Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2000 01:57:23 GMT
From: "AdoreJustin :)" <adorejustin@hotmail.com>
Subject: Tearful-Dreamer-2
Hey people! Here's the second chapter... I hope you enjoy
it. There are some really great stories being posted on the
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Thank you all (especially Ad), and I hope you enjoy the
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Standard Warning
This story is a work of fiction. Any similarities to real
life are entirely coincidental. This story is not meant to
imply anything about the true sexuality of Justin
Timberlake, or any other members of *NSYNC. Again, this is
only fan fiction, mixed with a little wishful thinking,
nothing more.
If you are under the age of 18, or your local laws prohibit
you from reading such material, please do not continue. The
same applies to anyone offended or made uncomfortable by
stories involving consensual male-male relationships. If you
continue reading, you are doing so on your own free will,
and I cannot and will not be held responsible for any
consequences.
Previously, from Tearful-Dreamer-1:
Justin continued to hold Zach until he fell asleep
again. He couldn't imagine what Zach must be going through.
He leaned over and gently kissed Zach on his forehead.
"He'll never hurt you again, no one will. I'll always
be with you." It was at that moment that Justin realized
the extent of his feelings for Zach. As he watched him lay
in bed, he knew he had found something he never had before.
Justin pulled his chair closer to the bed and sat down. He
closed his eyes and began to fall asleep himself, while
continuing to keep his hand wrapped around Zach's.
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Tearful-Dreamer-2: "Reborn"
Justin woke up as the sun began to beam through the
open blinds. He felt his face begin to warm up as the light
hit it. Turning his head and looking down at the hospital
floor, he realized where he was and a few images of the
previous night flashed quickly though his mind. His
concerned face turned to glance at Zach, who was still
sleeping quietly. Justin could not help but smile slightly
as he noticed the young boy's face. However the smile
turned to anther saddened expression once he focused on the
dried tears on his cheek and bandage encompassing the right
side of Zach's face. He wondered if the cut would leave a
permanent mark on the otherwise perfect face.
Justin turned around to notice the group of people in
the room, who had not realized he was awake. Lance, Joey
and Chris were asleep on the floor in the far corner of the
room. They were using some extra pillows and blankets,
which he assumed must have come from the closet. Justin
laughed lightly as he watched them, obviously in a very
uncomfortable position. `Poor guys!' he said to himself.
He then saw an older man talking with JC and Sarah. Justin
listened to the quiet conversation:
"How could this have happened? I just don't
understand!" The man said, with a confused look on his
face.
"We're all so glad he's going to be okay," JC said, "We
feel really horrible, Mr. Wakeham."
A woman and a small boy entered the room, looking at
Zach and Justin first, and then turning to the man. Justin
smiled and waved to the boy in a child-like manner. Adam
smiled at Justin, but quickly became embarrassed and hid
behind his mother. Justin then realized JC was talking to
Zach's father and saw him pull JC into a hug.
"Thank you so much for helping him." Although his
father spoke in a steady tone, JC knew he was greatly
disturbed and hugged him tightly. Zach's mother came along
side Justin, and rested her hand on his back.
"We owe you a thank you too, I see you stayed by his
side the entire night." She said as Justin nodded. "He's
lucky to have a friend like you."
"Thanks, we feel the same way about him" Justin
replied. He then reached over to ruffle Adam's hair. "You
know, you look just like your big brother." He said, trying
to comfort the boy.
Zach began to stir in the bed, causing Justin to move
forward in anticipation. The room became silent as Zach
opened his eyes slowly, with a soft moan. He tilted his
head to the side and came across an angel, his angel.
"Hi." Zach said quietly with a small smile.
"Morning, sunshine! I hope you feel better than you
look!" Justin teased. Zach laughed softly, while more
people moved to his side. His mother wrapped her arms
around him. Zach's father also stepped up, holding Adam in
front of him.
"We'll be right outside if you need us." Justin said,
speaking to both Zach and his father. They all left the
room, leaving Zach and his family to talk privately. They
walked down the hall to an empty waiting room, and each took
a seat.
"God I'm tired!" Chris complained. The others nodded
silently, in agreement. JC leaned forward in his chair.
"I called our parents, and management... so at least
people know where we are and what happened."
"Thanks, JC." Replied Justin. A loud growl came from
Lance's stomach, which made everyone laugh. That single
moment seemed to lift everyone's bleak mood.
"I guess you're ready for some breakfast, huh Scoop?"
Joey said, poking Lance's stomach. Lance laughed, and
smacked Joey's hand away. "Yeah, lets go" He said.
They all got up and began to walk towards the
cafeteria. JC pulled Justin aside as they were walking.
He wrapped his arm around the younger boy's shoulder.
"Are *you* okay Justin? You've been so quiet." He
said in a concerned tone.
"I guess I'm okay. I just have a lot of things on my
mind, JC. I'm really upset about last night, and concerned
for him. I mean, today's his birthday! How bad does it
suck to have to spend your birthday in the hospital!"
"Yeah, I know what you mean. He'll be okay though.
The doctor said that they stitched the cut well enough so
that it shouldn't leave a scar," Justin smiled happily, a
little relieved, "...and hopefully they'll release real
soon."
"Well, we gotta do something for him..."
"We will," He said. "...We can still make it a great
birthday."
JC was somewhat confused about Justin's feelings. He
was always kind to fans and such, but he never evoked this
kind of compassion for someone he had just met. `He must be
holding something back.' JC thought. He decided not to
press the issue, and just wait to see what happens.
They ate breakfast somewhat quickly, with little
conversation. Joey, Chris, and Lance said they were going
to go over to Lance's house to try and get some more sleep,
comfortably this time. They agreed to meet at Justin's home
later that afternoon... leaving only Justin, JC and Sarah.
Before going back to Zach's room, Justin picked up some
breakfast for him.
As they neared the room Justin noticed Zach's parents
talking to his doctor outside the door. The doctor
displayed some x-rays on the wall, then moved on to the next
room.
"I don't think we should go," His father whispered.
"...We can always see my them another day."
"It'll be fine John, besides he said he wants to stay
with the boys... we'll see him tomorrow"
Justin coughed as he neared them, alerting them to his
presence. "How is he? We brought him breakfast..."
"He's feeling okay sweetie, I'm sure he's starving...
you can go in if you like while I talk to these two." She
said, referring to JC and Sarah. Justin nodded and entered
the room, closing the door behind him.
"Food!" Zach cheered, with a warm smile. He lifted
his hands and motioned towards himself. Justin laughed, and
quickened his pace. Zach sat up in the bed, and Justin
placed the tray on Zach's lap.
"The nurse brought me some stuff earlier, but it was
horrible!" Zach said as he began eating.
"Happy Birthday, Zach."
Zach paused for a second, then looked up with a smile
"You know... I forgot it was my birthday today." He laughed.
"Thank you, I'm a year older than you now! Sheesh, how bad
does it suck to have to spend your birthday in the
hospital!"
Justin paused for a minute with a blank face.
"You know, I said the exact same thing this morning to
JC," He smiled "But hey... we are gonna have some fun today,
and I promise you'll have a happy birthday."
"It's already off to a nice start." Zach said as
Justin blushed, he then returned his focus to the food in
front of him.
"What? I haven't eaten since yesterday afternoon!" He
said, still chewing on some eggs. Justin just giggled and
nodded his head. As Zach took a sip of his orange juice, he
got a familiar but unexpected sensation.
"Um, Justin... I gotta pee." He said shyly.
"Well," Justin reached under the bed. "It seems I have
something for you then." He presented Zach with a steel
basin. Zach laughed and pushed it back into Justin's chest.
"Very funny! I don't know if I'd ever be *that* hurt."
Zach began to lift his tray and slide out of the bed,
so that he could walk to the bathroom. Justin grabbed the
tray and placed it on the adjacent stand just in time to
notice Zach falling off the bed. He quickly moved to Zach
to grab him, and barely pulled Zach towards him in time to
keep him from hitting the ground. Zach wrapped his arms
around Justin for support. His feet quickly found the
floor, but the two continued to hold each other. As he
fell, Zach felt a sharp pain in his ribs and stomach, but it
seemed to have disappeared for now. Justin let out a slow,
deep breath as he felt the warm body in front of him. They
looked in each other's eyes, and shared the same
compassionate and loving smile.
"Thanks."
"I'll always be here." Justin paused, looking deep in
his eyes. "I'll always be here to catch you."
Zach fell into Justin again, resting his head on
Justin's broad shoulder. He could feel Justin's warm breath
blowing across his ear. He felt so safe in his arms, as if
he'd never be harmed again. Justin could feel Zach's heart
beating through his thin gown, and let out a quiet, yet
happy sigh.
They slowly pulled away from each other, still smiling.
Zach turned to walk towards the bathroom, as Justin
continued to support him. They reached the door and
stopped.
"Do you need any help in there??" Justin asked, using
his best six-year-old voice.
"NO! Thank you very *much*!" Zach said, laughing and
shutting the door at the same time. Justin laughed as well.
Just as Justin turned around he saw the door open, as JC and
Sarah walked into the room.
"Whoa! You look pretty excited about something."
Sarah said, noticing the look of happiness on Justin's face.
"Maybe I am! What are we gonna do today?" He looked
towards JC.
"Well Zach's family just left to go to his Uncle's I
think. They are celebrating his birthday tomorrow night.
So he's all ours for the day." JC began flipping through
some papers in his hand. "He just needs to sign these, and
we can go. Sarah said she would drive us since Lance took
our ride, but we need to pass by her house first."
"That's cool, I think we're all getting together
tonight. We probably need to stop by Zach's too. We can
just watch a movie, and I can make us some dinner" Justin
added.
Both JC and Sarah nodded happily in agreement as the
bathroom door opened.
"Hey!" Zach said, walking towards the two. Sarah and
Zach met half way and hugged.
"I'm so glad you're okay." She sighed. Zach just
hugged her tighter, letting her know that he appreciated her
love and concern.
"Hey JC, thanks for sticking around." He said, opening
an arm for JC to join their embrace. JC stepped up to Zach
and hugged him. Justin looked on with a smile, showing his
beautiful white teeth.
"You ready to get out of here?" JC questioned.
"Yeah, let me change and we can go."
Just as Zach turned around to fetch his clothes, he
came face to face with Justin, who had a sly grin on his
face. Justin was holding his clothes out in neat pile.
"You read my mind."
"I hope so, now go!" Justin said, pointing towards the
bathroom again.
`I wonder what he meant by that?' Zach thought to
himself.
Zach enter the bathroom again to change and after some
brief paperwork, the four found themselves walking out of
the hospital. Zach had his arm around Justin for support as
they moved. They hopped in Sarah's car, and sped off. Zach
soon fell asleep again, resting his head on Justin's leg in
the back seat. They arrived at Sarah's house but they
remained in the car as JC and Sarah went inside. As they
sat in the quiet car Justin stared at Zach, while brushing
his fingers through his soft hair.
`I think he feels the same way... but I don't know how
to tell him.' He thought. `Maybe I'll just tell him
tonight.'
JC and Sarah returned to the car with some things and
they made the short drive to Zach's home. Justin gently
shook Zach to wake him. They all entered the house and made
their way upstairs to his bedroom.
"Nice house!" Justin commented.
"Yeah, seriously... this place is huge!" JC said in
agreement.
"Thanks, let me just take a shower and I'll be right
back"
Zach searched for some clean clothes and showered, then
returned to find Justin lying on his bed. He slowly crept
towards him and leaned down to his ear.
"Comfy, huh?"
Justin jumped in surprise, and then began to laugh.
"Yeah, it *was* comfy, ...you sure clean up nicely!"
"Nah, but my hair smells good," He joked "... smell it"
Justin leaned over and slowly took in the scent of his
hair as they both giggled.
"Wow, that is good. I'm gonna have to get me some of
that... are you going to bring any change of clothes with
you?"
"Should I?" Zach asked, with a mischievous smile.
Justin turned to look away from Zach.
"Well I was thinking you could just spend the night at
my house... if you want?"
Zach smiled. "Well then I guess I should bring some
clothes!" He turned and reached into his drawer and grabbed
a backpack to fill with some clothes and toiletries.
"Now lets go!" Justin said, gently pushing Zach out of
his own room.
With some directions from JC, Sarah found her way to
Justin's house.
"Mom's home!" Justin said happily. Justin and JC
walked into the house, followed by Zach and Sarah.
"Hey honey!" Lynn said.
"Hi Mom." Justin hugged his mother.
"Morning Lynn." JC replied.
"You must be Za..." She paused. "Oh my... We met on
the plane, do you remember?" She said, still somewhat
shocked.
"Of course!" Zach said with a pleasant smile. Then
looked to Justin who had a confused look on his face.
"I flew in yesterday, and as we were getting off the
plane, a little boy... well he must be your brother,
Jonathan, bumped into me and spilt his drink. So... we've
met before."
"Wow, how weird." Justin said.
Lynn stepped forward and took Zach into a gentle
embrace. "Well Zach, I was so upset to hear what happened to
you last night, but I'm very happy that you're okay. Do you
need anything? Can I get you something?"
"No thank you." Zach replied in a warm tone.
As Zach moved back he noticed Jonathan standing near
the staircase. He smiled and motioned for the boy to come
closer. Jonathan reluctantly walked towards him, trying not
to look directly at Zach.
"Are you still mad at me?" The boy asked, twiddling
his fingers.
"Hey! I was never mad... okay?" Zach bent down and
pulled Jonathan close to him. The boy hugged him tightly,
and although it hurt Zach to maintain that position, he did.
"Well aren't you the popular one!" JC joked. Jonathan
then proceeded to hug JC. Justin introduced Sarah to his
mother and brother.
"Well Honey, I'm going out tonight and I'll be back
pretty late... Jonathan is going to be staying a friends
house tonight."
"Okay, we're just going to relax here," Justin said
"you guys make yourselves at home... I'll be right back."
He picked up a cordless phone and dialed Lance's house.
"Hey, it's Justin... yeah, we just got to my house."
Justin turned to walk towards the kitchen. Just before he
disappeared, Zach heard him say "Sure, but before you come
over... I need you to do something for me."
Sarah, Zach and JC sat on the couch and began talking.
Justin soon returned to the room, and sat next to Zach.
"The guys will be over in a few... they're going to
rent `Meet Joe Black' for tonight. Is that okay?"
"Totally, I've never seen it." Zach cheered, then
yawned uncontrollably.
"Oooh, I love that movie." Sarah chirped in.
"Good, I'm going to start making dinner." Justin said,
flashing a million-dollar smile.
"I'll help ya." JC stood, and walked with Justin to
the kitchen. JC shut the kitchen door before resting his
hand on Justin's shoulder to turn him around.
"You like him, huh?"
Justin looked up at him quickly, about to deny his
feelings adamantly. However, once he looked into JC's eyes,
he opened his heart.
"Like crazy!" He whispered. "I don't know what it is
exactly... but when he's next to me, or in sight... I can't
stop smiling. My heart starts beating fast and I get
nervous... am I nuts?" He had a confused look on his face.
"Of course not, you're falling for him," JC smiled
"Have you told him yet?"
"No stupid! I don't know how he'll react? I don't
know if he feels the same way?"
JC laughed. "I don't think you have to worry about
that."
"What does that mean? Did you talk to him?" Justin
responded quickly.
"Not him, but Sarah and I talked a lot last night...
*so*... don't worry!" He grinned.
"Ugh! Tell me, JC!" Justin began to tickle JC. JC
seemed un-phased by Justin's actions.
"Nope! You gotta find out for yourself!"
"I hate you!"
"Shut up... you know you love me."
"... Maybe." They both laughed.
"So what are we gonna make to eat?"
"I was thinking some fresh homemade pizza, how's that
sound?"
"Great, let's do it"
Meanwhile in the living room, Zach and Sarah sat
watching television.
"Okay, spill it! What's going on with you and Justin?"
Sarah moved towards Zach with a sweet smile on her face.
"Me and Justin, look at you and JC! What's going on
there?" He laughed.
"You tell me first." She said.
"I have *no* idea what's going on... I'm so confused!"
"But you like him, huh?"
"Like mad! He makes my heart melt every time I see him
smile. God he's amazing." Zach said with a sigh. "I don't
know what to do?"
"Just tell him." She stated in a matter-of-fact tone.
"OH! Why didn't *I* think ok that?" Zach replied,
obviously being sarcastic.
"So you're gonna make fun of me, huh? Well then I
won't let you in on some interesting information."
"What information? What are you talking about?" Zach
crept towards her.
"Oh... nothing really."
Zach put on his best pout face, and began to touch the
bandage still on the side of his face. He hissed in mock-
pain.
"Okay, okay! I'll tell you!"
Zach smiled, jotting down the victory in his head.
"Well, while JC and I were talking last night... he
kind of let it slip that Justin's..." She looked around the
room, to be sure they were alone, then continued to talk in
a low whisper "... gay!"
Zach flew backwards in shock. He sat for a moment with
a blank stare; he then looked to Sarah who was now laughing
hysterically.
"Oh you should have seen your face! Priceless!"
He smiled and then began to laugh as well. `This is
too good to be true' he thought.
"I told you it was important." She flaunted.
"Wow."
Just then, Zach heard the front door open and saw Joey
run upstairs with something. Chris and Lance walked into
the living room laughing.
"Hey guys!" Chris said, as Lance waved.
"Hi! Where's Joey going in such a hurry?" Zach asked.
"I have no idea... Joey's just a weird guy. He likes
to run up and down stairs when he walks into a house."
"Chris," Lance said. "You're an idiot."
Everyone in the room busted out laughing with Lances
comment, including Chris. Joey returned from upstairs.
"What happened?"
"Oh nothing! Is the food ready? We're starving!" Chris
pleased.
"Two more minutes, can you guys get the table ready?"
JC stated, walking out of the kitchen. The other members of
*NSYNC walked into the dining room and helped to set up the
table for dinner.
A few minutes later Sarah and the boys found
themselves, talking and laughing at the table.
"This is really good, Just." Zach said in mid-chew.
The others nodded in agreement.
"Glad you like it."
"So are you guys taking a break for the holidays?"
Sarah asked.
"Yeah, we're off `till after new years!" Lance
responded. JC finished chewing his food, and added:
"It's a good thing too, we're exhausted from being on
the road for so long. So now we can just relax for a couple
weeks... then we start publicizing the new album."
"Oh we almost forgot, we have a little surprise for
you." Joey said. He then stood and ran upstairs again,
while Chris went into the kitchen. Joey walked back down
the stairs with a neatly wrapped present in his hands, and
gave it to Zach.
"Awww, you guys didn't have to do all this!" He
blushed.
"Open it! Open it!" Justin said excitedly. Zach
looked at him and smiled. Hey ripped the package open like
a child, and was awestruck at what he saw. It was a
beautiful, large silver frame with a picture of all five
guys. They all looked great, with huge smiles across their
faces. On the bottom of the frame, they had engraved a
small message: `Zach, you're one of us now! Love,' Followed
by all the guys' names.
"This is awesome!" He said as he looked up to the
guys. "You guys are too cool."
"Nah... We love hanging out with you!" Lance said,
"Happy Birthday!"
"Yeah, and that's my favorite picture of us." Justin
added.
Just then Chris walked in with a large ice-cream cake
with 20-lit candles on top. Sarah joined in as they all
sang happy birthday. A tear fell from Zach's face as they
finished singing.
"Make a wish!" Chris insisted.
Zach closed his eyes and made a wish, then looked up at
Justin with a sweet smile. They finished eating the cake
and cleaned the table, before heading to the living room to
watch the movie. Zach asked Justin for some Tylenol to dull
the pain that began to resurface. After he swallowed a
couple capsules with water, Justin followed Zach closely to
the couch and took a seat next to him. Sarah sat in one of
the recliners, and JC sat on the floor in front of her,
laying his head on her leg. Zach and Justin turned to look
at each other.
"They look cute together." Justin giggled quietly.
As the movie began Justin pulled out a blanket from the
stand beside the couch and handed it to Zach. Zach
proceeded to lay out the blanket across himself, and looked
up to see a wide-eyed Justin.
"Well thanks a lot!" Justin pouted, sticking out his
lower lip.
"Oh, did you want some of this too?" Zach laughed.
Justin stopped sulking once Zach extended the blanket to
cover him.
They watched the movie closely, and made quick glances
at each other during some romantic moments. During one in
particular, Justin moved his hand down to the crease of the
pillow between them and brushed it against Zach's. It could
have easily been taken as an accident, but Zach took a
chance and reached for his hand. Justin looked towards Zach
to see his sweet, innocent smile and they entwined their
fingers tightly. The look on both of their faces was that
of complete bliss. Justin whispered softly to Zach. "We
need to talk." Zach nodded happily before they turned to
continue watching the movie. Zach released his hand from
their grip and slowly caressed the inside of Justin's thigh.
His pleasure was evident from the quickened breathing and
even larger smile plastered on his face. They turned
towards JC and Sarah, only to see them quickly snap their
heads back to the TV. Both Justin and Zach laughed.
As the movie finished they looked down to find Joey and
Chris already asleep on the floor.
"I guess they didn't like it to much." Lance said. As
Lance spoke, the guys noticed the drying tears on his face.
"What?? I'm not allowed to cry?" He laughed. "So I'm a
softie, sue me!"
They all laughed, and Lance was happy to notice that
Sarah had cried during the movie too.
"Well guys, I think I need to go to bed." Zach got up
slowly; he was obviously sore from his injuries and sitting
so long, Justin gladly offering him support.
Everyone said goodnight as Justin and Zach leisurely
made their way upstairs. After walking in the room Justin
shut his bedroom door, and turned to look at Zach. They
both smiled as they drifted towards each other. They closed
their eyes as their lips met in a warm, gentle kiss. Justin
wrapped his hands around Zach's waist and gently pulled him
closer. Zach reached up to place his hands on Justin's
shoulders and they kissed again, this time longer and more
passionately. Justin opened his eyes to see Zach looking at
him during their kiss.
"You have the most beautiful eyes." Justin whispered.
"I must be number two on this list, because yours are
amazing," He smiled, kissing Justin quickly again. "Is this
really happening?"
"I hope so." Justin replied.
"And don't think your eyes are the only beautiful thing
about you, there's plenty more." Zach said brushing his
hand against the side of Justin's face. Justin blushed from
the remark. "I wish I had this bandage off."
"It's okay, I'll take you any way I can get you."
Justin smirked. They leaned in to kiss again; this time
they opened their lips to explore each other's warm mouths
and Justin moaned in pleasure. They broke the kiss, and
Justin proceeded to hug Zach tightly. As they moved back,
Zach wiped tears from his eyes.
"This is incredible, I've never felt so happy in all my
life. When you're near me, I..." He paused. "I can't
explain it, but you make me feel like Zach leaned in and
kissed Justin on the neck, before resting his head there.
"Have you ever done something like this?" Justin asked.
Zach shook his head no. "Me neither."
"Zach... will you stay with me tonight?" Zach looked up
at Justin and nodded. Justin them gave him a peck on the
nose. "Good, but I gotta take a shower first. Wanna join
me?"
"I don't think we're *quiet* there yet, turbo." Zach
said, smacking Justin on the butt and they both laughed
again.
Justin ran into the bathroom as Zach pulled back the
covers to Justin's bed. Zach stripped to his boxers and
slid into bed. A few minutes later Justin returned.
"Hey, you know that I cou..." Justin stopped noticing
that Zach had already fallen asleep. He stared for a moment
at the beautiful boy in front of him. He put on a pair of
boxers and slid into bed next to Zach. He cuddled up next
to Zach's peaceful body and wrapped his arm around him,
careful to keep away from his bruises. He smiled as he took
in Zach's natural scent.
"Happy Birthday." He whispered. "...I love you."
<To be continued...>
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There you have it! Trust me, this is still pretty basic
stuff. Things will heat up and there will be conflicts,
etc. I hope you all liked it... if you did or didn't please
email me and tell me why. Don't be shy! :)
Till next time... take care boys (and girls).