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Reunion

by: Miss Devon

Chapter 1:

Liz stared at her image in the mirror and sighed, she couldn't
believe she was doing this. Hell, she couldn't believe she was
wearing this dress. But she had promised Nikolas when he had asked
her to go six months ago thatshe would, and that she would let him
have a dress commishoned for her; she just didn't know at the time
that it would be so similar to the dress she had worn on the night
of the Valentine's dance. "Em, think it's too late for me to back
out now?" she asked as she stepped back from the mirror and turned
towards her best friend.

"And what, leave me with two dates? I don't think so." Emily said
with a laugh as she finished putting her earings in. "Why, what's
got you so antsy? You were fine about this last night."

Liz shrugged as she walked over to the bed and picked up her purse.
"I don't know. I just have a weird feeling about tonight."

Emily turned to look at her as she finished putting on her
lipstick, "Don't tell me you're experiencing guilt pains." She said
jokenly.

Liz smiled at the comment as she dug in her purse for her own
lipstick. "You know maybe that's it_"

"Liz, I was only joking." Emily said on a sigh. She certainly
didn't want her friend to feel guilty for the night's arrangement.
"You agreed to go with Nikolas before we started to go out and I
promised Sly this summer. It's no big deal, really."

"I know, but I can't shake this feeling. It just feels wrong
somehow."

"Liz, I think I know why you feel that way. You do too if you
think about it."

"You know why I don't think about it." Liz shot back and then
shrugged. "I'm sorry Em, you don't deserve that."

"Hey, it's ok. I'm the one who brought it up." Emily replied as
she stood and went to behind the dressing screne.

"Em, you shouldn't feel guilty for doing that. I mean_ well, it's
something we all think about. At least you say it. Do you know
how it feels to have everyone looking at you wanting to saw things
like that, but they feel polietness warrents you don't saw
something like: so what's it like using one brother to get over
the death of another?"

Em smiled as she slipped into her dress. "You forget, the
Quatermaines only fienged being polite. Besides, who cares what
anyone else thinks. Nothing happened between you and Nikolas
except you got caught up in your grief and turned to each other.
So you let yourself project your feelings for Lucky onto him, and
he felt that by protecting you he would be honoring Lucky's
memory. These things happened. I mean, I let myself get invovled
with Juan to cover up my feelings. If Sly didn;t come back and
give me a reality cheek, well. Who knows what would have happened.
Nikolas and I certainly wouldn't be together today. At least
when you realized what you were doing and you backed away from
each other managed to keep your friendship entact. Personally I
think that's a good thing.I mean look what happened between me and
Juan. He still thinks he has a chance." she finished as she step
from behind the screne to see Liz shaking her head and trying to
stifle a laugh. "What?"

"You. . .And that speech How long have you been practicin it?
what thinking about becoming a shrink now?"


"Now thank you. Two Drs. Quartermaines is quite enough."

"WHo saids it will stay Quartermain for much longer?"

"ELIZABEHT!" Emily schreched. "Nikolas and I have only been
dating for five months and I haven't even graduated from PCHS.
Believe me it will be a long time before. . . "

Liz laughed at that. "Yeah enough time that you wouldn't be Dr.
Quartermain."

"You." Emily said laughing as she threw a pillow at her friend, as
a knock sounded on the door. "Come in." Emily said as she started
fishing in her purse for her lipstick.

"SLy's here and waiting for you two." Carly said as she came into
the room.

"What about Nikolas?" Liz asked.

'He wasn't there when I came up." Carly replied with a shrug. "You
two look great. You have to let me get some pictures."

"Carly. . . " Emily started to protest. Even though they had
become close lately, sometimes the woman still annoyed her to no
end.

"No protests." Carly said as she pulled out a camera. "First of
all Jason would kill me if I didn't take any of his sister and one
of his best friends on their special night. After that I'd have
Luke to contend with, not to mention Lila and Edward, who called by
the way, they should be coming home in the next couple of days, as
seems the doctors are about ready to release Edward. Then, of
course, you did promise Ned, which means you have to send some to
Lois."

Emily laughed as Carly finished the speil "All right, all right!"
she said as she put up her hands in defeat. "Just add Mrs. Hardy
to your list will ya?"

"Will do, now smile."


Downstairs, Sly was pacing. He couldn't believe that he had let
Nikolas talk him into this little escapade. Ok, so it had seemed
like a good idea at the time, but now. . . Well, now he couldn't
help but have second thoughts, even if he was helping out his best
friends.

But then again he really couldn't blame Nikolas. This wasn't his
plan, and he seemed as uncomfortable about the whole thing as he
did. No, this was typical of the man behind the plan. He just
hoped the surprise they had in store for one of the girls waiting
upstairs would be well recieved.

Sighing, he turned to pace in the other direction, only to catch
sight of Emily and Liz coming down the stairs. "WOW!" he couldn't
help but exclaim. His reaction immortalized by Carly and her
camera.

"Hey, cut it." he said angrily.

"It was a great shot. Perfect blackmail material someday." carly
replied as she started downt he stairs.

"You would know about that sort of thing."

"Watch it little cousin, only Luke gets away with lines like that,
and that doesn't happen very often." Carly said with a laugh as she
reached him.

"so where's Nik. I thought you two were coming together." Liz said
as she looked around the entry way.

"He. . . um. . . He got caught in a meeting. He'll be a little
late." Sly lied. "Nik will meet us at the hotel though."

"Oh." Liz said, a bit disappointed, while Emily looked at him
supciously. She knew him well enough to know he was up to
something, and if he was lying for Nikolas it meant he was up to
something as well. She couldn't help but wonder what that could be
as Carly snapped some pictures.

"Ok, you three have fun, and don't do anything I wouldn't do."
Carly said a few minutes later.

"THat certainly opens a wide range of activities." Emily couldn't
help but shoot back as she opened the closet door to get her wrap.

"I heard that." Carly said with a laugh as she approached SLy.
"Slyvester, take some nice pictures for me. Including a 'reunion'
shot, would ya?" she asked.

Sly stared at her, surprise evident on his face. "you know?"

"Someone had to get him his tux." she said with a laugh.

"Sly, you ready?" Liz called from the door.

"Yeah, let's go. A night we'll never forget is about to occur."



Meanwhile Nikolas stood in a hotel room staring at the door to the
bathroom. "Would you hurry up already?"

"Man, I'm hurrying, I'm hurrying." a voice called back.

"Well, hurry a bit faster. They'll be here any minute."

"I know, I know. I'm just not as fast as I used to be." the voice
said as the door opened.

Nikolas stepped back, and watched, ready to go to the aid of the
other person, as Lucky stepped out of the bathroom, his weight
placed on a cane. Nikolas watched as he made his way slowly across
the room to put on his jacket. "what? My tie crocked or
something?" Lucky asked as he turned to see his older brother
staring at him.

"No, just thinking that you've come a long way since my father
found you. Since I saw you that first time in the hospital"

"and to think he wasn't even looking for me." Lucky said with a
slight laugh. "And that you thought he was going to see someone
else."

"I didn't want to take a chance that Katherine would rise up again
ok?"

"Right. You were afraid he was cheating on mom."

"That too." Nikolas said with a laugh. One of the many they had
shared as Lucky had recovered. "I still don't like that we haven't
told anyone. Esp. Laura and . . . "

"Look, I didn't know how I'd be. You already forgave your dad for
that one. Then there was the trail and it was safer for everyone
that I stay 'dead' till Fasion was permanently taken care of. Then
I just wanted to be able to walk over to them and hug them. That
can start tonight. Thanks to you."

"ANd Sly." Nikolas said with a slight smile.

"and Sly. Guess it was a good thing that he was keeping an eye on
you."

"Lucky, I don't think him thinking that I was having cheating on
Emily was a good thing, even if it did take some of this off my
shoulders." Nikolas said as they started to leave the room.

"Yeah, well, at least we can share the blame for this." Lucky said
with a laugh.

"Somehow I don't think this is going to be funny."

"Not all of it, I'm just thinking about some of the reactions we'll
get. I was just picturing Edward Quartermain's."

"what's so funny about that?"

"Can't you just see him throwing up his hands and saying: 'what is
it, a Spencer tradition to come back from the dead?' before storming
around the room and telling Emily how much of a deligant I am and
that she would be better off hanging out wiht someone other than me
and Sly and dating someone other than you for your invovlement.
While Em rolls her eyes and saids 'Grandfather' with Lila finally
stopping him with a simple 'Edward.'?"

Nikolas laughed at that. "You know I actually can. Guess most
things won't have changed much."

Chapter 2:

Emily stood in the middle of the lobby with Sly and Liz. Although
they had arrived a few minutes earlier, they had decided to wait to
go into the ballroom where the prom was being held till Nikolas
showed up. "Where is he?" Emily said with a sigh.

Sly, meanwhile rolled his eyes. "Should I be jealous that my date
is worried that another guy isn't here?" he teased.

"Maybe you should worry that you'll be stuck with both of us."
Emily shot back.

"And that's supposed to be a bad thing?"

"You wouldn't be able to handle us."

"But I'd love to try." he finished, causing Emily to roll her eyes.
Liz smiled as she watched the exchange, as she did, she couldn't
help but see shades of Lucky in their friendship. Sighing, she
shook her head, not sure why she felt Lucky so near tonight.

"You ok, Liz?" Emily asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Liz said with a sad smile. "Jut thinking. . . "

"About Lucky." Emily finished for her gaining only a nod in
response.

They stood there quietly waiting for a few minutes, before someone
came over to them and handed Sly a note. HE quickly read and and
scanned the area. "Um, Liz, how about we go get some air?"

"Sure." Liz replied distractedly.

"Ok, let's go onto the terrece." Sly starting to walk that way with
Emily, who was watching him quizzedly.

"Sly what are you up to?" she asked.

Looking at her surprised, he turned to her. "Liz, go on we'll be
out in a minute." he siad but he really hadn't had to. She was too
far ahead to noticed that they had stopped.

"Do you trust me Em?"

"Yeah, Sly, why?"

"Then trust me now."

She raised an eyebrow at that. "I don't know Sly, you and Nik, up
to something together. . . '

"How did you. . . "

"It wasn't hard to figure out, besides you were lying to cover for
him. What's going on?"

Sly looked at her, not sure what to say. "Just call it 'progect
reunion." avoice from behind said.

"Nik!"

"Yeah." Nikolas said as he hurried over with a smile on his face.
"Is she out there?" he asked Sly

"Yeah."

"Good. I was afraid we'd be late. You wouldn't believe how long
it took him to get ready."

"Nik, what's going on? Is who out there?" Emily asked wondering
what they were up to. Her mind quickly raced through possiblities,
but only one seemed to come up. "Project reunion?"

"Uh huh." Nik said, realizing that she was probally putting the
peices together.

"No. . . It's not who I'm thinking. . . It can't be, can it?" she
asked as she looked from one man to the other.

"Just wait and see." Nik said with a smile as he put an arm around
her shoulders.

"Yeah, Em, have a little fate in us." Sly said with a smile as a
fimilar song started to play over the loud speaker.

Chapter 3:

~Every night in my dreams
I see you, I feel you,
That is how I know you go on.
Far across the distance
And spaces between us
You have come to show you go on.
Near, far, wherever you are
I believe that the heart does go on.
Once more you open the door
And you're here in my heart
And my heart will go on and on.~



Liz looked around as the song started to play, realizing for the
first time that Sly and Emily weren't with her. *Great when I need
them the most they disappear.* she thought as she listened to the
came on. It was one she could never listen to. It brought up to
many painful memeories. Hit too close to home, sighing, she wiped
away a tear, as she looked around. At least she was alone. But
then a tapping sound reached her ear, surprised she spun around.
Her jaw dropped at what she saw. "Lucky?" she gasped afraid she
was finally losing her mind.


Love can touch us one time
And last for a lifetime
And never let go till we're one.
Love was when I loved you
One try time I hold to
In my life we'll always go on.



Lucky smiled slightly as he saw her,he stopped, taking in how
beautiful she looked. Wanting to memorize how she looked right now
to add to the memories of her that had kept him alive. At the sound
of his name on her lips he could say only one thing in reply:
"Hello, Elizabeth."


Near, far, wherever you are
I believe that the heart does go on
Once more you open the door
And you're here in my heart
And my heart will go on and on.



"Oh, g-d, oh g-d." Liz said over and over, her legs growing weak as
she reached behind her to grab hold of the railing. Not knowing
what else to do, Luck move over to her as quickly as he could.
"It's ok, Liz, I'm here. It's really me. I'm here. I'm alive.
This isnt a dream."

"Lucky?" she questioned as she reached out and touched his cheek
lovingly, before allowing him to take him into his arms. "Oh, g-d
Lucky, how? How could this be real? How can you be here?"

"It was a set up, Liz, the fire was a set up. I don't want to get
into all the details right now, but I had to stay away to keep you
safe. But you were always here." he said as he pulled back and
indicated his hearts.

"Thoughts of you were what kept me alive."

She smiled at him, and then kissed him passionately. He held her
as close as he could before letting her pull away. "Don't you ever
do something like that to me again! Do you hear me Spencer? Do
you have any idea what you put m through?" she asked as she punched
him in his chest.

"I won't." he said as he held up his hands, as well as the cane.

"Lucky?" she asked surprised as she caught sight of it. Of course,
the tapping sound.

"Oh, that. That's the other reason it's taken me so long to get
back to you. I needed to be able to walk back into your life, even
if it were with assisstance."

"What, what did they do to you?" she asked.

"It's doesn't matter, Liz. Not anymore." Lucky said softly, a
little afraid that maybe it would now.

"You're right it doesn't. You're home. You're safe and we're
together. What more could we want?"

"How about this dance?" Lucky asked with a slight laugh.

"THe song's almost over."

"So, I can't dance that long."

"Lucky. . . "

"Like the song saids. You're here ther's nothing I fear,
Elizabeth."

"You're right. There is nothing to fear now." she said as she gave
him her hand and let him pull her close to him for their first
dance of the night and their renewed life together.


There is some love that will not go away.
You're here, there's nothing I fear,
And I know that my heart will go on
We'll stay forever this way
You are safe in my heart
And my heart will go on and on

Chapter 4:

Nikolas looked at Sly and then at Emily who was staring at him in
shock. "You mean to tell me that you two have known for months now
that Lucky's alive and have been planning this whole thing?"

"Yeah." Sly said.

"Basically, although this wasn't exactly our idea." Nikolas
admitted sheepishly.

"I know. This is typical Lucky." Emily said with a sigh as she
rolled her eyes. "G-d I could kill him for this!" she said and
then laughed. "I don't believe I just said that!"

"I had a similar reaction." Sly admitted.

"So when can I see him?"

"How about right now?" Nikolas asked. "The song's ended, so. . ."

"I don't want to interrupt those two."

"Emily, if we don't they'll be out there all night." Nikolas said
with a laugh.

"Ok. Ok. Let's go." she said as Sly opened the door.



"Happy?" Lucky asked as he held Liz close to him.

"Ahmmm."

"Good." Lucky said as he kissed her forehead.

"The music's stopped."

"I don't want to let you go."

"Then don't."

"Lucky Spencer, you must really have a death wish!" Emily called
as she started walking over to where the two stood, wrapped in each
others' arms.

"Really Quartermain, and why's that?" Lucky asked as he stepped
back a bit from Liz, but still keeping an arm over her shoulder.

"Trusting these two to watch your back. I'm only surprised that they haven't killed each other yet, but then again, I quess I shouldn't be. I mean there had to be a reason why they were suddenly getting along. Just next time you pull a stunt like this I had better be in on it!"

Laughing, Lucky stepped away from Liz and hugged Emily. "You must be around that cousin of mine way too much nowadays."

"Why do you say that?" Emily asked as she stepped away from him.

"You're babbling like her." Lucky replied with a laugh, swiftly stepping back from Emily's playful swing at the comment. Meanwhile, Liz had just processed what she had said about Sly and Nikolas working together. "You two knew and you didn't tell me?" she asked.

"I'm sorry Liz. . . " Nikolas started while Sly threw in a quick: "It was his idea. His plan!"

Sighing, Liz smiled slightly, "I should've quessed."

Emily laughed a bit at the comment as both girls shared a knowingly glance, before simultaneously saying: "Men!"

"I don't think I want to know how to take that one." Nikolas said as Lucky shook his head.

"Hey, just as long as they don't double team us," Lucky said as he wrapped his arms around Liz's waist.

"Well, it will still be three to one." Sly replied with a shrug.

"You haven't seen them in full action." Nikolas replied.

"Yeah, we'd never win." Lucky conceded. "Afterall, these two teaming up is how we started talking to each other and if they can perform that little miracle. . ." he started as Liz deftly elbowed him. "OK, I get the point. So you want to go in."

"Yeah." Liz said with a smile as she turned to Emily who laughed slightly.

"Um... I think we better hit the ladies room first. You need major make-up repairs."

"Mascara?"

"Yeah, told you you should've worn the waterproof kind."

"It was, it just wasn't Lucky proof." Liz replied with a laugh as they headed to the bathroom and the guys stood there talking.

"Well, quess I'm short a date," Sly said with a laugh.

"Not qiute. . . " Lucky said shotting Nikolas a look, Nikolas merely laughed.

"What are you talking about?"

"Just a little surprise for you. . . "

"What's that?"

"Me." a female voice said, causing Lucky to turn, he stared at the young woman walking over to them with surprise clear on his face. "I hope it's ok, I mean. . . well, Lucky told me, and . . . " she dropped off, her hands nervously working on the straps of her handbag.

"No, it's ok. I mean it's great!" Sly said as he stared at the pretty blonde who was one of the volenteers from the hospital.

"Cool." she replied, feeling more at ease as she accepted the arm he offered her and they entered the lobby. Smiling, Nikolas and Lucky followed. Sly and his date decided to sit down and catch up a bit, while Nikolas went to call Stefan and tell him things were going well, and Lucky headed off towards the bathrooms.



Smiling, Emily walked out of the ladies room, her head down while she searched in her purse for some spare change so that she could call Carly and thank her for the part she had figured out the other woman had played in the scheme. As she did she felt herself bump into someone, and she dropped her purse. Bending down to pick it up she muttered a quick: "Sorry."

The man laughed, as he looked at her. "Well, aren't I lucky to have Emily Quartermain at my feet." Juan said as he looked down at her.

Looking up as she started to rise Emily sighed. "Hello Juan."

"So what? DId the date dump you already? Or are you and Liz playing musical dates again?"

Emily shook her head and started to pass him, deciding to ignore his rude remarks, although someone else was having trouble doing just that, although he decided to let things go for the time being. If he knew one thing it was that Emily could take care of herself. Juan, however, decided he would continue to give Emily a hard time. He still couldn't believe that she had dumped him, and couldn't take that it was done in favor of the Cassidine heir. Angrily he grabbed her arm. Feeling his nails dig into her arm, Emily's eyes grew wide with fear. "Let me go." she said through gritted teeth.

"Or what? You'll stick big brother on me? Sorry, Step-daddy dearest won't let him do anything and if he did the guardian would take care of him. So, how about letting a real man show you a good time tonight. Teach you how to be a woman instead of an ice princess?"

Emily went to yank her arm away when he pulled her to him and kiss her hard. Lucky cursed slightly under his breathe, as did Liz who had just exited the Ladies' room. But she didn't have to do anything as Emily kneed Juan in the groin and manged to pull away. "Stay away from me!" she yelled as he approached.

"You are all the same. Say one thing do another, it's not like you ain't giving it to the other two. I just want some of what should have been given to me in the first place." he said as he went to grab her again, but he never made it. Lucky deftly swinged his cane out hitting the man behind the legs and then flinging them forward just enough that he ended up falling backwards. "Why you/. . . "he started.

"Sorry, I'm not used to this. Must of slipped." Lucky said with a shrug and an innocent look on his face. "You two ready?"

"yeah, more than ready." Emily said as she stepped over Juan.

"Oh, let me guess another white knight?" Juan asked sarcastically as he got to his feet and stepped towards Lucky. "Bet I could still take you out."

"I wouldn't try it."

"Yeah, well, you had still better watch out. My step-father is sonny Corinthos and if you do anything to me. . . "

"Oh, Sonny's your step-dad huh? How''s he doing? I really have to stop by and see him, maybe I'll do that tomorrow? What do you think, Em? Liz? Think he'd be happy to see me?"

"I think so." Liz said with a smile as they watched a bemused Juan.

"Yeah, you two were always so close. I'm sure he'd love a visit." Emily added as two men approached.

"Good, guess we'll see you there. . . umm what was your name again?" but Juan didn't get a chance to answer.

"Everything alright here?" Mr. Murty asked as he stopped by them with the princpal of PCHS. "We heard a fight broke out."

"Yeah, well, this guy here decided to floor me for no reason other than I was talking to Emily. . . " Juan started.

Murty looked over to the group as Nikolas and Sly approached. "Aww, man, I should've known. Santiago." Sly muttered.

"Doesn't look too bad." Nikolas whispered back.

"Yeah, well it's a good thing we made alternate plans. I have a feeling we won't be staying long."

"Even if we're not aske dto leave, we'll leave, I won't subject the girls to him." Nikolas said evenly as they stopped near the group and listened.

Murty sighed as he took in who the person who had 'floored' Juan was, the principle merely shook his head. "Santiago, if he floored you, you must have done something. Mr. Spencer here doesn't just take someone on without provication."

"Wait a minute, you don't even know him and you're taking his side?" Juan asked surprised.

"Mr. Santiago, we do know him. He has no record of 'unprovoked' attacks on other students, whereas you. . . well, we'll let your record speak for itself. After all, you were here only as a trail. Since you can't seem to handle yourself, I'm going to have to ask you to leave." the principle said evenly.

"What about them?"

The two men exchanged glances. "Emily, Liz what happenned?" Murty asked.

"I bumped into him coming out of the bathroom. I tried to be poliet, when he started in on his usual speil, I started to leave. He didn't like that, and grabbed me and started making all sorts of innuedos, then he. . . he forced me to kiss him. . . "

"Aww come on, you wanted it."

"Didn't look that way to me." Lucky said as he put weight onto hs cane and leaned toards Juan.

"Anyway, I kneed him, and pulled away. He continued to advance on me, and well, Lucky stopped him from doing anything further."

"I'm afraid to ask this, but how?" Murty said in reply.

Shrugging, Lucky smiled slightly: "Well, my cane is good for something. I tripped him ok?"

"Well, it does sound like you had provication." The principal admitted. "Come on, Santiago, let's call your guardian. The rest of you have a good evening." he finished as he started to walk away with a surprised Juan.

Murty meanwhile mock-glared at Lucky. "I thought I told you you could come if you stayed out of trouble."

"Well, I didn't cause it, he did."

"Lucky, I understand you were protecting your friend. I've head a lot about the trouble he's caused, but you know, 'homebound' students aren't usually allowed to come to prom."

"I know Mr. Murty, and I thank you for bending the rules for me. . . "

"don't worry about it Mr. Murty we're leaving anyway." Nikolas said as he and Sly came over.

"We are?" Emily asked surprised. "What are you up to?"

"You'll see." Nikolas said with a smile. "Thanks for everything Mr. Murty."

"Yeah, thanks." Lucky said as he shook the man's hand.

"Just stay out of trouble will you?" he asked with a sigh.

"We'll try."

Shaking his head he watched the group walk away. "He knew too?" Liz asked.

"Well, someone had to tutor me so that I could graduate on time." Lucky said with a laugh.

"So um, where are we going?" Emily asked as Sly's date came over to them.

"You'll see." Nikolas said with a laugh as they headed out.



An hour later the six friends sat laughing in Kelly's as they finished up the ribs and cheese fries that had been waiting for them. "I can't believe you did all this." Emily said laughing as she leaned into Nikolas.

"Yeah, bro, brillant idea. Too bad I didn't think of it myself."

"Actually you gave me the idea."

"I did?"

"Remember one day you said you wish we could have another night like the one of the fire?"

"Yeah. . . "

"Well, now we do."

"ONly one thing is missing." Emily said as she moved away from Nikolas and stared at the other couple.

"I don't think so." Sly said as he got up and went behind the counter and lifted up an alluminum tray, causing Liz and Emily to start laughing, and his date to look perplexed. He put the tray down and revealed sliced brownies and pass one to each of the others.

"A toast?" Emily asked.

THe others nodded, and they repeated the toast they had made a year before, only adding two more people to their circle. Laughing, Nikolas rose and put on the juttbox. He held out his hand to Emily who smiling, accepted his offer, Sly followed suit as did Lucky. Smiling the three men held the women they loved close to their hearts and the couples danced late into the night.