I took my SAT's this past Saturday...then saw Avengers...BEST MOVIE EVER!

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Logan watched as Kendall fiddled with the tie on his neck. This was it. The trial. Kendall was to tell his story. In front of an audience. A crazy defense lawyer working for Gavin. An unpredictable jury. Anything goes today. Logan only hoped that everything goes the RIGHT way.

Logan will never forget the first time he saw Kendall's back. He knew he should have knocked before entering their room, but he didn't think anything of it. The next thing he knew, he opened the door to find Kendall putting on his shirt. The scars covering Kendall's back made him nauseous, and he couldn't even begin to imagine what it felt like. Kendall gasped. He was very self conscious about his scars. Logan tried looking away, but instead, he stared, his mouth hanging open.

Kendall felt hurt. Betrayed. All he could think about was what could possibly be going on in Logan's mind. He started yelling, begging Logan to just leave.

Logan cried that day. It wasn't just a few tears and sniffles. Logan cried hard that day. Carlos and James walked in on his sobbing fest in the living room. He was too in shock to even think about it. Kendall's back was messed up. Those scars will stay with him forever. A thousand thoughts flowed through Logan's head as Carlos and James pulled him into a hug.

Logan sighed as he ran his fingers through his hair.

Kendall let out a humorless laugh. "You seem more nervous than I am," he said to Logan.

Logan chuckled. "Would it make sense to you if I said that I probably am?" he asked in response.

Kendall gave a crooked smile and nodded.

There was a knock on the door before Katie walked into the boys' bedroom. She was dressed up for court in an outfit their mother had chosen out the day before. A red skirt and a black and white shirt. "Kendall," she addressed her older brother. "A-are you ready to go? Mom says we should start heading to the courthouse."

Kendall nodded in response. He looked toward Logan before both boys followed Katie out.

Everyone was waiting in the living room.

"Ready to go, Kendall?" his mother asked.

"Yeah," he replied. He rubbed the back of his neck. "C-can I meet you guys at the van?" he asked. "There's something I gotta go do first."

Jennifer looked at her son, ready to say no. But she knew saying no would only cause more problems. "You have five minutes," she finally said. "I'll pull up the van up front."

"Thanks, Mom," Kendall said. He watched as his mother, sister, and best friends walked out of the apartment, before he himself walked out and head the opposite direction. He took the elevator and headed to apartment 4M, where he knocked anxiously.

"Kendall," Amirah said when she opened the door. "Shouldn't you be at your trial?" she asked. You know, the trial that you told me and Camille to back off from when we just wanted to show our support?she thought in her head. She wouldn't have dared to say that out loud.

"Yeah," Kendall said. "I-I just wanted to...you know...say hi...and apologize for being so harsh to you and Camille. I shouldn't have gotten mad at you two."

Kendall didn't want to sound so mean. When the girls offered to accompany him to the trial, he exploded. It was bad enough that his family and best friends were going to hear everything. He didn't want a bigger audience.

"Hey," Amirah said. "It's okay. We shouldn't have pushed ourselves on you."

They stood together in a semi-awkward silence for a while.

"So good luck," Amirah finally said. "Maybe when this whole thing blows over, you and I can...well...I don't know if 'celebrate' is the right word but..."

"That'll be cool," Kendall said, interrupting her ramble. He checked his watch. "I better start going," he finally said. "I'll catch you around." He began turning around, but stopped. "One more thing," he said. He leaned closer to Amirah and planted a small peck on her lips. "That's to say thanks," he said when he broke apart.

"Y-you're...you're welcome," she said, finding herself sort of speechless. "Now go there, and make sure Gavin gets the punishment he deserves!"


Kendall shrank back as he arrived in the front of the courthouse. He knew what to expect. Paparazzi. Those media hounds were waiting for him. He felt his chest constricting and his mind spinning. Kendall, his friends, and his mom and sister were mercilessly surrounded by them.

Kendall could hear his friends try to tell the reporters to back off, but to no avail.

"No no no no no," Kendall kept chanting. He couldn't believe this was happening. He just wanted to get away. He squeezed his eyes shut, hoping that the next time he opened them, they would have all vanished. Like all of this was just a dream. He felt a large hand rest on his shoulder, causing him to jump.

His surroundings suddenly felt less crowded, as if the waves of reporters had separated like the Red Sea.

"Are you okay?" Kendall heard a familiar voice ask him. It sounded distant in his panic.

He slowly opened his eyes. "Fr-Freight Train?" he stuttered, not being able to believe it. When he saw Gustavo's large right hand man smile, Kendall relaxed. "Th-thanks." He could breathe again.

James put his hand on Kendall's shoulder, glad that his friend had kept relatively calm throughout the whole thing.

"Kelly and Gustavo are inside the courthouse," Freight Train informed everyone. "Gustavo figured these vultures would be here." He led everyone inside the courthouse, still on the lookout for any stray paparazzi.

They were greeted by Casey Neal, their red headed female prosecutor. Kendall smiled at her. "Hi Ms Neal," he greeted.

"Hello, Kendall," she replied. "Are you nervous?" Kendall nodded in response. "Don't be," she said in a nice but strict way. "Just tell them everything you told me, and you'll win this."

Everyone entered the courtroom and listened as the bailiff introduced the judge and mentioned the jury.

Once everyone was settled, Casey Neal began a short speech. "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury. We are here today because over a month ago, the lives of four innocent boys were drastically changed by a man named Gavin Rollins. He brutally attacked Carlos Garcia and Logan Mitchell. He poisoned James Diamond. And lastly, he kidnapped and tortured Kendall Knight. What he did was absolutely unacceptable. He has no excuse, and he must be punished for his actions." She pointed to where Kendall sat with his friends. "Don't let the man that ruined those boys' lives go free."

Casey sat down, glaring at Gavin and his lawyer, Mike Lloyd.

No one really listened to Lloyd's speech. Kendall heard something about Gavin be oppressed. Logan heard "tragic happenings" somewhere in that speech. Carlos and James didn't hear much of anything at all. All they could think about was how Kendall was doing.

Kendall tuned out. His mind wandered endlessly as he wished for all of this to be over already. He felt Logan put his arm around his shoulder, and that helped him relax a little bit.

Jennifer was crying as Gavin was called to the stand. The man that killed her husband. The man that tried to kill her son. The man that tried to tear them apart. She listened as Gavin gave his testimony. Rage was building up inside of her. He was blaming everything on her husband. Gavin's first victim.

Casey just rolled her eyes. It was her turn to start questioning Gavin. "So Mr. Rollins," she said. "If William Knight, the man who you claimed ruined your life, is already dead, why did you go after his son?"

"The pain of what William did to me still hurt," Gavin replied, sounding like a hurt child. "I couldn't ever let this go. I'm sorry that I had to involve his son in this. But...I don't know...I thought it would help relieve some of the pain."

Gavin turned to face Kendall. He began glaring at the blonde.

"It's okay," Logan said to Kendall, feeling his friend tense up. "He can't do anything to you anymore." He started rubbing circles on Kendall's back. "Just relax buddy. Everything will be alright."

Kendall looked at Logan, looking into the brown eyes he had learned to trust a long time ago. "I know," he finally whispered. He gave Logan a reassuring smile.

'I suffered in silence," Gavin continued saying. "My wife left me and took the kids, saying that I can't do anything right. Then she said how much she envied Jennifer," Gavin practically spit out her name he was so full of hate. "Just because William was so much of a better person than I would ever be."

Looks like you proved her right,James said in his head.

Gavin was allowed back to his seat. As he walked back to his seat, his eyes met Jennifer, who was giving him such a hard glare. She wished looks could kill, that way, they'd be planning Gavin's funeral instead of making her son reliving his worst nightmare. She really, really wished looks could kill.


You see what I did with the lawyer Casey Neal? Maybe you Law and Order SVU watchers figured it out ;)

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