Alrighty boys and girls, heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrre's an update! Oh, and Tony is still going to be referred to as a boy, but he will be in drag unless I say he's not. And I should let you guys know, though you've probably figured it out, none of the infected bohos have been cured. Just thought I'd clear that up.

Disclaimer: I asked and pleaded, but I didn't get RENT for my birthday. But I do have ticket stubs from the final performance in theaters! It was magical.

Angel opened the door to the loft they had used to live in. It was the same as they left it, but a little bit dustier. It had been tradition that all of the bohos moved back into their old lofts for a few weeks at Christmastime.

"Come on Tony!" she heard Maddie call to her brother.

"I'm sorry! Heels are hard to walk in!" he shouted back. Angel just smiled and went into their old bedroom and saw a picture frame with a bow on the bed.

Huh, Angel thought. I left it locked. She shrugged and picked up the note.

Welcome home, Chica!
I found this camera from the 90s, got it developed, and this was on the roll. I thought you'd like it!
Te quiero!
Mimi

Her gaze shifted to the picture of her, Collins, 8 year-old Maddie, and 5 year-old Tony all sleeping in the master bed. Angel smiled at the memory.

"Ange? Where are you?" Collins called from the living room. Instead of answering, she walked to him and showed the picture to the small unconventional family.

(Mark/Carmen/Ellie/Tommy)

"Well, here we are guys!" Mark announced as he slid the door open to reveal the loft. Carmen smiled as the memories flooded back about the times she and Mark had had there.

"This is it?" Ellie asked. She didn't remember too much of her life in the Village.

"Yes, this is it!" Mark answered. "You wouldn't believe the great times we had here. Getting drunk, watching Maureen and Collins get stoned and fight the monsters, and a whole ton of other shtuff," he caught himself as he saw Tommy listening to him intently. "I wonder if Roger and Mimi are here yet."

"Uncle Roger and Aunt Mimi lived here?" Tommy asked.

"No, honey," Carmen called from the bedroom she and Mark had shared. "They lived below us."

"Merry Christmas bitches!" Collins called as he entered the loft with Angel on his arm and Maddie, and Tony following.

"Language!" Angel playfully scolded as she saw Tommy on the couch.

"He's heard it all before," Collins said dismissively.

"Uncle Collins! Aunt Angel!" Ellie shouted when she saw her beloved 'aunt' and 'uncle.' They got around hugging everyone but Tony stuck in the background, not moving.

"Who's this?" Ellie asked, gesturing to the young cross-dresser. She looked around. "Where's Tony?"

He smiled and waved to his cousin. "Hi Ellie."

She squealed and ran to look him over. "Tony?! Oh my God, you look so good!"

"Thanks. Mom helped me a lot."

"Come on! I want Ali to see you!" she pulled him towards the door, and down the stairs. They knocked on the door and waited for an answer.

"Hey Aunt Mimi!" Ellie greeted as her aunt opened the door.

"Hi Ellie. Who's this?" she gave Tony a once over. "Tony?"

"Hi Aunt Mimi," he said with a sweet smile.

She reacted the same way as Ellie did; squealing and crushing him in a too tight hug.

"Can you not tell everyone yet? I want to surprise them at dinner tonight."

They both grumbled a promise to Tony, who smiled and went back up to the loft.

xXx

"Finally!" Maureen cried out dramatically as they entered their New York apartment. She shuffled to the couch and collapsed on it.

"We are so flying next time," Joanne said as she brought the bags in.

"Where am I sleeping, Mom?" Ed asked as he walked in. Maureen pointed to the hallway and to the left. He followed the directions and started unpacking. "Dibs on showering first!" he called. Living with two women sometimes meant he wouldn't get a hot shower if he went last.

xXx

Mark and his family waited outside the Life Café for the rest of their friends. The Davis's arrived first, then the Johnson's and then they went into the restaurant to wait for Angel and Collins and their kids.

They had moved the usual tables into the line that they had 20 years before and waited, catching up. They saw Angel and Collins come in and Ellie smiled at Tony, who no one but the Cohen's recognized.

"Hey guys!" Collins greeted as he sat down next to Mark. Angel sat down next to him after giving everyone that customary haven't-seen-you-in-forever-I-missed-you hug.

Ed Johnson-Jefferson just stared at the blonde haired Latino that was still stood hear the head of the table with Maddie who was chatting with Ali. Damn, she's beautiful, he thought. He leaned over to Joanne and whispered "I have to talk to you and Mom later." She looked at him with concern, but nodded.

"So, Maddie, who's this?" Mimi asked with a knowing smile as she looked at Tony.

He winked and walked over to stand by Angel and Collins. "Oh, Aunt Mimi, you already know." He turned to everyone else. "Hi, everyone."

Jaws dropped and all eyes were on him. Angel stopped talking to Maureen as she realized what was going on.

"Tony?" Kurt finally asked. "Damn! You look good!"

He got up and walked to his friend. That broke the awkward silence and everyone started to compliment him.

Angel smiled at Collins as they're son was approved by their friends.

"Are we going to eat or what?" Collins said after a few minutes.

"Yeah, I'm coming," the waiter called. He got one look at the group and visibly paled. "Oh, no. I remember you guys."

"Dude, it's been 20 years, why do you still work here?" Roger asked.

"That's none of your business," he dismissed. "So what do you guys want?"

All the adults smiled at each other. "Wine and beer!" They were going to make it a long night for him.

After they had gotten their alcohol and sodas for the kids, Collins walked to the head of the table and cleared his throat.

"I want to propose a toast. To family and friends and to 20 that half of us thought we wouldn't ever see. Cheers," he said as he raised his glass. Roger and Mimi exchanged a nod and Roger got up to talk to Mark.

"Hey, man can I talk to you for a second?"

"Yeah, sure, what's up?" Mark asked with concern at the look on his best friends face.

He took a deep breath. "You remember last week when Izzie dropped off Tommy's homework? Well, apparently she skinned her knee and Tommy kissed it to make it better."

"So? I don't see the--"

"Izzie's test came back positive," Roger rushed the words out.

Mark just stared, taken aback by the news. Everything went dark.

A/N: Doesn't it suck that the update ends on a cliffhanger? Well, it doesn't for me because I know what happens next!