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chapter one... "WESTLIFE....WE LOVE YOU!!! AAARRRGHHH!!!" The crowd grew wilder as the lads made their way through the entrance door. They waved their hands and smiled...all the time , but it didn't seem to be enough for the crowd. They screamed...and screamed , even I didn't know what they wanted screaming like that. "Casey , don't you think it's better for us going home right now? To be honest , I don't like it here. It's hot...and these silly girls screaming all the way for some SILLY reasons as well!" I turned around and found my best mate Debby grumbling. "All right , if that's what u want , let's go then. I'm tired anyway." I threw myself to the couch in the living-room as soon as we reached home. "Wow! It's so damn hot out there...and we met Westlife...yaay!!" I yelled. "Don't tell me u're crazy 'bout them just like other girls we saw just now! I don't understand the reason they acted so silly! I , for all my life , would never be staying in that crowd , asking for their pics , autographs , and even kisses? Euuuh! They're just some lads anyway." "Yeah , maybe u're right..." I answered , not in the mood to start an argument in a day like this. Just in that minute the door-bell rang. "I got it." I slowly moved , got up from the sofa and walked to the door. But Debby reached it first. "I know it took you ages to get up from that sofa once u landed there!" she said , added it with a smile...not the one I fancy , though. "Hey guys!" a voice came up when Debby opened the door. It was my other mate, Heather. All right , I took a deep breath...here we go , I said to myself. She stepped inside , give me one kiss on the right cheek , another one on the left , and another one on the right. As if that wasn't enough , she took me into her arms hugged me tightly and whispered in my ear ,"glad to see that u're all right." Debby glanced at me , trying so hard not to let a smile show up in her face. I glanced back at her , giving her a 'your-turn -is-coming-up' look. Well...and after that he stepped forward to Debby and did the same steps all over again. We called it Heather's opening ceremony. "You know what?" she began the conversation as we was walking to the sofa...ermm , MY sofa. "You guys are invited to a dinner with Westlife tonight!" she screamed and looked at me and then Debby. She did find what she was looking for in my face , a smile , but I really pitied her when she looked at Debby. There wasn't anything for her. "What?" Debby said as she looked at her ,"what do you mean looking at me like that?" "Nothing," she shrugged her shoulder and turned back to me. "So , don't you going?" I asked her. "No. It's only for two person...and I have a date with Pete...u're so mad about them , anyway!" "That's not for me!" Debby cut off her sentence ,"I'm wiling to keep her company," she pointed at me ,"but don't call me a fan. It's so not me!" "Ok. Whatever! So have fun tonight , guys! I got 2 go." she got up and said some more words to Debby , but I didn't quite hear it. I was too busy imagining what tonight's gonna be...a night out with Westlife. Wow , isn't that gonna be cool?! chapter two... I dressed in a blue sackdress that night , wishing that I look my best that night. Debby...oooh , don't ask me 'bout her. It's up to you to believe it or not , but she dressed in a t-shirt and jeans! She said she wasn't into Westlife as much as I was , so she dressed the way she liked. Finally! I'm here...no ,the lads weren't here yet. But a few moments after , they came with some blizzard of lights following and of course...the reporters , and oh yeah...the fans. They were rushed into the room , and luckily the door wasn't made of glass or such , so the fans couldn't see through. Of course it's okay if they could , but I don't know...I don't feel comfortable being surrounded by people or being the center of attention. "Huff...the fans here are..." Nicky was thinking hard to find the right word. "Crazy! Just like everywhere..." Bryan added. "Yeah...sure, You're right!" Shane turned around , saw us and mouthed "Hi!" from where he was standing. Then they came closer and shook hands with us...well , I mean me. Debby was just standing beside me , with a tough face , trying to show that she's not one of those fans , that she's just a guest who's supposed to have dinner with them. "Hi. I'm Bryan , " he shook his hand to me. I reached for it , "Sure. I know who you are. That's why I'm here anyway..." They laughed and somehow turned to Debby. "And you are..." Mark started. "Oh , sorry...this is Debby , and please note that she is NOT your fan." I said , put a slight smile on my face. "No , it's not like that. I mean...I like your songs , but I'm not really into you guys...well , what I actually mean is..." "Oh , cut it out! It's ok...no matter who you are. Let's just start the dinner , shall we?" Kian took her hand and pulled her a chair. I swore I could see her face turned red for a couple of seconds! chapter three... Bryan took a spoonful of mashed potatoes , and offered me another spoon. I just shook my head , cuz frankly I didn't enjoy the dinner very much...I liked looking at them , the way they ate and everything! "Aren't you eating?" Shane asked me while chewing his steak ,"it's great!" "No , thanks. I'm not really hungry." I smiled to myself , looking at him enjoying his dinner and turned my face to look at the window so that he wouldn't see me smiling. Hey! There was a falling star when I turned away...and all of a sudden it reminded me of what my mother always said about falling stars when I was little ,"Make a wish when you see one. People believe that any wish made to a falling star will come true!". I closed my eyes and said to myself ,"Quick! Think of what you deadly wish! Oughhh...c'mon, you always have tons of wishes! Why wouldn't you think of at least one of'em?!" "I wish I could take care of Westlife forever...or at least one of them." I whispered. I could still saw it falling at the end of my words. "Silly me!" I thought ,"why didn't I wish that one of'em would fall for me!" A word from Kian brought me back from my little own world. "What did you say?" he asked. "What? Nothin'" "She's daydreaming ," Debby chuckled ,"she does that all the time. Don't worry about it." "I see ," Ki mumbled and smiled at me. The dinner was over real soon. And I was really , really disappointed to realise that it's time for me to go and...leave them , of course. "Hey! It's already dark. What d'ya say if we drive you home , ladies?" Shane spoke up. "Why! Not a bad idea , though! We'd very much like to know where you live!" Mark cheered. I smiled ,"Sure ,of course. Let's!" chapter four... So we got into the van for our way home. We chatted a lot in the van , and for my surprise Debby turned to be really talkative tonight! She told the lads a lot 'bout her life , my life , how our relationship began...and everything. Bryan told us silly jokes , along with some which I thought disgusting. "Aren't you coming for a sec.?" Debby offered when we reached home. Yup...it was Debby who offered them to come , not me! Wow...how fast she changed...one moment anti-westlife and at another she was sooo into them. "What d'ya say lads?" Bryan longed for agreement. "Sure! Why not?" Nicky jumped out of the car , followed by the other. "All right then ," Bryan mumbled and turned to their driver ,"just a minute!" We led them in ,"Make yourself comfortable ," I said. "Really?" Bryan asked with a grin. At the next moment he jumped to MY sofa , and threw Shane a pillow. Shane startled for a moment ,"It's a war!" he said , picking another pillow and threw it back to Bryan. It went so fast then the other joined in...well , Debby as well! "Well...if that's the way you make urself comfortable , go on then..." I grumbled , walking to my room. After changing clothes into my teddy-bear pajamas , I went to the kitchen and helped myself with a glass of hot chocolate. It wasn't long after that when I heard Debby yelled ,"Aaaaaahhh....Casey! What's going on here...help!!!" I ran along the corridor to the living-room with a glass of chocolate in my hand...little did I know that a big...no , huge surprise was actually waiting for me. chapter five... I didn't see the sight I expected when I got there...not quite , though. Five little boys and a girl my age , standing stunned , scared and confused...that was what I saw. "What the hell is happening here?" I asked. "That's what exactly what I want to ask YOU!" Deby yelled. "What happened?" I tried my best to calm down ,"where are the lads?" "These are the lads! I was playing , joked with them and suddenly they...they turned into...these...." "What? How can that..." I fell silent...and shivered. What did I say upon the falling star? Take care of them...forever? Well...it did come true , just not the way I wanted to be. I felt cold. What should I tell that scared girl over there? What should I say to Debby? "CASEY!! WHAT IS GOING ON HERE??" she yelled. "Calm down ," I whispered. "WHAT?? CALM DOWN? WITH ALL THESE SILLY BRATS MESSING UP WITH MY HOUSE AND I HAVE TO CALM DOWN?? GET A GRIP!!" her voice raised even more. I turn around and looked at those little boys. She was right , though...one was pouring my hot chocolate into my sofa , the other was playing with the remote control , while the other one was busy messing with the phone and the two others did some so-called fighting in the carpet. I felt my head spinning looking at those mess , but I said to myself ,"take a breath. think!" "CASEY!" "Look ," I said ,"there's a long explanation for this and I swear I'm gonna do it. But let's take care of this first , all right?" I looked around the house and then to her eyes. She took a deep breath and sighed ,"All right." "All right ," I replied , relieved that at least I managed to calm her down ,"you take those two fighting over there , and I'll handle these three ,ok?" She shrugged her shoulder and walked towards the two boys who were still fighting on the carpet. I walked to the sofa , took the glass from the boy's hand and picked him up. "Uuuum...Ma-ma..," he mumbled. Mama? I'm a mama? Oh god...tell me it's a joke! I put him on the other sofa in the corner of the room and whispered ,"Now you chill here for a minute , and mama will get your bros ,ok?" "Mmmm..."he replied. I walked to the other who was playing with the remote control and tried to take it from his hand , but he cried loudly ,"No...mama...." and his face turned red. All right...I let him have it , then. I picked him up and put him in the same sofa. Then I headed to the last one who was playing with the phone and softly said to him while taking over the receiver ,"Put it down and let's go to sleep. Shall we honey?" This one seemed to be a cheerful one , different from the other. He giggled. I smiled and picked him to the sofa as well. I looked around but I couldn't find Debby and the other boys. Then I heard someone singing lullaby from upstairs. I startled. Was it Debby? Singing lullaby? Wow...I've never heard her singing before...great voice though. I looked at those three I put on the sofa...they were asleep. I tiptoed upstairs and popped my head into Debby's bedroom. There she was , sitting , singing lullaby to the two boys. "Debby!" I called her. "Shhh ," she put her finger to her mouth , tiptoed outside and closed the door behind her. Then she gripped my hand , and without saying anything , dragged me to the kitchen , pulled a chair for herself and then for me , and sat down. chapter six... "Just keep whispering. I don't know what to do if they wake up." I sighed ,"Ready for the explanation?" She nodded. "Well...while we were having dinner , there was a falling star," I paused for a moment then continued ,"I wished I could take care of westlife forever upon it....and it happened." I looked at her eyes. She stood up ,"WHAT?" she yelled. I quickly got up and put my hand on her mouth ,"SSSHH...they're asleep , remember?" "Mmmmh..."she nodded. "Wishing on a falling star? Are you serious? I mean , this is ridiculous!" "I know...but I mean it! It did happen , just not the way I expected it to be." "So what are we gonna do? Take care of them...forever like what you said?? Oh no...this is crazy!" "I know. Listen...I guess we should wait 'till another falling star happened , and wish that they could get back to big boys." "And when would it happen?" "I don't really know. Let's hope the sooner." "Oh yeah...and what are we gonna do with their driver out there? Telling him that you've turned the lads into babies by wishing on a falling star? Why on earth would he believe you??" "Let's just say that they'd stay overnight and they'll be back tomorrow!" "They wouldn't be normal tomorrow! What should we say if they don't show up for interviews and concerts and everything?" "I don't know Debby. I really don't ," I was desperate and fell into a chair. "Hey! You got a chloroform?" Debby asked. "Yeah..why?" "Let's just tie him up and put him in the attic!" "What? Are you out of your mind? No way!" "That's the least we can do! No one would find out if he doesn't!" She was right , though. "All right ," I sighed. Just wishing on a falling star and it dragged me this far. Many people wished on a falling star , but no one caught into this sort of problem...or maybe I just don't know anyone who did.... chapter seven... We got out from the front door , headed to the van. The driver was asleep , so we tiptoed to get to him. "Ok. You stand here. I'll get there , put this on his nose...and...," she snapped her finger ," ...he fell." I smiled weakly ,"Ok. Be careful." Was Debby a mafia or such in her past life? Experienced , wasn't she? She continued walking and peeked inside to the driver's seat. She acted quickly. Put the hanky with chloroform on it to the driver's nose. The driver wriggled for a moment then fainted. She was back into my sight and yelled ,"I did it! Yaaay!!" I freeze and stared at her. "Bring the rope here , silly!" she yelled. I rushed to her , bringing the rope. She quickly wrapped it around his body and tied it up. "Where's the plaster and the cloth?" "What for?" "His mouth and eye so he wouldn't see us when he wake up! "How could'ya do that?" I said. "I watched enough James Bond!" Debby tied him up , and his mouth , and his eye and we dragged him upstairs to the attic. "Isn't it criminal? I mean tied someone up and keeping him in our house?" "Sssh..just shut up!" We put him on a water bed in the attic and locked the door. "Let's get downstairs and wrote a list!" she whispered. "What list?" "Things to do tomorrow!" So...we made the list and in case you wondered...here it is: 1. bought the boys some new clothes (the ones they wear are too big!) 2. bought them milk and five milk-bottles 3. feed the driver in the morning 4. tell Heather? (hasn't been decided) Then we went upstairs , took a look at those two little 'angels' on the bed. "Hey! This one's Mark , isn't he? Look at his dimples!" Debby murmured. "Yeah...and I guess this one's Kian...he's blonde after all!" "How can you know? Bryan and Nicky are also blonde!" she argued. "Nah...I think Bryan's the one down there on the sofa. He smiles all the time...cheeky!" "And what about Nicky?" "He's also downstairs...he's been cute ever since he's a little boy." "Well , I guess you're right then. So we have Mark and Kian here..." "Yap...and Shane , and Nicky and Bryan down there." "I'll go downstairs and sleep there in case something happened." I grabbed a pillow and closed the door. I couldn't sleep on the sofa since Shane poured m chocolate on it , so I just lay down on the floor and tried to close my eyes. 'Maybe this is not so bad after all...they are five good-looking and nice boys , it'd be fun taking care of'em. What to be afraid of?" I thought , gazing at Bran who was smiling even in his sleep. chapter eight... "CASEY!!" "Huh?" I was waken up by Debby's shouting , half asleep though. She was standing beside me with Kian's arm in her right hand and Bryan's on the other hand. "Help me taking care of them will'ya? I found them in the garden , didn't you lock the door?" I looked at Kian's and Bryan's hands...all smeared with soil. "Oh my god...I guess I forgot to lock it. Where are the others?" "There!" she pointed at Shane and Nicky who were busy watching Sesame Street on TV ," and Mark's still sleeping." "Well ," I said , winking my eyes , hoping that I can really wake up ,"you take those two to baths , and I'll go to Mrs. Jensen next door , asking her if we can borrow five pairs of clothes and shoes for them." "Why? Should I take care of them while YOU are leaving...freely?? That's not fair!" she objected. "They look like total clowns with those suits walking down the town , don't you see? I won't be long!" I stormed out of the house and back a couple of minutes later with clothes and shoes on my hands. We got the boys ready and took our own shower by turns. After we all ready , I put hats on each of their heads , when I suddenly realised something , or exactly someone was missing! "Hey!" I called for Debby , who was busy persuading Nicky who was crying. "What?" "Where's Bryan? He's not here?" "Oughhh! I don't know! Don't you see he's crying all the time? Shut your mouth and let me handle him , would'ya??" I raised my hand and rushed around the house , hoping to see any signs of him. When passing through the kitchen , I heard some creeky voice from inside. I peeked inside , but he wasn't there. I was about to leave , when I heard that voice again. I looked under the kitchen table and there he was with a big slice of chocolate cake in his hand. "Ooooh , Bryan! Come here and let me wash your hand!" I crawled under the table and picked him up. As usual , he wasn't crying , instead he let out a big laugh ,"Hahaha...Mama...chocolate..." "Yeah , I know it's chocolate , honey. Let's wash your hand , shall we?" "Ready to go?" I said as I stepped into the living room. "I guess...don't I forget something?" Debby asked me. "Don't tell me one of them is missing again!" "No..no , it's not about the boys. It's something that I...." "Oh my God...the driver!" I yelled. "Oh..yeah...wait a minute , I'll go upstairs and feed him. Take care of'em." chapter nine... If only you could see me...and Debby , of course , walking down the road with five little boys...I'm quite sure you'd laugh at us. We look like two idiots , trying hard to take care of the boys , who actually were some big boys. We walked into baby's shop and bought them milk-bottles and nipples...and also some pairs of clothes...oh , and shoes. We were busy picking clothes and let out the boys from our arms...and you can guess what I saw when I turned back. There was no sign of any of them. All were missing. "DEBBY!! THEY'RE NOT HERE!!" I yelled. "What do you mean they're not...," she turned back ,"HERE?? CASEY!!" We stormed out of the store ,"You take left , I'll take right!" I said , running to the right side of the street. I stopped in my track when I saw a boy looked like Shane playing a remote-control car in a toy store. I rushed into the store and...yeah , it was Shane , and Mark. They giggled , playing the car with some innocent faces. "Oh...thank God you're here! C'mon!" I grabbed their hands out of the store. "Now where's Ki?," I looked around and saw a blonde head with his back to me in a cassette store. I walked into the shop with Shane and Mark in both my hands. He was busy clapping his hands along with the rhythm of the song "Kian , c'mon! I was so worried about you..." I said , taking over his hand. "Are you his nanny?" a girl on that shop asked me ,"he asked me to play him twinkle twinkle little star ," then she saw Shane and Mark ,"oh...are you the nanny of them...these three adorable little boys?" I was pretty annoyed that moment , that I just bear hear and pulled Ki's hand , but when I was about to leave , I turned back and told her ,"Adorable? You'll change your mind if only you have a chance to be with them for about five minutes!" Then I tracked along 'till the end of the road , but I saw no signs of Bry and Nix. So I got back to the baby's shop where I supposed to meet up with Debby. Debby has already there with Bry and Nix with her. 'Oh , thank God' I mumbled. "Where did'ya find them?" I asked her. "In that corner ," she pointed out ,"singing and dancing with a bunch of people watching and threw them some money!" "What?" "Yeah...don't ask me more about it...and what about you?" I told her the whole stories and we giggled all the way home. I gave them each a cup of ice-cream and me and Debby sat on the sofa , watching TV. It was eight pm. I changed the channel and focused when the announcer said ,"....Filan and the other lads of Westlife didn't show up for their interview session and fans-meeting at the Four Season hotel today. The receptionist of Grand Hyatt hotel , where they stayed , said that they didn't turn up after having dinner tonight. Just the same with their driver who didn't get back to the hotel after driving them to the dinner." I froze and seemed so with Debby. "What should we do now?" she whispered. "Dunno ," I shrugged my shoulder ,"let's go outside and waited in case there's a falling star." "All right ," she followed me outside. I was musing as usual , when Debby pulled my sleeve and yelled ,"There it is! A falling star! Make your wish , Casey , quick!" I closed my eyes and whispered ,"I wish things could get back the way it used to be." "You did it?" she asked me. "Yeah! Let's go back and hope if we wake up this morning , things will get normal." chapter ten... I was really relieved when I woke up the next morning and found the lads in their normal body lying on the sofa with five cups of ice cream on the floor. I woke Debby up ,"Debby! They're normal!" I whispered. She woke up and grinned ,"They're normal? What about their clothes...hey it's a good chance to..." "No!" I yelled ,"I don't know why but they grew bigger along with their bodies." "Oooh...damn!" I smiled looking at her...and a bit surprised when I heard shouting from downstairs ,"Eeeeuh! Why in the world you wear a teddy-bear shirt , Nix?" It was Shane's. "And you? What do you wear? A hello-kitty pajamas? Yaaakkh!" It was Bryan's. We rushed downstairs and saw them dressed in those clothes we bought them yesterday. We couldn't stand it but let out a real big laugh! "Go and change guys!," I said in between my laugh ,"there are some unexplainable reasons why you're wearing those stuffs!" "And what is it?" Shane asked me sarcastically. "Ummm...I'm not sure myself. Doesn't matter though , you have tons of interview sessions and concerts to do right? You all will be late for those! Let's talk about this later ,ok?" "As you wish..." he muttered and rushed to the bathroom. I had just closed the front door after they left , when I heard Bry shouted ,"Hey , Casey! Hold on...do you see Mr. Haver ?" (Mr. Haver is their driver). O-oh... "He's in the..." I tried to explain but Debby covered my mouth ,"No...I...I mean we didn't see him around. We'll tell him that you left if we meet him." "All right then. I'll drive myself ," Nicky started the engine. "Bye ladies!" they waved their hands and we waved back with Debby's hand still on my mouth. She closed the door as soon as the car was out of sight. "We'll release him. Don't worry ," she said. "What would we say to him?" "Tell him there's some thieves broke in last night and they tied him up!" "Yeah...let's!" Then we glanced around the house , saw all the mess the boys had made...sofa poured with milk (it hadn't been cleaned!) , empty cups of ice cream and milk-bottles and nipples everywhere! We looked and smiled at each other...and giggled....What a mess!? |