Hi everyone, here is the next chapter of this! Sorry it took so long to get this one out, but I'm hoping that the future chapters start coming out on a more consistent schedule! I hope you guys enjoy reading this one and if you have anything to say like ways to improve or not just let me know =)

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"This feeling's taking control of me, and I can't help it. I won't sit around, I can't let him win now."

"Man! I love the weather here!"

Six teenagers sat around a table, enjoying the warmth of the day. Laughs filled the air as voices filled the void of silence, the conversation between the six young adults going on and on.

"Who knew it would be so nice, even in October."

"Actually, in L.A. October and November have the nicest weather of all them months."

"Logan, how is it you know all of these strange facts?" the girlfriend of Kendall asked with a playful smile as the dark haired boy merely chuckled, scratching the back of his head. He shrugged in response as everyone else laughed at his reply.

"Hey everyone."

"Jayne! Done for the day?" Carlos asked curiously as said girl made her way over to the group, taking a seat between Logan and James. She sighed and nodded her head as she set her dance bag down, her shoulders sagging just a bit.

"So, who's ready for the Halloween dance?" Camille asked with an excited smirk as all, save for one, raised their hands.

"What do you have against Halloween?" Carlos asked, sounding almost a bit offended as he watched the dancer laugh, shaking her head.

"Nothing against it, but I don't think I'll be going to the-"

"Oh yes you are!" Kendall immediately interrupted the girl as she rolled her eyes, giving the boy a skeptical expression.

"And who's going to make me go?"

"We are, obviously," the blond retorted back, as if it were a no-brainer. Before the brunette could open her mouth to argue, the sound of the leader of BTR's phone ringing stopped her. He pulled the phone out, smirking at Jayne's irritated face.

"Kendall here."

"Hey, I know Gustavo gave you guys the day off, but he just needs you in his office so he can go over something."

"What if I said it was impossible for us to get there because a sudden attack on Logan?"

"Hey!"

"I'm not the one who has to deal with Gustavo," the assistant of their producer remarked.

"Touché, we'll be down there as soon as we can," Kendall said with a smile as he hung the phone up.

"Looks like we got to go."

"For what?" Logan asked with a confused face as his best friend shrugged, shaking his head.

"I have no idea. Kelly said something about Gustavo having to talk to us about something."

"Maybe he's finally launching my solo career!"

"Doubt it," the other three boys stated dryly as James did his best to ignore his friends. Logan sighed as he stood up, Carlos and James following after him. Kendall smiled as he leaned down and gave his girlfriend a kiss. She smiled at him as he waved to the other two girls.

"Don't think we're done talking about the dance!" the blond called out over his shoulder. Jayne rolled her eyes as she tried not to laugh, giving the boy a lazy wave over her shoulder in return. He chuckled as he shook his head, catching up with his best friends.

"So, what do you think he wants to talk about?" James asked as the four boys glanced at each other.

"Maybe he's gonna to give us a vacation?" Carlos suggested hopefully. The four looked at each other with raised brows before laughing, shaking their heads.

"Well, whatever the case is, we're about to find out what he has to say," Logan stated as the four climbed into the black car, waiting patiently for their arrival to Rocque Records.

"On the Brightside," Kendall started. "I'm sure it's nothing terrible."

-Fifteen Minutes Later-

"What?" Four utterly shocked boys stood in front of their boss-more or less-their jaws hanging opening slightly. The larger man rolled his eyes behind his sunglasses as he nodded, hoping that his message had gotten across to them.

"You guys heard him. Wayne Wayne is back to stay for awhile," Kelly explained.

"This is a joke, right?" Carlos asked desperately as Logan nodded his head vigorously.

"DOGS!" Gustavo snapped. "It's not up to us whether or not Wayne Wayne gets to stay here. Griffin thinks he would be a hit solo artist. Even if I wanted to, I wouldn't be able to do anything about it," the producer explained.

"Now, Wayne Wayne is gonna be staying at the Palm Woods," the large man explained. "I don't want you guys getting into any trouble with him while he's there, you got that?" he snapped. "If something happens, Griffin's gonna have my head, and do you know what that means?" he asked as the other four glanced at each other before shaking their heads. "I'M GONNA HAVE YOUR HEADS!" he shrieked, causing the singers to jump a bit, cringing in fear.

"But he's a total tool!" Kendall argued, not ready to drop the discussion. "We can't-"

"Well, well, well." The sound of the office door swinging open caught everyone's attention as an all too familiar expression fell upon their faces, their eyes glowing with disdain. The boy dressed in black baggy pants and a sweater smirked as he walked into Gustavo's office as if he owned the place. "If it isn't Big Time LOSERS!"

Kendall smirked as he crossed his arms. "Hey there, Wally."

"Don't call me that!" said bad boy snapped as he smoothed his sweater out. He smirked once again as the arrogant look on his face made the boys roll their eyes.

"How are things with you wannabes?"

"Great, actually," James started. "How's Ziggle Zaggles?"

"That's old news! Wayne Wayne's back, and this time I plan on staying," the rapper stated smugly as the other four boys rolled their eyes. "I'm gonna show you geeks what being a real man is all about! Watch me kick your as-"

"ALRIGHT!" Gustavo slammed his hands firmly against his desk as he looked from his dogs to the intruder in his office. "Until Griffin decides, Wayne Wayne is here to stay. Now get out of here! All of you!" he snapped. Strutting out like a boss-or as Kendall thought, an ass-Wayne Wayne exited the room, not looking back. The boys followed, sighing in defeat.

"I don't want to see you dogs for the rest of the day!" The four marched out of the room with irritated looks on their faces.

"This sucks!" Carlos complained as the four made their way to the elevator. Logan sighed as he pressed the down button to the car.

"It might not be all bad," he stated, Carlos and James giving him a flabbergasted expression.

"Logan's right," Kendall added as he wrapped a friendly arm around his best friend. "As long as we do our own thing, and that jerk does his, we shouldn't have any problems," Kendall said confidently. The door to the elevator rang, signaling for the four to step in. James and Carlos sighed as Kendall smiled widely.

"It's going to be fine."

-Ten Minutes Later-

"This is so NOT fine!"

The members of Big Time Rush stood by the doors leading to the pool with disgruntled looks on their faces. They watched as their favorite dancer sat with a smile on her face across the LAST person the boys wanted her to talk to. The rapper sat across from the brunette, saying something that had apparently made her chuckle a bit. Kendall groaned as Logan slapped himself in the forehead, Carlos and James both sighing, letting their heads hang low.

"Crap."

"This sucks!" James snapped after a long moment of silence. He sighed as the other three nodded, agreeing with their friend. The three sat in apartment 2J with defeated looks.

"Do you think he was flirting with her?" Logan asked as Carlos nodded with a frown.

"Even if he was, Jayne would never go for a douche bag like him," Kendall stated firmly, though it was hard to tell if he was trying to convince the boys or himself. Logan glanced at his best friend, trying his best to hide his expression.

Kendall was never one to really use profanity. He had grown up that way, not that he had anything against people who did talk like that; it just wasn't his thing. So when he used those kinds of words, one could only assume that he was really upset. The only other time Logan had ever seen his friend react this badly was when Griffin Tag asked out Mary Smith to their freshman year homecoming. Yes, he had been very angry that day.

"You think they're getting along?" Carlos asked as the dirty blond eagerly shook his head.

"No way!" he stated almost a bit frantically. "I mean, the guy is a complete jerk!"

"Who's a complete jerk?"

The four boys put their conversation on hold as their eyes widened. They all slowly turned to the doorway and stared as their neighbor walked in casually, immediately making her way to their fridge. She stopped as she noticed their eyes glued to her and she raised a brow. She stared at the four as they smiled at her innocently.

Not wanting to deal with their strangeness, Jayne merely turned back around, nosing around the fridge and finally finding something that answered her stomach's call. As she turned around, she jumped, the four singers sitting at the counter in front of her. She blinked and then rolled her eyes, standing beside James as he continued to smile widely at her.

"So, how was your day?" the genius asked casually as Jayne thought for a second

"It was ok, I suppose."

"So, what did you do? Did you do anything fun? Meet any new people-ow!" James winced as Kendall gave the boy an irritated glance before he turned his attention to Jayne.

"Well, I guess my day was ok. Oh, I did meet a new resident though." At that statement, the color in every singer's face drained away, their smiles turning into horrified expressions, though the dancer barely noticed as she continued on with her story. "What was his name…BryKy…Jo Jo?"

"Wayne Wayne?"

"Yup, that's the one. He's apparently some rapper?" Jayne asked as the four boys nodded miserably. "How do you guys know him?" she asked curiously as the four singers glanced at each other with weak smiles.

"Lets just say we have a history with the guy," Logan stated dryly. Before Jayne could ask questions, she pulled her ringing phone out, glancing at the name.

"Hold on guys," she said as she flipped her phone open. She walked to the bathroom, keeping her conversation with her aunt private. The boys waited for a second as Jayne's muffled voice filled the air.

"What are we going to do?" Carlos asked exasperatedly. He looked to his three friends, needing some sort of reassurance that they could handle this problem.

"You think he's going to ask Jayne to the Halloween dance?" Logan asked hesitantly.

"I bet you he is!" James snapped as he shook his head. "We can't let that happen!"

"And we're not going to." Kendall stood to his feet as his band mates looked at him with a raised brow.

"How do you suppose we do that?" Logan asked with a perplexed look on his face.

Kendall smirked as he began to pace a bit. He held his finger up in the air, as if everything had fallen into place. "All we have to do is keep those two separated until the dance."

"You make that sound way too easy," Logan pointed out as Kendall chuckled.

"It's simple. As long as our friend Wayne Wayne doesn't get to Jayne, there's no way he can ask her!"

"Kendall's right."

"What's Kendall right about?" The four immediately stopped as the brunette walked out of the bathroom, stuffing her phone carefully into her pocket. She stood next to Logan, popping a grape into her mouth before Kendall smiled innocently at her.

"Nothing much. So, what do you want to do?" the dirty blond asked as the brunette thought for a moment.

"Well, do you guys feel like hanging by the pool?"

"Ah, the pool was a good idea, Jayne."

"I know," the girl said as she smiled, closing her eyes and enjoying the warmth of the sun on her skin. She stretched and sighed as she looked to her left and watched Kendall lay beside her with a relaxed look on his face. Then she took a glance to her right, watching as James read through a magazine. She frowned as she glanced around.

"Where did Logan and Carlos go?"

"This is the worst idea ever."

"You got anything better?" Carlos and Logan stayed hidden behind the potted plants of the Palm Woods lobby, keeping a close eye out for anyone that was unwelcome at the pool. Logan sighed as he glanced down at himself. The two were wearing black suits with black ties, a pair of sunglasses covering their eyes.

"Ok, I get the suits and the sunglasses, but seriously? Isn't this a little too much?" Logan pointed to the fake mustache on Carlos' face, and at his own fake goatee.

"It's called a disguise!" Carlos stated as he shook his head. "And I thought you were the genius."

Logan rolled his eyes as he glanced to the elevators. His eyes widened as he elbowed his companion gently in the side. The two gave each other strong nods as they watched their adversary approached the doors. They immediately jumped out from behind the plants, surprising their target at hand. "What the-"

"Sorry, but we can't let you in," Logan stated in a much deeper voice; that was going to kill his throat later.

"I'm trying to get through here," Wayne Wayne snapped, not giving up so easily.

"Read the sign, buddy," Carlos snapped in a gruff voice, pointing at the whiteboard beside them. The rapper raised a brow as he let his sunglasses slide down the bridge of his nose a bit to read.

"Pool area capacity full?"

"That's right," Logan said, nodding his head. "Only ten people allowed at a time. New hotel policy."Carlos nodded his head in agreement, but as he did, the three stopped and turned, the "queen bees" of the Palm Woods making their way towards the doors. The Latino guard smiled goofily as he stepped aside for the girls. They marched right in, the "bad boy" pointing and gaping at their easy entrance.

"Are you kidding?"

"They're an exception!" Carlos snapped as he cleared his throat, Logan and Carlos taking a tight hold on both of Wayne Wayne's arms. The rapper struggled against them, but thankfully, the two former hockey players used their hidden strength to toss the slim rapper aside. They smirked and nodded as they watched Wayne Wayne glare at them. He stood to his feet, smoothing his sweater out before stomping away.

The rest of the day had gone just like that. Each pair of boys took shifts in order to keep the dancer busy and guard her from their enemy as well. Wayne Wayne tried his best to meet up with the girl, each attempt ending in failure. The Big Time Rush boys were proud of their work.

"See!" Kendall smiled as he and his three friends stood in the lobby, waiting for Jayne to come down to the lobby. "I told you guys that things would be fine!"

"Yo!" The fearless leader had spoken too soon.

The four boys turned and narrowed their eyes as they watched Wayne Wayne tromp towards them with an angry look on his face. He stuck his face right up to Kendall's, who gave the rapper a distasteful look. "I know what you freaks are up to!"

"Oh really? What's that?" the dirty blond challenged as Wayne Wayne smirked.

"You think you can keep me away from Jayne Jayne?"

"It's just Jayne."

"You've got another thing coming!" the rapper snapped. "Jayne Jayne and Wayne Wayne are gonna be at the dance dance!" he stated. Kendall growled a bit as he grabbed the rapper by the front of his hoodie. He pulled him closer as he squeezed tightly to the sweater.

"Look," he started. "Jayne could do a lot better than you, so just leave her alone."

"That's not up to you, is it?" Wayne Wayne shot back, enjoying the fact he was able to get under the dirty blonde's skin so easily. The other three boys watched intently, not sure how far they were going to let this go before something happened.

"Don't-"

"Kendall?" Said boy's eyes widened as everyone stopped and turned to see Jayne staring at them with a concerned look on her face. Her eyes never left Kendall's as they locked together.

"What are you doing?"

"Jayne-" Kendall stumbled back a bit as Wayne Wayne jerked out of his grip and quickly approached the girl's side. The dirty blond grit his teeth as Wayne Wayne smirked at him.

"Kendall, what were you about to do?" the dancer asked as he looked back at Jayne. She stared intently at him as he sighed.

"Jayne, this guy is bad news. We've had a bad history with him!" he began to explain. "He's a complete jerk!"

"So that gives you the excuse to try and punch him?" Kendall should have known better than to try and start a fight with him; Jayne hated violence.

"Jayne-"

"What were you thinking, Kendall?" Jayne snapped, causing Kendall's blood pressure to rise. Why was she suddenly sticking up for this stranger? They had been closer friends for a much longer time. Why was Kendall suddenly the bad guy when he was only looking out for Jayne's better interest?

"This guy is a total ass!" He couldn't sugar coat anything anymore. He didn't have enough control over his emotions for that. Jayne glared as she took a step towards Kendall.

"What right do you have to say that about him?"

"We all know him!" Kendall snapped as he motioned toward the silent three boys, who watched the scene with wide eyes. "He's a douche bag!"

"Don't call him that! You shouldn't be calling anyone that!" Kendall had had enough.

"Are you seriously going to sit there and defend this guy?"

"Don't yell at me!"

"You started yelling at me first!"

"I can yell at you if I want!"

"If that's the case then I get to yell right back at you!"

Everyone in the lobby stopped what they were doing to watch the two yell at each other. Logan, Carlos, and James stared with wide eyes, too afraid to try and stop them; even Wayne Wayne didn't have enough courage to get in the middle of this fight. No one had ever seen the usually close friends fight like that. It was alarming.

"Kendall-" The two stopped their bickering as the sound of someone's phone ringing caught everyone's attention. The tension grew thicker as Jayne glared at Kendall, waiting for his next move.

Kendall glared, opening his mouth to respond. He ignored the vibrating in his pocket, though the ringing was what really stole his attention. He mentally groaned as he pulled his phone out from his pocket, walking over to the side. He watched as Jayne shook her head at him and began to walk away, grabbing Wayne Wayne's wrist and pulling him along with her. He closed his eyes with defeat as he sighed.

"Hello?" he snapped, sounding quite bitter.

"Kendall?" Said boy's eyes widened as his heart stopped beating for a second. "Hello?"

"Jo!" He smiled weakly as he gathered his composure. He held his anger back as he turned his attention to the phone call. "What's up?"

"Where are you? Did you forget that we were suppose to meet at the Burger Shack twenty minutes ago?" Kendall's eyes widened as he looked back at his friends with an apologetic look. They shooed him away, knowing he had other things to deal with. He began to sprint out of the hotel and down the street, holding the phone tightly to his ear.

How could he have forgotten about his date with Jo? He had never done something like that before; he felt like a complete ass.

"Sorry, I'm on my way now! I had some things to deal with."

"That's ok. That just means that you owe me," Jo said, he could almost see the playful smile on her face. Kendall smiled as he nodded.

"You're the best." He hung up, stuffing his cell phone in his pocket. He approached the corner by the Burger Shack and sighed as he waited for his light to turn green. He shook his head as he glanced back in the direction of the Palm Woods. He frowned as he thought of the idea of Wayne Wayne and Jayne going to the dance together; it didn't sit well with him. He growled as he pulled his leg back and kicked the nearest light post. He groaned in pain as he held his toes, the light telling him to cross. He limped across the street as he sighed, trying to forget about the fact he had just fought with Jayne.

Why had they fought? Why had things turned out the way they did? He hadn't meant to hurt Jayne; that was the last thing he wanted to do. He had only been trying to look out for her-

No.

Deep down, in the darkest part of his mind, Kendall knew that he wasn't doing it for Jayne. He wasn't aware of it, but he had done it because the idea of Jayne going to the dance with Wayne Wayne disgusted him. Actually, Jayne going to the dance with any other guy truly put him in the darkest of moods. He hated the thought of her being close with any other guys other than the boys and himself. When it came to Jayne, Kendall wanted nothing more than to monopolize her and lock her away from everyone else.

"Jo!" Kendall smiled as he walked into the restaurant and watched as his girlfriend stood up from the table she had gotten from the two. She smiled as she waved at her boyfriend, the dirty blond giving her a forced smile. He sat down across from her as he sighed and shook her head.

"I'm sorry about being late."

"It's ok, I didn't wait too long," Jo said as she took a sip from her water. "What held you up, anyways?" she asked curiously as Kendall blinked. His happier expression faltered for a moment as he shook his head.

"It was nothing."

Kendall wished that had been the truth, because had it been he wouldn't have been so distracted the entire date. He had been zoning out and missing parts of stories, and Jo caught on. She knew that the singer was hiding something from her, but she just didn't know what. It was obviously bothering him quite a bit, but she knew if she pushed he would pull away from her; that's how Kendall always was. It was almost frustrating to have to deal with his slightly sour attitude, but she wanted to help him relax and be happy, and getting upset with him wasn't going to do that.

"Kendall?" Said boy blinked as he looked up from his food. Jo smiled at him kindly as she reached over and held his hand in her own. "You know, if something's bothering you, you can tell me, right?"

The look in her eyes was genuine. She was really worried about him. He usually didn't act so bitter and quiet, and he knew that. He felt a bit guilty for unknowingly sort of dragging Jo into his fight with Jayne. She didn't deserve that, yet why was Jayne the only thing that kept coming up as a topic in his thoughts?

Wanting to take the higher road and make things right, Kendall smiled as he gave Jo's hand a squeeze. "Everything's fine. Sorry I've been acting so weird."

Jo smiled and relaxed, happy to see the Kendall she knew back. She shook her head as she nodded her head. The rest of their date had gone exceptionally well. They talked and laughed, nothing really distracting either from the other. It was good.

"Well," Kendall smiled as he and his girlfriend approached the Palm Woods entrance. "Looks like we're home."

"Yup." Jo smiled and sighed as she glanced over to her left and watched her driver pull up. "I've got to go. I have an interview in a half hour."

Kendall nodded his head as he smiled and wrapped his arms around Jo. He glanced at the hotel, his mind beginning to drift, before he released her. "Good luck!" He turned and began to walk away, not looking back once.

Jo had been astonished for a second. She hadn't been expecting the blond to walk off so quickly, and he had forgotten their usual routine, not that Jo was the petty kind of girl to get mad. It just left her with an unsettling feeling; they always shared a goodbye kiss. She hesitated but shook her head, turning and walking to the car; she was sure everything was fine.

"Guys!" Kendall sprinted into the hotel, happy to see his friends sitting in the lobby. "What happened with Wayne Wayne? Is he-"

"Dude, relax!" Carlos chimed as he grinned up at the blond. "He's gone."

"Gone?" Kendall asked, not understanding what the boy was talking about.

"Yeah, turns out," Logan started as he pulled out a thick book. "Wayne Wayne's not suppose to get into any fights with any residents in the Palm Woods." he explained with a smirk. Kendall raised a brow, but his eyes widened as he laughed.

"And we almost got into one earlier."

"There it is!" Logan joked as the dirty blond sighed. He shook his head and smiled, but it quickly disappeared as his eyes landed on a lone figure out by the pool. He blinked as he felt a pat on his back.

"You should probably go talk to her," the genius of the four stated calmly. Kendall nodded as his friends gave him reassuring smiles. He took a deep breath before walking over to the silent dancer, book held tightly in her hand. He stood in front of her quietly for a minute, the brunette not once looking up at him. He bit his lip, not really knowing what to say.

"Are you going to stand there all day?" Jayne asked without looking up. Kendall smiled a bit before he sat down. She was talking to him, so that was a good sign.

The two sat in silence for a few more minutes, neither wanting to break it; they weren't sure what to say to the other just yet. Finally, not being able to deal with their nonverbal war, Kendall sighed. "I'm sorry."

Jayne immediately closed her book as she looked at the blond. She blinked, the blond continuing with what he had to say to her.

"I shouldn't have freaked out at you like that. It's just that, me and the guys, we didn't want you to get too involved with him, he's bad news."

"Involved with him? I've known him for less than day," Jayne pointed out as Kendall laughed and sighed, nodding his head.

"Yeah, well, Wayne Wayne had a way of messing things up with that amount of time," the blond explained. Jayne's eyes softened as she leaned back in her chair.

"He asked me to the Halloween dance." Kendall's eyes widened as he looked over at Jayne. She stared out at the pool with a relaxed look on her face as she continued. "Right before Freight Train showed up to kick him out, he asked me."

"…What did you say?" the leader of Big Time Rush asked. For the first time in a very long time, he was scared.

"I said yes."

"What?"

"I said no, you idiot." Jayne laughed as she shook her head. "But the look on your face was definitely worth it." Kendall rolled his eyes before he laughed a bit and shook his head. He sighed as Jayne smiled at him.

"I told him that even though you and I fight quite a bit and we sometimes get on each other's nerve, you're always looking out for my best interest," Jayne looked into Kendall's eyes, and for a moment he thought his heart had stopped, "and if you really thought Wayne Wayne was a bad guy, there had to be a reason."

It took Kendall a second to really grasp what the girl had said, but after he did, the grin on his face was inerasable.

"Then after that, he freaked out a little and sort of broke into a terrible rap about it." The green eyed wonder laughed as he shook his head, Jayne chuckling at the memory. "And then the other guys showed up with Wayne Wayne's contract, which I'm still wondering on how they got that, and that's it." Jayne watched as a wave of relief ran through Kendall. It was like a heavy weight had been lifted off his shoulders and he could breathe again.

"Next time." Kendall looked at his friend as she gave him a serious look. "Don't get so upset over nothing," she said. Kendall's eyes softened as he smiled and nodded his head. He stood up and stretched, looking down at her with a smile.

"Want to see what the guys are doing?" Jayne looked up at him and nodded as they headed into the lobby. Jayne grinned as the three other boys sitting and lounging around stood and began to laugh with her. Kendall watched as a content smile appeared on his face. He approached the girl's side as the five began to brainstorm on ideas for what to do.

Yes, he could stay like that forever.