Fancy Meeting You Here- B/J One Shot

[guavejuice]

Author:guavejuice
Pairing:Brian/Justin
Timeline:Post 513 AU-ish
A/N:Caps used in this One Shot are taken from KMKM and QaF
Disclaimer:I own nothing but this story.
Comments are love.

-Babylon, Friday night-


"Who's the hottie?" Brian tucks his tongue inside his cheek and peers over his shoulder towards the dance floor. The guy is nicely built but not too buff. His short sleeved black Tee shirt accentuates his biceps. His dark blond wavy hair swept off his forehead.

"What's it to you?" Ted snorts leaning against the bar sipping from his ever present water bottle.

"I OWN this fucking place in case you forgot Theodore," Brian answers back, his eyes still scanning the dance floor.

"Well… you know," Ted shrugs.

"Listen to me… are you listening?" Brian demands as he did so many timers before. "It's about time YOU and everyone else around here would stop nagging me. I already told you- Justin and I are…. Well, it's over!" he folds his lips inward and leans forward to get a better view of the new blond.

"Who said ANYTHING about Justin ?" Emmett joins the conversation.

"YOU for one. YOU keep nagging me about HIM all the time," Brian answers.

"Well excuse me for caring, sweetie. Can't a boy ask about his two best friends around here anymore? And by the way- Nice job pre-ordering the entire Prada men's wear Spring collection online. This gorgeous shimmering black top looks amazing on you baby, and your hair looks fabulous. I mean... at YOUR age, " he complements his old time friend.

"Well, at least it's way better than the mountain man look you were sporting up until a few weeks ago," Michael hisses.

"Shut the fuck up! All of you!" Brian snaps, pinching the bridge of his nose. He's signaling the bartender to bring him his favorite and after taking down the JB shot in one gulp he slams it on the bar counter and takes a few steps towards the dance floor.

"What's he doing?" Emmett whispers to Ted, both men now looking really concerned.

"I don't know what's going on but something is definitely off," Ted says watching Brian making a suggestive move towards the new young blond that's grinding his hips on the dance floor. "All I know is It's been quite a while since we've spent Friday nights at Babylon and it's been even longer than that since Brian last tricked,"

"We should know," Emmett says.

"We've all been there with him when he had tricks up his ass at all hours of the night while we would wait outside in the cold alley for him," Ted recalls.

"Fuck! We were there the night it all happen. The night Brian saw Justin outside Babylon under the fucking lamppost," Michael raises his voice. "HE made us drive with Ted, remember? And then I had to come drive the kid to school the next day because Brian left the Jeep at OUR place, remember that Em ?"

The impromptu trip down memory lane is cut short since the guys notice a rather wasted and drunk Brian walking their way with his arm slung across the younger blond's shoulder. "Hey guys… meet… Ter… Tor…what's your name again?" he blurs out at the man, leaning over the guy's shoulder to try and press his lips to the guy's neck in a drunken kiss.



"Troy," the guy says, pulling back from Brian. "And I'm sorry but as I already told you when you introduced yourself earlier I CAN'T go to the back room with you. I'm here with friends. We're celebrating. I just got engaged," he explains, nodding towards a tall man wearing a tight black Tee shirt and a full salt-and pepper head of hair that's standing at the other end of the dance floor. "It was nice to meet you anyway," he nods at the gang. "And thanks for having us here, this club is really cool. From what I understand It had it's heydays in Pittsburgh's gay scene like Fifteen years ago. It's great that you're still keeping it up and running. Gotta go now, later," he smiles at Brian and turns to walk back to his fiance and his friends.

"Ouch!" Ted mouths, staring at Emmett and Michael. Brian evidently spotted that and is now sending one very distinctive death glare at his long time friend and CFO.

"I'll get you for that first thing Monday morning at work, Schmidt," he groans with a raised eye brow. "Fuck, who's in charge around here? This music's for shit. Where's the good old Thumpa Thumpa?" he's obviously not pleased.

"YOU own the place, Bri…" Ted point out, apparently not too phased by his friend's harsh reaction. Over the years their friendship became much more than just work related. Ted was more than happy to stand in for Brian while the CEO of Kinnetic would take a few days off to fly to New York City to spend some much needed time alone with Justin. Ted would always fill in for Brian when the two 'love birds' occasionally reunited at the country house in West Virginia over the weekends or even on holidays. But recently everything just stopped. These days, when Brian gets restless and moody he could use a friendly face around even if he wouldn't admit it himself, so Ted is still on hand.

When Justin and Brian called off their wedding so Justin could go to NYC to explore his options none of their close friends thought it meant Brian and Justin are breaking up. On the contrary. All their friends agreed that it seemed as though these two finally found the right formula to sustain a loving long term –long distance relationship that even made Lindsay and Mel snort with envy. But the way Brian and Justin's relationship cooled off and then eventually seemed to have shrivel and die after Justin decided to stay in New York City took everyone by surprise.

No one saw it coming, not even Debbie. She really couldn't figure out what the fuck had come over her Sunshine.

Since Ted was the one who –along with Cynthia- saw Brian on a daily basis he witnessed first hand how this unexpected turn of events totally shook Brian's core even if he wouldn't discuss it much with anyone.

Now when Brian has been practically rejected by this young blond guy Troy in front of everybody in Babylon Ted can't help but feel it IS the last straw for his old friend and his heart goes out to Brian.

"Why won't I drive you home?" he suggests.

"HOME?" Brian's face darkens. "What a joke …" he blurs out and demands another drink from the bartender.

When he takes down this shot and pulls out a vile of Poopers from his back pocket and sticks it in his nose even Michael looks concerned, knowing full well how self destructive Brian's own pain management methods could get.

"Why won't you let me take you home, then?" he turns to Brian and reaches out to grab his hand.

Brian pulls back with a raised eye brow. "Your hubby is waiting up for you, go home to him, Mickey." He snorts.

"It is getting really late so I guess I should get going," Michael shrugs "Sorry guys," he tells his friends before he turns to leave, not even taking a second glance at Brian.

"Fuck that!" Brian says. "Oh, well. Guess it's just us The Pointers Sisters, right?" his voice trails off as he tries to pull a joint out of his other pocket. "Let's dance boys!" he says in a distorted voice."It's Troy Boy's weeding night or whatever the fuck!" he says, nodding again at the young blond who seemed quite embarrassed by the tall stranger's reaction.

Ted and Emmett both look as if they're at their wits end.

"THAT might not be such a good idea, Bri… " Ted eventually huffs. Pulling his phone out he's looking at the time and realizes it is rather late and that Blake is wondering where he is. He's been sending him few messages and Ted didn't answer.

"It's okay, Schmitd , you can go now," Brian murmurs, resting his chin against the counter at the bar.

"Em and I will drop off you at the loft on the way home then," Ted decides and nods to his friend just as Emmett sends a message to Drew to let him know he'll be late as well.
_ _ _ _ _ _


-Next Day, Brian's loft-

"What the fuck Brian? Who the hell died in here? The place stinks! Open the fucking windows !" Debbie is not amused when she enters the loft on Saturday morning with Ted in toe.

"Tuna Casserole ? Boy... Am I in trouble?" Brian flashes half a smile in response noticing the large bowl covered in tin foil Debbie is carrying. Barely lifting his head from the sofa where he crushed in a drunken slumber late last night he pulls his lips inward and hisses "FUCK! My head hurts like crazy… and now if you'll excuse me, I'd like to take a leak. In private!" he points out dragging his naked feet across the hardware floor up the few stairs leading up to his bedroom.

"YOU too Schmidt?" Brian asks somewhat dramatically almost stumbling as he's returning to the living room noticing that Ted has now joined Debbie and they're both sitting on his Italian leather sofa. "Don't you have anything better to do on Saturday morning?" he asks dryly letting out a bitter sharp laugh.

"We want to help you, Bri…" Ted answers looking up to stare at his friend.

"Even if it means driving all the way up to New York City to kick Sunshine's bubble butt," Debbie can't help herself. "I mean… what the fuck has gone into him? Or should I say WHO the fuck has gone into him?..."

Brian's face suddenly freezes as if he's seen a ghost.

"I… I didn't mean it honey," Debbie says right away noticing how her remark caught Brian off guard. "What I meant was that… that... FUCK! It's way more difficult than I thought, " she stops and wipes an invisible tear. "Help me out here, Teddi," she eventually blurs.

"Look, Bri, we don't want to get into yours and Justin's relationship," Ted intervenes stopping mid sentence to see how the fact he mentioned the 'R' word is affecting his long time friend. Brian shrugs slightly but Ted continues anyway. "Relationship is not always smooth sailing, I should know but… please don't shut us out. Let us help you and Justin…" Ted stops.

"So what? So he could waltz in here and we would kiss and make up as if nothing has happen? " Brian replies in a low voice. "I already told you. It's over. He made his decision there's nothing more to say. I guess I always knew this day would come eventually. I knew he would get up and move on… FUCK!" Brian closes his eyes and pinches the bridge of his nose.

"But… what the hell happened sweetie? Why did you… stop?" Debbie's voice softens as she turns to face Brian.

"I dunno, Deb. HE said he felt as though our relationship ran it's course or some shit and I guess I just didn't feel like trying to convince him otherwise…" Brian answers quietly after a long pause.

"Maybe so but I can't believe you and Justin fell out of love Brian. I KNOW you and I know Sunshine," Debbie says with a sigh.

"Debbie's right," Ted nods in agreement before he continues the conversation trying to lighten up the mood. "So listen, Emmett and I have been thinking... and DON'T say anything until you hear me out first," Ted mentions as Brian is already tucking his tongue inside his cheek. "It's Babylon's Ten anniversary soon. I mean since… since you re-opened it and everything. So we thought we could arrange for a reunion party and all that. Emmett would love to provide the food and drinks and arrange everything else with his company and Blake and I could bring a few of our friends and turn it into a semi fundraiser for one of your LBGT charity of choice, say… the Vic Grassi house?" he continues looking at Debbie while she mouths 'May He Rest in Peace'.

"I'm in no mood to celebrate reunions Theodore. What's to celebrate? The fact we're getting older but then we're lucky to still be able to hold our dicks while we stand up and piss?" Brian protests. "Something tells me that even dear old Vic would have agreed to that," he adds and crushes back into the sofa. "And DON'T even think Sunshine would be there. Hell he didn't even bother to be there when we first re-opened, did he?" Brian now looks really pissed. He could just let it all out and admits to his friends that he misses his Sunshine like crazy and that there isn't a day-or night- where he's not torturing himself with painful thoughts about what might have been. BUT then he doesn't say anything. He just crosses his arms on his chest and sits there sulking quietly, trying not to move too much or his massive erection would spark another witty response from Debbie.

She then shrugs and gets up putting her coat back on. " I better go now. Sure you wouldn't want to join us for lunch? Well… anyway suit yourself honey and enjoy the dish, " she nods at the bowl that still stands on Brian's kitchen' counter. "And remember… all is not lost UNTIL this not so fat lady sings," she smiles at the taller man and wraps her arms around his neck in a warm hug. Even a very pissed off Brian Kinney can't resist that.

_ _ _ _ _ _



-A Week Later, Saturday Night, Babylon-




Brian stands in the middle of the dance floor.

He should be celebrating with the others.

They survived. They're still dancing.

ANOTHER young hot stud is watching Brian's every move from across the room.

Brian hesitates. It's not like him but he doesn't feel like dragging him or anyone else to the back room.

Not tonight.

After a while he feels a small, firm hand on the small of his back.

It can't be him.

He said their relationship ran it's course. Why would he even be here ?

But then… HE is the only one who can touch Brian like this.

Brian turns around.

"Fancy meeting you here," he huffs, his heart beats million miles an hour.

"Fancy THAT," That beaming Sunshine smiles totally melts his heart.

God, it feels so good to have him here.

Brian wraps his arms around the petite slender figure until the blond almost disappears in Brian's embrace.

Justin doesn't say a word. He's just looking up into Brian's eyes, completely enveloped by this man's strong protecting arms.

They feel no need to speak. They just stand together, move to the innate sound of invisible music. They know they need to talk.

There's so much that needs to be said. But they're in no rush.

Nothing - not even their own fears and doubts- can set them apart.

Not tonight.

Not for another life time.

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Comments

[kellankyle.livejournal.com]

Oh no! This can't be a one-shot!! Brian had to have stupidly and stubbornly misunderstand Justin. I am literally on the verge of tears.

Please Vered!!! ♥

[guavejuice.livejournal.com]

Aww... thank you so much for your heartfelt honest feedback dear Deborah. it means so much to me. The moment I saw that new GH pic I KNEW I had to write a B/J fic but I ALSO knew it would be quite angsty. It was a different experience for me, tbh but I enjoyed it. However- I would never let B/J break up. As you can tell Justin did come back eventually and he's here to stay!
I'm thrilled to know you enjoyed this story enough to want more ;)
*hugs you tight*

[mrs-koki.livejournal.com]

Oh there just has to be more than this one shot! I wanna know what the hell Justin was thinking! :(


Love this though XD

[guavejuice.livejournal.com]

Thank you SO much for your thoughtful supportive feedback. It means a lot! I'm thrilled to know you think this rather angsty piece deserves a sequel BUT fear not- Justin did come back eventually and he's here to stay :)

[mrs-koki.livejournal.com]

You're welcome XD

Oh that's good. XD

I take it then Brian and Justin got their information lines crossed,and Brian misunderstood whatever it was Justin was actually talking about? LOL

[guavejuice.livejournal.com]

B/J's one major issue-which presented many obstacles and angsty filled moments for them in cannon- was indeed lack of communication *sigh*
However- I wrote this one shot as AU so things can take a different turn than they did in cannon. Personally I'm a firm believer in the idea that B/J NEVER broke up in post 513 and that even if Justin went to NYC they were still able to maintain their LDR ;)
In this fic, though, I decided to take it in a more angsty direction, mainly because this new GH pic just 'spoke' to me that way, you know?
So for me what B/J experienced here it was more than just a miscommunication issue but hey, Justin surprised Brian and attended Babylon's reunion party after all. They didn't speak much that night but they WILL do so eventually because they just CAN'T be apart.
Thanks again for your amazing thoughtful feedback <3
p.s
So yes, there will be a follow up to that soon, with Justin's side of the story :)

[mrs-koki.livejournal.com]

Hehehe I always thought they stayed together post 513 too XD. Them not being together is just heart breaking. Damn writers just HAD to imply them breaking up. Assholes. >.<


LOL!! Only B/J can take their problems to another level even outside of canon.


In canon verse they had to deal with Justin's PTSD as well, along with their failed communication skills lol.


P.S Yay! Oh and I love that screen shot from KMKM filming, it did add the right directional angst for the this one shot. ^_^

[guavejuice.livejournal.com]

writers just HAD to imply them breaking up.

Hmm... NOT quite sure they did but that's a whole different discussion, imo.
But anyway- the second part of this story IS complete so... more to come soon ;)
and Yup, that GH pic was really inspiring ;)

[mrs-koki.livejournal.com]

Idk, that's how I took Brian's " It's only time" line,but yeah it's a whole different discussion. XD

Yay! When you have time to post is fine, I can wait ^_^

It is XD

[guavejuice.livejournal.com]

:)

[balrogtweety.livejournal.com]

I agree with the others that this should go on. Justin and Brian can't be over. This is not right!!! Great piece.

[guavejuice.livejournal.com]

It's NOT over, Justin came back after all...
Thank you SO much for your super supportive thoughtful feedback Jane. This One Shot was really different for me, I'm thrilled to know you enjoyed it enough to want more :)

[blossomlegs.livejournal.com]

Full of angst here. Brian had to misunderstand Justin. Glad Justin showed up. Thanks for sharing!

[guavejuice.livejournal.com]

Thank you SO much for taking the time to read and leave a thoughtful supportive feedback. I usually don't do post 513 angst but this new GH clubbing pic just 'spoke' to me that way.
Now I can reveal that there's more to come in Part II ;)

[hikinggirl70.livejournal.com]

That was terrific!

[guavejuice.livejournal.com]

Thank you SOOO much for your amazing supportive feedback. I'm really pleased to know you enjoyed this. It means a lot to me :)

[later2nite.livejournal.com]

What a clever story to go with the KMKM caps. You should def continue it if you can! ♥

[guavejuice.livejournal.com]

Awww thank you so much for taking the time to read and comment and thank you for givig this story some love. It was so much fun to write back when the first Gale caps from KMKM appeared. I ended up writing Part II to this story. I posted it as a Bday present to out friend techi that year. i can't believe it's almost Two years ago this January ;) The link is under the Fancy Meeting You Here tag at the bottom of the re-post btw :)
Take care
HUGS

[yumyumpm.livejournal.com]

This is a look at what happens after 10 years. It's nice to know that Ted and Emmett are there for Brian. Michael on the other hand isn't going out of his way to do anything. I don't know what happened between Brian and Justin, but Brian was not happy without his sunshine. Maybe Justin felt the same way?

[guavejuice.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for taking the time to read and comment and for giving this story a bit of love even after almost Two years ;)
When I first saw the 'prompt pic (ie Gale's KMKM promo pic ) I just knew I had to write a B/J story :) Lots of angst and unanswered questions but then there's more in Part II
Glad you enjoyed it :)