Author: Elizabeth
Category: JC/Lance, Joey/Justin but totally later in the story.
Summary: This is AU but they become a band later. Lance�s home caught on fire when he was 12 and his family died. He packed up what little he had left and ran away before social services could get him. On the streets, he meets 10 year old Justin, then 20 year old Chris, 14 year old Joey and 15 year old JC. Soon, these five guys depend on each other and later discover love and a bond that will last forever.
AN: For the person who askedJ Yes, Lance and Justin are Preteens. Justin is 10 and Lance is 12. Joey and JC are teens and Chris is an adult. And it�ll be slash when Lance is 19 and Justin is 17 because they�ll be wondering about their sexuality.
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On JC�s birthday in 2001, Lance, Joey, Justin and Chris took him up to the WTC.
�It seems bigger.� Justin said looking down at the ground far below.
�Be careful, Justin, I really don�t want to bury you soon.� Lance smirked.
�Shut up Lance.�
Lance laughed and twirled around. �Remember our first trip up here?��
�Yep.�
�I�m the King of the World! Whoo hoo!� Justin yelled
�Oh, yeah, who are we?� Chris asked.
�You�re my big strong, daddy. Joey is my husband.� Joey laughed at the cheesiness. �Lance is my brave knight and JC is the birthday boy.�
�Hey shouldn�t I be King? It�s MY birthday!�
�Of course you should be King. You�d be awesome.� Lance looked around before kissing him.
�Hey!� Justin pouted. Chris rolled his eyes. �Guys let�s take a picture.�
�Okay.�
They grabbed someone and he took a picture. JC and Joey were sitting on the edge and Lance and Justin stood beside them whole Chris bent down on his knees.
Lance looked over the edge and JC wrapped his arms around Lance.
�I love this, JC. It�s incredible. This is going to be here forever.�
JC smiled and kissed his earlobe. �We�ll come back up here again, ok?�
Lance nodded, his eyes twinkling.
After that was done, they went back down to the world below.
�Bye!� Justin waved.
�He�s on something.� JC laughed.
�Maybe. We�ll have to find out though, right?�
JC nodded at Lance as they went back to where they all had met JC and slept. They took pictures and jumped around, happily.
A month later, the world changed.
Justin got up out of bed and went downstairs. He turned on the TV and gasped. The sight he saw brought shock into his eyes. There was a huge gaping hole in the WTC and flames and smoke
�A second plane has just hit the World Trade Center.�
�OH MY GOD! JOEY! JC! CHRIS! LANCE!�
The guys ran downstairs and gasped. They sat down, eyes glued to the TV.
�Oh no. Oh no. Oh no.� Justin kept saying rocking his legs as he watched the second plane hit over and over and people jumping out.
An hour later, Joey was looking down when Lance shrieked.
�NO! NO!�
They looked in horror as the WTC collapsed to the ground beneath.
�Oh God. Oh God.� JC�s eyes filled with tears. Lance rocked his body back and forth.
�Don�t fall, don�t fall.� Justin cried.
The second tower fell. Chris buried his face in his hands. Justin started to cry and Joey hugged him.
JC held Lance close and Lance prayed silently. Chris grabbed Joey�s hand and then JC�s. They all held hands and prayed.
�Terrorists. Oh God.� Justin stood up and ran upstairs. Joey ran after him.
Lance shut his eyes tightly. �Why did I say that? Why did I say it�d be there forever? Why!�
�It wasn�t your fault, Lance. It was terrorists, baby.� JC rocked him.
Lance shuddered. �I never thought someone would be so cruel.�
Chris ran to the phone and tried to reach someone�anyone he could think of.
Upstairs, Justin sobbed in Joey�s shirt. He had never seen something so horrible.
�We were just there, Joey! We just went there!�
�I know. I know.� Joey cried softly. �Just pray, Justin. Just pray.�
�I am. I am.�
A week later, JC and Justin got a call to make a video for Marvin Gaye�s song �What�s Going On� with other artists. They immediately agreed.
Justin tried not to cry the whole time. When they got their photos back from being on the WTC, they pinned them to the wall in remembrance. Lance always prayed for the victims and the families while Justin talked to his mother and Chris, Joey and JC tried to make sense of the tragedy.
Three months later, Chris and Joey were at a banquet while the other guys stayed at the hotel.
�Guys, do you realize that your video Bye Bye Bye has people wondering how these events came to mind?�
Joey laughed. �Actually it�s kind of funny.�
�Yeah. Lance and JC�s segment was from when Lance and Justin saw the accident. Lance said as the car that was coming towards them, swerved, the other cars went along with it so this was kind of like that, only they did it a bit differently. Justin�s was from when he had gone to get something to eat when he was about thirteen and a cop recognized him. Well, Justin began running and before he knew it, dogs were even running after him.� Chris said.
They all laughed.
�Anyway, he finally got back to us and the cop realized he couldn�t have been the kid and left.�
�And ours was a bit obvious. Almost everywhere we went, we would hop trains and we�d try to swing over from the ladder. We just added in the going into the train part.�
�Well this was an amazing video. Are you guys used to your fame yet?�
Joey and Chris looked at each other.
�Um�I don�t really know. I know that Justin has trouble dealing with it.�
�Yeah, this morning I woke up and he wasn�t in our room. At first I thought he was somewhere else but when I realized he wasn�t in the house, I looked through the alley walls and I found him.�
�Yeah, Lance has done the same thing, only we catch him.�
�Well I wish you guys much luck and I hope you guys can look forward to the future.� The interviewer smiled.
�Thank you.�
After they ate, Chris and Joey headed home.
�You used to it yet?� Chris asked Joey.
Joey sighed. �I really don�t know. I mean, when we were younger, I always dreamt of leaving the past behind, I just never thought it�d come true.�
He nodded. When they got to the house, Justin was outside sitting on the side of the stairs while JC and Lance were next to each other on the porch swing.
�Hey babe.� Joey leaned over and kissed Justin.
�Hey.� He smiled.
�What are you guys doing out here?� Chris sat next to JC.
�Watching the stars.� Lance said.
�I named a star for you.� Justin said. �See? That one up there.� He pointed to a big one. Joey smiled.
�Thanks baby.�
�See those five stars interlocking each other?� Lance asked.
They nodded.
�That�s us.�
JC smiled and kissed his temple. Chris, Joey, and Justin silently agreed.
~*~*~*
Justin stood on the steps of the orphanage and sighed. He was going in to get his records. He looked at his mom, Britney, and her mom. Joey, Lance, JC and Chris were on their way.
�Go ahead. We�re right here.�
Justin nodded and they all walked in. They identified themselves to the police officer there and Britney and Justin went to their old rooms. Justin opened the door and sighed. Inside were stuffed animals, books, and Justin�s old clothing. He walked in and sat on the tiny bed. He picked up a stuffed teddy bear and held it close.
�This was my favorite bear. I took it everywhere with me. Before I ran away, someone had taken him. They contacted me a while ago to say they were sorry.�
�That was nice of them.� Britney said.
Justin smiled. Joey walked in and sat next to him.
�I remember sleeping in this bed the night before I left. I was dreaming about a new life. I always had dreams of being around four other guys. It was you, Lance, JC and Chris.�
Joey smiled. �I don�t think any of us knew what was going to happen.�
Lance, JC, and Chris finally walked up.
�Hey.�
�Nice room.�
�Thanks C.�
Lance sat down. �You going to take anything?�
�I don�t know.�
�I took everything, Justin.�
�Yeah.�
Britney smiled. �I�ll leave you guys alone.�
She walked out.
�Guys want to see where Justin and I met?�
�Sure!�
Justin laughed and after getting his stuff, they walked out. Justin and Lance led them to the wall.
�Right here.�
�Wow. Is it weird being back here?� Chris asked.
�A little.� Lance smiled. �It�s funny.�
�What is?�
�When I was running away, I never expected that it would end up like this. I thought I�d get caught again and that they would make sure I never left.�
Lance nodded. Joey wrapped an arm around Justin.
Lance sat down in his seat and waited for the interview to start.
�Hello, welcome to Oprah. We have NSYNC with us and they will be talking about all the trials of life on the run. Hello guys, it�s nice to see you again.�
�You too.� They smiled.
�Now, when you first came here, you didn�t talk about running away, right?�
�Right, we wanted to keep it private and then I got a call from Johnny and he said that people were looking into our past and so I sent confirmation to the newspapers and�now everyone knows who we are.�
�Now, what were the reasons for you running away?�
�I was in a really bad orphanage where I didn�t know what anything was and when I left and met Lance, we were changing our hair and he started singing and I had no clue what it was.�
�This went on for ten years?�
�Yes. The first ten years were pretty bad.�
�What about you Lance? Your family died?�
�Yes, they died in a fire and apparently it had been a random arson fire. They caught the men who did it, though.
�That�s good.�
�Yeah. Anyway, that night after I was checked out, I realized I might be taken away and I didn�t want that so�I just walked out.�
�There is actually a clip of you leaving. Did you know?�
Lance laughed. �No, actually I didn�t.�
�Well here it is.�
Lance blushed and looked. On the screen, there was a blurry picture of a kid looking around, clutching his backpack before running out of the hospital.
�Yep. That was something I never thought I�d be able to do.�
�Well, we are glad you are safe.�
�Thank you.�
�JC?�
�Well, my parents were abusive and neglectful. One night after making my dad dinner, he hit me and said that if it wasn�t done right, he�d give me the worst beating of my life. So as he ate, I took my brother and sister upstairs and I left after saying good-bye to them. It took Heather a while before she finally called the police and said �we�re being abused, my brother ran away because of it. His name is Josh Chasez.� They were put in foster care and I just met up with them a while ago.�
�Are your parents in jail now?�
�My dad is, my mom is at a rehab center, that�s all I know though. I didn�t want to know anymore. Neither did Heather and Tyler.�
�Joey?�
�Um�actually, my parents were fighting about anything and everything and I couldn�t take it so I left. I just left.�
�How did your parents react to this?�
�From what my sister told me, they fought. Finally she spoke up and said �He ran away because of both of you. Would you look at what your doing to us?� That struck a cord in them and now their okay.�
�Good. Now, Chris?�
Chris chuckled nervously. �I lost everything. My sisters were taken away because of bogus neglect complaints. I lost my house, my car, my job. I left. I didn�t want my mom to feel my burden.�
�Now as I understand, you took money from your mother to live?�
�Yes, I did. And I told Justin once when he was almost 11 that she had put money in and didn�t take it out so I knew she knew I was taking money.�
�Now boys, you do know that there are plenty security cams that have caught you.�
The guys laughed.
�Now we do.�
�JC and Joey.�
�Uh oh.� Joey and JC said in unison.
�What were you two looking at in that record store?�
Joey blushed and looked down. JC did the same.
�Stuff two kids shouldn�t be looking at.� JC said.
�Oh, okay.�
They watched the security camera. Joey and JC giggled, looked at each other then JC threw his head back and Joey shuddered before they ran out of the store.
JC covered his face. �Can we burn that? Please?�
Joey laughed.
�Chris and Justin.�
�Oh boy.�
Justin laughed. The security camera showed the two walking into the store. Chris went up to the ATM machine and made a withdrawal while Justin stood beside him but not paying attention to anything. A police officer passed them and Justin immediately put his hood up while Chris�s body tensed. Then when he passed, you could see Chris looking relieved as he took Justin�s hand and they walked out.
Justin and Chris looked at each other and then away.
�When was that?�
�That was when Justin was twelve It was a week after Lance�s birthday and we were getting money for a late birthday cake.�
�Now, you guys took a lot of photos during this time.�
�Yes, we did. There are also pictures of us on top of the Trade Center.�
�Yes, we have those and the ones from your very last visit.�
They nodded.
On the screen, two pictures were put together. The guys were all standing next to each other. In the younger one, Joey and Chris were standing beside Lance and JC and Justin was in between. In the older one, JC had his arms over Justin and Lance�s shoulders and Joey and Chris were making silly faces.
�You guys look dirty in the younger picture.�
Lance snickered. �We had been sleeping in an alley way the night before and we couldn�t get a shower yet. I�m surprised they let us up.�
�Justin pouted.�
�Justin!� JC and Lance cried.
Justin laughed. �Sorry!�
They rolled their eyes.
A little bit later, Oprah went to talk to Heather and Tyler.
�How are you guys?�
�We�re fine.�
�How do you feel about JC being so successful?�
�We love it. We�re so happy that he is happy. When we had last seen him, he was so broken. It was hard for him to smile. Then when I saw him, he couldn�t stop smiling. He was happy and that was all we wanted.�
JC smiled.
After the interview, the guys all went back to the hotel. JC and Lance went to their room and Joey and Justin to theirs. Chris went to his and called Johnny.
In their room, JC and Lance cuddled together, kissing softly.
�Hey.�
�Hey.�
�Finally, alone at last.�
Lance smiled. �Yeah. You okay?�
JC nodded. �I couldn�t take all those questions, though.�
�I�m sorry, baby.�
�Not your fault.�
Lance gently ran a hand over JC�s face and kissed every inch. �I love you.�
�I love you too.�
�You know when I met you, we were just kids. Did you�feel something for me?�
�Not for a while. You were only twelve. I was afraid of loving someone who was so young, beautiful, and innocent. I never thought you could love me.�
�I always did.�
JC kissed him passionately and Lance moaned softly. Lance pulled JC closer to him and ran a hand through his curly hair. JC pulled him closer.
�Josh��
�Hmm?� JC licked at his lips.
�I want�I want you to make love to me.�
JC blinked and looked at him. �Are you sure, baby? I don�t�I don�t want to hurt you.�
�You could never hurt me.�
�I�I think it may hurt.�
�JC shut up and kiss me.�
JC did just that. Soon, their clothes were off and their bodies were filled with electric passion. JC reached over and got the condom and some lotion. Lance watched him and when JC looked at him, he could see him looking for fear. Lance nodded and lifted his legs. JC slid a finger inside Lance and reached up to kiss him. Lance moaned at the feeling of JC inside of him.
�JC, more.� He whimpered.
�Sh. I want you to be used to it.�
Lance nodded and JC slid in a second finger. Lance cried out in pleasure. JC was a bit scared and started to pull back.
�No! Don�t. It�s all right baby, you didn�t hurt me.�
JC nodded, a little unsure but continued. He slid his fingers out and prepared himself. He pushed himself up and moved towards Lance�s entrance. He gently slid in and watched Lance�s face. He seemed uncomfortable.
�Lance?�
�It�s okay. Just let me get used to it.�
JC nodded and pushed in. Lance gasped. After a few minutes they got into the rhythm and JC held Lance�s hands as he thrust in and out of his lover. Sweat dripped down their bodies as they moved together as a whole.
�Oh Lance�you feel so good.�
�Uh�Jace�I�I�m gonna�oh Josh!�
�Lance!�
They moaned out loud as their orgasms molded together. JC gently pulled out of Lance and lay down next to him. Lance pulled JC close to him.
�You okay?� JC asked.
�More than okay. I love you so much. I can�t tell you how much.�
JC smiled and kissed Lance. The phone rang and Lance groaned before answering.
�Hello?�
�Tell JC I hope his first time was special because my God you guys are LOUD!� Joey said.
Lance giggled. �Sorry.�
�Let me talk to JC.�
Lance handed him the phone. �Yeah?�
�I�m guessing it was good for you?� Justin asked.
JC blushed. �Shut. Up.�
�Yeah, well when Lance sinks into you, it better be when you�re at his house.� Justin hung up.
JC stared at the phone, his face bright red.
�What did he say?�
�Justin said we better be at your house when you make love to me.�
�He does know we all live together, right?�
JC laughed and hung up. The phone rang and Lance picked it up.
�Yes, Chris?�
�You�re not a virgin anymore, are you?�
�Nope.�
�I know it must have been good by how loud you screamed!�
Lance hung up. �Let�s disconnect the phone. Because I plan to show you exactly how much I appreciate what you did.�
JC smirked. �Go ahead.�
Lance growled softly and kissed JC passionately while next door, their band mates left the hotel as quickly as possible. Lance kissed and licked every inch of his lover�s body. JC felt like crying at how wonderfully Lance treated him.
~*~*~*
The next morning, JC opened his eyes and smiled. He looked down at the sleeping man beside him. Lance was sleeping with his arm around JC�s waist protectively. He looked so innocent and peaceful. JC ran a gentle hand over his cheek. Lance stirred a bit before opening his eyes. He looked at JC and smiled.
�Hey.�
�Hey.�
Lance leaned up and kissed JC passionately. �You sleep good?�
JC nodded. �Yes. Very much.� They kissed again.
�Good. Any regrets?� Lance looked into his lover�s eyes.
�Why would there be, baby?� JC stroked his cheek.
Lance smiled and hugged JC close.
JC stroked Lance�s arm. �Hey. Why don�t you order some room service and I�ll go round up the guys.�
�Mm. Do you have to?�
JC smiled. �Yeah. Otherwise they�ll just break in.�
�We have horrible friends.�
�Yes. We love them anyway.�
�Unfortunately.�
JC giggled and pretty soon they both got up and get dressed. JC went off to Chris�s hotel room and knocked. �Chris?�
He tried the doorknob. The door was open.
JC walked into Chris's hotel room and crinkled his eyebrow. "Chris?" He walked out and over to his and Lance's room. "Lance, I can't find Chris."
"Really? Come on, let's check Justin and Joey's room."
Once they got there, they didn't see Chris. Justin and Joey got up from sleeping and got into some pants. They talked about places where he could be when Justin suddenly got an idea.
Justin sighed. "I know where he is. Come on."
They ran out of the hotel and followed Justin to an alley. They stopped at Chris's sleeping figure.
"He's not used to it." Joey said.
"Chris, hey Chris." Lance shook him.
Chris opened his eyes and looked up at them. "I did it again, didn't I?"
JC nodded. �Come on, let�s get you into some warmer clothes.�
The guys helped Chris up and they all went back into the hotel. Justin got Chris some clothes while the rest of the guys went into JC and Lance�s room.
�Are you all right?� Joey wrapped an arm around his friend.
�Yeah, I just�oh God I can�t believe I did that.�
�It�s all right, Chris, we�ve all done it.� Justin said walking in and placing the clothes next to his friend.
�Yeah. Anyway. So, JC�it sounds like you gave Lance quite a night.�
JC blushed and hid his face in Lance�s shoulder.