They Call Me Love
Lilly's point of view
I searched the party at Palm Woods for a familiar face. Well, there were four familiar faces I could have searched for, but it was just one that I wanted to see.
"Miss. Truscott, where do you think you're going?" A voice asked, putting an arm around my shoulder.
I grinned, pulling the voice closer to me into a hug, "Hey James."
His two strong arms wrapped around me, "Hey Lillypad, I've missed my favorite hair buddy."
I giggled slightly, "Aren't I you're only hair buddy?"
"Exactly." He stated, pulling back and smiling, looking me up and down, "You look great."
I punched his left arm playfully, "You look better."
"Impossible."
"Liar."
Because James did look good. Really good, actually. His hair flipped to the side slightly, giving a perfect view of his gorgeous eyes. And a dazzling smile, surely to make the girls go crazy. The white V-neck under the leather jacket made him look even cuter than he possibly was before. And I approved of the Converse high-tops that he decorated his feet with. Yes, it was definitely good to see one of four of the faces I was looking for.
"So where are the rest of my boys?" I smiled.
"Well, Logan's wherever Kendall is, because I can't find Kendall, but Carlos is-" James was interrupted as I was hugged from behind and spun around.
"LILLY! Holy crap! I didn't think you could make it!" Carlos shouted excitedly.
"Neither did I, but, hey, I used my ninja skills." I grinned, wrapping my own arms around my helmet-wearing friend.
"Your supreme ninja skills that you learned from me, right, Lilly?" Carlos grinned, pulling me back.
"Oh yeah, let's go with that." I smiled, before examining Carlos.
He had changed too. Carlos's black vest over blue long-sleeved shirt proved that. As did the skinny jeans he was in. His hair had stayed the same, the short brown with his slightly spiked up middle. 2 out of 4 faces down.
"You look good too, damn, did I miss something?" I grinned.
"Oh yes, you did." James said, sliding one of his arms around mine.
"You missed a lot." Carlos agreed, sliding one of his own arms around my arm that wasn't occupied by James.
I shook my head, my grin faltering, as I looked around, "We're the other half of my guys?" I asked.
"You mean, Kendall?" James grinned, hip-bumping me slightly.
I felt a blush creeping to my cheeks, "And Logan, too…" I squeaked out.
"But mostly Kendall." Carlos nodded, grinning.
"Oh, did we mention that both Kendall and Logan like you? Like, like like?" James mentioned.
I hip-bumped him, "It's not nice to lie to your friends. You can go to Hell for that."
"With this amazing hair? Hell can't contain me." James grinned.
Carlos intervened, "And we're not lying, promise."
I shook my head, still trying to contain my blush; in fact, I may have been playing favorites at the moment.
Trying to steer the conversation away from me I asked, "So, where's my smart friend?"
James and Carlos shrugged, before looking at me, "Wanna split up?" Carlos asked.
I shrugged, "Let's do it. Meet me by the snack bar in 20?"
James nodded, "See you then, Lillypad." Before going his own way.
Carlos grinned, "Don't get lost." Then he went his own way.
I grabbed my phone out of my bag, scrolling down my contacts to 'Logie Bear! :D' (Pronunciation: Lo-gee) and began to start a text message to him.
Hey. Where are you?
I soon received my text message back:
At a party. Why?
Where at a party? I asked.
By the pool.
I set off for the pool. I walked around the perimeter once before Logan spotted me.
"HOLY CRAP! LILLY!" He yelled as he dropped his phone, running to me, picking me up and twirling me around.
I laughed, "Hey Logan. Miss me?"
"You would never, ever know how much. Skype calls don't help anymore." Logan smiled, putting me down.
I smiled a little bit bigger, "I was waiting to get all of you together, but you're the one who looks like you need it most."
"What? What's going on, Lillian?" Logan asked, his smile dimming. Usually I absolutely hated being called Lillian, but Logan was the only one who could pull it off.
"I'm staying." I smiled.
"No way."
"Yes, I'm pretty sure. My bags are already in my own room." I grinned and then squealed as Logan hugged me and twirled me around.
"It's really good to have you back." Logan smiled, still holding me.
I wrapped my arms around him, "It's really good to be able to see you. In the flesh, for the first time in two years."
"It's really been two years? That's way too long. You're never leaving again." Logan grinned, letting go of me, but keeping his arm wrapped protectively around my shoulders. "C'mon, this way, I need to talk to you." He stated, pulling me away from the party into the lobby.
"What's up, Logan?" I asked, becoming worried about the way he was acting.
"Carlos and James both like you, like, like, in fact. And Lilly, I—" he started, but James and Carlos ran in.
"Logan. Thank God we found you. Gustavo says we have to go perform. Like, now." James stated, out of breath.
"Guys, I'm kind of busy." Logan muttered, nodding his head towards me.
"DOGS!" A deep voice yelled.
"Logan, go ahead, I've never gotten to see you guys perform. I'll still be here when you're done." I smiled.
Logan nodded, "C'mon."
With Carlos and James following, Logan led me to a room where a stage had promptly been set up.
"Have fun!" I called as Logan, Carlos, and James rushed up onto the stage. Kendall was already up on stage, looking confused at the rest of band members.
James just grinned, Logan was smiling, and Carlos pointed to me in the crowd. Kendall looked to where Carlos was pointing, and then Kendall started smiling like Logan was. Nice and bright.
Kendall took out his cell phone, turning his back to the audience, and quickly texted me, 'Hey, you! :D I expect an explanation to why all of Big Time Rush was able to see you, but me after this.'
I laughed, typing a quick reply, 'Okie dokie, now go perform with your boy bad. ;D' I looked up in time to see Kendall shake his head at me and laugh.
"Hey everybody!" James said through the microphone.
"We're going to be singing our new song." Kendall spoke.
Then it was Carlos's turn, "It's called 'Any Kind of Guy.'" This simple phrase ignited a series of 'Whoops' and screams from the crowd.
Logan smiled, "This one's for our best friend whom we haven't seen for two years. This is for you, Lilly."
(James, Carlos, Logan, Kendall, All of the boys)
Here I am
There you are
Why does it seem so far
Next to you is where I should be (where I wanna be)
Something I
Want so bad
Know what's inside your head
Maybe I could see what you see (tell me what you see)
Gotta keep on believing
That everything takes time
I'll make up any reason
To make you mine
If you're staying or leaving
I'll follow your lead
So why keep pretending
Open your eyes
I can be what you need
Any kind of guy you want, girl
That's the guy I'll be
Turn myself upside down (yes I will, yes I will)
Any kind of guy you want, girl
You know I'll agree
Turn your whole world around (yes I will, yes I will)
Any kind, any kind
Any kind of guy you want
You decide
Change your mind
I will be there
Won't you try
One more try
Be my any kind of girl
You decide
It's alright
I will be there
You seem so hard to know
Say goodbye, say hello
Then you say that it's time to go (now it's time to go)
Changing my point of view
Everyday something new
Anything to get next to you (gonna get to you)
Gotta keep on believing
That everything takes time
I'll make up any reason
To make you mine
If you're staying or leaving
I'll follow your lead
So why keep pretending
Open your eyes
I can be what you need
Any kind of guy you want, girl
That's the guy I'll be (that's the guy I'll be)
Turn myself upside down (yes I will, yes I will)
Any kind of guy you want, girl
You know I'll agree (you know I'll agree)
Turn your whole world around (yes I will, yes I will)
Any kind, any kind
Any kind of guy you want
You decide
Change your mind
I will be there (I'll be there)
Won't you try
One more try
Be my any kind of girl
You decide
It's alright
I will be there
Let me know if I'm getting through
Making you understand
If it's wrong I'll try something new (try something New)
Don't look away
Cause I'm here to stay
If it's a game
Then I'm gonna play
Any kind of guy you want, girl
That's the guy I'll be
Turn myself upside down (yes I will, yes I will)
Any kind of guy you want, girl
You know I'll agree (you know I'll agree)
Turn your whole world around (yes I will, yes I will)
Any kind, any kind
Any kind of guy you want
You decide
Change your mind
I will be there (I'll be there)
Won't you try
One more try
Be my any kind of girl
You decide
It's alright
I will be there
Bring it back
Any kind, any kind
Any kind of guy you want
You decide
It's alright
I will be there
I tried not to smile too much. But when the boys got off stage and Kendall yelled, 'LILLYPOP,' before picking me up and hugging me really tightly, it was hard to contain that smile. After another round of hugs went on in our little group, the boys pulled me back into the lobby.
"You guys were amazing! What the hell happened to my boys from Minnesota?" I asked, halfway joking.
"Well, puberty, pretty much." James chuckled.
"And the fact that James, and/or, Kendall got us discovered." Carlos added.
"Now, you tell us what happened to our girl from Minnesota?" Kendall asked.
I raised my hands in a mock surrender, "Moving to Malibu may have changed it. And my parents getting divorced and I have actually become a great friend of a girly girl from Tennessee. This will fully explain the way that I'm dressed at the moment." I gestured to the mini red dress and matching low-top converse I insisted on wearing.
"Change is good sometimes, though. Am I right?" Logan choked out.
I nodded, "Sometimes, but keeping things the same is sometimes better." I shrugged.
James bit his lip slightly, "So, how long are you going to stay?"
I pretended to think about it, "Well, I was thinking a few days… months… years." I finished with a grin.
"Let me get this straight, you're going to stay with us for a few years?" Carlos asked, trying to hold back a smile.
I nodded, "Yeah, pretty much." I smiled.
"Oh hell yes!" Kendall quietly exclaimed, pulling me into another hug as a series of shouts of excitement went around my boys. And then I was pulled into three more hugs.
Carlos questioned, "Are you going to school with us, too then?"
I nodded, "That's my plan."
"Where are you going to be living?" James asked.
"I'm living here. I'm renting one of the apartments." I stated, nodding.
Logan quietly scoffed, "You really think we're going to let you live in your own apartment?"
"Well, actually yes, yes I was." I grinned.
"Are you crazy? You're moving in with us!" Carlos exclaimed.
I shook my head, "Oh no, I couldn't do that to you guys."
"Psh, we haven't seen you for what you said was two years, Lillian, you're going to move in with us whether you like it or not." Logan grinned.
I held my hands up in surrender again, "OK, you guys win."
"We love it when we win." James smiled hi-fiving the rest of the guys.
I laughed softly, "Don't get used to it. You won't win all of our arguments, James." I grinned. James nodded, shrugging.
"Well, we better move your stuff into our apartment before you back out of the agreement." Kendall grinned.
"We agreed on this?" I asked, hoping to change the subject.
"Oh, we are not changing the subject, Lillypad." James muttered, pushing me slightly to the elevator. "Your room. Right now, missy."
"Fine, fine…it was worth the shot." I murmured, slightly grinning.
This was going to be interesting. Really, really interesting.
