A/N: I do not own Big Time Rush, Scott Fellows does. I do, however, own this plot line. I take no responsibility for anything being similar to any other person, place, or thing on this site or in this world. But no matter what, I love you people who R&R! XOXOXO
It was 2:30 in the afternoon and the Hollywood Performing Arts school was emptying out. A sixteen year old girl darted out of the school building and into the arms of a tall man with dark brown hair and hazel eyes.
"Katie, what's wrong?", the young man asked the girl.
"James, can we talk about this somewhere else?", Katie asked in reply.
"Sure, let's go home. Kendall is with Lily and Logan is at the planetarium, and Carlos said something about needing more polish for his helmet. Your mom wont be back from visiting your grandmother until tomorrow, so we have plenty of time to talk.", James said, wrapping an arm around Katie.
When they reached the apartment, Katie fell into tears and tried to say something about a girl threatening her.
"Calm down, Katie. Now, who is she again?", James asked the sixteen year old.
"Natalie Thorton, your current girlfriend's younger sister.", Katie replied, shaking slightly.
"What did she say to you?", James said.
"She said that I had to stop secretly crushing on you or her boyfriend, a guy who likes surfing more than hockey, would pummel me into a pulp. Then she told me that the jerk who I broke up with today, was leaving me for her.", the young girl replied.
"First, how could anyone not like hockey the best? And second, it's been a while since your crush was a secret, Katie-Bear.", James told Katie with a slight chuckle.
"I know, so yell at me now while my brother's not here to see it.", she said, expecting the worst.
"Why? You just caught the end of a bad break up. Isabel was in it for the fame. She told me so when I broke up with her.", he said with venom.
"Why did you break up with her though?", Katie asked.
"Because I over heard her making plans to move to another level in our relationship that I was uncomfortable with.", James replied.
"She wanted you to sleep with her, but you said no, believing strongly in your faith of finding the right girl first.", Katie said in a "I'm not stupid" tone.
"Yeah, and I love another girl.", James said, smirking at Katie.
"Really?", she asked out of curiosity.
"Yep, she has long brown hair, coco colored eyes, and is one of my best friends.", James replied, watching Katie's face go from curious to confused.
"Camille?", Katie asked.
"No, she's kind of crazy. Katie, I love you.", he said moving closer to her.
"Why would you love me?", Katie asked, still a little shocked.
"Katie, you are bright, warm, funny, smarter than almost everyone I know, and beautiful. Damn, Katie, do you want me to make a list? It's a long one.", James replied, beginning to ramble.
Katie giggled and looked up at him.
"James, will you just shut up and kiss me already?", she asked, getting his lips on hers for an answer.
Katie and James were interrupted about ten minutes later by the door handle jiggling. They broke apart just as Kendall, Logan, and Carlos walked in.
"I just told you that I can't give you a ride to the national corn-dog lovers convention, Carlos.", came Kendall's voice.
"Hey, don't look at me.", Logan said, "I told you I have a date that day."
"Never mind, there's a Minnesota Wild game on that day.", Carlos said as a TV Guide was thrown into the living room, colliding with James's head.
"Ow!", he yelled.
"Sorry, James!", Carlos yelled in reply.
"It didn't hurt that bad, but now my hair is all messed up.", James lied, so his friends wouldn't know about his and Katie's make-out session.
"Do you care about anything other than how you look?", Kendall asked.
"Yes.", was the tallest band member's answer.
Katie blushed and walked out of the room. Her brother didn't really need to know about what happened with James. If he did, Katie knew James would be a dead man. She had seen Kendall angry before.
(Begin flashback)
It was the night her dad left. Kendall had invited James over after a hockey game and they were playing a video game in the living room when Katie and Kendall's parents started yelling.
"He's just a child, John. He can't be perfect!", their mom yelled.
"What have I said, Temperance?", their father yelled.
"Knights don't loose at anything.", Katie heard her mother say.
Then they all heard the hit. Kendall was up in a flash. James moved to go after him, but the green eyed boy told him to stay with Katie.
"I told you to stay away! You're a disgrace to the name of Knight.", Katie's father yelled.
"Get out of this house. Leave my mother and sister alone. We all know it's me you hate.", Kendall said with confidence he didn't know he had.
John Knight dropped his wife and ran at his son. Kendall braced himself and gave his father a not so subtle right hook in the face. John stumbled but quickly aimed a punch at his son, who dodged it easily. Kendall aimed kick after kick and punch after punch at his father, not missing once, adrenaline pumping through his body.
When Mr. Knight was unconscious, Kendall grabbed his mother and rushed down stairs to find Katie crying into James's chest.
"I'm calling Carlos's dad.", Kendall said, picking up the phone and dialing his friend's number.
"Hey, Kendall, what's up?", came Carlos's carefree voice.
"I need to speak to your dad, Carlos. It's urgent.", Kendall said, sounding a lot older than twelve.
"Okay!", Carlos said, handing the phone off.
"Officer Garcia.", Carlos's dad said.
Kendall told him what happened and officer Garcia said just to wait there for the police to arrive. As soon as Kendall hung up, Mr. Knight walked into the room and went after Kendall's weak spot, Katie. James stood up and guarded the girl as Kendall jumped on his father's back and began to kick and punch him.
When the cops arrived, they had to pull John Knight off of the preteen boys and take the eight year old girl into another room.
"You can't protect her from everything, James. Kendall, you can't defeat me, because I'm a Knight.", John yelled as they pulled him away.
"I'm a knight too, and James is a part of this family more so than you are at the moment, so shut the hell up. If I see your face again, I will not hesitate to hurt you. You are no longer my father.", Kendall snapped.
(End flashback)
Katie snapped out of her flashback when she heard a knock on her door.
"Katie, open up, please. The guys are gone. Logan had to drive Carlos to the rental car place and Kendall's down at the pool.", James said.
Katie opened the door and James saw the tracks of tears on her face.
"What's wrong, Katie-Kat?", he asked, pulling her into the living room.
"If my father gets out of prison, you will be there to keep me safe, won't you?", Katie asked in reply.
"Yes, because I love you and I'll keep you safe from evil, psychotic people like the damn fool who left a family this amazing and made threats towards the girl that James Diamond loves.", James whispered, holding Katie in his arms.
"Why would you try to protect me?", Katie asked, not looking up at him.
"Katherine Chelsea Knight, you are the most special person that I've ever met. You're one of my best friends and I was kind of hoping that now, you'd like to be my girlfriend.", James replied, causing Katie to look up at him.
He was serious, since he had used her full name, which nobody did unless she was in trouble or something.
"Yes, I would love to be your girlfriend, James.", Katie replied, kissing him softly.
James kissed back and neither of them heard the apartment door open.
"James, I have a great idea for a so- What in the hell are you doing?", Kendall said as he saw the scene in front of him.
"Hey-y-y, Kendall. What's up?", Katie asked, moving away from James.
"That's what I'd like to know.", Kendall replied, moving towards James.
"Kendall, don't you dare hurt him.", Katie snapped at her brother.
Kendall looked taken aback, but moved away as his sister requested.
"Katie, why?", he asked his little sister.
"Because I love James and would be happier if he stayed alive.", Katie replied, walking over to James and letting him put his arms around her.
"James, you know I have to kill you if you break her heart, right?", Kendall asked his friend.
"Yeah, I know. That's why I promised her, when she was eight, that I would never hurt her on purpose.", James said, kissing the top of Katie's head.
"Face it, Kendall. You are fighting a lost battle. We love each other.", Katie said, looking up at James.
"Yes, I love you, Katie.", James said, placing a kiss on Katie's lips.
"I love you too, James.", Katie replied, kissing back.
"Hey, not in front of me!", Kendall yelled, walking out of the room.
Katie giggled, then kissed James again. Of course, that's when Carlos and Logan walked in.
"Kendall's going to kill you.", Carlos said in a sing-song voice.
"No he won't.", James said back.
"He will.", Logan said, answering his cell phone.
"That was Gustavo. He wants all of us, Katie too, at the studio, now. He said it's important.", Logan said as he hung up his phone.
"Okay then, let's hurry.", Kendall said entering the room again.
"Oh no you don't!", Katie said, blocking the boys from leaving.
"What?", they all asked.
"I happen to know why he called, so all of you need to change. Kelly told me yesterday when she called to let you four know that the concert had been moved up to next Friday. I put a list in each of your rooms, so get going.", she replied, placing her hands on her hips.
Katie looked through her own closet for quite some time before selecting a pair of black GUESS denim dark-wash skinny jeans, an Aéropostle navy blue, dress, and a pair of black Louis Vuitton "Lindsay" pumps.
She walked out into the living room and saw James standing by the front door. He was wearing the outfit she picked out for him. It was a pair of black skinny jeans, a cream colored tee, black sneakers, and his black leather jacket.
"Hey, you look great.", he said, his eyes never leaving her.
"You don't look do bad yourself.", Katie replied, placing a soft kiss on his lips.
She usually went off into space when she and James kissed, but Katie felt it when he placed something around her neck.
"What is it?", she asked.
"It's so you always have a piece of me with you, no matter where you are.", he said.
Katie looked down and saw a delicate heart shaped locket around her neck. She had seen it once before on her life. It had belonged to Alyssa Diamond, James's mother, who had died two years ago. Katie knew how much James missed his mother, seeing as how she sat with him, at two in the morning, the day it happened, an comforted him as he cried it out.
"James, I can't keep this. It was your mom's.", she said, trying to remove the locket.
"No, I want you to have it. Open it, Katie.", James replied, making sure the locket wasn't going to come off easily.
Katie opened the locket and saw a picture of James and herself from about three years before. It had originally been a picture of all five of them, but she and James were in the middle, so it was easy to make it just of them.
"I love it, James. Thank you.", she replied, kissing James quickly, seeing Kendall out of the corner of her eye.
"What did I say?", Kendall asked.
"Sorry, Kendall. We'll try to not let it happen again.", James said, rolling his eyes.
"Whatever you say, James. Katie, thanks. I would never be able to put an outfit like this together. You are the world's best sister.", Kendall replied, giving his sister a hug.
"We're all here and ready to go, so get a move on.", came Logan's voice from behind the group.
"Yeah, I'd rather not let Gustavo kill me.", Carlos said, walking towards the others.
"Wait, who's driving?", Katie asked.
"As much as I hate to say it, James can drive.", Kendall said.
James smiled and Katie rolled her eyes. The other two looked clueless.
"What Kendall means is that James drives, and all three of you sit in the back.", Katie replied with a smile.
"She gets to ride shotgun, not fair.", Carlos fake-pouted, causing all of them to laugh.
Fifteen minutes later, they arrived at Roque Records. Gustavo was waiting on them with Kelly and an man they had never met. He had dark hair and piercing blue eyes. He was tall, lean, but you could tell he was muscular.
"This is Ryan Perry, a friend of mine. He's a director who would like to make a movie about Big Time Rush. Are you in?", he asked the group.
"Yeah, I'm in.", Carlos said.
"Me too.", Logan said.
"Katie, James, and I have one question, will we be playing ourselves?", Kendall asked.
"No, because the worst might happen if you do.", Kelly said.
"What could happen?", Katie asked.
"Katie, Kendall, John Knight was released from prison two days ago.", Gustavo said, expecting Katie to cry into Kendall's chest.
But she didn't. The teenage girl turned to James and cried.
"Katie, I promise you I'll keep you safe. I love you with all my heart and I'm not about to let a man who says he's your father, but got put in prison for trying to use you, Kendall, and your mom as punching bags, just waltz back into your life and start that again. I will never leave you, Katie, because you are my world, my whole reason for living, for not killing myself after what happened to my mom, the reason I fly home every Chanukah to be with my dad, and Christmas to be with my grandparents. Trust me, please, Katie.", James told her, holding her close.
Kendall stood in shock. Now he knew that James would never hurt Katie. He never knew James could care about anything this much, even his hair.
"I trust you, James. It's just the thought of him still scares me, and you know why.", Katie said, her crying subsiding somewhat.
"Yes, and he's lucky to be alive. I would have killed him if you hadn't stopped me.", James replied, sounding darker than ever before.
"What happened that I don't know about?", Kendall and Logan asked, while Carlos just walked over to Katie and hugged her.
"Should I tell them, since my dad told me what happened at the trial.", he asked the girl.
"Yes, please.", she whispered.
"About a month before he was arrested, John Knight was caught trying to, for lack of a better word, 'pimp out' his own daughter. James found out and tried to beat the life out of him, but Katie stopped him. She didn't want anyone getting into trouble or finding out about it. I know because my dad told me and I was with James that day. It was Kendall's birthday.", Carlos said, waiting for the outburst, which came from Kendall.
"He tried to turn my baby sister into a prostitute? How dare he do that. And to his own child. Bastard.", the green eyed young man said with a venom that only James and Katie had ever heard.
He hadn't used that tone since the day Mr. Knight was arrested, which was December 2, 2005. (A/N: Kendall Schmidt's real birthday is November 2, which is why I said that John Knight was arrested a month after his son's birthday. I am going to use their real birthdays.)
"Back to reality now, I'm in. As long as I'm not playing myself, I'm okay with this.", Katie said, facing the director while still wrapped in James's arms.
"I'm in if James is in.", Kendall said.
"Kendall, I think we just agreed to have a movie made about us.", James told his best friend.
"Great, but we have one problem left.", Gustavo said, sitting down in the chair next to the ficus.
"What is it?", all five asked at the same time.
"You have to move. Everyone knows that you live in 2J. He could find you, but Kelly and I have a plan. I have a friend who's a realtor, and since it's you guys, I've asked her to help you find a house in either Beverly Hills or Malibu. One with a security gate, cameras, and motion detectors. You can go back to the Palm Woods now, but the appointment is at three tomorrow, so be here at two thirty, clear?", Gustavo told them.
"Crystal.", Katie responded for all of them.
A/N: How was it? Be honest. R&R please!