Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 07:43:18 CDT
From: Chica
Subject: Star Crossed-Chapter 5

DISCLAIMER:  (Don't you just hate these?)  I do not know the sexual
orientation of ANY of the Backstreet boys.  I've never even met the guys
for pete's sake.

REMEMBER:  Me and my web bud Colleen are writing a joint story called 'Say
My Name'.  Check out her web site at
http://www.geocities.com/reader_colleen.  My site is
http://community.webtv.net/dchicagurl/JoeysFanFictionWith it's the bomb
diggety, sort of.


Chapter 5-Kiss Me I'm Blonde


     "I'll be right back, AJ."  Colleen told AJ, going off to her tent.
'Finally' AJ thought, 'we're alone together.'  AJ scrambled around a bit,
trying to fix his hair and smelling his breath.  Then he heard a rustle
come from the bushes.  AJ froze, contemplating seeing what was there.
Another rustle made AJ even more nervous.  He cautiously rose to his feet,
inching over to the bushes.
     "WASSUP?!"  Howie yelled.  AJ fell on his butt, holding his heart.  AJ
slowly regained his composure and glared at the laughing man.
     "You could have given me a heart attack!"  AJ yelled, getting back on
his feet.
     "Sorry!  I was just wondering if you wanted to talk."  Howie asked
nicely.
     "No, I don't want to talk!"  AJ irritably told Howie.
     "What crawled up your bony ass and died?"  Howie asked jokingly.
     "Would you fuck off?!"  AJ said even more annoyed at the intrusion.
AJ spotted Colleen leave her tent.
     "Howie, go take a piss or something."  AJ ordered.
     "What, right here?!"  Howie asked heatedly.  AJ glared at him.
     "I was just checking.  You're being so bossy!"  Howie said, turning
around and walking away.  As he passed Colleen, he stopped and announced
dejectedly, "I HAVE to go to the bathroom!", emphasizing the have.  Colleen
smiled as he stomped away.  She sat next to AJ and began lotioning her
legs.  AJ stared at her long, silky legs longingly.  'Well, she knows how
to reel me in.'  AJ thought to himself hopefully.  AJ felt something run up
his legs.  He jumped, nearly falling over.  He looked to see what it was
and nearly died of embarrassment as it was only a squirrel.  AJ sat down.
The squirrel climbed up to his lap and made a squeaking sound.  AJ petted
the squirrel.  The squirrel sat in his lap and enjoyed the attention.
Colleen laughed at his new admirer.
     "Looks like you've got a new pet.  What'll you name him?"  Colleen
asked, hiding a HUGE smile.
     "Little J!"  AJ announced.
     "Why don't you just call him mini-j like in Austin Powers?  Y'all two
look alike."  Colleen joked, laughing when he gave her a hurt expression.
     "I like to be original."  AJ stated, putting his new friend down.
Little J wrapped himself around AJ's feet.
     "So, AJ, I was wondering if you have any family?"  Colleen half-asked,
half-stated.
     "Just me and my mom.  Our theme song is 'Just the Two of Us'"  AJ
joked, causing Colleen to smile.
     "She must be a nice woman to let you hump stages."  Colleen
interjected.  AJ looked away, blushing.
     "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone you did it.  It's just between me,
you, and the 10 million fans who were at the concert or played it at home
on their VCR's."  Colleen joked.  AJ smiled.
     "So how about you, any family?"  AJ asked.
     "Both parents and a dog."  Colleen stated.
     "They must be cool parents to raise such a smart and very beautiful
daughter."  AJ said, lightly brushing his hand on her hair.  It was her
turn to blush.
     "My mom's cool.  My dad thinks I'm the next enemy of the state.  All
because I stay out late sometimes and run away for a couple of days.  I
don't skip school, I don't smoke or drink, I just have this problem of
staying in his 'prison'.  He's not that strict though."  Colleen said to
him.  AJ listened closely, drinking in every syllable that came from her
mouth.  Out of nowhere, a bright light filled the night and a clear, loud
booming voice rushed over them.
     "STEP AWAY FROM THE GIRL!!"  AJ looked up to see a middle-aged man
yelling at the two of them.
     "DAD!!  I'm having fun!"  Colleen yelled back.  The man stepped down
from a rope ladder and approached his daughter angrily.
     "FUN?!  FUN?!  Is your idea of fun running 2,000 miles away from home
for over a week, not telling us where you are, and getting pregnated by
some piece of trailer trash?!"  The man yelled, pointing at AJ.
     "He is not trailer trash, dad.  He's a Backstreet boy."  Colleen
explained to her enraged father.
     "Now he's a faggot?!  Get in the helicopter, now!  And get your other
friends."  The man walked away.  Colleen kissed AJ's cheek and walked away.
  AJ gingerly put a hand to his cheek, melting.  He watched as the
helicopter pulled away.  Then suddenly he heard a shriek break through the
quiet night.  AJ instinctually ran to the tents.  Another scream ripped
through the air.  AJ followed the sound and realized it had come from
Brian's tent.  AJ unzipped the tent and came in.  Brian was thrashing
around wildly, beads of sweat pouring from his body.  AJ was about to yell
for the others when Brian started to scream words.
     "DON'T KILL HIM!  KILL ME!  OH GOD NO!!  NO!!! DON'T TAKE HIM AWAY!!
HE'S ALL I EVER HAD!  I need him...."  Brian started to calm down, crying
more than screaming, and shaking really bad.  AJ looked at him and saw he
was still asleep.  AJ shook him, trying to get him to wake up.  The other
three, not knowing if someone was getting killed or dyeing, rushed in the
tent.  Everyone huddled around Brian, trying to get him to come to.  Brian
kept whispering and talking like mad.
     "Please...I...love.....don't kill him....kill me....he doesn't
deserve it...."  Finally, after Kevin had violently shook him,
Brian's eyes fluttered open.  His vision was blurry so he reached
for the closest thing to him, which happened to be Nick.  Nick held
his crying friend, unsure of how to ask him what was wrong.
     "What's wrong?"  Howie asked Brian before Nick did.
     "They were going to kill him...."  "Who's they?"  "Who's him?"
"kill?...."  Everyone asked questions.
     "Hold on, let him explain."  Nick calmly reasoned.
   "What was the dream about, Frick?"  Nick asked sweetly.
     "I was in an old house...really old, and big...a mansion....anyways, I
was up by myself...all of a sudden I heard a
gunshot come from upstairs...my heart started racing as I was trying
to get to someone.....my love.....I don't know who, but I just knew
I had to help them...I went into the bedroom, and laying on the bed
was....was...I can't remember now!  I knew who it was when I had it,
but I can't remember now....They were lying there, bleeding from
their chest.  I kept crying and begging God to save them.  Then they
just gave up and died.  All I could feel was....emptiness.  I
couldn't live without them.....I saw a gun.  I picked it up and then
I woke up....Oh god I'm so scared....."  Brian cried out, hugging
Nick tighter, feeling safe all of a sudden.  Brian's tears soon
subsided as he concentrated on Nick's heartbeat.  His shirt was off
and Brian felt him slight muscular definition on his exposed skin.
He sighed, smelling the smell of Nick's cologne.  Such a manly
smell, it fit Nick just right.
     Kevin, meanwhile, sat back looking at the scene.  Moonlight
poured through the tent flap and illuminated Nick and Brian's
bodies.  Brian was holding Nick at the waist, while Nick held his
back.  Nick rocked back and forth in an attempt to calm his friend.
If Kevin didn't know any better, he would have said they were
perfect together....Kevin quickly shook the thought out of his mind,
chastising himself for thinking that way.  But still...
     After Brian had calmed down, all five of them slept in the same
tent in case Brian had another dream.  With Nick holding Brian,
Brian slept peacefully.

     The next morning, the five guys had left the woods.  At about 3 o'clock
it was time to go to work in the studio.  Kevin walked away from Nick's door
wearily.  He looked at the other three members sombrely and sighed.
     "Nick says he doesn't wanna go today.  Brian, can you stay here and
talk him into going?"  Kevin asked Brian.
     "Sure.  If I'm not there in an hour, I'm either dead or I got lost."
Brian told them, walking them to the elevator.  The doors opened and they
stepped inside.
     "Now, no hanky-panky while we're gone.  They don't call you B-rok for
nothing."  AJ joked.  Brian smiled evilly and rubbed his hands together.  AJ
gave him a playful push just before the doors closed.  Brian slowly walked
to the door.  He stood in front of it, practicing what he was going to say.
Was he just going to be blunt and ask what's wrong?  'No, he'd get mad if I
did that.'  Brian thought to himself.  Maybe if he said it in a good way...
     "Come in Brian.  I know you're out there staring at my door."  Nick
yelled from inside the room.  'How did he know?'  Brian wondered, walking
in.  Nick laid on his bed with his head buried deep in his pillow.  Brian
walked to him and sat on the bed.
     "So I guess you're wondering what's wrong with me?"  Nick asked,
amazing Brian again.  In an instant Nick's eyes filled with tears and they
started to fall from his face.  Brian lashed out to hold him, surprised to
feel Nick's hand stop him.  Nick shook his head sadly.
     "You won't want to touch me after I tell you this, so don't even
bother."  Nick explained miserably.
     "But Nick, we're best friends...."  "I know, Bri.  This is bigger than
that."  Nick interrupted him, trying to wipe tears away.  Brian listened
patiently.  Nick sighed, searching for the right words.
     "Brian, I....I.....I think I'm....gay."  Nick moaned, falling to the
pillow and crying harder.  The bed moved, and Nick knew Brian was leaving
him.  He knew it.  He knew Brian would think he was sick.  It was sick.  He
felt ashamed and dirty.  He just wanted to die....Nick felt arms wrap around
his waist and then a body stretch out on his tall frame.  Brian rolled Nick
over a little so he could look him in the eyes.
     "Nick, there's no way something like that is going to effect us.  It's
weird, yes, but if it's how you feel, then I understand."  Brian stated
sweetly, caressing his friend.  Nick shuddered a bit at the touch.  He felt
so soft and he smelled so damn good...'Damn it!  I wish I would stop that.
It's Brian for God's sakes!  But still...'  Brian had stood up and had
pulled Nick into a sitting position.
     "Brian, I don't KNOW if I'm 100% gay.  I mean, I don't stare at guy's
asses or anything, but I don't get aroused by girls.  I'm probably the only
20 year-old virgin alive."Nick whined miserably.  Brian chuckled a little.
     "Why don't you find out?"  Brian questioned.
     "How?!  Go up to some guy and say, 'hey man, let me kiss you to see if
I'm gay, o.k.'?"  Nick said sarcastically.  Brian smiled.  "Besides, I can't
because word might get out that I'm gay when I don't even know."  Nick
further explained.
     "Why don't you kiss someone you know?  Like one of the guys?"  Brian
asked before he thought.  Nick stared at him like he was nuts.
     "Kevin:  Married.  AJ:  Obsessed.  Howie:  Howie.  I don't think so!"
Nick pointed out.
     "What about me?"  Brian asked boldly, not realizing what popped out of
his mouth.  Nick stared blankly at him, studying him.  Brian kicked himself
for saying something that dumb.
     "You're with LeighAnne, you're straight, and you're my best friend."
Nick said flatly.
     "It's just a little kiss.  Just to see.  It won't be hard.  See look."
Brian stood up, pulling Nick to his feet.
     "Just one kiss.  No tongue.  Not alot of touching."  Brian stated.
     "Bri, I don't know...."  "Please?  It's the only way you'll find out."
Brian interrupted Nick's hesitation.
     "So, we just kiss.  O.K.  How do we start this?"  Nick asked nervously.
     "I guess we both lean in and we...you know.....kiss."  Brian explained,
getting a little uncomfortable at the situation.
    "Aw, no passionate dip?  No 360 degree camera spin?"  Nick joked
lightly, breaking some tension.
    "Nope.  That's for later."  Brian said, wiggling his eyebrows Nick
laughed as Brian took a step towards him.  Nick raised his head and was met
warmly by Brian's gaze.  Nick took a little step forward, closing the gap
between them.  Brian stared at Nick's eyes.  Nick closed his eyes, leaning
forward.  Brian followed his lead, closing his eyes and leaning towards his
best friend.  Brian and Nick licked their lips before gathering each other's
lips in their own.
     A shockwave of electricity passed between them as Nick slowly moved his
lips a little.  Brian's hands moved to Nick's hips, holding him tightly.
Taking the hint, Nick pushed his body against Brian's, causing Brian to get
lost in ecstasy.  Then Nick felt Brian's tongue lick his lips, and Nick
gladly parted his lips.  Brian's sweet tongue slid into Nick's awaiting
mouth.  Nick felt pure and utter joy fill his heart as he tasted Brian's
minty mouth.  Brian felt something in him erupt.  Long ignored feelings and
unexplored depths of his heart suddenly burst in millions of overjoyed
pieces.  Moved by the moment, Brian walked Nick over to the bed.  Never
missing a beat, Nick fell on the bed and Brian fell on top of him.  Nick
sighed happily and began to run his fingers through Brian's short brown
hair.  Brian's hands moved from around Nick's waist to holding Nick's upper
torso in his arms.  Nick's lips left Brian's, leaving Brian empty and afraid
he had gone to far with his friend.  Nick looked into Brian's eyes.
     "I love you."  Nick fearlessly admitted to Brian.  Instead of refusing
or disagreeing with Nick, Brian simply stated, "I love you too."
     Nick grinned widely at Brian, kissing Brian's neck.  Brian groaned,
moving his head into Nick's lips.  Suddenly, a knock at the door made them
jump up in surprise.  Brian rushed ot the door, finding out it was the wrong
door they knocked on.  Brian closed the door, feeling awkward now.  Nick's
piercing eyes fell upon Brian.  Brian sat on the edge of the bed again, this
time Nick wrapped his arms around him.  Brian leaned back into Nick's arms,
never wanting to leave.
     "Brian, what about LeighAnne?"  Nick asked.
     "Forget her.  I now realize I love you, Nick.  I'll tell her soon, but
I need you."  Brian carefully told Nick.  Nick smiled.
     "Brian, I know this may be rushed, but I want to lost my virginity to
you."  Nick shyly told him.
     "But, Nick....you.....me....Are you sure?  It's your virginity, and I
know you hold it sacred..."  "Brian, I'm sure.  You're what I've been
missing in my life.  I see it now."  Nick stated.
     "We can't do it here.  It's not the time yet.  Hold on."  Brian got an
idea and raced to the table.  He had paper and a pen.  He scribbled
something down and handed the paper to Nick.
     "Meet me at this address at 9 o'clock tomorrow I'll make this perfect
for you."  Brian said, kissing Nick again.  Nick reluctantly let go.
     "We'd better get to the studio before Kev thinks I killed you."  Nick
stated.  Brian just smiled.

     "There y'all are!  Get your asses something to eat and get to writing."
  Kevin stated.  Brian headed toward the food table as Nick lagged behind,
waking up a sleeping AJ.
     "Were you sleeping?"  Nick asked innocently.
     "No Nick.  There was a bug in my eye and I was trying to suffocate
him."  AJ retorted sarcastically      "Really?"  Nick asked, inspecting AJ's
eye.
     "Do you have a gun?"  AJ asked Howe. Howie giggled, picking up a
magazine.
       "I was just kidding!"  Nick yelled over his shoulder, standing next
to Brian by the food table.        Kevin stared across the room at Nick and
Brian.  Nick grabbed Brian's hand in his and held on for a minute before
letting go.  Kevin wondered curiously what was going on.

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