Even though like no one read the last chapter, I couldn't not write this. I was having trouble writing my other stories so I came up with this. Hope someone reads this and enjoys it.
Disclaimer: I sadly do not own BTR :(
Chapter Two
Kendall's P.O.V
Monday
I woke up to the sound of Logan's cell phone going off. Rolling over, I put a pillow over my head, hoping that Logan would get up and answer it. When the ringing didn't stop, I groaned, "Logan, answer your phone!" When there was no answer, I pulled the pillow off my head and looked at Logan's bed. He was still fast asleep with his iPod headphones in his ears. Glaring at his still sleeping form, I snatched his phone up and answered it, "What?"
"Gustavo wants you guys in the studio in an hour." Kelly stated, not reacting to my tone.
"It's our day off."
"This won't take long. We just need to tell you guys about something."
"Can't you tell me over the phone? Then I can tell others after we get some sleep."
"Sorry, Kendall. Gustavo won't have it. Get the boys up and get them over here in an hour."
"Fine. Why'd you call Logan's phone?"
"I thought he would be up. Why did you answer his phone?"
"It was ringing and he didn't hear it because he slept with his iPod headphones in last night."
"Wow, so I'll see you four in an hour then." Kelly said as she hung up.
I sighed as I set Logan's phone down. No one was going to be happy to be woken up early on our day off. Getting up, I walked to the end of Logan's bed, looking for where his feet would be under the covers. I was only going to have one chance at this. Quickly moving my hands, I grabbed Logan's feet and yanked him off his bed. He yelped and opened his eyes as he landed with a thump on the floor. He glared at me as he got up and yanked his headphones off. "What was that for!"
"Kelly called, Gustavo wants us in the studio in an hour. Get ready while I wake James and Carlos up."
Logan grumbled but did as I said. Leaving the room, I knocked on the door across the hall. When there was no answer, I opened the door. James and Carlos were still fast asleep, Carlos with his helmet on and James with a mirror on his nightstand. I looked around the room for something to wake them up with but I couldn't find anything. Starting with Carlos, I woke them up in the same fashion I had woke Logan. They both landed on the floor with a thud, groaning as they sat up. "What was that for?" they both exclaimed.
"Gustavo wants us in the studio in an hour. Get up and get ready."
"I can't get ready in an hour!" James shrieked.
"You'll be fine." Carlos said, getting up and going to his dresser.
"Carlos is right, James." I said, leaving their room. "One hour, don't forget."
I stopped as I entered mine and Logan's room. Logan was fully dressed but lying down on his bed, snoring lightly. Walking over to him, I poked his side. "Come on, Logan. You gotta get up."
"I don't wanna." he said, lazily pushing my hand away.
"If you're not up by the time I get done getting ready, you will have a glass of cold water poured on your head."
"'Kay."
Rolling my eyes, I grabbed some clothes and headed into the bathroom. I quickly switched my pajamas for skinny jeans and a green and black plaid shirt before taming my bed head. Leaving the bathroom, I went back into mine and Logan's room and found Logan still asleep on his bed. "That's it, Logan, I'm getting a cold class of water. You've been warned."
Turning back around, I grabbed a cup from the bathroom counter and filled it with cold water. Heading back to our room once more, I stopped short. Logan was gone. "How?"
"I wasn't sleeping, Kendall." Logan said from the doorway.
"Yeah, you were."
"No, I was just resting my eyes."
"You were snoring."
"No, I wasn't. Look, I'm up, isn't that enough?"
"I guess. Now we just need to hope that James and Carlos are up and dressed."
"They are. Carlos is eating breakfast and James is fixing his hair in the bathroom."
"And you found all this out in like a minute?"
Logan shrugged, "I'm a good observer."
I shrugged, "Let's go get some breakfast so we can get to the studio. The quicker we get there, the quicker we can get back here to enjoy our day off."
Logan nodded and we headed out towards the kitchen and living room. Carlos was eating some cereal at the table and his helmet was on crooked and unstrapped. He didn't look up as we walked into the kitchen to get our breakfast. I grabbed some bread and popped it into the toaster while Logan grabbed a bowl and his favorite cereal. We both joined Carlos at the table and started to eat in silence. By the time James was done with his hair, we were all done eating and ready to leave. "Are you going to eat something before we leave, James?" I asked as I took care of our bowls and plates.
"I just eat these on the way to the studio." he said, grabbing an apple and an orange from the bowl in the kitchen.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, let's go."
I nodded, "Logan, are you driving?"
"Yeah."
"Okay, I'm going to write mom and Katie a note and then we can leave."
The others nodded and started to get their shoes on so that we were ready to go when I was done with the note. I finished the note and put it on the table where they were sure to see it. Quickly sliding my shoes on, I headed towards the door. "Let's get this over with."
We headed out the door and down the hallway to the elevator. No one said anything as we walked through the mostly empty lobby. In the car, we all silently thought about what Gustavo wanted to tell us.
Slight Time Jump
"What do you want to tell us, Gustavo?" I asked as we all filed into his office.
"Dogs, sit down."
We rolled our eyes but did as he said.
"Have you guys ever heard of the Battle of the Bands that takes place here in California?" Kelly asked.
"No."
"Two main bands are signed up to compete each year. They share a mansion that is on the outskirts of L.A. The competition takes place over a week with tons of live concerts in front of fans and cameras. When not performing, the bands have interviews and practice time. Each concert is different. The host tells the bands what they have to do, whether it's doing a cover of a certain artist or writing their own song. At the end of the week, the fans decide which band wins the Battle." she explained.
"Okay, but what does that have to do with us being here on our day off?" James asked.
"You dogs are going to be one of the bands competing." Gustavo stated.
"Why?" Carlos asked.
"Because I said so. And you guys can't lose."
"What happens if we lose?" Logan asked.
"Loser gets shipped back to where they came form and can't be signed onto another record producer out here."
"That's not good."
"Exactly," Gustavo boomed, "that's why you dogs have got to work hard these next six weeks. You cannot lose this competition."
"Does that mean we have to work today?" James asked.
"No, just promise that you four will work on a new song at the apartment tonight." Kelly said before Gustavo could yell at us to get in the studio. "There will be at least one night during the competition that you will have to perform a new song that you guys wrote yourself."
I nodded, "We can do that. Who we are going up against?"
"A new band called Disturbia. They literally just showed up in L.A. the other day. We don't know who is in the band and we don't have a picture of them."
We all nodded. "Is this all that you needed to tell us?"
"Yeah, you guys can head back to the apartment now. Just make sure that you work on a new song, okay?"
"We will, Kelly. Bye." Logan said as we all got up and left the studio. We were silent as we walked out to the parking lot and got into the car. It wasn't until we were part of the way home when I spoke up. "Is there any way that we might be able to find out about who is in Disturbia?"
"It's possible." Logan said, "If we look them up, then we might be able to find them in an article or something from before they came out to L.A. The town they came from should have something about them in the local newspaper, right?'
"Yeah, I can try to look them up when we get back," James said.
"And I'm going to look up the rules and stuff of the Battle. I just want to make sure that we know everything that is going to happen that week."
"Do you think Camille would know anything about anyone new moving to L.A?" Carlos asked.
"If they moved into the Palmwoods, then she would definitely know something about them." Logan said, "Do you want to ask her about that or do you want to do it?"
"You can."
Logan chuckled, "Okay, but what are you going to do?"
"Supervise."
We all laughed as Logan pulled the car into the parking lot next to the Palmwoods. Getting out of the car, we all headed inside to get started on looking into Disturbia and the Battle of the Bands. Camille was sitting in the lobby so Logan broke off and went to talk to her while the rest of us headed towards the elevator. After a little waiting, we were soon in our apartment. Carlos headed to the orange couch while James and I sat down at the bar where our laptops were waiting.
I quickly searched the Battle and came up with a ton of results. The first few links that I clicked on led me to sites that were about the past winners and losers but I finally found a link that led me to the homepage of the Battle. In no time I was reading up on what we were going to be going through in six weeks. Unfortunately, I didn't learn much that Gustavo and Kelly hadn't already told us at the studio. Sighing, I shut down my computer and out my head in my hands.
"No luck, Ken?" James asked.
I lifted my head, "I found the site but I didn't learn anything new that Kelly and Gustavo hadn't already told us earlier. Have you found anything out on Disturbia?"
"I found more that I thought I would."
"Like�"
"They're from the same town as us and that they are around the same age as us."
"Are you serious?"
"Yeah, I found an article in the local newspaper back home. They played at the high school talent show and won first place. There was a record producer in town that weekend so he decided to stop by and watch the talent show in case there were some people he could sign on. He signed Disturbia and brought them out here a few days ago."
I thought for a moment, "Do you remember anyone from home that could be in a band good enough to get signed and brought out here?"
James shook his head. We turned towards the living room, "Carlos."
He paused the game he was playing and faced us, "What?"
"Do you know anyone back home that could be in a band that is good enough to get signed onto a record and brought out here?"
After a moment of thought, he shook his head, "No, why?"
"Disturbia is from our hometown. They got signed onto a record after they won the high school talent show."
"Wow, I didn't think that there were many people back home that wanted to make it in music."
"Same here. Do you think Vanessa and them know anything about this?" I asked.
"They might, do you think they are all hanging out together right now? Or are we going to have to call them all separately?" James asked.
"Let's hope they are all together. Can you call her and put it on speaker phone?" I asked Carlos.
"Yeah." he got up and walked towards us as he got out his phone and dialed Vanessa's number.
It rang a few time before she finally picked up, "Hello?"
"Hey, V."
"Hey, Carlos, what's up?"
"I'm at the apartment with James and Kendall right now. Do you have time to answer a few questions for us?"
"I guess, what are your questions?"
"First, are the others with you?"
"Yeah, do you want me to put them on?"
"That would be great, Vanessa." I said, smiling.
"Okay, hold on." There were some sounds of movement and a few shouts before we could hear people walking by. "Okay, you're on speaker."
"Thanks. Do you guys know anything about the Battle of the Bands that is hosted out here in L.A? It's filmed live and streamed to the TV each day during the competition." James asked.
"I've heard of it before but I never really watched it. Why?" Shane asked.
"Just wondering, Gustavo mentioned it. Do you guys know the kids that are in the band that won the high school's talent show?"
There was a pause on the other end of the line. James, Carlos, and I looked at each other. "Are you guys still there?" I asked.
"Yeah, sorry bro. I wasn't here when the talent show was held and the other are trying to remember who won." Kolton said.
"So do you guys remember?" Carlos asked.
"No, I watched the talent show but I didn't watch the end when they handed out the winnings." Eve said. "Sorry."
"It's okay. Thanks anyway."
"No problem. Bye."
"Bye."
Carlos hung up and we all shared a look. "Do you guys think they were hiding something?"
"Yeah, Eve always watches the end to see who won. It's her favorite part." James said.
"I do believe that Kolton didn't see it though. The talent show was almost two months ago and he's only been out a month."
They nodded. We all stayed in silence thinking about the talk we just had with our siblings. They were hiding something from us, but we didn't know what it was. Just then, the front door banged open and Logan came in with a frown.
"I take it you didn't get anything from Camille?" James asked.
"All she knows is that a group of five teens just moved in the other day. Three boys and two girls. She guesses that they are in a band but she hasn't asked them the name of it. But there was one thing she said that confused me."
"What did she say?" Carlos asked.
"Well when they first got here, she slapped one of the guys when she was leaving the elevator and they were about to enter it. She said that they looked like us."
"What do you mean she said they looked like us?" I asked.
"She said that the guy she slapped looked like me and that there was a guy that looked like Carlos and one that looked like Kendall. One of the girls looked a little bit like Carlos while she said the other one looked a little bit like James."
Carlos, James and I looked at each other. I thought about the talk that we had just had with our siblings. "You're never going to believe what we learned about Disturbia while you were talking to Camille."
"What'd you learn?" Logan asked.
"They're from our hometown. They won the high school's talent show." Carlos said.
"How'd they get signed onto a label?"
"A record producer was in town that weekend and he stopped by to see if there was anyone that he would be able to sign. Once Disturbia was handed the first place prize, he went up to hem and asked if they wanted to come out to L.A. and be famous. They said yes and now we are going to face them in the Battle of the Bands." James explained.
"Are you serious?"
"Yeah, we called Vanessa and asked her and the others if they know who are in Disturbia."
"What's they say?"
"Kolton wasn't there when the talent show was held so he wouldn't know and Eve said she didn't stay to see who won but I think that she's lying. Her favorite part of the talent show was watching who got first, second and third place prizes." James stated.
"And they paused before we got that from them." Carlos said.
"So you think that they are hiding something from us?"
I nodded, "You added to our suspicions with the stuff you just told us about the new kids."
"The guys she slapped could be Shane." he said.
"And the girl and guys that look like me could be Vanessa and Javi."
"The girl that looked like me could be Eve."
"And the guy that looked like me could be Kolton." I said, "We're identical twins."
We all sat there for a minute. "Do you think that they could be Disturbia?" Logan asked.
"It's possible, I guess. We made it here, why couldn't they?"
"Who is the worst liar out of them?" Carlos asked.
"Probably Kolton, why?"
"Call him, ask if he knows who is in Disturbia. Just make sure that he isn't with the others. Tell him you have to talk to him about something important. If he sounds likes he's lying about knowing who is in Disturbia, then we'll know they know something. Which means that they could be Disturbia."
We all stared at him. "He has a point." James said.
"I'll try it." I said, pulling out my phone. Dialing Kolton's number, I waited. Just when I thought it was going to go to voicemail, he picked up, "Hello?"
"Hey, bro."
"Kendall? What do you want? You just called us like ten minutes ago."
"I know but I want to talk to you about something important. Are you alone?"
"I will be in a minute, hold on." I could barely hear him talking to something before I heard him start moving. There was a sound of door being opened and closed. "Okay, I'm alone. What do you want to talk about?"
"Are you sure you don't know who is in Disturbia?" I asked.
"I've only been out a month, the talent show was two months ago."
"I know, but have you heard anyone talking about them?"
"No." His answer was short and to the point, which meant he was probably lying.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah."
"Okay, thanks. I just wanted to make sure."
"No problem, good luck in the Battle."
"Thanks, K."
"Bye, Kendall."
"Wait, I have one more thing to ask you."
He sighed, "What?"
"Are you on L.A?"
There was a pause before he barely managed to get out, "What?"
"Never mind. Bye, Kolton." I hung up and looked at the others. "He was definitely lying. He barely managed to ask 'what' when I asked them if they were in L.A."
"So they are here." James said slowly.
"Most likely."
"And they might be the kids that just moved in." Carlos stated.
I nodded, "We're going to have a problem if Disturbia is them."
"What are we going to do?" Logan asked.
"I have no idea."
Suddenly the door banged open again and my mom and Katie walked through. We hadn't even noticed that they weren't in the apartment.
"Hey, boys. What did Gustavo want to talk to you guys about?" my mom asked.
"He signed us up for the Battle of the Bands."
"Isn't that where the fans vote between two bands to figure out which band stays in L.A?" Katie asked.
"How did you know about the Battle when we didn't even know about it before Gustavo and Kelly told us?"
She shrugged, "I watch a lot of TV."
We shrugged, "Whatever."
"When does the Battle take place?" she asked.
"Six weeks."
"Do you guys know who you are competing against?"
"No," we all said at once. Katie raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything.
Kendall's P.O.V
Tuesday
"These next six weeks are going to suck." Carlos said as the four of us made our way to the front doors of the Palmwoods.
"I know, my feet feel like they are going to fall off." Logan groaned.
I agreed silently as I followed the others towards the Palmwoods. Gustavo had made us come into the studio at five this morning to start getting ready for the Battle. We had worked on the dances we already had for some songs but he had also come up with some dances for the newer songs. After dancing, we worked on harmonies for a few hours until lunch. After lunch we went back to dancing. We would have gone back to harmonies but Gustavo got a call about some water problems at his mansion. Now we felt like sleeping for a week straight.
We were almost to the elevator when I saw something out of the corner of my eye. It was a teenage that looked around my age. He was wearing dark jeans and a black shirt and his blond hair was spiked. Something about him was really familiar but I couldn't make out why. I didn't know who he was. "Hey, guys, I'll be up in a little bit. I want to check something out real quick."
"Okay."
While the others headed into the elevator, I made my way back into the lobby. The guy that I had seen earlier was walking out the front doors. Walking around the other people in the lobby, I followed him. Once outside, I saw him making his way to the Palmwoods Park. I sped up a little bit as I followed him so that I would be able to catch him. He kept walking, not bothering to stop anywhere or talk to anyone.
Suddenly his phone went off. He stopped and I quickly moved over to the side so that he wouldn't see me while he talked. He answered his phone, "Hey."
"You mean they just got back a few minutes ago? I just left the Palmwoods to walk in the park, I think I might have passed them."
"I don't think any of them saw me, and if they did, they didn't try to follow me."
He sighed, "Okay, I'll head back now. I'll be back in the apartment in like five minutes. Bye."
I stepped out from behind the tree as he hung up and put his phone away. He turned around, stopping when he saw me. His eyes widened when he saw me. "What are you-" I started, but he took off. Groaning, I ran after him. In five minutes, we were deep in a maze that Bitters had just built in the Park. The guys and I had only walked through here once since then and we still didn't know how to get out of it in less than two hours.
Turning a corner, I found him standing in a corner. He had led us into a dead end. The boy was running his hands through his hair, pacing back and forth without showing me his face.
"Turn around," I said. "I need to see your face."
"Why? Didn't you already see my face?"
"I want to be sure."
He sighed before dropping his hands and turning to face me.
My eyes widened, I couldn't believe who was standing in front of me. "Kolton?"
My twin brother smiled as he ran his hands up and down on the back of his neck, "What's up, Ken?"
That's it. What do you think will happen next? Because I don't even really know...
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