Big Time Rush:

Beginning

Jo Taylor came to Las Angles to become an actress. Jo wanted to be completely focused on her goal and let nothing get in her way. She had promised her parents when she begged them to let her do this that she wouldn't fall behind in any way. She would graduate from high school, her grades wouldn't fall behind, and no boyfriend for the moment. Though her parents had never actually said she shouldn't date or not to date Jo put it in there because she didn't want anything to distract her. Her mother was probably encouraging her to go out with a few guys while she's in LA with her father. Her father was the one who was having a fit about her dating guys. He thought it was bad enough she dated while they were in North Carolina where people weren't crazy, he didn't want to deal with the stuck-up boys of LA.

Jo was honestly surprised that he hadn't forbidden her from dating while they were there. Her mother probably talked him out of it in hope that she actually does find someone. Jo rolled her eyes. Her father pulled up in front of the Palm Woods making Jo smile. Jo could see out of the corner of her eye that he was trying very hard not to groan. The Palm Woods, she thought, home to the future famous. She couldn't help but wonder how many people were going to be celebrities in there that would become household names. She wondered if she'd be one of them. Her father parked the car, got out, opened the trunk, and handed his daughter her bag that had been sitting on top.

Her father got them all checked in at the front desk where she met the building manager, Mr. Bitters. Her father went to get the rest of their stuff once they were all checked in while Mr. Bitters took Jo to see their apartment. On the way there she was in awe of the gorgeous pool but what caught her attention was the boy in the pool wearing a helmet. Okay, she thought, she knew this town was full of strange people but this was something else. Then she noticed the other three guys staring at her as she walked by.

She had to admit they were cute as she said hi to them as she was walking by them. They said nothing and just continued to stare at her. Jo found it slightly less flattering now and getting a little creepy. But again, they were still insanely cute. She also had to wonder what the four of them were fighting over as she followed Mr. Bitters. She kept looking over her shoulder at them fighting. Jo turned back to Mr. Bitters and tapped him on the shoulder. Mr. Bitters turned to her with a somewhat strained but polite smile.

"Uh, who are they?" Jo asked pointing to the four boys wrestling by the pool. "And are they always like that?"

"Those are four hockey players from Minnesota." Mr. Bitters said bitterly. "They're in a band. And yes, they are always like that but don't let the few spoil the many. Most of our guests here are quite normal."

Jo nodded and followed Mr. Bitters as he kept walking. She wanted to ask more questions about the crazy boys but she refrained seeing that the building manager isn't very fond of them and probably won't want to talk. It was probably better to stay on his good side.

Jo had to refrain from laughing when she saw one of the four boys she'd seen earlier the one who had been in the pool when she arrived come walking up to her like he was a bad boy. She figured he was probably going to ask her out. Based off what she'd seen earlier and his little display right now, she could probably guess they were fighting over her. She couldn't believe it. It wasn't like she was some piece of meat they could just fight over. Well, she thought if they want to try and pull something over on me, maybe I can do the same.

She could also guess this probably wasn't how he normally dressed either. He was pretending to be a bad boy to impress thinking that maybe this girl likes bad boys. Jo decided to mess him up and maybe throw him off his game. She knew she'd hit the nail on the head when she saw his reaction to her admission that she hated bad boys which was true. Then when he started on a British accent she had to try to think of something else to keep from losing it. Jo couldn't stop the sense of victory when he got up and left. She wondered if he realized he accidently tossed an Australian saying in there as well.

Jo saw him disappear around the corner and saw two other boys there with him. She wondered if the forth was also there or if he was somewhere else. Maybe he wasn't participating and he may actually talk to her like a normal person instead. She was contemplating how to get rid of the next one when another girl took care of it for her. She'd seen her earlier. The little boy named Tyler told her it was Camille a method actress. Jo wondered if Camille was rehearsing or she meant she would actually destroy her. It didn't matter much but she didn't bother waiting around for the next two. She decided maybe it would just be better if she went up to her apartment to read her script instead.

She wondered when they would come looking for her next. She had a feeling they weren't going to give up until she picked one of them or they wore themselves out trying to get her to choose.

After a while she got sick of looking at all the boxes and listening to her father hum some crazy song while he unpacked each box so she left to go down to the pool. It was there she did finally see only three boys were following her around because they were hiding out by the pool watching her. She wondered where the fourth was as the third walked up to her.

She kept an eye on him as he walked up to her cabana. At least he didn't seem like he was dressed differently than usual. Then again neither did the second but Camille still attacked him out of the three of those boys. He had an easy and charming smile.

"Hi," He said softly.

"Hi," she said back. What he said next shocked her.

"I just wanted to welcome you to the Palm Woods. I'm Kendall. And uh, this looks weird right? And we can continue this conversation when my friend Freight Train puts me down." Kendall was heaved over Freight Train's shoulder and he waved goodbye to her. "We'll do this again sometime."

Jo was completely sure Kendall's first meeting and introduction was completely honestly and completely himself. Though she wasn't sure why Freight Train suddenly appeared to take the three boys away and it shocked her. It definitely left a firm impression on her mind. Such a firm impression in her mind she was still thinking about him hours later when she met Camille for the first time just a little later that same day.

Camille walked up to her cabana and smiled softly. "Hi, I'm Camille. I know we met briefly for a moment earlier and I just wanted to come say help as well as explain myself. Can I sit?"

They got to talking and Jo pressed Camille for questions about the four crazy boys she first encountered on her very first day here. Camille informed her of their names though she actually had learned Kendall's already. Camille said Logan was hers and Jo didn't argue she explained she wanted to refrain from boys for a while to focus on her career. Although Jo got the sense that Camille didn't care as long as she didn't go after Logan or let Logan continue after her.

Then she found that the fourth James was still coming after her because he came walking up in strange pants with a leather jacket though the worst part was how swollen he was. He looked downright awful. She'd seen him this morning and he didn't look like this. She nearly jumped out of her skin along with Camille when they saw James. Once he was gone Jo could only hope he was going to get some immediate medical attention because he really needed it. She turned to Camille with a finger pointing to where James just walked out.

"Are they always this insane?" Jo asked.

"Basically yes," Camille answered. "They even have a swirly slide in their apartment."

Jo shook her head and looked down at her script. "Alright, well I need to get to an audition. I'll talk to you later come by my apartment around five. I should be back by then."

Camille nodded and waved goodbye to Jo as she left.

Jo and Camille were unpacking boxes looking for her stuff to put on her bare mattress when they heard a guitar outside. Jo had propped the balcony doors open to make it feel just a little less claustrophobic with the boxes literally everywhere. Jo gave Camille a look and stepped out onto the balcony. It was Logan first with who Jo figured to be Guitar Dude since he had a guitar.

Jo guessed that only these boys could turn a romantic love song into a fast love song with extreme bumper cars without the bumper cars. How could a love song suddenly turn violent? Jo didn't bother to ponder the question because she figured with them there was absolutely no answer. After watching this for a few minutes she just had to stop them. She yelled down to them and thankfully they stopped shoving each other back and forth. She saw Kendall blow her a kiss and she couldn't help the feeling of butterflies in her stomach. Jo quickly shoved them aside to tell the guys she had a boyfriend and instead asked them to just be friends.

Camille joined her out on the balcony as she watched the guys deal with who Camille explained as their boss Gustavo Rocque. Jo had heard of them before. She was a singer as well but it wasn't her main focus of course she knew who Gustavo Rocque was. She did have to admit they were fun but she wasn't sure she could deal with this all the time. It would just be easier to just be friends.

She wondered how long she could actually pull off this boyfriend scam before one of them figured out she doesn't actually have a boyfriend. Probably not long, Jo thought to herself.

She had absolutely no idea how this day had gone from just going to the gym to agreeing to a date with Kendall Knight. Jo couldn't stop thinking about it on her way back up to her apartment she also couldn't help but realize she had a goofy grin on her face as she went upstairs. Jo went over the day again in her head one step at a time.

It all started when she was on the phone and suddenly Kendall showed up in front of her asking if he could join her at the gym to hang out together. In the few weeks she'd been here she finally got to know the actual four guys who lived here. There was Carlos who had approached her first and he admitted to her that he wasn't British nor was he a bad boy just a guy who likes to wear a helmet and have a good time. Then there was Logan who had said he was going to use the British act too but was really just the genius of the group who cracks under pressure. There's James next who is definitely the pretty one, he's never far without his lucky comb or a mirror to look at himself. Lastly there's Kendall who had gone with the 'be himself' approach according to his friends and was the leader of the group who works well under pressure and is an all around nice guy.

Other than knowing the basics about the boys she didn't cross paths with them much after that first day there. She was usually rehearsing for a part to get ready for an audition or the guys were busy doing something crazy. Their paths didn't intersect. This was the first time since then that one of them had bothered to single her out. And what do you know it's the one who actually bothered to be himself.

She couldn't say she wasn't suspicious when he said they could hang out as just friends. He was a little too anxious to join her as a sparring partner at the gym to be just friends. It became clear he was trying to prove he could be a great boyfriend when he didn't run after she judo flipped him several times. She always couldn't deny after the little match in the gym that there wasn't something between them either. She could feel it. When he got too close in the gym she had thought he might kiss and the next thought that entered her head was that she would let him.

Jo just decided from then on to push the attraction to the side because that's all it was right? It's just an attraction and it means nothing. It'll pass, she hoped.

Jo quickly realized though spending the entire day with him wasn't going to help it pass in the slightest at all. She felt it getting stronger but for some reason she had the insane notion to keep pushing him away because she didn't want to let him win in a way. Like if she gave up and told him she had no boyfriend it would feel like he had won.

Jo honestly had to question her mother while she was explaining how she was just hanging out with Kendall and that it meant nothing if her mother was actually doing a happy dance on the other end of the phone. It probably didn't help when she added that Kendall was very cute either. She also wondered if she sounded as unconvincing to everyone else as she did to herself. Kendall was sweet, nice, and a wonderful guy. She knew she was attracted to him and it was getting worse. Could she really keep pushing off everything like it meant absolutely nothing? Would she be able to keep up the charade? She had no idea.

Again continuing to hang out with him probably was not helping the problem as she took her seat with him to eat pizza with the guy. She wondered what his little sister wanted when she dragged him away by the ear. It was strange she thought how quickly odd things like that could become normal. She wondered what his sister wanted and she saw Kendall motion to her that his sister was insane. Whatever it was she wanted must not be very important.

Sitting in her apartment now thinking back on it, Kendall must have found out from his sister that she didn't have a boyfriend and had been lying to him. She mentally kicked herself for not thinking of it sooner. Katie must have overheard her talking to her mother on the phone and then told Kendall. She had even been there in the lobby with him. Besides once he came back to the table he started on her boyfriend along with wondering if she would ever lie about having one.

Coming up with that crazy scheme to make him believe her about her boyfriend is probably went sent her over the edge when it came to her feelings for him. She was pretty sure she had started liking him right then and there. She'd never met another guy who didn't bother to confront the girl but instead went through with the charade just to prove the guy doesn't exist. None of the guys in her hometown would've reacted that way. Most of them would've flipped out on her for lying and she never would've had to deal with them again but Kendall on the other hand wanted to get even. He wanted to catch her right in the middle of the lie. She had to admit he was good, not many guys can compete with her.

She couldn't believe that awful actor though and she couldn't believe he still expected to get paid when he couldn't even be bothered to remember what his name was supposed to be. You'd think in a town like this you'd be able to find one decent actor but no instead you get stuck hiring an idiot of an actor who can't remember their own name.

And now, now she has a date with Kendall Knight. She'd agree to go out to and see a movie or something. How did that happen? That part was still a little fuzzy. She remembered agreeing with him and then walking away from him, then going back, and nothing. It made no sense. She hoped one day dating would actually make sense to her but it really doesn't. All she could think about right now was the fact that she had a date with Kendall Knight from Big Time Rush.

Wow, she thought, her mother is going to enjoy hearing about this one.

Guest-friend-person-thing at his non-party where apparently everyone must lie to Bitters' about playing marbles starting at seven. Oh, yeah, Jo thought, this is going to be a complicated relationship. She knew one thing though; there would never ever be a dull moment, that's for sure.

Once she found out that Camille was coming too they decided to get ready together and go over to the guys' apartment together. Throughout the entire getting ready process though Camille couldn't help but tease her over Kendall just a little. Which meant by a little teasing he meant an enormous amount of teasing. Camille sat on Jo's bed while Jo went through her closet looking for her favorite dress while Camille talked her ear off.

"I thought you said you wanted to focus less on guys and more on acting." Camille teased. "What happened? Did a certain green eyed singer change your mind? Don't get me wrong I think it's great and it's not Logan."

"Speaking of Logan are you going to talk to him tonight?" Jo avoided. She hoped with the mention of Jo's crush she'd forget about hers. Crap, Jo thought, did I just call him my crush?

"Nice try," Camille said. She folded her arms across her chest. "I am but don't change the subject. Just admit it, you like Kendall as more than just a friend and there's no way you're not going to not go out with him. It's just not possible."

Jo pulled out her dress from the closet and tossed it on the bed beside Camille. "Okay, fine. I admit it. I like Kendall as more than a friend. I can't do it. I can't not go out with guys but I will not let it interfere with my career."

Camille nodded in agreement. "Much better, now get ready we have to go!"

Butterflies erupted in her stomach again when she went over to Kendall to be informed she was the only one on the VIP list. Despite the party going on around them and the small interruption from Logan it was nice finally being able to be alone with Kendall. They might actually have the chance to get to know each other.

Turns out they don't have as much in common as you might think. They don't like the same foods, books, or movies. She also wondered if Kendall would make it a big problem she hates hockey while he loves it. She could guess that much after taking one look around the room after his reaction. Hockey painting, dome hockey, hockey magazines, and video games stacked by the TV gave away how much the four of them really do like hockey. Would it be a deal-breaker?

She really hoped not.

Then the party or small gathering was invaded by a ton of other kids who randomly plowed through the door and Kendall seemed to have no idea where they came from or why they were here. Apparently their small gathering is now a full blown party. She was confused as to why they were going down to the lobby but she decided it was just easier to follow him than ask questions.

Jo was sure she shocked him when she helped him out by saying the party was actually on the fourth floor. She knew it would get Bitters off the second floor and it would buy the guys' time to clear out the party while Bitters roamed the fourth floor looking for a non-existent party. But he went along with it and she realized they do have something in common. Tricking people. They really should've figured that one out already since they had both tried to trick the other not too long ago.

By the end of the night she had to admit this was the most fun she'd ever had on a date. Running around with a noisemaker and a boom box with Bitters following them so they could trap him while they kept the party going was more fun than she probably should've had breaking the rules. They both agreed they had a lot in common actually. Dancing, tricking building managers, and hockey. She agreed with the first two but it was the last one she said no to. If he didn't want to accept that then she would've walked away right there because it wouldn't be worth it to be with someone who couldn't accept her the way she is.

So when he shrugged she was almost surprised by the amount of sudden relief she felt. She was thrilled it didn't matter much to Kendall whether or not she liked hockey because he still liked her no matter what. The rest of the date went very smoothly and they spent the better of it still trying to find other things in common. They managed to find a few.

The date ended with him walking her back to her apartment with a soft smile before he asked if they could do it again sometime. She had to admit he looked cute with his most charming smile and the little dimple in his cheek. Jo could see the hopeful look in his eyes as she took a deep breath and let a smile of her own spread widely across her face.

"I'd like that," she said softly. If it was even possible the smile on his face got even bigger and he leaned forward without a thought. The butterflies in her stomach went absolutely nuts as she felt his lips on her cheek.

"Goodnight," Kendall said. She slipped inside and shut the door behind her before she leaned against it. She had definitely fallen hard for Kendall. There was no doubt in her mind about that now. She couldn't stop thinking about what it had felt like to feel his lips on her cheek. Her cheek was hot from where his lips had touched and it still made the butterflies in her stomach flutter every time she thought about it. Her mind drifted into thinking about what it would be like when he kissed her on the lips instead.

That night she fell asleep with a smile on her face thinking about how maybe it wouldn't be so bad to deal with that stuff every day. It would actually be fun.

With the suggestion of the dance came the idea that Kendall would ask her out. So, when he didn't and instead asked her if she could get soda and snacks for the dance she was confused. Not to mention she was slightly hurt with the fact that he didn't ask her. As she was convincing the store to donate the snacks since they had absolutely no money to buy them she couldn't stop thinking about it. Kendall had acted like he didn't think anything of it. Did he not want to go with her?

If they were dating why wouldn't he want to ask her to go with him to the dance? It made no sense whatsoever to her. It wasn't like either of them had bothered to give themselves labels like boyfriend and girlfriend. He'd never said anything about it so it made no sense to her.

Of course everything got worse and strange when she went over to his apartment to drop off the food and soda as well as talk to Kendall. She saw Fabio on the floor tangled in a net with Katie sitting on him but by now she's learned it's just safer not to ask any questions when it comes to Kendall and his sister. She just shook her head and turned to Kendall to ask him if there was anything else he wanted to ask her. He smiled his most charming smile with the dimple as he asked her to make a banner and then decorate the studio. She dropped the soda and food in a huff before she left the apartment.

Was her kidding her? Was this some kind of joke? It again made absolutely no sense to her. As she was getting what she would need to decorate the studio she was with Camille who was helping her gather all the materials. Camille was listening as Jo ranted and raved about Kendall. She couldn't believe he hadn't asked her to go with him yet. Camille just listened as she helped Jo get everything to Rocque Records and then Camille left so she could get ready for the party. Though Jo knew it was more towards whether or not she'd bump into Logan again and maybe he would ask her. She just figured Camille was trying to be nice and not mention that Logan was actually trying to ask Camille out when Kendall wasn't.

It bugged her and it shouldn't. She didn't come to LA because of some guy. She came to LA to become a singer or an actress not to find a guy. Finding Kendall was just a bonus. It shouldn't be the forefront in her mind that he hadn't bothered to ask her out but it was. It kept coming back no matter how hard she tried to think of something else while she was decorating the studio. It's not like he's her boyfriend right? Why should she care so much? Why did it bother her so much?

Maybe because she thought Kendall was different and he was an extremely good guy who was considerate of others feelings and he really liked her. Maybe he didn't like her as much as she liked him. Maybe she did like him too much. She was spending this entire day worried over whether or not he was going to ask her to the dance. She was in very deep with him and despite all this worrying she really didn't mind. Now if only he'd ask her to the dance!

Jo couldn't help noticing a difference in herself though. Before it was Kendall following her around and now it was her waiting to spend time with him. She also couldn't help but notice how different it was between when she first came here to now. When she first came to LA all she wanted to do was focus on her career and finding some way to push forward with it, to make a name for herself, and she would just be happy if the guy she really likes would ask her to the dance.

After she was done with the studio she went back to the Palm Woods got dressed and bumped into Camille down in the lobby that was bummed about Logan. They walked over to the studio together with Stephanie joining them since she didn't get the date with Carlos. Once they saw what was going on with Carlos and the Jennifers as well how awful a time Carlos was having they insisted on Stephanie going over there. Both Jo and Camille figured someone should at least have a good time tonight. Of course she was impressed when she saw Logan riding up on a horse that was actually just poor Kendall and James carrying them.

It was easier to draw the conclusion that it was Kendall's idea for this since she knew from what Camille had been saying about Logan being terrible at asking her out. She also knew it had been James helping Logan all day. They must have enlisted his help to come with another idea to blow Camille away. She tried not to be jealous or angry but when he came in dressed in his half horse costume she lost it.

Although every single one of those feelings disappeared once he had said that he just assumed they would be going together because he thought they were together. She didn't even mind not being able to dance with him right away because he needed to sing. She loved listening to him sing, all of them, they had great voices, and she didn't doubt they'd be huge one day.

Later once she was home and in bed the once awful day turned out pretty well. Things here in LA weren't exactly going the way she thought they would but she had to admit she really didn't care. Kendall was a great guy and she was proud to say she was his girlfriend or say he's her boyfriend. It didn't matter how crazy things were or what crazy thing he asked her to do or if she asked him to do it.

Jo was wrong when she had said she couldn't deal with that every day, she could and she wanted to.

A.N. Okay here is a super long one for B Jendall! I hope you enjoyed this one! Whoo! Review and request! It's encouraged and welcomed! You guys are awesome and I want to thank you for reading these!

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