Chapter 1

Kendall kept running. He didn't dare stop. He knew that if he stopped it meant death.

He turned left down an dark alley. As he ran, he could feel his expensive leather sneakers splash through puddles of water. He didn't care what happened to his clothing though. He only cared about preserving his life.

He didn't know what happened to James, Carlos, or Logan. They were all on stage singing when the lights went out and the thing came on stage. He had heard the screams of the crowd mingled with the screams of terror coming from his fellow band mates. He had been too scared to stay behind and find out what happened to them.

He had to get away.

Kendall looked briefly over his shoulder and gulped in terror. He shouldn't have.

Something was chasing him.

Kendall didn't know what was chasing him because it was too dark, but he didn't dare stop running and find out. Kendall turned another corner in the alley and almost slipped. He managed to catch himself at the last second and rounded the corner. As soon as he rounded the corner, he was faced with a dead end.

"No," muttered Kendall. "The thing will find me."

Kendall turned around, pressing his back against the wet bricks. In a matter of seconds, Kendall would be caught.

"Kendall! Dude wake up!" said James as he reached out a hand and shook him awake. "You were having a nightmare again."

Kendall's eyes flew open and he looked upward at the ceiling. This nightmare had been plaging him for weeks and he had no idea why. Logan thought that Kendall was just suffering from tour stress. Their first ever headlining tour was coming up and Kendall was nervous, but would that really make him have the same recurring nightmare every night for three weeks?

"Lets go have breakfast," said James with a worried look on his face, " To take your mind off the nightmare."

Kendall sat up in bed and followed James out to the kitchen, trying to get his dirty blond hair to lay down flat on his head in the meantime. Kendall sat down at the table with every one else and tried to focus on the bowl of oatmeal that his Mom placed in front of him. He wasn't hungry though. He couldn't get the nightmare out of his head.

He knew that James was exchanging looks with everyone else at the table to convey to them what was going on, but Kendall didn't want to look up. He was ashamed that he, as the leader, was having trouble with something so childish as nightmares.

A knock suddenly sounded at the door of apartment 2J. Mrs. Knight got up from the table and went to open it. As she opened it, Kendall heard Jo's familiar voice.

"I'm here for our picnic," said Jo.

Their picnic. Kendall had totally forgotten that he promised Jo a breakfast picnic as part of their pre-one year anniversary celebration. Kendall rose from the table in his rocket pajamas and stared at Jo. Jo blushed at Kendall's apparel. She was dressed in a pretty sky blue blouse, looking lovelier than ever and here he was sitting at the table dressed like a five year old, cowering about a nightmare.

"I'm sorry Jo. I totally forgot! I'll get dressed and be right out," said Kendall.

Jo just nodded her head; too stunned to speak.

Kendall walked into the bedroom that he shared with James and went straight toward the dresser. He pulled open the top drawer to look for a decent top. As he moved the clothes aside in the quest for the perfect shirt, something at the bottom of his drawer caught his eye.

AN:

Alright, that might have been a lame place to leave it, but this book is an experiment of sorts. This is my first ever interactive BTR story. It's a "What Happens Next?" story that I've been mulling over in my mind for about a week now. It's risky, but I decided to give it a go. It's up to you as the readers to decide what happens next. Here's how it works. Every time I post a chapter, I will list some possible choices about what could happen after the end of the chapter. You, as the readers, are to vote on which choice you like best by going to the poll on my profile page and voting. At the end of four days time, which would be Thursday, I will tally the votes and the choice that got the most votes wins and is what will be used in my story. I hope I explained that well enough. If not, here are step by step instructions on what to do.

1. What do you think was in Kendall's drawer?

* A remote

* A stone

* A shoe

*A necklace

2. Pick a choice and vote for it now on the poll featured on my profile page.

I can't wait to see what you guys voted for! I hope this works out the way I planned. And as always please review/follow/favorite. Thank you so much for your support! You guys rock BIG TIME!

(The story may seem lame now, but it'll get better). :D