Musical Undertones
ATaintedStarsNightmare
Disclaimer: Only the plot.
"Bad Reputation"
Never give a damn about my reputation
You're livin in the past there's a new generation
And a girl can do what she wants to do and that's what im gonna do
And I don't give a damn about my bad reputation
Ooowhoa-no, not me
Never give a damn about my reputation
I never said I wanted to improve my station
And I'm always feelin good when I'm havin fun
And I don't have to please no one
And I don't give a damn about my bad reputation
Ooowhoa-no, not me
Ooowhoa-no, not me
Ooowhoa-no, not me
Never give a damn about my reputation
I've never been afraid of any deviation
And I don't really care,
If I'm strange,
I ain't gonna change
And I'm never gonna care about my bad reputation
Ooowhoa-no, not me
Ooowhoa-no, not me
Ooowhoa-no, not me
Break it down
I never give a damn about my reputation
The world's in trouble
There's no communication
And everyone can say what they wanna say,
It never gets better anyway
So why could I care about a bad reputation
Anyway?
Ooowhoa-no, not me
Ooowhoa-no, not me
Ooowhoa-no, not me
Ooowhoa-no, not me
Ooowhoa-no, not me!
-Joan Jett
Nieta – "Granddaughter"
Nieto – "Grandson"
Abuela – "Grandmother"
"This is all a form of science, it has to get better!" Emma hoped for the best.
Laughter was heard throughout the aisles as Emma zoomed in a shopping cart pushed by Alex. As everyone followed with smiles on their faces and shook their heads at Emma's and Alex's childish antics. As the couple went even faster, their laughter caught several people's attention.
"Young ladies, get of the carts. How old you guys, five?" A stern looking older woman dressed in a blue vest stared over her glasses. "Lucky I caught ya and not Ray. Just don't let me catch you again, alright? I'll let you off with a warning, especially you nieta." A smile on her face as Alex's face showed she remembered who she was.
"Abuela! I thought you moved, did you just get back?" Alex went over to the older lady and gave her a hug.
As they continued to chat, the rest of the group stumbled upon the scene. Mia was in the middle as she held on to JT's hand and on her other side she held on to Jimmy. Darcy and Johnny held hands as did Spinner and Paige. Derek and Danny just stood off to the side, leaning against the side of the aisle. They had been stuck with the job of pushing the carts which was filled with baby items; everyone decided it would be a good idea to load on everything when they had the money. Manny, Rachael, Ryan, Peter and Sean had gone to get everything from Jay's house, but mostly clothes for everyone. So far they had packed two carts to the brim with baby items and were now randomly getting things, the cart which Emma was in, was for food. Jay started to help Emma out of the cart and held her close to him.
"Jay Hogart, still wearing your hat backwards I see. Get over here and hug your abuela." A smile on her face, which was mostly covered in wrinkles, she extended her arms and Jay shuffled over to Alex's grandmother and gave her a hug. "Been years since I last saw you, did you two finally move out that shit heap of a trailer park?" She narrowed her eyes as she looked them both over. "I remember when I used to watch you two while you're parents when to the so-called 'Bingo Night'. Bingo night my ass. Worthless daughter if you ask me. But how you two have grown!" Not noticing that Jay was holding on to Emma while Alex had gone to Emma's other side. "Are you two still together, I remember the first day you two started dating." Looking over Alex and Jay she spotted the two carts filled with baby items, slightly blanching and looking at Alex. "You aren't pregnant, right? It doesn't matter to me, I just hoped you would finish school. You didn't get involved in anything illegal I hope, I know that boyfriend of your mom's was into some stuff." Everyone looked off to the ground and tried to ignore the last questions.
Emma looked towards Mia who was trying not to cry, and still looking guilty down at the floor. But before she could claim it was for her, Paige stepped forward with Spinner in tote. She knew that Mia didn't have a thick skin and was actually scared to admit she was pregnant. "It's for me, we decided to have our first baby early. It's only the second month, but we wanted to be prepared. I'm going to finish school after though, I better!" She tossed a casual glare at Mia to let her she better finish school. "It was something that wasn't supposed to happen for another few years, but it happened and we are going to go with the flow." She smiled brightly and hugged onto Spinner, who had finally realized what was going on, who hugged her back with gentle force to show he was proud that his girlfriend was 'pregnant'. "It's not how I saw myself in high school, but things happen. But I'm proud to say my friends never even spared a second glance and will give anything to help me." Her smile at Mia almost made her tears fall, but with JT helping her stand, she manage not to make a sound which would make the grandmother look her way.
"Well, I can't help you right now, but maybe I could watch the little babe when it's old enough. I know I had the hardest time when I had her mom and I was younger than you nieta. That's really sweet and all." She went over to Mia who looked at her with slight panic in her eyes. "But you kids really stink at lying, how many months? And is this handsome man the father?" She got a smile on her face, as she looked down at Mia who was slightly trembling. "You dears can all call me abuela. I don't mind. I'm guessing Alex wouldn't mind either. Jay already calls me that, so I'm guessing you guys can too." Her smile wasn't forced so Mia felt comfortable.
"Actually, it's not JT's. It's my ex's and he decided I must have cheated and is claiming it's not his. It's going to be tough, but thank you for offering to help." Mia's hand groped for JT's as she kept talking. "I tried to tell him, he wouldn't listen. But I'm not going to let it bring me down, my friends have been with me since I told them. I don't want my baby growing up thinking that they were a mistake and unwanted. I hope this baby will grow up feeling loved. Thanks again for offering."
"Sweetie I wasn't offering, I was telling." Everyone laughed as Mia blushed slightly and gave her a hug. "Wait, it's about ten in the morning and it's a Tuesday, why aren't you at school?" She whirled and stepped back to get a good look at all of them looking down at the floor and Jay rubbing the back of his neck. "Something I should know about?"
"You know that 'Nelson' mob family abuela? Well, the little blond over here is the niece of the boss." He pointed his thumb behind him, vaguely at Emma. "Mia's ex is part of a gang and he put a hit on her head. We got out because her family knows they probably put another few hits on her head and we are under their protection. That's basically it." Jay stood, than ran to hide behind both Emma and Alex incase she wanted to smack him.
"You are never one for subtly neito." With a roll of her eyes, she finally eyed Emma for the first time. "And this must be the Nelson niece. And the way Jay is hiding behind the two of you, I should guess he's still as much of a chicken as always." She laughed as he rolled his eyes and left. "I guess I shouldn't stop you guys from shopping. Take good care of her, all you." As she gave her last hugs, Jay ending up having to come back, she left the teenagers to keep shopping.
"Well, that wasn't awkward at all." Alex rolled her eyes as she closed her hand around Emma's, who gave her a smile in return. Jay was behind Emma, his hands around her waist, his chin leaning on her neck. They walked further on, throwing random items into the remaining cart. When they finally filled the cart, they walked around a bit more, than finally going to the registers. They split up, taking three cash registers with a card each just to get out of there faster. When they finally got the borrowed van, they loaded up and started on the fifteen minute drive back.
"Can we take this to the hotel and then go to a quiet park or something?" Marco's voice penetrated through everyone's trance. They got in the habit of calling Emma's new house 'the hotel'. "I just think we should take this as a relax day." He looked away with a blush against his cheek when Jimmy caught his eyes with a smile on his face. Marco's body was lying slightly against his; the inside of the van was cramped.
"Yeah, I'm up for it. I wanna play on the playground." Emma's voice sounded so determined it made the others laugh. "What? I'm serious, I just want to be carefree right now." Her smile caught on as the others nodded or made plans to be at the house and the huge TV set it came with.
After they finally loaded everything in the house and had it packed it away, the little group of 5 went on their way to the closest park. When they finally arrived, Emma ran towards the swings, pushing herself higher and higher as the rest of them wandered around. The sun beat on them as they ran around, acting young once again. As they started to run out of breath, they walked over to a spot filled with bushes. It was very shady and provided coverage which being part of a gang, they needed. Jimmy sat down first, as Marco neatly lay on his stomach. Marco looked up, as though he might flinch till he saw Jimmy's reassuring smile peering down at him. Jay had his two favourite girls on each side of him as they laid against the ground.
OMG. Sorry this took so friggin long, but I had MAJOR writers block. Next chappie should be out soon!
-Glowstickoflove