8 Hour Love Story..

This is an Alternate Universe fic…I'm trying to do something a bit different…I don't own RENT or it's characters I do own any original characters you may see (like Mackenzie…Mimi's roommate)

Lyrics to the title song '8 Hour Love Story' Belong to Jacob Young


Roger and Mimi had left the set for the night and Mark was packing up when he noticed Mackenzie still sitting there.

"Your still here," Mark said.

"You looked like you could use the company," Mackenzie said, "and I could use a study brake."

"Is this you asking me out," Mark asked surprised.

"If you're asking if this is a date then no," Mackenzie said, "if you're asking if this is a girl asking her best guy friend out for dinner, then yes I'm asking you out."


"So Mark and Mackenzie," Roger said to Mimi as he was taking her home, "do you think there is something there."

"Huh," Mimi said.

"You saw them dancing earlier," Roger said, "they looked so cute together."

"They did," Mimi agreed, "But Mackenzie is getting over a bad break up."

"Right," Roger said, "I forgot about that."

"But when the time is right I bet they will get together," Mimi said, "and what about us."

"Us," Roger said, "we are an US now."

"Well…what I mean is we have been together a lot now working on the video," Mimi said, "and with Maureen back in the picture I'm hopeing we can stay friends."

"Friends," Roger said, "right."

He kissed Mimi and headed back to his place.


Mark and Mackenzie walked into the bar and found a table.

"A bar," Mark asked, "man you were right when you said this would be a casual dinner between friends."

"I didn't come here for the food," Mackenzie said.

"Your not going to get drunk are you," Mark asked.

"Nope," Mackenzie said pointing to the pool table in the back of the bar.

"You came here to play pool," Mark said looking at Mackenzie surprised.

"Yea," Mackenzie said as she grabbed a cue, "you want to play."

"Do I have a choice," Mark asked.

"No," Mackenzie said dragging Mark over to the table.


A few hours had past and the two were still playing.

"You suck at pool," Mackenzie said.

"I never said I was good," Mark said, "now did I."

Mackenzie stood up on a bar stool and looked at the patrons of the bar.

"Do I have any real challengers," Mackenzie yelled.

"Get down," Mark said.

"No chance dad," Mackenzie said mockingly.

"You did not just call me dad," Mark said grabbing her off the stool.

A woman came over and looked at the duo.

"If you two stop flirting," she said, "I'll play."

TBC