Hello everyone! I am very sorry this took so long to get up, but I had a bit of writer's block. The point is that it's up now and I have more ideas so I should be able to get another chapter up in two weeks to the most.
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Disclaimer: I don't own RENT, though I do have it memorized.
Why did it seem like this man was following them? Where ever they went it seemed like he turned up, even in their own home.
Maureen, being the ever observant woman she is took no notice of Mark's shock and Roger's hatred of the man in front of them and immediately walked closer to him, happily greeting him.
"John! It's nice to see you again!" She said happily.
John looked away from Mark to the woman in front of him.
"Hello, Maureen. How are you?"
"Perfect!"
Maureen continued talking to him, but John wasn't paying attention. Instead he was staring at Mark. Roger noticed this and moved Mark slightly behind him. Joanne, being more observant then her partner, noticed this movement and approached Maureen.
"Maureen, come on, we should go now." She grabbed her girlfriend's arm and tried to pull her away from the man and towards the Life.
"No, I'm talking. Hey, I know, why don't you come with us, John!" Joanne groaned and shook her head.
Mark stiffened and Roger pushed the filmmaker farther behind him.
"Sure, I'd love to come, where are you headed to?" John said.
"To the Life!" Maureen said happily before the other woman could stop her.
"Well then let's go." John smiled evilly at Roger and started walking towards the restaurant.
Normally Roger would have started a fight because of this entire interaction, but the last thing they needed was anyone else knowing about the animosity between the three men.
The rocker took Mark's hand into his own again and followed the rest of the group, at a safe distance that is.
Upon entering the cafe John led them to a conveniently secluded booth. He slid into one side and Joanne quickly placed Maureen and herself on the same side. Roger shoot her a grateful look and placed himself across from the other man and pulled Mark in beside him.
The filmmaker thought he saw a look of anger on John's face, but it passed too quickly to be sure.
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The meal the group spent at the Life had to be the worst they had every been too. Looking back maybe not punching John's lights out when they had first encountered them had been a bad idea.
While they ate their food the table was silent except for Maureen's rambling. The air was thick with tension and Roger and John were glairing across the table at one another.
Mark meekly picked at his food and Joanne unsuccessfully tried to draw him into a conversation more then once.
Now, this wasn't as bad as it could have been, just a tense hour, but then John opened his mouth.
"So Marky, it looks like you've found yourself a boyfriend." The filmmaker stiffened and scooted closer to Roger.
"Yes, he has." Roger answered for him.
John turned back towards the rocker and spoke again.
"I'm surprised you would date him."
Roger narrowed his eyes.
"Why?"
"What? You mean he hasn't told you yet?" He asked, a smirk spreading across his face.
"John, please don't." Mark begged. Roger glanced at his boyfriend before turning back to the other man.
"Told me what?"
"That he's a slut." John smiled evilly as Mark bowed his head and pulled away from his boyfriend.
All occupants of the table looked towards the filmmaker. Silence reigned before the chaos started.
"You bastard!" Roger yelled as he all but leaped over the table and punched John to the floor.
"Roger! No!" Mark called out behind him, but the rocker wasn't paying attention. His sole focus was on the man who was now beneath him.
He punched the man continuously while shouting.
In the end it took three rather large men to pull Roger off and the entire group was thrown out of the cafe.
The group split up and Mark and Roger headed back to the loft.
To say things were tense between the boyfriends was an understatement.
That's all for this chapter, I'm hoping the next one will be up sooner this time.
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Kag-Kitsune