Don't Wanna Fall In Love, chapter 1
"I still can't believe you're leaving!" Kiki said as we piled about twenty-something books into a box. "And without me too! Geez..." she carried on.
"Kiki! Stop complaining! Yeah sure I'm moving all the way across the country to California, but you can still visit me!" I said while carefully setting my Green Day posters, CD's and shirts into a box.
"So...whose house ya staying at while ya find one of your own?" Kiki asked
"I'm staying at my old high school friend's house, with her husband and two kids." "And which high school friend might that be Miss Dani?" Kiki asked with a mysterious look on her face.
"Her name is Adrienne." The look on her face was hysterical.
*Kiki's POV*
Did she just say Adrienne? "Adrienne? You mean Adrienne Nesser?" I asked Dani. Doesn't she remember how Adrienne acted? She was a snobby brat in high school! "Adrienne?" Dani nodded. "But Adrienne was really nasty to you in high school!" I said, still in disbelief.
"No she wasn't, she was nice to me. She just didn't like you."
*Adrienne's POV*
"Billie Joe, Joey! Get down from the roof NOW!" I yelled.
"Mom, what's dad and Joey doing now?" Jakob asked me.
"Well, they somehow got on the roof and your dad is playing his guitar. I don't know how in the heck he got the amp and guitar up there, but then again it's your dad."
"Oh. I almost forgot! Somebody called and asked for you. She said her name is Dani," Jakob told me.
Dani called? Oh yeah! She's probably calling me to tell me to tell my family in a week's advance. "Billie, Joey, and Jakob! In the living room now! I need to talk to you three!" I yelled to the guys.
A few minutes later we were a settled into the living room with Billie, Joey, and Jakob seated on the couch and me standing in front of them. "Um, Adie? Am I in trouble?" Billie asked me.
"In a way, yes." I answered. His face got all screwed up trying to figure out what he did. "Okay, in high school I had a friend, her name was Dani. She used to live here in California but our mothers thought we were bad influences on each other, mostly because our mothers hated each other. So she moved to Michigan and got so mad at her mother that she dropped out of high school got a job, rented an apartment, and moved outta that witches house." Billie laughed at her life story. "Now I've got good news and better news: the better news is that Dani's moving back to California. The good news is that she's renting one of our rooms while she's hunting for a house of her own." I finished.
I looked at the guys' faces; Billie had a look of sheer horror on his face. Joey's face looked exactly like his fathers. Jakob was the only boy in this room who looked kind of happy about Dani moving in. "I need a beer," Billie said while getting up.
I told the kids to go out side and play, then I followed Billie into the kitchen. "Billie Joe, you do not need a beer to think. She's only going to be here six months tops," I told Billie.
"Look, Adie, I'm just not comfortable with one of your high school friends living here. Did you even tell her that you're married to me? Who knows, she could be an obsessive Green Day fan that will tie me up in the middle of the night and stuff me into the closet!"
"Okay how many beers have you had to day?"
"This is my first one. By the way, when is she coming?" Billie asked.
"Next week."
*Dani's POV* *6 days later*
"Bye Dani! I'll miss you!" Kiki said as I started up my car and pulled out of the parking lot.
"Bye Kiki! I'll miss you too!" I called out. I was on the road and mentally screaming good bye to the apartment that I called my home for 2 years. I picked up my cell and called Adrienne.
*Adrienne's POV*
Ring! Ring! Ring! "Hello?" I answered.
"Hey Adie! I'm on my way!" Dani said.
"Okay, where are you?"
"Just left! Okay, it's 8:00 a.m. I'll be there by 11:10 p.m," Dani told me.
"Okay, but don't come knocking on the door and ringing the bell at the same time. You'll wake-up Joey and Jakob, they're my kids. And one more thing about my family... " I paused and walked outside, then I put the phone to my ear. "Okay, there's no sense in explaining so I'll just tell you, but first I have to ask you a question. Do you like the band Green Day?"
"Yes, but I'm not an obsessive teenie," Dani explained.
I took a deep breath then told her the news, "I'm married to Billie Joe Armstrong." I then waited for her to scream, but all I got was silence.
"Y... yo... you're married to Billie Joe?" She stuttered. I listened closely then I heard her say something, then I heard a car pulling over. "Hey, Adie. I gotta get some gas so I hafta hang up, Bye."
"Bye Dani, See you in two days," I answered and hung up. I then went to the kitchen and made breakfast.
*Dani's POV* *Two days later*
I pulled into Adrienne's driveway and checked my watch. 11:09 p.m. Yay, I'm finally here. There was only one light on in the house; I guess Adie waited up for me. I got out of the car and picked up a suitcase I had put together with the essentials and softly knocked on the door.
The lock clicked and the door opened and standing there was Billie Joe Armstrong himself. Adrienne had told me that she was married to him but I was still in shock when he opened the door.
"Uhh, hey. You must be Dani. Adie's in the living room." Billie told me.
"Okay. Uh, can I come in? I'm kinda tired," I said to Billie Joe.
He took me inside and showed me to the living room were Adrienne was waiting. She took me to the guest room, and dang is that house BIG. I think I could do my jogging through the house; it's bigger than the jogging course I go on at home. "Okay, if you need any thing mine and Billie's room is down at the end of the hall to the right," Adie said, "and tomorrow morning Tre and Mike are coming over for breakfast. They want to meet you." Adie turned around and left me in my room. I dug out my toothbrush and pajama's I had brought in the suit case. I got changed and fell asleep.
*The Next Day 8:30 a.m.*
I woke up and looked around the room, were was I? Oh yeah, in Adie's guest room. I got up and got dressed in my favorite baggy blue jeans, a black tank top, and my black converse. I put my black/brown hair in a ponytail and walked out of my room. Looking around I tried to remember my way through the house but I couldn't so I pulled out my cell phone and called Adie's cell.
"Hello?" "Umm, hi Adie. I know this might sound a bit funny but I can't find my way to the kitchen," I told her.
"Oh, I'll send one of the guys to get you here."
"Okay, bye." I hung up the phone and sat down in the hallway.
A few minutes later I heard footsteps, I looked to see who was coming. Rounding the corner and coming my way was the one and only Tre Cool. My heart skipped a beat. I had dreamed of talking to him since the band came out with Dookie. "Hey, Adie sent me to come get you," Tre said.
"Yeah, I forgot my way. This house is like a maze!"
Tre laughed. "I lost my way too the first time I spent the night here," Tre told me with a grin. "Adie's making pancakes so we gotta hurry before Billie eats them all!" Tre said to me.
I laughed. "Okay Tre. Hey, I gotta question."
"Okie dokie. Ask away!"
"I've been wanting to learn how to play the drums for a long time. Do you think you can teach me?" I asked Tre.
"Hmm...I think I can do that. Why didn't you learn how to play in Michigan?" Tre told me.
"I couldn't find a good enough drummer to teach me. All the people there only knew how to rap," I told him.
"Oh. Hey, we're almost there," Tre told me.
I kind of knew it because I could smell pancakes. "Well, how about we start lesson's tomorrow at 2:00 p.m." Tre said.
"Okay!" I said. I couldn't hold in my excitement any more. I gave Tre a hug and went inside the dining room.
*Tre's POV*
Oh my god, I think I'm in love! Dani's so beautiful and funny. When she hugged me I didn't want her to let go. I'll tell the guys later. I walked into the dining room were Billie was struggling to stop Joey from putting syrup in his hair, so far he was losing. "Nice look Billie, you should really keep it! Maybe we'll add some bows and a dress too!" I said to him.
"Ha, ha Tre that was so funny. Joey, stop putting syrup in my hair and go for Tre's!" Billie said.
"Noooooo! My hair's too beautiful for syrup! Adie make them stop!" I screamed. "Tre, if your hair is defined as beautiful, then I'm the Queen of England!" Mike said as I sat down in the only seat left, Between Billie and Dani.
I started talking to Dani about Saginaw then something wet and sticky started pouring down my back. I looked up to see a hand pouring syrup on my head, I followed the arm back to its owner, and it was Joey. "Joe! Stop! My hair! My beautiful hair!" Joe started laughing hysterically, god he looked like his father. Oh no! Another Billie!
*Dani's POV*
I was watching the war between Joey and Tre; he looked so funny with syrup going through his hair and Joey rubbing it in. Tre finally got out of Joey's grasp and ran to his bedroom to take a shower. "Um...Adie, is this normal?" I asked.
"Yup," she said, not even looking up from her book.
"What book are you reading?" I asked.
"It's called 'The Vision'." Adie answered.
"Oh, is it a good book?"
"Hem, kinda. I'm really not into it but it gives me something to do when the guys are over," She said.
The rest of the day went like this: I got the rest of my stuff out of the car, talked to Tre, played with Joey, Jakob, and Billie Joe; I went to bed and thought about today. When I hugged Tre I felt something there. It was a weird feeling; I only felt it once before when I was dating this dude. It was love. I turned over in my bed and fell asleep.
*1:45 P.M. the next day*
"Hey Adie? Can you show me the way to Tre's house? He's teaching me how to play the drums," I asked.
"Yeah, sure. Let's walk over there, it's not far," Adie said.
About 5 minutes later Adie and I got to Tre's house and she was right, it wasn't far. It was only two houses down! "Okay, this is it. I gotta go; Billie's getting on the roof again. BILLIE JOE GET DOWN FROM THE ROOF NOW!" Adie said as she turned and left.
I went to knock on the door but the door opened before I could. "GO BILLIE, GO!" Tre screamed when he opened his door "Oh, hi. Billie does that often, it's so funny when Adie yells at him. Oh, yeah, would you like to come in?" Tre asked. "Yeah, sure," I said.
"Do you wanna hang out, or get started at drumming?" Tre asked.
"Can we get started at drumming and talk?" I asked.
"Yeah, I'd love to."
A few seconds later we were in Tre's basement where he keeps his drum set. "Okay before we get started can I ask you a question?" Tre asked. He looked kind of uncomfortable.
"Yup." I said.
"When you hugged me did you feel something?" Tre asked me.
"Yes Tre, I did. I know what it was too," I said.
"I know this might be soon but will you go out with me?" Tre asked.
"Yes, Tre. But first, can we please get drumming?"
*Jakob's POV*
"But Joey! She's really nice! She started laughing when you were pouring syrup down uncle Tre's head!" I said to my older brother.
"Yeah, I know, but did you see how Uncle T was looking at her? He likes her and if Tre and Dani get together we may see less of Tre!" My brother said. He make's no sense.
"Well what do ya think we should do?" I asked him.
"What else, keep them apart!"
*Adie's POV*
I walked by Joey's room and heard him saying something. I put my ear on the door and heard him saying something about keeping somebody apart. I went into the living room and called Billie. "Hello? Who is this and how did you get my number?" Billie said.
"Ha, ha Billie that was so funny. Hey, is Tre there? I need to talk to him?" I asked him.
"No, I think him and Dani are still at his house doing drum lessons," Billie said to me.
"Well if he calls you tell him I want to talk to him. Bye sweetie."
"Bye hjun."
*Dani's POV*
"I think I got it!" I said after Tre taught me the drum beat of Holiday.
"Well let's see." I started drumming. A few minutes later I finished and looked at Tre who was dumbstruck.
"Wow...geez when I heard you drum with your pencils yesterday at lunch I knew you would be good but I never expected this!" He said.
We continued our lessons then I went home. The day passed quickly then I was going to bed and decided to look for a job tomorrow.
"Kiki! Stop complaining! Yeah sure I'm moving all the way across the country to California, but you can still visit me!" I said while carefully setting my Green Day posters, CD's and shirts into a box.
"So...whose house ya staying at while ya find one of your own?" Kiki asked
"I'm staying at my old high school friend's house, with her husband and two kids." "And which high school friend might that be Miss Dani?" Kiki asked with a mysterious look on her face.
"Her name is Adrienne." The look on her face was hysterical.
*Kiki's POV*
Did she just say Adrienne? "Adrienne? You mean Adrienne Nesser?" I asked Dani. Doesn't she remember how Adrienne acted? She was a snobby brat in high school! "Adrienne?" Dani nodded. "But Adrienne was really nasty to you in high school!" I said, still in disbelief.
"No she wasn't, she was nice to me. She just didn't like you."
*Adrienne's POV*
"Billie Joe, Joey! Get down from the roof NOW!" I yelled.
"Mom, what's dad and Joey doing now?" Jakob asked me.
"Well, they somehow got on the roof and your dad is playing his guitar. I don't know how in the heck he got the amp and guitar up there, but then again it's your dad."
"Oh. I almost forgot! Somebody called and asked for you. She said her name is Dani," Jakob told me.
Dani called? Oh yeah! She's probably calling me to tell me to tell my family in a week's advance. "Billie, Joey, and Jakob! In the living room now! I need to talk to you three!" I yelled to the guys.
A few minutes later we were a settled into the living room with Billie, Joey, and Jakob seated on the couch and me standing in front of them. "Um, Adie? Am I in trouble?" Billie asked me.
"In a way, yes." I answered. His face got all screwed up trying to figure out what he did. "Okay, in high school I had a friend, her name was Dani. She used to live here in California but our mothers thought we were bad influences on each other, mostly because our mothers hated each other. So she moved to Michigan and got so mad at her mother that she dropped out of high school got a job, rented an apartment, and moved outta that witches house." Billie laughed at her life story. "Now I've got good news and better news: the better news is that Dani's moving back to California. The good news is that she's renting one of our rooms while she's hunting for a house of her own." I finished.
I looked at the guys' faces; Billie had a look of sheer horror on his face. Joey's face looked exactly like his fathers. Jakob was the only boy in this room who looked kind of happy about Dani moving in. "I need a beer," Billie said while getting up.
I told the kids to go out side and play, then I followed Billie into the kitchen. "Billie Joe, you do not need a beer to think. She's only going to be here six months tops," I told Billie.
"Look, Adie, I'm just not comfortable with one of your high school friends living here. Did you even tell her that you're married to me? Who knows, she could be an obsessive Green Day fan that will tie me up in the middle of the night and stuff me into the closet!"
"Okay how many beers have you had to day?"
"This is my first one. By the way, when is she coming?" Billie asked.
"Next week."
*Dani's POV* *6 days later*
"Bye Dani! I'll miss you!" Kiki said as I started up my car and pulled out of the parking lot.
"Bye Kiki! I'll miss you too!" I called out. I was on the road and mentally screaming good bye to the apartment that I called my home for 2 years. I picked up my cell and called Adrienne.
*Adrienne's POV*
Ring! Ring! Ring! "Hello?" I answered.
"Hey Adie! I'm on my way!" Dani said.
"Okay, where are you?"
"Just left! Okay, it's 8:00 a.m. I'll be there by 11:10 p.m," Dani told me.
"Okay, but don't come knocking on the door and ringing the bell at the same time. You'll wake-up Joey and Jakob, they're my kids. And one more thing about my family... " I paused and walked outside, then I put the phone to my ear. "Okay, there's no sense in explaining so I'll just tell you, but first I have to ask you a question. Do you like the band Green Day?"
"Yes, but I'm not an obsessive teenie," Dani explained.
I took a deep breath then told her the news, "I'm married to Billie Joe Armstrong." I then waited for her to scream, but all I got was silence.
"Y... yo... you're married to Billie Joe?" She stuttered. I listened closely then I heard her say something, then I heard a car pulling over. "Hey, Adie. I gotta get some gas so I hafta hang up, Bye."
"Bye Dani, See you in two days," I answered and hung up. I then went to the kitchen and made breakfast.
*Dani's POV* *Two days later*
I pulled into Adrienne's driveway and checked my watch. 11:09 p.m. Yay, I'm finally here. There was only one light on in the house; I guess Adie waited up for me. I got out of the car and picked up a suitcase I had put together with the essentials and softly knocked on the door.
The lock clicked and the door opened and standing there was Billie Joe Armstrong himself. Adrienne had told me that she was married to him but I was still in shock when he opened the door.
"Uhh, hey. You must be Dani. Adie's in the living room." Billie told me.
"Okay. Uh, can I come in? I'm kinda tired," I said to Billie Joe.
He took me inside and showed me to the living room were Adrienne was waiting. She took me to the guest room, and dang is that house BIG. I think I could do my jogging through the house; it's bigger than the jogging course I go on at home. "Okay, if you need any thing mine and Billie's room is down at the end of the hall to the right," Adie said, "and tomorrow morning Tre and Mike are coming over for breakfast. They want to meet you." Adie turned around and left me in my room. I dug out my toothbrush and pajama's I had brought in the suit case. I got changed and fell asleep.
*The Next Day 8:30 a.m.*
I woke up and looked around the room, were was I? Oh yeah, in Adie's guest room. I got up and got dressed in my favorite baggy blue jeans, a black tank top, and my black converse. I put my black/brown hair in a ponytail and walked out of my room. Looking around I tried to remember my way through the house but I couldn't so I pulled out my cell phone and called Adie's cell.
"Hello?" "Umm, hi Adie. I know this might sound a bit funny but I can't find my way to the kitchen," I told her.
"Oh, I'll send one of the guys to get you here."
"Okay, bye." I hung up the phone and sat down in the hallway.
A few minutes later I heard footsteps, I looked to see who was coming. Rounding the corner and coming my way was the one and only Tre Cool. My heart skipped a beat. I had dreamed of talking to him since the band came out with Dookie. "Hey, Adie sent me to come get you," Tre said.
"Yeah, I forgot my way. This house is like a maze!"
Tre laughed. "I lost my way too the first time I spent the night here," Tre told me with a grin. "Adie's making pancakes so we gotta hurry before Billie eats them all!" Tre said to me.
I laughed. "Okay Tre. Hey, I gotta question."
"Okie dokie. Ask away!"
"I've been wanting to learn how to play the drums for a long time. Do you think you can teach me?" I asked Tre.
"Hmm...I think I can do that. Why didn't you learn how to play in Michigan?" Tre told me.
"I couldn't find a good enough drummer to teach me. All the people there only knew how to rap," I told him.
"Oh. Hey, we're almost there," Tre told me.
I kind of knew it because I could smell pancakes. "Well, how about we start lesson's tomorrow at 2:00 p.m." Tre said.
"Okay!" I said. I couldn't hold in my excitement any more. I gave Tre a hug and went inside the dining room.
*Tre's POV*
Oh my god, I think I'm in love! Dani's so beautiful and funny. When she hugged me I didn't want her to let go. I'll tell the guys later. I walked into the dining room were Billie was struggling to stop Joey from putting syrup in his hair, so far he was losing. "Nice look Billie, you should really keep it! Maybe we'll add some bows and a dress too!" I said to him.
"Ha, ha Tre that was so funny. Joey, stop putting syrup in my hair and go for Tre's!" Billie said.
"Noooooo! My hair's too beautiful for syrup! Adie make them stop!" I screamed. "Tre, if your hair is defined as beautiful, then I'm the Queen of England!" Mike said as I sat down in the only seat left, Between Billie and Dani.
I started talking to Dani about Saginaw then something wet and sticky started pouring down my back. I looked up to see a hand pouring syrup on my head, I followed the arm back to its owner, and it was Joey. "Joe! Stop! My hair! My beautiful hair!" Joe started laughing hysterically, god he looked like his father. Oh no! Another Billie!
*Dani's POV*
I was watching the war between Joey and Tre; he looked so funny with syrup going through his hair and Joey rubbing it in. Tre finally got out of Joey's grasp and ran to his bedroom to take a shower. "Um...Adie, is this normal?" I asked.
"Yup," she said, not even looking up from her book.
"What book are you reading?" I asked.
"It's called 'The Vision'." Adie answered.
"Oh, is it a good book?"
"Hem, kinda. I'm really not into it but it gives me something to do when the guys are over," She said.
The rest of the day went like this: I got the rest of my stuff out of the car, talked to Tre, played with Joey, Jakob, and Billie Joe; I went to bed and thought about today. When I hugged Tre I felt something there. It was a weird feeling; I only felt it once before when I was dating this dude. It was love. I turned over in my bed and fell asleep.
*1:45 P.M. the next day*
"Hey Adie? Can you show me the way to Tre's house? He's teaching me how to play the drums," I asked.
"Yeah, sure. Let's walk over there, it's not far," Adie said.
About 5 minutes later Adie and I got to Tre's house and she was right, it wasn't far. It was only two houses down! "Okay, this is it. I gotta go; Billie's getting on the roof again. BILLIE JOE GET DOWN FROM THE ROOF NOW!" Adie said as she turned and left.
I went to knock on the door but the door opened before I could. "GO BILLIE, GO!" Tre screamed when he opened his door "Oh, hi. Billie does that often, it's so funny when Adie yells at him. Oh, yeah, would you like to come in?" Tre asked. "Yeah, sure," I said.
"Do you wanna hang out, or get started at drumming?" Tre asked.
"Can we get started at drumming and talk?" I asked.
"Yeah, I'd love to."
A few seconds later we were in Tre's basement where he keeps his drum set. "Okay before we get started can I ask you a question?" Tre asked. He looked kind of uncomfortable.
"Yup." I said.
"When you hugged me did you feel something?" Tre asked me.
"Yes Tre, I did. I know what it was too," I said.
"I know this might be soon but will you go out with me?" Tre asked.
"Yes, Tre. But first, can we please get drumming?"
*Jakob's POV*
"But Joey! She's really nice! She started laughing when you were pouring syrup down uncle Tre's head!" I said to my older brother.
"Yeah, I know, but did you see how Uncle T was looking at her? He likes her and if Tre and Dani get together we may see less of Tre!" My brother said. He make's no sense.
"Well what do ya think we should do?" I asked him.
"What else, keep them apart!"
*Adie's POV*
I walked by Joey's room and heard him saying something. I put my ear on the door and heard him saying something about keeping somebody apart. I went into the living room and called Billie. "Hello? Who is this and how did you get my number?" Billie said.
"Ha, ha Billie that was so funny. Hey, is Tre there? I need to talk to him?" I asked him.
"No, I think him and Dani are still at his house doing drum lessons," Billie said to me.
"Well if he calls you tell him I want to talk to him. Bye sweetie."
"Bye hjun."
*Dani's POV*
"I think I got it!" I said after Tre taught me the drum beat of Holiday.
"Well let's see." I started drumming. A few minutes later I finished and looked at Tre who was dumbstruck.
"Wow...geez when I heard you drum with your pencils yesterday at lunch I knew you would be good but I never expected this!" He said.
We continued our lessons then I went home. The day passed quickly then I was going to bed and decided to look for a job tomorrow.
