A/N: Surprise! I'm finally back with the sequel to Worlds Collide! If you haven't read that story, I would really recommend reading it first! I'll try and recap where I can though :)

I'm really excited for this story because it'll have a little bit of everything! Romance, action, drama, comedy, everything!

I hope you all enjoy!

Prologue

James' P.O.V.

"I can't believe we're in L.A.!" Carlos explained as we got off the plane.

I couldn't help but chuckle a little at his excitement, watching as Logan wrapped his arm around Carlos' shoulder. I took in the scenery as we went to get our bags.

Even though I was here just about a week ago, I was too nervous to really process it. But now, I couldn't help but take in everything.

"Hey." Kendall said softly, breaking me out of my thoughts. "What are you thinking about?" He asked with a small smile.

At times, I still couldn't wrap my head around the fact that Kendall was my boyfriend. Especially given the fact that we had a pretty bad history, even if it was sort of a huge misunderstanding. But despite that, the blond was one of the best things that's ever happened to me.

"Nothing. I just… I've always wanted to come to California. I just never thought that I would actually make it here." I admitted.

"Yeah, I know what you mean. I just wish that it was under different circumstances." He said, giving me a sympathetic look.

"I know. I'm just trying my best to stay positive at this point." I responded. The only reason we were really here was because of my twin brother, Shane. I just hoped that we weren't too late.

"So, where do we go from here?" Logan asked as we grabbed our bags.

"I was thinking we could start by heading to my mom's place since she's the one with the answers." I said just before my phone went off, signaling a text. "Speaking of which, she's apparently got us a ride." I told them as I read the text.

I motioned for them to follow me as we started heading out. As soon as we made it outside, I immediately spotted a limo with a guy holding a sign with the name 'Diamond' written on it.

"Wow, your mom likes to go big." Logan said, to which I just shook my head.

"If you think this is big, just wait until you see her house." I said with a smile as we made our way to the limo.

XxX

"Woah…" Logan and Carlos said simultaneously as we stood outside my mom's mansion-like house.

"Told you." I said as I walked up to the door to ring the doorbell.

It only took a few seconds for her to answer the door, but when she did, I didn't miss the way her face lit up when she saw us.

"Hello boys!" She exclaimed, immediately bringing me in for a hug, which I happily returned. We stayed like this for a few seconds before breaking apart. "Come on in." She said, ushering us in before closing the door.

"I would've picked you boys up from the airport myself if I thought it was safe." She said, causing the four of us to look at each other in confusion.

"Uh… what exactly do you mean by that?" Logan asked, the worry evident in his voice.

I watched as she let out a sigh before turning to me.

"I'm not quite sure." She said softly, quickly continuing when she noticed the looks on our faces. "Look, I'm sure it's nothing to worry about yet. I just… I was out the other day and I couldn't help but feel like I was being watched."

"Do you think its dad?" I asked hesitantly, immediately knowing that I was right by the look on her face.

"I don't know. Maybe. You may have left him powerless, but he can still get around. But like I said, it'll be a while before he can do anything."

"But if he's lurking around-" I started, only to be cut off.

"He can't do anything." She assured me in a tone that told me that the discussion was over. "Anyway, I found your brother." She said, going back to her cheerful demeanor.

"Seriously?" I asked as I felt Kendall put his hand on my shoulder.

"Yep! He's about twenty five minutes from here. And I may or may not have found out where you can 'accidentally' run into him tomorrow." She said with a warm smile.

"I can't believe it." I said softly, not really believing that this could be so easy.

After everything that's happened these past few months, it was nice that something was going right for once. But the more that I thought about it, the more I realized that this may not be as easy as I thought.

There was still the chance of Shane having gone darklighter, or worse, him not wanting anything to do with me. Now that I knew that my dad was possibly lurking around, I was even more determined to get to my brother before he did.

"Hey, everything's going to be okay." Kendall said softly, probably sensing my distress as he gave my shoulder a comforting squeeze. "We'll be right there with you when you go to meet him."

"No." I immediately responded. "This is something I have to do alone." I said, even though I knew that Kendall would fight me on this.

"But-"

"James is right Kendall." My mom said, cutting him off in the process.

He opened his mouth to protest, but one look from my mom, and he closed it.

"That's better. Now, come here and give me a hug." She said, switching moods once again as a bright smile spread across her face.

Kendall glanced at me for a second before heading over to hug her with a nervous smile on his face.

"Dude, no offense, but your mom kinda scares me." Logan whispered with Carlos quickly nodding his head in agreement.

"Don't worry, she scares me too." I said as I stared at Kendall and my mom.

"Carlos! Logan! You boys get over here too." My mom called out, making room for the couple to join the hug.

I gave them both an encouraging, yet teasing smile as they walked over.

I watched the four of them for a few seconds before walking over and joining the hug as well.

"It's really good to see you boys again. And I'm glad you're all okay." She said as we broke the hug, causing Kendall to look over at me.

I knew that I was going to have to tell her about the nightmares and everything soon. But she looked so happy that I just couldn't bring myself to destroy that for her right now.

"It's really good to see you too Mrs. Diamond." Kendall said, jumping in for me. I gave him a thankful look, to which he just smiled at me.

"How many times do I have to tell you? Just call me Brooke." She told Kendall, giving him a warm smile before turning to Carlos and Logan as well. "That goes for you two as well."

I couldn't help but smile a little at that. I felt like despite everything that was going on with me, things were finally falling into place.

XxX

Kendall's P.O.V.

"So, any guesses as to what this is about?" I asked Carlos and Logan, who both just shook their heads.

"I thought you might know." Logan said in response.

It had been a few hours since we had landed and since our conversation with Brooke. But now, she had sent James to get a few things from the store and told us to meet her in the living room.

"Hello boys." She said as she walked in the room.

"Um… hello." Logan said nervously.

We had fallen into a slightly uncomfortable silence, but I was so determined to find out what was going on that I decided to be the one to break it.

"So, what's going on?" I asked, continuing when I noticed the surprised expression on her face. "I know that you called us in here for a reason. And judging by the fact that James is gone, I'm guessing you don't want him to know about it."

"Okay." She said before letting out a sigh. "I'm gonna cut right to the chase, I think that you're right."

"Um, you're gonna have to be a little bit more specific." I said, trying to think of what she could be talking about.

"I think that we need to keep a close eye on James. And Shane for that matter." She admitted.

"Do you think they're in danger?" Logan asked hesitantly.

"I don't know. But I know that someone is lurking around. And if it is their father, then that means he has something planned. He may be powerless, but he's smart. He hardly does anything without some kind plan." She explained, voicing the very thing that I was worried about.

"Don't worry. We're not going to let anything happen to either of them." I assured her.

"I know you won't." She said with a smile that I couldn't help but return. "While you're here, I wanted to thank you boys for looking out for James."

"You don't have to thank us for that." Logan responded before I could say anything.

"Yeah, you two are practically family! Well, to Logan and me you are." Carlos added while sending a teasing smile my way.

"Speaking of which," Brooke started, clearly trying her best not to laugh as she turned her attention to me. "I'm really happy that you and James were able to work things out and that you both were able to find happiness with each other."

"Why do I feel like there's a 'but' coming?" I asked nervously as she took a couple steps closer to me.

"But," She said lowly, her eyes darkening slightly. "If you hurt my son or break his heart, I will end you. Do you understand?"

"Understood." I said in response, slowly gaining my confidence back. "But for the record, you don't have to worry about that. I would never hurt James in any way. No intentionally." I assured her.

"Good! That's exactly what I wanted to hear." She said cheerfully as she brought me into another hug. "Just between us, if James ended up with anyone, I'm glad it's with you." She whispered in my ear, her words bringing yet another smile to my face.

I know that she's known my mom for years, so for her to approve of me and James, basically welcoming me into the family, it meant a lot to me.

"Oh, I better get that." She said as her phone started ringing. "I'll be right back."

"Okay, you were right guys. She kinda scares me." I said with a light chuckle once she was out of earshot, getting laughs from the guys in response.

I had no idea what was going to happen, but I knew I was going to keep my promise. I wasn't going to let anything happen to James.

Done! So there you have it! The first chapter of Haunted!

Like I said, I'm pretty excited about this! There will be a few new characters/OC's, one of which you may know from my other stories ;)

I'm already working on the next chapter, which I'm hoping to have up by next weekend. But I'd love to hear your thoughts on the chapter, as well as if there's anything you'd like to see in the story! If there is, I'll try my best to work it in! :)

Until next time!

-Epically Obsessed