A Little Game Called Cat and Mouse

Disclaimer: I do not own anything or anyone from Big Time Rush.

Chapter Seven

Secrets

Elena's POV

I throw another kick at Astoria, sending her backwards into the wall. I throw a punch at her and she gets up, charging. I hit the hall and she hits me in the stomach. The wind is knocked out of me, and I sink to the floor.

Then the beeping goes off.

Astoria, Samantha, and Ciri all freeze. With a smile, they all run off down the hall. Erika chases after them, but gives up. Amanda sits on the floor holding her arm with her other one. I can see the blood seeping through her fingers. Erika comes jogging back and I can see the bruises forming on her face and arms. I too can feel the bruises forming on my skin.

"Kameryn!" Erika shouts. She gets up and tries to open the door, but it won't open. Erika starts to slam her body into it. "Kameryn! Open the door!" Erika yells, pounding on the wood. Despite my pain, I too get up and join in slamming into the door. Amanda, breathing heavily beside me, starts to slam her body into the door, joining in with our desperate attempts to get into the room.

"Kameryn!"

Kendall's POV

Slamming comes outside the door in the hall. James and I are sitting shoulder to shoulder in a corner, shaking with fear. Carlos in across the room in another corner, shaking too. Logan and Kameryn are in the middle of the room, but Logan is the scared one. Kameryn sits protectively in front of Logan, acting like a human shield. The two girls who attacked me and James are unconscious.

Then there's that man. He's about 5'11 in his late thirties. He's skinny and looks very official. His black hair is graying at the edges, yet he still has a full head of hair. I can see muscles through his suit.

The man stops clapping and gives a smile to Kameryn. In return he gets glare. "I'm quite impressed Miss Clarke. You and your friends…very impressive. Those are my top recruits. So I must congratulate to you are your friends. I would tell them…" The man gestures to the pounding at the door. "But I'm afraid we can't let them in just yet."

"And why not?" Kameryn snaps. I'm shocked at the fact that Kameryn actually speaks and her tone.

"Well I figure you and I have a little one on one here."

"Fine. But the boys leave."

The man laughs. His laughter…it angers me. That how I find myself standing up. I'm trembling, but my friends may be at danger here. And the girls could be too.

"Let us go!" I yell. The man's brown eyes flicker towards me. They examine me from head to toe. Then the man laughs again. "Cute Kendall. I read about you. The man approaches me. "I knew you would be the first to challenge me."

"Look at me!" Kameryn yells. The man turns around and looks at Kameryn. "Focus on me here West, not the boys. They didn't do anything." Kameryn stands up. She holds up her hands in defeat, dropping her knife in the process. "You wanted to talk to me. Not them. Now let them go and we can talk."

"Miss Clarke, it doesn't work that simple." The man, or Mr. West, goes off in Kameryn's direction. "You and you're little Scooby Doo gang think you're going to win. You won't I win. I mean, did you not see how much I shook up our world when I almost let the word slip about us and what we do? I can do that again Miss Clarke. And it's going to start when these four boys go bye-bye."

"You won't win." Kameryn whispers.

Mr. West begins to back towards the open balcony door. "I'm still expecting to have that little one on one talk with you, Miss Clarke." A beeping starts to go off. The two girls who were unconscious quickly rise and race out the balcony door and over the ledge. "I'm holding you to it."

"I wouldn't expect any less."

Then the man, Mr. West, rushes out the balcony door and over the ledge. Kameryn races towards him, Logan in pursuit. I watch as Kameryn slams into the ledge, anger clear in her face. Her blonde hair swirls around with the night air.

I hear banging in the distance. I remember who is banging at the door and rush to open it. I open the door and Elena falls into my arms. She quickly untangles herself from my grasp and examines me.

"Are you alright?" She asks, clearly panic. "Did they hurt you?"

"I'm fine Elena." I response. Elena looks up at me, since she is only 5'1. I see the fear in her eyes. I pull her into the hug as Erika run into the room. But I'm not focused on Erika. I'm more concerned about the cuts and bruises all over Elena.

James's POV

Erika quickly runs over to Carlos, helping him up. She looks frazzled as she pats Carlos down, making sure he is okay.

I stand up from the floor on shaky legs. Kameryn and Logan have re-entered the suite from the balcony and Logan is leading Kameryn to the table to clean up her arm wound some more. Kendall is leading Elena into the table so he can fix up her wounds too.

Amanda isn't here.

I run into the hall and I see her leaning against the wall, blood seeping through her fingers as she clutches an arm wound. Her hair is a mess and she looks like she is about to collapse. I pick her up into my arms and carry her bridal style into the room. Laying Amanda gently on the couch, I take in her beauty. Her brown eyes are barely able to stay open. Her pink lips look so kissable and her cheeks are gently blushed.

"Hey, Dr. Mitchell, you have another patient after you're done over there." I say, referring to the barely conscious Amanda.

Logan finishes up on Kameryn and begins to work on Amanda. I'm on my knees next to her, holding her hand and reminding Amanda I'm here.

"Kameryn." Amanda mumbles. Kameryn hears this and joins me at Amanda's side.

"Why didn't the…door open?" Amanda asks, her head rolling back and forth

"He was here." Kameryn replies.

"No…" Amanda says before she slips into unconsciousness.

"We have to take her to a hospital." I declare. As I bend over to pick up Amanda, I'm pushed over. I land on my side and look up to see Erika looming over me.

"No hospital. We can patch up ourselves." Erika says. "Just take Amanda back to her room and leave her there."

Obeying Erika's orders, I scoop Amanda into my arms and carry her out of the room. The door to her room is open and I take the unconscious girl in. They're hotel suite is the same layout as ours, just neater. I see an open bedroom door and go inside it. Although I'm unsure whether it's Amanda, I place her on the bed anyways.

Before I go, I place a gentle kiss on Amanda's lips before shutting the door and leaving her to rest.

Carlos's POV

"You three have some explaining to do." Kendall says as James joins us back in the room.

The seven of us are seated at the table; Kendall, Elena, Erika, Kameryn, Logan, me, then James in that order. I'm across from Erika and she refuses to make eye contact with me.

"Kendall, there's too much to explain." Elena states. "You wouldn't understand."

"We have all night." Logan says. "And trust me, we do. I don't think we can sleep after that."

"You get used to it." Erika mumbled. A kick is heard under the table and a look is passed from Elena to Erika.

"We just want to know what happened tonight. I mean, we were attacked then some strange man named Mr. West comes out-" Kendall starts but is cut off by Elena.

"West was here!" Elena turns towards Kameryn. "He was here and you didn't plan on telling us?"

"I was going to tell you later, but the boys decide to play integration here." Kameryn says. I'm beginning to like this talkative Kameryn more.

The girls begin to banter back and forth. Erika gives me a look and I stand up, banging my fists on the table. A silence falls over the room and all attention is on me. "Look, we just met you girls earlier today and tonight was awesome. Then we were attacked by two girls. You three are bruised and cut up and Amanda is unconscious. We just want a basic understanding of what went down tonight."

Elena, Kameryn, and Erika share a look. Erika clears her throat, preparing to launch into an explanation.

"There's a lot we are not allowed share with you guys. But we can tell you that those two girls who came in here, along with three others are out to ruin you guys. To what extent, we don't know. And that man, Mr. West, is the head of this operation. We are here to make sure you don't get hurt."

"So you four are to protect us from a bunch of girls?" James says, almost laughing. "If you don't remember, we are in a boy band. We have thousands of crazed fans everyday. I think we can handle five girls…"

"It's not that simple." Kameryn says. "We are restricted from sharing everything with you. We have already said too much as it is." Kameryn stands up from her seat, and like a chain reaction, Elena and Erika follow her. "Goodnight."

The three exit the room just like that, leaving the four of us sitting there.

"I'm guessing we don't get a second date?" James says. We all give a soft smile at his joke.

"There's more to those four girls." Kendall declares. "And I want to assume that we are going to figure it out?"

James, Logan, and I nod heads. Kendall claps his hands and I flinch. It reminds me too much of that Mr. West guy. We decide to head to bed and call it a night, though truthfully, I think all of us need to clear our heads.

As I climb into the bed, I'm not thinking about those two girls or Mr. West. The only thing on my mind is Erika. I turn off the light and lay my head on the pillow. I shut my eyes and Erika laughing appears behind my closed eyelids.

And that's the wonderful image I fall asleep too.