"We can't back down!" The campers said in unison. Mitchie shook her head and turned to face them.
"We have to find a way to keep our summer," She said, her eyes narrowing in thought. She crossed her arms and sat down at one of the tables. "We can't let Camp Star think that we're going under. How would Brown feel about that?" She shook her head to the side. "No, we're not going to give up!" She said with deep determination.
Shane walked into the room with Jason and Nate, letting out a big breath. "Well we got him to at least hold off on calling the parents," He said, sitting down next to Mitchie, naturally moving his arm to around her waist, pulling her closer to him. "Now what?" He asked, staring at the other campers.
Mitchie bit her thumbnail, deep in thought. "What do we need more than anything right now?" She asked to the group.
Caitlyn spoke up, "Counselors. Without them, there is no camp." She shrugged her shoulders and sat down on one of the table tops. "I mean, think about it. No counselors, no classes. We might as well just go home and practice on our own," she said in a sad tone.
Mitchie's eyes began to sparkle. She turned to look around at her friends' faces before turning to Shane, who had moved to leaning backwards against the table and looking up at the ceiling. "I have an idea, but it's going to be a lot of work," she gleefully blurted out. Shane turned his eyes to look at her from the side of his eyes.
"What's going on in that your pretty head?" He answered, uneasy at her change in demeanor, adjusting his position to loosely drape an arm on her shoulders. "I know it's not going to be anything simple," he joked.
Mitchie shook her excitedly. "No, it should be easier for you since you have experience in this, and you did it for all of us," she explained. Looking around towards Caitlyn, "You said it, kind of. You can teach dancing…" She then turned to face Peggy, "And you can teach vocals…"She grinned while turning her head towards Shane, who lifted one eyebrow slowly. "Do you get what I'm getting at?" She said hopefully.
Shane smirked and sat up. "Yup, totally on board," he said, getting up. "I'll get the caps."
Ella asked, "What are we doing?" Peggy beamed and started grabbing Ella, and motioning to Nate and Jason.
"We're on it!" Peggy exclaimed, excitement already building up inside. Mitchie stood up and clapped Peggy's shoulder gently.
"I knew I could count on you all. We're going to be the best counselors ever," Mitchie encouraged.
Ella gasped, finally catching on. "You mean we could actually lead people?" She exclaimed, bouncing on her feet. "I could actually do something good!" They all laughed at her enthusiasm, Peggy shaking her head.
"Oh Ella, you're just too adorable," Peggy said, putting an arm around her briefly. "You should totally be the fashion teacher here. Show us all what to wear for when we're rocking out!"
"Here we go," Shane said, reentering the room with a box in his hands. He set it down on top of one table, picking a few hats out and handed them out to Peggy to distribute. He grabbed two more and walking to be in front of Mitchie, sitting a hat on her head a little rough, moving her head slightly in a playful manner. Mitchie gave a confused look towards Shane, which he responded with a big grin, "You look cute in that hat."
Mitchie rolled her eyes and reached out to snatch the other hat in his hands, pulling his head down with the hat. "And so do you," she responded happily. She let go of his brim slowly, staring into his eyes. "Do you think we can do it?" She murmured to Shane quietly.
Shane gave a half smile and nodded slightly. "No, I know that we can do it." He raised his hand to cup Mitchie's cheek for a moment for comfort. "We can do anything as long as we can do it together," he continued in a soft voice.
Mitchie's smile in response was full of hope and gratitude. "Thank you, Shane," she said quietly. "If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be able to handle this."
I can't let this moment be our first kiss, Shane thought to himself. It needs to be something more.. romantic? Lovey? Shane shook his head slightly before pulling Mitchie to his chest, giving her a comforting squeeze. "We got this…" He whispered into her hair. Mitchie nodded her head, nuzzling her head near his neck.
"I trust you..." Mitchie said, her double meaning singing clear to Shane's heart.
Here's chapter 4! Hope it's still reading well .. I hope everyone's enjoying it! If there's any critiques, don't hesitate to review! And thank you to the anonymous review! ^^ it made me happy!
I'll be trying to work on chapter 5 soon. Look out for it soon!