Author's Note: You all honestly have no idea how much your support for this story makes me feel! Thank you all so much! So, I've got a doctor's appointment tomorrow and don't have to go to school; therefore I could stay up late to finish this chapter and post it. So, here it is! Also, just bare with me. The chapters are going to get longer soon enough!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything associated with BTR or the show. I only own the plot, Winter, and any other OC's in the story.

So, here's Chapter 4! Enjoy!

Chapter 4

Winter stormed angrily and frustratedly through the sidewalks of Miami, heading for the boundary line, regardless of the fact that both Ryan and Blayne were against her going there. But, then again when did Winter ever listen to what she was told? Nine times out of ten...never. When it came to following orders from people Winter was really bad at it. It wasn't a strong suit of hers.

The whole way to the boundary line Winter was running and bumping into people pushing them out of the way not caring about anything other than making sure Ryan is okay. Winter knew Kendall was one of the two most feared people in Miami, and she knew what he was capable of doing, but in her opinion he had totally crossed the line this time.

As far as Winter knew Ryan hadn't done anything to deserve a beat down like Kendall and his gang most likely gave him. But, according to Kendall Ryan had indeed done something to deserve it. Winter had no idea what he was talking about when he told her about that. Whatever it was, though, was probably something way over the top.

Turning the corner, Winter's eyes widened and her jaw dropped as she caught sight of her beaten and bruised boyfriend only a few feet away from her. Before moving to go over to him, Winter looked around to make sure that no one was around. When she saw that it was only her and Ryan around she ran over to him, kneeling down next to him.

Winter looked over her boyfriend to see what injuries he had. The only ones she could tell of right off the bat were the ones to his face. From what she could tell he had a black eye, a broken nose, and the right side of his jaw was most likely bruised. Winter couldn't believe it. He looked worse than he did the last time, and those injuries were surely not even close to being the only ones he had.

Reaching her hand out slowly she placed her hand on Ryan's stomach only to have him flinch and groan in pain. Quickly rather than slowly Winter snatched her hand back. Apparently, fractured or broken ribs was to be added to the list of Ryan's injuries, too. Kendall and his gang had honestly done a number on Ryan.

"I'm sorry," Winter apologized quickly. "How are you feeling?...I mean how bad do your injuries hurt?" Winter asked him now afraid to touch him in fear of uncovering even more injuries.

"I...I've been b...better. That's for s...sure," Ryan answered stuttering while groaning in pain slowly opening his eyes halfway in order to look at her.

Even though she knew it pained Ryan to talk Winter just had to know where the hell Kendall and his gang disappeared to. "Where did those jackasses run off to?" Winter asked not even pretending to hide her anger.

"M...more imp...important th...things to do," Ryan painfully forced himself to answer.

Winter scoffed and hissed, "Yeah, more important things to do my ass!" Winter felt like she was being a selfish bitch, but asked her next question anyways, "What did Kendall mean by you did do something to deserve this beat down?"

Ryan groaned again and closed his eyes, "T...tell you l...later."

After a minute or so Winter noticed that Ryan's breathing was beginning to become labored and panicked. "Ryan Tanner! You better not fall asleep! For all you know you could have a concussion!" she exclaimed slapping his hand really hard, knowing that his hand was one of his body parts that didn't get injured.

He moved slightly and his eyes fluttered open a bit.

Winter looked down at him with a serious look on her face. "Blayne will be here any minute! Stay awake until he says otherwise, or gets you to the hospital or something," she told him squeezing his hand as hard as she could, which surprisingly was hard even to keep Ryan from allowing himself to sleep.

Only another five minutes passed by before Blayne came on to the scene along with a couple of his other guys. Blayne rushed out of his truck and over to where Winter was kneeling next to Ryan. At the sight of Ryan, Blayne was even more pissed than he had been this morning. Not only was Ryan one of Blayne's best friends, but he was also Blayne's spy. With Ryan MIA Blayne now found himself in a predicament that had his blood boiling. Kendall was up on him by one.

"Damn it!" Blayne yelled obviously furious. "I swear I'm going to kill that mother fucker!" Turning to the two guys he brought with him he ordered, "Max, Kade...get him into the truck, and take him to the hospital."

"What about you boss?" Kade, who was a jett black haired, green eyed 18 year old, asked.

Blayne turned and looked at him. "Don't ask questions, just do," he demanded glaring at him.

"Yes, boss," he nodded once before making his way over to Ryan with Max following him.

"Winter, back off," Blayne said grabbing her arm lightly and pulling her up.

Max and Kade slowly and carefully picked Ryan up and placed him in the truck before speeding off to the hospital.

Once the truck was out of sight Winter turned to look at her brother and in all honesty said, "When you decide to truly kill Kendall Knight...I wanna be there."

Blayne raised an eyebrow a bit shocked by the words that just came out of his sister's mouth, but nodded his head anyways. He trusted her, and knew that she wouldn't do anything to get involved if and when he did come up with a plan to end Kendall Knight and his gang once and for all. "Alright," he said. "If that's what you want, then that's what you'll get."

"Oh, that's truly what I want," Winter assured him. Kendall had truly crossed the line this time, and he might just never come back over it ever again.

~BTR~

A few days later when Ryan was released from the hospital and able to talk again without being in a lot of pain, Winter met up with him at a diner down the street from where Winter lived. Now that Ryan was feeling a bit better and they had made up again Winter wanted to know what exactly Kendall had meant when he said that Ryan had done something to deserve the beating he got. It had been tearing Winter up inside ever since the first time she had heard it. She so badly wanted to know what the hell was going on.

Winter rushed into the diner and looked around for Ryan. She found him sitting by the window and made her way over to the table sitting down across from him. She hated the fact that she had been late, but not everyone can always be on time. That didn't even matter now, though, since she was there. She didn't want to waste anymore time, so she got straight down to business.

"Sorry, I'm late. I lost track of time while walking Razor. But, anyways, let's get down to business. It's been eating me up on the inside ever since that day. What the hell did Kendall mean when he said that you did do something to deserve the beating you got?" Winter asked curiously in a whisper leaning across the table, so that no one else would hear her.

Ryan sighed and shook his head. He really didn't want to tell her the truth and freak her out. Or better yet piss her off. Winter hated being controlled and/or having her life planned out for her more than she hated anything else in the world. Ryan had been dating Winter for at least five months now, and he really hated to be the one to possibly ruin the good thing they had going by telling her the truth.

"Ryan, what don't you want to tell me?" Winter asked raising an eyebrow as she sat back in her seat and ordered a coffee when the waitress came by.

Ryan didn't answer. She could tell by the look on his face that whatever it was that he didn't want to tell her wasn't going to be something that she'd like very much.

"Seriously, Ryan! Just spit it out!" Winter exclaimed quickly getting frustrated by her boyfriend's silence. "It can't be that bad."

"I'm with you," Ryan whispered ever so quietly.

"Huh?" Winter questioned not hearing what he said. "Say that again a little louder this time," she said mixing creamer and sugar into her coffee before taking a sip.

"I'm dating you," Ryan said a little louder this time.

Winter's eyes widened as she spit out her coffee. "WHAT?" she asked loud enough that she could've woken the dead.

Everyone in the diner's attentions were on her at that very moment.

Winter looked around and glared at everyone. "What the hell are you all looking at?" she hissed, and everyone instantly turned back to their own businesses. "They beat you half to death because you're dating me?" she asked not sure if she had heard Ryan correctly.

Ryan nodded and confessed, "That's not all."

"What do you mean that's not all?"

"He threatened me to break up with you and leave Miami or he'd finish me off for real, real this time," Ryan told her holding nothing back.

Banging her fist hard on the table in an outrage Winter hissed, "That jackass! Ugh!"

Looking out the window, Winter noticed three guys standing outside across the street. She'd seen and heard of them time and time before, so she knew right away who they were. If she had to guess, Kendall had sent Logan, James, and Carlos to "collect her." He was already trying to control her entire love life, so "collect her" doesn't sound so bad.

"Umm...Ryan, I'm sorry, but I have to go," Winter said trying to calm herself down as best she could. Noticing the look on Ryan's face as she said that Winter added, "I just need to take a walk and cool myself down."

Ryan nodded in understanding.

Winter stood up, and rounded the table to his side. "I'll call you later," she said putting on her best fake smile as she gave him a quick kiss and headed out the door. Looking both ways she ran across the street to where Logan, James, and Carlos stood. "So, it seems that Kendall's sending you on a deadly mission?" Winter asked with hatred and disgust in her voice as she crossed her arms over her chest.

"We don't ask him questions. We just follow his orders," Carlos answered.

"He wants to see you," Logan said.

"What makes him think I want to see him?" Winter asked with a scoff.

"He doesn't care whether you want to see him or not," James answered her.

Winter shook her head and rolled her eyes. "Let's just get this the hell over with," she hissed before following Carlos to wherever they were going while Logan and James walked behind her.

~BTR~

"It's nice of you to have come, Winter," Kendall smirked at the sight of her entering the alley that they've had all of their run-ins in.

"I have nothing to say with you," Winter said right away.

Kendall's smirk grew bigger. "Are you sure about that?" he asked with a raised eyebrow. "Because, I'm sensing some tension in the air."

Winter glared at him. Of course, she had a something to say to him. That didn't mean she was going to say it, though. At the moment she was so pissed off that she wasn't sure whether or not the words would come out the way she wanted them to or not. So, for now it'd be best if she just kept her mouth shut.

"Oh, come on, Winter. Just vent your anger. You know you want to," Kendall said enticingly.

Winter bit her tongue in order to keep herself from giving in to him. She refused to let him have even the slightest bit of control over her.

"Hmm...if that won't work, then maybe...I beat up your boyfriend and left him close to dead for the second time. I threatened him to break up with you..." Kendall continued his enticingness.

"Ugh!" Winter screamed as her fuse finally busted. She hated to give in to him like this, but she just had to get it all off of her chest. "How dare you? Gang leader, one of Miami's top two feared guys, or not...you have no fucking right to even think for a second that you can control any part of my life!" Winter hissed. Before she could get control of herself Winter found herself slapping Kendall across the face.

Kendall laughed in complete shock as he rubbed his now stinging cheek. "Well, someone's got a huge temper on her," Kendall said the smirk on his face now gone.

Winter suddenly found herself slammed against the brick wall of one of the buildings that made up one wall of the alley. To make matters even worse depending on how you look at it, Kendall had both of Winter's hands pinned against the wall above her head. Winter tried to escape Kendall's grasps on her hands, but failed.

"What the hell? Let me..." Winter started, but was cut off by the feeling of his lips on hers. Shaking her head quickly side to side Winter escaped the kiss. Pulling frantically at her hands she finally escaped his grasp only to land another slap across his face before sliding her way out from between him and the wall. "You fucking pervert! You fucking disgust me!" Winter exclaimed losing it completely. "Just stay the fuck away from me! You threaten my boyfriend with his life and then you kiss me when that fails!" she continued. "Ugh!" Quickly, she turned and ran out of the alley, and she didn't stop running until she made it to the north side of the boundary line.

Winter's life had just gotten that much more complicated.

...So, there y'all go! The last section of the chapter in my opinion could've been better, but I still like how it came out! What'd you all think?

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