Song Suggestion: "Waste My Time" Alexz Johnson (instant Star Season One Soundtrack)
Summary: Kaci Styles is savy. She's smart, she can act, she can dance, she's got an exotic look and is the object of affection once she makes it big. Kaci Styles is going to make it big! However Kaci Daniels is anything but that. She's clumsy, she's SUPER smart, she likes to read, she plays guitar and sings but more to herself. When she leaves her small home in Newark, New Jersey to chase a dream in Los Angeles, California. Who knew living in a place called the Palm Woods would bring potential success, friends, enemies and a potental love interest? LoganxOCxCarlos
Teenage Dream Chapter Eleven
**Friday night**
Carlos stood nervously in front of the mirror; he was a nervous wreck. This was his first big major date, and with what he considered the girl of his dreams. Carlos continued to keep adjusting his jacket and exhaling to make himself calm down. Carlos was usually the one to take a risk or two, now here he was worried half to death that he would be anything less than stunning with Kaci. In Carlos' mind he had some pretty big shoes to fill; after all the last guy Kaci was somethat linked to was Logan and everyone in the band knew that the brains were just part of his persona. All the guys knew Logan was the charmer, it was things that made them who they were.
Kendall was always known as the "down-to-earth, cute hockey player" back in Minnesota. Kendall always was a great looking guy, but it was his personality that got him the girls. Once they became a group in LA, Kendall was now "tall, blonde and eyebrows" and although it should be a flaw, Kendall was anything but. Speaking of flawless, that was James. He was the pretty boy, the hot guy, the flawless face of the four. Coming to LA, he should have blended in with the rest of the guys who were just was handsome, but he didn't and James would forever be that one guy who was just breath-taking. Then there was Logan. Logan was smart, thoughtful, careful and effortlessly handsome to girls. Logan was the brains, and the one to rely on; Logan was always the one with a crooked smirk kind of a smile and eyes that were wide but bright.
Then there was Carlos. Carlos seemed to have always been lost in the mix, lost in translation and forgotten by thr female population. He always believed it was because of his extreme and careless ways, but of course that wasn't it he believed deep down within himself. Carlos was short, his eyes were slightly slanted and when he squinted his eyes were lost and not bright and round. Carlos wore his helmet all the time, not showing off his locks of black that he kept short. Carlos hated being the forgotten one, but he swallowed his pride, kept his head up and continued on.
Now here he was, staring at an image of himself he had never seen; Carlos was staring into the mirror and liking what he was seeing. This was one of the rare moments Carlos felt like he could actually be in the ranks with the rest of the guys in the group. His all black Diesel shoes complimented his black jeans that had gray fade in the front. The back pocket of his jeans had a white stitching design of a cross; the cross was the same pattern on his white button up shirt with fine black stripes. The cross was in black, on his right side of the shirt. The only thing he felt was tight was the simple black tie he wore, which Carlos hated. Carlos wore a black blazer, one he borrowed from Logan a few months back at a photoshoot.
He felt weird without his "security blanket" which was his helmet. Carlos was so used to seeing himself with the helmet, he forgotten how his hair looked; after all it's not like Carlos could have an outer-body experience during performances to check out his hair. Carlos felt like he was going to be sick. He needed his friends.
Opening the door to his room, he walked out into the living room where his friends were sitting on the couch, playing a random video game they had just bought not too long ago. "Guys...I really need your help here, I'm freaking out" Carlos stated, his voice shaky. The game paused and all the guys looked over Carlos, who was smoothing the jacket once again.
"Wow, look at you Carlos" Kendall stated. "You clean up good kid, especially without the helmet" he added before standing up. Kendall started to walk over to Carlos and inspect him a little more. "The look is good. Did you pick this out?"
Carlos nodded, swallowing hard. Kendall smirked and patted Carlos on the back before walking around him. Carlos' eyes caught the sight of James walking toward him. James had a smirk, his own little stamp of approval. "Looking smooth Carlos" James said before looking over Carlos once again. Kendall popped up in front of Carlos, holding something in his hand.
"What is that?" Carlos asked. Kendall just rolled his eyes and picked up Carlos' right arm. Carlos wore his trademark, a G-Shock watch. The watch was black, matching most of what he was wearing. "What? It matches!" Carlos exclaimed.
"Its plastic and okay for normal everydau wear, but you're going on a date and to a Hollywood premiere Carlitos..." James started as Kendall started to remove the G-Shock and place on a silver watch with a black face. "Time for you to dress Hollywood, at least once..."
Carlos nodded and allowed the two guys to do whatever damage they were intending. Once they were finished, Carlos looked over at Logan. Logan still hadn't been the same since Camille had come home and since he had lost whatever he was hoping to have with Kaci. Carlos sighed and rocked on his heels "What do you think Logie?" Carlos asked.
Logan exhaled and lifted up to stand. Slowly, the brown haired boy walked to his Latino friend and looked him over before scrunching his forehead and eyes. Carlos was ready for the bashing; hell, if the tables were turned Carlos would jab at Logan for taking the girl he was falling for.
Instead a small squeak like noise left Logan's mouth "Is that my blazer?" Logan asked with a smirk. Carlos let out a breath he didn't even know he was holding and chuckled. Logan smirked and nodded "Looks good bro..." left his mouth before a knock at the door was heard.
Carlos checked his breath, his wardrobe, his "watch" and then walked to the door. His hand gripped the knob and he exhaled once again before opening the door. He momentarily forgot how to breathe.
Standing in front of Carlos was Kaci, looking like a million bucks. Her locks of brown were in a sea of waves unlike her usual straight. She wore a black dress with a white flower design on the right side of her body; the dress stopped mid thigh, with long loose sleeves that tightened like a cuff on her wrist. Her black shoes added a little height to her and she frowned. "Damn it now I'm a little taller than you Carlos!" she joked.
"Wow...you look..." was all Carlos could get out of his mouth. Kaci smiled and kissed Carlos gently on the cheek before walking into the 2J apartment. Kaci didn't really want to, but there was a piece of her that wanted to see the boys before she left to go on her date with Carlos.
Well, Kendall and James to be more exact...
"Who was at the..." James stated before taking in the sight of Kaci. Kendall wasn't too far behind. Their mouths dropped as they looked at the girl in front of them. Kaci giggled and did a little twirl before looking back at the boys. "Kaci...wow" James added.
"I'm getting that a lot..." Kaci giggled before her eyes wandered to the person on the side of James. His eyes of brown were full of hurt, looking at her in this beauty but knowing she wasn't going anywhere with him. She wasn't Camille, and that was both of their problems. Kaci bit her bottom glossed lip and sighed before turning to face Carlos. "So, ready to hit the Red Carpet...date?" Kaci asked with a smile.
Carlos smirked and held out his hand, offering to take hers in his hand. Kaci placed her hand in his and smiled. "Let's tear the place up" he joked, making Kaci giggle. With that the duo was out the door.
Carlos was bored to pieces at this movie, he swore he was about to explode of boredom at this moment. Kaci and Carlos were the topic of the Red Carpet. Their names were being shouted, cameras flashing, reporters asking when did they start dating in which they bashfully smiled and blushed before responding that this was their first date. Kaci and Carlos laughed the whole limo ride to the premiere; Kaci had told Carlos about her horrible experience when she was younger and acting which caused her to not act for about three years. Carlos told Kaci about the one time he fell out the tree when he was younger trying to impress a girl on Thanksgiving day.
"Are you enjoying the movie?" Carlos asked in a whisper, leaning over to Kaci. Kaci yawned and nodded "Can't you tell?" Kaci answered with a smirk. Carlos snickered rather loudly, earning some 'shhhs' in the audience. Kaci giggled and shook her head before turning to face Carlos. She played with the end of his tie and smiled "We've done the Red Carpet thing..." Kaci whispered "this movie is entirely too boring, let's get out of here..."
Carlos smiled "Are you suggesting we skip the movie?" he asked in a whisper. "I never pegged you to be the one to break the rules, that's usually a Big Time Rush kind of thing-"
"Yeah well I've been around you guys for a while now, I think I can break some rules" Kaci whispered, before a 'shhh' was heard through the theater again. Kaci rolled her eyed and face back to Carlos. "So, what do you say?"
"And what exactly are we going to do?" Carlos asked flirtatiously. Kaci shrugged.
"Anything but watch this movie. If I watch this any more, I'll burst into flames" Kaci joked. Carlos chuckled and smiled.
"I was about to explode of boredom which actually wouldn't have been that bad..." Carlos whispered. His eyes met Kaci's, which even in a dark theater was still shining so brightly. Carlos bit his bottom lip and sighed "Let's get out of here..."
Kaci giggled and followed Carlos out of their seats, which were thankfully at the end near the aisle. The two ran out of the theater as quickly as possible. Laughing the whole way, they flagged a cab back to the Palm Woods.
Carlos bursted through the door, loosening his tie and running into his room. The three guys looked at each other on the couch before sprinting and catching up with Carlos. James watched as the Latino threw clothes all over the place. James shrieked as he was almost hit with a shoe.
"Dude!" Kendall yelled making Carlos stop his fantic search and look at him. "What are you doing? Shouldn't you be at that swanky premiere watching a movie, waiting for the after-party with Kaci? You know...your date who was smoking hot tonight?"
Carlos just smiled and sighed "Yep..." was all he said before throwing on a pair of sneakers and throwing off the blazer and buttom up shirt. Turning around, he found what he was looking for, a simple black and purple striped hoodie. Carlos pulled the hoodie over his head and looked back up at Kendall. "I'd like my watch back, like now"
"Whoa, wait aren't you going to tell us what happened on this date?" James asked. Logan looked anything but happy at this moment; he was concealing it and rather well if you asked him. Logan knew he shouldn't be so happy that Carlos' date was a failure based on him being here right now when he should be with Kaci, but Logan wanted Kaci. Instead he showed concern, although he really kind of didn't care.
"Well we rode in a limo, which is so awesome but it isn't the same when you don't stick your head and yell out of it..." Carlos started before drifting off into thought of him doing that when he first arrived to LA. "Anyway, we talked and laughed the whole way there. We took so many pictures, cameras flashing everywhere calling for us to take pictures together. Kaci and I did some red-carpet interviews and everything and then we went inside to watch the movie..." Carlos ended, switching his sneakers.
Carlos' fellow three members of Big Time Rush stared at him, hoping he'd continue. "AND?" they all asked at the same time before there was a knock at the door. Logan excused himself and opened the door.
This was part two...
Kaci stood in front of the door, wearing a blue hoodie and a white shirt with tight jeans and black sneakers. The loose waves now in a side pony tail; one he hadn't seen since the day at the carnival. "Kaci..." Logan mumbled.
"Is Carlos ready...?" Kaci asked, scanning Logan with her eyes. Logan just swallowed hard and sighed. Carlos emerged behind Logan, hopping on one foot while trying to put on his other shoe. Kaci giggled and watched "Need some help there?"
Kendall and James appeared and looked at Kaci. "Kaci...?" James asked first before Kendall squinted and pointed.
"Unless you have a twin sister we don't know about, shouldn't both of you be at the movie premiere?" Kendall asked slightly confused. Kaci just chuckled and shook her head.
"I convinced Carlos to ditch the movie..." Kaci stated plainly. Logan just stared at Kaci. "We were bored and if we're going to go out on a date then we might as well have fun, right?" Kaci asked. Carlos just nodded and smiled before standing next to Kaci. "So we hailed a cab, came back here, got out of those clothes and decided to go out on a REAL date-"
"Maybe bowling, ice cream, pizza, an arcade...anything but that movie" Carlos joked which made Kaci laugh whole-heartedly. Logan was slowly fading; Logan couldn't handle this at all. She used to only laugh like that with him, now she was laughing like that with Carlos.
Logan missed whatever else was said, he was too busy remembering the time him and Kaci had together before the biggest lie he ever told returned from filming a movie and literally blew up in his face. Before he knew it, the door was closing and Carlos and Kaci were gone.
Logan made up an excuse, remembering he had to start reading a new math book he had gotten that he never started and went into his room. Logan laid down on his bed, staring at the ceiling and feeling sick to his stomach. His chest was slowly tightening, pressure killing him. This couldn't be happening...is this what heartbreak felt like?
