He just sat there and stared at her. She looked like she was sooo happy. She was literally rolling on the floor in a recent fit of laughter. Suddenly, she stopped laughing and became serious.
"Tay? You Ok?"
"Wha? Oh, Yea, yea, sorry"
"You looked like you were off in space."
"You have no idea" he muttered to himself
"Hhmm? Did you say something?"
"What? No."
"Ok. I'm gonna go downstairs and get something to eat, you want anything?" she asked, getting herself up.
"Um, no, thanks anyway."
"Ok, bye"
"Bye"
August took off down the stairs, hopping of course. Taylor sat at the top of the stairs watching her. She was so strong. She had been through so much in the past week, and yet, she hadn't let down her guard. It frustrated him, yet it drew him closer to her. It confused him, yet it was intriguing. He didn't understand her, yet he felt that he knew everything about her. He shook his head and walked to his room. He shut the door and laid down on his bed to think.
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"Ike?"
"What Zac?"
"Why did Tay get to stay home?"
"Cuz he had to help August"
"I coulda done that you know"
"So could I"
"So then why'd we come here in the first place?"
Isaac turned toward Zac.
"I'm not really sure"
There they were, sitting in the middle of the Tulsa mall, in hats and sunglasses. They had stuffed their hair into their hats so not to be noticed. Why they had come without Tay was beyond them, it seemed that they had been in a fog when they had left the house. Their mother had dropped them off at the mall, them which included Jessica, only after her pleading about having to see the Barney movie, and then had proceeded to bring the little kids there.
"Guys?"
"Yea?"
"Can we walk around or something? I'm getting bored with just sitting here"
"Yea, So am I" replied Zac
"Alright Jess, what do you want to do then?"
"Um, can we play laser tag or something? Laser Quest is just down the street"
"Who are you and what have you done to my sister?" asked a surprised Zac.
"Shut Up Zac" Jessica laughed
"You seriously want to play Laser Tag?" asked Isaac, equally surprised.
"Yes!"
"Ok, then lets go."
The three got up from the table, threw their trash away, and walked through the mall to the other end, where they exited and continued to laser Quest.
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"Hello?"
"Hi Honey!!"
"Hi mom!!"
"Hi. Hows everything so far?"
"Everything's great! I'm having a ton of fun, but I got hurt. Again."
"Oh No! What happened??!"
"Mom, calm down!"
"Sorry Aug. What happened?"
"Well, the first day I was here, I went skating in the park that's down the street. I was using the ramps and stuff, and I saw Zac, Tay and Ike skating towards me. They told me to come with, so I did. It was only after I had gotten off the ramp that I realized we were being chased. We were being chased by a bunch of girls."
"Why were girls chasing them?"
"Mom! Have you ever heard of the band called Hanson? You know? The people that sing Mmmbop?"
"Yes, why?"
"Taylor, Zac and Isaac are Hanson!"
"Oh My! I had totally forgotten about Diana saying that they had a band. Well, that's interesting! Ok, then what happened?"
"Well, I told them to split up and meet back at their house. So we split up at the middle of the park. I turned and a bunch of girls followed me! I tried to get away by turning real fast. Well, I turned a bit too fast and fell. I guess I hit my head and blacked out. Next thing I know I'm in a van on the way to the hospital. They took X-Rays. I sprained my ankle really bad, and I have crutches for the time being. I only have to use them for about 3 more days."
"Oh Honey! You're sure you're ok?!"
"Yes mom. I've done it before, you know that. Remember basketball, and soccer?"
"Yes."
"Hey mom, could you hold on a second? The call waiting is going off."
"Sure honey"
"Ok"
Click.
"Hello?"
"Hi. This is Chris. With whom am I speaking?
"Hey Chris, its August. Walker and Diana aren't home right now, only me and Tay."
"Ok, then can I talk to Tay please?"
"Yea, on sec, my mom is on the other line"
"Ok"
Click
"Mom?"
"Yes?"
"Can I call you later? Chris, the guys' manager is on the other line and he wants to talk to Taylor."
"Ok, Love you!"
"Love you to mom! Bye."
Click.
"Taylor!!!!!" August yelled
She could hear a scramble coming from upstairs, seconds later, Taylor sped into the kitchen.
"What happened? Are you ok? Did you hurt yourself? Whats wrong?!?!!?"
"Tay! Calm Down, Chris is on the phone"
"That's it?"
"Yea, what did you expect?"
"But....."
"Haha!"
August laughed and walked out of the kitchen. Taylor rolled his eyes.
"That wasn't funny!"
August popped her head back into the kitchen.
"Sure it was!"
"Whatever"
August continued back into the TV room.
"Hey Chris, whats up?"
"What was all that commotion in the background?"
"Nothing. August screamed and I thought something happened."
"Oh, I take it you like her."
"Chris! I know that's not what you called about" Taylor could feel his cheeks turning red.
"No, its not" he laughed. "Calm down."
"Ok, what were you calling about?"
"Are you sitting down?"
"No"
"I suggest you do"
"Uh, ok, I'm sitting down now. Whats up?"
"Well, I just got some calls from a few people. One was from David Letterman...."
"David Letterman!?!"
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"Ok Jess, what do you want your nickname to be?"
"Um, I don't know. Zac, give me some ideas"
"How bout brat"
"Zac!"
"I was only kidding!!"
"Fine. How bout Hypersis?"
"That's cool"
BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP
"What the?"
"Who's it from Ike?"
"It says our number, so it must be Tay or August. The message is ‘Oh My God' and ‘911', so something must be up. We'd better call them back, so we can't do this today."
The three quickly went in search of a pay phone.
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"Hello!?!"
"Whats the 911 message for Tay? What happened??!"
**Authors Note**
Sorry Its so long!! I gues I just got into it!! tell me what you think!!! E-Mail Me!!!
Chapter Twelve *not up yet*
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