Chapter one...

"ZAC! Come back here! They can see you!" Taylor yelled at his brother over the percing screams of the audents.

"No they cant!" Zac screamed back. He was comfortable were he was, and wasn't about to move so Taylor could take his spot on the steps behind the stage.

"ZACHARY WALKER! Your brothers right, they can see you, now harry up and get over here!" His father trotted down the stairs to his sons side and held out his hand to help him up. Zac ignourd it and stood on his own. As soon as he stood the screams intensified, proving, much to his shame, that they COULD see him. "Ha ha Zacy, Tay Tay was right!" Avery giggled happily, her figgers holding in her ear plugs as she did. How she could hear any of what was said was beyond him, but he just stormed past, trying to find a good place to sit and sulck. "Whats up Zac?" Isaac asked, as he walked into the changing room were Ike was getting ready. "Nothing..."He muttered, letting his small frame fall to the discusting green couch that was dumped in the corner. "Oh, in that case..."Ike laughed, recognising one of Zacs tatrums. "I guess you dont wont to talk about it right?" "Right!" "Okay then..." He chuckeled and walked over to him. "Come on then, we go on soon. Are you coming?" Zac rolled over and pretended to think. "Um, gee....NO!" He said sarcasticaly. Isaac groaned. "Come on Zac, dont be such a baby! What happened?" Zac sat up. "WELL!" He began. "I was sitting on the steps, and taylor said the audents could see me and that I should move!" He looked at Isaac, expecting to see him look shocked, but insteed he just steared. "And...?" "And...I did...after dad MADE me..." Once he had said it, it made alot less sence than he had thought. "Yeah...whatever Zac..." Isaac said standing up and taking one last look in the mirror. "Can we go now?" Zac sat for a second then nodded. "Okay, lets go ROCK THIS PLACE!!" Isaac laughed at the sudden, but not unusual change in Zac, as he ran down the hall way, towards the stage. ********************************************************************************************* Taylor was almost bolled over by Zac as he ran up to him. "Hey bro!" He said happily. "Yeah...hey..."Taylor returned, looking at him suspiciously. "When do we go on?"He asked grinning madly, and looking at the crowd on the television screan that was being progected from all the camras ready to film the concert. "Um...Now actualy..." Came a voise from behind them. Turning they saw Simon waters, their new manager. "Right now?"Taylor asked nervously. He always had before show jitters. "Yip! Weres Isaac?"Taylor and Zac shrugged. "Ill go look for him.."Taylor said, as he walked of in the direction were he would most likly find Isaac. The changing rooms. "Isaac! Come on!"He yelled as he found his brother talking to a girl out side. "Soon Tay, soon..."He said not taking his eyes off her. "NO IKE NOW! Were on NOW!" Isaac turned to glear at him. " OK OK! Shit! Cant have any time on my own these days!" He told the girl who nodded dumbly. "Oh, and the two of you count as being alowne huh Ike?" Taylor said smiling wickedly. "TAYLOR! ILL BE THERE SOON!" He yelled. Taylor shrugged. " Fine, Im not the one thats going to be in troble!" He said turning and walking off. Isaac sighed. "Alright! Im coming!" He said goodbye to the girl who nodded dubly again. The ran after Taylor. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "There are no rules at a Hanson concert!" Taylor yelled into his micraphone at the screaming hords of girls. "Ecsept one, and thats..." Zac could feel laughter boiling up inside him. Man, the amount of times he had heard this! "YOU CANT STAY STILL!!!!" The girls screamed obediantly, like they always did whan he said that. Then on que Zac started pounding on his drums, Ike begane his strumming, and Tay started Mmmbop. "I LOVE YOU ZAC!!!!!" A girl screamed. Taylor turned and looked at Zac, who was grinning at his drum sticks, afraid to look up. ' You'd think he'd be used to it!" Taylor thought with a smile. ******************************************************************************************** The concert finely finished, and the boys walked of stage waving at the disapointed faces. "That was COOOOOOOLLLLL!" Zac screamed, jumping in a circle. "Yeah that was the best! But im glad its over, Im beat!" Taylor put in. "Its not over yet boys" Mr Hanson said wearily. "Youv still got to sign some autographs..." Three heavy moans rose from the boys, as each fell into the nearest chair. "Do we have to DAD?" Zac asked, with his best atempt at puppy dog eyes. "Yeah of cource we do Zac, we cant just tell them to go home!" Isaac said from his seat. "Well, then can they come here? I don't want to move!"Zac tryed again. " Zac, you had that idea the last time you diddnt want to move, which I beleive was last nights dinner! And you wanted it in the living room! Did you get your way then?" Taylor asked, laughing at the pained look on his soft face. "It might have if... okay so it was stupid idea! But it would work better this time!" They all laughed and stood up. "Dont worry Zacy!!! Ill do it for you!" Macenzi said breathlesly as he jumped on the spot for some unknown reason. "Thanks bud, but I think Im ropped into this one..." Zac chuckeled, leaning ford and patting his blond head. They all walked out onto the stage again, were three tables were set out. The hall was completly empty, but they were soon informed that four hundred or so who were first let into the hall that morning were waiting out side, and would be let back in soon. "Heres they come!"Zac wispered to Taylor as the doors were opened, the they all ran up at top speed. Each girl headed to the table of their fav guy, then pushed and shoved trying to remain conciouse in the crouded lines. "Hi!" Taylor said as a girl with glass's and buck teeth steped up. "OH MY GOD!!!! YOU SAID HI!!!!!!!!!" She screamed and ran of, leaving Zac and Isaac to laugh at their brother. "Always seem to have thats effect on girls dont you Tay!" Isaac chuckeled, ignouring the evil look he was reseving. The next girl stood pationtly, waiting for him to notise her presents. "Hi. How are..."Taylor looked up at her and almost passed out. She had sholder length, dark brown hair, with huge, stunning green eyes. "Hi..."She returned, sweetly smiling at him, untill she saw him stearing. "Hi..." He repeted, still looking at her. "Tay? Are you okay?"Zac tapped his sholder. "Huh? Oh yeah..."He cleared his throut. "Sorry...um...who should I make this out for?" He asked the girl. Isaac and Zac exchanged looks. He never asked that before, usualy they just signed their names, it was less personal that way. "Kathren..." She told him softly. This time he diddn't look at her incase he wouldn't be able to turn away again. "Kathren...Thats a cool name..." He scribbled the usual 'TAYLOR' on the Hansons photo, and diddn't even bother to put 'to Kathren' on it. He just needed to put a name to the beutafull face that would surly haunt him. "Thanks Taylor. Ill see you guys later" She said to them all. Confused they nodded and waved goodbye. " Who the hell was that?"Zac asked his dazed brother. "Kathren"He said bluntly. "No shit Tay, but WHO is Kathren? I mean, she said she'd see us LATER!?" Isaac Scrached his head, and watched his brother watch as Kathren twisted through the crowd. "Um, hello?" At the same time the guys snapped back into reality, and realised that the rest of the line was lisening to them, and taping their feet impationatly for them to hurry up and sign their autographs. ******************************************************************************************* Later that night the entier Hanson family was curled up in the living room, watching the television. Taylor wouldn't have known what was on though, his mind was a thousand miles away. "Taylor honey, will you get the door?" His mothers asked. "What?" He haddn't even heard the door bell. "She wants you to answer the door dumb dumb"Zac said from were he hung upside down on a chair in the usualy imposable position. "Oh..." He stood up reluctently and draged him self into the hall and to the frount door. "Hi Tay, sorry if im interupting any thing" Simon stood on the door step in his usual old gray suit that made him look stuffy and alot older than what he realy was. "No thats ok, were not realy doing any thing, come on in..." Taylor stood back. "Thanks ta, but i cant stay long, I have my three little terrors in the car, and they want to be feed so..." At that second Mrs Hanson walked out. "Oh Simon, hello! Come in!" She said, rocking Zoe in her arms. "Thank you Diana, but i was just telling taylor that I have my terrors in the car and they will need to be feed soon" He pointed to the fancy black car parked along the road. "I diddn't know you had kids Simon, how old are they...Actaly, why don't you bring them in? You can all stay for dinner! I wont take no for an answer!" Taylor grinned. She ment it, she WOULDN'T take no for an answer! "That would be great if we wont be deterbing you...?"Zac came trotting out. "HEY SIMON! When'd you get here? Come in and see my lego casle I was telling you about!" Simon smiled down at him. "Soon Zac, Ill just go get me terrors..." He walked down the drivway towrards the car. "Hey, Simons here!" Isaac said as he came out, followed by the rest of the Hansons. "Nah no brain, haddn't notised!"Taylor laughed, as he watched simon tap on the window of his car, and then saw the door open. "Who's he talking to?"Isaac asked. "His 'little terrors' or so he keeps calling them!"Mrs Hanson said. To all their seprise, no 'Little terrors' came bounding out of the car, insteed they saw three girls clime out. "Those are his idea of terrors?" Isaac laughed, as he studied the shadowed figgers walking towards his front door. "Girls, this is the Hanson Family, Hanson Family, these are my girls!" Simon said proudly, pointing to creatures standing at his side. "Taylor isent that Kathren?" Zac asked, pointing to the middle girl. Taylor looked up from the spot on the ground he had been studieing, and realised zac was right. She looked at him and smiled. "You guys have meet before?" Simon asked. "Yeah, ah, this after noon, I got Taylor autograph" Kathren admitted. The eldest girl with long sun kissed hair smiled. "So thats were you ran off too!" Simon clicked his tong but chuckeled. "I told them to stay put you of all people should know they never lisen at this age do they Walker!" Mtr Hanson nodded and put his arm around his wife. " Not so far Simon!"The adults laughed at the lame joke, while Taylor and Kathren looked at each other. "Well, I sapose I should introduse you girls!" Simon said finely. "This is my eldest, lara, she'l be 17 in two months, boy the years fly by. And this is my baby, Sarah, she's 12, and this one here you boys have meet, this is Kathren, she's 15." Kathren blushed when all eyes settled on her. "Well girls, why don't you come on in, dinner will be in about an hour, but the boys will keep you entertained. Boys why don't you show them the basment!" Mrs Hanson said happily organising them into the family. "Okay! Hey Sarah, do you like lego?" Zac asked the pretty brunett as they were escorted down the stairs. "Oh yeah! I have a tone of the stuff!" She sang. Zac turned around half way down the stairs. "Are you kidding? You realy like it?" She smiled. "Of course! Who dont?" Zac grinned at his brothers as if to say. "I cant beleive it!" "Cool! I diddn't think any girls liked lego!" Jessy pouted. "Well, I do!" From behind her Kathren lightly pulled one of her curls. "He was kidding Jess"She said grinning. Kathren heard Taylor chuckling behind her. "She's so much like Zac its funny" Taylor said to Isaac, as they walked into the basment. ********************************************************************************************** For the hour they made small talk. But Taylor said nothing, he just sat watching Kathren with wonder. The way she talked, the way she laughed, even the way the tucked a stray strand of her silky hair behind her ear. It all seemed like a dream, she couldn't be real. Every now and then she would look over at him and smile. He wondered if she new he was stearing at her, if she was she was just letting him do it, she diddn't give him a strange look, or scream like some girls had a tendentsy to do. She just let him stear in peace. "Whats up Tay?" Zac asked after a while. "Your usualy the one who interupts every five seconds!" Taylor looked at his brother. "Nothings wrong, Im just tierd" He lyed. Zac shrugged, and contiued talking about what ever he was talking about. Taylor returned his attention back to Kathren, and realised she was looking at him this time. When she saw his eyes were back on her, she smiled at him, as though there was a secret they were shearing. Then looked away. "Kids! DINNER!!!!!" Mrs Hanson yelled down to them. "COMING!!!!!!" Zac screamed up to her. Together all six ran to the table and sat down. ********************************************************************************************** Kathren watched as the dinner table buzzed with conversation. Everyone was so happy and relaxed. She never wanted it to end. Opposite her Taylor was picking quietly at his food.She examened him and desided he was in a totle nother world. After all, his mother had been calling his for the last five minutes. "So, Kathren"Mrs hanson said after she gave up on Taylor. "Do you go to school?" She had shocked Kathren, who thought she was blending in with the furniture nicely, and hopfully wouldn't attract any attention. Sadly she had been wrong. "Oh. um, no, not at the moment, we just moved in with dad so..." Simon interupted her. " Their mother passed a few months ago, and so they have come to live with me..." Taylor looked up and over at Kathren. She sat with sparkeling eyes, as though she wanted to cry, but wouldn't let her self, Sarah and Lara just contiued eating, as though they haddn't heard their father, or notised their sister. "Oh dear. Im so sorry" Mrs Hanson said, looking at the girls. "Simon, why dont you bring them to me for home schooling with me? I imagen they will come with you on tour?" Simon nodded. "Yes, they will, but im not sure Diana, will it be to much for you?" Mrs Hanson laughed. "Heavens no Simon! I already have five to teach, three more wont be a problem!" So it was desided. They were going to be home schooled together. Taylors heart was racing at the thought. He wanted to be close to Kathren, he diddn't know why, he just had to be, and this was the perfect way. They said their goodbyes, and Simons 'terrors' disapeared into the car, and drove off. ********************************************************************************************* "Taylor...?"Zacs voice came from beside him. "Yeah?" He suffeled onto his side. "What did you think of Simons girls? They were cool huh..?"Taylor suffeled a laugh. Cool wasn't the word for Kathren. "Yeah I guess. so?" Zac was quiet for a while. "You like Kathren alot. You can tell" Taylor sat up in bed, almost hitting his head on Ikes bunk. "Zac your nuts, man, I dont like her!" Zac sat up as well. "Sure Tay whatever. Anyway, Kathren likes you..." "She does...? Who told you that?" Zac sighed. "Oh, no one..." Anoying little brother skills were kicking in. "Zac tell me or Ill kill you!" Taylor warned. "Ok fine, Sarah told me, she said Kathren was looking at you, and that she thinks your the best..." "As if Zac, she did not say that!" " Ok, she diddn't say she thought you were the best, but she was looking at you, and I think sarah would know what her sister thinks! I know you like her. Try denieing that!" With that Zac rolled over and ignoured Taylors futiel denieing attemts. Taylor closed his eyes and saw her in his head. She was like an angel, standing on beach with the water twirling around her ankles. But when he opened his eyes, insteed of kathren, and the steady beat of the waves crashing on the beach, he saw the bunk above his head, and the steady beat of Ike and Zac and Ikes snorring. His only comfort was that he would see her tomorrow.

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