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Kendall's POV:
It had been two hours since James and I fought. We were still sitting on the couch not speaking to each other. Mom said we were not allowed to get up or do anything until we apologized and made up to each other. I turned and looked at James. He had his arms crossed over his chest and he was slumped down on the couch pouting. I know he knew I was staring at him but he wouldn't look at me. I had tried apologizing to him several times and tied to get him to talk, but every time I said something to him he would turn away and ignore me. I had even tried texting him but mom caught me on the phone and took both of ours away, which only pissed James off even more.
James sighed deeply and threw his head back to rest on the couch cushion.
"James." I tried again.
"Save it. I don't want to hear another word out of your mouth." James hissed as he sat up to glare at me.
I huffed and slumped back myself. Mom walked into the living room in her pajamas and robe and started massaging her temples.
"You two need to go to bed now. I'm returning your phones since I have to leave early to take care of something but when I get back, if there has been no progress made, they will be mine again. And so help me God if I return and one of you is not in this apartment, you don't even want to know what's going to happen to you." My mother said glaring at both of us. One thing was for sure, you never wanted to be on Jennifer Knight's shit list. And right now, James and I were at the top. She switched her gaze between James and me one more time. "Bed, now!"
Both of us stood up and trudged to our bedroom. "And I don't want to wake up to one of you on the couch or in Carlos and Logan's room. Am I clear?" She asked. Both of us shook our heads yes and entered our room. James didn't say a word to me as he grabbed his clothes out of his dresser and stormed into the bathroom, closing and locking the door.
I sighed again and made my way over to my own dresser, pulling out a pair of sweats. I stripped off my shirt and jeans and pulled on the sweats over my boxers. I pulled the covers on my bed back and got in, pulling them back up over me. I glanced at my nightstand where mom had left both of our phones. I picked mine up and stared at the screen. I had one text from Camille. I opened it.
I didn't get my chance to talk to you like I did James, but so help me Knight! When I see you again, I'm bringing the pain, THE PAIN! XO- Camille
I grimaced at her text and just set my phone back down. Camille was always taking things to the extreme. I would just have to explain to her what happened.
The bathroom door opened up revealing James in a black tank and basketball shorts. He walked right past me and threw his dirty clothes in the hamper. He started to get into bed when he stopped. He grimaced and looked like he was fighting a battle with himself. I was about to ask him if he was okay but he spoke before I could.
"Did Momma Knight give you our cellphones?" My heart sank. I thought he was finally going to apologize for his rampage and give me the chance to explain. He was watching me with an unreadable expression, and I just stared back at him. "Well?"
"Yeah," I said tossing him his phone. He caught it and unlocked the screen. He took a few moments to go through everything he had, which I assumed were a ton of texts from Tayler. Once he was done he locked it and put it on the iHome to charge it.
"Thanks." He said. I was about to reply to him when he hit a button and music started playing. I knew talking to him now was out of the question. I just sat back and listened to what appeared to be a preset playlist of nothing but Green Day.
After what felt like forever I was finally starting to fall asleep. I could feel my eyes fluttering as they tried to stay open. When I finally closed them and was about to give into the sleep, the music stopped. I opened my eyes and listened for James to hit the button to start the playlist over. Considering the room was silent with no snoring, I knew he was still awake. I heard his bed slightly creak as he turned over in it. I was about to close my eyes again when I heard him call my name.
"Kendall."
"Hmm?"
"Why?"
I knew what he was asking. And there was so much hurt behind that one little word. I couldn't believe that I was the person to cause James to sound this beaten down.
"James, I didn't." I started. I truly didn't do anything to hurt James. I just didn't know how to explain it to him.
"Don't lie to me. You wanted your chance to explain and I'm giving it to you. Now explain." James said sternly. His whole attitude had changed.
"He came on to me. We were just sitting by the pool talking about movies and music and life here at the Palm Woods, then I looked over at him because he stopped talking mid-sentence. I thought something was wrong. He just grabbed my shirt and pulled me in and kissed me." I said just above a whisper. I was so scared of James' response. I just knew he was going to hate me and never speak to me again. I couldn't lose my best friend, my boyfriend. I chanced a glance over to James' side of the room. With everything being dark I couldn't really see him, but I know he was staring right back at me.
"Why didn't you stop him?"
I knew that question was coming. I had been dreading it. And I knew I wasn't going to be able to answer it. When Dak had kissed me I had been so shocked that he had been bold enough to do it in front of everyone, but another part of me liked it. Another part of me craved it, and it felt so right. Maybe James did have every right to be mad at me. I started to feel ashamed of myself but then I remembered he was the one who started this, not me.
"Why didn't you stop Tayler?" I asked him in return.
"What are you talking about Kendall? And don't try to change the subject. Why didn't you stop him?" James said beginning to raise his voice.
"Because I was shocked. I didn't know what to do James! My body and mind didn't allow me to move. It was like I was paralyzed!" I told him. My anger was beginning to rise. "But why didn't you stop Tayler? Why didn't you stop that whore from being all over you?"
"This has nothing to do with her. And I don't even know what you're talking about." James said sitting up in his bed. I sat up as well.
"This morning at the pool! She was all over you and giggling and laughing and you were just as guilty as she was."
"Oh my God Kendall, can I not have friends? I was joking around with her and trying to throw her into the pool. I don't know why playing around with friends has anything to do with you cheating on me."
"I didn't fucking cheat on you James. He kissed me! And maybe if you hadn't of been all over Tayler this morning, I wouldn't have felt so vulnerable and I wouldn't have let him kiss me!" I said standing up. I was really pissed off now.
"So you admit you let him kiss you? I don't need this and I don't need you. I never thought you would lie to me or cheat on me. Some boyfriend I had, huh? I sure do know how to pick them."
James' words hit me like a train. I don't need this and I don't need you. I could feel tears welling up behind my eyes threatening to spill out. "So that's it? You're just going to break up with me?"
"Yes. I am. And I would rather enjoy it if you did your best to not speak to me anymore either." James said lying back down in his bed and turning away from me. I couldn't move my legs to take me back to my bed. I couldn't even breathe. Choked out sobs made their way past my lips as I stood there frozen in place. The hot tears began streaming down my face. I finally caught my breath and made myself fall back into my bed. My legs felt like jelly. I managed to curl myself into the fetal position and cry myself to sleep.
James POV:
The alarm clock on the iHome began to sound and I quickly shut it off. I stretched and got up out of my bed to go to the bathroom. I made my way around my bed and my eyes fell upon Kendall. Everything from the night before came rushing back to me. I began to feel angered again but tried to think happy, calming thoughts. I was tired of being angry. I walked past Kendall into our bathroom.
After showering and brushing my teeth, I walked back into our room and started getting dressed, which was awkward since I had no bedroom door to close. Once I was dressed I made my way into the kitchen for a quick breakfast. Shortly after fixing my cereal, Logan walked in. He smiled at me.
"Morning." He said, making his way over to the fridge.
"Morning." I mumbled back. He didn't seem to notice, or care for, the mood I was in. Logan sat across from at the table with a glass of orange juice. He was still smiling.
"What's up with you?" I asked, not really caring.
"Things were great last night with Tayler! She finally kissed me! Oh who am I kidding, we made out!" He exclaimed, clearly excited.
"Well congrats. Maybe she can help you lose that v-card you seem to be holding onto ever so tightly." Logan blushed at that and sipped his orange juice. Carlos joined us next. He just walked in and sat down next to Logan without saying a word.
We all sat in a comfortable silence while I finished my cereal and Logan finished his drink. Finally I got up to rinse out my bowl and make my way to my room to get things together for school.
"Are you going to wake him up?" Carlos asked.
I thought about it for a minute. "Yeah, I guess so. I can't mess with his schooling. Gustavo will kill us both then."
Logan made a face and Carlos told him he would explain later. I walked over to Kendall's bed and lightly shook his shoulder. He jumped, startled and stared at me with bloodshot eyes. They were also puffy and swollen. I almost felt bad for him, almost.
"Get up for school." I told him. He only nodded his head and got up to get ready.
I gathered the rest of my things and stepped out into the hallway. I decided to go to class early that way I could clear my head and maybe stop in the café and grab a coffee.
I did stop by the café only to wind up getting two coffees and a bagel. I ate the bagel on the way to Mrs. Collins class room, which was a short walk, and sipped on one of the coffees. When I walked into the classroom there were only a few people settling in to talk to their friends before class actually began. I made my way up to Mrs. Collins desk. She was sitting in her chair looking over some reports we had wrote last week. I set the extra coffee in front of her and she looked up and smiled at me graciously.
"Thank you James." She said picking it up and sipping it. "I didn't have time to stop in and grab one for myself."
"You're welcome. Besides, I was just going by your rules." I smiled. She nodded her head and I made my way to my desk. Mrs. Collins had a strict rule of if you decided to bring anything to class for you to eat or drink, you had to bring her something as well.
I pulled my notebook out of my backpack and placed it on my desk alongside a pen. I then slumped back in my seat and began to enjoy the rest of my coffee while watching everyone else pile in.
I glanced at my watch. Class was about to start and Kendall was nowhere to be seen. Carlos and Logan had both made it in about five minutes ago. I started to think of all the things that could be keeping him when I finally told myself to let it go. He wasn't my problem anymore.
One minute before Mrs. Collins started; Kendall made his way into the classroom and sat down in the back. She gave him a questioning look but decided to let him slide as she started the lesson.
About twenty minutes into the lesson, the door opened and in walked Dak. He gave Mrs. Collins an apologetic look.
"Well hello. Who might you be?" Mrs. Collins asked.
"Dak Zevon. I'm new around here. My producer sent me here." The whole time Dak was talking my anger continued to grow.
"Okay then. There's a seat open by James. Uh, James will you wave your hand so he knows who you are?" I stared at her incredulously as Dak literally cringed at the mentioning of my name.
"I-I know who he is." Dak replied. He slowly made his way over to the empty desk beside me. I looked straight ahead but could feel eyes boring into me. I turned around to see Kendall staring at me with sad eyes. As soon as I made eye contact with him he ducked his head sheepishly. As I turned in my seat to look back to the front I caught four pairs of eyes staring at me. Camille, Carlos, Logan and Katie were watching me intently. I just faced the front with an expressionless gaze.
After class had ended I had bolted from the room. I needed a place to escape too. I started thinking of all the places I could run too. The pool, the park, the apartment; all of which were places I could very likely run into Kendall. I got in the elevator and pressed the button without even thinking. When the elevator dinged and the door opened, I stepped out into the small storage room that led to the door to the roof.
Once I actually stepped out onto the roof, I immediately felt relieved. I walked around and found the perfect little spot to just stop and think about things. I sat down and pulled my knees up to my chest. How did things get so fucked up?
Kendall's POV:
After class ended James sprinted from the room. Everyone else was slowly making their way out. I started packing my things up in my bag when someone appeared by my desk. I looked up into the blue eyes that had gotten me into this mess. The same blue eyes I just couldn't bring myself to hate.
"Kendall, I'm so sorry. I didn't know things were going to happen this way and I didn't mean to screw everything up for you." Dak said.
"Dak I'm not mad at you. We're both to blame here. I didn't stop you from kissing me. And I'm sorry about your face." I replied. When James had punched Dak he had busted his lip and it was still pretty swollen. "If you'll excuse me I'm going to go take a nap or something. I didn't get much sleep last night."
Dak nodded his head. "I hope we can still be friends."
"I'll talk to you later." I said walking away at that.
I made my way up to the apartment, skipping the elevator and taking the stairs. When I opened the apartment door I was met with over eagerness.
"Oh, Kendall I thought you would be James." Katie said.
"Nice to see you too baby sister."
"I didn't mean it like that. I just wanted to talk to him about class today." Katie replied as she made her way over to me. "How are you holding up big brother?" She hugged me.
"Fine I guess." I told her making my way to my bedroom. Carlos, Logan and Katie watched me go with sad eyes. I closed my bedroom door behind me and stripped off my shirt. I threw it on the floor and got under the covers on my bed. I rolled onto my side and sighed deeply. I was hoping that some more rest would fix everything. I closed my eyes and let my mind run free until it succumbed into a deep slumber.
"Kendall Donald Knight!" I woke up to my mother's yelling.
I rolled over to face her. "What?"
She raised her eyebrows at me. "Excuse me?"
"I'm sorry. Ma'am?"
"What did I tell you and James this morning?"
"That we needed to make up and we both needed to be home when you got here."
"Okay so where is James?" She asked.
"He hasn't come home yet?" I asked rubbing my eyes and sitting up.
She shook her head and exited my room. I got up and followed her.
"Do you know where he could be?" I asked. Carlos and Logan were sitting on the couch with a passed out Katie spread out between them. My mother walked around the counter into the kitchen and started to make some coffee.
"I don't know where he could be." My mother answered me.
"Well he was pretty upset after class. Maybe he went somewhere to think. That's what I would have done." Logan spoke up.
"I know where he is. I'll be back." I said running from the apartment. I made it to the end of the hall and pressed the button for the elevator.
"Come on, come on." I said to no one. Finally the door opened and I stepped inside. The ride to the roof was short and my heart was literally in my throat as I walked out onto the roof not knowing what to expect. I was met with complete darkness other than the stars and the moon. The wind was blowing slightly and it was pretty chilling. I wrapped my arms around myself and was about to step back into the elevator when I heard something buzzing.
I walked around and found someone lying on the pavement curled into a ball. I realized it was James and the buzzing I had heard was his phone telling him it was dying. He was fast asleep with a grimace on his face. I lightly shook him. He stirred a little before sitting up and rubbing his eyes.
"Hey." I said to him, trying to smile. My heart was beating loudly in my chest and I was sure he could hear it.
"Hey." He replied.
I'm not sure how much more this story has but I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts!
XOXO
