Ok, so this is my first fanfic. I really hope you like it and please review, it would mean so much! Thanks. :)
Summary: Rachel and her best friend Caitlin try to go to BTR CD signing but are too late and miss the boys. They later meet the boys by chance at a restaurant and hang out with them. So it appears that's the end, but it's not, and Rachel and Kendall eventually start dating. Sorry, I really suck at summaries.
"I am so excited!"
"Just because you're going to meet Big Time Rush?"
"Just because I'm going to meet Big Time Rush?" I was looking at my best friend Caitlin Greene like she was crazy. She may be beautiful, but clearly she just doesn't understand. Caitlin is one of those people who has effortless beauty. She has naturally wavy honey-blonde hair with navy blue streaks and gorgeous brown eyes. She could probably wear a rag and make it look like a designer made it. I, on the other hand, am not nearly as pretty as Cait. I have straight dark brown hair and dark, dark blue eyes that they look gray. People tell me I'm pretty, and I just tell them they're crazy.
"Rach, you're spacing," Caitlin said.
"Ugh, sorry. But Big Time Rush is everything! I thought we went over this. Like a million times."
"We have, but I just don't see why they're such a big deal. They're just a band," Caitlin replied.
I sighed. She was so hopeless. "Sometimes I wonder how we're best friends," I said.
"You love me, that's why," She said with a grin.
"Yeah, I do," I said grinning back. "Now come on, we have to go! I need to make sure I actually get to meet them. They have a limit on how many people can go in, and we're late!"
"Calm your pants, I just have to get my purse."
"Fine, but hurry up!" I exclaimed. I can get really impatient, insanely fast. I would have left an hour ago, but I can't drive so I asked my mom to drop me off here, so Cait could drive me. Mom wasn't willing to drive me to the mall and wait for hours, just so I could meet BTR. Sometimes she really pisses me off. I need to get my driver's license. Badly. I'm nineteen and I don't have one. It's so depressing. So Caitlin pretty much drives me wherever I need to go. Thank god I have her, or I'd have to take the bus. I don't even want to think about that.
"Earth to Rachel. Hello? Anybody in there?" Caitlin was waving a hand in front of my face and speaking a little too loudly.
"Oh god, did I space out again?" I have a really bad habit of spacing everything out when I think for too long.
"Yes. Now come on, I thought you wanted to meet Big Time Rush?" Caitlin laughed as she walked out to her car.
"Don't laugh at me! But yes, let's get this show on the road!" I shouted as I followed her out to the car. Once we were both in the car, Cait started it and we made our way to the mall.
Twenty-five minutes later we were in a parking garage close to the Westfield mall in San Francisco. Our timing didn't make me happy. We were really late. Caitlin could see this after she parked and took a look at me. "Rachel, it's fine. Don't worry. You're going to meet them."
"What if they stopped letting people in? Caitlin we're too late, I just know it," I was practically crying, because I knew we were too late.
"Rach, come on. That's quitter talk. Now let's go! We'll make it, I swear," She was trying to cheer me up. It wasn't working.
"I give up. Let's just go home. Please," I sobbed.
"No Rachel, I didn't drive you practically thirty minutes just so you could cry and then make me turn around. We are going. NOW. Come on," Caitlin said, her voice firm.
I sniffed. "Okay, fine fine. Let's go," I was still sniffling but made my way out of the car.
"We're about five minutes away from the mall. Let's run for it!" Caitlin started running in the direction of the mall.
"Wait for me idiot!" I yelled and ran after her.
We got to the mall in three minutes. It was hilarious looking at the reactions of people when we ran past them. They probably thought we were crazy. I honestly didn't care anymore, I HAD to meet BTR.
I spotted a sign that said "Meet Big Time Rush today! CD Signing 1-4 P.M. on the 5th Floor" I pushed Caitlin and pointed to the sign. She saw it and looked at me. We both started running for the escalators which were on the other side of the mall.
"Do you think we're too late? It's 3:57!" I yelled while running.
"We're going to make it! We just have to run for it!" Caitlin yelled back.
We somehow pushed past everybody that was in our way, and made it up the the fifth floor in two minutes. I honestly have no idea how we managed that. I spotted another Big Time Rush sign that stated we were in the right place. It didn't look like the right place. There was nobody here. Did everyone leave already? I was starting to freak out.
"Okay, Rach, don't panic. That looks like an registration table over there. Let me go talk to them, okay?"
"Okay," I said calmly, even though I was freaking out on the inside.
Caitlin was back in a minute. "They left already. I am so sorry Rachel. The guy at the table told me since there was nobody else in line that they decided to leave. This totally sucks."
I knew she was trying to be cheerful, but I couldn't hear it. I started crying. "Why does this always happen to me? Why Cait? I have such terrible luck," I sobbed for the second time today.
"Oh Rachel, it's okay. Come here," She pulled me into a hug. I started to bawl on her shoulder.
"I just don't understand why this always happens!" I cried.
"Shush, it's okay. It's okay," Caitlin said soothingly.
I stopped crying after a while. I was so depressed. I didn't know what to do.
Caitlin did though. "Come on, let's go get some food. I'm starved," She said with a smile.
"Okay, but nothing here. I hate mall food," I stated.
"Haha, okay. How about Buca di Beppo?" Caitlin asked.
"Sure, that works," I said with a small smile. Caitlin knows how much I love Italian food. It always cheers me up.
We walked to the restaurant, which took about ten minutes. It wasn't that far away from the mall, and it was really close to where we parked the car. Once we were inside Caitlin went up the hostess, asking for a table. She probably knew I was in no mood to be talking to people.
The hostess lead us downstairs, which leads to the dining area. She escorted us to the section in the very far right of the dining area. It was a packed house. Once we were seated and situated, I started to cry again.
"Rachel come on, people are staring," Cait was trying to be nice, but I could tell she was getting embarrassed. Caitlin had a thing about being embarrassed. She hated it.
"I'm sorry. Sorry," I stopped to take a breather and made myself stop crying.
"Thank you," She whispered. I just gave her a small smile.
"What's a girl like you crying? Did someone break your heart? I should beat them up."
I replied without looking up to see who was talking to me. I thought I heard the voice before, but I was probably just imagining it. "Well, sort of. Not really. It's stupid. don't worry abou-" That's when I decided to look up and see Kendall fucking Schmidt talking to me. In the flesh. I was too shocked to do anything. I just stared at him with my mouth hanging slightly open. I looked over at Caitlin. She was looking at me like I lost my mind. I wanted to yell at her that THIS IS KENDALL SCHMIDT FROM BIG TIME RUSH AND WHY ARE YOU NOT FREAKING OUT RIGHT NOW? But instead I shut my mouth closed and then proceeded to say, "You're Kendall Schmidt," Like a complete and utter idiot.
He actually laughed a little at that. Kendall Schmidt laughed. At something I said. I felt like passing out.
"Haha, yeah, I'm Kendall Schmidt. Nice to meet you. And you are?" Kendall asked. He was smiling down at us. I melted on the inside.
"I'm Caitlin. That's Rachel. So you're in Big Time Rush, right? Rachel loves you guys," Cait replied while putting emphasis on 'loves.' I gave her a death glare and she just smirked at me.
Kendall looked back to me. "You love BTR, huh? That's cool. But if you love us so much, why didn't I see you at the CD signing we had today?" He asked with a smirk, as if he knew he was being a smart ass.
Caitlin started talking before I could open my mouth. "Well, funny story. So we planned on going, but we were running late, so once we got up to where you guys were supposed to be, you were already gone. That's why Rachel was crying. She was upset that she wasn't able to meet you guys. She'd been looking forward to it for weeks. But we never would have thought we'd see you here!"
I wanted to kill her. So much.
Kendall spoke to me directly. "I'm sorry about that," He said. "But, I can make it up to you right now. You ladies want to eat with us?"
I didn't know what to say. Caitlin spoke for me. "Yeah, we'd love to."
"Okay, great. I'll just tell the waitress you guys are sitting with us, and then we can head over to the table. Be back in a flash," Kendall smiled as he walked away.
"Oh my god Cait, is this real? Am I dreaming? I must be. Pinch me, okay?" I said frantically. Caitlin pinched me. Hard. "Okay, ow! That hurt!" I whisper-yelled.
"You wanted me to pinch you, so I did," Caitlin said simply.
"I know I said that, but I didn't-" I stopped whisper-yelling at Cait because I saw that Kendall was coming back.
"Hey. You girls ready to move?" Kendall asked.
"Sure thing," Caitlin replied.
"Yup," I said, somewhat awkwardly. I don't even know how someone could mess up saying one word, with only one syllable, but I did.
Kendall smiled and the lead us to his table where the rest of the boys were. There sat James Maslow, Carlos Pena, Logan Henderson, and also Dustin Belt. I kind of just stood there, probably looking like a moron. The boys smiled at us and I nearly died. This must be a dream. I was dreaming.
Caitlin was the first to say something. "Hi guys."
They all said hi to her. I still stood there looking like an idiot. Carlos then asked, "Kendall, who are these lovely ladies?"
Kendall proceeded to tell the guys the story, and Caitlin jumped in and added details when needed. I continued to stand there. Like an idiot.
"So you'll be joining us for dinner?" James asked.
"Yes, we will. It's the least you boys could do, for breaking Rachel's heart and all," Caitlin replied with a laugh. I shot her another death glare. She ignored me.
They all laughed, and the three of us sat down. I sat next to Cait, with Kendall to my left. To her right was Carlos, and on the other side of the table sat James, Logan, and Dustin. Everyone started to talk, but I just kept quiet, because I knew I'd make a fool of myself if I opened my mouth. The waitress came by and asked what we'd like to drink. I ordered a sparkling lemonade, and Caitlin just got water. The boys had ordered everything already, including food. It's a good thing Cait and me aren't all that picky or we'd be having problems. And why am I thinking about food when I'm sitting at a table with Big Time Rush? I seriously need to stop spacing out.
I looked up to see that everyone was looking at me. That can't be a good sign. "Um, did someone ask a question?"
"She has a spacing out problem. You get used to it after a while," Caitlin said to everyone. Then to me directly, "Rach, you really should pay more attention."
Seriously. I was going to kill her.
"I space out a lot too. They all make fun of me for it," Kendall said to me. I shot him grateful look.
"I asked what your favorite BTR song is," Logan said.
"Oh, um, I don't know. Either 'Til I Forget About You' or 'Elevate' probably."
They all nodded their heads. Everyone went back to talking. I could tell Cait was having fun talking to them. I wish I could be as easygoing as her.
Kendall looked over to me, probably thinking what a freak I was. But instead he asked, "You nervous? Is that why you're so quiet?"
I was didn't know what to say. After thinking about it for a moment, I answered. "Yeah, I am."
"Why?"
"The reason is because you're all famous, and she idolizes you," Caitlin replied to him, clearly eavesdropping in on our conversation. I glared at her again.
"Oh, in that case, don't think of me as famous. Just think of me as a guy you met at a restaurant," Kendall said to me.
"A guy I met? At a restaurant? Who's name I already knew?" I questioned.
"Yeah," He replied, laughing. I didn't mean for it to sound like a joke, but I laughed with him. I actually felt a little better now that I was talking.
We chatted until the food came. I have never seen so much food at one time. There was spaghetti, salad, and a ton of different pasta dishes. It all looked delicious. Everyone started loading up their plates. I got a little bit of everything. I'm not much of a eater, but at the moment I was starving, so I felt that I could eat a horse.
Before I knew it we were all done and the guys ordered dessert for everyone. I didn't want any because I was stuffed, but they insisted. Once the desserts arrived, I ate my piece of chocolate cake. It was so good, but I couldn't finish. Caitlin got a slice of cheesecake, and she somehow managed to eat all the way through.
And then the boys were looking like they were ready to go. I was really disappointed, but I had to think that I was insanely lucky to have have had dinner with them.
"Well, I believe we're about ready to go, right guys?" James asked. The rest of them nodded in agreement. "It was nice having dinner with you ladies," He said to me and Caitlin.
"Back at-cha," Caitlin replied. I just smiled because I was starting to feel self-conscience again.
They all said their individual goodbyes, and I even got a hug from Kendall and Carlos. Once they left I sat back down. "Wow, they were super nice."
"Yeah, the definitely were. I can't believe they paid for our dinner. That was really sweet of them," Caitlin replied.
"I know! And I got my CD autographed!" I waved it around in the air like I had won a first place trophy.
"Oh, shut up," Caitlin laughed as she started to get up. "Let's get going home. You happy that I made you get out of the car now?"
"Yes, I am eternally grateful. I will always be in your debt, o' mighty one!"
"Stop it, you nit-twit."
I laughed and we walked out of the restaurant and made our way back towards the parking garage. We both got in the car and Caitlin started for the drive back home.
It was about 6 when I got back home. I waved goodbye to Cait and then walked up the pathway to my house. I unlocked the front door and looked around. It was really quiet. My younger brother, Brad, must have been out. Mom was probably taking a nap. I saw that the light was on in the study, so dad was working. I didn't want to bug him, so I just walked upstairs to my room. I really just wanted to lie down and just absorb everything that had happened. I kicked off my shoes and threw my jacket on the floor did just that. After about ten minutes of just laying down, I decided to be productive and go exercise. I looked down at the floor, and I saw a piece of paper hanging out from one of the pockets of my jacket.
"What's that?" I thought aloud. I hadn't put a piece of paper in my pocket, at least from what I could remember.
I picked it up. On one side it had a phone number that I didn't recognize. The other side said "Hey, it was really nice having dinner with you tonite! Give me a call sometime. -Kendall"
Thank you for reading! Please review and if you have any suggestions, please don't hesitate to tell me in a review or PM. Thanks again. :)
P.S. Sorry for the cliffhanger-ish ending, haha. I thought it was a good place to leave off at.
