Part Six

When they got to Georgia, Mish had to practice with her dancers and teach Dayna the routine. Dancing with Mish for so many years paid off. Dayna knew almost all the moves. Even though she does not like Hanson the way the others did yet, she had to admit that the concert was awesome. She loved dancing and the singing was great. For someone who doesn’t like Hanson too much, that says a lot. After the concert they all went out to dinner at this little restaurant that Dayna found in Atlanta, while shopping. For a no name place, they had some damn good food. After they ate their fill, the restaurant people who worked there knew that it was Hanson eating their so the took pictures and signed some autographs. They didn’t mind doing stuff like that. Mish liked it because she hasn’t really done it a lot. They got on the bus and drove to the next location.

          It came time for Dayna to leave. They all went to the airport, the guys in disguise, and said good-bye. “Bye hun, I’m going to miss ya. I’ll talk to you soon though, okay.”

“I’ll be fine, I will call you when I arrive home. Thank you too, Ike, Tay, and Zac, for letting me stay with you guys.”

“It was our pleasure.” So Dayna got on her plane and everyone else got back to the bus.

While they were walking towards the bus Ike wanted to know a little more about Dayna.

“Well, she is a single slut, I mean she really isn’t but that is her reputation about our city. She just enjoys guys. She is really sweet and I love her and she also showed a little interest in you.”

“Really, well, is she going to come back in the future?”

“Of course! She’s part of the routine now.”

          In the middle of their conversation Taylor was tickling Mish and  just being goofy. They were the first one’s to the bus because they were chasing each other. When they got there he was trying to get her under control and got on top of her holding her hands down so she couldn’t move. They just sat there looking at each other, looking at each other. Mish got lost in the moment.

“Will you go out with me?” She said it with this little smile on her face, which was weird. He was shocked though but he said yes. Mish got up and went to the bathroom then. Zac heard it. He didn't say anything. Isaac came in and was like, wassup. He had no clue what just happened. That night Michelle slept right next to Tay and Zac felt all alone. Mish woke up during the night and looked over at Zac. He was sleeping and he looked depressed. Then it hit her. She forgot all about him. That’s when she got a guilt trip on her. She didn’t want to stop going out with Tay, but she didn’t want Zac to feel bad. She had a plan, which would take action tomorrow.                  

Mish woke sometime around 5:30. She silently dropped out of the top bunk, covered Zac’s mouth and woke him up.

“Hey hurry up, get dressed and meet me in the kitchen. We’re going out!” With that Mish left.

Zac met her before she even got there. “Where are we going?”

“Don’t worry about it I know what I am doing.” Mish gave him a wink, picked up her blades, and walked out of the house. Zac reluctantly followed.

“Hey Mish wait up, where are we going you want to tell me sometime soon!?!”

“Fine we are going to a bunch of different places and then to call Dayna and plan my trip home and when she’s gonna pick me up.”

“By the way what is up with Ike, he seems a little distracted lately, have you noticed it too?”

“Well, don’t know if I should tell ya, but I guess you can know. Ike has a thing for Dayna and he’s really missing her. Yea well you really can’t say anything here! If you do I’ll kill ya! Dayna has a thing for Ike too. But she doesn’t know it yet.”

“Ike likes Dayna! But how do you know she likes him if she doesn’t know it?”

“It’s a girl thing.”

“Well I guess I see why he likes her. But she’s too old for me.”

“ Yea I guess.” Just as she finished her sentence they were at the arcade.

Mish and Zac stayed at the arcade for at least six hours. Mish kicked Zac’s butt at almost every game that they played. Except for Perfect Dark, which Mish let him win at, and he never caught on.

Later on that day they were at the water park. Everyone was coming up to her and Zac, asking for their autographs. Mish was so not use to having people coming up to her and noticing her. But she loved it.

They finally decided that they should be going home. All the shops were closed and the arcade finally closed at 1:30.

“Mom is gonna flip when we get home!” Zac was beginning to flip out.

“Don’t worry I told her about this yesterday and I left Walker a note telling him where we’d be. So chill out!” she paused for a second. “Hey Zac, before I go to bed I need to call Dayna. It’s really important that I talk to her now! But it’s really private.”

“ Yea, sure, whatever, I am so exhausted.” Zac went to bed as Mish picked up the phone.

“Hello.” Dayna’s voice was sleepy

“Hey it’s me, pack your clothes your coming down here tonight.”

“ You mean today, It’s 2 o’clock in the fucking morning!”

“Yea I know your plane leaves in two hours you should be here by the time the guys wake up. Just be sitting at the table for breakfast. Walker will let you in. He’ll be the only one up. Don’t wear anything too slutty, you’ll scare mom.”

“ Alright, I’ll be there. You owe me! Fill me in on the details later. Bye! How much do I owe you?”

“Nothing my treat!” Mish hung up the phone and went to bed.

The next morning there was a big commotion in the kitchen when the guys woke. Well, actually they woke up to screaming crying and laughter.

“What’s going on in here?” Ike walked in to the kitchen and sat down at the table, his eyes never really left the floor, so he didn’t see the visitor sitting across from him.

“Oh my god what are you doing here?!? We missed you so much especially Ike!” Zac elbowed Ike in the ribs. Ike looked up from the bowl of cereal in front of him to see a foreign face.

“Holy shit-“Ike screamed.

“Isaac” Walter’s voice was steely

“Sorry dad. What are you doing here? When did you get here? Why are you here? How’d you get here? Who told you I liked you?” Ike’s questions shot at her like a machine gun.

“Well, I am here to help Mish. I got here this morning about 6 o’clock. I thought you guys would be happy to have me visit. I flew here on Spirit Airlines. No one told me you liked me. I didn’t know till just now. It’d be polite of you to put your tongue back in your mouth too.” Mom put a plate of fresh cut fruit on the table.

“Hey Dayna, great to see you again. Good morning Mish.” Taylor finally entered the room.

“Well boys, I am gonna steal Dayna away from this table. We have a lot to talk about.  Dayna come with me, now!” Mish was dragging Dayna from the table and the intent stares of Isaac. Which fortunately she was returning.

“Well, looks like Ike’s got a new girl.” Taylor was laughing from across the table.

“Whatever.” Was Isaac’s reply, even though his face was beet red from embarrassment. He couldn’t believe that he didn’t notice her. She looked even hotter than when he saw her at the concerts.

“Well what do you want!?!? I was just. . .”

“Yea you were just alright! Leave Isaac alone I have a job for you!” Mish’s sinister side was starting to show!

“What do you want me to do?”  Her devilish side was starting to show as well.

“Well I want to be with Taylor, which I am but Zac needs somebody, that’s where you come in. Now you-”

“No I don’t think so. That’s just a little illegal!”

“Not that ya dumb blonde! Just find him someone to be with so Taylor and I can be happy together. I just don’t want him to be left out.”

“Alright. I can do that!”

“Hey Dayna, are you two busy? Do mind if I borrow her for a second Mish?”

“Yea go ahead, we’re done anyways. Dayna, now don’t you keep Ike out too late.” Mish smiled at Dayna, as she nudged her toward Isaac.

“Alright then I will catch you later Mish.” Isaac grabbed Dayna’s arm and guided her towards the back door.  They walked out the back door into the vast acreage they called a backyard.

“I was wondering what time your leaving?” Ike’s words were   faltering.

“The same time Mish is. What is the real reason you brought me out here?” She stopped and forced him to face her.

“Well. . .uh. . .I. . .”

“Isaac, spit it out!”

“Well. . . “

“Isaac!”

Just then Isaac surprised the hell out of her. He grabbed her shoulders, pulled her closer to him and kissed her. But to his surprise she kissed back.

“Dayna, I really like you. I’ve never met anyone like you; I want to spend forever with you. Please tell me you’ll marry me?”

“What the hell are you talking about, I’ve known you for, like, what a week! Are you nuts!” And Dayna stormed off. She got in the black corvette that Mish had rented for her and sped off.

At the same time Isaac stormed into the house, ”MICHELLE!”

“What do you want?”

“What is with Dayna?”

“What do you mean? I heard tires peel out of the driveway, was that her? What did you do? Why are you crying?” Panic was rising in Mish’s throat.

“Well, I purposed to her.”

“YOU WHAT!?!” Taylor, Mish and Zac screamed in unison.

“Yea, I really don’t know why either. It just happened.”

“Isaac, where is she?” Zac was more worried about Dayna being lost than Ike being upset.

“I don’t know she just took off. Well first she yelled at me then she left.”

“Ike tell us just what exactly happened, then we’ll go find her.”

Just as Ike finished telling them what happened, the phone rang. “I got it!” Zac was already by the phone. “Hello?”

The only thing the other three heard were uh-huh’s and ok’s. As Zac listened intently, his face became paler and paler, until he hung up the phone.

“Well . . .?” Was the only response from Isaac, he knew it was Dayna on the phone.

“She’s on a plane. She told me to tell Mish, thanks for everything, the car, the clothes, everything; and she’ll see you in the fall. Taylor, she said thanks for being her friend. Isaac, I’m sorry to say this, she told me to tell you that she never wants to see or speak to you again. I’m sorry bro.”

When Mish got home she went to her house and did her own thing. Dayna had a hard few days so she said screw it and decided to ignore all phone-calls and go to bed. Mish wanted to call them to tell them that they got home ok.

“Hi, it’s Michelle, is Taylor there?”

“Yes hold on one minute” Zac said.

“Hey Mish, did you get home okay?”

“Yeah, Dayna hasn’t been answering her phone, I don’t know what’s up. I thought I would call you and tell you I got home in one piece, thank god. I hate flying.”

“So are you coming back on tour with us after your done with school and all?”

“Well of course I am, Dayna might decide not to, all depending on what happens between now and then, but we haven’t established anything yet. I don’t know if she wants to be there. I love her to death yeah but sometimes she can’t get over things. You understand right?”

“Yeah, but you know she really seems to like it with us. I hope those two stop this stupid fight, I know Ike really over-reacted but they should be able to fix things.”

“Well, there is always that possibility, they get along really good, so it shouldn’t be too long before they are cool again. We never fought before. Yeah, well if she wants to come that’s fine with me.”

“She should, well I was listing to the Britney Spears Cd, unfortunately, and it actually is really good. Thanks for forcing me to listen to it. I like almost all the song on it.”

“Yeah, me too. I love the song Where Are You Now, it’s my favorite.”

“It is a really pretty song. Well, I got to go, but I will call you in a few days okay?”

“Okay, talk to ya later. Bye.”

“I love you.”

“I love you too Tay. Bye hun.”

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