering me.
"Huh?" I asked, my mind finally registering that Shane had said something to me.
"Cheryl and , the producer. I'm meeting them after school tomorrow. called a couple of hours ago after they got here but we were busy with the press conference and the statement we're releasing in the magazine and stuff so yeah... and plus, I figured she could atleast do some waiting after all that she's done."
"Asshole Shane." I replied as he glided off from the pillow, his body now on the matress and his eyes on me, both brows furrowed together in confusion.
"Why am I the asshole?" He asked, raising his eyebrows now. He was still laying on my bed. much lower than me while I had my legs folded together leaning against the headpost.
"You heard me the first time but you didnt day anything." I stated.
"I wanted to annoy you though." He said, smirking. "It's fun annoying you and then you get all angry and your cheeks get all rosey...you look even more beautiful if that's possible when you're annoyed."
"Just gives me even more reason to be annoyed with you.." I grinned at him.
"Does this annoying asshole get to kiss his beautiful, talented and soon to be celebrity girlfriend?" He asked hopefully, and I couldnt help bu laugh at his expression.
"Oh..I dont know.." I replied, a smile still on my face. "He would have if he hadnt been sucking upto me seconds ago." I replied back, running my hand through his hair again.
"Not fair, baby." He complained, kissing the tip of my folded knee. Just the feeling of his lips on my bare skin was enough to make it feel like it had caught fire. A tingling sensation was left on my knee even after his lips had detached from it.
"How is that not fair? You be an ass, I kick your ass. We're equal. We can be the kick-ass couple."
"Please?" He whined, looking up at me with his pupp-dog eyes. I'd give in to those eyes anyday. Puppy dog or not. Just those eyes were simply enough to drive me crazy. To drive me to the limits of insanity.
"No, I'm...SHAAANE!" I screeched at the sudden tickling sensation that over took my body, shaking it completely. I stared wide-eyed at Shane who was smiling goofily at me, his hands now nowhere near my sides where I was tickled. I shook my head at him. "How many times do I have to...Holy Sh-aaane!" I screeched again, this time sliding down from my sitting positon, the tickling sensation too much.
"Holy Shane? Thats a first." He said, a proud smile playing on his lips.
"Shut up loser!" I replied trying to get myself up again but was stopped by Shanes hands which swiftyly pushed me more down on the bed, making me and Shane level with each other. "You always cheat by tickling me."
"Well, you always fall for it. What can I do?" He asked, his lips kissing my temple.
"Oh yeah like I can make myself not ticklish...gosh you're so clever Shane."
"Thanks I knew that." He replied, his left hand suddenly on my side, back to doing what it liked the most. Tickling me.
"Shane! I fucking swear, if you..." And then his lips were on mine. I moaned at the sudden contact, but smiled at the feeling of his lips on mine. I could taste him in the kiss, just like everytime and like everytime it was the most amazing feeling I had experienced so far. I loved the way our lips would move in sync with each other as if they were dancing to their very own tango and smiled at myself when I felt Shanes body stiffen a little as my hand slipped under the hem of his shirt, touching the skin of his lower back. He jerked forward at the sudden contact, making the distance between me and him non-existant. I smiled.
This is payback, virgin boy.
And if this is what I have you doing with just my hand on your back then you gotta wait for me to even start what I've got planned.
"Mitchie..." I didnt let Shane say anything more as I slammed my lips against his again, not allowing them to be any other place.
I couldnt help bu let a smirk overtake my already occupied lips as I heard a moan leave his mouth, while my hand continued wandering around his back, moving north and south, my fingers tracing imaginary patterns on his hot skin. My hand continued roaming around his back as the kiss grew more intense, both of us breathless but refusing to leave eithers lips.
I let my finger drag itself to Shanes side. I lazily dragged my forefinger up and down his side, scratching the precious skin and then rubbing it with my palm, making a smooth massaging motion. He was experiencing pleasure with every touch and so was I by teasing him.
"Mitch.." He moaned again, detaching our lips.
"Oh so someones scared of losing their virginity?" I raised an eyebrow, watching him intently, but still keeping that smirk on my face. "Dont worry, I'm not gonna put my hand down your pants." I laughed.
"Thanks for the assurance." He nodded his head, smiling. "I thought you were gonna rape me." He joked.
"Well.." I said, my fingers tacing the outline of his white V-necked t-shirt. "...I planned on that." I told him raising my eyes to meet his amused ones. "...and I know you would have enjoyed it, but then I had mercy for you because all those screaming fan girls would have shredded you to pieces once they saw you no longer had your ring on your finger."
"Who said I'd take it off if something did happen?" He winked.
I opened my mouth to say something but words seemed to stop and instead I smacked his chest laughing. "Asshole. I was so right about you."
"I liked your idea though..." He let me know, bringing his face closer to mine, his hot breath tingled the skin on my jawline and I squeezed my eyes shut. "You know, we could get it on tonight." He suggested, his mouth millimeters away from my ear, his tone deep and low.
When I opened my eyes he was no longer laying next to me, instead his face was so close, I was sure that if I blinked, my eyelashes would brush against the cute mole he had on his lower cheek. He was on top of me, but actually not touching me. He supported his body with his elbows on either side of me, helping him keep himself up while his lips were still near my ear, teasing me with his hot breath.
"Would you like that?" He asked a directed question, his eyes glued to mine, watching every move carefully. Staring into them, I forgot every other word in the dictionary, all I knew was that his eyes were killing me. The brown, the golden, the green. They were powerful enough to be weapons of mass destruction. "Yes you will..." He answered for me, releasing my gaze and droping his head to the nook of my neck. He ran his nose up and down my neck withougth actually touching me in any form. He was milimeters away, so close that I could feel his skin on me without actually being there. I could feel the hot air he was releasing on my skin, tingling me, burning me. He was driving me absolutely crazy without even touching me.
That is when I realised that he was playing the game that I had started. He was beating me in my own game.
I mentally smirked.
If this is how you like to play it then fine, Gray. Fine.
"Shane.." I breathed out, waiting for his eyes to lock with mine. I made sure that this time I wouldnt lose focus though.
"Hmm?" He asked, his face rising up again, his eyes watching me, his lips just nearly touching me, but not doing so at the same time.
"Kiss me." I ordered weakly, my voice breaking off.
He chuckled, nodding and bringing his lips closer to mine. I grabbed a fistfull of my bedsheet and slid myself downwards, my body escaping itself from Shanes captivity while he slammed his face onto the pillow my head was once resting on and then looked at a smirking me.
"What was that?" He asked, grabbing my wrist.
"That was for acting too smart." I let him know, the feeling of his hot breath still fesh on my skin.
He shook his head, laughing at me.
"What? Thats not funny Shane! You just got beat by me, by a girl!" I announced.
"Really?" He asked, trying to lock my gaze with his again.
"Yes, Jack-ass.." I corrected, straddling his stomach with my legs and raising my hands up in a form of victory. "..and the winner is Mi-Shaaane!" I yelled at the man I was sitting on top of, his hands on my sides and a innocent look on his face.
"You've got..." I smacked his chest. "..to stop.." another hit. "tickling me." Hit.
He laughed.
"I told you guys Haisen is a bitch. Now you believe me?" I asked Nate as me, him and Caity walked towards math after Spanish with Haisen.
"How could she give me detention for correcting her?" He asked in disbelief. "Its not my fault she sucks in Spanish."
I laughed. "Lifes a bich, Nate. And Haisen is a bigger one. Like, what the fuck? I just sided with you telling her you were right and she's like Torres, wanna join your boyfriend in detention too? You're not even my boyfriend!" I exclaimed.
"She's jealous.." Caity stated.
"Off...?" I asked, emphasising the 'O' at the start.
"You and me and Nate and...everyone." She finished, unsure.
"Come on kids, you're creating traffic here.." Richard informed us. "You need to move faster and get to Math."
I rolled my eyes at his words, looking left and right at the crowd of people staring at us. Sometimes I think it would have been easier if Richard wasnt here because myabe I'd be invisible. It isnt too hard to miss a enormous 6 foot man in a hallway, which actually draws attention to us.
"Hmm.." I replied, turning to the corner of the hallway. "Whoa who is that?" I asked mostly myself as I watched the back of two people enter Shanes music room, I couldnt see Shane from where I was but I watched as the blond lady and the man in a black suite entered the room untill the door was closed.
I had only heard of legs that went on for miles, but today was the first time I actually saw them. Her long legs didnt seem to end under the white floral dress the lady wore, even from what I had seen of her which was her back, I could outline the curves in her perfectly toned body. She had to be nothing elss than gorgeous - that coming from a perfectly straight girl.
Nate didnt have to see her face to know who she was. "That's Cheryl."
Dhun dhun dun...
*Red alert* *Red alert!* Bitch offically enters the story! hahah
SOOOOO? What do you guys think? finally we see Cheryl ...officially that is and next chapter Mitchie meets her yayyy or not so yayy?
And Mitchie sining a song for connect 3's next album? Who thought that would happen?
and then thier little teasing game? Who liked that? I was actually confused with that part becuase I wasnt sure of how I was gonna write it and it took me 2 days to finally just writ whatever was on my mind :p
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