in honor of the new btr that's on tonight, i present chapter two! i finished this last night instead of working on my essay...that needs to be five pages long...and i haven't even started it yet...and it's due monday...;3; uguuu.

i'm glad i'm getting positive feedback on this story, i was kind of iffy at first, but as soon as the first couple reviews came in i was basically shitting all over myself. i screamed at one of them, and my little sister freaked out haha. KEEP 'EM COMIN'!11 YOU FUEL THE FIRE IN ME.

chapter three is actually in the works as i type this. I'M TRYING TO GET THINGS GOING HERE. as you can see.

yup! that's about it! enjoy! (and review plz :D)

The next day, Carlos announced he was setting out on a journey.

"A journey to where?" James asked through a mouthful of eggs, and Carlos tapped his helmet a couple times.

"A journey to find my one true love." he said determinedly, and Kendall raised an eyebrow.

"Oh, really? And how do you plan to go about this?" he asked, and Carlos shrugged.

"Ask people out on dates. See if my hands get clammy or not."

"What does your hands getting clammy have to do with your one true love?" James asked, and Carlos gave him a confused look.

"Logan said love makes your hands clammy. So I gotta find someone who makes my hands clammy." Logan rolled his eyes.

"Carlos, you can't decide if you love someone if your hands get clammy. When people get nervous, their hands get clammy. That doesn't mean they're in love."

"Maybe I'll find someone that will make my heart beat really fast, like you said. Someone I want to kiss all the time." Carlos replied, frowning and taking a bite of his pancakes. Logan rolled his eyes, returning to his own breakfast.

After breakfast, Carlos set out on his mission. His first attempt was with the Jennifers, finding them basking in the sunlight by the pool.

"Do any of you want to fall in love with me?" he asked, and the girls looked at each other.

"Not particularly, no." The curly-haired Jennifer spoke up, flipping the page of her Pop Tiger magazine.

"We have no time for love," the blonde Jennifer voiced, filing her nails. "We're too busy, and way too attractive for you. Go change; that shirt is hideous." Carlos frowned.

"But you guys make my hands clammy," he tried, and the Jennifers let out a collective 'ew!'

"Clammy hands are so gross!" the brunette Jennifer cried, and Carlos rolled his eyes.

"Forget it, I'll ask someone else." he looked around the pool, finding Camille, Guitar Dude, and Lightening as his only other options.

Camille was pretty, but off limits because of the ex-girlfriend code. Plus, she was a little insane.

Guitar Dude? Um. No. He doesn't shower.

Lightening was a dog. Seriously. Dogs love everyone unconditionally.

Carlos returned to the lobby, finding Stephanie sitting in one of the chairs, reading a book.

"Stephanie!" he greeted excitedly, and she smiled at him.

"Oh, hey Carlos! What's up?"

Stephanie was nice. Stephanie was pretty. Stephanie smelled like cotton candy. Carlos could kiss her all the time. Falling in love with Stephanie would be easy. Carlos already felt his hands getting sweaty.

"Do you want to fall in love with me?" he blurted excitedly, and Stephanie's sweet smile became confused.

"Um...What?" she asked with that confused grin still in place.

"Well. Um. Wanna go on a date, or...something?" he tried again, and Stephanie's cheeks flushed.

"Oh, Carlos, that's really sweet, but..." Just then, Lucy walked up to the pair, touching Stephanie's shoulder.

"Hey, ready to go?" she asked, then looked up to Carlos. "Hey, Carlitos."

"I, uh. Sorry, Carlos. I have, um. Plans tonight." Carlos blinked, giving them a crooked grin.

"Dude. That's hot." he breathed, and Lucy gave him a disgusted look. "Can I watch?"

Then Lucy punched him in the arm, and the pair walked off.

Okay. So Stephanie AND Lucy were out, because they were in lesbians.

Which was still hot.

He decided to soothe his rejection with a smoothie, and the girl behind the counter was cute, big brown eyes and pale skin and long, straight brown hair. She reminded Carlos of Logan.

He returned to 2J with his smoothie, falling next to Logan on the couch.

"Love sucks." he said simply, and Logan shook his head, still staring at his surgery documentary.

"Maybe you're going about it all wrong. Love is supposed to come to you. You don't go looking for it." he explained. "Ooh, look at the size of that tumor." Carlos gagged a little at the scene going on the TV, quickly standing and going into the kitchen.

"God, Logan, you're so gross," he called, and he heard Logan laugh. "Oh, dude, did you know that Stephanie and Lucy are in lesbians now? I saw them in the lobby."

"Hot." Logan called back, turning off his documentary, then staring at the blank screen for a minute. "...Whoa, dude. That's totally hot. Can we go watch?" Carlos spit up some of his smoothie into the sink, laughing.

"I already asked if I could. I got punched." Logan laughed now, walking into the kitchen and grabbing an apple from the fridge.

"Why did you get punched?" Kendall asked, walking in from the bathroom, zipping up his fly.

"Stephanie and Lucy are apparently lesbians together. I asked if I could watch."

"Dude. That's hot." James spoke up from behind Kendall, and Carlos gave them a confused look. "...What? Just because I'm gay doesn't mean lesbians aren't hot." Logan rolled his eyes, biting into his apple, and Carlos paused for a minute, watching as some of the juice dribbled down Logan's chin.

Oh.

...Okay.

Why did he have an urge to lick it up?

"So, since your love adventure failed, wanna go see a movie?" Logan asked as soon as he swallowed the bite of apple, Carlos watching his Adam's apple (haha, pun) bob slightly.

"Only if there's explosions and aliens in it." he replied, gulping down some of his smoothie to get rid of the thoughts he was currently having.

About Logan.

And Logan's mouth.

And Logan's mouth doing...things.

Why was he having thoughts about Logan's mouth doing things?

He blamed his wet palms on his smoothie sweating.

"Alright then, let's go see that new movie out. With explosions. I don't know if there's aliens in it, but we'll find out. Enjoy your alone time, you two," Logan called to the two on the couch, throwing out his apple core and grabbing Carlos's wrist as he tugged them out of the apartment.

Carlos swallowed slightly.

Logan's hands were still clammy.