Everything was quiet, desperately so. Julian didn't like it. The only thing he could think about was what had happened, was it really only last night?

Logan was furious, absolutely livid. Who was Julian to leave and never come back without at least telling him? Well Logan wouldn't have it, this had to end now and he had to go talk some sense into his best friend Logan burst through the actor's bedroom door.

"JULIAN FUCKING LARSON, HOW DARE YOU," Logan immediately cut himself off, taking in the scene at before him. Julian was backed up against the wall, and other end was Adam Clavell, holding a gun that was pointed directly at him, but now whipped over towards Logan himself.

"Lo, get the FUCK out of here, I cant NOT lose you. You can forget about me, I was just your friend and that's all I ever will be, and I can accept that, just don't you DARE let yourself get killed because of me. I love you Lo, I always have, and I always will. Ever since freshman year, when I walked into orientation late and sat next to you. I'm so, so sorry I didn't tell you earlier, but you never looked my way once, when that was all I could do. Just don't get yourself killed, let me. I have nothing to his anymore."

Tears sprung from the prefect's eyes. How could he have not seen? Of course he loved Julian, who couldn't? He was always there for Logan, and now Julian needed Logan to be there for him. He ran over to where his Jules was standing by his desk, but Adam shook his finger at him.

"Not so fast there, my dear Logan." The stalker sneered. "You hurt my Julian, and I can't have that now can I? You need to hurt like he hurt for you. Only I can love Julian, no one else can have him."

He pointed the gun directly at Julian, and Logan ran faster than he ever had in his life. If he could just get there in time to take the bullet for his Jules, he could save him. Unfortunately, human speed had its hindrances and the bullet shot right past him and into Julian's torso. He dropped to the ground, blood seeping through the clean white shirt under his Dalton blazer. With a howl of rage that could only come from an unmedicated Logan, he changed courses and hurled himself at Adam, not caring if he shot at him. But there was only one bullet in the barrel, so Adam was trapped. Logan jumped on top of him, hitting his head on a bookcase. He continued to punch blindly at Adam, dizzy. His knuckles started to bleed, but Logan didn't care. His arm was aching, but that didn't matter, Adam had hurt Julian. He had to pay. Logan kept punching him until he knew Adam was unconscious. He then dialed 911 and crawled over to Jules, who was gasping for air.

"Jules, of course I love you, I always have. I can't believe it took me so long to realize it but it's true." He kissed the actor full on the lips, then his cheeks, forehead, then eyelids. Julian just sat there, panting, the blood pouring on the floor, over Logan.

"I...love you...Lo...I don't wanna...die." the actor gasped. "I wanna stay...with you." And then he slipped into unconsciousness. Logan sat there bawling, crying out Julian's name until the paramedics came, along with Derek who was out at the library studying. Logan was refusing to let go when the paramedics tried to load him into the ambulance, so they let him stay until he went into surgery at the hospital, and only then did Logan leave the actor he so loved.

There was a beeping Julian could hear now, and a faint dripping sound. He wanted to open his eyes, to see what was around him, but he couldn't find his eyes. Maybe when he woke up Logan would be there with him. He hoped so. Trying to open his eyes again, he heard an angel's voice. This helped him be urged on, and he forced his eyes open to a blindingly bright light and a white room; he was in a hospital. After he adjusted to this strange light, he could feel something. Someone was holding his hand, rubbing gentle circles around it. As fast as he could move without feeling any dizzying pain, Julian looked over, and there was the only angel that could ever be in Julian's heaven; Logan whispering inaudible words to him, and when he felt movement he looked up.

"Jules!" he all but screamed, completely filled with joy. It earned him a few glares from the nurses. He leaned in close to his ear, whispering," Do remember anything that happened?"

"Yeah I do, every single word," Julian smiled, yawning and completely wiped out from the morphine that was given to him from the dripping bag. "You have no idea how long I've been waiting to hear you say you love me, now come over here. I want to kiss you properly, without me being on the verge of death."

Logan complied, and Julian gave him a sloppy kiss. His skills were definitely off due to all the drugs.

"I think you missed," Logan laughed. "Let me help you." This time Logan kissed Julian, lips just merely brushing against Julian's. The machine tracking Julian's heart rate sped up rapidly, the beeping getting faster. "Woah Jules, I don't want to give you a heart attack on top of you being shot and going into a coma for 3 days. You scared the hell out of me." Logan said, kissing his forehead.

"Really, it's been that long? How long have you been sitting here, Wright?" the boy in the hospital bed smirked.

"Three days, give or take a few hours," the senator's son smiled." Don't act so surprised, I care about you more than you think."

"Where's D?" Julian wondered out loud.

"Down at the food court with Casey and Clark," Logan answered." You know out of all the fake people in Hollywood, I think he's the best. He was on his way to the airport anyways, about to pick you up from your would be flight. Didn't get the 12 missed calls from Derek since he was running late and heard it only the radio." Logan shook his head sympathetically, then winced from the pain of his concussion. His right arm was in a sling, but Julian didn't want to bring anything more up about that night.

"Where are we now, Lo?" Julian asked bluntly. Logan knew what he meant. He squeezed the boys hand tightly.

"We are at a point where I will never let you go, and you know how stubborn I can be," he smiled. "I love you, and that bastard will never keep us apart. It's you and me against the world, literally." He laughed again." It's all over the media, Julian Larson Armstrong has been shot." They both winced.

"Well it's a good thing you'll never let you go, because I'm not going to leave your side. After this is all over, I'm going to come out to the press, and we can go public, if that's okay with you?" Julian asked.

Logan leaned in again with a smile. "I wouldn't have it any other way."