By the looks of all the plots I have written down the next 3 chapters (including this one) will be Carlos centered and I'm sorry cuz everyone probably wants them all to be centered around the other guys. I feel like I haven't done enough James angst in this story. It's just that none of the themes work for him.

Theme 37: Eyes

Kendall's P.O.V

There are times when I envy Carlos. He has these huge brown eyes that everyone seems to fall for if he gives them just one specific look, we call it 'the eyes'. It's just a gift he was born with. Well it's more of a weapon than a gift really. I remember just last week Carlos was so board and was annoying Logan to go to the park with him. I saw it all from the bar when I was eating my lunch.

"Logan I'm sooooo board." Carlos complained and flopped into Logan's lap.

"Oomph." Logan huffed and put down his book "Then go find something to do. Maybe something constructive for once, like reading instead, of pestering me."

"But that's too boring. I'm trying to NOT be bored… come to the park with me." He said.

"No." Logan said. Carlos rolled off Logan.

"Please Logie." He asked.

Logan brought up the book to his face and tried to ignore the eyes. But Carlos wouldn't rest so he grabbed the book and tossed it across the room, it almost hit me.

"Dude that was a library book." Logan complained.

Carlos didn't care and got into Logan's personal space bubble and worked his puppy eyes. "Pleeeaase Logie?" he asked again sounding like a child. Logan tried to look away but those eyes are so seductive. "Pleasie?"

"Alright, alright. I'll go to the park with you." Logan gave in.

"Awesome!" Carlos exclaimed.

As Logan walked past me I couldn't help but laugh "You fell for them again."

"Shut up, I know." He said then followed Carlos out the door.

Logan always caves right after Carlos says 'Pleasie'. Nobody knows why, it just gets to him. But he can last a lot longer than James ever will. James has had a soft spot for Carlos ever since we found him sitting alone in a corner on the playground the first day of kindergarten. And we didn't think he had a heart til then but that's another story for another time.

The most recent time Carlos had to use his eyes on James was just a couple weeks ago when James was in the bathroom doing his hair. I was leaning against the counter drinking my morning coffee.

"James want to go to the dog park today and play with all the dogs?" Carlos asked.

"Dude do you have any idea how much dirt and mud there is at the dog park? And also there are far too many slobbery dogs. And when we walk back people think we're homeless or something." James said spraying some Cuda in his hair.

"But it's fun though." Carlos said then coughed from all the spray fumes.

"Since when?" James asked putting down the hair spray and picking up the hair mousse.

"You scared James?" I laughed.

"I'm not scared." James glared at me.

"Then come with me." Carlos said.

"Dude I already said no." James said.

"Please." Carlos asked.

"N-" James started to say but when he looked down Carlos was staring at him with those eyes. "N-" he tried to say 'no' again but couldn't spit it out "Fine." James said "Just let me finish my hair."

"Can we please go now?" Carlos asked.

James sighed again and put down his can and comb "Let's go." He said. Carlos smiled and led the way out of the apartment.

Unfortunately 'the eyes' don't exactly work on Bitters or Gustavo, you have to have a heart to fall for Carlos's puppy eyes. But you know what, it's funny because they work on Kelly.

"Dogs!" Gustavo barked at us "I'm going to give you a five minute lunch break today, then its right back to the studio to record."

"What? Only five minutes?" James asked.

"That's hardly a break at all." Logan complained.

"Well we have a lot of work to do today!"

"Five minutes is hardly enough time to get any lunch at all." Carlos said staring at Gustavo with 'the eyes'.

Gustavo got up into Carlos's face and said "You can try to be cute with those silly little doe eyes but it's not going to work on me, got that?" he backed up again and stood by Kelly.

"But we need enough time to get lunch." Carlos said continuing with his puppy eyes.

Kelly was standing by Gustavo, I could tell she was having a hard time resisting Carlos's eyes. She looked like she'd cave any minute so I waited, Carlos would start pretending to cry any minute.

"I said you four only get five minutes to break. End of discussion." Gustavo said and started to walk out of the room. He only made it half way until Carlos started with the water works then he turned around again.

"We just want a little more time for our break." Carlos said.

"Awwww." Kelly sighed at the sight of Carlos.

"Gustavo," Logan gasped "You made him cry." He wrapped his arm around Carlos's shoulder. It was all a part of our act.

"Do you have a heart at all Gustavo?" I asked, pretending to be mad. Kelly would cave in any moment I could tell.

"NO! I SAID NO!" Gustavo shouted. Carlos's crying got louder.

Finally Kelly broke and nudged Gustavo in the side "Fine I'll give you ten minutes." Gustavo said earning him another nudge to the side "Alright! Fine! Fifteen minutes but that's it!" he said.

"Works for us." James said then we scampered out of the room.

"Good work." Logan high fived Carlos.

"It was fun!" Carlos exclaimed.

Everyone else may fall for those eyes easily but not me. I can put up a fight. Like last week.

"Kendall can I have half of your sandwich?" Carlos asked me.

"No" I said. He looked at me with those puppy eyes then I sighed and said "Fine" and ended up giving him the other half.

Okay well that was a moment of weakness, I've lasted a lot longer than that. Just a few days ago he asked to borrow my lucky hockey stick.

Carlos came walking up to me with those eyes and asked "Kendall, I broke my hockey stick. Can I please borrow yours?"

"Fine" I said.

"Thanks!" Carlos chirped and ran to get it.

Okay fine, that time was a moment of weakness too. But last month he wanted to… actually never mind. But there was a time when we were nine and he… never mind that time too. Well you know what? Those eyes are hard to not fall for! DON'T JUDGE ME!

A/N: Haha I know I did the whole eyes and fake crying on theme 16 but I imagine Carlos would have to use his puppy eyes a lot.