Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2000 15:43:42 +0100 (BST)
From: ethan coleman <ethancoleman@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: The Westlife Story - Chapter Two

The Westlife Story.

This story is completely fictitious, all the
situations described in it are NOT REAL,
and non-of the members of Westlife are gay. This story
is continuing on my website:
www.geocities.com/westlife02.

Chapter Two.
Kian climbed the steps, taking them two at a time. He
was feeling very excited about
getting together with the lads again, after nearly a
week apart. It had been a strange week,
everything had felt 'empty' and foreign to him,
because it was the first time the group took
a break without going back to Ireland.
He walked across the lobby, and entered the restaurant
looking around for the rest of the guys.
He spotted Shane sitting in the corner, looking
straight ahead at nothing in particular.
He walked over towards him and sat in the chair
opposite him.
"Filan" he said loudly, moving his fingers in front of
Shane's eyes.
Shane blinked quickly, snapping out of his thoughts.
"Hey" he said quietly.
"What's the matter?" asked Kian, sensing the tension
in Shane's voice.
"Nothing"
"You were thinking about nothing?"
Shane shifted uncomfortably. "Where are the rest of
them?" he asked, attempting to change the
subject.
"I was gonna ask you the same thing" said Kian,
falling for the trick.
"There they are" he announced after a few seconds,
noticing Bryan and Mark wandering over
towards them. Shane followed his gaze and spotted the
two guys, but his eyes lingered on the
entrance expecting Nicky to walk in behind them, but
he didn't.
"Hey guy's, how you been?" Kian asked brightly, as
Bryan and Mark took their seats.
"Bored senseless" Bryan complained with Mark nodding
in agreement.
"Where's Nicky?" Shane asked, not bothering to greet
the guys. He couldn't wait to see him,
he had missed him so much and now he had to wait even
longer for that moment to come.
"Dunno" said Mark "haven't seen him at all"
Shane kept his eyes fixed on the entrance, while the
other three got into a conversation. After
a few minutes Ronan entered the restaurant, Shane's
heart sank. 'How long will I have to wait?'
he thought to himself, muttering a half-hearted
'hello' to Ronan.
Finally Nicky Byrne walked in, dressed in black,
looking absolutely amazing. Shane's heart
skipped a few beats as he caught sight of the love of
his life.
Nicky hesitated for a few seconds before strolling
over towards the table.
"Hi" he muttered, quietly.
They all greeted him simultaneously, except for Shane
who waited for them to finish before
flashing Nicky a perfect smile "Hi" he said, softly.
Kian noticed the sudden change of mood in Shane, but
he thought that Shane was just as happy as
he was to be back with the lads.
Nicky remained standing uncomfortably despite a vacant
seat next to Kian. Ronan noticed this,
and casually stood up from his own seat next to Shane
and moved across to sit next to Kian.
He gave Nicky a quick smile to reassure him, and Nicky
sat down next to Shane.
Shane's heart skipped a beat when Nicky absentmindedly
brushed his hand against his while
resting them on the table.
"So lads how are you coping, so far?" asked Ronan,
making conversation while they waited for
Louis Walsh to turn up. But before the guys could
reply Louis entered the restaurant and headed
towards them, apologising for being late.
Immediately they began discussing plans for the
concert, what songs to sing, how to make their
entry etc.
Ignoring the discussion, Shane kept his eyes firmly on
Nicky, but Nicky kept his head down,
staring at his hands. Shane sensed that there was
something wrong, but he didn't know what,
he couldn't concentrate on what the guys were talking
about, he was too concerned about Nicky.
He looked at his friend's eyes, usually so lively and
striking, but now they looked dull and
empty, his lips thin and straight, not displaying any
sign of the heart-stopping smile that
Shane loved so much. He wanted so desperately to know
the reason behind it, so he could share
the sadness with Nicky and hopefully help him get over
it.
"Shane?" said Mark, tapping his friend lightly on the
shoulder, to get his attention.
"Huh?"
"What do you think?"
"About what?" asked Shane, realising he had no idea of
what they had been talking about.
"About my idea" said Mark.
Shane shrugged "sounds good" he said, hoping it was
enough. It was.

Another half hour later, the guys were ready to leave,
they all got up and walked out towards
the car, while Louis and Ronan went looking for the
Chauffeur, who had gone AWOL.
They were all going back to the Hilton, Louis decided
that they should all stay in the same
hotel now that their break was over.

On arrival at the hotel, the guys stormed out of the
car and were dragged inside by their
bodyguards, leaving a large number of photographers
and fans behind.
As they were about to head to their own rooms, Shane
quickly grabbed Nicky by the hand and
pulled him back.
"What?" Nicky asked, a little agitated.
"I need to talk to you," said Shane, still holding
Nicky's hand.
"What about?"
"Just come to my room for a bit," he said softly,
letting go of Nicky's hand. Nicky followed
him quietly.
They walked into the room, closing the door firmly
behind them. Nicky turned around immediately
and asked Shane to 'spit it out'.
"What's wrong with you?" Shane asked, a sincere and
concerned expression on his face.
"Nothing"
"Is that why you haven't said a word all evening?"
asked Shane "come on, I know something is
wrong, tell me" he said, placing his hand on Nicky's
shoulder.
Nicky sighed "Forget it" he said, "it's nothing".
Shane sighed in frustration and remained silent for a
few seconds. "Nicky please.." he started.
"Why do you want to know?" asked Nicky, cutting in
angrily.
Shane looked at him, hurt by his cold attitude, he
felt tears swell up in his eyes
"because I care, I can't see you unhappy Nicky" he
said.
Shane's heart skipped wildly in the following few
minutes of silence, which was broken by Nicky
soft voice "I'm sorry, Shane" he said "I didn't mean
that".
Shane grabbed him by the shoulders and swung him
around "then tell me, let me help you Nicky"

To be continued...will Nicky tell Shane everything?
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