A/N: Time for another update! Before we get started, I'd like to give a shoutout to those that reviewed last chapter:

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Again, a huge thank you to all of you for taking the time to review! I see that it's kinda mixed on whether it should be Slash or not, so I'm going to keep this story as friendship and make a Slash story after I finish this one! :)

I hope you all enjoy the new chapter!

Warning: Mild Language

Chapter 2

Kendall P.O.V.

I let out a sigh as I walked into school, my mind going back to my talk with James yesterday.

I honestly didn't mean to break my promise, it just kinda happened. In retrospect, I really should've known that James wouldn't just let me back into his life with open arms. I guess maybe a part of me wanted to hold on to that hope that our friendship was stronger than that. But I knew that when I broke my promise, I also damaged our friendship.

"Kendall! Wait up!" I stopped at the sound of Logan's voice. I turned around, noticing him running towards me with Carlos trailing close behind him.

"Hey." I greeted them both once they had caught up.

"Hey. Sorry we're late but someone just had to stop by the cafeteria." Logan said, sending a playful glare in Carlos' direction.

"I was hungry!" He defended himself, making me chuckle a little despite my sour mood.

"Of course you were buddy." I said, patting him on the back as I noticed Logan staring at me with a curious look on his face.

"Hey, you okay?" Logan asked as we started walking to class.

I opened my mouth, getting ready to lie and say I was fine, but quickly decided against it, knowing that I had kept enough from him.

"Not really." I said vaguely, giving him a look that clearly said that now wasn't the right time. He nodded his head, dropping the subject for now.

As we walked into class, the first thing I noticed was that James was already in his seat, writing something into his notebook.

I cautiously made my way to my seat next to him, not missing the way the quickly closed his notebook once I made it to my seat.

"Hey." I tried, not suprised when he didn't respond.

Yep, this is going to be another long day.

James P.O.V.

I was out of class as soon as the bell rang, not wanting to risk another run-in with Kendall.

I knew that I should probably talk to him and give him a chance to explain, but my life was already complicated enough right now, I didn't need any added drama.

Speaking of which, I still didn't know what to do about my parents. All they did was fight lately and I couldn't help but feel that there was some way to get them to stop.

I was so wrapped up in my thoughts that I wasn't paying attention to where I was going. It only took seconds for me to run into someone, sending me straight to floor and causing me to hit my head in the process.

"Shit! Are you okay?" I heard the guy I ran into ask.

"I think so." I groaned, trying to ignore the throbbing pain in the back of my head. He held out his hand to help me up, which I immediately accepted.

"Whoa." I muttered once I was standing, feeling the room start to spin around a little.

"Uh… maybe you should go to the nurse." He said as he threw an arm around me to help me stay standing.

"No. No I'm fine." I said, even though I could tell by the look on the guys face that he wasn't buying it.

"Really? So you can stand on your own then?" He asked, emphasizing his point by removing his arm from around me, watching as I struggled to stay standing before throwing his arm back around me.

"Okay, point taken." I muttered, noticing the 'I told you so' look he was giving me.

"Alright, let's get you to the nurse." He said before leading me to the nurse's office, ignoring my complaints along the way.

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I stared up at the ceiling, waiting patiently for these last couple of minutes to pass.

The nurse had already checked on me, finding out that I had a mild concussion. She had told me to lay down, informing me that I would be fine after about 15 minutes. The guy that had helped me left before I could get his name, saying something about how he couldn't be late, but I was sure I would run into him again eventually.

"Alright James, I'm going to just double check to make sure you're okay then you'll be free to go." The nurse said, to which I just nodded.

She ran a couple of test before deeming me okay to leave.

I walked into the hallway, surprised to see people in the hallway heading to class. I didn't even remember hearing the bell ring. Oh well, I probably just got lost in my thoughts again, which I seemed to be doing alot of lately.

I quickly made my way to my music class so that I wouldn't be late, inwardly groaning when I noticed that Kendall was already there. I let out a sigh before going to sit in a vacant seat away from the blonde.

Needless to say, I wasn't all that suprised when he made his way over to me.

"Hey." He said nervously, giving me a major case of déjà vu.

"What do you want?" I asked tiredly, not having enough energy to be angry with him.

"Look, I know you're pissed, you have every right to be. But I want you know that I honestly didn't mean to break my promise. And I'll do anything I have to do to get things back to the way they used to be. The way they're supposed to be." He said, looking proud of himself.

"Kendall, please stop wasting your time." I said softly, momentarily letting down my walls while ignoring the look he was giving me.

"What are you talking about? I'm not-" He started, but I quickly cut him off.

"Yes you are. I'm not that same kid that you knew when we were younger Kendall. You don't know half the stuff I've been through the past few years. So trust me when I say you don't want to waste your time with me." I said, my voice sounding more bitter than I intended.

"You can't honestly believe that can you?" He asked, a mix of emotions in both his voice and his face. But the most prominent emotion was definitely guilt.

"I can. You wanna know why? Because it's true. Now just go and leave me alone." I said, my walls going back up in the process, knowing that I had already said too much.

"James…" He said, trying to come up with something to say, but I wasn't going to give him the chance.

"Go!" I yelled, gathering the attention of a few people in the classroom, but I honestly could care less at the moment.

Kendall gave me a defeated look before leaving, going back to the seat he was in when I first walked into class.

I let out a sigh of relief, knowing that I probably would've told him everything if he had prodded just a little further.

I honestly did want to talk things out with him and possibly go back to being friends, but there was something that was keeping me from doing it. I just wasn't sure what it was exactly. But I could tell from the look that Kendall was currently giving me from afar that he wasn't giving up just yet.

Sorry if this chapter was a little boring, but it was necessary! On the plus side, you did get a little more insight on what James' mindset is like right now! He wants to try and work things out with Kendall but something's holding him back. And the mystery person that James bumped into will be making another appearance next chapter! Any guesses as to who it could be?

Next chapter will also reveal exactly what went down between Kendall and James so I'm pretty excited for it!

I'm hoping to have the next chapter up this weekend, next Wednesday at the latest. Think I can get another 6 reviews by next chapter? Who knows, it might just inspire me to update faster! ;)

-Rusher0994