Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 07:37:39 CDT
From: Chica
Subject: Star Crossed-Chapter 4

DISCLAIMER:  I do not know the sexuality of any of the BSB.  I'm just a
little sick-minded girl writing fiction.  Let me spell it out,
F-I-C-T-I-O-N.  Remember this!!

EXTRA DISCLAIMER: I do not know if there is any forests in the Bahamas.  I
never listened in geography class!!


Chapter 4- The Right or Wrong Path


     Bright sunlight filled Nick's eyes as he reluctantly greeted a brand
new day.  Nick suddenly liked each passing day, feeling his problems were
soon going to be solved.  Nick felt something move and noticed he still had
Tyke in his arms.  He smiled at the dog and petted him lovingly.  He laughed
to himself at how he'd never admit to liking the dog.  Kind of silly,
really.  As Nick thought about the dog, his gaze shifted to Brian's bed.
Empty.  'Bri hardly ever sleeps late whenever we're going to work at the
studio'.  Nick lazily thought.  That's when it dawned on him.  He turned the
alarm clock to him.  'Holy shit!!  10:30?  I was supposed to be there at 10!
  Kev's gonna kill me!'.  He jumped out of bed and threw on some clothes.

     "Where the hell have you been?"  Kevin roared as Nick stepped through
the door.  "Having hot monkey sex with Tyke.  I slept in."  Nick corrected
as a stern look clouded Kevin's face.  Nick plopped down next to AJ who was
on his cell phone.
     "How many?  56?  Whoa.  That's alot.  Thanks alot buddy.  Huh?  It's
spelled C-O-L-L-E-E-N, I think.  Alright."  AJ hung up his cell phone and I
looked at him amusingly.  "What's with the smirk on your face?"  AJ asked
dejectedly.  "Oh nothing.  It's just that you're stalking some poor innocent
girl, that's all."  Nick replied.
    "Yeah, we told you after Pamela, Angela, Sandra and Rita, and as I
continue you know they're getting sweeter."  Howie said, singing the tune to
'Mambo #5'.  Everyone cracked up laughing except AJ.
     "You'll see.  I'm gonna find her."  AJ stated firmly.  Kevin stood up
and began the meeting.
     "Now as you all know, the plan is for each one of us to write our own
song.  I have completed mine.  It's called 'Loving A Stranger'.  It's about
a guy who falls in love at first sight."  Kevin shared.
     "I wrote mine.  It's called 'Last Dance'. It's about a guy who has a
dance with a mysterious woman and is determined to find her again."  AJ
stated, raising a few eyebrows.
     "I'm halfway through.  It's gonna be called 'Whatever You Want' and
it's a spanish kind of dance song."  Howie added to the discussion.
     "I have an idea for a song, but I haven't written it yet.  It's gonna
be about a guy not knowing if he still loves this girl or not.  Possible
names for it are:  'Confused', 'I Don't Know How To Love You Anymore', or
just plain 'Anymore'."  Brian explained.  Nick shot him a sympathetic look.
Brian nodded his head.
     "I don't have a clue for a song.  I can't write a song until I lived
it.  It's probably gonna be a dance song, though."  Nick told everyone.
     "No idea?  Well, you have a week and a half to get an idea.  Don't
worry if you can't do it.  We'll just exclude you, o.k.?"  Kevin asked Nick.
  Nick nodded, mad that he couldn't write unless it happened to him.
     "Now, next order of business.  I know we haven't done too much since
we've been here, but we are going to have some real fun.  Tomorrow we are
ALL going to go camping!"  Kevin bellowed.  Nick stood up and screamed,
"YES!!"  Brian flew out of his seat, ran up to Nick, and they bumped their
chest together in mid-air.  Howie smiled at their antics and AJ had a grim
expression.
     "What's the matter J?  Nick asked, standing next to him.  "How am I
going to find her in the middle of the woods?"  AJ whined.  Nick sighed.
"Listen J, you can't let her get to your head and cause you not to have fun.
  She'll turn up.  Now, I think someone needs a hug, don't you?"  Nick
asked, starting to sit down in AJ's small lap.  AJ's eyes flew open as
Nick's tall and heavy frame tried to stretch across his smaller frame.  AJ
grunted and breathed heavily as Nick's arms engulfed him.
    "GET OFF ME FUCKING SHAMU!!"  AJ yelled, pushing Nick off.  Everyone
laughed and tried to pick Nick's body off the floor.
     "We leave tomorrow."  Kevin stated.

     The next day at 7 o'clock, the five guys known as the Backstreet boys
were hiking in the middle of the woods.  "My feet hurt."  Howie whined.
"I'm hungry."  Brian whined next.  "I'll never find her." AJ whined next.
"My ass crack itches"  Nick stated.  Everyone turned to stare at Nick.  "I'm
just kidding.  Y'all act like we've been out here for days."  Nick defended
himself.  "It's almost dark.  Let's set up camp here."  Kevin stated.  The
other four sighed and fell to the ground.  Kevin smiled at them.  "It's not
over with yet.  Nick, Brian, set up the tent.  Howie, get some water from
the river we passed a minute ago.  AJ, fire wood."  Kevin barked out orders.
  Nick saluted and Brian bowed down to him.  Kevin shook his head and said,
"Go slaves."
     AJ frowned and set off for fire wood.  He walked a little ways and
started to pick up wood.  He stopped quickly when he heard a twig snap.  He
listened, heard nothing, and continued to pick up sticks cautiously.
Another twig snapping made him freeze.  Again he heard nothing.  AJ then
began to investigate his surroundings.  Then suddenly AJ felt something warm
and itchy fall on his bare arms.  AJ shrieked and danced around trying to
get whatever it was off of him.  The thing crawled across his body and went
down his pants.  AJ's eyes flew open as he madly tried to shake it out of
his pants.  AFter a few seconds of struggle, the thing popped out.  'A
squirrel?'  AJ thought to himself.  AJ heard another twig snap and felt
something fall on him.  As he fell down the back of his head was hit
knocking him unconscious.

     AJ opened his eyes slowly and nearly fainted at the sight before him.
Colleen?  Was this a dream.  AJ timidly poked her arm, making sure she was
real.
     "If you want to touch me just ask."  Colleen smirked, poking him back.
AJ smiled at her sense of humor.
     "Looks like I was right."  Nick stated, his eyes smiling mestiviously
at AJ.  AJ smiled at him, not really caring about anything but her face in
front of him.  A warm towel caressed his forehead.  He looked to see her
gently wipe his forehead.  AJ smiled for the first time all day.  Then AJ
saw three more faces.  "Who are they?"  AJ asked Colleen.
     "The brunette is Melody, the short haired blonde is Mindy, and the long
haired blonde is Becky."  Colleen stated, pointing to each of her friends.
They smiled shyly and whispered excitedly to themselves.  "Fans?"  AJ asked.
     "Them, yes.  I barely know y'alls names!  Let's see, there's Kayla,
Briana, Howzer, JT, and Dick, right?"  Colleen joked.  The other guys
snickered.  "Not really."  AJ laughed.  "I know y'alls names.  They made me
memorize them."  Colleen accused.
    "Well, now that we've been introduced, how about we start a nice fire
and let these young ladies have something to eat?"  Brian suggested sweetly.
  The three girls instantly melted at his sincerity.  "Food?  Damn a hot dog
sounds good right now."  Nick stated, rubbing his stomach.  The others shook
their heads.

     Twenty minutes later, the nine of them sat around the roaring bonfire,
telling ghost stories.
     "and that is when the voice on the other line said in a devilish voice,
'We don't deliver after 10 o'clock'."  Nick stated, holding a flashlight to
his face.  Everyone laughed at him.  "Nick, it wasn't scary what happened to
you last night, and it isn't scary now."  Kevin stated.  Howie had finished
roasting a marshmallow and was about to eat it when he heard a owl hoot.  He
jumped, sending his gooey marshmallow straight towards Mindy.  The
marshmallow landed squarely on her face.  She shrieked, standing up and
slapping him in the face, and stalking off to wash it off.
     "Smooth one, D."  AJ told him.  Howie rushed after her.  Becky sat next
to Nick, scooting closer to him until her thigh rubbed up against his.  Nick
tensed at the feeling.
     "So, Nick, is there anyone that hold a....special place in your heart?"
  Becky asked, running a finger down his chest.  Nick stood mesmerized at
her gesture and answered, "No....not for a long time now."  Becky smiled at
that and leaned into his ear, "Let's go somewhere where we can be alone."
Nick smiled hesitantly but pulled her up anyways.  He led her off into the
woods.
     "Looks like Nick got himself some booty."  AJ stated frankly.
     "And some nice booty at that."  Brian added, slightly upset at Nick
leaving all of a sudden.
     "Becky is a character alright.  No man in his right mind can resist
her."  Colleen commented.
     "No man in his right mind could resist you."  AJ honestly stated.
Colleen blushed and busied herself with putting a marshmallow on her stick.
AJ smiled at his little victory.  Howie came tromping back with a pissed
Mindy.  Mindy sat as far away from Howie as she could get.  Melody sat down
next to Brian and ran a hand boldly up his leg.  Brian dismissed his
immediate tension and lightly took her hand away.  "I'm engaged."  Brian
politely stated.  Melody sheepishly moved her hand to her lap.  Brian smiled
sympathicly and began asking her questions.

     Nick and Becky had walked down to the river and stared at it's beauty.
Becky looked at Nick's calm face and caressed his cheek.  Becky then brought
Nick's face in to hers and passionately kissed Nick.  Nick kissed back, but
immediately feeling nothing but lips.  No fire, no passion, no love.  Nick
tried to get into it, but just couldn't.  That's when Becky began to feel
all over his chest.  Nick didn't respond to her firey touch.  Nick pulled
away and shook his head in disbelief.  'Oh god.  I have to leave'.  Nick
thought, turning around and running away.  He ran all the way back to camp
and shut himself inside a tent.
     "What's up with him?"  Colleen asked at Nick's strange reappearance.
"I don't know.  I'll go see."  Kevin stood up and asked, "Nick, what's up?"
     "Go away.  I want to be alone."  Was Nick's reply.  Kevin shrugged and
went to sit down.
     Becky came back and sat down.  Everyone's questions went to her.
     "What happened?"  "Is he O.K.?"  "Is he sick?"  "Are you O.K.?"
     "ONE AT A TIME!"  Becky yelled.
     "What happened?"  Brian asked worriedly.
     "Well, we were making out, and he pulled away, stared at me like I was
the devil, and ran off.  Y'all need to feed him less sugar or something.  He
is one fucked up son of a bitch...."  "Don't you fucking talk about him like
that or I swear you'll wish you were never born."  Brian snapped at her.
The other guy's eyes popped open, hardly ever hearing Brian say 'fuck'.
     Brian stalked off and went to his own tent.
     "What's crawled up his ass?"  Becky asked, crossing her legs.  Kevin
stared curiously at Brian's tent, wondering what was up with him.
     "I don't know."  Kevin stated softly.

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That's it for now!  I don't think there are any woods in the Bahamas, so if
you are reading this and you're from the Bahamas, I apologize.  When people
write about Texas, they always act like it's all just one big desert with
cowboys and shit.  Coming from a true Texan like myself, it's not all like
that.  I personally have one fucked up accent.  (Ghetto-redneck)  O.K.,
Joey, no one gives a rat's ass.  (<Talking to myself.)