*AN* Alternate ending 1B. This one starts from the previous alternate ending when James wakes up in a panic. Summary at the bottom, I didnt want to give anything away. *
Katie was dreaming, she couldn't remember what it was but she had been pulled from her dream and back to semi-reality. A noise woke her up the rest of the way. She wasn't fully awake or conscious and thought it was Shadow dreaming. She loudly whispered his name to get him to stop as she normally did but it kept going. She began to realize it wasn't Shadow, it wasn't a whimper or a bark it was huffing. And Shadow was in a kennel, she and BTR were at the hospital. She opened her eyes and looked around, sure enough that's where they were but where was the noise coming from? It was rather quiet actually. In the dark she couldn't see but she pin pointed the sound coming from James, she got up in a haste and tripped over someone or something but didn't waste anytime trying to figure out what. She searched for the little night light above his bed and turned it on.
"James?" she whispered. He was twitching and breathing heavy and erratically; every now and then a sound would escape his lips. "James!" she said a little louder. She wasn't sure what was going on. Was he having trouble breathing or was he dreaming? Between his commotion and her calling his name she caught the attention of Kendall. He was groggy and didn't quite grasp what was going on right away. He got up after a few seconds and came over once he saw Katie in the outskirts of the light above James bed. He said nothing once he saw James twitching and went outside for a nurse. She came in quickly with another nurse and they went straight to work. They called his name and tapped him trying to get his attention. He was still asleep but in a dream world trying to fight his way back to reality. His blood pressure and heart rate were rising but not to dangerous levels.
The commotion woke Logan and Carlos and they joined the circle confused and worried. They sent encouraging words to James in hopes he would hear them. The struggle went on for several minutes and at times got quite strong. No one was sure what was going to happen, if he kept going for much longer it wouldn't be good for his body and he might not make it through it. But it was another sign that the James they all know and love was alive and strong. He wasn't one to give up easily. A big loud gasp from James caught everyone by surprise by its loud, raspy sound. His eyes opened wide and he shot up in bed like a soldier but he was in full adrenaline mode for what his body could support, he was confused and panicked and tried to fight everyone off. He was breathing hard and heavy as he fought off being pushed back down onto the bed. Kendall, Carlos, Logan and Katie swarmed the bed and helped as much as they could. James wasn't thinking or seeing clearly and wasn't registering his friends. After a few seconds he began to grasp at his throat; the oxygen tube was still attached and now somewhat blocked his air way as he tried to take in more air than it allowed. Everyone was calling his name but it just wasn't clicking, eventually he ran out of stamina, although the adrenaline was still flowing, and he laid back on the bed eyes wide as he darted from face to face trying to put the pieces together.
He finally calmed down enough to be checked over really quick by the nurses. They checked his responses and reactions to different stimuli as well as muscle movement. He did pretty well but was anxious the entire time trying to move more then he was allowed.
"How about some visitors?" one of the nurses asked. James just stared at her kind of confused. "You're friends have been here for a few days now. They've been worried sick." she continued as she moved out of the way. Katie greeted him with a hug and he was caught off guard. He was surprised at the hug and tried to hug back but was still numb and couldn't give a strong grip back like he hoped. Katie finally let go
"James I'm so happy you're alright! I was so worried. Please don't think because of this is why I forgave you, I truly do forgive you, you're like a brother to me!" she pleaded, tears in her eyes. James looked back at her solemnly before putting reaching out to her.
"Thanks, I'm glad you feel that way. I feel way worse though…" he began.
"Please don't, James. I just want to go back to the way things were." Katie said
"Well how about we start over?" James replied
"Start over?" she questioned.
"Yeah. Because I don't know who any of you are, or what you are talking about." James said blatantly. They all just stared at him in shock at what he just said.
"you have no idea who we are?" Carlos said loudly.
"Nope, not a clue." Came his response
"He must have amnesia." Logan concluded. The nurses had already called the doctor and he was on his way. The nurses were just as surprised. They had no idea he had lost his memory. James would receive a head scan to search for any damage and evaluate what kind of amnesia he had. He didn't remember his friends, which was a good indication recent memories were wiped. They just wanted to see how far back his memories went and if they could be recovered or if this was permanent.
A brain scan showed some slight oxygen deprivation damage but only in areas not associated with memory. The damage was minimal and he would make almost a full recovery. Some of his fine motor skills and speech patterns were damaged but with work, could be improved. His memory loss was concluded as traumatic stress; He remembered nothing of Big Time Rush or anything about his career. He could answer some things but a great deal of his memory was gone. He would have to relearn his life almost from the beginning.
It was difficult news for everyone at Nick, he couldn't remember anyone. He didn't even remember his own parents too much. He re-learned quickly though, in a matter of weeks he was able to remember everyone's name and give a back history on himself. The memories he shared with his friends were gone but they had no problem making new ones.
They did have one problem though. Should they tell James what happened? If they kept it a secret and pretend it never happened like they wanted too, would it run the risk that it might happen again? James didn't flirt with Katie too much but he did show signs of him being interested. They tried showing him by example that Katie was just a friend and not a sex toy and he got the gist of it but he still tried to be flirty. The old James was a perfect gentlemen, and although he flirted, he meant what he said. Who knew what the new James might be like? He could be a total tool.
They worked around it as best they could. They wanted to make absolutely certain it stayed under wraps for now. This James had an almost completely different personality. He didn't get along with the guys as easily and was kind of turning into his BTR character James Diamond, but worse. He was somewhat of a diva, and often got easily frustrated and irritated. It was tearing BTR apart little by little. The doctors told them there was a chance he could regain his memory, there were several ways it could happen. Unlike TV, hitting a person or causing physical trauma wasn't going to make anything better; it wasn't going to fix his memory. Instead causing déjà vu; repeating past events might trigger his memory or it could just come back on its own. The others got frustrated with James' new personality and no longer wanted to help him, including Katie. They just worked together when they had too and that was it. They wanted the old James back but they were through trying to find him.
It had been almost a year since he woke up and still he was the same. Each passing day made him more unlike James. The end was near for BTR if they couldn't work together.
*AN* SUMMARY: Everything is fine with James and he lives to see the rest of his life, except he has amnesia! What will happen now? Can they work together to bring back James memory or be forced to work with this new James that is a total ass? James has learned everything there is to know about himself and even saw videos of how he used to act but yet he still acts completely different and not in a good way! If James doesnt shape up, BTR is going to be forced to ship out.
There isnt too much else to say about this chapter, there are no minor differences or other notes (yet). There will be another chapter or I'll go straight to an epi. this ending will be shorter than the others. this is also the last one for endings number 1 (there will be no 1C). I might take a break from the alternate endings and write the rape scene now that I outlined it. I'm also in the middle of writing a possible sequel to one of my stories although it might just be a continuation (additional chapter).