I just remembered the guys live with Mrs. Knight and Katie and I haven't put them in the story at all, so let's just pretend Mrs. Knight was on a business trip in New York and Katie was left with Kelly cuz she doesn't trust the guys with Katie.
So Kendall has found Carlos crying against a tree. He told him to come home and Carlos started to yell and tell him he didn't want to come home. Carlos felt like Kendall was lying about everyone missing him. He finally got Carlos to get up and they headed home.
Logan was lying on his back, in his bed trying to fall asleep hoping everything was just a dream, that he let Carlos have the TV, that no one was mad at anyone. It seemed a little late, since it happened almost three days ago, but he didn't care. He glanced at the clock for what seemed like the hundredth time. It was 12:56am. Logan hadn't gotten a call or a text from either Kendall or James. He was starting to lose hope that Carlos would be found, or unharmed. Los Angeles was full of crime, Logan couldn't shake the thought of Carlos being stabbed, or kidnapped, or shot. Logan sat up in his bed and was about to reach for the phone and call James when he heard the front door slam. He sat still and stayed perfectly quiet to make sure he wasn't going crazy. He heard cries coming from the living room. He wasn't imagining it, they found Carlos. He flung his sheets to the side and opened his door. He saw James carrying Carlos and they were about to sit on the couch and Kendall had Carlos's helmet in his hands.
"Guys!" he called out and rushed to them "Oh my God you found him!" he said relieved. He looked at Carlos who was sobbing in James's arms "Carlos why'd you run away?" He asked. Carlos continued to cry. Kendall put down the helmet and walked to the kitchen to get Carlos some food. "Why'd you run away?" Logan asked again. "Because I'm worthless" he spit out "My mom always told me I had no place in this world and she was right." James, Kendall, and Logan were shocked at what they just heard. "Dude, why would you think that?" Kendall asked as he put a bowl of chocolate pudding on the coffee table.
"Because, it's true. I could never keep from getting hurt, I have never had more than three friends, I've never had a girlfriend, I have a stupid phobia of thunder, I've never been smart, I always screw everything up, and I never had a real family like everyone else." He let out a few more sobs.
"Well Carlos everyone's family is different." James said.
"It doesn't even seem like I have a family though. God your families are so perfect compared to mine. James your parents are still married and you have the best older sister ever and your parents give you whatever you want. And Logan your parents are still together too and you're an only kid so you've never had to worry about brothers or sisters being your parents' favorite child. And Kendall I know your parents are divorced but at least your daddy still called and you could still have contact with him. But no my mom was a stupid drug addict and an alcoholic who never loved me. And Papi was always working, he never came to any of my hockey games or plays at school. All he did was work. And my brother moved to Colorado probably to get away from me." He cried. "I just want a family that'll love me." He finally finished and buried his head in James's chest. James ran his hand through his hair and said "Carlos everyone at the PalmWoods cares about you, and so do we. And I'm sorry about everything. I promise this'll never happen again."
Carlos didn't know whether to believe him or not. Last time James promised to keep one of his secrets he went behind his back. "I don't trust you" Carlos whispered. They didn't have to ask why he didn't trust them. "Please, Carlos, just trust us." Kendall pleaded. "I can't" Carlos murmured. Tears started to blur Logan's vision and he fell to his knees in front of James and Carlos "Please Carlos trust us. I'm sorry for what I said. I'll never say anything like that again. I didn't mean it. God I'm sorry! Please forgive me Carlos! Please! I want you to trust us! I never meant to make this happen! I'm sorry!" Logan cried. Kendall got him off his knees and told him "You're rambling." Logan couldn't help it. "I don't know if I can trust you guys!" Carlos yelled. "Shhh guys calm down, okay, you don't have to trust us Carlos, but can you at least forgive us." James asked calmly.
Carlos gave it a little thought. He went back to the day he met Kendall, James, and Logan on the first day of kindergarten. He had no friends and was scared to death at what the other kids would think of him, but they went up to him when he was swinging by himself and asked him to be their friend.
On the first day of middle school some of the seniors thought it would be hilarious to dump Logan and Carlos in the trash bins behind the school, James and Kendall soon came to get them out and told the principal.
He thought back to the first thunder storm together. The guys didn't know why Carlos was hiding behind the couch but they still comforted him.
He remembered at one of their sleepovers, in seventh grade, Carlos had a horrible nightmare but the guys told him everything was fine.
When his favorite pet German shepherd, Patten, died he cried for weeks but the guys told him Patten went to a better place. When Carlos was hit by a car while he was riding his bike Logan called the ambulance and when he was put in a full body cast the guys stayed by his side until he could move again.
And when they moved to California to become famous to make James's dreams become a reality, Carlos was nervous but Kendall promised him that Gustavo wouldn't bite anyone's head off.
He couldn't let the history he had with his best friends go, so he wiped away his tears "Yeah I can forgive you." He said a little hoarse. Smiles spread across each of their faces and they all sandwiched Carlos in a hug. When they pulled away tears of happiness ran down Logan's face. He felt like a weight, twice his body weight, was lifted off his back. He was so glad he had forgiven them and hoped they could all put everything that happened behind them and prayed everything would go back to normal. "I defiantly don't want new friends" he said then let out a yawn. Seconds later Carlos yawned and put his head on James's chest.
Kendall went to his room to grab his guitar and when he came back James asked "Are you gonna play it?" "No James I'm going to make it into a soup." Kendall said sarcastically. Carlos and Logan laughed tiredly. "Tee Hee" James said sarcastically back "Just play the song". James could practically read Kendall's mind, he knew Kendall was going to play Carlos's favorite song. It put Logan or Carlos asleep almost every time.
Kendall prepared his guitar and James cleared his throat. Kendall started to play 'Quiet Your Mind' by Zac Brown Band. Kendall started to play and James sang,
"I hear the waves
Sun beatin' down on my shoulders
It's a near-perfect day
Wishin' I wouldn't get any older
They say that it's gone 'fore you know it now
Quiet your mind
Soak it all in
It's a game you can't win
Enjoy the ride
I feel the change
Goin' on all around me
It's strange
How I'm taken and guided
Where I end up right I'm needed to be
Quiet your mind
Soak it all in
It's a game you can't win
Enjoy the ride
At the end of the water
A red sun a risin'
And the stars are all goin' away
And if you're too busy talkin'
You're not busy listenin'
To hear what the land has to say
Quiet your mind
I hear the waves
Sun beatin' down on my shoulders
It's a near-perfect day
Wishin' I wouldn't get any older
They say that it's gone 'fore you know it
Soak it all in
It's a game you can't win
Enjoy the ride"
Carlos was asleep in James's arms and Logan was sleeping right by James on the couch. Kendall laughed "You look like a mom" he said putting his guitar down. James laughed too and said "Yeah, probably" Kendall took a seat by James and looked down at Carlos. "So do you think he'll ever trust us?" he asked. James shrugged and said "I don't know. He might, but it'll take a lot of time."
"What about Logan? Do you think he'll ever feel like he didn't screw everything up?" Kendall asked again. James took a look at Logan sleeping "knowing Logie, he'll always know he did something bad, but he won't feel guilty about it" "Yeah that sounds just about right" Kendall said. He stood up and picked Logan up "It's like 1:30, let's go to bed" James stood up and they took Carlos and Logan to their rooms, then went to their own rooms.
A/N: Idk whether to stop here or make one more chapter for the next day. If I do make another chapter it'll be short and just have everyone at the PalmWoods say hey to Carlos and remind him people care about him even though his mom didn't. Lemme know what you think. OH AND DON'T FORGET TO VOTE FOR THE DOGS FOR A KCA AWARD! Yeah I just called them dogs. They're my dogs! =)