Tomorrow Comes

Chapter One

Angel stared into the mirror looking at whom he has become, remembering who he was. Remembering his past . . . his parents, the day they kicked him out of the house, the day he met David.

Angel sighed, "David."

He looked away from the mirror and his eyes traced along the floor of the bathroom thinking, remembering. Slowly tears started to fall from his eyes and as he wiped them away he looked back into the mirror.

"Forget Regret." He said with emotion. But even as he said these words that his friends and he live by on a daily basis, he still hasn't forgotten what happened he often gets flashbacks in the oddest of places. But why is he thinking about him now? Why all of a sudden? But today wouldn't be a day where he would mope around, not today. That wasn't who he was, and he promised himself long ago that he would never be that person ever.

Angel looked back into the mirror and wiped the last bit of tears away as the sun got brighter and started to warm his body. He looked at the counter and there was his favorite wig, a simple black bob that he wore all the time, that he was known for. Not realizing that he was being watched Angel put his wig on and became the Angel that they all knew and loved the true Angel Dumott Schunard. As Angel fixed his wig, he noticed his lover Collins staring at him in the doorway. Collins slowly walked up to him, "You're beautiful Angel." And slowly put his hands around Angel's waist hugging him.

"You're not so bad yourself there buddy." Angel looked at him through the mirror smiling. Angel turned around suddenly and faced his lover. "I love you so much Tom, you mean the world to me. I just hope that you know that." Collins sighed and cupped Angel's face "Angel you know that I know that. I love you to, my sweet, loving Angel."

As they lovingly started at one another Angel leaned in for a kiss as Collins happily obliged. As the kiss deepened, a tear rolled down Angel's cheek. "Angel baby, what's wrong?" Collins said pulling away. Angel caught himself crying and quickly wiped his tears away. "Nothing baby, just thinking about things. Things about my past." Angel looked down at the floor once again almost afraid of how Collins was going to react. Collins lifted Angel's face so that it would meet his, "Angel you know that whatever it is I'm here. I'm your shelter remember?" he said trying to get some sort of smile our of his lover.

Angel weakly giggled "Yes I remember, but you forgot one thing."

"And what is that Miss Angel?" Collins giving the vivacious drag queen a suspicious look.

"One thousand kisses." Such a statement caused both bohemians to laugh and eventually kiss once again.

Not realizing the time and only engaged in one another Collins and Angel couldn't hear the phone as it was ringing off the hook or that there was a banging at the door for the past 10 minutes. Finally there was an even harder pounding or maybe even a huge kick on the door which startled the two lovers. "Angel! Collins! What the hell are ya'll doin' in there? Hurry up! You know how Joanne gets when we're all late!" cried Mark whose intelligence and persistence exceeded no bounds.

Giggling while listening to Mark, Collins looked at Angel lovingly "Well talk when you're ready alright? But please don't put me off, I want to be here for you." Angel looked down at his lipstick and started to apply "I know. I will." With a quick slap on the butt Collins started to walk out of the bathroom "Hurry up Miss Angel or Joanne is going to freak out."

"She knows how long I take! She'll live!" Angel said he began to adjust his wig one more time.

"Collins! Is that you? Come on guys hurry up! We're going to be-"

"Late?" Collins said beginning to open the door and smirking. "Collins, come on let's go we're already 20 minutes late. Where's Angel?" Mark said as he pushed his glasses against his nose.

"Gorgeous is present!" Angel burst into the room in true diva fashion. "Looking and feeling gorgeous! Ready Mark? You don't look like you're ready." He looked at Mark slyly. "Yeah Angel I'm ready." He gave Angel a smirk right back. "Well let's go boys!" Angel shouted as he grabbed both men's arms and walked out the door.

With Maureen & Joanne

"Where are they? They know that this is important to me." Joanne said periodically looking at Maureen and her watch. "Honestly pookie sit down they'll be here. You know they wouldn't miss it for the world." said Joanne's drama queen Maureen as she fixed her lipstick.

The phone rings and Joanne almost trips over the side table trying to reach the phone, she then picks up. "Hello? Mark? Where the hell are you guys? Well hurry the hell up! Bye!" and with a slam Joanne hangs up the phone. "Wow pookie calm down." she rubbed her face. "You'll be fine, they'll get here and we'll all have a really good day!"

Back W/ Angel, Mark & Collins

Angel was trying to be as happy as he could, but he couldn't fully be himself.

Why am I still thinking of him after all these years? I couldn't possibly still love him after how he lied to me. David is apart of my past and I have to leave him there.

"Ang you okay baby? What are you thinking about?" as they walked down the street toward the spot where they were to meet Joanne and Maureen, Collins grabbed Angel's petite waist startling him.

"Wh-What?" Angel stammered.

"What is the matter with-" before Collins could get the rest of his sentence out he and Mark spotted Maureen flailing her arms in the air and Joanne pacing back and forth, clearly freaking out with her hands on her temples.

"Joanne's about to have a panic attack guys." Maureen said as she filed her nails. Joanne snapped "Oh be quiet Maureen!" Then as calm as she could "Hi Guys."

Collins walked up to the lawyer and hugged her "Ready for your big direction debut?" Joanne looked at Collins with panic and fear "Heaven help me."