Hey guys! Sorry it's been so long. I suck. I know. Well, here's a short chapter, and some responses to your reviews. The more you review, the more I'll be pushed to sit my lazy ass down and write some more. I want to know where YOU want the story to go, if I'm taking to long to shove Mitchie and Alex together, or if you want her to go through with the drug deals or not. So let me know what you think! Love you guys!
xo
-sms
Nightingale11
"This seems really interesting, especially the character Mitchie. I like her being fun, and mischievous"
Haha. Awesome! I was going for sort of "the little bitch that could" vibe with her. She knows how to get what she wants and she's just bad enough to get it every time, but still good enough not to get into too much trouble. (:
ennessjai
"I was slightly sceptical of this at first but with no reason - I loved it! I can't wait to see where you take this. Keep it up!"
That's rad to hear. (: I'm gonna throw some crazy in for a bit and it's going to get really intense for a bit. I'll do a bit more in each of the girls' perspectives but that's all I'm tellin' for now. (;
YummyDemiLovato
"I like the beginning of this :) keep it going I'd like to see where this will go :) an I already like Mitchie's character. Nothing better than a little badass, don't change her please"
Thank you! Yeah, badasses are the best asses... I mean, good asses are pretty cool, but bad asses are even better. (;
sue
"awesome"
Thanks Sue! (:
Nightingale11
"I love Mitchie in this. She's so carefree."
I know, right?
Nightingale11
"omg them meeting demi was the cutest thing ever lmao. Especially when Demi called Alex adorable, I wonder what Mitchie really thought about that. She's still a mystery to me. I'm not sure if she likes Alex in more than a friend way."
I have some really important things that have to happen before it finally "clicks" in Mitchie's head. It's going to be a really big struggle for both of them and the tipping point is absolutely heartbreaking and awesome all at the same time. So stoked to finally get there for you guys. (:
Nightingale11
"Damn Mitchie's crazy, but awesome. I forgot about this story :x its great though. And I'm glad you put out two chapters in one day."
That she is, that she is. I forgot about it too, how sad is that? Haha. One of them was a playlist but I wrote like 5 chapters today, so maybe you guys will get lucky this month. (;
Suefanficlover 8/20/13 . chapter 5
"This was good.. i love this story.. pls do continue."
I will! (: Thank you!
05 : The Perfect Summer : "Bust"
PRESENT DAY : MITCHIE POV
I spent just enough time with Alex throughout my life to know when something was bugging her and I was pretty sure I knew what it was. I felt bad to an extent, but at the end of the day, everything I was doing was for her... For us. The idea of being with my best friend, the person I loved more than anyone else on the planet, for an entire week on the beach, drunk off our asses, was the best thing I could dream of.
A lot of tension was in the room as I sat on her bed, wondering what she was thinking about with that scrunched brow and the slanted lips. Part of me didn't want to know, and the other part of me needed to know.
"So... Whatcha thinkin' about, Lex?"
"Do you even have to ask?"
"I told you not to worry. I know what I'm doing. I've known this guy for like... four years!"
"How can you tell me not to worry? You know you're all I've got, other than my parents!"
"I know, Lex, but-"
"No. You don't know. And you probably never will..."
I couldn't find anything to say that could potentially calm her down or get her to trust that I knew what I was getting myself into, so I just stood up and headed for her bedroom door.
"Where the Hell are you going, Mitch?" she half shouted at me.
"I figured I'd leave you alone, since you're getting all pissy about it. I mean, I knew you wouldn't like the idea, but I thought you trusted me."
She scoffed and threw her hands in the air, all while giving me this look. It was one of those looks where you feel uncomfortable but you can't move.
"Are you fucking kidding me? I want to talk about this. Maybe talk you out of it. This isn't you, Mitch."
"Bullshit it isn't! You've known me practically my whole life. If you haven't picked up on my danger-meter by now, I really don't know who you think you've known this whole time. The thing is, I can get away with this. I can have a shit load of cash in our hands by Friday, take you to the funnest place on the planet, and you're saying you don't want me to do it. I'm not signing my life away, there aren't any Hell Hounds that are going to come after me after I sell all the weed and get paid. It's one week. One week. Give me some credit here, Mitch. I've done worse."
Alex turned her back to me, probably thinking about everything.
I had been pretty harsh about some things, but she needed to hear them. Maybe not in that way, but she needed to know that when it came to certain things, she wasn't going to win. I was stubborn and she knew that.
Alex POV
"You stubborn little shit!" I shouted at her.
"You don't know what you're doing. You're being so stupid. People get shot over this and you're just being so nonchalant about it! Do you have any idea how scary it is? And don't you even dare try to tell me you're doing this for 'us' because if you were, you wouldn't be doing it at all. I said I wanted to do something and now you're doing the most bat shit crazy thing you can think of to do it? It isn't worth it. And how fucking dare you tell me that I don't know you... Because I do know you. I know you better than you do, and you're getting yourself into trouble, Mitch. You're fucking us both over and you don't even have the balls to admit it. 'Badass Mitchie' is just 'stupid Mitchie' with a tinge of 'crazy Mitchie' thrown in. So get the Hell off that horse you're on, put out that torch you're carrying for yourself, and stop all of the bullshit right now, before it's too late!"
I didn't know what had come over me at that point. I was so mad at her for questioning me.
I was mad at her for doing something stupid.
I was mad at me for being crazy when I got angry.
I was just... Mad.
"Look, Lex. I love you, okay? And if it's that big of a deal, I won't do it. I'll go talk to the supplier and I'll tell him the deal is off, okay?" Mitchie said with a 'let's-mend-this-friendship' voice.
"... Do whatever you want Mitchie. I don't care."
It sounded worse than I wanted it to, but she grabbed her backpack and walked out of my room, down the stairs, through the side door, and slammed it shut as she ran for her car. She fumbled with her keys and dropped them as I watched from my bedroom window.
After turning away, I heard tires screech against the pavement, and I knew that she had gone.
I needed to sleep it off. The fight. That nagging feeling I had that something bad was going to happen to her. The love I had for her...
I just needed to sleep.
Flashback 05 : "Bust" : Chapter 5
Junior Year of high High School
Alex POV
Nothing to lose.
Nothing to lose...
Shit.
I couldn't help but wonder if it was true, what she had said. Half of me wanted to tell her everything. The dreams I had about her since we were twelve, figuring out that I didn't just love her, but that I was in love with her... Everything.
"Yoohoo! Lexi?"
Mitchie was waving her hand in front of my face as I drove us home. We were on I-5 headed north and I had been quiet ever since the gas station in Winters.
"You alright?" Mitchie asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I just feel like I forgot to do something before we left and I still feel bad about lying to my parents."
It was partly true that what was on my mind was my parents, but in all reality, what was in my mind was the possible repercussions that I would get tangled up in if I told Mitchie the truth. What would she think? What would my parents think? Hell, what would I think of me?
Nothing to lose... Except everything and everyone I love.