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Once the boys were done with their rehearsals, they were called into Gustavo's office.

James already had an idea of why they were randomly summoned. He was just nervous as to how Kendall would react to this. Knowing Kendall, he wouldn't be too happy with this.

Inside Gustavo's office were two strange men, both having large builds and very serious expressions on their faces.

One had brown, shoulder length hair tied up in a ponytail. The other, was African-American. The boys could tell that he was checking Kelly out.

"Who're they?" Kendall asked, pointing to the side of the room containing the two men. Kendall and his friends took a seat.

Gustavo sat at his desk, with Freight Train and Kelly standing behind him. Gustavo looked at Kelly before turning back to the boys. "We call them Spencer and Ryan," he finally answered. When he saw the "so what" look on Kendall's face, Gustavo continued. "Rock-tober fest is coming soon and you boys are gonna need extra eyes on you."

"We didn't need extra eyes last time," Kendall pointed out. He was becoming suspicious at the new sudden arrangement, not to mention the fact that his friends seemed to be okay with this whole thing.

"That's because the size of the last Rock-tober fest you went to was half the size of this year's," Kelly explained, coming up with a good lie. "We know how crazy fans can get."

"We didn't have bodyguards at the concert where some girl practically raped Logan on stage," Kendall pointed out. They could have really used a bodyguard back then.

Logan's face turned a deep shade of red.

Carlos shrugged. "Maybe we should allow it, Kendall," he suggested. "What's the worst that could happen?"

Okay. Now Kendall was definitely sure that something wasn't right. Carlos wouldn't let someone prevent his recklessness. And hiring two more bodyguards, was definitely a way for someone to control Carlos' recklessness.

"Okay," Kendall said with a sigh as he crossed his arms. He turned to his friends. "What's going on?"

"Nothing, Kendall," Logan lied.

Kendall let out a deep sigh. "You told," he said to no one in particular. Those two words seemed so simple. So basic in their meaning. But behind those two words lay such strong emotions. Hurt. Betrayal. Distrust.

And, much to James' prediction, anger.

"I told you guys not to say anything!" Kendall reminded them angrily.

James cut in. "Kendall, I spoke to Gustavo," he quickly confessed. "I just didn't want there to be a chance that...whoever this guy is would try to hurt you."

"Do you know what you've done?" Kendall asked, the volume of his voice still increasing. "If he finds out-"

"He won't, Kendall," Kelly said, hoping to break up the fight that was about to erupt in Gustavo's office. "Spencer and Ryan are professionals."

"They gonna do everything they can to blend in with the crowd," Gustavo further explained. "They'll be keeping an eye on you and on any behavior that seems suspicious."

Kendall scoffed. "Suspicious behavior?" he asked. "Here's the thing. We don't know what this guy looks like...and oh yeah! We're in LA performing at a freakin' concert! There's gonna be suspicious behavior everywhere!"

Logan looked at Kendall with concern. It was obvious that this whole thing was getting to the blonde. "K-Kendall," the timid boy spoke up. "Maybe you should still take their protection. You heard what Kelly said. They're professionals."

"Besides," Carlos cut in. "It'll just be for Rock-tober fest."

Kendall sighed. "This is a mistake, you guys," he muttered. "He's gonna find out! He's gonna know and when he does-"

"We're not letting anything happen to your mom and Katie," James promised, cutting Kendall off. Logan and Carlos nodded in agreement.

Kelly sighed. "Kendall, listen-"

"No," Kendall replied. "You listen. This is a bad idea. I can't let you guys do this!" He rose from off the couch and exited the room, leaving everyone quiet from shock.

James sighed. "Kendall, wait!" he called out as he exited the room in hopes of stopping Kendall. He saw the blonde turn a corner, so James began running, quickly catching up with the blonde.

"Leave me alone, James," Kendall replied harshly as he continued walking.

James grabbed Kendall's arm, forcing the angry blonde to turn around and face him. "Kendall, please don't be mad."

"Don't be mad?" Kendall repeated. "This man has been threatening to hurt Katie! And now, you've given him a reason to! He's gonna kill her and it's gonna be all your fault!"

James sighed, understanding where Kendall's anger was coming from. "Look, Kendall," he began. "I would never do anything that would endanger Katie's life. She's the closest thing I have to a sister and I love her very much."

Kendall nodded, knowing that was a sincere statement from James.

"But I also love you like a brother," James continued. "And I can't risk this man trying to hurt you during Rock-tober fest."

"But Katie," Kendall reminded James.

"She won't get hurt," James promised. "I won't let that happen."

"None of us will let that happen," a new voice said. James and Kendall turned to see Logan and Carlos had joined them.

Kendall sighed. He loved how determined and caring his friends were, but he couldn't help but doubt them. They couldn't protect him and Katie from everything, certainly not from the man either, right?

"If he knows you talked to Gustavo-"

"He won't!" Logan reassured. "Kelly and Gustavo has already gone through this. We won't even know they're there. They'll be keeping an eye on you, but from a distance. This guy won't know a thing."

Kendall sighed once again. He was still nervous about the whole thing.

Carlos smiled. "Gustavo said we can go home now," he announced. "We don't we get some lunch? That'll cheer you up!"

"Tell us everything," Logan commanded.

Kendall sighed before taking a bite out of his food. He shrugged. "There's not really much to say," he finally said after he had chewed and swallowed his food. "There's some guy out there threatening me and everyone around me and I have no clue why."

"Well this guy obviously has something personal against you," Carlos said. "I'm guessing that he doesn't wanna hurt you...at least, not yet anyway. He's trying to get inside your head. He knows your biggest fear. You're afraid of...losing one of us," Carlos continued to explain. He sighed. "Also, the fact that he hasn't given you his identity could be for several reasons. He probably thinks you won't take him or his threats seriously if you knew his identity."

Kendall, James, and Logan flashed him a look of surprise.

"What?" Carlos asked. "My dad's a cop, remember?"

Logan shrugged, remembering how many times Carlos paid attention every time his dad was working.

Kendall sighed. "He said he remembers all the times we shared," he muttered in a voice so low and childish.

"What?" James asked.

Kendall shook his head. "I'm not sure what he meant by that. He said that he remembers all the times we shared and that last time I was with him, he was only getting started...and that's just from the first letter he sent me."

James, Carlos, and Logan looked at Kendall with shocked looks on their faces. They knew about the letters, since Kendall talked about them. But they never saw the letters, for the blonde had thrown them out just a few days before.

"Kendall," James said. "What does all this mean? Obviously this man is trying to tell you something. We've just all gotta put it together."

Logan nodded. "Keep talking, Kendall," he commanded. "What message did that man give next?"

Kendall swallowed the lump in his throat as his brain recalled perfectly what was on the next letter. "It was a phone call this time," Kendall began. "He admitted that he'd been following me for the past month...How could I been so blind?" he asked, the volume of his voice increasing.

"It's okay, Kendall," Carlos said. "There's no way you coulda known."

James nodded in agreement. "Keep talking," he told the blonde.

Kendall sighed. "Well he's the one that took my dad's hockey stick," he finally continued. "He...he also knows about...my box. You know, the one in my closet?" Kendall continued talking after seeing his friends nod. "He perfectly described a picture in there that only you guys, Mom, and Katie have seen. Then he told me that he was gonna have me, and he wouldn't mind killing Katie to get my attention."

Logan, Carlos, and James could tell how nervous the threat to Katie's life had made Kendall, but they knew that if they wanted to have a breakthrough, they'd have to keep asking Kendall questions, no matter how much it hurt.

James sighed. "What came next, Kendall?" he asked.

"He called me after he hurt Camille," he responded. "He said it was my fault," he said, looking down.

Logan spoke up. "Well, it's not your fault!" he said. "It will never be your fault and you need to accept that."

Kendall sighed, as if he hadn't heard what Logan had said. "He brought up Katie...he threatened her again. Said he had been watching her at Tasha's house."

"Tasha's house?" Carlos asked.

Kendall nodded. "I'm not sure what he meant by this but...he said that he's been in my memory for the past eleven years," he continued. "I remember him saying that because he was just so specific. Eleven years."

"Wow," Logan breathed out. Okay. Eleven years. All they had to think about was what happened eleven years. His eyes widened in realization. Logan was not yet in Kendall's life for this event, but he knew it well.

"Your dad died eleven years ago," Logan said.

Kendall nodded. "I know," he responded. "I put that together just moments after he ended the call..." Kendall sighed. "He left me with one other piece of info before hanging up."

"What was it?" Carlos asked.

"Tasha," Kendall simply answered.

"Tasha?" James asked. "That's Katie's friend. What does she have to do with anything?"

Kendall shrugged. "That's the thing," he said. "I can't put it together. He says that Tasha should remind me of someone him and I know..."

"Okay," Logan said after a long moment of silence. "What did he say when he mentioned Tasha?"

Kendall sighed, trying to remember. "He described her," he finally answered.

"How?" Carlos asked.

"He talked about...just the way she looked," Kendall responded. James, Logan, and Carlos all knew what Tasha looked like, so they didn't need Kendall to continue. They all sat in silence as they tried to guess who Tasha would possibly remind them of.

"No way," Carlos breathed out, wide-eyed.

"What, Carlos?" Logan asked, turning to face the Latino. He anxiously waited for Carlos to speak.

Carlos shook his head. "Nothing," he responded. "I could be wrong..."

"An answer is better than no answer," James said.

"Yeah, Carlos," Kendall said. "C'mon. I needa find out who this guy is. Any hint would help."

Carlos sighed.

"C'mon Carlos," Logan said. "Talk."

Carlos swallowed the lump in his throat. "Okay," he breathed out.

Later that evening, the boys were at the pool, deeply engaged in conversation. The only thing they could think about was what Carlos had said.

Was it true?

Kendall couldn't help but think that it was.

The man had said Tasha should have reminded him of someone they knew.

Why couldn't Kendall out it together before? It made so much sense now.

All Kendall could think about now was the little girl who visited him the last time he was in the hospital last year.

"Hey Kendall," James said, putting his hand on Kendall's shoulder and breaking the blonde from his thoughts. "We'll figure this all out soon, okay?"

Kendall sighed as he watched Logan and Carlos mess around in the pool. "I just hate the fact that I have no idea how to put any of this together. What does all of this mean?"

James sighed. "We'll help you every step of the way," he said. "And when we find out who this guy is, we'll take him down."

"It almost feels like I'm going crazy," Kendall said. "Nothing is making sense and I've become so paranoid because I feel something bad is gonna happen to one of you."

James shook his head. "Nothing's gonna happen to us, okay?" he reassured. "But you're not gonna get the answers to your questions by punishing yourself." He flashed Kendall a smile. "Wanna swim for a while?"

Kendall shrugged. Why not?

Hmmm James seems to be making a lotta promises.

Sorry if this chapter was all *bleh* It's been a long/crazy/busy week XP

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