Love Is Only Sleeping Chapter 1 "Mike, Mike come quick" Yelled Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, and Peter Tork. "What is it! I was trying to write a so....." Mike Nesmith trailed off as he saw what was in Davy's and Micky's arms. Two young girls all beat up and battered looking. "Oh My God, what happened to them, are they alive?" Mike asked with worriedness in his voice. The little Englishman answered. "Yeah they're alive but they need some help and we found them on the beach and we couldn't just leave them there!" "Look one of them is waking up." Peter observed. As the young girl in Micky's arms began to wake she couldn't see to much because her eye was swelled shut. She began to kick and scream and hit and hit Micky upside the head. Her screaming woke the other girl and she began to do the same to Davy, they set them on the couch and the two beaten girls held each other crying. "Don't hurt us please don't hurt us." Pleaded one girl. "Kill me, not Peace she is a good person let her live kill me!" Cried the other girl. "Hold on there, we're not going to kill ya or hurt you." Mike said trying to calm them down. "Are you sure?" "Sure I'm sure!" Mike replied. The two girls stopped crying but still were skeptical and were holding each other as if they were shielding the other from any hurt or pain. "Are you okay now?" Micky asked rubbing his head where one of the girls hit him. "Yeah, we're okay, you just scared us we thought you were going to kill us." "We are not going to kill you at all! Oh, by the way my name is Micky." The three remaining guys introduced themselves. "It is very nice to meet you guys. My name is Peace and this is my best friend Spirit." "Would you like something to drink?" Davy asked as he got a glass out of the cabinet. "That would be great!" The two girls said in unison. "You two are pretty beat up, I think you need to get that stuff looked at." Peter said "We're fine, just a few cuts and bruises nothing to worry about." Spirit said "If you won't go to the doctor would you care to tell us what happened?" Mike said curiously "Well it all started yesterday evening." Peace started as Davy handed her a glass of water "You see our boyfriends are brothers, and we were going to go out to the Vincent Van Go Go like we do every Friday night and..." "Our guys went to the bathroom." Spirit continued "The waiter came over there and went to take our order and he said something funny and so we laughed like any normal human being would...." "Well our guys saw it as we were flirting with the waiter and got extremly angry and grabbed our hands and jerked us back to the house. When we got there they, well they...." Peace started to cry. Spirit finished the story. "Well when we got home they threw us against the walls, beat us with their belts and anything else they could use including their fists. Finally they threw me into the stove and I grabbed the iron skillet and hit one of the guys in the head with it and he was out. I think Peace here kicked the other guy in the well, *ahem*, you know where." All the guys had a face of pain as Spirit said that. "How did you guys get out of there?" Davy asked, Peace answered "After I kicked him Spirit hit him in the head and then we grabbed our bags and we ran and ran down to the beach and we found the darkest part and decided to sleep there until morning. But you guys found us." "I can not believe the men could do that to thier girls I would NEVER dream of doing anything of the sort."  Davy said "I am ready to go and give them an ass-whipping like they never had before." Davy said as he was walking toward the door "I am right behind you, Davy." Micky said as he stood up. A loud deep voice came booming down "Hold it there shotguns! You're not going to fo that, violence is not the answer." "You're right Mike, its not but its not right what those men did to them either but are you going to let them just run free while they are here in pain?" Davy argued. "No, but if you go and do that you can get thrown in jail and that is the last thing we need or want." Mike explained "I don't care they don't deserve to get treated like that! They can throw me into jail, but I am going to go and kick their ass!" Micky said raising his voice, which is something he didn't often do. Mike stood in front of the door arguing with them even though the both of them knew that if Mike said they weren't going to go they weren't going. While they did that, Peter started to wash up Peace and Spirit's cuts and bandage them. "Its looks worse then it really is. Peace said to Peter. "They certainly don't look good but we don't want to get any worse then they are." Peter said. Finally Davy and Micky gave up and went and sat down by Peace and Spirit and watched Peter banage them. "Do you have a place to go?" Mike asked. "No, we were going to spend some money and go live in a hotel for a few days if we can afford it." Spirit told him"That is foolishness!" Micky explained  "You're going to stay here and there is going to be no ifs, ands, or buts about it!" "Okay, you got us there, Micky." Spirit and Peace said smiling "Let's see how are we going to do this?" Mike said thinking aloud. "I know how!" Davy said "How?" Everyone said "Peter you sleep on the couch and Peace you take Peter's bed." "Yeah and Mike you sleep down here and Spirit can have your bed." Micky finished "WRONG! Are you guys crazy? That is just crazy! How about Pete, you and Davy can sleep in here one on the couch the other on the floor." Mike said "You guys don't have to sleep on the floor. I can sleep on the floor and Spirit can have the couch." Peace said. Davy grabbed her hand and said. "You are not going to sleep on no floor, neither you nor Spirit you two are bettah then that! You take my bed and I will sleep here." "Are you sure?" Peace said making sure. "I am sure!" Davy said releasing her hand. "Okay it's settled then Pete, you and Davy you have the living room. Spirit you and Peace have the bottom bedroom." Mike explained After Micky and Davy showed Spirit and Peace the house and their room they all just hung around the pad all day not wanting to do anything but relax and that is exactly what they did! Chapter 2 The next day they all woke up feeling well rested. After all of them were awake and dressed and had eaten Mike asked. "You know, we need to got the police about those guys. Do you two want to go to the police about this?" "YES!!!" Both girls said in unison. "I am not like those weird women and say that I still love him because I don't, I want him behind bars where he belongs!" Peace said. "We'll go then." All six of them piled into the Monkeemobile. Mike driving, Peter riding shotgun, and Micky and Spirit in the first back seat and Peace and Davy in the far back seat. When the six of them got to the Police Station, Peace and Spirit decribed what their EX-boyfriends looked like and the Police said that they want the two girls to go to the doctors so they could have a complete report on what the men did to them. Even though Peace and Spirit hated doctors and never wanted to see one again for the rest of their lives as far as they are concerned. They went and the doctors ran a lot of boring tests on them but the good thing is the guys were there to keep them company and Micky  was always making them laugh. Finally all the tests were done and they sent the report to the Police and the girls were set to go. The four Monkees and Peace and Spirit all piled back into the Monkeemobile just like before and went back to the pad. When they got there, there were two strange looking men on their front step waiting on them. As they got closer Spirit and Peace knew exactly who it was, it was James and Jesse their EX's. Peace grasped Davy's arm and said "There they are! Its Jesse and James!" "Where?" Spirit demanded "Right there on the front steps, don't you see them?" Peace answered grabbing Davy's arm tighter and tighter. "It is them, what are we going to do?" Spirit said now grabbing onto Micky's arm. Micky said "We are going to get out and nice and politely ask them to leave and if they don't we kick their asses!" "Right on, Micky!" Davy yelled. "You guys, like I said before violence is not the answer!" Mike replied is his I-am-the-eldest type of voice. "Okay Mike, I will make you a deal, agree?" Davy said "Before I agree to anything what is the deal?" Mike said "I promise not to throw the first punch, but if they hit me Peace or Spirit, I am going after them." Davy said making his deal. "That is a good idea, the same goes for you, Mick." "Okay Mike, I won't throw the first punch." After they made their deal, all six of them got out of the Monkeemobile, Jesse and James were walking towards them. Peace and Spirit were really scared so they held onto Davy's and Micky's arms even harder. They were scared of what Jesse and James might do to them or to the guys and that is the last thing that they want is to get the guys hurt. "Well, well lookee who we have here, we have been looking everywhere for you two and here we find you with not two but four men!" James said starting at Spirit and Micky. "Thats not as bad as shorty over here! Look at this he must be at least three foot tall." Jesse said looking at Peace and Davy. "Hey, now guys why don't you just leave that is the best thing that you could do is just leave, we don't want any trouble." Mike said hoping they would leave. "Oh, we'll leave without any trouble as soon as we get what we came here for." James said looking at Peace and Spirit. "You're not getting them so you can just forget about it and leave now!" Micky said. "I said we are getting them and we aren't leaving till we do! Now come on you two!"  James said grabbing Peace's head. "Get your damn hand off her NOW!" Davy said with a commanding presence. "Hey James, you better watch out shorty is going to get ya!" Jesse said laughing as hard he could. "I said COME ON!" Pulling Peace a bit harder. Just then Davy grabbed his arm and pulled it behind his back and James threw a punch and Davy just missed him. It paid to be short sometimes! Just then Davy started pulling James' hand up his back and James was struggling to get Davy to stop. Davy never stopped though. Until Jesse went after Davy and that is when Micky intercepted the blow to Davy. Jesse hit Micky right across his face, Spirit and Peace screamed hoping that James and Jesse would leave. To no avail they didn't leave. After the blow to Micky Jesse ran over and did the same to Davy and he fell to the ground so James was able to to get out of Davy's hold, and James and Jesse ran over and grabbed Spirit and Peace and started running off. Mike and Peter tried to stop them but they were not fighters and the two bullies just hit them with one punch and they were out completely. Just as they threw a blow to Mike an Peter that is when Micky and Davy picked themselves up and off the ground. They ran over there and punched the two guys and this was a head to head fight, Peace and Spirit tried to stop them but got hit in the process and stayed back helping Mike and Peter hoping that Micky and Davy wouldn't get hurt, but it never let up. Finally Mr. Babbit the landlord called the Police and they came down and arrested James and Jesse. Spirit and Peace only hoped that would be the last of them but only time would tell. Peace, Mike, Peter, and Spirit all helped Micky and Davy into the house, they were both pretty beat up but they wouldn't show their pains in front of anyone, but everyone knew that they hurting.     Chapter 3 The next few weeks in the pad were fun. The guys were able to find gigs on that weekends and Spirit and Micky and were getting closer, and Peace and Davy as well. The girls were able to trust them and that is something they found rare in guys. The four of them were always doing something together. They would walk on the beach and play in the ocean, they always seemed to be doing something on the beach though. They all loved the beach. It was their getaway place. One particular night though the truth came out to their best friends, which would soon alter their lives. It was the middle of the night and neither Peace nor Spirit could sleep, so they quietly got up and headed to the beach for some relaxation. Davy was sleeping soundly when they left to go out to the beach. The girls were talking; this is one of the few times they could talk without anyone else hearing what they had to say. They loved to stay with the guys and wouldn't change things for the world but they missed their long talks about girl things. They walked, talking and joking then, Peace spoke up about something she had been seeing with Spirit and Micky. "Tell me all the details on you and Micky!" Peace said. "What?! You think I like Micky?" Spirit said innocently. "I see they way you try and be as close to him as possible and different little flirtation movements you use when you are around a guy you like." Peace said. "Well, actually I do like Micky, he is everything that I could ask for. He's funny, sensitive, sincere, sweet, nice, and a gentlemen, he looks after me. He would never hurt me and not to mention he is cute! I love to be with Micky and I would love to be with him for the rest of my life. He is the closest thing to perfect!" Spirit explained. "Wow, you really have a thing for, Micky! Well Micky is a good guy and he would treat you right." Peace said, realizing that is how she felt about Davy. " I know I do like him, so sue me." Spirit kidded. "I wouldn't talk there, Peace. I see you and Davy all the time, care to explain?" Spirit said wondering. "Well, I do like, Davy. He is just perfect for me. He is charming, sweet, caring, and funny. He takes care of me. He always makes sure I have what I need. Also, I love his personality. And he is cute, and his accent just drives me wild!" Peace explained. "Wow! You are hung up on him! Just like I am hung up on Micky!" Spirit said gladly. "Well atleast we don't like that same guy!" Peace said laughing. "I know that would be disastrous! The way we are, we would put up one good fight!" Spirit said laughing as well. "We better head back to the pad before someone notices and freaks!" Peace said turning around towards the pad thing of Davy "Yeah! Let's go." Spirit said thinking of Micky. ~~~Meanwhile at the pad~~~ "Davy why is that you got me out of bed?" Micky asked sleepily. "Because the girls are gone." Davy said whispering hoping not to wake up Peter or Mike. "The girls are what! Davy you were suppose to watch and make sure no one came in or out the door!" Micky fretted. "I am very sorry, Mick but I was sleeping!" Davy said a bit louder. "Look someone is on the beach, it looks like the girls." Micky observed. "Let's go and wait for them outside." Davy suggested. "Alrighty, let's go." Micky said almost dragging Davy outside. "Micky, man are you as hung up on Spirit as I am hung up on Peace?" Davy asked casually. "Am I hung up? Yeah, is it obvious? I do like Spirit. She is everything I have ever told you I look for in a girl. Everything and more. She is so groovy, she's different then most girls and she doesn't care what they think. She is smart, funny, very caring, sweet, and also she is beautiful." Micky said sighing. "Mick, you sound like me! This is the first time that I ever heard you sound like that and said something about a girl besides how hot she is. You must like her to say all that." Davy said. "I do like her, I think she likes me too, I hope she does!" Micky said hoping. "You're hung up on Peace? You haven't gone on a date since the girls got here!" Micky argued. "I know I haven't dated and it is because from the first time that I saw her, I knew she was it!" Peace is lovely, she is sensitive, and nice and funny, she is caring too. She is just perfect, everything about her, she is beautiful from head to toe from the inside out." Davy explained to Micky. "Davy, you actually like a girl for what's inside not just the outside? You must like her!" Micky said laughing, Davy playfully hit Micky in the arm. Then the guys saw that girls. "Look Spirit, its the guys!" Groovy, I hope they didn't get to worried!" "I hope not either!" "Look, Micky its the girls!" Groovy, I hope they are okay!" "I hope so too!" "Hey fellas!" The girls yelled out. "Hey girls!" The guys yelled out. "Where did you two go?" Micky asked casually. "Went walking and talking." Spirit said giving Micky a hug. "Talk about anything insteresting?" Davy asked. "Girl talk Davy, thats all." Peace replied giving Davy a hug. They all walked back into the house and all went to sleep peacefully, not knowing what the other was dreaming, not knowing what the other thought of them. They would soon find out exactly. They didn't know when the time would come but it was soon, they knew that. They couldn't hide their love for each other much longer. Chapter 4 The next few days in the pad were full of laughter and music. The guys were learning new songs for their gigs on the weekends. Also Peace and Davy and Spirit and Micky were getting closer. (If that was possible) Mike and Peter saw this. They were kind of worried about the girls getting hurt because they knew what kind of guys Davy and Micky were. They would spend weeks trying to get a girl and then when they finally did, they would leave her a few weeks after that. Mike and Peter didn't want to see the girls get hurt. Peter pulled Davy into the kitchen one morning before the pad woke up. "Davy man, I see how you like Peace and all. But I know you man. Don't hurt her. She has went through to much pain already in her life and for you to hurt her would make things worse." Peter said to Davy. "Don't worry man, I would never hurt her." Davy explained to Peter. "Davy, you have said this before, remember Sandra and Mary and all the other ones?" Peter told Davy. "I remember them, but they aren't like Peace, she is different and I won't hurt her." Davy tried to convince Peter. "Besides Davy, I don't think it would work out with you two anyway, because you are a flirt and play games, Peace she isn't like that. She told me she hates it when guys play games." Peter said. "You know what Petah, I don't care what you think or anyone else, I like Peace and I am not going to hurt her. You can disapprove if you want but the final decision is her's!" Davy said quite loudly storming out of the pad to the beach.     ~~~Meanwhile upstairs in Mike and Micky's room~~~ "Micky, can I talk to you?" Mike asked "Sure Mike, what's up?" Micky said sitting down on his bed. "I wanted to talk to you about Spirit." "What aout her? Is she okay? Is something wrong?" Micky fretted once again. "No, no she is fine, but I have noticed that in the past weeks since she has been here, you have gotten really close to her and you really like her." Mike said. "Yeah, man I really do like her, she is perfect in every way." Micky sighed "Micky man, you go through girls like you go through food!" "I DID! But not anymore, since I met Spirit, I have changed. I wouldn't to anything to hurt her!" Micky explained. "A person can't just change overnight!" Mike argued. "No one said I did! It has been a month since I have been out with anyone! And the only person I plan on going on a date with is Spirit and no one else!" Micky said. "Micky, do you actually think that this would work out with Spirit?" "Yes, I do Mike, I think it would out perfectly!" Micky said storming out of the room and out to the beach. Peace and Spirit came running out of "their" room saying. "What is all of the racket?" "Nothing girls, we were just trying to talk some sense into Micky and Davy and they got mad and ran out to the beach." Mike and Peter explained. Spirit and Peace started to for the beach to see Micky and Davy, when Mike grabbed Peace's arm. "Don't fall for him, you don't know what you are getting yourself into. All he is going to do it hurt you, so don't do it! Same goes for you, Spirit!" Mike said sternly. Spirit walked up to Mike and grabbed Peace's arm from him and said. "Don't tell us what to do, Mike!" They ran out the door almost in tears. Mike yelled out one last time. "Don't do it! Don't fall for them!" The girls just ran faster, Peace spotted Davy, and Spirit spotted Micky in the other direction. They both hugged for a moment then Peace ran over to Davy. Davy heard someone behind him so he yelled. "Petah, leave me alone, I don't want to talk to you or Mike!" "Davy it's me." Peace sais\d sniffling, Davy turned around and ran towards her with open arms. "Peace! We need to talk." Davy was sure it was the right time for this now. Peace's heart dropped, she just knew Davy was going to tell her that it would be best if they stayed friends. Davy looked at her and asked. "Okay, before anything tell me why you are crying." Peace replied. "It was Mike, he um said not to get close to you because all you are going to do is hurt me. Davy, I know you and you wouldn't do that to me on purpose. And his words just hurt so bad." "Shhh, its okay." Davy said wiping a tear off Peace's cheek. "Now you listen to me, I have to tell you something." Davy said. "What is it?" Peace asked hoping against everything it wouldn't be the worst. Davy tightly held her hand thinking of a way to put his feelings into words. "Peace, I....you are really sweet, and nice, and caring and beautiful and I really like you. You are everything to me. You are everything that I could ever want or need. I want to be with you all the time. And I don't care what the other guys think or what anyones else thinks, as long as we are together everything will work out." Peace looked Davy right in the eye and said "Davy, that is exactly how I feel." That is all she could say before she felt Davy's soft lips pressing against her's. She was in heaven, this is all she has ever wanted and now she has it. And there they laid in each other's arms for quite awhile just basking in the thought that they had each other. ~~~Meanwhile on the other side of the beach~~~ "Micky, Micky!" Spirit yelled as she ran up to Micky. Micky heard her voice and immediately turned around and met her with a big hug. "What's wrong? Are you okay?" Micky asked as he looked Spirit in her teary eyes. "I'm okay. Are you okay?" Spirit replied. "If you are okay, why are you crying?" Micky asked giving Spirit a reassuring hug. "Well, it's Mike." "Mike?" Is he being an ass to you like he is to me?" "Yeah, Mike upset me, but he really upset Peace and that upset me. He said not to get too close to you, you do this with every girl. But Micky you're not like that, I know you!" Spirit said as she started to breakdown. Micky grabbed her and let her cry on his shoulder. After she was all cried out, Micky picked up Spirit's chin with his finger and thumb to make her look in his eyes. She looked directly in his eyes and he said "Spirit, I will never hurt you, never. As long as I live I won't hurt you nor will I let anyone else hurt you. Spirit, I don't want anyone but you, and only you. I don't care what I have to do to get that but I will do anything. And who cares what Mike or Peter or anyone else thinks! I have you and you have me! That is all we need." Spirit's eyes started to tear up again but this time they were tear of joy. All she could do is just hug Micky, that is what she wanted was Micky and now she has him. They laid down on the beach, Spirit's head on his chest just adoring every second that they were there. Micky on the other hand was admiring how lucky he was to have Spirit. About an hour or so later, Micky said "Spirit, we need to go." "Oh, ok is something wrong?" Spirit asked. "No, nothing is wrong I was just thinking we need to go and talk to the guys." Micky said as he stood up extending his hands to help Spirit up. "Okay, it isn't good to stay mad at your best friends, and they are your best friends." Spirit said grabbing Micky's hands helping her up. He pulled her up and that is when their lips met. Sprit's head was spinning "Wow, this is what I dreamed of, and it is betterthen what I thought!" Micky on the other hand was thinking "She has the softest lips that I have ever touched." Their kiss was interupted by Davy, yelling! "Hey Micky! We were wondering where you two were." Davy said with Peace on his arm. "We were right here." Micky said now with Spirit on his arm. "We need to and talk to Mike and Peter, they are our friends." Micky continued. "Yeah, lets go then!" Davy said motioning towards the pad. Peace started walking and Spirit caught up with her, while Davy and Micky stayed back talk themselves. Peace and Spirit talked all about their extrodinary experience. Davy and Micky did the same, talking about the experience they had as well. They fianlly got to the pad. They were all nervous, but Micky and Davy were the worst. They grabbed their girls hands tightly, and walked in the pad. Mike was sitting on the couch with his guitar, and Peter was in the kitchen. "Alright shotguns, we need to talk." Mike said sitting his guitar next to him. They all sat down in various spots in the pad. "Okay, first off, I owe the four of you and apology. I am sorry for telling who to date. This is all your decision. I do agree with what I said, but I should have kept it in and not said it aloud. Those are just my opinions and that is all they are." Mike said glancing at Micky and Davy and Peace and Spirit. "Oh, and Davy  whatever Pete said to you, that was just me. I talked him into it. So don't be mad at him." Mike said glancing at Peter. "We forgive you all, we are all best friends, we all love each other, and the last thing we want is to be mad at any of you, so please lets jsut forget about our little argument ever happened." Micky said squeezing Spirit's hand. "Time for a group hug!" Davy announced. The six of them stood up and had a huge group hug. That was all they needed, to rest assure things would be okay. Because in the end all you need is love! ~Author's note: I hope this doesn't sound like "Success Story" because it isn't suppose to. Sorry if it does. Chapter 5 All things were groovy at the groovy Monkees pad, the guys still had gigs and the girls were extremely happy with being able to be with their guys. Of course sleeping arrangments changed again. Micky moved downstairs and Peter moved upstairs, and that is how they slept and they all slept peacefully. Unaware of the bad news that was headed their way. One afternoon, Davy was teaching Peace tp surf. While Micky and Spirit were on the beach enjoying the sun, air, and each other. Also watching Davy and Peace was quite funny at times. Mike walked out there and said "Hey Spirit, this came for you in the mail." "Thanks Mike, oh groovy, it is from my mom." Spirit said ripping the letter open. "Groovy! This is realy groovy!" Spirit said smiling. "What is i? What does it say?" Micky asked wondering why she was so happy. "It says: Dear Spirit, I have some wonderful news, I am going to come down and see you in one week, you and Peace. I can't wait to meet those young men you were telling me about. Especially that boy named Micky. Well, I will see you in a week! I love you and I miss you! Mom "Groovy, I get to see you mom!" Micky said happily. "You get to see who's mom, Micky?" Davy asked as he and Peace walked up to them hand in hand. "I get to see Spirit's mom, she is going to some and visit in a week." Micky explained. "Your mom is coming! Groovy!!! I do miss her!" Peace said. "Oh no! The pad! It's a mess! We have to get some of it clean before she gets here!" Peace continued. They got up and ran into the pad and started cleaning. It would take them all week to get it done too. But when it was clean the pad really looked good! The next week was used to clean, and perfect everything. But Spirit knew that her mom wouldn't be upset with they way it looked. Finally the big day was here and everyone put the final touches on the pad as the taxi drove up carrying Spirit's mom. *Knock Knock* "Oh, that must be her!" Spirit said grabbing the door. She took a deep breath and opended the door. "Hello Mom! It is so good to see you!" "It's good to see you too sweetie." Spirit's mom Marilyn said giving her daughter a big hug. "Oh, mom I would like for you to meet everyone. This here is Micky Dolenz, here is Davy Jones, and of course you know Peace. This is Mike Nesmith and here is Peter Tork. Guys, this is my mom Marilyn." "Hello you all!" "Hi!" Everyone said on return. As Spirit showed her mom the pad and everything, Peace graced the table with her famous cheese burgers with a side of Mac and Cheese. (Feeding four guys takes a lot!) After dinner, the guys did the dishs and Spirit and her mom caught up on what they had missed. She told her about James and Jesse, and Micky and all the gigs, and everything. Later that night, it was late and everyone was tired, so they all headed to bed, this time it was Mike and Peter upstairs and Peace and Davy and Micky and Spirit in the living room. They were all able to fit on the pull out bed that lied in the couch, it was a tight squeeze but they managed. The next few days were pleasant. Having a mom in the house felt good but they did miss the freedom they had. One afternoon, Spirit and Micky and her mom went for a walk on the beach, so the three of the could get to know each other better. After a short moment of silence, Marilyn spoke up. "Spirit dear, could I talk to you a minute?" "Looks like it's time for me to leave." Micky said giving Spirit a kiss and walked off. She smiled then turned to her mom, who was the whole thing and said "What's up?" "I wanted to to talk to you about coming home with me. Now before you reject hear me out. Please." Marilyn pleaded with her daughter. "I will listen doesn't mean I will agree." Spirit said shaking her head no. "Okay, fair enough, anyway, I think you should come home with me. We miss you a lot. But also I think you would  be better off home. Micky can't take care of you. He is just a musician, they don't have a steady job. Entertainers are here today and gone tomorrow." "Have you gone crackers? I am staying right here! Micky can and will take care of me! So what if he and the guys don't have steady jobs , they always make sure we have food! I am happier here then I ever was in Kansas. The only happy times I had was when I became friends with Peace. She was my escape from home, we would sit and talk about California, and the good life and living day by day, living paycheck to paycheck! Living just like we are now, and I am not about to give it up! Especially Micky!" Spirit explained almost tears thinking of how her own mother couldn't understand her love and feeling for not only Micky but the rest guys and California. "That is another thing," Marilyn began. "Micky, he....well...I don't think you two are going to last too long and I don't want to see you hurt." "Micky and I are going to last because we are so much alike. On the outside Micky is wild and goofy and everything, but most people aren't lucky enough to see Micky's real side. He is sweet, and nice, amd a gentleman and everything a guy should be. And I am not going to leave the best thing that ever happened to me, and I am not going to leave him just because he doesn't have a steady job!" Spirit said almost yelling and in tears. "Well, then I get on that I expect you to have made the correct decision!" Marilyn said storming off, Spirit stood there for a moment and thought about  what just happened, why did her mother feel this way? That is all she could think, but no answer finally she just brokedwn and fell to ger knees crying. Micky saw her mother storm off and watched Spirit fall to the ground. Micky rushed over there wondering what would make Spirit so sad? Micky reached her and put his loving strong arms around her and held her tight as she wept in his chest. Finally she told Micky the whole story, Micky didn't know what to do. He wanted her to stay there but this was her mother not her friend. Finally he made a decision. "Babe?" He said softly. "Huh?" I was thinking and if you decide to go back to Kansas I will leave the guys and come back with you if you want." "Oh Micky, thank you very much, but thing is I don't want to leave California, and the guys and Peace! I love you all very much, and tomorrow, she is just going to have to go home alone because I am staying here!" Spirit explained to Micky. Micky thought this was very good news and hugged Spirit with all his might! "Ya know babe, we need to go and talk to your mom, I know you don't want to but you should never leave someone in bad terms." Micky said"I know, I was thinking about that." Spirit said getting up. Micky followed her back to the pad and inside. "Well. where have you two been?" Davy asked casually "On the beach talking, where's my mom?" Spirit asked. "She is in there." Peter said pointing to the bedroom downstairs. "Thanks Pete!" Spirit said walking towards the bedroom door. *Knock Knock* "Come in." Spirit walked in not saying anything. "Oh, I was wanting to talk to you. I am sorry if I hurt your feelings, I didn't mean to, but I wanted you to see the truth." Marilyn said packing her things. "Also I want you to know that I do still stand behind the things that I said but I am sorry if I hurt you in anyway, I just want the best for you. I am guessing you are going to stay here, and I can't stop you but atleast you know how I feel about everything." Marilyn said zipping her suitcase. "Well, I am just glad that we aren't going to be leaving on bad terms." Spirit said looking her mother in the eye. "I love you Mom!" "I love you too sweetie!" The two hugged and Spirit walked out of the room happy. The next morning everyone got ready for Marilyn's departure, they said their goodbyes and she was on her way home to Kansas, alone, while Spirit stayed in California, basking in the sun and Micky. Chapter 6 After Spirit's mom left the pad was back to normal, and everyone was back in their own beds. About a week or so later while the band was practicing a new song called "For Pete's Sake" there was a knock at the door, Peace went and answered it while the band played on. She looked at the letter that the mail man handed her with a bit of sadness but happiness in her face. Spirit walked over to her. "What's the letter?" She asked ever so casually. By this time the band had stopped. "It's a letter from my parents, they are coming down and they will be here tomorrow afternoon." Davy walked up to Peace and said "Well this is a good thing, right? We get to meet your folks and all."  "But Davy, you don't know my parents, like me" "Why do I feel as though we are going to go through same as when Spirit's mom was here." Mike stated. "I don't know Mike, but I have the same feeling." Peter replied. "Looks like we need to clean up again." Micky chimed in. "It will be easier since it is half way clean already." Spirit reminded Micky. "Let's start cleaning luv." Davy said, walking away. "Be there in a minute." Everyone started cleaning again, but Peace just stood there for a second thinking. Spirit stood there watching her and finally went over there and asked "What's wrong?"  "Its just that, well I am afraid that my parents are going to want me to go back home with them, and I don't want to leave." Peace said sadly. "Just tell them you are going to stay here, you're 20 not 16. You're an quote un quote an adult." Spirit explained. "That is true, thanks a lot." "You're welcome, and don't forget I will back you up, support ya anything else you need me to do." Spirit said giving Peace a hug. "AWWWWWWWWW!" All four Monkees said in unison. "Oh you guys!" Peace said. After they finished cleaning they practiced for a gig they had in two days, Friday night, as usual. Finally around midnight they fianlly got the song "For Pete's Sake" down. Peace, and Davy, and Spirit, and Micky all got into bed and all slept soundly but Peace, she kept thinking what would what happen if she told her Mom and Dad that she was staying right where she was and didn't want to go home. Fianlly she went to sleep, thinking oh how I wish tomorrow would never come but it would with the sun shining and the birds chirping. The next morning, the pad was in a rush to put the finishing touches on the pad. Finally around noon, a taxi pulled up, and everyone knew who it was, but Peace hoped it wasn't them. Then there was a knock at the door and Peace and ran up to open it. "Mom!! Dad!!" Peace said giving them a hug, while everyone stood patiently for their introduction. After all the welcome hugs and kisses, Peace started introducing. "Mom, Dad, I want you to meet my roommates and most of all my best friends. This is Mike Nesmith, Peter Tork, Spirit as you know, her boyfriend Micky Dolenz, and this is my boyfriend Davy Jones. Guys, this is my parents, Jillene and Charles." "It is very nice to meet you all." Jillene and Charles said shaking hands. "Here Mom and Dad, I will show you your room." Peace said grabbing their stuff, and Davy and Mike quickly ran over there tp help. They sat down the luggage and left the room. "Here is your room." Peace said looking to make sure ti looked the way Davy and Micky said it looked, and it did. "Would you like to see the rest of the house?" "That would be great!" Jillene said Peace showed them the pad and explained where everyone slept. "You mean to tell me that six people fit in a two bedroom house?" Charles exclaimed. "Yep! Me and Davy have the bed you are going to sleep in and Micky and Spirit have the other bed in there and Mike and Pete take the room and two beds upstairs." Peace eplained. "You know I never would have guessed." Jillene said surprisingly. "Dinner will be ready soon!" Spirit announced. "Groovy, wonder what's for dinner." PEace asked. "Don't know, let's go see." Jillene said. Peace showed them the kitchen where Spirit and Micky and Davy and Peter were. All trying to fix pizza, and nachos. "What's cooking?" Peace asked. "Pizza." Micky said. "And nachos." Davy added. "What kind of pizza?" Peace asked hoping no anchovies. "Well, that is what they are doing now is adding the toppings, I think there is going to be pepperonis, sausage, chesses lot of cheese, not a lot sauce, bacon, and anything else they find they want." Spirit said wiping her hands off. "Oh, guys NO ANCHOVIES!" Peace announced. Finally dinner was ready to eat. The guys were starving, as usual. Micky sat the pizza down right in the middle of the table for everyone to see what he had put right smack in the middle of the Italian pie. "EWWWWWW" Peace announced. "Micky!" Spirit said holding back a gigle. "What? Oh that. You don't like anchovies? Oh, but I put it there just for you Peace." Micky said picking it up and waving it on front of Peace. "Micky!" Peace said loudly. Spirit would have stopped him but it was so darm funny. Finally with enough teasing, MIcky look at the anchovy and took all of it in his mouth, and ate it. Everyone else was disguested. "Yummy!" Micky said with a smile on his face. "Can't be as bad as his cereal and orange juice." Mike said. Everyone again had a digusted look on their faces. "Hey, its pretty good!" Spirit said. After dinner and after the guys did the dishes the guys performed for Peace's parents. They didn't have a choice, they had had gig, the next day, and they had to make sure they had "For Pete's Sake" down because they promised a new song to the manager. They ran through the set list adn did each song perfectly. Fianlly it was time for bed. Everyone got into their beds and quickly fell asleep. Everyone was tired and just wanted to sleep. The next say the guys practiced some more and then invited Charles  and Jillene to their gig. They said "No." Peace decided to stay there with them. She didn't want to but she knew it was onlt the right thing. Everyone else left "The Club Cassandra." After awhile of talkin, Charles spoke up. "Peace, now just listen to what I have to say, okay?" "Okay Dad, sure." "Your mother and I came down here to see how you were doing and we see that you are doing pretty good, you could do better, but good. You have a place to stay and food. Which is why I am not going to try and talk you into back home with us. I don't think you would anyway but, we are glad that you are happy and you obviously are." Thanks Dad, I appreciate that you aren't going to try and talk me into moving back, because you're right I wouldn't go. One question though." "What is that swwetie." Jillene said. "You said that I could do better, why do you say that?" Peace asked. "Well dear, your father and I don't feel that you living with five other people in a two bedroom house is good. And Davy is a sweet boy and all but well, we don't think that it would work out. But we know that nothing we say is going to make you leave him, so we aren't going to try." Jillene tried to explain to her daughter. "Thanks Mom, because I don't want to go into why Davy is perfect for me, but I will if I have to!" PEace exclaimed. Later that evening, Peace's parents went to bed and Peace stayed up and waited on the guys and Spirit. They all came hoppin' in around midnigh, which is early for them. They all stayed up for awhile talking about their experience they had that evening, and everyone was glad to hear that Peace was staying just like she said she would. After a couple of days Peace's parents left and went home, knowing that their daughter was happy. As Charles was getting off the plane back in Kansas he said, "Knowing that your daughter is happy is the best feeling in the world." Chapter 7 The afternoon Peace's parents left, Spirit, Micky Peace, and Davy were all out on the beach standing passing around a volleyball, talking. Peace told them what her parents said becase she failed to mention the part about what her parents thought of Davy an all. After she told them, Davy motioned for everyone to make a little circle, they all walked over there and formed a little huddle like circle. Davy said "Now, listen to me because what I am about to say is important, we are all best friends and we all love each other very much, and that is all we need is each other." There was and always would be people who said it wouldn't last and wouldn't work, but the four had too much love between them for it not to work out. Their family and friends frowned upon them, but look at them now, still going strong. Stronger everyday, because they still have the love!                                                                                                                                                                                       *~THE END~*