Chapter 10

AN: Hi guy's it Millie again. For some reason I found it really hard to write this chapter and I have mixed feelings about it. Some bits I really like others bits not so much. So let me know what you think and I hope to have the next chapter up soon because I have been looking forward to writing it for weeks.

The day after Miley's performance the whole camp was buzzing about how good she was. Thankfully no one had noticed any similarities between her and Hannah Montana however Miley, Mitchie and Caitlyn had noticed that Lily mood had changer dramatically at the end of the night.

Something was obviously bothering her, they assumed she was upset because Shane hadn't turned up and she didn't bother to correct them.

Miley and Mitchie had taken this as proof that Lily was crushing on Shane and had been trying to get her to admit it ever since they got back to their cabin. Caitlyn wasn't convinced until she noticed how many different shades of red Lily would turn every time her alleged crush was mentioned. It didn't take her long to come round to Miley and Mitchie's way of thinking

The girls had decided to have breakfast with Connie in the kitchen that morning but Mitchie and Miley were the only ones actually eating. Caitlyn was working on her lap top while Lily was gazing off into thin air.

The fact that Caitlyn was preoccupied was nothing new but Lily ignoring her food was worrying Connie.

"Lily are you feeling OK?" she asked full of concern

"I'm fine" Lily reassured her "I'm just not hungry"

Lily's answered only made Connie more concerned

"Are you sure sweetie?" she asked

"She's fine Connie" said Miley with a smile

"She's just moping over Shane" she concluded

"I am not" Lily gasped

"You are too" Caitlyn cut in

"She's upset that he didn't turn up last night" she explained

Lily bit her lip nervously she was finding it hard to keep the fact that Shane had turned up to herself.

"Aaaaaaah" sighed Connie

"Does Lily have a little crush?" she asked

"No" cried Lily at the same moment that the other three answered "Yes"

"No" cried Lily again

"Oh Mom they even have nick names for each other" Mitchie gushed

Lily glared at Mitchie sending a clear message -stop now-

It was a message that Mitchie chose to ignore

"He calls her Dancer-"

"Because he doesn't know my name" Lily interrupted

If Mitchie heard Lily she pretended not to

"And she calls him Prancer" she concluded

"Because he is one and I was hoping to annoy him" Lily cried in exasperation

"He doesn't know your name?" Connie asked confused

"The first time they met she was trying to skip class so if he let her tell him her name he would have had to turn her into Brown" Caitlyn explained

"Upon first meeting her he could not fight the urge to protect her" Miley sighed dreamily

"Miley would you cut it out he is not a hero from one of your sappy romance novels" Lily grouched

"Maybe he could be you romantic hero" Mitchie sighed joining Miley in her romantic dream land.

"Don't you two have a guitar class to be at" Lily snapped at Mitchie and Miley

"Oh shoot we're going to be late" Mitchie cried grabbing Miley's wrist and dragging her from the room.

"I've got to go too" said Caitlyn quickly glancing at the clock before rushing out of the same door as Miley and Mitchie had moments ago.

Once her friends were out of sight Lily put her head in her hands and let out a frustrated grown. She had forgotten that she was not alone in the room until Connie placed a glass of milk in front of her.

Connie then sat down next to her with her own glass of milk and a plate of cookies.

"What's wrong sweetie?" she asked using that universal tone that mother's have when they are worried.

"They have it totally wrong" Lily groaned thought her hands

"So you don't like Shane?" asked Connie

"No- yes- maybe- not like that- I don't know" Lily sighed in frustration finally removing her head from her hands and snatching up one of Connie's cookies.

"He's just so confusing" she said around a mouthful of cookie

Connie didn't say a word she just gave Lily a look that all children know well. It was the explain everything now look and even thought Connie wasn't Lily's mother it still worked.

Lily told Connie everything that had happened between her and Shane starting with their meeting on the dock and ending with him walking away last night.

"He looked right at me and then just left, like he was too cool to be there" she sighed out whilst munching on her sixth cookie.

"Oh Lily, honey" Connie sympathised

"Let me tell you something" she offered

"Boy's are dumb" Connie said so seriously that Lily had to laugh

"I knew that already Mrs T"

Connie continued as if Lily hadn't said anything.

"Weather they are a famous pop star or the boy that works in Mc Donald's, it makes no difference. To varying degrees boys are dumb. I'm willing to bet a fresh batch of cookies that Shane doesn't know what's going on in his head right now. He's probably confusing himself as much as he is confusing you." she explained

"If he doesn't know how on earth am I supposed to" Lily asked even more exasperated that before.

"Well this might sound like it belongs in one of Miley's sappy romance novels but trust you feelings, you're a smart girl Lily you'll figure it out" Connie reassured her warmly.

"Now seen as you don't have class and I have brownies for five hundred to make do you want to help me" Connie asked brightly changing the subject

"Can I lick the spoon" Lily asked bouncing up and down like a five year old.

"Only once we are done" Connie laughed glad to see Lily being her normal, cheerful self again.

Meanwhile Mitchie and Miley were rushing passed the lake in an attempt to get to guitar class on time but despite their rush they both stopped in their tracks when they heard someone singing. They followed the beautiful sound to the dock were Shane was sitting with his guitar

The two girls watched from behind a tree as Shane continued to play. Miley pulled at the shoulder of Mitchie's top trying hard to back away quietly and leave him be but Mitchie would not budge.

Suddenly Shane stopped playing he looked up and caught sight of the girls.

"Can't a guy get some peace" he snapped angrily

"Sorry" said Mitchie coming out from the cover of the trees followed by Miley.

"I- err- we- sorry" Mitchie stammered as she and Miley continued to approach Shane.

"You said that already" said Shane sounding slightly amused

"We didn't mean to interrupt you" said Miley speaking for the first time.

"We'll leave you alone now" she said tugging at Mitchie once again

"Was that you singing" Mitchie asked ignoring Miley's attempts to move her on.

"It sounded kind off different"

"Than my usual cookie-cutter pop star stuff, sorry to disappoint" Shane snapped bitterly all traces of amusement gone from his voice.

"You didn't" Mitchie reassured him

"I liked it, it was good for cookie-cutter pop star stuff" she told him with a bright smile

"Thanks" said Shane flashing a smile of his own

"You really know how to make a guy feel better" he told her

"I thought you loved your sound" asked Mitchie slightly confused by his earlier out burst.

"You created it here; you're like a Camp Rock legend"

"Some legend I only play the music the label thinks will sell" Shane said sounding bitter once again

Miley couldn't help but wince internally she knew exactly what he meant.

"You don't think that song would sell" Mitchie asked with a small frown.

"I don't know" Shane sighed shaking his head.

"Well you'll never know unless you try" Mitchie encouraged

"And I know one girl that would buy that song" she said giving him one last smile as she finally turned to leave.

"Make that two" Miley added as she began to follow Mitchie

"Actually" she said turning back to him quickly

"Make that three, I know a certain blonde Dancer that would love that song" she told him with a warm smile

"Really?" he asked in a surprised and slightly eager voice that made Miley's smile grow bigger

"Really" she told him "Her name is Lily"

With that Miley turned and sped off after Mitchie

A huge smile spread across Shane's face he finally knew her name

"Lily" he said so softly it was almost a whisper. Dancers name was Lily he would never have guessed it but it fit her.

She appeared so delicate with her slim build and small stature but she was strong and in some cases she could be toxic.

A beauty that was not to be messed with, yes Lily was the perfect name for her.

Thanks for reading

Millie