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"Please?" Camille Roberts asked, raising her eyebrows, clasping her hands together. "Just this once."

"No, Camille," Logan replied, taking a step back away from her.

"Oh come on, just for old time's sake." Camille continued to plead.

"If you wanted to do it for old time's sake why don't you just slap Kendall?" Logan asked with a laugh as he shoved his hands into his pockets. "I mean," he grinned as Kendall made a sound of annoyance. "He was the one that you slapped the first time that we got here."

"Good point." Camille turned towards Kendall with a large grin on her face.

"No, wait, Camille, don't-"

Smack!

"OW!" Kendall's hand flew up to the side of his face, where a read hand print suddenly appeared. "Dammit that hurts!" He turned and glared at Logan. "Logie!"

WayneWayne Dooley, Jo Taylor, Stephanie Garcia, and Dak Zevon burst out laughing at the exchange between the two of them. BTR and Katie had just arrived at the Palm Woods and had spotted their friends almost immediately as they waited outside. After the initial happiness of seeing each other again (although some of them saw each other every day) they started to reminisce about all of the times they had spent in the Palm Woods. And of course, Carlos brought up how they had first gotten to LA and then Camille suddenly wanted to go and slap the boys again, just like she did when she first met them.

"Sorry, but it's better if it's you than me." Logan stated with a shrug and a warm smile.

"I often wondered why I decided to hang out with you guys," Dak stated as he shook his head. "But then I realized it's because you guys keep me entertained." He laughed again, running his hands through his hair. He looked over at Katie and smiled. "Hard to believe that I only because your friend because Katie saved me from a mass of raging fans, which I'm still thankful for by the way."

"It was nothing." Katie replied modestly.

"Oh please," Jo snorted. "If you were our friend then, how come it took you so long to actually hang out with us?"

"Hey, I am the pop icon," Dak replied with a teasing smile. "I was busy, and if I'm not mistaken, you were one of the fans that chased my everywhere." James looked over at him with a raised eyebrow and Dak gulped, holding his hands up defensively. "I'm just kidding."

"Yeah, you better be."

"One again, James' jealous rears its ugly head," Stephanie sighed as she turned off her video camera. "I've wasted enough film on that." She turned to James and Jo. "So when are you guys supposed to go to Vancouver for your movie?"

"Next month," Jo replied, pulling her hair behind her ears. "I'm so excited; I've always wanted to go to Vancouver! And it's so amazing how we're going for a feature film too!"

"Oh please, like that was surprising," Camille replied with a teasing grin.

"Yeah, who would have thought that James Diamond 'the face' of Big Time Rush wouldn't make it on the big screen?" Kendall stated, getting in on the jokes. "The constant hours in the bathroom-"

"-The handheld mirror in his pocket at all times-"Carlos added.

"Oh," Logan laughed. "And don't forget the-" he let out a scream, jumping forward as someone dug their fingers into his sides all the while yelling 'boo' at the top of their lungs. He turned around and placed a hand on his chest, glaring at Patrick. "Don't do that!"

"Aww, you know you love it," Rhuben replied with a teasing smile as she placed her hand on Patrick's shoulder. "Why do you think I do it so much?"

"Because you guys have a freakish, kinky relationship?" Dak suggested with a shrug and a sly smile as Rhuben gave her boyfriend a large hug and a kiss on the lips. Riley quickly slapped her hands over Sydney's ears.

"I've told you before, Zevon, watch what you say." She warned.

"Please," Sydney snorted as he pushed his sister's hands off of his ears. "I'm a genius; I think I would know what sex is by now." He looked a little horrified. "Anything and everything I didn't need to know."

That caused laughter from everyone and soon they were all hugging each other and talking excitedly about how happy they were to be able to see each other again. Sydney smiled to himself as he looked around at everyone. Kendall had his arms wrapped around Riley's waist and his forehead was pressed against hers as the two talked quietly. Patrick and Noah were talking animatedly to Katie, who had her free hand in Noah's. Logan and Rhuben were talking to Camille and WayneWayne, each looking happy, which was somewhat of a surprise to Sydney as he knew that Camille used to like Logan.

This is the way that we were supposed to live life Sydney thought to himself as he wedged his way between Kendall and Riley to give the older man a hug. We were supposed to be able to just hang out with our friends and have a good time as we grew up and worked on our music. It took a while to get there, but now it's worth it.

Riley laughed when Sydney's stomach growled loudly. "Are you ready to eat, Little Man?" she asked, patting him on the shoulder.

Sydney smiled up at her in reply.


"Can I have everyone's attention?" Julius asked as he lightly tapped a fork against his glass, the ringing sound getting everyone's attention. "So the reason we're all here is to meet up again and to tell each other what has been going on in our lives for the past five years and Brittany and I thought that we would like to start it off." He turned and smiled down at his wife. "Britt?"

Brittany grinned shyly as she stood up next to her husband. "A couple of months ago Julius and I found out that…I'm pregnant."

"What?" Riley, Rhuben, and Patrick chorused in unison, their eyes wide and their mouths dropping open into happy smiles. The other girls at the table squealed in approval as the other guys just grinned around at each other.

"YES!" Sydney cheered, punching his fists into the air. "I'm going to be an uncle!"

"How far along are you?" Noah asked, raising his eyebrows. "Do you know if it's a boy or a girl?"

"Only two months so far," Brittany replied, resting her hands on her stomach. "And as for whether or not it's a boy or girl, Julius and I decided that we don't want to know until it's born."

"Yeah, that's a great idea," Carlos rolled his eyes, although the lift in his tone showed that he was joking. "Keep us in suspense. This is about as bad as it was when we waited for Kendall and Riles and Logan and Rhubes to get together."

Kendall made a face, balled up his napkin, and threw it into Carlos' face.

"I'm so happy for you guys," Ronan said with a smile as he stood up and leaned over, giving Brittany a kiss on the cheek. "Wait, no I'm not!" He frowned. "I'm going to be a grandfather when I'm 40!"

"Better get used to it, Gramps!" Gustavo shot back, bursting out into laughter. Kelly rolled her eyes. "Next thing you know, you're going to lose your hair."

"You already lost yours, so what are you talking about?" Kendall shot back, causing the whole table to burst out into hysterical laughter.

"Alright," Julius said as soon as he calmed down. "Who wants to go next?"

"Oh, me!" Sydney waved his hand into the air and then pushed back his chair, standing up, brushing his long hair out of his face. "Ok, so as you guys know, we had really exciting new for you," he turned to Big Time Rush with the biggest smile on his face. "So I figured I'd let you off the hook now, so you don't have to die of anxiety." He cleared his throat dramatically. "Your guys' album has been nominated for an ARIA for Best Album," he paused as James let out aloud gasp and then let out one of his mini-screams. "And," he motioned to himself and his siblings. "We're going to be presenting the award to the winner."

"Dude!" James let out a louder scream. "Are you kidding? Tell me you're kidding?"

"Why would we be joking?" Riley asked, looking offended. "We got the letter just last night, you've been nominated and we're presenting the award." She raised an eyebrow. "And you have about three months until the award ceremony, so don't screw things up before then."

"Also," Rhuben spoke up as she turned to Carlos and Stephanie. "We know that you haven't really had any time to relax ever since you got married, which was a great reception by the way," she grinned. "Got and had Ally, along with working on your music and film careers, so…" she reached down under the table and pulled a long thing envelope from her purse. "We got you this." She handed them the envelope.

"What is that?" Katie whispered, leaning against Noah's side. "What are you guys giving her?"

Noah chuckled and turned his head to look at his girlfriend. "You'll see." He replied with a mysterious smile and a wink.

Katie frowned and punched him on the arm. "I hate it when you do that." She muttered. "I always like to be in the know of everything."

"Oh my god!" Stephanie gasped as she opened the envelope. "Jamaica? You're sending Carlos and me to Jamaica?"

"Because you didn't get a honeymoon," Patrick supplied, seeing the questioning look on Carlos' face. "You guys have been so busy, and your wedding was pretty fast, so we figured that you should get some time to yourselves." He looked amused. "And I'm guessing I shouldn't be surprised if

"Still got no tact I see." Jo stated with a laugh.

"You know it." Patrick replied with a wink.

"Hey, Pat, don't hit on my girlfriend," James replied as he pointed a fork at him. Patrick grinned in reply and the two laughed a little bit. "So are there any other announcements or can we just eat?"

"My thoughts exactly." Carlos agreed.

"Does anyone else have anything they'd like to share?" Ronan asked, looking around the table, meeting everyone's gaze as he did so. They just looked at him in reply. "Alright," he rubbed his hands together. "Let's dig in."

There was a loud burp and everyone turned to Gustavo, whose plate was already empty.

"Oh," he blinked. "We were going to wait?"


A/N: Meh, I didn't really like this chapter, but at least it's longer than the others because some people didn't talk even though they were there. Alright, so you have the big news that DE had for their friends, you now know that Julius and Brittany are going to have a baby, Carlos and Stephanie are going to have a honeymoon because they never got one before, you've seen how Dak became their friend, and James and Jo are going to star in a movie together. What do you think I have planned for Racy, Kiley, Lella, Wamille, and Natie?

Ok, so I have a question, how would you guys feel if I did a PatrickxKatiexNoah centered story, maybe a PatrickxJo story (maybe one-shot), and a RileyxLoganxRhuben friendship centered story. Or maybe a Kiley and Lella centered story...

You know what, just go here: http:/bit . ly/ nsYGWF and let me know what BTR/DE story you want me to put up next! Because those are the only ones that aren't in the order of the ones that are going to be uploaded next. Let me know because I have so many ideas for you guys it's not even funny.

(Let me know if the link doesn't work and I'll send it a different way).

I'll update again soon!

Cheers,

-Riles