Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 11:46:00 -0800 (PST) From: Francis O'Ratigan Subject: From out of the Ashes Chapter 13 & 14 (Twist and Turns) Hello everyone, I am back after taking a few days off from writing. Remember this is fiction and in no way reflects the actual sexual orientation of any of the BSB or Nsync. If you are a minor than you know you shouldn't be reading this so scat!! Come back when you are legal. If you are legal than enjoy the story. I have gotten a lot of feedback on my recent chapters. Tony, no you don't have to worry about Justin. He is not going to die. And I am not ending the story yet. I would like to say hello to a new fan Terry. I plan on using an element of your idea in my story so stay tuned. From out of the Ashes (Continuing in the series of Twist and Turns.) Chapter 13 Justin just lay on the floor whimpering in pain. Blood was flowing freely and Brian tried to get at him. "I said stay back or you're next!" commanded Niles as he headed over to J.C. and turned him loose together the two backed out of the room and slammed the door shut. once they were out of the room Brian raced over to Justin's side. "God, it hurts Brian," Justin cried out. Brian helped Justin to sit up and helped him to the bed. "We need to get the bleeding stopped," said Brian frantically looking for something to use as a dressing. Finding a clean towel in the Bathroom he tore it into strips and balled up a wash cloth and went back to Justin. "OK Justin I found something that might work. Now this is going to hurt but I'm sorry I have to do this." Justin just nodded his head for Brian to continue. Brian noticed that Justin was turning gray from the pain Brian laid Justin down and removed his shirt. Taking the balled up wash cloth he gently jammed it into the wound. Justin screamed out in pain and his eyes rolled to the back of his head as he passed out. "Oh God Justin I'm sorry, but I have to do it," sobbed Brian. He than took the strips of the towel and tied around Justin shoulder to hold the wash clothe in place. He than made a make shift sling and put it on Justin. Covering Justin up so he wouldn't go into shock he hooked up the laptop and E-mailed Nick the latest news. Down stairs J.C. is sitting in the living room drinking a brandy. Niles had left for home after a huge argument from J.C. about what happened to Justin. J.C. feels a huge wave of dizziness wash over him. He shakes his head to clear the cobwebs. Looking around He gasps in shock. "Where the hell am I?" he says out loud. "Justin, Chris, any one here?" he shouts out. He looked around the living room and found Justin's CD player. "Justin where are you?" he shouted again. He walked out of the living room into the entrance hall and opened the door and stepped out onto the porch. He found himself on the porch of a southern plantation style mansion. His cell phone rings and he reaches into his pocket and pulls it out. "Yea this is J.C., is that you Justin?" Instead he hears a females voice say, "Electric Slide," than the phone went dead. J.C. slams the phone shut and walks back into the house. He than walks into the study and picks up the house phone. And dials a number. Several Hundred miles away at the concert, BBrian is getting ready to leave his dressing room. His cell phone rings. "Yea this is Brian," he said. "Shut up jack ass and listen, We've got big problems. Justin got wrapped up in this and ended up with a bullet in his shoulder. I am holding him in the same room as Brian. I think they are onto us. I don't know how but they know," said J.C. "Well it wasn't me J.C. I've been real careful. So it must've been something that you did," yelled BBrian into the phone. "OH my God I know what happened. You JackAss. You never checked the attic for phone lines did you?" asked BBrian. There was a long pause at the other end. "So I take that as a no! God! you are so stupid!" "What the fuck does a phone line have to do with anything?" shouted J.C. back. "If there is one up there than he has access to the Internet. There is an old lap top up in the attic. I saw it last night but never gave it a second thought," said BBrian. "Alright so we both fucked up!" admitted J.C. "So now what do we do?" "How the hell should I know! You're the fucking boss!" BBrian shouted at the Phone. "Hey asshole keep your fucking voice down. Just be real careful and don't do anything that is not Brian," instructed J.C. as he hung up the phone. I sneak up to Kevin and slid my arms around his narrow waist and laid my head on his shoulder and kissed his neck. He giggled and tried to get away. I hung on tighter and stuck my hand down his jeans and found my goal I wrapped my hand around his limp cock. He moaned and turned around the pushed me up against the door and pressed his lips to mine. He than growled in frustration and glared at me. "Man you know I can't do this right now. Why do you tease me like this?" he grinned at me grinding his crotch into mine. "But Babe we have a whole hour before the concert starts," I pleaded. He shook his head no and I stuck out my bottom lip and pouted. He rolled his eyes and laughed, "alright Mr. Horny Toad maybe we got time to MMMPH!!!" as my lips clamped down on his. I worked quickly to remove his shirt and than I attacked his belt. Well let's just say that in record time I had him stripped naked and his cock down my throat and him moaning and groaning and thrusting in and out of my mouth. Fifteen minutes later he let out a strangled groan and shot his load down my throat, which I gladly accepted. He than attacked me with a vengeance. He soon had me naked and on the couch with him waving his erect cock in my face. "You want it?" he teased. I nodded my head yes. "Where do you want it?" he asked seductively. "Come on Kevin shove it up my ass!" I pleaded. He grabbed my ankles and with one thrust he impaled me with all eight inches of his cock. I threw back my head and screamed in pleasure. He bent down and kissed me hard driving his tongue down my throat. He than attacked my neck sucking on it hard. With each thrust he brought himself closer and his rock hard abbs racked over my rock hard cock bringing me closer too. I felt his cock swell in me and he raised his head from my neck and throw it back and opened his mouth and started to scream my name. But I reached up and pulled his head down and covered his mouth with mine. He started shooting deep into my bowls and that set me off too and I too erupted. Finally after our orgasms subsided we broke apart and we climbed into the shower. Kevin looked up at me and started laughing. I looked at him confused and he said, "I kinda sorta gave you a hickey," he said laughing and pointing to my neck. "Oh man, you didn't!" I whined at him. He just giggled and bent forward and kissed me lightly on the lips. "You are so beautiful," he purred. I could feel him getting hard again. I gently pushed him away. "Now who is the horny toad?" I laughed. He blushed and started to soap himself down. We walked out of the dressing room with ten minutes to spare. Nick snuck up behind me and whispered in my ear. "Damn, I am so jealous." I turned around and looked at him with the most innocent face I could muster. His eyes got big and grabbed my arm and pulled into another room. "Tell me that he did not just give you the biggest hickey in the world!" he shouted grabbing my head and turning it to the side. I blushed and looked down at my feet. "Oh man we need to cover it up fast or you are never going to hear the end of this," Nick said looking for some thing for me to wear. He started tossing clothes at me right and left. I dodged them to avoid getting assaulted by the Nick the Clothes throwing Maniac. He finally found a turtle neck shirt and made me wear it. After putting it on we headed out of the room. Kevin caught my eye and started laughing right away. A.J. and Howie just looked at me and shrugged their shoulders. Nick glared at Kevin and mouthed, "how could you?" Kevin just glared at him and walked towards the stage. I got to sit back stage and watch the whole concert. Well needless to say this was my first BSB concert and they were hot!!!! To all of our surprises BBrian performed without making one mistake. He fooled everyone. Hell he even fooled me. When he came back stage he went to the corner and pulled out his cell phone and dialed a number. I inched my way over to him with out his knowledge. "Yea, J.C. the concert is over, and every one fell for it including the fag boy Jason!" he sneered. I quickly left and went to find Kevin. I found him climbing out of the bathroom wearing nothing but a towel. I whistled at him and he grinned at me. I pulled him into a hug. "You were so hot out there Babe!" I said to him. He just grinned and kissed me on the lips. I moaned and wrapped my arms around him and pulled him close to me. A loud knocking interrupted our kiss. I reluctantly broke away and opened the door and found a tearful Nick standing at the door. "What's wrong Nick?" I asked concerned as I let him in the door. "It's Justin," he sobbed out falling into my arms sobbing uncontrollably. I guided him to the couch. "Come on Nick tell us what happened. What's wrong with Justin?" I gently probed. After a few moments Nick could finally talk again. "Brian just e-mailed me and Justin almost freed Brian but Niles your butler shot Justin in the shoulder," he sniffled. I sat back in shock. "You mean to tell me that Niles is in on this?" I asked shocked. Nick nodded his head yes. "Kevin, we need to change plans," I told Kevin who was putting on his clothes. "Damn Justin, why did he have to put himself into that position?" complained Kevin. "We can't dwell on that right now Kevin, we have to decide what to do now!" I insisted. "Well we sure the hell can't continue with the plan that we had. I'll call the cops and see what they want to do. You call the Airport and line up two tickets because we are going back to South Fork to rescue my cousin and Justin!" ordered Kevin as he dialed up the cops on his phone. I got to work right away and secured two first class tickets back to Dulles Airport. "How are we going to explain to the imposter why you and Kevin are going back to South Fork?" asked Nick. I shrugged my shoulders and looked over at Kevin. He slammed the phone shut and grinned at me. "I have an idea," he said. "We are all going back, including the Imposter." "What!" I shouted. "Are you out of your mind?" "NO, now hear me out!" he ordered. "Management has always wanted to do the next video at an old Southern Plantation. South Fork would be perfect for it. We have the next few weeks off and plenty of time to do it so it makes logical sense to go there with the whole gang. By the time we are back at Dulles airport the FBI will be there to arrest the Imposter." "But what excuse will you use for leaving tonight?" I asked. "Your mother was just rushed to the hospital for a heart attack and you are going home to her and we are going for support!" he announced. "So my love work up some tears and get ready to do some serious acting. Nick go and call the others in including the Imposter. And Nick don't let AJ and Howie know what is going on. The fewer people knowing the real reason the better." ordered Kevin shoving Nick out the door. Nick gathered every one up and was headed into Kevin's dressing room. He opened the door and was pleasantly shocked at what he saw. Of course he didn't let on. Kevin was hugging me and I was crying into this shoulder. "OH God, not my Mother!" I sobbed loudly. "If I loose her I don't know if I can go on!" I broke down crying loudly. The tears were real and I had convinced everyone that something had happened to my mother. "I'm sorry Babe," Kevin said trying to console me. "I'm here for you!" "Yea Jason, we are all here for you," added A.J. as he walked up to me and put his arm around my shoulder. I nodded my thanks to him trying hard not to laugh. I disguised it as a sob and he bought it. "Uhh guys we are all going back to Front Royal tonight. Jason's mom was rushed to the hospital because of a heart attack," explained Kevin. BBrian immediately got suspicious. "Why do we all have go back?" he asked growing concerned. Nick glared at him. Kevin stepped in and saved the moment. "No No Nick, BBrian has a point. BBrian we are all going back because management wants to use South Fork in the next Video. We start filming in a week," he explained. BBrian bought it with out a comment. So an hour and a half later we were airborne headed back to Front Royal. I made a point of avoiding the guys except for Kevin. They understood and left me alone. I was glad because I hated lying to A.J. and Howie. I saw BBrian heading my way. I pretend to be asleep hoping that he will leave me alone. No such luck. He plops down in seat next to me. "I don't believe you!" he accused me glaring at me. I took the time to look at him closely. He was a close match but not that close. His eyes were just a shade darker. And they were hard and mean. "What don't you believe?" I asked faking a huge yawn. "Oh cut the fucking act!" he hissed. "Now I want to know how much you know. I got scared but held on to the story. "Well BBrian, all I know is that she went into arrest at 10:50 tonight and they started CPR and gotten it beating again. She is in emergency surgery right now," I lied. He just glared at me and stalked off. Kevin sat down beside me. "Don't ever leave me alone with that monster alone again," I scolded. "I'm sorry Babe but I had to go to the bathroom," said Kevin. The rest of the plane ride was uneventful and Kevin fell into a fitful sleep laying his head on my shoulder. I was so worried about him. I made up my mind that I would take him up to my mountain retreat after this was all over. I untangled myself and headed to where Nick was sitting. I sat next to him. He looked up at me and I could tell he had been crying. "Don't worry Nick we wont let anything happen to Brian," I whispered to him. He looked up at me and shook his head. "I'm more worried about Justin," he sniffled. "Uhh Nick is there something you want to tell me?" I asked. "I love him, Jason," he sobbed out. "Does he know how you feel about him?" I asked. "Hell no he doesn't know. If he did he would hate me. He's probably as straight as an arrow," he said. I giggle at his response. "You know something that I don't?" he asked. "You and him really need to talk to him. I think you will find that you and him have more in common than you realize," I replied. The no smoking sign went on and I headed back to our seat. I gently woke Kevin up and helped him fasten his seat belt and we began our descent. I watched BBrian who was watching out the window. I saw his eyes widen as he spotted six police cars approaching the jet on the runway. There was also a limo following the cars. "Cool Kevin they sent us an escort," I lied. BBrian seemed to buy that. After the plane was emptied of all of the passengers we were let off the plane. As we walked down the steps to the foot of the plane six men in suits surrounded us. I glanced over at BBrian and I could tell he was nervous. Just before we reached the car three of the suited men grabbed BBrian and hurled him to the ground. "What the Fuck is going on?" yelled A.J. as he watched the three men wrestle BBrian to the ground the other three men trained guns on BBrian. At this point A.J. decided that it would be best to back off with Nick Kevin and Howie and me. "David Hatfield," Said one of the men. "You are under arrest for the Kidnapping of Brian Littrel. You have the right to remain silent any thing you say can and will be used against you in a Court of Law. and you have the right to an attorney. If you can not afford one will be appointed to you by the courts. Do you understand these rights as they have been read to you?" asked the FBI agent. David just nodded his head and glared at me. I smiled at him and waved bye bye with my hand. The put him one of the cars and sped off. We climbed into the limo and raced off to Front Royal. Chapter 14 Justin opened his eyes and looked around the room. He was sweating and cold at the same time. His shoulder hurt and he was sick to his stomach. Brian was sleeping in the chair. Justin tried to stand up and ended falling to the floor with a loud crash. Brian jumped up and ran to him. When he got to him Justin was trying to sit up but he was shaking uncontrollably from the fever. Brian helped him back into the bed. "How long have I been out?" he asked pulling the blankets up. "For almost four hours buddy, you had me scared."replied Brian. "How do you feel?" he asked concerned. "My shoulder is killing me and I think I have a fever," replied Justin going into another series of shakes. "Well let me take a look at the wound and see if the bleeding has stopped," Brian said gently moving the sling out of the way. After carefully looking at the wound and causing minimal pain he was confident that the bleeding had stopped. "Now Justin, the dressing needs to be changed and the wound needs to be cleaned," instructed Brian. Tears came to Justin's eyes. "It's going to hurt isn't it?" he whimpered. Brian nodded his head yes. Justin looked down at the floor and bit his bottom lip and nodded for Brian to continue. For the next fifteen minutes Brian played nurse and removed the old dressing and cleaned the wound and applied a new makeshift dressing. It was painful for Justin but he tolerated it bravely without making a sound. It wore him out and by the time Brian as finished he was asleep. Brian looked down at his friend and brushed his hand along Justin's face to check his temperature. He frowned when he felt his hot flush skin. "We have to get you to the hospital fast or you're going to be in real trouble," commented Brian. He held his hand by Justin's cheek. Justin turned his head and kissed Brian's hand. "I love you Brian," he mumbled in his sleep. Brian jerked his hand away in shock. He stood up and walked to the window and looked out. Did he mean that? Or was that the fever talking? He asked himself. He was attracted to Justin in a major way but never thought of starting a relationship with him. He shook his head to clear his thoughts. As he was lost in his thoughts he noticed headlights of about eight cars pulling into the estate driveway. He saw the flashing of blue lights and one ambulance with red and white lights. His heart jumped for joy. He ran over to the bed and gently shook Justin. Justin opened his eyes and groaned. "Come-on Justin wake up!" softly urged Brian. "I think the Calvary has arrived." Justin sat up holding his shoulder and stood up and moved to the window. "Hey Brian, it's your band members and Jason," he said excitedly. He could see Jason pointing up at the attic window. The Cops nodded and headed towards the house. "Hey Brian we should get down low if they start shooting," said Justin looking for a corner. They found one away from the window and door. Brian sat down first and Justin sat down beside him. "So Justin," spoke up Brian. Justin looked up at him. "You want to tell me how you feel about me?" Brian asked softly. Justin got a scared look in his face and looked down at his feet. "What do you know?" he asked mumbling tears coming to his eyes. Brian took his chin in his hand and made him look at him. "Do you have feelings for me?" he asked softly. Justin burst into tears moving away from Brian. Brian grabbed him and pulled him back to him. "It's alright if you have feelings for me, Curly," he assured him. "I'm not going to hate you or anything." "You mean you don't hate me?" asked Justin smiling up at Brian. "How could I hate you?" asked Brian reaching up out and wiping his tears away. "I mean I've been attracted to you for a long time. I think it is great that you like me." Before they knew it they had leaned in and their lips touched. Justin's tongue started probing Brian's lips. Brian parted his lips to allow the curious tongue in. Once inside Brian's tongue dove in for the attack. Their lips remained locked and their tongues fought for control of each other. Brian finally broke apart and they looked into each other's eyes both filled with wonderment and joy. "Wow!" breathed Justin. "Wow is right," agreed Brain. "So where do we go from here?" he asked lightly kissing Justin on the nose. Out side the house it was very lively. A total of eight police cars were parked around the house. Two helicopters were hovering overhead. Two ambulances were on standby and standing off to the side under the cover of one of the ambulances was Kevin and I and the rest of the gang. Kevin was yelling at one of the police officers. "Just get in the fucking house and get my cousin out!" he yelled. I walked over to him and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Kevin, try to calm down," I softly urged him. He glared daggers at me and stalked off. The Cop looked at me and said. "You had better calm your friend down or I will have him removed." I nodded my head yes and turned to go look for Kevin. After finding him I slid my arms around his narrow waist. He leaned back to let me support his weight. "You know he is right?" I asked. He nodded. "So does this mean you are going to sit back and let them do their jobs?" I asked kissing his neck. He nodded again. "Good, now let's go and see how the rest of the guys are holding up." We walked over to where the rest of the gang was. "Hey guys how are you holding up?" "Just worried about Brian and Justin is all," replied A.J. "When are they going in?" asked a worried Nick. "They have to make sure that Brian and Justin are safe before they go in. Inside the house a blonde woman walks up to Niles and J.C. She is holding a gun pointed at both of them. "Well, it seems that you can't do the job that I asked you to. Now that I don't need you any more what should I do to you now?" J.C. jumped forward to attack her but never made it close to her. Something slammed into the back of his head. His eyes rolled to the back of his head and slumped to the ground. "Electric Slide," She said loudly and clearly. She than turned to Niles and pointed the gun to his head and fired. The bullet slammed into his forehead and he fell to the floor. Turning around he fired two more shots into the room behind J.C. and carefully put the gun in J.C. hand. Reaching into her pocket she grabbed a remote and pushed a red button. "Come on let's get out of here. This place will be crawling with cops in a minute," she yelled and they raced down the basement and into the tunnel. Out side of the house they heard the three shots. "Alright, that's it we can't wait any longer," shouted the Officer in charge. "Hit the spotlights and fire the tear gas. Six large spotlights were activated and hit the house. The Police officers fired at the house sending tear gas grenades screaming into the house. After putting on the gas masks they charged into the house. Kevin and me and the rest of us were laying on the ground staying out of the line of fire. I looked over at Kevin he was white as a ghost and tears were streaming down his face. I inched my way over to him and pulled him close to him. "It'll be alright Babe. They wont let anything happen to Brian or Justin," I consoled him. He nodded and looked back towards the house. It was silent in the house not one sound coming from it. Finally a call went out for the all clear and Kevin and I raced towards the house. Once inside we were met with a grisly sight. Laying face up was Niles with a bullet whole in his forehead. It was obvious he was dead. Laying a few feet away was J.C. He was still breathing but out cold. "This one is still alive," said a policeman. They placed him on a stretcher and wheeled him out of the house. Kevin and I raced up the stairs and to the attic door. Kevin came to a screeching halt and turned pale as a ghost. "Oh God in Heaven no!" he sobbed. I peered around him and saw the bomb attached to the door handle. The Policeman who had followed us up ushered us back down stairs. Talking into his CB unit. "Yea this is Officer Smith, Were going to need the bomb squad. We have an explosive device attached to the door handle." We walked back outside and headed towards the rest of the guys. As we passed the ambulance they were loading J.C. in. "What did I do?" he screamed trying to get loose. He was handcuffed to the stretcher. Kevin let out a yell of rage and pounced on him and grabbed him by the throat. I jumped on Kevin and pulled him off. "Let me go Jason!" he yelled at me struggling to get free. "No Kevin!" I shouted at him turning him around to face me. "Let the Cops handle him. "What did I do?" J.C. screamed again. This time I was the one who lost it. I ran up to him and grabbed him by the collar and screamed at him "Don't you dare playing fucking dumb you monster!" This time it was Kevin who pulled me free as I drew back my fist to hit J.C. I glared at him and turned my back on him and walked away with Kevin. "The nerve of that ass hole. Pretending that he doesn't know what happened. I hope they throw the fucking book at him. Including the fucking rape charges. I've had it with him fucking with my life and my friends life!" I raged. I paused breathing hard. I looked up and saw them all looking at me with worried looks on their faces. Kevin walked over to me and put his arm around me and guided me away from the others. "He messed with the wrong person, no one and I mean no one messes with my friends!" I shouted again. "He'll get what he deserves Babe," soothed Kevin hugging me. I broke away from him storming down the drive way to the only place I could find comfort, the oak tree. Kevin followed at a distance allowing me some private space. I knelt down beside the marker marking Nate's grave. I spent the next fifteen minutes in silent prayer. I opened my eyes to see Kevin kneeling beside me. I placed my head on his shoulder. He smiled at me and bent in for a quick kiss. I stood up and looked back at the house and saw that the bomb squad was there to try to disarm the bomb. I suddenly got an idea and ran up the Officer in charge. "Hey Officer, can you back the ladder truck up to the house?" I asked. He nodded and went to do it. "What are you going to do?" asked Kevin. "We are going to rescue your cousin and Justin," I told him. We watched the truck as it backed up to the house. The ladder raised all the way to the attic window. Using tools they removed the bars and busted out the glass. Brian came out first and Justin was carried out next. Brian looked alright except he was dirty and tired and missing a tooth. Justin on the other hand was in bad shape. He was pale and shaking and was unconscious. Kevin was at the truck waiting for Brian. Brian waited until Justin was down. He than took Justin in his arms and carried him to the stretcher and gently laid him on it. He than turned around and gave Kevin a hug. Kevin hung onto Brian for a long time crying into his shoulder. I went up to Justin who had woken up. "Hey Justin, I thought you could dodge bullets," I joked at him ruffling his hair. He just shook his head and smiled. "You shouldn't be allowed to tell jokes," he laughed back. He looked around like he was looking for someone. "Where is Brian?" he asked. "He is with Kevin, do you want me to get him for you?" I asked. "Yea would you do that for me?" he asked hopefully. "You bet Buddy," I said turning around to look for Brian. I found him surrounded by all of the Guys. "Hey Brian, someone wants to see you real bad," I told him. He got this huge grin on his face and took off for Justin. We all watched him as he went the stretcher and bent down and kissed Justin lightly on the lips. Thank God no one was watching. I looked over at Kevin who eyes were popping out of his head. Nick was looking down at his feet and my heart went out to him. I walked over to Kevin and pulled him into a hug. "It looks like your cousin has developed a crush," I commented. He just nodded and walked over to him. The EMT walked over and said something to Kevin and he nodded and gently pulled Brian away from Justin. They than loaded the stretcher in the Ambulance and the ambulance drove away. Kevin and Brian walked back over to us. "So Brian you want to tell us something?" I gently probed. He blushed and looked down. Nick sighed and walked away. I reminded myself to talk to him later. "Well something happened up there Cus, and we kinda want to know," urged Kevin. "Well we talked a lot and found out we like each other and we kissed, that part was great and who knows what will happen. I would like something to happen and he does to," explained Brian. He than looked at me and went up to me and grabbed my chin and turned my head so he could get a good look at my neck. "Hmmm nice hickey Kevin," he commented. The rest of them busted up laughing. I blushed forgetting the hickey was there. And Kevin just stood there grinning ear to ear "Hey guys can I get a lift to the Hospital?" he asked. "Sure, we'll just use one of my cars and follow the ambulance in," I suggested. We all headed towards the back garage and without warning a huge explosion racked the night sky. I looked up at the attic and saw to my horror the entire top portion of South Fork engulfed in flames. We ran for cover as several smaller explosions racked the 250-year old Mansion. One of the Helicopters was to close to the mansion when the bomb went off. Debris hit one of the rotors and it slammed nose first into the burning inferno. The other Helicopter raced out of range of the doomed house. The fire fighters raced to get the fire under control. I stood there in silence watching in horror as my beloved home went up in flames. It was just like the time in my dream only not as bad. After the fire was under control we discovered that the Top floors were pretty much gutted and the bottom floor was left alone. They had saved almost half of the mansion. I sobbed quietly as I thought about how much history was destroyed. This house had with stood the Revolution, War of 1812, Civil War, and The Great Depression. Through it all she had stood proud and tall with out blemish. And now she stood almost in ruins. I cried because Front Royal had lost so much history because of two people. I was reminded of a Scene in Gone with the Wind when Scarlet swore to God that She would never go hungry again. I stood on a small hill overlooking the ruined Mansion and I yelled at the top of my lungs. "I swear by my son's grave, and by God as my witness that South Fork will rise again," shaking my fist in the air. I felt a hand on my shoulder and looked back to see the tear stained face of my lover. I fell into his arms letting him hold me drawing strength from his love. In less than a month I had watched my home burn twice. Once in a dream and once in reality. We climbed into the car and drove away from South Fork on our way to the hospital. A trap door opens and two figures climb out of the tunnel that led from the Mansion. The blonde female looked back and smiled at her handy work. "Mess with me Jason and you'll get more of the same," she said laughing and humming the tune of "Crazy" quietly to her self. **************************************************************************** Well that is it for these two chapters. Left you a big hint didn't I? Who is the Blonde? Your vote will count as to whom she will be. E-mail your comments to frnceso@yahoo.com