HanFic

I started on my Hanson story. A lot of it is true (names), other than me actually being friends with Hanson and hanging out with them. I really did lose the stone at the Hanson concert. I found it, in the dark, 'cause I'm awesome like that. Here's what I have of my story so far...

Keri let out a scream of excitement. Her mother ran into the gameroom, a look of concern on her face. "What happened? Are you okay?" Keri gave her mother the puppy-dog eyes and stood.
"Mom, Hanson is coming to Texas. Can I go, please?" She smiled her cutest smile at her mother, even though she already knew the answer to the question.
"You'll have to ask your father." Keri's mom patted her on the shoulder and looked at the computer screen. "When are they coming?"
"September 30. Here's the bad part...it's in Dallas." Just then, Keri heard the front door open. Her father was home, and she dreaded asking him. "Can you ask dad for me? He listens to you more than me." Keri's mother laughed and nodded.
"I'll see if I can butter him up a bit." She kissed Keri on the cheek and went downstairs. Keri could hear them talking faintly, her heart pounding in her chest. A few moments later, she heard them walking up the stairs together. "We'll need more information. How much are tickets, what venue is it at, what time? We'll have to see if we're working or not." Keri smiled and hugged her parents. Her father finally spoke.
"We're not making any promises, so don't get your hopes up." He smiled weakly and went into his bedroom, his wife following behind him. Keri hummed faintly and went into her room. She heard the phone ring in the distance and turned on her Hanson c.d. She didn't realize she had dozed off until she was woken up an hour later by her mother.
"Verna has offered to pay for the ticket to the concert. Your father and I will drive you to Dallas, but we'll have to leave early in the morning if we want to make it there in time." Keri jumped out of bed and hugged her mother tightly, smiling wide. "They'll hold the tickets for you at Will Call. You pick them up before the show. You might want to give your Aunt a call and thank her." Keri's mother smiled and handed her the phone. Keri took the phone, still grinning.


Tour had flown by. They were on their way to Dallas, one of the last stops on their U.S. Albertane Tour. As the Hanson family drove down the winding highway in their blue van, 14 year old Taylor Hanson stared out the window, daydreaming. He watched the traffic as his parents passed each car, his eyes meeting momentarily on a pretty girl wearing headphones. He watched her quickly turn her head away as their vehicle fell behind. Taylor smiled to himself and pulled out his notebook from his backpack. He had just started writing some lyrics when he heard his younger brother grunt behind him.
"Mom, I have to pee!" Zac Hanson, the youngest in the band, but not of the Hanson children, was dancing in his seat. "Really bad!" Taylor laughed and turned to his oldest brother, Isaac. They shared a smile.
Diana Hanson turned in her seat. "Why didn't you go 20 minutes ago when we stopped for gas?"
"I didn't have to go then!"
"Maybe gulping down that 44 ounce Dr Pepper wasn't such a good idea, Zac." Taylor said, laughter in his voice. Diana gave Taylor a severe look that made him cringe. He looked out the window again, thinking to himself. His father pulled the van into a truck stop, Zac running out as fast as his little legs would carry him. "Dad, I need to stretch my legs. I'm going to step outside for a minute." Taylor opened his door and slid out, stretching his arms as he looked up into the sky. It was a beautiful day, although it was a little warm for September. Taylor took his polaroid camera out of his backpack and snapped a picture. He took pictures at every stop, documenting his first tour. The photo slid out and he watched it develop slowly. Taylor saw Zac walking towards the van, a look of pure relief upon his face. He blushed when he saw Taylor grinning and hopped inside the van. Walker Hanson whistled for Taylor to get back in the van.
"Come on, son. We're on a time crunch!" Taylor put his camera in his backpack and slid the photo inside his notebook as he jumped in the van, ready to take on the world.


Taylor could hear the crowd chanting. His heart was pounding in his chest, sweat dripping down his forehead. He had never been this nervous before. 'What is WRONG with me?' he thought. Taylor wiped his forehead on his sleeve and chugged a bottle of water. He joined his brothers behind the curtain as the lights dimmed. The screaming grew louder, almost deafening. The curtain went up and he and his brothers made their ways onto the stage. Taylor sat at his piano, Zac on the drums, and Isaac with his guitar. He took a deep breath and started playing, the lights blinding him. His heartbeat began to slow as he got more comfortable. The screaming was drowned out by the instruments as he scanned the audience. His throat hurt by the end of the show. He had never been so exhausted, yet so exhilarated. Isaac walked by, smiling. "You about ready for the encore, Tay?"
Taylor cringed and rubbed his throat. "You're killing me, Ike. I'm going to go see how many people are left." Taylor peered out the curtains and stiffened. There was only one girl left, way in the back, talking to the security guard. It looked like she was crying. Taylor turned to his brothers. "There's a girl crying. I'm going to go see what's going on." Taylor hurried away before Isaac or Zac could protest. He made his way quickly to where the girl was. For a moment, he held his breath as he thought to himself. 'Is that her, the girl with the headphones?' He walked up to her and placed his shaky hand on her shoulder. She jumped, a startled look on her face. "Hey, what's wrong? Are you okay?" The girl looked into his eyes. At that moment, Taylor knew it was her. He sat next to her.
"I'm so sorry. It's nothing, really." Her voice was quiet, almost a whisper. Taylor looked at the security guard questioningly.
"She wouldn't leave. I was about to escort her out before you came down." At this comment, the girl began sobbing harder. Taylor turned to the girl again.
"Why are you crying?"
"I-I lost something. I wanted to stay after the show to look for it, but this gentleman" she said through gritted teeth "won't let me." The security guard glared at her. Taylor stood up and spoke.
"It's okay, man. Let her look." He turned back to the girl. "If you want, I'll help you look for it. What did you lose?"
"A stone. My mom bought me a ring, and the stone fell out of it. She'll kill me if she sees I lost it. This ring means a lot to me." The girl cried harder. Taylor held out his hand.
"Come on, we'll find it. What does it look like?"
The girl took Taylor's hand and stood. She saw Isaac and Zac making their way towards them. She blushed when they arrived. "Oh my goodness, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to cause such a scene."
"What's up?" Isaac asked Taylor. Zac nodded.
"She lost a ring. I'm helping her find it."
This time Zac spoke. "Well, what does it look like? I'll help, too." This made the girl smile.
"You boys are sweet. It's actually the stone that goes in the ring. It's black with a silver ankh etched in the middle." Zac looked confused.
"An ankh is an egyptian symbol. It sort of looks like a cross with a circle on the top." Taylor explained. Zac nodded in understanding. "Well, let's get crackin'." All four of them started crawling on their hands and knees. Isaac was crawling in circles. Zac was giggling. Taylor was examining every particle on the floor as if his life depended on it. Within 10 minutes, he was jumping up, waving his hand in the air. "I FOUND IT!!" The girl came running over to Taylor, looking excited. "This is it, right?'
"Oh my goodness, you found it! You have no idea...thank you so much! Oh, I could kiss you! But, of course, I won't. Thank you, all three of you. You guys are so sweet." Zac smiled triumphantly, as if he was the one that found the stone. Isaac patted Taylor on the shoulder.
"Good job, Tay. I didn't think anyone would find it." Isaac sighed.
"Gee, Ike, how optimistic of you." Taylor handed the girl the stone. "I never got your name."
"Oh, my name? Sorry, it's Keri." She smiled sweetly. Taylor held out his hand. She shook it.
"Nice to meet you. Are you from here?" Isaac asked.
"Oh, no. I live in Austin. My parents drove me here. Oh, they're never going to believe I got to meet Hanson. I wish I had my camera." Taylor grinned and held up his finger to motion he would be right back. Isaac and Zac shrugged and waited. Taylor returned with his polaroid, grinning wider.
"Want some proof?" Zac laughed, Isaac smiling. "Hey, excuse me!" Taylor motioned to the security guard. "Is there a way you could take our picture really fast?" The guard rolled his eyes and took the camera. They all squeezed together, putting on their best smiles.
"Okay, ready?" On the count of three, the guard snapped the picture and handed the camera back to Taylor. They all huddled to watch the picture develop.
"Do you think you could take one more, man?" Taylor asked. Keri looked surprised. "I would like one to keep. I'm documenting our entire tour." The guard took another picture and stomped off.
Isaac took the second picture and waved it, in the hopes of making it develop faster. "Hey, this one came out really good. Check it out, Tay." They all took turns looking at it. Zac rolled his eyes.
"I look retarded."
"That's because you are retarded, Zac." Taylor and Isaac laughed. Zac tried to look intimidating, but failed. Keri smiled.
"Oh, don't let them get to you, Zac. I'm the youngest of 5, so I know how it goes." This seemed to cheer up Zac a little bit. "Thank you guys so much for the help."
"You're welcome" the three Hanson boys said in unison. Isaac and Zac shook Keri's hand again and wandered back towards the stage. Taylor lagged behind.
"I can't believe you found it, Taylor. I really appreciate it. You're so sweet." Keri blushed. Taylor blushed, too.
"No problem. All of my jewelry has sentimental value. Besides, I wanted to help." Taylor grabbed a small note pad from his pocket and fumbled for a pen. "Here, maybe you can return the favor." He handed Keri the notebook, hesitating. "Umm..."
"Oh, do you want my autograph?" Keri laughed. Taylor smiled, shaking his head.
"No, I'd rather have your phone number." They both blushed again.
"Oh. Sure. I'll give you my e-mail, too. You know, just in case you remember me."
"I think today was pretty memorable." Taylor looked back towards his brothers, who were tapping their feet impatiently. "Thanks. I gotta go. It was really nice meeting you. Until we meet again..." and Taylor kissed Keri's hand.
"Bye" she whispered as Taylor walked away. Her heart fluttered in her chest, wondering if she'd ever hear from him again.



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Keri sat on the edge of her bed, Hanson c.d. blaring at top volume. She paused the music when her phone rang. "Hello? Oh, hey Jordan. You're in town?? When did you get here?" She smiled and began pacing her bedroom. "Well of course I want to see you! Okay, that sounds great. See you then!" Keri hung up the phone and jumped up and down in excitement. "Mooooooooooom!" she yelled. Her mother came into the bedroom. "The guys are in town and want to get together. Can I go?"
"You're asking my permission to hang out with your favorite band? What kind of mother would I be to deny her daughter that? Of course you can go!" Keri squealed and hugged her mother tightly, almost knocking her over. "If it weren't for Taylor, you wouldn't still have that ring you're wearing." She smiled. "When are y'all getting together?"
"In a few hours. They're getting settled into their hotel at the moment. I need to get ready."
"Don't wear too much make-up. You're naturally beautiful, and you want Taylor to see that."
"Mom! We're just friends. Geez!" Keri smiled and nudged her mother playfully.
"Well, in that case," She smiled and kissed her daughter on the cheek. "have fun!" She walked out of Keri's room, gently closing the door.
Keri opened her photo album, stopping on the polaroid. "Wow, I can't believe it's been months. It still seems like yesterday." Keri said to her cat, who looked up at her and meowed quizzically.