Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 00:29:07 EST
From: Gemmini999@aol.com
Subject: Lance's Song~ 3
Hi all! First things first, I need to thank Nifty for posting this story.
Please read the rest of this introduction because I will be covering some
things that you, as a reader, will need to know.
#1. responses~ I like to get responses to what I write. It's normal... I
like to know if the story works or if it's getting boring. I'm assuming if
your reading this right now you've been following the story... so why haven't
you written me? I would really like some responses... my e-mail address is
Gemmini999@aol.com. Please put Lances Song in the subject area...
#2. do you like the way the story is working out? are the chapters too
short? would you like them to be longer? How about a weekly post that has
numerous chapters? E-mail me and let me know. E-mail address is above.
#3. This story does not reflect any of the sexualities of N Sync... and it
should not be read by any one under the age of 18. Are you under 18? If you
are, the picture of me frowning should be enough to make you leave (or
not...) : (
**** The lyrics written in this section, as well as any following sections
are written by me, unless otherwise posted... that means please don't use
them unless you ask my permission... thanks
and now, without further ado...
Chapter 3~ Lance's Song
Once inside, Megan looked around the lobby anxiously. Jenny was
definately one of her favorite people, and she always looked forward to
spending time with her. Tyler looked at Megan, and almost reading her mind,
said "Meggers, Jenny's works in another room now."
"OkeyDokey Daddy!" Megan replied, still clutching his hand.
" So, you wanna go see her?" Tyler asked, smiling gently at Megan.
"Yeah, Yeah!" She screeched, jumping up and down over and over again.
"Lets go find her, shall we?" Tyler said, bowing at the waist and
escorting her down the hallway.
"Yeah!" Megan screamed again. Tyler chuckled.
" This way, mydear." He pronounced, leading Megan down coridoor after
coridoor. Finally they stopped infront of Tyler's office/studio, and opened
the door. Jenny was sitting at her desk, talking quetly on the phone.
Megan, a little overexicted, ran up to her and started to hug her legs.
" Jenny! Jenny! Jenny!" She screeched, getting louder and louder with
each repeat of her name. Jenny smiled and ruffled Megan's hair.
" Eric, I'm going to have to get back to you. My twelve o'clock just
walked in." She said, and hung up the phone without waiting for a reply. "
How's my favorite girl?" She asked, picking Megan up and settling her in on
her lap.
" Jenny!" Megan screeched again.
"Woah there, my eardrums can't take much more of this!" Tyler said,
causing Jenny to laugh a little.
" Hey there Mr. Stevenson. Your appointment is waiting in the studio...
and I say, these guys are fine!" Jenny said, gesturing through another door.
" They can wait a bit longer. Mind watching Meggers for me?" He asked.
Jenny just laughed.
" Ty, do I ever mind watching Megan? She's an angel... you know that."
Jenny explained.
" I know that, but I also know that she can be very energetic..." He
laughed a little.
"Energetic. Yes, that does describe Megan to a T." Jenny said, smiling
down at the bundle of nerves in her lap. Megan was sitting there, quietly
buttoning and unbuttoning Jenny's jacket.
" So, sure you don't mind? We don't pay you to babysit..." Tyler
commented.
" It's an added bonus with this little lady." Jenny said to him. "Now
scoot. Your appointment is waiting, and you know the bosses don't like you
to keep client waiting."
" I know. Megan, wanna give me one more hug before I leave ya here?" he
asked. Megan just shook her head.
" Okey dokey Meggers, bye now." Tyler said as he opened another door. He
heard Jenny asking Megan if she wanted to paint her finger nails today, and
Megans energetic yes. Thinking of something, he popped his head back into
the front room.
" Hey Jenny, can you give Megan a nap later? I kept her up pretty late
and she's tired."
" No prob Ty. Now move you ass." Jenny commented, wrapped up in Megans
hug. Tyler just shook his head and left the room. Megan was going to have
the time of her life.
Once inside the studio, he glanced through the glass into the recording
room. Sitting around on chairs were five guys, having an animated discussion
about something. One of them had curly brownish hair, and apparently it was
he who was leading the discussion. The others looked at him, almost in awe,
but not quite. Whatever they were talking about was interesting, that was for
sure. The others looked nice, well dressed, cute... Yes, he probably was
going to have fun with this group of guys.
Smiling a little to himself, Tyler decided he had left them alone for
long enough. Walking into the studio, he stood in the doorway, listening to
their conversation.
" Man JC, wasn't that shot the bomb? I made it from half court!" the
curly haired one said.
" Yeah, yeah yeah Justin. We've heard the story a million times so far."
One of them replied. He had spiky black hair.
" Chris, guess it's going to have to be a million and one then." Justin
responded. " I can't just forget about it, it was da bomb!"
" Justin... give it a rest. We're hear to sing, not to talk about
basketball." another said. This one had bright red hair and was probably the
weirdest looking one of the group.
" Joey, Joey, Joey. Basketball is almost as important as singing!"
Justin proclaimed. The others laughed. " what, now ya guys are laughing at
me? I'm not sure if I should be hurt or offended!"
" Justin, give it a rest. The rest of us aren't awake yet. Not nearly."
one of the gang said. This one had spiky blond hair and the greenest eyes. He
was sooo cute...... Tyler kept staring. Finally he cleared his throat and all
eyes came to rest on him.
" Hi guys. I'm Tyler Stevenson, the song writer. And you are?" He asked.
Justin lept off his stool and shook Tyler's hand. " Justin. The others
are Chris, JC, Lance, and Joey." He said, pointing to each in turn.
" Nice to meet you guys. Sorry I'm late..."
"No problem." Lance said, interputing him.
" If your sure..."
" Really, not a problem. It let Curly here get off some of his energy."
JC explained, gesturing to Justin. " You don't want to see him with all the
energy he has... you'd get scared stiff!"
" Thanks for warning me. It really is a pleasure to meet you guys." Tyler
explained. The others just shook their heads.
" so..." Lance said, trying to think of something they all could talk
about. Tyler beat him to it.
" So you guys are a group, right? Have I heard of you?" He asked.
" Yeah, probably. We're called N Sync." Joey answered him.
" N Sync... yeah, I've heard of you. You sing... what's it called. Um...
I Want it That Way, right?" Tyler asked. The others laughed.
" Nope, sorry man. That's the Backstreet Boys. We sing Tearin Up My
Heart." Justin replied.
" OH... sorry guys. I don't really follow the music scene. The only
groups I know are the ones that I work with." Tyler said, blushing.
" It's okay. People confuse us all the time." Lance said, smiling at him
gently.
" Thanks Lance." Tyler said, staring at Lance once again. After a minute
or so he tore his gaze away and glanced at the others. They were off in their
own little world, not really paying any attention.
" So, you guys. I've never heard you voices. Mind singing something for
me?" Tyler asked. They agreed readily enough.
" How about Sailing?" One of them said. Tyler thought he was JC.
" Sure man. That works." Justin replied, and immediately began to count
them off. "4...3...2...1" The group began to sing the old Christopher Cross
song.
After a few minutes the song was over and Tyler was awstruck. They
definately had the voices, now they just needed some songs from him. Mentally
going through the list of songs readily available, he selected two.
" Alright you guys, that was amazing. I think I have two songs or so
ready right now. How many will ya be needing?" He asked calmly.
"Well..." Lance said, glancing at the others. They nodded.
" We have six songs so far, JC here wrote four of them and Justin wrote
one also. The other one all of us wrote together." Lance explained. " We
probably should have 12 or 13 songs on the cd, plus two bonus tracks for cd
singles... so probably 9."
" 9..." Tyler said. " That's going to take some time. Why don't we
start off with the two song that I currently have written, and after hearing
you voices a bit more I'll write. How's that sound?" Tyler asked them. All
of the guys nodded.
" Great man." Chris said quietly. The other guys looked at Chris in
shock... Chris was never quiet... never.
"Am I missing something?" Tyler asked, almost shyly.
" whatcha mean?" JC asked, confused.
" Your all staring at Chris...like he did something." Tyler explained.
" Oh, he's just not being his hyper self." Lance casually explained,
looking at Tyler almost appraisingly.
" Oh. I know what you mean. When Megan isn't hyper, I'm in complete
shock." Tyler explained. All the guys thought about it for a minute, and
decided that Megan was his girlfriend. They let the comment slide.
"What songs do you have in mind for us?" Chris asked.
" Oh... just these two songs that I wrote a while ago. I'm not sure if
you guys will like them though." Tyler commented. " One's called I Turn To
You. I think you guys will like it."
"Do you have the lyrics?" JC asked while slowly standing up and
stretching.
" Yeah, in the other room. Want me to grab them or what?" Tyler asked,
standing up also.
" Get your ass in gear! Of course we want them!" Joey said. Tyler just
shrugged and left the room to get the lyrics.
" So, whatcha guys think?" Lance asked.
" About what?" Joey questioned, purposely being obtuse.
"Tyler!" Lance said, exasperated.
" He seems nice enough." Justin commented. "I think we'll end up being
friends."
" Yeah, Justin's right. He does seem pretty nice, and I think we'll be
doing ourselves a favor by being friends with him." JC seconded.
" He's cool. I like him." Chris added. Lance nodded.
" Scoop, whatcha think?" Justin asked.
" He's cool. I really want to get to know him, ya know?" Lance said. The
others nodded. Just then Tyler walked back into the room.
" Lucky guys, I have enough copies for all ya." He said, handing out the
song to each of them. Lance quickly read through the lyrics.
I turn to you
When I'm lost
Feeling unloved
When the pain is to great to bare alone
I turn to you
When I'm home
But my heart is gone
When I cry into the night
Hoping for something to finally go right
I turn to you
I turn to you
and you kiss me slowly
I turn to you
and you wipe away my tears
I turn to you
and you hug me forever
Just to let me know
That I am not alone
that I have you
When the pain is too much
and my heart feels like it's gonna break
I turn to you
And you lend me your strength
now and forever
When I'm hurt
you stand there
Wrapping your arms around me
showing that you care
I am yours
I turn to you
and you kiss me slowly
I turn to you
and you wipe away my tears
I turn to you
and you hug me forever
Just to let me know
That I am not alone
that I have you
When I'm laughing
Instead of crying
and I know that somewhere things are right in the world
I turn to you
and I celebrate
That I have you to turn too
that's it's never to late
and I'm happy
Cause your there
for me to turn too
I turn to you
and you kiss me slowly
I turn to you
and you wipe away my tears
I turn to you
and you hug me forever
Just to let me know
That I am not alone
that I have you
I turn to you
and you kiss me slowly
I turn to you
and you wipe away my tears
I turn to you
and you hug me forever
Just to let me know
That I am not alone
that I have you
After Lance finished reading over the lyrics, he turned to the other
guys. Chris was still deeply absorbed in the song, as was Justin. JC however
appeared finished, and glancing around, saw that Justin was also. The song
was really really well written, and Lance at least thought they should sing
it. But it wasn't only up to Lance, it was up to all of them, as a group.
Sighing, he turned to Tyler.
"Tyler, we need to talk about it... in private." Lance explained. Tyler
nodded.
" I understand. Why don't you guys head back to your hotel, talk about
it, and come in tomorrow. How's that sound?" Tyler said. They nodded.
" Sounds cool man. See ya round, kay?" Justin said, standing up and
shaking Tyler's hand.
"Definately sounds like a plan. Give us a call though... we can go
clubbing or something tonight." Chris added.
" No can do guys. Megan has to be in bed by 9, and I think I'm with her
tonight..." Tyler said.
" Hey Tyler, who exactly is Megan anyways?" Justin asked, curious.
" my daughter..." Tyler said. The members of N Sync stared at him in
shock. Tyler glanced around, nervously. They were obviously quite shocked.