Disclaimer – I own nothing of RENT. All characters, songs and whatnot belong to the wonderful Jonathon Larson. I can say I do own the dialogue and my original characters – aka the kids.

Italics are songs, thoughts, flashbacks and memories

A/N: after finishing No Day But Today, Another Day and There's Only Now, There's Only Now, There's Only Here I decided to write a sequel to TONTOH called Give Into Love Or Live In Fear. Hope you enjoy! Don't worry, I will updated RENT: Take Two and The New Bohemian.

Summary – AU: Takes place two years after There's Only Now, There's Only Here. JENNIFER IS NOT IN THIS STORY, SORRY! Ally, Kaitlin's daughter, is though! Tiffany is, too, but in later chapts.

Genre: Drama/Romance

Rating: T

Give Into Love Or Live In Fear
By TangoAida

CHAPTER ONE
(chapter title – Seasons of Love)

Kid Descriptions:

Sara Elizabeth Davis (13) – Roger and Mimi's daughter. Looks like Mimi, but has Roger's green eyes and pale skin. Plays the guitar and rides horses. She was born with HIV and CP.

Alison 'Ally' Jessica Smythe (13) – Kaitlin's daughter. Has green-gray eyes and long brown hair. Loves to act, dance and sing.

Christopher Jacob Collins (16) – Collins' son. Has dark hair, dark eyes and a dark complexion. Is learning about philosophy from Collins.

Tiffany Dawn Johnson-Jefferson (16) – Joanne and Maureen's adopted daughter. Has fiery red hair and hazel eyes. Loves to swim and cause trouble.

Hannah Michelle Coffin (17) – Benny and Allison's daughter. Has Allison's pale complexion and brown hair with Benny's dark eyes. Loves to go out on her own and takes horseback riding lessons with Sara.

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Sara's POV

We had lost so many people in the past few years, too many to count, but I will name the ones that stand out the most – Mimi (my mom), Angel (my mom's best friend), Collins (my parents' best friend) and Mark (my Dad). I miss them dearly, as does everyone.

Ally's POV

My mom and Roger got married in the spring of last year and now my mom's pregnant with her first kid with Roger. It's so hard to think of Sara as my sister instead of my best friend. I'm also having trouble calling Roger 'dad' instead of Roger. I don't think he minds either way.

Christopher's POV

I'm starting to like Sara and Ally with each passing day. I've only known Ally for a short time, but in that short time, we have become 'friends', I guess. I'm looking forward to spending more time with both Sara and Ally as time goes on.

Tiffany's POV

I don't get to see the others as much as I want to – I've been helping Mom with her protests and crap like that. Oh, well. Maybe someday I'll get to see my friends again. I hope.

Hannah's POV

I could care less about that Sara brat and what horse she's competing on. I don't even do the competitions anymore – I'm a junior in high school and involved with more clubs than you can imagine. But whatever.

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Measure Your Life In Love!

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