Title: Thats Where Love Will Be

Author: 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 Leah.

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: I know it's been a really long time, and I'm really sorry I didn't want to end the story this way, but I am going to write a sequel after I finish Unforseen.

Police Station 3 months later Ashlynn's POV

I twisted my hands together slowly and looked to my mother for comfort. Her beautiful face was marred with concern. A month had passed since my almost rape and the day mom and dad woke up at the hospital.

After a grueling month of recovery and lerning to cope with all that had happened I finally got the call that they had caught Billy. Everything came crashing back on me at once this morning when I picked the phone up and Alicia asked me to come in for a lineup.

My breath caught as I looked at my mother again. She had healed completly and fully, with only a tiny scar above her eye, and one on her andomen from the life saving surgery she underwent the night of the accident. Dad had recovered as well with no noticeble changes except for the fact that he was much more protective of me, Leah and my Mom.

Leah smiled and looked at me. "It's over baby. It's finally over."

I slipped one hand into Leah's and another into my moms. My dad stepped closer to me as the curtain opened up and put his hands on either side of my neck and squeezed comfortingly. "Not exactly Le. There's still the trial." I started crying as Number one stepped forward. I shook my head slowly. Number one stepped back and Number Two stepped forward. I shok my head again and watched as Two stepped back and Number three stepped forward.

i gasped and turned my head sharply. Leah turned her head as well and my dad's grip on my shoulders tightened. My mom started crying.

"It's three. It's number three." I turned around and wrenched myself away from my family and took off. I ran through the entire precinct and out onto the streets. I didn't stop, or turn back.

A few hours later, Leah's POV

"Ash?" I walked slowly up to her as she turned around. "Hey Baby."

"Hey." I put my arms around Ashlynn and she let her head fall onto my shoulder.

"Guess what?" She sniffed a little bit and turned her head so that her face was buried into my neck.

"What?"

"Billy confessed. He claimed it actually. There wont be a trial."

"It's really over?!" I could hear the joy in Ashlynn's voice at that prospect. I nodded and hugged her tightly.

"Yes baby," Ashlynn returned my hug with enthusiasm.

I pulled Ashlynn around to face me and pressed my lips softly to hers. I heard catcalls and whistles in the background and we broke apart to see our entire little family standing behind us. Maureen had a bright orange bandana tied around her head and she was jumping up and down, carrying a bottle of cheap champagne in one hand and a sleeve of plastic cups in another. Joanne had Eric by her side, another bottle of champagne in her hand as well. Angel skipped forward and pulled Ashlynn into her arms.

"What's all this about?" she laughed, clutching her mother to her. I laughed and slid my arm around her waist.

"We can't have a party without our favorite teenagers right?" Ashlynn cheered and broke away from Angel to pick me up by the waist and swing me around. All fourteen (Benny and Alicia were there, to everyone's surprise holding hands) of us headed back toward Angel and Tom's apartment.

Collins' Residence, twenty minutes later. Ashlynn's POV

I looked around the apartment. Every surface was covered with some kind of alcohol, or drink mix, or cup. I gasped quietly that my little family could put this all together in just a few hours, and i suspected that Uncle Benny and Aunt Joanne had alot to do with it.

Leah smiled and pulled a beer off of the coffee table and headed back over to me. Isabella and Eric had been dropped of at Joanne's parents house, and we had all gathered here. I smiled and pulled Leah down onto my lap, from where I was sitting I could see my mom and dad, sitting together on the floor in front of the coffee table and taking turns tipping the contents of shot glasses into each other's mouths. I smiled and looked around.

Aunt Joanne and Aunt Maureen were leaned back against Dad's recliner chair, each with a beer in their hand, they were laughing and pointing at Mimi who had gotten up and was twirling around in her hyperness. Uncle Roger watched her with a glow in his eyes, very obviously proud of her, or proud to have her. Uncle Mark and Miguel were sitting side by side on thr couch, and they didn't have eyes for anyone but each other. Miguel spilled his drink as he brought it up to his mouth to take a drink and I saw Uncle mark lean over and slowly lick the spilled drink off Miguel's face.

Alicia and Uncle Benny sitting next to Leah and I, so I slipped my hand through Alicia's hand, because she was closest to me.

"This is wonderful! Thank you so much, this is just what I needed." Alcia smiled and Kissed my forehead.

"Such a kiss ass." Leah chuckled and I playfully punched Alicia's knee.

"Baby!" I looked up as my mom crawled over to me, I shook my head and pushed Leah off my lap, I crawled toward my mom and we met in the middle for a bone crushing hug,

"I love you Momma." Mom nodded and kissed my cheek.

"I love you too." My mom pulled me tightly to her. "I'm so glad that we adopted you Ashlynn." I nodded. My mom was always very honest and heartfelt when she drank.

She moved back to sit with my Dad but I could feel her eyes on me all night, Leah and I didn't drink much, we just watched as everyone had a good time. This was my family. I watched them until Leah's head was drooping on my shoulder, and her eyes were closed. I nudged her and winked, no one would notice we were gone, and everything was right in our lives again. Leah still didn't seem to get the picture so I kissed her. I kissed her like I hadn't kissed her in months, and I let my hands roam to the back of her halter top and I played wit the tie, begging her to understand.

Leah caught onto my mood as she fully woke up. She pulled back from my kiss and grinned, taking my hand and leading me toward the bedroom. With everyone drinking, it was going to be a long night and we were taking full advantage of that fact.