Horton Hears A Who: Group of Friends
by: Terrell James
Chapter 1: The New Girl
Jojo was riding around the school bus, looking at the window. He shuffled through his Who-Pod, started playing a song and went off in his little world.
La, la, la, la, La, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, La, la, la, la
Six AM
Radio playin'
Stumble out of bed
Runnin' out the door
A brand new day
Never thought I had this feeling
Never thought I'd get this far
But I'm okay
And I fly
I reach out my hands and touch the sky
That's right in front of me
And I try
Just let go, relax, enjoy the ride
And I feel free
When I fly
When I fly
Then, he paused the Who-Pod and noticed a girl, about his age, grey and black fur, hazel eyes, green and light pink guitar T-shirt and grey capris, with her hair, dark green and a ponytail on the side. She said, "Can I sit here?"
Jojo turned to her and said, "Sure."
She sat down next to Jojo, then he turned his Who-Pod back on.
Thinkin' back
When there were days
I could barely make it out the door
So much doubt
Changed my mind
Change my ways
Wasn't gonna do this anymore
I turned around
And I fly
I reach out my hands and touched the sky
It's right in front of me
And I try
Just let go, relax, enjoy the ride
And I feel free
When I fly
The girl noticed his Who-Pod and said, "That's cool. When did you get that Who-Pod?"
Jojo turned to her and said, "I've had this for my 13th birthday. I've put a lot of songs in. Everything from punk-rock, emo rock, alternative rock, pop-rock, rock-pop and stuff."
"I have the same Who-Pod on my 12th birthday. I put in a little dance-pop, punk-rock, teen pop, R&B/pop and emo rock." said the girl.
"That's awesome." said Jojo.
"What have you got playing?" she asked.
"It's 'I fly'."
"Can I take a listen?"
"Sure."
He gave the other side of the earphone to her ear and the song plays again.
Like a butterfly
Who lost his soul
I choose not to hide
Anymore
Fly
Oh oh oh
Fly
And I fly
I close my eyes and kiss the sky
That's right in front of me
And I try
Just let back, relax, enjoy the ride
And I feel free
And I fly
I close my eyes and touch the sky
That's right in front of me
And I try
Just let go, relax, enjoy the ride
And I feel free
When I fly
When I fly
When I fly
When I fly
When I fly
La, la, la, la, La, la, la, la
La la la la la la
La la, la, la, La, la, la, la
"That's awesome. When did you get that?" she asked.
"I got it 3 years ago." said Jojo.
"Cool. You should hear my favorite songs on my Who-Pod."
"Really? Like what?"
She brought out her Who-Pod, pink and green. She put the headphone on Jojo's ear and plays a little song there.
Gonna stay in bed today
Cause I can't stand the light
Don't know why I get so down
I won't be much fun tonight
And I can't believe
You still wanna hang around me
It's not so pretty all the time
You don't mind
To you it's all right
As I am
Is how you take me
Never try to push
or make me different
When I talk you listen to me
As I am
Is how you want me and
I know I've found the piece that's missing
I'm looking at him
"Wow. That's so cool." said Jojo.
"Thanks. So you're name's Jojo McDodd, right?" she asked.
"Yeah. How did you know?" he asked.
"My parents heard about you as the mayor of Whoville."
"Oh, you noticed?"
"Yeah, well, my name's Misty Kirkpatrick. I just moved in from Whereville just yesterday."
"Nice to meet you." said Jojo.
"Hopefully, we'll share the same class."
"This will be awesome."
The song was called "I Fly" from Hayden Pannetiere. Love that girl. Haven't seen her in "Heroes" though. The other song is called "As I Am" from Miley Cyrus. That girl is SO COOL! Anyway, this is an awesome beginning and there's more where that came from!
