Chapter 4: Spot Would Die To Hear That
~"A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same." –Elbert Hubbard~
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"Here it is—the lodging house," Blink said, guiding the girls inside, "now how'd you'se know me name and how'd you'se know I live at da' lodging house?"
"Do you mind if we stay here for a while—just until we sort some stuff out," Cate asked.
"I'se guess so," Blink said, "lemme ask Jack. Hold on." With that he bounded up the stairs, leaving the girls standing in the lobby.
"Oh. My. Gosh." Cate said.
"What now?" Brianna asked.
"We're gonna' get to meet Jack Kelly—THE JACK KELLY!" Cate said, excitedly.
"Woohoo," Hallie said, twirling a finger in the air.
"Shut up," Cate said.
"No you shut up."
"Here we go again," Melissa groaned.
"Jack said you'se can stay," Blink said, bounding back down the stairs to the girls.
"Thank you so much," Cate said.
"It's no problem," Blink said, "By-the-way, you'se know me name, but I don't know you'se."
"I'm Cate," the girl with brown hair said.
"Hallie," said the girl with black hair. She was holding a small dog that began to yap when she spoke, but quieted quickly when Cate gave it a nasty look.
"My name's Brianna," the blonde girl with bangs said.
"I'm Melissa," the shortest girl said.
"Lemme show you'se your room, and then you'se can get to tellin' me how you knew me name," Blink said, leading the girls up the stairs.
"Dis'll be you'se room," Blink said, guiding the girls into a small room filled with three bunk beds on either side of the room, "da boys' room is jus' across da hall, and dere's a bathroom you'se can use next ta it. Don't worry 'bout us, boys, dough, we got our own bathroom."
"Thanks," Melissa said.
"Hey Blink," a tall boy with a cowboy hat and red bandana said, entering the girls' room.
"Hey Jack," Blink replied, "Dese are the girls I was askin' 'bout. Dis is Cate, Hallie, Brianna, and Melissa," he said, pointing to each girl as he said their names.
"Those are awful unusual names for dese parts," Jack said, "but it don't mattah. The name's—"
"Kelley, Jack Kelley," Cate cut in.
"Hey, how'd she know dat?" Jack asked Blink, suspiciously.
"I don't know, Jack. Dey knew my name, too," Blink replied, "and dey were jus' about to tell me how," Blink said, turning to the girls.
"Yeah, about that," Cate said, "you probably won't believe us."
"Try us," Jack responded.
"Well, you see, we're not exactly from around here," Cate began.
"We guessed 'dat," Jack said, "So where exactly are you'se from?"
"Los Angeles, California, but we're all from Dallas, Texas originally," Cate replied, "Oh yeah, and where we're from…it's the year 2004."
"You'se lyin'," Blink said, shocked.
"No, she's not," Melissa said, "We really are from the year 2004."
"Prove it," Jack said.
"Hey! My iPod still works," Brianna said. She had been ignoring the conversation at hand.
"Are you serious?" Cate asked, walking over to her friend.
"Uh-huh," Brianna said, dancing in a circle around Hallie.
"I wonder if mine works," Cate said, pulling hers out of her bag, "Yay! It does work!" She said, excitedly.
"What's an i…i…"
"iPod?"
"Yeah. What's an iPod?" Jack asked.
"It's a little thing that you can listen to music on," Cate said, handing her iPod to Jack, "See, you put these headphones on," she stuck a headphone in his ear, "and you pick a song," she picked the song "Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer, "and then you can listen to it wherever you are." Jack jumped when the music reached his ear.
"What is this?" he asked.
"It's music," Cate said.
"I know music, and dat ain't music," Jack said, matter-of-factly.
"Lemme listen," Blink said. Cate handed him the headphones and he listened for a few seconds.
"Jack's right," he said, "dat ain't music."
"In 2004, that is considered music," Cate said.
"How'd you get da music in dere," Jack asked.
"It's kind of complicated. We have a lot of technology in 2004, that you don't have today."
"I guess dey really are from da future, Jack," Blink said, turning to his friend.
"I guess so," Jack said, "But how'd you'se get here," he asked Cate.
"Why don't you ask Brianna?" She answered, turning to Brianna.
"What?" Bri asked, still dancing.
"Why don't you tell the boys how we got here? Since it's all your fault," Cate said.
"It is not my fault!" Brianna said, but then she proceeded to tell the boys how the girls' flight had been detoured to Kansas City and then she had found a book that had sent them here. She had had to stop a few times to explain certain technologies to them (i.e. plains and airports and such).
"You left out the part about how Cate was watching the movie about them on the flight and she wouldn't stop singing the annoying songs," Hallie said when Brianna had finished the story.
"Oh yeah," Brianna said, "There's a movie about you guys. That's how we knew your names."
"A what?" Blink asked.
"A movie, a motion picture, a flicker, a cinematic event," Cate answered.
"Dere's a flicka' 'bout us?" Jack asked, his jaw dropping.
"Yep," Cate answered, "It's about the strike, and it's got all of the Manhattan Newsboys in it."
"And Spot Conlon," Melissa added, smirking at Cate.
"Yeah, and Spot Conlon," Cate said, nudging Melissa in the arm.
"Holy cow," Blink said, shocked, "Spot would die to hear 'dat."
A/N: My devoted fans *coughcough*, I would like to apologize to you all for making this story into a Mary Sue *sobs into hands*. I just can't help it. My friends are just so perfect…*coughcough*…no, seriously…I'm sorry. *sobs uncontrollably*
Melissa: Spot, what did you do this time?
Spot: *throws hands into air in defense* I didn't do anything…I swear!
Brianna: Uh-huh… *continues to dance around with her iPod*
Hallie: *singing* I am a goat… *dances to the loveliness that is Adam Greene*
Ooooooookay…that was random….please review!