DISCLAIMER: I do not own the characters. I do not own Hannah Montana or Camp Rock. I do not own Before the Storm by Jonas Brothers.
Next Day
Mikayla's POV
I woke up the next morning feeling pretty angry about what i'd seen the night before. Instead of crying last night, I spent most of the night thinking of where everything went wrong. How could Mitchie possibly hurt me the way she did? It's not like I ever meant to lie to her, I didn't tell her those things because they were irrelevant. She had to go and screw everything up like she did, didn't she?
"You should do something productive if you're going to stay here longer." Margo says as she walks into the room she's letting me stay in. She throws me an apple and then sits down on a reclining chair.
"I think I might go record today." I tell her. "I've got so much to let out."
"Good, maybe then you can get an album out quicker." She says as she takes a bite of her apple.
"I'm going to take my time on this album, Margo. Don't rush me." I tell her. "It's the first since rehab so it has to be perfect."
"No one's going to care if it's the first from rehab if you take a year to work on it." She says.
"I rather it be good than shitty." I say.
"Exactly how long do you plan on staying here?" She aks.
"Why does it matter? You're my manager you're supposed to help me out."
"With your career, not your personal love life." She says.
"It was easier to tolerate you being a bitch when I was drunk." I tell her.
"You were a bitch then too." She laughs. "But really, how long?"
"I don't know." I say. "I'm going to go to Mitchie's to get my crap tomorrow."
"Why? I thought you were going to talk to her."
"She went out with Shane Gray yesterday. Didn't take her long enough to go back to that fucking jerk." I say. "In other words my relationship with Mitchie is over. There's no second chances for THAT."
"You're such a teenager, Mikayla. Why would she go out with Shane if you guys never broke up?"
"I don't know, ask her. She's the one who fucked everything up." I say. It's a surprise that I haven't cried yet. The anger is just clouding all my emotions.
"So do you need to stay here longer?" She asks. Her face looks like she doesn't like the idea but she's willing to go along with it. She may be a bitch but she cares about me.
"Yeah, kinda." I say.
"I guess you can stay then." She says as she rolls her eyes.
"Thanks." I smile at her then walk over to grab my spare guitar. "I think I might head over to the recording studio soon, but first I have to call Hannah."
"Your ex?" She laughs.
"Yes."
"Isn't she the reason you're in this mess to begin with?"
"She is, but I still really want to do a song with her." I admit.
"You teens are so confusing you know that." She says with a chuckle before walking out of the room. I take this opportunity to call Hannah and apologize, even though she's the one who's supposed to be apologizing to me.
"Hello?" She says when she answers the call.
"Hey, Hannah, it's Mikayla." I say.
"What do you want?" I can sense she's annoyed.
"I guess I just want to apologize."
"You guess?" She says. "What Mitchie broke up with your for good so you're calling me cause you need a hit?"
"Stop that." I say trying to sound sincere. "I'm actually trying to apologize for blowing up like I did. But you gotta admit, it really wasn't cool of you to put me on the spot like you did in front of my girlfriend though."
"I know..." She says before taking a long pause. "I was kind of just jealous. You must think i'm a huge asshole."
"I did but i'm over it." I say. "Down to record?"
"Yeah, sure. Can we record a song I wrote though?"
"Um yeah, sure. Meet me at the studio in an hour." I tell her before hanging up.
...
"I'm not sure how I feel about this song, Han." I tell her as I read through the lyrics. It's a break up song and it sounds too close to home.
"It's just a song."She laughs.
"But it's about us, isn't it?"
"So?"
"I just don't know."
"You didn't make me come all the way over here to tell me my song sucks, did you?"
"No it's really good.. it's just that, what we had is more than over." I say.
"It's a break up song, Mikayla. I mean if it really bugs you we can just record what you had." She says as she does her typical 'Hannah is annoyed' face.
"No, no.. let's do this one." I say as I stand up and make my way into the booth. Hannah follows behind me and sets herself up in the mic across from mine.
"Okay, i was thinking i'd sing the first verse and you could sing the second." She says as she looks down at the lyrics.
"Whatever is fine with me." I put on my headphones and let the music begin to play.
"Yeah." She sings into the mic as the music starts.
"Woah ohhh." I add for effect.
"No this isn't what I wanted, I never thought it'd come this far." She begins to sing with her eyes closed. Somehow I can see this song means a lot to her, I can't take that from her. "Was thinking back to where we started and how we lost all that we are."
"We were young and times were easy, but I could see it's not the same." I sing into my own mic, holding my headphones close to my ears to let the music fill me. "I'm standing here but you don't see me.. I'd give it all for that to change."
"And I don't want to lose her, I don't want to let her go." She sings.
"Standing out in the rain, i need to know if its over cause i will leave you alone. Flooded with all this pain, knowing that i'll never hold her like i did before the storm." We both sing in unison. My eyes are closed but I can feel Hannah looking at me.
The two of us continue singing back and forth until we reach the chorus again. By the way in which this is going, I'm afraid that Hannah might start to cry. She looks over at me as we sing the chorus and I just flash her a smile. She's probably thinking of me right now but all that's running through my mind is Mitchie. Mitchie, Mitchie, Mitchie. Why is she the only one who ever runs through my mind? Because I love her, that's I. Godamn her for making me feel like this.
"Trying to keep the lights from going out." Hannah sings at the top of her lungs. "And the clouds from ripping out my broken heart." I sing along with her.
"They always say a heart is not at home without the one who gets you through... the storm." At this point all I can see is Mitchie. I see her with me, happy and adorable as always but then I see her away from me.. broken and alone. I can't help but cry as I sing this line. This is my storm, being away from Mitchie is harder than anything in the world. All I want is to go back to what we were before all of this.
I make it through the last chorus and Hannah just stares at me. She pulls her headphones off and walks over to my side of the booth. She doesn't say anything, she just brings her arms around me and holds me tight. I could pull away and act like nothing happened, but I need this.
"I'm so sorry." She say as she pats my back lightly. "This is all my fault."
"It is Hannah." I say as I pull back. "I love her. I love her more than anyone else in this damn world and she's slipping away from me. The only person I need to stay strong is slipping away."
"I didn't mean for anything to end up like this." She says kindly. "I.. I'm such a bitch."
"I need her and i'm afraid she doesn't need me back."
"Why would you say that Mikayla?"
"Because she's seeing Shane again."
"Gray?" Hannah laughs.
"They went out to lunch or something yesterday. I'm losing her, Hannah."
"Listen to me, you're not going to lose her unless you sit here and do nothing about it. Go to her house tomorrow and talk to her."
"We have a fucked up relationship, Hannah." I say with a chuckle as I hug her.
"When have we not?" She says as she caresses my hair. "I'm sorry." She whispers and I just continue to hug her.
Next Morning
Mitchie's POV
"Mitchie, get out of your room and stop moping." Dallas tells me. She's standing against my doorway with her arms folded. "Go talk to Mikayla."
"I don't want to see her." I lie. I do want to see her, I really do I just don't think I can.
"Why are you being so stubborn?"
"I'm not being stubborn, Dallas, she lied to me!" I say as I sit up from my bed and wipe the last of my tears. I spent all of last night just crying about Mikayla.
"Not telling you that she hooked up with someone in the past is not lying." Dallas says. "What she did in the past is the past. You already know she wasn't the best person before she met you. You've changed her."
"But part of me is scared she's going to hurt me. How do I know she's not just with me to get with me and then leave me when things get tough?"
"That girl would probably hurt herself before hurting you. Mitchie, do you notice the way she looks at you? There's no denying she's head over heels in love with you. Mikayla wouldn't hurt you, she knows better than that."
"Why are you defending her? I'm your sister, you defend me."
"I will defend you until the day I die, Mitchie, you know that. But I know for a damn fact that Mikayla only means well with you. You know I wouldn't defend her if I didn't see she cared." Dallas inches closer to me and takes a seat at the edge of my bed. She moves a strand of hair behind my ear and looks me in the eye. "You know I hate seeing you like this, Mitch." She says. I can see the sadness in my sister's eyes.
"But..."
"Quit with the buts!" Dallas says as she shakes her head. She clearly wants me to get her point. "You love her don't you?"
"Yes but..." I say then i'm quickly interrupted.
"What did I say?" She rolls her eyes. "She was willing to give up her career for you. Do you honestly think Mikayla would have gone to rehab and treatment for you if she was just using you?"
"No." I admit.
"Then why can't you just realize that the girl loves you and she has no intentions of hurting you. Don't cause a rift in your relationship because of something she did in her past. When she was young and ignorant. Hell, if she was a player back then who cares. She's not anymore is she?"
"No."
"You have to stop letting the past get you, Mitchie. Live in the present. Let it go, hun. I know you want to show authority or whatever but don't hurt yourself by pushing her away. You might not realize it now but if you push long enough you're going to lose her."
"I don't want to lose her." The tears begin to fall again at the thought of losing Mikayla forever.
"Then get your ass off this bed and go talk to her." She insists.
"Should I call?" I ask.
"No, this needs to be done face to face." Dallas says. "She stopped by the other day and said she's staying with her manager."
"I know where that is." I say as I get up and make my way downstairs. The second I reach the last step, I hear the doorbell ring.
Mikayla's POV
"Mikayla?" Mitchie asks as she opens the door. Her eyes light up but I don't return the emotion.
"I'm here to get my crap." I say trying hard not to let my voice break. I can't show weakness.
"What?" She asks.
"I'm here to collect my things." I tell her.
"Why?" She asks. She looks completely lost.
"Because this relationship is over." I say as I storm in. My heart breaks at my own words.
"Wait, Mikayla." She says as her voice breaks. "I'm mad at YOU remember."
"Oh I know." I say as I turn around and face her. "So mad that you're already moving on to someone else."
"No I'm not." She says.
"I hope he's worth all of this. I hope the two of you live a fucking fabulous life." I say as I start getting teary eyed.
"What are you talking about?"
"How can you do that to me?" The tears are too hard to hold back now. "How can you go out with Shane like that? We weren't even officially over. I get that you were mad at me but you didn't have to fuck me over like that. I actually love you."
"Go out with Shane?"
"I saw the pictures, Mitchie. Of all people you could have ran to you choose him? " I cry. "Do I mean nothing? Am I that worthless that you go back to him?"
"Calm down before you go accusing me." She says. "I was out with him on a business lunch with his manager and mine. They want me to do a song with him but I denied it. The media must have excluded the part that it wasn't just the two of us. Mikayla, our relationship may have been on a break but I wouldn't stoop that low."
"Really?" I say as I step back and mentally hit myself in the head. "That's not what it looked like to me."
"But that's the truth." She says. "That's something our relationship seems to be missing lately, honesty."
"Mitchie, you can't just walk out on us like that and not even let me explain." I begin to rant. "I fucking love you, like I don't think you realize this but I would take a bullet for you. I would do anything to keep you in my arms, to keep you happy. What I did in my past is the past, you're my present and I want you to be my future. I will sit here and tell you everything you want to know if it means not losing you because losing you would kill me."
"I'm sorry Mikayla. I-I got scared and I ran. I should have let you explain." Mitchie says as she falls in my arms. "I can't be without you."
"You should have let me explain." I say as I run my fingers through her hair. "I never ever wanted to hurt you. You're different to me."
"I want you to be honest with me." She says pulling back. "No more bullshit, just be real with me."
"Now you're going ghetto on me?" I ask with a chuckle.
"I'm serious." She frowns.
"Okay. Ask me anything and I'll answer with complete honesty."
"Well, were you a virgin before me, honestly?" She asks. I can see the sadness in her eyes, like she's scared to know my answer.
"You are the only one who has ever been down there." I say as I point down.
"Serious, Mikayla." She says.
"Yes, I was a virgin when I met you. I wouldn't lie about that." I say with honesty.
"How many girls have you been with before me?" She asks.
"I dated quite a few on and off when I was younger but I only ever got intimate with Hannah." I admit.
"Ew." She shutters. "So you didn't mess around with anyone else?"
"Only Hannah." I say again. "Worst decision ever."
"Why?"
"It made her clingy." I admit. "And she changed afterwards, she got more high maintenance and I just couldn't deal with her anymore, that's why I left."
"Were you a player? Was Hannah right when she said you used the people you dated?"
"You could say that." I admit. "But I was young and naive. I wasn't that much of a bitch though, I cared about the people I dated I just didn't see potential in what we had. I'm not going to lie, I used Lola though but not for sex, I just needed someone because I was lonely and I used her."
"So you weren't in it just for the sex?" She asks.
"No, baby." I say. "I hate that Hannah brainwashed you into thinking I'm only in it for that stuff."
"She didn't brainwash me I just want to know."
"Can we stop taking about my past?" I ask. "I know you want to know the truth but I don't think what I did back then matters. I'm a different person than I was then. I didn't have you back then to know that love existed. I didn't have you to change me and make me who I am today. I owe you so much, I don't think you understand how much I would give away just to have you by my side. I hate the person I used to be. I was rude and my priorities were reckless but now I know what's good for me. You're good for me. You're the one who taught me to believe in myself and you taught me that true love does exist. I wouldn't be here without you Mitchie, I owe you my life. The last thing I ever want to do is hurt you because If I ever did then i'd have to hurt myself too."
"That's the sweetest thing anyone has ever said to me." She cries as she brings her arms around my neck and hugs me tightly. "I love you so much. I'm sorry that I ran. I'm sorry that I made you think I wanted this to be over. I never want this to be over. I want to marry you."
"You do?" I ask as I pull back and smile at her.
"Yes and I want to raise a family with you and I want to wake up every morning beside you and know that you're mine, all mine." She says with a grin. I bring my lips against hers and we stand there in the middle of the living room making out.
My hand moves up to hold the back of her head as I deepen the kiss. Her hands find my waist and she pulls me as she walks backwards. She falls back onto her couch and I use the opportunity to straddle her, our lips still linked in the process.
"Damn, I missed this." She smiles up at me as we pull away.
"Is anyone home?" I wiggle my eyebrows and she laughs.
"Yeah, me." Dallas says as she appears from the stairs. "So don't get any ideas."
"What ideas?" I ask pretending I have no clue what she's talking about.
"Nothing horndog." She says as she leaves towards the kitchen.
"Where were we?" Mitchie asks as she grabs my chin and kisses my lips.
"Um, I have to confess something." I say as pull back.
"What?" She says with a frown.
"Hannah and I recorded a song yesterday." I tell her.
"Ew. You ended up doing that?"
"Yeah but it's about our break up. Like she wrote it about her and I." I say as I close my eyes and wait for her to blow up.
"Okay." She says.
"Wait you're not mad?"
"Nope."
"Really?"
"Really." She smiles.
"But.."
"Mikayla, Hannah doesn't get to do this anymore," she says as she brings her lips on mine and pulls at my bottom lip. "Does she?" she asks when she pulls away.
"She wishes." I say with a chuckle.
"Then I don't care what your song with her is about cause I'm the one you get to kiss at the end of the day." She smiles.
I was supposed to be studying but I wrote this chapter for you because you guys deserve it... You're always making my day with your reviews so I decided to take a quick break and get this down for you. Hope you enjoyed! (: Review!
Now i should get back to the books.. will try to post this weekend :)