Wow I'm surprised at how much everyone liked my first chapter, especially SparklyFedora. Here's the next chapter enjoy. Just so you people know this isn't really a slash or a fluff, just good ol' fashioned friendship.
A few hours later Carlos was sleeping with his head on James's lap. Carlos had a blanket wrapped around his body and James was rubbing Carlos's back soothingly. Carlos woke up to the faint scent of oranges. When he opened his eyes he saw James and was frightened. Carlos yelled and rolled over, and fell on the floor. "WOAH! CARLOS ARE YOU OK?" James asked as he helped him up off the floor. Carlos was hyperventilating because last he remembered he was at the pool and he didn't know how he got into the apartment, and was scared. Kendall and Logan rushed into the room "Carlos its ok! You're ok!" Kendall yelled "Carlos look at me" James said calmly setting him on the couch and kneeling down to his level. "Carlos calm down, your home. Take deep breaths" Carlos started to slow down his breathing. Soon he was clam and James said "There. See no one hurt you." "How'd I get here?" he asked confused Kendall spoke up "You fell asleep at the pool a few hours ago, so James brought you back here." James sat on the couch and pulled Carlos into his lap. "Is something bugging you?" Logan asked concerned. "Umm no I'm just not feeling great." He said rubbing his eye. Kendall reached toward Carlos's helmet and he thought Kendall was going to hurt him and flinched. Kendall said "Relax I'm just going to take off your helmet". Then Kendall removed his helmet and felt his forehead. "It doesn't feel like you have a fever. Logan get the thermometer" Logan got up and went to the bathroom. Carlos's eyes widened "NO! I HATE THE THERMOMETER!" Carlos really did hate it.
Logan came back in the room with the first aid kit. He pulled out the kind of thermometer that you sick under the tongue. "NO! DON'T!" Carlos yelled again putting his hand over his mouth. James kept him down and Kendall tried to pull Carlos's hand away. "CARLOS JUST LET HIM TAKE YOUR TEMPERATURE!" Kendall shouted. Carlos started to kick his feet and Kendall tried not to get hit "STOP KICKING!" When Carlos wasn't looking Logan pulled out a thermometer that could be put in ears. Logan shoved it in Carlos's ear and pressed a button. "LOGAN!" Carlos shouted. Logan kept the thermometer in his ear for a few seconds then pulled it out. He looked at the temperature and said "Carlos doesn't have a fever. Are you sure you're sick?" They all looked at Carlos. He didn't want to tell them what was really going on so he just said "I just want to go to bed". "Well eat something before you go to bed. Come on I made dinner" Kendall said. James released Carlos and they both stood up. "Doesn't Mrs. Knight make dinner?" Carlos asked James walked him to the table "Yeah but she and Katie are going to be in San Diego for a week for a mother daughter retreat." Carlos shrugged and sat down in front of a plate of spaghetti.
He didn't eat much more than a few bites. He wasn't really sick, but he just missed his family. He's been missing his family since he was six when his mom was put in prison. His mom was on drugs and was an alcoholic. She was put in prison because she abused Carlos by slapping him, or starving him, and once even broke Carlos's arm. Then his parents got a divorce. Then after the divorce and his mom was put in prison for driving drunk, so his dad had to work longer shifts, to earn more money, and was never at home and Carlos never really got to form a real father son bond with his dad. Then a few years after his parents got divorced his older brother, Miguel, went off to College in Colorado. When Carlos wasn't at school he spent his time at home alone. He had to walk a mile and a half to school and back every single day. He started staying home at the age of nine. He could never have his friends over, and he rarely went to his friends' house. Carlos always felt alone, never like he could trust anyone. Yes he had Kendall, James, and Logan but he never trusted them so he hid his pain and secrets by doing crazy stunts. He never wanted to do them, but it was the best way to hide everything. Now, for the past few weeks, he felt like everything was falling apart.
Logan and Carlos were the only ones sitting at the table while James and Kendall were on the couch watching TV. Logan was sitting next to him to make sure Carlos ate some food. Carlos then pushed away his plate and whispered "I'm full" then got up from his seat. "Wait Carlos you barely ate anything" Logan said. James and Kendall turned over to see what was going on. "I don't wanna eat. I wanna go to bed" he murmured and walked to his room. "It's only eight o'clock" Kendall said. James then looked at him "He's sick. Let him go to bed." He whispered so quietly Carlos couldn't hear then said "Night buddy" to Carlos. Then Carlos shut his bedroom door. Then Kendall turned to look at him "Carlos didn't have a fever, he's fine." James scoffed "He didn't eat anything. He is not fine" then Kendall chuckled "You're such a mom". James frowned and they continued watching TV.
