What's Life Without Surprises

Chapter 1

I was sat in a canoe opposite Shane Gray - The Shane Gray It was an hour after Final Jam. We'd been circling; like we had done the last time. We'd been just talking for the past half hour; the talking stopped when we stopped rowing. I knew what was about to come, so I was thinking of what to say in my head. I already had an idea of what I wanted to say; I just had to figure out how I was going to say it.

"So, why did you lie to everyone?" He said softly.

"I didn't lie to everyone, I didn't lie to you." I replied sadly.

"I guess not, but you're avoiding my question."

"Right, well, the reason I said all those things, was so that I could fit in. See, back home, I only have one friend, and I always wanted to find out what it was like to be popular; for everyone to see me; for everyone to know who I was and want to talk to me. Now I've seen what it's like, I never want to be 'popular' again. Tess was just friendly to me because of my voice. She didn't want me to sing at Final Jam, because I was her competition. So she tried to hide me. I guess I'm glad that everyone found out that I lied, otherwise I wouldn't have sung on my own and -"

"I wouldn't have found out that you were the girl that I'd been looking for." He finished. He was looking right into my eyes by now. I began to blush, and my lips started to curve upwards. I broke away from his gaze from embarrassment - if you could call it that.

"Am I forgiven then?" I asked quietly.

"I don't need to forgive you, you didn't lie to my face, you lied to everyone else, but you didn't lie to me, I just heard your conversations with other people." He rambled.

"Ok, so we were going in circles again." I said; changing the subject. I smiled a cheeky smile at him. I looked into his eyes again; they were still gazing intently into mine.

"Yes, isn't it awesome? I don't know how people can stick going straight in a canoe, it's very boring." I giggled.

"I agree. Shall we go back to shore?"

"After one more question." He said, sounding serious again.

"And what would that be?" I was intrigued. I didn't think there was anything else which was serious that he needed to know.

"Uh, well, I was kind of wanting to know if you would, uh, if-if youwouldgooutwithme?" He said at the speed of light.

"Sorry, I didn't catch that." He breathed in deeply.

"I wanted to know if you would go out with me? You know, like be my girlfriend?"

"Really? You're serious?" He nodded. "Uh, well, uh, of course I will." I didn't want to seem too eager and I was rather caught off guard.

"You will?" It was my turn to nod. "I would jump up and celebrate, y'know, but then we'd end up in the lake." I was once again giggling. Shane's beginning to make me turn into a girly-girl. We rowed back to the dock and got out of the canoe. Shane grabbed hold of my hand, and I began to blush again, which Shane picked up on.

"You know Mitch; I always thought that you were gorgeous, from the moment that I met you. Now I realise you're even more gorgeous after getting to know you, and now I kind of know you, I know that you're very pretty when you blush, but I also know that there is more of you for me to learn about. I said know a lot in that sentence. Did that make any sense to you?" I was now crimson.

"It made a whole lot of sense to me. I don't know if it would've made much sense to anyone else mind. Has anyone ever told you that you ramble?"

"That's all that matters, the fact that you understood me. And yes people have told me that once or twice. Mitchie, there's something I want to tell you, but I don't know if I should. I don't want to scare you away. I think it's too early in our relationship."

"Tell me, I promise I won't get scared and run away." I shocked myself with how self-confident I was being, normally I would just stand there blushing, and not saying anything.

"Ok, well, the reason that I was so hurt when I found out you'd lied, even though now I realise you didn't lie to me, was something I didn't realise till yesterday."

"Spit it out will you?" I said impatiently.

"Mitchie, I think I'm falling in love with you. Yes, I am serious." He said when he saw me raise my eyebrows. "Don't feel any pressure to say it back to me, I realise that you probably don't. So don't say it back to me if you don't feel the same." I smiled through the confusion I was feeling. I had no idea whether I loved him or not.

"That was surprising. Well, I don't know if I love you, yet, but I do really like you, but if, or when, I fall in love with you, I'll tell you straight away." I couldn't tell whether Shane was hurt by this or not.

"What's life without surprises? Well, I guess we should head back."

"Yeah. I had a great time Shane, thank you."

"I'll have to take you out on a proper date sometime." We were almost at my cabin, and I was yet again blushing. It really had to stop.

Shane suddenly stopped. I turned around to see why he stopped. He smiled down at me before capturing my lips on my first kiss. It was like everyone said a kiss should be like. It felt as though fireworks were going off in my head. My lips were tingling.

"Whoa," I said when he pulled away. "That was, whoa." I really couldn't describe it.

"Yeah, well, I-I better go, I'll see you tomorrow." He said dejectedly.

"Bye." I walked back to my cabin, and Shane walked back to his. I turned around to catch a last glance of Shane before I entered the cabin. He turned around as well. I waved to him, and walked into my cabin. A small smile played on my lips.

AN: So i didn't change this much, as it didn't seem too bad. It's the shaoters which are mostly dialogue which worry me. Even if youve read it please R&R, i want my reviews to go up, and tell me if you think it was better