ALL HALLOW'S EVE
'Twas
All Hallow's Eve and the spirits were restless.
There was much to do in preparation for tonight's festivities and the master
was not in the mood to be played with. He paced around the dark office, his
mind furiously trying to come up with a plan good enough for the two men.
A knock on the door brought him back to present and he bellowed,
"Enter."
"Master, they have
been spotted."
"Where?"
"
"So
far away. Get someone there now."
"Yes,
sir." The young blonde turned to leave but looked back and asked,
"Sir, do you think it will work this time?"
"Only time will
tell."
"He is tough, but if
anyone can thaw his heart, it's his blond."
"Let's hope that he
is strong enough for the task."
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Brian and Justin strolled
down
"So we're in charge
of the Trick or Treating
tonight."
"Why the fuck can't
the munchers do it?" Brian was fuming over having
his plans disrupted. He had wanted to spend the night in bed with Justin
and now he was going to be off playing daddy all around
town.
"Because
they're going to a costume
party.
Besides it'll be fun to take Gus out."
"You only want the
candy."
"Well that
too."
They continued down
the street, hand in hand and stopped in front of the 'Vette. Brian kissed
his young lover and slid behind the wheel. "I'll see you around
"Gus and I will be
waiting, but don't forget to stop and get batteries for the
flashlight."
"Later."
"Later."
Neither man noticed
the small dark woman watching them closely. Stepping in behind the smaller
man she followed him the four blocks home and slipped in
unnoticed behind
him.
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"Master, she's
inside."
"And are they
there?"
"Only
one master."
"Which one?"
"The one so full of light. The one they call
Sunshine."
"So the dark one has
no one nearby?"
"No sir."
"Then it's time to
begin."
"Yes
sir."
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Justin flipped on the
tv and opened the bag
of microwave popcorn. He was channel surfing for anything interesting when
he found a channel he didn't even know that they had. 'Must be a new lineup',
he said to himself.
The show was dark and
he strained to see the images on the screen. The man looked remarkably like
Brian and this intensified Justin's interest. He listened to the dialogue
and thought that the voice sounded a lot like Brian as
well.
Finding the show just
a tad too strange he tried to flip the channel but the remote didn't
work.
"It's of no
use."
Justin jumped at the
sound of the woman's voice. "How did you get in here?"
"You can't change fate,"
she said softly, ignoring his question.
Justin felt fear at
this woman's words. "Who are you?"
"I've come to ensure
that things go smoothly."
"What the hell are
you talking about?"
"Don't be afraid, Justin.
The Master wants this to happen the right way this time."
"Oh I get
it, Brian put you up to this. He's playing a Halloween
joke on me. That bastard."
"Brian isn't here."
"Exactly."
"Sit down Justin, there are some things you must know before it's
too late."
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"Master, Maya is with
the blond one."
"And
Magda?"
"She has not reported in and we can't find her."
"She is going to have
a hard time convincing the dark one to do what must be done. I don't envy
her."
"Why is her job the
hardest?"
"Because
the dark one knows not how to love."
"Doesn't know how to love? But Master, he already loves
Sunshine."
"Ah, yes he does. But
he doesn't allow himself to feel his love."
"No wonder he is so
sad."
"Tonight that will
end and fate will intervene if Magda does her
job."
"And if she
fails?"
"Then the dark one
spends another lifetime without his true love."
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Brian was sitting in
his office looking over papers when he looked up to find the small woman
sitting on his desk. Thinking he was hallucinating he shook his head and
looked back down to the file she was sitting on.
"What the fuck was
in those lemon bars?" He rubbed his eyes not quite sure why he was seeing
a small fairy on his desk.
"Mr. Kinney, you aren't
seeing things. I'm real."
"And
I"m the fucking queen of
"More like the King of
Pittsburgh."
"Okay, let's say that
you're real, what the fuck are you doing here?"
"I came to help you
before it's too late."
"Too
late for what?"
"For you and Sunshine of course. The Master is worried that this year
will be like all the others."
"The
Master? Why the fuck is he worried about us?"
"Because
without your help we're silenced for another 200
years."
"Silence a bunch of fairies? What a fucking joke."
"I assure you that
it's no joke. If you don't come through this year, it could be our
last."
"What the fuck are
you talking about?"
"Our strength is fading
quickly, sir. If this year is like the others then we may finally cease to
exist."
"This is some fucking
joke right? Michael arranged this with some computer geek he knows right?
You're just a hologram or some shit."
"I'm
real, you can touch me if you
like."
Brian reached out and
hesitantly touched the small gold-flecked wings and jumped back at the feel
of them. "FUCK, you are real. Holy shit, I'm dead,
right?"
"OH, no, you aren't
dead, dark one. But if you don't make the proclamation tonight, you could
be."
"I'm lost here, what
the hell are you talking about? What proclamation?"
"You must tell
him."
"Tell who
what?"
"Sunshine."
"What about Justin? Is he okay? Did something happen to
him?"
"Your love is
fine, he's being visited by Maya as we speak. She's
ensuring that he is open to receiving tonight's gift."
"Look, little fairy,
I'm a logical person. I don't believe in fairy tales.
much less fairies. I must be tripping or something.
That's it I'm having a flash back from that shit Anita gave
me."
"You must believe me,
Brian. You have to open your heart and tell him or you will spend many more
years in despair. You have to accept his love and return it, or you will
lose him again."
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"Master, she is with
the dark one. He is putting up a fight."
"As
I expected. She must remain strong."
"Maya is faring better
with our Sunshine."
"Keep me posted on
Magda and the dark one."
"Yes,
Master."
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Justin listened in
awe as the young woman told him the story of why she was
there.
"I've come along way
to ensure that your love fulfills his duty. Tonight is the only night he
has to save us all."
"Save
who?"
"The
fairies, and the spirits."
"Fairies and spirits? Are you fucking
insane?"
"No, Justin without
Brian's declaration tonight, we go back to solitude for another 200
years."
"Your
pinning a lot on Brian. I'm sorry but he's going to disappoint
you."
"Oh, no, you must have
faith him. Without your faith, he is nothing. You have given him the ability
to do this this year."
"What are you talking
about?"
"Let me tell you the
story of how tonight became the night."
Justin sat back and
listened as she wove a brilliant tale of love and
betrayal.
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"
'Twas All Hallow's Eve
and the Master had great plans for that night. The party was in full swing
when the dark one entered the room with a boy so full of light, he became
known as Sunshine. The dark one stayed close to his lover throughout the
night. They danced, and laughed and the fairies flew around glowing in the
love the two men shared.
As the witching hour
neared there was talk of a man who came to destroy the love between our dark
one and his love. Fear spread quickly and the Master
stepped forward to
calm us all. He spoke to us of the dark one's love for his boy and that as
long as he could declare his love publicly we would all be
fine.
The witching hour struck
and the mysterious man approached our Sunshine. The dark one stepped in front
of him to protect him but he wasn't strong enough.
This mysterious
man offered our Sunshine the thing he craved the most, words of
love.
Sunshine turned back
to the dark one, pleading with him to offer him the same. When the dark one
remained silent, Sunshine kissed his cheek and took
the mysterious man's
hand, leaving the dark one alone.
As they crossed the
threshold, the door slammed and locked behind them. The evil Master of Trolls
appeared, laughing at his victory and sentenced us to
confinement for eternity.
Every 200 years we would be given a chance to speak with the chosen ones.
If the dark one could publicly declare his love for his Sunshine then the
spell would be broken. If in ten thousand years the dark one still
couldn't love freely then we would cease to exist and darkness would forever
consume his heart."
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Across town Brian woke
from a deep sleep and shook his head at the memory of the story he had dreamt.
He looked around his desk for any sign of a small
fairy and laughed at
himself for being such a fag. Still he had the feeling that there was something
he had to do tonight. Glancing at the clock he hurried to finish up so he
could be on time to pick up Gus and Justin.
Justin opened the door
when he heard Brian's car pull up and ushered Gus out the door. Brian stepped
out of the car and whistled at his two boys. Picking
up Gus, he kissed
him.
"Hey sonny boy, I like
the costume. You make a great bear."
"Daddy.
Prince." The little boy squirmed in his father's
arms so he could look back at Justin. "Justin Prince
too."
"And what a handsome prince he is too Sonny boy." Brian pulled Justin
in for a kiss and they all made their way down the street to the first
house.
Lindsay and Melanie
arrived home around eleven-thirty and Brian and Justin left for the costume
party at
Just as his lover stepped
out of the car a dark, masked man stepped up and took Justin's
hand.
"Ah, my Prince, you've
arrived. Come, your life
awaits."
"Who the
fuck are you?" Brian asked stepping between the
two men.
The man ignored Brian
and Justin found himself drawn to the dark man. "I can offer you things he
never could. I can offer you love."
Justin turned to Brian
and something seemed so surreal about this. He looked to Brian with sadness
in his eyes.
Brian hesitated for
several seconds and the dark man took Justin's hand and led him
away.
"Justin, I love
you."
Everyone on
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"Master, it worked.
The dark one prevailed."
"Inform the fairies
that they're free. Open the doors and let the Sunshine in. Our Dark Prince
finally let love into his heart.
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'Twas
All Hallow's Eve and all
was right with the
world.......