(Far away� in IDAHO)

Nikole was in the backyard drawing *NSYNC�s next tour outfits from the guys ideas that they wanted. She looked out into her new yard. She bought two acres of land, which was her dream. For her dream home� how about a two-story home, and very large. Her upstairs had six bedrooms, one for each of the guys and for herself. It was done so that they could get away from the fans and Florida. They all had their own bathroom, which the guys decorated themselves, just their taste into the room. Nikole�s was done her way too. The main floor had a huge kitchen and small dinning area. It was for making big family dinners, to help out, and visiting together. There was the front room, which all six helped design it together. There was a BIG screen TV, A LOT of video games, movies, a stereo, couch, loveseat, and two recliners. Another bathroom and guestroom down the hall under the rooms upstairs, and in the back of the house, was a must have, which all five guys wanted. They all wanted a music/dance room. They wanted a room so that they could refresh their dancing, and work on their music that they�re working on. Nikole wanted something too in the room. Along one of the walls, she wanted her own drawing room. She could work and watch the guys while drawing their outfits, and enjoy her own little �concert� on her own. Also, through another door from that room, there was a huge built-in basketball court that was just added last summer to the house, which Justin paid for it. He whined and begged Nikole, which the other four got on their knees too, and Nikole finally gave in and said �yes�. (Come on. Five guys begging on their knees with their puppy dog look? ~smiles~)

She was just getting done with one of Joey�s ideas, when her cordless phone rang. She looked at her caller ID on it, and it said, �Harless, Lynn�. It was Justin�s mom, or Justin calling her.

�Hello?� she asked.

�Is Nikole Scott there?� she was asked. She heard crying in the background.

�It�s me Lynn,� she said, �are you okay? What�s wrong? Did Justin run away again?� she asked trying to cheer his mom up.

�No, he�s found.� There was a long pause. �What are you doing? How are you doing?�

�I�m drawing in my backyard. I�m fine. Is something wrong?�

�Um, last night, the boys were heading home to Justin�s house after a long night at the studio.� She then heard the phone taken away, and someone else got on while she heard Lynn cry harder.

�Hello?� she asked again.

�Nik, it�s Steven,� Joey�s brother said. He sounded like he was crying too.

�Steven, what is going on?� she asked.

�Are you sitting down?�

�Yes, I�m in my backyard working on the guys ideas for this next tour.�

�Um, Lynn told you that they were all heading to Justin�s house.�

�What�s going on Steven?�

He sighed, �Lance was driving back, when someone had hit them head on.�

�Oh my god,� she whispered, trying to hold her tears back.

�It crushed just the engine and front, and slide it back thirty yards.�

�No.�

�Do you think you could fly down here?� he asked starting to cry again.

�I don�t know if I can. I need to get the ticket setup before I do.�

�I�ll do them for you, if you can pack.�

�Yeah, sure. I�m done with the drawings, that I�ll just leave them here, and bring them later.�

�Please hurry Nikki.�

She grabbed her stuff and headed inside, �Could you tell me what happened? How each one is?� she asked shaking a little bit going into her drawing room.

�Um, let me get your ticket, and I�ll call you back.�

�Thank you Steven,� she whispered, leaving her stuff by her drawing desk.

�You�re welcome, and Nikki?�

�Yeah?� she asked looking at an updated picture of them with her on the wall beside her drawing table.

�I love you.�

�I love you too.�

�Talk to you later,� he sighed.

�Talk to you later,� she repeated, hung up, ran to the stairs, and headed up to pack.

~*~*~*~

Nikole was done, and Steven called back as she was walking around the top floor looking inside the guy�s rooms.

�So, you�re plane leaves in a few hours,� Steven was telling her was her flight leaves.

�Thank you,� she said and standing in the doorway to Joey�s room. �So, um, can you or DO you know how Joey is?� she asked looking around seeing �Superman� everywhere.

�Joey has a broken left arm, the glass from the crash cut up his face and arms. He�s breathing through a tube, which they all are.�

�Does he look bad?�

�Not really. He�s not even awake yet,� he sighs, �none of them are.�

�Oh.� She turned away from Joey�s room and goes down the hall next door, �How about Chris?�

�Same as Joey, but nothing�s broken. He�s better then the others really.�

She stands there looking around his room with pictures of his family, and spots one of the two together at a costume party that JIVE held. He was a football player and she was a cheerleader.

She then turns, goes down the hall to Justin�s, and smiles going inside, because everything was baby blue. �How about Justin?�

She heard sighing, �Broken left arm, bruise on his forehead.�

�Okay.�

�Want to know about JC?� he asked.

Her head reached up to her necklace with a small heart shape locket. It was a gift from JC on her B-day a year ago, she wore it whenever she wanted to, and she felt like they were close to her heart, and had a picture of them all inside, with a folded up note inside from them. She wore it every time she was away from the guys.

�Sure,� she said and went over to JC�s room.

�He was the passenger.�

�Okay.� She said going to his bed and sits down running her hands on his pillows. �Hit me,� she listened looking around seeing �Hard Rock Caf� menus.

�He was saved by the air bag. He doesn�t have anything broken.�

�Good,� she sighed knowing that he was ok, then went to Lance�s room, which she loved the most, because it made her smile going in there seeing TAZ everywhere. �Lance?�

�He was saved by the airbag, but� he broke his left leg.�

�Oh my god,� she whispered.

�Listen Nikole, everyone is here at Lynn�s house, wanted YOU to know, and since you�re family to the guys and us, we thought that maybe you wanted to come down, and see them. And maybe make them wake up. I know you have the magic touch.�

She could tell then that he was smiling a little. �If I�m going to be there, I better get going huh?

�I�ll see you at the airport then by late tonight.�

�Okay.�

�See you soon then Nikki.�

�Later,� she said and they both hung up.

She looks around, leaves the room, and grabs her stuff to head on for the airport.