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Behind The Lens
Chapter Nineteen; Heating Up.
The gang motioned up to the large warehouse, the sign continuing it's flickering, red lights dancing and cutting out. Carlos swallowed the lump in his throat, his lips dry and chapped. It was now or never. Logan, his Logan, was held prisoner behind those walls, hurt and scared and not something he deserved. Same for Roberto. Both boys were being punished, just because of their connection to the Latino.
"Do we have a plan?" Lucy asked quietly.
Carlos turned on the spot, facing the gang, all stood close together for protection or security. His mind whirled, a plan formulating. He had no idea what would be waiting behind the doors, or even if Logan was in there, for that matter. It was all on a hunch that could have either been right or wrong. But none of that mattered, not even they were in danger.
A sigh escaped past his lips, fingers pinching the bridge of his nose as the pounding in his skull grew louder and more fiercer.
"Okay, well, I think we should.. Just.. Play it cool and sneaky," Carlos said, tuning his voice down to a whisper. "Then, someone can free them and we run."
"Running?" Drew questioned, raising an eyebrow.
"What's wrong with that?" Carlos asked, scrunching his face up in both annoyance and confusion.
"I just thought," Drew paused, choosing his words carefully. "I dunno.. Maybe you wanted to fight or something.."
"No," Carlos replied coldly. "I want to get them out and that's that. They've been hurt because of me, I'm not letting anything else happen to them."
"What if they have guns?" Sabrina quipped in, tugging his lip between her teeth.
"We get them, get out and call the cops," Carlos replied with certainty. "I want us all to be safe, y'know that, right?"
"We get it, 'Litos," Kendall softly smiled. "But you gotta remember that he kidnapped them for you.. So.. He might try and get to you or something."
Carlos' jaw clenched as he closed his eyes. He wished that Henry just went for him instead of going after Roberto and Logan. Things would have been a lot easier, rathering than hurting the ones he cared most for. It was ironic, actually, how Roberto and Logan were the two people that he loved the most. He loved every member of the gang, but brothers and boyfriends just stretch a little higher.
Sighing once more, Carlos began to motion over to the warehouse, the omnious aura that it gave off only growing darker and darker. Something wasn't right about the place. It looked abandoned, with broken and shattered windows, the main entrance being boarded up with dirty wooden planks.
"Let's go." Carlos said calmly, nodding his head.
Slowly, Carlos and the gang made their way across the cemented floor, heading to the building. Carlos was the first to reach it, bringing his finger to his lips in order to make sure the others stayed quiet. Hushed, Carlos ordered Kendall to peak through the small gap in the window, boarded up by the wood. Kendall gave a confident nod, propping himself up onto the tips of his toes, making sure that just his eyes perched at the bottom of the window.
Staring in, Kendall was met with the darkness that Logan and Roberto had been seeing the whole time. He scanned the room, only noticing a flicker of amber light in the corner, but too far out the way to properly make out what was over there. All it confirmed, much to Carlos' happiness and dread, was that someone was inside. Happy, because that meant that it could be Logan or Roberto or both, which meant that they could be saved. Dread, because deep down, Carlos wasn't ready for anything.
Kendall returned to his normal position, giving Carlos another confident nod. Carlos swallowed the thick lump in his throat, scratching at his flesh, tearing it away. Tears peppered the corners of his eyes, realisation kicking in. In a matter of minutes, Logan and Roberto would either be with him or gone forever.
It was a life or death situation.
"Carlos?" Lucy whispered, tapping the Latino's shoulder.
Carlos turned around, noticing Lucy's face was more serious than ever. "What?"
"I was thinking, me and Sabrina should go and try and find another entrance in.. Maybe we could sneak in and get them out?" Lucy asked, confidence laced in her voice.
Carlos' eyebrows furrowed as he turned to face Sabrina, noticing a small but cocky smile on her face.
"But shouldn't the girls stay behind?" James quipped in.
"Why, because we're girls?" Lucy raised a plucked eyebrow.
"N-N-Noo.." James tilted his head downwards.
"They're the smallest, so they might be able to get in. Plus, we're clearly going to have to face whoever is in there head-on." Carlos said.
James nodded, looking at Kendall with a cautious look and lacing his fingers through the blonde's. Leaning forward, Lucy placed her puckered lips onto Carlos' cheek, giving it a quick kiss as her and Sabrina got up, squatting down as they ran the perimeter of the building, keeping their heads low.
"What does that mean for us?" James asked again in a timid voice.
"We're going in." Carlos replied confidently.
Logan watched as Carlos. Sr and Henry began to whisper secretively in the corner, the odd stare being thrown Logan's way. Everytime he felt the older man's eyes on him, it sent a shiver down his spine. Carlos' Dad wanted to hurt him, or god knows what. Something was up, like the bigger picture was being hidden.
"I'm your fucking son!" Roberto screamed from his cage, hot tears rolling down his face.
Carlos. Sr let out his famous dark laugh, glaring down at the younger Latino. He smirked, turning back to Henry and returning to the conversation.
Logan turned to see Roberto bringing his knees to his chest, cradling himself as he spluttered and coughed, dirt mixing with the tears and emotions. Their eyes connected for a small moment, and in the dim light, Logan could see the real pain hidden behind Roberto's eyes. It truly hurt him, knowing his dad was a mere few feet away, keeping him prisoned like some animal.
"Roberto.." Logan whispered, watching the dark locks fall from his face as Roberto turned. "Carlos is gonna save us."
Roberto didn't reply, but Logan could make the subtle scoff, the Latino's doubts clear.
"So, what plans do you have for Carlos?" Logan asked meekly, facing Carlos. Sr and Henry.
"Well, my dear boy," Carlos. Sr began. "I have many plans for my son. But of course, that's if he has the balls to even show up and do something about it. I've been watching him for ages, and from information Henry collected, it doesn't seem that Carlos is the brightest person in the world."
"Then you doubt your son too much," Logan smirked. "Dad."
Carlos. Sr laughed once more, giving Roberto another glare as he moved back over to Henry, footsteps bouncing around the room from the hard, concrete floor. Then, a large bang could be heard as the main entrance door swung open, light piercing through the darkened room. Within seconds, Henry and Carlos. Sr's bodies were swamped by light, showing off everything from their dark clothes and menacing looks.
Logan's eyes forced themselves to close, the light being far too bright. Through the blur, he stared at Roberto, noticing the bruises that littered his arms, blood soaked clothes draped over his caramel skin.
Then, Logan turned back, noticing 4 shadowy figures stood in the light. Hope surged through his body as he made out the figures, stepping into the building proudly. And then, the only thing he was dying to hear.. Carlos' voice.
"Let them go!"
Warmth filled his body, just like on the day that he kissed Carlos. Quickly glancing at Roberto, he could also see the glimmer of hope in his eye, the possibility of it all being over and them both being free.
Carlos, James, Kendall and Drew stepped into the building properly. Carlos, Drew and Kendall stood proud, jaws clenched and fists gripped. James, on the other hand, stood slightly timid behind Kendall, his hand wrapped over the dirty blonde's fist, his bottom lip tugged between his teeth.
"Oh, but Carky, we went to all this trouble just for you," Henry cackled. "Letting them go would be a waste of our time."
"Will be a waste of your life if you don't!" Carlos screamed.
Henry sniggered under his breath, turning to Carlos. Sr.
"And what do you have to say to this, Mister Garcia?" Henry said in a cocky tone.
As Carlos. Sr stepped forward, Carlos could feel his whole body going numb, as if the blood stopped pumping and went cold. He could feel his heart stop beating, his stomach dropping as his head pounded. Tears peppered his eyes once more, a single tear rolling down his cheek.
"D-D-D" Carlos stuttered, feeling Drew's hand lay on his shoulder.
"Yes, son," Carlos. Sr appeared in the light, an evil tint to his eyes. "It's me. Your father."
"What the fuck?" Carlos screamed out again, the veins in his throat throbbing as the tears hastily ran down his face.
A dark smile painted it's way across Carlos. Sr's face, the wrinkled corners going underneath his eyes as his sinister white teeth peeped out the bottom.
"You see, Carlos," Carlos. Sr began to pace back and forth, folding his arms behind his back. "Your life has been pretty much a lie."
Carlos' dark eyes widened as he forced back the urge to scream profanities at the man, his knuckles turning a ghastly shade of white from being gripped too tight. Logan keep in the gasp that was pushing against his lips, turning to once again look at Roberto, noticing the confused look he had on his face.
"W-W-What are y-yo-" Carlos stuttered, emotions taking control.
"Your mom's death was never an accident," Carlos. Sr replied calmly, voice hiding the sinister tone. "You see, I had her killed. Because that's something that you and I never knew, Carlos, but Roberto isn't my son. That whore that was your mother slept around and someone other man fathered Roberto. When I found out, I knew she was pregnant again and I knew it wasn't mine."
Carlos let out a choked scream, his legs giving way as he crumpled to the floor in a crying heap. His body shook violently as Drew lowered himself down, soothening the crying boy.
"So I arranged for someone to mess with the car, tampering with the brakes, meaning she couldn't stop when the drunk driver swirved down the road," Carlos. Sr quipped in. "But of course, things worked out perfectly. You and Roberto were so young at 5 and 4, you would never remember me if I simply slipped away. So I did that."
Kendall and James kept their solid glare fixed on the man, switching it every so often to Henry, the dark smirk across his face. However, their eyes caught moving behind the pair, noticing Sabrina and Lucy emerging from another entrance quietly. James surpressed a smirk as he squeezed on James' hand, both boys trying to keep their eyes off the girls creeping in closer and closer to the boys in the iron cages.
"But I need you back, Carlos, this business can't be settled without help," Carlos. Sr continued. "You see, when I let you and Roberto fall into adoption, I made sure to keep a track of you. Waiting. I had my men follow you around the country, making sure that when the time was right and you came to California, I would be notified. So when I was told, I had Henry here, my most trusted employee to go out and befriend you, although he took it a lot further."
"What can I say, Carlos was too easy to fool." Henry interjected darkly.
"So, Henry befriended and dated you. His main plan? To break you away from your adopted family. I couldn't have them around, causing too much hassle and annoyance. I needed you away, alone. But then you went and dumped Henry because he cheated and got another boyfriend, didn't you?" Carlos. Sr continued to pace back and forth, crossing behind Henry and luckily not noticing the girls. With his arms still folded behind his back, Carlos. Sr stopped next to Henry, stuffing his hand into his jacket pocket.
"Of course, that meant to get you to do what I wanted, I needed to get leverage, if you will, thus, Roberto and Logan are in the cages behind me, courtesy of Henry," Carlos. Sr pulled forth a gun, the light glittering off the object and making it shine so deadly beautiful.
Instantly, the guys flinched at the mere sight of it, except Carlos, who was still crying violently into his hands on the floor.
"After all, you didn't think Henry turned up out of the blue for no reason, did you? No. He was there to make this plan go ahead. To shake you up and collect the needed information to move forward. It would have been a lot easier if he didn't cheat.."
Lucy and Sabrina crept closer to the cage. When Roberto and Logan looked up, Lucy quickly pulled her finger to her lips, telling them to keep quiet. As Lucy sent a sympathetic smile to a now violently shaking and crying Roberto, Sabrina pulled forth a clip from her hair, quickly fashioning it to pick locks. Carefully, she pushed and tweaked and turned it around in the lock, until Roberto's cage let out a small squeak and the door swung open. Roberto climbed out, rushing himself into Lucy's arms as Sabrina quiety and quickly moved over to Logan's cage, blowing him a kiss as she done the same thing.
"And now, I can punish him." Carlos. Sr said, bringing the gun into the air and pointing it at Henry.
Before the boy could even react, his face dropped as the sound of the trigger snapped and the bullet rippled through the air, piercing itself through Henry's skull. His body crumpled to the floor, crimson blood leaking as his eyes lost life. Carlos. Sr simply laughed as he watched the teenage boys flinch, the terror clear in their eyes.
James shook, gripping onto Kendall's hand as he buried his head into his shoulder blade, biting back the tears. Carlos' head snapped up, Drew stiffening at the sickening blow and the now dead body in front of him.
But they were caught.
The gunshot sparked Sabrina to scream in surprise as the door opened and Logan climbed out, quickly pulling Sabrina into a protective hug, causing Carlos. Sr to turn around.
Another dark smirk pushed across his face as he aimed the gun at the quartet, Sabrina burying herself into Logan deeper as all four looked on terrified at the sadistic man.
"Now now, this was clever and stupid of you," Carlos. Sr declared. "So stupid of you."
"Don't you touch them!" Kendall roared from the other side, clearly shaken up.
"Why would I want to do that?" Carlos. Sr smirked, flicking the gun and ordering the quartet to move over to the rest of the gang. Hastily, Logan pulled a sobbing Sabrina over to the boys, closely followed by Lucy and Roberto, his arm draped over her shoulder as she fought to keep him up.
The gap between the gang and Carlos. Sr seemed small, Henry's crumpled body only laying a few feet away from them, in fact, only a stones throw. Blood pooled around his head, sliding along the cemented floor, looking like a miniature river. His dead, cold eyes stared at the gang, the colour within completely lost when the bullet ripped through his skull.
"What you gonna do to us?" Kendall bravely spoke up, keeping James behind him for protection.
Carlos. Sr's dark smile only increased as he let his eyes flow around the group. Lucy was on the end, a weak and fragile Roberto clinging onto her for support. Next to them was Drew, who pulled Carlos off the ground and ran to Sabrina, pulling her into a saddened embrace as her tears mixed with his clothing. Kendall and James clung onto each other, Kendall staring fiercely at the man whilst Carlos and Logan had their fingers wrapped over each other, sadly smiling at each other.
In the light, Carlos could see the dirt smeared over the model's face, a dried stain of blood wrapping itself from around the back of his neck, sinking along his throat and down his chest.
"Leverage, as I said," Carlos. Sr dryly replied, flicking the metallic object in his hand at the gang. "All I wanted was for some leverage over Carlos, so he would come and work for me."
"Doing what exactly?" Carlos seethed through his gritted teeth, fingers clenching around Logan's.
"What do you think," Carlos. Sr raised his eyebrows. "I'm not going to be able to run this drugs operation for long, and when it ends, I want to have someone who will take on the trade."
"And you think I'd do that?" Carlos scoffed.
"That's what the leverage was for, Carlos," Carlos. Sr replied, annoyance laced in his voice. "By kidnapping Roberto and Logan, you would have to do as I say, seeing as their lives hang on a thread, my hand playing them like puppets."
The gun continued to swing freely at the group, landing on each individual. He could shoot anyone, so simple and dangerous. His dark orbs fell on Carlos, watching the Latino stare back at him defiantely. A deep sigh escaped the younger Latino's lips as he pulled his hand away from Logan, stepping forward.
"I'll do it," Carlos breathed. "But don't you touch any of them, you hear me?"
Cries of protest rang out the building, but one person stood out in particular.
"Carlos, don't!" Logan cried, a flurry of tears running down his face and mixing with the dirt.
Carlos turned on the spot, placing his hand on Logan's cheeks and cupping them. Their foreheads fell together, their breath mingling as Carlos smashed his lips onto Logan's. The kiss was short, but full of longing passion and heat, something they both missed. Moans and groans forced their way out, as Logan's tears joined their lips as they moved in sync. Slowly, Carlos pulled away, flashing an incredible smile before stepping back and walking over to his Dad.
"That's my boy," Carlos. Sr grinned darkly. "Do as you say and no-one will get hurt. I promise."
Carlos stood in front of Carlos. Sr, staring at him with hateful eyes. His head nodded slightly, until he finally bowed it in defeat. However, a moment later, he brought it back up, a determined grin on his face.
"Like fuck I'd do what you say!" Carlos shouted, thrusting himself forward and grappling for the gun.
Instantly, Kendall and Drew peeled themselves away from their respective partners, both boys rushing over to help Carlos out as the two Latinos tussled back and forth, arms locked. James bounced on the spot, until finally drawing up enough courage, he dashed over to help out. The others watched on as the four boys fought the older man for the gun. Within a few seconds, another bullet rippled through the air, connecting with the low-hanging light. Amber sparks flew out as another bullet collided with the wall, piercing a hole.
Sabrina shrilled, rushing over and burying herself into Logan.
The boys continued to fight, when finally, another bullet pierced through the air.
Only this time, it was followed by a large bang against the floor as deafening and blood-curdling screams bursted through the air from both Lucy and Sabrina.
Logan's eyes widened as the body crumpled on the floor, blood quickly seeping from the wound and painting the grey floor a dark red, as the colour drained from the person's eyes. Someone else had joined Henry.
Someone else had died.
Eurgh, I felt like the ending was crap. I mean, just ew.
This is to sum it up, for those who didn't understand - Carlos' dad is a bad drug baron, killed Carlos' mom because she cheated, got Henry to befriend Carlos, the idiot dated him instead and cheated, pushed Carlos away, left Carlos. Sr the tedious task of fixing it, which lead to Henry's return and the kidnappings and his death.
All because he wanted to force Carlos into the drug dealing business.
I had to kill Henry off, so get out the balloons and turn the music up. Henry is dead!
Otherwords, your final question for this story!