| Chapter 1 |
| The gentle rhythm of the highway put Brian to sleep as his head lay on Nick's shoulder in the tour bus. Nick smiled and shook away his previous thoughts. He gently moved and let him lay down on the couch-like thing. He got up and crawled into his bunk beside his lovely girlfriend, Jasmine, who was fast asleep. He watched her sleep. He always watched her sleep. She looks so peaceful. I won't wake her up. Nick smiled. He had noticed Brian did the same thing, too. Brian watched her sleep when she took a nap the other day. He watched her intently, too. Nick smiled again. Brian likes her. That's a good sign. He sighed as eh watched the gentle rise and fall of her breathing. She looks so innocent. I swear sometimes that she's an angel. He laid his head on her chest to listen to her soft hearbeat. He fell asleep soon after. His dreams were full of happiness and beauty at first. Unfortunately, they began to cloud and give way for the horrifying dream that often haunted him. The nightmare that made it impossible for any sleep to be gotten many nights. It was the dream that seemed more like a vision; the dream that only came when he was around Brian, or thinking intently about Jasmine. ::Nick's Dream:: Nick and Jasmine walk along the busy streets of Manhattan. Hand in hand, the couple strolls through the streets happily and without a care in the world. Well, Nick has a care. He has something very very VERY special planned for his lovely wonderful angel of a girlfriend. He smiles to himself as he thinks about it. Nick places his arm around Jasmine and leads her to a park bench beneath a beautiful apple tree in full blossoming splendor. He looks deeply into her eyes and gives her the famous Carter half smile. "I love you." He whispers. "I love you to, Nicky." Jasmine replies with her sexy, loving smile. Nick, who is still standing over Jasmine, bends down on one knee. Jasmnie gasps in anticipation of what is about to happen. Nick reaches into his pocket to reveal something. He feels a pang of betrayal shoot through his body. He shivers. He looks up at Jasmine, who has a worried look i her eyes. As Nick places the ring on her finger, a gun shot sounds out; another gun shot sounds out. Everything blacks out. When the dream is lighted once again, Nick finds Jasmine lying limp in his arms, struggling to live. The tears escape their eyes as Jasmine whispers, "I love you." Nick sobs, "I love you too, Jassy...I'll always love you." Red drops dribbled from the corner of her mouth. He felt her blood as he kissed her lips for the final time. He lifted his head to see her deep blue eyes close forever. He felt the warmness of blood drip down his chin. ::End of Nick's Dream:: Nick shot up in a cold sweat and bangedh is head on the bunk above. Still in a daze from waking up, still thinking he was dreaming, he began to freak out. He still felt the blood from her lips. |