A/n: this is seriously rated K. There is nothing even remotely offensive about this. Unless you hate boy love but if you did, why would you be reading this? Funny enough, I actually wrote this a really long time ago before I started SOU and I thought it was too small or significant to post so I thought I'd post it to SOU :)
Back in Minnesota, things were simple. High school wasn't the greatest joy in his life but after two years he had it all down. There were rules everyone had to follow and guidelines that should be adhered to. Like when dating it was customary for the girl in a relationship to wear her boyfriend's sweatshirt. It often symbolized their relationship status.
In LA, things were complicated. Words were twisted and one bad picture could ruin a career and subsequently a life. There were things about Hollywood that Kendall would never understand. Like how crazy the paparazzi was. They were relentless, never giving up until they had a decent story.
Kendall found this out first hand one unsuspecting day. James had been badgering them lately about wearing bandanas, that they were cool and him and their other two bandmates never supported his risky fashion choices. Logan and Carlos just laughed it off as characteristically James and thought nothing of it. Kendall, however, saw a plan out of it. He snuck into James' room one night and stole one of his bandanas, determined to initiate his plan the following morning.
Him and James had agreed before landing in LA that they would keep their relationship a secret. It was the typical worry of the paparazzi discovering they were together, tearing them apart, ruining their chances of making it big time and destroying James' dream. And Kendall would do anything to keep James' dream alive. But one night, it just really caught a nerve. He lost sight of why they couldn't be a real couple in Hollywood.
"Are you ashamed of us or something?"
He'd left pretty upset and James didn't even crawl into bed with him that night. Kendall was honestly worried about where they stood. And that's where his ingenious bandana plan came into play. Big Time Rush was heading downtown for an interview and Kendall left the apartment in his usual jeans and tee, with a simple red bandana tied around his wrist.
The look on James' face when he saw it made all the paparazzi speculation on what it meant that Kendall was wearing James' bandana and did this mean they were dating worth it. Because it meant much more to James than just Kendall supporting his risky fashion choices, it was a symbol of the love they shared.