Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 01:40:54 -0800 (PST) From: Billy Burrew <billy_burrew@yahoo.com> Subject: LOVE-THRU-CHAT-4 Love Thru Chat By Billy Burrew Legal Disclaimer: This story is totally fictional and not meant to imply anything about the sexuality of the guys of the BSB or NSYNC. If you are under the age of 18, offended by homosexual material, or it is illegal to view such materials in your area, please leave now. Otherwise, go grab a nice mocha or some chai tea, or hot cocoa, get comfy and get ready to suspend your disbelief. Have Fun and Enjoy the Story. Chapter 4: Leading a Horse to Water...and Making It Drink Logging onto cybervenue.com Logging in as billy_burrew You see here c0rdelia_chase, vikingsfan4ever, mariah007, timbergirl420, jran4u, malena14, b_0_y, Talynn13 mariah007 says SHUT THE F.UCK up b_0_y. What on earth did I ever see in you anyways? vikingsfan4ever says HI BILLY!! c0rdelia_chase says Hi Billy! b_0_y says a YOUNG easy lay. That sums it up! jran4u says OMG...BILLY! DUDE! How have you been?? You say Hi vikings, hi c0rdelia You say HI jran...how are you and Jscott doing?? Mariah007 says Yeah. And easy lays are a dime a dozen. You better pray that's not your only skill. It's not tho..I forgot...you're really good at being an a.sshole too!! c0rdelia_chase says you came in right on time Billy...b_0_y and Mari are fighting....she got dumped talynn 13 laughs You say Aww.....Come Come guys....if they have a personal squabble with each other, let them deal with it IN PRIVATE....this is definitely not the place for them to be airing out the dirty laundry of their breakup....<HINT HINT!!> Malena14 says LOL Attaboy BILLY....keep them on the leash You say...<grin> YEP...and muzzled!! Jran4u says to you THANK YOU Billy! Those two were giving me a headache bitc.hin like that! Dam! You say to Jran4u So....is everything goin ok? Josh said that your friends had a hard time dealing with the big news. Jran4u says to you Let's go talk on AOL. This place is too public for "dirty laundry" You say to Jran4u Uh oh....Ok...I'll be there in a second ------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to America Online You've Got Mail! Jran4u: Hi Billy. Yeah...they kinda freaked out on him and they've been kinda ignoring him since then. He's more hurt than he shows. He's my friend and so are they and I just don't know where they get off acting like this. BillBurrew: Well...Have you had a chance to talk with them or are they ignoring you as well? Jran4u: I tried when Josh told them, but they didn't listen to me.... BillBurrew: OK. Lets see then. Try grabbing one of them, singling them out and then talking to them one on one. If I were you, I'd go for the ones that you think are just "following" what the others are saying. Just get them alone and ASK for an explanation of their actions. I have found that people who follow after people who act like buffoons have a very difficult time explaining WHY they are following them and acting like idiots themselves. I guess that is my advice. Start small....try to sway their influence one at a time, instead of taking them on all at once. Tell them how much they are hurting not only Josh, but themselves by throwing away their friendship. Jran4u: OK I'll try it tonight. I'll go over and take Joe out to dinner and talk to him. I'll feed him...that will make him a little more pliable, then I'll give him a talking to. I hope this works. I hate being in the middle like this. BillBurrew: Yeah. I can see where that would suck. But Jran....ask yourself this question. Josh told them something about himself they didn't wanna hear and this is the way they treat him. Do you have anything they don't know about you, that one day you might have to tell them? If so, are you prepared for similar treatment? I guess what I am saying is, I think you are fighting the good fight here...and I don't see you as being in the middle....it all boils down to what kind of friends do you really want...ones that stand by you or ones that cut and run like assholes and cowards at the first sign of a bumpy road ahead. Jran4u: I'll talk to them one at a time. In fact...I am gonna use some of your words here cause you just said it better than I could ever say it. BillBurrew: I write stories....I have gotten good at turning a phrase. <grin> Jran4u: Yeah. I guess you have. Well...I am gonna go get ready to get Joe. When are you gonna be here? BillBurrew: I fly down in about 5 days now. If you see Josh, tell him I'd like to chat or talk with him. He has my number at work now. I know what this feels like for him....I have a year or so of college in the early 90's that I'd rather not remember cause of the same problems. He is lucky to have you there to stand by him. Jran4u: I will stand by him too! I'll see you later Bill...or when you get here. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <ring> <ring> Bill: Hello. This is Bill... Josh: Hi Bill Bill: Josh....thank heavens. I am glad you called. Josh: I wanted to call you before you left work today cause I know you'll be busy packing for tomorrow's flight. Bill: Is everything ok? You sound really tired. Josh: I am. I've been knocking myself out at work so that I'll be done when you get down here. Oh...Jran says Hi. Bill: Oh...tell him I said hello. How is everyone doing? Josh: Well. Two of them are kinda back to normal. I think Jran said something to them. Did he tell you? Bill: Jran said he was gonna talk to Joe. He was gonna use some arguments I brought up to try to rectify things with them. I had asked him to intervene on your behalf because they were still talking to him. I hope that was all right. <laughing> Josh: All right?! Dude...They apologized for acting like dicks and told me that they still were my boyz. I think I have to ask him what argument he used, it worked real well. Bill: Well...I am glad things are working their way back to normal. I sense that there are still more people yet to come around tho. Josh: Yeah. There is one more. He's the tough nut to crack. Bill: Ahhhhh....the thinker. Josh: What? Bill: When Jran and I chatted the other day online, I explained that there were thinkers and followers. The two that have come around are the followers...I would guess. They only acted that way because of the influence of the thinker. Not to say that the others don't think....but that they are easily swayed by the thinkers. Lemme guess about this one. He's a religious conservative who was brought up believing that being gay was against the bible. Josh: WAIT A MINUTE! How did you know that? Did Jran tell you? Bill: No. Most of the bigotry and hatred that exists in the world today stems greatly from grossly incorrect interpretations of the Bible and other religious texts. It seems to me that the greater messages of the Bible and those other texts are lost on people who grab onto one or two obscure sentences in it and use them to persecute an entire race or subdivision of people. Josh: I can't wait to meet you. I think you might be able to talk to my friend. You seem to have a greater grasp of his reality than anyone else I know...and if anyone can make him see things, its you. Bill: I'll see what I can do. Well...on another note. I finally finished that story you thought would be amusing. If you want, you can read it...its on my site. Its called GET-YOU-BACK. I have gotten some nice feedback on it so far and, despite it being so dark, people have seemed to like it. It's much different from my usual stuff. Josh: REALLY! AWESOME. I'll read it now....and I'll tell you tomorrow in person what I think. <laugh> Bill: Cool! Hopefully you won't have the same reaction as the reader who sent me my one negative response. It made him physically ill. He said it made him throw up and he thought that after reading it that there was nothing good left in the world. Josh: Jeez Bill....what did you write?!? Bill: I said it was gonna be a s/m story. I kinda took that to heart and made it a pseudo-rape story...but demented cause the girlfriend of the rape-ee asked the two guys to rape him on tape cause it was a fantasy of hers. Josh: Oh...that sounds totally fucked up...I can't wait to read it! Bill: It's pretty good. I guess. I have had calls for sequels and for more stories in the same vein. People have emailed me and asked me to torture their favorite band members. I have had one for Justin, one for Brian, one for AJ and one for Joey. I dunno. I think I'll prolly stop with the sequel where Kevin gets his revenge back on Lance. <coughing> Josh: WHAT?!? Bill: Well..Lance and Nick rape Kevin...then Kevin gets back on Nick with the help of Brian. Then at the end, Lance is asleep dreaming of his fellow bandmate JC and he feels a body slip under the covers and pull his arms up over his head, and he's too asleep to realize he's about to get tied up and raped himself. Josh: <COUGH COUGH> Well..<COUGH>...I can't wait to read the first part so I can tell you about it. Bill: Are you OK? I am gonna have to make sure I stop talking to you when you are drinking water...it keeps going down the wrong pipe for you. Josh: yeah. I almost choked there. Bill: Well...I am gonna head out here and go home and finish packing. What's the weather out like down there? Josh: It's 60's and 70's. Nice Feb weather. Don't forget your portfolio. Bill: Not a chance. It's coming with me as one of my carry-ons. <laughs> Josh: Good. Don't take any chances. Bill: Never. I also am bringing samples as well. Stuff that people can keep. Josh: That's an awesome idea! Bill: Take care Josh. I'll see you sometime tomorrow. Remember, I'll be renting a car at the airport so you don't have to pick me up. You can just come round to the hotel when you get off work. Just ask for me at the desk and I'll tell them to give you my room number. Josh: OK. Cool. I'll see you at the Marriott Courtyard tomorrow. Wanna meet up around 2pm. That should give you time to get settled in. Bill: K. I'll see ya tomorrow then. Josh: Thanks again Bill. I mean it. Bill: Not a problem Josh. And I mean that. Bye. Josh: Bye --------------------------------------------------------------------------