Date: 10 Jul 2000 09:06:32 -0700 From: Lee McDougal <lefteyefan-1@tlcfanmail.com> Subject: "The One" Chapter 7 Wow Chapter 7 and going strong. I am really loving this story so far. I can't stop writing. :) I hope you guys are enjoying it as well. Feel free to drop me a line. Your comments and requests will all be answered. lefteyefan-1@tlcfanmail.com The One Chapter 7 "Will you marry me?" Marco asked. 'Will I marry you?' OK I didn't see that one coming! After all we had only been dating a week and a couple of days. Wow! To top it off, no one has ever asked me to marry him. I guess I was in shock, and was probably waiting to long to say anything. I could tell because Marco face was even more red than usual. He was about to pass out by the looks of it. What should I say? I want to marry him, but are we really ready for this? How should I know? "Well, will you?" He asked again, and he was starting to cry. "Yes I will!" I said. Whatever doubt I had was gone just from seeing the way he looked at me. I knew he loved me, and that I couldn't say 'no' to him. I would never deny him anything he wanted. I was determined to spend the rest of my life pleasing him, so why not make it official? I would be honored to have him as my husband! "You will!" He said! We spent the next few hours cuddling kissing and occasionally crying from all the joy and love we were experiencing. I was so happy when I was with Marco. He just made my life complete. What could go wrong as long as I was with him? __________________ Meanwhile outside the Douglas Mansion: on the front lawn. "I just can't believe this, he asked me to marry him?" Luna said to herself. Luna loved Tom, but for some reason she just couldn't say yes to him. She wanted to ever so badly, but something was holding her back. She decided she needed her space to think. Luna started a meditation and blocked out all negative energy, and she started searching for the answers to why she had so many doubts about Tom. _______________ In the mean time in Luna's room: "Why didn't she say yes?" Tom asked himself. "All was going according to plan, getting her in bed was easy enough! I don't know why the love spell is failing now. I will just have to cast a stronger one." Tom had indeed used magic to lure in Luna. Her feelings for Tom were all because of a spell, and she was never given the proper chance to know her true feelings for Tom. ________________ Luna was deep into her meditation. When she finally found what she was looking for. There it was right in front of her, the puzzle piece that was missing. She knew she didn't fall in love so easily. But now the answer was staring at her all too late. She had given her self to the rouge, and now she knew what a creep he really was. Anyone that could use magic to steal someone's heart is wicked and only cares about him or herself. Luna knew she had to take care of this. She quickly banned him from doing any more spells on her, and then with that done she was ready to confront Tom. She entered the house and went up the stairs. She was ready to shred Tom! When she entered the room she saw a crying cat on the floor. "What was I thinking putting a love spell on Luna? I know that I love her with all my heart, but if she doesn't love me on her own what good is it? I should just leave. I'm a horrible cat!" "No you are not horrible, you're just stupid. Why didn't you give me the chance to get to know you? A chance to really know the real you? But instead you put me under a magic stupor and I would have thought you're farts smelled like roses for goodness sakes! Now I don't even know who you are! I have your answer now, and it's no. I can't marry a man I can't trust." Luna stated. "I know Luna. I'll leave you alone now, and let you get on with your life." He stated while crying still. "You are not going anywhere buster! I may not be marrying you, but you will give me a chance to get to know you. And don't try any more love spells on me, cause I banned you from doing them. I know I should rip your heart out and feed it to you, but the way you were crying shows that you do care for me. I just hope you can do better with this second chance." Luna did care for Tom. "I will, I swear!" He said honestly. Things will be much different this time for the cats. ________________ "Damn it! How could he do this to me? He's the only man I've ever loved. And now he's marrying that red head! He doesn't even know magic. How could he protect Nova? I swear I won't give up on you that easy Nova! I'll win you yet!" Kelvin stated. Kelvin is a very wicked man when he chooses to be, but there's another side of him too. This side of him truly loves Nova. He would do anything to earn Nova's love, but Nova could never love Kelvin now. Kelvin had changed. He was no longer the sweet boy Nova fell for so long ago. Kelvin had become this power hungry maniac for many different reasons. His mother did not love him and hated his lifestyle. She spent many years trying to 'straighten' him out. His other close family members used him as a slave, making him do this and that. He thought they loved him, but in the end they were all just using him. When he finally realized this it pushed him over the edge. He turned from his gentle playful nature, to a crazy vengeful soul. He wanted to punish the world, no the solar system for the life he had been dealt out. Nova in fact was the only one that had showed him true love; perhaps that's what kept part of that goodness in him. That goodness was what kept his love for Nova alive. "I know I have so many things to prove to Nova, but when I take over the solar system... He'll join me at my side! And everything will be fine. They'll all pay, and my Nova will be mine." Poor Kelvin was still on the wrong path. __________________ Wednesday came with a beautiful sunrise. Marco and I held onto each other and watched it on the balcony of my room. I was glad I had that added to the house plan. After watching the sunrise we headed for the kitchen. I wanted to surprise Mom by cooking breakfast. Marco helped me and we had a good meal cooked when she entered. We took the food to the dinning room and ate. After words, we retired to the living room. There was no need to clean the dishes because the cleaning robots would be in soon enough. It was nice having a clean up crew. Maybe when Marco and I get a bigger place, we'll hire a few. I was so excited about the engagement, and Mom was thrilled too. She said that she'd decorate for us, and that she knew just the place for it. We decided not to set a date yet, after all we have a lot to think about still. We didn't even know if we wanted it to take place on the moon or not. After talking for a while, we all headed out for a walk. It was nice strolling through the gardens. All the flowers were breathtaking. I simply loved the moon for the fact that there was so much more plant life here. Maybe Marco and I could move here. I've always wanted a house on the moon, but as I said before, there's plenty of time to think about that stuff. I was just hoping that we'd get to see Cliff today. "Mom where is Cliff at lately? I haven't seen him the whole time we've been here." I asked. "He's been doing tricks on 27th street I believe. His mother and I had a disagreement, to say the least. She refused to believe Cliff when he finally admitted to being gay. So she started treating the boy awful. I kicked her out! I told Cliff he could stay, but he left all the same. Cliff never went to school. He was satisfied lazing around here. But now that he's out on his own, he has to sell himself for ends meat. It's very sad, but I've offered to send him to school. He just can't stand school. He said he'd rather live like he is. What am I to do?" Mother told me this sad story. "I can't believe it. I have to find him! I'm sure I can talk some sense into him. Or at least I have to try. There's no sense in him living on the streets." I set my mind on getting him of the streets. "Well, good luck dear. If anyone can do it, it'd be you. You've always had a gift for talking to people. I wish you luck. Perhaps Marco can stay here with me and we can get to know each other better." Mom wasn't foolish she knew how dangerous this was going to be. I didn't want Marco to get hurt so I asked him to go with mom. "OK, just hurry back, I miss you already." He said. "I'll be back as soon as possible my love!" I kissed him deeply and said my goodbye. I knew a few places where guys of Cliff's profession worked, so I thought I would start there. 27th street as mom had pointed out was the main stream, but I was sure that Cliff was in one of the smaller districts. I transported to the dirty side of the moon. This was the side of the moon that didn't have flowers and lakes, but instead was filled with sinners and lost souls. I knew I wasn't going to leave there without Cliff. We never got along that well when we were growing up, but no one deserved this. I just hoped I could find him before it was too late. I spotted a small gathering of boys and I approached them. "Hey there mate, its 20 bucks an hour. You ready for some fun?" Asked a tall blonde boy. He was about Cliff's age, and I had to control myself from crying. "No, I'm looking for someone. A guy named Cliff; he looks a bit like me. Have you seen him?" I asked. "Hmm...yeah I knew him. He was a pretty good worker. I believe he's moved on from this area though. But if you want to know more you have to pay for it." The kid said. "How much?" I asked. It was probably not a good idea to leave it so open, but I wasn't thinking clearly. "Same rate as before, 20 an hour, but I have to make it look like were doing business or the boss won't like." He said. What was I to do? In order to find information about Cliff I would have to cheat on Marco? I couldn't live with myself! "Sorry, I can't have sex with you, isn't there another way?" I asked. "Well, you look like a nice enough guy, how about I just tell you the info, and we can just fake the rest." "OK, but how would your boss know the difference anyway?" I asked. "He doesn't like nosy people, its best to pretend you're here for the nookie. Trust me!" He said. "OK, whatever." We went to his apartment where he took all his 'clients' and we closed the door behind us. His apartment was small to say the least. It was a one-bedroom place with very little furniture. It was obviously there just for sexual activity. There were only a few small drawers where he kept God only knows what, and the bed. He leaned over to whisper this warning in my ear. "The place is monitored with cameras. We have to make this look real. Take off your clothes." He said. What the hell had I got myself into? I was about to get naked with a total stranger, and worse yet a callboy. But I had to for Cliff. I just hope Marco would understand. He removed his clothes as well. He was damn sexy I had to admit, but under the circumstance sex was the least thing on my mind. I got into a position that made it look like I was entering his ass. I must say from the angle we were 'faking' it would look more than realistic on the camera in the corner. He started moaning and in between fake moans he told me the information I needed. "He's....moved....to...the ahhh yeah.....He's gone to the red light district. Oh yeah!!!" He was really a good actor, or so I thought. Then suddenly he shot cum all over me! What the hell? I never did anything to arouse him, let alone make him cum! Then I saw what he had done. He had jerked himself off during our acting. Well at least I was acting! I felt like I had cheated on Marco in some way, but I knew I had to do this to save Cliff. Didn't I? "Sorry about that, but it made it look more realistic." He whispered in my ear. I cleaned the cum off me and dressed quickly. I felt like I had to hurry out of there. I gave the boy the 20 and went on my way. I knew I had to hurry; the faster I found Cliff the sooner this nightmare would be over. And the faster I could get back to Marco. _____________________ Meanwhile at Aros: "Oh this is just what I needed. Now I have the tools to get rid of that annoying Marco. When he sees lover boy getting it on with a hooker, he'll run crying to mama! Nova is as good as mine! I just have to transfer what I saw over to a videodisk. A very easy spell indeed." Kelvin had a nice side, but his evil side was winning. He would stop at nothing to get what he wanted. _____________________ I arrived at the red light district a few moments later. I didn't know very much about this area. I had only heard tells about it. It's supposed to be the biggest dump in the solar system. There were more drugs, hookers, and killers here than on your 20th century talk shows. I really didn't want to come here, but I knew I had too. How much more will I have to compromise myself for my cousin? I was about ready to give up when some hobo came up to me and preceded to urinate on my leg. He was drunk out of his mind, but it didn't make me feel any better. Before I could think my powers got the best of me, and I knocked him down with a strong puff of wind. He didn't get hurt, but I still felt bad about knocking him down. I kept moving all the same. I knew that finding him here would be like finding a needle in a hay stack, or in this case a prick in whore shack. But anyway! I just hoped that I didn't meet anyone else wishing to piss on me. I happened to come across another set of boys, and to my surprise I came across just who I was looking for. Cliff was there, or at least I think it's him. He had lost a lot of weight. He wasn't bone thin or anything, but last time I saw him he had a bit of a tummy. I was shocked to say the least. I knew I had to get his attention some how, because the crowd he was hanging out with made me nervous to say the least. I threw my voice into his ear. "Cliff it's me Lee. Don't look, but can you meet me at the bar across from you in 5 minutes?" I asked. He looked confused at first, but then he spotted me. He couldn't answer because I was to far away, and it would raise the curiosity of his 'friends' so he just nodded a yes. I was hoping I could talk him into going home soon; I really hated this place. I guess I'm just used to nice neighborhoods. In 5 minutes we met at the bar. He was glad to see me and gave me a big hug. I was kind of grossed out, because he had a large aroma of booze and spunk all over him. I take it he was doing well with his new business. I was just hoping I could convince him to abandon ship, and go home with me. "Cliff why are you here? Why did you leave the house? You know mom wanted you to stay, and she would have helped you go back to school. Hell, You could have came to live with me!" I stated. "It's OK Nova, I know I've been a burden to you both for years. And now I want to prove to myself that I can make it alone." He said. "But why can't you go to school, get a job, and then make it on your own?" I asked. "School has never been my favorite activity man. I get by fine without it." He said. "Yes but are you really happy living this way, in this awful place. And where do you sleep?" I was frantic. I didn't understand where he was coming from at all. "I have a small apartment. Don't worry I'm not out in the street, that's where I work mind you...but I do sleep indoors." He stated. "Are you sure you can't go home with me? I would love to have you meet my fianc‚, and I could maybe find you a job that doesn't require schooling." I offered. "You are engaged?" He asked. "That's great man! I'm so happy for you." "Yeah, and I want you to meet Marco. He's ever so nice, and he'd love to have you stay with us till you can get on your feet." I said. "Sorry cuz, I can't go back with you. I have my own life here. It might not be much, but at least its all mine. I can't handle the family anymore. But feel free to come and see me anytime." He kind of laughed at that. We both knew I wouldn't be coming back here anytime soon. "Well I have to get back to work! See ya!" He stated, and then walked out of my life, possibly forever. I know I never really liked the guy, but he was family and I loved him for that. I felt like I had failed him somehow. He said he couldn't take the family, does that include me? I had so many questions, but no answers. How I hated this whole thing! Now I had to go home empty handed with a guilty conscience. I actually got naked with some callboy, just to get rejected by my cousin. What a wonderful day this has been! _______________ Earlier back at the Mansion: A ring was heard at the front door. Marco went to answer the door. He was surprised that it was a delivery person. "Package for Marco Cashion." He stated. Marco signed for the package and took it with him upstairs. 'It must be something from my Nova.' He thought. He saw that there was a note on the front of the package. It read: Dear Marco, I know this will come as a shock to you, but your man has been cheating on you. I know you wouldn't believe me so I included this videodisk as proof. Just pop in the computer if you don't believe me, but I'm warning you. Don't do it without tissue, You'll need it. A friend Marco started laughing right away. This must be some sick joke. Might even be Nova's doings. "It was probably some picture disk with photos of him naked or something. He must of thought it would be a sexy gift for me." He thought to himself. He went upstairs and popped the disk into the computer. What he saw next shocked him to death, and the tears just wouldn't stop. Nova was fucking some guy he had never seen before. Who the hell was that? Then what happened next he would never forget, the guy shot cum all over his fianc‚! That was Marco's future husband, and some other guy was getting off to him fucking him? The world was coming to and end as far as he was concerned. _____________ I arrived back at the house around 7 PM. It was getting late, I hoped Marco wasn't to worried about me. I loved him so much I just don't know what I'd do without him. My life was complete as long as I had him. When I walked in the door I felt a bad vibe, something telling me I should be doing something else. When I went in my room I saw something that scared me worse than death, it was me on my computer screen and I was fake fucking that guy from earlier! How the hell did that get here? I asked myself. Then I found a note. It was so covered with tears I could hardly read it, but what I saw I understood quite well. Nova, I'm leaving you forever. How could you do this to me! You said you loved me and that you would marry me, and now you're off fucking some guy? You said you were going looking for your cousin. Was that some cover story to get with some old boyfriend of yours? You disgust me. Never talk to me again! Please do the right thing and at least have the decency to drop the ring in my mailbox. I'll be moving back in with my mother. I sold my place and all my furniture where I could afford that ring. So I'll need it back, so I can pawn it and find myself some place to live. I hope you are happy with your new guy. Marco I fell down and cried. All I could do was cry. I didn't want to live. Without Marco I was shit. I was nobody. I wasn't worth spitting on. What was left to do? I managed to get myself up and walked to the kitchen. I got out a large butcher knife and aimed it for my chest. I wouldn't live without Marco. I won't be lonely again. Never again! "To Be Continued." Sorry for the cliffhanger, but hey I was getting tired of typing. Well, anyway I hope you all can tune in next time to see what happens to poor Marco. And that dead guy in the kitchen. Oh wait he isn't dead......yet! Keep reading.