Every night Since i left i talked with Dani over video chat. I was stoked to see her. I miss her almost as bad as I missed Jewls. Not as much of course, cause I could see Dani. I sat on the pouch again Tossing a stick, for Cookie. I looked at my phone. Lexi's car pulled up.
"Sorry!" She called.
The drivers side door opened.
"Dani!" I screamed.
"Ronan!" She yelled, running the best she could in heels.
"I miss you, I miss you, I miss you!" i said hugging her.
Like little kids we jumped up and Down.
"And we're chopped Liver, Guys."
"Hannah!" i said, pulling her in for a hug.
"Aw, Mallery." i said, hugging her.
"Jenna, Still rocking the rad Purple hair." I said, hugging her.
"Where's your parents?" Dani asked, putting on sun glasses.
"Not here. Trust me, you do not want to even begin to go there."
"are you going to make me do all the work?" Lexi asked, picking up a bag.
We laughed, and grabbed a bag. Mallery sat in the front seat Holding Cookie.
"I made a mixed Cd for the road." I said, handing it to Lexi.
She put the Cd in and turned it up. As jammed out, as she pulled away from the car. I filmed the road trip, and named it summer with a Bang. They all spent the night.
"Good and Bad news."
"Bad news first." Dani and I said.
"Guys. Good news, Lexi." Hannah said.
"I got a call back, they want me to have my own line of clothes!"
My Fork went fly, as I jumped up and hugged her. we all began to talk.
"Bad news, time."
We all were quiet.
"We have to move to L.a Today."
"What?" We all yelled.
"I just got here." i said.
"I know, but this is my dream girls. When we move in you guys can come for two weeks. Everything's going to be fine. Once I have money you can come visit more often."
I was done with eating. So where the girls. We packed up the house, and stood at the curb.
"This sucks." Dani said, pulling me in for a hug.
"Don't forget to visit Herman" i said, hugging her.
I hugged the girls and we left.
~*~
"Don't you think it has a certain charm?" Lexi asked when we got to the new apartment.
"It has a certain Smell." I said, covering my nose with my hoodie.
Cookie looked around as if afraid.
"Everything's going to work out."
"Lexi! The paint is pealing off the damn walls!"
"We can paint over it."
"With what? Our tongues?"
"Would you stop being so negative?"
Our argument was cut short by the moving guys. We cleaned up the house, and put everything away.
"Doesn't it feel like home?" She asked, sitting next to me on the couch.
I had my feet on the coffee table.
"Feels like something alright."
"Come on you where in such a good mood, yesterday."
"Before you took me from my friends."
"This is La. you'll meet new friends.
"I want my Old friends."
"I'll start dinner."
"I'll try to stay sane." I said, turning the T.v on.
We ate dinner and then I watched a movie.
"Oh my god!" Lexi said.
I turned my head to look over the couch at her.
"What the hell are you doing?" I asked, fighting a smile.
She was wrapped in a towel, soap in her hair.
"I was minding my own damn business, then my nosy ass had to look up on the window thing, and there he is. A roach watching the whole damn show."
I burst out laughing.
"Are you going to kill it or not?"
"I'm coming." I laughed.
I followed her into the bathroom.
"Where is He?" i asked, looking to the window. "Oh shit, That's a big nigga." I said bolting from the bathroom.
"Ronan!" Lexi said.
We got spray and the broom. We walked to the door.
"You first." Lexi said.
"You got the spray." I told her.
"Here." She said, holding it out.
"Oh would you just go?" i asked.
"Easy for you to say." She said, slowly pushing the door open.
We stuck our heads around the corner.
"Ugh! Look at him. Acting like he pays rent." I said.
We tip toed over to him. Lexi Sprayed him making him fall.
"Hit Him!" She yelled.
I beat the shit out of him with the broom, Lexi gave another couple squirts of the bug spray and we ran out of the bathroom, slamming the door, and High fiving.
"Yeah, take that mother fucker." I said.
"Ain't no roach gonna be alive in this house." Lexi said, high fiving me again.
"Should we go in?" She asked.
"Give it a second." I said.
We waited three minuets and went in.
"I'm coming for you fucker." I said, broom raised and ready.
We looked at Him at the bottom of the tub.
"I think he's dead." She said.
He was missing some legs.
"Me too. High five."
I washed the roach down the drain, she got back, in and i put the Broom and spray away. I finished my movie, and then took a shower, Watching the window, non stop.
~*~
The next morning We went to this office. Lexi left to a room with a man, and I waited in the waiting room. A guy my age answered his phone.
"About fucking time. What are you doing in there? Jacking off?"
He sighed, and hung up his phone.
"Hot huh?"
"Yeah." i nodded.
"You just move here?"
"How do you know?"
"Cause you look scared."
"What do people do for fun?"
"Surf." He snorted sitting back.
"What do you do?"
"Skate board on the pier."
"Sounds fun."
"You skate?"
"No."
"I could teach you."
"You don't even know me."
"you have to talk to people you don't know to have friends."
"I'm not good at making friends."
"Well what about taking chances?"
"Yeah, I'm a little too good for that."
"Good. You live around here?"
"Apartment building around the block."
"No way me too. What floor?"
"Third."
"Me too, all the way at the end. I live with My sister."
Lexi came out talking and laughing with some girl.
"There's my sister." He said, getting up.
"Mine too." i stood.
“Oh, Sam, this is Ronan my little sister.” Lexi said.
“Hey. This is Keenan, my little brother. We should go get something to eat I know the perfect place.” Sam said.
“We’ll follow you.” Lexi said.
“We will?” I asked.
“We will.” Lexi said, looking at me.
“Damn, we will.” I said.
Kennan smiled, and rocked back and forth on his heels. I smirked and him in the chest, when Sam and Lexi took off first. He put me in a head lock I couldn't get out of.
“Guys?” Sam called.
“Coming!” I said, stomping on his foot.
“Remind me to teach you how to fight.” Keenan said.
Sam was talking to the waiter, asking about a fruit salad. I had my head resting on my fist flipping through the menu. Keenan blew on his straw making the wrapper hit me in the jaw. I dropped my hand, and looked at him mouth open. He put his straw in his cup and took a drink. I blew on mine, making the wrapper him in the temple.
“Would you to act seventeen? I’ll take the chicken sandwich.” Lexi said.
“You want to order something, and then I’ll order soothing and we can share it?” Keenan asked, voice low.
“Yeah.”
We ordered our food. It didn't take them long to bring it out. Keenan picked up a fork and speared a carrot. I picked up mine and ate some of his noddles. Sam and Lexi looked at us.
“What?” We asked, mouth full.
They both shook their heads and then looked at their plate. When we got back, Lexi had a cup of Tea with Sam, and Keenan taught me how to fight in the living room.
“You do that, and your ass is dead. Grab me in a head lock.” He said.
“Okay.”
He grabbed my wrists and pulled, freeing my arms.
“Hold on tight.”
“I don’t want to hurt you.”
“I”ll get out.”
I held him in a head lock. He grabbed my legs, picking me up making me lose my grip. He set me on the floor, got on top of me and pinned down my arms by my wrists.
“Try to roll over.” He said.
I tried.
“Put your weight into it.” He said.
“What weight?” i asked, still trying.
“Come on Ronan.”
“I quit.” I said, lying still.
“Then you die.” He said.
“Your to heavy.”
“If I’m to heavy how are you going to fight off a grown man?”
I blew out a sight.
“Try again.” He said.
I tried again. He didn't budge.
“Okay, then your going to want to catch them off guard.” He said.
“Keenan?” Sam asked.
“Yeah?” he asked, looking to the kitchen.
I flipped him over, and pinned him down.
“Nice. Uh, can you let my hand go so I can give you a high five?”
“Oh sorry.” I said, pulling my hands away and returning his high five.
~*~
The next morning I wrapped a robe around me and went to the door.
“Keenan what the hell?” i asked.
He had two skate boards under his arms.
“Rise and shine, we’re going to the skate park.”
“Why?”
“So i can teach you to skate.”
“With people there, so I’ll fall on my ass and they’ll laugh?”
“Yep, so don’t fall.” He smiled.
“Let me get dressed.”
Two hours later we were standing on the pier.
“Ready?” He asked.
“No.”
“You can skate though. I’ll hold your hand.” He said.
We got going and he reached over to me.
“What if I run into you?” I asked.
“Take my hand Ronan.”
I took his hand.
He picked up his speed a little, so I had to pick up mine. The breeze felt nice.
“You know this is my first time at a beach.”
“We’ll have a beach day tomorrow.”
“I don’t know.”
“Come on. I thought you were a risk taker.”
“Fine I’ll go.”
“You know your really pretty when you smile.”
“Thanks.”
“You should do it more often.”
I took my hand away to hit him. I tried to regrab his hand but he pulled away.
“No, you hit me.”
“I’m sorry.” I said.
He grabbed my hand.
“Don’t be such a baby Keenan.”
“Me? A baby?”
“Yes, you a baby.”
“I’m far from a baby.”
“You sure?”
“Want me to prove it?”
“I’ll pass.”
“I would of been gone.” Dani said when she called me.
“Yeah, but I had to kill it for her. How’s Herman?”I said, putting the bread away.
“I don’t really think he knows you guys are gone yet. Hannah and I fed him two packs of Hot dogs. You sound different.”
“I do?”
“You met a boy.”
“Yeah, Keenan. He lives on the same floor. We hang out, cause, our sisters work together now.”
“Is he cute?”
“He’s a Five.” i said.
“A five?” Keenan scoffed.
“Yes a five. There’s always room for improvement.” I told him.
“He’s there? Send me a picture.”
“I will later.” I said. “Keenan what are you doing?” I laughed.
He posed in front of my lap top. The camera clicked and it took the picture.
“You left your Facebook open. I’m sending it to who?”
“Dani, the girl with the green hair. then Hannah, she has pink, Mallery has Blue, and Jenna has purple.”
“The skittle girls.” He muttered logging in.
“Dye your hair red.” Dani said.
“already on, it girl.” I laughed.
“He want’s skittles we’ll give him skittles.”
I laughed.
“Why are you laughing?”
“Nothing.”
“Tell me.”
“Eat your candy bar.” I told him. “Anyway, Dani, i gotta put the rest of this food away, and take Cookie on a walk.”
“Okay, I love you.
“I love you to Dani.” I blew a kiss, and hung up the phone. “Hey! No feeding Cookie Candy.”
“But she want’s some.”
“No feeding her that stuff. Cookie come on. Let’s go on a walk.”
“You going to go on a walk, in the area.”
“Your coming to protect em right?”
“Well, I can’t leave a lady in harms way.” He said, standing.
Once outside, he Took my hand.
“Where are we going?”
“There’s a dog park this way.” he said.
We walked in silence. I sat on the grass, and let Cookie loose. Keenan ran around with Cookie.
“Come play with us Ronan.” He called.
“I’m good!” I waved.
“How are you going to be a Mom someday.”
“I’m not going to be a Mom.”
“You don’t want kids?”
“Nope.”
“I don’t think this friendship is going to work out. Come on.” he jogged over and pulled me up.
He took my hand and we ran with Cookie chasing us. Once Cookie was all tired out we went home.
“I hope your happy.”
“Why?” He asked, sitting next to me on the sofa.
“My feet hurt.” i said.
“Oh here.” He picked up my feet and putting them on his lap.
He untied my shoes and took them off.
“Whoa.” He said, waving a hand.
“Oh very funny.” I laughed, as he began to rub my feet.
“You know, If I ever find a husband like you, I might rethink the whole family life.”
“Well you have to smile, to catch a guys eye. if you don’t you look a little mean.”
“I do not!”
“Yes you do. trust me. When you looked up the first day I talked to you, i thought you were going to bite my head off.”
“Shut up Keenan.”
“I’m for real.”
“So know that you know me, are you still afraid?”
“I don’t really know you.”
“What about the scary part.”
“Nah, your not too bad.”
“Well thanks for that.” i said.
He smiled, and looked at me.
“Your really pretty when your happy.”
“To bad, I’m not that much of a happy person.”
“You were.”
“How do you know?”
“I can read people. You were happy go lucky to hide something messed up at home. You got hurt, a little too bad, and then you shut down. You don’t try to be perfect, or be something your not. Your a little careful when you first meet someone-”
“I get it.” I said.
“Is it right?”
“yeah.” I said, looking at my pants.
“What happened?” he asked.
“I never had friends. I met this girl and we became like sisters.”
“What happened?”
“About six months ago, she was murdered.”
“Oh my god. Ronan. I didn't know.”
“Of course you didn't.” I smiled, a sad smile. “I miss her like hell. Sorry.” I said, wiping a tear away.
He scooted closer to me, and wiped my face.
“Crying isn't a sign of weakness. you've just been strong for to long.”
“That’s what I like to think. If I wasn't weak, I wouldn't need to cry about this.”
“You lost someone close to you. It hurts. When you hurt you cry.”
“You know this all to well.” I said.
“Seven months ago, my best friend killed himself. I know you've had it ruff, But your going to be okay. I can tell.”
my shoulders sagged.
“She told me I shined too brightly, right before, she you know.”
“I know.” He said, grabbing my hand.
“It’s hard when you lose the one you thought got you. you just feel incomplete.”
“It’s not fair.” He nodded.
“It’s easier for me to shove the pain away.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yeah, so I don’t have to deal with it.”
“Your gonna have to deal with it some time. If you keep pushing it off you’ll be come bitter, and closed off from the world. No one will be able to get to you.”
“Is that so bad? I wouldn't ever get hurt.”
“True, but you’d never be loved either.”
“who need love?” I muttered.
“Everyone does. people need to know they have someone they can trust, with everything. No matter how bad it is. people need to know they have one person that will help them no matter how shit deep they are.”
“That was Jewls.”
“Well now it’s me. I promise.”
“I promise too.”
He laughed, and I pulled him in for a hug.
“Guys? We’re having dinner at Sam’s!” Lexi called.
~*~
“Okay, a little bit here and.” I pushed play and a beat came from my speakers. “Alright.” i smiled.
“I’m invincible, there’s no time for fear now. I gotta stand strong, gotta show you what I got. I’m better than the girl you knew, you’ll never stop me now, oh yeah, cause I’m invincible.”
“Nicely done.” Keenan said clapping.
“Gah, what are you doing!” I yelled turning to face him.
“You can sing.”
“I’m famous from where I’m from.”
“Prove it.” He smirked.
I paused the music. I cleared my throat.
“Seasons come and go, the leaves crunch under my feet, Petals of flowers crumble under my touch. It seems like once you left All beauty escaped with you. I'll try my best, to not give in, but I was so much more, with you next to me. You have left me no choice but to move on. It feels wrong moving on, when you never will. “ i stopped, and looked up at him. “It’s still in a work. I gotta get a beat going.”
“What about your guitar?”
“What about it?”
He picked it up and played a melody so sweet.
“Sing.” He nodded.
“Seasons come and go, the leaves crunch under my feet, Petals of flowers crumble under my touch. It seems like once you left All beauty escaped with you. I'll try my best, to not give in, but I was so much more, with you next to me. You have left me no choice but to move on. It feels wrong moving on, when you never will. “
He played.
“I’m going to try something, okay?”
“Yeah go for it.”
He cleared his throat. Is there anything he can’t do?
“I know your better now, but I can’t figure out, why it was you that had to leave, and oh why not me? I know your here with me, but it’s so hard to see the good when I can’t see you. It was your time I guess, I wish it wasn't true. You have left me no choice but to move on. It feels wrong moving on, when you never will. “
“How about this for the chorus?” i asked.
“Oh I wish someone would show me this could be easy, Oh please take me back to when we were unforgettable. Friend, please give me the strength to carry on, I need a little help, but don’t worry, I’m not weak. I think of you and stand tall, I gotta make ya proud some how. I never knew it would be this hard, oh I wish someone would show me this could be easy.”
“That’s perfect, okay, since you sing first, I’ll sing first, after we sing together, lets see.” He made the beat slow and sad.
“I wish some how I could bring you back. Then you sing a line.” He nodded.
“Oh how easy it would be to have you by my side again.”
“Oh I wish someone would show me this could be easy, Oh please take me back to when we were unforgettable. Friend, please give me the strength to carry on, I need a little help, but don’t worry, I’m not weak. I think of you and stand tall, I gotta make ya proud some how. I never knew it would be this hard, oh I wish someone would show me this could be easy.”
“I wish some how,” He sang.
“I could have you by my side, again.” I finished off. “Do you mind If I put this on my page?”
“Nope. do your thing.”
We sat on the floor, and I put up the Camera.
“Hey ya little freaks! This is my friend Keenan, isn't he cute? I wanted to say thank you for voting, for Lexi, she won and we had to move to La. The only bad part about it was, I had to Leave Dani and the girls. Dani and I won’t be singing anytime soon, but we will make it up to you guys. Keenan lost his best friend one month before I did, so we put this song together, It’s called unforgettable.”
After we sang I uploaded it, while Keenan played with my guitar, sitting on my bed.
“Hey Listen to this. You and Kennan make a cute couple, even if you aren't dating. Your voices match perfectly, you should go far.”
“They’re right.”
“About what?” I asked, turning my chair around to face him.
He set the guitar on the bed, “About us.” He said.
“What about us?” I asked, as he bent down to me, putting his hands on my arm rests.
“About us being a cute couple.”
“Darn.” i said, snapping. “Too band I don’t do cute.”
“Your right. You do Beautiful.” He said, pushing off the chair and looking out the window.
He turned back to me.
“Hey we were supposed to go the beach today.”
“Damn. I was kinda hoping you forgot.”
“Yeah right. Be back in a sec. bring your board, we’re going to ride down there.”
He left my room. I sighed and got out of my chair.
“Why can’t you be a normal guy and forget?” i asked, stomping to my dresser.
I tossed on my bathing suit, and shoved a towel, and sun block into my back pack. I slipped on a strapless dress, flip flops and sun glasses. I opened the front door to go get Keenan, when I saw him pushing the down button.
“Leaving with out me Eh?”
He jumped and turned.
“I thought you went down already.”
“I was waiting for you.”
“Oh. after you.” He said, sweeping to the elevator.
“Thanks kind sir.” I bowed, getting in.
“I like this dress.” He said.
“I hate this dress.” I said, setting my board on the side walk.
“Hey, wait for me!” He called.
He took a running start and caught up with me. He grabbed my hand and we road to the beach. It was a five minuet ride.
“I am never going to the beach again.” I said, putting sun block on my burned nose. “Ow it stings.”
“Don’t wipe it off here.” Keenan said, wetting a rag in my bathroom sink.
He carefully dabbed my nose.
“You’ll make a good Dad.”
“Better than mine that’s for sure.”
“Don’t mean to press-”
“He was abusive.” He said, ringing out the rag.
“What about your Mom?”
“Your pressing.” He smiled down at me.
“Sorry.”
“She died when I was born.”
“Oh. Well that sucks.”
“Tell me about it. Sammie says Dad was the kindest man alive until Mom was dead.”
“Shit.”
“Yeah. I could go for some food.”
“Joe’s?”
“Joe’s.” he said, as I slipped my arm through his.
We road over to the place we all first ate at. we split an ice cream afterwards, and then went home.
“Yo, everyone says you and Keenan are dating what the shit? Was I not cool enough to know?” Hannah asked, as I answered my phone.
“We aren't dating.”
“Well that’s why she didn't tell us see?” Mallery said.
“Am i on Speaker?”
“I was going to say. I was going to go to L.a to smack you with Herman’s lunch.” Jenna said.
“I knew you weren't dating him. Ronan would of told me.” Dani said.
“You guys want to talk to him?”
“Yes.” They all said.
“Oh before, I let you. HE called you the skittle girls.” With a smirk I turned on speaker phone and held it out. “Go.”
“Skittles? Dude be creative!” Jenna said.
“Gotta agree with Jenna.” Mallery said.
“There isn't even a pink skittle!” Hannah said.
I chased him around the house with the phone as he tried to get away. The girls continued to chew him out.
“Alright, alright. I’m sorry.” He said, stopping.
HE grabbed my arms as I bumped into him. This shut the girls.
“Gotta go girls, I love you. Muah!” i said, hanging up.
“The attack of the skittles.”
I laughed.
“I’m kinda feeling the need for revenge.”
“Oh really?” I asked, smirking at him.
“oh yeah. Don't worry, I won’t get you know. Revenge takes time to plan.”
“Oh I’m shaking in my converse.” I said.
“ You should be. Around her they call me King of Revenge.”
“Not very creative is it?”
“That's it!” He said, grabbing me.
He plopped me on the couch, and Tickled me to Death?
“Okay okay!”
He sat down next to me.
“What kind of revenge was that?” i asked, fixing my bra strap.
“Oh that wasn't the revenge, I just wanted to here you laugh.”
“You hear me laugh.”
“Barely.” He scoffed.
“I want revenge, now.”
“Show Me what you got.” He smirked.
I held onto him.
“What are you doing?”
“ Cuddling you to death.”
“Damn it you win.” He said, holding onto me and kissing my head.
“How’s this for revenge?” I asked.
“The best.”
“Good enough for you to fork over your crown?”
“Good enough, to have you named Queen of revenge.”
“Eh, I’ll take it.” I said, putting my legs on his lap.
“Oh my god.” Sam said, dropping her shopping bag. “Are you dating?” She asked.
“Aw, my Sisters first boyfriend.” Lexi said, dropping her bag.
“Friends.” We said, hands up, pulling apart.
“Come on guys. don’t lie to us. We've been teenagers.” Sam said sitting on the love seat.
“So spill it.” Lexi said, sitting next to her.
“Spill what?” I asked.
“There’s nothing to spill.” He said.
“Why does everyone think we’re dating?” I asked.
Lexi pointed at our hands. We looked down, to our twinned fingers.
“Friends hold hands all the time.” I said.
“It takes a special girl, for Keenan to hold their hand.” Sam said.
“Sam.” Keenan said, touching his forehead.
“Why?” i asked, looking from him to her.
“Keenan’s a bad boy, player.” Sam said.
I looked at Keenan mouth open. How could someone so sweet be a player. Damn him! He played me!
“No I’m not. I just don’t want to fall in love. When things get close I bail.”
“So your a player.” Lexi and I said at the same time.
“Why are you ganing up on me?” He asked.
We all began to argue.
“Alright.” Keenan said, holding out his arms. “I’m not a player. I just don’t want to fall in love.”
“Well you want kids.”
“I’ll adopt.” He said.
“Keenan your getting married.” Sam said.
“I’m never having kids.” I said.
“Yes you are.” Lexi said.
I could see thew light switch turn on. they turned to each other, and grabbed each others hands.
“They can get Married!” Sam said.
“And have babies!” Lexi said.
“What do you think, White or cream for the wedding dress?” Sam asked, looking to us.
We stared at them, mouths open.
“Cream.” They said, looking at each other.
“Let’s make her a dress!” Lexi said.
“Oh this Is going to be perfect. I have cream cloth in my apartment. it’s satin.”
“Lets go get it!” Lexi said.
They got up and ran from the apartment with us looking after them mouths open.
“I don’t want to get married.” I said.
“Run?”
“Like Flash his damn self.” I said, getting up and bolting to the door.
We grabbed our boards and got into the elvevator.
“Close.” Keenan said.
“Were you going! Ronan we need to mesure you!” Sam called.
“For the love of everything in this screwed up world, fucking close!” I siad, pulling on the door.
They began to close, as they walked down the hall. We waved, as they stood hands on hips. Once the doors where closed we high fived.
“Wait. were are we going?”
“There’s this music slash book store I like to go to.”
“Okay, why not.”
“It’s really cool. you can listen to music, and stuff.”
When we got their they where having an open mic for teens, that weren’t so good. A kid with spikey hair came up to us.
“Our guitarist is sick can you help us out?”
“Sure Brad.” Keenan said, bumping fists with him.
“What about you. our singer has stage fright, adn only wants to sing back up.”
“What are you performing.
“uh.” Brad looked around, seeing a picture of Taylor swift. “You know Red?”
“I’m in.”
“Sweet.” Brad said, bumping my fist.
We got on stage and began to play. everyone talked and laughed, but like always the second my mouth opened people turned to us. They came around the stage and nodded. The keyboard player added some new music, to it, and soon everyone was dancing, and a few where singing along.
“Let me hear you!” I said, holding the mic to the crowd.
The began to sing a little off key.
“But loving him was red.” I sang.
Once we where finished singing we went back.
“There you are, come over here.”
I sighed and gave Keenan my board. I walked to them and held out my arms.
“Not one word.” I told him.
He smiled, looking down, and coming off as shy. No wonder girls went for him. they took my measurements and sent us on our way.
“Hey Lexi?”
“Yeah?” She asked.
“I want to go pick the girls up and drive home for two days for a concert can we use your car?”
“Who’s going to drive?”
“I’ll do it.” Keenan said.
“Okay.” Lexi said.
I called up the girls, and got them on a plane.
~*~
“Ronan!” Dani screamed running at me full speed.
I picked her off the ground.
“ I missed you so much you have no idea.” She said, holding onto me.
I hugged the other girls.
“This is Keenan. we gotta get going.”
“How will they know to be there?” Dani asked.
“I did a post. Look over my new song please.” I said, handing them all a paper.
They read over it, and smiled at me.
“Is it good?”
“Epic.” Mallery said.
we did a round of high fives.
“There she is!” Someone yelled.
A chant of my name went up.
“Jeesh.” Keenan said.
“The sound of home.” I said, running onto the stage.
“Hey guys what’s up!”
Everyone yelled.
“IS my mic on? How is everyone!”
They yelled.
“Guess it is.” I laughed.
“I’m going to start off with a new song what do you think?”
Everyone yelled.
“I thought so. Damn I missed you guys I’ll tell you.”
Everyone yelled I love you’s.
“Here we go. this is a little song I like to call Invincible.”
Everyone screamed. The music began to play. It was only a piano.
“You always brought me down, with out me knowing it. You had the power, I had no idea I gave it to you. Oh I wish i knew, Oh fuck it.” i said. As the beat began to play everyone jumped up and down. “I’m invincible, there’s no time for fear now. I gotta stand strong, gotta show you what I got. I’m better than the girl you knew, you’ll never stop me now, oh yeah, cause I’m invincible. I got a surprise for you. Dani Get your ass out here!”
Everyone screamed, and waved.
“You had the power, oh, but I’m taking it back, back, back. You can’t hold me down gotta let me fly! If I close my eyes, I can really try. I’m invincible, there’s no time for fear now. I gotta stand strong, gotta show you what I got. I’m better than the girl you knew, you’ll never stop me now, oh yeah, cause I’m invincible.”
“Ladies if you will!” I yelled.
The girls came out, and everyone went wild.
“You can try to break me down.” Mallery sang
“oh but it won't work this time around.” Hannah sang.
“I'm stronger than I used to be.” Jenna sang.
“Watch me now, I'm not afraid.” Dani sang.
"Oh yeah, yeah, yeah! and now I'm invincible.
If you can dream it you should go far.” I sang.
“I’m invincible, there’s no time for fear now. I gotta stand strong, gotta show you what I got. I’m better than the girl you knew, you’ll never stop me now, oh yeah, cause I’m invincible.” we sang.
“Oh I’m ready to fly,” Jenna sang
“yeah watch me now.” Mallery sang
“spread my wings you can’t take me down.” Hannah Sang.
“I’m better than the old me, just you wait and see.” Dani sang.
“Oh now I’m invincible.” I sang.
Everyone went while. I pulled Dani into a hug. the girls waved and went off stage. I sat down on the stool.
“This song means the world to me. I worked on it with a talented person. We are not dating, but somehow, now we’re getting married. I don’t know how that happened.” Everyone screamed. “ Everyone give a freaky welcome to my best friend, adn first time performer, Keenan Whoooo!”
Everyone went wild. Keenan waved shyly as he put the strap around him. HE sat next to me.
“This song is Called Goodbye and Hello. It goes out to Jewls, and Luke. We hope your proud of us guys.”
Everyone screamed as Keenan played the opening notes. Once that song was done He got off stage. I sang my other songs.
“You guys have been grate. I gotta get back to L.a Question!” I yelled.
“If you don’t want to make Cd’s for a record company, can you make some so we can Buy them?”
“Yes I will. I want you guys to be the cover. I have a poster you I want you to hold up.”
I got the poster out. Me Keenan and the girls sat on the floor. Keenan held the guitar. The picture was taken.
“Okay, Come back tomorrow at Noon I’ll have the Cd’s for you all.”
“How much!” Some one yelled.
“Uh-”
“Ten bucks, dirt cheep right?” Dani asked, taking the mic.
Everyone screamed.
We went back stage to pack up.
“I wasn't going to sell them.” I said.
“You need the money trust me. You think we can go to your house to record the songs?” Dani said.
“Yeah, come on.” I said.
On the way to my house I worked on my thanks. We recorded the songs, and stayed up making Cd’s all night. The next day we got there early. People came and crowded around.
Okay, we’ll start. First off I’m half asleep cause I stayed up all night making the Cd’s.”
I got we love you’s.
“ I love you too. I get really happy when I’m tired. Someone could say pudding and I’ll laugh.”
“Pudding!” Someone called.
I began to laugh and they laughed with me.
“Okay. This album is important to me. I Have poured my heart and Soul into this. It means so much you guys want this. I’m going to read my thanks is that’s okay.”
Everyone screamed, and I grabbed a Cd, and turned to my thanks.
“How do you stop fear? You stand up to it. A lot of things happened to me and I think it made me who I am today. First I want to say thank you to God, for keeping me whole. To Hannah, for getting me out of my gloom, from Jewls. Thank you Dani, for being the thing that is half of my muse. Thank you to Jenna, the girl with the rad purple hair, and Mallery, my little blue berry, for keeping me above the waters. Thank you to Keenan, for telling me, if i Shut down, I wouldn't know love. Thank you to My big sister Lexi for staying calm with me. Thanks to Sam for the laughs, you rock. Thank you to Jewls for being the best ever. I hope i make you proud. Thanks to Luke for sending me Kennan, I don’t know where’d I be without him. A big thanks to all my fans. Even when fear consumed me, you made me fight, and make it out alright. I love you guys so much for all your support. The world would really be a darker place without you.”
Everyone screamed.
“Well lets line up and get these little fuckers out to you shall we?”
Everyone yelled and lined up.
“Hi sweety.”
“Did my sister give you my drawing?” She asked.
“She sure did.” I pulled it out of my back Pocket and showed her. I bent to her level. “I keep it with me for good luck. It’s so pretty. Can I have a hug?”
She nodded, and hugged me.
“Can I hug Dani too?” She asked.
“Aw!” Dani said, scooping her up and hugging her.
“Can I get a high five?” Keenan asked.
Abby high fived him. Dani set her down and she ran to her sister. We finished up. Everyone got a Cd there was six Cd’s left.
“I’m taking one.” Dani said, shoving a ten into the jar.
“No. for free.” I gave her the ten back, and gave the girls and Keenan a Cd.
We all packed up and went home. The next morning Keenan came over.
“Uh-”
“Let me in.” He said, pushing the door open.
he paused when he saw the girls at the table. The girls paused spoon to mouth when they saw him. Dani was in her bra, Hannah was in her underwear, Jenna was in her bra and underwear, and Mallery was in a see though night gown.
“Whoops!” Keenan said, shutting the door.
Ten minuets later he came back.
“We gotta keep this between us.” Dani said.
“Keep what between us?” Keenan asked.
“Nothing.” We said, looking to him slowly.
“Hey listen to this.” Hannah said, looking at her phone. “a post says. My cousin val just bought a Cd from Ronan Swift. She let me listen to it, feel fight in love. going to like her Facebook page now. go look her up!”
“I got fans all the way in Alaska?”
“You got friends from different countries.” Dani said.
“let me see that.” I said, taking her phone.
Canada, London, France, Brazil, Italy.
“This is too weird.” I said, giving her phone back.
“Why? people love you.” Jenna said.
“Your their voice.” Mallery said.
“What if I don’t want to be there voice?”
“There’s no time for fear now.” they all sang.
“Alright. Some nerve using my own lyrics against me” i said.
“We can all play something, we should try to do a song with a full band. See how they like that.” Mallery said.
“You all can Play something?” I asked.
“Key board.” Mallery said.
“Base.” Jenna said.
“Guitar.” Hannah said.
“Drums.” Dani said.
“I’m fried on songs.” I said.
“So let’s take a break. We can ride around until something comes to you.” Keenan said.
“Good thing I brought my car back. Lexi took mine so we can take hers.” I said.
We all got in and drove around. Truth was, I didn't know if I had any songs left in me. I wanted to stop writing sad songs, and start writing songs people could relate too. I wasn't into the whole love thing, and I didn't have any break ups, so I was screwed there too. I sat in the front seat and let the wind blow my hair back. When your not inspired song writing sucks balls. I looked around the streets hoping to get something. we went back to the house. They put on a movie and I sat with my book on the couch. I wrote down some lines.
“I got it.” I said, making everyone jump.
“We don’t have anything.” Mallery said.
“Open mic night.” I said.
“Huh?” Dani asked.
“At the music place. Show us what you got.” Keenan said.
I set the book down and everyone came up with parts.
We stood in the crowd watching the last act.
“They have nothing on you guys. Now get up there.” Lexi said, turning on the camera.
we all walked slowly to the stage.
“You got this!” Sam called.
they began to play. I took a deep breath and sang.
“ I've never been good with my words, or the best with my actions, but I know I’m gonna be okay. I may seem brave, but behind closed doors, Sometimes I’m on my knees. No matter what I do all odds are against me. All I want is for someone to say, Hey it’s gonna be okay. I've come to realize that person is you, and I don’t wanna lose you.”
Once I finished everyone clapped.
“That could of gone better.” I said.
“It could of gone worse.” Keenan said, putting an arm around me.
“I really need you in my life.”
“Hey, I’m not going anywhere.”
“That’s all I need.” I smiled, hugging him.
“Pizza on me.” Sam Called going outside.
We all followed after her. We got Pizza and then went home.
“Dani?” I whispered.
“Yeah?” She asked.
“ Everything's going to be okay right?”
“Of course it is, everything will work out you’ll see. Your going to be fine.” She said.
“Thanks.” i said, closing my eyes.
~*~
Saying goodbye to the girls is never easy. Dani turned from the terminal and blew me a kiss. I blew her one back. As she turned and walked down the terminal, Keenan held me to him. Once they where out of sight we drove back.
“So I’ll see you tomorrow?” He asked.
“You bet.” I said.
He kissed my forehead and headed down the hall.
I pushed the door open.
“Oh my god.” I said, turning around.
“Ronan.” Lexi said.
I left the apartment and ran down the hall.
“What’s wrong?” Keenan asked.
“Your sister is at my house.”
“And?”
“And She was making out with mine.”
“What?” he asked.
“Ronan.” Sam said, coming in.
Lexi followed her.
“How long have you been dating?” Keenan asked.
“A week.” Sam said.
“A heads up would of been nice.” Keenan said.
I touched his arm, “We’re happy if your happy. It’s just we didn't expect this is all.”
“Should we talk?” Lexi asked.
“Wow.” Keenan said, tossing his hands up, and heading to his room.
“I got it.” i said, following him.
“Can you believe them?” He asked.
“They are our sisters. Would she turn your back on you if you were gay?”
“I’m not.”
“Doesn't matter. She’s your family. You stick with her, or you lose us both.” I said.
He reached for me, and i moved away.
He sighed and left the room.
“It was new. I’m sorry. you could of told me.” He said.
“I didn't know how you’d take it.” Sam said.
“Sam, I’m your brother. I’ll love you if you had tree heads.”
Sam smiled, and Hugged him. Lexi looked at me, carefully. I pulled her into a tight hug.
“I love you Lexi. Nothing you ever do will make me runaway from you.”
“I love you too Ronan.”
“So now that the air is cleared should we celebrate this?” I asked.
“Really?” Sam, and Lexi asked.
“Yeah,” Keenan said, putting an arm around me. “It’s not everyday our sister get’s a new girlfriend.”
I pinched his back.
“We should go to Joe’s.” Sam said.
“I’ll drive.” i said.
Wow. Lexi and Sam. Who would of thought. we ate and got a cake. we payed and went home. Lexi spent the night at Sam’s and Keenan stayed with me.
“Something’s bugging me.” He said, as we watched a movie.
“What?”
“How do they get it on?”
“Oh god! your such a guy!” I said, hitting his arm.
“Well-”
“No. I don’t give two shits about how they get it on, alright?”
“Don’t you think It’s a little weird?”
“Well I don’t really know what normal is, so I can’t answer that.”
“It would be weird, if they dated and we did to.”
“Whoa, we’re friends.” i said.
“I know, but think about it.”
“I don’t want to.”
“You know how Lexi said, you never had a boyfriend?”
“Yeah, it’s true.”
“So you've never been kissed?” He asked.
I looked up at him. I stayed completely still as he Pressed his lips to mine.
(Continues in Unbelievable.)

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“Run?” “Like Flash his damn self.” I said, getting up and bolting to the door. We grabbed our boards and got into the elevator. “Close.” Keenan said. “Were you going! Ronan we need to measure you!” Sam called. “For the love of everything in this screwed up world, fucking close!” I said, pulling on the door.