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Chapter 8
Logan was very sensible. When situations presented themselves before him, he handled them carefully and effectively. Kendall changed that about him without even realizing it. Before he moved to the town, he tried staying in the shadows and not causing any problems. Even when he fell in love, he attempted to hide. Though soon it was proved to be futile. His family moved, and he tried telling himself to not get involved with anything. But the town was just so… annoying. The whole battle between the rich and the poor frustrated him, and he just had to butt himself into this silly tradition.
Kendall was the first person he "converted" to the world of sense, soon followed by Carlos, Camille, and probably Lucy considering she was always around Camille. Naturally he figured James would be next. But nothing could be that simple. He ended up falling for Kendall, and he was pretty sure Kendall was falling for him. It already felt like they were a couple. So when James kissed him, an overwhelming feeling of guilt crashed through him.
He ran.
He didn't know what else to really do other than run and find Kendall before someone else found him first. Logically, there was no way anyone else could know, but he still needed to tell him. Part of him didn't even really think to reject James' feelings or set him straight.
Kendall was only on his mind.
"I'm an idiot," James murmured to himself, walking out of the school almost numbly. Why did he have to go and kiss Logan? Clearly Kendall and Logan had a thing going on! He didn't want to get in the way of that. Kendall was finally moving on from the whole Jo thing, so why would he take away the one person Kendall liked? He, as usual, was being careless, thoughtless, and selfish.
"James!" a voice hollered. He turned to see Carlos smiling and running towards him. "What are you doing here?"
Carlos always had the brightest smile which James was envious of. The boy in front of him always found light in the darkest situations. "I kissed Logan," James ended up blurting out. Carlos' eyes went wide, his lips slightly parted.
"What?"
"You were right," James sighed. "I do have a crush on him, and I was an idiot and kissed him. I mean, why would I do that? He likes Kendall and Kendall likes him. I don't want to get in the way of that."
Carlos paused, as though debating what to say. It was a very sad, thoughtful expression James only saw when he was with his family. "They do like each other a lot," Carlos decided to finally say. "They're lucky like that."
"They are," James narrowed his eyes. "I just wish I wasn't such a stubborn idiot. I might have been able to get him first."
"I know the feeling," Carlos mumbled softly. James frowned, raising an eyebrow.
"You do?"
Carlos blinked in surprise, clearly not expecting James to hear him. He then forced a bright smile. "Course I do! I've had crushes before, James."
James nodded absent mindedly. Carlos never talked about his love life or that "one special person". The thought of Carlos having a crush was slightly mind blowing. But they weren't friends since childhood, so James hasn't always been there when Carlos might have been crushing on people. "Who?" James playfully teased, nudging his shoulder.
"You," Carlos shrugged, trying to sound casual even though his heart was beating really fast. James paused for a moment before chuckling. Carlos frowned. "What's so funny?"
"Be serious," James pouted. "I am curious to see who you have liked before. Come on! Tell me."
"I did," Carlos's hands began to shake. "It's you. It's always been you."
James opened his mouth to protest again, saying Carlos wasn't being serious because, come on! Ever since they've been friends, Carlos only treated him as one. But he found his mind quickly changed when Carlos grabbed his shirt, forced him down, and crashed his lips onto James'. James' eyes went wide, too shocked to kiss back. Was this how Logan felt when he randomly kissed him? Carlos pulled back still frowning. "I've liked you for a long time, and Logan doesn't like you like that at all. Just… consider me as one of your options from now on? Please?"
With that, Carlos walked off, leaving behind a stunned James.
Katie smiled in surprise when she saw Logan at the door, panting and sweating. He must have ran a very long way! She already knew why he was here, so she let him in with a gracious smile. He nodded at her and quickly dashed in, heading straight for his room. Kendall was already sitting there reading a book when Logan barged in without knocking. Kendall raised one of his eyebrows. "I thought you said your parents didn't want you to-"
"James and I kissed," Logan blurted out so quickly he was sure Kendall didn't hear it. But his facial reaction told him otherwise. His body froze and his green eyes filled with disbelief and slight sadness. Before he could comment, Logan continued. "We were in the music room, and he was there the whole time, so he heard us singing, and then he started telling me that I had a really nice voice, and I think he was trying to apologize but I'm not sure because he never did, and-"
"Whoa whoa whoa," Kendall walked up to him, placing his hands on his shoulders. He offered him a comforting smile. "It's alright!"
"It… it is?" Did that mean Kendall understood that Logan didn't like him in that way at all? Or could he just not hear him through all of his rambling?
"It is! You and James can kiss to your hearts' desires! I really don't care." Kendall's smile was too sweet and happy.
"You don't?"
"Nope," Kendall continued to fake his smile. "I don't get why you're telling me of all people but I get it. You like James, and you guys kissed. That's good, right? So are you guys going out now?"
"W-what?" Logan frowned in distaste. "No! Kendall, he kissed me. I didn't know he was going to. I don't even like him like that! He just randomly kissed me, and I ran."
"Oh," Kendall's eyes widened but Logan saw relief. It made him smile. "Still doesn't explain why you're telling me though. You can kiss whoever you want to. You don't have to report to me."
"I just… I didn't want you of all people getting the wrong idea," Logan blushed, glancing down at the stained carpet. Kendall blinked before a grin spread across his features. Without thinking about it, he reached out and touched Logan's chin, tilting it to make sure Logan was looking at him. Slowly Kendall leaned down, making sure Logan wanted to kiss him. Seeing no movement or rejection, he dipped down closer until his lips were softly against Logan's, moving perfectly in synch.
Logan reached out and wrapped his arms around Kendall's neck, who in return wraps them around his waist. The kiss felt perfect to both of them. When they finally parted, Kendall placed his forehead lightly onto Logan's and both grinned. "I've been wanting to do that for a while now," Kendall confessed.
"Yeah," Logan breathed out. "Me too."
Alice: They're finally together!
Emily: Sorry I made you guys wait so long!
Alice: Kogan is together~
Emily: But what about Jarlos and Lumille? Find out in the next chapter!
