Chapter 14: Nightmares
Part One
"And now I want to welcome back to TRL, NSYNC!" The voice of the MTV VJ, Carson Daly, was soon followed by massive, high-pitched screams.
The five men that made up the infamous group walked into the area of the taping of the show. They took seats upon awaiting stools, each holding a mic in their hand. They waved until the screaming died down.
"My goodness...as always, chaos," Carson said with a chuckle.
"I know!" Lance said with a chuckle of his own.
Carson smiled. "Ok, so guys, it's been a while since you've last been here and there have been plenty of rumors in the media that have developed, and I think that this is a perfect opportunity to clear things up."
"Ok, Carson, I'm ready," Chris said with a goofy grin as he shifted on his stool a bit.
Carson chuckled a bit and glanced to a card that he held. On that card, a list of the biggest rumors, about the group that sat before him, was written. "Alright, this is first one. Is it true that you and Britney are done for good, Justin?"
Justin nodded. He spoke in a sharp, Southern accent. "That is correct, Mr. Daly." He was met with laughter along with cheers of hopeful young girls.
When it died down, Carson proceeded. "Here's the next one. Is it true that Lance is joining NASA?" He raised a brow as he looked at Lance. "You're leaving the group or something, Lance? Come on, talk to us."
"You're leaving us, Lance?" Chris said with mock sadness.
Justin joined in. "How could you do this to us? After all we've done for you... What, is Earth not good enough for you? Now you have to go to the moon?" He folded his arms across his chest and added a huff along with a pout. His, along with Chris', actions elicited "aww"s from the audience.
Lance rolled his eyes. "That's kind of true. For the longest time I've had this desire to go to the moon. I think it'd be an amazing experience. I'm not leaving the group, and it's not official, I have been talking to a few people about making it happen."
"Ok, I'm sure plenty of fans are relieved by that one. Now, this is the last one. Is it true that JC and Justin are the newest couple?"
The guys went silent; the crowd went silent. JC became too aware of everyone in the room. No one knew what to say to that. JC brought his mic to his lips, hoping he'll say something right. "Um...er...I..."
The audience knew that had to be true. The tension was much too thick for it to be a fallacy. Suddenly the crowd erupted in a series of "boo"s and were chanting comments like "queer", "fag", "faerie", etc.
Tears rolled down Justin's cheek as he looked around at the people whom he thought were their fans.
JC looked to Justin and sighed. He couldn't bear to watch the pained expression on his face.
~*~*~*~*~*~
JC woke up with a start and sat up. He looked around the dimly lit room and sighed when he recognized his surroundings. He glanced beside him as he felt shifting and smiled. Justin looked adorable. He was curled in an infantile position and was covered up to his waist in the blanket. JC lay back down with another sigh. "It was only a dream."
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