A/N: Hey everybody! Just a reminder, if you haven't already you should definitely check out my good friend EpicRusher13's story 'Change'! I got to read the layout for the story and it's pretty interesting! Anyway, this chapter is kinda intense, that's all I have to say about it. Hope you all enjoy!

Altercation

Kendall P.O.V.

When James opened his eyes, I was hoping to see the warm hazel that I had become all too familiar with. But to my surprise, I was met with the cold red eyes that I had been trying to avoid.

"Hello Kendall." He said in such an icy tone that it was making it hard to believe that this was technically James.

"What do you want?" I snapped, not wanting to deal with this right now.

"Well Kendall, you took something that belongs to me. And I just can't let you get away with that." He said, giving me a cold glare in the process.

"What are you talking about? I never…" I trailed off when I really looked into James' eyes. There was something about them… that's when it hit me.

"Dimitri!" I snarled, realizing that this wasn't James' vampire side.

"Damn, I was wanting to see how long I could make you think I was James, but I guess that last tidbit gave me away didn't it?" He asked, giving me a stupid smirk that I would've punched right off his face if he wasn't in James' body.

"How'd you even get to James?" I asked, anger evident in my voice.

"You'd be surprised at the things you can do when you have an influence on others. Especially one as powerful as a sire bond. All I had to do was convince James that I was his vampire side trying to rise to the surface and things were a piece of cake after that." There's that stupid smirk again.

"You have no idea what I'm capable of doing to James. So I think it would be best if you just stay out of the way." He said, sending me a death glare.

"Let James go and leave us alone!" I yelled, wanting this freak away from my brother as soon as possible.

"I don't think so Kendall. You all have been thorns in my side for a while now. I was originally planning on turning all of you, but James is really the only one of you I need. The rest of you are… dispensable."

Before I even got a chance to come up with a witty retort or argue about how… non-dispensable we are, I found myself against the wall and losing air quickly. My mind immediately went back to the incident not even two days ago.

"J-James…" I tried, hoping to try and get through to James, who I knew was somewhere in there.

"Is in here with me. You should hear him screaming at me to stop. It's kinda pathetic watching him try to kick me out and fight his way to the surface."

"J-Jay, p-please…" I could feel myself start to get lightheaded. I could see the battle going on in James' mind. I could see that he was trying to fight his way to the surface like Dimitri said, I could only hop he won the battle soon.

I heard James let out a pained yell and I suddenly felt myself falling to the ground. As soon as I hit the ground I started trying to breathe so that I could get some air into my lungs. I looked up and saw James on the floor, holding his head in his hands with a pained expression on his face. I made my way over to him as my breathing finally returned to normal.

"Jay! Jay listen to me, I know that it hurts but you have to fight it! I know you're strong enough to do this! Don't let Dimitri win!" I encouraged, hoping that my words would give James the push he needed.

It took a few seconds but it seemed that one of them had won the battle.

"James?" I questioned, I breathed a sigh of relief when I was met with the familiar pair of warm hazel eyes. I immediately pulled him into a hug, knowing that he needed one after what he just went through. I knew that he hated hurting us. Even if it wasn't intentional, I knew that he would beat himself up about it. My thoughts were proven correct when James broke down into tears.

"Hey. Hey look at me." I said, trying to get his attention. When he looked at me, I noticed the broken and defeated look in his eyes.

"Listen to me, what happened wasn't your fault. None of this is your fault. This is all Dimitri's doing. I'm pretty sure he wants you to feel like this. I'm not sure why, but I'm pretty sure he does. Are you really going to let him win?" I questioned.

"I hurt you Kendall. More than once. What if next time it's Carlos or Logan? What if I can't stop myself next time. I… I need to leave."

I should've known something like this was going to happen. Now that I think about it… maybe this is Dimitri's plan. Get James to leave so he can get him back…

"You can't leave James. You just can't. We just… We don't function right without you. The last few months have been hell without you! We were constantly fighting and having disagreements. Me and Logan… It got so bad between us that we actually ended our friendship for a while. We just… We really need you James. I need you. Please?" I pleaded, hoping that I could convince him to stay.

"Fine. But if someone else gets hurt…"

"Nobody is going to get hurt." I interrupted, knowing what he was going to say. I just hoped that I was right…

*Line Break*

James P.O.V.

Everyone was sleep, now was the perfect time. I couldn't stay here anymore. I knew that Dimitri would keep messing with us until I went back to him. I also knew that he would hurt whoever got in his way. And right now, my friends were the ones standing in his way.

As I made my way out the door, I heard a voice coming from above me.

"Going somewhere?" I looked up and noticed Aaron on the roof. He jumped down from the roof, landing perfectly on the ground.

"What are you doing up?" I asked curiously.

"Couldn't sleep. Your turn." He replied with a smile.

"Why? It's not like you care." I retorted.

"What makes you think that?" He asked, curiosity written on his face as his smile faltered.

"Well for one, we barely know each other." I said, pointing out the obvious.

"I know that we barely know each other. But you seem like a cool guy. I thought we got off to a good start." He replied, sounding kinda disappointed.

I let out a sigh before replying.

"I'm sorry. I think you would be an awesome friend to have and it would be really cool to get a chance to know you. But I can't stay here. I'd be putting all of you in danger if I did." I said honestly.

"James.." I really didn't want to hear what he had to say because everytime one of them about staying the more I actually considered it. So instead I turned to leave. I wasn't expecting him to grab my wrist though.

"Please don't go. You don't know how important you are to those guys. They really are a mess without you. Plus, I want to see what the big deal about you is." He said with a smile that was so genuine that I hated myself for what I was about to do.

"I'm sorry." That was all I said before I snapped his neck and started walking, leaving everything behind.

Done! Just so you all know, Aaron isn't dead! It's like on Vampire Diaries. Snapping a vampire's neck just knocks them out for a while. At least you all finally got to see an 'Aaron + James' scene! So what'd you all think? What do think about James' interaction with Kendall and Aaron? What about Dimitri? Let me know! I'm not exactly sure how many more chapters this story will have… but it won't be too many more. I'll try to update on Saturday! Until next time!

-Epically Obssessed