Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 21:02:05 -0800 (PST) From: AJ Shukla <wipeout211@yahoo.com> Subject: Josh and Just 48 **** Hey guys! Okay that's like three days since I put the last one out! I deserve a medal or something. Okay so tell me how you like it. I only got like three responses the last time. I feel sad. Respond to me. I need to know if I people are reading my story or not. Anyways I've begged enough. Well I hope you all like this chapter. It's a lil bit rushed and unedited so I hope you guys are cool with it. I hope to have a big thing happen the next chapter as well as tie in Valentines. Or something like that. Well I hope you guys like it! Enjoy. Josh and Just 48 Many times if you aren't paying attention enough, your life can fly by you in a flash. Whether is be a few seconds or a few minutes. Whether it be a few hours or days. But you know that your life is too hectic when you wake up one day and find yourself close to the incipience of a nation wide tour, and you don't remember the last week that you spent preparing. Justin plopped down in the center of the stage and let out a few pants as sweat rippled and dripped down his forehead. He felt a towel smack into his face, instantly soaking up all moisture from his face. He pulled it off his face and nodded at Lance in appreciation. Chris poured a little bit of water on his head while Joey dabbed the sweat off his face. Justin felt JC walk up next to him and held the have empty bottle of water out for him. Justin looked up and saw JC in the midst of swallowing a sip. "Thanks, babe." JC said out of breath. "Okay guys. Listen up!" Johnny said, coming onto the stage where the guys had been practicing their routines. "You guys are going to get showered and changed really quick. I want you back here in half an hour changed and ready to go to Miami. We'll take the limo down if you want." Johnny compromised. "Yeah that's what I want to do. Get showered in like ten minutes and get into a limo and drive for hours to an award show." Joey mumbled. "Now get ready!" Johnny yelled. Justin got up and walked backstage to the only available shower in the area. "Me and Josh will take this one. And one person can take the bus one and then we can switch." Justin rambled. Everyone understood what Justin meant and nodded. Once a again time flashed by and Justin was running out of the shower with a towel around his waist. He quickly shaved and brushed his teeth. He ran out of the bathroom with JC not far behind. They walked into the dressing room where Joey waited. Lance stepped into the room with his hair wet and wearing a bathrobe. Justin ran to the clothes racks and started to pick out his clothes. He looked over to what JC was picking out. "Wait is this a formal event?" Lance asked. "I'm just wearing a shirt and tie." JC said. "Okay shirt and tie it is." Lance said as he picked out his clothes. Justin slipped on a pair of boxers and pulled the towel form his waist. He hung it around his neck and pulled out a dark blue dress shirt and a pair of black slacks. He flipped through a rack of ties and pulled out a metallic black tie. JC had already began putting on his black dress shirt. As soon as he fished that, he slipped on off black slacks. "Justin can you find a tie for me that goes with black slacks and a black shirt?" JC asked. Justin searched through the rack and pulled out three ties. First was a white tie, a silver tie, and silky light blue tie. "Light blue, white, or silver?" Justin asked. "Uhm. Silver." JC decided as he finished buttoning his shirt. "Light Blue or Silver." Justin asked, hinting a bit. "Silver." JC replied smoothing out his shirt a bit. "No Light Blue! Or silver." Justin emphasized. "Light Blue doesn't go with this sweetheart." JC explained. Justin pouted a bit. "Okay fine. I'll where the light blue one. But just for you!" JC said with a sigh. "Thank you!" Justin said placing a kiss on JC's lips. "Hurry up guys!" Joey said as he rushed out of the bathroom with a towel around his waist. "Okay I'm nervous. What if I forget my monologue? You know they had practices and stuff for this award show but I couldn't make it. What if I missed something important?" Justin asked nervously. "Justin. It's not that big of an award show." JC said trying to calm him down. He looked around at the rest of the people in the limo for support. Everyone was busy doing something else. Lance was talking on his cell phone, while Chris picked at his nails. Joey on the other hand was digging around in the mini bar. "Ahem!" JC said clearing his throat loudly. "Yeah Just, really small." Lance said quickly. "Knock em dead Curly." Joey said before rummaging around again. "You go boy." Chris said not even looking up. "See." JC said smiling at Justin. Justin rolled his eyes before tapping his foot. "Don't be nervous. Just picture me behind you." JC suggested. "That's the thing. Most of the time I have you and the guys. This time I'm up there with. . . with. . . shit! Who am I with?" Justin said worriedly. "You're with Reese Witherspoon." Joey said pulling out a Sprite from the mini bar. "Okay. And what are your lines?" JC asked. "Uhm. . . Welcome to the fifteenth annual King award. This is the first award which goes to celebrities on their contribution to the business, the youth, and the national and international society. Than Reese says her thing. And then I say. We are not here just to recognize actors and musicians. But also major networks, writers, authors, and other people who hold a spot within in the spotlight." Justin said. The guys stepped out of the limo and were greeted by a long red carpet which led to the theater. On either side of the carpet were barriers that held back the photographers and reporters. Justin and JC interlocked index fingers and began to walk down the carpet with the rest of the guys. They instantly started to hear the crowd scream when they came out of he mess that was near the limousines. "Mr. Chasez! Can I get an interview with you and your husband?" a woman yelled. JC turned to find a barrage of interviewers throwing out questions. Justin looked at everyone else on the red carpet. He saw Jim Carey walking by. He smiled when he saw Kevin Richardson from the Backstreet Boys. He watched as some unknown people walked by. Casper Van Dien accidentally brushed against his shoulder. "Sorry man." Casper said, turning and making sure Justin was standing. He gave him a smile before he continued to walk. "Justin!" Justin turned around and saw Reese calling his name. "Josh I'll be right back." Justin whispered to JC who was replying to some of the questions. "Okay babe." JC said. Justin turned and walked toward Justin. Reese was walking with her husband, Ryan Phillipe right behind her holding a two year old baby in his arm. "Hey Reese. Long time no see." Justin said as he gave her a hug. "Justin Timberlake. Oops, let rephrase that. Justin Chasez." Reese said with a smile. "Yeah well." Justin said. "Hey Ryan." Justin said, giving five to Ryan's free hand. "Hey just. How's my twin doing?" Ryan asked. "Alright. How abut yourself?" Justin asked. He looked at the girl who was looking around curiously. "Good. Good. Hey great job on the new album. Ava here falls asleep to it like that." Ryan said snapping with his available hand. "Thanks. Hey I saw Anti-trust the other day. Let me tell you that you were cuter in Cruel Intentions but a great actor none-the-less." Justin laughed. Ryan blushed a bit and nodded with pursed lips. "Hey Justin. Do you have that piece of paper that tells us what order we're in." Reese asked. "No, but Josh has it. Where are you guys sitting?" Justin asked. "Next to you. They want all the presenters to be together." Reese said. "Oh okay. Hey Ryan do you want me to take her off your hands? Your arms look tired." Justin laughed. Ryan nodded and Carefully handed Ava to Justin. Ava held onto Justin as bright flashes of light blew up around him. "Come with us guys. We're all heading the same way anyway." Justin said. Reese took her husband's hand and walked with Justin. "Hey guys." JC said as he gave Reese a hug and shook Ryan's hand. "Hey JC." They said together. "Who's this young lady?" Chris asked about Ava. Chris went into that instant cooing mode coming close to tickle the girl. Ava started to whimper at the sight of Chris coming forward. "Look what you did Chris. I think she'll be better off with her Mom." Justin said, handing the girl to his mother. "Justin! Is that your child?" he heard an interviewer ask. "I swear some of these people are real stupid. They just saw me take her from Ryan and hand her back to Reese. And then they ask me if she's mine?" Justin said rolling his eyes. Ryan started to chuckle and patted him on the back. "JC. Why does your tie stand out so much?" Reese asked. "Justin wanted me to where it?" JC said at the same time Justin took his arm. "Cute." Reese cooed. "You have him whipped Just." Ryan said with a smile. "Yup." Justin nodded. the group soon headed into the lobby before they could go into the theater. Justin grabbed a drink and stood with his group of people, casually chatting with Reese and Ryan who was holding Ava again. JC stood behind Justin and listened to the conversation. "JC!" a familiar female voice called. JC turned around and looked at Britney who was hurrying over. "Jayce, you have to see Christina's new boyfriend. He looks so scary." Britney said. Britney pointed through the people where Christina's platinum blonde hair could be seen. He looked at the guy who was at least half a foot taller than her. He looked like a normal college student. Nothing too big and powerful. And not so small and puny. "Why's he so scary?" JC asked. "Cause he's normal. Christina's never been with a normal guy." Britney laughed. JC chuckled along and watched as Christina came closer. "Hi guys." Christina said with her hand clutching the man's. "Hey Chrissy. Who might this be?" JC asked. "This is Marvin. Marvin. This is JC, and Britney. That over there is Justin. And behind those guys are Chris, Joey, and Lance." Christina pointed out. "Christina. Nice to see you again." Reese said as she came closer to Christina. They both gave each other a brief hug. "Hey Reese! How are you?" Christina asked. "Good, Good." Christina replied with a nod. With that said Reese went back to her conversation with Justin and Ryan. "So is it hard to raise kids?" Justin asked. "They can be a hand full at times." Reese replied. "I just hate getting up in the middle of the night." Ryan said. "Daddy?" Ava said softly. She reached up and took a hold of Ryan's nose. Ryan pulled back a bit and made a false attempt to bite the child's hand. Ava pulled her hand back and giggled. "Have you and JC thought about having kids?" Reese asked. "Right now we're really busy. Being in the middle of a national tour and all. I want children but I don't know if right now is going to be the best time." Justin replied. "That's understandable." Ryan nodded. "Are we ready to go inside?" JC asked, poking into the conversation. JC and Justin sat quietly watching the accounts on the stage. Joey, lance and Chris sat at JC's other side while Justin was enclosed by Reese and Ryan. Ava sat snoozing in his lap. He watched as Brandy walked out onto the stage. "Many celebrities donate to campaigns or foundations for the simple purpose to putting a portion of their income to good use. Others believe that donating money is not enough and that starting a foundation will better help the community. Tonight I am here to commend a someone who has started foundation that will help today's nation, specifically today's youth." Brandy said eloquently. "As the world enters the new millennium, we find ourselves increasing our technology. It's not college, where students are introduced to computers anymore, but in the first grade. As technology moves more and more into schools, programs tend to be cut. With every tight budget, comes the loss of another enriching class or activity. The first program to be cut is most likely the music and fine arts program. Without music classes we would not have legends such as Kenny G, Stevie Wonder, Babyface, only to name a few. Without the music program we would not have the recipient of this award. On the verge of turning twenty, he has not only made two successful albums with his group, but he has crossed over into writing, choreographing, and even acting. His name has recently been all over the papers and will continue to be as his foundation grows more and more known. Justin Timberlake-Chasez is the father and lead organizer to the Justin Timberlake Foundation which helps prevent the loss of Music programs in our public and private schools. Please give a round of applause. For Justin Timberlake-Chasez." Brandy said with a broad smile. Justin smiled at the sound of his name. Instantly there was a spotlight placed on him. He turned bright red and stood up as the applause grew around him. JC stood up with him and gave him a hug instantly. Justin placed a small kiss on JC's lips before turning and receiving congratulations from Ryan and Reese. "Congrats Justin!" Lance said running his hair through Justin's curls. "You go Curly." Joey said as he shook the younger man. "That's my baby!!" Chris yelled as if he was a proud mother. Justin turned red in embarrassment before heading to the stage. He walked up the small set of stairs to the podium where he received the crystal award. "Wow! Thank you everyone. I didn't expect to win an award tonight. I just thought I was presenting. But this is a real honor. I started the Justin Timberlake Foundation when my little sister lost her chance to play the flute when her school cut back on music. It's a way to for me as a celebrity to give back to my roots and my beginnings. Like brandy said without school music programs some of the most well known legends today would have never existed. Hopefully we can make an impact to schools that music should not be the first to go. I would like to thanks Faith who helps so much with JTF. I would like to thank my friends Britney, Christina, Chris, lance, and Joey for helping out and donating not only money but time. For all those nights when we were stuffing envelopes or making last minute mail runs. I want to thank EVERYONE who works for JTF. Without you guys I would not have a foundation. And lastly I want to thank JC for being a great husband. Without you I would have given up a long time ago. Thanks for being my reason to keep going. I love you. And thanks once again." Justin finished. "Okay guys. Fifteen minutes until show time!" A person called as she popped her head into the dressing room. Chris gave her a nod and continued to button up his shirt. Justin ran his fingers through his curls, perfecting every last one. JC combed his hair upwards and looked at himself in the mirror as well. "Has anyone seen my leather wrist band?" Joey asked. Lance held it up before throwing it at him. "How about my sneaker?" Chris asked. "Under the table." Justin called. "Ready to go guys?" Lance asked. "Yup." JC said. "Yup." Justin added. "Yyyyyup." Chris said, walking toward the door. "No! No! No!. . . okay." Joey said, adding the finishing touch to his hair. The five guys walked out of their dressing room and into the mayhem backstage. They were ushered into a small tunnel that lead under the stage where they took their positions on their small elevators which were to transport them onto the stage. "Everybody! Give it up for Justin! Lance! JC! Joey! And Chris! Give it up for N SYNC!!!!" A roar of excitement filled the arena. Justin quickly leaned over as did JC and they shared a brief kiss before they started to move up. Five figures rose onto the stage, head bowed and arms behind their back. Five lights from above only made out the shape of the figures, nothing more. "I was hangin with the fellas." Justin's voice was heard in the speakers. The crowd began to scream wildly. "Saw with your new boyfriend. . ." Justin said again. All of a sudden Justin looked up and the light around him brightened, leaving the other four in the dark. "It made me jealous." Justin finished. As each verse was sung, the pauses in between became shorter. "I was hoping that I'd never see you with him. . . But it's all good cause I'm glad that I met him." Justin said. "Huh! Cause now I know that the competition is slim to none . . ." The lights on JC and Chris came on with their heads up. "And I can tell by lookin that he's not the one. . ." the lights around Lance and Joey came up. All five were equally lit. "He's not the type you said you liked, his style is whack, his clothes are bad, come on girl, let him go, I want you back!" Justin finished singing. JC began to sing his verse which caused the four guys to slowly walk down from their platform to the stage. "Call me a hater, if you want to. But I only hate on him cause I want you. Say I'm trippin if you feel like. But you without me ain't right. You can say I'm crazy if you want to. . That's true. I'm crazy about you. You can say I'm breaking down inside cause I can see you with another guy." JC sang. The guys started to dance to the random beats which added ambiguity. With those two verses sung, the concert started into a high energy, highly choreographed stage performance. Justin and JC came out on the stage while the other three guys were changing. "Hey Orlando!!! How ya'll doin!?!?!" Justin called out into the microphone. He received a loud response from everyone in the arena. He stumbled back from the noise and acted shocked. "Wow! We've got quite a house tonight. What do you think Just?" JC asked, looking t Justin. Justin looked at JC and gave him a smile. "Kiss him!!" a girl screamed from the crowd. Justin and JC heard it clearly but ignored it, trying not to throw their relationship into their performance. They tried to go on with their skit. "I think that Orlando has to be the best place to perform ever. Isn't that right O-town?!" Justin asked. He put his microphone to the crowd and waited for their response. They received yet another round of screaming. "Kiss him!" A small section yelled. JC smiled and laughed a bit before looking at Justin with an arched eyebrow. The small section began to repeat it over and over. And soon the entire left side of the arena was chanting it. Justin burst into laughter while his face turned red. "Kiss him! Kiss him! Kiss him!" the crowd chanted. JC and Justin let out a sigh as they started to walk with an embarrassed smile. JC threw up his hands in defeat and walked up to Justin and gently placed a small kiss on his lips. The crowd started to cheer, not as loud as before but it cheered none-the-less. "There are you happy?" Justin asked into his microphone. He received another wild response from the crowd. Justin and JC walked backstage and quickly took towels from stagehands. They wiped themselves off before wrapping the towels around their neck and starting for their dressing room. "Hey guys!" a chipper voice said. "Hey Brit! Hey Chrissy! What are you doing here?" Justin asked as he looked at the two girls. Both girls were wearing N Sync paraphernalia. Britney had her hair done, like her "stronger" video while clad in an N Sync shirt and a pair of pants. On her cheek she had an N Sync tattoo while her face was covered by an N Sync hat. Chrissy was dressed exactly the same but she had an N Sync bandana on, instead of a hat. "We came to see you guys off. Hey did you like our little stunt?" Britney asked. "Huh? What stunt?" JC asked as he too Justin's hand in his, while they both walked into the dressing room. Britney and Christina followed them in. "Let me see if this will ring a bell." Christina said. She glanced at Britney before they both turned toward Justin an JC. "Kiss Him!!!" They screamed at the same time. "That was you!!!!" Justin asked in shock. "Yup, in the flesh." Britney said with a grin. "You guys are so bad." JC said as he pulled off his shirt and toweled off his upper torso. He quickly through on a cleaner T-shirt and went behind the changing screen and changed into a pair of comfortable pants. He came back out with a hat on his head as well. "Yeah well." Christina laughed as she stuck her tongue between her teeth mischievously. "So where are you guys off to next?" Britney asked, watching Justin move behind the screen and come out with a white T-shirt and a pair of pajama pants on. " Tampa and then Atlanta." JC replied, before putting a piece of paper in his mouth while he slipped on his jacket. "Ooo, gonna visit Danny and Paul?" Christina asked. "Yup. Their gonna take all five of us out for Justin's birthday." JC replied after taking the paper out of his mouth. "That's sweet. Well we better let you guys get going. The other guys are already on the bus. See you for the Super Bowl." Britney said with a smile. "Okay bye guys! We'll miss you." Justin said giving them both a hug. "Yeah and keep me updated on this Marvin guy." JC said with a small laugh at the mention of his name. "I will. I will." Christina said with a smile of her own. "Okay bye you two take care." JC said kissing them both on the cheek. Justin stepped out of the shower and placed the towel around his neck. He made his way down the bus to his bunk and pulled out a clean T-shirt. He slipped that on and threw the towel into the storage area of the bunk. "Hey guys? Why aren't we moving?" Justin asked he tidied up the bunk a little. "Justin! We're in the back room." Lance called. Justin let out a sigh and walked toward the back room running his hands through his curls. He walked into the room and saw JC on the small couch waiting for him. Lance was seated on the floor with Hunter laying in his lap. Chris and Joey took the other couch. Justin took a seat on the couch with JC and waited for someone to explain. Hunter stood from Lance's lap and walked around him a bit before trotting out of the room. "We have to wait for Johnny. He's gonna introduce us to the new staff and then they are gonna get off the bus and we'll start moving. They heard the bus door open as well as voices. Hunter came running into the room with a stuffed chew toy. He hopped onto the couch and made himself comfortable in Justin's lap. "Hi guys!" Stacy said happily as she entered the room. Justin rolled his eyes and looked down as he petted Hunter's back. Renee and Stefanie walked in behind Stacy. The three girls from Wild Orchid were followed by two men and two woman as well as Johnny. Chris and Joey squished on the couch and made room for Renee while Stefanie sat on the arm of the couch. JC and Justin squished on the couch to make room for Lance who had moved up. Stacy took a seat in front of JC. Hunter moved away from Stacy as he moved to Lance's lap. "Hi guys. This is a tight squeeze but it'll only be for a sec I promise." Johnny said. "No prob Johnny." Joey said. "Okay these are the newest members of the tour team. " Johnny said pointing to the four young people standing in front of them. "Okay everyone these are N Sync's personal assistants." Johnny said pointing to a blond guy and red haired girl. "I'm Cole." The blonde said, raising his hand with a wave. "And I'm Suzie." The red head said with a wave of her own. "This is your stylist and media. . . thing." Johnny said pointing to the young woman who was sharply dressed. "Hi I'm Becky." The woman said with a nod. "And this is you're your manager." Johnny said pointing to a black haired man. "Michael, Mike, whatever is fine with me." The young black haired man said. "Okay well now that you guys have been introduced. They will leave. The girls will have to stay though. Wild Orchid isn't going to have a bus until after the next show date, so they'll have to stay with you guys for tonight." Johnny said. With that the four new employees and Johnny walked out of the bus. A few seconds later the bus was started and starting to roll. "Sorry guys." Renee said out loud. "Don't be. We don't mind sharing the bus with you gals." JC said. "Well most of you.' Justin mumbled. "Excuse me Stacy. Will you get off my legs please?" JC asked as he tried to get his legs out from between Stacy's back and the front of the sofa. "Sorry Joshy." Stacy said as she lifted her back a little. "What are you guys going to do?" Stefanie asked. "Well I think we're just going to stay up and watch some tube. If you guys want to go to sleep you can. We have two extra bunks on the bus." Lance offered. "And one of you can take my bunk if you want. I can sleep on the couch." Joey offered. "Thanks Joey." Stefanie replied. "So. What are we gonna watch?" Stacy asked. "Child's Play!" Chris said excitedly. "Ewww!" Stacy shrieked. Hunter began to bark at her. "What don't like scary movies?" Justin asked. "No, they are so. . . scary." Stacy said. "Well I don't mind I have my protection." Justin said as he pulled JC's tighter around himself. "Shut up brat." Stacy mumbled. Hunter continued to growl and bark at Stacy. "Will you make that stupid mongrel shut up!" Stacy yelled. "Funny how Hunter never growls at anyone but you." Lance said as he held the dog and pet him to calm him down. Hunter continued to growl at Stacy. "Hunter! Come here boy. That's a good boy." JC called. As Hunter walked cautiously around all the legs near by to JC's lap he laid down and looked around the room with curiosity. "I told you not to bring any dogs Joshy. Why did you bring that mutt?" Stacy asked. "Because Justin likes him." JC replied petting the small puppy. "I'm not going to be anywhere near that dog tonight." Stacy said getting up. "Good riddance." Justin responded softly. JC kissed him softly on the forehead before watching as Chris put the movie into the VCR. JC walked into the dressing room. He looked at everyone in the room who was doing their own little things. Chris was calming himself by listening to his CD player. Joey was flipping through a magazine quickly showing his nervousness. Lance was leaning back against the couch while his eyes were shut, obviously trying to relax. Britney sat in his lap leaning forward while eating pudding from a small snack pack. Then JC glanced at Justin. Justin sat with a small smile as he spoke into the phone. JC managed to hold onto the four drinks in his hand as he walked into the room. He placed the coke in front of Chris. Chris looked up in appreciation and went back to bopping his head. He gave Joey his water and left him flipping the pages of a magazine. He placed the iced tea in front of Britney who was taking the last of the pudding from the container. He walked over to Justin and took a seat next to him. He opened Justin's Pepsi and took a sip, before living it to him. "Who am I rooting for? Well I guess I'd have to say the Ravens because my husband's from that state and that's who he's rooting for. But Joey on the other hand is rooting for the Giants." Justin said into his phone. He gave JC a quick kiss on the cheek before taking the Pepsi. He took a swig and placed it on the table in front of him. "Yeah we're really excited to perform. We're all a bit nervous. We're ready I guess. I think we're all a little psyched to sing with Aerosmith. And the guys are so cool." Justin said into the phone. JC slowly started to run his fingers up and down Justin's back lovingly. "No problem it was my pleasure." Justin said. "Okay bye." Justin finally said before hanging up. "Radio station?" JC asked. "Yeah." Justin replied as he leaned back into JC's arms. "Who's winning?" Joey asked. "The Ravens!!" JC said excitedly. "Yeah. Whatever. It won't be like that for long." Joey said rolling his eyes. "Guys. I saw the weirdest things the other day on Christina's arm." Britney said out of the blue. "What do you mean?" Chris asked as he took off his headphones and turned off his CD player. "Well we were shopping and she had these bruises around her wrists. Well not so much bruises but I guess. . . I dunno it was just all red and puffy." Britney explained. "Is it from her routines cause I know she's been doing a lot of those push-up type moves. I told her not to but I guess she did anyway." JC said shaking his head. "I dunno it was just all of a sudden. I guess it might be that." Britney agreed. "N Sync you have two minutes!" A man called into the room. "That's our cue." Joey said as he stood up and started to pace. "Come on guys. Lets go rock the top off this place!" Britney cheered on. With that the guys started to run out of the room excitedly. "The Ravens won the Super Bowl! The Ravens won the Super Bowl!" JC said happily as he boarded the bus. "Shut up! I swear they were all on steroids!" Joey said unhappily. "Yeah, keep telling yourself that Joe." JC said running onto the bus. They heard the familiar yapping of Hunter come down the bus. "Hey boy!" Justin said ruffling his fur as he walked by. JC rushed up behind Justin and pulled him into his arms. JC started to kiss Justin's neck as they waddled down toward the back of the bus where they could lounge around. The pair crashed down on the couch and started to wrestle a bit before becoming locked into a passionate kiss. "Will you two stop making out on the couch where all may fall sick." Lance laughed as he walked into the room and took the other couch in the room. Chris walked in and turned around at the first sight of Justin and JC. "I know they are not making out on MY couch!" Joey said as he came into the room. He quickly jumped on top of the lip-locked couple. "Joe! Get off us!" JC screamed as he was being pushed onto Justin. "Ow!!!" Justin screamed in pain. Joey jumped off and looked to see if Justin was okay. "Just, Sweetheart, are you okay?" JC asked as he got off. "Yeah I guess. My elbow was just being pushed into my stomach." Justin said as he sat up and rubbed his stomach. "Sorry Curly. Can I get you something Do you want ice or something?" Joey asked worriedly. "No I'm fine Joe. Thanks though." Justin replied. "Hey cuties!" Stacy said walking into the bus. "And my day becomes even better!" Justin says as he falls back against the couch. "What are you doing here?" JC asked. "Well I was going to ride with you guys until we get to Atlanta. Our bus is so big ad lonely." Stacy replied. "Well now ours is too cramped." Justin replied. "What's your problem Justin? I've been nothing but nice to you since I came onto this tour. What the fuck is wrong with you?" Stacy snapped back. "You know I think the fact that you tried to seduce my fiancé and break us up even though we were on the verge of getting married does it. You expect me to walk in here and go `Hi Stacy, let's go hang out some time cause I forgot all about what you did to my life'? Well sorry. No flow. So if you want to spend the next eleven hours on a bus where you will have to see your crush kissing his husband and being despised and given attitude, than I would get off the bus now and go join your band mates." Justin replied bitterly. JC eased off of the couch and away from the arguing pair. He took a seat next to Lance and watched carefully. "Shouldn't you be helping him?" Lance asked. "No I think my Blue has it all under control. And when the fists start flying I don't want to be in the middle of it." JC replied back. "You know than maybe I will leave cause I know I can't spend eleven hours with your ego." Stacy said as she started to head out. Just as she was leaving the room. The bus started to roll. "Please let her get off! Please let her get off!" Justin prayed. Stacy walked back into the room and plopped down on the floor. "Looks like I'm staying here for eleven hours." Stacy replied softly. "Ugh!" Justin replied in frustration. JC walked to the mini fridge and pulled out a small bag of baby carrots. He put them on the small table and slipped into the booth. He heard the continuing chug of the bus as they rolled along the road. He pulled out a carrot and started to munch while gazing outside at the passing scenery. He heard the distinct sound of Justin's cell phone ringing. He got up and started to follow the continuos ringing until he found the origin. He smiled at the sight of Justin snoozing lightly while clutching his pillow. JC gently reached into Justin's pocket and slipped out his cellular phone. "Hello?" JC asked softly, starting to walk away. "Hello? Justin?" Came a soft voice, which sounded as if sobbing or at least hyperventilating. "No this is JC, Who's this?" JC asked. "Josh this is Laura." Laura said as she started to cry a little. "Laura what's wrong??" JC asked, taking a seat in the booth again. "Josh I can't see Bobby anymore." Laura said starting to cry fully. "Is Bobby that guy we met at the basketball game a while back?" JC asked softly. "Yeah! I really liked him and he really liked me!" Laura responded. "Than why can't you see him Laura?" JC asked. "Because of you!" Laura said crying harder and harder until that's all JC heard. "What do you mean Laura? What did I do?" JC asked worriedly. "I told Bobby that Justin was my brother and he told his parents and his parents said that he can't see me anymore because you and Justin are married." Laura said quickly. "Oh god!" JC said, at a loss for words. "Josh what am I going to do?" Laura asked. "Laura! Shhhh. First you have to calm down a bit." JC said soothingly. "How am I supposed to calm down. I. . . I. . ." Laura said frantically. "Laura. Shhhh. It'll be okay, we'll work something out." Josh said in a soft tone. "Okay." Laura replied. "Is Bobby okay with me and Just?" JC asked. "Yeah I guess. He said it was cool that Justin was my brother. But other than that. That's all he said." Laura replied softly between each hyperventilation. "So it's just his parents?" JC asked. "Yeah." Laura replied. "Okay Laura. I know you like this guy. But I know that you will continue to see each other. There is no way I'm going to let my sister-in-law be sad because of me and my husband. Does Mom know these people?" JC asked. "Yeah I guess. But I didn't tell her." Laura replied. "Okay Laura I'll talk with your Mom and see if she can talk to them. If not I'll go over there myself along with all our body guards and see if we can knock some sense into them." JC said. Laura laughed a bit which was JC's intention. "Thanks Josh." Laura replied. "No problem. Now you don't worry about it okay. I want you to go study, or practice for cheerleading, or train for the crew team , or do whatever you do." JC replied. Again Laura started laughing. "Okay Josh. Thanks." Laura said. "No prob Sis." JC replied. With that he hung up and looked down at his crackers. "Life sucks." JC sighed before taking a bite from a carrot. Justin sat gloomily around the room of the bus. He sat on the couch looking out the window watching each drop or rain splash and create streams of water. He cast a look at the sky where he saw bolts of light spring up every couple of minutes. The sound of rumbling followed not to long after. He accepted the comfort of Hunter, as the small puppy walked to the base of the couch. "Hey Buddy." Justin said softly as he scooped the puppy into his hands. He laid back and rested Hunter on his chest. Hunter stumbled off Justin's chest and wedged himself between Justin and the back of the couch. "You know Hunter, Why do they always have to have a tour around my birthday. It sucks doesn't it. I'm turning twenty and I can't even celebrate it." Justin said to the dog. Hunter looked at Justin thoughtfully before trying to climb over Justin. "But it's okay boy. At least we got rid of Stacy at the last truck stop. And I have you right? I can always tell you everything. Your just like Josh, always there to comfort me." Justin said, watching the dog lay down on his stomach. "Just?" a soft voice asked from the door. Justin looked back and saw JC leaning against the doorway. "Hey Beautiful." Justin said with a grin. JC slowly made his way over to the couch. He took a seat in front of the couch right in front of Justin. He leaned his head back and looked at Justin. Justin gave him a smirk before placing his hand on JC's face. JC gave Justin's palm a kiss as Justin started to pull it off. Justin absentmindedly ran his fingers through JC's wavy brown hair. Not a single word was said in the next five minutes. It was just Justin running his fingers through JC's hair while JC reveled the feeling of Justin's fingers through his hair. "Aw it's a family moment!" Chris cooed coming into the room. JC gave him a smile before losing himself in Justin's fingertips again. "So Justin. Happy about turning twenty??" Chris danced around stupidly before plopping on the couch. "Yeah I guess. If it means I'm going to turn twenty on a day where I'm booked solid." Justin sighed. "Oh it's okay Just. You know we'll work something in." Chris said excitedly. "When? The next free moment we have is a week after my birthday." Justin asked. "How about right now!!" Chris yelled happily. With that Lance and Joey flicked off the lights and walked in with a small cake in their hands. The cake had a candle in the shape of a two on it. "Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday dear Curly!!!!!! Happy birthday to you!!!" Everyone sand together. They put the cake in front of Justin and let him look at it. Justin blew out the candle at the same time Joey turned the lights back on. He looked down at the beautifully decorated cake before him. He smiled as he pulled at the giant two from the cake. "Wow guys! When did you guys buy this?" Justin asked. "In Tampa. Before the Super Bowl. But the candle we bought at the last pit stop. We wanted the two and the zero. But the store didn't have any zeros so we had to deal with just a two." Chris explained. "Aw thanks guys! You're the best." Justin said happily. "We know." Lance replied. "Here is your birthday hat." Joey said pulling out the red and white Dr. Suess hat that the birthday person usually wears on their birthday. He placed the hat on Justin's head. Justin adjusted it and looked at JC for approval. "Beautiful." JC said after placing a kiss on Justin's lips. "And now time for presents!" Chris said excitedly. "You guys got me presents? When did you have time??? I better not be getting a whole bunch of Ravens clothes." Justin joked. "Well my gift goes first." Chris said giving Justin his wrapped present. Justin looked down at the gift and smiled, he ripped it open and looked at the plain gift box. He pulled it open and gasped when he saw a black leather jacket. It was a sleek jacket with a silver zippers running up the pockets and front. It looked similar to a flight jacket. "Chris! This must of cost you a fortune! Thanks so much!" Justin said as he pulled the jacket on. It fit him perfectly. "Now you won't have to wear my leather jacket anymore." JC snickered. "I don't think so. I've fallen in love with your leather jacket. I'm going to always wear it." Justin replied with a grin. JC rolled his eyes with a cheesy smile. "Okay me next." Joey said taking out a gift wrapped with newspaper. "Excellent wrapping job Joey. This way I won't feel bad when I rip it up." Justin said before tearing it open. "I knew he'd appreciate that." Joey beamed. Justin smiled greatly as he looked at his gift. Inside the box was a Dopey Dwarf stuffed animal. He pulled it out and laughed as he looked at the toy which was similar to JC's Sleepy stuffed animal. "Why did he get you that?" Lance asked. "Cause I told him that I kept stealing Josh's Sleepy stuffed animal and I kinda felt bad that I left him all lonely. So I told him I need to find a Dopey one. So this way when me and Josh have to part for a while I can have Sleepy and he can have Dopey." Justin said matter-of-factly. "How cute." Chris said as he eyed the cake. "Okay my turn!" Lance said throwing a bag in Justin's lap. He read the bag and smiled at the recognition of `Banana Republic'. "I know you didn't get me that extremely expensive sweater I pointed out to you!" Justin said more in warning than in hopefulness. "I should hide huh?" Lance asked. Justin cast him a glare as he opened the bag and found the sweater he had mentioned before. He pulled it out and held up the turtleneck sweater that was gray. "Lance I love it. But I told you not to buy it for me." Justin said in warning. "Keep looking in the bag." Lance said from behind Joey. Justin gave Lance an evil eye and looked into the bag. He found another sweater. It was a white sweater that was in the same style as the first one. "Lance! I love it but. . ." Justin stated. "No buts. Its for you Justin! I had to splurge." Lance said shyly. "Thanks scoop." Justin said tenderly. "Okay and now me." JC announced. Justin turned to JC. JC placed a small kiss on Justin's lips. "That was the best gift I've gotten today." Justin whispered. "Well that wasn't it but thanks." JC smiled. He looked at Lance who tossed him another bag. Justin looked at the bow that was velvety on the outside. He sighed knowing that JC got him jewelry. Justin opened the box and saw two silver chain. He looked up curiously at JC. "I know how you hate having two rings on your fingers. And I think that we could do something about it. I got two chains. One for you and one for me. and we'll put our engagement rings on them. Then we'll wear them around our necks and keep it on forever and ever." JC said softly into Justin's ear. While he spoke he pulled out the chains and took off his engagement ring. He lopped it onto the chain and placed it down. he held the other one up and waited for Justin to take of his ring. He placed it on the chain and watched as JC slipped it around his neck. JC fastened the chain around Justin's neck and put his own on. "I love you!" Justin said wrapping his arms around JC's neck and hugging him tightly. `I love you too Sweetheart." JC whispered back. "Awww!" Joey, Chris, and lance chorused. "I love you Joey!" Lance cooed. "I love you more." Lance exclaimed. "Oh shut up!" Justin said rolling his eyes. JC laid length wise on the couch. He propped his back up against the back of the couch while his arm was around the back of the arm of the sofa. His hand wrapped around the head resting in the crook of his shoulder and gently played with the unruly curls that adorned the top of his husbands head. His gaze stayed at the constant rain fall outside of the bus. He heard each tap on the glass while peeking through the falling water to see the city of Atlanta. He let out a small tired sigh and looked down at Justin who laid on his back with his head resting on JC's shoulder. Justin kept his breathing steady as he snoozed comfortably. JC gently buried his face in Justin's curls to place a small kiss on the top of his head. He heard the bus leave the freeway and watched as he came closer and closer to a large building. They passed the CNN building and headed for an arena. The bus pulled into the parking lot and circled around for a while before coming to a stand still. He saw the faint lights of Atlanta twinkle in the distance, creating a romantic atmosphere. That atmosphere broke when he heard the engines shut off and the sounds of chanting teenagers rise. He heard screams and squeals rise around the bus. JC let out a sigh of exhaustion as he sat up a little straighter. "Just." JC whispered softly. "Huh?" Justin asked equally soft. "Time to get up Sweetheart." JC whispered again. "Okay." Justin said as a yawn escaped his lips. He opened his eyes and got up from JC. He began to stretch as his yawn continued. JC rose from the couch behind Justin and wrapped his arms around Justin's waist. "Hey guys!" Lance said as he entered the room. Behind him was Chris and Joey. Soon following the three was their tour manager, Mike. "Okay Fellows, this is what's going to happen. It's raining right now. And we're at the Arena. This way the sets can start being built in the morning and what not. So we're going to have you load up into a Suburban and head you off to the hotel. The crew will be shipped over there soon as well. The vans are coming. But the only problem is that we have fans waiting outside. So we have to rush past them. So grab whatever you want and lets head out." Mike said. The guys all scurried and grabbed their things. Justin placed his jacket on and grabbed JC's Sleepy stuffed animal. JC followed behind Justin with Justin's Dopey stuffed animal and a shoulder bag with their clothes in it. Lance, Chris and Joey followed behind them. Justin opened the door and was surprised by the screaming fans. The fans stood in the now drizzling weather. "Keep Moving!" Mike said, referring to the pathway leading to a Suburban. Justin Heard his name being called from every direction as he started to speedily walk. He looked over his shoulder at JC who was clutching his hand. "Can we sign a few autographs?" Justin asked. "No! Keep moving!" Mike said, yelling over the screaming. "Wait these fans waited here forever! We could at least sign a few!" Lance replied as he shielded his face from the wind and the rain. The six guys gathered in a circle and discussed briefly. "Fine! But only ten minutes. The last thing I need is you guys getting sick!" Mike yelled over the fierce wind that blew. " Thanks Mike." Joey said patting him on the back. The guys ran to the crowds and pleased the screaming teenagers. "Justin!!! I love you!!!" A girl yelled. "I love you too! Just don't tell JC." Justin jested with the girl as he signed her damp CD. "Marry Me Chris!" An older teenager yelled. "I can't! My girlfriend would kill me." Chris laughed with the fan. "JC, dump Justin and be with me." A girl said abruptly. "If I did that than I wouldn't have a reason to sing anymore." JC said to the girl before handing back her item. "I want you Joey!" A girl yelled loudly. "You can't have me! You can have Lance though. I'll sell him real cheap." Joey responded. "Mr. Chasez, Can I get your autograph?" A small seven year old girl asked. JC looked down at the girl a smiled. "Move over little brat." Another girl said pushing the smaller one out of the way. "Hey! Hey! Now! Watch out for my little buddy here." JC said as he wiped the water from his face and helped the girl into the pathway which was made by two rows of security guards. "Thank you Mr. Chasez." The small girl replied shyly. She clutched in her hand a soaking poster and a small pen. "Do you want me and my friends to sign something for you?" JC asked crouching in front of the girl. The girl merely nodded shyly. "Hey guys come over here!" JC said. He turned and placed his Dopey doll under his arm. He searched through his duffel bag until he found a copy of "No Strings Attached." The guys all surrounded him, Joey brought a little help by bringing an umbrella over. JC pulled out the CD and a sharpie. He signed the CD and handed it on. The other four guys signed it before giving it back to the girl. "Thank you Mr. Chasez. Thank you Mr. Thimerlake-Chasez, Thank you Mr. Bass. . ." The girl took a breath before continuing. "Thank you Mr. Fatoney, Thank you Mr. Kirkedpatrick." The guys gave a small chuckle at the way the girl tried to remember their last names. "Your Welcome Sweetheart." JC said as he lifted her in his arms. He pulled out an umbrella from his bag and opened it over her head. He walked her over to her mother who was waiting eagerly. He gently gave her back to her mother as well as gave the two the umbrella. "Thank you very much sir." The mother said. "No problem Ma'am." JC responded before heading with the rest of the guys into the Suburban. Chris hopped up front while Lance and Joey took a seat in the middle. Justin and CJ took the back. "that was sweet Josh." Justin said as he shed his soaked jacket. The guys followed with the same action. "Thanks Blue." JC said placing a kiss on Justin's cheek. "What are the plans for tonight?" Lance asked. "Well we were supposed to go to Danny and Paul's house but I don't think we can. So I guess they'll come to us." Justin replied. "Oh okay cool. Wanna watch a flick? We can order one at the rooms." Joey said. "Sure might as well. Who's room?" JC asked. "Uhm I dunno how about yours You have the bigger bed." Lance said pointing back at Justin and JC. "Sounds good." Justin replied. Justin came out of the bathroom as he placed his glasses on his face. He felt a sudden chill when his skin touched cold air hit his bare upper body. He tossed the towel he was holding onto his bag before walking to the bed where he found JC's sweat shirt. He slipped on the sweatshirt and relaxed on the bed. He instantly picked up the remote and turned on the TV. He heard the sound of JC outside in the hall. ". . .So I said that we were going to have to re arrange the whole set list and he flipped!" JC said with a laugh. His statement was followed by the hearty laugh of Joey and Lance. "Hey guys." Justin said from the bed. "Hey Curly." Lance said. "Hey Sweetheart." JC said. He carried along a plastic bag as he made his way to the bed. "What's this?" Justin asked as he peeked inside the bag. "It's just some snacks for us while we watch the movie." JC replied. He took off his shirt and poked around through the small duffel bag for a wife beater. He pulled a black tank top out and slipped it on. He pulled off his nylon pants and revealed a pair of pajama pants underneath. "What movie are we watching?" Lance asked as he plopped onto the bed next to Justin. He placed his head down on Justin's shoulder and watched JC and Joey for an answer. "I want one of the Star Wars but I think we're going to be forced to watch Contact of something." JC said. Lance nodded and looked at the TV. "I wanna see if she makes Contact!" Joey said plopping down at the foot of the bed. There was a small knock on the door. "Probably Chris." JC said as he headed for the door. "No it's Danny and Paul. The front desk already called to see if they should be let up." Justin replied. JC nodded and opened the door. "Hey Danny! Long time no see!" JC said giving the man a hug. Following Danny was his boyfriend Paul. "Hey Paul. Come on in." JC said as he moved aside to let them in. "Thanks JC. How are you guys?" Danny asked as he walked further into the room to find Joey, Lance and Justin. "We're doing great. How about you two?" JC asked as he followed Paul into the room. "We're good. A little cold here in Atlanta but good." Paul replied. "Where is Chris?" Danny asked as he watched everyone stand from their spot. He received a hug or a hand shake from all of them. "He's on the phone with Sarah. You should have heard them. Every other sentence was `I love you'." Joey snickered. "Hey nothing wrong with that. Justin said as he wrapped an arm around JC's back. Danny and Paul took a seat at the edge of the bed while Justin and JC cuddled as they laid back. Lance and Joey sat on the floor with their backs against the bed. "So how has tour life been treating you?" Danny asked. "Very hectic. I barely have a chance to see any of the guys someday. We all have our own thing going on." JC said with a sigh. "That sounds hard. That must put a damper on your love lives." Paul said. At the same time Chris walked in and fell at the foot of the bed with a sigh. "Sarah and I are fighting." Chris sighed sadly. "What about?" Danny asked. "Oh Hi Danny. Hey Paul." Chris said, raising his head to see them. He let his head fall before letting out another sigh. "Well basically cause I haven't been calling her as much. And I'll admit to that; I haven't. but I've been busy! And she can't understand that. But how could she? She's never really been on tour, other than advertising for us. But still. . ." Chris rambled. "I guess I have my answer." Paul said. Justin closed the door behind Danny and Paul and looked back at the empty room. JC laid on the bed on his side, waiting for Justin to return. Justin slowly made his way to the bed and laid down on his back next to JC. They looked at each other and both shared the tender look which was filled with love and carnal desire. "I miss you." Justin whispered as he began to kiss JC slowly and softly. JC laid on his back while Justin moved on top of him. JC slowly nibbled on Justin's lower lip while fidgeting with Justin's pants. Justin pulled back a second, so he could pull the sweatshirt over his head. He tossed it aside as he began to roll around on the bed with JC. Constantly switching who was top and who was on bottom, Justin and JC powered their kiss deeper into each other. Justin took the hem of JC's tank top and pulled it up. They broke for a mere second to let the thin material pass between them. JC sank his hands into Justin's pajama bottoms and cupped his firm buttocks. The feeling of JC's fingers on his skin made him shudder with ecstasy. He ran his hands up JC's cheeks and into his hair. Their simple kiss turned into a furious need for each other, trying to extinguish the craving and need for each other. They rolled over once again, this time with Justin on his back. JC pulled back form the kiss and looked at Justin with a small smirk. "Just sit back and relax Just." JC whispered. Justin obeyed and laid back. JC turned so that he was facing Justin's feet. Justin admired his taut shoulder muscles and how they flexed as he moved down. JC slowly pushed down Justin's pajamas to reveal the slightly hard erection before him. JC looked over his shoulder and saw Justin gazing at him with a tender look. JC pulled his pajama pants down below his ass before gently taking Justin's shaft into his mouth. He slowly worked his way down, making sure Justin went crazy with every bit of suction he felt on his throbbing penis. Justin saw JC's rigid member in front of his face, tempting him to take it into his mouth. Justin leaned forward and placed a sloppy kiss on JC's member. JC responded by leaning his lower torso back, giving Justin a better access to his member. Justin took JC into his mouth and started to work on the manhood while feelings waves of pleasure from his own penis. JC began to slowly buck his hips down at the same time Justin started to buck his hips upward. Both men let out moans while the shafts stayed in their mouths. The humming sounds they made sent tidal waves of pleasure through the longs shafts into the lower body and up their spine. Justin's body went rigid and not too long later her exploded without warning into JC's mouth. JC nursed the tool clean as his hips continued to move in and out of Justin's mouth. JC let Justin's penis fall form his mouth and he moaned in pleasure signaling his closeness. "Ohhh!" JC said in finality as he shot his seed into Justin's awaiting mouth. JC slowly pulled away from Justin's mouth, still feeling Justin trying to keep the member in his mouth. Justin panted as he caught his breath. JC turned around and laid down next to Justin. "Wow." JC said out of breath. "I know." Justin replied, equally surprised. "Why haven't we tried that sooner?" JC asked. "I dunno." Justin replied. "Justin. I love you." JC said randomly. Justin looked into JC's eyes and saw nothing but pure love and tenderness. He smiled at the twinkle and laid his head down on JC's chest. "I love you even more." Justin replied. the two nude forms stayed up for a while staring at each other in endless love. They wrapped themselves in a blanket and stayed close to each other. "Happy Birthday Baby." JC whispered as both He and Justin drifted to sleep. **** So??? What did ya'll think? Good? Okay well let me know. Expect the next chapter in a week or two. It's a BIG one! Maybe not in size but in content! BIG!!! Lots of things happen. So stay tuned!. CYA!