A/N: Hello again everyone! I'm back with another update! This chapter is coming later than I expected, but that's only because I've been planning out my debut story for Wattpad! I don't want to give too much away, but I will say that it is slightly inspired by Big Time Rush. The guys won't be in it, but the story is definitely partly inspired by the guys' friendship :P

Anyway, I'm really excited about it. I'm also really excited for this chapter! You all will get a little more insight into James' thoughts in this chapter.

Again, a huge thank you to everyone that reviewed last chapter! I love reading your thoughts/guesses and it just inspires me to keep writing!

I hope you all enjoy!

I was pacing, wondering if I was really going to go through with this.

On one hand, Blondie seemed to know as much as I did. But what if he could actually lead me to Griffin? The only reason I was even with Hawk was because I thought that he would lead me to Griffin, but now that I found out that he's been lying to me about that and who knows what else… I wasn't sure what to do.

Besides, there was also the chance that this was all a trap. That Blondie was just trying to get me to let my guard down so that he could get information on Hawk. Not that I had much, the man was so secretive with everything lately that it would be pointless to try and get any information out of me.

Despite all of that, for some insane reason, I trusted Blondie. Something in my gut was telling me that he really was just trying to look out for me. Maybe it's because my brother was part of his little organization or whatever it was called, or maybe he was just a nice guy.

Whatever the reason was, I felt that he was wasn't a threat, and my gut feeling hasn't steered me wrong so far. Which is why I decided to go ahead and go to the one place that I knew he would show up at to meet me.

I closed my eyes, envisioning the house before using my powers.

When I first used my powers to teleport, I had a hard time coping with the side effects. I would feel sick for at least an hour after teleporting and it would take a lot out of me. But the more I used it, the more the effects diminished until teleporting became second nature to me.

The only way I could describe teleporting would be that it's like floating. You picture where you want to go, and you just feel weightless until you're suddenly there. Eventually, it actually becomes pretty calming.

When I opened my eyes, I saw Blondie with his back turned to me. He was looking down, so I guessed that he must have been texting someone. Smiling a little, I slowly walked closer to him before leaning down a little closer to his ear.

"I had a feeling you would be showing up here sooner or later, Blondie." I said, watching as he jumped slightly, almost dropping his phone in the process.

"Don't do that!" He yelled, which only made me chuckle a little. Mostly because I could tell that he wasn't mad that I had scared him, he was more upset with the fact that he didn't sense me coming. Another trick that I had pretty much perfected.

"Sorry." I said, even though I'm pretty sure the smile that was still on my face gave away the fact that I wasn't sorry at all. "So, I'm guessing you want to talk?"

I didn't want to make it seem like I was eager to talk to him, because I had to proceed with caution. Even though I kind of trusted Blondie, this could still be some kind of trap that Blondie might not even know about. What if he was being used to get me to let my guard down, and he didn't even know it?

"Um, yeah, kind of." He responded, breaking me out of my thoughts. I watched as he put his phone in his pocket before sitting down, with me following his lead and sitting down as well.

"About?" I asked, even though I had an idea of what he was going to say. But I had to make sure we were on the same page.

"I would really like it if you could help us stop Hawk." He said, getting straight to the point. I liked it.

"And why would I do that?" I asked before crossing my arms, because no way was I going to give away how eager I was to take Hawk down. Even though Hawk had helped me, he was way more trouble than he was worth.

"Because, I know you." He responded, which made me raise my eyebrows slightly in shock because honestly, that was the last thing I was expecting him to respond with.

"Do you?" I asked, proud of myself for not giving away how freaking nervous I was.

"Yes. I know that you're hurt. That you're angry, and you have every right to be. What Griffin did… it was horrible." He said, to which I closed my eyes, taking a calming breath before opening them again.

"Where are you going with this?" I asked, trying but failing to mask the sadness in my voice and choosing to ignore the fact that he had hit the nail on the head with that one.

"I meant what I said before. You're above working for Hawk. I don't think your brother would have wanted this for you."

I had to admit, I was proud of myself for not reacting the way I usually would have reacted. The topic of my brother was a very sore subject for me. I hadn't talked about him with anyone but Jett, and even then he doesn't know much. Every time someone mentions my brother, it's like I just freeze, and I either get very angry or very sad depending on the person and the situation. But this time, I had a new reaction, sarcasm.

"Really? And what would he have wanted for me then? Since you seem to know so much?" I asked, not expecting him to answer as quickly as he did.

"I'm pretty sure he wouldn't want you involved in any of this. He probably would've wanted you to have a normal life. He would've wanted you to be happy. And I know for a fact that you're not happy working for Hawk." He responded, hitting the nail on the freaking head yet again.

"Well, you're right about that." I admitted before leaning back slightly in my chair, knowing that there wasn't any use in hiding that fact. Plus, it was a good chance to move the topic away from Shane. "Hawk's an asshole and I don't trust him. He's up to something, I just don't know what it is."

"The help me take him down." He urged gently. "With you on the inside, maybe we can find out what his plan is and try to stop it before he can even go through with it."

I took a moment to think over Blondie's words, and I had to admit, I was interested. He had been able to read me like a book, something only Jett has been able to do. But where Jett has known me for a while, Blondie barely knows me at all. So yeah, I wanted to give him a chance. But I quickly reminded myself not to let my eagerness show.

"If I help you with this, and that's a pretty big if, then how exactly would we go about this?"

"Well, my team is trying to find out anything we can that'll help us get the upper hand with Hawk. Right now, we have absolutely nothing to go on except that he has the amulet. We know that he wants to use it for something, we just have to figure out what that something is." He explained, to which I just nodded, but he wasn't done just yet.

"Look, I know that this is kind of a shitty situation and that you've been through a lot. So, how about this, after we deal with Hawk, I will personally help you put Griffin away." He added, making my eyes widen slightly in shock.

But before I could get too excited about the offer, I took this as an opportunity to see if I really could trust him or not.

"Do you know where he is?" I asked, knowing that he had no idea where Griffin was. But if he told me the truth, then I would give this a shot. If he didn't, then he was just telling me what I wanted to hear so that I would help him, which would make helping him no better than helping Hawk.

I waited with bated breath for his answer, hoping that this was really an opportunity to both get away from Hawk and finally deal with Griffin.

"No." He answered, and before I could tell him that I would help him, he continued. "I don't know where he is. But I promise to try my hardest to help you find him, even if I don't have the support of the team."

"You… you would really do that for me?" I asked incredulously.

"Yes. I meant it when I said that what Griffin did was horrible, and I just can't stand the thought of him getting away with it."

I was speechless. Nobody had ever done anything like this for me, not just out of the goodness of their hearts. And the fact that he was doing this, potentially going against his team just to help a guy he just met… it made my decision final.

"Okay, I'll help you." I said nonchalantly, not wanting him to know how much this meant to me just yet.

"Y-you will?" He asked incredulously, like he was seriously expecting me to turn down his offer.

"Don't act so surprised Blondie." I said, easily slipping back into my 'James Diamond' persona.

"Kendall. My name is Kendall." He said.

'Kendall. Thas has a nice ring to it…' I thought to myself. But the blond seemed to be getting annoyed with me calling him Blondie, so I couldn't help but annoy him a little.

"Hmmm... I like Blondie better." I said with a smirk, watching as he rolled his eyes.

'Mission accomplished.'

"Whatever." He muttered. "So do you want to meet back here, same time tomorrow? Then you can meet the rest of the team and we can decide where to go from there." He suggested.

"Sounds like a plan to me." I nodded before going to stand up. I knew that Jett was probably wondering where I had run off to. We usually tell each other when we're going out just in case anything happens, but I didn't this time, still wanting to keep my meetings with Kendall a secret for now.

"I'll see you later, Blondie." I winked before closing my eyes and envisioning my room.

When I opened them a few seconds later, I was in my room and immediately spotted Jett sitting at my desk playing around on my laptop.

"Where have you been?" He asked, trying his best to sound upset but failing miserably.

"What are you, my mother?" I asked as I went to sit down on my bed.

"No, just a very concerned friend." He responded, even going as far as to put fake worry in his voice.

"You're impossible." I chuckled, shaking my head as he let out a soft chuckle as well. "So, is there any particular reason that you're in my room on my laptop and not in your room on yours?" I asked.

"Well, I may or may not have broken mine." He said with a sheepish smile, to which I just shook my head.

"How did you even… you know what? I'm not even going to ask. Instead, my follow up question is how were you even able to log onto my laptop?"

"Please, I'm your best friend. I know that your password is your birthday." He responded like it was a well known fact. And since I didn't exactly have a comeback for that, I just settled with a glare, to which he just raised is hands in surrender. "Hey, in my defense, I came to ask you if I could use it. But you weren't here, so technically, it's your own fault." He added before going back to doing whatever it was he was doing.

"Impossible." I muttered, shaking my head as I threw myself back onto the bed.

"But you love me anyway." He said, and I could practically hear the grin in his voice. I heard him typing for a minute before he suddenly stopped. "Seriously, where were you? You've been disappearing quite a bit lately. What happened to us being open with each other?" He asked, causing me to sit up at the serious tone of his voice.

Once I was up, I immediately spotted him looking at me, and although he was giving me an inquisitive stare, I could also detect a slight hint of hurt in his eyes.

"I know, and I'm sorry. I just…" I started, trying to quickly come up with something that close enough to the truth since I knew that he would be able to tell if I was lying. "This whole thing with Hawk has me stressed out. I guess I've just had a lot of steam to blow off lately." I said, watching as his expression quickly changed to one of sympathy.

"I know what you mean. Especially since you found that he lied about knowing where Griffin is. That's definitely cause for some steam blowing." He said, giving me a small smile. I even manage to muster up one myself because all this talk of Hawk and Griffin really did have me stressed now.

But I reminded myself of Kendall. For some reason, I trusted him. And he must trust me too if he's willing to let me anywhere near his team. But I still had to tread lightly. Even though Kendall didn't have it out for me, there was telling where his team's head would be at. Not only that, but I had to keep Hawk off my back since I was sure that he would notice me going out more than usual. And to top it all off, I had to keep Jett safe. Because there was no way I was going to drag him into this mess and let him get hurt because of me.

I had a lot to accomplish in a pretty short amount of time. But it would all be worth it if I could get peace of mind at the end of all this.

Done! So there you have it! I'm sure you all have been wondering where James' head is at with this whole situation, and now you finally get a peek at not only that, but a bit of his backstory as well. We've only scratched the surface with James though. A lot will be revealed over the course of the next few chapters.

With that being said, I'd love to hear your thoughts on the chapter! I'd also love to hear your thoughts on not only James but James' relationship with Jett. I have big plans for the whole JamesxJett aspect of the story that I hope you all will like ;)

I'm hoping to update this story again at least by next weekend. I'm hoping to update one of my other stories (possibly Haunted) before next weekend as well. I'm also hoping to have the first chapter of my story for Wattpad posted by next weekend as well so you can expect a few updated with the next week or so ;)

Again, I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Until next time!

-Epically Obsessed