Hey sorry for like not updating at all in forever! I'm like really reallly really sorry!

After my little encounter with Nate, I'm not completely sure what to do. I do however return to my room, only to find Danielle glaring at me. She doesn't say anything until I've kicked off my shoes and sat back down on my bed. She looks unsure about what she wants to say.

"Where have you been? Freaking Dana comes in here demanding to know where you went!" She says angrily. I can't if she's angry because I left or because Dana was talking to her.

"Why does Dana care where I was?" I ask and Danielle rolls her eyes at me.

"It doesn't matter why! Tell me where you were! I had to wake up to the annoying sound of Dana's nasally voice."

"I went over to Camp Rock." I tell her simply. She gives me a look of disbelief. I can understand though. I'm sure she was expecting to hear I went off to the band room or I went swimming or something. Anything, but that I went over to Camp Rock also known as the enemy camp here. Nothing even really happened for our camps at the bonfire, but I know that Axel is pulling out all the stops to make us look intimidating or whatever.

"You went over to Camp Rock? Why?" She asks and then after a moment her eyes widen. Danielle actually gasps. "You're not leaving are you?" Danielle actually looks like she might cry and I feel guilty for no reason.

"I'm not leaving, but I found a path that connects our two camps and so I followed it." I tell and her. I smile at Danielle's breath of relief. I saw Nate Grey there." Danielle looks up at me in interest and motions for me to go on. I don't know if I should tell her that I yelled at Dana this morning or that I might have a huge loser crush on Nate. Danielle hasn't shown any interest in Connect 3, so I know she doesn't care too much if I had a crush on one of the members. I just don't know how much to tell her.

"Did you warn him about how annoying Dana is?" She asks me.

"No, I mean I told him that I wasn't a big fan of it here, and then he told me if I wanted to get away I could come over to camp rock I could." I tell her and she grins wildly.

"Are you going to?" She asks me and looks like she might explode out of happiness.

"Maybe," I mumble and move to lie on my back. I stare at our bare white ceiling in thought. I wonder if I should go back to Camp Rock and see Nate. I would feel like a total outsider, just walking in. Dana would probably find me out anyway. I can see it now. She would keep her little beady eyes on me and then slip away to go flirt with Nate. After her sweet girl act ran out, she would dump him and leave him to be miserable. I've seen it many times. Except then I was the best friend and I had to be on her side. Now I could do something about it and I should, but would it all be worth it. Nate was nice to me today, but that could mean anything.

A couple of days later Camp Rock calls us out for a competition, although they called it a final jam. Apparently when Danielle and I were in one of dance classes, a few campers from across the way challenged our camp to this thing. Danielle was upset she missed seeing Dana get shown up. I don't have any opinion on this final jam thing except that I feel bad for Camp Rock. They may have Connect 3, but we have Axel Turner and he has more influence than anyone. So it was no wonder that he decided to have it broadcast on television.

The only upside to this whole final jam thing was that because Axel wanted to won so badly that he was forcing everyone to practice more. It also means that Danielle and I get more free time. Once our new schedules are announced, I decide that I should go and visit Nate. Danielle warns me that they would be practicing just as hard as us, but I figured that I could warn them that we were nothing to take lightly. I ignore Danielle muttering about how I only want to see Nate and left. I walk much quicker down the path that connected our two camps and try to ignore the nervous feeling in my stomach. When I finally see Camp Rock in front of me, I smooth down my blue print dress and made sure my hair is still in the dark braid I did before I left my dorm.

I don't see Nate right away, but I do see the girl who Shane Gray was walking with the night of the bonfire. She looks up at me as I approach her. She smiles through her frustrated expression. "Do you go here?"

"No I actually go to Camp Star," I tell her and hate the instant look of distrust in her eyes.

"Then why are you here?" She asks viscously.

"I'm here to see Nate and I can promise you that I hate Camp Star as much as you do. I swear!" I tell her, but she looks indifferent.

"How do I know that?"

"Because if I was here to spy I wouldn't have told you, I go to Camp Star," I say and she relaxes her face.

"I guess you're right." She says and then just as quickly her suspicions change into a bright smile. "I'm Mitchie."

"I'm Reese." I tell her and match her grin.

"If you're from Camp Star why are you not over there with them?" Mitchie asks me.

"I'm not one of the top people, so I don't get to play in the competition." I say and give a nonchalant shrug. She gives me a quick glance of pity.

"Well that sucks you should come over here!" She almost yells. I laugh a little.

"I would absolutely love too! However I cannot." I try to say as honestly as possible. We both exchange silence and sad glances before Mitchie speaks again.

"Nate is in that cabin over there." She tells me quietly and I walk in the direction she is pointing. I thank her and trek to the building at the top of a hill. I hope he is in there.

When I finally make it up the hill and to the door, my temples are wet with sweat from the heat and walk. My shoes are covered in dirt, but I knock on the door anyway. I try as quickly as possible to flatten a few fly away hairs before the shuffling noise behind the door gets to me. When the door finally opens, I see Nate. His expression is one of surprise, but then he smiles warmly at me. He's wearing cargo shorts and a plaid shirt with the sleeves rolled up although it is almost a hundred degrees outside.

"Reese! Please come in," He sounds almost nervous as he moves out of the way to let me in. I make my way into the much cooler cabin. I see it full instruments, but the glossy, black grand piano in the corner catches most of my attention. I find myself instantly drawn to it. I ignore Nate and sit on the hard piano bench. I let my fingers slide along the smooth black surface and the stark white keys. It reminds me of mine at home although it looks quite different. This one was flashy, whereas mine was hand painted green wood, but they both possessed the same well played and loved quality. "Do you play?"

I look up at Nate. His stands, almost, above me with a smile on his face. "I do." I don't tell him that I've played in front of huge crowds of people or that I'm actually much better than Dana. Instead I leave him with the simple answer as he moves to sit beside me. I blush as our legs touch and his knee knocks mine. I suddenly feel his breath on my neck. I don't turn my head.

"Play me something." Nate whispers. I can feel how close his lips are to my ear and I blush even harder if possible. A nervous feeling settles throughout me. I both love and loath him being so close to me.

"I don't know what to play." I say softly and feel like an idiot at that moment. I mentally curse myself, but Nate just gives me a soft, deep laugh. The warm air from his breath no longer touches the side of my neck and I glance at him. His hands have moved onto the keys.

"Then I'll just have to play something for you."

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