A/N – This is only my second fic, ever…and my first QaF fic, so please go easy on me! You guys have no idea how much I have stressed over writing for this show because the characters are all so incredibly unique! This post is a teaser/intro of sorts simply to see if the interest is there for me to continue. I am a late bloomer to the show as I just started watching a couple months ago, but from the moment I watched the pilot I was hooked and have read many of the AMAZING fics posted here. A great friend of mine, Cass, who was actually the one to introduce me to the show, encouraged me to give this a shot, so I hope you guys like it. So this entire story is dedicated to her because she is just made of all kinds of awesome sauce!
This story is mostly fluff (though it does contain adult language), as it centers around the entire gang going on vacation together and while all the characters are heavily included in this part, I am listing this as a Brian/Justin fic. This is set at present time so everyone is roughly 6 years older than they were in the finale. This will be a crossover with another show, but not yet in this chapter. The crossover itself will be more of a prop and not so much an interference with the QaF group; it will just be a merging of a similar idea I had for another show I loved, Life Unexpected, that was recently canceled. As most of you will quickly pick up there is actually a connection between the two shows that is super easy to spot, but I just thought this would be amusing to have the two worlds collide in hopefully a fun and entertaining way.
I am thinking this fic will be between 5-7 chapters long, but if the interest is there, I have already been working on a sequel of sorts that could be a bit longer as well as less fluffy and more angst-y in parts, that I will explain later if the readers are interested. Please do not hesitate to ask any questions as I am willing to answer just about anything…and I love constructive criticism, but please don't be mean. I'm sure there is a nice way to tell me I suck and should never write again…
I will stop talking now, so without further ado…
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"Where are we going first, Dad? I totally want to go ride the train and then maybe we could go see the animals…" the young boy rambled in a huff as he pulled on his father's arm in an attempt to hurry him along. Surely he understood the importance of not wasting time at a place as awesome as this!
Brian breathed in deeply as he counted to 10 in his head.
1…2…3…
"Before we leave, we have to go on the River Boat…it's even called the Liberty Square River Boat, can you believe that? I mean, what are the odds?" Justin practically squealed; his smile stuck in perpetual "sunshine" mode as he damn near bounced up and down beside his partner.
4…5…6…
Out of nowhere an arm flung around Brian's neck as a shriek permeated in the deepest recesses of his ear, "Just find me a handsome prince and y'all may never see me again!"
The brunette bit his lip to keep from verbally assaulting his hapless friend as he removed the death grip the flamboyant man had on his neck. Fucking Emmett!
7…8…9…
"I heard that!" Drew exclaimed, a smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth as he pulled his boyfriend back against his chest as the two lost themselves in each other; oblivious to everyone around them.
"What about that ride with the midgets that sing?" Debbie yelled brusquely from the back of the too-large group.
What had he been thinking when he suggested this little trip? And why on Earth had he offered to pay for the whole damn thing?
"You mean "It's A Small World?" Justin asked as he leaned down to pick up the 3 year old that was tugging at his pants, her arms outstretched as she waited impatiently for him to comply.
"Fuck if I know!"
"Deb!" Justin admonished as he tilted his head towards the toddler in his arms. "Don't listen to Aunt Deb, Suvi! She forgets there are little ears listening who like to repeat every bad word they hear." Justin warned, his eyes growing large in silent protest as he smiled sweetly back at the red-head.
"Oops, sorry Sunshine."
"They're not midgets, Deb. They are doll-like representations of children from all over the world who sing songs from their native homelands…hence the name "It's A Small World.'" Ted corrected in his perfected monotoned sarcasm, his head never rising from the map he was studying as he pointed out a particular attraction to Jennifer.
Brian could feel his head starting to pound mercilessly.
9 ½…10
Fucking Disney World.
"I don't know about anybody else but I'm heading straight to the castle." Brian groaned as he rolled his eyes and shook his head at the giddy, child-like state his friends and family had been reduced to before they had even entered the park. He could only imagine what they would be like when they actually got in to the thick of it.
"For what? That's the last place I thought you would want to go." Michael snorted, slipping his arm around Ben's waist as the two trailed behind with Hunter silently looking around in barely contained fascination. His too-short childhood had never afforded him the chance to even dream about going to Disney World. He would play it cool on the outside, of course, but inside he felt about as old as Gus and just as excited.
"The height will be most effective for when I jump!" Brian exclaimed melodramatically with a curt smile, careful that his son couldn't hear him.
He was kidding after all…sort of.
"Quit being a drama princess." Handing the excited child back to her mom, Justin couldn't help but laugh when Daphne pulled a face at Brian's theatrics. "This was all your idea and you know you love this. Look how happy Gus is." Justin whispered in his ear, slipping his arms around the taller man's waist as they approached the entrance of the theme park.
Gus really was excited. So were JR and Suvi, Brian had to admit as he kept reminding himself why he had suggested this God forsaken trip in the first place.
Gus only turns 10 once.
As the group reached the official entrance to the theme park, they abruptly stopped to look up at the colorful banner that hung over the entrance to Main Street USA.
"Gay Days 2011?" Lindsay and Mel asked in unison as they looked to each other and then back to the leader of their group.
Not paying attention to the seemingly hundreds of people scattering around them, the group noticed for the first time, the unusually large number of same-sex couples all around them; some accompanied by children while others walked blissfully alone in the increasingly condensed crowd.
Breathing in the impossibly humid, sweltering air that hung heavy around them; Brian refused to turn around to address the group's eager expressions as he failed miserably to conceal the smile that, now, danced across his lips. If he was going to submit himself to this specific brand of torture for the next several days in the name of celebrating his son's milestone birthday, surrounded by sugar-fueled, screaming children and costumed Disney characters, he was damn-well going to at least enjoy the scenery.
"Come on Sonny Boy." He exclaimed loudly as he reached down for his son's hand, throwing the last part over his shoulder as his pace picked up to take the lead of the stunned group. "It is after all…the gayest place on Earth!"
