This is more or less a filler chapter. More action will be in the next chapter.
I just really can't wait until I get to reveal how James got his claustrophobia! I wonder if any of y'all can figure it out before I post it. I'll give a special shout out to the one who can figure it out! :)
I want to thank everyone who reviewed the last chapter and to the new visitors who made it thus far!
I really hope y'all enjoy this filler. It's setting up for the future which I think you guys will like. I hope! :)
Any who, enough of my chatter. I hope you enjoy and please review!
Discaimer: I don't own BTR. Period. No questions asked…. I wish though…. :(
Claustrophobic
-(CHAPTER THREE)-
It was barely seven in the morning when Kendall emerged from his room. Normally he wouldn't get up for another hour, but the night was a rough one. James had slept peacefully and steadily and he still had yet to awake. Kendall, however, had not slept a wink. His thoughts were consumed of endless possibilities of what could've happened to James to cause his claustrophobia. Anything from abuse of any kind to being buried alive. But every idea that popped in his head just didn't seem plausible. James was too giddy and chill around his mom to have been abused by her. Something such as being abused by a loved one is too scarring to not have some effect.
The thought of James dad came to his mind more than once. James never talked about his dad and Kendall has never met him. Could the father have something to do with all of this? It was possible.
As for the buried alive scenario, that was completely out of the question. Kendall couldn't remember a time when James would have been missing. Except for right before they got signed. But that wasn't enough time for him to be buried and get out. Most people who are buried alive have to go through several therapy sessions to even dent in the mental healing process.
Kendall was pulled out of his thoughts when Logan, the official early riser, exited his room humming a cheerful hoppy tune. The simple yet mood lifting melody abruptly halted before Kendall could place what it was when Logan noticed Kendall standing in the middle of the room.
Logan's mouth opened and closed like a fish as he was deciding what question to ask first. "What... Why... Wh-"
"I couldn't sleep last night." Kendall answered the partially asked question.
"And you're standing in the middle of the room... Why?"
Kendall looked around and it dawned on him that he was in the middle of the room. " I'm not entirely sure myself. I was thinking and I guess I just stopped here." He replied with a shrug.
Logan looked as if he were going to question his friend further but decided against it and continued on his way to the kitchen for his early morning dose of green tea.
Kendall stood there for a few minutes more and attempted to remember what he was doing before he got so distracted. After drawing several blanks, he decided to start over and just take a shower. Just as he reached his door he paused again. I don't really take showers first thing in the morning... He thought. Whatever... Then he sighed heavily and continued to get his shower supplies.
The door creaked slightly making Kendall cringe as he opened it slowly. The last thing he wanted to do was wake James from his much needed slumber. Luckily the teen didn't so much as shift. He was pretty much dead to the world.
Kendall tip-toed to his side of the room, grabbed all if the necessities and exited the room as quickly as he entered. Operation: Get In and Out, success!
He took his time in the shower and didn't think about getting out until the water turned cold. Once the noise from the shower was gone, he began to hear the voices of his friends. He knew for sure that Carlos had gotten up. The loudness that was emitting from the Latinos mouth was evidence enough. Not only could he be heard through the bathroom door, but he probably could have been heard him all over the Palm Woods.
"Yay! James is awake! It took you long enough."
"Carlos, don't yell in his face. The dude just woke up."
"But he shouldn't be tired any more! It's almost ten o'clock!"
Kendall's head shot up. He's been in the shower for more than an hour and a half? His mom was going to kill him for wasting so much water. He looked around and there was so much steam in the room for it to be dripping down the walls and them some.
Suddenly, an idea popped in his head. "Hey Carlos! Give me a theme song!" He shouted out.
After a short pause he heard a chorus of voices belting out the Darth Vader theme. He opened the door with a moderate pace to add even more effect and the steam poured out of the room like fog machines. Then he marched his way out of the bathroom, making his footsteps heavy. He struck a pose just as they finished and the steam vanished into the air.
"Ah, no better way to exit a bathroom than to the Darth Vader theme!" Kendall joked and broke his pose. Since all of the bar stools were taken up by his friends, he leaned himself against the counter and called the unofficial morning meeting to order.
"So what exactly is on the schedule for today?" He asked as he picked up an apple.
Logan straightened up and began his morning report. "Not much today. I got a call from Kelly a few minutes ago and Gustavo wants us to come to the studio for a few minutes." Carlos inserted a groan here and Logan shot a glare in his direction. "After that we're free for the rest of the day."
Kendall gave him a look. "Why do we have to go in on our day off?"
Logan shrugged. "Apparently he has some big news to announce."
"And he couldn't tell us this 'big announcement' tomorrow?"
"I guess not. But we have to be there in about an hour and a half." That statement made Carlos groan again. "Oh come on guys. It won't be that bad."
Suddenly, Carlos' head popped up. "What about James? Isn't he sick?"
With the spotlight now shining on him, James slowly lifted his head and looked at their faces. "Um..." Was all he could manage.
Logan shifted his brain into his doctor mode and began his questioning. "How are you feeling? Are you nauseous?"
James shook his head. "No. I feel fine."
Logan lifted his hand and felt James' forehead. "The fever is gone... Maybe it was the 24 hour virus. Do you feel like going out?"
James shrugged. "I guess so. I don't want to go to the studio though."
"Is it because you feel sick?"
"No. I just don't want to see Gustavo."
Carlos gave a snort. "Amen to that buddy!" He replied and gave James a high-five.
The second the boys entered Roque Records the halls were filled with endless noise and energy. To be completely honest with themselves, the quartet was ecstatic to hear this news that their boss had called them in for. Each Big Time Rush member had their own dreams and fantasies running in their heads on what this 'big announcement' could be.
Ideas were bounced around and with each passing second their anticipation grew and grew! They finally reached Gustavo's office door and barged in as if they owned the place.
"DOGS!"
Instantly they shut their mouths and froze.
Gustavo glared between them with a look that could kill. "Kelly. Give them the low down."
The worlds biggest grin spread across her face. "Boys, we got some strings pulled and some threats made, and we are happy to announce the BTR Summer Tour!" She immediately started clapping and cheering.
Carlos started jumping finally letting his excitement show. "We're going on a tour?"
Logan was the next to pipe up. "All summer?"
Kelly nodded and continued smiling. "This tour is also going to be a world tour!"
This struck Kendall as strange. It was already June. Which meant they would probably have to leave soon and they would have to move fast. "How are we going to do a world tour in a month and a half?"
Kelly looked down at her clip board on Gustavo's desk for her information. "We are only going to the most requested cities. Atlanta was the most requested in Georgia and London was the most requested in England. We'll be going from state to state and country to country for most of the tour."
"How many gigs are there?" James asked.
"So far, twenty-one. We are skipping China and the Koreas. Border control wouldn't work with us."
"But that means we would need to do a different state almost every day. I don't think the bus could move that fast if we had to cross more than one state at a time." Logan pointed out.
Kelly nodded and flipped a few pages on her clip board. "We figured that much so travel wise a majority of the tour will be by plane." She flipped to another page. "The only exception I see as of right now would be the Florida section with going from Daytona to Orlando. We'd rent a van then."
Other words were spoken but Kendall stopped paying attention after that. He remembered his conversation with James last night. James was terrified of planes. Kendall spared a glance in the taller boys direction. The dude was whiter than a sheet of paper.
This is about to get really ugly really fast.
This is a bit short. I was shooting for a rough 2,000 words but only got to a little above 1,500. I'm sorry bout that. I'm also sorry that it has taken me so long to update this. I can't promise that it won't happen again. But I can promise that I will try to my upmost best to update as soon as possible!
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-Midallion
