A/N: So this is the shortest amount of time between chapters. Maybe that's a good thing, who knows. Maybe after this chapter I'll work on LFTM. Maybe, or I can do another chapter for this.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the plot.


Chapter 9

"Since we have the day off, would you ladies so kindly take us up on our previous offer?" James asked.

"Yes James, we'll go to the mall with you guys." Katie said.

"Don't you guys feel bad that we just left Shelby and Logan there alone with Gustavo?" Shae questioned.

"Trust me if we stayed, it would have been worst." Kendall said.

The group of teenagers laughed as they hopped on the bus to take them to the mall. On the way they were thinking of ideas on how Gustavo was treating their two friends. As the bus came to a stop in front of the mall, the group hopped out and made their way in to the mall.

"So me and Shae are going to the music store." Kendall said.

"Me and Carlos are going to the joke shop." Kate said.

"And we are going shopping." Katie said as each pair walked away in their separate directions, each linked hand in hand.

It only took Kendall and Shae a few minutes to find the music store that they wanted to go to. Upon entering they quickly noticed the guitar section and went over to it and picked up a pair and starting strumming away.

"So Kendall, did you always want to play music?" Shae asked.

"No, I actually wanted to play hockey. I just sang and played guitar during my down time. I used to sing to Katie when she couldn't sleep at night when we were younger." He replied.

"Wow, I always wanted to do something with music. I don't know how you gave hockey up to be in a boy band." Shae said.

"Well, with the types of friends that I have, we don't like doing things when we're not together. By the way you are really good, I can't wait to go on tour with you guys." Kendall said.

Shae turned around to put down her guitar, but she also did it to hide the blush that was appearing on her cheeks.

"I wanna play you something." Kendall said as he began to strum.

Within in the first few chords, Shae recognized it as their song, 'Stuck'

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

There were so many things
That I never ever got to say
'Cause I'm always tongue tied
With my words getting in the way

If you could read my mind
Then all your doubts would be left behind
And every little thing
Would be falling into place

And I would scream to the world
They would see, you're my girl
But I just...

Keep gettin' stuck, stuck
But I'm never givin' up, up
In the middle of a
Perfect day
I'm tripping over
Words to say
'Cause I don't want to keep you guessing
But I always end up gettin' stuck, stuck
But I'm never giving up, up

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

It's the way that I feel
When you say what you say to me
Keeps you running through my mind
24/7 days a week

Shae just smiled as she listen to the boy pour his heart out as he played for her.

And if you've got the time
Just stick around and you'll realize
That it's worth ever minute it takes
Just wait and see

And I would scream to the world
They would see, you're my girl
But I just...

Keep gettin' stuck, stuck
But I'm never givin' up, up
In the middle of a
Perfect day
I'm tripping over
Words to say
'Cause I don't want to keep you guessing
But I always end up gettin' stuck, stuck
But I'm never giving up, up

I'm over the chances
Wasted
Tell me it's not to late, it's
Only the nervous times
That keep me bottled up inside

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Keep gettin' stuck, stuck
But I'm never givin' up, up
In the middle of a
Perfect day
I'm tripping over
Words to say
'Cause I don't want to keep you guessing
But I always end up gettin' stuck, stuck
But I'm never giving up, up

Yeah, yeah
Oh, oh, ohh, oh, oh

'Cause I don't want to keep you guessing
But I always end up gettin' stuck, stuck
But I'm never giving up, up

"Wow. That was amazing. I'm pretty sure if you didn't reach your hockey dream, music would have been there for you." She said.

"Thanks," he said trying to hide his blush, but he couldn't control his feelings towards her, "I wanna try something if you don't mind?"

"Sure go ahead."

Kendall leaned forward and planted a kiss right on Shae's lips hoping she would not back off. The one thing that caught him by surprise is that she didn't move. The only thing moving were their lips. As they separated Shae spoke up.

"Finally. I wasn't sure if you liked me the way I liked you."

"Oh trust me, ever since I met you, you were very interesting to me. I wanted to get to know you more, and now I guess we can. Just one thing, how are we going to tell everyone else."

"Don't worry about that now, just come here." She said planting another kiss on his lips, feeling the spark between, knowing that this was a good thing.

"Um, I just have one thing to ask." Shae said.

"Ask away."

"Can you please tell me about Logan and the screaming in his sleep?"

"Sure, I just need to ask him." He looked down at his phone to text Logan, receiving a quick response back that caused him to sigh. "It's all right if I tell you because Logan is telling Shelby right now."

"Oh, I hope it's going well."

"I hope so too, Shae. I hope so too."


James and Katie we're pulling each other around in the big Macy's store that took up a good quarter of the mall. Katie was trying to get James to help pick out some outfits for the upcoming concert, while James was trying on some new man fragrances. He was mostly trying to kick his Cuda man spray addiction.

"What about this?" Katie ask holding up a pink halter dress with black stripes.

"Um are you going to be playing in that?" He asked.

"No, handsome. This is just in case we get invited to some cool party to promote us. I want to look good."

You look good in anything."

"Hold on a minute, back track for a second," she paused for a second to take in the compliment, "did you just say that someone looks prettier than you?"

"Yes and I'll continue to say to you until the day I die, because you will look gorgeous in everything and anything."

"Why thank you James." Katie said kissing James on the cheek.

As they searched through the aisles of clothing something caught James' eye that he had to mess around with.

"What about this?"

"James, that's a bikini."

"I know. I bet you will look good in this too."

"James Diamond are you flirting with me?"

"I don't know, but if I was, is it working?"

"Does this answer your question?"

She leaned and kissed him again, but this time on his lips. The kiss lasted about ten seconds before James' phone vibrated breaking them apart.

"Oh come on!" James exclaimed looking down at his phone.

"Who was it?"

"It was Kendall."

"What did he want?"

"Nothing, but I need to tell you something that you might find shocking."

Katie just stared at him with a blank expression on her face, not completely understanding what he was talking about.

"Well you know how Logan was screaming those times when he woke up?" She nodded her head as he continued to speak. "Well, I think you deserve to know why, but you might want to sit down for it."

James led her to a bench outside of Macy's and began to tell the story of why his smart friend was the way he was.


Carlos and Kate were messing around in the small joke shop that was in the center of the mall. They were running around in the store grabbing all sort of things that they could grab. All sorts of things from fart noise makers to whoopee cushions. All things that they could use to make their tour more exciting than just performing every night. They needed to do something in their down time.

"So do you think we got enough stuff?" Kate asked.

"Yes we have enough stuff here for two tours." Carlos replied causing Kate to laugh.

"You wanna get something to eat, I'm starving." Kate said.

"Yeah sure. What do you want to get?" Carlos asked.

"I don't know something small. Maybe like a corn dog or something."

Carlos jumped up in excitement.

"Oh my god I love corn dogs!" He screamed grabbing the attention of everyone with a ten foot radius of the two teenagers.

"Sit down you're making a fool of yourself." Kate said trying to keep the smile from appearing on her face.

Carlos stopped and ran to the nearest corn dog vendor and bought two corn dogs. As he ran back over to Kate, his phone went off, but he decided that he'll look at it later. He handed her the corn dog that he bought for her.

"How much?"

"No this was one me."

"Thank you, usually no one buys me anything."

"Why wouldn't anyone buy you something?"

"I don't know. Some guys don't see me to be that girly. I like going to the beat of my own drummer and just coincidently I am that drummer. So I don't like to dress up that much."

"You know something, that is what I like about you. You are your own person. You are staying true to you. That would actually make you seem more attractive than other girls." Carlos said trying to hide his blush.

"Carlos are you all right?" Kate asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just nervous."

"About what?"

"Being around you. No one has made me this nervous since when I first came to the Palm Woods and tried to impress the Jennifers. But you're different, I don't know what it is, but I can tell that I like."

"Well then, I hope you like this too." Kate said leaning and kissing him on the lips.

Carlos joined in on the kiss, taken back at first at the idea that a girl actually wanted to kiss him, because when he was home he was the last one on girl's radar. He was just happy that he was first on this girl's radar. Their kiss was interuppted when Carlos' phone went off again. He broke away to check it.

"Listen I need to tell you something, and then we need to meet the rest of the group by the front of the mall."

"What is it?"

"It's about Logan. Maybe we should start walking and then I'll tell you."

They got up and made their way to the entrance of the mall. Along the way Carlos was pouring out the story of his friend. As he finished he could see the rest of the group waiting for them. Another thing was that he could see that Shae and Katie had just stopped crying.

"So what do we do now, since they know?" James asked.

"I guess go check up on things we Logan and Shelby. See how she is handling it." Kendall said grabbing Shae's hand leading her out of the mall.

As the group walked, each hand in hand with their significant other, in to Rocque Records, they were met by an upset Shelby who had tears coming out of her eye as she stormed right past them and out of the studio.

"Wait Shelby! Please come back!" Logan screamed coming around the corner trying to catch up.

When he realized she was gone he find the closest chair, and sat down in it and put his head in his hands. Soon the three girls enveloped Logan in a hug not wanting to let him go.

"Dude, what happen while we were gone?" Kendall asked.

"I really don't know, but I told her everything and then she just left crying." Logan said looking at the floor.

"You're lying Logie. What really happen?" James said.

Logan just sighed at put his head up against the wall. Rubbing his eyes and looked at his friends, who were holding hands with each girl.

"Are all you guys, you know?" Logan asked.

They all blushed. Making that the answer he really didn't want to hear just come out to show itself.

"Great things just got even better." Logan said sarcastically.

"Dude, please tell us what happened here." Carlos asked, but it came out more like a comand.

"OK."


I was thinking of doing a series of one-shots call 'I'll always wait for you', between Logan and Camille. The whole point would be about how Logan waits for Camille in situations, were she is late or something bad happens to her. Review if you think you would read something like that. Thanks. - Gobblez