Sidenote: This chapter is part 1 of 2.

"You are my life now." -Edward Cullen, Twlight
That quote is amazing.
It's my favorite from that movie.

I woke up. I looked around at my surroundings and remembered that earlier I was with Shane. But, he wasn't next to me anymore...where is he?
"Oh hey. You woke up." I heard Shane say. He walked into the living room where I was lying down. "Y-yeah. Where'd you go?" I asked. "Oh, Nate called. Just asked where I was and updated me on some tour stuff." Shane took a seat next to me. "Oh okay. Umm, I should probably get home. If my parents get a call from my school asking where I've been the whole morning, I could get grounded." I stand up grabbing my backpack. "Oh alright. Let's go." Shane escorted me out of his apartment complex and back down to his car downstairs.

I know that it must've seemed awkward to Shane that I wasn't talking much in the car but I seriously was too deep in thought. I mean, the thing that went down with him and Cody earlier today was just crazy. I never imagined my violent ex-boyfriend and Shane Gray, the biggest pop star in the world right now, would actually get into a fight over me. After half the car was spent in silence, Shane finally spoke up. "Hey." he said taking my hand in his. "You okay?" I just look at him blankly. "Well, I don't know. Just...what happened earlier today was..." Shane then changed his focus from the road to me. "Scary. I mean, not the part when you came in, just the times when Cody was there. Every time I would look at him, I would remember 'that' day. And the worse part is, I have a bruise to remind me of it." "Don't worry." Shane says catching my attention. "I'm here. That bastard couldn't get within a mile of you when I'm around. You saw how angry and how close I was to ripping his head off." That sentence was funny enough to get a small giggle out of me. Shane smiled. "So it's okay." He finishes with a kiss to my hand. Just as he did that, we pulled up to my house. "Ugh, it's only 12:30. If I go inside, my parents are gonna think I skipped school and ground me for a year." Shane just chuckles. "You'll be fine. Just tell them what happened and I'll help you." I sighed then walked to my front door and turned the knob.

"Mitchie Devonne Torres!" ('Devonne' is Demi Lovato's middle name) I walk in slowly scared to face my mother. "Look, mom. I really can explain this. It's not what you think." "Don't tell me just because Shane is here that you decided to skip school? I mean, I love you Shane but this is very serious. Please tell me you did not skip school because of him." my mom yells out. "Mom, please. Just let me explain." My mom stares at me while thinking. She finally speaks. "Fine. But it better be a good excuse." She sits down. I follow and I also take a seat. Shane remains standing behind my chair. "

"Okay. This morning when I was walking to school, Cody offered me a ride." My mom's face grew serious. "Oh no. Just hearing that this boy was near you is already scaring me." I nod. "Well, I said no and told him to get away from me but he just kept insisting. We argued and when I finally got mad back at him, he grabbed me by my wrist and lifted me into the truck with his 'guys'. Then again, when 2nd period was over, I decided to call Shane but he didn't answer. I found out he came to school to tell me something. And then Cody and one of his friends came up to us and starting insulting us. Shane got mad and so did Cody. They argued and I tried to break it up but then they started to...fight." My mom's eyes grew big and her color started to whiten. Shane then decided to finish for me. "Well, Mrs. Torres, I saw how terrified and pale Mitchie looked, and...I was worried. After what she went through and witnessed today, I felt like she needed some rest. So I brought her to my apartment close to the school and she took a nap there. When she woke up, she wanted to come home, so we did." My mom just nodded. "Were you really feeling that bad Mitchie?" she asks. "Oh yeah. I literally felt like fainting." "Well, I guess your're not in that much trouble anymore." Then, my mom looks up at Shane. "And I'm sorry for the yelling Shane. I was just worried. Thank you so much." Shane just smiles as I sigh in relief. "It's no problem. I was worried too." He looks down and smiles at me. "Well, I guess there's really no point in going back to school since it's already 1:00. You'd only have 2 hours left, so you two just go ahead upstairs and I'll call them and tell them you're home." Shane and I then left my mom in the kitchen and headed to my room.

"Whew!" I said exhausted as I jump on my bed. Shane just laughs. "See? I told you you'd be fine. It's the power of the rockstar charm." he says putting on a 'pretty boy' face. I giggle. "Haha, you're so stupid." Shane puts on a 'shocked' face as I giggle. Then, he starts to tickle me. "Excuse me? I believe not." Now, I am dying of laughter. "Hahah Shane stop!" He just grins. "Nope! I won't stop until you say I'm the smartest person on the planet!" "What? No! That's Einstein!" Shane keeps tickling me. "Well fine then, I'll just keep on ticking you for eternity!" I can't take it anymore so I give in. "Okay fine! Fine! Shane Gray is the smartest person on the planet!" Finally, he stops tickling me. I sit up and catch my breathe. "Thank you." I say. After a little while of calming down, I spoke up. "You know, I never got to have this kind of quality time with Cody before." Shane looks confused. "What do you mean?" "Well, I like this kind of quality time. Being able to talk about anything, laughing and joking around, and just enjoying our relationship. With Cody, it was always about his reputation, the parties and..." I paused, not being able to say the last word.

Mitchie's parents' POV:

"Honey? I'm home!" Mitchie's father yelled. "Oh. Hi sweetie. How was work?" He sat down on the couch. "Eh, it was okay. Same as usual. It's not that easy owning a hardware store." Mitchie's mom chuckles. "Right." She then walks over to Mitchie's dad. "Oh sweetie, there's one thing." He looks up at her. "Mitchie's home. She's with Shane." He gets surprised. "What? What's she doing home early? And with Shane?" She then holds him down, trying to calm him. "No, no. Don't worry. They talked to me and told me why. It turns out Cody came back and was trying to get close to Mitchie again. Shane came over to the school and defended her against Cody. She wasn't feeling well after so he took her to his apartment. She took a nap and rested then she wanted to come home, so Shane brought her here." Mr. Torres then calmed down a little. "Oh, well I guess that's fine. Thanks to Shane, our daughter is safe." Mrs. Torres nods saying, "True. We have a lot to thank that boy. He's made her life better." "So what are they doing up there? Just talking?" Mr. Torres asks. "Yeah. I'm sure they are. Shane's not that kind of boy who's rude and would rush into things and hurt Mitchie." Mr. Torres then gets an idea. "You wanna see what they're talking about?" "Well, I guess as parents, we have a right to know. Let's go."

They walk up quietly upstairs and to Mitchie's door. They listen in to hear Shane tickling Mitchie. They smile at each other, glad that they're having a good time. Then, they hear a conversation going on. "You know, I never got to have this kind of quality time with Cody before." Mrs. Torres looks at Mr. Torres. "What do you mean?" they hear Shane ask. "Well, I like this kind of quality time. Being able to talk about anything, laughing and joking around, and just enjoying our relationship. With Cody, it was always about his reputation, the parties and..." Mr. and Mrs. Torres look at each other, waiting to hear what Mitchie would say next.

Back to Mitchie's POV

Shane looks at me, waiting patiently. "What, Mitchie?" he asks. "Sex." Shane's eyes widen. "There were a few times where he was too high that he would try to get me to do it with him and...I just...couldn't take it anymore. My parents were furious when they found out, so my dad stood up to him. He did look scared but I can tell that because of what he did today, that his fear wore off. He just thinks that you or my dad couldn't hurt him." Shane then interrupts. "Couldn't hurt him? Mitch, you saw what I did today. He insulted and hurt you right in front of me, so I knew I had to throw my fist in his face. I mean, he was just pushing it too far."

When Mitchie's parents heard this, they were shocked.

"Yeah I know. But, thank you. I don't know what I would've done if you weren't there to protect me like that. That was really brave Shane." He pulls me in and I lean into his chest as his arms wrap around me protectively. "Anything for my angel." I cringe at that sentence. "Why, what's wrong?" he asks after feeling me shiver in his arms. "N-nothing. It's just, before Cody became violent and sexual, he used to call me that. Sorry, but I don't want to be reminded of that." He nods, understanding me. "Alright. It's okay. How about, umm...my baby girl?" I smile up at him. "I like that. Thanks." He kisses my forehead. "Sure." he answers.

Mitchie's parents smiled at each other when they hear Shane call their daughter his 'baby girl'. They were thankful that Mitchie finally found someone who was respeectful and treated her like she deserved to be treated. =]

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