Big Time Boarding School
By: Riley and Rhuben
Summary-Kendall, James, Carlos, Logan, and Katie are all sent to City of Angels Boarding School of the Performing Arts. If you want a career in dancing, acting, singing, filming, producing, you name it, you can do it here. No one ever said there was going to be a dull moment with Big Time Rush at school. Follow the BTR boys through the school year. Especially when the winner of the end of year sing-off gets signed to Rocque Records by Gustavo Rocque himself.
Many pairings!
~Chapter One – Big Time News~
"I swear, whatever it is you found, I didn't do it," Kendall Knight stated, putting his hands up into the air.
"Yeah, and I swear, I wasn't the one watching Fox," Kendall's younger sister, Katie Knight, added, widening her brown eyes, as she brushed her brown hair out of her face.
The two of them stared up at their mom, Kacy Knight, as she sat across from her kids. Kendall's friends James Diamond, Carlos Garcia, and Logan Mitchell were all sitting on the top of the couch behind Kendall and Katie. The three of them exchanged worried looks before they all started talking at once.
"And if this has to do with the garage door-"
"Or the dent in the car-"
"Or the really beautiful vase in the hallway-"
They all took a deep breath and said in unison, "We had nothing to do with it."
The corner of Mrs. Knight's eye twitched as she heard about all the excuses. She actually had something else to tell them, but had been blindsided by all the things they had done. She fought herself in her head, trying to decide on whether or not she should even ask them about it, but in the end shook her head.
"This has nothing to do with that," she replied and watched as all of the kids let out sighs of relief, happy smiles then sliding across their faces. "But, I will get back to that later." She folded her arms across her chest when she saw the looks of fear quickly make their way back onto their faces. "No, this is something entirely different, and I think you all are going to like it."
"About the aforementioned items we happened to supply," Logan stated, tapping his fingers together. "We were just joking."
"And…we love you?" Kendall added with a toothy smile at his mom. He then shook his head, getting back to the topic at hand. "Well, what's the good news?"
"And is this actually good news?" Carlos asked, raising his eyebrows. "Or is it the kind of good news that parents say is good news, but it's only bad news for us and good news for them?"
"All of us parents have agreed to send you guys off to the City of Angel Boarding School of Performing Arts, or CABS for short," Mrs. Knight commented, clasping her hands together eyes wide. Everybody silently stared at Mrs. Knight, except for Katie who burst out laughing. Seconds later, James jumped off the couch, punching his fists into the air, shouting, "YES! THANK YOU, GOD!"
"Uh…boarding school?" Kendall asked, raising his eyebrows. "We apologized for everything we broke!" He threw his hands up into the air and a suspicious look crossed his face. "You secretly hate us, don't you?"
"Of course not!" Mrs. Knight rolled her eyes.
"And what about my dreams of becoming a doctor?" Logan asked, raising his eyebrows. "No offense, but I don't see how going to a performing arts school will help me in the field of medication."
"It will probably help you from saying anything like that ever again," Carlos commented before he stuck his tongue out at Logan, a teasing smile on his face. He then pulled his hockey helmet off his head (his trademark) and threw it at James's butt, which he was currently shaking in his victory dance.
"Ow!" James shouted, turning around to glare at Carlos who smiled innocently back at him.
Kendall Knight was the leader to the group of friends. He's known James and Carlos all his life and Logan once he moved from Texas to Minnesota when he was 9 years old. He had a huge obsession with hockey and planned on playing professionally when he got older. He always came up with 'plans' to get things to go his way, and came up with speeches including hockey terms to help his friends whenever they were feeling down about themselves.
James Diamond was the super star of the group, having always dreamed of being famous and marrying Nicole Scherzinger. He was always singing; in the shower, in the car, eating breakfast, at school, whenever he talked to his friends. It got on all of his friends' nerves, but they knew one day it was all going to work out for him. He always has a headshot and a lucky comb hidden somewhere on his person, waiting for the right person to see it and offer him a deal.
Carlos Garcia is the wild, crazy one out of the four friends. He always wears his hockey helmet, which comes in handy whenever he goes along with Kendall's plans, and like Kendall wants to be a professional hockey player when he gets older. He may say pretty dumb things, but has a heart of gold, can be pretty sensitive, and is always there for his friends when they need him.
Logan is the most realistic one out of all his friends, thinking of the right thing to do at all times. He's always there to remind his friends the consequences of their actions, but always ends up going along with Kendall's plan anyway. He's a very loyal friend and dreams about becoming a doctor when he gets older as he wants to be able to help everybody as much as he can.
Katie Knight wasn't sure about what she wanted to do when she got older. But she knew she wanted it to have something to do with a lot of money. She can be very sneaky but always uses her sneakiness to help her brother out whenever he and his friends needed it. She loved it whenever Kendall allowed her to do things with him and his friends, and wouldn't trade that for the world. She loved Kendall so much; she sometimes would call him 'big brother" instead of using his name.
"Don't you guys understand?" James asked, the excited smile never leaving his face. "My dream could come true. Maybe some…talent scout will come out to the school and see me! This could be my one chance." He then looked over at all of his friends. "And I want you there with me." His smile faded a little bit, but it was still there. "But, if you guys don't want to go, then I won't either."
"Why would you say that, sweetie?" Mrs. Knight asked, placing a comforting hand on James's shoulder. James shrugged, blushing slightly in embarrassment. He wasn't one to share his feelings all that much.
"If my friends aren't there, I can't enjoy it," he replied quietly. Kendall, Logan, and Carlos exchanged smiles and Katie laughed even harder.
"Boarding school?" she asked, turning sparkling eyes to her mom. "Hey, can I have Kendall's room while he's gone."
"I'll miss you too, Katie," Kendall commented, giving her an annoyed look.
"Oh, sweetie, you won't have to worry about that," Mrs. Knight replied, running her fingers through her daughter's hair. "Because you're going g too! When I said 'you' I meant all five of you."
"B-b-but, why?" Katie asked, her laughter immediately stopping, her eyes widening in shock as Kendall burst out into mocking laughter. "I don't sing! I don't dance! I don't do anything."
"Maybe that's why you're going," Kendall said with a teasing smile. Katie stuck her tongue out at him, which he quickly copied, the smile never leaving his face.
"James, we all agreed that this would be the perfect opportunity for you," Mrs. Knight replied. "And Kendall, you sing all the time."
"I do not," Kendall immediately replied.
"You do too," Katie shot back. "Remember the time you-"
"Katie!" Kendall said loudly, immediately interrupting her. "Mom, I do not."
"You do too," she replied, firmly. "All you boys do. I hear you guys singing along to the 90s channel all the time." Katie snickered as the boys' faces turned bright red and they started coughing in embarrassment. "And Katie, I think this could be good for you."
"…Why?" Katie asked, raising her eyebrows.
"There aren't just music, theater, and dance classes, there are also classes that teach you how to be a good manager, music producer," Mrs. Knight listed off. Katie started tapping her foot, waiting for her mom to get to the point. "How to run a business and make a lot of money."
"Money?" Katie's eyes widened as her head shot up immediately at the word. She then sighed, smiling up at her mom. "It sounds cool, mom. But, aren't I too young to go to boarding school? I mean, I just turned 13."
"Which is the cut off age for the school," Mrs. Knight explained making her way across the room for her purse. "I have a brochure. It's pretty much like high school. It has first year, second year, third year, and fourth year or freshmen, sophomore, junior, and senior year. And James, there's this big event they have at the end of the year where everybody signs up for this big talent show. They choose a winner in the music, dancing, acting, and filming category and whoever gets chosen gets the opportunity to kick start their career."
"Who does the winner of the music category get to work with?" James asked, snatching the brochure out of Mrs. Knight's hands.
"Well, it changes every year, but this year it's someone named Gustavo Rocque," Mrs. Knight replied. James let out a loud scream, causing everyone to jump.
"Gustavo Rocque?" he asked, a freaked out look crossing his face. "The Gustavo Rocque? The one who can even make dogs sound good? The one who created the boy band greats like Boy Zone, and Boy Quake? That Gustavo Rocque?"
"Is there more than one?" Carlos asked dryly. "Are you a closet boy band fan by any chance James?" James grabbed a pillow and tackled Carlos off the back of the couch and onto the floor, whacking him with the pillow.
"Where is this great school anyway?" Logan asked, grabbing the brochure. Kendall and Katie peered at it over his shoulder and they all gasped in unison. "CALIFORNIA!" Logan handed the brochure to Kendall. "Well, they don't call it 'City of Angels' for nothing."
"Logan, I think we should do this," Kendall said turning to his friend, ignoring the screams from Carlos and James. "James really wants this. And you're still in high school; you still have college to study all that medical mumbo jumbo. Try it out for one year, and if you don't like it, we can leave. Just one year."
"Well—" Logan looked hesitant as James and Carlos's heads popped out from the back of the couch, looking over at him to see what he was going to say. He looked around at everybody before letting out a heavy sigh. "Alright, why not? I mean, James really wants this."
"YES!" James shouted once again, punching his fists into the air. He jumped over the back of the couch and landed next to Logan before hugging him tightly around the neck, pressing his cheek against his friends. "Thanks Logan! You rock."
"Too close for comfort, James," Logan groaned, trying to push his friend away from him. "Carlos, help."
"No problem," Carlos replied, rushing to grab his helmet. He put it on his head, slapped his helmet twice, before letting out a loud scream, jumping on top of James, successfully pulling him off of his friend.
"So, it's a yes?" Mrs. Knight watching as James and Carlos fell to the ground emitting a loud crash as their feet hit the coffee table.
"Yes, mom, it's a 'yes'," Kendall said with a smile. Then his smile faded a little bit. "But, how are you going to be? First…dad left….and now us. I never planned on leaving till college and I probably would've stayed in town."
"Hey, she'd still have me! The perfect child," Katie commented, giving her mom a hug, sticking her tongue out at Kendall once again. "Yeah, mom what are you going to do without us?"
"I think I'll manage," Mrs. Knight laughed before hugging her kids tightly to her. "Besides, I know this will be great for you guys."
"Hey guys," Logan called out, his face buried into the brochure. "It says here that CABS gets a lot of guest speakers and performances to help describe to everybody about the business. Guests include New Found Glory, Taylor Swift, Ben Affleck, and the Pussycat Dolls."
He immediately regretted this as he saw James's head whip towards him. Screaming, James grabbed a handful of his shirt and pulled him to the ground, trying to look at the brochure.
"I get the feeling that you aren't going to miss this that much," Kendall commented, waving his hand in the direction of his arguing friends. Laughing, Mrs. Knight nodded. "So, when do we leave?"
A/N: This story is something that Riles and I have been thinking of doing for a while. We hope you like the idea of this. Our OCs is going to be in it as well as Dak Zevon, WayneWayne, Jo, Camille, and Stephanie in it. Like I said, there's going to be a lot of pairings for this story, one you haven't seen before, and a lot of plot twists and normal teenage problems that the BTR boys face.
We hope you enjoy this story.
-Rhuben
