Big Time Changes
Logan sat in the living room of 2J doing his best to ignore the immature exclamations of James and Carlos in the background as he read a book about quantum physics and its application to real-life situations. Almost as if on cue Kendall walked out into the living room just as Logan snapped the book shut to turn and reprimand the more immature members of Big Time Rush.
"Guys, can you quite down, please? I'm actually really interested in this book and I would love to be able to sit on the couch in the sun and read, if that's not too much to ask." Immediately the two behind him closed their mouths and nodded sheepishly, knowing that the brunette was not asking much from them.
"Right, sorry Logie, just got excited by the thought of this party next week…" James smiled at the shorter boy and turned back to Carlos to discuss the plans, the two now much quieter than they had been.
Kendall smiled at Logan as the other teen settled back into his book, though the look went unnoticed by the brunette. He's the only I've ever seen be able to control James and Carlos like that… he mused as he poured himself a glass of chocolate milk.
While musing, Kendall missed the look he got from the pretty boy at the table and so went unperturbed by the jealousy in James' eyes.
Who does he think he is, smiling at my Logie like that? Wait, did I just think "my Logie"… jeez what's going on with me lately? First I started to look at guys a lot more than I am girls and now I'm claiming Logie as mine… maybe I'm not as much of a ladies' man as I thought…
James was snapped out of his thoughts by the sound of Carlos calling his name.
"James. James! James, dude you in there?" Carlos' face was marred by an out of place frown as he stared at the taller boy.
"Uh, yeah sorry… I was just… thinking…" James smiled brightly at the Latino and looked back to the paper in front of the pair. "So, we still need food, decorations and someone to run the music."
"Right, well one of us could do the music, so that we don't have to pay someone… Kendall you're a pretty awesome DJ, aren't you?" People really didn't give Carlos enough credit, he may act like a little kid sometimes but behind the giggly exterior was a responsible and thoughtful individual.
"Huh?" Kendall snapped his head around to look at Carlos, having lost himself in observing Logan. Realizing as he met the other teen's eyes that he had actually absorbed the conversation going on around him he replied. "I guess… we can always just hook my computer up to the sound system and do it that way."
"Yeah that's a good idea… so, you'll do it then?" James did his best not glare as the blonde nodded and turned back to his Logan-watching. "Awesome, thanks… So that means we still need to deal with decorations and food. Got any ideas Carlos?"
"I could just go out and buy the stuff… did we ever decide where we're having this thing?"
"Uh, no I guess not… we could do it here." James said looking thoughtful for a moment.
"Dude, did we learn nothing from our last party here?" Logan piped up from the couch, eyes not leaving his book.
After a moment of collective flashback James nodded. "He's right, not a good idea… we do not need to piss Bitters off any more than we have recently."
"We could always ask Gustavo…" Kendall shrugged slightly when he got a look of utter surprise from the other three teens. "He let us have our school dance at the studio; it's worth a shot, isn't it?"
"I guess it's not the worst idea we've had yet… Since it was your idea, you get to ask him though." Carlos attempted to pin the act on Kendall but the blonde shook his head firmly.
"Not even, this is your guys' plan, I'm not a part of this except as a DJ… oh and speaking of, my fee is twelve bucks an hour." The smirk on the bushy eye browed boy was marvelous and Carlos lost his focus for a moment, then shaking his head he sighed.
"Well shit dude, didn't think you'd make us pay. Do we have the budget for that James?" The Latino turned to his partner in crime and quirked an eyebrow.
Sighing, the other teen looked down at the paper and nodded slowly. "We might have to rearrange a bit but if we can get a place for free it shouldn't be an issue."
Carlos meanwhile was attempting to analyze his reaction to Kendall's smirk. Jeez, why did I zone out like that? Kendall's never affected me like that before… hell, no guy has ever affected me like that before, the last time I felt something like that was when I saw Stephanie smile for the first time at one of my jokes… oh God… maybe I'm falling in love with Kendall! Shaking his head once again the dark haired boy did his best to refocus on James who had continued to talk about the party and their funds but found himself glancing at Kendall every few seconds only to blush slightly when the blonde caught his eye and smiled.
Whoa… did I just flirt with Carlos? And was he flirting back? I've never really thought about it, but he's a really cute guy… Ack! What am I saying, I have a girlfriend… oh wait, no I don't… Jo broke up with me the other day… but still, I'm not gay… am I? Kendall found he was chewing on his lip nervously as his thoughts raced and once again noticed his Latino friend watching him.
Making a split-second decision after watching Kendall chew on his lip Carlos looked Kendall in the eye and flashed him the patented Carlos-flirtatious-smile. The blonde blushed but smiled back and then chewed his lip again slightly.
I know that look, he's definitely flirting with me… and it's making me blush… oh God, maybe I AM gay… I guess that explains what Jo meant when she said I obviously had some soul searching to do. Kendall's blush darkened just a tad as he himself made a split-second decision and got up to go over to the Latino. "Hey, uh Carlos?"
"Yeah Kendall?" Carlos did his best not to react too quickly or blush when Kendall approached.
"Well uh, you guys obviously aren't getting anywhere with this party thing anymore, so I was wondering if maybe you'd like to take a walk with me?" the blonde attempted to keep a straight face and will the blush out of his skin but somehow he knew it wasn't working when the Latino nodded and practically jumped out of his seat.
"I'd love to! I'll be back later James, call if you need me but I think you have this under control, right? Good, see ya!" the dark haired boy said as he rushed out the door, practically dragging Kendall behind him.
James stared at the door for a moment then shrugged. They're so weird sometimes… ah well; at least they're not here to distract me or Logie anymore.
"What was that all about?" just as James was about to make a move on the shorter boy, Logan looked at him curiously and flashed him that adorable smile.
"I don't know they're probably just coming up with some crazy plan to freak us out of something…" the taller brunette made his way over to the couch and sat down next to Logan. "Hey, can I ask you a question?" this was probably a pretty thin limb but he felt like he could say anything to the boy next to him and he really wanted to find out what Logan thought about his new found feelings.
"Sure James, what is it?" the book in the brunette's lap was placed carefully on the couch beside the boy and he smiled again at the taller teen.
"Well I uh… have these feelings that have recently appeared and I was wondering what you thought of them…" skirting the subject was something James had perfected in his sixteen years of life and somehow Logan knew he was about to reveal something huge.
"I'd be glad to share my thoughts on your feelings… are they about someone in particular?"
"Uhm… yeah… I guess I'm falling in love with someone and I don't really know what they'll think about it…"
"Okay, well I'm sure whoever it is will be deeply flattered, to have the great James Diamond be in love with you has got to be a pretty big compliment…" He's being really vague… I wonder if it's someone he thinks we won't approve of. Logan smiled once more and the taller teen couldn't help but stare a bit at the way the brunette's lips formed such a beautiful shape.
"… I hope so… uhm, I wanna tell you who it is, but I'm kinda afraid of the way you'll react…" James blushed slightly and looked away from Logan's gaze.
Wow, he must really like this person… I don't think I've ever seen James blush. "James, you should know by now that Kendall, Carlos and I will support you no matter what. We care about you and if you love someone then we aren't gonna try and stop you… So, who is it?"
"I… I hope you won't try and stop me…" the taller teen swallowed and looked Logan directly in the eye. "Because Logan Mitchell, I'm in love with" here there was s short pause and the smaller teen gently smiled and encouraged James to continue with his eyes, "you."
Logan blinked a few times and blushed a deep crimson color. "Oh." Finding it hard to speak the shorter brunette swallowed and looked into James' eyes. Wow I've never noticed how pretty his eyes are. "Wow, uh… wow James that's not what I was expecting… but I uh… think I might be in love with you too." Logan's blush somehow deepened as James smiled at him.
"Good, I had hoped you would say that." The taller teen leaned in and gently pressed his lips to the shorter brunette's.
Logan just knew that he was somehow an even darker shade of red now but he smiled at James as the other teen leaned back and entwined their hands. "That was… really sweet James. Uh, so I was wondering, do you wanna go to a movie or something tomorrow?"
James smiled widely and nodded. "I would be delighted to go to a movie with you Logie."
Somehow the use of Logan's long-time nickname had taken on a new meaning and the brunette hugged his new found boyfriend happily. "Yay, we're gonna have so much fun Jamie-bear!" the blush that had just moments ago escaped his cheeks came rushing back as Logan realized the name he had just called the other teen.
Quirking a perfectly sculpted eyebrow James smirked. "Jamie-bear…? I like the sound of that… can I call you Logie-bear?"
"S-sure… if you want to…" the shorter brunette smiled shyly and cuddled up to James happily. "You can call me whatever pet name you want, just not in front of other people, okay?"
"Alright fine, but I CAN still call you Logie, right?" James smiled down at his boyfriend and stroked the back of Logan's hand contentedly.
"I suppose… but nothing else in public."
"Deal, I'll even let you still call me Jamie."
Both of the teens knew they were smiling like idiots but somehow neither one of them cared and were more than happy to just sit on the couch and enjoy each other's company for a while.
Meanwhile at the Palmwoods Park
After Carlos all but dragged Kendall out of 2J the two wandered around the park for a while just talking about nothing in particular until they came to a secluded spot behind some trees.
As they sat down under the trees side by side Carlos couldn't help but marvel at how the sunlight filtering through the leaves really brought out the natural highlights in Kendall's hair. "So uh Kendall I was wondering if maybe I could ask you something…"
"Of course you can Carlos… what is it?" Kendall had a feeling that they had wanted to ask each other the same thing ever since their eyes had locked earlier that day and he smiled gently at the Latino.
"Well I know that you and Jo broke up recently and I don't think you have a girlfriend right now and I noticed the way you were looking at me earlier and I was wondering if maybe you wouldliketogooutwihtmesomtime." The end of Carlos' sentence was completely slurred together and unintelligible and the dark haired boy attempted to reach up and fiddle nervously with his helmet strap only to realize he had left it in the apartment in his haste to exit it.
"Carlos, I didn't quite catch that last part, but I think I have a feeling I know what you said, so yes, I would love to go out with you." The blonde smiled and gently took Carlos' hand, a slight blush creeping onto his face as Carlos smiled widely and squeezed his hand.
"Yay! I'm so glad you said yes, I mean I thought you were flirting with me earlier but I wasn't really sure and I've never felt this way about a guy before and then you asked me to go on a walk and I was hoping that maybe you were planning on making a move and then you didn't an I was so nervous bu-" the Latino's rambling was cut off suddenly as Kendall leaned over and kissed the shorter teen.
A deep blush spread across both of the teen's cheeks and the blonde smiled. "I know all that silly, so I figured I could save you some breath and figured that was the easiest way to quiet you."
Touching his lips and smiling the Latino laughed a bit. "Well it certainly was effective… it felt really good too…" Carlos smiled and nibbled his bottom lip cutely as Kendall nodded and chuckled.
"Yes, it was that… but how about we try it again?"
"O-okay…"
This time it was Carlos who initiated the kiss and it was slightly more than just a brushing of lips. Pulling back slowly a moment later the Latino smiled brightly and squeezed Kendall's hand which was still entwined with his own. "That feels really nice…"
"Yeah, it really does… I suppose we should head back up to 2J though, I think we need to talk to James and Logan about this…"
"I guess… I don't know though, I'm kinda scared that they'll be upset about it or something… I don't want to get in an argument with them…"
"I don't think they'll be upset, we've been friends since we were like ten Carlos, if they aren't willing to accept us then no one will be, and as much as that scares me I'm pretty confident that no matter what they'd still love us."
"Yeah I hope so… but still I don't think I really want to do this so soon, I mean we haven't even really been on a date yet…"
"Well, what do you call this? I think walking in the park and kissing under these trees definitely constitutes a date…"
"Yeah I guess it does…" Carlos smiled and nodded. "Alright, let's do it, they deserve to know anyway."
"Awesome." Standing the blonde offered his boyfriend a hand and entwined their fingers once again as they walked back to the apartment building.
Ending Notes: So I've decided to stop here, mostly because I find that I need to split this up into more than one chapter, also because that Kendall/Carlos scene gave me some trouble so I'mma back off and regroup from here. Let me know what you think, reviews are godly, or at least good enough that I feel all warm and fuzzy inside when I get them. =3