Hey peoples! Here's chapter 3. You finally meet Destiny in this chapter. Enjoy my OC!

P.S. Italics are lyrics!

Disclaimer: I don't own RENT, or 'The Reason'. But I DO own, Nick, Zoƫ, and Destiny.

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Roger's POV

I can't believe I let them convince me to go to Life Support.

Many times after I left that door, I thought about turning back, saying I don't feel good, or I just couldn't bear being outside... But, of course, I didn't want to seem like a chicken in front of Collins. That boy would never let me forget it until the day I die.

So here we are, walking down the street in silence. I've found out by now that all the snow I had seen from when I came back from the hospital is gone, and spring is in its place. Wow, I must've been inside for a really long time.

"So...nice outside, huh?" Mark asked, looking at Collins and me, but mostly at me. I shrugged. "It's okay." I said, looking around. Collins shrugged as well. Man, I should've just stayed at home.

But no, that wouldn't have been good. Mimi would've wanted me to get out of the house. That's what she encouraged me to do the night I met her. I sighed. Sometimes, I wish I could forget Mimi, yet sometimes I wish that all I could do was dream and remember her. It's a love/hate type of thing.

"Is Angel going to Life Support, Collins?" Mark asked. The two men are now in front of me, and I trail behind (kind of reluctantly), with my hands in my pockets. I must be such a drag now. I'm going to have to work on that. It's what the group wants probably and Mimi too.

Stop thinking about her, Davis! You're going to Life Support! Think about that, or think about anything else!

"Yeah, she said after shopping she'd meet us at Life Support."

Maybe Angel will help me. I thought, looking around. Buds were growing from tree branches, flowers were blooming, and children were coming out to play.

We're obviously out of Alphabet City.

"I'm glad that she's getting back to normal. It hasn't been the same without our Angel." Mark said, smirking at Collins. Collins smiled back, a real smile, and nodded. "You're right. She hasn't been normal since," Collins suddenly looked behind him, and straight at me. So, he was checking to see if I was listening. I wanted to tell him that I'm fine, that it's okay to talk about Mimi. But no one seems to believe me. Everyone's just waiting until I breakdown again.

When will they finally believe me when I say I'm fine?

"Since you know." Collins finally said, turning back to Mark. I roll my eyes at them, and look away. "Oh yeah. But she did come back to normal for Roger." Mark said in a hushed tone. Yeah, like I can't hear. I sighed, and looked up at the sky. It was blue, with 3 small clouds (yes, I counted).

I can practically see Mimi's face in the skies, smiling at me. You better be happy. I'm doing this for you. I thought towards the skies.

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you

Mimi's face became even happier; her smile widened and it touched her eyes. Man, I wish that that face was down here with me instead of up in the sky. I closed my eyes angrily. Stop thinking about her Stop thinking about her Stop thinking about her Stop thinking about her

But when I tried to stop thinking about her, Mimi's face fell a bit in my mind's eye. I mentally groaned. Well, what do you want me to do? You're not here! I have to move on. And with that I washed her face away from my mind.

I'm sorry that I hurt you
It's something I must live with every day
And all the pain I put you through
I wish that I could take it all away
And be the one who catches all your tears

"Rog? You okay?" I open my eyes immediately, and I was faced with the worried faces of Collins and Mark. I could practically hear what they're thinking as if it was being whispered in my ear.

Is he okay?

I bet he's thinking about Mimi.

God, we're going to have to distract him.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I just have a headache." I explained, lowering my head a bit. These are the times I wish I could forget her. Wipe her from my mind. At the same time, I'd like to forget April too. Maybe I could live a decent life after that. Aliens, you can come and pick me up whenever you like. I thought towards the sky.

Mark and Collins don't look quite convinced, but we keep going anyways. "So, has Life Support changed while I was gone?" I asked, trying to change the subject.

"Nothing really. Gordon and Pam are dating-"

"No way." I said, shocked. They're total opposites!

"That's what I said!" Collins cried, smiling at Mark. Mark just rolled his eyes.

"Oh! There're two new people." Collins added, finishing a cigarette.

That caught my interest. Not many new people joined anymore or at least that I know of. When I was there, it was always the same people. New people will be interesting.

"Oh yeah! Destiny and Nick!" Mark cried, proud of himself that he remembered their names.

"Destiny?" I asked, raising an eyebrow. "Yeah, it's her name. She's really sweet. I think you'd like her." Collins said, grinning at me. I rolled my eyes. No way was I going into the dating game this fast. You said that 3 years ago, and look what happened. I could practically hear Mimi saying with a grin. I sighed again, because she was right. It took me a year to get over April, and then I met Mimi.

But you were different. I fought.

Yeah, okay Roger. She would probably say with a roll of her eyes.

"Yeah, of course Collins." I finally sarcastically replied. "I'm serious boy. You should get out more, see the girls. You're still young yet." Collins said with a suggestive grin.

"I'm 25."

"Yeah, that's pretty young!" Collins cried.

"Collins, stop it. Roger, I know you'd like her. She's nice, and she's pretty fun. She's mature for her age, and she likes to play piano." Mark said with a grin. My ears pricked up. She plays an instrument? I've never met a girl who-scratch that, I've never met a girl with girl parts that plays an instrument. Interesting...

I didn't miss Mark's grin towards Collins, or Collins' congratulating smile. Oh well, this might be good for me...

Destiny

Hmm, I actually kind of like that name. It's kind of...pretty. It wouldn't hurt to meet this girl would it? No harm done right?

"Oh, here we are. Angel, Destiny, and Nick are probably inside already." Mark said. I only now notice that we're only a couple feet away from the entrance. Suddenly, I feel nervous. I haven't felt this nervous since Mimi asked me to light her candle. Man, oh man, I hope I don't say anything stupid.

We enter the community center quickly, and I looked around. Paul was there, and he was talking with Gordon and Pam. Ali and Sue were chattering happily, and they had smiles on their faces. Which was really weird because Sue never smiles. Steve was all by his lonesome, reading some book.

Finally, my eyes rest on Angel. She's wearing a new tie dye skirt that I haven't seen before and a striped spring sweater over top of it. And no one can forget her HUGE heels and black bob wig. She's laughing with two people. One's a guy with black hair with brown eyes. His hair goes to the end of his ears, and he has a smile on his face.

The second is a small girl. She has medium length light brown hair, and blue, piercing eyes. She's quite pale, and slim. She looks like she's about 20, but I can't be sure. She's laughing, and she looks very happy. She also has a small child at her hip, which puts me off guard. Maybe it's his? The child looks like she's 3 or 4, and has brown hair a shade darker than the girl's. The baby also has blue eyes, and is playing with a Barbie doll.

I frowned. Is that woman Destiny? Or just a friend of Angel's? Speaking of Angel, she has noticed us by now, and she has grabbed the boy's and girl's arm. Okay, deep breaths Davis, deep breaths-

"Hey honey! OMG, you're here Roger!" and with that Angel squealed. I couldn't help but grin. She rushes over to me, and she gives me a big hug, forgetting her friends. I hug her back with a smile. The others are right; it's good to see Angel this happy again.

"OMG, Roger, it's so great to see you out of the house. I was afraid you were going all 'depressed, anti-social Roger' again-"Angel began. Oh here we go again. She's going to ramble, and what sucks is that I'm going to be embarrassed in front of Destiny before we're even introduced-

"Ang, how about you introduce Roger to Destiny and Nick?" Collins suggested. I mentally sighed in relief. Maybe I might get out of here embarrassment-free. Wouldn't that be a miracle?

"OH YEAH! Silly me! Roger, this is Destiny and Nick. Nick and Destiny, this is Roger!" Angel said, moving out of the way. The guy, or Nick apparently, held out his hand, and I took it. He seems a little hesitant though, as if he was nervous or something.

Destiny smiled at me, and I smiled back gratefully. She was definitely cute, I'll give her that. Now, let's see if she's anything like the way the others described her. "I would shake your hand but," she motioned towards the little girl in her arms, "she's kind of heavy."I smiled again at her. "It's okay. I'll shake your hand later." I said. She grinned at me, and looked back towards Angel.

"Who's this?" Mark suddenly asked, and I looked to see him looking at the little girl in Destiny's arms. "This is Jill. She's my daughter."

Everything was silent for a minute. Collins and Mark seemed just as shocked as I was about this. She has a kid? Well, it can't be that horrible could it?

"What a lovely little girl." Mark finally said with a smile. "Yes, she's perfect isn't she?" Destiny said, smiling at the little girl in her arms. "Yah, she's gorgeous." I added with a smile. She truly was. If I was to have a daughter, I'd want this one...

Wait, shit, my Father instincts are coming in.

"Do any of you guys want to hold her?" Destiny asked, looking at all of us for a second. But I noticed that her eyes lingered on mine. "I would." I said before I could think. Collins looked shocked for a second before recovering, and Mark just grinned at us. Nick looked on, and I noticed he looked a little shocked at her offer. Angel just looked way too happy for words.

"Would everyone please gather?" Paul then called. Man, this guy says things at the wrong times!

"You can do it afterward." Destiny said with a smile. I smiled back. I couldn't wait.

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"I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you

I've found a reason to show
A side of me you didn't know
A reason for all that I do
And the reason is you"
-The Reason, Hoobastank