A/N: Okay, really quick!
One:
Updates will slow a little cause I just got surgery on my arm last week and it hurts like all holy HELL to write and post!
I'll keep writing via iPod, maybe i'll churn out more chapters this way haha.
Two:
"Say When" will be a HUGE staple for the next two to three chapters of this story so start to learn it
and like it because that song will help you understand.
They'll be a second song suggestion, either will work, but listen to "Say When" for the next chapters like I said haha
Three:
I used some of the lyrics in this chapter, but I changed the words
read on to see.
The original lyrics will be in a future chapter
Song Suggestion: "Say When" The Fray/ "Crush" David Archuleta
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 Fourteen
**Ten Days Later**
"Hello?" Kaci spoke into her phone. She didn't see the need to look at the caller ID, it's not like it was a whole line up of people called her everyday. Her guess? Right now it was one of the boys, her agent or Jo.
"We decided to take a break" the voice spoke on the other end of the phone. The words echoed in Kaci's mind, blurring and spinning like a bad dream. What? What happened?
"What do you mean?" Kaci spoke slowly to the person on the other line. The person just chuckled and sighed before speaking again. "Explain-"
"We do this all the time..." the person started to explain. Kaci's mind began to spin again, what did they mean that they did this all the time? "It started getting to the point that we were beginning to hate each other-"
"But..." Kaci stated before shaking her head and sighing "What do you mean a break?"
"We have the day off and we're sick of hanging out with each other every waking moment" the voice spoke "so we've ventured off and decided to do our own things, the boys and I"
"Well crap thanks for the heart attack! I thought you meant like...permanent break" Kaci chuckled. "I thought you were saying no more Big Time Rush-"
"I think you were hoping I meant something or someone else Kaci, but I'll let you slide" the voice joked. Kaci just scoffed and shook her head.
"In your dreams Mr. Mitchell" Kaci giggled to Logan. Okay, so maybe he was right. She deep down inside hoped that he meant him and Camille but she had Carlos so why should it matter about Logan and Camille's current status of their relationship? Kaci didn't care when the two were photographed along the beach almost two weeks ago, she also didn't care when her and Carlos won the "cutest couple" against Logan and Camille. Okay so maybe she cared a little bit, but she would much rather see herself next to Logan, or Logan next to her.
Kaci and Carlos on paper were perfect for each other, there was no doubt about it at all. He was maybe three inches taller than her, but the height didn't matter. Carlos and Kaci always seemed so happy on both the "celebrity couple" front as well as in front of everyone else. They were always with each other, being a couple none the less. Kaci was definitely happy with Carlos, she wouldn't be able to contain the smiles that come with being with a guy like Carlos. However only people like Jo, who knew Kaci all too well for the small amount of time they had need friends, knew she was happiest when her world and her sentences seemed to have "Logan" in the most cheerful context.
"Yeah well I got bored and decided to give you a call" Logan chuckled into the phone. Kaci just shook her head and sighed.
"Oh so forget that we're friends Logan" Kaci started with a giggle "and just call me when you're bored. I now know where I stand in your life kid, thanks"
"Kid? I'm older than you Kace" Logan protested
"By a month and two weeks! Ooh yes that totally gives you seniority guy" Kaci laughed into the phone. Finally the words stuck into her head. "Wait, you said you guys got the day off and everyone ventured off to do their own thing...?"
"Thanks for joining the conversation Kaci" Logan joked. "Kendall is off somewhere with the Big Time Rush mobile with Jo. James is off with Camille trying to get his face in acting like huge billboards aren't enough for him-"
"Not worried the face of Big Time Rush is out with your girlfriend?" Kaci joked. "Lord knows if Carlos was out with Nina Dobrev or Arianna Grande, I'd be a little worried"
Logan scoffed "I'm not worried about James and Camille at all. Last break we had, they ventured off and did an acting gig. Sure he got a role and she didn't but he turned it down" Logan laughed "Besides I wouldn't worry about those girls after all, what do they have on you Kace?"
Kaci blushed on the other end of the phone. "They're gorgeous, have you not paid attention to them for the past years?" she stated, fighting the blush that was taking over her cheeks like Logan could see it. Logan just chuckled.
"Okay Kace, if you say so. I think you've got more than them in your pinky than their whole bodies" Logan complimented. "We've met those girls, I wasn't impressed-"
"Oh and you were with me?" Kaci laughed at the joke. Logan just sighed.
"Very impressed..." Logan's voice echoed through the silence of Kaci's stopped laughter. Usually silence between them was golden, but in light of recent events like lies and couples formed, this silence was heart breaking and awkward. Logan was the first to break the silence he created by clearing his throat "So, are you busy today?"
"Uh I was just sitting here doing nothing for right now since my scenes are later tonight" Kaci spoke. She was sitting on the couch flipping through cable channels in her short gym shorts and black tee that belonged to Carlos; well technically it was Kendall's shirt but Carlos stole it for his own use. It was too big for her small frame, her hair in pig tails. "Why?" Suddenly like clockwork there was a knock at the door; groaning Kaci stood up to stand and answer the door but stopped in her tracks. "Logan Mitchell if you are on the other end of that door I will kill you!"
"I'm actually on the phone with you Kaci, if I was on the other end you have heard me knock through the phone...?" Logan stated, making Kaci nod her head in agreement. He was right, damn him. "Why? Someone at your door?"
"Yeah, hopefully it's that Chinese food I ordered about half an hour ago. I'm starving, I think my insides are eating each other for survival" Kaci joked. She walked to the door and swung it open, huffing and laughing.
"Well it is the Chinese food, but thanks to a handy mute button on telephones these days, you wouldn't be able to hear me knock" Logan stated with a smirk, holding Kaci's food in one hand and a notebook in the other. Logan took in the sight of Kaci and pointed, scanning his finger over her attire. "Were you in the middle of getting dressed?"
"No I have on a huge tee courtesy of Carlos...or Kendall" Kaci said as Logan raised an eyebrow. Kaci shook her head "I got this shirt from Carlos, he wanted me to have something to remember him by so he gave me this black shirt. I would have been happy if Jo didn't grill me about the shirt, she recognized it as Kendall's and well I had to yell at Carlos and it was like one big confusion"
"Oh like I'm confused right now? Yeah" Logan joked. "We were walking in from the pool when we decided to take a break from each other for the day and I saw the delivery man getting a hard time from Mr. Bitters-"
"That's probably why the Chinese restaurant hates delivering to my house" Kaci thought out loud "Sorry, continue"
"O-Kay?" Logan spoke, eye brow raising again in confusion. "Anyway, I asked what apartment he was going to, which he said yours. I paid for the food and decide to deliver the food to you myself"
Kaci smiled "Aww thanks Logan, that's ultra sweet of you" she cooed before stepping aside and letting Logan into the apartment. "What's with the notebook?"
"Last time we were given a break I went to an all girls school..." Logan started with a sigh, shaking his head to rid his memories of him in Mrs. Knight's clothing and a wig just to be abused by girls. Kaci on the other hand just stared at him with arms folded. Replacing the sentence in his head he kind of heard how it sounded, which wasn't so great; laughing and rubbing the back of his neck, Logan stammered "No, not like that. I snuck into an all-girls school to hear a math lesson from whom I think it the smartest person with a book of pure math-"
"Phoebe Nachee?" Kaci asked while leaning on the counter of her kitchen, food placed behind her. Logan raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah...you know and like Phoebe Nachee?" Logan asked impressed and amused. Kaci smiled and giggled a low giggle.
"No, I saw her book in your room when you gave me a tour" Kaci started while messing with her nails. "When you said you were at an all girls school, gotten beaten up..." Kaci snickered "...sorry, it's funny-"
"You girls might have a small hand, but it hurts!" Logan exclaimed making Kaci laugh harder.
"Whatever the case may be, I heard this story and well I thought about the book in your room. It looked beaten and battered and it had all these numbers and formulas on it" Kaci explained "so I just put two and two together"
"Look at you being a modern day Sherlock Holmes" Logan joked. He stuffed his now free hand into his pants pocket, which had become a trademark around Kaci, along with rubbing the back of his neck, raising his eyebrow and smirking. "But back to the reason of the notebook, do you remember something you wrote on my white board in my room?"
Kaci narrowed her eyes "I wrote my number...?" she recalled, everything else she forgot. "My memory is shot okay? What did I say?" she giggled.
"Well technically you said you'd bring the sheet music, but I figured I'd do that for you" Logan replied holding up the notebook. "It's not exactly sheet music, but it's good to write with-"
"It serves purpose" Kaci smiled. "I got food for Xavier and myself, I think I might have gotten too much though" she started "Want to share some Chinese with me?"
"Logan, that doesn't even make sense guy" Kaci laughed. They had been writing for about two hours and had been getting no where when it came to lyrics and melody. Kaci pulled out her guitar and started strumming.
"Well, then what exactly do you suggest Miss Songwriter?" Logan spoke. It was getting evident that the two were getting a little restless, after all it was getting late. "We shot down the cheesy party song-"
"Because you're not Ke$ha" Kaci giggled while popping a fried shrimp into her mouth. Sure, her food was cold but she wasn't going to let it go to waste. "We scrapped the cheesy 'girl I love you' song-"
"Because you're not Gustavo" Logan chuckled. "So what do we write about then?" Logan asked, staring down at the floor. Kaci mindlessly strummed and the melody stuck into Logan's brain as words started to come to him. Humming a melody, Kaci's head snapped up.
"I like it Logan...I like it" Kaci smiled, playing the same chords. "What if it switches up a little like this?" Kaci asked, changing the pitch and Logan chuckling, still humming along. Kaci went back to the first set of chords she played as Logan wrote down words.
A few moments later, Logan cleared his throat. "Play and sing this with me, I feel like it's missing something major and I could use you're advice..." he stated. Holding the book between himself and Kaci, the duo leaned over and sang together.
"I see you there,
wondering where you came from
Unaware of every and someone
Don't Appear to care
that I know you, and i'm confused
What's your name?
Cause I have to know it
You let me in and i begin to notice
You're terrified
Cause you're shaking and unfocused..."
"What do you think?" Logan asked. Kaci smiled.
"You need a story line. I know we nyxed the whole... love song but what if it wasn't your typical one?" Kaci suggested. Logan's mouth gaped open, eyes squinted in confusion.
"Explain this to me please?" Logan chuckled.
"I mean, the words are kind of everywhere. What if you make a song where you're telling someone you like...or love whatever tickles your fancy" Kaci giggled before continuing on, "You're telling the girl that you really like her and you want her to be yours. It has to be with words that she's never heard, words that would win her over Logan..."
Logan nodded in understanding "What have you never heard?" Logan asked "Maybe it'll help with the song"
"For someone to be there, like to basically tell me that say the words and they'll be there for me..." Kaci whispered. Lifting her head slowly, Kaci's eyes locked with Logan's for the first time in a long time in the moment they were in. Her heartbeat seemed to speed up and thump louder in her ears, like bad and loud ringing she shouldn't rid.
Logan opened his mouth to speak when the door opened behind them. "Knock, knock..." Carlos yelled. "Hey babe...and Logan...?"
Kaci smiled and jumped up from her seat, rushing into Carlos' arms. Logan had become slightly used to it, although to him it still burned his chest like rubbing alcohol burned an open wound. It was slowly becoming less of a sting, but it still hurt. Kaci squealed and Carlos spun her around in his arms. "Carlos! I missed you!" Kaci said into his shoulder, chuckling.
Carlos slightly laughed and placed Kaci firmly on the ground. "Well, I was out doing something nice for you. Besides you had Logan here..."
"We were writing a song, well trying to until Kaci got all Yoda on me and confused me" Logan chuckled while standing up and placing his hands in his pockets. "Where did you go?"
"Yeah where were you?" Kaci joked slapping Carlos' arm. "You had the day off and you didn't think to spend it with your girlfriend, nor call her?" Kaci added. She caught the slight wince Logan made when she identified herself as Carlos' girlfriend, but she winced all the same when Camille was known as Logan's girlfriend.
"Like I said, I was doing something nice for you...I went and got you..this" Carlos informed as he pulled a medium sized velvet box from a bag he was carrying. Kaci gasped and smiled. Carlos chuckled and handed Kaci the box with a wide smile "Take it!"
"Okay, okay!" Kaci giggled, placing the burgundy velvet box into her hand. She should have been intrigued to know what was inside, but the shade of the box bought on memories of Logan's favorite sleep shirt and the last time she had seen him in it. Biting her lip, she slowly opened the box and gasped at the sight of what was inside.
It was a simple silver chain, because Carlos knew she was allergic to certain kinds of gold. On the chain was a small simple pendant, with the letters "K" and "C" on it in a cursive lettering. "Carlos...this is amazing. I love it"
Logan peered over Kaci's shoulder and chuckled "That's nice Carlos" he stated with a smile "Its Kaci's initials..."
Carlos' face scrunched together in confusion and he chuckled "Kaci's name is Kaci Daniels, where is there a 'C' in that?" Carlos asked. "And you're supposed to be the smart one-"
"Its for 'Kaci' and 'Carlos'...Logan" Kaci stated, turning to face him. Logan slowly nodded, feeling his heart burn a little more. Kaci turned her back to Carlos, handing him the chain to place it on her neck as she held her hair away from her neck. Kaci's eyes slowly slid to Logan's who was attached to her face, with his face reading agony. Kaci knew that feeling, she had become really good at masking it as of late. Logan nodded and grabbed his book before sighing.
"I'm going to try and take your advice, maybe make a good song out of it-"Logan started before Carlos spoke
"Maybe you can perform it at the Palmwoods Annual End of Summer Jam Session?" Carlos added. Kaci smiled and nodded at Logan who just chuckled and nodded. Waving his goodbye he turned to walk away when Kaci inhaled.
"Logan?" Kaci called out. Logan turned to face Kaci who had a small smile on her face. "Maybe you should think of Camille when writing the song...or like I said...someone you liked who would have liked to hear those words..."
Logan nodded and closed the door behind him. Kaci closed her eyes, her back still turned to Carlos. Carlos' hands wrapped around her waist, she giggled in response. "How crazy is Logan? Why did he say your initial is a 'C'?" Carlos chuckled.
Kaci laughed once and cleared her throat before speaking. "Because my middle name is a 'C' Carlos..." Kaci spoke lowly. Her eyes locked on Carlos' face which dropped a little. How could he NOT know that about his own girlfriend? "My name is Kaci Cassandra Daniels. Logan already knew that...and apparently remembered it..." Kaci mumbled before walking to her couch, leaving Carlos to wonder how far behind is he in the race for his own girlfriend...
