[HANSON STORIES]

FALLEN ANGEL




Chapter 9



"I can’t believe it worked!" beamed Hope. "I thought we were done for!" She quietly wept as her friends looked on. "What’s even better is that we’ve found out that you’re an angel, Zac! It’s amazing."
"Yeah!" agreed Robyn. "This calls for a serious celebration!"
"I don’t think that it’s THAT much of a big deal, really!" Hope laughed as Robyn hugged Taylor as she continued to insist.
"Come on, puhleeeeese?!" begged Robyn as she did her famous puppy-dog look to her friend again.
"Oh, alright, then," smiled Hope. "We do have good reason to, so why not?!"
"What’ll we have?!" asked Robyn excitedly. "We’re going to need music, and lots of food, and cakes,…"
Hope laughed. "We shouldn’t over do it, Robyn! Perhaps we can have some good foods like pie, um…,"
"How about we just have something like burgers?" asked Zac. "It’d be easier, and we wouldn’t be overdoing it."
"I get it!" cried Robyn. "Just like an outdoor barbeque! Man! I love those!"
"Oh okay!" Hope said as she smiled even more. "Right now I’m so glad that we have the book back, I- I- I don’t know what to say!" Hope closed her eyes and began to cry again.
"You really are a crybaby, Hope!" teased Taylor. "-What the hell?!" Taylor stopped and stared in amazement as Hope began glowing a brilliant, white light.

The rags that Hope had called jean shorts and a sweatshirt were transforming into a beautiful white, silk-like gown. In her hair, appeared a wreath of beautiful flowers.

Hope looked up at her friends and asked, "What’s the matter, guys?"
"Hope, you’ve changed," murmured Isaac. "You look just like one of your drawings!"

Hope stood up and blankly stared at him with a puzzled look.

"I haven’t changed, guys, I’m still Hope! The helpful, ‘cry baby’ that’s been with you guys!" Hope said softly.
"Hope, you’re just like your drawing! The angels! You’re an angel!" whispered Robyn into Hope’s ear.
"What?" Hope inquired. "I don’t believe it! It’s got to be the reason why Shay is such a pervert! He’s been trying to make us fall!" She looked down at the gown and brushed out a winkle. "I’m just astounded. I really am! I- aaaaaah!!!!" Hope cried as she fell on her knees, placing her hands over the place that Shay kissed her.
"Hope!" cried Zac. "Are you okay?!"
"Let us see what’s wrong, Hope. Maybe we can help you!" coaxed Isaac.

Hope looked away for a moment, and then she moved her hands from her cheek to reveal a small, circular, kiss-shaped burn.

"What is that from?!" cried Taylor.
"It was from my first encounter with Shay," winced Hope. "He had kissed me on the cheek, but I don’t know why! Someone! Help me! Please! It burns!"
"Maybe we can wash it off!" cried Zac grabbing a bottle of water. "Here! Wash this over that burn! It may help cool it off or something!"

Hope took the water and began to wash her face.

"Is it working?" asked Isaac.
She looked up at Isaac and smiled reassuring him that she was fine. "I’m fine, thank you," Hope said getting back up, and dusting the sand off the white gown.
"That burn mark is still on your cheek, though, Hope!" said Robyn.
"The burning though has finally stopped, Robyn," Hope smiled. "I couldn’t be any better than that at this moment." She grabbed her sketchbook and began to sketch down objects like a maniac. "Now back to getting that celebration started!"

The four watched their friend, Hope, who was still as an angel continuing to draw up everything. Before Hope was to finish the final details, she paused.

"What is it, Hope?" asked Zac.
"I was just thinking," she replied. "Maybe I don’t need to keep drawing it all. Perhaps I could focus on what I want, and maybe it will appear!"
Zac smiled and said, "You’ve done a lot on the drawing so far. I think you should finish it." Hope smiled back and nodded.

As Hope finished her drawing, there before them appeared a small yet powerful stereo, delicious foods, sodas, green tea (for Hope), and the milk that she didn’t get to draw for Taylor.

"You just HAD to draw the milk NOW, didn’t you?" Tay said as he rolled his eyes.
"Well you did want milk, didn’t you?" Hope smiled. "This makes up for this morning."
"Wow!" cried Robyn. "This is great! I can’t believe it! Look! We got burgers, a pie, ice cream, and a stereo that has a five CD-changer! This is just too cool!"
"It’s not much, really," Zac said. "We can’t have too much going on because of Shay." He took a burger and bit into it. "My question is how can Ike and I become like what you are?"
Hope shrugged as she looked at her new sketchbook. "I think that it has to do with the amount of emotional energy that’s given off by an angel."
"I think I get it," mused Zac. "When one of the angels are reaching their potential energy, they begin to glow right before they totally transform! Fascinating!"
"Enough of this technical mumbo-jumbo!" interrupted Robyn. "Let’s party! I haven’t partied in ages! Come on, Taylor! Let’s dance!" With that, Robyn grabbed Taylor by his wrists and pulled him over to an open area.
"But I don’t know how to dance!" exclaimed Taylor.
"Don’t worry about that!" smiled Robyn. "Live for the moment! Just like a poem Hope was explaining to me about one night! You don’t worry about the schematics of everything! You just do them at that moment. Going by emotional impulse!"
"What makes you so sure about it?" he asked.
"Think about it," Robyn said spinning circles. "I wouldn’t be spinning in circles worrying about it if I’m putting my feet in the right place. It’s like dancing. You dance what you feel. Get it?" She kept spinning and landed into Taylor. "Oh, sorry!" she blushed.
"That’s alright," Taylor said as he took her hands.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
"Dancing," smiled Taylor. "You said to do what you felt is emotionally right, right? Well I feel like dancing, and so I will!"
"Will you look at them?" sighed Hope. "That’s so cute. Robyn looks as if she’s dancing on the air." With a slight smile, Hope closed her eyes and then looked at her feet. "When you’re noticed by the person you care for, it’s just such an indescribable feeling. -I wish that would happen to me for once." She muttered out her last sentence so quietly that no one could hear her.
"Yeah, it does look like Robyn’s dancing on the air, Hope," smiled Isaac. "I haven’t seen Tay like this unless he’s working on something music-related."
"That’s great," muttered Hope. "If I was having a day dream like that, someone would burst my bubble and spoil all of my fun. Like, you’ll do or say something on purpose that’s brainless to be a little more entertained, and someone then comes and just ruins it for you! I hate it so much!"
Isaac shrugged his shoulders. "I don’t know what to say about that. It’s like dreaming about snow in July, and then having someone make you snap out of it, I guess."
"That’s a very mild way to put it," Hope smiled somberly. "But look at them! They look so happy over there!"
"Look at you Taylor!" cried Robyn. "You’re not as bad of a dancer as you said!"
"Thanks!" he smiled.
"Taylor! This is the happiest day of all my seventeen years! I never thought I would ever have a chance to meet you, even dance with you! I just hope that this day never ends!" Robyn exclaimed with excitement.
"Me too," Taylor said as he gently placed his lips on hers.

For that split second, Robyn began to cry as bright blue tears of joy fell from her eyes as she began to glow brighter by the moment.

"Oh my God," Hope murmured. "Could it be...?"
"It is," breathed Isaac. "She is one of us, Hope. She’s dressed just like you now. It’s amazing."
"Hope?!" cried Robyn running over to her friend. "What just happened to me?"
"Well," Hope began. "You were dancing with Taylor when he kissed you. As soon as he did that, you transformed into an angel!"
"Oh, Hope! Taylor! This is amazing!" Robyn cried. "I-…"
"I must dispose of you now!" A voice boomed over the campsite.
"What the hell?!" cried Isaac.
"No, it can’t be! That voice!" Hope whispered.
"SHAY!" Robyn screamed as she tried to hide in Taylor’s arms.
"I’m glad to see you, too, Robyn," smiled Shay deviously. Robyn gasped and tried to speak.
"Don’t even ask, my dear," Shay spoke as he waved his finger in the air. "I know all of your names. I’ve known them from the very start. I’m surprised Hope that you finally discovered your inner power. It’s a pity you won’t be very useful to your friends."

As he spoke, the five friends just stood there in complete horror as Shay began to grow and transform into a hideous dragon.

"Hope!" yelled Zac. "Did you know he could do that?!"
"No!" she cried back. "He must have seen one of the drawings in my sketchbook that he stole! I don’t know what we’re going to do!!"


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