A/N: So here's Love and Murder! Im very excited for this story! A couple warnings: character death, innuendos to risque themes, pairings, and cursing. I would like to dedicate this story to 12345deviant, Sasuke315, and DrowningInTheRainbow, all of who helped me greatly with this story. Please read, favorite, and review. Let me know how it is! Thanks so much!
CHAPTER 1: Together, and Only Together
"Boys get up!" Mrs. Knight called as she flipped the bacon that was in the frying pan. She heard no response from the three rooms that contained: Logan and Kendall in one, James and Carlos in the other, and Katie who had the third room to herself. "I'm cooking breakfast." Mrs. Knight hardly had the words out of her mouth when Carlos came running into the kitchen. "Carlos, go get dressed." she told him as Carlos stood there in nothing but a pair of boxers and his helmet. He nodded sleepily and walked back to his room.
"Morning Mrs. Knight. Sorry I didn't hear you, I was reading my newest medical drama." Logan apologized walking into the kitchen completely awake and fully dressed. He smiled and took some plates out of the cupboard.
"Oh, that's okay sweetie. The others are obviously still asleep." Mrs. Knight rolled her eyes as she checked the clock. "But they better be getting ready or THEIR BACON AND EGGS WILL GET COLD!" she yelled the last part making sure the other boys heard her.
"We're getting up mom!" Kendall yelled back from behind his bedroom door. Mrs. Knight just shook her head and Logan chuckled. Several seconds later they heard someone pounding on a door.
"Carlos hurry up! I'm never going to get my hair done if you don't get out of the bathroom!" James screamed as he kept hitting the door with his fists. Katie walked into the kitchen.
"Carlos in the bathroom?" Katie guessed taking a seat at the head of the table. Logan nodded.
"You can use ours." Kendall offered as he walked past the pretty boy.
"You don't have any 'cuda products in your bathroom!" James complained. "All mine are in this bathroom, and that's why Carlos needs to hurry-" the door swung open and Carlos stepped out of the steaming bathroom.
"All yours." Carlos smiled patting his best friend on the back. James' eye twitched slightly as he ran into the bathroom and locked the door. Kendall laughed and walked into the kitchen with Carlos.
"Good morning Mrs. Knight/Mom." they said at the same time while taking a seat at the table.
"Good morning boys." she replied setting a plate of food in front of them. Logan and Katie already had a mouthful of eggs.
"Good morning Logie." Kendall said. The boy just smiled since his mouth was full. He was too polite to talk with food in his mouth. Kendall pressed a kiss to the side of the smart boys head making Carlos scrunch up his nose.
"Ew, not at the table." Carlos complained playfully. Kendall stuck out his tongue.
"I'm with Carlos on that one." James butted in taking a seat at the table.
"Wow James. You got in and out of the bathroom quickly. That must be a record!" Kendall gushed sarcastically. Logan, Katie, and Carlos giggled while James pouted a little.
"Settle down boys, Katie, and eat your food." Mrs. Knight scolded setting a plate in front of James. They did as they were told and they all, minus Mrs. Knight and Katie, got ready to go to Rocque Records.
The four boys of Big Time Rush walked slowly into Gustavo's office. They already knew what was in store for them today. It was the same routine everyday: getting yelled at, getting yelled at, and oh yeah, getting yelled at.
"Dogs, today we are going to work on recording! So get in there and sing me something I'm not too embarrassed to record!" Gustavo bellowed.
"Well good morning to you too Gustavo." Kendall retorted. The little vein on Gustavos neck, that stuck out when he got angry, popped out and throbbed.
"JUST GO SING!" he screamed his face growing red. The boys quickly ran to the sound booth and squeezed in.
"Maybe if we sing really good-" Carlos started to speak but Logan interrupted him.
"Well."
"What?" Carlos asked confused.
"If we sing really well." Logan corrected the Latinos horrible grammar.
"Whatever nerd. Maybe if we sing really good, we might be able to leave early!" Carlos smiled. Logans face fell and he looked slightly hurt from being called a nerd. Kendall wrapped an arm around the smart boy's waist and kissed his cheek, making him blush hard.
"Gustavo would never do that. He's too much of an a-" James started to say, before he realized Gustavo was listening to their conversation. He cleared his throat before "finishing" his sentence. "A hard working guy..." Gustavo glared at him, obviously not buying the words chosen to finish his sentence. James chuckled nervously.
"How about we get to that singing?" he laughed again before grabbing a fruit water and chugging half the bottle.
"Elevate, from the top!" Gustavo yelled before turning on the music.
Several hours later the four boys stumbled out of the sound booth. They were beyond beat and exhausted. "Well I guess we're done for the day. I want you all here at the crack of dawn tomorrow ready to work a thousand times harder than you did today!" Gustavo told them. The vein on his neck throbbed again as the boys started to grumble and complain. "Stop complaining and just do it!" he roared. James' eye twitched a little as Gustavo glared at the four of them. He was so tired and Gustavo pushing them to their breaking point. Even sweet, innocent, happy-go-lucky Carlos looked plain out irritated. Logan just looked like he was about to start crying. Kendall narrowed his eyes and wrapped an arm around his boyfriend's shoulders. Gustavo took a deep breath before he continued to yell at the boys.
"You two need to stay away from each other while you're in public," Gustavo said pointing at Logan and Kendall, "you need to stop wearing that helmet all together," Gustavo sneered at the Latino, "and you need tostop pulling out that comb and mirror during interviews and photo shoots!" Gustavo snatched the lucky comb that happened to be in James' hand that very moment.
"That's neither your choice nor any of your business Gustavo." Kendall told him tightening his arm around his Logan.
"Kendalls right, it's really none of your business." James added grabbing his lucky comb out of Gustavos fat, grubby hand. Carlos nodded and tapped his helmet twice in agreement. Gustavo gave all the boys the evil eye.
"You heard what I said. And because of your comments, you boys can now run back to the Palm Woods!" Gustavos voice rose in volume, if that was even possible. The boys mouths fell open. They couldn't believe Gustavo was making them run to the Palm Woods after they had just worked their butts off rehearsing. "And keep your arms above your head!" Gustavo laughed an evil glint in his eye. They groaned as they started their long trek back to the Palm Woods.
An hour later the boys finally made it home. They stood in the parking lot for a few moments, taking deep breaths. If they thought they were exhausted before, then they were way fucking past exhausted now.
"I'm hungry." Carlos complained once he got his breath back. The other boys laughed but agreed as they walked towards the Big Time Rush mobile.
"I can't believe he's trying to tell us what we can and can't do!" James huffed as he inspected his lucky comb for any damages.
"Yeah, he is really starting to get out of control." Logan agreed climbing into the drivers seat of the vehicle. Kendall jumped into the passenger seat while James and Carlos both got in the back.
"It's not fair that you always get to ride in the front." Carlos whined to Kendall.
"Well I want to sit next to my Logie and he's the only one who can drive. But when James starts driving and you two start dating, then you can ride up here all you want." Kendall replied, laughing as both Carlos' and James' face scrunched up in disgust.
"We would never...go out! That's just...gross and...raunchy!" James shuttered. Logan and Kendall laughed at James' choice of words.
"I agree with that! Besides, I could do so much better than James." Carlos replied smugly.
"No you couldn't! I would be the best thing you ever had!" the pretty boy argued.
"Sure." Carlos drew out the word and rolled his eyes.
"It's true!" James said as he punched the Latino in the arm. Carlos punched him back, and soon they were somehow in a wrestling match while their seatbelts were still buckled.
"Guys! Guys, stop! I'm driving!" Logan yelled trying to concentrate on the road. Carlos and James protested slightly, but they still stopped their fighting. They soon arrived at McDonalds. When they stepped out of the car Kendall instantly grabbed Logans hand, James pulled out his lucky comb, and Carlos adjusted his helmet that was already on his head.
"Wait, you guys. Remember what Gustavo said?" Logan asked reluctantly pulling his hand away from Kendalls, "We might not agree with it, but we should still do it. I mean, deep down he does have our best interest."
"Deep, deep, deep down." Kendall sighed. He pouted as walked beside Carlos, so he wouldn't be tempted to use any public display of affection with his boyfriend. Carlos unwillingly took off his helmet and stuck it in his bag. He frowned as he ran his fingers through his exposed hair. James continued to brush his hair with his lucky comb, seemingly unaware of the conversation happening beside him.
"James." Carlos warned. James groaned as he begrudgingly put away his comb, and they walked into the restaurant.
Once they finished eating their food, they headed back to the Palm Woods. When they finally reached their apartment, they found that Mrs. Knight and Katie weren't anywhere to be found. Kendall quickly found a note taped to the fridge.
"Went to the movies with Katie. There's pizza in the fridge. You should all me in bed by ten. Love, Mom/Mrs. Knight." Kendall read aloud. Carlos all but ran to the fridge and grabbed the food.
"Mmm, so good." Carlos said through his mouthful of pizza. James shook his head and laughed.
"We just ate." the pretty boy reminded him.
"Hey! I'm a growing boy!" Carlos replied trying to justify his actions before taking another slice. Kendall rolled his eyes. "Where's Logan?" Carlos asked stuffing a second piece of pizza into his mouth.
"That's a good question." Kendall replied. He grabbed the pizza box and placed it into the fridge to make sure they still had some food left for dinner. He then went to find his boyfriend. "Logan?" Kendall knocked on Logan and his bedroom door before opening it. He found the smart boy laying on his own bed reading. Logan looked up for a brief second and gave Kendall one of his famous side smiles before he returned to his book. "Carlos almost ate all the pizza Mom left us for supper." Kendall giggled taking a seat next to Logan. The smart boy chuckled.
"We just ate." he replied. They both laughed uncontrollably. Once their laughter had died down, they just sat together in silence. "Are you mad at me for enforcing what Gustavo said?" the smart boy asked quietly. Kendall was slightly caught off guard by his question.
"What? No, of course not!" the blonde replied quickly. "I could never be mad at you. I mean it sucks, it really sucks, but it's not that big of a deal. I love you too much to be mad about something as stupid as that." Kendall told him. Logans smiled and his cheeks heated up slightly. He raised his chocolate eyes to meet Kendalls emerald green ones.
"I love you too." the smart boy whispered. He leaned in and slowly kissed the taller boy...
"Yes! I beat you!" Carlos cried out as he jumped up and fist pumped the air.
"You cheated!" James argued, a deep scowl etched onto his face. He slammed his controller down onto the coffee table and stood up.
"No I didn't! You're just a sore loser!" Carlos replied sticking out his tongue.
"Am not!" James growled as he pushed Carlos.
"Are to!" Carlos yelled as he pushed James back. The pretty boy pushed Carlos onto the couch and jumped on top of him. He gave the Latino a victorious smile, which caused Carlos to head butt him.
"Ow!" James cried out letting go of the other boy and falling back towards the other end of the couch. Carlos took this as an opportunity to pin James down. Unfortunately for Carlos, James was much stronger than he was and easily got free.
"You're the cheater!" Carlos hollered throwing the actual first punch. It landed squarely on James' jaw making the pretty boy stagger backward. An angry glint flashed in James' eyes, and he growled before throwing his own punch that hit Carlos in the eye. Carlos cursed as he threw a round of blind punches into the pretty boys face, chest, and arms. James tried to protect himself and fight back at the same time. Suddenly he was being harshly pushed to the ground and Carlos had his arms held behind his back.
"Enough!" Kendall shouted tightening his hold on Carlos' arms. James stood up and rubbed his still aching jaw. "I'll let go if you promise not to hit James again." Carlos nodded his head and the blonde let go. "You both need to stop fighting!" Kendall yelled at them. James and Carlos turned toward the blonde and really noticed him for the first time. He was dressed in only a pair of sweatpants hanging low on his hips, his hair was ruffled and messy, his lips were red, and his cheeks were tinted pink. "You guys were so loud that you...you, uh...you woke Logan and I up! This is ridiculous! Get over whatever you two are fighting about and GO TO BED!" he screamed before almost enthusiastically storming back to Logan and his bedroom. Carlos and James glared at each other. They were so angry with each other that they didn't even want to sleep in the same room. James flopped down on the couch as Carlos ran to their bedroom slamming the door behind him. They both grumbled and though about each other with disgust as they fell asleep.
"OH MY GOD!" Logan screamed as he turned on the living room t.v. Almost instantly, Kendall came rushing into the room with a hockey stick in his hand, James came running out of his bathroom holding his lucky comb like a knife in one hand and his razor in the other, and Carlos stumbled into the living room half asleep with his helmet on his head and barring a bat in his hands. All three of them glanced at the smart boy and looked around the living room for an intruder.
"Babe, what are you yelling for?" Kendall asked as the three boys set their "weapons" down on the empty couch. Logan just looked from the t.v. to Kendall, then back to the t.v. A picture of Gustavo appeared at the top right corner of the screen next to the news anchor.
"Turn it up." James said. Logan still had the remote in his hand, but he didn't show any sign of hearing what James had said. Kendall reached out and slowly pulled the remote from the brunettes grasp. He quickly turned the volume up.
"The famous record producer, Gustavo Rocque, was found murdered in his mansion this morning. Rocque was famous for the hit single Yard Squirrels, the 90s boy band Boy-Quake, and his newest heartthrob sensation Big Time Rush. Rocque is also known for producing several platinum records and for his explosive temper. The police have no leads on the case and we don't have any other details at this time. In other news..." Kendall switched the TV off. The four boys all turned to each other with their mouths gaping open with equally surprised looks.
"I-i can't believe it." Carlos stuttered out. Logan shook his head and closed his eyes.
"Me neither." James replied. Kendall pulled Logan close to his side. The smart boy wrapped his arms around Kendalls torso and buried his face into his boyfriends chest.
"Why would someone do this?" Logan asked his voice slightly muffled by Kendalls shirt.
"I don't know." Kendall replied rubbing his boyfriends back. Out of nowhere Carlos slung his arm around the two lovebirds joining the hug. Kendall placed a comforting arm around Carlos' shoulder. James hesitated before shrugging his shoulders and joining his best friends. Carlos placed a small tentative hand on the pretty boys back. James gave him a small smile. "We can get through this together." Kendall told them all as the leader in him came out. "Together, and only together."
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