Carlos laid on the couch flipping through the channels bored. Nikki paced back and forth calling anyone she knew trying to find where the hell james had disappeared to. It was 3 am and he had yet to come back from storming off.

" No...no thank you...okay bye." Nikki hung up her phone and growled. That was the 8th person and she had yet to hear anything. She had no one to call considering all the people she'd ask for help from are pissed through the roof at them. Suddenly her phone buzzed and an unknown number appeared. She quickly answered it walking toward the back so she wouldn't let carlos hear.

" Hello?" She asked nervously.

" Hi is this ms...Ms. Sivini?" A young male on the phone asked.

" Yes."

" Hi, yes, we have your fiance here at the St Margret-Mary Hospital, It seems theres been in accident, Nothing extreme but if you can come in and-"

" Ill be right there." was all she said before she hung up fast, fearing to here the rest. She grabbed her chest as she felt her heart stop for a moment. She gasped and looked toward the door. She needed to go. She needed to go right now without stopping. She grabbed her bag, not carring she had no make up on and her long hair was a mess. She bounded past carlos who called out to her. Apparently she was crying but didn't notice. She grabbed a pair of keys from the drawer and ran down the lot to one of the black escalades parked next to the busses. She jumped in and tossed her back on the passanger seat. She felt her phone buzz once more and saw the name ' carlos'. She ignored it as she pulled out, burning rubber and sped down the road, not really knowing where she was going, so she quickly grabbed her phone and typed in the hospital name. Suddenly her GPS took control and directed her. She ignored the 10 calls and texts from the guys. They didn't need to know. Not right now.

After 10 minutes she spotted the large hospital and felt herself get light headed, preparing for the worst. He said it was nothing to serious. But she didn't know what that meant. It could mean anything. He could've gotten into another car accident, and it wasn't serious scarring but he could have a concussion or something...NO she thought. Her thoughts were terrorizing her more then nesscary. She pulled into and parked wherever, jumping from the car. She bounded through the automatic double doors up to the nurses desk.

" Im looking for James Diamond." She stuttered a bit due to being out of breath and nerves. One of the nurses turned to her and went a bit pale. " Can you please tell me where he is...PLease." She begged. The nurse nodded without a word and took her down the hall.

" It looks worse then it is id just take it easy-" The nurse started but nikki pulled open the curtain to see james sitting up with an ice pack over his head. She covered her mouth and walked over to him slowly. She sunk to the ground in front of him. She reached out and took the ice pack from him and spotted the deepening black and blue gash that looked as deep as bone.

" Baby what...what did you do?" She said softly brushing hair from his face.

" Fight." Was all he murmered before flinching. She looked away quickly wiping her face.

" Oh james...w-why? Why would you do that?" She said once again fearing the answer. He shrugged and closed his eyes. Nikki looked up at the nurse, and doctor who just arrived.

" He should heal fine in a couple of weeks. Just some serious cuts and a few bruises. He should be okay, the one on his forehead is going to need to be changed constantly though. Ill get you some stuff for it. He can go home tonight. Just make sure to keep an eye on him while he sleeps for the next couple of nights. Just in case." the doctor said writing something down on the small pad. IT was pain killers and gauze for his wound. James wouldn't look up. " Its a good thing that he had to come in because of that fight though..."

" Excuse me?" Nikki asked him looking confused.

" Well, any longer in that bar and he would've been in here for alcohol poisoning. Anyway, those pills 2 times a day with food. And good luck to you both." they both walked away and nikki chocked back a cry looking back at james. He stood up not looking her in the eyes.

"Come on lets just go." He said taking her hand and leading her out of the double doors. She was too in shock to speak. She pulled her hand out and walked to the black escalade and hopped in. He got in the passanger side and she simply sat with her hands on the wheel starring into space. " Im sorry." he said taking off the ice pack. She didn't look at him.

" James. Its okay-"

"no its not." He said slamming his fist into the dashboard. She jumped and he sighed.

" Yes it is."

" You don't get it do you? Everything I do , is a fucking screw up to them. Everything. I can never get it right. I shouldn't be around you if all I do is fucking..." He trailed off looking out the window.

" If all you do is what james? What?" She persisted.

" if all I do is be a fuck up." She grabbed his face, not caring if she hurt him or not.

" James. Don't you dare. You are not a fuck up."He tried to turn away but she locked her wrists.

"James David Diamond. Look me in the face and listen to me. You are not a fuck up. You are the best thing ive ever had happen to me."

" Do you promise?" She nodded vigoursly, letting her tears fall a bit more.

" Yes. Yes I swear to god." She kissed his forhead and let him go. They started the drive back.

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They pulled into the lot, and she could see the guys standing by her and james and carlos's bus. She exhaled. They had called her 35 times and texted her 50 times since she ran off. She parked and looked to james who was just as solemn as she was.

" So...whats the plan?" He asked looked at her desperately. She glanced in her rearview and sighed.

" Face the music. Come on before they tear apart the car with there teeth." She popped open the door and saw the boys heads shoot in there direction. James immediately ran to her side and intertwined there fingers.

" Lets do this." He said inhaling and wincing. She turned to him one last time, taking in his scared up face and arms. He caught her looking and smirked. " You shoulda seen the other guys."

" guys? Oh james-"

" Tell you later." They walked slowly back to the tour bus. It looked like a throwdown about to occur. But as they got closer to the three boys, there faces distorted into one of fear, then concearn then guilt. Then all of them together. Carlos ran up to him first.

" J-James what happened?" He asked weakly.

" So now your talking to me ?" James snapped walking right past them and into the bus, still pulling nikki behind him. They followed them up.

" Dude...what...what did you do." Kendall said as james fell onto the couch slowly wincing once more.

" James you need to go to a doctor-" logan started.

" Save it. I was at the hospital for an hour." he said closing his eyes and laying back.

" What happened?" Logan asked again looking at his cuts and looked up at nikki for an answer and she merrily looked away.

"I got into a fight." James muttered not opening his eyes.

" A fight? Why?" Carlos chimed in.

" You better not let gustavo see you like this. How are you going to perform next week?" Logan scolded him standing up and crossing his arms.

" Why do you even care?" James turned his head away from them. Nikki sank down next to him and pushed the hair from his face.

" because, your our friend, why wouldn't we care?" Carlos asked nonchalantley.

" You didn't seem to care when I proposed to nikki on stage. You didn't seem to care when nikki asked you for help to look for me."

" James-" Logan started.

" James what? Why must you guys always pick a fight with me?" He got up slowly and walked to the back of the bus shutting the door. They made to go back there but nikki stopped them.

" He needs to calm down. Hes been through enough today, I don't think fighting and lashing out is going to do any good." She said ushering them away from the door. They all looked down and got off the bus. They knew she was right, and they knew deep down james was also right. All they did was fight with him, and lecture him on right and wrong. It was hard to think that he was moving forward in life quicker then they were. James was always the player and ladies man, and back then they would be hysterical if they found out that he'd be the first to get married and have a life.

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