I have way too many unfinished stories, but I tried and tried and couldn't get this idea out of my head...
James sat silently in his bedroom with his new issue of Rolling Stone lying on his lap. The familiar faces of his three best friends stared up at him. They hadn't spoken in years and a twinge of longing ran through his veins as he wished hopelessly that maybe they'd be able to work things out one of these days. It had been almost three years and his hopes for a happy reunion dwindled a bit more with each passing day. He knew deep down that things would never be like they were before.
The headline read 'Big Time Rush finally speaks out on losing James Diamond'.
He wasn't even sure why he matter to the article; a majority of the bands success had occurred once he was gone. That didn't stop every interviewer from asking what had caused the band of four hockey playing best friends turn into a trio. The guys had been good about keeping the reason under wraps and steering the conversation in a different direction, but James knew they'd have to talk about it someday.
He found out about the article on some trashy entertainment news show. The 'reporters' had been covering a post that Kendall had sent out on Scuttlebutter that said 'Oooh… Just read the Rolling Stone interview… Pretty harsh… Wonder if James will read it… Hmm… Do I care?' and James knew he had to buy the magazine.
Purchasing it was the easiest part; it took all of James' strength not to toss the magazine in the trash and try to forget that all of this ever happened. Forgetting was never as easy as it was on TV or in movies or in books or in songs or as other people made it seem. Forgetting wasn't possible for him; he'd tried for a while and things hadn't gone too well. So he held his breath and flipped straight to the article, scanning quickly for his name.
Rolling Stone: You guys never answer this question, but you know I have to ask. What happened to James Diamond?
Logan: It was more creative differences than it was anything else.
Carlos: Yeah, he didn't like where we were headed.
Kendall: Can I answer this for real? I'm tired of always giving the bullshit answer of 'creative differences'. [pause] James left the band because his parents made him. He knocked up the girl I was dating.
Rolling Stone: Jo Taylor?
Kendall: [nods] I think that the big problem was that I was 16. When you're 16, you think your relationship is perfect. You don't think that one of your best friends is going to have sex with your girlfriend in a supply closet. You can't think anything more than 'Gosh, I really like Jo! I wonder where she went'. I didn't get to find out that they had sex until Jo said 'Surprise! I'm having a baby!' and that's when reality sets in and you're like 'Oh my god… I never had sex with this girl…'.
James rolled his eyes. Of course Kendall wouldn't give them the wholestory. It was in Kendall's best interest to only tell the part of the story that painted James as the bad guy.
Rolling Stone: Do you know if it's they'd done anything like that in the past?
Kendall: No, but James did kiss Logan's ex, Camille, so I guess I should have been looking out for that. Thank God nothing further happened with that. Then again, Logan's realized some important things about himself since then, so maybe it was for the best.
Carlos: I'd say it definitely was.
James smiled softly to himself. A few months before he'd left the band, Logan had realized that he was gay and had started dating Carlos. The pair had recently come out and the press still loved covering it.
Rolling Stone: Speaking of relationships, are you seeing anyone right now, Kendall?
Kendall: I haven't really had a relationship since what happened with James and Jo. I've had a few short ones, but none of them mattered much.
James rolled his eyes. He constantly saw Kendall on TV or on the cover of the latest magazine with whatever starlet was hottest at that time. He didn't think Kendall was even trying. Kendall was the cause of his own unhappiness.
He couldn't help, but think how fitting it was because Kendall was the cause of his too. If Kendall would have just broken up with like he'd promised, none of this would even be happening...
Pairings: James/Jo, Kendall/Jo, Kames, minor Cargan.
Should I continue? :P