Hi all! First things first, I need to thank Nifty for posting this story. Please read the rest of this introduction because I will be covering some things that you, as a reader, will need to know.
#1. responses~ I like to get responses to what I write. It's normal... I like to know if the story works or if it's getting boring. I'm assuming if your reading this right now you've been following the story... so why haven't you written me? I would really like some responses... my e-mail address is Gemmini999@aol.com. Please put Lances Song in the subject area...
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#3. This story does not reflect any of the sexualities of N Sync... and it should not be read by any one under the age of 18. Are you under 18? If you are, the picture of me frowning should be enough to make you leave (or not...) : (
**** The lyrics written in this section, as well as any following sections are written by me, unless otherwise posted... that means please don't use them unless you ask my permission... thanks
and now, without further ado...
Chapter 3~ Lance's Song
Once inside, Megan looked around the lobby anxiously. Jenny was definately one of her favorite people, and she always looked forward to spending time with her. Tyler looked at Megan, and almost reading her mind, said "Meggers, Jenny's works in another room now."
"OkeyDokey Daddy!" Megan replied, still clutching his hand.
" So, you wanna go see her?" Tyler asked, smiling gently at Megan.
"Yeah, Yeah!" She screeched, jumping up and down over and over again.
"Lets go find her, shall we?" Tyler said, bowing at the waist and escorting her down the hallway.
"Yeah!" Megan screamed again. Tyler chuckled.
" This way, mydear." He pronounced, leading Megan down coridoor after coridoor. Finally they stopped infront of Tyler's office/studio, and opened the door. Jenny was sitting at her desk, talking quetly on the phone. Megan, a little overexicted, ran up to her and started to hug her legs.
" Jenny! Jenny! Jenny!" She screeched, getting louder and louder with each repeat of her name. Jenny smiled and ruffled Megan's hair.
" Eric, I'm going to have to get back to you. My twelve o'clock just walked in." She said, and hung up the phone without waiting for a reply. " How's my favorite girl?" She asked, picking Megan up and settling her in on her lap.
" Jenny!" Megan screeched again.
"Woah there, my eardrums can't take much more of this!" Tyler said, causing Jenny to laugh a little.
" Hey there Mr. Stevenson. Your appointment is waiting in the studio... and I say, these guys are fine!" Jenny said, gesturing through another door.
" They can wait a bit longer. Mind watching Meggers for me?" He asked. Jenny just laughed.
" Ty, do I ever mind watching Megan? She's an angel... you know that." Jenny explained.
" I know that, but I also know that she can be very energetic..." He laughed a little.
"Energetic. Yes, that does describe Megan to a T." Jenny said, smiling down at the bundle of nerves in her lap. Megan was sitting there, quietly buttoning and unbuttoning Jenny's jacket.
" So, sure you don't mind? We don't pay you to babysit..." Tyler commented.
" It's an added bonus with this little lady." Jenny said to him. "Now scoot. Your appointment is waiting, and you know the bosses don't like you to keep client waiting."
" I know. Megan, wanna give me one more hug before I leave ya here?" he asked. Megan just shook her head.
" Okey dokey Meggers, bye now." Tyler said as he opened another door. He heard Jenny asking Megan if she wanted to paint her finger nails today, and Megans energetic yes. Thinking of something, he popped his head back into the front room.
" Hey Jenny, can you give Megan a nap later? I kept her up pretty late and she's tired."
" No prob Ty. Now move you ass." Jenny commented, wrapped up in Megans hug. Tyler just shook his head and left the room. Megan was going to have the time of her life.
Once inside the studio, he glanced through the glass into the recording room. Sitting around on chairs were five guys, having an animated discussion about something. One of them had curly brownish hair, and apparently it was he who was leading the discussion. The others looked at him, almost in awe, but not quite. Whatever they were talking about was interesting, that was for sure. The others looked nice, well dressed, cute... Yes, he probably was going to have fun with this group of guys.
Smiling a little to himself, Tyler decided he had left them alone for long enough. Walking into the studio, he stood in the doorway, listening to their conversation.
" Man JC, wasn't that shot the bomb? I made it from half court!" the curly haired one said.
" Yeah, yeah yeah Justin. We've heard the story a million times so far." One of them replied. He had spiky black hair.
" Chris, guess it's going to have to be a million and one then." Justin responded. " I can't just forget about it, it was da bomb!"
" Justin... give it a rest. We're hear to sing, not to talk about basketball." another said. This one had bright red hair and was probably the weirdest looking one of the group.
" Joey, Joey, Joey. Basketball is almost as important as singing!" Justin proclaimed. The others laughed. " what, now ya guys are laughing at me? I'm not sure if I should be hurt or offended!"
" Justin, give it a rest. The rest of us aren't awake yet. Not nearly." one of the gang said. This one had spiky blond hair and the greenest eyes. He was sooo cute...... Tyler kept staring. Finally he cleared his throat and all eyes came to rest on him.
" Hi guys. I'm Tyler Stevenson, the song writer. And you are?" He asked.
Justin lept off his stool and shook Tyler's hand. " Justin. The others are Chris, JC, Lance, and Joey." He said, pointing to each in turn.
" Nice to meet you guys. Sorry I'm late..."
"No problem." Lance said, interputing him.
" If your sure..."
" Really, not a problem. It let Curly here get off some of his energy." JC explained, gesturing to Justin. " You don't want to see him with all the energy he has... you'd get scared stiff!"
" Thanks for warning me. It really is a pleasure to meet you guys." Tyler explained. The others just shook their heads.
" so..." Lance said, trying to think of something they all could talk about. Tyler beat him to it.
" So you guys are a group, right? Have I heard of you?" He asked.
" Yeah, probably. We're called N Sync." Joey answered him.
" N Sync... yeah, I've heard of you. You sing... what's it called. Um... I Want it That Way, right?" Tyler asked. The others laughed.
" Nope, sorry man. That's the Backstreet Boys. We sing Tearin Up My Heart." Justin replied.
" OH... sorry guys. I don't really follow the music scene. The only groups I know are the ones that I work with." Tyler said, blushing.
" It's okay. People confuse us all the time." Lance said, smiling at him gently.
" Thanks Lance." Tyler said, staring at Lance once again. After a minute or so he tore his gaze away and glanced at the others. They were off in their own little world, not really paying any attention.
" So, you guys. I've never heard you voices. Mind singing something for me?" Tyler asked. They agreed readily enough.
" How about Sailing?" One of them said. Tyler thought he was JC.
" Sure man. That works." Justin replied, and immediately began to count them off. "4...3...2...1" The group began to sing the old Christopher Cross song.
After a few minutes the song was over and Tyler was awstruck. They definately had the voices, now they just needed some songs from him. Mentally going through the list of songs readily available, he selected two.
" Alright you guys, that was amazing. I think I have two songs or so ready right now. How many will ya be needing?" He asked calmly.
"Well..." Lance said, glancing at the others. They nodded.
" We have six songs so far, JC here wrote four of them and Justin wrote one also. The other one all of us wrote together." Lance explained. " We probably should have 12 or 13 songs on the cd, plus two bonus tracks for cd singles... so probably 9."
" 9..." Tyler said. " That's going to take some time. Why don't we start off with the two song that I currently have written, and after hearing you voices a bit more I'll write. How's that sound?" Tyler asked them. All of the guys nodded.
" Great man." Chris said quietly. The other guys looked at Chris in shock... Chris was never quiet... never.
"Am I missing something?" Tyler asked, almost shyly.
" whatcha mean?" JC asked, confused.
" Your all staring at Chris...like he did something." Tyler explained.
" Oh, he's just not being his hyper self." Lance casually explained, looking at Tyler almost appraisingly.
" Oh. I know what you mean. When Megan isn't hyper, I'm in complete shock." Tyler explained. All the guys thought about it for a minute, and decided that Megan was his girlfriend. They let the comment slide.
"What songs do you have in mind for us?" Chris asked.
" Oh... just these two songs that I wrote a while ago. I'm not sure if you guys will like them though." Tyler commented. " One's called I Turn To You. I think you guys will like it."
"Do you have the lyrics?" JC asked while slowly standing up and stretching.
" Yeah, in the other room. Want me to grab them or what?" Tyler asked, standing up also.
" Get your ass in gear! Of course we want them!" Joey said. Tyler just shrugged and left the room to get the lyrics.
" So, whatcha guys think?" Lance asked.
" About what?" Joey questioned, purposely being obtuse.
"Tyler!" Lance said, exasperated.
" He seems nice enough." Justin commented. "I think we'll end up being friends."
" Yeah, Justin's right. He does seem pretty nice, and I think we'll be doing ourselves a favor by being friends with him." JC seconded.
" He's cool. I like him." Chris added. Lance nodded.
" Scoop, whatcha think?" Justin asked.
" He's cool. I really want to get to know him, ya know?" Lance said. The others nodded. Just then Tyler walked back into the room.
" Lucky guys, I have enough copies for all ya." He said, handing out the song to each of them. Lance quickly read through the lyrics.
I turn to you
When I'm lost Feeling unloved When the pain is to great to bare alone I turn to you When I'm home But my heart is gone When I cry into the night Hoping for something to finally go right I turn to you
I turn to you and you kiss me slowly I turn to you and you wipe away my tears I turn to you and you hug me forever Just to let me know That I am not alone that I have you
When the pain is too much and my heart feels like it's gonna break I turn to you And you lend me your strength now and forever When I'm hurt you stand there Wrapping your arms around me showing that you care I am yours
I turn to you and you kiss me slowly I turn to you and you wipe away my tears I turn to you and you hug me forever Just to let me know That I am not alone that I have you
When I'm laughing Instead of crying and I know that somewhere things are right in the world I turn to you and I celebrate That I have you to turn too that's it's never to late and I'm happy Cause your there for me to turn too
I turn to you and you kiss me slowly I turn to you and you wipe away my tears I turn to you and you hug me forever Just to let me know That I am not alone that I have you
I turn to you and you kiss me slowly I turn to you and you wipe away my tears I turn to you and you hug me forever Just to let me know That I am not alone that I have you
After Lance finished reading over the lyrics, he turned to the other guys. Chris was still deeply absorbed in the song, as was Justin. JC however appeared finished, and glancing around, saw that Justin was also. The song was really really well written, and Lance at least thought they should sing it. But it wasn't only up to Lance, it was up to all of them, as a group. Sighing, he turned to Tyler.
"Tyler, we need to talk about it... in private." Lance explained. Tyler nodded.
" I understand. Why don't you guys head back to your hotel, talk about it, and come in tomorrow. How's that sound?" Tyler said. They nodded.
" Sounds cool man. See ya round, kay?" Justin said, standing up and shaking Tyler's hand.
"Definately sounds like a plan. Give us a call though... we can go clubbing or something tonight." Chris added.
" No can do guys. Megan has to be in bed by 9, and I think I'm with her tonight..." Tyler said.
" Hey Tyler, who exactly is Megan anyways?" Justin asked, curious.
" my daughter..." Tyler said. The members of N Sync stared at him in shock. Tyler glanced around, nervously. They were obviously quite shocked.