A/N: Hello again everyone! Before we get started, I'd like to thank wegaz123, LoveSparkle, winterschild11, figgrole, and Nutcracker for reviewing last chapter! I seriously love reading your reviews! And if you have anything you'd like to see in the story, PM me or leave it in a review and I'll try and make it happen!
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Radioactive
It was finally Friday, I was roaming the halls searching for Carlos and Logan.
I wanted to talk to them about James but every time I tried to get in touch with them they both claimed that they were 'too busy' to talk. This wasn't the first time that they had blown me off though, and while I wasn't sure what was going on with them, I intended to find out.
It only took me about a minute to find them both hanging out next to Logan's locker.
"Hello buddies." I said, squeezing both of their shoulders a little harder than usual, which wasn't hard since my hands were now steel under the gloves that I was wearing. Thankfully since we were in Minnesota and it was still pretty cold here, nobody questioned it.
"H-hey Kendall!" Carlos exclaimed, trying to keep the discomfort and pain out of his voice.
"How about we have a little chat." I said, dragging them to the same supply closet that I had dragged James to just last week.
As soon as we made it to the closet, I shoved them in before entering and closing the door behind me.
Cool thing was, nobody even spared us a second look. After going here for three years, everyone has kinda become accustomed to weird things and pranks around here.
"Okay, now I want to know what's going on. You guys have been blowing me off all week and it's kinda starting to tick me off. So talk." I said sternly.
I watched as they opened and closed their mouths while glancing at each other, clearly at a loss for words.
After a few seconds, I decided to quit.
"You know what? Just forget it." I said, turning to walk out.
"Wait!" They both exclaimed at the same time, each of them grabbing one of my arms to keep me from leaving.
"What?" I asked tiredly, turning around to face them.
"We're sorry Kendall. It's just… we don't feel comfortable talking about it. At least… not yet." Logan said, to which Carlos just meekly nodded in agreement.
"Why not? Don't you trust me?" I asked, feeling a little hurt that they didn't feel comfortable enough to talk to me about whatever was going on.
"We do! It's just…" Carlos started, clearly trying to find the right words.
"Right, I'm just gonna go." I said, walking out before they had a chance to grab me again.
As soon as I made it out to the hallway, I went off in search of the one person I knew that could make me feel better at the moment.
In the past week, James and I have definitely gotten a little closer. I could tell that sometimes he did have a hard time being around me, which was understandable. But he did live up to his promise of trying to move past everything. And most of the time, we got along like nothing even happened.
I walked straight to James' locker, noticing him talking and laughing, with Jett…
"Hey Kendall!" James exclaimed when he noticed me, sending me a smile that seemed to make me heart beat a little faster.
"Hey." I said, walking over to him.
"What's up Kendork?" Jett asked, that stupid cocky smirk plastered on his face.
"How many times do I have to tell you not to call me that?" I growled out while clenching and unclenching my fist, hoping to calm myself down.
James must have noticed this, because he put his hand over mine before leaning closer to my ear.
"Calm down." He whispered before giving me a look.
I closed my eyes and took a deep breath before opening them again, noticing the anger in Jett's eyes at James' hand over mine.
"Let's go Kendall." James said quickly as he noticed the glares that Jett and I were exchanging.
"Wait James," Jett said, grabbing James' other hand to stop him.
"What?" James asked, turning towards Jett.
"Are we still on for tonight?" He asked, giving James a hopeful look.
"Sure. Kendall you wanna come with? We're just going to hang out at the mall." James said, gaining an incredulous look from Jett.
"You know what, I'd love to." I said, smirking a little at Jett, who was currently glaring daggers at me.
Of course as soon as James turned around to face Jett, he wiped the look of his face, putting a fake smile on instead.
I couldn't even wipe the smile of my face. This was the perfect opportunity to make sure that Jett didn't try anything, while spending time with James and possibly even driving a wedge between him and Jett.
And while I usually wasn't one for sabotaging relationships, let alone friendships, I wanted nothing more than to see someone beat Jett at his own game. And I was more than glad to be that person.
XxX
James and I had just made it to the mall where Jett was already waiting for us.
Carlos and Logan had been calling and texting me ever since school ended but I had been ignoring them. I wasn't planning on ignoring them forever, just a day or two to show them what it feels like.
"You ready?" James asked, giving me a small smile before looking ahead, where Jett was already walking into the mall.
I nodded my head before entering the mall with James.
As soon as we walked in, I was immediately met with the smell of something sweet. I looked around and noticed that we were smack dab in the middle of the food court. It didn't take me long to spot where the smell was coming from, a stand with fresh churros. As soon as I spotted them, I turned to Jett with a small pang in my chest. When we were together, we would always get a churro and split it. I couldn't help but wonder if he remembered any of that.
"Hey Jett." I said, a plan already formed in my head.
"Yeah?" He asked casually, although I could see the suspicious glint in his eyes.
"Would you mind getting me a churro? I haven't gotten a chance to eat yet and we won't be eating for another couple of hours."
I was expecting him to come up with a witty retort, to tell me to get it myself, or even show a little emotion at remembering all the times that we had shared a churro. Anything other than what he said really.
"Sure." He said, giving me a look that clearly said he wasn't too happy with me at the moment.
As soon as he walked off to get me a churro, I heard James behind me.
"Really Kendall?" He asked, giving me an amused look.
"What?" I asked innocently, deciding to play it cool.
"I'll be back. I'm going to the ATM to get a little cash out." He said, chuckling and shaking his head as he walked towards the ATM.
As soon as he was gone, I turned my attention back to Jett, my mouth almost dropping at the scene.
Jett was standing there, practically flirting with the girl at the churro stand. I watched as she gave him a free churro before walking in my direction. I turned my head when I noticed him getting ready to head my way so he didn't know that I was practically spying on him.
"Here Kendork." He said, shoving the churro at me rather roughly, but did it discreetly so that no one else noticed.
He was getting ready to say something when James suddenly appeared.
"So, are we all ready to go?" He asked, a cheesy grin on his face as he looked between Jett and I.
I didn't know if he was oblivious to the tension between us, or if he was just ignoring it, but I was thankful for whatever the case was.
Jett and I nodded our heads, letting James lead the way as we exchanged glares.
"Wait!" I suddenly said, turning towards Jett.
"What now?" Jett asked as James gave me a curious look.
"Can you get me a drink?" I asked, inwardly smirking.
I could tell by the way his eye started to twitch that I was starting to get to him.
He mumbled something incoherent before going to get me a drink.
'Yep, this is going to be fun.' I thought to myself.
XxX
It had only been half an hour and Jett and I were practically ready to rip each other's throats out.
We both watched as James walked off to the restroom before glaring at each other.
"Okay, what are you up to?" I asked sternly, wanting to know what he wanted with James.
"I don't know what you're talking about." He said, looking genuinely confused.
"I'm talking about James. What do you want with him?" I asked, trying to contain my anger.
"I don't want anything from him. I like him. What's so wrong with that?" He asked tiredly.
To anyone else, they would have thought that he was sincere. But I knew Jett better than that. Or at least I used to…
I knew that he was a great actor, and that when he wanted something, he would stop at nothing to get it.
"Look, I don't know what kind of game you think you're playing. But whatever it is, stops now!" I snapped, done trying to play nice.
I watched as a look of realization passed across his face, which confused me a little.
"You like him." He said matter-of-factly, that stupid smirk of his spreading across his face.
"I don't know what you're talking about." I said, hoping that he didn't see right through me like he used to be able to do.
"You do. That's why you hate when I hang out with him." He said, an accusatory tone to his voice.
"No, I hate you because you're a douche who seems to get some kind of sick pleasure out of playing with other people's emotions!" I snapped.
There was no way I was going to let Jett know that I liked James because that would just make him want James even more, if he really even cared about him in the first place. But that didn't mean I was going to miss out on a chance to vent out my frustrations with him.
"You can deny it all you want, but I see the glances you throw his way. I just want to warn you that you're in for a major disappointment if you think he's going to choose you over me." He said confidently, that stupid smirk never leaving his face.
"What happened to you?" I asked, my anger disappearing for a minute.
From the look on his face, I could tell that he didn't understand what I was talking about. So I just continued.
"What happened to the guy that actually cared about other people's feelings? The guy that didn't get pleasure out of playing with people's emotions? What happened to the guy I fell in love with?" I asked, waiting expectantly for an answer.
I watched as his expression softened, just for a minute, before the smirk came back.
'That stupid smirk!' I thought to myself.
Jett was getting ready to say something when suddenly, the ground started to shake. In a matter of seconds it seemed like a full blown earthquake was happening.
I was frozen in shock, watching as people starting to run for the exit when I suddenly felt a hand on my back.
I turned around and was immediately met with a pair of familiar, breathtaking hazel eyes.
"Come on, we have to go!" James said quickly, bringing to my feet.
I felt myself calm down a little at James' touch and suddenly, the earthquake slowly started to come to a stop.
I looked to James, who was giving me an incredulous look and I knew we were both thinking the same thing.
"Did I do that?" I asked, knowing that it was a strong possibility.
"I don't know, but we need to find Jett." He said, looking around.
I turned to the chair that Jett was sitting only a minute ago to see that he had in fact disappeared.
I let out a sigh as I realized that he was going to make me help look for him.
"Come on, let's start looking." I said begrudgingly, gaining a look from James before he nodded his head.
As we started looking, my mind went back to what happened just minutes ago. I wasn't sure if it was me that caused the earthquake, but I intended to find out.
Done! So yeah, I think this is the longest chapter I've written for this story so far! Anyway, you all got a little insight on where Kendall and Jett stand this chapter, and poor James is going to be right in the middle of their rivalry :P Next chapter will probably pick up where this one left off unless I decide to do a time jump. So what'd you all think about the JettxKendall rivalry this chapter? What do you think Carlos and Logan are hiding? And do you think Kendall was the cause of the mini-earthquake? Please let me know in a review! Until next time!
-Epically Obsessed