I'm posting Chapter 2 already! Yey! Soon there might be more, but maybe not. I hope you liked the first chapter. Although I strongly doubt potpourri would have that kind of an effect on someone. Oh well, it was Lori, she deserved it *snickers meanly* I'm not gonna be weird and set a review quota (I'm not gonna write more unless I get.), But it would be helpful for my further inspiration. "Inspiration have I none, just to touch the flaming dove/ all I have is my love of love, and love is not loving"--- David Bowie, Soul Love, Ziggy Stardust album. P.S. David Bowie is Danny's favourite solo performing artist!





Seeing as the next day was a Saturday, Merton didn't get out of bed until about 11:30. Back when he was younger, his mum used to make him get up at about 9, but now that she was afraid to go into his room (thanks Rasputin), he took full advantage of his slumber time. As his brain started to function, he decided he better call Lori, just to check up on her, and maybe to tease her about the Vulcans. He was about to call her when his black cordless rang,

"Lieutenant Zulu, traitor to the federation speaking." He answered, hoping it was Lori. No one answered. " Hello? This is actually Merton?"

"Oh, hi!" Tommy said, relieved.

"Why are you calling so early?" Merton asked in mock-shock.

"It's noon time!"

"I know! I might've been sleeping!"

"Oh, hmm. Anyways, I was wondering if that truth spell wore off, or if you'll be stuck like that forever."

"Well, thanks for caring! Actually, I'm not sure. Ask me something." Merton said cheerfully.

"Um.did you think about what Lori said last night?"

"Oh, yes, certainly! It bothered me, and I was up all night pondering the intricate details of our relationship." Merton said thoughtfully. There was a very long pause on the other end of the line. "Tommy? I'm just joking!"

Tommy suddenly laughed, although very uneasily. "Wow, you're cured! That was a lie.that...it's great! No more truth spell. Although it was rather funny."

"Funny? No way! Lori, or should I say, Lori the Vulcan, was much funnier than I."

"I still can't believe she ate potpourri! Although some of the stuff she was talking about really has been bugging me." Tommy said quietly. Merton had to strain to hear the last part.

"Oh, yeah me too. All that stuff about her being a Vulcan. But I've though about it, and I've decided that it just wouldn't be logical." Merton laughed at his own joke, but Tommy kept quiet on the other end of the phone. The raven-haired one decided to change the rather uncomfortable subject. "so, what are we going to do today? Go to the factory? Hang out at the park? Some how get into the school and sit in the cafeteria? Just stay at the Lair?"

"No, no. We do that stuff all the time. Seriously! We need some new scenery. How about we go to the mall?" Tommy suggested.

" How about I rip out my brain stem and go to the nearest 3-way."

"No, 4-way."

".4-way intersection and jump rope with it?" Merton said sarcastically. ERRR!!!

"Merton?" Tommy asked. "You're buzzing! The spell isn't gone yet."

"No, no. It's gone just.."ERRR!!! "That's just my alarm clock," ERRR!!! "I'm gonna go shut it off now." ERRR!!! Tommy heard before a dial tone. Merton had hung up on him. What a weird kid he could be sometimes.

Then the thought hit Tommy ("Ow! Stop hitting me, thought!") that Merton had lied to him before, or had he? Had Merton really been up pondering the intricate details of their relationship? Were there intricate details in their relationship? If Merton really had been up all night, he hadn't been alone (well, physically yeah, but in spirit, ya know?). Tommy had also been up pondering. It wasn't like he was gay, but Merton was really different from all his other guy friends. He had never felt like he could really open up to any of them before, and even though Merton was a little eccentric, he was just fun to be around. And thinking back, Tommy had been around him a lot in the past couple of seasons. Almost a constant companion since the whole wolf thing started.

So all of those things had been going around in his head last night, and he kinda wondered what it would be like if Merton and he. But anyway, he was just glad that he wasn't under any truth spell, or else Vulcans might not be the topic of conversation. Pulling on his letterman jacket, Tommy decided he had better go talk to Merton before his friend buzzed to death because of that truth spell.

At the lair, Merton was sitting on the ground panting. ERRR!!! He shook, almost falling over. Damn spell! He couldn't get rid of it unless he told Tommy the truth, because he had already tried to explain to Becky and Lori, and while he did succeed in confusing them both; he hadn't succeeding in getting rid of ERRR!!! the spell. He tried to pick up the phone in shaking hands to call Tommy, but even if he ERRR!!! could manage to gather up the courage to call Tommy, he couldn't stop his fingers from shaking long enough to do so. Stupid truth spell!!! ERRR!!! He tried to stop it again. "I don't want to go to the nearest 3-way interERRR!!!section!" He shouted to no one. Suddenly, the buzzing stopped. Merton stood up and glanced at his non-shaking hands amazed. "I guess I didn't have to tell Tommy."

"Hi Merton!"

"ERRR!!! Oh, hi Tommy. How long have you been there?" Merton asked, startled.

"Long enough." Tommy said grinning. "Why didn't you just tell me you were under the truth spell?"

"What ERRR? What are you talking about ERRR? I'm not under any spell ERRR ERRR ERRR." Merton ERRRed. "I just ERRR decided to talk ERRR like this ERRR today ERRR."

"SuERRR Merton." Tommy ERRRed in reply, laughing slightly.

"No seriously, I really wasn't under the truth spell." ERRRR!!!!! Merton said, the mentioned spell taking effect. He began to shake violently.

"It's getting worse Merton!" Tommy shouted over the ERRR!!! "Tell me the truth!"

ERRR!!! "I'm sorry.I just don't." ERRR!!! Merton was shaking very violently, in danger of getting shaken baby syndrome (if he were indeed an infant). "Okay!! I lied! I'm still under the spell! I can't stop this horrible ERRRing unless I tell the truth!! And I did think about out intricate relationship! Stop this madness!" The ERRRing stopped. Merton collapsed on the floor, holding his head. Tommy grabbed some things of the desk and rushed to help his friend up to his feet.

He grinned at his friend, who was still grimacing in pain, trembling slightly without the spells help, and offered him a bowl of something. "Some pot-pourri? I've heard it helps."

Merton grinned weakly as Tommy helped him to sit on his bed. More seriously, Tommy offered him some aspirin, which he swallowed dry. As the dark-haired boy sat there trying to stop shaking, and Tommy looked on quietly, wishing he could help more. Finally, when it seemed Merton was feeling slightly better, he spoke again. "Who knew lying could be so dangerous, huh? It seems the spell gets worse the more lies you tell. I guess your dreams of being a lawyer are pretty well butchered too."

Merton grinned weakly, rubbing his forehead gently. "Yeah, I guess. I really hope this goes away soon though."

"Oh, come on. It's been educational." Tommy said, trying to cheer up his friend (and failing miserably).



Strange place to end, I know. But that is all I have written at the moment. P.S. a little birdie told me that I oughta upload some of the fics I have written recently. I think they suck. What do you guys think? Visit my site at www.geocities.com/mertonpictureshow and tell me what you think. Or just hope that they are good and ask me to post them anyway. 8^). Thanks for the support!