Chapter 1: Finding the stone

Jojo and Cyrus are out at the park with little Shamus, who is busy playing in the sandbox. Shamus with his little pail and shovel begins to dig into the sand and make pirate noises which makes the other parents laugh at how cute he is. Little by little the other children begin to go by Shamus and play with him as well. The other parents begin to flood Jojo and Cyrus with compliments on Shamus.

"Oh thank you guys so much but he isn't my son he is actually my nephew, and so is he" Jojo says pointing to Cyrus.

The other parents apologize as the sun begins to get to its highest which is about the same time that Shamus usually gets hungry. So Jojo and Cyrus walk over to pick up Shamus and take him out to eat. But little did they know that Shamus had picked up a rock from the sandbox and stuck it in his little pocket.

Jojo puts Shamus in his car seat as Cyrus gets in the backseat behind Jojo and closes the door. Starting up his car and driving out of the playground and onto the main road Jojo begins to play One of Shamus' favorite songs.

Another day has gone
I'm still all alone
How could this be
You're not here with me
You never said goodbye
Someone tell me why
Did you have to go
And leave my world so cold

Everyday I sit and ask myself
How did love slip away
Something whispers in my ear and says
That you are not alone
I am here with you
Though you're far away
I am here to stay

But you are not alone
I am here with you
Though we're far apart
You're always in my heart
But you are not alone

'Lone, 'lone
Why, 'lone

Just the other night
I thought I heard you cry
Asking me to come
And hold you in my arms
I can hear your prayers
Your burdens I will bear
But first I need your hand
Then forever can begin

Everyday I sit and ask myself
How did love slip away
Something whispers in my ear and says
That you are not alone
I am here with you
Though you're far away
I am here to stay

you are not alone
I am here with you
Though we're far apart
You're always in my heart
you are not alone

Whisper three words and I'll come runnin'
And girl you know that I'll be there
I'll be there

You are not alone
I am here with you
Though you're far away
I am here to stay
you are not alone
I am here with you
Though we're far apart
You're always in my heart

you are not alone
I am here with you
Though you're far away
I am here to stay

you are not alone
I am here with you
Though we're far apart
You're always in my heart

For you are not alone...
Not alone ohh
You are not alone
You are not alone
Say it again
You are not alone
You are not alone
Not alone, Not alone
If you just reach out for me girl
In the morning, in the evening
Not alone, not alone
You and me not alone
Oh together together
Not not being alone
Not not being alone

Cyrus looks over at Shamus who has his little hand out and frowning, Cyrus knowing what he wants takes the little hand in his and begins to hold it. Shamus smiles with his two teeth and looks forward and begins to sway his head from side to side. This makes Both Jojo and Cyrus just smile.

They finally get to Ihop and they get a small booth. People begin to give Jojo them dirty looks and Cyrus can make out some insults that he hears some people mutter under their breath. Cyrus about to lose his cool snaps out of it when a very familiar song is heard on the radio

Don't you ever wish
You were someone else
You were meant to be
The way you are exactly
Don't you ever say
You don't like the way you are
When you learn to love yourself
You're better off by far
And I hope you always
stay the same
'Cause there's nothing 'bout
you I would change
I think that you could be
Whatever you wanted to be
If you could realize
All the dreams you have inside
[ Find more Lyrics on /93q ]
Don't be afraid
If you've got something to say
Just open up your heart
And let it show you the way

Believe in yourself
Reach down inside
The love you found
will set you free
Believe in yourself
You will come alive
Have faith in what you do
You'll make it through..ohhh..yeah...

No there's nothing 'bout you I would change [x2]
Don't change...

Cyrus looks over at Jojo and whispers to him that it sounded like his voice playing the song.

"I know it does because that is me, watch"

"And that was stay the same from our very own Jojo McDodd" The radio host says.

Cyrus smiles and notices that Shamus is playing with something. Jojo asks for Shamus to give it to him to which Shamus again smiles and hands it over before grabbing his spoon and tries to take a bite of his mash potatoes.

"I wonder what this is." Jojo says looking the rock over.

"Well its smooth and its also green and red" Cyrus says

After their lunch they take little Shamus home and put him down for his nap while They go onto the computer and begin to look up what the rock is.

"Do you think it would be under birthstones? Or for the heck of it try local legends"

So Jojo tries and looks under birthstones but nothing comes up, so he decides to look under local legends and they begin to scroll through the different legends until they come across one called "Gaia's Tear". Jojo begins to read it to himself as does Cyrus until they come to the very end of the legend as Jojo reads it out loud.

"It is said that this stone can grant the person any one wish they want no matter how big it is, but the wish does come with a catch. Who ever makes a wish will lose something very precious to them."

"Wow I don't think we should use it until we find more about it Jo" Cyrus says placing a hand on Jojo's shoulder.

A/N that is the end of the chapter, hope you guys are going to like it