Title: Thats Where Love Will Be

Author: Di de dur! (Me!)

Summary: Angel and Tom's daughter must go through the pain and hassle of her freshman year at highschool. She's facing homophobes that bag on her parents, coming out of the closest, friends, and fights, and maybe a helping of true love? Meanwhile: Mark struggles with coming to grips with the fact that he may not be the same person he was when he was dating Muaren. Mimi and Roger prepare to bring a new life into the world, how will the rest of the BoHo's respond? Maureen and Joanne take on the task of rson. Angel/Collins, Mimi/Roger, Mark/OC, MoJo, and of course Ashlynn and who ever I decide towrite for her.

Rating: T

Fandom: RENT

Disclaimer: I own Ashlynn, Leah, Alicia, Miguel, but no one else. I mean I guess I own the three big guys, but I don't really want to you know? I own Billy too, but I hate him so it dosent count.

Authors notes: GAH! I am so sorry this chapter is so short, and It took so long, but the next update might take a little bit longer. I have a wedding toplan, and another engagement!

Angel's ring can be found on my profile, at the bottom.

Their Bedroom, Tom's POV

"Marry me." This caused her to open her eyes, just to be faced by the open red box, sitting an inch from her face on my chest.

I smiled at the look on my Angel's face as she took the red box into her hands, staring at her ring. It was beautiful, just like her. A gold band with another band made diamonds ran over top of it with a bigger diamond set in the crossing.

"Tom, I." Angel paused and put the box back down on my chest gently, almost as if afraid she was going to break it. "How?"

"New York just legalized Gay marriage."I muttered, frustrated by her lack of answer, what did it matter? I was proposing here!

"When?" I rolled my eyes upward.

"Yesterday!" Her face smoothed out, all reases from concentraction gone. She got the most adorale faraway gleam in her eyes. "Angel?"

"Yes." What?

"What?"

"Yes!"

"Really?"

"God Yes! I love you so much Tom! Yes I'll marry you!" I smiled as I picked the box out and plucked her ring out.

Her eyes brightened as I slid the ring, while kissing her tenderly I might add, onto it's place on her left ring finger where it would stay forever.

Schunard-Collins residence, Leah's POV.

I rolled over and faced Ashlynn. She had fallen asleep a little while after I had woken up. I didn't even let her know. It wasn't her fault I couldn't sleep, I should let her. I grabbed my bathrobe off the bed and threw it over my naked body, then headed out to the kitchen.

I pulled open the refridgerator door and grabbed the paper cup full of soda Ashlynn had bought back from the life earlier. I took several large gulps, the carbonated liquid soothed my throat, and calmed my nerves. I couldn't even taste the flavor. I set t back on the shelf and leaned against the counter. My mother's rejection still stung bitterly and I rubbed my eyes angriliy. I moved to the other side of the small kitchen, caeful not to make too much noise and flopped down into a mismatched chair. I leaned my face down on the old wood of the table and inhaled the calming smell of the artficial pine cleanser Angel used.

"Can't get to sleep either, huh?" I jumped and turned to the doorway, only to see professor Collins standing there. He smiled at me warmly. "I'm sorry Leah, I didn' mean to scare ya." He smiled again and then walked over to the cupboards, pulling down things for hot chocolate.

"I'm sorry Professor, I didn't mean to wake you." He turned and looked at me.

"Oh, you didn't wake me up, I was already awake. Thinkin' ya know?" He frowned breifly, at some unpleasent memory I assumed. I put my face down in the crook of my arm when he put the pot of water on the stove. I figured he was making him and Angel some hot chocolate.

I could hear him bumbling around for a few more minutes and then a steaming mug was placed down right in front of my face. I sat up a little straighter, rubbing my eyes again. "How are you holdin' up?" I picked the mug up and it instantly warmed my hands. Professor Collins smiled again at me, and I could see why Angel had fallen in love with him, and why Ash held him high with so much love and respect. He was a very very sweet man.

"I'm alright I guess professor." I knew Angel would have to tell him eventually why his daughters girlfriend was living with them. I just didn't raelly expect to have to talk to him.

"Call me Collins, or, if you must, Tom." I smiled again.

"If you want to talk or anything Leah, I have some... experience in the whole dissaproving mother situation." He shifted uncomforatbly in his seat and looke d down at the mug of steamy chocolate between his hands. "My mother came after Angel and I with a gun."

I gasped. "What happened?"

"She shot Angel, then called me a fuckin' faggot, and told me it was my fault, then she turned the gun on herself and pulled the damn trigger not two feet away from me." I didn't know what to do, so when he put a hnd on the table, I grabbed it and gave it a gentle, comforting squeeze.

"It just hurts you know? Because you always hope that your parents will accept you no matter what. Even though I only knew when I started dating Ash, I still knew her for five years, and faced all that criticism with her. I always wondered what my mom would say if I was gay." I paused, "well, now I know," I finished bitterly.

"You know, I had hoped my mother would come around... But I never got the chance to find out you have that chance. Don't be so quick to deal hatred" He flashed me that sad smile, the on that didn't show any of his teeth. I nodded and squoze his hand again. "I just wanted to tell you, that no matter what, you will alway have a family with us, the rest of our little bohemian family as well."

"Thank you Tom. I really appriciate that you know." I smiled at him and picked my mug back up gingerly with both hands.

"I asked Angel to marry me earlier." Ah, so now I find out what is really bothering him.

"Aw! what did she say?!"

"

"She said yes." Tom set his mug down again and folded his fingers. "But I was wondering if it was the right thing to do. Is this ever going to be easier?"

He saw the look of confusion on my face and continued. "For gay's I mean. If this is going to mess that up... If I'm just dragging Angel further into this world of hatred, I dont know. Mark and Miguel, they are fianally happy. I haven't seen either of them this happy in a long time. Mimi and Roger will stick by us no matter what, and they have a family to take care of now. Maureen and Jo have a family, and Mo is finally starting to act her age. You and Ashlynn are in love. Will the hate ever end?" I sighed heavily.

"I honestly don't know, I think the nation is becoming more accepting of us. Are you having second thoughts about marrying Angel?" Cause I would have to kill you I mentally added. "Cause that would break her heart." Tom's mouth went wide and he shook his head.

"No, of course not. Angel is the reason I'm still breathing! I'd be lost without her. I just don't want her to get hurt." I nodded and stood up, taking my empty cup with me. I set it in the sink and walked back overto the table. I hugged Tom tightly, (he had stood up while my back was turned.) I headed back to the room and spooned up behind Ash and fell into a peaceful sleep.

Miguel and Alicia's apartment, Mark's POV.

"You still love me, right?" The words were soft, spoken gently from the lips of the beautiful man sitting beside me.

"Of course I do." I pulled him closer. He sniffled a little bit. "Why wouldn't I Miguel?"

"Because I'm used." He sniffled again, burying deeper than I thought possible into my side.

"Aw baby, I don't care." he shook his head,

"I was a pro, I had sex for money. The men I had sex with with cruel. They would beat me and sometimes they wouldn't even pay me. The last person to hold me like you did last night raped me. I was just to afraid to run."

"Oh Mi, I'm so sorry, come here baby." I pulled him into tight hug and rocked him as his tear grew in volume. His sister knocked on the door and then let herself in.

"Oh, I guess you don't need me to stay Hermano. I forgot Mark had stayed over. Did you two finally do it?" Miguel looked a her and Alicia just shook her head and walked out.

"I love you Miguel, don't you ever forget that alright?" He nodded.

"I love you too Marky." Miguel drifted off into an uneasy sleep, but I burned with anger at the people who had harmed my lover. I cradled him closer to my body.

Ashlynn's bedroom. Angel's POV

"ASH! GET YOUR LAZY BUTT UP! IF YOU CAN"T HAVE SX AND STILL GET UP AT A DECENT HOUR THAN I'LL BAN IT!" I screamed playfully. Thomas told me about the nightmares Leah had been having, so I let them stay in late, but this was ridiculus, I had good news, my dughter needed to get up and go!

"What mom?"

"You're going to be my Maid of Honor!"

"WHAT?!" Ashlynn jumped out of the bed, careful not to jolstle Leah too much and threw her arms around me.

"You're getting Married?"

"Yeah." Holy shit, I was. I was getting married. Oh my god, something I had dreamed of for forever. I was marrying the most wonderful man in the world. I screamed with Joy and hugged my daughter closer to me.