Loud Silence
The next day came all to quickly for Savannah."What happened last night,my head feels like Micheal popped it off and played whosketball with it."Savannah said,rubbing her head."trust me love,you don't wanna know."Aj said as she quickly hugged her."by the by, we have something to do today."Savannah started to whine."I... don't...wanna go."She whined."Junior boys will be there."Aj said teasing her sister. Savannah resisted."I-i-i-it's not gonna work,okay!" But Aj kept edging on,"Senior boys will be there."She gave in."Alright I'm going."Aj jumped happily. She grabbed her arm."C'mon I'll help you get ready,mabye you can wear sunglasses,or we can wear our bathing suits."Savannah broke in,"or both."Savannah giggled.
Aj has never felt so close to her sister. Savannah has never felt so girly. They were in front of the mirror of the guest room,and they were being girly. They were wearing their bikinis. Aj's bikini is dark blue with a black rynestone skull,Savannah's bikini was black with a purple rynestone skull. They both had black sunglasses with diamonds on the rim. They were both wearing shorts over their bottoms."well,what do you know,you guys are girls after all."JoJo said walking in."you guys look like snobby rich girls."Aj laughed at the comment and said,"well, I don't know about snobby."Aj giggled. Savannah and Aj ran over to their beds and crossed their legs,put their hands on their legs and looked away like snobs,all at the same time."another girly moment, worse than last night."JoJo said looking at them. Aj started blushing and she gave JoJo an evil look. Savannah emmidiatly looked at Aj."What did I miss last night?"She said oh so curiously."nothing happened so don't ask."Aj snapped. At the most unneeded moment Holly walked in."JoJo,I think the house is haunted."JoJo rolled his eyes."why 'cuase you're here."JoJo laughed."no, becuase I heard noises,...pounding noises. It scared all of us." Savannah's jaw dropped,"Apperently I missed ALOT."she laughed. Aj got an angry look on her face."They...were...DRUMS!!"Aj shouted."we need to go get things ready.C'mon!"She said as she grabbed Savannah's and JoJo's arm and exited the room.
At the block party things were going well, Savannah was the DJ, along with some seniors,to her liking,Aj was soaping the cars,JoJo was rinsing the cars, and Brian was grilling and selling the food.(and I know what you're thinking,Why would Brian be there. Well, why would Savannah be there.) Aj was doing her job all until these senior boys walked up and started flirting with her."Hey,sexy. Why don't you come over here a wash me,I've been a dirty boy."One boy said. Aj just rolled her eyes. But they kept saying dirty things to her. She had finally had enough and said,"look,You're seniors,I'm a freshman. You're extremely tall,I'm extremely short. You're extremely annoying, and I'm extremely pissed off, so I suggest that you back off before you find out what it's like to meet a possible MURDER suspect, 'kay." They quickly backed off,literaly ran away. JoJo and Aj burst out laughing. The principal walked over,"Is everything going alright over here."Aj smiled,"Just perfect,Ms.principal Ma'am."She answered like a soldier."Alright,I'm going to need the money that you collected."She said happily. Aj skipped over and gave her the money,"we've already got 50 bucks,that should atleast pay for the decorations, and we still have the food and drink money. So we'll have enough money in notime."Aj said happily.
Down at the DJ booth Savannah was looking through the CD's with the booth headphones around her neck. She was looking page after page until she found the best CD with the best song for a party like this, She smiled as she put in the CD. She grabbed the microphone and said,"okay,this is for all my hispanic chicas out there."(yes,Aj and Savannah are hispanic).Infatuated by Christina Whoguilera played. Aj cheered as the song started to play. everyone that wasn't working started to dance. Aj started to dance. She slightly swung her hips back and forth. She sung to herself all of the spanish parts. JoJo looked back at her accasionally and one moment he couldn't take it anymore. He turned around and got her with the hose."aahh. Cold,cold."She quickly turned towards JoJo and gave him a glare. JoJo was just laughing up against the car he recently washed. Without JoJo seeing she got him back with the hose. JoJo quickly picked up a bucket of soap and water and dumped it on Aj's head. The bubbles of the soap formed a beard on Aj's face."Hey look! It's santa claus!"He yelled for the world to hear.Aj was pissed and she picked up a bucket of soap and water and dumped it on his head and the bubbles formed Merilin menroe hair on his head."Look,everyone! It's Ms. JoJo Menroe. How do you like them apples,JoJo?"She smiled as she got the soap off of her face.JoJo smiled as he picked up the hose once more,"I don't know, you tell me."He said as he sprayed the hose in her face.Aj looked at him with disgust and leaped towards him...And the battle began.
Down at the DJ booth, Savannah was watching Aj and JoJo fight with a smile on her face. She slightly shook her head and sighed. Before you knew it, Into the night by Carlos Whontana was playing."That should get her to stop fighting for three minutes."Savannah said to herself. It worked. Aj was walking over to the DJ booth ,soaking wet and covered in soap."I haven't heard this song since, like, we lived in the Villa."( Just so ya'll know, A Villa is a spanish like house,but more on the mansion side, now you know.)"I know, ya'll are supposed to be having fun. Not fighting."She sent a glare to JoJo becuase he started it. Aj looked over to him and stuck out her tounge at him."Mabye you should take off your shorts, since they're all soaked."Savannah insisted."not gonna happen, not with all of these perverted seniors around here."Aj declined."you just keep doing your thing."She added. AJ walked back over to the cars. JoJo tossed Aj a towl."Thanks."Aj gave him a suspicious look. She knew something bad was going to happen.
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Down at the lab Ned and Dr.Larue were looking through the telescope to see where they were now. Well, Dr.Larue was looking through the telescope, Ned was panicing.(I know I haven't been talking about the whole blown off Mt.nool thing but it's so hard not to talk about JoJo.)Dr.Larue backed away from the telescope and she looked disappointed,scared, and worried."Where,...Where are w-w-we?"Ned said still panicing."I-i-i-i...I don't know."She said on the verge of crying. She's never been unsure before." Mr.Mayor, I think it's time you told your family about this problem. If you can't make the move to tell your family, then you won't be able to tell Whoville."Dr.Larue made her point and left. Ned stood there,alone, thinking about what he should do. He felt he had to tell. First thing tonight he would tell his family.
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(okay! back to JoJo!)JoJo was looking at the sky,along with Aj."What's going on?"Aj said worried. The sun disappeared and the clouds turned grey and spiralled in the sky. The wind picked up."Oh my god, it's cold." Aj said shivering."That's what you get when you play with water."JoJo laughed at her."no,idiot. The wind."She snapped back at him. JoJo thought for a moment and finally said,"We're both soaked and the wind's picked up,We should probably head home before we get sick or something."He completley knew what was going on, but he didn't want to worry Aj. She just nodded and went to tell Savannah.
JoJo stood there patiently as she waited for Aj to come, and then trouble comes walking up the street. Yup, Ya'll guessed it... The drill sargent,(I couldn't think of a name for this guy so I'm just gonna call him the drill sargent. KK) With all 95 boys, and man, were these streets packed. He walked up behind Aj and grabbed her."HELP!!"She screamed. And help came. JoJo jumped on his back,and Savannah wrapped herself around his legs, cuasing him to fall. But his grip didn't loosen on Aj. Before you knew it she was screaming at the top of her lungs,"RAPE!!" She giggled as she kicked him in the place where the sun don't shine. He fell to his side and Aj got up and ran but she heard a loud scream...HE HAD SAVANNAH! He picked her up and ran. Their brothers stood there,speechless, until Aj said,"What did I tell you. He'll NEVER stop." She fell to her knees and started to cry.
Police started to run after him. They were out of sight before people started talking to Aj." Who was that guy?"One who would say." Wasn't that your sister?"Another would say. It only made Aj cry more. She got up and ran away.
JoJo spent hours looking for her, but he just couldn't seem to find her. He knew all the places she would go, but she wasn't at any of them. When it was around 5 O'clock he was in the south end, looking at all of her friends houses. He got to Justine's house.( You know,the girl who had the party) He knocked on the door and Justine ran to the door."Hi!"She said in her normal excited forign voice."Do you know where Aj is?"JoJo said in a stern voice, not showing any emotion at all."Um, I saw her running just a minute ago, but I don't know where she went."JoJo smiled in relief."Then she's not far then."They said their goodbyes before JoJo ran to Whoville cemetary. And there she was, standing over a grave, crying. She started saying things to herself."How could I let that man kill you." She'd cry. JoJo walked up to her. She quickly turned around and stared at him, JoJo was about to talk but she started the conversation."You remember when I told you that I can't learn to love anything?" JoJo nodded."Well, I had a reason. If you love something it hurts ten times more when you loose it. And I've lost too much to be messing around like this. I just want everything I lost back and I want that damn bastard dead!!"Aj swore. It felt like JoJo's heart was ripped out of him. If she didn't love anything ,including him, then why did he love her.( All JoJo lovers...DON'T KILL ME!!)
Aj started walking away, but answered the question JoJo was about ask,"It was my mother. Now let's go."JoJo walked with her without a word. He didn't know whether to slap her or to kiss her. He definitly didn't want to slap her or else he would get fucked up, and if he kissed her he would be getting slapped. He just kept walking until two policemen ran up with Savannah. Aj's face beamed as she screamed," YOU'RE OKAY!!"As she squeezed her. Savannah laughed as she hugged back,"yeah and our brothers are the ones who saved me."Aj looked shocked,"Really, I guess what I said got to them." Savannah smiled and JoJo broke in,"Or maybe they care about you, I know a few people who do."He said thinking of himself. Aj smiled at him, regretting everything she had said to him,and ran to hug him. He hugged back after a second. Savannah was so proud,"Now these are the moments, GROUP HUG!!"She forced Aj and JoJo into a group hug, but after a minute or two they hugged back. Aj and Savannah were happy once again. But Aj brought up the question,"What happened to you-know-who?"Savannah smiled at her question."He's..."Savannah hesitated. Aj gave her a look,"I can't get you to shut up most of the time, details"Savannah smiled more,"IN JAIL!!"Aj let out a scream of joy,you could hear it across Whoville. Aj and Savannah hugged eachother and jumped in a circle. The younger cop leaned over and said to JoJo,"these two are dorks."JoJo smile and shook his head."Yes,...but they're my dorks." Aj and Savannah started singing something by Christina Whoguilera, JoJo started to luagh.
mami used to warn me
to be with those absent lovers
she said I gave my heart too soon
and that's how I became your mother
I said aye mama you seem to forget
that sweet hearts don't win me over
but I realized
big brown eyes can hypnotize
when he says
I am full blind boniqua
with a tatoo on his arm
he tells me mami I need ya
and my heart beats are so strong
geto ostrilitmo when he whispers
togeto
togetto
i begin to give in with no hesitation
this is my infatuation
JoJo smiled and laughed as they finished. They started to do the salsa as they hummed the rest of the song."wow, ya'll must be really happy."JoJo pointed out, Aj smiled at him"Well, of course. He's not dead but it's close enough." She hugged the policemen too. Then Brian came running up. Savannah started to blush,"Looks like your boyfriend is here."JoJo teased. And two of their brothers walked up, Micheal and Ian."Did you hear the news?"Aj smiled estaticly as she nodded. She ran up and hugged Micheal."THANKYOU,THANKYOU,THANKYOU!!"She screamed. She picked up little Ian and kissed him on the cheek.Micheal smiled and said,"Are you two coming home,yet?"The policemen answered,"No. They can't come home until the guy is prooven guilty and sentenced to death. When that happens they can come home."Aj smiled."well, at least we get to stay with JoJo."She said happily."I still don't think I'm comfortable with you staying with a boy."Micheal said protectivly."He's not a boy though."Aj said with a straight face. JoJo looked at her with an annoyed face."He's a JoJo. And that's nothing like a boy,trust me. And I sure like the kind of JoJo he is so if you've got a problem with that..."Savannah ran and covered her mouth."She knows you're just being protective."Savannah giggled.JoJo stood there blushing until Brian walked up to him,"Do you like Aj?"He said already knowing the answer. JoJo shook his head not wanting to talk, becuase he knew that he would say yes.Brian laughed."I know you do, so why say no?" He teased on."I'm gonna tell her if you don't answer me."JoJo quickly grabbed Aj's and Savannah's hand and ran."We should head back."JoJo said with his face getting redder with every step. Aj looked back at Micheal and he was giving JoJo a stare, let's just say, that if looks could kill,JoJo would be dead. Aj happily yelled,"REMEMBER, HE'S A JOJO, NOT A BOY!!"
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Down at the office, Ned was trying to tell the Chairman but he didn't believe him."Mayor, did you not garrontee us a safe home, and did you say that we would never be harmed again?HMMMM?" Ned sadly dropped his head and nodded.But he gathered his courage and finally said,"But it's true!! All of it. We need to find stability or we're all doomed."Asure of himself."I doubt that we are in any real danger. And you're probably trying to start trouble, like you did at the Whosantaniol. And I don't want you to cuase any trouble period."The mayor hung his head and walked out. Why would the Chairman beleive him if he didn't beleive him the first time. He'd tell his family after work.
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When the kids finally got back to the house it was around 6:30. The girls felt like celebrating and after they told Sally,so did she. So JoJo went upstairs and got his Who-guitar out of the corner of his room and walked down stairs. Savannah was overjoyed when she saw it,"oooooooooh can I play it, I know the perfect song right now."JoJo nodded and handed her the who-guitar. She started to play. Aj realized the song, along with JoJo and they started to sing,and dance.
JoJo:look again from the heavens
it was easy to tell
it was love from above
that could save me from hell
there was fire in her soul
it was easy to see
how the devil himself could be pulled out of me
there were drums in the air as she started to dance
every soul in the room giving time with their hands
Aj and JoJo:and we sing
away away away away
the voices bang like the angels sing
away away away away
and we danced on into the night
danced on into the night
Aj:peice to the puzzle
that falls into place
you could tell how we felt
from the look on our faces
spinning in circles with the moon in our eyes
no room left to move in between you and I
After they sang that part, JoJo and Aj started to dance with eachother.
we forgot where we were
and we lost track of time
and sang to the wind as we danced through the night.
Both:and we sing
away away away away
and the voices bang like th angels sing
and singing
away away away away
and we danced on into the night
danced on into the night
Savannah:(Guitar solo)
JoJo:look again from the heavens
it was easy to tell
it was love from above
that could save me from hell
she had fire in her soul
it was easy to see
how the devil himself
could be pulled out of me
there were drums in the air as she started to dance
every soul in the room
giving time with their hands
Both:and we sing
away away away away
and the voices bang like the angels sing
away away away away
and we danced on into the night
away away away away
and danced on into the night
away away away away
singing away away away
and we danced on into the night
Aj and JoJo laughed when they were finished. Sally smiled sympatheticly and left the room. Savannah had one last who-guitar solo before laughing with them. Aj couldn't stop herself, she let out a slight scream."Life is worth living!!"Aj said as she hugged her sister and JoJo. JoJo blushed,like he did when ever she touched him,and Savannah hugged back. JoJo was happy if she was happy.
Sally walked back in,"what do you guys want for dinner?"She asked. Aj and JoJo,if on que, both shrugged,at the same exact time. But Savannah acctually talked and said,"I don't know and I guess they don't either."And smiled. Sally shrugged and went to ask the other girls. This was definatly a great day.
Ned ran in the house and saw JoJo and Aj in the living room,making beats. Ned quickly ran to JoJo and pulled him out of the room. Ned was about to speak but JoJo acctually talked and started the conversation."Dad, today was awsome. Aj's dad was put in jail and she doesn't have to worry anymore, I don't see how this day could turn bad."That definatly wasn't the attitude you'd want to tell that they were going to die."Oh,wow. That's great."Ned said unhappily. He was happy for them, but now he couldn't tell him. It would just ruin his mood."So what did you want?"JoJo said smiling. Ned just smiled back and said,"nothing for you to worry about, you just go back with your girlfriend."JoJo's eyes widened and he blushed,"DAD!! She's not my girlfriend."Ned shook his head and said,"Sure, she's not" He winked and walked into the kitchen. JoJo shook his head as to say,'what am I going to do with him?' and walked happily back into the living room."What was that about?"Aj asked curiously."I...Don't even know."JoJo looked at her then they both started to laugh.
In the kitchen, Ned was talking to Sally, and he told her everything."Are you serious?"Sally said filled with worry. Ned sadly nodded."Why didn't you tell JoJo, or anyone else for that matter?"She started to get angry with him,"I didn't want to ruin JoJo's mood and noone else will beleive me. Well, except Dr. Larue, but that's only one who."He said upset."You are going to tell them!!"Sally ordered. But she looked in the living room and saw them laughing, having fun."They do look happy,...don't they. And JoJo has a friend. This really would ruin this for him, wouldn't it?"Sally looked upset,but happy for JoJo."Maybe, you should tell him,...tomorrow."Sally smiled at Ned. Ned smiled back.Ned started listening to what they were saying.
"Are you going to the observatory tonight?"Aj asked. JoJo nodded."c-c-can I come?"Aj stuttered. JoJo nodded once more."Why won't you..."JoJo quickly covered her mouth."My dad's listening,that's why."He whispered. Aj nodded. She got up and walked out of the living room, she turned and winked at JoJo. JoJo blushed. Ned saw everything. When Aj was out of sight, Ned walked in and sat next to JoJo."I think I need to talk to you."Ned said sympatheticly. JoJo hopped off of the couch,"She's not my girlfriend."He said as he put his hands in his pocket and started walking out of the room."Maybe not, but I know you like her." JoJo quickly turned,"How did you know!"Ned smiled,"Ha,I didn't until just now."JoJo gave him an evil stare."Why do you do this to me?!"Ned shrugged."It's a father thing."JoJo hopped back on the couch."So,...can you tell?"JoJo asked,not looking at his father."Son,...everyone can tell, even Savannah. I guess Aj never took the time to look at your cheeks."Ned said as he got up and ruffled his son's hair. JoJo blew his hair out of his face before saying,"Well, what do I do?" Ned happily turned around,"I thought you'd never ask."Ned sat back down. This is going to be an interesting father/son talk. Sally was in the kitchen shaking her head.
Aj was upstiars listening to her who-pod,and texting Justine. Savannah was doing the same thing, but she was texting Brian. Savannah got a text from an unknown number,"im watchin u!!"The text said. Savannah started to freak out, Aj started laughing. Aj restricted her number and sent it to Savannah."You know I hate you some times" Aj sent her another text."OMG!!" Savannah looked over to her and she was covering her mouth in a gasp."You're not funny." Savannah sighed."Yes I am, you just don't ave a sense of humor."Aj said as she put her who-pod on a who-home. I can feel you all around me by Wholeaf started to play."You know you love me."Aj said with a smile."Sometimes I question that feeling."Savannah said as Aj hugged her. Sally walked in,"Dinner's ready."The girls happily went down stairs.
There were two more chairs set up. Both girls sat next to JoJo, one on each side, he looked like a pimp."every twelve seconds something is going to happen."JoJo warned."What?"Aj asked."You'll see."He teased. When JoJo was talking to his dad his father said the best thing to do is tease them. He didn't believe it but he might as well try.Aj looked at him suspiciously."okay,but if I die, it's your fault."She laughed,"Me too."Savannah added.JoJo sat there smiling. At least it was working.
Ned set his clock and the chairs started to move."Oh jesus!"Aj said as the chairs moved."Is this what you were talking about?"Aj panicked."Maybe."He said still teasing her."I've told you before,JoJo, don't mess with my head."She said as she grabbed his face. He started to blush. She let go and he looked over to his father. He winked at JoJo. When JoJo didn't like Aj, he was scared of her. Savannah started laughing."What's so funny?"JoJo asked her."Oh, nothing."She giggled under her breath. JoJo's sisters started asking questions."Hey,JoJo. Is Aj your girlfriend?"Holly asked. Everyone stopped what they were doing. Ned stopped his clock and looked over to him. Everyone's eyes were locked on JoJo and Aj. They were both blushing and looking at Holly. They looked at eachother and then screamed,"NO!!"."Then, why do you spend so much time with her?"Holly asked like an angel.JoJo's face was turning red, but with anger, not embarrassment."We're friends, is that a crime,and I've said this before, he's not a boy! He's a JoJo!!Why would I go out with a JoJo."She said with a straight face. JoJo looked at her with a 'C'mon, I'm right here!'face. Savannah had to stop this."Okay, we get it Aj, no need to go that far."JoJo and Aj looked at her,"Noone asked for your openion!!"They snapped.Ned started his clock agian,and the seats moved. JoJo's turn was almost there. Aj was tapping her hips and Savannah was tapping her knees. Then it was JoJo's turn.Ned didn't do anything but making gestures towards Aj and mouthing 'TELL HER' JoJo shook his head and moved the hand on the clock to zero.
That night,JoJo went and got Aj instead of meeting her at the observatory. When they were walking JoJo had an important question for Aj."Tell me,what exactly is a JoJo?"He asked with his hands in his pockets."You!!"She answered happily."You know what I mean."He said in a stern voice."Well, it's a guy..."JoJo interupted,"Hold up I thought you said I wasn't a guy."He said shocked."Hey, I said you weren't a boy. There's a difference between guys and boys. But anyway, a JoJo is a guy who isn't perverted,the kind of guy who doesn't flirt with everything with a pulse. That's what I like about you,you're not a Brian."JoJo laughed at that. When they got up to the contraption JoJo had another question. "What about what you said at dinner?"Aj looked at him in shock then finally said,"I lied."As she hopped in the bucket, JoJo stood there, speechless,"Uh, you coming, I'm not going up by myself again, this thing is a death trap." JoJo hopped in,holding a rock. He opened the umbrella and they were off. He dropped the little rock on the big one and they went upwards. Aj held onto JoJo,scared for her life. When they were at the slingshot, Aj said,"Not again?!"Frightened."You'll be fine."JoJo said as he grabbed her hand. Aj sat behind him,and she said,"Oh yeah, let me be the first person to die."as she looked back."Be quiet,jeez!!"JoJo snapped."Whatever you say."She said as she held on to his stomach.JoJo blushed. He pulled te lever and they were in the air. Aj wasn't screaming but her grip on JoJo didn't loosen. When they were at the steps, Aj slipped at the ledge and almost fell,but JoJo cought her."That wasn't that bad, now was it."JoJo said as he pulled her up."Never again!! EVER!!"She shouted.
