PHM Challenge #7 Weather- 1. Rain
Sorry it's taken me so long, but here it is! it's a bit random, like the Lucas boys, and I kinda went a little crazy with it.
Oh and for the purposes of this- Double Date never happened.
Disclaimer: I would trade all that I actually do own- to own JONAS, but Disney didn't take the bait.
Rain and Alternate Realities
By From the End of Heaven
"Can you hear it?"
Nick turned to Kevin "Hear what?"
"The music" Kevin answered with a look of wonder.
"I can't hear anything" Joe said after some silence. "Just the rain"
"The music is in the rain!"
Nick and Joe furrowed their eyebrows at their brother, and watched him as he started to sing Everybody's Changing under his breath. Nick willed his ears to find the music in the rain hitting the top of the car.
"I can hear it." Joe announced- Nick let out half a smile as he caught the beat. Kevin would be the one to hear a tune in the pitter patter of rain.
Joe turned the car into their typical spot in the school parking lot. Nick stepped out into a fairly deep puddle- soaking his converse and ultimately his foot.
"Jank!"
Kevin looked at him apologetically, whereas Joe scoffed when he saw the source of Nick frustration.
"I told you not to wear chucks in the rain."
Nick thought back "When?"
"This morning."
"No- no you didn't"
"I didn't?"
"No."
"Oh well I meant to."
Nick shook his head- silently berating the rain puddle and Joe. Now he was at higher risk to get a cold- and though there were no upcoming concerts or scheduled JONAS appearances, it still irked him.
"No worries Nick, I'm sure Stella has something." Kevin said as he opened a large umbrella.
"Extra socks and shoes? " Nick asked disbelieving moving under the umbrella with Joe.
"Hopefully- if not there is that hand drier in the bathroom." Kevin added as he walked towards the school
Nick could visualize it now.
"You know in a different world- you didn't step in the puddle. It probably didn't even rain!"
"What?"
"I was reading this really cool book about how there are different worlds based on the different choices people could have made on earth- the worlds just pop up! And that world is totally different from our world!"
Nick's brow gathered in confusion. "Do you mean alternate realities?"
Kevin's face lit up "Yeah! That's it! I knew there was some fancy word for it."
"So you're saying that in a different whatever- Nick didn't soak his right foot?" Joe asked.
"Yes!" Kevin responded excitedly "In fact- in an alternative world he might not even have feet! Or he might be at a different school. He might not even be Nick."
"Really?" Joe poked the real Nick's head as if to test that he existed. "Nick might actually be chill and smile in a what-cha-mi-call-it."
"You know Joe- in an alternate reality" Nick swatted away Joe's prodding finger "your counterpart might not be a wimp."
"Hello- my middle name is Danger!" Joe argued as he closed the umbrella.
"Well then Danger- man up and ask Stella out!" Kevin laughed in agreement and opened the door to the school entrance- the hallway was sparse as their Mom made them leave early so Joe would drive carefully in the rain.
Joe pouted and retaliated. "In another whatever you might actually be able to keep yourself from obsessing over a girl."
Nick was about to reply when Kevin jumped in (literally) saying "In an alternate real life, Joe might not even be into Stella. In fact- we might not even be JONAS! We might just be three regular brothers."
"We could never be regular- we are naturally awesome." Joe assured.
"Or Joe could be a girl." Nick smirked.
"Hey! Why would I be the girl? You would be the girl!" Joe declared as he poked Nick's chest.
"You're the one that's into fashion- like Stella." Nick taunted.
"Yeah well you are all super intense and 'sensitive'" Joe mocked with air quotes.
"Nick could be going out with Macy." Kevin rambled on.
"You could be going out with Stella" Nick countered.
"What?" Joe exclaimed as they reached their lockers
"We might not even know Macy and Stella! Macy might be obsessed with some other band like the Green California Mickey Ninjas!" Kevin looked worried
"What?" Joe and Nick interjected in stereo.
"Who are the Green Mickey Ninjas?" Nick asked.
"An alternate universe band." Kevin answered.
"So they don't exist"
"Not here they don't! but in a different world they do and Macy's got them plastered all over her walls."
"Macy's got who all over her walls?" came a female voice.
They turned to see Stella in a raincoat, umbrella still in hand.
"Stella!" Kevin shouted- he ran to her engulfing her in a hug- followed shortly by Joe, creating a lopsided Stella sandwich.
"You know us!" Kevin cried into her hair.
"You're not going out with Kevin!" Joe added.
Nick smiled at Stella's facial expression.
"Is that supposed to make sense?" she asked.
"We were talking about alterminal worlds- and in one of them you and Kevin were together." Joe explained.
"And in another, you didn't know us!" Kevin described.
Stella considered their answers and again asked "Is that supposed to make sense?"
"They mean alternate realities- its advanced quantum physics; Kevin was reading a fantasy about it." Nick clarified- Stella still looked confused as Kevin and Joe pulled away from her.
"There are different realities created based the various choices people could've made. We were just talking about the possibilities of those differing realities."
Stella shook her head in acceptance. "What brought that on?"
Nick raised his right foot.
"A rain puddle."
I can totally see Kevin reading a fantasy- in this I was thinking specifically of the 13th Reality series by James Dashner, because I would totally send that to Kevin Lucas. The song Kevin hears in the rain is Everybody's Changing by Keane. Both are pretty awesome.
What other things do you think would be different in an alternate reality?
You should also check out angellwings story "What if" it's a great AU/AR story, if you love Macy you should def. read it.
