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SONG CREDIT GOES STRAIGHT TO ED SHEERAN, "THIS."

I OWN ANNABELLE, AND HER FAMILY, AND CHLOE, LAUREN, AND CHELSEA. I DO NOT OWN ANY BIG TIME RUSH BOY.

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I do suggest listening to the song when it gets to the appropriate time. It makes a huge difference!

June: The Beginning

Annabelle Walton let out a frustrated sigh while running a hand through her brunette locks.

"Zach, did you take my camera again?" She yelled out into the hallway of her two story house. As patiently as she could, she waited for a response from her little brother but only heard the sound of her own music playing from her iHome.

"Zachary!" She yelled louder this time, waiting for a few seconds, then groaned as she turned back to her room. Her watch told her it was already 6:54 and she needed to be ready by 7. "Shit!" Technically, she was ready, but she needed that camera! Annabelle loved to take pictures of her friends and their adventures. She was never without it-except for when her 12 year old brother stole it, and tonight was one of those exceptions.

She heard a car horn honk outside and she glanced to see who it was. Her best friend, Chloe Campbell, otherwise known as CC, was impatiently slamming the horn of her convertible Volkswagen with their other two girlfriends, Lauren and Chelsea, in the backseat.

Annabelle grabbed her purse and phone from her bed and sprinted into the hall, checking Zach's room for him before heading downstairs. She found her brother and parents in the kitchen popping popcorn. "Zach!" Annabelle called to him, causing her parents to look up at her. "Where's my camera?"

"Where are you going tonight, honey?" Her dad, Brian, asked as Zach walked into the living room.

"Uh, we're all going over to Logan's to swim for a bit." Annabelle smiled at her dad as he nodded. Her mom, Michelle, was checking her phone. "Zach!" she yelled again, but stopped when he walked back in the kitchen with her camera. "Dude, I told you to always ask! I don't care if you use it, but ask first. You know this is like my baby." The seventeen year old scolded her brother as he rolled his eyes.

"Sorry," Zach mumbled before walking back to stand by their dad.

"Boys, I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to go back to the office. Elyse lost a fax that needs to be out by tomorrow morning." Michelle frowned at her husband and son. Annabelle's eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

"When has Elyse ever lost anything?" Annabelle asked. She didn't get to hear her mom's answer because Chloe honked her horn again.

"Geez, go before Chloe blows her horn out!" Brian joked before sighing at his wife. "Annabelle, remember your curfew."

"I will. Bye, love you!" She called out as she sprinted from the kitchen and outside. "Chloe, shut up!" Annabelle laughed, jumping into the beetle without even opening the door.

"You know how pissy the guys get if we're late!" Chloe giggled, pulling out of Annabelle's driveway as she fastened her seatbelt.

"Uh, we've been late for everything in the past five years of being friends with them. They should know by now." Chelsea Peterson, the bitchier one of the group, grumbled as she flipped her dark chocolate hair over her shoulder.

"All right, crabby pants, you need to lighten up!" Lauren Barnes playfully pushed Chelsea's arm. She was the most 'carefree' of them all, carefree being the better word for 'slutty fun girl'. "This is the last night we'll all be together until James' birthday, so let's have fun tonight!"

It was true. Annabelle sadly glanced over at Chloe. Tomorrow, Chloe was going on vacation with her family to South Carolina, Chelsea was going to Florida, and Lauren was going to Texas. Normally Annabelle would be going with Chloe, but this year her parents told her no because this time Chloe was bringing her boyfriend, Logan. Logan, James, Carlos, and Kendall were the girls' best guy friends. Chloe had been dating Logan for almost two years, but that was the only romance going on in the group. Except for when Lauren and James did their random 'let's hook up' phase which happened every other month. To make a long story short, they'd all been great friends for a while. Each of the guys and girls had vacations planned for next week, except for Kendall and Annabelle. Annabelle would be going to the beach the week everyone got back though, and Kendall would be visiting his grandparents the week after that.

Chloe cranked up the song playing on the radio and the girls chose to leave the negativity behind and started singing along to Justin Bieber's "As Long As You Love Me", a guilty pleasure for Annabelle.

They quickly arrived at Logan's house and saw all of the other guys' cars parked. They could hear splashes and laughter floating from the back of the house and they followed the noise, not even bothering to announce their arrival.

"It's about damn time!" Logan shouted from across the pool with a beer in his hand and James by his side at the grill.

Carlos and Kendall turned around in the pool to look at the girls before waving at them. Chloe walked over to Logan and James while Annabelle grinned at Kendall and Carlos, "Hey, boys!" She paused to turn on her camera and snapped a shot of them smiling goofily up at her.

"We're gonna go change, Logan!" Lauren said, dragging Chelsea with her. Logan nodded at them, flipping over a hamburger patty.

Chloe reached his side and kissed his cheek as he slipped an arm around her waist with his free hand. "Sorry we're late. Annabelle was last again."

"Don't blame it on me!" Annabelle shouted, sitting on the edge of the pool and throwing her legs in the cool water. "Zach took my camera again!" Carlos swam over to her as she took another picture of him, giggling at the result.

"You should just buy a new one. I mean, you've had this one forever. You could give it to him," Carlos suggested, hoisting him out of the water and sitting beside Annabelle. Kendall swam over to the two.

Annabelle laughed, "Yeah, because I have extra camera money lying around."

"Don't get sassy," Kendall chuckled, flicking water at her.

Annabelle raised an eyebrow of warning into Kendall's direction, "I'm just saying."

James opened the cooler by the grill, pulling out a beer for himself, "Anyone want another? There's plenty."

Annabelle shook her head no, while Chloe and Carlos helped themselves. Kendall swam closer over to Annabelle, "I guess it's just gonna be me and you for a week, Walton."

"I guess so, Knight." Annabelle quickly took a picture of him, grinning at his face in the camera. "I hope you make it worth my while, or else I'm just going to find a way out of this town and leave you here alone."

Kendall laughed, "I'll try my hardest."

After a few hours of night swimming, which involved games of chicken and volleyball, it was time for people to start leaving. Carlos left first by himself, and then Lauren, Chelsea, and James left after him, with James dropping them off at the appropriate house.

Chloe and Logan were cuddled up together, saying their goodbyes even though they were seeing each other for the next 8 days.

Annabelle wrung out her hair into the pool, getting the excess water out, and then slipped on her denim shorts back over her swim suit bottoms, leaving her in just her bikini top. Kendall came out of Logan's house in a pair of skinny jeans and a blue t-shirt carrying his wet trunks.

"I guess I'm heading out then," Kendall stated, scratching the back of his head and walking towards Annabelle.

"Yeah, we need to get going, too." Chloe pulled away from Logan, "Annabelle's curfew is soon and we have to get up early tomorrow."

"All right, well, I'll see you in a week, dude." Logan pulled Kendall into a 'bro hug' before giving a normal hug to Annabelle.

"Yeah, man, have fun while I'm stuck here with no fun." Kendall playfully rolled his eyes as he looked at Annabelle.

"Hey!" She yelled back, slightly pushing Kendall's shoulder. They laughed and Annabelle turned to Logan, "Take care of my girl, Logie! I want her to come back in one piece!"

"I might break her in half but—"

"Logan!" Chloe yelled, embarrassed at her boyfriend, but the other three laughed at his innuendo.

"You are so gross," Annabelle shook her head, a smile on her lips. She watched the two of them hug each other again and knew it would be a while before they pulled apart. She snapped a picture of them, smiling softly at the outcome, and then turned back to Kendall. "I'll walk you out, I guess."

The short walk was quiet until they reached Kendall's black BMW, a birthday gift from his dad, or a token of 'I'm sorry I left your mom and fucked up our family, but here's an expensive car'. "I'll text you or something tomorrow if you wanna hang out this week. I know I may not be Chloe or Lauren, but I really wanna work on my girl voice, so if you're willing to help me with that," Annabelle laughed at Kendall's joke as he leaned against his car with a grin on his face.

"I'd love to help you with that, so yeah," she leaned beside him, her shoulder two inches below his, their biceps touching. Annabelle didn't mean to be that close to him, but didn't bother with moving. "I'm sure we'll be seeing each other this week. There's only so much family time I can take, ya know?"

"Oh, I agree. So, we'll have to spend equal amounts of time at one another's houses. I can't handle my family all week, but someone else's? Not a problem." Annabelle laughed at him again; earlier she had been dreading next week, but Kendall was going to make it easier.

Chloe appeared around the back, smiling as she walked up to them. "Watch out for my girl this week, Kendall!" Chloe hugged him as he nodded, agreeing to watch out for Annabelle.

"You got it, Chlo. You guys have fun at the beach!" He pulled back from the hug and turned to his car as the two girls walked towards Chloe's car. "I'll talk to you tomorrow, Annabelle!"

"Drive safe!" Annabelle shouted the first thing that came to her mind and immediately felt stupid. Luckily Chloe didn't mention it until after they drove off from Logan's.

"Drive safe?" She giggled. "What was that about?"

"I don't even know. It was the first thing that was in my head." Chloe laughed again and Annabelle rolled her eyes. "What?"

"I told you this would happen eventually!" Chloe grinned, turning her blinker on at a red light.

Annabelle groaned, "Not again, CC!"

"You and Kendall are perfect for each other! This week is a golden opportunity for something to happen!"

"Like what?" Annabelle scoffed. She had heard this story from Chloe too many times.

"I don't know! Like for sparks to fly! Kendall obviously thinks you're cute, and I know that deep down under your little act, you would totally date him!" Chloe pointed out reasons, but Annabelle just didn't believe any of them.

"Chloe, you're being ridiculous. Kendall's one of my best friends."

"And Logan was one of mine, but you see how that changed. All I'm saying is try to see what I see. There's no point in waiting around for the right guy to pop up at your door, Anna. "

"You're talking like I've never dated anyone before," Annabelle laughed. "I mean, yes, obviously Kendall is great, but I really don't think anything is going to happen between us. We're just friends."

"Uh huh," Chloe smirked, pulling into Annabelle's driveway. "You don't see the way he looks at you though. I watched him tonight! He seriously never took his eyes off you."

"Oh, whatever!" Annabelle laughed again in disbelief.

"I swear! Why would I say that if I didn't mean it?" Chloe argued. "Just see what happens this week! For me, at least."

Annabelle sighed, looking over at her best friend. They had been best friends since they were five, so of course, Annabelle would do anything for her, and vice versa. She felt defeated, but didn't admit that. "Okay, whatever."

Chloe sighed, "I'm gonna miss you this week. But I promise you, it's not going to be that bad. If you get too bored, just grab that camera of yours and go wild."

Annabelle smiled, "All right. I'm gonna miss you, too." She leaned over the console and gave her best friend a huge hug and then pulled away. "Bye, CC!"

"Bye, Annabellie!" She waved as she drove off and Annabelle walked inside.

The next two days went by slowly for Annabelle. She had been left on Zach duty while her parents were working, which wasn't really that bad. She easily bonded with her brother over certain movies and tv shows, but he was beginning to develop a love for taking pictures, just like she had when she was his age. So that had made their relationship a bit easier.

It was almost 6 when Annabelle's phone vibrated once, signaling she had a text message.

From Kendall:

So, I had to work the past two days. I'm off tonight though if you wanna come over and hang out?

To Kendall:

It's cool. Is 8 okay?

From Kendall:

Sounds good!

"When's mom getting home tonight?" Annabelle asked her brother as they watched another episode of The Office.

Zach shrugged, "She's been getting home at like 9 lately."

"Seriously?" She looked at her brother with wide eyes and he nodded. "Why so late?"

"I guess she's doing lawyerly stuff."

"Wow. Well, what about dad?" She questioned.

"Normal time. Why?" Zach looked at his sister. "You have a hot date tonight and need to dump me somewhere?"

Annabelle laughed at him, "No! And even if I did, I wouldn't be dumping you anywhere. I'm going over to Kendall's though and I can't just leave you here, but since dad will be here soon then—"

The garage door opened and Brian walked in right as he was being talked about, "Hey, kids!"

Annabelle and Zach both greeted their father. Both Walton kids absolutely adored their father. He was the best at being a dad. He made sure he was at all of their important events, and supported them no matter what. He was a market manager, so his work schedule could be really busy, but he always put family first.

"Dad, I'm going over to Kendall's in a little bit. Is that gonna be okay? Mom's not here so I can't ask her." Annabelle was a daddy's girl, so even if her mom had been there, she would've asked Brian first anyway.

"Yeah, that'll be fine." He sighed, tossing his jacket over the back of the couch. "You gonna eat there or what?"

She shrugged, "I can eat here."

"Well, does pizza sound good? Your mom's gonna be at work, so it's just us."

Zach got excited, "Yes! Pizza sounds so good right now."

"Why's mom working so late?" Annabelle asked, sensing her dad's tension.

He shook his head, dodging her question and actually walked away. "I'm gonna change real quick and then we can call in our order!" His voice travelled up the stairs and Annabelle looked confusingly over at Zach, who only looked at her and shrugged again.

"You would think after seeing this like twenty times, we would be tired of it!" Annabelle laughed as Kendall turned off Anchorman.

"Never in a million years will I be tired of this movie!"

It was almost 10:30 and Kendall and Annabelle were sitting in his basement or his 'man cave', as the guys liked to call it. The two of them had been cracking up with each other as soon as Annabelle had gotten to his house. She mingled with Kendall's little sister Katie and his mom Jennifer for a while before they descended into the basement.

Now, they were just aimlessly talking about nothing in general, until Annabelle noticed the guitar in the corner of the room. She remembered when Kendall's dad bought it for him when he was 14. He had been so excited. Now he was so talented with the six strings, and Annabelle was curious if his dad knew of his son's talents.

"So how are things with your dad?" She knew she was testing troubled water, but wanted to ask it anyway.

Kendall looked a bit shocked at the question, but answered all the same. "Uh, he calls about once a month I guess. I was supposed to go see him this week, but," He paused and Annabelle looked at him confused. "But he bailed on it, like usual, so."

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to—"

"It's fine," Kendall smiled at her reassuringly. "No one ever asks about it, so I never talk about it. But it's fine."

Annabelle gave him a small smile, "Now we all know that when someone says 'it's fine', it's really not." She watched his green eyes sadden for a moment. "If you ever need or want to talk about it, I'm here, though."

He nodded, "Thanks."

Quickly Annabelle changed the subject, "Will you play me something?"

"What?" Kendall laughed. Annabelle got up and walked to his guitar and picked it up. "Oh! I don't usually play around other people—"

"What are you talking about? You play around me all the time!"

"Yeah, in a group of people, this is just you. Like by yourself." Annabelle handed him his guitar and sat closer to him on the couch.

"So?" She questioned, a smile playing on her lips.

"So, it's you!"

"What's that supposed to mean?" Annabelle laughed loudly, earning a grin from Kendall. "I just wanna hear one song."

Kendall started to open his mouth to protest again, but gave up. Seeing those hazel eyes on Annabelle light up was enough to make him do anything she asked of him. "All right, fine. Just one though!"

Kendall sighed deeply, adjusting the guitar in his hands and thinking of what he could play for her. "Does it matter what song?" She shook her head 'no', and Kendall thought again. He felt like this was the perfect moment to tell her how he felt about her, and what better way than with a song? "You can't laugh at me," he warned her.

"I won't," she smiled at him, sitting Indian style and facing him.

His fingers started strumming and Annabelle was already hooked with the melody. Kendall opened his mouth and started singing, "This is the start of something beautiful. This is the start of something new. You are the one who'd make me lose it all. You are the start of something new, ooh."

Annabelle listened to the words and knew the song, but she wasn't familiar with the look in Kendall's eyes. She thought he would've been staring down at his hands strumming or changing chords, but no. He was looking right into Annabelle's eyes. It was a stare so deep that she could feel her heart racing in her chest.

"And I'll throw it all away
And watch you fall into my arms again
And I'll throw it all away
Watch you fall, now"

Before this, Annabelle discouraged any signs that Kendall actually had feelings for her. She had always had a tiny crush on him, but it was only labeled a crush. Now though, with his green eyes boring into her hazel ones, she felt something in her stomach. Was it those butterflies they always spoke of in movies?

"You are the earth that I will stand upon. You are the words that I will sing." Kendall smiled softly at Annabelle and hoped he wasn't making her uncomfortable. That was the last thing he ever wanted to make her feel. Somehow at the beginning of summer, things changed for him. He saw Annabelle differently, but in a good way. It might've been that first night of summer when Logan had another pool party, only that time a bonfire was present. And that bonfire was between Kendall and Annabelle, and he watched the flames dance around and the light illuminated her face in a different way. He had always found Annabelle attractive, but that night the word beautiful was in his mind and from then on, he couldn't shake it.

"And I've thrown it all away
And watched you fall into his arms again
And I've thrown it all away
Watched you fall, now

And take me back
Take me home
Watch me fall
Down to earth
Take me back for"

He changed up the ending, slowing it down, and Annabelle was still so incredibly focused on every detail that made up Kendall's features, his voice, and the song. She now knew that Chloe was right. Annabelle saw what Chloe saw.

"This is the start of something beautiful," Kendall sang the lyric again and Annabelle was hooked right there. "You are the start of something new." Kendall and Annabelle both took the words to heart and it was quiet for a minute after Kendall finished the song. Both teens were still trying to collect their thoughts and feelings.

Annabelle spoke first, "That was…" she couldn't find the words, but before she could even search for the right thing to say, Kendall interrupted.

"Would you like to go out with me sometime this week? On a date?" His eyes were so hopeful and Annabelle's face cracked into a grin, showing no hesitation.

"I would love to," she blushed, answering his proposal.

To both of them, this was going to be the start of something beautiful and something new. Needless to say, it was going to be exciting.

Yay! I'm really excited for this story! Leave a review and tell me what cha think! I appreciate all of you who read this!