Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 00:17:18 EDT
From: MrClean290@aol.com
Subject: Destiny 19

Disclaimer:  i know yall dont read this, lol

Notes:

Hmm, well I'd like to say hi to the few ppl who do read this.  though i
have little proof that over 2 ppl do read this.  If you are, just drop me a
line, cuz this story is like my baby, lol.  my first one of its kind, and
writing it makes me happy, so i'll keep writing it, but id like to know
that SOMEONE is reading it!  to the authors of stories i read, if u even
know, ive been busy ill get to reading soon!

I went to Chicago's Pride Parade yesterday, had the time of my life!  so i
think i should send out a chap of this, what do ya think?  lol hopefully
more of love me and forever in my heart soon!

Enjoy, and PLEASE  send me some email!
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Chapter 19

The tour finally kicked off that night in Los Angeles.  They left the hotel
in Vegas, which they started to call home, and boarded their many buses.
Nick, Lance, Brian, AJ, Kevin, and Howie were on one bus, and Justin, BJ,
Chris, Tess, JC and Joey on another.  Britney, Jas, Destiny's Child, and
the Carter kids took up another one.  Christina, due to her and Britney's
situation, decided to travel with hers and Britney's dancers.  Jess and
Katie opted to travel with 98*


The busses were huge, larger than normal, so everyone had their space.
This was good considering that the newlyweds were driving people crazy.


	" Okay, I've had enough, if you're gonna consummate the damn
marriage do it in BED, that's right B-E-D, not couch, C-O-U-C-H!"
	" Nick!  I'm so proud, after all these years, finally you've
learned to spell!"  Brian laughed at his friend.


Nick stood, fed up with the constant sex-capades that went on.  The moment
they got onto the bus, Brian attacked his husband, and Howie, his
fiancee.  Nick began to feel, completely out of place.  He knew where he
and Lance stood in the sex area, but still, he felt bad that he could never
give Lance that sexual pleasure like the others experienced.  He wished he
were on the other bus, he swore that he wouldn't bother his sister.  He
just wanted to enjoy himself.



	" Don't you dare!  If you touch me with that I will make sure Tess
can never have anymore children!"
	" Um, I only want one!"


Chris tackled BJ to the floor and sprayed her with whipped cream.  BJ
squealed from under the larger man.  She couldn't believe she was stuck on
a bus with two of the biggest children.  Joey and Chris had been tormenting
her since they got on the bus.  JC wanted to sleep.  Tess needed to sleep.
Justin sat on the couch and read, completely amused that his girlfriend had
met the two babies he had been putting up with for years.


	" This is not funny Justin!"
	" Yes it is, and this isn't even their best."
	" There's more?"  BJ looked at her boyfriend as if were crazy.
	" There's a never ending supply of more when it comes to dumb and
dumber over there."
	" Hey!  We heard that!"
	" Um, Chris, Joe, whatcha doing?"
	" Nothing!"  The two men yelled back at her, laughing under their
breathe.


	" All I wanted was some peace and FUCKING quiet!"
	" Well if fucking is what you want..."
	" Don't you start with me too, or we'll never have any kids."
	" We were planning on having kids?"


BJ, though not completely cleaned off, lunged at Justin and tackled him to
the floor.  They rolled around until BJ was on top and had him pinned.  She
laughed as the dirt from the floor cling to the whipped c ream in Justin's
hair.


	" What's so funny?"
	" Oh nothing."
	" What nothing?"


BJ guided one of his hands to his mop of curls.  He felt his hair and
discovered the mess that was in it.  He jumped up sending BJ flying up,
then crashing down to the floor.


	" MY HAIR!"  Justin ran to the bathroom and locked the door,


BJ kept her eyes shut.  It hurt too much to try to get up.  She breathed
slowly.  Chris came back to check on them since he heard a crash.  He
rushed to BJ when he saw her.


	" Beej?  You okay?"
	" Uh, yeah.  I just cant move, wind, out, knocked, you know."
	" Did Justin do this?"
	" His hair was messy."
	" Damn that boy and his hair.  Come on, can you lift you arms?"
	" Yeah."
	" Wait, don't move, I've got an idea that will scare the shit out
of him and teach him a lesson."
	" Oh no, Chris, what?"
	" Just lie still, I'm gonna go and make some tears."
	" Christ Chris!  What the fuck?"
	" Trust me."
	" That's what I'm not so sure of.  Fine."


Chris ran to the kitchen and came back a few minutes later; Justin was
still in the bathroom.  Chris placed a few drops of the mixture onto BJ's
face.


	" Now, see if you can make your face quiver."
	" I can try."


BJ tried, and seeing the expression on Chris's face, she knew she got it.


	" I'm gonna go get Justin, play this up k?"
	" Gotcha."


	" Justin, get you ass out of there, you have far worse problems
then your damn hair."
	" Like what?"
	" Like your girlfriend whose lying the fucking floor!"
	" What?  Why?"
	" I don't know, how about the fact she just basically crashed onto
her back.  She wouldn't let me near her, she wants you."


Chris looked back to BJ who was slightly giggling.  Chris quickly shushed
her.  She went back to playing the role.  The bathroom door flew open and
Justin ran to BJ.  He saw the tears and wiped them away.


	" Oh God, Beej, I am so sorry, can you move?"
	" Justin?  Is that you?"
	" BJ?  Christ.  Call an ambulance.  Damn it Chris, why are you just
standing there?"


Justin heard laughing and turned back to BJ.  She sat up and balanced
herself on her palms.  He looked shocked.  He looked back to Chris who had
tears in his eyes from laughing.


	" Explain this now!"
	" Curly, you really need to know where your priorities stand.  It
was just dust.  But BJ really did hurt herself a bit when you sent her
flying.  Think about it."


Justin sat back.  BJ smiled at him and kissed his cheek.


	" And Nick said I wasn't a good actress, ha."


BJ got up and walked to the kitchen, leaving Justin to think about and
wonder when the hell Chris had brainwashed his girlfriend into liking and
playing his ridiculous jokes.


Christina lay in her bunk and listened to the familiar sounds of a tour bus
on the go.  Her dancers and Brit's dancers had become close friends, and
were saddened by the beak up.  But they by no means felt they had to hide
their opinion from whoever wanted to hear it.


	" Man, did any of y'all see Brit this morning, she looked like she
had been run over by a train.  She must have been crying all night."  TJ
said as he sat down next to Andre and Alex.
	" Yeah, tell me about it, Chrissy came to me last night and cried
for a bit, but she said it was the right thing, bull!"
	" Why?"
	" Come on, they love each other.  I don't see why Chrissy had to go
and ruin things, forever."
	" How can you say forever?"
	" Because Chrissy may need a break, but Britney needs love.  And
she'll find it.  And it wont be with our dear friend Ms. A."


Jess and Katie took over the back of the bus, while the men had the front.
They kept to themselves and didn't bother each other.


Britney, Jas, Leslie, and Kelly had gotten into a serious game of Asshole.


	" Damn it!  How come I'm always the ass, and this little shorty
here is prez?"
	" Life sucks huh Britney?"
	" Shut up Jasmine!"


The girls abandoned their umpteenth round and began a pillow fight.  Aaron
sat in on his bunk, playing video games, what else could he do on a bus
full of women?  Angie heard the laughter and ran to join her sister.  Bey
and Farrah were also intrigued by the noise and went to find out what was
going on.  As soon as they walked into the den, pillows came flying at
their heads.  Michelle opted to watch from the sidelines.  But that's not
how the game worked.  Suddenly a pillow hit her in the face.  She stumbled
backwards.


	" Sorry Mich!"
	" Don't call her that, she hates that name."  Bey warned Jas with a
smile.
	" Oh, sorry."
	" Its okay."  Michelle said right before she whacked Bey with the
pillow.
	" Hey!"
	" All fair in love and war babe."
	" Whatever.  I'm tired.  See ya laters!"
	" Bye!"  Everyone else stopped the game as well.
	" I ruined the game?"
	" Nah, it was wearing down anyway."  Jas reassured Michelle with a
smile.  Michelle loved that smile.
	" Well, I'm gonna go and find something to eat, want anything?"
	" Nope, I'm gonna go take a nap, see ya."
	" Yeah see ya."


Michelle looked at Jas's back as she walked back to her bed.  She looked to
the ground then back at the door.  She walked to the kitchen and retrieved
a container of Ben and Jerry's from the freezer.  She sat down in front of
the TV and dug in.  Her favorite soap opera came on; she sat back and
relaxed, not noticing that she was being watched from the doorway.


Bey watched her friend.  She knew that Michelle only ate ice cream when she
was sad or upset.  She couldn't figure out which and why.  She looked at
her once more before heading to her own bunk to rest before they got to LA.




When the busses stopped in front of the hotel in L.A., the crowds were
already uncontrollable.  Everyone was forced to stay on the busses until
security could figure out what to do about the large amount of screeching
fans.  Finally, after two hours of watching the crowd be pushed back, the
tour members rushed into the hotel, luggage and all, and rushed to their
rooms.  They would be in LA for three shows.  So the rooms need not be
doubled, they made sire they had enough room, seeing as so many would be
coupling, they had more than enough room for everyone.


BJ and Justin decided that they would in fact share.  When they told the
group, BJ saw Nick cringe, then she saw Lance hit him, so she knew it would
be okay.  Brian and AJ, Chris and Tess, Howie and Kevin, Jess and Katie, LA
and JJ, and JC and Joey would of course be rooming together.  Drew and Jeff
had not spoken since the night Jeff confessed his love.  They each took a
room.  Jas didn't want, and didn't think Britney should be alone so she
asked if they could room together.  Britney thankfully said yes.  Leslie
and Angie roomed together, and Aaron got his own room, which he was
delighted about.  Kelly and Farrah decided to bunk up, for the fun of it.
Bey planned on having her own room, as did Michelle.  Christina took a room
as well.  She was surprised when she heard that Jas would be with Britney,
she suddenly become jealous.  Then she realized that they could do whatever
they wanted together.  Christina had given up on Brit.  Now it was time to
move on.


The show was amazing.  Everyone had a renewed sense of energy.  Aaron,
Leslie, Angie, Katie, and Jas watched from the front row.  Destiny's Child
kicked off the show with No, no, no; Bills, bills, bills; Bugaboo; and Say
my name.  Christina was next with What a girl wants, I turn to you, Come on
over, we're a miracle and Genie in a bottle.  Britney come on next with her
new song Oops I did it again, then Crazy, From the bottom of my broken
heart, Born to make you happy, Sometimes, and Baby one more time.


98* took the stage and sang a couple songs.  They knew that this was their
final performance on the tour.  No one wanted them there, and they had
enough internal problems to destroy the entire tour.  The tour as a whole
decided that it would be best if they left after the first L.A. show.  They
didn't put up a fight.  LA wanted to spend more time with JJ, and Drew
needed time to figure out what Jeff wanted from them.  They would send some
time recording a new album.  It was decided that they might rejoin later on
into the tour.  The boys finished with 98* and rising.  They thanked the
fans for their support, and announced that they would be leaving.


Backstreet Boys took the stage and the crown went wild.  They sang songs
ranging from That's the way I like it, to Spanish eyes.  They each had a
solo, this time though; each song held a deeper meaning.  When they were
through, they made way for the final act of the night, NSYNC.  The men of
NSYNC were flawless.  All the weeks of not singing stored up enough energy
for a lifetime.  When they left the stage, they knew that this tour would
be one they would never forget.



98* left for the airport soon after the show.  No one was really sad to see
them leave.  Everyone realized that until they figured out what was going
on within their own group, they would bring nothing but hardship to the
tour.  There were no tearful good-byes this time.  Only a wave or two.


The after party was amazing.  The tour picked the media in which was let
in, and best of all, there were no unwanted crazy fans.  This party was for
the tour members.  The members of NSYNC were told that they had a surprise
awaiting them in a backroom.


	" What in the world is more important than a party?"  Joey asked as
he kept peeking out to the dance floor.
	" I don't know."

Suddenly their manager walked in smiling.


	" Yo, Johnny, what's going on?"
	" I have just received the first ever copy of No Strings Attached.
We would like to play it tonight at the party."
	" But its not coming out for another month!"
	" Yes, but this is not the final cut of songs, this copy right here
has about 20 tracks on it."
	" 20!  You mean my song is on there?"  Joey asked excitedly.
	" Yes, Joey, but understand that it might not make the cut."
	" Yeah.  That's cool though."


	" So, can we play it?"
	" Sure!  Anything, can we go now?"  Joey was almost out the door as
he asked this.
	" Excuse him, and me, we'll see you guys later."


JC walked slowly behind Joey, who was running to the dance floor.  Joey and
dancing.  JC loved to bump and grind as much as his lover, but sometimes,
Joey went a little crazy, especially when he drank.  Joey pulled his
boyfriend to the dance floor.  Although JC stood and watched Joey dance,
Joey found a body to dance with.  JC frowned at his lover's actions and
took a step back.  He went to the bar and got a beer.  He watched as Joey
danced with the woman he had chosen.  Joey looked up form his dancing and
locked eyes with JC.


	' I love you!'  Joey mouthed to JC.


JC smiled back.



Justin convinced BJ to go and dance with him.  She was shy when it came to
dancing in front of people.


	" Pretend they are not here.  Its just you and me baby."


Justin pulled BJ close to his body and wrapped his arms around her waist.



	" Baby baby we can do all that we want
	We're gettin nasty nasty; we're getting freaky deaky uh uh
	Baby baby we can do more than just talk
	Cause I can hear ya hear ya, and I can see ya see ya
	Baby baby we can do all that we want
	We're getting nasty nasty, we're getting freaky freaky."


BJ listened to the words that came from the speakers.  When she realized it
was boyfriend's voice, she laughed out loud.


	" What is it?"
	" How did you guys not crack up singing this?"
	" Um, we had to do a lot of takes."
	" Yeah, I can just imagine Joey and JC singin this one!"



	" Digital digital get down (get down) just you and me
	(You may be) Twenty thousand miles away but I can see ya
	And baby baby you can see me
	Digital digital get down (get down) just what we need
	If we cant, get together naturally
	(We can) We can get together on the digital screen."


JC smiled as her heard this song come over the loud speakers.  He and Joey
loved recording this one, they let the music take over their minds.
Needless to say, they had to record this one a few times before they got it
right.



	" Every time I'm sittin all alone girl
	I can't wait to get you on the phone girl
	So pick it up babe
	I can see everything you do
	Bouncin me from satellite to satellite
	I love the things you do for me so late at tonight
	You turn me on yeah
	It's like I'm right there next to you yeah."


Chris stood in front of Tess and danced around like a clown for her.  She
was having stomach pains, and couldn't bear to stand, never mind dance.
She smiled softly at her fiancee's attempt at pleasing her.  She had
taken some pain relievers earlier and they were beginning to set in.  Chris
noticed, picked her up, brought her to a back room, and placed her onto a
couch.


	" Go back and dance baby."
	" I'd much rather stay here with you."
	" I've turned you into a softy, how could we have let that happen?"
	" I'm a sap, sue me!"
	" I love you though."



	" Can we get connected
	I need some love and affection baby
	I'll call you on the phone
	I hope that I get through
	If you're in the mood and I'm not home,
	Here's what you do: leave a message
	You know the kind I like to get back to."


Christina watched as Britney stood in a corner with Jas, Jess, and Katie.
She should be there.  She should be dancing with Britney.


	" Why do I keep doing this?  I broke up with her!"


Still though, she missed having someone to wrap her arms around and dance,
especially such up beat songs as Digital Get Down.  She sat in a near by
chair and watched everyone else have fun.  She felt a hand on her shoulder
and looked back.


	" Do you wanna dance?"
	" You wanna dance with me?"
	" I don't hate you, I just hate what you did."
	" Yeah, I heard you guys talking this morning."
	" Come now, lets have some fun!"

Alex grabbed Christina's hand and pulled her to her feet.



	" Digital digital get down (get down) just you and me
	(You may be) Twenty thousand miles away but I can see ya
	And baby baby you can see me
	Digital digital get down (get down) just what we need
	If we cant, get together naturally
	(We can) We can get together on the digital screen
	Yeah."


Kelly and Farrah were in the middle of the dance floor dancing with a
couple of Christina's dancers.  Bey stood and watched Michelle as she
stared off into space.  She wanted to be free to love like everyone else.
She found it slightly ridiculous that she couldn't even come clean about
her feelings to herself.  But she kept them hidden, from the girls, from
herself.


Bey walked to Jas and the others.  She was not accomplishing anything
watching her friend sulk.


	" Hey y'all!  Anyone wanna dance?"


Jess and Katie had already taken off to dance.  Jas and Britney looked at
each other.


	" Um, I wanna."  Britney ventured with an answer.
	" Great!"  Lets go!"  Bey grabbed Brit's hand and practically
dragged to the dance floor.  On the way, they bumped into Chrissy and Alex.
Christina stopped dancing and watched her ex dance with another girl.  Alex
turned her away and pulled her close.


	" Just forget about it, please, its not gonna get better if you
look at her."
	" I know."


Jas walked over to the bar and watched Michelle as she sat, mesmerized by
the dancing crowd.



	" It's over whelming huh?"
	" What?  Oh hey Jas, yeah, I guess."
	" Do you not like dancing?"
	" No, I love it actually."
	" Then why aren't you out there?"
	" No one to dance with."
	" That's no excuse, you could have come and asked one of us, come
on, we'll dance now."
	" I don't know."
	" Well, I'm gonna go and dance a bit, join me if you feel like it."



	" I lose my mind just when you're speaking
	I see you on the screen, I get to freaking
	So get down babe
	And I'll get down for you
	I get so excited when I'm watching girl
	I can't wait to see you touch your body girl
	It's just me and you
	So we can do what we gotta do (yeah)."


Jas walked out to the dance floor and found an empty spot close to the
small stage that was set up.  Deep down she hoped that Michelle would come.
She was a nice girl.  Friendly too.  She didn't have many close girl
friends on the tour, she hoped that Michelle would be one though.


Actually, she wanted more, but she was scared to want it.  She had had
already, two disastrous relationships.  Her heart still hurt when she
thought of what she and Jess shared.  She shook her head of all thoughts
that were bad and concentrated on the music.  She listened to the words and
could not imagine her innocent big brother singing these words.



	" Can we get connected
	I need some love and affection baby
	I'll call you on the phone
	I hope that I get through
	If you're in the mood and I'm not home,
	Here's what you do: leave a message
	You know the kind I like to get back to.

	Digital digital get down (get down) just you and me
	(You may be) Twenty thousand miles away but I can see ya
	And baby baby you can see me
	Digital digital get down (get down) just what we need
	If we cant, get together naturally
	(We can) We can get together on the digital screen.

	Digital digital digital digital get down (get down)
	Digital digital digital digital get down (get down)."


Brian and AJ had snuck into one of the back rooms to relax together.  They
heard the sounds of NSYNC's new album though the closed door.

	" Well, I imagined our honeymoon quite differently, but it's nice."
	" Yeah.  When this tour is over, I'll take you to places you've
never been before."  Brian smirked at his husband.
	" You already have baby!"
	" I listen to this, and its makin me want you baby, why have it
digitally when you can have the real thing!"


Brian swiftly pulled AJ's pants down.  The draft made AJ shiver.  Brian
sunk to the floor, grabbed AJ's ass, and pulled him close.  Brian smiled up
at his lover before kissing the head of his husband's growing erection.


	" Please Bri, I need you!"


Brian slid his tongue over the head then down the shaft.  AJ had closed his
eyes and grabbed onto Brian's hair.  In one sudden movement he engulfed
AJ's penis in his mouth and began to attack it.  He took one hand away from
AJ's ass and brought it to the front and softly teased AJ's balls.  He
slowly, in a teasing way, circled AJ's hole with one of his fingers.


	" Don't tease me Brian."


Brian increased speed on his sucking.  He suddenly felt the urge and rammed
a finger up AJ.  AJ screamed out in pleasure.  Brian began to fuck him with
another finger.


	" I'm so close baby, so...close..."
	" Cum for me baby."


Brian felt the twitch in AJ's balls, began to finger fuck him harder and
faster.  AJ moaned before his release.  Brian swallowed all he could.  The
rest he caught in his hands.  AJ backed up on a couch to regain his breath.


	" I am so buying this CD when it comes out!"



	" Baby baby we can do more than just talk
	Cause I can hear ya hear ya, and I can see ya see ya
	Baby baby we can do all that we want
	We're getting nasty nasty; we're getting deaky freaky
	Baby baby we can do more than just talk
	Cause I can hear ya hear ya, and I can see ya see ya
	Baby baby we can do all that we want
	We're getting nasty nasty, we're getting (oh oh) digital."


Kevin and Howie got their groove on, on the dance floor.  They seemed to
attract a crowd.  Kevin loved the attention he got from dancing.  Howie
just loved the attention.  Even more though, he loved dancing in
non-routine form, with his lover.  Howie pushed into Kevin as he danced.
He loved the feel of Kevin's hardness as it pressed against him as they
danced.  Kevin felt the excitement, and suddenly wished it were only him
and Howie in the room.  He kept him hormones in check though, knowing that
he couldn't just lay Howie down and have sex with him at the party, though
the choice of music certainly didn't help the don't think about sex mood.



	" Digital digital get down (get down) just you and me
	(You may be) Twenty thousand miles away but I can see ya
	And baby baby you can see me
	Digital digital get down (get down) just what we need
	If we cant, get together naturally
	(We can) We can get together on the digital screen."


	Nick had somehow lost Lance in the crowd.  He went to find him.  He
tried each room.  He passed by one, but didn't open it.  From the other
side he could hear the sweet sounds of AJ crying out for his husband.  Nick
smiled, but then frowned.  He was happy for his friends' happiness, but
realized he could never know that happiness.


He decided to check the upstairs level of the nightclub that was rented out
for the party.  He passed Jas, who was on the phone with someone.  She
looked up and saw him.  She smiled, he smiled.  He walked to her.  She
covered the phone for a moment.


	" Have you seen Lance?"
	" Nope, sorry, I'm sure he's around where somewhere."
	" Yeah, thanks."
	" Yup."
	" Who you talking to?"
	" Leslie."
	" My sister Leslie?"
	" Yes."
	" Why."
	" She's upset, she called my cell."
	" Is she okay?"
	" What do you think?


Nick watched as Jas resumed her conversation with his sister.  He knew that
the scene at the pool was an indication that he should tell his siblings,
but how do you tell the people you love the most, that you have a disease
that will eventually kill you.  He couldn't, he wouldn't, until he had to.


He resumed his search for his boyfriend.  He found him sleeping on a couch
in one of the private rooms on the third floor of the club.  You could
barely hear the music from this far up.  Lance had stretched out on the
futon type couch and closed his eyes.  He only intended on resting his
body, but he was so worn out, he soon fell asleep.


	" Digital digital get down (get down) just you and me
	(You may be) Twenty thousand miles away but I can see ya
	And baby baby you can see me
	Digital digital get down (get down) just what we need
	If we cant, get together naturally
	(We can) We can get together on the digital screen.

	Digital digital get down (get down)
	Just what we need..."


	" All I want is to make you happy.  I didn't think I could do that
if we could never make love.  But maybe this song is right, there's always
a digital getdown.  Its funny if you think about it.  Our sex life, through
the computer.  I would be able to do it, if you could.  Maybe talking to
you, when you can't hear me is easier.  Ever since we met, so many years
ago, just knowing that you were out there, wanting me, loving me, made the
bad parts go away.  I prayed I would find you again, and all the pain would
just magically go away.  It didn't exactly go like that huh?


I know the past month has been a smaller version of hell, I never meant for
it to be.  I never imagined I'd have to tell the man I want to spend
eternity with, that I had a disease that would someday, take me away from
him.  It's not exactly how I envisioned this tour.


Lansten, you are my everything.  Even if I don't have eternity, I want to
spend whatever time God gives me, whether it be a day, a week, or 20 years,
and I want to be with you.  I thought I'd get to marry you one day.  And
surely that is what this speech sounds like, a proposal, but, I don't think
I'm strong enough for that.  Not yet anyway.


If things ever get too bad, that we cant work it out, I'd rather die than
go on.  I don't know what I hope to accomplish by pouring my heart out to
man who is sleeping, but I guess it helped me sort things out.


You're like an angel when you sleep.  My destiny.  I never though I'd
believe in a destiny.  But you are mine.  I knew, from the moment I heard
that this tour would include NSYNC, I knew angels were on my side, and that
I'd get an angel out of the deal.  I got you.  I love you forever."


Nick felt the tears.  They stung his eyes, fell to the floor and covered
his boyfriends' body with his.  He rested his head to the side and enjoyed
the rhythmic movements of his sleeping boyfriend.


Lance had to control his heart.  He felt the tears as the sprung to his own
eyes.  He had woken up the moment Nick sat down beside him.  He listened to
the heartfelt confession.  He wished there was something he could do to
assure Nick that forever and though out eternity, Lance would stand by
Nick, and love him.




The next two shows were just as pumped up as the first if not more.  The
crowd was supportive and appreciative.  They sang along as loud as they
could with all the words that they could possible hear.  After the last
show, they scurried to their busses and drove off to their next
destination.  Their next show was in Phoenix in two days.  This tour, they
planned on having large gaps between each show, to allow for emergencies
and so the artists wouldn't feel the stress as much.


	" More, more, more!"
	" More?  Man, how much of this can you withstand?"
	" You've obviously never seen me eat ice cream."
	" I guess I haven't."
	" Do we have enough ingredients yet?
	" Let me see, vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, Rocky road, pralines
and cream, and what the fuck is this, Spumoni?  Who hell eats
spu-fucking-moni?  Speak now, or it's going bye, bye, bye!"
	" No, wait!  Its Tess's, the pregnancy thing is throwing her taste
buds out of whack!"
	" I'll say, ok.  Whipped cream, cherries that will kill you from
the red dye 40, fudge-."
	" What is wrong with you?"
	" Nuttin.  As I was saying, fudge, caramel, marshmallow fluff,
peanuts, and oh, eww, you are making Tess's sundae, there is no way in hell
I'm touching that one."


BJ held up a can of mashed sardines.  She threw the can at Chris who
equally gagged at the thought of eating it, with or with out the ice cream.


	" Um, okay, but I will not watch her eat it!"
	" She's your fiancee, you're gonna have to sit by her!"
	" Nooooooo!"
	" Shut up you baby, and lets get to work."


BJ and Chris started to make the sundaes.  The others were dozing the next
room.  JC of course took the time between getting on the bus and pigging
out, sleeping.  Joey was banned from the kitchen after spilling an entire
carton of milk onto the floor, which BJ spent a good 20 minutes cleaning
up.  Justin kept Tess company while their respective lovers took care of
the food.


	" Ice cream, then topping, then whipped cream, this is the right
way."
	" There is no right way physco!"
	" Don't temp me Christopher, I've got whipped cream in hand."
	" Oh yeah!  Well I've got, um ha!  Sardines!"
	" You wouldn't!"
	" I so would!"


BJ and Chris faced off, neither wanting to get messed up, but would if the
other moved.  BJ raised her arm and was about to spray when she heard a
voice yelling for her.


	" Is the food ready yet?"  Justin whined from the couch.


BJ looked to Justin then back at Chris.  She smiled.


	" Oh no, what now?"
	" Did you happen to get extra sardines Chris?"
	" You wouldn't?"
	" Wouldn't I?"
	" You're bad!"
	" I've learned from the best."
	" Me?"
	" Don't flatter yourself Kirkpatrick, I do have an older brother
who is internationally famous for pulling pranks."
	" Oh, yeah."
	" Don't worry, I've learned a thing or two from you too."
	" Thanks!"
	" Now, did you get extra?"
	" Yeah."
	" Good lets get to work."


By the time they finished the finishing touches, everyone was getting
whiny.  The sundaes looked perfect.  There were four larger ones, one large
one with a fish on top, obviously the one for Tess, and a smaller one, for
Justin.  BJ figured she might not want to waste too much on Justin's joke
sundae, she had made him a real one, but put in the freezer for the time
being.


They put out trays to serve everyone.  Everyone stared and salivated over
their delicacies.  Finally, Tess dug into hers.  Everyone else could not
believe she was going to eat what she was but she happily began to gobble
it up.  Chris moved away for Tess and gave BJ a look.  She started to
laugh.


	" What is so funny?"  Tess looked up from her food.
	" Nothing, inside joke."
	" Um okay, hey, y'all better eat or I'll eat yours."
	" Yes ma'am."


BJ and Chris both watched Justin as he raised his spoon and stuck it in the
ice cream.  Justin brought it to his mouth.  He thought that he smelled
fish but them remembered that Tess was sitting next to him.  As the spoon
touched his tongue and the ice cream slid into his mouth, BJ and Chris
watched with anticipation.


Justin suddenly jumped up and started to gag and cough at the same time.
He jumped around, like a complete fool.  Everyone looked at him in
amazement.  BJ and Chris had to steady themselves from falling to the
floor.  Chris had tears in his eyes, as did BJ.  Justin finally swallowed
and looked around the room.  JC and Joey were laughing at him, but only
because he looked like a fool.  He understood that.  But he looked over to
his girlfriend and his best friend and he looked at them as if they were
crazy, not to mention going to die.


	" This means war children, war I say!"


Justin retrieved the real sundae from the freezer, saving the fishy one for
Tess.  He sat down next to Tess and switched on the movie.  Throughout the
movie Justin kept glaring at the two of them, they still hadn't calmed
down.  They left the room, to try to stop the laughter.


	" Man, that was good, kudos on that one babe!"
	" Thanks, but um, what does he mean by this means war?"
	" Oh, he'll get us back for sure, but don't worry, his pranks are
never good."


Justin over heard them, as did JC and Joey.


	" Time to take sides boys."
	" Um, I guess we're with you?"
	" Good choice.  We'll get more soldiers in the morning."  Justin
looked to Tess.
	" Don't even look at me boy.  If I'm gonna help anyone, its gonna
be my fiancee, and even so, I'm gonna try to remain Swiss on this one."
	" Huh?"  Justin looked at her, confused.
	" Neutral you dumb-ass!"  Joey hit the back of his head.
	" Oh.  Okay."


BJ and Chris also over heard the conversation from the other room.  They
too decided to campaign for soldiers in the morning.


	" Well, for sure Nick is with us, and that means Lance, and Jas
too. Oh, and Aaron loves this type of stuff.  It's a Carter thing.  Leslie
and Angel will probably side with Nick and Jas, so we got them too!  Who
else do we want?"  BJ questioned in a whisper as to not let Justin hear
them.
	" Um, well I know that Britney will want to side with Justin, just
because they've been friends for so long, BUT, if we get her first, we
could gain another for our side.  Also, I hear Brian and AJ are pretty
good, so we will want to get to them."
	" What about the other girls.  Jess, Kat, Chrissy and the girls of
DC?"
	" First lets get our main objectives.  Then we'll deal with the
others, k?"
	" We could call Britney now, just to make sure."
	" Yeah, good idea."


Britney sat in front of the TV almost asleep when she heard her phone go
off.


	" Hello?"
	" Hey Bit-bit!"
	" Hey CK, waz up?"
	" We can explain the entire story later, but we are in the midst of
planning a prank war.  Would you like to be on our side."
	" You're kidding right?"
	" Nope, so far it's BJ and I against Justin, Joey, and JC.  What do
you say Bits, you know how good I am, and you've heard about Nick's pranks,
and because he's related to BJ, we'll basically we've got a guarantee on
The Carters and the Bass's.  How about you?"
	" So you're calling me cause you thought I'd automatically got with
Justin?"
	" I'm sure he's thinking the same thing."
	" Sure CK, I'm with ya, could be fun."
	" Great we're gonna go call the rest of our future troops."


By the next morning, the teams had been formed.  Justin was not happy that
Britney was on the other team, but there was nothing he could do.  Each
team had 10 players.  Tess, Leslie, Angie, and Aaron decided to be Swiss,
and if they wanted to play, they would help each side equally.  Chris, BJ,
Nick, Lance, Jas, Brit, Bri, AJ, Bey, and Michelle were on one team,
Justin, JC, Joey, Howie, Kev, Jess, Katie, Chrissy, Kelly, and Farrah on
the other.  Everyone met to discuss the rules when all the busses stopped
to get gas the next morning.


	" Alright.  Main rules are we can't do anything to each other that
will effect our performance because we are mad at each other.  Got it?"
	" Got it!"  Everyone yelled back
	" Second, nothing is done to break up couples, got it!"
	" Yeah!"
	" And finally, if any serious damage is done to personal property,
the one who did it must pay, and if serious damage is done to public
property, regardless of who did it, we all pitch in to pay, understood?"
Chris asked the group for approval.
	" Yup!"
	" Okay then, we start as soon as we board the busses.  Good luck.
You'll need it."

Everyone got back onto his or her respective busses.  It was not split by
teams on the busses, but each bus had members of each team, so there would
be, no question, internal bus wars.  Everyone could feel the anticipation,
and couldn't wait to find out who the first victims would be.

~~~~

the next installment will happen quite soon, BUT, it will not be chapter
20.  there will be 5 installments under the titles: April: ( then the name
of the segment) there are so many story lines i need to tend to, that i
cant tend to them all in a chapter type of way.  so just hang on and im
sure you'll catch on!

Thanks!
feedback?  come on i know u wanna!
~Elisheva~
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