Chapter 3

To say Kendall was scared had to be the biggest understatement ever. He was half way to Rocque Records when he decided to call Logan and tell him he was on his way. What he didn't expect was to hear another mans voice shouting "Hey! What are you doing?" before the phone call was cut off. Fear slowly started to get to him and he redialled Logan's number, not caring that he was driving and when he got no answer he threw his phone on the passenger chair and drove as fast a he could in the LA traffic.

When he got to the Studio he jumped from the car and ran into the building. Logan should have been waiting outside for him as the building was locked at 8.30. But when Kendall got to the door it wasn't locked and the security guard was nowhere to be seen. He did however hear the alarms that went off as he threw open the door. Ignoring the noise he ran to the stair case and sprinted as fast as his legs could carry him.

"LOGAN!" why wasn't he answering back? "LOGAN WHERE ARE YOU?" He made it to the studio floor and opened the doorway into the poster hallway. He paused to catch his breath and quietly made his way to the end of the hallway. He heard a noise as he walked towards the dance studio but Gustavo's open door caught his attention. Gustavo always closed and locked his door before leaving. Looking around himself again he pushed the door open but there was no one there. He did however see the open and now empty safe, with a few things scattered around and a knocked over chair.

'Gustavo was robbed! Wait maybe that's what happened to Logan! He must have saw them and they caught him!' Panic came instantly and he quickly walked to the dance studio but the lights were off and the door was closed. He quickly flicked the switch and found no one inside. Trying to think over the continuous alarm he made his way back the way he came.

"Logan where are you?" he asked himself desperately He was passing the closet when the sound of something falling caught his attention. He knew he had to try and he slowly opened the door and cautiously reached for the switch. "Logan?" Once the room was lite he saw numerous boxes lying on the floor but that's not what caught his attention. No, it was the red converse sticking out of the mess.

"Oh my God, Logan?" Kendall quickly cleared the boxes off his friend and leaned over him trying to assess whether he was too hurt to move or not. The last thing he wanted was to make things worse. "Logan? Oh God, come on Logan! Please, answer me" He pressed 2 fingers to his wrist and sighed with relief when he felt the pulse. He could also hear Logan's laboured breathing. This really scared him.

"Come on Kendall head together! You need to phone an ambulance" he reached for his pocket but not finding his phone there. He swore and decided he needed to get Logan help. He ran from the closet to the nearest office which was Kelly's and grabbed her phone. His hands were shaking but he managed to call 911 and explain what was going on.

"Ok son" the man on the other end said calmly "The EMTs are on their way just stay with your friend and make sure he's ok, can you do that" Kendall couldn't bring himself to be annoyed that the man was speaking to him like a 4 year old.

"Y-yeah I can. Thanks" he dropped the phone and rushed back to where Logan was. He didn't look seriously injured but the fact he wasn't waking up was scaring Kendall. He gently ran his ran through Logan's hair whispering to him reassurances that everything was going to be ok and he was right there. But Logan didn't move or wake. In fact if anything his breathing got slightly worse and to Kendall it sounded painful. He picked his head up at the sounds of people in the hallway.

"See Logan, I told you" Just then the closet door opened and a woman about 30 smiled at Kendall.

"They're in here!" she called behind her "Come on why don't we leave the medics do their work and you and I can wait out here" but Kendall shook his head.

"No I don't want to leave him!"

"You don't have to but we need to get in to help your friend and you might get in the way, ok?" Reluctantly Kendall nodded and moved out of the room and 2 others came in to check Logan. Kendall waited in the hallway watching as they treated his friend. He gasped when they turned him over and saw the swelling on his face mixed with the blood. One thing Kendall was never good with was blood. He fell against the wall and noticed for the first time there was blood on his hand that he had been running through Logan's hair. The woman who had found them sat him down.

"S-sorry...the b-blood, I" He started rubbing his hand on his jeans to rid them of the red wetness. Kendall didn't know why he was shaking but the whole situation was starting to hit him. He was exhausted and he hadn't done anything. He wasn't the one who was beaten up in a robbery and yet he was shaking so hard he could keep his hands still. Seeing Logan so hurt had thrown him and he knew there was nothing he could do to help.

"It's ok" she smiled. "I'm Karen, what's your name?"

"Kendall. Kendall Knight" he took a deep breath and managed to calm some of the shaking in his hands.

"Kendall, and what's your friend's name?" she asked writing his name in a small notebook.

"Logan Mitchell" Kendall noticed they had started taking Logan out on a stretcher. "Hey! Wait, can I go with him? Please?" he asked jumping up. Karen nodded at the EMT's and Kendall followed after them all the way down to the ambulance.

"I'll see you at the hospital Kendall ok? I need to ask you some more questions" Kendall nodded and jumped in beside Logan and took his hand. He finally saw the cause of Logan's breathing problems. His chest was all red and bruises were in their early stages. Kendall fought the urge to yell or hit something. He decided to look away before he got really mad. Despite the blood Kendall managed a quick look at him before choosing instead to look at their hands for the rest of the trip.

"I'm sure it looks worse then it is. He's going to be fine kid!" one of the EMTs said giving Kendall a reassuring smile. Once they arrived at the hospital Kendall jumped down after Logan and rushed to go with him but the same EMT from the ambulance stopped him. "Sorry but you need to stay out here. I'll make sure someone comes to get you when they can ok?"

"Fine just make sure he's ok!" Kendall stood for a few moments before deciding he had better sit down. Making the short walk to the waiting room he slumped in his chair and ran a hand over his face. He didn't know how long he had been there but he suddenly remembered that the others didn't know and his phone was still on the passenger seat of the car back at the studio. Just then Karen walked in followed by another man.

"Hey Kendall, sorry I took so long" she smiled before sitting down. "Do you think I could ask you some questions?" Kendall nodded. "Well can you tell me what you and Logan were doing at Rocque Records?"

"Logan and I we're in a band with our other two friends and we had a rehearsal today but Logan wasn't feeling too great today so we couldn't keep up with us. Gustavo, our manager wanted him to stay back so he could rehearse on his own"

"So what time did you and the others leave?"

"About 7 I think" Kendall said trying to clear his thoughts. "But I told Logan to call when he finished or if he wasn't done by 8.30 I would come and get him anyway"

"What time did you get to Rocque Records?"

"I'm not sure, sometime after 8.20, I guess" he sighed "When I stopped at some lights I decided to ring Logan and let him know I was coming but when he answered some other guy said, 'What are you doing?' and then the line went dead. When I called back and he wouldn't answer I got nervous. When I finally got to the studio I just ran in and straight to the main floor. I heard the alarms and stuff going off"

"Did you see anyone else?" The man with Karen asked. Kendall shook his head.

"No, no one. When I got to the floor I went towards the dance studio but there was no one there and I looked into Gustavo's office but I only saw what they left, turned over chair, empty safe" he took a deep breath. "I was walking back towards the stairs when I heard something fall in the closet. I thought maybe Logan might have hid in there. When I turned on the light I saw his shoe so I cleared the boxes off him and I checked he was breathing. I could tell it was bad...i-it sounded p-painful. I knew I had to get help so I ran to Kelly's office...to call an ambulance" He shook his head as tears came again. He laughed at himself. "I don't even kn-now why I'm c-crying!"

"It must have been quite a shock finding your friend like that, it's understandable" He nodded though he didn't believe it was a valid excuse. He coughed and wiped his eyes.

"Hey c-can you ring my mom?" he asked. He really didn't want to be the one to call her. "She's Logan's guardian here in LA and my other f-friends need to know"

"Of course. In fact I'll go and tell them myself. I need to head over to the studio anyway" Kendall thanked her "Not a problem. Tell Logan I'll be back to talk to him when he's ready" And he was left alone again.

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Carlos sighed as he looked at his watch. It was 10.15 and Kendall and Logan weren't back yet and he was starting to get worried. Something wasn't right. He had called Logan but his phone was switched off and there was no answer on Kendall's cell either. Closing his phone again he dropped it beside himself and looked back to the TV screen. Just then James came out of the shower.

"Hey! Where is everyone?"

"Katie's in her room, Mrs. Knight is doing laundry and I have no clue where Kendall and Logan are!" James frowned.

"They're not back yet?" he asked looking at his watch. At most it took 20 minutes to get to the studio from here. And considering the traffic wasn't too bad at this time they should have been back by now.

"Nope and I can't get either of them on their cells either" he said holding up his phone for emphasis. James frowned and went to grab a bottle of water from the kitchen. He came back and stood infront of his friend.

"You don't think Kendall finally manned up and told Logan, do you?"

"Normally I would laugh but this doesn't feel right. Something's wrong. Logan's too sensible not to text to say they would at least be late back" James nodded. It was true.

"So where could they be?" Just then the door opened to reveal Mrs. Knight.

"Hey boys can I get some help?" James quickly went over to grab the basket from the women and set it down on the ground. She sighed a thank you before looking around.

"Where's Kendall and Logan? And Katie?"

"Katie's in her room and Kendall and Logan are MIA" Mrs. Knight gave James a confused face before explaining. "Missing in action"

"You mean they're not back yet?" The teens shook their heads. Just then there was a knock at the door. Turning Mrs. Knight opened the door to be greeted by a police officer. Her heart dropped.

"Mrs. Knight?"

"Y-yea" she said, wondering whether or not she wanted to know why they were here. Carlos had stood from the couch and was standing beside James. The pair shared a scared look.

"I'm Officer Karen Miller, can I come in?" Not knowing what to say, Mrs. Knight stood back to allow the woman in. Karen nodded her head at the two boys before turning back to the worried mother.

"I'm here about your son Kendall and his friend Logan" Now she really was worried. Katie had come out of her room and was now standing with her brothers friends watching.

"What happened? Are they alright?"

"I'm afraid Logan's in the hospital. There was a break-in at Rockque Records and we think Logan may have interrupted. He was beaten pretty bad" Mrs. Knight gasped, her hand going to her mouth. James and Carlos were visably shaken and Katie looked scared, grabbing onto Carlos' arm.

"Is he ok?" James asked. At the same time Carlos asked "What about Kendall?"

"He should be fine. I'm not aware the extent of his injuries. All I know is that Kendall found him" She looked at Mrs. Knight. "I need you to come to the hospital seeing as you are Logan's guardian. Your son is ok, though he is understandably shaken. I think it would be good for him to have his family with him" she said looking over at the other, like they were going to stay anyway.

"Of course let me just grab my things" Mrs. Knight said running to her room. James, Carlos and Katie all grabbed their shoes and ran out the door after Mrs. Knight.

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Kendall was still sitting in the waiting room a doctor finally came to him. "Logan Mitchell?"

"That's me. I was with him in the ambulance. Please is he alright?" Kendall asked jumping up.

"Are you family?"

"I'm his best friend. Look we're from Minnesota and my mom is his guardian...Look I don't know when she'll be here and I really need to know that he's ok!" Kendall begged. The doctor seemed to think about it before he nodded.

"Very well. Your friend has suffered a number of injuries. He needed 2 stitches for the cut of his face. He has 2 bruised ribs and one cracked so he will be in some discomfort for awhile. He has a sprained shoulder which we believe he may have sustained if he was possibly being restrained or pushed maybe. He also seems to have hit his head, which is why he was unconscious when you found him"

"Could it have been caused by something falling on him? Like a box?" Kendall asked. The doctor nodded.

"It's possible, I guess"

"So will Logan be ok?" Kendall asked. All this man seemed to say was everything wrong with Logan but not if he was ok.

"He should be fine physically"

"Physically?" Kendall questioned.

"Well he may be affected by this emotionally. He was held at gunpoint so I would say that..."

"Wait! Gun?" Kendall's eyes went wide. Nobody had said anything about a gun.

"Yes that's how we believe he sustained the injury to his face. It's consistant with what's know as 'pistol whipping'-using the handle of the gun to strike someone" the doctor explained. Kendall paled and ran a hand over his face.

"So what you're saying is he may be a little nervous for awhile?"

"Yes or he may be fine. We will have to wait until he wakes up. We've given him something to help him sleep comfortably for now and he should be ok to leave in a few days depending on his condition" Kendall nodded.

"Can I see him?"

"I'll have someone come get you when he's settled" Kendall nodded in thanks and returned to his seat. A gun? Logan was hit with a gun! The thought alone was enough to scare Kendall, he couldn't imagine actually having one in his face. 'He must have been so scared!' he thought to himself. 15 minutes later a nurse came and took him to Logan's room.

He paused in the door for a moment to take in the bruised face before walking to the right of the bed. The nurse nodded and closed the door as she left. Kendall gently ran a finger down Logan's arm and couldn't stop himself looking at the swollen mark on his face. Now that the blood was gone he could actually see the scar. Even in his sleep Logan looked worried and in pain. Kendall instinctivly took his hand and was surprised and please to see Logan's body relax at the touch and his fingers curled around Kendall's. Kendall smiled and kissed Logan's forehead lightly before sitting down in the chair behind him and just watching Logan as he slept never removing his hand from the brunette's.

And done. 2 updates in two days :) I may not be able to update tomorrow though but I will try my best! x