So it's been ages since I've updated and I've accumlated several more stories since then. I wish I had proper excuse, but the truth is, I just completely forgot about this. Because it's not like an actual story. But I won't forget about it again. (I may eventually run out of stories to add to it, but I won't forget about it).

Anyways, this was inspired by a picture of a bracelet AndAllThatGoodStuff showed me. It was too Kogan-y to pass up. Enjoy (:


"Hortense!" The smaller boy looks up from his book at the sound of his friend's voice.

Kendall Knight races up to the tree on the playground that the smaller boy is sitting under, smiling excitedly. The brunette eyes him nervously. They're friends now, but it's hard for Hortense to forget that Kendall, James, and Carlos had spent most of third grade pranking him in a misguided attempt to make friends. He's still a little weary of the blonde and his other two friends -Kendall alone is more enthusiastic, energetic, and daring than anyone else Hortense has ever met. He's out of his element just from being around Kendall and it both exhilarates and frightens the nine-year-old.

"What's up?" He asks, closing his book.

"Come on, 'Tense!" The blonde grabs his and hauls him to his feet. "I watched the Hardy Boys movie last night!" He sends Hortense a toothy grin. "So let's go solve our own mystery!"

Hortense's face pales at the suggestion. He's read several Hardy Boys books and they always solve a mystery, but they also always find themselves in danger. "Uh…"

"Please!" Kendall begs, sensing his friend's hesitation. "I want to have an adventure with you!"

The brunette takes one look at his friend's wide hazel eyes and small pout and sighs, knowing that he's giving in. "Okay, Kendall.

The way his new friend's face lights up at his agreement (even if it's less than enthusiastic) makes any danger they might encounter worth it.

As it turns out, Carlos took Kendall's new Spider-Man notebook so he could write the blonde a note about corn dogs and the closest thing to danger that they encounter is Mama Knight's frown of disapproval when she catches the two boys eating celebratory chocolate chip cookies too close to dinner.

-/-

"You okay, 'Tense?" Kendall approaches his friend who's starring in awe at the middle school before them.

"Uh, yeah…" The genius trails off uncertainly.

Sherwood is a relatively small town. It's literally right next to a much bigger town though, so if hadn't ever really felt like living in a small town. Except in school. The four friends had gone to elementary school with the same twenty kids for all six years. The class literally hadn't changed at all since the shy boy had moved to Minnesota four years ago.

The middle school, however, is in the much bigger city and will consist of kids from several different elementary schools. And as much as Kendall, James, and Carlos have brought the smaller boy out of his shell, Hortense can't shake off the fear instilled in him from his pre-Minnesota years when he'd been picked on relentlessly. The idea of going to a school full of people who are –more than likely- going to make fun of him because he's small for his age or because he's smarter than most kids unnerves him.

"I don't want to go…" Hortense hates saying that because school is his favorite place to be, second only to Kendall's house, but he can't help it.

He's scared.

"Yes you do." Like the best friend that he is, Kendall knows exactly how Hortense is feeling. He's the only one in their group of friends that knows why the brunette hadn't reacted positively to their initial attempt at making friends and he's kept that secret because he knows Hortense is a little ashamed of it. He places his hand in the shorter boy's, giving it a comforting squeeze. "Just think of it as an adventure."

The smarter boy's response is to gulp audibly.

"Don't worry." Kendall smiles reassuringly, "It's an adventure we're going on together."

It's not the biggest adventure they'll ever have, but Hortense always remembers it has the first adventure where Kendall's hand in his makes everything better.

-/-

"What are you thinking about?"

Logan, who is sitting on his front porch, lost in thought, looks up to find Kendall walking towards him. The blonde sits down next to the genius as he responds. "L.A." The shorter boy confesses.

Kendall nods because, to be honest, he already knew that. It's the reason he'd made the trek across the street and three houses to the left in the first place. He knew from the minute that he'd told Gustavo Rocque that he'd go to L.A. if the older gentleman took his three friends with him, that he'd have to convince his smart best friend. He reaches into his pocket and pulls something out before shoving it in Logan's face. "Here."

The brunette blinks a few times as he tries to focus on the object that's dangling in front of his face. It takes him a minute to realize that it's a bracelet. It's got a simple leather cord and flat piece of metal. He takes the jewelry and can just make out what's written on the metal in the moonlight.

I want to have adventures with you.

He turns wide eyes to face the blonde and he almost swears that the taller boy is blushing. "Kendall…"

"I just don't want to go to L.A. without you!" The blonde says suddenly, as if the words had been on the tip of his tongue all day, just waiting to be heard. "And I know this is about as far from being a doctor as you can get, but I-" he sighs in frustration and runs his hand through his hair, desperate to make sure the genius understands. "I don't want to go on this adventure without you. I'm not sure I even can."

He turns to face Logan and finds the smaller boy slipping the bracelet onto his wrist. He looks at it thoughtfully for a minute. "I can be a doctor anywhere," He says eventually. "And what I love most about Minnesota is you…and James and Carlos."

Kendall sends his friend a hopeful smile. "Does that mean…"

Logan returns the smile, matching the blonde dimple for dimple. "Let's go have an adventure."

-/-

"Why are we watching this?" Logan asks, eyebrow raised at his blonde best friend.

"The two boys are sitting on the orange couch in 2J as the opening credits for Road to El Dorado play on the TV.

Kendall scoffs. "Because it's the greatest movie ever."

"Right…" The genius doesn't sound convinced but he settles onto the couch anyways.

The taller boy smirks and throws an arm around the shorter boy's shoulders, pulling him close. They watch the movie in silence until the scene where Miguel and Tulio are stuck in the boat, sure that they're going to die. The two characters exchange sentimental last words and as Tulio tells Miguel that the blonde has always made his life an adventure, Kendall looks down and is surprised to see Logan fiddling with the bracelet he'd given him almost two years ago. He blinks in surprise. He knew that the genius still had it, but he'd honestly not realized that Logan ever wore it.

"Thank you." Logan says suddenly. "For making my life an adventure." He smiles lightly. "If it weren't for you, I'd still probably be holed up in my room, nose deep in a book I'd read a hundred times."

Kendall chuckles, easily able to picture what the brunette is saying. "You're welcome, Logie. If it weren't for you I'd probably have failed eighth grade. So thank you for making my life rich with knowledge."

Logan sends him a crooked grin, which Kendall returns. He stares at the genius for a few minutes before speaking again. "You know…Miguel and Tulio were originally supposed to be lovers. The writers chickened out though."

The shorter boy's eyebrows go up in surprise at the news. "Really?"

The blonde nods. "I don't want to chicken out."

"What?" He turns his head to face Kendall and finds the taller boy's lips pressing gently against his.

When he pulls away, Logan blinks in shock. "This is going to be a big adventure…" He whispers after a moment. "Isn't it?"

"The biggest." Kendall admits, voice barely above a whisper.

The genius' face breaks out into a smile. "Well," he says, grabbing the taller boy's hand and intertwining their fingers, "At least we're going on it together."

-/-

"Kendall!" The blonde can hear Logan's frantic voice calling from their bedroom.

He lazily makes his way into the room, busy eyebrows going up at the sight of his normally neat boyfriend throwing things around in his frantic search for something. "Logie?"

"Kendall!" Logan's head pops up from beneath a sweater and eyes his boyfriend. "Have you seen my bracelet?"

The blonde immediately knows which bracelet the genius is referring to. It's one of the only pieces of jewelry that the brunette owns and the only one that he ever wears with any regularity. It's the one that Kendall had given him at sixteen. The same one that is currently resting in the taller man's pocket.

He rocks nervously on his feet for a moment before reaching into his pocket and pulling the bracelet out. "It's here."

"What?" Logan takes it from him, confusion written all over his face. "Why do you have it?"

"I, uh, needed to get something done to it."

Logan examines the bracelet trying to see what's different about it. Kendall takes a deep breath and continues talking. "Because ever since we were little you've been going on adventures with me. And now that we've had them, I don't ever want to stop having adventures with you. So I was hoping…"

At that moment, the genius flips over the piece of metal and finds that where it had before been blank, three words are now engraved in it. His mouth opens in shock as he reads:

Marry me, Logie?

He looks up to find Kendall shifting nervously in front of him, peeking up at him through blonde bangs. Logan can feel his eyes well up as he slips the bracelet on his wrist.

"Yes…" He whispers, stepping towards the blonde and kissing him soundly. "I would love to go on this adventure with you."

And it's the beginning of the greatest adventure of the rest of their lives.


So there's Big Time Adventure. Hope you guys liked it. (: