Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 22:14:34 From: Jeff Langdon Subject: Westlife Romance - Chapter 31 This story is pure fiction and involves the members of Westlife. I am in no way implying anything about the sexuality of any of their members. This is purely a fictional story. Enjoy! I would really, really appreciate some feedback on the story...so please send any comments and/or suggestions to jeff_langdon@hotmail.com. I would love to hear from you!! * * * * * * * * * Westlife Romance - Part 31 Shane finally managed to drag the intoxicated Kian back to his room. For Shane, it was a struggle the whole way, both emotionally and physically. He still had a hard time believing that Kian had actually raped Nicky. But even more horrifying to Shane was his absence of rage at Kian. Sure, he was angry at what he did, but he found himself feeling some sympathy for Kian too. How could this be? How could he possibly feel sympathy for Kian after what he had done to Nicky? These thoughts swirled in Shane's mind as he got Kian settled down. That night, Shane stayed with Kian just to keep him out of trouble. It was late into the night when Shane was awoken from his sleep with the sounds of sobbing. Turning on the light, Shane found Kian curled up in his bed, sobbing quietly. Shane went over to Kian's bed and hugged the blond lad. He didn't know why, but he felt terribly sorry for Kian? But the same question remained? Where were these feelings coming from? Nicky was the victim, but why was he feeling sorry for Kian? "What have I done?" Kian sobbed. "What have I done?" Shane was at a loss for words. There was nothing that he could possibly say. All he could do was hold Kian in his arms. "I love Nicky, Shane. I love him!!! I never meant to hurt him. I don't know what happened!!!" Shane wanted to tell Kian that everything was okay, that Nicky would forgive him. But he just couldn't. On several occasions, Shane opened his mouth to say something, but no words came out. Eventually, Kian's fatigue overwhelmed and he fell asleep amidst a sea of tears. * * * * * * * * * Bryan woke up to find the sky still dark. It was only five in the morning. Getting up from the bed quietly, he turned on one of the lamps, only to see Nicky sitting in bed, staring at the wall blankly. Bryan sat on Nicky's bed and tried to hold his hands. This time, Nicky didn't jerk his hand away, but neither did he have any reaction to Bryan's touch. "Were you up all night, Nix?" The question went unanswered. Nicky just continued staring at the wall as if he didn't hear the question at all. Bryan tried a few more times to get Nicky to talk but it was to no avail. It was like he was carrying on a conversation with himself. After several more attempts, Bryan sighed and went to take a quick shower. When he emerged from the bathroom, Bryan noticed that Nicky was in the same position as he was in before he went into the shower. With renewed strength, Bryan tried again to get through to Nicky. Again there was no response. It was now seven and Bryan had to get ready to for breakfast before heading to the studio. Sadly, Bryan got himself dressed, wondering how Nicky could ever pick himself up again after what had happened. "Bryan?" Nicky finally whispered, his voice coarse from all the tears he had shed. "Yeah, Nix?" Bryan answered as he walked up to Nicky again. "I...I don't think I can make it to the studio today," Nicky said as he struggled to control his emotions. "Can you tell Shane..." "No problem, Nix," Bryan said as he held Nicky's hands. "You just get some rest, okay?" Again, there was no reaction from Nicky as the older boy resumed his blank stares at the wall. Bryan turned away sadly and walked to the lounge to meet the other lads. When Bryan arrived at the lounge, Mark was already there with Shane. Kian was nowhere to be seen. "How is he?" Mark asked with a worried look on his face. Bryan shook his head. "He's said like three words all morning. He just sits on the bed staring at the wall. I don't think he slept at all last night." "He'll need time to get through this," Shane remarked. "We just need to be there for him." Bryan nodded and ate his breakfast dejectedly. The entire atmosphere during breakfast was one of gloom and despair. "Does Louis know about what happened?" Bryan suddenly asked. Shane looked at Bryan in surprise, not expecting the question. "No. Why?" "I was just wondering if we should let him know..." "Let him know what? That Kian raped Nicky?" Shane cringed as he uttered those last words. "He's going to find out eventually," Bryan reasoned. "Well, we're not telling him without Nicky's permission. We have to talk with Nix first," Mark cut in. "Mark's right," Shane agreed. "Only Nicky can decide whether we tell Louis or not." The lads decided that it was probably not going to be very productive at the studio that day, so they decided to call off practice. As Bryan walked back to his room, he saw Kian standing outside his bedroom door. He looked horrible, like he had been crying all night. But none of this elicited any sympathy from Bryan. All he could feel was rage swelling inside him. "WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT, EGAN??" Bryan hollered as he charged towards Kian. "GET OUT OF HERE!!!" ...to be continued.... * * * * * * * * * Hope you enjoyed this segment. Let me know what you think!! I'd love to hear any comments/ideas/questions. Please e-mail me at jeff_langdon@hotmail.com.