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Chapter 11 Happy times

Early the next morning Mikey woke to the sound of his alarm going off, knowing he had no choice but to get up he threw the blankets off where he could feel the cold air touching his body.

Getting up he grabbed his clothes and got dressed, walking down the hallway he could hear movements in his brother’s room.
Going in to Jaslene’s he turned her lamp on to a dull shade and whispered her name, slowly she opened her eyes and looked around.

“C’mon Jas baby you have to get up…We are going on our holiday today”

A smile spread across Jaslene’s face as Mikey lifted her out of bed

“Mikey I’m hungry” she said giggling and excited at the fact that she was going on holiday.

Walking in to the kitchen Jaslene was able see all the bags that were in the lounge and Donna in the kitchen making some breakfast

“Mikey where is your brother?” Donna asked
“Um in his room…I heard him move around so I’m sure he’s awake”
“Morning precious” Donna replied kissing Jaslene on the forehead
“Donna guess what…I’m going on holidayssss”
“Yes darling I know and I’m sure you will have a lot of fun.

After cooking some breakfast Gerard finally made an appearance in the kitchen where he was also dressed, sitting down at the table his mother poured him a cup of coffee which he sat and drank quietly while Jaslene couldn’t help but look at what he was doing

“Gee-ard what are you doing?” she asked

Gerard looked over at her and smiled at the way she had pronounced his name

“I’m drinking coffee to wake up” he replied
“Donna can I have a cup of coffee coz I’m tired” Jaslene said dramatically with a fake yawn.

Everyone couldn’t help but laugh “I’m sorry dear but you’re a little too young to have coffee…It’s an adult drink” Donna replied with a warm smile

After Jaslene had finished her breakfast Mikey made sure that she was dressed, Jaslene wanted to choose her own outfit which Mikey was fine with so after getting dressed Jaslene had come out wearing a pink ballet outfit including the tutu, Looking at her Mikey smiled “Jaslene are you sure you want to wear that?”

“Yes Mikey I do” she said stamping her foot
“Well ok then…you will at least have to wear this” Mikey said handing over her green Wiggle’s jacket “it will keep you warm”

Jaslene put her jacket on and went in to the lounge room where she turned the TV on; over the 5 days that Jaslene had been there she had made herself feel comfortable and was working herself out where she could make it her home.

She absolutely loved spending time with Mikey but didn’t know what to think of Gerard, and every time she saw Donna or Don it reminded her of own deceased Grandparents.

Finally it was time to go where Jaslene would meet the rest of the MCR boys and the tour manager along with the boy’s manager Brian. Saying goodbye to Donna and Don, Donna smothered Jaslene with kisses.

Placing all the bags in the SUV, Mikey buckled Jaslene in her high seat in the back and got in the passenger side as Gerard drove off to Frank’s where everyone would be meeting.

The drive was short but Jaslene couldn’t help but ask “Are we there yet?” over and over. Pulling outside Frank’s house Gerard parked the car where he and

Mikey got out after he had unbuckled Jaslene and held her hand as they walked up to Frank’s front door, Ringing the doorbell a female answered “Hey Gee, Hey Mikey… And who is this pretty little ballerina?” Jamia asked

Jaslene decided to hide behind Mikey “This here is a Jaslene, Jas say hi”

Jaslene looked up but didn’t say a word, still wearing her pink ballerina outfit and green wiggles jacket she followed Mikey and Gerard in to the house, she couldn’t help but look around and when spotting the dog’s she ran over to them trying to pat them but rather collided with Bob who got a shock when he saw a little thing on the floor crying as his knee had collided with Jaslene’s head.

Standing there Bob didn’t really know what to do, as Bob went to pat Jaslene the head to make her feel better it only made her scream louder which now got Mikey’s attention who ran to where Jaslene was on the floor, Scooping her up he rubbed her back and asked what was wrong, instead of words all that was there were tears.

Instead Bob spoke “She ran in to my knee, smacked it pretty hard too”
“Oh” Mikey said

Mikey walked off with Jaslene in his arms who had now stopped crying and wanted to be put down to pat the dogs finally. Letting her go everyone else got there stuff together which was piled in to a mini van where that would take them to there tour bus which was currently in a secure parking lot, As the bus was too big to drive around the residential streets.

Jaslene hadn’t really met the other guys besides Bob’s knee, though Frank could help but constantly look at her, Whispering to Gerard “ I swear she looks so much like Sienna it’s uncanny”
“Tell me about it” Gerard replied

By now everyone had left and had arrived to where the tour bus was, Jaslene had taken a liking to Frank and Ray’s hair but if she saw Bob she would instantly back away too scared to go near him, Mikey had tried to explain that Bob was a friend and that there was nothing to be scared of but Jaslene would have nothing of it.

Finally on the bus Mikey carried a box of Jaslene’s toys which he was sure would keep her occupied and also some CD’s and comics for himself, along with a couple of play station games.

On the bus Mikey got Jaslene to sit on the front sofa’s while everyone else was in and out of the bus loading stuff on, Jaslene was getting bored as she watched everyone, so finding her box of toys she found her colouring book with pencils where she sat on the sofa and started to colour in the different pictures, every now and then Mikey would pop his head in to make sure she was ok.

After everyone was settled on the bus again it took off to the first destination for Projekt Revolution.

While on the bus Frank thought it was funny how Jaslene would call Gerard Gee-ard, looking over at Jaslene she was still colouring “Jaslene Come’ere”
Jaslene got up from where she was sitting and went over to Frank “Yes Fankie?”
Frank couldn’t help but smile at how Jaslene had pronounced his name “Watcha doin?”
“I’m colouring in Fankie” Jaslene replied
“Wanna have some fun?”

Jaslene just nodded which also made Mikey look up, Frank leant over and whispered in her ear which made Jaslene giggle.

“Aye, Aye come here” Jaslene yelled as she walked down the bus to where Ray was in the little studio mixing music.
Ray took off his head phones and looked at Jaslene “What can I do for you kiddo?” he asked
“Fankie wants you Aye”

After Jaslene tugged at his hand Ray finally got up to see what Frank wanted, going to where everyone else was ray looked down at Frank “What do you want?”
“Nothing what are you on about?” Frank asked
“Dude don’t send kids to bug me I’m working” Ray said with a stern voice

Ray turned around and walked off Frank on the other hand poked his tongue out which Jaslene also followed in doing. “Mikey can I listen to the wiggles?”
Gerard looked up “What are the wiggles” he mouthed
“Maybe later Jas”
“Aww Mikey pleeeaaase”

Mikey got up from where he was sitting and grabbed the CD out of Jaslene’s toy box, placing it in the CD player he turned it on as soon as the music started Jaslene started to dance around in her ballerina costume and sway from side to side.

Gerard looked at his brother giving him an evil look, the wiggles were a children’s group who sang children’s songs like Hot Potato, Hot Potato. Jaslene was getting more in to and now she had Frank up as well making Jaslene swirl, Gerard couldn’t help but video tape how much of a fool Frank really looked like.

Mikey was happy that Jaslene had settled in quickly he only hoped the rest of the tour was like it.