Forever
By Tiger

                    XVI

Tiger enjoyed being around Eric... He was a true
"Master Of Disaster" and prankster extrordinaire. The
enjoyment was very mututal...There had been no more
pranking for a while, as an album was being worked on.
Except at night, that was... She had just finished
supper and had everything on the table when he brought
the guys home. She grinned and set at least four more
places at the table. She grinned at his look of
surprise. She enjoyed positively surprising him. She
had been doing this since the recording sessions
began. "You didn't have to go to all that trouble.."
Paul stated..."It's no trouble" Tiger grinned. After
eating, Tiger cleared away the dishes and cleaned the
kitchen so Eric would have a chance to talk to the
guys, alone... but that didn't happen. Eric pulled her
out of the kitchen and into the living room... She
noted the guys were gone..."Want you to listen to
something and give me your opinion." She nodded as the
tape began. She closed her eyes and listened with her
heart and soul. When the tape finished, she opened her
eyes, looking straight at him. "It's beautiful...The
whole song is perfect!" He gave a tired grin. "Now
it's my time to spoil you!" With that, she proceeded
to do just that... spoil him rotten. He loved it! He
loved every minute that he could get with her, knowing
that she would indeed spoil him! "Beautiful....I'm
getting used to this...too used to it" he laughed. She
finally got him into bed. He fell asleep before his
head hit the pillow. She knew he was worn out. So she
let him rest. She looked out the window, at the starry
sky. A warm pair of arms encircled her sometime later.
"Missed you.." he whispered..."come to bed..." She
nodded and minutes later was snuggled up against
him... both were too tired to do anything but snuggle.
She kept him going, by love and will.. He knew that,
but didn't tell her he knew..."What's your beauty
secret, Carr?" Paul teased him as he came into the
studio. "Ask Tiger" was his reply. He was happy and it
showed! Finally the recording sessions were over. She
knew what came next, and just braced for it. What she
didn't know was that he was making plans that included
her. Paul snickered as he knew Tiger was clueless
about Eric's plans for her. He also knew that Eric had
been worried about her, due to her collapsing that one
night, from complete exhaustion..and had confided in
him about it.


                             XVII

Tiger met up with them, after the first part of the
tour, but one night things got a little hairy. She had
gone to the dressing room, but as she opened the door
she saw something that surprised her. Eric caught
sight of her eyes as she disappeared out the door. He
knew that it wasn't what it seemed, but Tiger didn't
and she was hurt! She finally returned to the dressing
room, unsure of whether or not she had overreacted.
She knocked her coded knock this time, Eric answered
and pulled her inside. Tiger cried. He held her and
reassured her that it wasn't what it seemed. "Hey,
don't apologize... you didn't know she was from
Wardrobe!" He hugged her close... "Let's just stay
here...That way we won't be disturbed." She nodded. He
knew she felt foolish enough right now. So they
started laughing and talking. "I see you found her...
You told her yet?!" Paul asked wickedly. Then he
turned and spoke in a low tone with Eric and despite
the weariness he grinned. "Tiger...
Beautiful..c'mere..." she went to his side immedately.
Paul made everyone clear out for a few minutes so the
two could talk. How would you like to do Wardrobe on
me?!" The look on her face was priceless. Stunned, all
she could do was nod. "Something else ... I've got a
surprise for you, but you'll have to follow me..." she
nodded again and they both went down the hall into
another room. This time he locked the door. They were
alone. "I'm not too good at this, so bear with me." he
began. "I want you as mine and mine alone.
Permanently. Will you be mine forever?" Tears in her
eyes, she whispered one word. Yes. He moved from where
he had knelt and taking off the necklace that he wore,
put it around her neck. "This will note you as mine to
the guys.. no one else will know" She nodded
agreement.


                       XVIII

Tiger adjusted the outfit a little and looked very
satisfied...It looked right. Eric just leaned over and
whispered a playful remark to her. She just laughed
and gave him a devilish grin at that remark... Hold
on... now it didn't look right. Eric saw Tiger's frown
and all the girls got together and spoke for a minute
or two. "Let's try this..."Tiger stated and changed
the way the outfit looked. Tina went on the floor in a
dead faint..."That's got it!" The guys laughed. The
girls helped Tina up... She could see why Tina had
fainted... Eric radiated deep sensuality to her at
least. After the guys left, the girls began to talk..
Tiger kept her association with Eric Carr a secret.
They laughed and joked around a little. As soon as the
show was over, they got back to work. Later that
night.. three jokesters were busy cooking up some
details  to make things a little.. lively with the
Wardrobe girls...Tiger was gonna kill him, but he
would enjoy the killing. The next night the girls had
gotten back together early, at the band's request...
The were all poring over the outfits, before the guys
got there when a scream of fright caused Tiger to
jump. A mouse was running loose. The girls heard the
chuckles and decided on revenge..Tiger finally caught
the mouse and took it outside and released it. So they
put their heads together... Eric had already seen
Tiger with the mouse..."Ut oh, looks like they found
one of our pets!" "Hell's Bells" Gene groaned...
"Tiger is just as bad a prankster as you!" The guys
entered and the girls went about their business. Tiger
didnt like the color scheme that Eric had on, so she
changed it. The colors now made him look even better!
She smiled...Hot didn't begin to describe it! Hot and
dangerously masculine..that was the ticket! The girls
gave each other a look and addressed the guys about
the mouse. "WHAT?! NO REVENGE?!" Eric sputtered a
little. Tiger laughed a truly wicked laugh. "Oh you'll
be paid back by ALL of us.. you just won't know
when!!!" Then the seriousness returned to their faces
and they put the guys together... That did it...
Perfect!. All nodded their approval. Eric was a little
miffed until Tiger leaned over and whispered something
truly wicked into his ear. His grin lit up the room.
He winked at her on the way out. Tiger just died
laughing. "What was THAT all about?" Tina asked
laughing...."OH a friendly bet!"
she laughed.

                    XIX - Thunder Shock

Later on during the tour.....

The girls finally paid the guys back one night when
they knew they would have time off. The results were
satisfying. Hot peppers Tabasco, shaving cream... the
whole messy nine yards. The agreement was made... no
more pranks on the girls for the duration, or unless
Tiger got beat by Eric on their "bet". He was hell
bound and determined to "thunder shock" her. And she
was just as determined that he wouldn't! After the
girls got revenge on the guys, they all went into a
huddle and were deciding about different colors to
use. Unbenownst to Tiger, the girls were going to HELP
Eric shock her! He let it slip that he liked her...
that won the girls over to HIS side. The next night,
all the girls got a summons from Paul. Tina pulled out
something that Tiger wouldn't even consider wearing,
but to her surprise, it looked like pure dynamite on
her! When she asked Tina about it... Tina gave a smile
and whispered "revenge on Eric!" Tiger died laughing.
The red outfit was rich crimson and with her dark hair
and green eyes...He was definately in for it!
They all arrived promptly.. wondering what the heck
was going on, but following instructions. Gene let out
a low whistle as the girls arrived. Paul swore as they
came in "Talk about heaven being on fire...."Eric
whirled around to see Tiger walking towards him. All
four girls had transformed themselves into living
elements. His jaw dropped and he stared...
thunderstruck at the girl whom he loved with all his
heart and soul. All her internal fire was now external
and red hot! And she was his! He got her alone
quickly, giving her a heart stopping kiss which became
electric. Tiger smiled knowing that Tina hadn't meant
revenge in the manner in which she said either. He
knew that she would be thunderstruck soon
herself...Damn she was beautiful.. and looking like
living flame. He knew better than to word that bet in
that manner. Heh...his blood was boiling with fever.
Reaching behind her, he gently pulled her hair down.
Which intensified the image.. He gave her a mind
bending kiss. Which was suddenly broken up by a yell
of "Eric!" Damn!!!

Tiger was also summoned...Now they were to dress a
different guy for this night only... Tiger's alarm
bells were definately ringing by now. Tina had gotten
Eric and she had gotten Bruce. She talked to Bruce
about color preferences... tamping down her fire...As
they talked, she picked out clothing that suited Bruce
to a t. "try that and see what it looks like..." Tiger
spoke. When he came out.. Tiger looked
satisfied....Perfect! Bruce asked her about her fiery
nature and she admitted something that only Eric knew.
"Eric brings out my positive fires. It's hard to
explain, but when we met... I didn't know I was going
to fall so deeply for him. Or love him so deeply." 
Bruce replied gently "He loves you just as deeply as
you love him. It's evident that you two love one
another...That kind of love is very rare indeed.
Cherish him as he does you...You both wont go wrong."
She nodded. They both came back out and met up with
the others. Tiger wondered where Eric was...She didn't
wait long...She took one look at Eric and damn near
fainted.. He was more than a match for her intensity!
She saw Tina's wicked grin...ut oh... Eric looked
sinfully male, devilish and dangerous. Now it was her
turn to be thunderstruck! He disappeared for a moment,
and when he came back, he looked even more dangerous!
Tiger fainted dead away this time as he touched her...

Eric grabbed her as she went down. Lifting her up, he
carried her away from the crowd and into a room alone.
"Well, there goes THAT bet....Prank time is
resumed..." He heard Paul laughing about it and
grinned. Truth was, though.. both cancelled each other
out with the thundershocks! She woke up, her heart
racing..Eric? He looked into her eyes... His smile lit
the room up. "we cancelled each other out..." he
laughed..." Neither one of us won that bet!" She
smiled back... "I don't know what got into me to make
that bet anyway..." He laughed... "face it Beautiful,
we both were stubborn enough to make the bet, and
neither one of us backed down either. In fact, I
enjoyed this." A devilish grin lit his face up again.
"I did too!" Tiger spoke. "But know that the flame
burns for you and you alone." "I know" he lowered his
voice. Leaning over, he kissed her softly, but
meaningfully. Paul's voice broke up the
enchantment..."Man are we going to have to lock you
two up in a room?!.. You two are enough to melt
Titanium!" Both said , at the same time "No one won
the bet... It's a draw!" Paul was astonished at that.
"And yes, you can lock us away for a while." "Not
here.. you two lovebirds will need a soundproof room!"
Tiger blushed. Eric cracked up laughing....The look
they shared was one of meaning and promise for the
night ahead. "Tina did an excellent job on you
both..." Paul said, sober for a minute... "Hell
Tiger... girl you look like a living, breathing flame,
one that won't burn you... and this guy... looks like
dangerous and well that's enough..." Taking her by the
hand, Eric brought her back to her feet and back to
the party.

The thunder shocks still weren't over yet. Eric
couldn't keep his eyes off Tiger and she couldn't keep
her eyes off him. Somehow, they were connecting in a
more primal way, so deeply that the current was sensed
in their hearts and souls..Usually Eric wasn't much
for parties.. but this time he was glad he came...To
see Tiger like this... was beautiful and deeply
primal.. invoking a flood of protectiveness, hunger
and love. In her eyes, he could tell that she felt the
same way towards him. They danced together, the music
raising the primeval feelings even more. She danced
for him and only with him. Soon, they left the party.
When they arrived, he swept her up in his arms, hunger
boiling thru his veins. Carrying her into the bedroom,
the hunger raged inside him. The deep brown black of
his eyes showed a wild hunger. Her green eyes radiated
the same. Laying her gently down on the bed, he
touched her gently, knowing that a wildfire was about
to break loose. Slowly they both stripped each other
down. Scalding kisses trailed on fever heated skin.
Light.. nothing but light.....then complete darkness. 
Tangled together, both were unresponsive for minutes on 
end.Eric came to first, Tiger followed. Both faces were wet 
with tears and they knew they were bound...Both finally 
fell asleep locked into each others arms.


The tour had continued on. Tiger was pushing as hard
as she could, both to keep herself and Eric going.Both
had a major fight just two hours before the
concert...But Tiger still kept her head and still
dressed him to look as devilishly handsome as she
could. They were in seperate rooms. Tina noticed the
dark circles under her eyes and how pale she looked.
She didn't comment on what was going on. She kept her
pain to herself. Finally one night a week after the
fight, she broke a little. She told Tina that she
would get everything ready for the next night.. Tina
looked surprised, but agreed. As soon as everyone was
gone, or so she thought... Tiger let out a howl of
pain that she had held in. Bruce heard the howl as did
Paul... They arrived just in time to see Tiger
disappear.. She saw Eric with another woman at the
hotel. His eyes caught hers. He stopped and really
looked at her. She dragged her eyes away and went to
her own room, where she paced and paced, unable to get
any sleep. Finally they arrived at the Arena.. Paul
had cornered Eric about the fight. Tiger arrived at
the Arena early.. She felt like she had slogged thru
mud. She got busy using the vibrant colors to create a
palette that would suit Eric. Damn the man.. she loved
him, and he still wasn't talking to her... God knows
she had tried to talk to him. Her eyes blurred with
tears. A stupid fight over something stupid....tears
fell unchecked down her face. She gently touched the
necklace that he gave her, determined to keep
fighting... Eric heard something and watched stunned
as he noted that she still wore the necklace that he
gave her. He also noted the tears streaming down her
face. She forced herself to keep going.. She didn't
know he was there. her head began to hurt badly.. Tina
had just come in and saw that Tiger was in pain..
"Migraine" she whispered. she pulled herself together
with an effort and got Eric dressed, but for some
reason, something was wrong...Eric was trying to talk
to her and she didn't understand...The concert wasn't
today?..... Everything went black as she collapsed in
Eric's arms. Yelling for Paul, he grabbed her to keep
her from cracking her skull open. Paul came in with a
doctor who diagnosed her correctly as having a severe
migraine,and exhaustion. and sedated her. Paul was
upset with both of them.. "dammit Carr... she hides
her pain like you do! Can't you tell that the girl
loves you.. either love her or let her go!" With that,
Paul ordered Tiger placed in a darkened room. Tiger
had forgotten about the three day break in the
schedule. He entered the room quietly.. Tiger was
still in drug induced sleep. He slid into bed beside
her and began to talk softly to her, holding her. She
awoke finally and whispered to him...He listened as
she talked to him and she listened as he talked to
her. They both made up....Eric fell asleep holding
onto Tiger for dear life.

Tiger finally woke up on the second day. She opened
her eyes to find Eric there. She just snuggled back
against him. She had a vague memory of them making up
after something...migraine had put her out of
commission for a while. He felt her movement. "Stay"
he whispered. "I'm not going anywhere...You're stuck
with me!" She whispered, still feeling the remnants of
the headache. He smiled for the first time in a
while.."I wouldn't have it any other way. I love you."
"I love you too. Look we're gonna fight and crap, but
that doesn't change the way I feel about you..hmph.."
He shut her up with a gentle kiss. She
smiled as he insisted on her taking her medicine..A
knock at the door sounded. He reluctantly opened the
door. And spoke with Paul and the other Eric...He let
them in... Tiger was getting woozy again from the
meds.
Tiger assured them that she would be all right, and
groggily began to fall asleep. The next day... the
headache was completely gone. Eric's eyes lit up at
her.. She was back to her normal, hyper self! A sigh
of relief. That night, all went as planned. She just
smiled at the looks that Eric was getting. The colors
suited him perfectly! And man... did his outfit really
show him off! That was the intent! She laughed with
the girls and finally everyone broke it up and went to
their own rooms... Tiger was in for a wonderful
suprise... She opened the door to her room, only to
find it candle lit. Flowers were everywhere. Eric was
hidden in the shadows watching her reaction. He
smiled, stepping out of the shadows...In his FOX
costume and makeup!!! That surprised her even more!.
Without words, he showed her over and over that he did
care. She responded in kind. They remained locked in
the room alone for the next two days. When they
finally emerged, both were re energized!

                      XX


The tour was still going strong, and Tiger was
enjoying seeing just how hot she could make Eric look
in his stage clothing. After their re emergence, she
really glowed..Paul commented that whatever Eric and
she had done.. had worked miracles in both...One night
she hit on a hot outfit that melted her to the
core...Eric grinnned a little, then his jaw dropped...
she really had done it this time! He looked in
amazement at his reflection...The guys were
stunned...Tiger didn't say anything...as she knew
quite a few fans would melt at THAT particular look!
This was even better than Tina's idea during the
"Thundershock" prank war... Tough, wild, and masculine
didn't begin to express the look she had created. They
all put the guys together....Man there was going to be
quite a few broken hearts tonight! All together...
they presented a mix of danger, thrill, sensuality and
masculinity. Sending them off, Tiger sat down and
relaxed. Tina grinned at her..."looks like you are
really getting the hang of it! That outfit makes him
look to die for!!! Tiger just chuckled..."Actually...I
mixed several fantasies up  and that was the look that
I got!" "Good job!" Tina laughed... Then the
discussion turned to boyfriends and other such girl
talk....After the concert was over... After everything
had been cleared away and put up...Eric cornered Tiger
for a little while afterwards and they talked again..
He knew that she was really getting good at dressing
him... now he wanted to repay the favor...Tiger looked
a little surprised but agreed to it. He and the girls
worked on her, as the guys waited. When she finally
appeared, a collective intake of breath at her
appearance...Fragility and strength mixed with
feminine fire. She didnt recognize herself. Eric's
eyes glowed with approval...

 She could not believe her eyes. She had been
transformed.... Turning around she gave him a deep
heartfelt kiss. Which was returned enthusiastically.
She smiled at him. The guys were knocked out by this
particular persona. "Damn... a real fire breather.."
was the only comment.. which caused Eric and Tiger
both to chuckle at that. Finally Tiger transformed
herself back down to just plain Tiger.... and things
went back on scedule.

She smiled at Eric and gave him a hug. The difference
between her dressed up and down, was like night and
day. She whispered, "Thank you" to him and saw that
his eyes glowed with love and caring towards her. He
finally let her go and they began putting the wardrobe
area back to rights. Then they made a break for their
hotel room. The tour was just about over and both were
making plans to have some serious time together. What
the future would hold would be anyone's guess, but to
both of them, it was bright and clear.