"Roger's Depression"

Author's note: My first fanfiction! R & R please, and no flames! I know I'm not the best writer, but I'm working on it! LOL enjoy! Look for a future fanfic co-written by kagomehig715!

Roger still remembered that day. The day he met Mimi--Christmas Eve, 1989. She had appeared in his doorway, the very doorway he was standing in now. She wanted her candle to be lit.

They had sung a song, and had fallen in love.

Roger had never really believed in love at first sight, but after he met Mimi, he knew it was possible. But know it was different.

Mimi died last night.

AIDS. Roger remembered it clearly. He had gone with her to the hospital. Correction-he had brought her to the hospital. She was going through withdrawal, and had had a bad relapse the other week. Roger had been there through it all with her, every bad day, every craving. But last night was the worst. She had lied there on her bed, shaking terribly. Her breathing slowed down; she stopped occasionally to take a shaky, rasping breath.

Then, it was all over.

Mimi was gone.

Roger had been there for her last moments. He had held her hand while she died. Her last words to him had been "I love you, Roger."

Those words had come back to haunt him in this moment. He just couldn't believe she was gone; first Angel, now Mimi. Two losses, all in one year.

Roger walked over to the couch in his one-bedroom apartment that he shared with his best friend, Mark. They were dirt poor, and lived in the bohemian section of New York City. They didn't have jobs, and barely had enough to pay their rent.

Roger picked up his guitar, his prized possession. It wasn't much, just an ordinary black acoustic guitar. Some of the strings were wearing down, and it didn't tune very well. But it was his life. He began to play a little song.

One song—glory

One song—before I go

Glory

One song to leave behind

Find one song—one last refrain

Glory

From the pretty boy front man

Who wasted opportunity

One song—he had the world at his feet

Glory

In the eyes of a young girl

A young girl

Find glory

Beyond the cheap colored lights

One song—before the sun sets

Glory—on another empty life

Time flies—time dies

Glory

One blaze of glory

One blaze of glory—glory

Find glory

In a song that rings true

Truth like a blazing fire

An eternal flame

Find one song—a song about love

Glory

From the soul of a young man

A young man

Find the one song—before the virus takes hold

Glory

Like a sunset

One song—to redeem this empty life

Time flies

And then—no need to endure anymore

Time dies….

Just then, Mark entered the room.

"Thinking about Mimi?" he asked.

"Yeah," said Roger. "Look, man, I really wanna be alone right now."

"OK," said Mark. "I'm just going down to the performance space. Maureen has another show tonight, and you know how she gets…"

"Fine," he said.

"Maybe you should come tonight?" asked Mark. "Get your mind off of things."

"No, go on ahead," he replied. "I'm going to attempt to write a song."

"OK, that's cool." Mark started to leave the apartment, and then paused. "Take your AZT."

"I will," he responded, his head bent over his guitar.

Roger remembered the day that he found out he was HIV positive.

Flashback: 2 years ago

That will be coming up in my next chapter. I hope you like! Please review and let me know how this is. NO FLAMES, AS REQUESTED ABOVE!!!! Thanks! Hey Kagome and Apathetic Angel (and Dalin, if you're reading this!)!! Also, thanks to Twisties!

ONE SONG -- GLORY
ONE SONG -- BEFORE I GO
GLORY
ONE SONG TO LEAVE BEHIND
FIND ONE SONG -- ONE LAST REFRAIN
GLORY
FROM THE PRONE SONG -- GLORY

ONE SONG -- BEFORE I GO

GLORY

ONE SONG TO LEAVE BEHIND

FIND ONE SONG -- ONE LAST REFRAIN

GLORY

FROM THE PRETTY BOY FRONT MAN

WHO WASTED OPPORTUNITY

ONE SONG -- HE HAD THE WORLD AT HIS FEET

GLORY

IN THE EYES OF A YOUNG GIRL

A YOUNG GIRL

FIND GLORY

BEYOND THE CHEAP COLORED LIGHTS

ONE SONG -- BEFORE THE SUN SETS

GLORY -- ON ANOTHER EMPTY LIFE

TIME FLIES -- TIME DIES

GLORY

ONE BLAZE OF GLORY

ONE BLAZE OF GLORY -- GLORY

FIND GLORY

IN A SONG THAT RINGS TRUE

TRUTH LIKE A BLAZING FIRE

AN ETERNAL FLAME

FIND ONE SONG -- A SONG ABOUT LOVE

GLORY

FROM THE SOUL OF A YOUNG MAN

A YOUNG MAN

FIND THE ONE SONG -- BEFORE THE VIRUS TAKES HOLD

GLORY

LIKE A SUNSET

ONE SONG -- TO REDEEM THIS EMPTY LIFE

TIME FLIES

AND THEN -- NO NEED TO ENDURE ANYMORE

TIME DIES

ETTY BOY FRONT MAN
WHO WASTED OPPORTUNITY

ONE SONG -- HE HAD THE WORLD AT HIS FEET
GLORY
IN THE EYES OF A YOUNG GIRL
A YOUNG GIRL
FIND GLORY
BEYOND THE CHEAP COLORED LIGHTS
ONE SONG -- BEFORE THE SUN SETS
GLORY -- ON ANOTHER EMPTY LIFE
TIME FLIES -- TIME DIES

GLORY
ONE BLAZE OF GLORY
ONE BLAZE OF GLORY -- GLORY
FIND GLORY

IN A SONG THAT RINGS TRUE
TRUTH LIKE A BLAZING FIRE
AN ETERNAL FLAME
FIND ONE SONG -- A SONG ABOUT LOVE
GLORY
FROM THE SOUL OF A YOUNG MAN
A YOUNG MAN

FIND THE ONE SONG -- BEFORE THE VIRUS TAKES HOLD
GLORY
LIKE A SUNSET
ONE SONG -- TO REDEEM THIS EMPTY LIFE
TIME FLIES
AND THEN -- NO NEED TO ENDURE ANYMORE
TIME DIES