Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 19:22:15 +0100 From: Sophie V Subject: Send Me An Angel: Chapter Six Author's note: This chapter is here! Thanks to everyone who read the story and another to everyone who send me feedback! Thanks a lot! NOTE: Speaking of feedback, I know that several of you didn't have any answers for this story and for one of my others one "Fate Will gather Us Together". I'm very sorry for that, but my Hotmail stuff, as I call it, really sucks sometimes. It had a lot of problems lately, and so I couldn't reply all the messages. Plus, I'm subscribed in several lists, like Backstreet_Slash_Fiction, Nick_Carter_Slash_Fiction and others (lists like Dara's one, if you know what I mean). So I received many messages each days and since I can't be on the net as much as I want and since I can have only 2MB of messages at Hotmail, sometimes it just erase them (fucking stuff!). I'm sorry and I promise that I'll do anything to avoid that to happen again. Did any of you know another free account than Hotmail? If yes, please tell me. Perhaps I'm going to change, because of these problems... but I'm not sure yet. I don't know any of the BSB, 'Nsync, their manager... In short, you know the deal... If I hope? Well, saying 'no' will be a BIG LIAR from me, hehe. Don't read if you aren't older enough or/and if you don't like homosexual stories. Check these stories out, there're really good! Watch out, the list is long: "Nick and Brian", by JC Vascardi "Open Arms", by Carter "Because I love you", by Lucas Thompson "The Body Switch with Nick Carter" by Sher (Your story rocks, buddy! Continue it!) "The Project" by Adam "Any Path", and all the sequels, and "Interludes" by Dara Lynn "Star Crossed", "Sucks to Be You" and "I Need You Tonight" by Jo Beth Hill "It's Gonna Be Me" by Jamie "Say my Name" by Jo Beth Hill and Colleen "Heaven in yours eyes" by Beck "Question of Faith" by Nathaniel O'Leary "Chances are" by Red "Josh and Just" by AJ Shukla "Just One Call" by Sarah "Tearing Up My Ass" by Rick Chasez "Kevin and Dustin" by Nick Moore "Little White Lies" by Elly Iles "Calming Waters" by NCfan "Devotion" by Angel1313 "The Real Nick" by Kevin Michael "God Must Have Spent" by AJ B. "Secrets", "Hands Of Time" and "The Call" by Mistress_n9 "Shape Of My Heart" by MJ "Loneliness Knows Me By Name" by Cody and "Before The Storm" by Gking You can also check out my other stories "Together Again", "Fate Will Gather Us Together" and "Whispering Wind". English isn't my first language... So I'm really sorry for all the errors I may did. Send Me An Angel Chapter Six By Sophie V. (wind_phoenix@hotmail.com) **************************************************************************** "That's it? A problem with the blood pressure?" said JC "Yes." Said the doctor "So, he must rest a lot. Apparently, the stress made him really weak." "So, I'm not really sick?" asked Justin as he pulled his shirt back on. "No, but rest for you is an obligation. You mustn't work for a few days and eat good food." Said the doctor as he pulled some papers out of his suitcase. "But he'll be fine, after?" asked JC. "Yes. A lot of rest, a good supply and he'll be okay." He said as he wrote something on the papers. "But I'm going to give you a prescription for a medicine and some vitamins." "Why?" asked Justin "It's just in case. If you'll feel weak or stress too much, it will help you. It's optional, but I advise you to take them." "Okay." Said Justin as he took the prescription. "Thanks doctor." "You're welcome." Said the doctor after he packed his affairs. "And if anything go wrong, call me." "Thanks." Said JC as he left the room, leaving him and his boyfriend alone. "Well... it's gonna be okay." Said JC as he put his arms around him. "Yeah..." sighed Justin as he leaned in JC's embrace. "I'm sorry for that." "For what?" "Well... for... that. I made you and the guys worried, so..." mumbled Justin, a bit tired. "Don't worry for that, babe." Said JC "I'm just glad that you'll be alright." "We're all glad." Said a voice. JC and Justin looked at the door and saw Lance, Joey and Chris entering in the room. "Hey, guys." Said Justin. "The doctor just told us what happened to you." Said Lance "I think it will be better if you stay at your house and rest." "But... we have to work." Said Justin. "Not you." Said Chris "Only two days and then we have some vacations, so it won't be a problem. And JC too." "Really?" said JC "I don't think you'd be agree to let Justin alone at your house." Said Lance, smiling. "Yeah, that's right." said JC. "So, we all take vacations early!" said Joey, happy. "No, no, Joey." Said Lance "Only JC and Justin." "But, why not us?" pouted Joey. "Because we're not sick." Said Lance. Then he turned to JC and Justin "You can go now. We'll explain that to Jake, later." "Okay." Said both JC and Justin. "So, come on guys! We have to work." Said Lance to Joey and Chris as he exited the room. Chris followed him while Joey looked at Justin. "What is it, Joey?" said Justin. Joey looked at him and sat in front of him. "Please... you're sure it's not contagious? Pleeeeaaaaase...." said Joey, pouting, as JC laughed. "JO-EY!" screamed Lance from outside. Joey rolled his eyes and stood up. "Geee! He's the second baby of the group, and he must commander!" he said with sarcasm, making the others laughed. "That make me sick!" "I heard that!" said Lance as Joey joined him. "It's the only thing to do, Brian." "No..." sobbed Brian "I can't without Nick." "Listen, cuz..." Said Kevin as he sat beside him "I understand that you're really sad... but Nick had never loved you..." "But I did and still do." Said Brian, completely crushed. Kevin sighed and put his arms around him. AJ looked at them and sighed. He remembered how happy he was when Nick and Brian got together. He was sure that they were destined to be together... but now, it was all wrong. There was no love from Nick. "Kev, what are we going to do?" he asked him. "I don't know... if Nick will still be a backstreet boy..." he sighed. Then, he heard Brian moaning. "No... I don't want him to leave..." "Brian, listen..." said AJ "I know that you're completely heartbroken, and I swear that Kevin, Howie and I are so angry that we could explode his blond head..." "AJ..." said Kevin. "Wait... Brian, you must go on with your life! I know it's going to take time, but one day you'll find your real soulmate... the one who will always love you." "I thought that Nick was my soulmate..." said Brian sadly. "But he's not." Said Kevin "I know it's going to be difficult, Brian, but we're all by your side. We always supported you and we'll never stop! Right, AJ?" "Yep!" said AJ "We're a family! And it's never gonna stop!" He then sat beside Brian and Kevin and him hugged the sad boy. "We're here, Brian." Said Kevin, softly "You'll never gonna be alone." "Thanks guys." Said Brian as he hugged them tightly. "I don't know what I would do without you..." They all hugged each other, wanting this pain to go away. Brian was so sad and they knew that they had to stay together through this hard trial. Nick walked in the building, his heart arching. He had to talk to him. He knew that if he explained everything to him, maybe it would be easier for him to talk to Brian after. A few minutes later, he walked in front of the door and rang. "It's open!" he heard him screamed. Nick was a bit surprised by the tone of the voice. It was as if he was angry. "Strange..." he whispered as he entered in the apartment. He walked in the living room and saw him sitting on the couch. He was staring at him. He didn't look angry or happy, he had a blank face. Nick was now a bit confused. "He's gonna paid for this..." he heard him thought. Nick frowned, wondering what he meant. "Something wrong, D?" he asked carefully. "Nick..." said Howie "Who was your friend since the beginning?" "Uh?" said Nick, confused "What are you talking about?" "Since we met..." said Howie "We always were good friends, weren't we?" "Yes, of course!" said Nick. "So, why did you hide that to me?" asked Howie. "What are you talking about?" asked Nick, confused. Howie looked at him a few seconds and lifted his right hand. He has his cell phone in it. Nick looked at it and then at him, not understanding. "AJ phoned me, ten minutes ago." He said "He told me everything! The letter, your girlfriend, the fact that you used Brian!" A look of horror went on Nick's face. Too late. Howie already knew. But not the truth. "Look, Howie, I swear it's..." he started to say but Howie cut him. "How could you have done that?! Brian is completely crushed and BY YOUR FAULT, YOU BASTARD!!" he screamed angrily. Nick was completely taken aback. Howie had never been so rude. "Howie..." "Get out of there!" said Howie. "Wait, D, it's not..." "I SAID TO GET OUT OF THERE!!" yelled Howie, clutching his fists. Nick knew that he risked to be punched another time. He looked down and exited the apartment, knowing that he couldn't talk to him. As soon as he was out, he slid on the floor and cried silently. His fiance and best friends all hated him and it was killing him. "No... I can't let this happening!" he said as he got up. "I'm going to find out who was REALLY with me and find him... or her." He then walked away, worried. "This is so frustrating... what's the hell happened?" "Josh! You don't have to..." "Yes, I have to! You need rest, Just." "But I can walk!" protested Justin. Justin and Josh were back at their house and JC was actually caring Justin from the car to the door. "I don't care. I like to carry my baby." Said JC, smiling. Justin rolled his eyes but smiled too. "Okay, okay. But you know what the doctor said! I just need some rest, so I can walk." Said Justin. JC did as much as I could to unlock the door and entered in the house, shutting the door with his foot and throwing the keys on the small table next to them. "Now, you're going to bed." Said JC "What?! But it's only 8:00!" said Justin, annoyed. "And I'm hungry!" "I'm going to make some food, but you have to sleep a little until it's ready, okay?" said JC as he walked up to the stairs, with him still in his arms. Being strong, he had no problem to carry him. "Okay... but you have to be fast! I want to cuddle after." Said Justin as JC lay him on the bed. "Okay, but first, you have to rest." Said JC. "Yeah, yeah..." said Justin. He quickly took off his coat, socks and shoes and pulled up the covers. "Be fast!" "I will, Curly." Said JC as he kissed him lightly on the lips and exited the room. Justin sighed contently. After all, he had more holidays with JC because he needed rest. Then, he closed his eyes and hugged a pillow, like he always did if JC wasn't sleeping with him... that meant rarely. Nick walked in the garden of the house. His and Brian's house. As he discretely looked through one of the windows of the living room, he saw Kevin, Howie and AJ talking. Brian wasn't there. "Perhaps in the bedroom..." he whispered. When he saw AJ and Kevin exiting the room, he immediately ran past the windows and walked until he saw the big balcony of the bedroom at the first floor. But it was too high for him. He couldn't climb. "There must be a way to..." he thought, searching how to go to the bedroom. He knew he couldn't use the front door. The others guys would saw or heard him and prevented him from seeing Brian. Then he remembered. The cellar. It had two doors. So he could walk in the house. He walked further around the house, each time trying to be as quiet as possible when he passed some windows, and arrived to some small stairs which led to a door at a few feet under him. He walked toward it and opened it with one of his keys. The cellar wasn't small but wasn't huge too. It was humid too. Yet, it was the perfect temperature for what they preserved... ices creams, bottle of red wine and others... all this stuff. He walked up some stairs at the bottom of the room and opened very slowly the door, which led to one of the halls of the house. As he closed the door and walked quietly toward the stairs, he could hear the guys talking in the living room. Good. He could easily go to the bedroom, now. He walked up the stairs and went in front of the door of the bedroom. He gulped, worried about what could happen, and, very slowly, he opened the door... **************************************************************************** "How could you?!" "How could you use him like that?!" "Get out of here and don't come back." "Just get out of here, Nick... Find another place to stay... away from my cousin." **************************************************************************** "No, you can't do that! It's not him! He's innocent!" JC walked up the stairs, a tray full of food in his arms. He walked in the bedroom and saw Justin moving in his sleep... and speaking. "It's not him... he does love him..." he was saying. JC immediately put the tray on the bedside and lightly shook Justin. "Just? Justin, wake up! You're dreaming!" he said, trying to calm him. Justin opened his eyes and saw JC, a worried look on his face. "My god, Josh!" he said as he threw his arms around him. "It's... it's..." "Calm down, Justin. What happen?" "It's Nick... and Brian... someone broke them up." "What?!" said JC as he looked in his eyes, shocked. "What are you talking about?" "Someone... a man who could change form. He was like Brian and Nick kissed him and when the others saw him... it was a girl!" said Justin, panicked. "Shh... Justin..." said JC as he slowly stroke his back "It was only a dream..." "It's going to happen, JC, I feel it!" said Justin "We have to warn them." "Why Justin?" said JC "It was only a nightmare." "JC... you remember that I made a nightmare about the accident... and it was just as real..." said Justin. JC could see in his eyes that Justin was deeply afraid. He thought a few seconds and finally said: "Look... eat your dinner and after we'll call them, okay? But remember... Perhaps it was only a coincidence..." Justin bit his lower lip as he looked down. After all, maybe he was right... "Okay." He said "But after, I... I want to call them, okay?" "Okay." Said JC as he kissed him on the forehead. Nick walked in the room but didn't see Brian. He walked in the bathroom but he wasn't here. He then saw him on the balcony, looking at the sky. He walked quietly toward the curtains and looked at him for a few seconds before he found the strength to speak. "Brian?" Brian abruptly turned around and saw Nick standing here. He just looked at him, shocked. Nick wasn't surprised by what he saw. Brian had his face covered by dried tears. "Nick... how did you enter? And what are doing here?" "I... entered by the cellar... I want to talk to you, Brian." "I don't think so." Said Brian as he looked away. "Please, Brian, it's not what you think!" said Nick. "Yes, that's right. You wrote a letter saying that you didn't care about me and you kissed your 'girlfriend' in front of me and the others!" he said angrily. He looked at Nick, tears streaming down his face. "What's the hell did you think I thought?!" "Brian, I swear that it's not what you think..." said Nick, pleading "I know it will be difficult for you to believe me, but I swear that I always loved you and never cheated on you." "And how can you show me that?" asked Brian, looking at him sadly. "Listen... first, I never wrote this letter! I only let you a note saying that I was out for a moment, that's all!" "I never saw that." said Brian. "Don't lie, Nick." "I'm not lying Brian! God, I love you!" said Nick. "Stop lying, Nick." Said Brian as he walked back in the room. Nick immediately followed him and pulled him in his arms. "Let me go, Nick." Said Brian, trying to get free. "No, Brian. I love you, I don't want you to leave me." Said Nick as he hugged him tightly. Brian just shook his head 'no' and finally pushed him away. "You never loved me." He said, crying. "I always loved you, Brian, and I'll never stop!" said Nick as he tried to hug Brian. But the older man pulled away. "Brian... I swear it's the truth! And beside..." "The truth?!" said Brian, angrily "I don't think so! This girl..." "Brian, I know it sounds completely stupid, but I swear that first, I thought that this girl... was you!" "What?!" "Listen... when I walked toward our house, I saw you walking toward me. It was you! I kiss you and when AJ screamed, when I looked down, I saw it was a girl!" Brian looked at him, hardly believing that. He looked down and shook his head. "It's stupid, Nick! Don't lie!" he said. "Brian, it's the truth!" "Stop it! This is impossible!" "I thought that it was impossible too, but you remember..." Nick's voice failed as he remembered this horrible memory. "Remember what?" "What happen in this house in Canada... when I nearly lost you..." Brian looked up at Nick and saw tears streaming down his face. He too felt tears in his eyes. "Look... I know that magic does exist, but this..." he said. "This too, Bri." Said Nick as he slowly walked toward him. "You have to believe me." Brian walked away from him, shaking his head. "I want to Nick... but I don't know if I can..." he said sadly "Beside, what about the ring that Kevin..." "This ring was for you!" said Nick, cutting him "It was your engagement ring!" "What?" said Brian in a whisper. Nick took from his pocket a small white box, opened it and took the ring of it, holding it to Brian. Brian took it and looked at it. It was beautiful. He then saw something engraved in it. He looked closely and saw: 'Nick & Brian Forever' He looked up and saw Nick looking at him. It was a look of both hope and love. Brian's heart melted at that but he was still unsure. "Nick... I don't know if I can take you back..." "Please, Brian, I love you! I'd do anything for you!" pleaded Nick. He then went on his knees and restarted to cry. "I love you so much, Brian... I always loved you; the days we spent together were the happiest days of my life. I'll do everything you'll want to have you back and I don't care if I must give up a lot of things! Money, career... all these things don't matter to me as much as you..." "Nick..." Nick took his hands and kissed them. "I just don't want you to leave me... we said that we'd never leave each other, that it will be you and me forever... Please, Brian... I love you..." By this time, Brian was also crying. He loved Nick so much. "I know you love me, Brian... and I love you just as much... no... I love you more..." said Nick as he got up and pulled him in his arms. This time, Brian wasn't pushing him away. "I don't know Nick..." he whispered in Nick's arms. "I love you, Brian..." said Nick with pure love as he tightly hugged him. Brian sighed softly as he hugged him back. He couldn't lie. "I love you Nick..." Then the door opened and Kevin, AJ and Howie entered. They stopped dead as they saw Nick. "What are you doing here?!" said Kevin. Nick looked up and saw them. Brian stopped hugging him, but Nick didn't. He still tightly hugged him as he looked at Kevin in the eyes. "I'm here to see my fiance." He said. "Stop that, Nick! You never loved Brian!" said AJ "I always loved him!" snapped Nick. "Brian, what are you doing?" asked Howie "He hurt you and you take him back?!" "He... he said that... it wasn't what we thought..." said Brian. "Do you take him back?" asked Kevin, ignoring what he said. Brian looked at them and then looked at Nick. Nick was very worried about what he would say. "What I'm going to say?" Nick heard him thought. "Say what's in your heart, Brian." Said Nick, as a tear streaming down his face. "I love you." "Will you ever stop lying, Nick?" said AJ, angry. "Brian..." said Kevin as he looked at him. Brian took a big breath and stared into space. "I don't know..." "Brian..." they all said at the same time. "You better stop that game, Nick." Said an unknown voice "You see that it doesn't work." They all looked at the door where the voice came from and were shocked by who they saw. The girl that Nick kissed. **************************************************************************** That's all for now! Thanks for reading, guys!:) All your comments, bad or good, suggestions and questions are welcome! Sophie V: wind_phoenix@hotmail.com (write SMAA or the entire title, as you wish.)