Ok! I've been working this on and off all day, but I did it! I promised a double update and I always follow through on my promises! So here it is: your double update!

Disclaimer: Nope, those incredibly hot guys are not mine to push around.

It took James fifteen minutes to vacuum the small bedroom. He had used every last ounce of energy, and by the end of it, James knew he wouldn't be able to vacuum all the bedrooms. But what was he supposed to tell his friends? James was way too prideful to admit he can't do something, so obviously, he wasn't about to admit he couldn't do something as simple as operating a vacuum.

James sat down on the bed and reached over to turn the vacuum off. He sighed and laid down. His muscles ached and he felt like he hadn't slept in a week. James wasn't planning on dosing off, but before he knew it, he felt something shaking his shoulder. James opened one eye and saw Carlos over him with Kendall and Logan standing behind him, each looking concerned.

"Are you ok, man?" Carlos asked, worry unusually coating his voice.

James sat up and rubbed his eyes. "Huh? Oh, oh yeah, I'm ok. I guess I dosed off, but I'm ok now. Thanks."

The worry and concern instantly left Carlos' face, but it wasn't the same for Kendall and Logan.

Kendall walked over and sat down next to James on the bed. "Are you sure, James? You've been dosing off a lot lately. And you look really drained right now."

"I'm ok, Kendall," James said. He decided to change the subject. "Are you guys done cleaning?"

"Yeah, we're all done. Are you?" Carlos answered for Kendall.

"Uh, I, uh, only got to this room. Sorry, I'll go do the other ones right now." James got up and tried to leave, but Logan stopped him at the door.

"No, that's ok, James. We'll take care of that. Why don't you go lay down, we'll finish vacuuming, and then we can order a pizza or something. Does that sound good?" Logan suggested.

James wanted to say no, that he could do it, he really did. But James was just so, so tired, and he knew he couldn't do it. James sighed. "Alright, I'll go lay down."

Logan smiled. "Good. We'll wait and do your bedroom later. And we'll wake you up when the pizza gets here."

James resisted the urge to roll his eyes and just left the room without saying anything more.

"Why is James always so tired now?" Carlos asked after James had fallen asleep and the three other boys were cleaning the other rooms.

"It's just another side effect of the chemo," Logan said. "It makes him super tired and weak. Soon, after a few more sessions, almost all of his strength will be gone. He's really, really weak, and tired, and just... sick. But he's ok, Carlos, you don't have to worry. It's normal."

"No, Logan, it's not normal. Nothing about this situation is normal!" Carlos yelled. "You keep saying that it's ok, James will get better, everything will go back to the way it was. But you don't know that!"

Kendall stopped what he was doing and put a hand on Carlos' back. "Carlos, you need to calm down, alright? I know that you're really stressed out-"

"Just shut up, Kendall!" Carlos yelled as he threw Kendall's hand off his back. "You say the same thing! Well news flash, Eyebrows: James might not get better!"

Kendall was remaining surprising calm throughout Carlos' outburst. "I know what you're going through, Carlos. We're all going through the same thing. You're scared and you're worried and all you want is for this to go away. But the reality of the situation is that none of this will be going away any time soon. And even when it does, it's always going to be a part of each of our lives. I can't speak for any of you, but this has definitely been one of the hardest things I've had to face. And I don't know how to deal with it, so I'm just trying to be strong. I have to be strong. For you, Logan, Katie, my mom, James, and I have to be strong for myself."

Logan stepped in. "You don't have to be strong for our sake, Kendall. Throughout this whole thing, we have to lean on each other. It's ok to step down and let someone else be strong."

Tears were now streaming down Kendall's face. "I don't know how. My whole life, I've always had to be the strong one, the leader. I don't know how to be anything else." Kendall's voice was barely above a whisper.

Carlos tried to hide his own tears. "It's ok t-to not know w-what to do. We c-can help you, you know. We have to st-stick together."

That's when Kendall lost it. He fell down to the ground and just cried. He cried harder than he had throughout this whole process because now, he wasn't crying just for James. He was crying for himself too.

Carlos and Logan sat down on the ground with Kendall and they held him as he cried. But before they knew it, they too were sobbing. So they held and supported each other, using each other's shirts to wipe their eyes, not caring in the slightest that their shirts were now ruined. They cried for a half hour straight, none of them being the strong rock they so desperately needed.

So? How was that? I didn't think it was all that bad, but what do I know? I'm just the writer… Oh, and sorry this was so short, but I'm not too sorry because I did give you two chapters in one day...

Guess what! If you review on this chapter, I will send homemade cookies to all of you! Ok, maybe I won't, but I would still really appreciate it if you review! -heart-