Chapter 54

"WAIT! STOP!"

There was a loud commotion just on the other side of the doors. Several shouts could be heard. The bailiff quickly pulled his gun out again and aimed it at the door.

Everyone in the room gasped when the doors burst open revealing two security guards trying to restrain someone from coming into the courtroom.

Logan continued to sob into his arms with his head down, not even noticing the commotion. To him, it was already over. He didn't have to hear anything else. Kendall, however, was paying attention like everyone else in the room. He couldn't believe his eyes. Right there, struggling to be released from the guards was…

Kendall whipped his head to look at Darrow. "John! That's-"

"I know, but…" It was clear that Darrow was just as confused as he was.

"Sir, you can't come in here! The trial started hours ago!"

"PLEASE! I have something that will help my friend! He needs it!" The security guards were relentless, though. They wouldn't let go.

Darrow stood and turned to Judge Davis. "Your honor, that is Adam Walker. He's a part of our party and he may have some critical evidence!"

Everyone turned to the Judge , who sat quietly contemplating. "Guards, let him go." The guards let Adam go, though they did so while grumbling.

Hawk shot out of his seat. "Your honor! You can't possibly allow this! This court case has been going for hours! This 'new evidence' could take even longer to go through!" His hands made quotations around the words.

"Hawk, sit down. Justice isn't based on time consumption. It's based on cold hard facts and evidence. You should know that." Judge Davis's tone dripped with annoyance.

Darrow stood. "Your honor, I'd like to request a recess to discuss a few topics with Mr. Walker and to give my client some time to calm down."

Judge Davis shut his eyes and let out an aggravated sigh. "Fine, this court will go into a 30 minute recess." With that, he brought his mallet down once before he walked off through a door, escorted by the bailiff.

Everyone began talking amongst themselves. A few people, including Wade and Hawk, left the room immediately.

Adam fixed his jacket and walked over to the plaintiff's desk. He smiled at Darrow, who welcomed him with a strong handshake. "Adam, where have you been? When you asked me to keep you updated with the court scheduling, I assumed you would be on time," he joked. "Adam chuckled. "Sorry, my flight was delayed and I still had to um…make a stop. I think we should discuss this somewhere else."

Darrow nodded. Adam's smile fell when he turned to see Logan sobbing hysterically while Kendall tried desperately to console him while occasionally looking up at Adam in shock. Adam took a few steps over and nodded an awkward hello to Kendall. Kendall smiled sadly. "Wanna give it a try? I don't think he can hear me." Adam nodded slowly and made his way over to Logan who began to get louder as Kendall moved away.

Adam contemplated on how he should approach the hysterical boy. After racking his brain for a few seconds he settled for, "Logan?" The brunet's body froze as he slowly brought his head up to search for the source of the voice. When he finally saw Adam at his side, smiling sympathetically, he flew out of his chair and hugged the older boy tightly.

Kendall smiled, grateful that his boyfriend had finally calmed down a bit. Logan couldn't believe his eyes. In the all the rush of recent events, he had completely forgotten about Adam. "Adam, I'm so glad you're here! Where have you been?"

Adam finally relaxed and said, "I've been busy, Logan. Don't worry, I'll explain when we're outside. Common, I have some stuff I need to discuss with you guys."

They all nodded and followed Darrow as he led them out of the room. They all stared at Darrow in confusion as he stopped abruptly. "We can't leave the courthouse. There's too many people out front."

Adam smiled. "We can get out through the back. That's how I got in. There a little grass area with some benches where we can talk in private." He spoke quietly, his eyes fixed on Hawk and Wade who were not too far away.

They all agreed, but Darrow had one objection. "We can't all go. It'll cause too much of a commotion."

Kendall nodded and took over with his natural leadership talents. "John, Adam, Logan, Dr. Till, Mr. Garcia, and I will go. The rest of you stay here and act normal. We don't want them to know that we're gone."

Everyone nodded and the two groups split up.


"This is fantastic! Adam, where did you find all of this?" Darrow was beaming with pride as he observed the contents of the duffel bag Adam brought.

"Well, when I went I told you guys that I was gonna go run some errands, this was what I was doing. I flew out to my hometown in Nevada. That's where I got those files. And that other stuff…I found it all in my father's apartment just before I came here."

Everyone's smiles faltered and Mr. Garcia turned to Adam. "Wait…you found this…in your father's apartment? Adam, you could get in trouble for breaking and entering, trespassing, theft…"

Darrow picked up where Mr. Garcia stopped. "Adam, you risked a lot to get this. And it will help us…let's just hope that the court finds mercy on you."

They all nodded, still in shock of the consequences Adam could be facing. Darrow turned to Adam again. "So did you want me to just present this evidence to the court myself? Or would you rather present it?"

Adam shrugged slightly. "I think you should. You have more experience with this sorta thing."

Darrow nodded and glanced at his watch. "We should get back inside. It's almost time to start again."

They all proceeded to walk back to the courthouse. Just before entering the building, Adam pulled Logan away from everyone else. "Hey, can I talk to you?" Logan nodded and led Logan by the wrist a few steps away from the door so that they could have some privacy. Logan noticed how Adam held his wrist so tenderly and he couldn't help feeling nervous, but he thought nothing of it.

"What did you wanna talk about?" Logan asked. Adam stared down into the brunet's eyes and let out a sigh. "Listen, Logan…I was thinking…and I was kind of wondering…" Adam groaned at how lamely it was coming out.

"W-what?" Logan asked, growing wary of what the situation looked like. Adam took another breath and placed both hands on Logan's shoulders as he focused on what he was about to say. "Logan, I know that we had to end things between us because of what my dad did…but I was hoping that after all of this crap is over with, we could…give 'us' another chance. Start fresh."

Logan's breathing hitched as he stared widely at Adam. He couldn't believe what he just heard and he felt terrible for what he was about to say. "A-Adam…"

"Yeah?" Logan inwardly winced at the hope that was in Adam's eyes.

"Adam, I can't…" Logan winced again when Adam dropped his hands to his side. "W-why?"

"Adam…we're friends. I appreciate everything that you've done for me, but…we can't be together."

"Could you at least give me a reason? Is this because of my dad?"

"No! It's…I mean partially…look, Adam…this does have a little to do with your- your dad. But that's not just it. I…"

"You're what?" His tone wasn't accusing, but rather, it was sad and pleading.

"I'm with Kendall."

Adam seemed taken aback by what Logan told him. "You're…"

"Yeah…I…I thought you know." Logan admitted lamely.

"How could I have known? W-were you together before I left? Is that why you thought I knew?" Logan's eyes watered at the obvious grief he was causing Adam.

"We were…but didn't you see the news reports? Kendall and I came out about two weeks ago."

"No, I didn't see…I was too busy searching for evidence to throw my dad in jail."

There was an awkward silence as they stood there. Logan, lost for words and feeling like a complete idiot. Adam, trying to hold back his screams of anguish. The silence was finally interrupted when Adam asked, "How long have you been together?" His voice was so low that Logan almost didn't hear it. Almost.

"We got together the night before…before the morning in the park, but our feelings started the night I freaked out when you came to the apartment. Adam, I thought it was obvious. We should have just told you. I'm so s-"

"Save it, Logan. Let's just go back inside and get this over with." His tone stung, but it was his way of protecting himself and Logan didn't say anything.

Logan followed Adam as they walked into the courtroom. The tension between them was obvious and became evident when Adam decided to sit down all the way in the back row…the furthest he could get from Logan, without actually going over to his father's side of the courtroom.

Logan retook his seat between Darrow and Kendall. When Kendall moved to hold his hand, Logan pulled away knowing that Adam was probably watching them. Kendall seemed to have noticed Logan's sudden apprehension despite having just heard terrific news. "Logie, what's wrong?"

Logan snapped out of his daze. "Huh? Oh…it's nothing. I'll tell you later." Kendall watched his boyfriend cautiously, but finally nodded.


"Mr. Darrow, I assume that you now have some substantial evidence for your case? Let's not waste anymore time."

Darrow nodded and stood. "I'd like to call Wade Fredrickson to the stand." There was a murmur from the crowd, but it settled as Wade walked up to the stand slowly, not once taking his narrowed eyes off of Darrow.

Darrow immediately began when Wade took his seat. "Mr. Fredrickson…is that even your real name?" The murmuring began again, only to be silenced by a few bangs from the mallet and a stern look from its yielder.

Wade looked completely unfazed as he answered. "Of course it is."

Darrow let a small smile escape onto his mouth. "I'm sorry, let me rephrase that question. Is that the name you were born with?"

"My answer remains unchanged," he answered coolly.

Darrow nodded slowly. "I see, Mr. Fredrickson, again IF that is your name, your son seems to think differently."

"My son? I have no children."

Darrow walked over to the duffel bag on their desk and pulled out a file. "According to this birth certificate, Adam Walker -the young man who arrived earlier-, is the son of Wade Walker. And…" he fished out another document, "…according to this name-change certificate, you were Wade Walker until 2005 when you changed your name to Wade Fredrickson right after you moved to California. Do you have any proof that denies any of this?"

Wade looked uneasy for a bit as he shot a glare at Hawk. Hawk immediately shot up from his seat. "Your honor, is this really necessary? It has nothing to do with the case at hand!"

Darrow spoke, not even moving to face Hawk or anyone in particular. "Your honor, this is definitely relevant...for credibility reasons."

Judge Davis nodded. "Hawk, take your seat. Darrow, go on."

Darrow continued. "So Mr. Fredrickson, do you have any proof to deny this?"

Wade glared at Darrow as he shook his head. "No, I don't."

Darrow nodded. "Right. Now that we have clarified that you are indeed, Wade Walker, let us now move on," he pulled out another document from his folder ad began pacing again, "Now, you all may be wondering 'Why did I bring all of this up?' And the answer to that is simple. I now hold in my hand a copy of a Nevada police record for one Wade Walker..."

He glanced over to Wade, whose eyes widened at the realization of what was on the document in Darrow's hand.

"It's quite a long list if I may say so myself. Of course, these aren't just minor offenses. Wade Walker is actually a wanted felon in the state of Nevada for: the use of illegal narcotics, possession of illegal narcotics, trafficking of illegal narcotics, illegal possession of firearms, domestic violence, trafficking of women, sexual abuse and sexual assault. The list really does go on after that, but I think you get the point. Wade Fredrickson is a wanted felon in the state of Nevada, and I can only assume that his credibility is now worthless in this trial."

Everyone was on the edge of their seats now. Wade's supporters all couldn't believe what they just heard. The man they worked and associated with over the past years had been nothing but a criminal.

Logan's supporters were also on the edge of their seats. Things went from inevitable loss to an almost sure win. The emotional rollercoaster had everyone almost exhausted.

Darrow turned to Judge Davis and handed him the papers. Judge Davis observed them carefully through his glasses before nodding to the bailiff. The bailiff took a step closer to Wade who visibly tensed even more. Judge Davis cleared his throat. "Mr. Darrow, this information that you brought to light does change things for how Mr. Fredrickson will be leaving this courthouse…but unless you also have evidence for your charges against him, I'm afraid those charges will be dropped."

Logan's shoulders dropped and this time he did take Kendall's ever-present hand. They had all been hoping that it wouldn't come to this. They'd hoped that the other things would have been enough.

Darrow turned to Logan, sending a silent message. Logan shook his head. Wade was going to jail, that was enough for him. Seeing Logan shake his head, Darrow shifted his gaze past him to Adam in the back row.

Adam stared into Darrow's eyes for a minute before he finally nodded. There wasn't any going back now. He went through all that trouble, he wasn't going to let it go to waste. And he sure as hell wasn't going to let his father get away from every single one of his crimes.

Logan finally noticed who Darrow was looking at. He didn't need to see the interaction to know what Darrow was silently asking Adam for confirmation. Darrow locked eyes again on Logan, knowing that he had noticed the interaction, and shrugged slightly. Logan shook his head slightly, but frantically. He was not going to let Adam risk his own well-being for him.

Darrow watched him sympathetically as he pulled out the remaining contents from the duffle bag. Logan was about to stand up, to speak up, to stop this. Kendall felt him move to do so and squeezed on his hand to get his attention. Logan stopped everything and turned to him in confusion. "Logie, I know what you're thinking. This is for the best. You need to get your justice."

Logan countered with a harsh whisper. "I don't care about justice! He's going to jail already! Adam doesn't need to go through this!"

Darrow noticed the discussion going on between Logan and Kendall. He gestured politely to Judge Davis to excuse him for a moment. Darrow walked over to the desk and placed a hand on Logan's shoulder, effectively quieting him.

"Logan, we have to do this. If we don't, your reputation will b ruined. All of this will have been for nothing. Believe it or not, your future all depends on the outcome of this case. If you lose, no one will ever take you seriously. The record company, your fans, colleges…medical schools. Don't worry. I told you I have tricks up my sleeve, too. Just let me handle this."

Logan stared at Darrow for a minute before turning his head to look at Adam. The boy in the back wouldn't look at him. He turned to Kendall, who nodded encouragingly. With a sigh, Logan said, "Ok…just…make sure Adam doesn't get anything pinned on him for this."

Darrow nodded and proceeded to pacing again as he held the items in his hand. "Your honor, I now hold in my hand, a few…incriminating items. The first: this gun." He held up a plastic bag that contained a small, black gun. Logan recognized it immediately. The sight of it making him whimper slightly.

"This gun was found in Mr. Fredrickson's apartment. We did some investigation and found that it is registered to Wade Walker. This is further evidence that Mr. Fredrickson is indeed Wade Walker, in case anyone still has any doubts."

Darrow placed the bag before Judge Davis and held up another plastic bag, containing something small and dark. "This bullet, was also found in Mr. Fredrickson's apartment. Our specialists tell us that it is indeed the same bullet that was shot from that gun. We did a few more tests and found some left over blood on the bullet….blood belonging to my client.

"These two pieces of evidence prove that Mr. Fredrickson, was there at the scene of the crime and indeed was the person that attacked my client."

Hawk racked his brain for something, anything. He shot up from his seat. "Mr. Darrow, may I ask? Where did you find this evidence? You claim that it was found in my client's apartment, but as far I recall, when the police searched his home, they took nothing with them. But if that were the case, then who found that evidence? And without a proper warrant?"

Logan froze. This was it. Adam was gonna get it. He looked down in shame. He was the reason why Adam was going to get thrown in jail.

Mr. Darrow made a quick nod to Mr. Garcia. "Ah yes, a fine question and I have a fine answer for you, Mr. Hawk. You see, when the police searched Mr. Fredrickson's apartment, the did find something. This evidence. However, do to some complications, they decided to not let it be released that they had found it."

Logan fought the urge to let his jaw drop. Darrow lied. And Mr. Garcia confirmed it. This was illegal. He shot looks to both of them, only to get subtle nods in return. His guilt dug deeper into his gut, making him feel uneasy as the case went on.

Darrow began pacing, after placing the bullet before Judge Davis. He paced silently, hands behind his back, finally coming to a stop in front of Wade. "Mr. Fredrickson, I'd like to ask you one more time. How do you plead to the charges my client is pressing? Don't bother lying. I know you know what the last piece of evidence is, considering the pattern of things I've already presented."

"I plead, not guilty." Wade's voice was calm, but Darrow could see right through it.

He sighed. "Very well then. I didn't want it to come to this." He reached into the duffle bag and pulled out a small plastic jar. It was clear, but the contents were blocked from view by his hand and some sort of label that looked pretty professional.

"This jar contains the missing semen collected during my client's sexual assault test." There was a gasp that ran through the room. "This semen, will no doubt prove that Mr. Fredrickson here, was the assailant. However, the day has been long, we don't have enough time to test the semen, unless we want to drag this on until tomorrow."

He placed the jar next to the other pieces of evidence and walked right up to Wade, leaning closely. "Mr. Fredrickson, why don't you confess?"

"I have nothing to confess to!" His tone was defensive.

"Really? Nothing at all? What about the fact that you were the one that shot my client the morning of the crime! What about the fact that you were the one that raped him!"

The room was completely silent as Darrow pounded on the questions. "We found all of this evidence in your apartment, Mr. Fredrickson. Mind telling us how it got there?"

Wade sat there silently, refusing to answer. Darrow sneered. "I'll tell you how it got there. You fled the scene when Officer Garcia found Logan, but you didn't go very far did you? You followed Logan to the hospital where you waited patiently in the shadows, waiting to clean up the mess! Ms. Jones recalled that she did find semen, but she 'lost' it." He emphasized with his hands. "But she didn't lose it, did she? DID SHE? No, you saw her leave it alone and took the opening! You swiped the bullet and the semen, leaving no evidence behind."

Wade was clenching his fists now, a drop of sweat sliding down the side of his face.

"You thought you were in the clear! But your mistake? You kept all of it! Maybe you didn't know how to dispose of it properly! Or maybe, you're just a sick man who wanted to keep them as mementos! Whatever it was, it got you caught! So do us all a favor and confess now, saving us all the trouble of waiting just one more day…one more day that you will be held in a holding cell, I might add…before we throw you into the hole where you belong."

Wade was shaking now, but no one was stupid enough to think it was fear. The man in question lunged at Darrow, but he was immediately caught by two security officers and the bailiff. "Fine! Dammit! I did it! I shot the little cunt and them punked his little tight ass! Left him screaming and crying like the pussy he is!" He stared at Logan with rage as he yelled.

Logan whimpered and buried his face into Kendall's chest. Kendall rubbed soothing circles into his back as he felt te smaller boy begin to weep. He shushed softly and whispered sweet reassurances, trying to block out the shouts."

Wade sneered maniacally. "Yeah, that's right. I did it! And now the little bitch is cryin' again! I'll do it again, Logan!" Logan flinched and began shaking violently as the maniac kept yelling.

The guards were finally able to restrain Wade and sat him down. He had finally satisfied himself and remained quiet. Darrow could only frown, his expression matching many others in the courtroom. Some were frowning, others crying, a few even looking disgustedly at Wade.

Darrow glanced at Logan, who had finally calmed down and sat there with red, puffy eyes watching him carefully. Darrow knew what he wanted to do next. He needed to let Logan know why this all happened. Otherwise, the boy would never be able to let it go. The entire time, his mind would search for a reason why it all happened to him.

Darrow turned back to Wade. "Now that we have all that cleared, I'd like to ask you a final question. Why did you do it? A man like you. Fresh out of his old life. A new, good life in front of you. Why did you do this?"

Wade glared. "Hawk. He made me do it. Talked me into the whole thing."

Everyone turned to Hawk. He was shaking, having not expected Wade to sell him out. Judge Davis ordered the bailiff to go cuff Hawk, making sure he didn't try to pull anything. Hawk was outraged. "Dammit, Walker! You sold me out! After all I've done for you!"

Judge Davis brought down his mallet, ending all the disruption. Darrow's eyes narrowed on Hawk. "Well, you just gave yourself away, Hawk. Might as well explain."

Hawk looked astonished at what he had just let out of his own mouth. After shaking it off, he glared at Darrow. "I did it to get to Gustavo." He turned and shot his glare at Gustavo. "That's right, I wanted his new band to crumble. They were his newest big thing and were actually getting him places. I had to stop it. So I had Wade here, my old friend, do some of my dirty work. I know, his band inside and out. Kendall, James, and Carlos…all too tough…but Logan…he was perfect. Small, weak, naïve."

Hawk turned quickly to glare at Logan. "He was perfect. Wade came to me in 2005, explaining to me his predicament and we worked out a deal. I helped him get a life, and he owed me. So I collected and Logan was the target. Collateral damage. With all this, Gustavo hasn't been able to do a single thing over the last few months. Had I gotten away with it, it could have continued until Rocque Records could've crumbled within half a year."

Darrow shook his head. Everyone looked completely outraged. Especially Logan's supporters. This entire thing was just Hawk's damn corporate plan.

Judge Davis silenced everyone and had Hawk and Wade stand before him as he gave them their sentence. With a final bang of his mallet the case was over.

Logan's side of supporters irrupted into cheers. Even Logan was caught up in the moment. He couldn't believe the outcome of the case. He felt a tug on his arm and spun to kiss Kendall ,catching the boy, who had been trying to catch him off guard, off guard. They melted into each other. Kendall, hands on both sides of Logan's face, kissing him for all he was worth, finally relieved that Logan could begin his life again. Logan returned the kiss with just as much feeling, a huge weight lifted from his shoulders.

BANG!

They quickly pulled apart upon hearing the shot. Everyone else quieted down and turned to the back of the room. There, blocking the doors was Adam. His eyes were red, his teeth gritted, one fist clenched, the other holding a gun above his head to point it at the ceiling.

He couldn't stand it. He had been sitting through an entire hour of watching his father being nailed. Memories of his fucked up childhood flooding through his brain a million miles per second, only increasing his blood pressure and angering him further. Then there was Kendall and Logan, holding hands and snuggling every single fucking time he looked at them. It was already enough to make him want to explode. And that kiss they shared…it was the last line. He couldn't take it anymore. He had pulled out his gun, the same gun he had given to Kendall the night they went to confront his father, and shot the ceiling, just to end all of the kissing and celebration and kissing and noise and KISSING.

Everyone stood, in fear as Adam shot the roof ceiling again. "SHUT THE FUCK UP! JUST SHUT UP!"

He lowered the gun, clocking it, and aiming it in front of himself to ward off anyone that tried anything. He finally made it up to the front of the desk Logan, Kendall, and Darrow were behind. If shifted the gun at them. They shot their hands up, not wanting to do anything that would upset him any further.

Adam pointed the gun first at Darrow who kept a cool head, but still couldn't manage to hold in his heavy breathing. The gun moved slowly to Logan. Adam's expression was pure outrage. His eyes were cold, actually becoming the exact same blue as the eyes Logan saw at the restaurant. Logan trembled, his breathing became shallow. He was done. He knew Adam was going to shoot him. Another look at his eyes, Logan saw something else…hurt. Behind the eyes that looked almost exactly like his father's, Logan could see the hurt.

Adam pulled the safety again. Logan closed his eyes, waiting for the impending shot to the chest, right where his heart was located. Logan prayed Kendall wouldn't do anything to try to stop it. He knew he'd rather die than let Kendall sacrifice himself. Seconds passed, and he finally risked a peek as he heard faint gasps again.

The gun was no longer pointed at him. He stared wide-eyed. It was pointed at Kendall.

Logan's breathe caught in his throat as he struggled to find words. "A-Adam-"

The blue-eyed gun wielder interrupted him. "Logan…just…just give me another chance. Please."

Logan couldn't figure out what he was saying for a minute. The adrenaline was just clogging his mind. Then it came to him. "Adam…" he tried again, but was cut off again.

"Logan, j-just give it a chance. We were so…so…perfect together." The desperation in his tone became clearer than the malice.

"A-Adam…" it was Kendall, "Just- just put the gun down, man. Y-you don't need to do this. I'm sure we can work this o-out."

"SHUT THE FUCK UP KENDALL!" The gun was now only a few inches away from his face. Kendall let out a stuttering breathe at how close the gun was. He couldn't help the terrible thought that this was what Logan must have felt like.

Adam turned to Logan again. "Please Logan!" Tears now streamed down Adam's face. "Or…or I'll shoot him…I'll shoot Kendall…and then you won't have anyone left, but me." His tone was desperate and hysterical…borderline crazy.

"Adam, please stop. This isn't the way to d-do this. P-please, just stop so we c-can t-talk."

"Dammit Logan! Just tell me you'll give me another chance!" The gun was now pressed hard against Kendall's forehead.

Logan had his own tears rolling down his cheeks as the gun pushed harder into Kendall's skin. "Adam…p-please d-don't do th-this…p-please!"

Adam watched as his tears flowed down his beautiful pale face. He couldn't stand it. He completely broke down. The anguish, the grief, the misery all washed over him in a huge wave. "I'm sorry, Logan," he whispered.

Logan lunged for the gun in a desperate attempt to save Kendall, but he landed on his chest on the desk. He had missed completely. Logan looked up desperately, fear making his stomach flip as he prepared himself as best as he could - which wasn't much – for the shot that would steal Kendall away from him.

Adam stared down into his eyes as he whispered his apology again. Before Logan could lunge again, Adam did the unexpected. He whipped the gun around to aim it at Wade's chest. Without another hesitation, he pulled the trigger.

In the next seconds, two bodies fell to the ground.

First, was Wade. The bullet hit him square in the chest.

A barrage of bullets sounded as everyone ducked.

Adam's body convulsed as each bullet delivered its force and dove into his body. The fifth bullet finally found its target and Adam collapsed.


A/N: WHOOO! SOOOOO PROUD OF THIS CHAPTER! I HAD THIS SCENE IN MY HEAD SINCE MABE 20 CHAPTERS AGO! AND IT STILL CAME OUT JUST HOW I WANTED IT TO AFTER ALL THIS TIME!

Psh, who said Adam was a Mary-Sue? I hope this proved differently!

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