The Cabin

So this is my entry for the Horror Challenge. I hope you all enjoy. There is more to come

Chapter 1: An Adventure

Logan fell back against a tree, clutching a flare gun to his chest. He was so glad that Mrs. Knight had thought to pack one for them. It wasn't much a weapon, but it would buy him some time. Time was all he needed.

He sighed as he took a moment to gather himself. He couldn't stay here for too long, or risk getting caught. He needed to find his way back to the cabin. Logan knew it was selfish to leave the others out here alone, but if he could get back to the cabin, maybe he could call for help.

A hand grabbed Logan's shoulder. Logan opened his mouth the shout, but a hand quickly covered it. Logan's heart was racing, this was it. He was about to meet his end.

"It's just me, are you trying to get us killed!" a familiar voice hissed.

Logan relaxed. He looked to his side to see Kendall beside him. He was covered in dirt and grime, and was that dried blood? Logan knew he probably didn't look any better, in fact he was sure he looked worse.

"Where are the others?" Kendall asked quietly as he looked around in the dark.

"I thought they were with you," Logan whispered. He clutched the gun tightly.

"That won't do you much good," Kendall said looking to the weapon. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a knife and held out to the brunet. Logan eyed it.

"What about you?"

"I managed to get my hands on something better," Kendall replied. He reached behind himself and pulled a gun out. It was a small handgun, he fished a magazine of bullets from his pocket as well.

"Kendall," Logan gasped.

"I'm going back," Kendall said simply, "They've got Jo."

"I'm coming with," Logan offered quickly.

72 hours earlier

Logan looked over the camping gear before him. The guys had finally talked Gustavo into giving them some time off. They were going to go camping up north. Kendall had said they needed to get away from the city for a bit, Logan couldn't agree more.

"Hey Loges, you ready yet?"

Logan looked over his shoulder to his best friend. He smiled and replied, "I'm just making sure we have everything."

"Will you relax, we've got everything, it's just camping," Kendall laughed.

"I know, but we have to be prepared for everything that could happen," Logan replied glaring at his friend. He wished that Kendall would take this seriously. So much could go wrong on this trip, Logan just want to be prepared just incase.

"It's not like we're camping in a tent," Kendall laughed.

"I know we're renting a cabin, but still have you met our friends?" Logan asked, his arms crossed over his chest. James and Carlos could be very reckless at times.

"Come on Loges, where's your sense of adventure," Kendall asked.

Logan opened his mouth to respond, but was cut off by a shout from the other room.

"Will you two hurry up!"

"Carlos and I are going to leave without you!"

"Calm down guys! We're coming," Kendall hollered, grabbing one of Logan's bags for him. Logan grabbed the other.

The pair headed out to the living room where James and Carlos were waiting. They each had a bag at their feet. They had their arms crossed over their chests and were glaring at them.

"Geeze Logan, enough stuff? We're only going for a week," James laughed.

"It's better to be over prepared than underprepared," Logan replied.

"Whatever, let's get going," Carlos said, practically bouncing up and down. He was excited about the trip.

"Yeah, I wanna get there before it gets dark," James said.

"Not so fast boys," Jennifer said walking into the room. He had a backpack of her own.

"Mom no," Kendall said, shaking his head.

"I'm not coming with, this is just an emergency pack," Jennifer said, "you know incase you need it."

"Mom we'll be fine," Kendall started.

"Thank you Mrs. Knight," Logan said taking the bag from her. "I'll make sure we stay out of too much trouble," he promised. She smiled and gave each boy a hug.

"I want regular updates," Jennifer told her son, "to know that you're all ok."

"Yes mom," Kendall replied saluting her playfully.

Jennifer gave him a stern look though. They all gave her one last promise to be careful. They knew she was only worried about their safety, but they were adults now. She needed to trust them to take care of themselves sometime.

They all took off out of the apartment. They made their way down to the lobby. Camille, Jo, and Lucy were standing together with several bag around their feet. Camille waved them over.

"You guys ready?" she asked smiling at Logan.

"Of course, let's go before my mom comes down and tries to talk us into letting her go," Kendall said grabbing Jo's hand and leading her outside. The others followed the pair. They started loading up their vehicles with their bags.

"This weekend is going to be so much fun," Jo said excitedly.

"How did you get your mom to agree to go camping with us?" Camille asked curiously.

"She thinks we're going alone," Kendall replied.

"Yeah no need to share all the details," James replied with a wink.

"Come on, we've got a long drive ahead of us," Logan said.

They split into guys and girls and got into their vehicles.

The drive was long and uneventful. After the first pit stop Jo traded places with James wanting to be with their significant other. Logan took over driving for Kendall so he could be with Jo in back while Carlos rode shotgun.

They arrived at their cabin. A woman was waiting outside for them. She was tall blonde and fit. Kendall and Logan approached her with smiles. She held out a couple sets of keys. She introduced herself as Marie Sinclair.

"You signed the rental agreement and know the rules," Marie said.

"Yes ma'am," Kendall replied.

"Any damage done to this place and you won't get your deposits back," she warned before handing the keys over. "Also there have been reports of bears in the area, don't be stupid," she added.

"We're from Minnesota, we know what to do," Kendall assured her. She just gave him a look that said she wasn't playing around.

Once she was gone, Kendall and Logan told the others to grab their things. Kendall pulled his phone out and called his mother. He had to let her know that they had arrived. Logan unlocked the cabin and led the others inside.

"Ok look for beds, let's figure out what we're working with," Logan said quickly.

A quick survey of the cabin told them that there was five beds, in three rooms. Everyone gathered in the living room to argue over beds. There wasn't enough, so a couple people had to double up.

"Kendall and I can share," Jo said looking to her blond boyfriend. Kendall nodded his head with a smile.

"Someone else is going to have to share," Lucy pointed out, "not me." she added.

"What about you two," James asked pointing to Logan and Camille.

"Yeah, you're dating," Carlos said quickly.

Logan looked to Camille, she was looking at him. "Mille and I can share," Logan said quickly.

"Yeah, it's no big deal," Camille said quickly.

Logan smiled at his friends as they all agreed. Everyone set about bringing their things to their rooms. Logan hung back with Camille. She gave him an apologetic smile.

"They think we're still together," Camille said.

"I know, but it's just a bed," Logan said, "it's no big deal. It's not like we haven't."

"I know, but that was before…" Camille trailed off.

"Yeah, but we're adults, sharing a room won't be so bad," Logan shrugged. Camille gave him a hesitant smile, before grabbing her stuff and taking off.

Logan stood there watching her go. They had broken up a few weeks ago. Logan felt like she was smothering him. She had wanted to know where he was all the time, and was at his side when he wasn't working. It had all become a bit much for him. They had decided to remain friends. Logan wanted her in his life, it was just hard sometimes. Logan had regretted his decision to break up again, almost the second Camille had left him alone, but he couldn't tell her that. She wouldn't want to be with someone so fickle. Maybe they were better off as friends. It seemed to be working better.

Logan brought his things to the room he was sharing with Camille. The room was decent sized, it had two dressers and a queen size bed. That was plenty of room for them. They wouldn't be squeezed together, besides they weren't even going to spend too much time in here, other than to sleep.

-The Cabin-

Kendall smiled as he watched Jo unpack her stuff. She looked over her shoulder at him. She gave him a flirty smile.

"Come on, unpack as we can go get some food," Jo said.

"But my incredibly sexy girlfriend is distracting me," Kendall whined as he walked up to her. He wrapped his arms around her from behind. Jo giggled and pushed out of his grasp.

"Later, we just got here, I wanna go exploring," Jo said.

"Fine," Kendall said. He returned to his suitcase. He unpacked his things quickly, stealing a few more glances at Jo.

"Did you notice how strange Logan and Camille were acting about sharing a room?" Jo asked.

"No, what do you mean?" Kendall asked confused.

"They didn't offer until James said something," Jo said.

"Maybe their not as comfortable about sharing a room as we are," Kendall replied with a shrug. "I don't know if they have even...you know done it."

"They have, Camille told me," Jo said quickly.

"Girls share too much sometimes. I suppose you told them about us then?" Kendall sighed.

"Not every detail, just that we have and it's awesome. It's great to share that experience with someone you love," Jo said walking up to the taller blond.

"You know just what to say to make me not mad anymore," Kendall chuckled. He leaned in and stole a kiss.

The two then headed down to the kitchen. Logan was already there putting the food they had brought away. He seemed to be thinking about something, as he didn't notice the pair.

"Think we've got enough food Loges?" Kendall asked teasingly. He watched Logan jump.

"With they way James and Carlos eat no," Logan replied, trying to hide his surprise.

"Yeah, but it's just for a week," Jo said.

"You haven't lived with these two like we have," Kendall told his girlfriend. She just smiled at them shaking her head.

Lucy was the next to arrive. She greeted the others with a smile. "So what's for supper?"

"I was thinking of trying that grill out back and making some ribs," Logan said looking to Kendall.

"Awesome, I'll help," Kendall said quickly, "I'll even make my moms extra special barbecue sauce."

"Extra special?" Lucy and Jo asked.

"You'll see it's amazing," Logan replied.

"So what are we having with our ribs?" Jo asked.

"Some grilled corn and baked potatoes," Logan said quickly.

"He's a master chef, let's leave him to make his magic," Kendall said ushering the girls from the kitchen, promising Logan he'd be back to make the sauce in a bit.

-The Cabin-

James quickly unpacked his things. He was sharing a room with Carlos, they each had their own beds. James didn't mind sharing with the Latino, they shared a room back at the Palm Woods after all.

"So, do you think this is the time when Lucy is finally going to fall for you?" Carlos asked from across the room.

"I don't know, I'm trying, but she keeps rejecting me no matter how hard I try," James sighed.

James had been pursuing Lucy ever since she had returned to the Palm Woods. She seemed almost reluctant to be in the same room as him sometimes. James just didn't understand what her deal was.

"Dude, didn't she just get out of a bad realationship? Give it some time," Carlos said.

"It's been months Carlos! How can I prove to her that I'm not him, that I'm-I'm way better," James said gesturing to himself with his famous jazz hands.

"Well for one thing, don't start every conversation by asking her for a date," Carlos said thoughtfully.

"Ok, yeah, maybe that's not a bad idea," James said tapping his chin in thought.

"And that's all I got," Carlos said falling onto his bed.

James sat down on his own bed. He needed to figure out a way into Lucy's heart.

-The Cabin-

Logan sighed content, as he fell back in his chair. Everyone was out in the back patio enjoying Logan's cooking. They had all just finished stuffing their faces.

"Logan, you out did yourself," Jo said.

"It was amazing," Lucy praised.

"Spectacular," Camille piped in.

Logan blushed at the praise he was getting. It was nothing, he just made supper.

"It's the sauce, Kendall won't tell me what his mom does. Apparently it's a family recipe," Logan said.

"No, everything was great," James said, "you've got some mad cooking skills."

"Thanks," Logan said his cheeks turning pink once more.

"I did not know you could cook, Mille you've got a good one," Lucy said.

"Yeah, he's got it all," Camille said smiling.

"Ok who wants to go exploring? Isn't there a lake near by?" Jo asked looking to Kendall.

"Yes let's go," James said jumping up. Carlos hooked him as they dashes for the door.

"Clean up first, Logan cooked for us, the least we can do is clean up," Kendall said, stopping the pair in their tracks.

"Yeah, come on you two," Lucy said. She started to gather some plates.

James and Carlos returned to help. Everyone pitched in, besides Logan, and got the back patio cleaned up. After they all headed to their rooms to change into swimming gear.

Once everyone was ready, they left the cabin in search of the lake. It didn't take long. Soon everyone was in the water having a good time.

Logan was even enjoying himself. For the first time in a couple weeks, he felt free. Free from the struggles of being a pop star and under intense public scrutiny. There was no one here who would judge him for having fun with his friends. He was free to be himself, they all were.

There you go. A nice start to this. I hope you enjoyed this. As always more to come.

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