Rock God

Chapter Eleven: A Good Strong Name

(Before we get started with this chapter, here's the song that was mentioned. ;) 

"Here you go Jonah." I said while I gave my new goldfish a pinch of fish food completely unaware that my little sister Hannah was currently having a rather bad day. You see unlike me, she had blonde hair and blue eyes like my mother. She wasn't particularly close to my father, (especially since there was no relation) but since he was over our house all the time making music with me and her own father recently walked out on her and her mother, she often felt like she was all alone in the world.

Hannah heaved a sad sigh as she sat upon her bed coloring in her coloring book when suddenly DJ knocked on the door and stuck his face inside. "Hey baby girl, can I come in?" He questioned her with a grin, but she just simply looked up at him silently without saying a word. "I know, I know, you're a bit ticked off with me since I'm just one of the people giving your brother all the attention." He said as he sat at the foot of her bed.

"Mick isn't my brother. He's just a kid that lives with us. We've never really spent any time together and we were never close. We have,.. had different fathers." She told him as he slowly began to nod at her.

"Ah,.. I see. So you think that you have to have the same blood to be family." He began. "Well, can I tell you a secret?" He questioned her as she silently nodded at him and he grinned at her. "I'm God." He told her and when she scrunched up her face in confusion, he just let out a chuckle. "You don't believe me do you? Well, that's alright.

Mick didn't at first either. However, I think I can prove to you that I really am God. I'll bet you right now that I can get you a new father before the week is over. If I lose, I'll get out of your life forever,.. but if I win you need to promise me that you'll give me and Mick,.. especially Mick more of a chance. Do we have an understanding?" He asked her as she nodded and smiled at him and that's when they shook hands. "Good. And don't forget, it's our secret." He told her with a grin and a wink and Hannah stifled a laugh and pretended to lock her lips and throw away the key.

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On Monday morning after I got off the school bus DJ was there to meet me and that's when I let out a horrified shriek and placed my hand on top of my chest right where my heart was. "DJ don't do that!! You scared me!!" I cried out before he gave a chuckle.

"Sorry Champ, I didn't mean to." He told me.

"Anyways, you're taking a mighty big risk showing up here after that stunt you pulled with Eugene." I told him.

"I know but I had to talk to you and tell you that I decided to pick you up today after you have football practice. I've got a surprise for you." He told me with a rather sly grin.

"Alright, but I sure hope that whatever it is it's not going to wind up getting me into even bigger trouble." I told him before I headed inside my high school.

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That afternoon once DJ picked me up from school, I was not expecting him to pull up to the curb on a great big and black Harley Davidson motorcycle. My eyeballs nearly popped right out of their sockets as soon as I saw him and heard the engine roaring. "Listen to this tiger growl!" He exclaimed excitedly.

"Wow!" I whispered as he brought the bike to a stop and a rather large grin stretched a crossed his face.

"Now, I take it from the expression on your face that you want to go for a ride." He began before tossing me a helmet. "Well, better take this as you're going to need it." He told me as I quickly put on my helmet and then leapt onto his bike and wrapped my arms tightly around his middle. "Hold on." He instructed. "You're about to go on the ride of your life." He told me and just like that we shot off like a rocket while "Born to Be Wild" was blasting from the radio.

"Woohoo!!!" We both cried out together before DJ instructed me to hold on even tighter as he made his motorcycle rear up on its back wheel and performed a wheelie going down the street. Just when I was starting to think that God couldn't get any cooler, we pulled into the parking lot of a pet shop.

"What are we doing here DJ?" I asked him as soon as he had turned off the motor.

"I thought that we both could use a new friend." He replied as we left our helmets hanging on the handlebars and he stuck his keys inside his pocket and held the door open for me.

"Are we really getting a new puppy?" I questioned him eagerly.

"If that's what you want." He replied with a grin and that's when we discovered an encloser in the middle of the room with a whole bunch of puppies running around. That's when I saw the cutest little puppy covered with long black fur and a patch of white on his chest and on all four of his paws. The tiny puppy began to whimper before I picked him up and then he started wagging his tail and licking my face making me laugh and DJ laughed as well.

"I think we have a winner." I began. "And I think I'm going to name him Samson. Sam or Sammy for short." I announced as DJ slowly nodded.

"Samson it is then and it's a really good strong name too." He said and as we paid for Samson and his puppy supplies two things just occurred to me. One was how were we going to get him home, and two,.. just exactly what would Mom have to say about this?