Logan's phone rings. For the fourth time in the past ten minutes. He checks the caller id. Derek. Again.
"Sorry," he mutters, pressing decline call and trying to ignore the angry looks he is getting from the other Warblers as he joins back in with their vocal warm up. He turns his phone to silent, and they continue to sing scales.
They've just started practising the song that the group will be singing when David's phone starts ringing.
"Logan!" he says. "It's Derek! Dude, answer it, he's started phoning us now."
Logan nods, surprised. David chucks him the phone, and he answers it, stepping out of the circle.
"Derek?" he says, walking outside and leaning against a wall. "What the fuck man, you know we have regional's-"
"Thank God I got you," Derek says, and Logan frowns at his worried tone. "Why weren't you answering your phone?"
"Busy. What- what is it?"
"It's Jules."
Logan's stomach drops, his whole body begins to go cold as Derek explains. Julian has been filming scenes for the movie, when someone had burst on set. They had a gun. No one could stop them. They shot Julian in the stomach and then ran. Julian was in hospital, critical but stable. He wants Logan.
"I'm coming," Logan says when Derek has finished explaining. He's already started walking towards the road before realising that he has David's phone. "Derek, I'm gonna call you back in a second. I want you to get Han to give him directions to the hospital. Okay?" he hangs up without waiting for Derek to answer.
As he walks back inside, he realises something. This will be the second year in a row that he has abandoned the Warblers at regionals. But this time he has a reason.
"Logan? What is it?" Ethan asks when he rushes back in.
"It's- it's Julian. I'm sorry, I have to- I have to leave I'm… I'm sorry it's-"
"What the fuck?"
"You can't leave us again!"
"You're a bastard Logan."
"Reed knows my parts. He can sing them," Logan says. "I'm sorry it's just- I'm sorry."
He runs out.
When Logan arrives at the hospital he isn't allowed to see Julian at first. They tell him its family only, obviously think that he is just some obsessed fan like the hordes of people that crowd outside.
He tells them that his fathers the senator and that Julian is his best friend and they better fucking let him in.
They oblige.
Julian looks like shit. He's pale and sick looking. Duh. He's been shot.
"Logan!" Julian looks happy to see him and tries to sit up slightly, grimacing.
"How are you?" Logan says softly, pulling out the chair next to Julian's bed.
Julian rolls his eyes. "Fine. They're just over reacting."
"Jules! Someone shot you!" Logan's eyes widen.
"I knew you'd react like that," Julian grins. "Who told you anyway? I thought you were at regional's, and I haven't told anyone yet."
"Derek," Logan explains. "Well. Han really. He saw on the news, went to phone me but he didn't have my number, so he phoned Derek. In the end Derek had to phone David to get me to answer. I came straight here."
"So you left regional's?" Julian asks.
Logan laughs a little bit. "Of course."
"Sorry. I knew how much you wanted to win." Julian looks sad at the thought of Logan missing out on the competition.
"God, don't apologise. It's not your fault."
This doesn't cheer Julian up. "It sort of is though," he says, looking around. "I got a note."
Logan raises and eyebrow. "Right…?"
"It- it said, We know about your boy. Stop. I… I ignored it. We have to be more careful Logan. They'd- they'd obviously seen us and… they were angry."
"Oh my God. I'm so sorry," Logan breathes, mimicking Julian's soft tone.
"Don't. It's not your fault. We just need to be more careful, 'kay?"
Logan nods.
Julian has been back at Dalton for three weeks. Logan has hardly left his side since.
Everyone knows what happened to Julian, and as a result all of the Warblers are being far nicer to Logan then they normally are, especially considering how Logan treats them most of the time. They did end up winning with Reed singing lead though, so that might have something to do with it.
"Lo?" Julian says from where he is standing in the doorway. "Can I come in?"
Logan nods, smiling and moving over so that the other boy can sit on his bed with him. He wraps his arm around Julian, kissing him softly. Julian smiles against his lips and lets Logan roll on top of him.
Julian pulls back after a few minutes. "It's raining," he says softly, looking towards the window.
"Mmm?" Logan says, pulling Julian back to him.
"It was raining when you told me how you felt," Julian whispers, so softly that Logan almost doesn't hear.
He pauses, considers that for a second before standing up and saying, "Come one. Let's go."
"Wait, where are we going?" Julian asks, letting Logan drag him to his feet and out the door.
Logan doesn't respond, just keeps walking until he's reached the door. He pushes it open and steps outside into the rain. Julian hesitates for a second, his eyes flicking towards the sky before he follows Logan.
Julian laughs, spinning around in a circle and tilting his head back so rain falls in his mouth. Logan grins at him, grabbing his arm and pulling him in. Julian crashes into him, and Logan stumbles back a few steps, only just managing to stay on his feet.
"I'm gonna marry you someday," Logan says quietly against Julian's lips. He feels the other boy stiffen against his embrace and continues. "Not now. Not even soon. Just- someday. I want to marry you."
"Yes," Julian says, his voice shaky.
"Yes what?" Logan whispers.
"Yes I'll marry you," Julian says, kissing Logan. "Not now. But someday."
