Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 23:42:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: Candy <Angelusette@webtv.net>
Subject: Wishful Thinking 1/?

Disclaimer: You know its not real and I could only wish I knew them
IRL.....

Wishful Thinking

By: Candy Kane (That's me!!) Angelusette@webtv.net

You know me, I like twisted Love thingies.

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"But you have to ignore it." Chris said to Lance. "They'll get over it."

"6 years Chris, 6 years, and not a thing has changed."

"Well..." Chris said, wanting to to say something, anything to comfort
his friend. He didn't know why JC and Justin didn't like him. The whole
group got along, but JC and Justin practically never ever talk to Lance
behind the cameras. To just anyone it would seem like they were friends,
but to the others in a group, they could tell they hated Lance. "Well, I
love ya." He finally said. 'You have no Idea how much.' Chris continued
the sentence in his mind.

Lance laughed, "I know Chris. I'm not sure I would know what to do
without you and Joey."

"Hey!" Came a distracted voice from the hallway. Joey entered with a box
in one hand as he read the letter that was in the other. "Here." Joey
handed the box to Lance, "Our mail caught up with us. Chris, yours is on
your bed....."

"Okay, Whats in the box Lance?"

Lance just shrugged, "Its from my sister, she and mom went to India,
why? I don't know. But its from them." He said as he opened the brown
package.

"A Ring??" Chris said as Lance held up the contends of the box. It was
small, and it looked like it was bronze. Chris briefly noticed the ring
had a frowning man on it.

Lance began to read the note. "Dear James. I found this and it seamed to
call out your name. Don't ask why, but I had this dream I should buy it
for you. I know, It's nothing you would ever wear. It's supposed to hold
"Magic Powers". It was owned by a witch doctor who put his soul into it
when the white man came to take him away, claiming that they could have
his body but never his soul. It's said that if you take care of the ring
it will grant you wishes. I know, I'm nuts. But You know me and my
dreams, sometimes I think you should follow them. Well We will see you
in a week, or maybe longer since you don't get of tour til December.
Well Mom sends her love......."

"Oh no." Joey suddenly said, interrupting Lance's letter.

"'Oh no' What?" Chris asked.

"Uhh oh."

Lance and Chris shared a look before once again quoting Joey and asking
"what?"

Joey looked up, his face was pale and his eyes wide. "Uhh oh. Oh Shit."
he said as he looked at the other two men in the room.

"What? What, Joey what is is?" Lance stood up and looked at his friend,
worry evident on his face.

"I gotta go." Joey said before he quickly left room, almost running over
JC and Justin, who were just entering the room.

"What's that about?" JC asked.

"Beats us."

Justin looked directly at Chris, ignoring Lance's answer. "Do *you*
Wanna go clubbing with us?" he said, directly indicating that Chris was
the only one they were asking

"No." Chris said, "I think I'll stay here with Lance." Chris' voice was
strained and Lance could tell he was trying to be nicer than he wanted
to be.

Justin just rolled his eyes and walked out with JC following him. Jc was
the only one who anything that could be considered a Good bye, and it
was more like grunt than words.

Lance flinched at the sound of the door slamming. Sighing, he looked
down at the ring in his hand. "I wish they would realize how much they
need me!!!" He yelled at the ring. He closed his eyes and shook his
head. He looked back at Chris. "This is stupid. Why do they act like
this??"

Chris looked at his friend. 'If only you knew how much I loved you. I
wish I could make everything better, I wish I knew what to say
besides...' "I'm sorry they treat you like this, Lance."

The blond just smiled. But it was a sad little thing. It never even
touched his eyes.
"It's okay. Its not your fault." Lance looked back down at the ring.
"That's funny."

"What?"

"I could have sworn this ring smiled at me."

                -Candy Kane