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Chapter 4


Logan smiled softly as Kendall began showing him around town. He still didn't know the ins and outs like other people, so Kendall decided to take him to a nice park. They had already been to Kendall's neighborhood and slightly went to Logan's but not for too long. Kendall informed him of the many places to go and the many places not to go. When Logan asked why, Kendall simply explained the town was divided. "Divided?" Logan had asked with confusion. Before Kendall could answer, Logan turned to the man with the cart and gave him a grin. "I'll have one medium chocolate ice cream in a cone. And Kendall, what do you want?"

Kendall blushed slightly, embarrassed he couldn't even afford his own ice cream. Yet the smile Logan gave him just dared him to reject his offer at food. Carlos had told him about the lunch incident. Kendall sighed and gave a light smile. "I'll have a medium vanilla cone."

Kendall didn't miss the dirty look the man running the ice cream cart gave him. Kendall snorted; he probably was on the rich side of town. They began walking around the park until they stopped at a bench, sitting down and eating their ice cream. "Why are you telling me this though?" Logan asked curiously. "I mean, I don't want to be a part of the whole fight between the rich and poor. Why do I have to know this then?"

Kendall flinched slightly. "Let's just say everyone isn't as nice as James."

Logan's lips parted in a slight o, immediately understanding. He remembered when Camille told him that girl Lucy had a knife in her boot. It must be due to violence. "So how come we can go here?" Logan asked curiously, changing the subject.

"It's neutral turf," Kendall explained. "See the town is literally split by a line. The school is the only place that is neutral turf that's not even near the line. The line, like this park, has the neutral places that you can go without getting into trouble. No one really comes here though because it's neutral. The school has paths that are specifically for the poor and for the rich so that's how we get to school without getting into trouble."

Logan nodded, taking another lick of his ice cream. "So why do you have neutral turf? I mean, why not just claim it as yours?"

Kendall shrugged. "I guess this place is for the little kids, so we don't bother."

"Course it is." A new voice entered.

Logan and Kendall jumped. Kendall turned around and rolled his eyes while Logan just stared in confusion. Behind him was a little girl with brown hair and a devious smile. She quickly walked around and sat next to Kendall. Logan didn't miss the glare she sent at him. Kendall seemed to know her though, so Logan just smiled politely. The girl rolled her eyes. "Why are you hanging around him?" the girl glared at him. "He's rich."

"How can people tell?" Logan blinked. Kendall laughed and gestured towards his clothing. Logan slightly blushed, realizing that while this girl and Kendall were wearing ripped up, stained shirts and jeans, he was wearing expensive clothes his parents bought for him. Blushing Logan turned towards his ice cream. "O-oh..."

"He's a newbie," Kendall explained to the little girl. "He doesn't know anything about this town. He's actually been treating us like equals." The girl snorted. Kendall scowled at her. "Katie, I'm serious. He bought Carlos a giant meal at lunch yesterday. And guess where I got this ice cream?"

The girl, Katie, frowned and hopped off the bench, walking over to Logan. She carefully stared into his brown eyes, trying to search for anything. Logan hesitated under her gaze only slightly as he bit his lip. Who was this little girl? How did Kendall know her? Katie finally smirked. "I like him, big brother."

Kendall laughed as Logan just blinked. So Kendall had a younger sister? He... did not know that about him. Logan mumbled a quick thanks, blushing. Katie laughed as Logan glanced up at her, noticing just how thin the girl was. He frowned slightly, remembering Carlos. "Do you want ice cream?" Logan blurted out. Katie blinked, surprised. "A-and I could take you two out to McDonald's... if you want."

Katie blinked in surprise. "Why?"

"You look too thin," Logan confessed. "I want to be a doctor, so I can tell just by looking that you need a good meal."

Katie blinked in surprise before glancing at Kendall, who shrugged. "He's willing to spend money on us?" The idea seemed almost as strange to her as it did to Carlos. Logan cursed the town under his breath. Apparently Katie heard as she shrugged. "Sure."

"Only if you don't mind," Kendall added in. Logan grinned and stood up.

"Come on! Oh, and Katie they sell ice cream there too. I'll get you some after your meal." Logan quickly walked off, the two Knight siblings following behind him. Once he was far enough in front, Katie leaned over towards Kendall.

"He's really nice." Kendall glanced down as Katie was smiling softly at Logan. It was the same smile she would give Kendall when he did something nice to her. "And he's really cute."

Kendall couldn't stop the grin spreading across his face. "I know."


Jenifer Knight always had trouble getting by. After her husband left, she was forced to move with her son to this town while pregnant with Katie. She raised a young Kendall and eventually gave birth to an even younger Katie. They lived their life paycheck by paycheck, considering she worked at a very cheap apartment building. That's actually how Kendall met Lucy when he came to work with her. She lived at the building and the two had been close friends ever since. Carlos came in a little bit after when Kendall and Lucy found him being picked on.

James became friends with the group only last year, but he was just as accepted as Carlos and Lucy was now. So when her two kids walked in with a very rich looking kid, Jenifer feared for the worst. Did they do something to make the kid angry? Would she have to pay him money? She had told her kids to be careful around the rich brats. That's when she noticed something. Katie was smiling happily while Kendall was laughing. The boy was blushing slightly as he giggled.

"Hey mom," Kendall grinned, holding out a bag of food. Jenifer nearly gasped in surprised. "Guess who got you some food?"

Jenifer hesitantly reached out, realizing it was a happy meal. She raised an eyebrow at the kids. "How and where did you get this?"

The boy blushed and raised his hand slightly. "Um... Katie looked a little thin, so I decided to fatten her up a bit. I took them to McDonald's. We got something for you too."

Jenifer only stared at him in suspicion, much like Katie had before. "Who are you?"

"Logan Mitchell," the boy grinned. "I just moved here a while ago."

Kendall rolled his eyes at his mother's expression while Katie just grinned. "He's really cool! And remember Mom, you said we're not allowed to judge."

Jenifer opened her mouth to argue until she closed it, remembering that lesson she gave her daughter a while back. Rolling her eyes, she nodded and sat down at the kitchen, opening the bag and beginning to eat. The other three sat down with her. "So Logan," Jenifer smiled politely. "What made you decide to move?"

She noticed how Kendall and Logan immediately flinched. Logan rubbed the back of his neck with a sheepish smile. "Um... well... my parents didn't like the town we lived in. We decided to-"

"He was gay and people were discriminating," Kendall blurted out. Logan blushed but nodded. Jenifer's eyes widened as she stared at him. So that's why Kendall and Katie took such a liking to this boy. He's been through hard times like us, Jenifer thought to herself.

"Well we can assure you we don't discriminate in this house," Jenifer grinned only making Kendall and Katie burst out into fits of laughter. Jenifer blushed and rolled her eyes. "Well, not for reasons like that."

Logan chuckled a bit to. "Yeah I can get why you guys don't like rich people here. They are a bit stuck up. I just hope this town doesn't make me like that."

Kendall grinned and threw his arm around Logan's shoulder. "I doubt it, Logie."

Jenifer noticed how Logan blushed. Katie seemed to as well as she smirked. Jenifer and Katie's eyes met, their minds flashing with the exact same thought. "Logan," Katie batted her eyelashes cutely. "Can you come over tomorrow too?"

"Yes," Jenifer agreed with a grin. "You are just so much fun to be around! We should invite you over again to thank you for the meal."

Logan blushed. "I-I guess I could come over tomorrow."

Katie and Jenifer grinned while Kendall just stared at them in confusion. Jenifer turned to him, smiling again. "Kendall, he is so much better than that Jo girl."

Katie snickered as Kendall began to blush furiously as Logan just blinked in confusion. "Mom!" Kendall hissed slightly. Katie burst out laughing at the confused and embarrassed looks from Logan and Kendall. Jenifer began to giggle as well. They all began to talk about the most random subjects like school and work. Finally, Kendall decided to show Logan around the very small house. Kendall walked in another room which had two beds.

"Yours and Katie's room?" Kendall sat down on the opposite as Logan. Kendall nodded as Logan grinned. "It's nice. Say, your mom mentioned a girl named Jo, right? Who was she?"

Kendall blushed. "Well, do you know Jett?" Logan nodded, remembering his neighbor. Kendall decided to continue. "She's his girlfriend. See, she used to be poor like us until her mom got this huge promotion. She got rich and kind of ditched us. See I used to have a big crush on her until she got rich and started hanging around Jett. We just kinda lost contact."

"Oh," Logan mumbled. "I'm sorry."

"Don't be," Kendall smiled. "That was when I realized I was gay."

"How?" Logan asked curiously. "I realized I was gay when I had my first crush. His name was Dak, and we were fourteen. I had the biggest crush on him, and all the girls loved him. A couple months ago, I kissed him and told him how I felt. He... didn't take it well. Everyone knew I was gay, and I got bullied. My parents found out, and we moved. They told me not to tell anyone no matter what." Logan sheepishly grinned. "I guess I failed because I told you a couple days after I came here."

Kendall nodded. "I realized it when I just suddenly lost all attraction to girls. For a while, I just thought I was trying to get over Jo. But then I started staring at guys more. I talked to my mom about it, and we ended up figuring out I was gay. Or bisexual, I don't really know which one."

Logan nodded. "Oh."

"Yeah," Kendall chuckled. "It's funny. If Jo's mom didn't get that promotion, I would still be in love with her, and James would still be rich."

"What?" Logan exclaimed.

"You don't know?" Kendall frowned. "Well in order for Jo's mom to get that promotion, James' mom had to get fired. See she used to own the company Jo's mom worked at. James was really rich too. He hated the poor kids too. When his parents got a divorce, his mom just stopped caring about work. She was fired and Jo's mom took over. That's why James is so hateful towards you. He probably wishes he was more like you before everything happened."

Logan nodded in understanding. "It must have been hard for him."

Kendall nodded. "All of his rich friends turned their backs on him. They always said they never liked him. The poor kids wanted nothing to do with him because of how mean he was. He was alone for a while until Carlos got paired up with him on a project. We became friends last year."

"This damn town," Logan mumbled. Kendall laughed bitterly in agreement.

"You can say that again."


"Bye Logan," Katie grinned. "Remember to come back tomorrow!"

"I will," Logan smiled politely. Kendall rolled his eyes at his little sister. He already knew his mom and Katie were going to play matchmaker with Logan and him. Jenifer thanked Logan for the meal and said how she looked forward to seeing him tomorrow. Kendall, once again, rolled his eyes.

"I'll walk you home," Kendall offered. "It's not safe for someone like you to be walking out."

Logan nodded as they both walked out of the house and began walking. Logan glanced up and smiled softly. The stars were out. Kendall seemed to notice to as he grinned. "It's a little cliche, isn't it?"

"That it's dark so early and the stars are out?" Logan turned his head towards Kendall.

Kendall shook his head with a soft smile. "I mean, the whole Romeo and Juliet thing. We're from two different sides that hate each other yet we're friends. Now we're walking out at night under the stars. I'm half expecting you to start hitting on me."

Logan laughed and lightly punched his arm. "Wasn't that a come on to me?"

"Maybe," Kendall grinned. "Maybe not."

Logan snickered. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"Ask the stars," Kendall raised his arms towards the sky. "They yonder in the night just waiting for you to asketh what they meaneth to you!"

"Were you trying to be Shakespeare?" Logan burst out laughing. "It didn't work at all. You don't just add -eth at the end of every word. You have to put thought and meaning into it."

Kendall pouted. "So I'm not a good poet?"

"You're the worst out there," Logan teasingly grinned at him. Kendall snorted. "I mean, where was the meaning in that poem?"

"I would tell you," Kendall smirked. "But I completely forgot what I said."

"Very poetic Kendall," Logan laughed. Kendall smiled until he noticed they were at the border to the rich part of town. Kendall would continue walking Logan, but chances are Logan would be safe and Kendall would be put in danger.

"So I guess I'll see you tomorrow?" Kendall smiled. Logan nodded, grinning back at him.

"I guess you will. Bring a better poem, okay?"

Kendall rolled his eyes. "Just get home before your parents yell at you."

Logan nodded, turning around but paused momentarily. He turned towards Kendall, offering him a soft, loving smile. "Thanks."

"For what?"

"For making me feel welcome," Logan whispered before he began walking away. Kendall could only stare as Logan walked off.

He smiled softly, his whisper lingering in the night. "You're welcome."


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