Chapter 4: Bounce House
It's Hedy's second birthday as many people are coming from all over to celebrate it, as the mayor has a surprise for his youngest daughter, leading her to the back of the house she smiles as she sees a giant jump house, Mana and Jojo are already sitting inside as Hedy comes up and asks her two older brothers.
"Big brothers jump with Hedy too?" Hedy asks as she crawls her way into the jump house before bouncing a little as Jojo stands up and begins jumping with Hedy, Mana still just sitting in his corner laughing at the two.
"Come on Mana you don't want to make your sister sad do you?" Jojo's hair bouncing on the top of his head, Mana just laughs but still doesn't move from his spot.
"I just don't feel like jumping at all today, that's all" Mana says stretching out his arms as he lets out a yawn, "Besides its still too early"
Jojo then grabs Hedy as they begin to wrestle around Jojo smiling as he begins to tickle Hedy. "I'm the tickle monster and I came to tickle you little birthday girl" Jojo says laughing as Hedy begins to crawl away laughing as she gets up and begins to run around the jump house before running straight towards Jojo, Hedy laughing and having fun as she runs at Jojo and jumps at him making them roll backwards Jojo now sitting on his little sister begins to tickle her more. "Now I got you little birthday girl and there is no escaping the tickle monster" Jojo says growling a little tickling his little sister more. Several minutes later Jojo gets off of Hedy and whispers something in her ear.
Hedy nods as she makes her way towards Mana, before looking at him she clasps her hands together.
"Please big brother, will you play with us" Mana just sighs before nodding his head, Hedy walks over to Mana and kisses him on the cheek. "Thank you big brother" Hedy says clapping her hands as Jojo walks up and just to make Mana mad kisses him on the cheek to, "Yeah big brother" Jojo says before running, Mana wipes his cheek before glaring at Jojo and Hedy "Oh you guys are so toast" Mana begins chasing them before yelling, "I will eat you all up for kissing me" as they all just have fun in the jump house.
Two hours later people begin to arrive as kid after kid make their way into the jump house as Jojo and Mana sit off to the side. But then they hear familiar voices coming from behind them.
"Aren't you guys a little old for being in jump houses?"
"Well at least Jojo makes the height requirement" Cody says laughing
"Yeah Jojo does look like a little kid doesn't he?" Mike says poking Jojo's back
"I think it's adorable" Liz said making her way in
"We are watching the kids, just in case any of them get hurt and by the way, I am 4'8 now so shut up" Jojo says looking at Mike, Marcus, and Cody.
"Yeah we know Jo, we just wanted to give you a hard time, as all three of them make their way into the jump house watching a different section just to make sure none of the kids get hurt. The parents are outside talking amongst each other, until finally one person brings up Jojo them.
"Sally, your two boys are such wonderful teenagers, I mean they have such good hearts"
"Yeah Sally, They are so helpful to like when they saved the orphanage and then brought presents and food as well as spent Christmas morning with the kids at the orphanage, That really made their year"
"And when they did that concert and cleaned up after the storm"
"Thank you all for what you have to say about my two sons and their friends. I really am blessed to have such wonderful kids, its teenagers like them that make me proud to be a mom"
"That is so true Sally, but I know Jojo is your real son but how did Mana become your son?"
"Me and Ned adopted him while he was at camp with Jojo"
"But are you sure it was a good idea? I mean you really don't know him?"
"Well he is a really good friend of Jojo's and that's all that I need as inspiration, if it makes any of my kids happy I will do whatever it takes? Sally getting somewhat turned off by what this mother is saying about Mana, decides to make up an excuse so that she could leave.
"Oh I am so sorry but I have to go check on the food to see if it is ready"
Sally then says her good byes to the parents around her before turning around and walking away muttering something under her breath and narrowing her eyes. Back at the jump house everyone seems to be having a great time, that is until a few of the kids who jumping began to get rough and push the younger ones down and telling them to get out. Jojo feeling like that's not right then goes and talks to the little kids.
"Hey you can't be playing so rough with these little ones, would you please stop or I will have to tell your mother"
The little whos run out crying, as Jojo just shrugs his shoulders before taking his seat back in the corner and watches the little children have fun. Fifteen minutes later the little whos return from across the street. As one of the little whos points to Jojo.
"That's him, that's the one that yelled at me and told me to stop jumping"
The older who looks at Jojo as Jojo just looks at him sighing before saying.
"Look I didn't say he couldn't jump I just asked him to stop playing rough with the little ones that's it"
"How about we play rough with you" says the who as three of his friends stand behind him. Mana just rolls his eyes as he whistles, leaving the jump house along with Cody, Marcus, Mike, and Liz. Mana then begins to walk away as he motions for the older whos to follow. When they are no longer in sight Mana begins to talk.
"Look this is my younger sister's 2nd birthday, and I will not let you ruin it by making a scene so if you do not want to be reasonable and just take what my brother had to say you may leave, either willingly or I will have to do it by force"
"Hey sorry for this, my younger brother didn't tell me that it was a birthday let alone he was playing rough, He just told me some older who yelled at him, and you know how us older siblings get, We didn't mean anything"
"Hey its cool, but since you guys are here just stay for the party, but don't make a scene please"
"No worry we won't…and thanks"
Finally its lunch time as everyone makes their plate and begins to eat, the bounce house is empty as Jojo and the rest of the group make their way into the bounce house so they can eat.
"I hope Hedy is having a great birthday Jo"
"What are you talking about, she has two wicked brothers so I am pretty sure she is happy"
Cody says as they all share a laugh and begin to eat their food, the sun begins to set as everyone says their goodbyes and make their drive or walk home. Mana along with their friends and Hedy all lay down on the grass in front of the house and stare at the stars. A perfect end to a perfect day.
Disclaimer: End of chapter 4. Hope you guys like my stories, but what can I say, I love what I do. Also it helps me a lot with stress. But yea I hope you guys like it.