"He likes her, I KNOW he likes her!!!" I shouted practically at my friend Davidsī ear. He gave me a light push.
"Zac, just chill dude, I mean, how can you be sure" He asked.
"Itīs so obvious, just watch how he stares at her, how he thinks of her,its disgusting!" I answered.
"Well if Iīm catching ya right, you like her too, you think of her too, you-" he began accusing me.
"Fine fine, but it just gets me mad, I mean, I finally find a girl I really like, and it turns out to be that my brother and friend, not to mention companion for LIFE, likes her too, and sheīll probably prefer Taylor!" I said exasperated.
"Why would she prefer Taylor?" David inquired. I rolled my eyes. "Most of them do, Iīm just saying it.." I began
"So you think you canīt beat your brother" David stated, dropping the hockey stick he had been fooling around with, and crossing his arms.
"No, its just that.." I began again. Denying what David was saying. I didnīt know what else to say. So what David stated might be true. He sighed.
"Lets go play some basket ball or soccer or something...where is this beauty girl anyways, I still havenīt met her" He said. I started kicking some lego pieces under my bed.
"Sheīs downstairs probably, sheīs gotta be real carful with her leg now, untill sheīs fully recovered at least." I answered. Three days had passed since the fire, Taylor and I, though we talked, were real dry to each other, and lately we discussed about more things. Johanna had to wear her head band-age till today, (It was thursday 12th ) and she still limped a lot around the house and stuff. David and I raced downstairs, and jumped out the door, almost knocking over Johanna, who was at the front steps, reading, she was wearing her head-band allright, in a peculiar way, like hippies use to, like ninjas, it looked funny. "Sorry.." David babbled. Johanna smiled at him, and shut her book. "Its okay, Iīm.." she began.
"This is Johanna David, Joey, this is my buddy David" I interrupted. Jo laughed. She and David shook hands.
"So, wanna have a basketball match or something?" David asked me, I looked at Joey.
"I could play, I mean, my leg almost doesnīt hurt anymore, and the doctor said I could use some excersise now and then.." She said. So we played Basketball. It was Joey against David and me (She sure as hell can play good man!) I noticed Taylor coming out the back door, and intentionally ran towards Johanna trying to yank the ball from her, I touched her on purpose, just so Taylor would see me. I was behind her, and tried passing my hands around her waist to take the ball from her, but she just ran from me and scored another basket. I didnīt care, Taylor HAD seen me. He gave me an evil look, realising my plan. I looked away.
"Wow, you guys are good.." Joey was gasping.
"Well weīre almost even, itīs two to one.." David said. Taylor came towards us, jogging.
"So can I play?" he asked. I opened my mouth to protest
"Sure, I need another player" Joey said before I could say a thing, she tied her hair in a sloppy ponytail, and wiped the sweat from her hands in her blue jeans she was wearing with a slightly oversized T-shirt. That was all white except for a tiny embroidery on the upper left side, it said no fear with a pair of eyes on top. I was able to see her bra beneath the T-shirt since it was all white. It made me feel strange, not exited or anything, but just..funny, Iīd never had this sorta feelings before, like I wanted to jump at her at this very moment, or just kiss her...or get her away from my brother!!
"Zac?? Earth calling Zac!! Are u okay man?" David said moving his hand across my face, I blinked and pushed his hand away. "Lets start the game" David said. I sighed, suddently, things were twisting and going wrong.
When we finished the game, Taylor and I beat Zac and David, I was so exhausted all I wanted was some water. Taylor and Zac had been acting wierd, I mean, they were always disagreeing around me, or well, as I think, wanting to be around me.. well I couldnīt realy explain it. Whatever, probably just my imgination. I ran to the kitchen, not long after, Taylor came in and sat in the living room. I sat in a sofa near him.
"So whatīs up?" I asked. He raised his head towards me, his blue eyes kind of sloppy.
"Huh? What do you mean?" He asked.
"Well whatīs going on between Zac and you?" I asked messing with my fingernails. Taylor looked away.
"Nothing" he replied dryly. I didnīt want him mad at me or anything, and, I have to admit, he is so GORGEOUS, so I changed the subject.
"Thats so cool..." I said, referring to a litle crystal globe that was on the couch beside Taylor, it had New York City buildings inside, and if you shook it, like snow would fall and cover the buildings. Tays face changed and looked at what I meant.
"Yeah thatīs my favourite one, we have a lot from different places.. here, you can have this one" he said. I blushed.
"Realy? Thanx so much!! Thats so sweet of you.. Iīll keep it for ever" I said nicely. Tay smiled at me. Then he was like staring at me for a lot, and so was I. I was really blushed, I could feel it. Then Zac burst in through the back door and ran to where we were.
"Anyone up for a bike ride?? A MOTOR bike ride?" he practically shouted.
"Zachary, you keep that voice level of yours down young man, your sister needs some sleep!!" Diana shouted from upstairs. Zac lowered his voice to a sharp wisper.
"Jo-eey wanna go motorbike riding??" he said to me. I gigled and standing up, stretched. My T-shirt whent up, and I put it back in its place with a quick move.
"Sure, why not?? I love motorbikes.." I began, then I saw Taylor was practically murdering Zachary with his look. "Um.. wanna come along Tay?"
Taylor just shrugged "Nah, I need to go help Ike with some literature thing mom gave him to do.. see ya Jo" He said desapearing in a flash.
"Let me just go put this away. And Iīll be right back" I said walking upstairs (Oh yeah, I had to be carful not to run around the house much). I placed the globe carfully in my night table, and was downstairs in a second. "So all these are you guyīs motor bikes? Woah man you got like five!" I exclaimed once in the garage.
"Yeah well, some are real old, these three are ours, and that other one is my dadīs. This one is mine" Zac said I studied it.
"It has less power than the other two."
"Cause Iīm younger, and still not allowed to go out in it by myself like Ike, Thatīs why I always need someone to come with me" He said. Then Diana appeared out of nowhere .
"I supposed you wanted to ride your bike Zac, is Johanna coming with you dear? And David too?" She asked.
"Yeah ma, theyīre gonna use Tay and Ikes okay?" Zac replied.
"Oh but Jo honey!! Youīre not thinking of getting in one of those things are you? You still canīt take such movements..," At this I looked at her sadly, she gave me an affectionate pat "I would prefer you not, for your own good, Zachary and David can ride, you donīt mind do you?" she said to me, I shook my head.
"Its okay, as long as I DO get well from this dumb leg thing.."
"And Zac..Shouldnīt you ask for permission first?" his mother said.
"Well, Iīm sure they will lend their bikes..." Zac said.
"Well honey, just ask them if youīre so sure, oh and be home soon, we will be having to go to that party dad and I told you guys about, and we want to give you all an early dinner" Diana said. Zac shouted Okay as he took off running.
"Could I ride if someone else is driving the bike?" I asked anxious to at least get on one of those cool motorbikes.
"If youīre realy carful, and whoever drives is as carful" Diana said patting my head and leaving at the sound of Zoe crying her head off.
"Hey Tay..or Ike..!! can any of you guys lend me your motorbike?" I said charging in my room. Taylor was sitting on one of our desk chairs, looking vaguely at some paper, and Ike was on Taylorīs bed, looking at Tays paper, Tay was reading outloud. They both looked up, and Tay shot me a evil look, straight in the eye. I acted totaly obnoxious to this, and loked eagerly at Ike.
"Why do you need one of our motorbikes? Somethinīhappen to yours?" Isaac asked. I rolled my eyes.
"NO! I want to go riding, and David is coming with me, so.." I began, when suddently Tay sat up, and then stood up in a flash.
"Iīm coming with you.." He said, running out the room. I caught what he meant at once.
"Oh no you donīt!!!!" I yelled running after him, but all I got was to yank his shirt a bit before he stumbled in the garage with me practically over him.
"Joey..you canīt..Zac get off me!! ..mph. you canīt ride can you!!?? Zac!! Get-OFF.me!!" He managed to say, I wasnīt able to shut him up.
"No..I canīt..wh-" Joey began.
"Iīll ride and you can go behind me!" Tay exclaimed. I felt, at that second.. all , and I mean ALL the blood in my body boil. I dropped off Taylor, and gave Joey a little resentfull look. She caught it, but looked at me wierdly. I looked away. David was just looking at my brother and me.
Taylor smiled at me as I got on the motorbike, and slowly placed my arms around his waist.
"This is going to be so embarassing.." I said. As I got the helmet Taylor was passing me.
"Why?" Taylor asked me, putting on his own helmet. I looked at him, and pointing the white hospital band I had wrapped around my forehead, replied:
"This is gonna make me loke totally ridiculous"
"Oh whoīll care about what you have round youre head! Besides, you just explain what happened, and they canīt say anything can they?" Tay said.
"I guess" I answered.
"Are you comfy?" He asked me. I smiled.
"Yeah, lets go" I said. Taylor started his motorbike, and we took off. I looked back, and saw Zac staring off in the direction Tay and I were leaving. We turned and were pretty far from the house in a second. I just held on tight. We were near a small store when Tay stopped the motorbike. He jumped off and helped me out too.
"Letīs get something to drink, my treat" He said. I smiled. Who could resist Taylor Hansonīs smile? We sat at a table, and he ordered two cokes. He looked at me.
"It would be nice..I mean..you and me.. we, um..we could like.. go out sometime.." He began blabbing as his cheekes turned the most intense red color. He began toying with a paper napkin. I was in such shock I couldnīt utter a sound. Was he actually asking me out? Why? What was so great about a girl that had only one girl-friend (as in friends who are girls), being this, her eight year old sister??
"You want to go out with ME?" I said, to my own astonishment. `stupid, why did I ask that?īI thought at once. Tay frowned.
"Well, yeah..why wouldnīt I want to?" He asked amazed. I smiled my wide flirt smile (the one we all keep inside ourselves for special ocasions, and boys)
"Nothing...nothing..sure, we could like go out sometime...would it be.. um, a date?" I asked a little shy. (shy big-time) to be honest, I had never been on a date in my whole life... nor kissed a guy..nothing, I was a total unexpert, and I wouldīt know what to do! Tay looked down for a second.
"I guess...it doesnīt have to be a...If you donīt want to..it doesnīt have to be a date..." Tay answered.
"Itīs okay... Itīs just that, well, Iīve never.."
"Tay!! Hey whatīs up man? Long time no see!!" A black haired guy appeared out of nowhere. He sat in the chair that was free, between Tay and me. He looked at me and smiled. I smiled back. Tay cleared his throat.
"Joey..this is my friend Justin..Justin, this is Johanna.." He introduced. Justin and I shook hands.
"Oh youīre the girl, Tayīs momīs best friendīs daughter arenīt you?" Justin asked, I laughed. Justin had black hair, sort of messy, and kinda long, not long like Tayīs, but long like, just overgrown hair. It was begining to get all over his face. He had a pair of nice black eyes, matching his hair, freckles, and was alltogether cute. I nodded. Then I looked at Taylor, who was drinking his soda. I remembered mine and began drinking it too.
"What happened to you?" Justin asked me, reffering ot my band. I tucked both my bangs behind my ears and smiled.
"I had a little accident a few days ago, nothing much, just a bad fall"
"Looks pretty bad, kinda purple..." Justin said in a funny voice. I laughed.
"Gee, thanks, now I feel a lot better, and not so embarassed anymore, now that I know my face is purple!" Justin laughed, Taylor also did.
"I fell last year on my face from my bike.. I was with this guy and his broīs! Man my face was MORE than purple for like a week or more! What you have is nothing...I swear!" Justin said, then he turned to Tay.
"Hey Tay! I still have your nintendo game! And you have mine, when will I get it back? My sister is asking for it, she gets more obsesive with every day! Sheesh! And sheīs only twel...OW" he was interrupted by a girl, with also black hair, but brown eyes, that walked pass our table, and pushed Justinīs head forward, muttering "Dope" and running off. Justin got up imediately.
"I gotta go, Tay, Iīll be round your place any day, nice meeting ya Jo!" He said before running after his sister.
"Anyways..that was Justin" Tay said. I flushed slightly, remembering what we had been talking before. I finished my soda. Then, I just stepped all over my shyness, and practically MADE myself say:
"We could go see a movie or something..." Tay smiled at me, probably cause I was talking about the date thing.
"Sure, what time could be good for me to pass round your house and pick you up?" Tay said. We were in total silence for a few seconds, then Taylor blushed, and both of us broke in such a huge laugh, some people in the tables around us looked at us. I hit Taylor in the arm.
"Dummy" I said. Tay finished his soda. Then he laughed more.
"Wha...what t..time shall I pass by your r..room??" He managed before breaking off laughing again. I rolled my eyes.
"Ha ha ha!" I said sarcasticly . "Hey, we better go, its almost six, your momīll be mad if weīre not home early"
"Yeah, cīmon lets go" Tay said jumping to his feet, he ran inside to pay, and met me by the motor bike.
"Actually Iīm not allowed to go on my bike without company." He said.
"THANKS!" I exclaimed.
"No, I mean, like Ike or Zac, or Dad, in a bike too..get me? Mom or dadīll probably lecture me now"
We began our way back to the Hansonsī, when suddently I turned my head and saw Zac on his motorbike, and David behind him with another one. Zac was gaining lots of velocity, and reaching us, he passed us by the right, and to my astonishment, crossed in front of Taylor.
"WATCH OUUT!!" I yelled in the top of my lungs, but Tay heard late.
He had to turn wildly to the right, so he wouldnīt crash over Zachary. He pulled over in a grass garden of a neighbour, and used his feet to balance the motorbike. He took off his helmet.
"SHITTT!" He yelled. We both looked at Zac, who had kept riding, and was already in the garage, and closing it. He looked at Taylor, before doing it. And I swear, it was a death look. David was so astonished, he was open-mouthed, following Zac in the house through the garage.
"What the hell is wrong with him!! Is he SICK!! God damn it!! FUCK!" Taylor was shouting his mind away, he turned to me. "Are you okay?" he asked. I nodded.
"Just a little shocked..lets go inside.." I said. So we did, walking, with then motorbike in between us. As soon as Tay let his motorbike down, he ran in the house. I followed him running. He passed his mom.
"Oh, so I see youīre back, did you go on your own?" She asked sternly. Tay looked over his momīs shoulder, desperately wanting to get pass his momīs lectures.
"Look at me when I speak to you Taylor. I thought Iīd told you that you were not, I repeat myself, NOT allowed to go off by yourself in your motorbike, all three of you know the rule is you donīt go out unless you are acompanied with some one else" She said. Tay was wiggling.
"Joey was with me" he said in total distract.
"Donīt be smart. You are not to do it again, Iīll let it go by today, but It is your last chance, Understood young man?" She asked. Tay sighed.
"Yes mom, Iīm sorry, It wont happen again." He replied.
"I sure hope not" Diana said sternly.
"Can I go now?" He said. Her mom began walking towards where she was heading in the first place. The laundry apparently. (she had a stack of dirty clothes)
"Go on, dinner in half an hour on the dot, oh, and let this be the last time I find underwear under your bed!" Diana said. Tay rolled his eyes, and mumbling a barely audible ok, ran up the stairs.
"He is dead!" Tay muttered. I grabbed his shirt.
"Youīre not going to do anything stupid are you?" I asked.
"Iīll do whatever I need to get some sense into that punk. We could of died. Is he dumb?! Or what the heck?" Tay was exasperated. I followed him into his room. Tay flew the door open, and, there, Isaac was with a laptop, copying a paperwork he had done by hand, and Zac and David were loking at the work. Zac had the paper in his hand, and was like dictating or something. At the sudden appearance of Taylor, Zac stood up from Tayīs bed, and looked at him with a brave "I donīt care whatever youīll say to me" face, but I was able to see fear in it as well.
"Iīm gonna kill you!" Tay said approaching Zac. Ike stood up at this.
"What? Whats going on?" He asked. Tay moved his eyeballs towards Ike, then moved them to Zac. He had a real angry face. I was scared to touch him. Zac backed away a little.
"Are you completely insane? Tell me Zachary! Are you SICK? Stupid or something?!" Tay shouted. Zac frowned, and looked deeper in his brothers angry eyes.
"No..." He muttered before Tay went on.
"Did you know you could of killed us with that stupid move of yours? Idiot!" Tay said, getting nearer to Zac, Ike was now really impressed by the way Tay was addressing Zac.
"Get away from me!" Zac yelled.
"We almost died out there!!" Tay said, pointing out the window.
"Well I didnīt do anything" Zac said. Taylor, near Zac with every second, punched the wood part of Isaacīs bed (the top bunk) Zac winced at the noise.
"DONīT give me that!!! You did it on purpose and you know it!" He yelled. An then, he shoved Zac, with both hands, against the wall. Zac pushed his brothers hands away.
"Dont touch me!" He shouted. I could tell his brothers push had hurt. At this, Ike was already between Tay and Zac, and looking at Taylor sternly.
"Cool off Taylor.." He was saying.
"Stay out of this Ike, you donīt even know what this is all about" Taylor said in a normal voice to Ike, who looked at me worridley and backed away.
"You beast,Tell me why in the world did you do that? I mean, I wouldnīt DREAM on doing anything like that to anyone! what the hell is inside that hard head of yours huh?" Tay continued, at this poking Zacīs head with his fists. Now, Zac burst, he shoved his brothers hand wildly, and with a yell, jumped over Taylor, who shoked, fell backwards with Zac on-top of him, and they fell almost over me. I gave out a cry of astonishment and ran to another part of the room, beside Isaac. Taylor and Zachary began puching each other, and rolling around. Isaac ran to yank Taylor away from Zac, I looked at David, but he was openmouthed and shoked. So I ran to Zac, Ike already had Taylor, who was yelling "let me GO!" And I grabbed Zac, who wiggeled to get free.
"Calm down..." Isaac muttered to Taylor, and slowly took his arms away from his chest were he was holding him still. He eyed Zac, I let him loose as well, and ..big mistake indeed!! Taylor ran to him and grabbed him with both hands by his shirt, and yanked him up. (Man, poor Zac was balancing with his toes, Tay had put his head, almost to HIS head level, so you picture that one yourself)
"Donīt you ever..EVER do that again..in your life..or I donīt know what I will do to you" he hissed, in a `threatī voice. Zac gave him a cheeky stare, and then, raised his knee with all his strenth, and you guess where he was aiming.. yep, His knee hit Tay right between his legs real hard, Tay uttered a pain cry, dropping Zac, and having to balance himself with a bureau. Zac smiled a little bit.
"Fuck you...You.." Taylor said then, managed to kick Zac with his foot, (with the bottom of his foot..) in the stomach, and Zac quickly punched Tay with all his strenth in the face.
"No..fuck YOU!" he yelled. Isaac, David, recovered now, and I ran to separate them...
"ZACHARY WALKER HANSON!" All our heads turned to the door, and saw Diana, with such a look of awe in her face it was scary. Taylor and Zac were petrified. Taylor was holding Zacīs shoulder, and about to hit him, and Zac was ready for self-defense. Were those tears I saw in Zacsī eyes? Yes. They were. He was about to cry.
"Mom!" They both uttered at the same time, and with the same tone of astonishment. Then, apparently, Diana noticed what had been going on.
"Jesus Christ..Walker!!!" She cried for her husband, who appeared in seconds. The room was in total silence. And in a mess. Tay had let go of Zac, and they were each in one side of the room. Isaac was beside me, and like me, just watching amazed. David had a face that was rather wierd, looking totally sacred at the two parents, and wanting to disapear. I moved my head slowly towards Taylor, and then to Zac, and then back to Taylor, who, from Zacīs punch, had an area of his cheek and ear turning slightly red. He was sweating. Zachary has his eyes real red, and was hugging his stomach tightly with both hands, he was gasping for breath. Taylor had probably knoked the bretah out of him. And he had all his hair messed and stuck to his face. He realised I was staring at him and looked away. I moved my eyes towards Taylor. He had a face..man. He was retaining lotsa pain thatīs for sure. Then it came to me..Duh! Zac had kicked him right THERE!! It must hurt like shit! No wonder he had that face!
"Um..I gotta go home..Iīll be late for dinner if I donīt hurry...bye" David uttered flashing out the door. I starred off in his direction.
"What is going on in here? Jesus! Your yells can be heard all the way from the front door!" Walker asked. The two (Zac and Tay) just looked at their father meekly.
"Isaac..could you and Jo step outside for a while, your father and I want to have a talk with Taylor and Zachary" Diana said in a clear, upset and strict voice. Walker was near bursting. As fast as a fart, we were both downstairs.
