Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 13:18:35 -0400 From: rye encoke <rye_encoke@hotmail.com> Subject: Mark-and-Rye-38 Okay the usual stuff that nobody reads. This is a gay story with lots of gay sex. If you aren't supposed to be here, leave. The work is mine and unless you ask you can't post it anywhere else. I have no clue if any member of Westlife is gay, so this is all my fantasy. Email me at rye_encoke@hotmail.com to tell me what you like or hate. The author wishes to acknowledge and thank the archivist for Nifty for allowing this story to be published here. Authors Notes: Sorry for the delay, but here is the next chapter. Hope you enjoy it. DEDICATION: To my Davey and to Glenn. Love ya both, always. - Stwawbewwy Sampoo and Mossmellows - Everyone was sitting around the large campsite chatting. It was getting dark now and the campfire that Ed had built was casting shadows on the nearby bus and the trees. Spooky was sitting on Nick's lap, his head on Nick's chest and softly stroking Nick's neck. Nick went between adoring Corey to adoring Spooky. Shane looked at Bryan and saw the jealous look he was shooting Nick. "Don't my love," Shane said softly. "Don't what?" Bryan asked without looking away. "Don't feel bad about love. Spooky has so much love to give and just because he is giving some to Nick doesn't mean he loves you less. You are still his favourite Unca Bwyan. Would you want me to be jealous because he loves you more?" Shane asked. Bryan turned to Shane his eyes wide and watery, "He loves you too. Don't be mad." "Oh our Bry boy. I'm not mad at all. See how easy it is to get confused. I love Spooky and he loves me. But he does love you more. It doesn't make me love him less or love you less. You are such a silly boy sometimes. I just didn't want you to hold it against Nick that Spooky is spending time with him. It would be like me being upset with Rye because you show him love," Shane pulled Bryan to him and rocked him. Shane, who was sitting on a blanket they had spread on the ground, pulled Bryan down to lay his head on his legs. Shane looked up to see Nick looking at the two of them while Spooky talked to him and gestured at Bryan. Shane smiled as he realized that Spooky was fixing things. He watched as Nick finally stood, cradling Spooky in his arms and came and sat on the blanket. "Someone is here to talk to you Bry boy," Shane said softly as Bryan raised his head and looked at Nick. "I'm not stealing Spooky from you," Nick said softly. "I know. I'm sorry but I just felt jealous," Bryan said. "I will forever be grateful to you for giving me my number one fan. And even though I am Unca Nick now, someday I will become Uncle Nick. You will forever be Unca Bwyan," Nick said. Bryan swallowed around the lump in his throat as Spooky climbed into his lap and kissed his cheek. "I have lots of love Unca Bwyan, you can shawe me wight?" Spooky asked. Bryan nodded and held onto Spooky then reached out and pulled Nick into a hug. "I'm sorry guys. I am just ready for this tour to end I guess. I need to just rest with the people I love and relax. Sorry Spooky for making you feel bad. You are allowed to love Nick and be with him. You know what? Before we go to bed tonight you will need a shower. I bet Uncle Nick would help you with that," Bryan said. Nick looked panicked but Spooky was gleeful. "Yay. Unca Mawk has stwawbewwy sampoo. I can wash youw haiw," Spooky clapped and Nick had to give in. "Okay then Spooky but only if Bryan joins us cuz he is about to get really dirty and will need a shower as well," Nick grinned evilly at Bryan. Because Bryan had been holding Spooky he wasn't quick enough and he soon found himself with a shirt full of dirt. Spooky cheered gleefully and took a handful of dirt and rubbed it in Nick's hair who was pinning Bryan down. By this time Shane had cleared off the blanket to avoid getting filthy. "Unca Nick thewe is sand on the beach and we can thwow him in," Spooky cried gleefully. Nick grabbed Bryan and hefted him over his shoulder, much to the surprise of Bryan who didn't realize how strong Nick was. Bryan, now into the game and enjoying entertaining Spooky, pretended to put up a fight. Spooky was jumping and screaming with delight as the two men hit the beach and Nick dumped Bryan into the wet sand. The three of them played at the shore as the sun set till they were covered in sand and soaking wet. "That was fun," Nick laughed as he rested on the sand, Spooky beside him with Bryan on the other side of Spooky. "Yeah it was. Now we really do need a shower," Bryan said then sat up, "Don't worry Nick this is actually nice." Nick nodded and scooped up the giggling little boy. They trooped back to the fire where everyone had to comment on how dirty they were. "Come on huwwy up I am cold," Spooky said with chattering teeth. They tried to brush off as much sand as they could so they wouldn't track it through the bus then made their way into the bathroom. "Wow this is an incredible bus. How did you get it?" Nick asked. "Angel bought it for us," Bryan said as he quickly stripped down. Nick looked at Bryan's dick with appreciation, "Nice," "Come on Spooky I'll get you undressed while Nick puts his tongue back in his mouth," Bryan giggled. "You'we funny Unca Bwyan. Look Unca Nick's penis is hawd," Spooky said. "Yep it is. But that's okay. Remember how Uncle Shane's got hard last night. See mine is getting hard now too," Bryan said and sure enough he was almost completely full. "I'm cold," Spooky said suddenly. "Okay Spooky let's get in," Bryan climbed in and sat down as before, "Get in facing me and put your legs up here Nick," Bryan patted his upper legs. Nick obeyed Bryan and soon they were all three sitting in the tub, Spooky in between the two men. Bryan gave the wand to Nick who wet Spooky down and rubbed his body a bit to warm him up. Spooky then wet both the men down. "Here Nick you wash Spooky," Bryan handed the shower gel to Nick. Nick smiled and began to wash the boy. Spooky basked in the attention he was getting. "You have to wash my fowe skin please." Spooky instructed and Nick looked alarmed and looked to Bryan for help. "It's fine," Bryan said simply. "It get's hawd when you touch it but that's natuwal," Spooky said as Nick gently moved the boys foreskin and washed him, trembling a bit when the boy did indeed get hard. "Okay Spooky you're washed now," Bryan said. "You wash each othew now," Spooky said. "I don't know." Nick said at the same time Bryan said, "Okay." Bryan took hold of Nick's legs and pulled him close as Spooky went to stand behind him. Nick's dick, now hard again, was only inches from Bryan's. "You wash my back while Nick washes my front then you can do Nick's back while I do his front," Bryan said. "Yay," Spooky cheered as he began to use the sponge on Bryan's back. Bryan handed a sponge to Nick who looked at it like it was a grenade. "Nick come on it's the same as with Mark and Rye. Just friends helping each other out and sharing their love with their nephew," Bryan said and moved Nick's hand to his chest. Nick smiled shyly and tried to ignore his raging hard on as he began to wash Bryan. "Be careful of the nipples, they are still sensitive," Bryan said and Nick nodded. Bryan realized Nick was working on instinct here and needed a distraction. "Hey Spooky let's sing a song. Let's practice what you are gonna sing with Uncle Nick," Bryan said. "I only know some wowds," Spooky said. "I I can start," Nick stuttered a bit, an indication of his nervousness. "Yay. Don't fowget to wash Unca Bwyan's penis. My daddy says if you leave sand thewe ow in youw bum it will make it itch," Spooky instructed. "Oh God," Nick's hand pulled away only to have Bryan firmly bring it back and place it on his erection. Nick, with trembling hands, washed Bryan's very hard dick making sure to get any sand around the head or his balls. "Wash my legs now Nick," Bryan instructed and began to sing the song and was quickly joined by Spooky and Nick. Finally Nick was done washing Bryan and breathed a sigh of relief. "Hey come on it wasn't that bad," Bryan joked and Nick laughed as well, "Now I get to put my hands all over the famous Nick Carter," "Wait, me and Corey are together," Nick said suddenly feeling uncomfortable. Bryan smiled, "I know buddy. I was just joking. But one of these days you and your boy are gonna spend a night with me and my boys like you did with Rye and Mark. Just because you have a boyfriend doesn't mean we can't be loving to each other. I promise not to make you cum tonight though," "What's cum?" Spooky asked. The two men had briefly forgotten the boy was there. "Get outta this one bud," Nick smiled evilly. Bryan began to wash Nick as Spooky washed Nick's back. "Cum is a word that means semen. It's what daddy's give to mommies to make babies with. You know how you rub your penis and it feels nice? Well if you rub it for a long time then you will cum, that means semen will spurt out. That only happens when you get older," Bryan said as he rinsed Nick's chest off and smiled at the stunned look on Nick's face. "Oh. So you don't want Unca Nick to give you a baby then," Spooky stated. Nick chuckled a bit and waited for Bryan to answer. "Remember honey how I said that only mommies and daddies can have babies. Well every man's body is made so that they could have babies if they wanted. Now me and Uncles Shane and Nicky and Uncle Nick and Corey we could all have babies if we loved a woman. But we love another boy. So when we rub penises and kiss it feels really nice and our bodies think we want to make a baby so we cum. We just clean it up after with a towel," Bryan explained "Oh okay. What's cum look like?" Spooky asked. "It sorta looks like vanilla milkshake," Bryan said. "Does it taste like nilla milkshake?" Spooky asked. "No not really. Just like every boy is different, every boy's cum tastes different. When you meet your boyfriend you will learn what it tastes like but not before," Bryan answered. "We should wash our haiw now and our bums," Spooky said, content with the answers his Unca Bwyan had given him. "Okay little buddy. I think me and Bryan should do our own hair to make sure we get all the sand out okay?" Nick said. "Awwww, I wanted to wash your haiw," Spooky pouted. "How about tomorrow, you can shower with Uncle Nick and Uncle Corey and wash both of their hair," Bryan suggested. "Yay okay," Spooky said and clapped his hands. The two men stood and washed their hair thoroughly then Bryan picked up Spooky and held him while Nick washed his hair. While Bryan held onto the boy Nick made sure to get all the sand out from between Spooky's bum cheeks. Spooky insisted on making sure that he got to wash both Nick and Bryan's bums. "How come you have haiw on youw bum Unca Nick?" Spooky asked as he ran a soapy hand between Nick's cheeks. Nick had by now lost his embarrasment, "Most men do. As you get bigger you start to get hair in lots of places. Under your arms, on your chest, above your penis, on your legs and on your bum." "But Unca Bwyan doesn't have any there. And on his tessicles either," Spooky argued. "Not all men get hair in the same places is all. We are all different remember," Bryan said. "All done," Spooky announced as he finished cleaning Nick. "Okay let's get changed and get ready. We will put you in your pj's buddy for now and you can change once we are in the sleeping bags okay?" Bryan said. "Yeah okay. We can still sleep naked though even if we awe outside wight?" Spooky asked. "Sure," Bryan agreed as he dried the little boy off then handed him to Nick. They walked to Bryan's room to find that Ed and Jay's stuff was already there along with Alex and Carl's stuff. Bryan handed Spooky's pajama's to Nick who dressed the boy with many hugs, kisses and tickles thrown in for good measure. Soon all three were back out by the fire. "MOSSMELLOWS!" Spooky cried and ran to Corey who was roasting marshmallows. "Hey little guy, you smell good," Corey said as he hugged the little boy to him tightly and kissed his neck. "Unca Nick too. We all washed togethew. Unca Bwyan made sure to wash Unca Nick all ovew to get all the sand gone. I washed his bum so he won't be itchy," Spooky said happily. Corey looked over at the two men with a raised eyebrow and a smile. "You can wipe that smile off Fuzzy, tomorrow Spooky is sharing our shower and washing us both then sleeping with us. He sleeps naked by the way," Nick said and chuckled at the embarrassed look on Corey's face. "Did you know if you wub penises you can make cum, but boys don't make babies so you wipe it up with a towel?" Spooky asked Corey very seriously. "Yes, yes I did know that," Corey answered with that deer caught in the headlights look. "Oh," Spooky sounded dejected, "Did you know that it looks like nilla milkshake but doesn't taste like it?" "No I never heard that before. Thanks for telling me that Spooky," Corey said. "That's okay. I ask Unca Bwyan about stuff and he always tells me. He could tell you if you asked. Can I have that one? I like them on fiwe," Spooky pointed to the marshmallow that had now caught fire. Corey blew the flames out and blew on it a bit to let it cool down before handing it to the little boy. "Jesus Bryan you are fucking amazing," Nick said as he turned to Bryan who was suddenly enveloped in the arms of Shane and Nicky. "Isn't he. He is going to make an incredible father when the time comes," Shane said. "You will Bryan, you really will. Your kid is going to be the luckiest kid alive," Nick said with sincerity. "So you two have fun in the shower? That must have been quite the conversation," Nicky said. "Oh my God you have no idea. But Bryan just answered everything calmly and explained it all so well. When Spooky insisted we wash each other I just about flipped and ran but Bryan helped me through it all. I am so happy I came here to meet Spooky and you guys. I hope that we can get together like you said Bryan, to cuddle and stuff, that would mean so much to me and Corey," Nick said then he hugged Bryan and left to fill Spooky with marshmallows. "You never cease to amaze me our love," Nicky said softly into Bryan's ear. "Nor me. Let's leave Spooky here with everyone and go use our bed for a bit," Shane suggested. "What? Really?" Bryan asked. "Yes our boy. Let us make love to you for a bit," Nicky said. Bryan nodded and ran to the bus to prepare himself while Nicky and Shane went to Nick and Corey and said they were gonna be inside with Bryan for an hour and to keep an eye on Spooky. Everyone around the fire smiled as the two men climbed on the bus, knowing what was going on. As Bryan was slowly and tenderly made love to, out by the fire Nick and Corey talked and played and fussed over Spooky while Mark and Rye sat nearby and held each other. Matt and Andy had pulled a blanket out and were sitting on it with Billy and Jesse. Matt holding Jesse while Billy held Andy. Ed, Jay, Carl and Alex sat on chairs and talked softly amongst themselves. Simon and Cleo had decided on a stroll by the lake and Kian and Jill had accompanied them. - Spookin' Spooky - The boys had finished making love, Shane and Nicky showering Bryan with their love. They left their room to find Ed, Jay, Carl and Alex in the lounge. "Sorry," Nicky blushed. "For what?" Alex asked. "For taking so long," Nicky said. "Don't be silly. You were showing your wonderful man your love for him. It's still pretty early any ways so it's no big deal at all. You guys wanta hang out with us for a bit before we turn in or you gonna go save Nick and Corey from the mossmellow monster?" Alex laughed. Everyone laughed, "We'll go grab Spooky I think. Have a good night guys, we changed the bedding and there is a clean set on top of the dresser if you need to change it tomorrow," Shane smiled and kissed Ed then Jay. Byran kissed Alex and Carl followed by Nicky kissing the two men. "You guys are in wonderful loving hands tonight, remember, it's all about the love," Nicky said to Carl and Alex who both nodded happily. The boys left and found that the only ones still out where Nick, Corey, Mark, Rye and Spooky. "Everyone off to their beds for the night?" Bryan asked. "Unca Bwyan, whewe did you go. I made smowes fow you," Spooky said. "I was inside with Uncle Shane and Uncle Nicky. We were telling each other how much we love each other and we knew you were okay with Uncle Nick and Uncle Corey," Bryan said as he scooped the boy into his arms. "Whewe you kissing and stuff?" Spooky asked as he shoved a piece of s'more into Bryan's mouth. "A little bit yep. How many of those have you had?" Bryan asked. "Lots!" Spooky exclaimed happily. "He's never gonna sleep with all the marshmallow and chocolate in him," Mark said evilly. "He's actually only had about 3 s'mores and maybe 6 marshmallows," Corey said. "Had enough for tonight Spooky honey?" Bryan asked. He felt Shane and Nicky come up on either side of him. "Yeah can we tell ghost stowies?" Spooky asked. "Maybe a few. Let's give everyone kisses goodnight," Bryan said. He walked over to Nick and Corey and holding the boy almost upside down, a giggling Spooky kissed Nick and Corey goodnight. "Seeya later Spooky, love ya," Nick said. "Have a fun night Spooky, love ya little guy," Corey said. "Night Unca Nick, night Unca Cowey, love you," Spooky giggled. Bryan then threw the boy backwards over his shoulder holding on to his ankles and headed over to Mark and Rye for kisses. "Night Unca Wye," Spooky said as he kissed Rye. "Night Unca Mawk," Spooky said as he got his kiss from Mark. "Night Spooky, love you," the two men said. Spooky was then carted off under Bryan's arm and into the tent. "Did you go pee Spooky?" Nicky asked. "Yes," Spooky answered as he stripped out of his clothes. Someone had set up the tent for the boys, several large comforters and pads had been laid across the floor. The fluffy sleepy bags were doubles and were simply opened and laid down with some comforters on top of them so the zippers wouldn't be uncomfortable. "This is almost better than the bed," Shane said as he snuggled onto the blankets. "You have to sleep naked Unca Sane," Spooky said and stomped his little foot. "I know Spooky, I just don't feel like getting undressed, I'm so tired," Shane gave a very theatrical yawn and could barely hide his grin. "But you said we could tell ghost stowies," Spooky wailed. "If I didn't have to undress I might have the energy to tell a story," Shane said and yawned again. Spooky got the idea right away and pounced on Shane and began to fiddle with Shane's pants. "I think Uncle Shane needs to be tickled," Bryan said evilly and Shane had a moment to protest before his hands were grabbed by Bryan and his feet by Nicky. "Yay, I will tickle Unca Sane," the little boy cheered as he wriggled his fingers on Shane's belly. Shane began to giggle at the little boy's efforts. Shane was actually ticklish but only under his arms. "Try under his arms Spooky, that is where he is really ticklish," Nicky grinned. "Nicky!" Shane said actually shocked that they would give this away. Spooky laughed gleefully and sat his little bottom on Shane's belly and dug his fingers into Shane's armpits causing Shane to burst into loud laughter, his body twisting and boucing from the assault. The boys only let it go for a minute or so. "I think that's enough for now honey, I think he still needs some belly farts then help getting undressed," Bryan said. Spooky giggled gleefully and turned around and lifted up Shane's shirt and blew noisily on Shane's belly. What was funny and had Bryan and Nicky in near hysterics was that when he had turned around it had placed his little bum almost on Shane's face. "I think Spooky needs a raspberry as well," Bryan said to Shane who looked suddenly scared. Bryan rolled his eyes and leaned down and blew a raspberry on Spooky's bottom. The little boy squealed and jumped up laughing. "Belly fawts," Spooky screamed and tossed himself into Bryan's arms who subdued a struggling Nicky, God what adults will do for kids, and then held Spooky over Nicky so Spooky could blow noisily on Nicky's tummy. Nicky laughed gleefully, it really did tickle, then grabbed Spooky and held him close. "Okay let's get into bed," Nicky sighed as he kissed Spooky's neck. Soon everyone was undressed, with lots of help from Spooky, and lying there in the dim light. The boys told scary stories but were sure to make them not too scary. Whoever's turn it was to tell a story pulled Spooky to lay on their chest while they did. Finally it was time to sleep. "Okay that's it for the night, let's try to get some sleep," Bryan said. "I have to go pee pee now Unca Bwyan," Spooky said. "Okay come on," Bryan said. "Can I pee in the bushes?" Spooky asked hopefully. "Sure come on." Bryan slipped on his runners and picked Spooky up. They went to the edge of the camp in front of the bushes and Bryan set the naked little boy down so he was standing on his runners and held on to his shoulders. "Thanks Unca Bwyan, I love you," Spooky said as he thoroughly wet the surrounding foliage a happy smile on his face. "I love you too Spooky," Bryan said, his voice thick with emotion. Once back in the tent Bryan settled in between Shane and Nicky and pulled Spooky to lay on top of him. Very quickly all four were sound asleep. - The Carter Lad and the MTV Star - "Damn I wish we had a camera," Nick said as he and Corey stood in their sleep pants looking out the window at Bryan, stark naked, letting Spooky stand on his runners to pee. "Got it," Mark said as he took several pictures with the digital camera. "Ready for bed boys?" Rye asked and got nods all around. They had stayed up and just chatted with the others for awhile inside. Nick was obviously feeling nervous and needed some more time to just get himself prepared. Mark took Nick by the hand and pulled him to the bedroom. Rye and Corey followed closely behind. As Rye closed the bedroom door Mark turned and pulled Nick into a gentle hug. "Can you teach us more? You showed us how to cuddle as friends but now we are boyfriends and..." Nick came to a stop. "Of course my friend. Tonight you two are going to be very intimate and you are going to make each other cum. Let's get undressed," Mark said. "Whoa, we are going to cum?" Corey said. Rye took Corey into his arms and nuzzled his neck, "You are going to make each other cum, maybe a few times, and it is going to be wonderful. You are going to share your love with each other for the first time as lovers and you are going to have two friends who care about you with you to share it." Rye kissed Corey's neck and reached inside Corey's pants to undo the tie and let them drop. Mark and Rye directed the two onto the bed facing each other then lay down behind them, Mark behind Nick and Rye behind Corey. "Move your hand and softly stroke your love's cheek," Mark whispered to Nick softly and Nick obeyed. After a few moments Rye whispered to Corey, "Take your love's hand and kiss his fingers." Corey obeyed. "Now you are going to do everything you did before when you cuddled with your love, but this time you are going to use your mouth," Mark whispered to Nick. Nick's eyes glazed over at the thought of touching Corey. He gently moved Corey so that he was lying on his back. "I love you Corey. Is this alright with you?" Nick asked. "Yes my Dragon. And when you are finished I get to do it to you." Corey smiled. "You aren't going to be having any oral or anal sex tonight, but you will make each other cum. When you are ready Corey, don't hold back, just let it go," Rye said. Nick moved a bit so that he was at Corey's feet. "I love your feet Fuzzy, they are so cute. I hope you don't think it's gross but I want to kiss your toes. Is that okay?" Nick asked. "Yeah. You do whatever you want," Corey said then moaned as Nick gently began to place kisses on the top of Corey's feet. "Your lover loves you Corey, all of you. He is going to taste your body all over tonight. Does what he is doing feel good?" Rye asked softly to Corey. "Oh yeah it feels so nice. He told me he loves my toes," Corey breathed. "I do Corey. They are perfect," Nick said and began to gently nip and suck on Corey's toes causing Corey to breathe heavily and make little sounds of pleasure. "Oh Nick that feels so goooooooood," Corey said as he came onto his belly. "Oh Corey did I do that to you?" Nick asked in amazement at seeing his lover cum. "You did that to him Nick. We aren't going to do oral tonight but do you want to taste your lover's cum?" Mark asked. Nick's eyes opened wide and he looked a little scared but nodded. He moved up and placed his head above Corey's glistening belly and stared at the cum. "You don't have to Nick. This is all pretty new for us and we can learn to do it later," Corey said. Nick looked into Corey's eyes and saw the love there and then, never letting his eyes leave Corey's, he bent forward and lapped up Corey's cum and swallowed. "It's not bad. It kinda tastes nice and it is from Corey and that makes it special," Nick said as he began to clean off Corey's belly with his tongue. "No sucking tonight but you could lick off the little bit on the end of his penis," Mark whispered to Nick who immediately did so. Nick smiled brightly as Corey moaned deeply and his cock jumped. "Another time my love. Now let me move up a bit and worship your beautiful legs," Nick said then kissed Corey deeply. Eventually they switched places and Corey did to Nick what Nick had done to him. Finally they fell into a slumber, all four men holding each other. - Bad Men - Soon the night was quiet as everyone was asleep. It was around 2 in the morning when out in the tent Spooky suddenly sat straight up causing Bryan to wake up. "Bad men. Bad men are coming to huwt us. They stawted the fiwe and they want to huwt us," Spooky said, and was very agitated. Time stood still as Spooky's proclamation hit Bryan. "Shane, Nicky get up, hurry," Bryan said with fear. "What is it Bry boy," Nicky asked sleepily. "Spooky says bad men are coming. The ones that burned down the arena are here and they want to hurt us," Bryan said. Both Nicky and Shane sat up in fear. "Where are they?" Nicky asked. "At the woad, they awe coming," Spooky said tearfully. "I'll run to the other bus and get everyone back here. Someone go tell Ed," Shane said as he took off into the night still naked. In no time everyone was outside the main bus looking at Ed. "Okay security around the bus, everyone else inside. Jay you are inside in case they get in. Someone call the police. Spooky sweetie, do the bad men have guns?" Ed asked. He was very calm, almost eerily calm. "Yes," Spooky said and began to cry. "Hey now little guy no tears yet okay. Do you know how many there are? Can you count them?" Ed asked. Spooky turned from Ed and looked back into the darkness then turned back, "Thewe are lots of them. Some of them awe policemen," Ed looked shaken at this. "Blue what do we do?" Jay asked. "The main bus is safe against gunfire. Everything is reinforced and the glass is bulletproof," Rye said. "If they try to set it on fire?" Matt asked. "Fuel tank is sealed, tires are solid rubber. The thing is almost a tank," Rye said. "Can we just drive it right out?" Jay asked. "I think so unless they have blocked the road," Rye said and turned to Spooky, "Is the road from here to the highway clear or is it blocked?" Spooky once again looked into the trees, "They awe putting twees on the woad. Thewe are good policemen coming now but they awe faw away." Someone had obviously already contacted the police, probably Jill, Rye thought. "Okay we just have to hold out for a bit. Do we all get on the bus Ed?" Rye asked. Ed looked around at the people who were depending on him for safety. He nodded once and everyone clambered onto the bus. Once inside they quickly stripped off the beds and placed mattresses across the big picture window just in case. Ed, Matt and Jay quickly ran to the other busses to get fire extinguishers and when Ed returned he had a large bag and quickly handed out guns to Simon, Cleo, Carl and Alex, keeping one for himself. "Now we wait and hope the real police get here soon," Ed said calmly as he looked out the front window. "Can I cwy now?" Spooky asked, already in tears. Bryan and Nick held him and let the boy cry. Minutes passed like hours until Ed suddenly hissed. "They're here," Ed said. Ed watched as the group of about 20 men entered the clearing. He saw that none of them openly wore police uniforms but he noted that the handguns several of them had were standard police issue. "20 men, all armed with handguns," Ed said into the bus and heard Jay talk on a cell phone relaying the information to the police operator. On another cell phone Jill was speaking to Liam who was with the rest of security in a hotel in the city. "Fuck!" Jill swore as she disconnected. "What?" Ed asked, wanting as much information as he could get. "The news just broke. The fire was arson and a right wing religious group set it, trying to cleanse the city of the faggot infestation. Their main supporter is the city councillman who runs this campground. We've been set up," Jill relayed. "And?" Ed asked. "I guess someone found out, a wife or someone and told the police. The councillman is in jail along with about a dozen others. That's how the police knew so quick. But about half of those guys out there are cops," Jill finished. "This is so fucked up," Nicky said into the darkness of the bus. "Kian get back there with the rest," Ed said as Kian crawled up beside him. "In a minute. I am getting every fucking face out there on video," Kian said as he raised up a bit and began to record. "Good idea. Keep it up as long as you can," Ed nodded, impressed at the young man's thinking. "You inside the bus. We are here as God's hand. God is merciful and if you give yourselves up we promise to be quick and merciful," a voice yelled to the bus. Ed snorted but felt the tension level in the bus rise dramatically. "Stay calm everyone, we are gonna be fine, the police are on their way," Ed said. "Good policemen are hewe now but they have to move twees," Spooky's voice was heard. "Good boy Spooky," Rye's voice said. There was sudden gun fire and everyone heard the bullets hit the bus then more hit the window. There was some loud discussion outside the bus. "Guess God didn't tell them they would need armor piercing bullets," Rye said trying for humor but failing in the danger of the situation. The bus began to rock as the men outside started to pound on the doors and windows trying to get in. "Burn it," they heard a voice say and Spooky began to cry again. "We're safe Spooky they can't burn this bus," Rye said. "How close are the good policemen Spooky?" Shane asked trying to get the boy's mind off of fire. "Almost hewe. They heawd the guns and awe all awound us now getting close," Spooky said. "Good they are surrounding them we are gonna be okay," Ed said reassuringly. Suddenly bright flames surrounded the bus as the men outside tried to set the bus on fire. Spooky whimpered and clung tightly to Bryan. Bryan was suddenly filled with rage as he held the boy to him. "When this is over Rye, I want you to destroy every single one of those that did this, I want them to wish they were dead," the venom in Bryan's voice was startling and frightening. "Hate breeds hate Bryan. When this is over we take the high ground knowing that what they are is wrong. That is how we destroy them and those like them. Is the way you are feeling now the way you want Spooky to grow up? Is that how you want him to think of you?" Corey's voice said. Bryan was quiet for a long time and it wasn't until Spooky's hand stroked his face that he let his hatred for these men go and he answered, "No it isn't. We will do the right thing." The flames had gone now and the men outside were upset at not being able to accomplish what they thought would be an easy murder. Suddenly there were bright lights and a loud voice. "Drop your weapons and put your hands on your heads. This is the police and you are surrounded." "Good policemen are hewe," Spooky cried happily. There was a sudden short round of gunfire as a couple of the men decided to fight it out but they were quickly taken down and the rest gave up almost immediately afterwards. Kian had not stopped filming any of it and got the whole thing. Soon the men were in handcuffs and on the ground, automatic weapons trained on them. A man in a bulletproof vest and helmet approached the bus. "Hello in the bus. We have secured the area and you are safe to come out," the man said. "Spooky are there any bad men out there that aren't caught? Is it safe to go out?" Ed asked. Spooky stood up and slowly turned around in a circle then smiled happily, "All the bad men awe caught. Two awe dead and one good policeman is huwt in his awm." Ed nodded, "We are coming out. The first five of us are security and we are armed. We will come out with our hands up and our weapons tucked into the front of our pants." "Understood," the police officer said back. Ed and the others secured their weapons as Ed opened the door and walked out to be immediately cuffed and his weapon taken. All five of the bodyguards were cuffed and the automatic weapons of the SWAT team were trained on them. Shane was the first off the bus after the group of bodyguards, "Why the fuck are they in handcuffs? They are our protectors." Shane was screaming at the nearest police officers. Jay quickly went to Shane, "It's standard procedure Boyo. To make sure that no accidents happen. That's why Ed announced it before they came out. As soon as everyone is off the bus and safe they will be released." "That's right sir. Believe me it's for everyone's safety. We understand how traumatic this all is and they will be released in just a few minutes," the young officer said. Soon everyone was off the bus and the bus was searched. Then the five bodyguards who had been cuffed were released. People were being separated and questioned. Kian played with his camera and quickly made a second disk of the nights events and pocketed the original. He silently thanked Rye for spending so much and getting the expensive camera's. The night seemed to drag on forever as the statements were taken, prisoners transported. The media had begun to arrive and though they were being stopped at the road the news helicopters overhead were noisy. Rye had finally had enough and found the lead detective. "I need the name and number of the mayor," Rye said in full 'I own half the world' authority. The poor detective didn't know what hit him and he gave over the information before he even realized he had done it. About ten minutes later the skies cleared of helicopters and the chief of police had instructed the detectives to leave for the night. There were still going to be armed officers patrolling the immediate area but they would be nearly invisible. "God it's good to be in love with a man with power," Mark said as he took Rye into his arms then began to sob. Soon the entire group was on the bus and either crying themself or consoling someone who was crying. "Okay all this has been....God there is no word for it...but let's try to get some rest before tomorrow. We can decide tomorrow what we are going to do about the concert and the rest of tour," Rye said. Everyone nodded and Jill, Shane and Mark went to grab bedding. Nobody wanted to be alone tonight. Kian stood and went to Corey and handed him a disk. "That's the whole thing, right up to the point Ed and the others were uncuffed. You are going to broadcast that tomorrow. I know we are taking the high road and not destroy those bastards but there is no way I am not letting the world know about this," Kian said. Corey nodded and took the disk, "My crew will be here tomorrow, they may even already be here in the hotel. This will be broadcast first thing in the morning," Soon everyone was asleep except for the bodyguards who still sat vigil. The night seemed to last forever but nobody felt rested when they awoke. - And A Child Shall Lead Them - It was just past dawn. Nick and Corey were holding Bryan who had been holding Spooky. However Spooky had needed the bathroom and he now flung himself onto the trio. "It's mowning. We get to sing tonight," Spooky was excited and acting like nothing had happened and in his mind it was all over. Bryan grabbed the little boy and blew on his tummy making the boy squeal with delight. The laughter was contagious and the gloom lifted from the bus as everyone began to smile. "So I guess we are singing tonight," Rye stated and saw everyone nod. "Oh Oh!" Spooky said and sat up, "Mommy," A cell phone rang and Jill picked it up. "Hiya Eleanor. Umm, we're fine why?" "Let me talk!" Spooky said excitedly. Jill shook her head no. "No Jill. Let him talk," Bryan nodded his head emphatically with a big smile. Jill handed the phone to the little boy. "Hi Mommy. Guess what? Bad men buwned down the concewt yestewday. Did you know? Then I had mossmellows with Nick Cawter and I am gonna sing with him tonight. Last night some bad policemen came and shot at us and twied to buwn the bus cuz Unca Wye loves Unca Mawk. Then good policemen came and wescued us and sot the bad men. Thewe was helicoptews in the sky and policemen watching us all night. And Nick's boyfwend Cowwie is gonna be on the news cuz Unca Keen made a video. Unca Wye's bus didn't even buwn. Pwetty cool huh?" Spooky said in an excited rush and those in the bus couldn't help but smile at his rendition of events. "NO! I am not coming home yet. Unca Nick is gonna sing with me tonight and tomowwow." the boy shouted and stomped his little foot. "All the bad men are awwested now and two died," Spooky said. "Yeah that helped," Nick rolled his eyes. "I have to stay cuz Unca Bwyan and the Westboys need me. I need to love them," Spooky finally said and Bryan choked back a sob. "You made Unca Bwyan cwy now. I have to go," Spooky said and hung up on his mother and dropped the phone before climbing into Bryan's lap. The cell phone rang again almost immediately. Jill picked it up and began to talk to her sister as she headed for the quiet room at the back of the bus. "Okay Ed, let's get this thing moving to the hotel with the rest of security and Liam. Corey's crew should be there sometime today as well," Rye said. Ed nodded and left to talk to the police to arrange an escort while the drivers of the busses who had stayed with the group that night went to their respective busses. Soon the busses were on the move to the city. Jill had still not come out of the back. "Yay!" Spooky said suddenly and hugged Bryan tightly. "Your mom said you can stay?" Corey guessed and the little boy nodded. Jill came out and saw the happy smiles, "Looks like it's no news to anyone out here, but Spooky is staying as planned. It was him saying that we needed him, and Marg and Johann pretty much saying the same thing at the other end, that finally decided her." - Special Bulletin - "Hey Joe. Okay I have a video and the complete story of a murder attempt on Westlife last night. We need this picked up by all the major networks so how fast can you get them hooked up to us?" Corey asked over the phone. "No it's not gonna be exclusive it's gonna go out to every station. This is not a tool for ratings. If you don't hook us up I will not give it to you at all and will go right to CNN. You have half an hour," Corey hung up and muttered 'asshole'. Everyone watched the tv's they had wheeled into one room and smiled as they saw the announcements start to go up. --This just in. We will be going live to Corey James from MTV who apparently was with the band Westlife last night when an attempt was made on the lives of the band members. Details are sketchy at the moment but stay tuned to CNN on the hour for this breaking story.-- "Okay guys. We gonna do interviews or will I just break it down and run the video?" Corey asked. He had purposely left it late to discuss how it would be done so that the emotion would come through. "I will make a brief statement only. The boys will not be filmed or speak at this point," Rye said. Corey nodded. He picked up his cell as it rang and spoke to someone briefly then hung up again. "Okay about 15 minutes. Let's go to the room with the camera's," Corey said and the group followed. Bryan, Nicky, Shane and Spooky stayed behind with Andy and Jay. ....Soon.... "Good morning I am Corey James with a breaking story. Just the night before last the arena that was to host a Westlife concert was burned to the ground. Initially it was thought to be an accident. It has since come to light that a group of extremists calling themselves the Hand of God, a so called Christian right wing organization funded by several prominent Republicans, set the fire intentionally. The reason? In their own hate filled words "to destroy the faggot infestation". That's right they did it to stop Westlife and Angel from performing because of the recent revelation of Mark and Angel's relationship. But the story doesn't end here. These people who claim to be Christians set up the group to be murdered. A local city councillman who was a member of the hate group arranged for the singers to visit his campground which he conveniently cleared of other visitors. Last night 20 armed men made up of over a dozen city police officers entered the campground, blocked the road into the camp, and descended on the busses of the singers. Their intent was to kill them and anyone travelling with them. Due to an unnamed informant the plan was foiled as the band and their companions hid in one of the nearly impregnable tour busses. One of the members of the band had a camera running during the entire incident. This tape runs about 23 minutes and will now be shown in it's entirety. We want to warn you that it is disturbing. The voices you hear are those of Westlife security and others on the bus, one of which is the 6 year old nephew of Beauty. You will also hear the men outside the bus as they try to commit their murder. ***the tape ran*** "The five security guards who armed themselves to protect the innocent were handcuffed briefly until the bus was secured and they were verified to be no threat before being released. This is standard procedure in these kinds of circumstances. You can see by the video that the rescuing police were very kind even as the very stressed singers yelled at them for cuffing the security. When it was over, two of the would be murderers were dead at the hands of the rescuing police. One of the rescuers was wounded in the arm but was released this morning suffering only a superficial wound. None of those on the bus were wounded. We now have Angel with us to issue a statement. Rye stepped into the spotlights of the cameras. "On behalf of myself, the band Westlife, Nick Carter who was with us last night and Corey James who was also with us during this ordeal, we want to thank the honorable members of the city's police force who risked their own lives to rescue us. Even though it is their job to do so, we must thank them. We also want to thank our security personnel whose quick actions truly saved our lives. Rye took a deep breath and swallowed hard as his emotions threatened him briefly. "The concert will go ahead as scheduled tonight in the Park On the Lake. We will be joined by Nick Carter as well. When we discovered earlier that the city's arena had burned and the concert would be cancelled we decided to stay over an extra day and sing in the park donating all proceeds to the city to rebuild the arena. As a group we also made a very large donation to ensure the arena could be rebuilt. We wish to say that those donations will not be withdrawn. We do not hold the city or those who run it responsible for what has happened. Those who are responsible will be punished by the proper authorities. We hope that the completed arena will become a monument against hate. Finally we ask that the media and fans be respectful of our wishes. We are all terribly frightened by what has happened. At this time we do not want to conduct interviews with the media. We do not want the fans to swamp our hotel. We understand that the fans want to show their support but for now the best way you can do that is to keep a respectful distance. There will be intense security tonight at the concert and we ask that you respect that as well and keep to the designated areas. Thank you Corey. Rye stepped out of the lights and broke down, Mark wrapped him in his arms as Corey stood in front of the cameras again. "I want to thank Angel and Westlife and Nick Carter for their words and for the concert they will do tonight. I also want to say that the feelings Angel expressed are held by all of us. Nobody is to blame for what happened except for those who actually committed these crimes. But some of you may be indirectly to blame. Hate breeds hate and so does apathy. When you accept or ignore hatred it allows it to continue and grow. You might do it without even realizing it. When a co-worker tells a joke that makes fun of someone because of their sex, race, ethnicity or sexual orientation and you laugh or do nothing, you are reinforcing that it is alright to treat those people differently. There is a poem that most of you have probably heard but maybe never taken to heart. I would like to recite it now and add some of my own words to it. First they came for the communists, but I didn't speak up because I wasn't a communist. Then they came for the jews, but I didn't speak up because I wasn't a jew. Then they came for the catholics, but I didn't speak up because I was a protestant. Then they came for the children, but I didn't speak up because I am an adult. Then they came for the women, but I didn't speak up because I am a man. Then they came for the gays, but I didn't speak up because I am straight. Then they came for me, but there was nobody left to speak up for me. To all those watching, if you never speak up then some day they will come for you and there really will be nobody left to speak for you. I'm Corey James for MTV. Think about what has been said here today. Goodbye. ***CNN later that afternoon*** "That was a tape of the live broadcast we saw earlier this morning by Corey James a new personality on MTV. A truly thought provoking piece and truly disturbing video. We go now to FBI headquarters for a statement by the head of the FBI." "Thanks Ralph. We are here now with Walter Meyers of the FBI who has a statement to read. Go ahead Agent Meyers." "The crime last night committed against the singing group Westlife and the other members of their entourage has been designated a hate crime. The organization known as 'The Hand of God' is under investigation and all known members as well as known supporters have been detained for questioning." "Thank you Agent Meyers, can you confirm that several Republican Congressmen and Senators support this group financially and have been questioned?" "At this time I cannot comment on that. We should have a more detailed report later this week. Thank you," the agent answered. "Back to you Ralph." "Despite what we just heard from Agent Meyers we have this tape taken less than 15 minutes ago at the home of Republican Senator Lionel Trent. It clearly shows members of the FBI escorting the congressman to a car in handcuffs. We will keep you up to date on this developing story," Rye flicked the remote and the tv went black. "I don't want to be a tool for the politicians," Mark said. "We won't be. We may have been the catalyst but this will fuel itself now. If I have to I will use my money to keep us out of it all," Rye said. "Thank God for Spooky. We would all be dead now if it weren't for him," Mark said. "Yeah. And thank God for him now helping us stay sane. When this is over we are gonna spend a month at the cabin and unwind away from prying eyes and reporters," Rye promised. "Sounds good to me. We can wander around naked and make love whenever the desire takes us regardless of where we are. But not just us, I want all our friends there too. We can share beds and bring extra mattresses but I want us all there," Mark said. "Okay fella," Rye smiled. "Someone is gonna wake us up in time for the concert right?" Mark asked sleepily. "Yep. Just sleep my love," Rye said as he stroked Mark's hair and held him. Mark drifted off into sleep as his beautiful lover held him. - Concert on the Lake - Everyone was on edge as they approached the new venue. A combination of many emotions, fear and excitement being the two strongest, had everyone on a hair trigger. If not for Spooky, Rye believed they would have cancelled the concert. "Holy shit look at that," Nicky said as he pointed out the window. Everyone looked out to see the large stage surrounded by fans. There had to be a quarter million people out there. News cameras were everywhere. The normal signs that fans held were seen but many of the signs also had anti-hate slogans on them. As the bus finally began to move slowly down the road that led to the stage the crowd became silent and held up their hands to the bus in a silent gesture of support. Inside the busses everyone choked back the tears at this display. "Look awmy men," Spooky squealed. "Wow. Someone somewhere pulled some strings. Was this you Angel?" Shane asked as everyone realized the stage and backstage area was indeed surrounded by soldiers in military fatigues, unarmed soldiers, but big scary looking soldiers. "Nope. Never thought of it. My guess is the governor did it after hearing the news reports. This whole incident is not gonna look good for the state so any support like this just helps distance the state as a whole from the hate group," Rye said. In a very short time the busses had moved to the backstage area. Everyone waited inside until the security was set up around the door to the main bus. A man in uniform approached the bus and stood waiting respectfully. Ed left the bus first followed by everyone else. The soldier stood at attention and saluted Ed. "Sir. Lieutenant Scotty Drake in charge of military security sir. Would you like to be briefed sir?" the man said. Ed returned the salute, "Yes Lieutenant, please proceed, and stand at ease." The Lieutenant stood at ease and began, "On behalf of the 4 military departments stationed here sir we respectfully offer our assistance for security. The security detail holds members from our Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines sir." "Whose idea to bring you guys in?" Rye asked from behind Ed. "Sir. My understanding is that Commander Jason Fitzsimmons of the Marines arranged for this sir," the Lieutenant said. "Ah now I understand," Ed said and turned to the group and held up his right arm to show the missing hand, "One of my boys." "Sir, yes sir. You're a hero again sir and it is my understanding sir that you will be given a medal for bravery for your actions sir. On a personal note sir, I just wanted to say that everyone here volunteered for this assignment sir and we support you all sir," the Lieutenant said. It was what he didn't say that made everyone smile. All of these men were here to show support for the relationship between Mark and Rye. "Thank you Lieutenant. Carry on," Ed said and saluted once again. The Lieutenant came to attention again and saluted smartly. "Lieutenant," Mark called before the man turned, "After the show and once you are officially off duty, if you and any other of the men want autographs or to just say hi, come back to the bus okay." The man blushed and nodded before scurrying away. "Mark that was not nice, you should never make a soldier blush," Ed said with a wide grin causing everyone to laugh. "You think he's gay?" Nick asked. "Maybe. It's not our place to ask though. But if I understand him correctly I believe that all of these guys openly support Mark and Rye, and that is a statement in itself," Ed said. The original opening act was unable to perform at the concert. They had a previous engagement and the change in plans had them in another city by this time. Everyone was backstage in the tented dressing rooms getting ready when Ed came in. "We have a new opening act for you guys. It should go over pretty well. Apparently we have a couple of other acts that will perform as well. The concert should start at about 7 and my guess is it will go to about midnight," Ed said. "Geez what are we doing getting dressed now then?" Bryan asked. "Well you will need to sing a song with the opening act. Then Nick and Spooky will sing and you need to sing a song with Nick. Then the other guests will sing and you need to at least show up on stage with them if not sing with them," Ed said. "Wow who died and made you tour manager," Jay giggled as he pulled Ed close and gave him a kiss. As he did the Lieutenant walked in and blushed deeply as he saw the kiss. "Sir?" the Lieutenant asked. "Yes Lieutenant?" Ed asked never letting go of his Pup. "Just wanted to let you know all the performers are in the backstage area now and the area is secure sir," the Lieutenant said. "Thank you Lieutenant," Ed nodded. "Scotty?" Jay said and the soldier turned, "Do you have someone special in your life?" "Pup," Ed cautioned. "Yes sir I do sir. Commander Fitzsimmons sends his regards," the Lieutenant smiled then blushed again then left the tent. "Wow," Ed said. "Never guessed about Fitzsimmons?" Jay asked. "Nope not at all. He was so hot," Ed said and managed to look embarrassed as Jay playfully poked him in the belly. "You mister just keep those thoughts out of your head. You are my soldier boy," Jay said. Ed smiled and kissed Jay sweetly but Jay was having none of that and deepened the kiss until Ed moaned. "Sir yes sir," Ed whispered dazedly and everyone in the tent blushed at the obvious love and lust in his voice. - Opening Act - Across the park the monitors flared into life showing the test pattern. The lights flickered once and everyone's attention turned to the stage. A lone figure came out and waited for the thunderous applause to die down. "Good evening and welcome to the Concert on the Lake. My name is Corey James. Are you all excited to be here?" Corey shouted and the crowd went nuts. "Tonight there are over 270,000 of you here to show your love for some pretty special guys and girls. Westlife and Angel and their friends were victims of a hate crime last night. Thankfully none of them were hurt. All proceeds from the concert tonight are going to the city to rebuild your arena which was burned down two nights ago. How do you all feel about that?" Corey asked and the crowd went insane again. "Okay before we get this party started we want to remind everyone to respect the security and your fellow concert goers. Tonight is gonna be really special with some amazing people coming here to perform to show their support for the guys. So if you all are ready let's begin," Corey shouted and left the stage. The curtain began to rise as the first notes to As Long As You Love Me floated out into the night. The crowd cheered wildly as The Backstreet Boys stepped forward and began to sing. "No shit!" Bryan said from the tent as he heard the singing, "Where's Spooky he has to go see them." Bryan stood up and raced out of the tent only to see that Spooky was on stage and performing with the guys. He was mic'd up as well as was evident when the chorus started and his excited voice sang along. Everyone was soon on the sidelines watching the Backstreet Boys singing with their nephew. "God he must have just about peed himself when he found out," Mark said. "Actually he started to cry. Happy tears though. Those guys couldn't stop hugging him enough, he just got 4 more Unca's," Corey said. The song ended and the audience cheered as Nick stepped forward after picking up Spooky. "Hey all. Glad you could show up. I guess you all know who we are but do you know who this little guy is?" Nick asked the audience. Spooky. Spooky. Spooky. Everyone was a little surprised that the audience seemed to know who Spooky was but they smiled as the little boy's giggle filled the night. "Okay Spooky they know who you are. Now who's your favourite band?" Nick asked. "BACKSTWEET BOYS!" Spooky cried in delight. The other Backstreet Boys all laughed and pointed at Westlife off stage. "Very good Spooky. Okay we get to do one more song then we will invite your uncles out to sing a song with us. Which song would you like to sing?" Nick asked. "Oh baby can't you see, can't you see," Spooky clapped. Nick smiled and brought the boy back to stand with the rest of the guys as the music cued up. Spooky was in heaven as the song played out and he sang and danced along. The cameras often focused in on the little boy dancing and laughing on stage. Often he did nothing more than jump up and down happily but the smile on his face was a million watt smile. Soon the song was over. "Okay Spooky now it's your turn to be announcer. First why don't you tell everyone our names and then you can introduce your uncles okay?" Nick said. Spooky nodded happily and went and stood next to Kevin, "Hi audience this is Unca Kevin, he's a Backstweet Boy." The audience laughed and everyone said, "Hi Kevin." Spooky beamed as he moved on, "This is Unca A.J. He has lots of tattoos but he is not scawy," Again the audience said hi to A.J and A.J. reached out and tousled the little boys hair. "This is Unca Nick. He has a tattoo too, see," Spooky pointed out Nick's dragon tattoo and Nick suddenly felt relief as he realized that Spooky could have unintentionally outed him. Again the audience responded. "This is Unca Howie, he smells nice like cimmammum," Spooky said and the audience laughed as Howie blushed. When Spooky had met Howie earlier and been given a hug he had commented on Howie's nice smell. "And this is Unca Bwyan but not fwom Westboys fwom Backstweet Boys," Spooky explained. "You did really good Spooky. Now how about you introduce your other uncles so they can all come out and sing a song together with us," Nick said. "Okay thewe's Unca Wye and Unca Mawk and Unca Nicky and Unca Sane and Unca Keen and Unca Bwyan," Spooky said as he pointed off stage. The guys all moved to the stage to the cheers of the crowd. "Hiya Spooky, are you having fun?" Bryan asked as he scooped the little boy up into his arms. "Yeah I got to sing with the Backstweet Boys did you see?" Spooky asked. "I sure did, you were pretty good," Bryan said. "Hey Spooky what do you say we bring out some of our other friends," Rye said and Spooky nodded. "Ladies and Gentlemen we like to sing this song at our concerts and it has sort of become our theme song. It talks about how we feel for each other and how we like to live our lives. Tonight we want to invite our security and our other friends up on stage with us to sing with us," Rye said and gestured off stage. Soon the entire security detail, Jill and Corey were on stage. Rye began the song as he always did and soon the entire audience was singing along to Lean On Me. Everyone who had been at the campground the night before and faced death at the hands of those men were on stage with their arms around each other singing. They sang the song through twice then spent a lot of time on stage hugging the others. Finally Corey stepped forward again and was holding Spooky. "That was pretty special huh Spooky?" he asked of the boy. "It was nice but how come evewybody was cwying?" Spooky asked. Many of those on stage had been overcome with emotion and the little boy had noticed. "After the bad men last night it was just nice to be here on stage withtheir friends and know that they were safe. They were happy tears. Now how about we introduce your Uncle Nick to sing a song just by himself," Corey said. "Yeah. I know what song it is," Spooky said happily. "Okay you tell them what song Nick is gonna sing," Corey said. "I Got You," Spooky clapped. Corey smiled and kissed Spooky on the cheek as they walked off stage and passed Nick. Nick leaned in to kiss Spooky and then whispered to Corey, "I hadn't met you when I wrote this but my soul must have known you were coming. This song is for you Fuzzy," Corey gulped as he went and stood with the guys, still holding Spooky. Nick began to sing and it was easy to tell that he was putting his entire soul into this song. He did not dance the choreography but instead danced what he was feeling. It was like his body could not hold the words in as they belted out into the night. People tell me, you stay where you belong But all my life I've tried To prove them wrong They say I'm looking for Something that can't be found They say I'm missing out And my feet don't touch the ground But there are moments When you can't deny what's true Just an ordinary day Like when I met you It's funny how life can take new meaning You came and changed what I believe in The world on the outside's trying to pull me in But they can't touch me 'Cause I got you I got you, oh yeah I want to thank you For all of the things you've done And most for choosing me To be the one It's funny how life can take new meaning You came and changed what I believe in The world on the outside is trying to pull me in But they can't touch me 'Cause I got you And it hits me when I reach for you That I'm afraid you won't be there Maybe I am in too deep But I don't care (Where would I belong) I got you Yeah I want to prove them wrong I've got you yeah You can't deny what's true no They can't touch me, yeah yeah I got you I got you I got you baby You can't deny what's true No, they can't touch me 'Cause I got you The crowd was wild during the entire song, especially when Nick would point to offstage when he sang the words 'I Got You'. Most thought he was pointing to Spooky and thought it was sweet how much he obviously loved the little boy. A few thought he was pointing to one of the Backstreet Boys as his lover, they had read the Nifty stories, and it just helped heighten the fantasy. And a very very few thought that they had seen a special spark or glow when Nick had passed Corey. Those special few thought, and were pretty sure, that Nick and Corey had found something with each other. It would be a few years before they were proven right but eventually they could look back and feel just a little smug that they had been one of the first to figure it out. "Thank you. Okay one more of my own songs, then I am gonna invite Angel out to sing with me. This next song is called 'Do I Have To Cry For You?'," Nick said and began his next song. Don't wanna close the door, Don't wanna give up on it Don't wanna fight no more, We'll find a way around it, Where's the love we had?... We can make it last Tell me what I gotta be, Tell me what you wanna do 'Cause I can't live my life The way you want me to You know I can't go on Living like we do Do I have to cry for you? Do I have to cry for you? So tell me what it's for, If there's no winner in it? Nobody's keeping score, Let's start from the beginning Can we make it last Where's the love we had Tell me what I gotta be, Tell me what you wanna do 'Cause I can't live my life The way you want me to You know I can't go on Living like we do Do I have to cry for you? Do I have to cry for you? Do I gotta stand in the cold dark night Till the morning light, yeah Do I have to say I won't let you get away What do I gotta be, Tell me what you wanna do 'Cause I can't live my life The way you want me to You know I can't go on Living like we do Do I have to cry for you? Yeah Yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah Oh no You know I can't go on Living like we do Do I have to cry for you? Do I have to cry for you? The massive crowd showed their appreciation and Nick took a bow then gestured for Rye to join him. "Hi Nick," Rye said as he hugged Nick and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Hey Angel. Thanks for having me here tonight. I was hoping you and I could sing together," Nick said. "Of course Nick. What would you like to sing?" Rye asked not worried at all that the two had never arranged anything and were basically winging this little duet. "Unchained Melody?" Nick asked and Rye smiled and nodded. Rye's voice was always beautiful but as he sang with Nick he seemed to wrap around and entwine with Nick's voice creating a sound that went right to your heart. When the song ended the audience was once again silent as their minds and souls tried to capture the moment. It was not until Nick fiercely hugged Rye to himself that the audience exploded into shouts and cheers. "That was so amazing my friend. Thank you," Nick whispered tearily into Rye's ear and Rye chuckled sending waves of love through Nick's body causing him to shiver and his body break out in goosebumps. Finally they broke apart as Corey began to speak. "Thanks guys that was awesome amazing. Now if you two will step off here we have our next performer begin. Ladies and gentlemen this next lady was halfway across the country when she heard about what happened to us the other night. She called up the mayor and told him to not let the concert end before she got here so she could show her support for the guys. Ladies and Gentlemen...... Cher!" Corey was almost giddy as the curtain went up and the beautiful woman strode forward belting out her song, "If You Believe". Of course she didn't have any of the special effects as she sang but it didn't matter, the song sounded great and by the 5 minutes of unstoppable applause afterwards I doubt the audience minded either. Finally she was able to speak. "Thank you. A lot of you may wonder why I would fly for 4 hours on a commercial flight to sing with some guys I have never met. There are three reasons. The first is that I saw the interview between Mark and Angel and was touched very deeply by their obviously deep love. The second was I just knew I had to sing with Angel at some point in my life. And third was to show my support for the guys and my disgust with those religious nuts who think they speak for god. I don't want this to become political, not here, not tonight, but I want you all in the days and weeks to come to think about what those people claimed to represent and who in your government supported them," Cher spoke eloquently and with obvious passion. She waited for the cheers to die down, "Now if I could invite Mark and Rye on stage I would like to sing with them." Mark and Rye came on stage and went to Cher who hugged them then they spoke quietly. The cameras caught them speaking but the mic's were off. The audience chuckled as they saw Mark blush and Cher lean over and kiss him on the cheek. Finally the three nodded and Mark was placed in between Rye and Cher. Cher nodded to the band and the music began and Rye and Cher sang to Mark: CHER: They say we're young and we don't know We won't find out until we grow RYE: Well I don't know if all that's true 'Cause you got me, and baby I got you RYE: Babe BOTH: I got you babe I got you babe CHER: They say our love won't pay the rent Before it's earned, our money's all been spent RYE: I guess that's so, we don't have a pot But at least I'm sure of all the things we got RYE: Babe BOTH: I got you babe I got you babe RYE: I got flowers in the spring I got you to wear my ring CHER: And when I'm sad, you're a clown And if I get scared, you're always around CHER: Don't let them say your hair's too long 'Cause I don't care, with you I can't go wrong RYE: Then put your little hand in mine There ain't no hill or mountain we can't climb RYE: Babe BOTH: I got you babe I got you babe RYE: I got you to hold my hand CHER: I got you to understand RYE: I got you to walk with me CHER: I got you to talk with me BOTH: I got you to kiss goodnight I got you to hold me tight I got you, I won't let go I got you to love me so BOTH: I got you babe I got you babe The crowd went insane as Mark smiled and leaned over to kiss Rye passionately. They all stood there smiling at each other and waving to the crowd. Cher looked to the sidelines and saw Jill holding the little boy everyone was calling Spooky and waved to him. He waved back excitedly. "Does your nephew know who I am?" she asked Mark. Mark looked over at the very excited little boy. "It sure looks like he does. Wanta meet him?" Mark asked and Cher smiled and nodded. Mark squatted down and held out his arms and Spooky nearly jumped out of Jill's arms to race to the stage. He bypassed Mark and went right to Cher and held out his arms to be picked up. Cher smiled happily and picked the boy up and was rewarded with a hug and kiss. "I love you Ser," he said and was picked up by her mic. "Well thank you Spooky. You seem pretty special to and I think you and me can be friends," Cher responded, "How do you know me?" "Will and Gwace. You pwetended you wewe God and had angel boys," Spooky said and the audience laughed. "That's right. That was a pretty funny show and I liked doing it. You watch that show?" Cher asked. "Yeah my mummy and daddy watch and think it's funny. I like Jack," Spooky said then quickly put his hands framing his face and said "Just Jack". The audience lost it and so did everyone back stage. "Well it was really nice to meet you Spooky. We will have to keep in touch," Cher said. "You can sing me a song please?" Spooky asked. "Sure honey, what song?" Cher asked. "Soop Soop," Spooky said happily. "Soup Soup?" Cher was momentarily confused, "Oh the Shoop Shoop Song. I'd love to, you gonna sing with me?" "Yay," Spooky clapped, "Westboys too?" "Sure bring em out and we will sing." Cher almost giggled, she couldn't really giggle, I mean what kind of Diva giggles, but it was damn close. Soon Westlife along with Beauty were onstage beside Cher and Spooky singing the Shoop Shoop song. Bryan, Jill, Mark, Rye and Spooky did the "Shoop Shoop's" while the rest sang the main part of the song. It hadn't been rehearsed but it went off pretty good and everyone, especially Spooky, had a blast. And after all, what could be more important than hearing the laughter of a child and seeing his gleeful smile. Corey once again took the stage. "Thank you for that great performance. Let's here it one more time for Cher," Corey applauded with the rest of the audience. "Okay one last performer before we get to Westlife. Ladies and gentlemen you know this man. He makes this city his second home when he comes here to play in the blues clubs you have. I am so honored and proud to be able to present to you the finest blues man in the world. Ladies and gentlemen, B.B. King." The curtain once again rose and their sat B.B. with Lucille his guitar in hand. Once the audience had finally stopped cheering B.B. began to play. The boys were all impressed and were very excited to hear the master of the blues guitar play. Silently though they all thought to themselves that Rye was at least as good if not better. "Wow I can't believe the people that showed up for us," Bryan said as on stage B.B. began to play. "This is nothing, wait until your final concert tomorrow. Most of the people who wanted to show up couldn't make it here on time but will be at your final show," Corey said. "Really? Who?" Mark asked. "All surprises. But Backstreet and B.B. will be there again. I think Cher has to be back in L.A. tomorrow although judging from the way Spooky is holding on to her my guess is she will be with us tomorrow as well," Corey said and everyone looked over to see that indeed Cher was still holding on to their nephew and rubbing her cheek on his head as he spoke quietly to her, his head on her shoulder. Their attention was drawn back to the stage as the crowd erupted in applause for B.B. "Thank you all. I want you all to cheer very loud until Angel comes back onstage to perform with me. Although you may not know it Angel is one, if not THE, best blues men in the world, and it would be such an honor if he would come out and play guitar with me," B.B. said. Rye looked like he wanted to refuse as the crowd started to cheer, but his guitar was thrust into his hand and Mark actually dragged him out to the seat now set up beside B.B. King. At first Rye and B.B. played together a couple of B.B.'s songs and Rye joined in on the vocals. Then B.B. leaned over and said something to Rye who then took the lead and played a couple of songs and sang the lead allowing B.B. to accompany him. The audience cheered in appreciation. "Now I know you can play the Blues, but I hear you can make that guitar of yours do some amazing things and give it three voices. How bout you show me some magic Blues Angel," B.B. said to Rye. Rye blushed and nodded. He closed his eyes and once more began to play classical guitar. This time though he kept his eyes closed and put his whole soul into the song he played. It was another original work of his own making and he indeed made the guitar sing. When he finished the sweat shone on his forehead and he opened his eyes to the open mouth of B.B. staring at him. The audience was so loud that nobody but Rye heard B.B. as the old Blues man hugged him warmly and said, "You ain't no Blues Angel, you the Angel of Music. I'm proud to have played with you and to have played your music." After that it was finally Westlife's turn on stage and they performed their concert enthusiastically. There were many encores that allowed the different guests to participate, their was a special Spooky encore, Jill and Rye's dance encore and finally the final encore and then back on the bus. Their was a very short period where the soldiers came and shook hands with the band and the celebrities then the soldiers formed up around the bus and walked it to the exit. "Wow," Bryan said as he threw himself down on the floor as the bus finally took to the highway with the other busses of the band and the extra busses for the special guests behind. "Yeah no shit. I wonder who else is gonna show up tomorrow night," Mark asked, still wondering who the other celebs showing up were gonna be then his eyes lit up and he called out, "Hey Spooky come here a sec." "No Fella don't. Let it be a surprise," Shane said as Spooky walked into the lounge naked. "What? I am gonna have my sower now," Spooky said and stamped his foot. "Nothing honey. Mark wanted to cheat and have you tell him who was gonna be there tomorrow but we told him no. You go wash up with Nick and Corey then you guys can sleep in the quiet room at the back of the bus. "Yay okay," Spooky jumped up and down and left to find Nick and Corey on the bus. ...to be continued DISCLAIMER Hmmmm...okay all of the songs belong to the artists. I have no idea who is gay or not. I have no idea if any of the celebs mentioned are for or against being gay. As far as I know their is no organization called the Hand of God and if it does exist I have no idea what they stand for. As far as I know (though it wouldn't surprise me if they did) the Republicans don't support finanacially or otherwise any hate groups.