“Yeah. Josh told me to come and get you guys. He wants to talk to you all.”
“Oh… ok, we’ll be right down.”
“Ok, we’re in the living room.”
As Joey left, Dom took out the folder and hid it somewhere.
“Ok, we’ll continue this after. Let’s go see what this guy wants.” Dom said leading them downstairs.
All the Dream Masters looked around and then found a place to set.
“We are going to have a lot of work being done on the house here in a couple of hours. I know I said you would have the run of the house, but I’m going to have to lock you guys in your rooms. Just until all the work is done.” Josh said as he put the papers down.
“Why?” Vanessa asked with a frown, hoping it would also throw Josh off.
“Because we can’t let anyone know you’re here, except for a few people, and they already know. It’s for your safety as well as our own.”
“Excuse me!” Dom said standing up quickly. Josh looked up at him, shocked by his quick and demanding voice. “We don’t like being here and personally, I think we could do better without you, and all this other bullshit. We have no idea if you’re even telling the truth! So far all you have done is given us a place to stay in which we are now restricted to our rooms. We’d stand a better chance on our own, at least we’d be free to come and go as we pleased! And how do we know that you’re not tryin to screw us over? We don’t!”
A slight breeze filled the room as Josh stood up, his face locked in a cold expression. Everyone looked around the room to see where the breeze might have come from.
“Let me tell you something... DOM. With what you’re going up against you couldn’t fend for yourselves even if you had a whole fuckin army on your side. I have taken out Vampire gods, Demons, and even a couple of psychos in my day. And you ain’t nothing but a stupid ass kid that thinks he knows everything in the world cause he can do something with dreams. Well, let me tell you something you little shit. The Vampires that want you aren’t going to flinch with your little fighting abilities. They are going to laugh at your ass and then rip a hole in the side of your neck. So when you are in my house you will do as I say when I say it. You got that?” The whole time Josh was walking towards Dom, he was pushed up against a wall and the fear in his eyes showed. “From now on, I will tell you when to eat, sleep, and take a shower!” Then Josh turned to the rest of them. “That goes for all of you. And when I tell you what you are going to do, you will do it.” He walked over sat back down in his chair picked up the papers and said. “Now you have a couple of hours to roam around, inside and out. Dismissed.”
The Dream Masters looked at each other then Leo and Dom stormed out of the room, and slowly after that, the other ones left except for Vanessa.
Josh felt her presence and when she didn’t leave he threw the papers on the floor and said.
“What?”
“I just thought that was a little uncalled for. We’ve only been here for under 4 hours, and already you are telling us what to do. I understand that this is your house. But we don’t take well to being given orders.” She said with an almost evil tone.
Josh glared at her, stood up, and walked right up to her.
“Come with me.” He said quickly and walked out of the room.
Vanessa followed and when they got to the lobby Josh walked over to a wall and it opened. He stepped to the side and let her go down into the control room first. He pulled out the seat and she sat. He pushed a few buttons and the fight from the night before showed up on the screen in front of her.
“This was last night. About four-hundred and fifty Vampires attacked the Manor. Two of those 450 were gods, one, we can identify, the other...” Josh reached over and the screen paused on the giant Vampire. “We can’t. He is about 7 feet, and 300lbs, and not very much of it is fat. We have no idea who he is, but we know that he is more powerful than anything we have ever seen. So go tell your ‘leader’ if he wants to fend for himself go right ahead. But, you seem like the smart one. So I will let you decide. If you want to go up against this fucker without us, then by all means do it. But don’t be hurt when I drive a stake through all of your hearts!” Josh got up and walked out of the control room leaving her there, staring at the screen, and then she got up and ran after him.
“You have got some fuckin nerve!” She said catching up to him in the lobby, “You think you can take out a guy that big? You’re the one that is a stupid shit! You think that you can take out a guy like that?! Dom is probably stronger than you!”
Lance was standing at the top of the balcony looking down at the feuding two. He felt that it was going to become brutal if anything was to happen, but he would only intervene of Josh couldn’t control his temper.
“Dom is nothing to me!”
“You are nothing but a skinny old man.”
Josh laughed when she said that, his laugh echoing throughout the lobby and the first two balconies.
“Okay little miss. Just go and think that, I have better things to do than to argue with you about strength.” And he started to walk away.
“Chicken shit.” She said hoping to get a rise out of him, but failing.
Josh just turned, smiled at her, and walked into the kitchen. She huffed and turned around and saw Lance standing there with a slight glare to his eyes. He had jumped down, and that is what made Josh back off. If he hadn’t all hell would have broken loose.
“You shouldn’t tempt him like that. He has one hell of a temper sometimes.”
“Yeah. Well, you ain’t seen mine yet.” She said as she walked by Lance.
“How about a friendly little spar?” Lance said with a cocky smile.
“What?” She said turning back to face him.
“If Josh beats Dom. Then you do as we say. If Dom wins, then you may do as you please.” Lance had to give himself brownie points, he was tempting all of them, and there was nothing to do about it except to prove to them that the Slayers were the only ones who could protect them.
“Fine! One hour in that workout room of yours!” Vanessa said as she huffed up the stairs.
Lance smiled and then walked into the Kitchen.
“Babe! I got some good new for yah. Just don’t kill the kid.”
One hour later.
Josh, walked into the training room, and saw the Dream Masters on one side, and his team on the other. Dom was in the middle of the room warming up, kicking and punching the air around him. Josh, figured he would give the kid the benefit of the doubt and was only wearing a pair of sweats, which caused a loud applause from Lance, Beryl, and Buffy. Dom stopped what he was doing, still jumpy from his workout and sized Josh up, then snickered, walked over to Leo and said.
“This is going to be easier than I thought.” He took off his shirt, which also got applause from everyone but Lance; it was Joey’s turn.
Josh walked out into the middle of the room, stood there and motioned for Dom to get in the middle of the room. Dom trying to be intimidating flipped to his spot and got in his fighting stance.
“Oooh, aaaah.” All the Slayers said in a mock voice, causing Josh to smile at the child like reaction coming from his team.
Buffy walked out into the middle of the room and stated the rules that the Dream Masters made up.
“The first rule is that anything goes, weapons and so forth, but no killing, that’d be a lil messy! Two, the object is to knock the person to the ground three times. If the person gets knocked unconscious it’s an automatic win. Just don’t hurt those fine bodies. When ever you are ready gentlemen.” Then she stepped back to the side of the room where her friends were.
“You honestly don’t think that you are going to be able to keep up with me do you JOSH!” Dominic said flashing a bright smile.
“Geez I don’t know. I’m pretty old. I might be a little sluggish.” Josh said flashing his better smile.
“You know you could always forfeit. I mean I don’t want you to hurt yourself.”
“OH please!” Josh replied as he dropped his guard and looked at Dom.
Dom kicked at Josh, who simply moved out of the way. He then started his full out assault on the older opponent, Josh not even flinching. Growing bored, Josh closed his eyes and pretended to fall asleep. He could hear every move Dom was making; it didn’t take much to counter each hit, due to the inferior speed at which Dom was moving. When Dom went to foot sweep him, is when the Dream Masters got scared. Josh had jumped in the air and landed atop one of the beams holding the ceiling of the workout room up. He noticed their look of shock and flipped back down to the floor, landing silently and in a fighting stance. He looked over at Buffy and asked,
“Anything goes?”
“Gulp!” She simply nodded with her mouth hanging open.
Josh pulled his hands back and then pushed them forward, sending a blast of wind causing Dom to fly back a couple of feet and land on the ground. When he didn’t get up, Justin walked over to him checked his pulse and then stood and said.
“He’s out cold, Josh wins!”
Josh walked over to the handsome young man, whose was lightly shinning from the sweat glistening his body, his golden brown Latin skin looking so smooth. Josh looked over at the Dream Masters who were looking at him strangely. He walked over to them and said.
“I’m the strongest out of us all, and this is nothing compared to the things I can do. None of you would be able to stand a chance against the weakest of us, but if any of you feel are feelin lucky, then by all means challenge us. But I can’t promise you that you won’t end up like Dom or worse.”
Dom was slowly coming to, and Josh walked out of the room, followed by the rest of slayers, but Justin. He was tending to Dom, who was still dazed. Leo lightly strolled over to them and laughed at Dom who was still on the ground.
“Maybe next time you will learn to keep your mouth shut.” Leo said.
“Maybe you should shut the fuck up Leo.” Sean said.
“Shut the fuck you up preppy bitch.”
Sean started to walk towards Leo with fury in his eyes. But before they could do anything Justin was standing in front of them.
“Now, you have seen what Josh can do.” Lighting surged across his eyes as he looked at both of them. “But do you wanna see what the Wizard is capable of?”
They both stepped back in a panic as he smiled lightly. Vanessa looked at him, and then looked away, and Buffy of course was checking him out.
“Why don’t you two, take Dom back to his room so he can rest. Josh’s powers can be a killer... Literally.” Justin said.
Both Sean and Leo picked up Dom and carried him to the third floor where their rooms were. Justin noticed the three girls still standing there. Sonia was just looking around the room, which didn’t seem to shock her. Buffy gave him a flirty smile and Vanessa looked at him and then quickly shied away.
“Can I help you three with something?”
“Oh I’m just enjoyin the view suga.” Buffy said with a sly smile as she looked over his body.
Vanessa could feel herself turning bright red.
“You think it looks good now you should see when I get out of the shower.” Justin said with a smile to which Buffy Laughed and said.
“Yep, you are John’s brother alright. Even if you
do have a Russian accent.” Then she grabbed Sonia and Vanessa and pulled
them out of the room.
Joey was walking to his room, and he could hear the sounds of work going on outside. He could hear the deep booming laugh of General Everton in the front room with Josh, and Lance. General Everton was almost a G. I. Joe type. He always had a small cigar hanging from his mouth and a crew cut, with a hard rugged look. Joey had to laugh at it. Which got a quick yell from Josh telepathically to make him stop. As he got to his room, he could see that the door to Beryl’s room was slightly cracked open. He peeked inside and could hear the sound of a shower running. He thought back to when they were together, and a smile came across his face. He walked into the room and to the bathroom where the door, was cracked open just like the other. As Joey peeked in he could see Beryl’s hard body, facing away from him. His firm ass, perfectly matching his skin color. Joey could feel the total urge to just to walk in there, and have his way. But, he couldn’t. They hated each other.
He sighed and turned away from the door and started to walk out when the shower turned off. He cursed to himself as he quickly ran and sat on the bed. Beryl walked out naked drying off his hair when he saw Joey sitting on the bed reading a papertron that was sitting on the desk next to the bed. Joey quickly looked up, and saw that Beryl was naked, and couldn’t help but let his eyes wonder down the wet, nice, hard, body.
“Joey... Joey did you need something?” Beryl asked as he walked over to the closet. Joey watched him with intent. A million thoughts were running through his head. Most of them telling him that he wanted Beryl, and saying he should go for it. He watched as Beryl started to rummage through his closet trying to find something to wear.
“Joey? Did you need something?” Beryl asked now getting annoyed.
He didn’t hear Joey get off the bed and walk up behind him.
“God damn it Joey!” Beryl said as he turned around and was face to face with Joey. Their eyes met, and the warmth of there breath got faster. Joey swallowed hard and looked at Beryl in the eyes.
“Um... Josh asked me to... He told me to come up here and tell you that… Oh fuck it!” Joey took a deep breath, then he put his hands up the side of Beryl’s face and kissed him. “I need you.” He said breaking the embrace. “For the passed few days you are all I can think about. And no matter how hard I try to hate you, I can’t.” Beryl searched Joey’s eyes to find truth in what he was saying, as Joey continued. “And that kiss last night... It just made me want you more.” Then he placed another kiss on Beryl’s lips and then pulled away. He started to walk out and as he reached the door, he stopped and quickly said, “By the way, happy birthday!” he then left and as soon as the door shut he said to himself. “God damn it Joey!” feeling the extreme need to take a very cold shower.
As he stood outside of his door he let out a perverted laugh. Even though everything he had said was true, he still couldn’t just throw Beryl down on the bed and fuck his brains out like they use to do.
“They have only been here a day, and already I had to fight one of them. You know if I didn’t know better I would send them all back to where ever they came from!” Josh said as he sat on the side of his bed, with his shirt off, while Lance rubbed his neck.
“Oh calm down. They’re scared. It will just take some time to get used to. On both our parts.” Lance said as he rubbed moved down to his shoulders.
“You know what I’m still trying to figure out?”
Lance frowned a bit, and rested his head on Josh’ s shoulder.
“What Babe?”
Josh took a deep sigh and turned around and faced Lance.
“Why in all these years, with all this money. Why we just didn’t stop. Just run away like Justin.”
Lance was thrown off by Josh’s response. He had never said anything like that. Not even through the roughest fights, or the most emotional conflicts they ever faced.
“What?”
“Well, I was just wondering why the thought never crossed our minds. You know.”
Lance nodded with a smile. He knew what Josh was getting at, a vacation. They hadn’t been on a vacation together ever.
“That’s why, after this little ordeal, we are going anywhere you want to. Except for China, my throat hurt after awhile of talking like that.” Josh smiled.
Lance started busting up laughing as Josh smiled and kissed him; he then turned out the light and went to sleep.
Shortly after midnight, the phone in Josh’s room started to ring. He and Lance both grunted as the ringing pierced the silence in the room. Josh rolled over and turned on the lamp next to his side of the bed and picked up the phone. Trying to sound like he had not just woken up.
“Hello?” He said eyes wide trying not to fall asleep.
“[Hello?]” A voice said in Russian.
“[Who is this?]” Josh asked in Russian, a frown forming on his face.
“[ I am Joseph Stavanvic.]”
Josh could feel Lance’s warm lips touch his shoulder with a soft kiss and whisper.
“Who is it?”
Josh pulled the phone away from his ear and said.
“The Prime Minister of Russia.” He said shocked, then he put the phone back up to his ear.
“[May I ask why you are calling, Sir?]”
“[ I wish to talk to either a Mr. Josh Chasez, or a Mr. Lance Bass.]”
“[ I’m Mr. Chasez.]”
“Oh Good! Mr. Chasez!” He said in English, but with a very thick Russian accent. “I’m sorry to disturb you so late in your evening, but I understand that the US Government has you and your Comrade in charge of some kind of top secret security system.”
Josh quickly opened up his dresser drawer and pulled out a pen and paper and wrote.
“Get to the control room. Find any phone calls dealing with us in any way being sent to Russia. This guy knows about us.” Then threw the pad to Lance. Lance read it, and quickly got up, running out of the room as fast as he could. “I’m not sure what you are talking about.” Josh said playing dumb.
“Oh yes, I forgot. Well, I’m going to be in the states in a couple of days. Perhaps, we could meet, and have dinner?”
“Prime Minister Stavanic. I’m sure, that you are mistaken. Maybe if you would call...” Josh was cut short by the thick Russian accent. “I will be there in two days. Prepare for my arrival.” Then the Russian hung up.
Josh pulled the phone away from his ear, and perfectly tone and accent said. “Prepare for my arrival..” Then in his own voice said, “Yeah, I’ll prepare for your arrival with foot get shoved up your ass.”
He walked out of the room, and down the long hallway to the ground floor, four stories down. He made his way into the control room where he saw the handsome half-naked Lance sitting at the massive computer looking over the phone records.
“Find anything?” Josh asked wrapping his arms around Lance’s body, and kneeling down, resting his chin on his shoulder.
“Yeah. There were three phone calls sent out of the Pentagon, about us. Two from districts of the US government, all dealing with a top of the line security system.”
“So, what’s that mean?” Josh asked knowing he sounded stupid.
“That means my dear boy, that the US Government has signed, sealed, and delivered, CIDS to the Russian Government.” Lance said looking at Josh’s blue eyes with a slight smile on his face.
“Fuck.” Josh said slowly. Lance smiled and got out of the chair, Josh stood up and put his arm around Lance’s shoulders. “So, what yah gonna do about it?”
“Tell that Russian Prime Minister, if he wants my computer, he is going to have to get through my boyfriend to get it.” Lance smiled and put his hand around Josh’s waste.
“Oh. Well, what if your boyfriend didn’t want to fight him cause he was scared?”
“Then, I would do this.” Lance said as he kissed him on the lips, then the walked into the main lobby.
Just as they were about to go up the stairs Josh stopped Lance and said.
“What if he is still scared?”
Lance smiled, and placed a deep long kiss on Josh,
and wrapped his arms around his neck.
The next morning Chris was walking along one of the halls he hadn’t been down, and noticed that it wasn’t as clean as the rest of the house. It was covered with dust and was blocked off by a locked door. So, using his power he made his way into the room. The morning sun was shinning in, giving him light. It was a narrow hallway, compared to the rest of the house that looked like an old castle design with arches holding up the room. He noticed that there was stuff in there that had collected years of dust. There was an old grandfather clock that hadn’t been wound, an old trunk filled with even older photos, and inside a dingy cardboard box, were tons of awards all with the name NSYNC etched on the label. It was almost as if it was a different house he was in.
At the end of the hallway he saw a door that was slightly cracked open. As he pushed it open he saw white sheets covering all the furniture in the room, but it was dark and he couldn’t see clearly. He fumbled around for a light switch and when found it, the room filled with light. He could see that he was in a studio, with all kinds of musical instruments and equipment. He stood in awe as he looked at everything. The piano was covered with a white tarp, and when he took it off he could see that it hadn’t been used ever. The same went for the board, and the booth. He shook his head. The music that was once so filled in Josh, and Lance’s lives had seemed to have faded away. In fact the only thing that he had seen that had to deal with any music in the house except for this room, was the clock in the main lobby. He ran his fingers lightly across the keys as they made a light sound from the strings inside. He sat down, and the started to play an old song that was one they were most remembered for. Just lightly plunking out “This I promise you” he felt his eyes start to water. Then he felt the presence of someone watching him. As he turned around, he saw Justin standing there with his cold eyes filled with the slight notice of tears.
“Oh hey Just.” Chris said as he wiped away a tear from his eye.
“Hey.” Was all he responded as the two just stood
in the room silent.