A/N: Hey guys! Before we get started I want to wish Carlos a Happy Birthday! With that being said, this chapter is called boiling point for a reason. Things start to get a little intense towards the end of the chapter. That's all I'm going to say. Enjoy!
The Cure: Boiling Point
Kendall P.O.V.
After beating Carlos in a couple games of dome hockey, the guys and I decided to watch a movie. I wanted to go up and get James but I figured it would be best if I let him get some rest. I couldn't really pay much attention to the movie because I kept thinking about James. I know that something was up with him. I know he doesn't realize it, but I noticed when he holds his head in pain when he thinks I'm not looking. I tried not to worry too much, thinking that maybe he just needed some rest. I was brought out of my thought by a groan. I looked over to see Logan holding his head in pain. "Hey Logan. What's wrong?" I asked, hoping that it wasn't anything too serious. "My head really hurts. I think I'm just going to go lay down." He said before heading to his shared room with Carlos following not too long after.
I looked over at the clock and noticed that it was close to midnight and decided it was probably time for me to get some rest as well. I headed up to my shared room to find James on the floor. Poor James. He must have been so exhausted he couldn't make it to the bed. I thought to myself. I picked him up and put him in his bed before putting the covers over him. I decided to go check on Logan before I went to sleep just to make sure he was okay. When I got to Logan and Carlos' room, I found that the door was still open. "How is he?" I asked before walking in to find both Logan and Carlos sleeping. I smiled slightly at the sight before closing their door and heading back to my room where I easily drifted off to sleep.
-Line-Break-
James P.O.V.
When I woke up I noticed two things. One, that I was in my bed. And two, my head didn't have that slight pain that has become all too familiar. I looked over to find that Kendall was already up. I went to the bathroom to do my daily routine before heading downstairs. When I got to the kitchen I found the guys sitting there eating breakfast. I poured myself a bowl of cereal before taking a seat next to Logan. "You guys feeling better?" Kendall asked. I gave him a confused look and he must've noticed. "Logan wasn't feeling all that good last night." I looked over to Logan to see that he was slightly pale. "I'm fine. I'm just really tired that's all." Logan said, his voice proving his statement.
"Maybe you should get some more rest." Kendall suggested with a hint of worry in his voice. "Kendall I'm fine! Stop worrying so much!" Logan snapped. We all looked at him in shock except for Kendall who had a slightly hurt look on his face. "I was just trying to help…" He said, trying to hide the hurt in his voice. "I'm sorry Kendall. I didn't mean to snap at you. But really I'm fine." Logan said before leaving the apartment. Carlos followed him saying that he was going to make sure he was okay.
"Kendall don't take it personally. He said he was tired and when people are tired they tend to get a little irritable." I told him, hoping to make him feel better. "I guess." He muttered before heading into the living room. "You want to watch a movie?" I asked wanting to take both of our minds off things. "Sure." I picked a random movie and put it in the DVD player. As the movie was playing, I kept thinking back to Logan. When he snapped, it reminded me of how I snapped at Kendall yesterday. I didn't know what was going on but I wanted to find out.
I was brought out of my thoughts by Carlos and Logan entering the room. "Hey Kendall, I'm really sorry. I don't know why I snapped like that but I'm really sorry. I guess I'm a little irritable since I'm tired." I could tell that Logan was being honest and that Kendall was feeling a little better. "It's okay Logie. I know you didn't mean it." Kendall said before getting up and embracing Logan in a hug. I was glad everything was okay between Kendall and Logan but I still didn't understand what was going on. I was determined to find out what was going on, but after I got my head to stop hurting. Why is my head hurting so much lately? I asked myself.
We soon found that we were running low on food so Logan and Kendall volunteered to go out and pick up some groceries leaving me and Carlos alone. My headache was getting worse so I decided to go and take some medicine. I was starting to wonder if it was good to be taking this many pills in such a short period of time but I just really wanted the pain to stop. I was in the middle of drinking the pills down with water when Carlos suddenly popped up behind me yelling "Hey Jamie!" I dropped the glass in shock causing it to shatter into a million pieces. As I watched the glass shatter everywhere, something in me snapped. And this time, there was no holding back. "Carlos! Look what you made me do! I'm starting to get sick and tired of you! You're always messing things up!" I don't know where this anger was coming from but I couldn't control it. "You go around acting all happy go lucky but honestly you're just really annoying! You destroy everything you touch and are just holding us back! I hate you!" After that I did something that I never thought I would do. I punched him.
I looked down in shock to see Carlos holding his jaw with tears in his eyes. I bent down to try and help him but he just backed away from me. "Carlos….I'm-" Before I got a chance to apologize he was already running into his and Logan's room before slamming the door. I sat there in shock of what just happened. It was like when I went off on Kendall all over again, except this time it was so much worse. I could feel the tears and guilt starting to flood through me. The thing that made everything worse was that I knew none of those things were true. I loved Carlos like a brother. I never wanted to emotionally or physically hurt him. It was like I wasn't in control… like someone had possessed me. I could see what was happening but I couldn't control it. I don't what was going on with me, but whatever this is was ruining everything. There were so many thoughts going through my head that I just broke down in sobs with one main fear reeling in my head.
Would whatever this was going to ruin our friendship?
So…yeah. Things took a bad turn. And next chapter is going to have ALOT of angst! I feel kinda bad for doing that to Carlos on his birthday. At least it's not his birthday in the story though! Next chapter you will get to see the aftermath, and then the chapter after that will start to answer some of the questions surrounding the story. Next chapter should be up by Saturday so please read and review! :) Until next time!
-Epically Obssessed
