Disclaimer – I own nothing of RENT. Every single character belongs to the wonderful Jonathon Larson (RIP). I can say that I own my original characters - aka the kids.

Italics are thoughts, songs and flashbacks.

A/N: I have been reading some future RENT kids fics, so I decided to write one of my own.

Genre: Drama/General

Rating: T

Summary – AU: Meet the RENT kids of the future!

No Day But Today!
By TangoAida


CHAPTER ONE

(chapter title - Birthday Wishes)

List of Kids:

Julie 'Jules' Hope Davis (13) – Roger and Mimi's daughter. Looks exactly like Roger.

Eileen Sonya Collins (13) – Collins' daughter and Jules' best friend. Light-skinned, blue eyes and mousy-brown shoulder length hair.

Jonathon Ethan Cohen (13) – Mark's son. Looks exactly like Mark.

Hannah Elizabeth and Anna Marie Johnson-Jefferson (12) – Maureen and Joanne's twin daughters. Hannah looks like Maureen while Anna looks like Joanne.

Jacob Edmund Coffin (13) – Benny and Alison's son. Acts and looks exactly like Benny.


"June 23rd, 2006, Twelve-thirty PM Eastern Standard Time. Zoom in on my family- mainly Jules Davis." Thirteen-year-old John Cohen said into his dad's camera. He was watching his friend, Jules Davis, open her presents. Roger, her dad, was standing against a back wall, far away from the goings-on. Mark, John's dad, went over to his best friend, just as Jules gasped – holding up her latest present.

"C'mon Rog. It's Jules' birthday. I'm sure she doesn't want you to be depressed right now." Mark told his roommate and best friend. Ever since Mimi died of AIDS the year before, he hasn't been the same.

"Mark! Why can't you just leave me the hell alone?" Roger yelled, walking to his room and slamming the door. The room got very quiet.

"Mark? Is dad okay?" Jules asked. Mark just stared at her and sighed.

"I'll take that as a 'maybe'." Hannah said, brushing her long reddish-brown hair over her shoulder. Mark looked at her and sighed again.

"Two sighs in a row – that can't be good." Collins said, smiling.

"I'll go talk to him." Jules volunteered, getting up from the couch and walking to Roger's room. While she's talking with her dad, Mark, Joanne, Maureen, Hannah, John and Eileen clean up the living area while Collins and Anna put the food away in the fridge.

A couple minutes later, Roger and Jules emerge from Roger's room. Jules has tears streaming down her cheeks while Roger has tears in his eyes.

"Everything okay?" Eileen asked her best friend. Jules nodded and hugged her. Eileen hugged her back and smiled slightly.

"Everything will be okay, Julie-Chica. You'll see." Eileen reassured her friend. Jules broke out of the hug and slumped down on the couch. Eileen sat on one side of her while John sat on the other.

"Wanna watch a movie?" John asked.

"Sure." Jules answered, going to the movie collection as Hannah, Anna, Mark, Roger, Maureen, Joanne and Collins make their way over.

"How about Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire?" Jules suggested.

"Sounds good." Everyone said in unison. She smiled and popped the movie into the DVD player and pressed 'play' on the remote. She then walked over to the couch and sat next to Eileen and John.

"Happy birthday baby girl." Roger whispered to his daughter. Jules smiled and whispered that she loved him back to him.

Halfway into the movie, Maureen, Joanne, Hannah and Anna leave to go home.

"Thanks for coming ladies." Jules thanked them.

"You're welcome, sweetheart. Happy birthday." Joanne said as she and her girls walk out the door. A short while later, Collins and Eileen leave to go to their loft – which is right below Roger, Mark, Jules and John's. Jules turns off the movie and yawns.

"Is the birthday girl tired?" John asked playfully. Jules stuck her tongue out playfully at him and went to hug Mark, Roger and John before heading to her room.

"Sleep well, baby." Roger told her.

"I will, dad." Jules responded, heading into her room. Once inside, she put on her pajamas, brushed her teeth and took out her guitar. She only knew one song and she sang it every night before she went to bed. Taking out her guitar from its case, she sat cross-legged on her bed and strummed a gentle chord:

"Your eyes
As we said our goodbyes
Can't get them out of my mind
And I find I can't hide
From your eyes
The ones that took me by surprise
The night you came into my life
Where there's moonlight I see your eyes
How'd I let you slip away
When I'm longing so to hold you
Now I'd die for one more day
'Cause there's something
I should have told you
Yes, there's something
I should have told you
When I looked into your eyes
Why does distance make us wise?
You were the song all along
And before this song dies
I should tell you I should tell you
I have always loved you
You can see it in my eyes."


Meanwhile, downstairs, Collins and his daughter, Eileen were getting ready for bed. Collins would never forget the day he found Eileen.

Collins was walking home from visiting Angel's grave when he heard a soft crying sound. It was coming from an alleyway - right where he and Angel had first met. The crying grew louder as Collins made his way down the alleyway. When he finally reached where the crying was coming from, he saw a basket with the most beautiful baby wrapped in a pink blanket. Looking around to see who would abandon this little baby, he didn't see anyone, so he picked up the basket and carried it to the loft.

"Hello?" Collins called as he stepped inside. Mark sleepily came out of his room, just as Roger and a very pregnant Mimi came out of theirs. John, Mark's two-year-old son, looked at the tiny baby as Collins took it out of the basket.

"Is it a boy or a girl?" Roger inquired, stepping next to Collins.

"Girl." Collins answered, smiling.

"What's her name?" Mimi asked sleepily.

"What's your middle name, Meems?" Collins asked, grinning.

"Eileen. Why?"

"That's what I'm going to name her - Eileen Sonya Collins." Collins told his tired friends. The baby yawned and fell asleep in Collins' arms.

Over the next few weeks, Joanne helped Collins fill out paperwork and also helped him fight for custody of little Eileen. In June of 2002, little Eileen was now part of the family - along with some new little ones - Hannah and Anna - Maureen and Joanne's twin girls. Mimi delivered Julie Hope Davis a week later. Roger insisted on calling Julie 'Jules.' Mimi just laughed and agreed.

Collins shook out of his flashback and went to check on Eileen - she was fast asleep, her favorite instrumental CD playing in the background. He smiled and closed the door - happy that she was his daughter.