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 his birthday, Joey, Lance, Justin, and JC took Chris to the Empire State Building, the WTC, and many more sites that they didn�t get to during the earlier months before they met JC. They all played around and took pictures. They all made a pact one day, in a circle, to not develop the photos until Justin was 18. He asked why not 16 and they said he�d still be liable to be taken back. Justin finally understood.
The most famous pictures were probably in the alley ways when the guys would be sitting around, eating left over food or stuff they had stolen. They called them the famous pictures because that was when they looked vulnerable. But in one picture, Justin turned to the camera and stuck his tongue out and smiled as Joey snapped the picture. Joey thought it was precious. They kept the cameras in a zip lock bag.
They always checked the newspapers and there were still stories on the four, excluding JC. But later on, JC�s sister had apparently called him missing, saying that they had been abused and he ran away. She and Tyler were taken to a foster home later that week. JC cried the whole day while Chris and the others comforted him.
Joey saw one night that Lance was staring at an old newspaper clipping. It was a family photo of his mother, father, sister, and himself.
�Lance.�
Lance looked up sadly. Joey took the picture. In another picture, JC and Lance were standing side by side, their chins on their arms, staring out into the sunset while Justin watched from the other side. Chris was sitting on the bar. Joey sighed and took the picture. He had traded in his red hair for blonde hair. It scared Justin sometimes. And the fact that they were �brothers� was useful. Twenty people had asked if they were and they always said yes.
Then there were the fun pictures at Christmas. Justin got a basketball, Lance got new shoes, Joey got a new hat, JC got a notebook and pens, and Chris got a digital camera.
No one dared ask him where he got the money since they all knew. A week before Christmas, Chris boarded a train for Pennsylvania. The others stayed together waiting for him to come back.
When he came back, he sighed. �I think my mom�s pregnant.� He said. (A/N: I have no idea how old Chris�s sisters are, bear with me.)
�Really?�
He nodded. �I saw her. She looked about a few months. I miss her so much.�
�We know.� Lance hugged him.
That night, Chris was having a hard time sleeping. He got out of the tent and went to the edge of the alley. He slid down to the ground and looked up at the bright full moon that brightened his face.
He looked down at the song he had written earlier. He didn�t know how to do the melody.
He gently hummed the song to himself. He looked up as Justin and JC walked over.
�What are you doing up?�
�Couldn�t sleep. What�s that?�
�A song I wrote. The song won�t come out right.�
JC and Justin read the words. All of a sudden, JC started to sing.
�Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
We are taking it easy
Bright and breezy, yeah
We are living it up
Just fine and dandy, yeah�
Justin looked up at JC and then took the second part, with Chris watching in shock. Their voices were amazing!
�We are caught in a haze
On these lazy summer days
We're spending all of our nights just
Ah - laughing and kissing, yeah�
JC and Justin smiled at each other then they both took it in with Chris following. Then two more voices came into the threesome. They looked up at Joey and Lance, who were reading over JC�s shoulder.
�And it really doesn't matter that we don't eat
And it really doesn't matter if we never sleep
No it really doesn't matter, really doesn't matter at all�
They all started singing in perfect harmony, even though Lance�s voice was a little off and so was Justin�s since their voices hadn�t changed yet.
�Coz we are so young now, we are so young, so young now
And when tommorow comes, we can do it all again�
The guys all smiled at each other then Justin took the next part.
�We are chasin' the moon
Just running wild and free
We are following through
Every dream and every need
And it really doesn't matter if we don't eat
And it really doesn't matter if we never sleep
No it really doesn't matter, really doesn't matter at all
Coz we are so young now, we are so young, so young now
And when tomorrow comes, we can do it all again
Yeah, we are so young now, we are so young, so young now
And when tomorrow comes, we'll just do it all again
All again, all again, yeah, all again, all again..., Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
So young now, we are so young, so young now
And when tomorrow comes, we'll just do it all again
Yeah, we are so young now, we are so young, so young now
And when tommorow comes, we'll just do it all again
We are so young... (Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah-ie Yeah)
We are so young... (Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah-ie Yeah)
We are so young... (Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah-ie Yeah)
Lets do it all again... (Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah-ie Yeah)�
When they all finished singing, they looked at each other.
�Wow.�
�You know, depending on how their voices change, this could work for us.� JC said with a huge smile.
�Chris, your dream can come true!� Justin said excitedly.
�Yeah, it can.� Chris looked into their eyes and smiled.