A/N: Hello again everyone! We would like to thank everyone who reviewed the last chapter! It really means alot and motivates us to keep the story going! There are only a few more chapters of this story left so we hope you all enjoy the remainder of it!

Hours Without Drama

It had been about an hour since James had left. Logan and I were just sitting on the couch staring at the TV, both of us lost in our own thoughts.

"You know, I think maybe we should go to the mall." I suggested.

"What?" Logan asked, giving me a weird look.

"For James. I was thinking that maybe if we take him out for a couple hours, maybe that'll cheer him up a little." I said, seeing that it was only 4:00.

Logan was getting ready to respond when James suddenly walked in.

"Where've you been?" Logan asked, giving him an analytical look.

I had to admit that I was wondering that myself. James looked like he was completely drenched in sweat, his breathing was a little off, and he looked exhausted.

"Well, I was originally just going to go for a walk. But somehow that turned into a run." He said, still trying to catch his breath.

"So you've been running non-stop for an hour? While its ninety degrees outside?! " Logan asked incredulously, to which James just gave him a nervous smile.

"It's not like I meant to! It just sort of happened…" James said defensively.

"Anyway, Logan and I were wondering if you wanted to go to the mall with us?" I asked, cutting Logan off before he started lecturing James.

"I don't know…" James said with a hesitant look on his face.

"Come on Jay. I think that with everything that's happened lately we just need a little time to take our minds off things for a bit. We'll only be out two or three hours tops." I said, giving him a hopeful look.

"Fine. Just let me shower and change then I'll be ready." He sighed before walking into our shared room.

As soon as he was out of the room, I gently nudged Logan.

"Really?" I asked, chuckling a little.

"What?" He asked grumpily.

"You were seriously getting ready to start lecturing him?"

"Hey, it's dangerous to work out in heat like that without being properly hydrated!" He said while crossing his arms.

"Whatever you say Loges." I said before turning my attention back to the TV.

After about thirty minutes, James emerged from our shared room.

"Ready." He said, a small smile on his face.

XxX

"He actually seems to be enjoying himself a little." Logan said as we watched James walk through Aéropostale.

"Yeah." I replied. I could tell that James was having a little trouble fully enjoying himself, which was understandable under the circumstances. But at least he was having a little fun, if even a little.

After a couple more minutes, James had checked out and met us outside of the store.

"Where to next?" He asked, holding a couple of bags in his hands.

"Well I'm going to run into Barnes & Noble. There's a book I've been wanting to get for a while but never had the chance." Logan said before running off into the store, making James and I chuckle a little.

"Hey, I'm getting ready to go into Champ's for a minute." He said, before starting to head towards the sports store that was not too far away to Barnes & Noble.

"I'll go with you." I said while following him, a little curious as to what he could want out of a sports store.

As soon as we walked in, we were met with an array of different shoes and jersey's. I looked at James, noticing him scanning the store for something.

"Looking for anything in particular?" I asked, wanting to know if I could help in any way.

"Found it." He said while smiling a little. "Follow me." He said to me as he started heading towards the back of the store.

As soon as we made it to the back, I immediately understood why James wanted to come in here as I looked at the assortment of different helmets.

Carlos had lost his helmet a few months ago and when he couldn't find it, the guys and I tried to convince him that he didn't need it anymore. And while he didn't agree, he did let it go.

"I was thinking that he would probably like another helmet. Plus, if he had his helmet on when the crash happened, he probably wouldn't be in this situation." James said, blinking back tears as he picked up a helmet that looked almost exactly like that one that he had lost.

"I know he'll love it." I said, giving his shoulder a comforting squeeze.

He wiped away a couple of stray tears as we made our way to the front of the store and checked out.

When we walked out of the store, we noticed Logan walking out of Barnes & Noble with his book at the same time that we walked out.

"Alright guys, I think that we should start heading back in a few minutes." I said, noticing that it was getting close to 7:00.

"Sounds good to me. I'm exhausted." James said, letting out a yawn.

We walked around for about fifteen more minutes before getting ready to head out of the mall.

"Hey." James whispered to me, glancing up at Logan who was ahead of us.

"What's up?" I whispered back.

"Thanks for this. I know it was your idea. And I know I haven't been the easiest person to deal with these past few days. But this really did help." He said, giving me a small smile.

"No problem buddy. I just wanted you to have a little fun. I know you've been hurting so I'm glad that we were able to take your mind off things for a little while." I said, smiling a little myself.

I wasn't sure how long James would be like this, I just hoped that nothing else went wrong to make him revert back to his guilty self.

Done! Sorry this chapter was a little shorter than usual and wasn't up to par with other chapters, we just wanted a little break from any major drama. Again, there are only a few more chapters left of this story, and we'll be caught up to the first chapter in about one or two more chapters! So what'd you all think of James this chapter? He's finally enjoying himself a little, but will it last? Please let us know you're thoughts on this chapter! Next update might be sometime this weekend! Until next time!

-Epically Obsessed & EpicRusher13