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10.
"Kendall, come out and have dinner." Mrs. Knight said and knocked on her son's bedroom. "Kendall, dinner." She argued when the blond boy wouldn't come out.
"I'm not hungry!" Kendall whined through the door. His mother sighed, tired of everything and knocked harshly at the door.
"Kendall Donald Knight, you'll come out here right away and you're going to eat dinner." Mrs. Knight said and knocked on the door again.
"No!" Kendall yelled back. The red haired woman tugged at the door handle, opening the door. "Leave me alone, mom!" Kendall whined and hid his face in the pillows. The woman frowned and sighed a bit. "I'm not hungry, okay?" The blond mumbled and tried to muffle a sob with his arm.
"Sweetie..." Jennifer mumbled and went over to him and sat down on his bed. She put a gentle arm around him and sighed. "I'm really sorry, darling." She mumbled and placed a kiss on the top of his head.
"Why'd anyone want to hurt James?" Kendall asked. "Or Katie, or you or anyone?" He whimpered. "I'm so scared to lose you all..." He said and looked up.
"You're not gonna lose us, sweetie." His mother said softly. "We're all right there with you. We all love you so much." She assured and pulled him into his lap and hugged him tightly. "We all love you and we are all going to get through this." She promised.
"Are you sure?" Kendall choked out and sniffled, hugging his mother back and burying his face in the crook of her neck.
"I'm sure, sweetie... I'm sure of this. Just as sure I am over the fact that I love you." She said softly and stroked her hand over the son's head. "You have great friends by you side and you have me, if you'd ever need me."
"B-But... J-James..."
"He's going to be fine, sweetie." Mrs. Knight assured. "The hospital called. He's making some real good progress and you might be able to go and see him tomorrow." She said. Kendall lit up, but still had sadness looming over him.
"R-Really?" He asked. "Really, I can go and see him? Will he be awake?" He asked. His mother nodded.
"He might be, Kenny." She said and sighed a bit, smiling down at the blond boy. After a long moment she spoke again. "Kenny, sweet heart. Please go and apologize to Logan." She said. "He's terribly upset. He thinks that you're angry with him." She said. Kendall frowned.
"B-But... I-I'm not... I was just... upset myself." He said. His mother gave him a meaning look.
"Kendall, sweetie. Logan just want you to be happy and safe." She said. "He really cares for you... a great deal. I... I think that..." She stopped herself and shook her head. "No, you should go and apologize. Ask how he'd doing. He's not doing so well." Jennifer said. Kendall nodded slowly.
"O-Okay... I-I'll do that." He said. His mother smiled a bit.
"Good... Now come and have dinner. You have to eat." She said and stood up. Kendall sighed and followed his mother out to the table and sat down next to her, staring down at his plate the entire time.
The table seemed to empty. With Katie not there it was empty from the beginning... but now that James was gone too... it was just so cold and weird. Kendall glanced up a bit at Carlos, that sat quietly and poked his food around, not looking up. His mother trying not to look so depressed while slowly chewing some vegetables. And Logan that met his eyes once he looked that way. Kendall held back the urge to gulp and looked Logan straight in the eyes. Trying to tell the shorter boy how sorry he was by just looking at him.
After dinner Mrs. Knight told the boys to find something to entertain themselves with while she took care of the dishes, even after Logan had offered to do them for her. Kendall grabbed Carlos' hand and dragged him into his bedroom, closely followed by Logan. The three boys sat together in James' bed and just... looked at each other.
"How are we doing?" Kendall asked and looked at his two remaining friends. "Are you okay, Carlos?" He asked and turned to the small latino. Carlos nodded and leaned closer to Logan. "I-... I'm sorry I got so upset before..." Kendall mumbled and blushed with guilt.
"It's okay." Carlos said. "You were angry at the person who hurt James." He said. "I'm angry too." He confessed. Kendall smiled sadly. "Are we going to see James tomorrow?"
"Yes, we are." Kendall said. "We'll tell him everything is okay with us. Alright? James will be much happier if we don't tell him we worry." The blond said and the two shorter boys agreed. Then Kendall turned to Logan. "I'm sorry I yelled at you." He said, out of the blue. Logan was surprised by the sudden apology but nodded.
"It's okay." He said.
"No, it's not okay." Kendall said quickly. "I was angry and I took it out on you... It seems... like whenever I'm upset you happen to get the biggest blow." He mumbled. "I'm really sorry, Logan." The smart boy gulped and nodded, feeling so happy he could just cry. He smiled a little and Carlos hugged him. Kendall did too.
"You guys are all I have." He mumbled. "If I don't have you, I don't have a family." He continued and sighed.
The three friends continued to just sit around and enjoy each others company. Carlos eventually fell asleep with his head gently resting in the blond's lap. Kendall kept stroking his hand over the latino's forehead and looked out through the window, out on the star filled sky.
"How are you doing, Loges?" He whispered quietly, without looking at the person he was speaking to. Logan flinched a bit and blinked a few times. Kendall turned to look at him and tried to smile. Logan nodded.
"I'm okay." He mumbled. "I'm alive..." He said. Kendall frowned for a second.
"I... I was meaning to ask you something." He whispered and looked down at Carlos. Logan gulped and nodded again, tense and nervous about whatever the blond could possibly ask him. Kendall shifted a bit and turned so that he was completely facing Logan. "O-Okay." He said and let out a shaky breath. "Um... how do I say this...?" He mumbled and looked thoughtful. Carlos mumbled something inaudible in his sleep and the two looked down at him before they deemed that he was really asleep. However the two who were awake stayed silent for a long time.
"Kendall?" Logan mumbled and the blond looked up at him and blinked a few times.
"Yeah?" He whispered. Logan wanted to chuckle, because Kendall was kind of funny when he was confused.
"Weren't you going to ask me something?" he whispered back. Kendall looked like he suddenly remembered.
"O-Oh! Yeah! Right." He whispered and furrowed his eyebrows. "Uh... Logan... Do you like me?" He blurted out and looked up at Logan again. The smarter boy frowned a bit and just stared at the tall blond. Kendall looked so casual. Like the question didn't bother him.
"What if I do?" Logan asked and shrugged. Kendall cocked an eyebrow, making Logan blush. "Don't look at me like that!" He whined and turned away.
"Look how?" Kendall asked. "I'm just looking normally." He said. Logan shook his head.
"No, you're not looking at me normally. You're looking at me like I'm an idiot." He said. "So what if I like you. Why is that so damn weird, you're amazing." He said and got up from the bed and started to pace around the room.
"I didn't know." Kendall said. "It's not weird." He added. "I'm flattered that you think so."
"But you don't like me back." Logan mumbled. Kendall shrugged.
"I've just never though about you that way." He said. "Actually I don't think I've truly though about anyone in that way." He confessed.
"What about Jo?" Logan asked. "Or Lucy?"
"They're pretty, Logan. Have you seen them?" Kendall asked. Logan rolled his eyes. "I'm a teenage boy, I'm drawn to pretty things."
"Like James?" Logan asked, but immediately regretted what he said. Kendall stared at him and frowned.
"W-What do you mean?" He asked and sounded... hurt. "J-James?"
"You said you're drawn to pretty things. Like James?" Logan asked again. "Is that why you're such a good friend with him? Because he's pretty?" Logan asked, almost glaring at Kendall. The blond shook his head.
"W-What? No." He said. "James is my best friend because... well... just because." He said. "It has nothing to do with his looks." Logan sighed and frowned. "I'm not that shallow, Logan." Kendall mumbled. "And last time I checked, my love life isn't of your concern."
"But what of it was?" Logan asked.
"It isn't." Kendall said sternly. "Now shut up about it. I don't want to talk about it anymore." He said and looked away. Carlos shifted in his sleep and snuggled closer to Kendall's chest. "Look... Logan... I just..." He mumbled and sighed. "I'd hate for you to be upset."
"I'm not upset." Logan lied. "I'm just... disappointed." Kendall shook his head and held out a hand. "What?" Logan asked and looked at the blond.
"C'mere." Kendall said and waved a bit. Logan frowned. "Just... come here, Logan." Kendall said and rolled his eyes. Logan went over to him and sat down next to the blond. "Look, we're friends. Maybe you want to be more. Maybe I don't. But... I can't lose you, Logan. Not now. I just might die if you go away." The blond's words made Logan smiled a bit.
"Really?" He asked quietly. Kendall nodded.
"Definitely." He said. "Now, we're all going to go to sleep and tomorrow, we'll visit James and then we're going to get through this... Alright?" Kendall asked. Logan nodded and leaned his head against the blond's shoulder. "Good... Good night, Logan." Kendall said and laid down together with his friends.
"G-...Good night."