"Baby hit me one more time! My loneliness! Is killing me AND III-"
"SHUT UP! JUST SHUT UP, VANESSA!"
Catty gasped as she realized that everyone was staring at her. Composing herself, she smoothed her skirt out, and sat back down on Serena's fiery, red carpet. She had only just said what everyone else had wanted to say for a month now. Singing at Planet Bang and at practices was one thing, but Vanessa had begun to sing everywhere: at the mall, at the Dentist, in the shower…
"Now Catty. There's no need to be angry. Don't forget. I'm here for you. Would you like a cookie?" Vanessa gave a sugary sweet smile as she handed her a box of Oreos. Catty sighed. Maybe there was such a thing as being too nice…
Serena was paying no attention to them. Instead she was gazing out the window waiting for Stanton. They had all decided to spend the day at Serena's just so she wouldn't have to leave the house. She would hate if they had waited for nothing.
"He's not coming", said Jimena and Collin in monotone.
Serena rolled her eyes and turned around to face them. "How do you two DO that?" she asked, putting a hand to her forehead. "And will you take those damn things off?" She pointed to their T- shirts. Imprinted on them was 'We Hat Stanton!' and a picture of Stanton's head with a big red X through it. It was obvious that Collin had made them from the misspelling of 'hate'. She glared at Tianna who was across the room, sporting the same T-shirt. That girl would do anything for candy.
"Mmmm, Starburst", she smiled, drunkenly as Collin tossed her another pack. Serena shook her head. She thought that Jimena would come to like Stanton after she had lost her memories, but things remained the same as they had always been, and with Collin dating her, it wasn't too difficult for him to take her side.
"You drive me CRAZY! I just can't sleep! I'm so excited! I'm in too deep!"
"ARGH!" Catty screamed and marched out of the room.
"Now Catty", Vanessa chased after her. Everyone took a sigh of relief when she was gone. That was enough Britney Spears for one day.
Serena spotted a Ronald McDonald blimp in the air, and a smile crossed her lips as she thought of Stanton. She missed him so much. Maybe she shouldn't have dismissed him the other day. Besides she was horny and there was nothing better to do. Sighing, she walked back across the room to play Bullshit with the We Hat Stanton Club.
"Oh, Stanton! We have so much to catch up on!" Cassandra moaned in his ear and jumped on him. Stanton's eyes went wide with repulsion and he immediately tried to pry her off of him. Soon everyone's attention was on them. Dirty old men cheered him on and rooted for him, and mothers tried to shield their children's eyes from the orgy that was now Burger King.
Stanton had to do something fast. "Hey", he shouted, to catch her attention. "Why don't you sit over there?" He pointed to the booth across from him.
"Oh", she smiled sensually as she slunk into the other booth. "So you wanna play hard to get". He sighed relieved that she had released him… for the moment. He had to get a restraining order on this chick…
"Do you like the shirt I made for you?"
He glanced down at the shirt, reminding him once again of his embarrassment. She had made him take off the sweater he had over it. If this Stanton guy that he was supposed to be actually liked this shirt, then he deserved someone like her. There on a background of purple and hot pink read: ME STANTON.
"It's ah… okay"
She sighed. "Oh Stanton! That's what I love about you!" And with that she leaped across the table and into his arms. Burger King had had enough. A big, masculine and obviously angry … person stepped out from behind the counter.
"I'm the manager here, and this is simply NOT acceptable!"
Cassandra tossed her hair back, her arms wrapped around Stanton's neck. "Your point being?"
The… manager's eyes widened. "How DARE you!"
Stanton began to panic. "She didn't mean that, sir! I mean ma' am! I mean… manager… person.
"I won't stand for this!" The manager shouted and then clapped her/ his fat hands against their thighs.
Stanton blinked, becoming himself again.
"Stanton?" Cassandra asked, worry flashing across her features. Stanton scowled when he saw her and then shoved her into the booth where they had been sitting.
"WILL YOU JUST LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE, WOMAN?! HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU?! WE'RE THROUGH! T- H- R- E … wait a minute…"
Then without warning the L. A. P. D stormed into the glass doors. He rolled his eyes. Just what he needed. More cops on his tail. He was about to dissolve into shadow when he saw Ronald march in with them. Well, more like hop. He apparently had still not recovered from their last encounter. Bandages covered almost every inch of the clown's body. An evil grin played on Stanton's lips. If Ronald was here he could stay a while.
"There he is, officer! That's the man that almost killed me!"
"You", shouted a lazy officer, munching on a jelly donut. "Put your arms in the air". Stanton just stood there, his attention on Ronald. He could hear Cassandra babbling on in the background.
"Oh, this'll be good!"
"Just shut up."
"Okay."
Ronald started to back away, rethinking his decision. He looked to the police for help, but they were now discussing Officer Sal's playboy magazine and who was going to buy donuts next time.
"No one can save you now. It's just you and me, Ronald"
He glared as Cassandra started to giggle in the background.
"Shut up, woman!"
"Whatever"
He turned back to the now terrified clown.
"Why did you come, Ronald?"
"Ah… eee… ooohh… eee"
"You really are a clown, Ronald"
"Why do you keep saying my name after every sentence?"
Stanton paused. He would have to think about that…
"Stanton!"
Oh no. He glanced in the direction of the voice and heard Cassandra groaning. He swallowed hard as he watched an angry Serena, Jimena, Tianna, Catty, Vanessa, and to his surprise, Collin, walking through the door.
"You stood me up so you could beat up on RONALD?!" she yelled, after grimacing at his new shirt.
Ronald saw this as a chance to annoy him. "He threatened me, ma' am".
Stanton threw a killer glare in his direction and he whimpered away.
"What did we tell you Serena?"
Serena groaned. "Jimena don't start"
Collin rose up a sign reading: Don with Stanton!
"Down with Stanton! Down with Stanton!"
Jimena joined in. "Down with Stanton!"
Tianna just sat there looking bored until Jimena passed her a crunch bar, and she joined in as well. Soon everyone in Burger King was shouting, "Down with Stanton!" except for Serena, Stanton, Vanessa, Catty and Cassandra who just sat there, a look of amusement plastered over her face.
"Now people", started Vanessa. "People! I know just how to solve this!"
"Oh, no", Catty groaned and walked out the door.
"Now Catty", she shook her head and smiled her sugary, sweet smile. "She's such a silly- billy!"
Stanton raised an eyebrow at Vanessa. "Has she been drinking?" He whispered to Serena who was just shaking her head. Then Vanessa began.
"You say that you're in love with me. Like you can't take your pretty eyes away from meh!" Her smile widened as a crowd lifted her up from the ground.
"Sometimes I run! Sometimes I hide! Sometimes I'm sCAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" she screamed, as the crowd tossed her into a nearby dumpster.
"Well", said a wide- eyed Serena. "I guess she deserved that". She turned back to Stanton. "When are you going to stop messing with Ronald?"
"After I'm through with him. Hold on. I'll be done in a second"
"Stanton!"
"Just one little punch-"
"STANTON!"
"Fine", he groaned. He glared at the now smiling clown. You're mine when I get you alone, he spoke to him with his mind. Ronald cowered.
Serena shoved him. "What did you do?!"
"Nothing, and what if I did? What are you gonna do? Punish me?"
"Maybe", she smiled coyly and led him towards the door. Cassandra gagged and stuck a finger down her throat.
"Hold it right there!" He turned back to see the cops had decided to get back to their duty.
"Come on", he whispered into Serena's ear and started to dissolve them into shadows, when something threw him off. He turned around to see Cassandra clapping her hands slowly on the other side of the room. And then with just enough time to lunge at her and shout, "Damn you, woman!" he lost himself once again.
Serena let out a cry as Stanton rammed into the counter.
"Stanton!" She shook him around. "Are you okay?"
Jimena, Collin, and Tianna gave each other high- fives.
"Who… who are you?"
Confusion crossed Serena's face as the cops came over and picked him up.
"What the hell are you doing?!"
"He's been placed under arrest ma' am"
"On what charge?!"
"Abuse against clowns and women", one of the cops pointed at Cassandra who was now laughing her ass off.
"SHUT UP, WOMAN!" Serena barked at her and then turned her attention back to the police. "Where are you taking him?"
"Why that's none of yer business ma' am", said one of the officers through a long john donut. With that they carried Stanton outside and into the police car.
Serena ran to Vanessa's new pink, convertible and jumped inside. Vanessa sat there sobbing about the earlier events, a banana peel stuck in her usually golden, blonde hair. "FOLLOW THE PADDYWAGON!!!"
Vanessa sniffed. "The what, dear?"
Serena took her by the throat. "THE POLICE CAR! FOLLOW THE DAMN POLICE CAR!"
Shocked, Vanessa immediately stepped on the gas…… sending them ramming into the Burger King gate.
"Oopsie", giggled Vanessa.
"ARGH". Serena sent Vanessa flying out of the car and moved over to the driving seat.
"YOU'RE SO MEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAN!" Vanessa lay sobbing on the pavement.
Serena sighed. She hoped Stanton wasn't rubbing off on her. Then, waving at the sobbing Vanessa she backed the car up and flew out of the parking lot.