"Next stop...the toy store!!!" Nick exclaimed. The caravan of little white vans stopped in the parking lot of a huge toy store and we all ran into it. Yeah, as if we could've made it in, incognito, running like maniacs in a large group of probably twenty five people. Our vans had to spread apart, so that people didn't notice anything abnormal. Everyone had gone through mine and AJ's hats, looking for some sort of disguise that wouldn't look too obvious. Danielle, Emily, and I headed for the magazine stand as everyone else took off for the toys. Before long, I spied out of the corner of my eye Brian and Nick playing basketball. Danielle grabbed a magazine and flipped through it.
"Hey look it's the boys. They look so cute in these pictures!" she exclaimed.
"I know! Look at Mr. Sexy!!! Ow!" I joked. Emily held up a picture of AJ wearing some weird outfit and hat and raised her eyebrows.
"What was he thinking?" she cried. Dani and I busted up.
"With AJ, sometimes I think he doesn't even think!" I teased. We flipped through a few pages and found an article called 'Backstreet Duets.'
"Hey listen to this guys," Danielle announced, before reading the article to us. "Over their winter vacation, don't believe that the oh-so-sexy Backstreet Boys were lounging around, enjoying piece and quiet. Oh no. Life as a Backstreet Boy still remained hectic, as each boy encountered his own adventure.
"Let us begin with the youngest. Nick Carter had recently bought his family a home in the LA hills. After a brief break down in Florida, he was off to the west coast to move into the luxurious house atop the rolling hills. The oldest Carter and youngest Backstreet Boy even flew in his girlfriend, model Amy Matthews, from Europe to spend the holidays with his family.
"AJ McLean was busy moving as well. He, Brian, and Kevin all welcomed new-comers into their houses, as they got comfy with their girlfriends taking over their houses. McLean's on-again-off-again girlfriend, Emily Grant, is now officially on again. According to sources, Grant had become McLean's house-sitter over the past tour. Life now will be much easier for the young actress, as she takes camp in the wildly decorated house of her famous boyfriend.
"Brian Littrell not only moved his girlfriend, Backstreet publicist Amanda Gage, into his house, but he gained a companion for life, proposing to Gage on Christmas Eve. The two are to be married around October in Lexington, Kentucky. Watch out ladies, before you know it, your favorite Backstreet Boy will be a married man.
"Kevin Richardson's new roomie is working on a duet with the Backstreet Boy, which is being considered for the next album, as he and girlfriend Danielle Harding continue to collaborate and write songs together. Harding and Richardson plan to work on songs for the third Backstreet Boys album, and perhaps jumpstart a singing career for Harding herself, just as Littrell is doing for Gage, a possible next Jessica Simpson.
"Meanwhile, Howie Dorough has finally moved out of his parents' house and into
his girlfriend, Backstreet dancer Stephanie Jones' Sweet D Incorporated condominium. Dorough and Jones have remained animal busy, walking their massive Great Dane and small Chihuahua every morning. Dorough also flew to LA with his older sister, Pollyanna Dorough, to work on recording songs for her upcoming album.
"With a Christmas break already over with, the Backstreet Boys now must prepare for the following half of their United States tour. They will hit mostly the eastern half of the states, touching some of Canada and then ending in Indiana. Grab hold of those tickets and prepare for a concert experience of your life!"
"And there are pictures of us in here," Dani continued, as Emily and I closed in to look over her shoulders.
"Aw Dani don't you guys look so cute!" Emily cried out. We all giggled as we checked out the pictures of us. Just then, I looked up and saw Howie walking toward me with a Wizard of Oz quiz game. I gasped.
"You have got to be kidding me!" I exclaimed. I laughed and checked out the game as the two of us walked toward where everyone else was. Nick and Amy were playing the video games and Amanda and Brian were playing basketball.
"You know, Bri, this is no fair. You are so much closer to the hoop," Amanda pretended to pout. Just then, Brian grabbed her instead of just the basketball and was about to set her in the hoop, but was stopped by Richmond, who reminded him that the thing would break. Brian put Amanda down and then began to tickle her. Just then, Reggie rode by on a little kid bike.
"Reggie!!!" I screeched. "You're gunna get in huge trouble!!!" He giggled as he kept right on past me. I noticed that Sleepy was playing a Sega Dreamcast with Aaron on the opposite side of the nintendo section than Nick and Amy. Kris, Teresa, Niki, Melanie, Courteney, her back up singers, and her dancers were all in the little girl section, gawking at the barbie dolls and other girl toys that they didn't have when they were little. Tone and Fly came up with at least five bouncy balls and were bouncing them everywhere. I put the trivia game I was holding down and went to go find the remote controlled stuff section. I found a car out on display and grabbed the remote to play with it a bit. I made the car chase Howie around, until he eventually ran into Kevin.
We had turn Toys R Us into a mess! Just as I had expected, the manager walked up, not very happy to see us.
"You guys are making a mess and I'm going to have to ask you all to leave," the manager told us. Kevin and Howie apologized to her, feeling horrible for what they had done. I checked out her name tag so that I would know her name.
"Rissa I'm incredibly sorry what has happened," I took the chance to apologize. "Lunatics like these guys don't know when to quit." She tried not to crack a smile and walked away. Now everyone felt bad.
"Aw man can't you accept our apology?" Nick whined. Rissa instantly recognized the voice and turned around, a tad red-faced.
"Uh...I know you..." she said quietly.
"Aw man don't tell anyone please?" Nick whispered. She smiled and nodded her head.
"Just come into the back room with me, please," Rissa instructed. We gave her a stunned look. "All of you." Everyone followed the manager of Toys R Us through some double doors, down a hall, and into a huge room. "We have a whole bunch of video games that have been used for display but are now old and worn. Take what you want." Nick and Sleepy's jaws dropped.
"You gotta be kidding," Brian said. She shook her head. "Aw man we are in trouble now," he mumbled. Rissa smiled as the nintendo fanatics dug through the pile of video games, checking out anything they wanted. They grabbed a few, not to be greedy, and thanked the manager.
"Just one thing in exchange. Could I get your autographs?" she asked. The boys all stepped forward and signed a piece of paper with a pen they had been given by Rissa. She thanked them, then allowed us to leave.
"Thanks for letting wreck havoc in your store!" Sleepy called as everyone filed out of the room. Rissa laughed.
"Who said I let you?!" Everyone cracked up.
"And yet another adventure of Frick and Frack creating chaos for the innocent beings around them," Howie called, in an announcer's voice. Courteney whacked him with a sweater she had, causing more laughter to fill the halls.
"We allow ourselves to have too much fun, you know that?!" Danielle declared.
"Amen!" a bunch of us hollered back.