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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Four days later.
�We could only get a flight at 2:00 PM so we�ll be home around 7:00.� JC said with a sigh.
Lance smiled. �Relax, I�ll wait up for you.�
�Yeah?�
�Yeah. Besides, I have pent up sexual energy. I want you so bad it hurts.�
JC sighed. �Lance, it isn�t good to give me a hard on.�
�I know. But at least I know you�re thinking of me.�
JC shuddered. �I love you and I will see you tonight.�
�See you. Bye baby. I love you.�
JC smiled and hung up the phone. He grabbed his bags and looked over at Justin, who was cooing at Joey. JC rolled his eyes.
�I have to go Joe. I love you too. Bye.� Justin hung up. �Let�s go.�
They got their bags and headed down to the cab. They made sure there was nothing in their bags that would set off the security alarm and by the time they got to the airport, it was 11:00. They got inside, baseball caps on their heads and got their tickets. They got some lunch before heading to the gate. When JC sat down, he noticed a couple with a newborn baby.
�Your baby�s adorable.� He said.
The mother looked up and smiled. She looked young. �Thank you.�
JC nodded politely and looked over at Justin. �Hey.�
�Hey. You know what I was thinking?�
�What?�
�It�d be slower if we hopped a train.�
JC laughed and shook his head. �Oh Justin. What were we thinking when we decided to hop the trains?�
Justin grinned and JC got out his book. Finally, the woman said the plane was ready for boarding and they got up. They went in the plane and sat down towards the back of first class. JC turned his head and noticed the couple with their baby getting in coach. The mother seemed worried and the father was comforting her while they looked at their child. JC turned back forward and shook his head.
Justin suddenly gripped the seat.
�Hey what�s wrong?�
�I don�t know. I�m scared.�
�Sh, it�s okay come here.� JC pulled him close and hugged him tightly.
A stewardess came by. �Is he all right?�
�Huh? Oh, yeah. Hey could we have a glass of water for him please?�
�Of course.� She patted his shoulder and went to get the water. When she came back, JC watched amazed as Justin drank the whole thing in one gulp.
�Hey�Justin, it�s okay. We�ll be fine.�
Justin nodded. �I know. I just have a bad feeling.�
�Sh, we�ll be fine. Just settle down okay?�
Justin nodded and sat back, breathing deeply.
A couple hours into the flight, JC was listening to music and typing on his laptop Justin grimaced.
�JC. Hey, JC.�
JC looked at him questiongly.
�I have to pee I�ll be right back.�
�Okay, no problem.�
Justin got up and went into the bathroom and locked the door.
JC kept on typing away.
Two minutes later, they felt a sudden jerk. JC grabbed onto the seat and shut the laptop, gasping and looking out the window. He took off his headphones.
�Ladies and Gentlemen, we�re experiencing slight problems with the engine, we will be making an emergency landing into Mississippi National Airport. Sorry for the inconvenience.� The captain said.
JC sighed. �Yeah scare Justin anymore.�
�JC! JC!�
�Justin?� He got up and went to the bathroom door. �What�s wrong?�
�I can�t get out the door�s locked!�
�What! Justin, it�s locked on your side.�
�It�s stuck!�
�Shoot!� As soon as he said this, the plane jerked again and JC fell to the ground.
�JC! Josh! What�s happening!�
�I don�t know. Justin, stay calm!�
JC struggled back to his seat as the plane kept shaking. He got into his seat and held on tightly. He looked out the window as he saw the ground coming towards him. JC shut his eyes and he could hear the sounds of screaming, a baby crying and his own baby brother begging to be let out of the bathroom and crying out Joey�s name. The world went black.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
�Hey Lance! Turn up the news, I can�t hear over you typing.�
�Oh shush.�
Chris rolled his eyes and watched TV. Suddenly, the newscaster came on.
�We just got breaking news. A flight heading to Orlando, Florida from Los Angeles, California crashed just half an hour out of Clinton, Mississippi.�
Lance shot his eyes up to the TV. Joey sat up.
�The cause of the crash is unknown at this time. A list of passengers was brought up and two names stand out.�
�Oh God. Not Josh please no.� Lance ran to the TV and sat in front of it.
�No�no�� Joey shook his head.
�JC Chasez and Justin Timberlake, both 26 and 22 of Pop group NSYNC. We have news crew heading towards the crash site and we may hear word of whether or not both of them survived.
�Oh God�Lynn, someone has to tell her.� Chris said.
Joey felt his heart race and the memory of the last time he made love to Justin came into his mind.
Lance sat in front of the television, his heart breaking.
�No�no�NO!�
Chris got up and ran to the phone.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
JC opened his eyes and groaned. His head was aching. He got up and winced as pain shot through his ankle. Shit. He heard soft crying and turned. He saw the baby carrier sitting upright and the baby was bawling. JC crawled over.
�Hey sh, it�s okay.� He gently put his finger against her hand and she grabbed on to it. �It�s okay.�
�My baby�where�s my baby?� a woman cried out.
�It�s okay ma�am, she�s here.� JC gently got the carrier and crawled towards the woman and the man. He winced. She had a horrible gash on her head and her shirt was soaked with blood. �Oh God.�
�Is she okay?�
�She�s fine. Are you?�
�I don�t know.�
JC looked up at the man. �Sir, are you all right?�
�I think so. But my legs�everything hurts.�
�Don�t worry, you�ll be okay.� JC had a realization. �Justin�oh God, Justin!� He went to leave when the baby cried again.
�Sir�she�s hungry�please, feed her�I can�t feed her.�
JC nodded and got out the bottle. He gently picked the baby up and put the nipple to her mouth. She sucked on it.
�You�re good with kids.� The man said.
�Thanks.�
�I�m Michael. This is Janet.�
�Hello.�
�Hello.�
�What�s this little cutie�s name?�
Michael smiled slightly in pain. �Jocelyn.�
�I like that name.�
�Thank you.�
Janet watched JC with big eyes. �You�re JC Chasez�from NSYNC.�
�Yeah. I am.�
�Where�s Justin?�
�I don�t know. He�s somewhere�Justin! Justin!� He called.
No answer.
�Where was he?�
�The bathroom.�
Michael gulped. �He may not have survived.�
�No! Justin�s a fighter�he went through seven years on the streets, he can get through a plane crash.�
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Justin opened his eyes slightly as someone pushed off the heavy metal that was crushing his body. He tried to say something.
�Sh don�t talk, you�ll be okay.�
Justin groaned. �Hurts all over��
�I know. Justin, hey man don�t close your eyes. Stay with me. Stay with us.�
Justin opened his eyes and saw a familiar face.
�Hey man. Remember me?�
�Mm�no.�
�Hey�I�m the one who beat the bully up just to get your bear back. Don�t tell me my nine year old mind was worth nothing.�
Justin looked up and into the blurry face of someone he once knew. �Trace?�
�Yeah. Blast from the past huh?�
�My chest hurts�my ankle�everything.�
�Sh relax.�
�JC�where�s JC?�
�I saw him earlier. He�s okay.�
�Joey�I have to call Joey�he�ll be�ugh��
�No, don�t you dare close your eyes. Justin, don�t let something like this take your life. Stay with us.�
�It hurts�make the pain stop�� Justin gasped for air. It felt like a knife was crushing his lung.
�Justin�stay for Joey�stay for him. He loves you.�
Justin opened his eyes. �How�what�?�
�Britney told me. Right after I told her I suspected it.�
Justin sighed and winced in pain. �Josh�is he hurt?�
�I don�t know. Justin, I have to go for help.�
�No! Please don�t leave�I�ll give up. Please, I almost gave up running away before�Lance found me, don�t let me give up again.�
Trace shut his eyes and took Justin�s hand. �Don�t you dare close your eyes, all right? You have so much to live for Justin. So much.�
Justin squealed in pain and looked away, trying to see if he could find JC.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
JC held the baby close to him and looked at the couple. He didn�t notice before, maybe because he had never looked at people when he was on the run, that Janet was Caucasian and Michael was African American. He felt that didn�t matter anyway so he didn�t say anything.
�Are you guys heading home?�
Michael shook his head. �We�re leaving. Our parents didn�t want us together. They said��
Janet sighed. �Tell him.�
�They said they�d take the baby. We�re afraid they�ll hurt her�so we left.�
JC looked down.
�My mom�she was so mad when she found out Janet was pregnant�she threatened to kill both Janet and the baby.�
�That�s awful.�
�Looks like she got her wish.� Janet said.
�Baby�?�
�Mike�I�m not gonna make it. Please�take care of her.�
�I�Janet, I�m hurt bad�I��
They looked at JC, who was oblivious.
�JC?�
JC looked up.
�Would you�take care of her�if we both�?�
JC�s eyes widened. �Oh�I couldn�t�I mean I�m on the road all the time and Lance�Lance and I are together�I don�t think your parents would like that either.�
Janet chuckled. �They don�t have a say. They already got papers saying they weren�t her legal grandparents.�
�JC�you�re so good with her. She hasn�t cried for ten minutes.�
�Yeah.�
�JC please�take my baby if anything happens.�
�But�they need confirmation��
�Give me some paper�I�ll give them the confirmation they want.� Janet said.
JC reached over and grabbed his bag. He got out a paper and pen and handed it to her carefully.
In the background, people cried and voices could be heard outside.
JC called for Justin again. No answer.
�JC? Will you do it? Will you give our baby a home?�
JC looked at both of them. He looked at Janet, whose eyelids were closing. Michael�s face was streaked with tears.
JC looked down at the baby. He looked up at Michael then at Janet�and made his decision.