Alright! I'm back! I've had this song stuck in my head for quite a while; and I decided to put it into a story! Soo, read it and review. If you guys like it, I'll continue! If not I'll take it down, and just add this song to Live and Love; possibly getting my creative juices flowing.

So yeah; here's my disclaimer:
I own zip. I have my Camp Rock DVD, my Joe Jonas Pillow, and my millions of posters. OH AND I'M GETTING THEIR CD. That's the closest I'll come to owning anything like that... OH and I don't own the song Almost Lover by A Fine Frenzy; Sorry by the amaazzing Jonas Brothers, and I mentioned Bottom Of The Ocean by Miley Cyrus in here; I don't own that either!

Oh, pittyful me. ON TO THE STORY :D

Chapter 1
June 23rd 2010.
Mitchie's Point of View.

Camp Rock.

I smiled as I saw the familiar sign hanging down. Coming back was always exciting; my third year. Being 18 changed my perspective on losing an important person; and gaining new ones. I grabbed my suitcases and rolled them into the camp; my mother following me with her bags.

"MITCHIE!" Caitlyn screamed.

"Caitlyn!" I exclaimed, dropping my bags to engage my best friend in a hug.

"Wow you look so great!" She complimented.

I was wearing a denim mini skirt, with a white tank top with yellow and silver stars, topped off with yellow flip flops. I had dyed my hair a dark brown, and my bangs were now side-swept.

"You too, you straighten your hair!" I replied.

Caitlyn nodded, "So do you guys have an extra bed in your cabin?"

"Mom?" I asked, "Extra bed?"

"I believe so; but if you two want to get your own cabin you can, it's fine," My mom said.

"Cait?" I asked.

"Sure!" Caitlyn squealed. I giggled and hugged my mom.

"I promise I'll help you with the kitchen," I said. My mom kissed my cheek and Caitlyn and I went off to get a cabin.

I threw my bags down on the bed, and my song book fell out, landing at Caitlyn's feet.

"Whats this?" She asked, flipping open to a song I had written.

"Oh its nothing," I replied, organizing my stuff.

"Wow, Mitchie this is amazing! Sing it at opening night jam; it's amazing," Caitlyn spoke.

"Well I write amazingly when the guy you thought was the one turns out to be someone different," I whispered, throwing my clothes in a draw.

Caitlyn nodded, knowing I was talking about Shane.

"Whatever. Lets go say hi to everyone!" I smiled, walking out.

We ended up saying hi to pretty much everyone. Everyone knew me and Caitlyn; we were called the dynamic duo. A black limo turned the corner, and slowed to a stop. I caught my breath in my throat, and prepared myself for the worst. Jason stepped out first, inhaling the scent of fresh air.

A bird swept down, and landed on his shoulder, causing him to jump with glee. Nate came out, shaking his bouncy head of curls at his over excited, 22 year old band mate.

Shane stepped out, wearing khaki shorts and a red Rutgers football tee shirt. He had on black converse; and his hair was perfect. I took a deep breath, and walked over to the group of boys, leaving a stunned Caitlyn behind me.

"Jason!" I said, walking over to him.

"Mitchie!" Jason screamed, hugging me. I smiled into the hug, and pulled away.

"Did you like, get re born?" He asked.

I shook my head, "I dyed my hair and got side bangs."

"Oh, I don't know what that means..." Jason replied, closing the limo door.

"Hey, Nate!" I said, hugging him.

"Is Caitlyn here?" Nate whispered into my ear.

"Wow I feel loved," I joked.

"Well hi Mitchie good to see you!" Nate smirked, pulling out of the hug.

I giggled, "She's coming soon; I left her."

"Oh," Nate said, nodding. His curls bounced over his face.

"Why, hello, Shane," I said, ignoring the fact we went out and broke up.

"Hi, Mitchie," Shane replied, extending his hand.

I awkwardly shook it, and rolled my eyes. I grabbed him into a hug, and he snaked his arms around my waist.

"Just because we broke up doesn't mean we can't be friends," I told him.

"Yea well it's kinda hard," Shane replied, reaching his hand up to the back of his neck, "You look really pretty."

I blushed, "Thanks, you look hot?"

He chuckled and picked up his bags, "Well I'm gonna go set my stuff up, and I'll see you at opening jam! Are you singing?"

"Yeah, well Caitlyn's forcing me," I said.

"A Mitchie original?" He asked, turning around.

I nodded, "Almost Lover."

Shane looked down, "Cool. I'll see you later." And he walked away. I grabbed my vibrating phone from my pocket; and saw a text from Caitlyn.

From Caitlyn:
Wow Mitchie, your so flirty with him!

I slid up my Verizon Glide, and texted back,

Yeah, well he wanted to shake my hand. Like, wtf? We're friends; it doesn't have to be awkward!

From Caitlyn:
Yeah, but what if he's got a girlfriend or something?

To Caitlyn:
Uh, I don't think so! He told me I looked really pretty (:

From Caitlyn:
AW! Nate said I looked amazing, ahh!

I rolled my eyes and walked back to my cabin, squealing inside. When I got back to my room, I grabbed my song book.

"I'm gonna go practice!" I called out; leaving the cabin.

"Mitchie!" My mom called.

"Yeah mom?" I asked, stopping at the kitchen.

"Did you say hi to the boys?" She asked. The boys were standing in the kitchen.

"Yup!" I waved to them, "I'm going to just practice, I'll see you all at dinner!"

I entered the practice room, and made sure no one was there. I began playing my song, and quickly stopped when someone walked in.

"Sorry, I was just coming to practice," A boy said. He had black hair, bright blue eyes, and dark black clothing.

"Uh, okay, I was just leaving. I'm Mitchie," I said, staring into his eyes.

"Kody. Listen I'm not here to make friends; so get out." He snottily said.

I raised my eye brows and walked out of the room, bumping into Shane.

"Sorry!" I giggled, bending down to pick up my song book.

"It's fine," Shane replied. His guitar was slung over his shoulder, with a small note pad in hand.

"What'cha doing popstar?" I asked, peering over into the note pad.

"Just writing, going to the lake," He began walking forward.

"Can I hear?" I asked, following him.

"Sure," Shane sat down on the dock, and began playing.

"Broken hearts and last goodbyes,
Restless nights but lullabies
Help to make this pain go away.
Realized I let you down,
Told you that I'd be around
Buildin' up the strength just to say...

I'm sorry, for breaking all the promises I wasn't around to keep.
You told me, this time is the last time I will ever beg you to stay,
But you're already on your way."

I smiled sadly at him; remembering how we broke up. I thought as he sang the next part of the song.

FLASHBACK:

"Shane, your leaving for Europe?!" I cried, tears pouring down my face.

"Mitchie; please don't cry," Shane said, squeezing my hands.

"So you were just gonna go without telling me?!" I asked, angrily letting go of his hands.

"I thought it wouldn't hurt as much, I'd tell you once we got there."

"Please, please Shane, don't go," I whispered, sliding down onto the floor, "If you do we're done. You've broken every promise you've ever swore to keep."

Shane looked at me, and the tour bus sitting outside the window.

"I'm sorry," Shane whispered. He kissed my lips quickly and walked out the door.

I shouted out after him, "The real Shane's already gone; he's been gone!"

He turned around and I saw he was crying. My heart broke even more.

END FLASHBACK.

I was crying, as we were sitting together. The bridge of the song was ending, and He put his guitar down.

"Why are you crying?" Shane asked.

"I just thought of the whole breakup," I whispered.

Shane looked down, "Mitchie I'm really sorry for that. I just, I couldn't let down my fans; and I couldn't let down my band. We've had it planned for months."

"So you hid it from me for months? Your fans meant more to you then a girl you claimed you loved did?" I asked, anger filling me.

He was quiet.

"I want nothing from you, but a friendship. I wanted you to be here Shane; to be the one I spent forever with! But Connect 3 means more then I do, and that's your choice." I stood up and walked away, ignoring him calling my name.

I sighed, clutching my song book and I flopped down on my bed.

"Aw, Mitchie; whats wrong?!" Caitlyn asked, emerging from the doors with Nate and Jason.

"I got out of the practice room and I went with Shane to the lake, and he sang me a song, and it was definitely cause of our breakup. Then I started crying, and he said he couldn't let his fans and band down, and I snapped. I walked off," I said, wiping my eyes, "I'm not gonna let him get to me."

"Mitchie you can cry you know," Jason said.

I shook my head no, "I promised myself I'd be strong."

"You are being strong. You're crying, and that's being strong enough to admit you have feelings," Jason told me.

"Wow, Jase... that's really insightful," I whispered.

"Yeah well, I'm not an airhead. I just like making people happy. Like, slope is ymx+b. If y is 4, m is 2, and x is 6, b is negative 8. Yea not that hard. But I'm here for you Mitchie; if you ever need to cry I'm here," Jason told me.

I smiled, "Thank you."

"And me! And Nate," Caitlyn said.

"I love you guys," I smiled, "But I'm gonna go shower and get ready for the opening jam."

I showered, and curled my hair. I put on dark skinny jeans, and a green baby doll tank top. I applied my make up and stepped out.

"Mitchie! Are you ready? It starts in ten minutes," Caitlyn told me.

I nodded and grabbed my song book. We walked to the campfire and sat down on a log. Jason and Nate joined us, Shane following behind. I began fidgeting with my hands.

"Welcome back to Camp Rock!" Dee said, into the mic. I shivered; it was getting cold as the sun set.

"First up tonight we have Tess, Jamie, and Lynn, singing her song called Never Underestimate a Girl, so give it up for Tess and the Tessettes!"

"Tessettes?" Caitlyn snickered, "Good for Pegs and Ella!"

I laughed during the whole performance, and would every so often sneak a glance back at Shane. An hour went by, and I was about to go up to conclude the show.

"We all remember Mitchie, right?!" She squealed loudly into the mic.

Everyone whooped and cheered, and I blushed. A piano was dragged onto the stage. I stood up and hugged Caitlyn for good luck and walked on stage, next to Dee.

"Well she's got a new song, whats it called?" Dee asked.

"Almost Lover," I replied, shaking nervously.

"OOOH! Sounds good! HIT IT!" Dee shouted. I took a place at the piano and adjusted my microphone.

"This song, is for everyone who's once had everything, everything that meant the world to you," I began playing the intro to the song, "And just lost it. The ones who almost had their lover, but lost him."

"Your fingertips across my skin
the palm trees swaying in the wind
Images

You sang me Spanish lullabies
The sweetest sadness in your eyes
Clever trick..."

My fingers flew over the keys, and I slowly got into the song. I looked out, and felt tears welling up in my eyes, and I thought back to Shane.

"I never wanna see you unhappy...
I thought you'd want the same, for me.

Goodbye, my almost lover,
Goodbye, my hopeless dream.
I'm trying not to think about you,
Can't you just let me be?
So long, my luckless romance,
My back is turned on you.
Should've known you'd bring me heartache,
Almost lovers always do..."

I felt a tear roll down my cheek, but I didn't stop to brush it away. I looked at my group of friends, and saw Jason swaying his cell phone back and forth. Caitlyn was curled up to Nate, smiling lightly. I did a double take, and looked for Shane and I didn't see him. More tears welled up.

"We walked along a crowded street
You took my hand and danced with me
Images

And when you left you kissed my lips
You told me you would never forget these images..."

I looked out in the audience again, and more tears fell. I saw Shane sitting closer, on the front log. I stared down at him.

"I never wanna see you unhappy...
I thought you'd want the same, for me.

Goodbye, my almost lover,
Goodbye, my hopeless dream.
I'm trying not to think about you
Can't you just let me be?
So long my luckless romance,
My back is turned on you.
Should've known you'd bring me heartache,
Almost lovers always do."

I squeezed my eyes shut and began playing the piano harder, never losing any emotion. Tears were flowing freely down my cheeks now, but I didn't care.

"I cannot go to the ocean
I cannot drive the streets at night
I cannot wake up in the morning
Without you on my mind,"

I stared at Shane, and the tears stopped for a second.

"So you're gone and I'm haunted
And I bet you're just fine...
Did I make it that easy?
To walk right in and out of my life?"

I softened the tune of the piano, and sang the last verse.

"Goodbye, my almost lover...
Goodbye, my hopeless dream.
I'm trying not to think about you;
can't you just let me be?
So long, my luckless romance
My back is turned on you
Should've known you'd bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do..."

The piano's note faded out, and I stood up, bowing. I walked off the stage, right past Shane and to my group of friends. I wiped my eyes, and sank into the hug they threw me into.

"Mitchie that was so amazing!" Caitlyn told me.

I pulled out of the hug.

"I lost it guys, I put every tear I ever shed for Shane into that song and I just couldn't stop. I love him guys, I do, but he doesn't love me." I spoke quietly.

"It's okay Mitch. You know how he gets. That sounded amazing up there; phenomenal. Left me speechless!" Jason told me.

"Doesn't take much," Nate muttered.

I giggled, "Thanks."

Shane appeared at our group.

"Great job," Shane complimented.

"Oh, thanks," I replied nervously, shifting from foot to foot. I looked up at him, and I saw his eyes were slightly red.

He pulled lightly at my arm and engaged me into a hug. I wrapped my arms around him, and somehow I managed to get my hands in his hair. His head rested by my ear, I felt his nose against it, but part of his head was in my hair. I squeezed him tightly, and he hugged me back. I felt a tear drop onto my neck and I realized Shane was crying.

"Shane," I whispered.

Footsteps were heard, and then slowly faded out. Our friends had left; and I peered over Shane's shoulder, noticing no one was around. Shane detatched himself from me, and grabbed my hands.

"Mitchie I am unbelievably sorry for everything I've put you through. I know I made a mistake leaving for the tour, and I don't know I was an idiot. I'm not perfect; but I try to be for you. I do, I try so hard. That song was amazing, Mitchie, it was beautiful and so passionate. I'm sorry, again," Shane told me, squeezing my hands gently.

I stared at him, my bottom lip quivering. I shut my eyes, and another tear fell. Shane pulled me to him, and I buried my head in my hands.

"I just need time," I whispered, "Everything's happening so fast. I don't hate you, I could never hate you. I just need to think. Please?"

Shane nodded and pulled me out, "I'll take you back to your cabin."

I nodded silently and we began walking back to my cabin in silence. When we got to my cabin, he bent down and kissed my cheek.

"Night Mitch, sweet dreams."

"You too," I whispered.

Shane smiled softly and walked down the steps, and to his cabin next door. I sighed and opened the door, then closed it.

"You okay?" Caitlyn whispered.

"Honestly?" I whispered, "Honestly no. But I'm gonna be."

I went into the bathroom and changed into my pajamas. I walked out and sat on my bed. I grabbed my cell phone.

1 New Text Message

From: Shane
Are you busy?

I texted back, shaking my head slightly.

To: Shane
We just got back from talking with each other, lol.

From: Shane
I know, but I just wanna make sure your okay.

I squealed lightly, and Caitlyn questioned me.

I showed her my texts, and she awed. I flopped back on my pillow, and tossed her my notebook.

"For the pajama jam tomorrow; Bottom of the Ocean?" I asked, texting Shane back.

To: Shane
(: I'm fine, I'm all snuggled in my jammies! Are you going to the PJ jam tomorrow?

From: Shane
I'm glad your fine! And yeah, probably.

"YES! Sing that," Caitlyn encouraged.

I smiled.

To: Shane
Cool, I'm singing.

From: Shane
Ohh, what song?

To: Shane
Bottom Of The Ocean; it's another original. I need to write more songs.

From: Shane
Nice. Can't wait. Do you wanna get breakfast tomorrow?

I squealed again, and Caitlyn looked at me.

"What?!"

"He asked if I wanna get breakfast tomorrow!" I smiled.

To: Shane
Sure, but I don't want it to be awkward. Texts are easier to talk in, lol.

From: Shane
Lol don't tell anyone I cried, ok?

To: Shane
Too late I told Caitlyn, sorry. Lol im going to bed, I'll see you tomorrow.

From: Shane
Ok, goodnight.

To: Shane
Night.

I turned off my phone and sighed. Something in my gut, told me that tomorrow was going to be a very, very awkward morning.

I woke up the next morning and glanced at the clock. I knew Shane was going to stop by soon, so I quickly showered and pulled my hair back. I blow dried my side bangs, after I got dressed in shorts and a pink tank top. I opened the door and saw Shane standing there.

I looked at him awkwardly.

"Sorry I got nervous," Shane admitted.

I giggled lightly and closed the door behind me. We began walking to the kitchen, where I grabbed a plate.

"Hi, mom!" I smiled.

"Hello, Mitchie, and hi, Shane..." My mom said bitterly.

I elbowed her in the stomach, "Mom... a word."

I pulled her aside, "Listen I know you're still mad at him, but after the jam last night we just hugged and he apologized and I want to see what happens."

"I don't want you getting hurt Mitchie," My mom told me.

"I know Mom, I just wanna try."

My mom eyed me carefully, "Alright."

I grinned, "So what's for breakfast?"

I went back to Shane, with my mom following me.

"Eggs, muffins, bacon," My mom said.

I grabbed two muffins and a strip of bacon. I poured myself orange juice and walked to a table. I sat at the table with Caitlyn, Jason, Ella and Nate, and grinned up at her when Shane sat next to me.

"Why aren't you eating much?" Caitlyn asked, "Whenever we had sleepovers you'd like wolf down a million eggs."

I shrugged, "I'm not hungry."

Everyone eyed me cautiously.

"What?" I asked.

"Are you sure your okay?" Shane asked me.

I looked up to him, and saw worry in his eyes.

I nodded, and turned back to my food. I looked up at Caitlyn and silently squealed.

"Mitchie is really happy today," Jason pointed out.

I laughed, "Yeah actually I am."

Shane nudged me and I nudged him back. He poked me and I poked him back. Shane smiled at me, and I couldn't help but smile back. He leaned in and kissed me, and I instantly kissed him back.

:O Puts on motherly voice SHANE JOESPH GRAY! Heh, just kidding xD.

I originally was going to have it stop after 'I had a feeling that it was going to be awkward' or whatever I said but I just HAD to put that ending in there. Sorry if you think I'm moving too fast; but I've got a good addition to it. :D

Review please xD