Um, yeah. Hi. I suck for not updating sooner. I'm sorry. Between Theaterfest and school and all that jazz, I just haven't had time. Do you believe that? No? It's okay. It sounds like bull, but it's true. I totally forgot to mention that I put the links up for the dresses that Tony, Ellie and Maddie found in the last chapter.

Disclaimer: I don't own RENT, but it owns me. Sweeney Todd does too.

"So what so you want to see tonight?" Ed asked Tony as the waited in line for the tickets.

"Um," his date said stretching up to see the movie titles at the top. "How about Sweeney Todd?"

"Are you sure? I'm just asking because I heard it was super bloody and gory," he warned.

"Yeah, I love Tim Burton's work. Plus, you'll be next to me if I get scared," Tony flirted shamelessly. He brushed a few blonde wig strands from his face and smiled at Ed, who felt a rush of chagrin come over his face.

"Next! Come on!" the ticket guy called.

"Sorry. Two tickets for Sweeney Todd," Ed mumbled as he handed over the money and ID.

After the popcorn and gummi bears were bought, the seats found, and movie started Tony cringed as the main character sliced his first victim's neck. Ed remained unfazed, until he heard a soft squeak come from the direction of his date.

"Are you okay?" he whispered. "We can leave, you know."

"No we shou--" He stopped as he saw another person's neck splurt blood. "Yeah let's go."

Ed grabbed Tony's hand and they walked out of the movie.

"Are you okay now? I knew we should've seen Juno or something," he started to rant. "I'm sorry."

"Honey, it's okay. You didn't exactly twist my arm," the other boy joked.

"Still…" he trailed off. They started walking towards Central Park when Ed noticed he was still holding Tony's hand, and let go immediately. Tony looked at him with confusion and grabbed his hand again, but stopped them.

"Look, Eddie, I like you. I like you a lot, but I need to know how you feel about me," he said, shocked at his own confrontation.

Ed swallowed hard. He never was really good in these situations. "I do, too. I really do like you too, Tony."

The small Latino smiled at the older boy, who felt his heart start to race. To his own surprise he started to lean forward, as did Tony. Their lips met in a chaste kiss, that still gave them warm, firework-y feelings.

"Wow."

"Yeah."

xXx

Roger gently smoothed Mimi's wild curls as she rested her head on his shoulder.

"Do you ever miss this Roger?"

"Miss what?"

"This. Just us and our friends living the artist's dream in Alphabet City."

"Of course I do Mimi, but we have kids now. We're 40. We can't live like that anymore," Roger calmly explained. "What brought this on?"

"Well, um, I didn't go to lunch with Maureen. She and Joanne took me to the doctors because I told them about a lump I found and the doctors said that I may have cancer. They have to do a few more tests to find out for sure, but they are pretty certain I have breast cancer, and between that and my advanced stage of HIV they said-" she took a calming breath. "-they said that my chances aren't good," Mimi said starting to cry.

Roger couldn't breathe. He felt that someone had set him on fire, but nonetheless he pulled his wife close as he, too, began to cry.

xXx

"So, Tony, can I ask you something? How did you know you were gay?" Ed asked as a couple walked past them.

"Well, I guess I always knew really. When I was going to different foster homes, I would always play dress up or Barbies with the girls rather than football or army with the boys. In retrospect, that's probably why I was bounced from home to home. The people could probably sense something was 'wrong' with me. I don't know. But when Angel and Collins found me, I think I knew it was going to be alright. I mean, I was only three when they adopted me and Mads," Tony said shrugging. Ed was silent for a moment, processing what he had just heard. "So, now that you know my life story, what's yours?"

"Um, I guess I'll start with the fact that I was abused by my older brother and sister, I won't go into detail, so I ran away, and I was found by this nice couple who took me to an orphanage in Jersey. It was run by those scary nuns that people make fun of but don't think they're really real. They scolded me for doing the same things you did, so I closed myself off emotionally for a few years and then I got into theater. I could display my emotions without being shunned. Then Mom and Mama J adopted me and you know pretty much the rest," Ed finished.

Tony shuddered. "I don't think I'd ever be able to take not being, you know, sparkly." He rested his head on Ed's shoulder as he played with their intertwined fingers.

He wanted to stay like that for the rest of his life, but it was time to go. "Come on, we have to go." He pulled them up.

"Really? I'm not ready though!" the smaller boy complained.

Ed smiled and kissed him more deeply than last time.

"Why would you do that? Now I really don't want to go!"

"Come on, babe," Ed said, as they walked towards the exit of the park.

They walked mostly in silence, until Ed saw Tony shiver slightly, and pulled him closer.

"I really had a really great time," the Latino gushed as they stopped at his building. He felt a few snowflakes fall from above.

"You know, I'm thinking that's why you're cold," his date said.

"Yeah, I gotta learn to wear better coats in winter." Ed pecked him gently on the cheek and started to turn, when Tony stopped him. "Hey, kiss me, it's beginning to snow."

"My pleasure."

"Yo! Stop sucking face and get inside!" Maddie yelled.

Tony looked up to see his sister and Ellie on the fire escape, grinning like they were the freakin' Cheshire cat.

"So you gonna tell us what happened?" Ellie asked as she and Maddie followed Tony to the other bedroom in Angel and Collins's apartment.

"Sorry, sugar! I don't kiss and tell!"

He opened his door to see sleeping bags on the floor, and groaned.

"Well, we got some time, so spill!" Maddie said leading him over to the makeshift beds.

xXx

"So how much is that?" she asked.

"Uhh, let's see. It's about a gram, so 90 bucks," the man said.

"Shit, that's twice as much as it was last time! Fine!" she said, digging for the money in her purse. She handed him the bills and took the few pills. She snuck towards her home, taking an alleyway for a short cut.

"Ali, what the hell are you doing?" Kurt yelled from behind her.

"Um, nothing Kurt, just walking," Ali said nervously.

"Bullshit!" He pulled the drugs from her jacket pocket. "I saw you buying these drugs from The Man that ruined Mom and Dad's lives! I thought you were smarter than that!" He threw the drugs at his sister. "I can't believe you would do that."

Kurt slowly walked away, leaving his sister who sank to the ground in the alley, sobbing.

Did you expect that?? Ha! I think this'll be good, but it'll be a wait and see thing. So review and an update will happen much sooner!