my chapter... ENJOY! POV: Kendall Knight
I sat in my room for a while after Jo left. I just needed to think for a while.
Mom came in a few minutes later. "Kendall, can I talk to you?"
"About what?" I asked.
"Destinee."
Oh, crap. I lay down on my bed and stared up at the ceiling. Bring it on.
"You shouldn't love her more than a cousin."
"Mom, I try, but it's hard. I'm always around her and Carlos is always talking about her. I just can't avoid her no matter how hard I try!"
"Sweetie." She sat next to me. "Just let her go. It's making her uncomfortable and-"
I sat up. "She said that she didn't love me at all anymore." And that's what made it hurt the most.
"Oh, honey." She hugged me to her chest, expecting me to cry, but I didn't.
I didn't have any more tears left for the sake of love.
POV: Lee Morgans
I saw Kendall moping around the lobby for the next few days. He looked purely miserable.
He collapsed in one of the chairs, looking perfectly morose.
"What's up?" I asked as I sat next to him.
He just looked at me, then away again.
"You're downing my vibe. What's wrong with you?"
"Girl issues."
"Ah. Jo? Destinee?"
"Mainly Destinee."
At that moment, Dest and Carlos came in from the pool. She looked at Kendall, gaze full of daggers, and continued to the elevators.
"She's cute," I said, still staring after her. "But can be vicious."
"Very vicious."
"You love her, right?"
"Too much."
"Then why are you giving up? You need to go after her until you win!" Where was this guy's testosterone?
"She's my second cousin."
"Oh. And I'm guessing that Carlos is in the picture, too?"
"You would be right," he sighed. "It just hurts so much because she doesn't love me at all anymore."
"That's tough, man." I put a hand on his shoulder – a mannerism that I had adopted from my almost-father. "But that's life.
A group came by with Guitar-Dude, singing a Vertical Horizon song, "He's everything you want, he's everything you need. He's everything inside of you that you wish you could be. He says all the right things at exactly the right time. But he means nothing to you and you don't know why."
"Please sing a different song," Kendall groaned.
"Maybe you and me got lost somewhere, can't move on and we can't stay here. Maybe we just had enough and maybe we ain't meant for this love. You and me tried everything, but still that mockingbird won't sing. Man, this life seems hard enough, but maybe we ain't meant for this love."
"Really? Something not love related, please."
"Wake up in the mornin' feeling like P-diddy-"
"You're all pathetic." He got up and left the lobby.
POV: Logan Mitchell
Melanie and I had been going to the park almost every day for a couple weeks – rain or shine. Nothing could get me to stay away from her.
Most of the time, I just sat next to her while she did all the writing and singing. I was only there for company, but I really didn't mind much. Honestly, I just like being with her.
I looked up in a tree and saw a squirrel running around up there. His cheeks were puffed out and everything.
Sometimes, I don't know why, but I wish I was a squirrel. They have so little responsibilities. No concert, no rehearsal, no Gustavo... just gather nuts and eat up people's bird-feeders. Their lives are just so simplistic.
But, if I really was a squirrel, I wouldn't have Melanie. And right now, she was my purpose for living.
"What're you thinking about?" Melanie asked, her pencil pressed against her bottom lip.
"Squirrels," I answered like it was the most common thing in the world.
"What about them?"
"Their lives are so simple. It's almost unfair."
"Hmm…"
I propped myself up on my elbows. "Now what are you thinking about?"
"I should write my song about squirrels."
"That desperate?"
"Yes."
I sat up. "Why don't you write something about your relationship with Destinee?"
"I don't have a 'relationship' with-"
"As your sister, I mean."
"Oh. Well…"
"Or we could write one about us." I raised my eyebrows.
"That could work."
A few minutes later, I had come up with a chorus. "Hey, Mel, how about this?" I asked.
"I'm listening."
"'Cause when I wake up and see you there,
standing over me without a care.
Each hug is my life,
each kiss a dream.
I never knew that I'd be
so lucky to find you."
She smiled. "That's great. Now we just need to work verses and a bridge into that."
"We can do that." I kissed her cheek and started racking my brain for more brilliant ideas.
POV: Kendall Knight
After a couple long months of rehearsal and avoiding Destinee as much as possible, the day of the concert finally came. I had come up with a solution for my little love problem.
As soon as I could, I would get to the airport after the concert and catch the next direct flight to Chicago. I would only come back when I knew I could handle seeing Destinee without wanting her. I didn't know how long it would take. and I didn't really care. I just wanted to be in the same room with my cousin and not get this insane urge to be next to her.
I had already written a note explaining that I really didn't want to be looked for. I wanted to get over this on my own. No one could help with that.
Before the concert, I ran into Destinee and Carlos backstage doing their vocal exercises. She had warmed up to me a little bit, but not a whole lot.
"Well, we're here," she said, handing me a bottle of water.
"Yup. What we've been busting our asses for in the past… month or so."
"After tonight, it'll all be worth it."
"I sure hope so."
A stage crew person walked by us. "One minute!"
We took our places on stage, Destinee and I in front, the rest behind or to the sides.
Fans started cheering real loud when the curtain parted. I could just hear James say, "Ah… a sweet symphony."
Dest and I murmured "good luck" to each member of our bands, but I doubt anyone could hear it over the screaming.
"LADIED AND GENTLEMEN," the man over the PA said. "PLEASE HELP ME WELCOME BIG TIME RUSH AND TRIPLE THREAT."
well, that was the last "story" chapter. the very last chapter will be a playlist for the whole story, so be looking for that!
after the playlist, DestKnight15 will publish the first chapter of the sequel, "Big Time Rush, Making it Big Time".
the songs used in this chapter: "Everything you want" by Vertical Horizon, "Mockingbird" by Rob Thomas. and the song that Logan sings was "Lucky" by ME!
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