A/N: What? The final chapter? Yes. This is the end. It's been a nice run, and I couldn't be happier to have you all reading and reviewing this for as long as you have. So thanks so much for sticking with me, and I hope you've enjoyed it as much as I have :D

Chapter 25 - Rescue (Posted 27 July 2011)

Dammit! Logan thought. The number was protected, so he couldn't even reply! What was he supposed to do? How was he supposed to cooperate if he wasn't given any directions? Whoever was holding Kendall hostage obviously hadn't thought this through very well. He waited, sweating in the hot ventilation chamber, for another message explaining what he was supposed to do, but nothing came. But just as he decided it was time to take things into his own hands, he heard a door open up in the back.

"Do you have him?" a recognizable, angry voice shouted.

Logan gasped silently and looked through the grate. He was fuming when he saw a round body waddle in. Gustavo. He'd avoided looking in until now, afraid of what he might see. And when his eyes drifted from Gustavo to a crumpled mess laying on the floor, he almost couldn't contain his rage. There was Kendall, slumped over, with his arms tied around a pole behind him. His clothes were rattier than they were when he met him and he was almost covered in blood. His hair was matted against his skin and he was barely breathing.

At this point, he was so enraged, he was about to crush his phone in an attempt to make a fist. Not only had they kidnapped him, but they'd beaten him and treated him like some kind of animal. He watched as Gustavo walked over to the two men who must have been the ones he heard talking earlier.

"Did you send the ransom?" the gruff voiced-man said. He was greasy-haired and short, and wore a snarl like that of an aging pit bull.

"The first part." Gustavo answered.

"Look," the second guy said. He was tall and looked stoned, but obviously meant business. "Ya said we'd get paid cash for this. We nabbed this kid weeks ago, why'd ya wait till now to send the ransom?"

"Because!" Gustavo yelled. "Logan has to think he ran away and we took him off the streets, or else he might call the cops."

"He might call the cops now! I told you the kid almost got away from us. What if someone spotted him?" the short guy seethed.

"No one spotted him." Gustavo waved his hand through the air. "It's fine. I'll send Logan the text telling him what we want, and then I'll tell him where he can pick Kendall up. Little punk thinks he can just resign from my label and get away with it, well this'll show him."

"What?" the tall guy asked. "That kid can't see us, man. Who's gonna meet him?"

"You guys will, or it's no deal." Gustavo told them. "You hide here, and when Logan walks in, you ambush him and grab the money and the contract. And then we run out of here, and leave Logan to cry over his dead, homeless boyfriend."

Logan's eyes went wide with anger and fear. "Dead?" he whispered to himself. Oh my God, they're gonna kill him. He lifted his phone and texted James.

X

James and Carlos were still out in Logan's car, worrying like crazy when James's phone suddenly beeped. "It's a text from Logan." He opened it and looked at Carlos, surprise on his face.

"What? What is it?" Carlos asked impatiently.

"It's Gustavo, our old producer! He kidnapped Kendall!"

"What do we do?"

"I... I don't know. Should we call the cops? I think we should call the cops."

"Yeah." Carlos nodded, and then got an idea. "You call the police, and I'll make a few calls too."

James looked confused as he dialed. "Who are you calling?"

"Just a few people who might be willing to help out."

X

Logan was developing an intricate and very well thought out plan in his mind as he watched the three men interact. He hated all of them, but he couldn't bring himself to look at Kendall. He thought of the first time he saw him, how it felt when he first shook his hand. How much he just wanted to help him and give him a better life. How easy it was to fall in love with him. And right now he just couldn't stand to look at him in this state, broken to near death.

So he listened for a few minutes, trying to make out what they were saying. He wanted more than anything to just lift that grate, jump down there, and kick some evil kidnapper ass. But he knew he couldn't take all three of them, even with his stun gun. So he waited a few more minutes, and just when he was about to say 'screw it' and lift the grate, he got a text back from James.

"We're taking care of it."

Taking care of it? He was about to answer when the tall man stiffened.

"Shh! Shut up!" he hissed. "Are those... police sirens?"

"No." the smaller one insisted. "It's probably an ambulance."

But then Logan heard the sirens as well, and those were definitely not ambulance sirens. And he took this opportunity to rip the grate out and jump down, startling the three men.

"You asshole." Logan glared at Gustavo.

"Woah, who's the brat?" the tall grease ball asked.

"Wh am I?" Logan asked. "I'm the 'brat' you've been talking about for the past ten minutes. I'm also the boyfriend of the man you abducted from my house, beat, and tied to a pole." Logan's breath was coming in huffs. He was shaking with rage and adrenaline, standing before them in a menacing pose. "And I am also the last person you want to screw around with."

As if on cue, the sirens leveled out, signaling that the cars had come to a stop and were surrounding the building. And then a strong voice came through a megaphone. "We've got the place surrounded, you have thirty seconds to come out with your hands up."

"Don't let them get Kendall!" Gustavo yelled.

The tall guy pulled up his pant leg and took out a pistol, aiming it right at Kendall.

Logan saw red as he lunged toward the man and knocked him to the ground before swinging his arm and flinging the gun from the guy's hold. "Nice try." he sneered.

By this time the cops were swarming inside the warehouse, pummeling the other two men and pulling Logan off the third. He was almost disappointed; he so wanted to take his revenge on the people who dared to hurt Kendall. Until he saw a mass of tele-reporters rush in and begin interviewing Gustavo about why he did it.

He watched as Gustavo and the two cronies were taken away, all cursing at each other. He turned around, intending on rushing to Kendall's side, only to see him being lifted and carried off by a team of paramedics. And then he was asked to ride back to the station for a statement.

X

Two weeks later, Kendall woke up disoriented in a hospital bed. He was confused, having hardly any memory of who he was for a second, until he saw a beautiful face at his side. "Logan." his voice was hoarse and his throat kinda hurt, but it didn't matter.

"Hi." Logan wasn't exactly sure what to say. "H-how are you feeling?"

"Better, now that you're here." Kendall smiled even though his face was still sore.

"I thought you ran away." Logan said, letting some tears fall to the floor.

"Gustavo wrote the note." Kendall said. "He came into the house and I tried to wake you up but they taped over my mouth and tied me up, and..."

"Oh, Kendall..." Logan reached out and grabbed Kendall's hand. "It's not your fault. Gustavo's handy men ratted him out right away. He's in jail awaiting a trial. He wanted to get revenge on me for quitting; he was going to ask for some money and the right for his company to use my name in promotions and merchandise. But I don't even care about that right now. All I care about is that you're ok."

"I'm fine."

"I'm so sorry, Kendall. I had no idea you were being hurt..."

"Logan, do you really think I would blame you for this?"

"No, but... I mean I thought you sounded kind of depressed that night and then when I saw the note I just lost it. I tried so hard to find you but I couldn't and I didn't know why and I even found your mother and your sister to try and get you to come back and-"

Kendall sat up. "You found them?"

Logan nodded. "Yeah. Your sister was at a camp I had to work at and your mother saw me on the Today show and then she called me. They've been spending a lot of time together lately and going on the show with me trying to get you home. They really miss you, Kendall. And whenever you're ready, they want to see you again."

"Thanks." Kendall said, still a little shocked. "You did all that just to find me?"

"Of course." Logan said with a smile. "I would have done anything to get you back. I love you."

Kendall's lips stretched into a wide grin. "I love you too." Logan really started to cry then, making Kendall chuckle a little. "Why are you crying, Logan?"

"I'm just so glad to see you again."

"I know how you feel. I can't tell you how happy I was to hear your voice. I... I honestly thought I was going to die. But then you were there. And you saved me." Kendall lifted an arm and put a hand on Logan's cheek.

And then Logan couldn't wait any longer. He leaned down and pressed his lips against Kendall's, kissing him, finally. "So. The Doctor said when you wake up you could come home. That is... if you want to come back with me."

"Why wouldn't I want to go with you? You're the best thing that's ever happened to me. You gave me a home. Took care of me. Put up with my self-doubting and helped me whenever I was feeling down. You found my family and rescued me from kidnappers and have to wonder whether I want to go back home with you?"

"I just don't want you to feel like I'm pressuring you."

"Didn't you hear me just now? I love you, remember? I want to be with you."

"Ok." Logan nodded, beaming as he was filled with happiness. "Well, I'll get a nurse to discharge you and then we can go back to the mansion."

"I can't wait."

Logan went to stand up straight until he was pulled back down by Kendall, arms wrapped around his neck, lips being crushed against each other as they parted and their tongues began a swift ballet. When Kendall finally released him, they were both panting.

Kendall smirked. "There's more where that comes from." He winked, making Logan blush a little bit.

"I'll go get the nurse, and then you can show me exactly where it came from."