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This story contains gay relationships between Justin Randall Timberlake and a fictional character plus others. This story in no way implies that him or any character in this story is gay. If you are under the legal age to read such material in your area please leave immediately. The author takes no responsibility for anyone's actions based upon this work of fiction.
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Previously on 'When you say nothing at all':
"Hello?" girl voice
"Hmmm I'm sorry, probably I called a wrong numbers" I said apologizing, then I hung up the phone and dialed carefully the numbers that Justin gave me.
"Hello?" the same voice again
"Hmmm I'm sorry. I was wondering if this is Justin's numbers" I asked her
"Yeah but he's busy at the moment. How did you get his numbers anyway?" she asked me rudely
"I'm his best friend, Tony" I replied
"Yeah right, and I'm his girlfriend" she said sarcastically. Suddenly I was familiar with the voice, yeah it was Britney's voice, the same voice as in 'Baby one more time'. Then I hung up the phone immediately. I sat on the couch, I was shaking and then crying; I saw the Smash Hit magazine on the table next to the couch, I could see the picture of Justin smiling; I took the magazine and threw it away from me.
CHAPTER 8: SWEAR IT AGAIN
BACK IN ORLANDO
"Gezz what a wacko!" Britney acclaimed as she put Justin's cell phone back on the table. Justin and the guys were doing some rehearsal for their tours, then in 15 minutes, they all had a break. They all made their way to the table where Britney sat.
"Did I just hear my phone ringing?" Justin asked Britney.
"Yeah, twice actually. Just a wacko!" Britney replied.
"Hmm how did she know my number?" Justin wondered as he took a bottle of mineral water.
"Actually, it's he. He told me that he's your best friend. I think he was calling from overseas because I couldn't check the caller ID," Britney said.
"My best friend? Did he tell you his name?" Justin looked at Britney.
"Yeah Tommy...Sony...Tony...or something like that," Britney replied softly.
"TONY! WHAT? Why don't you tell me!" Justin shouted and started panicking.
"Well he just hang up the phone, and why do I have to call you anyway? By the way do I know this guy?" Britney sounded a bit scared of Justin's reaction and Justin was still shocked.
"Britney, do you remember when we told you about what happened with Justin in Australia?" JC tried to give a clue for Britney.
"Yeah, he's in love with someone over there right? So?" Britney replied dumbly.
"That guy who just talked with you on the phone, Tony, is Justin's lover," JC relayed the information to Britney.
"Oh now I get it! Ooooooo Noooooo!" Britney covered her mouth with her hand.
"What? What OOO NO!" Justin asked Britney again.
"I told him that you're my boyfriend," Britney said softly and with a scared tone.
"WHAT?!?" Justin jumped from the chair towards Britney.
"Oooohh Nooooooo," the guys said in unison.
"WHAT DID YOU TELL HIM? WHY?" Justin yelled and grabbed Britney's hand.
"I'm so sorry Just, I didn't know. I though he is a wacko or something and trying to disturb you," Britney apologized.
"WACKO! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO IS WACKO! I TOLD YOU THAT WE'RE JUST FRIENDS," Justin yelled at her.
"Justin calm down! She really didn't know that Tony is your boyfriend," Joey tried to pull Justin away from Britney. After awhile Justin calmed himself.
"Sorry Brit, I didn't mean to yell at you, it's just...," Justin trailed off.
"I'm so sorry Just, I will do anything to fix the problem," Britney apologized as she walked towards Justin.
"Well what should I do guys? What should I tell him?" Justin looked at his friends hopelessly.
"Douhhh Call him Just! What are you waiting for? Explain everything to him," Chris said clearly.
"Right! Right! I will call him now." Justin dialed my number; the guys stood around him to hear the conversation.
MY PLACE - PERTH
My phone was ringing, I wiped my tears away, I took a deep breath as I picked up the phone.
"Hello," I said.
"Tony! It's me Justin."
"Please Justin, I heard everything already. I'm fine with it. Congratulations!" I said calmly.
"Tony! Let me explain this...," he said and I cut him off.
"Please Justin! It's over! Please don't call me again!" I said as I hang up the phone. After 30 seconds, my phone was ringing again. I picked up the phone.
"Tony...," I heard Justin's voice again and I hang up the phone, in 15 seconds it was ringing again. I knew, it had to be Justin, then I pulled out the phone cable from the phone set so it stopped ringing.
In a minute or so, my cell phone was ringing; and I really didn't want to speak with anyone at the moment, so I turned off my cell phone. I went to my bedroom, lied down on the bed; I tried to hold my tears but I couldn't. It all happened on my birthday; kicked from the family and dumped by my Justin. I turned up the volume of my stereo, 'Happy Birthday Tony!' I said to myself as I was crying.
'When I was young...I never needed anyone...And making love was just for fun...Those days are gone...Livin' alone...I think of all the friends I've known...When I dial the telephone...Nobody's home...All by myself...Don't wanna be...All by myself...Anymore...Hard to be sure...Sometimes I feel so insecure...And loves so distant and obscure...Remains the cure...All by myself...Don't wanna be...All by myself...Anymore...'
BACK TO ORLANDO
"Come on! Pick up the phone! Shit! Shit!" Justin said as he still put the phone close to his ear. "Guys, he didn't pick up the phone," Justin looked to his friends around him and tried to hold his tears.
"It's all my fault, I'm so sorry Justin," Britney apologized to Justin again. The guys didn't know what to do but tried to calm him down.
"I should go back guys!" Justin said quickly.
"What?" Lance asked with shock.
"I should go to Perth," Justin repeated his words.
"But Just! We have tours in 3 days," Joey added.
"I know but I have to see him guys. Please just this once. I promise guys, after sorting out our problems, I'll be back as soon as possible. Please guys, it's killing me, pleasee," Justin begged as he was still crying. JC, Chris and Joey just looked at Lance for approval.
"I think, I can squish our schedule! But promise whatever happens, you should return in 3 days OK?" Lance said to Justin professionally, and Justin smiled at him.
"Thanks guys. Thank you. 3 days that's all I ask," Justin wiped his tears.
"I'll go with you," Britney interrupted.
"What? I think you caused me enough problem Brit!" Justin replied.
"Please Justin, I can explain everything to him that nothing happened between us. At least that's the only thing that I can do for you after breaking up both of you," Britney said.
"She's right Justin, both of you should explain this to him," Joey added.
"Ok you can go with me, lets go to the airport," Justin took Britney's hand.
"Just! My clothes, I have to bring some of my clothes," Britney tried to stop him.
"No TIME Britney! I have to get the earliest flight to Australia. I'll buy some for you there," Justin explained and Britney couldn't argue more.
"Let me take you to the Airport," JC said.
"Thanks JC," Justin smiled at JC.
"Good luck Just!" the rest of the guys said, and Justin nodded.
MY PLACE-PERTH 17:35 28/03/1999
For the past 24 hours, I didn't leave my bed, not even for food or drinks. I was just too sad to do anything at all, I was so confused and lying on my bed trying to erase all the memories with Justin.
I heard knocking on my front door, I was just too lazy to answer it so I just left it. After 15 minutes, I still heard the knocking, so I decided to see who it was. When I opened the door, I saw Britney and Justin in front of me.
"Well, well, well. What do you know, it's Sunny and Cher! What do you want?" I said sarcastically.
"I want to explain the whole thing, can we come in?" Justin said looking at me.
"You've better be quick, please come in," I said without looking in their direction, I ushered them to step in then I closed the door.
"Ton...I tried to call you several times to explain the whole thing between me and Britney, but you never picked up the phone," Justin said as he and Britney still stood in front of me.
"So what do you want now? DO YOU WANT MY BLESSING? Justin, I told you before, I'm happy for you and her together. I'm fine with it, you can make such a great couple. You can tell to the rest of the world that you're falling in love with her. I don't mind at all." I replied looking at him and Britney, inside I felt really hurt.
"Ton please nothings going on between me and Britney. We're just friends, it's only a misunderstanding," Justin said as he tried to put his hand on mine but I jerked it away.
"Ton, I really didn't know that you're Justin's boyfriend at the time you called. Me and Justin are just friends and nothing more," Britney added.
"Trust me Ton, I will not do such a thing to you," Justin said. I shake my head no.
"I tried to trust you Just, but look at this," I said as I showed him the magazines, "I always said to myself that this is not true, it's only for promotion, nothing going on between you two," I stopped as tears welled up in my eyes. "Yesterday was my Birthday, I felt miserable. I need to talk to you about something until someone acclaimed that you're her boyfriend." I looked at Britney, and she just looked down. "What do you think Just? Ha? How could you do this to me?" I wiped my tears from my face.
"Ton, I know that we've never met before, but trust me, nothings going on between us. I'm so sorry to make that stupid joke," Britney apologized to me. I sat on the couch and looked down.
"Tony...Don't you ever think that I'm going to leave you. About those pictures in the magazine, it's only for promotion and the management put us together. I LOVE YOU. Please trust me! If you want, I can tell the rest of the world about us," Justin said as he knelt down in front of me.
"Please don't do that," I said softly and tried not to look at him.
"I tell you the truth, please trust me, you're still the one that I really want." Justin said as he started to cry. I looked at his face for a couple of minutes and I saw sincerity in his face that told me 'he's telling the truth and love you'. I gasped.
"I'm sorry Justin. I trust you. I'm so sorry," I hugged him.
"Don't say sorry, it's not your fault. I don't want to lose you Ton! I swear that I'm not going to leave you," Justin returned my hug while still sobbing.
I wanna know Who ever told you U was letting go Of the only joy that I have ever known They are lying
Just look around And all the people that we used to know Have just given up they wanna let it go But we're still trying
So you should know this love we share Was never made to die I'm glad we're on this one-way street just you and I Just you and I
I'm never gonna say goodbye Cause I never wanna see you cry I swore to you my love would remain And I'd swear it all over again and I I'm never gonna treat you bad Cause I never wanna see you sad And I'd swear it all over again
Some people say That everything has got its place and time Even the day must give way to the night But I'm not buying
Cause in your eyes I see a love that burns eternally And if you see how beautiful you are to me You'll know I'm not lying
Sure there'll be times we wanna say goodbye But even if we tried There are some things in this life won't be denied Won't be denied
The more I see you Is the more I know I love you The more that I'm sure I want you for ever and ever more
And the more that you love me The more that I know Oh that I'm never gonna let you go Gotta let you know that I
I'm never gonna say goodbye Cause I never wanna see you cry I swore to you my love would remain And I'd swear it all over again and I I'm never gonna treat you bad Cause I never wanna see you sad And I'd swear it all over again
As he ended the song, I was crying of happiness. I could see Britney too. I smiled at Justin, and loosened the hug.
"It was so beautiful Just!" Britney spoke up.
"Yeah it was...," I giggled.
"What? Whats so funny," Justin asked me dumbly.
"It's not your song he he he," I laughed.
"Well I don't care, as long as you were buying it," Justin joked.
"Yeah I like it. You're so romantic," I kissed him lightly on his cheek.
"Why didn't you tell me before about your birthday?" he asked me.
"Well it's not important," I said as I looked down.
"It's to me, you did something special for me last time." Justin noticed the sudden changed in my expression, "What's wrong?" he asked me again, and I shook my head no. "Come on, you said you trust me, so you have to tell the truth." I looked at him for a minute or so. I asked Justin to sit on the couch right beside me and Britney on my left. I took a deep breath before telling the whole story.
"Yesterday, my family called me to congratulate me on my birthday. I decided that it was the right time to tell my parents about me and us." I stooped for a minute and tried to hold my tears; then Justin put his right hand on mine trying to comfort me. "And they took it really hard to accept me being gay and having a relationship with you." I looked down and put my right hand on my forehead. "Now they have kicked me out from the family and won't recognize me as their son. I'm on my own from now." I put both of my hands to cover my face and cried. Then Justin hugged me.
"I'm so sorry ton, I didn't it expect to be like this. But you're not on your own, you have me, I'll take care of you for the rest of my life. I promise." Justin said and tried to comfort me.
"But...They are my family Just. I miss them," I cried on his shoulder.
"Do you want me to talk to them?" Justin said.
"No!" I pushed him lightly to break our hug. "Please don't do that! I know my parents, I don't think you can persuade them." I wiped away my tears.
"Ton, I'm so sorry to hear the news," Britney said in tears and I smiled back at her.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine," I squeezed her hands gently.
"So what do you want to do now?" Justin said and I looked back at him.
"I don't know, get a job for sure; I have to pay all my expenses from my own pocket from now on." I sighed.
"Please come with me. I can support you and we can be together," Justin requested.
"Yeah come to US Ton," Britney added, and I smiled at them, and shook my head no.
"No thanks! I appreciate your offer guys, but I don't want people to think that I use you for money." I looked at Justin.
"No, you will never use me because I want to take care of you," Justin replied.
"That's so sweet Just, but I have to find a job and get money by myself. Now that I have graduated, I hope I can find a job easily," I said.
"But you can find a job in the US, then you can stay with me," Justin tried to persuade me.
"Well I'll think about it, but I'm going to try my luck in this country." I smiled at him.
"Singing?" Britney asked softly, and I laughed lightly.
"Naah that's over, Brit. I don't think, I'm going to try my luck at singing." I replied her while I still saw Justin worrying about me and being sad.
"Hey cheer up man, don't put that face to me. You will just make me sadder. Give me that smile," I asked him and he smiled a little. "There you go!"
"Guys I don't want to be rude but I'm really hungry," Britney said shyly interrupting.
"Britney!" Justin yelled.
"Justin, that's ok. I'm starving too, I haven't eaten anything for the past 24 hours. Do you want me to call for Pizza or something?" I asked Britney.
"WHAT? You haven't eaten anything yet!" Justin said in surprise. "You can get sick Ton. It's all my fault."
"Justin calm down. I'm fine, now I'm happy again, see?" I showed him my smile. "So what? Pizza?" I asked again.
"That will be alright," Britney replied shyly.
"No I will take you to a restaurant. My treat!" Justin said sternly.
"Just you don't have to do that," I replied.
"No I insist. At least I have to treat you for your birthday. I can't believe that you didn't tell me about your birthday," Justin said.
"Justin, it's not a big deal, I'm 22 yo and it's too old to have birthday surprises," I assured him.
"Naah I don't buy it. Lets go to the restaurant, you pick the place!" he stood up and took my hand.
"Ok ok, let me change my clothes," I said as I went to my bedroom. I wore my T-shirt and jeans for that night.
"I'm ready! Lets go," I smiled at Justin.
"Great, are you coming Britney?" Justin looked at Britney.
"Are you sure? Am I not ruining your date?" Britney said shyly.
"Come on Britney, you're coming with us. It's not a date, we're just have dinner." I helped her up from the couch.
"Thanks Ton, well where're we going? I'm thinking of having ...," Britney said but Justin cut her off.
"Britney!" Justin yelled, "Since this is for Tony's birthday, I think HE should pick the place," Justin said sternly to her. Britney was embarrassed and nodded.
"Justin! It's ok. What do you like Brit?" I asked her and smiled.
"Naah you pick. I can eat anything," Britney smiled at me.
"Can we go to the Chinese restaurant across the street? I'm not in the mood of going too far tonight," I asked them.
"Yeah I can eat Chinese," Britney replied.
"Anything for you babe," Justin said to me as he held me hand.
"Babe? I'm not a talking pig." I laughed and so did they.
The Chinese restaurant was not too crowded that night. Justin ordered a lot of food, I said to him that we didn't need to order that much; but since Britney and him were pretty hungry, so I let him. We had fun at the restaurant, Britney told me how she met Justin in the MMC. Sometimes Justin felt embarrassed from the story. At 9:20pm, we finished our dinner and Justin paid the bill, then we headed back.
"Ok guys, it's pretty late and I'm sure, you're tired from the trip," I told them.
"Yeah awwwwwhhhh I feel sleepy already. Where do I have to sleep Ton?" Britney asked as she yawned.
"Well I only have one bed. You and Justin can share my bed," I teased them.
"TONY!" they yelled at the same time, and I just laughed.
"Ok..Ok...Just tried to tease you guys," I smiled.
"Why don't you sleep on the sofa, and we have our bed," Justin said as he looked at me.
"That's cool." Britney replied.
"Let me grab a pillow and blanket for you," I said to her as we headed back to my room to pick up the stuff.
"Thanks Ton," she said as she took the blanket from my hand. "When you're in bed, can you make it not too loud please?" Britney winked at us.
"Britney just sleep would you!" Justin said as he threw the pillow at her. "Come on Ton!" Justin grabbed my hand.
"Good night Brit!" I said to Britney.
"Night guys!" she replied.
I laid down on my bed as Justin took his shirt and pants off but left the boxers on; then he laid down next to me. I looked at him, and he turned on his side to see me.
"When are you leaving?" I asked him softly.
"Tomorrow night. I'm sorry Ton, I want to stay here as long as I could but I promised the guys that I would be back in 3 days before the concert starts" Justin said sadly.
"Hey I'll be fine. I understand." I hugged him.
"Ton, please come with me? And my mom wants to meet you," Justin asked.
"Just, as I said before, I'm thinking about it but I can't go now. I want to meet your mom too," I smiled at him.
"I understand, just tell me when you want to come ok. I will take care of you as long as you're with me," Justin kissed me lightly.
"Thanks, I love you too," I returned his kiss, then we fell asleep.
The next day, Justin and Britney had a few hours left before heading back to Orlando. Britney asked us to take her for shopping before leaving, so I took them to the city shopping center. She surely had good taste in clothing especially with the 'price tag'. While she was crazy with shopping, Justin and I just spent our few hours left together before heading to the airport.
PERTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 21:30 29/03/1999
I took them to the airport, it was really hard for me to repeat this 'farewell' again, and seeing Justin leave me. After check-in, we both went to the café next to the immigration gate, as we used to sit there before. I helped Justin fill out the outgoing passenger card, while Britney did it by herself.
"What do I have to do to make you come and stay with me?" Justin asked the question again.
"Just wait Justin, just wait," I smiled at him.
"Who'll support you now? Who'll take care of you now? Who'll be there with you when you miss your parents?" Justin shot back with some questions.
"I'll be fine Justin. Don't worry," I calmed him down as he started welling up with tears. Britney just looked at us, looked sad and was quite. "I'll promise that I'll visit you Just," I said as I took a tissue to wipe his tears. "Please don't cry!" I asked him and he nodded. Then we heard the announcement that they should be boarding soon, the airport was just getting quite. Justin and I wanted to kiss each other, but Britney just looked at us.
"Britney, can you close your eyes for a minute," I asked her politely.
"Why?" Britney looked at us dumbly. Then Justin put his hand to cover her eyes, I laughed at his act, then we kissed for a minute or so.
"Gezz guys you can just say so," Britney mumbled out and we just laughed. Then we were all heading for the door.
"Please call me Justin," I reminded him.
"I will. If you need anything, just call me Ok, you have my numbers right," he replied and I nodded.
"Ok girl, nice to meet you although it's just for a day," I hugged Britney quickly.
"I had fun with you Ton. I'm sorry for the trouble I caused," She apologized.
"Well don't worry about it. Can you do me a favor?" I asked her.
"Anything!" she replied with smile.
"Please take care of him," I said to Britney and looked at Justin. He was still sad with the thought of leaving me.
"I will. If he's going to look for another man, I'm going to pinch him very hard," she said and I just laughed.
"Ok GO GO! Or you'll be late," I said as I pushed both of them towards the door; Justin looked back at me for a second then the door closed. I sighed.
TBC
Okay at least I sorted out one cliffhanger already. Next chapter is the most crucial part, I made a major changes with the scenes. And I'll give a little bit of clue about KR (people kept guessing, who he is).
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