"I'm sorry."

James, sitting up in his uncomfortable hospital bed (it was always too lumpy and too cold when Kendall wasn't wrapped around him), felt his eyes widen as he looked at the small girl in front of him, head hung low. By the waver in her voice, he could tell she was close to tears. "What for?" he asked.

Katie looked up slightly, her brown eyes swimming in—yep, he guessed it—tears. "It's my fault. You were teaching me to surf and I said I'd castrate you…" Deep breath in, shudder out. "And then that shark came—I didn't tell you fast enough! And you… you—"

James couldn't help but grin. The Knight siblings were so very much alike. "Katie," he said, cutting her off, "It's okay." When she didn't perk up, he continued, jokingly, "At least, now, you know I'd never hurt Kendall. Who knows what else you could do?"

There was a tiny little smile that spread on her lips, but that wasn't good enough for James, so he said, "Is that a smile, Katie? Can I get a bigger one?" with a goofy look on his face.

She laughed like a little child playing peek-a-boo. "You're stupid, James," she replied, smiling wide. Then, with her small body, she basically tackled the taller boy (being extra careful not to hurt him) and wrapped her arms around his neck.

She whispered into the crook of his neck, "I love you, big brother."

James' grin grew, encircling her tiny waist into a warm hug. With a warmness spreading in his abdomen and a wetness flowing in his irises, James knew that this was worth going through that shark assult; in fact, he'd go through a hundred more attacks for this.

Kendall buried his face into James' tanned neck, inhaling that delicious scent. Since the pretty boy had been in the hospital, he'd been cut off from his precious Cuda products, allowing James natural perfume to be smelled and enjoyed. Kendall liked it better than any man-made spray. "Guess what day it is."

James made a small thinking noise in the back of his throat. "The day you stop feeling bad about me being in the hospital?"

A chuckle was his reply and then Kendall's grinning face was in his view. "Close," the blonde answered, pressing a kiss on the other boy's cheek, "but no. This is better. Today's the day you get released!"

James blinked once, twice, three times before a huge smile took over his mouth. "Really? No more sucky hospital food? No more uncomfortable bed? No more stupid gown?" His excitement was palpable, almost tangible in the air.

"Well, yes," Kendall started with a smirk, "but I think I like the gown… Gives a nice view of your ass."

A mischievous gleam entered James' eyes. "Aw, Kendall, you get a great view of my ass every time you lean down to kiss it."

"I'm going to take that as 'I love you, Kendall.'"

"That's what I was going for."

They smiled, leaning in for a sweet kiss, gently caressing and massaging and sliding over each other's lips. Kendall swiped his tongue hastily over James' bottom lip, asking (begging) for entrance into that sweet tasting cave, and James let his lips part slightly, just enough for—

"Ah, Mr. Diamond, how are you feeling today?"

The boys quickly broke apart, James' almost unable to keep in his laughter from Kendall's pointedly disappointed and irritated expression. "Another good thing about you leaving," the blonde whispered into his boyfriend's ear, lightly capturing the soft lobe between his teeth, "no more interruptions."

James actually did giggle at that, facing the doctor hurriedly when he remembered the other presence in the room. "I'm doing good, doc, completely ready to go."

"Well, I can see your boyfriend is certainly ready for that, too," the doctor answered, eyebrows raised at the long fingers trailing up and down the patient's arm before disappearing behind James' back.

"Yeah," Kendall agreed, looking lovingly at James, "I'm ready to take him home with me."

"Aww," the doctor cooed, smiling. "That's nice, but you know, as a doctor, I should probably give you some information about sex… would you like some pamphlets?"

And that explained why, when James Diamond was officially released from the local hospital, one hand was holding tightly onto Kendall's, fingers intertwined and palms pressed against each other, and the other was filled with no less than twenty pamphlets about teenage sexual intercourse which he was forced to take under doctor's orders.

The stares he got from other patients and nurses walking away were enough to make him never want to set foot in that place again.

Mrs. Knight was the one to pick them up—his mom was stuck in Europe on some important business and on James' insistence, they didn't tell her about it. "I don't want her to worry," he'd said, "I'm fine. I think I can make it for a while without my mommy."

And despite Kendall's reluctance, he did what James wanted. He really just couldn't say no to that boy when he pulled out those big puppy dog eyes and a pout (he learned well from Katie).

"So where to, boys? Up for some McDonalds or something?" Mrs. Knight asked happily. She caught James' eyes in the rear view mirror and smiled at him.

"No." Determined, hazel eyes looked out the window and a smile of his own was playing at his lips. "I want to go to the beach."

"James, you just got out of the hospital!" Kendall yelled. As if he suddenly noticed how loud his outburst was, he softened his voice and grabbed James' hands. "Come on, baby, we can go to the beach later, I promise. Just… just let me take you home, okay?"

"That's what I'm asking for, Kendall," James stated, smiling kindly at his lover. "The beach is my home."

Okay, I didn't update this for a while because, to be honest, I was a little mad. James didn't lose his arm because then it would've been just like Soul Surfer and where's the fun in that? And come on, guys, this is just fanfiction; take it lightly, okay? It was supposed to be funny as in like a joke that James lost his penis. So, please, just take it easy, and honestly, if you don't like what I write, then just don't read it. It's not that big of a deal. Sorry for the rant, but I was just getting it all out. For those of you still reading, I hope you enjoyed the chapter :)