A/N: BAM! New chapter!
"Can you meet me in the Earth Realm soon?"
"Um… sure… but are you okay, Logan?" Logan took a shaky breath in an attempt to steady his voice before he continued speaking.
"I'm… no… not exactly… but there's something I need to tell you, and I… miss you… so please, just meet me at the park in 30 minutes, okay?"
There was silence on the other end of the line for a couple seconds before James finally answered "Of course, Logan. I'll see you soon, but in the meantime, try to relax, alright?" Logan couldn't help but smile and feel his shoulders relax at the caring request. He nodded, but realized that James couldn't see him.
"Okay… I will. See you soon Jamie." He heard James chuckle on the other end and felt his heart flutter.
"See you soon Logie." Logan ended the call, already feeling much better. He went to change into something a little bit warmer to protect himself from the cold weather in the Earth Realm then quickly made his way to the portals.
Logan soon found himself in the empty Royal garden of the Nature Realm. He looked around and frowned slightly when he noticed the figure of someone who was bent over. He couldn't tell what they were doing, but he figured it had something to do with the garden, since the person appeared to be one of the garden workers. It was rather late, though, so Logan couldn't help but wonder what a workers was doing there. He frowned slightly and cautiously stepped towards the person. Once he got close enough, he uttered a soft "Hello?" However soft it was, his question still managed to echo in the empty space and scare the person into an upright position.
He let out a sigh of relief when he saw that is was only Suzy staring back at him with wide eyes. She let out a sigh of her own and placed a hand over her heart.
"Oh, goodness, Logan, you scared me half to death," She breathed out causing Logan to let out a small chuckle.
"My apologies Suzy," Suzy shook her head, waving off the apology.
"Don't worry about it." She dropped her hand from over her heart and gave a small half smile.
"What are you even doing here, Suzy?" Logan asked, tilting his head to the side curiously.
Suzy sighed, "Logan I could be asking you the same thing."
It was Logan's turn to sigh "I'll tell you about it later."
Suzy raised an eyebrow "You mean like how you told me about why you were so happy all those months ago?" Logan gave a nervous chuckle and an apologetic smile before shrugging his shoulders. "Mmhm, yeah- start talking."
"…Well… Long story short, I met this amazing guy in the Earth Realm who I... um… who I really like… We, uh, we ended up, I guess, breaking up, and for a while I was really torn up about it. But then we met up and ended up bumping in to each other in the Earth Realm where we eventually ended up kissing and making up and… we've been together ever since." Logan could feel himself smiling by the end and he momentarily forgot about the problem at hand.
"So, then why the sad face? Sounds like things are going well for you." Logan's smile dropped and he sighed before running a hand through his already tousled hair.
"My dad," Logan said with a role of his eyes. Suzy arched an eyebrow and waited for Logan to continue.
"He basically wants to set my up with the Air Realm prince." Logan finished with a scowl.
Suzy shook her head. "Now why would he do that, doesn't he know you're already in a relationship?" Logan gave a sheepish half smile and a little chuckle in response. Suzy rolled her eyes before shooting him a disapproving look.
"Logan…"
"I know, I know, it's just that he… he…" Logan trailed off. Suzy was a close friend of his and he loved her dearly, but this was something big. He wasn't sure if he could tell her just yet.
"He… what?"
Logan didn't say anything for a few seconds. "He… he's not royalty. My dad wants me to 'produce heirs' with another royal." He finally spit out.
Suzy furrowed her eyebrows. "Produce heirs? How are you going to do that if you… oh you're a submale, aren't you?" She concluded, her eye sparkling in amusement.
Logan's face lit up bright red and he averted his eyes to anywhere but Suzy. Suzy laughed at this.
"Whoa there, Logan, don't want you bursting into flames now." She teased "Aw, that's so cute Logie." She continued as she pinched his cheeks. He tried pushing her hand away and grumbled for her to be quiet as his blush intensified. Suzy giggled but let up and took a step back.
Logan cleared his throat in an attempt to portray nonchalance and calm the blush still heating his face. "Anyway, I have to go now, I'm-"
"Going to see your boyfriend?" Suzy supplied with a sly grin. Logan blushed again.
"I- that's- Suzy!" Logan sputtered out in embarrassment. He lightly smacked her on the arm before grumbling out a goodbye and leaving Suzy behind to laugh at his retreating form.
XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOX
"Kendall- AH!" Logan jumped out of the room when a pillow came flying at his face. He cautiously peeked back in the room after a few moments, only to find Carlos beating Kendall mercilessly with a pillow of his own. He took another step forward and tilted his head to the side as he watched them curiously.
"Carlos! Carlos stop! I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Kendall laughed as he tried in vain to protect his face from the harsh blows. Carlos threw the pillow at his face one last time before jumping on Kendall to try beating him with his own hands.
"Ow! Hey- Carlos!" Kendall managed to grab hold of Carlos' wrists after Carlos had gotten a hit or two in and flipped them over so he had Carlos' arms pinned to the floor and he was hovering over him.
"Carlos!"
"Well it's your fault, Kendall!" Carlos yelled at him with a glare set on his face and his eyes glowing bright yellow. Kendall smirked, his eyes shining a dull green in amusement.
"What the hell is going on?!" Logan exclaimed from his spot by the door. Kendall and Carlos both jumped slightly and looked over to Logan, who was stood with wide eyes and a confused expression.
Carlos' surprised expression quickly switched back to one of extreme annoyance. "Kendall-!"
Kendall slapped a hand over Carlos' mouth in order to stop him from continuing. Logan arched his eyebrow. Kendall gave a sheepish grin and Carlos turned his narrowed eyes, which were still glowing bright yellow, back to Kendall and intensified his glare. Kendall glanced down at him briefly before swallowing thickly. Carlos used his freed hand to slap Kendall's hand away from his mouth. He tried getting up, but Kendall wasn't having it. He tightened his grip on Carlos' wrist and used his body weight to weigh Carlos down more.
"Get off me, Kendall." Carlos demanded.
"No." Kendall told him stubbornly.
"Kendall," Carlos hissed.
"Are you going to tell him?" Kendall asked, cutting Carlos off. Carlos paused to think for a moment, glancing at Logan before looking back up at Kendall. He narrowed his eyes further, but eventually sighed and rolled his eyes.
"Fine." He grumbled reluctantly. Kendall grinned above him before moving to allow Carlos to get up. He stood up quickly and held his hand out for Carlos to take so he could pull him up. Carlos sat up and pushed Kendall's hand away before standing on his own and crossing his arms, causing Kendall to chuckle beside him.
They both turned to Logan, who was still as confused as ever. "Carlos is mad at me." Kendall commented after a few seconds of silence between the three.
"Damn right I am!" Carlos yelled. "Jerk." He called under his breath.
"Aw come on, Carlos, I said I was sorry." Kendall tried.
"I know what you said."
"Then forgive me." Carlos didn't say anything after this, simply ignoring him and glaring at the wall beside Logan. "Please, Carlos." He tried again. "I won't do it again- promise!" Carlos remained quiet with his arms crossed. Kendall huffed before throwing his arms around the shorter teen and pulling him in for a hug. Carlos tried to pull away, but Kendall only tightened his hold and squeezed him every so often. Carlos' arms were squashed against Kendall's chest and he tried in vain to push away.
"Carlos, I'm sorry. I promise I won't do it again, just forgive me already, please. Please, please, please, please, please, please, please." Kendall begged slightly. Carlos groaned in annoyance, but sighed and rolled his eyes, relaxing his body to allow Kendall to hug him properly.
"Okay, okay, Kendall. I forgive you." Carlos relented. Kendall grinned down at him.
"Great! Thanks buddy!" Instead of letting Carlos go, Kendall began swinging them back and forth slightly, closing his eyes and resting his head on Carlos' head as he hummed softly in appreciation. Carlos couldn't help but chuckle softly and let his head drop to rest on Kendall's chest.
"Now let go." Carlos demanded after a few seconds. Kendall laughed softly and shook his head, but let him go. Carlos steadied himself after Kendall had abruptly let him go. Kendall pat him on the shoulder a few times. They then turned to Logan, who had yet to move from his spot by the door.
"Um…" Logan muttered, not exactly sure how to respond, his eyes darted between Carlos and Kendall.
"Carlos was mad at me." Kendall stated with a grin. "He's not anymore, though."
Carlos shrugged. "Eh," Kendall shot him a look and he chuckled before punching Kendall lightly on the arm.
"Right, well… I suppose I'll just go then… I'll explain everything later, I guess." Logan said, backing out of the room to head to the Earth Realm portal.
"Wait!" Kendall called out. Logan paused and looked at him. "Explain what?"
Logan blinked a few times, but sighed before glaring down at his shoes. "It's my dad," He grumbled. "He's trying to set me up."
"He what?!" Kendall and Carlos exclaimed. Logan shook his head.
"I have to go. James is waiting for me. I'll explain everything later, okay?" Logan didn't wait for them to respond, simply took off down the hall and to the portal.
Logan made his way to the park and sat under the big tree he and James had soon enough claimed as theirs. He rested his head against the trunk of the tree and took a deep breath, breathing in the scent of freshly cut grass. Logan loved the smell of of fresh cut grass. The familiar aroma relaxed him some and helped him think a bit more clearly. He closed his eyes, allowing himself time to think.
How was he going to tell James? Tell his right away? Work it into the conversation, maybe? Or maybe he should suggest they walk around a bit before he tells him. Logan sighed to himself. No, no, no. That wouldn't do. James would only get mad that Logan hadn't told him right away- and it'd ruin the calm and happy atmosphere. Besides, James already knew something was wrong with him, so Logan won't exactly be able to avoid the problem.
Maybe he could-
"Logan," Logan opened his eyes to find James staring down at him in slight concern. He smiled softly at him and averted his gaze to the grass beneath him. He took another deep breath before patting the spot next him and looking at James expectantly. James furrowed his eyebrows, but sat down regardless. As soon he was seated comfortably on the grass, Logan leaned against him, resting his head on his shoulder. James wrapped his arm around Logan's side and pulled him closer.
"What's going on, Logie?" James questioned, rubbing his thumb gently over the small area of exposed skin on Logan's hip. Logan was confused when the warm touch made him shiver. "You seemed upset on the phone."
Logan turned to hide his face farther in to James' shoulder and groaned. He suddenly didn't want to talk about it, simply wanting to stay cuddled up to James' side for however long he could. They sat in silence for a while, James still rubbing his thumb gently over Logan's hip, and Logan relaxing into James' touch.
"Come on, Logan. Tell me. You know you can tell me anything." James coaxed gently.
Logan sighed and snuggled further into James's side. "I don't even want to talk about it anymore." He grumbled into James' shoulder.
James sighed, "Logan…" He started.
"Okay, okay," Logan gave in, sitting up to speak properly. "It's… my dad."
James looked down at him, eyebrows furrowed. "What about him? Did he say anything to you? Did he hurt you again?" James questioned, sitting up a little straighter.
"No, no! Well, yes… but…" Logan sighed and stared down at his lap. "I don't think he meant to. He was just trying to do what's best for me."
James relaxed against the tree again after a couple seconds and pulled Logan closer to him. "What'd he do?" Logan swallowed thickly. This was the hard part.
He remained silent for little while more.
"Logan!" James called, removing his arm completely from Logan and looking down at him with controlled urgency.
"He's trying to set me up with the Air Realm Prince!" Logan rushed out.
James' eyes began glowing a dangerous red color as he glared down at the shorter teen. "He what?" He growled out.
"James, calm down, it's ok-"
"No, Logan, it's not okay! Why would he do this? Doesn't he know," James cut himself off and looked at Logan. "He does know you're in a relationship, right Logan?" Logan stayed silent and looked away from him in guilt.
"Logan!"
"James you have to understand why I haven't told him yet,"
"No, Logan, I don't understand- please, enlighten me." James cut in, now sitting on his knees in front of Logan.
"He would try taking you away from me!" Logan defended.
"And how do you know that?"
"Because he's my dad, James- he hadn't spoke to me for 6 months just because he couldn't stand the fact that I like men- imagine what he'd do if he actually found out who I was dating."
"And who says you'd have to tell him who you were dating?!"
"He'd find out eventually! You don't know my dad, James, he's a King! He's bound to find out who it is I'm dating because he'd want to meet you right away, he'd want to know everything about us- including what Realm you're from. I can't risk him finding out, James, because if he did then he'd make sure I'd never see you again- so how about instead of yelling at me, you help me try to figure out how to get out of this stupid mess because I don't fucking need this!" Logan's voice cracked and, by the end, he was on the verge of tears. He brought his legs up to his chest and rested his forehead against his knees, sniffling quietly.
James sighed heavily, guilt and regret immediately crashing down on him like a wave. His eyes softened considerably as he looked down at the whimpering teen. "Logan…" He tried. Logan hugged his legs closer to him, refusing to look up or answer.
"Logan, baby, I'm so sorry… I… I didn't mean to yell at you, I'm just… scared, I guess. It's just that with your dad trying to set you up with this guy I just… I'm worried you'll end up wanting to be with him instead. I don't wanna lose you, Logan. I need you." Logan looked up, his eyes shining a dull blue with unshed tears.
Logan sniffed once. "You're not going to lose me, James. Especially not to some guy I don't even know. I…" Logan paused and shifted his gaze down to the grass below. He chewed on his bottom lip, debating what to say next. "I don't want to lose you either. I can't." A single tear fell from both of his eyes and he sniffed again, looking down. James leaned forward, cupping Logan's face and gently wiping the tears away with his thumbs. He left his hands resting against Logan's cheeks and stared into his eyes for a while, his thumbs running over the smooth surface of Logan's cheeks.
"No more crying, please. I mean you're eyes are beautiful when you cry, but…" Logan couldn't help but laugh at this, causing James to grin slightly. "I never want to make you cry again."
Logan brought a hand up to rest on one of James' and he smiled softly at. James gave him a gentle kiss, pulling back seconds later. "I'm sorry." Logan said just above a whisper.
James shook his head. "Don't be."
"Hey," James said after a minute or so of comfortable silence. Logan hummed in reply. "Let's go have some fun." Logan nodded and the two got up to walk around town.
XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOX
It was slightly dark by the time the couple decided to make it back to the park. Logan laughed as he ran away from James, who was hot on his trail.
"Logan, no fair!" Logan continued to laugh, looking back to see how far James was behind him. It turns out not very far. James was just about to grab him, but when he was hairs beat away from grabbing him, Logan tripped and began rolling down the hill.
"Logan!" James called right before he, himself, tripped and rolled down the hill, right behind Logan.
Once they reached the bottom, they lie beside each other, breathing heavily and looking at each other with wide eyes. They took in each other's appearances- hair a mess and covered in grass and leaves, clothes disheveled with grass stains on them. Logan was first to be thrown into a fit of giggles, eventually causing James to start laugh as well.
James laced his fingers with Logan before pulling him in to his side. Logan curled up to James' side, wrapping an arm around James' middle and burying his face into the juncture of James' neck. He gave James a peck on his neck and giggled when James shivered slightly.
"Logan, you know I'm ticklish there." James complained halfheartedly, smiling when he heard Logan giggle again.
"I know."
James chuckled at this and moved so he could duck down and kiss Logan fully on the lips. Logan returned the kiss happily and soon ended up laying on top of James. He brought both hands up to cup James' face and deepened the kiss slightly. They both smiled in to the kiss and James wrapped both arms around Logan's waist.
When they finally pulled away, Logan rested his forehead against James' and they started into each others' eyes, both of their eyes glowing with passion.
"I love the color of your eyes," James said, barely above a whisper. Logan laughed softly, closing his eyes and shaking his head.
"Shut up," Logan said, lifting his torso off of James'. "Come on, it's getting dark. We should probably go."
James sighed "I don't want to." He whined quietly, causing Logan to laugh a bit. James' eyes soon widened. "Crap. Logan it's late, aren't you going to get in trouble?" He asked in concern, moving to get up.
Logan sighed and rolled off of James. He stared up the sky that was now slightly dotted with stars and the moon shining bright above them. He closed his eyes and took and deep breath.
Logan shook his head "I don't care. I have to spend the day with some pompous ass tomorrow. I just wanna lie here with you for as long as I can." He said, opening his eyes to look up at James. James looked down sympathetically at him, smiling softly.
"Well, I wish we could stay here, lying under the stars, too, but unfortunately, reality awaits us." James told him, moving hair out from Logan's face. "Besides, who says he's a pompous idiot?"
"Carlos. He's met him a few times and the guy is completely full of himself and a complete flirt. I've never spoken to him, but I'll take Carlos' word for it." James chuckled and nodded his head.
"Alright. Well, we still need to get going. Come on, I'll walk you to your portal." James stood up, dusting himself off as much as he could before reaching down to pull Logan up.
The two then made their way to Logan's portal, walking in a comfortable silence with their fingers locked together. Once they arrived, Logan opened the portal before James pulled him in for one last kiss.
"I'll message you, okay?" James said, using his thumb and first finger to lift Logan's chin up. Logan nodded, smiling. An idea suddenly popped in his head and he gasped before grinning. James furrowed his eyebrows in confusion.
"What?" He asked.
"I have an idea! I'll message you the details later, okay? For now, we have to go." Logan stood on his toes to give James one last, quick peck on the lips. "Bye, James!" He said before running through the portal. The portal closed, leaving James to stand there and chuckled to himself before he left to his own portal.
It was roughly noon when Logan was getting ready to meet up with the Air Realm prince. He had told James, Kendall, and Carlos about his plan and they had all agreed on it. So now he just had to get dressed and head down to the throne room before initiating his plan. Logan wore black jeans and a red, long sleeved shirt and a pair of white shoes. He refused to dress up for this guy, but he still found it rude not to dress at least presentably.
He made his way to the throne room, chewing on his bottom lip and slightly wondering to himself if this plan of his was really a good idea. He reached the throne room and took a deep breath before entering. He found both of his parents conversing with a boy who was dressed much like himself- a black, short sleeved shirt tucked into blue jeans with black shoes- and seemed to be around his age, if not a couple years older than him. Funny, Logan thought, he expected him to be dressed a bit more… royally, if what Carlos said about him was anything to go by.
"Ah, Logan," The King greeted, being the first one to notice Logan's arrival. "Come, come." He motioned for Logan to come closer, and Logan did.
"This is Luis, prince of the Air Realm. Luis, this is my son, Logan." The King introduced. Logan inwardly gasped at the sight of the prince. He was tall, roughly James' height, and had a nice build that was complimented nicely with the clothing he wore. He had dark brown hair that was styled up, tanned skin and the face of a model- a confident air surrounding him. Yes, the prince was certainly handsome. Logan stared in awe, snapping out of it when he heard his mother clear her throat.
Luis smirked down at him, watching in satisfaction when Logan blushed and stared down at his shoes. "U-um, hello, nice to meet you." Logan stuttered out, holding his hand out for Luis to shake. Luis chuckled, a deep, rich chuckle that rung low in his throat.
He grabbed hold of Logan's hand and gave a firm shake. "Likewise," He said, his voice smooth like velvet with a hint of an accent. He dropped Logan's hand and locked his hands behind his back, the smirk never leaving his face. Logan turned around to look at his parents. His mother had a well hidden concerned expression on his face, while his father was beaming shamelessly with pride.
"Well, we'll just leave you both to it. Have fun." The King said, throwing a not-so-subtle wink Logan's way, causing Logan to blush harder. He rushed his wife out of the room, missing the alarm that flashed across both hers and Logan's face.
"Nice to meet you both." Luis called politely after them. Soon, he and Logan were left alone in the throne room.
"So, Logan, I hear your dad is expecting we hit it off, start dating and end up producing an heir together, am I correct?" Luis asked, raising an inquisitive eyebrow.
"I, uh- yeah. Sorry about that," Logan began, rubbing the back of his back sheepishly, still blushing. "My dad is-"
"A genius." Luis cut in, a grin stretching across his face.
"Yeah, he's- what?" Logan asked, eyebrows furrowed.
"He's a genius." Luis repeated. Logan looked taken aback.
"What do you-?"
"Producing heirs with a fine little thing like such as yourself? Our children would be stunning." Luis took a step closer, staring directly down at Logan as he continued grinning. "So, Logan," He started, placing his hand on Logan's upper arm, "What do you say we skip to the whole 'producing heirs' part?" He asked, slowly sliding his hand down Logan's arm.
Logan's embarrassed expression hardened into a glare and his eyes flashed a dangerous electric blue. "What?" He growled out through gritted teeth. Luis simply chuckled.
"Feisty little one, I see." He said, smirking as his honey colored eyes flashed a vibrant yellow.
Logan slapped Luis' hand away. "Don't touch me." Logan ordered before pushing past him to the exit. Luis smirked and followed after him.
"So where are we going? Somewhere private, perhaps?" Luis commented as they were walking down the halls.
"Just shut up and follow me." Logan ground out. They soon reached the large doors to the garden. Logan had to take a deep breath to calm himself before he could walk through to the portals.
All the way to the portals, Luis would find ways to inconspicuously touch or mess with Logan and all Logan could do was grin and bare it. When they had finally reached the portals, Logan had to take a deep breath to stop himself from blasting the pompous prince completely right out of the castle. He opened the Nature Realm portal and turned around sharply to face Luis.
"When we get there, don't do or say anything. Just keep your fucking mouth shut. Got it?" Logan said, glaring up at Luis.
"Ooh, feisty and bossy- I like." Luis said, the smirk on his face seeming to permanently be stuck in its place.
"I specifically remember telling you to shut the fuck up." Logan said through gritted teeth.
Luis chuckled. "Such a potty mouth," He commented. Logan glared harder at the taller male, pushing aside his confusion at the phrase used. The water from the small pond began thrashing about wildly as Logan's fists clenched at his his side. The water cascading down to create the waterfall itself began falling harder, pounding down on the small pond and creating a harsher sound from the normally beautiful and calming sound. Luis shot his hands up in defense before pinching together his thumb and first finger and running them over his lips before turning them at the end, as if zipping and locking his lips. Logan furrowed his eyebrows at the strange action before rolling his eyes and wordlessly stepping through the portal, Luis smugly following close behind him.
A/N: Well I was planning on making this longer, but I unfortunately don't have the time for that and I really wanted to be able to update today so… yeah. Sorry if it sucks. I've been so exhausted all week that I could hardly think straight :X
But don't worry, there's more drama in the next chapter, so stayed tuned for more ;D