*AN* I am not trying to turn this into a love story or love triangle of any kind, remember this is just a friendship/bonding type story. Bromances are just strong friendships not love. I do my best not to out right ship the guys in bromances or out right relationships/lust however hints do occur. Please do not take it personal, it is all in fun, which is how shipping is intended. Kogan, Jarlos, Jogan, Cargan, Kenlos, Kames, etc are all FICTIONAL. The guys may have close bonds but it is just brotherly love, no different from a hug shared between you and your best friend. Just wanted to get that out there, as it seems many people truly believe our heroes and idols are gay and this simply isnt true! Dont start rumors! Rumors hurt the ones we love.

Also keep in mind that with school around the corner, updates will be less frequent, I have been feeling a little unmotivated recently as well as stressed out. I will not forget about my stories but they may be put on hold for up to a month or 2 between chapters.*

Carlos' room was empty when they arrived but before they could panic or question where he was, a nurse came in to prepare the area. Carlos was wheeled down in his hospital bed but his bed now lay empty in the room. The nurse had new sheets brought in and was adjusting it to the right height.

"Carlos should be back shortly, he was taken later than he was scheduled." She explained.

Shortly after she left, an orderly brought in their friend, who was a little groggy, probably left over from the medication he got earlier in the day although he lit up a bit when he saw his friends. The orderly helped him into bed which went pretty smoothly, Carlos was more limber with his new casts, freeing up his joints. He didn't move too much still, he was stiff and a little sore.
Logan and Katie spent the rest of the evening with him, ordering dinner from the cafeteria and eating with him, until visiting hours were over. They said good bye to Carlos, Katie gave him a big hug before hurrying out and heading back to Kendall's room where they asked to say a quick good night. The nurse agreed and the duo were in and out in minutes, as promised. Katie spent the night in Logan's hotel room rather than going home.

It was about 2am when Katie was woken up by a light buzzing. She looked up and saw Logan's phone going off but Logan was out like a light. She was surprised at how deep he was sleeping since he never seemed to sleep much according to his interviews and band mates. He must have been exhausted with this whol fiasco. She turned on the lights just to make sure he was ok though. By this time, his phone stopped ringing. She checked the number displayed on his screen and saw the hospital's name.
Her heart racing and not thinking clearly, she picked up his phone and began re-dialing. The number was to the main desk and after several rings someone finally answered, although he wasn't too friendly. Katie explained that the hospital just called and she was concerned that something was wrong. The man on the other end paid no mind to her concern and started firing questions at her in a ruff tone. He had no messages regarding any call that had taken place moments ago so she tried telling him to look under Carlos and Kendall's names to see if something had changed.

The man was frustrated not only because she had 2 friends to check but also because he was really bad a working a computer and hated to use them. After several minutes of trying he finally just made up an excuse that the computer wasn't working and she would have to call back in the morning. He was really annoyed with her by this time and she just pleaded with him to help her. He insulted her several times but Katie was still patient and nice on her end despite being accused of putting her friends in the hospital. Based on how young her and her friends were he assumed she was driving or the boys caused the accident as many teenagers do. He also insulted her of sleeping around stating that girl's have no need to be around several guys by herself. She was hurt on the inside but remained positive before the man finally insulted her again and hung up on her.

She couldn't help but cry after she was disconnected. She tried being quiet and she assumed that she was, in fact she could barely hear herself as it was. She exerted a lot of energy to keep her sobs quiet and held back. She even hid in the bathroom to lessen the sound. The acoustics in the bathroom weren't too much of a help though and after a few minutes Logan found her. She was shocked to see him and he was groggy almost as if he might not have heard her but instead just had to use the bathroom.

"What are you doing?" he asked sleepily covering his yawn. Before she could respond he noticed his phone in her hands and her face stained with tears. He lit up as he put 2 and 2 together and started jumping to conclusions. "What's going on? Is Kendall ok?! Oh my god don't tell me he didn't make it! Don't tell me he died!" Katie was too stunned to respond right away and her silence just edged Logan further. "Oh god WHY!? Kendall! Dammit! This isn't fair, why did he have to die? He had so much to live for! That fucking prick bastard…." Logan continued his rant, getting louder and pounding the walls. "I'll never forgive you Tom!"
"Logan!" Katie finally called out after she pulled herself together. "I don't know exactly what is wrong. I your phone woke me up and I tried waking you up but you were not having it….I thought you said you were a light sleeper?"

"So did I…." he sighed. "Sorry about that. So you don't know what's up?"

"No, I tried calling but I got this grumpy old guy who was insulting me the whole time and was absolutely no help."

"It always bothered me when people kept a job, they obviously hated or were no good at…Never the less- it was the hospital right?"

"Right. I saw the caller ID on the screen. Sorry for using your phone by the way…" she said softly.

"Don't worry about it, I get free nights and weekends. In any case, let's just go to the hospital and find out, we'll try to find someone who can actually help us and then I'll give that old goat what for." Logan stated as he left the bathroom. Curious she followed him out as he scoured the wall for the light switch. He quickly found his pants and put them on and then gathered his socks and shoes. Katie was in her PJ's and didn't have a problem being seen in public with them but she knew it was a little cold so she would grab a blanket from her car to wrap up in at the hospital.

Logan offered to drive now that he was fully alert but Katie took the wheel. The drive was about 3 miles down a straight stretch of road, which at this time of night would be nearly empty and no traffic lights. It took only a few minutes to get there and Katie was getting a little tired so she dragged on behind Logan who ran ahead. He saw an older gentleman at the main desk and figured that was the guy Katie had talked to. In an effort to avoid him, Logan got down to the floor and crawled along the baseboards, out of the mans sight, to the stair case. The coast was clear except for the gentleman whose gaze was all over.
Katie came in just in time to see him crawl along the floor and as she approached the entrance way got down low as well. She couldn't get to Logan and just watched him go to the stairs. Logan looked back and saw Katie waiting but she motioned for him to go. It was past visiting hours and if either were caught, they'd be in some big trouble. Katie had a lot of time to herself in the hospital and when she couldn't be with either of the guys she took a walk. As meaningless as it might have sounded, it actually was a big help. Katie quickly learned the basic blueprint of the hospital and found another way in. It was busier than Logan's way but it had more places to hide.

She went up the first flight of stairs, opposite the ones Logan used and found the area closed. She went around it and found a construction sight. She looked it over quickly and saw it to be no major harm if she was careful and she tip toed through the mess, wiping her feet just before she exited to avoid leaving tracks. The coast was clear as far as the eye could see, in fact not a soul was around at all, the area seemed deserted. She made a mad dash to the other end where Logan was waiting quietly in between a few chairs, against an inlet of wall. Once reunited they acknowledged each other, they went up the stairs to the third floor where Kendall was or used to be, depending on what the phone call was about.

The third floor was active beyond belief with no break inside, the two had no choice but to make a break for the ICU and hope for the best. They walked at first, staying totally calm and nonchalant before getting fast and faster and finally running the last 500ft. The whole thing was stressful and they were slightly out of breath. The nurse on duty had never seen them before at all and was concerned at first of their state of health from running, then a little annoyed that they were running and finally, put off that they were there, but she wasn't uptight or outright angry. Logan explained their visit and pleaded for help, wanting to know if their friend was alright. The nurse was confused and Logan showed the nurse his phone that displayed the hospitals number. She looked through the records as Logan continued and Katie filled in the blanks of Logan's explanation.

"Alright, here it is. You said Kendall Knight, yes?" she asked

"Yes! That's him." Logan replied anxiously.

"The contact number listed is your cell followed by a…work number…?" she questioned.

"Yes, that is right. Long story!" he smiled waving it off gently.

"Hmm…I didn't call, the nurse before me must have, so let me check the records real quick. I am sorry you had to come out here at this hour to find out, I'll have to file a report on the information employee. That behavior just isn't acceptable." she explained staring at her computer screen. "Ok, I see the notes that were left. It seems Kendall had a brief moment out of his coma, like a deep sleep instead. It happened at about 12am; it was quick and he showed strong signs of improvement and life but soon went back into a coma like state. He was grunting, moaning, slight muscle reflex and his eyes were moving"

"So he's still fighting." Logan summed up

"It appears so, he's fighting hard but there is still no guarantee at the moment, these kind of reactions are somewhat common and often brought on by a dream, the conscious, the mind or external stimuli although it can be hours after the fact." She explained.

"Can we sit with him for a few minutes?" Logan asked.

"Sure." She smiled. Logan grabbed Katie's hand and pulled her with him almost immediately. Logan reached the room fast and let go of Katie. He walked right up to the bed and looked down at Kendall who looked the same as they had left him earlier in the night.

"Kendall? Come on, man, wake up, I know you can do it. If you can hear me, wake up." Logan started. Is voice was a little shaky but he managed to keep his cool for a little while anyway. Every time he paused he was loosing control and it took him longer to regain himself. He finally started to give in and Katie walked cautiously to the other side of the bed. She let Logan have his space and stayed quiet. Logan took a minute but he wiped his eyes and looked to Katie who was looking at Kendall. She felt him staring at her so she looked up.
"Sing." he stated

"What?" she asked confused, not sure if she had heard him correctly.

"Sing to him. I have a feeling that might have been what set him off the first time. He's willing to fight but he needs help finding his way out of his head, that dark place he's in. I know your scared but I also know you don't want to see BTR fade away." he said

I don't, never would I want too but I'm too scared to do it!" she replied

"Do it for me, and if not for me, do it for Kendall!" he assured. She was quiet as she thought, scared out of her mind.

"I'll sing with you, come on, I know you can do it." he smiled reaching out his hand.

She didn't look him in the eyes for a while but she did look at his hand out of the corner of her eye. She was so scared to sing in front of people and embarrassed. What song could they both know? They surely had different tastes in music and singing a song from their album wasn't going to do anything for either of them. She grabbed his hand and he lead her out to his side of Kendall's bed. He looked her in the eye, gently forcing her to look back at him with his hand and started singing a soft ballad. At first she didn't recognize it but soon it came to her. Her heart was racing and she missed the first cue, nearly having a panic attack but she looked into Logan's forgiving and soulful eyes and everything seemed to melt away and she found a small spark of courage. She grabbed it and began to softly sing with him, unsteady at first but after a minute she was right on cue and pitch.

Logan's eyes could only hold her attention for so long before she kept panicking as she sang. She managed to stay on key and hit all the words and notes but she was clearly uncomfortable. Logan turned their attention to Kendall, waiting for anything to happen. Kendall loved music, loved to sing and they hoped it would be enough to bring him around. Soon enough the song ended and Logan hugged and praised Katie for doing an amazing job but she still needed a moment. Logan let her get some fresh air and he stayed by Kendall's side waiting for any kind of reaction.

Several minutes went by but nothing changed. The nurse came in with blankets and pillows and offered them a chance to stay the night to which they graciously accepted, tired from the night so far. The nurse had janitorial staff bring up some cots for them and as soon as Katie hit the bed she fell asleep. Logan was tired but he had too much on his mind to fall asleep easily, but he was never one to sleep much anyway. After about an hour, he finally managed to drift asleep, Kendall's monitors acting like a gentle lullaby.