Addiction - A Big Time Rush Fanfiction….

A/N - Well, here is chapter four! Wow, I was surprised at all the reviews; thank you so much. It means a lot to me! Also, I was surprised at how fast I got this chapter written; inspiration just hit me, you know? I started writing, lol. I'm happy with how this chapter turned out, so yeah! It's so lovely when you are hit with ideas and can write them right away, lol.

So there is a little time skip in this chapter, but nothing major, that's all. I just wanted to give you a fair warning.
Also, this story contains drug talk, drug usage among characters, drug abuse, manipulations, and side effects from medications.
So pleased be warned, if any of that triggers you, then why are you still reading? Otherwise, thanks for stopping in!

Without much else to say, I own nothing from BTR; they belong to Nickelodeon! I only own this storyline and also the OC older man in this story!

Chapter 4

It was a few hours later when Kendall woke up, actually feeling better. His headache was gone, and his vision was back to normal; all seemed well.
Looking at his phone, he sees it's only three in the afternoon and that he received another text from the older man who gave him the pills from the day before. The reply said:

Good, reach out to me if you need any more, have a nice day!

Shaking his head, Kendall deletes his messages with the man before getting up and changing into his swim trunks. Grabbing his towel and sunglasses,
Kendall walks out of his bedroom and into the den. Knowing his mother and sister would have returned from the store by now, Kendall hoped that he could sneak past them on the way out.

"Hey Kendall, sorry we were gone all day; I got held up at the bank. Anyway, how are you? Logan told me you weren't feeling well earlier; is that true?"
Mrs knight questions as she raises an eyebrow at her only son.

Sighing in slight annoyance, he should've known Logan would've mentioned something to his mother. But instead of rolling his eyes, Kendall smiles softly at her, and he says,
"I'm okay, mom, nothing to worry about. I just had a headache, that's all, but I feel better now. The nap I took helped a lot." Kendall explains as he watches his mother nod in understanding.

"Okay, good, I just wanted to check on you. Are you heading down to the pool?" Mrs. Knight questions as she notices how her son is dressed.

"Yeah, I promised the guys I would meet them there when I was better," Kendall explains as he shifts his towel from one shoulder to the other.

Mrs. Knight nods, "Okay, go have fun. But have all four of you back by seven pm no later. Dinner will be ready then." Mrs. Knight requests as she smiles at her son.

"But moooom - "

"No butts, dinner is at seven pm tonight, and we need to start getting you boys into a better healthy routine if you're going to be performing soon. Trust me, and you'll thank me later."
Mrs. Knight explains as innocently as she can while side hugging her son.

Kendall, however, thinks of something; he pushes her away gently and eyes her. "Gustavo put you up to this, didn't he? The whole, healthy routine thing?"
Kendall demands as he starts to feel a little annoyed at the situation.

Mrs. Knight sighs, "Was it that obvious? Yeah…..He called and told me we had to; otherwise, he would make you do it himself. But he thought you guys would listen to me over him."
Mrs. Knight states as she shakes her head. "I tried to talk him out of it, but he insisted it happens. This healthy diet will help you, boys, to perform. It'll give you more stamina."

"Well, it's stupid, and he can't tell us what to do with our lifestyles." Kendall retaliates, feeling more frustrated by the minute, he wasn't sure why it was getting to him so badly, but it was.
First, Gustavo yelled at them and told them what to do all day at work, and now he's trying to do the same thing in their off-hours. It was driving Kendall crazy.

"I know why you feel that way, sweetie, but we're giving this a try, so be back by seven pm end of discussion." Mrs. Knight finishes as she kisses Kendall on the cheek. "Now go have fun."
She adds as she hugs him once more before turning and going into the kitchen.

Kendall watches his mother stalk off in annoyance. Kendall mutters to him with a groan as he turns back to his bedroom, stating he forgot something about his mother. Upon entering, Kendall goes to his nightstand and opens the door. Inside the door, he grabs the small bottles containing the small white pills he was used to. Opening the lid, Kendall could feel his anxiety go up as the boy continued to be frustrated over what he had just learned. First, Gustavo bossed them around all day at work; now he's trying to boss them around through his mother on their off-hours!? This was so unfair!

Getting the pill in his hand, Kendall takes it with a filled water bottle he keeps on his nightstand at all times. Taking a drink and popping the tiny white pill in his mouth, he swallowed it. This was pill number three. Kendall sighs after putting his water bottle back, grabs his towel and sunglasses once more, and heads down to the pool. This time he rushes past his mother and sister ignoring their stares as he slams the door closed behind him, not caring if it is loud.

Speeding walking to the elevator, Kendall took the transportation service to the main lobby. Once he was there, he was greeted with a lobby full of bustling residents going about their daily lives. Passing by Mr. Bitters (the hotel manager/check-in worker), Kendall heads for the pool to meet up with the guys and enjoy his time. Kendall feels calm and relaxed as he arrives from the third white pill he took, and he is starting to like using them. Finding his friends, they greeted him; all four hung out and swam for a while, enjoying their time off.

…

It was finally Friday, which meant the weekend was right around the corner, and Kendall couldn't be happier. After hanging out by the pool last Tuesday and all the issues Gustavo was throwing him and the guys, he was ready for the weekend away from work. The four were once more currently at the studio, working on more dance routines and harmonies. Kendall took the pills once every day this whole week, and the boy was starting to love them. Kendall ignored the headaches, tiredness, and other random issues he had when taking the pills, not realizing they were affecting him. All he knew was that one medication before work each day helped calm his nerves and kept him collected when Gustavo yelled. It was a win-win for him. No one was the wiser, for none of the other guys had any clue what was going on with their blonde-haired friend.

But that day during work, Kendall seemed to be a bit off. The others believe that Kendall was having one of those days, for everyone did once in a while. However, the only one who was still suspicious about anything was Logan. The brunet wanna-be future doctor wasn't any fool, and he could see a change in Kendall where others couldn't. For one, there was a change right now, and here they were going through their dance routine to their song "Windows Down" when Kendall suddenly gasped in what almost sounded like pain and fell to the floor. The blonde was holding his head, and he was on his knees, Mr. X stopped the music, and the three rushed over to him to see if their friend was alright; this was odd for Kendall; he never fell.

"Guys, back up, give him some space," Logan instructs, making sure Kendall isn't too crowded.

The other's back up like Logan orders, and Logan bends down slightly to be next to his friend. He gets to Kendall's level and says, "Kendall? Kendall, are you okay? Can you hear me?"

Kendall could hear Logan, but he had a hard time responding. His head was pounding so bad, it was throbbing on both sides, and it felt like his skull was trying to burst apart. His vision was showing black spots, and he felt very nauseous. At first, he wasn't sure what happened; Kendall believed he was doing fine with the dancing, going over the steps they had been practicing all week perfectly fine when suddenly it just hit him, and Kendall felt like he was going to pass out. That was when the blonde had to stop himself and get to knee level in case he did. The sound of Logan's voice wasn't helping at all, and it was only making him flinch at the noise. He could very well hear Logan, but he swore he saw Logan with three heads when he looked up to speak. Something wasn't right, and Kendall was pretty sure he was about to throw up any moment, and he was trying hard not to.

"Kendall, please say something anything!?" Logan states, now getting desperate with worry as his friend doesn't respond; he was pretty sure his friend wasn't well.

"Alright, what's going on here!? Mr. X called me in a while, explaining what had happened. Is Kendall alright? Do I need to call someone?"
Kelly questions as she hurries in a while up behind Logan, concerned for the boy in front of her.

"We think he's sick; he's been acting off lately," James explains, making everyone but Kendall look at him. "He has been distant more than usual since last Tuesday, and he seems to be spacing out a lot of the time when we talk to him. We think He could have a cold or something." James finishes as he frowns; he, too, was worried about his friend.

"You don't need to call anyone, but could we take Kendall home? He might need to rest. Like James says, we think he is just sick."
Carlos states that as he frowns; he feels terrible for the blonde boy; he hates seeing his friends sick.

Kelly sighs, "Alright, take Kendall home and message me when you get there, so I know all four of you made it; sound fair?" Kelly questions as she gives them a stern look.

The two nod, "But what about Gustavo?" Carlos wonders, a little worried at the thought.

"I'll take care of him; you three get Kendall back to the palmwoods," Kelly explains as she smiles at the boys softly. "Just keep us updated on Kendall's condition; that's all I ask."

With that, the guys nod and help Kendall. It takes a while for Kendall even to be able to move, but soon the dizziness and the extra heads on his friends go away, and he's able to be escorted by the three back to the Palmwoods. The four soon arrived toat apartment 2J, with James, Logan, and Carlos managing to stumble in with Kendall. The three help their blonde-haired friend get into bed so he can rest. Once Kendall was in bed, the guys allowed Kendall to be alone in his room and get some sleep. However, once the door was closed and Kendall was by himself, he turned around and opened his nightstand to get another white pill out and take the seventh pill for that week, only to frown when he saw one left; he was almost out.

Taking the pill, hoping it'll help these odd problems go away, Kendall grabs his cell phone and messages the older man's number that he saved in his phone.

I'm all out of those pills, and you have any more? I'll pay you for them…

Sending the text, he puts his phone back down and waits. As he remains, he lays down and tries to get the headache to go away completely.
He enjoyed the quiet until his phone buzzed; h instantly turned and picked up to see who messaged him. The older man had replied with a smile sentence:

Yes, it'll be forty bucks. Meet me at the first spot we meet in downtown?

With a smile, Kendall replied:

I'll be there tomorrow around nine am. I have to get past my friends and family. Right now, I can not getaway. I'll see you tomorrow?

After the send, Kendall waits, and the older man quickly responds:

Sounds good; see you, tomorrow kid.

Feeling satisfied, Kendall puts his phone down and lays back on his bed once more. He smiles as he thinks about the pills he's going to get once more. But right now, the blonde-haired boy had to get some sleep, or his friends and family would question him. Without the thought of wondering how he was going to get past his family and friends tomorrow morning, Kendall allowed sleep to overcome him, not thinking about how worried he had made his friends earlier at work…

A/N - Well, there is chapter four! What did you think? I wonder what will happen next; it seems like the drugs are starting to hurt Kendall?
Anyway chapter five will hopefully be up sometime this weekend; it'll depend on how fast I can get that written too or when I have time to write.
Thanks for reading; please remember to reviews, fav, and follow! - BTFanatic13