Chapter 6

NOTES FROM LAUREN NICOLE: Hey! How've ya been? Wow, lame opening. hahaha wow this is awkward now…hahah… so anyways, I started my OC story!:) *applause in the background* idk when that'll be up, so bear with me. My new one-shot for "Moments of Carlos Garcia" is still a work in progress, and I keep switching from one to another to another. Probably not the best strategy…;)

"You know how my parents are divorced?" James asked, sighing. Kendall nodded. "Well my dad never thought I could sing. He NEVER told me that I sounded good, ever. One of the last things he told me was that I need to get my head out of the clouds, and into the real world."

"But James, we think you can sing! We never told you to give up!" Kendall argued. He caught himself. He didn't need to yell, he just needed to let James explain.

"I know, but no matter how hard I tried to impress my dad, it never worked! Why should I believe that people who I have NEVER met would think I'm good if my own father didn't?" James was now fighting back tears that were threatening to spill over at any second. His explanation was tugging at Kendall's heartstrings. He held in his tears and clenched his fists.

"James, I-I'm sorry. I didn't know." Kendall apologized quietly. He felt guilty now for yelling earlier. He had no idea about any of this.

"It's ok. You weren't supposed to know. But-" James was interrupted by a knock at the door. "Yeah?" He called in the direction of the door. It slowly creaked open, and Logan's head poked in.

"Ummm…Can we come in?" Logan asked timidly.

"Sure." James answered before Kendall could protest. Logan slowly entered the room with Carlos in tow. He was breathing deeply and his lower lip was quivering. The sleeves of his sweatshirt and the knees of his jeans were stained with tears. James bit his lip. He didn't want any of this to happen.

"Hey, James." Carlos croaked in a hoarse voice. He sniffled and hiccupped quietly. This made it even harder for James to face Carlos. He still had this child-like innocence about him that made James kick himself whenever he did something that hurt Carlos even the slightest bit.

"Hi, Carlos. Carlos?" James responded. He brought his head up and took in the sight of Carlos standing there. He held his breath, thinking about what he was going to say. He knew the two words he needed to get out. "I'm sorry."

"Don't be, James." Is all that Carlos said. He looked at James with his big eyes. They were youthful and bright, but serious at the same time. And they were overflowing with forgiveness. He wasn't mad at James, or disappointed in him. He didn't know what the problem was, but he knew that he didn't NEED to know. James would tell him when he was ready.

James, who was still unable to stand due to his injury, held his arms out to Carlos, who met him and a hug. Carlos smiled and tears were sliding down his cheeks again. James was doing the exact same thing. Kendall and Logan shared a look that read "I think we did it." They smiled too and joined Carlos and James in a big group hug.

The studio door burst open and Gustavo stomped in. Kelly was right behind him, trying to keep him calm. The guys glanced up at them, but made no move to release each other.

"DOGS! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Gustavo yelled in a commanding voice. Kendall, being the leader of the group, was the one to pull away and answer.

"WE are comforting our friend. What are YOU doing?" Kendall rebutted with a devious smirk.

"I'M trying to figure out why my dogs aren't learning how to dance! Why aren't you learning how to dance?" Gustavo screamed in Kendall's face.

James spoke up. "It's my fault, Gustavo. I tripped and twisted my ankle. The guys were just making sure I was ok." Before Gustavo could continue on his rampage, Kelly cut in.

"Well are you ok, James?" She asked, concerned. Unlike Gustavo, she actually cared about the boys.

"Uhhh, I think so." James answered. He held onto Carlos' and Logans' shoulders and attempted to stand up. He squealed in agony and sat back down. "Uhhh, never mind."

"Ok, well let's get you some crutches. That way you'll at least be able to stand up." Kelly sighed. She left for a few minutes and came back with two metal crutches. She gave them to Logan who helped James stand up on them.

"Thanks." James said with gratitude, now able to stand.

"Well now that we can all stand on our own two feet, how about we ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING?" Gustavo said, screaming again.

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NOTES FROM LAUREN NICOLE: Sorry it's been a while since I've updated! I've been swamped with 5:20 rehearsals, but we finished the musical! So now I won't be staying after late until the 24th, when I start talent show rehearsals. Woah, am I busy or what? Hahah anyways I didn't really care for this chapter. It just seemed rushed and it didn't flow. Tell me what ya think in the reviews? Thanks, doll:) oh yeah! Please check out my awesome friend Ruby Grand's stories! She writes about Twilight, Tuck Everlasting, and The Secret Garden! She's very talented so check her out:)Sorry I'm not writing anything for "I'm Not Sick" or my "OC Story"…I'M SORRY! Like I've said, I've been busy! But at least I've got this! Oh yeah! A special thanks to vikwhis13 for tweeting with me all day! And for her AMAZING support! So go read her story "Road to the Rockies" like RIGHT NOW! Please and thank you!:) Hmmm… I think that is all for now! Until next time!

~LaurenNicole