A/N this is going to depict life in an Orphanage (I don't have a name yet) then (hopefully) move onto most them leaving except Jim and finally meeting again when they are older and all at starfleet. First Fanfic so reviews and advice appreciated includes: Jim, Spock, Uhura, Sulu, Chekov, Bones and Scotty

Chapter 1: Mornings

He slid out of bed silently, feet padding softly into the room next door. He opened the door and peered inside. No matter how many times he was told that he was welcome anytime it still felt rude to barge into his room in the middle of the night. However Pavel had, had another nightmare and there was only one person he felt safe with after that. He needn't have worried about waking him as the small bedside light was on and the occupant was sitting up reading, what looked like, a engine manual.

Pavel coughed quietly, alerting the boy in bed to his presence. He looked up from his book and a look of sympathy crossed him face.

"I had another nightmare… Ca-can I stay with you tonight? Please J.T" Pavel spoke softly in his Russian accent as not to wake anyone else up.

"Pasha, of course you can, here come snuggle up with me. Do you want to talk about it?" JT spoke in fluent Russian (Pavel still didn't know where he learnt it)

Pavel climbed onto the bed and JT moved over to provide some room, he lifted up the covers and Pavel curled up to JT. He placed his book onto the bedside table then placed his arm around Pavel and Waited Patiently for him to speak.

"It was the Chekovs, they looked the same but they were just like my parents and they locked… me… u-u-p-p….. i-n-n" Pavels voice broke and tears leaked out of his eyes.

"shhhh Pasha, the Chekovs aren't like that. You know I wouldn't let them be with you if they were mean. They're good people and you deserve a normal family but you know I'll always be here for you and look out for you" JT reassured him "Now, how about about you snuggle down and everything will be alright in the morning, I promise" he said as he tucked Pavel in around him and switched the light off, secretly knowing that having someone around kept his nightmares at bay.

He was going to miss the kid when he left he had to let them go because they were still whole and innocent. They weren't broken and unworthy like him so one by one they all were adopted into happy families, and he knew that they would forget him but that didn't matter because he was used to it. Everyone he loved had left him, His brother who ran away and left him with Frank. His Aunt and Cousins who were brutally murdered by an evil governor on a starving planet. His nine kids spread out across the federation.

And now his friends, the only real friends he ever had but he knew that this place was not a permanent home especially for people as good and worthy as his friends. He still went by JT here, he didn't want them to know his father was a federation hero because then they would see he was a failure, a screw up. He deserved to be here, they didn't but he still was a small but jealous when he saw prospective parents faces light up when they saw their new child and how they looked like they belonged with them.

He preferred to stay back and quietly assess the new parents, he didn't want them to go to someone who didn't deserve people as good as his friends. He'd become a master at body language and he just… knew people, could tell what they were thinking almost.

He loved his friends and would do anything for them. He comforted Pasha when he had nightmares. He was a good kid, and scarily smart. He was adorable with his Russian accent and struggle to pronounce Standard. He was the baby of the group and everybody who met him pretty much loved him instantly and JT was no different. He had immediately taken the lost little kid under his wing when he first arrived looking scared and shy but everyone doted on him and he knew the Chekov's, who were Russian, loved him and would give him the home he deserved.

Then there was his best friend, Bones who had turned up to the Orphanage with nothing after being thrown out of his over-crowed home somewhere in Georgia. JT had nicknamed him Bones after he said that was the only thing he had left, JT had laughed as he led him down to the basement to find some clothes in the laundry. He had immediately liked the boy and had spent the next month pestering him until he finally relented and allowed him to stick around with him. Three moths later they were inseparable. They matched each other perfectly and Bones was always there to help him out and was his brother in arms. JT allowed himself to hope that since because Bones was a year older than him (JT was 13 and Bones was 14) they may get to stick together longer. But for now he enjoyed his company and letting Bones use him as a study object. Bones wanted to be a doctor when he was older and JT was content in letting Bones use him as it meant he could spent longer in his best friends company that he knew may be limited.

Next there is his sort-of friend/enemy Spock. He couldn't really tell if he really hated him because he was half-Vulcan. Anyway that was the reason he had ended up in the orphanage, no Vulcan wanted a half breed who wasn't pure and no human wanted a emotionless (JT did not believe that) telepathic son who with pointy ears. JT knew very little about him although he knew that he was born on Vulcan and had been condemned to na inferior life because of his heritage. JT wouldn't normally pay any attention to him however, there was just something about the pointy-eared bastard (as Bones called him) that captivated him, so there began their 'relationship' (if you could call it that). JT would defy Spock and his logic and Spock would regularly (but not always) beat JT at Chess. JT probably would actually miss him if he did leave even though Mr. Emotions are illogical was like 16 and almost an adult.

The rest of his group consisted of Uhura (no first name), who was the same age as him and despite denying any affection for JT he knew that secretly she liked him. Even if it was just, because he helped her with xenolenguistics (JT was a bit a genius). He enjoyed his time with her as they sat in the lounge pouring over books in many languages like Andorrian and Kilingon. She had also done the impossible and made friends with Spock. He was now teaching her Vulcan (A language he would love to learn) and he knew she would end up in Starfleet because it was her dream (something he had told her one night over a Orion newspaper). He hoped she got there.

Then there was Sulu, he was quiet and calculating but a master with a sword. He was amazing at fencing and had almost given it up after his parent's died in a hover car accident returning from a fencing tournament. If JT hadn't persuaded him that it is what his parents would want for him and offered to fence with him (JT had learnt from one of his cousins)he had agreed. Sulu had thrashed him but it was totally worth the elated expression on his face and how he had picked himself up and moved on. Sulu was also a master with plants as well, he tended to the small allotment out the back and JT threatened anyone who teased him about it because he was good at it, and being able to grow your own food was important… he knew that from experience. He and Sulu were brothers in arms and had gotten into so much trouble together. From escaping into the town to reprogramming the replicators to only give out cookies and chocolate.

Finally there was Scotty; he was a crazy child, the same age as Bones. He came up with all these crazy ideas for just about anything form getting Russian TV for Pavel (amazingly it had worked) to how to fix the old car at the bottom of the garden. He could fix anything and knew that he too would go onto Starfleet and look after some big starship out in the black. He really liked Scotty who had arrived after his Uncle became unable to take care of him anymore. He had died weeks later and JT had held Scotty as he cried and went with him to the funeral. He would have loved to have someone like Scotty's uncle for him.

And that was their little 'group', and they were almost like a family, and that is all JT wanted in life, people he could rely on, could trust. And as JT fell asleep he smiled as maybe, just maybe these people however far away would still be there for him because he would always be there for him.

A/N so that is the first chapter. I wont promise when I can write the second because of school and stuff but I kind of know what I want to do. As I said this is my first Fanfic so reviews and opinions are greatly appreciated. Do you want me to continue or wrap it up quickly because I kind of want to go on until they have all left and then how they all end up at Starfleet and realize who Jim is but I don't have to.

Thank-you all for reading this far.