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Part Two

Chapter Six

It has been a week since Logan broke up with Jett, but both teenagers were still as hurt as they were in the moment it happened. But the two boys coped in fundamentally different ways:

Jett lived in denial. He could not or did not want to accept that the relationship was over. He could understand why Logan was afraid. The kidnapping was a scarring experience for him too, but Logan was worth it. Jett couldn't care less about the whole magic thing Logan had going on. He just wanted to be with him. And so, he decided to fight for their relationship.

The blonde tried talking to Logan multiple times, both during school and after school. But his ex-boyfriend was never alone. At least one of his friends was always at his side. James and Carlos were at least feeling with him, sympathy shining in their eyes. But Kendall was always glaring at Jett like this whole mess was his fault. But Jett also wrote long letters and slipped them into Logan's locker along with flowers and little trinkets. The flowers and little gifts always appeared back at his own locker at the end of the day, but the letters Logan kept.

For his part, Logan tried to forget about it all, He isolated himself from everything, but his family and closest friends. At school, he went through the motions, keeping his grades up but nothing more. And at home he hid in his room, either on his own crying or with at least one friend at his side.

"I'm sorry. " Logan told Carlos and James one day, as they were cuddled against him on either side.

"For what? " James murmured.

"For being a whiny little baby. I was the one who ended it. I shouldn't waste your time with moping. You could go on dates and stuff. "

Carlos chuckled and replied:

"This is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. And from the smartest guy I know nonetheless. "

Logan frowned at his friend, his eyes wet, so Carlos added:

"We love you, Logie. You are our brother and we will always be there for you. "

After a few moments, where he had to process what was said, Logan burst into tears again, but not only was he sad, but also moved by Carlos' statement. The Latino pressed a kiss against his brother's forehead, before smiling sadly at James.

It was true what he said: He and James would always be there for Logan no matter what, but it still hurt them deeply to see their friend in a state like this. But both had no idea what to do. Barely anything could cheer Logan up or at least distract him and the two witches felt quite helpless. However, a couple of days later something unexpected happened that did in fact distract Logan.

It was after directly after school ended and the four friends were walking towards James' car, when Jett approached them, trying to talk to Logan. Kendall turned him away rather rudely and Jett was barely gone, when Carlos spun around to face Kendall and half-yelled at him:

"What the fuck Kendall? Can you just stop being an ass for a moment?"

The Latino's friends stopped and stared at him.

"C-Carlos… What…" Kendall stammered.

"All the time you act like a jerk towards Jett and I have enough of it. I know you blame him for me being sad, but in case you have forgotten I broke up with him. "

That's when Carlos started to cry, sagging against Logan, who wrapped his arms around him.

"What the hell just happened? " James asked after a few moments.

Logan looked down at Carlos, who wasn't crying anymore, but looked completely exhausted.

"I think he's an empath. "

"What? How? "

"Because he was reflecting my emotions. " Logan explained, making Kendall avert his eyes.

Later that day, the four teenagers were talking to their parents, explaining what happened.

"Carlos' reaction was quite normal. " Brooke said nodding, soothing the boys' worries.

"Indeed. Technically, most people are empaths, because empathy describes one's ability to understand and reflect about other people's emotions and respond appropriately to them. But magical empathy is on another level than the "normal" one. Most empaths can not only sense other people's emotions, but also make them their own as well as mellowing out extreme emotions like grief and anger. Rarely, they can also change someone's emotions. " Jennifer added.

"And because empathy is such a hard ability to master, Carlos will be "taken over" by other people's emotions, so to speak, for a little while. " Sylvia finished, looking sympathetically at her son.

Kendall, James, and Logan looked impressed at their friend, who was beaming. Carlos was quite excited at the thought of a new power.

During the next few days, Kendall was uncharacteristically quiet as he was mulling over what Carlos yelled at him in front of the school. Logan had already confirmed that he was really feeling that way, so there was no use denying it. And the blonde felt bad about it. He knew that Logan was right: He truly treated Jett unfairly, even though he could see that the other blonde was hurting as well. And Kendall felt really guilty about upsetting Logan. Still, one question remained: Why was he so rude to Jett when it was clearly wrong?

It was not easy for Kendall to find an honest answer to that question, which is why he spent multiple days on that particular question. The answer, however, was so easy though: Kendall had feelings for Logan.

At first, Kendall could not admit it, because he wasn't gay. How could he? It's not like he was homophobic or anything, but Kendall could not imagine being gay himself. After all, he had feelings for girls before. He dated girls and had sex with them. Eventually, though, he realized that it did not really matter. "Gay" was just a meaningless label after all. And liking a guy did not make him gay. It just made him not straight.

When his sexuality crisis was dealt with, Kendall found another reason for his denial: He had known Logan since they were born and the dark-haired guy was like his brother. This excuse did not work for very long though. After all, James and Carlos had been like brothers too and now they had a happy and well-working relationship.

And so, Kendall was forced to admit a simple (and for everyone around him painfully obvious) truth: He was in love with his best friend. Naturally, this shook him to his core, so he confided in the one person he trusted more than his friends: Katie. The young girl listened patiently to her older brother, before asking:

"What will you do now? "

"Well, I can't tell Logan that's for sure. "

"Why not? "

"He's trying to get over a relationship that ended badly. And he's still in love with Jett. Logan needs a supportive friend, not someone trying to woo him. "

"But if that's too much for you, you should tell him. I know you want to be a good friend, but not at the expense of your own happiness. " Katie replied with wisdom beyond her years.

Kendall just smiled and hugged her.

"Thanks sis. What would I do without you? "

A short chapter, but I hope you liked it. Please leave a comment.

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The scene of how Carlos discovered his new power was inspired (read: copied) from one of my favorite TV shows Charmed, where one of the main characters, Phoebe Halliwell, discovered her empathy the same way. (I seriously recommend watching that show. It is amazing) Disclaimer: I do not own Charmed or any of its characters.