A/N: This is my first X-Men: Evolution fic, so go easy on me. It's a series of songfics based on the songs from RENT. First up is "One Song Glory". Enjoy, and please review.

Disclaimer: "His girlfriend April left a note saying 'We've got AIDS' before slitting her wrists in the bathroom."

                        -- Mark, "Tune Up #3"

Lives for RENT – "One Song Glory"

            It was the only time they would ever be seen together in one place. The Acolytes, the Brotherhood, and the X-Men were all gathered at this little place of ceremony. Even Magneto was there, standing between Mystique and Prof. Xavier. Everyone was dressed in their finest. Lance picked up his guitar and walked over to the microphone.

            "Dear friends and enemies, we are gathered here today in celebration of one man," he said, strumming his guitar. He looked around at all of the somber faces, and began to play.

"One song
Glory
One song
Before I go
Glory
One song to leave behind
Find one song
One last refrain
Glory
From the pretty boy front man
Who wasted opportunity"
 
               Someone began to sing along with him.
 
"One song
He had the world at his feet
Glory
In the eyes of a young girl
A young girl
Find glory
Beyond the cheap colored lights"
 
               More people began to join in, some even beginning to cry.
 
"One song
Before the sun sets
Glory - on another empty life
Time flies - time dies
Glory - One blaze of glory
One blaze of glory – glory"
 
               One voice rang clear above the rest in the audience: Rogue's.
 
"Find
Glory
In a song that rings true
Truth like a blazing fire
An eternal flame
Find
One song
A song about love
Glory
From the soul of a young man
A young man"
 
               Lance found himself getting choked up. This was personal now.
 
"Find
The one song
Before the virus takes hold
Glory
Like a sunset
One song
To redeem this empty life
Time flies
And then - no need to endure anymore
Time dies"

            Lance allowed himself to shed a few tears. There was not a single dry eye amongst them. Everyone understood the message of that song. There was no need to say anything more.

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            Rogue stepped over to the gravestone, placing a bouquet of roses and the King of Hearts at the base. The tombstone read:

                        Remy LeBeau

            A Victim of the AIDS Virus

        C'est où il joue sa dernière carte

                Repos Dans La Paix       [1]

            This was his "One Song Glory".

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[1] This is where he plays his last card. Rest In Peace.

Afterword: How did you like this? Would you like me to write more for the Lives for RENT series? Please review and tell me what you think. Au Revoir!