Author's Note: Another SOL test down and I was feeling in the mood to write this chapter! My last SOL is my easiest, so I don't need to study as much, so I decided to start writing the next chapter, and wa-la here it is! Personally, this is probably my most favorite chapter that I've written so far! I hope you love it just as much as I do!

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 7! Enjoy!

Chapter 7

Winter's eyes fluttered open and all she could see was pitch black aside from the little bit of light that the moon provided through a window at her left along the wall that the bed was against. Sitting up Winter gazed around the room trying to figure out where she was. She knew for a fact that she wasn't at her apartment. If she was, then there would've been been a door leading to the balcony. But, wherever she was only had a single window on each side of the bed.

Winter tried as best as she could to try and remember how she had gotten there. No matter how hard she tried, though, she continuously came up with nothing more than a blank. Pushing the covers off of herself Winter slowly got out of bed, stepping into her sneakers along the way. After picking up her cell phone and Ipod from the bedside table, which had been placed there by whoever put her in the bed, catiously she tip-toed over to the door and grabbed the knob, twisting it ever so slowly. Winter pulled the door open and peeked her head out, looking both ways, and then ahead of her.

Winter's eyes widened and her jaw dropped suddenly. "Holy shit!" Winter exclaimed to herself, taking in the sight in front of her. Stepping out of the door she found herself standing at the top of a grand staircase. Where the hell was she? Her question was answered as soon as she heard voices coming from somewhere downstairs.

Quietly, Winter snuck downstairs following the sounds of the voices she heard. She stopped when the voices were loudest and pressed herself as close to the wall as she could. She stood there for a while eavesdropping on the conversation. Most of the conversation she was hearing she could've cared less about. It was when she heard her name that her interest was peaked.

"So, what are we going to do about Winter?" she heard someone ask.

Winter was too interested in the fact that she heard her name that she wasn't even paying attention to who was saying it. Before she could stop herself Winter rounded the corner and found herself askingwith a curiously raised eyebrow, "Yeah, what are you going to do about me?"

Everyone in the room instantly turned their attentions towards her.

Winter paid the most attention to Kendall. One look at him and she remembered exactly why she was here. Her blood suddenly began to boil. Now that she was over the initial shock of Matt being killed at the hands of Kendall, Winter was suddenly feeling full of rage. "Well?" she asked looking Kendall dead in the eye urging him to answer.

"Someone mustered up a lot of courage while sleeping," Kendall said ignoring her question.

Winter shook her head and replied, "I don't need to muster up my courage. I've already got it."

Kendall raised an eyebrow and asked while crossing his arms across his chest, "Oh is that so?" A smirk played on his face as he added, "Because earlier today you didn't seem to have any courage."

Winter glared at him and hissed, "I was too busy freaking out after witnessing you snap Matt's neck. So sorry if I wasn't my usual self and in my right mind!"

Kendall laughed. "You did take his death harder than one would've expected you to. Are you sure there wasn't something going on between you two?"

Winter's eyes widened at the accusation that Kendall had just made. She knew that he was only saying such things in order to get a rouse out of her, and it was obvious that it was working. Winter clenched her fists at her sides. If he kept it up she was sure that she would more than likely do something that she'd probably regret later.

Winter chuckled and shook her head in disbelief before questioning, "Oh, so now you're implying that I'm a slut?"

"I never said that," Kendall told her honestly.

"No, but by you asking me if there was something going on between me and Matt when you know perfectly well that I'm dating Ryan you were basically implying that I'm a slut," Winter pointed out to him, clenching her fists even tighter at her sides until her finger nails were digging painfully into the palms of her hands. She had to do whatever she could in order to stay calm. Otherwise, her chances of getting of there in one piece would probably change to slim to none.

"Hmm...I guess I did," Kendall said shrugging his shoulders as if it was nothing. Not even a second later he added, "You could've fooled me."

Winter's jaw dropped at hearing him say that. "What the hell do you mean by that?" she asked outraged more than she had ever been before in her life.

Kendall took a few steps towards her until they were only a few inches apart. "I mean you're dating Ryan, and yet you can't seem to stay away from me," he told her smiling as he noticed her shiver when she realized that his lips were just about on hers.

Winter turned her head to the side as a way of showing him she wasn't interested.

"Fight it all you want, Winter, but it won't change the fact that you want me, and you know it," Kendall said. Even though she wasn't looking at him at the moment Winter already knew that he wore his trademark smirk.

Having had enough of this night already Winter turned back to Kendall and informed him in a serious tone, "I want to go home...now."

Kendall shook his head. "Sorry, but you can't do that."

"And, why the hell not?" Winter snapped glaring a hole into him. If only looks could kill, he'd have been dead many times over already.

"Because, I said you can't," Kendall told her while no longer wearing his trademark smirk. "Besides, you need a key or the car button to open the front gate, and you're not getting either because you'll have to get through me before you can get him," he replied holding up the key to the gate before placing it back into his front pocket.

"You can't tell me what I can and can't do!" Winter hissed watching as the key disappeared into the pocket of Kendall's jeans. A light bulb instantly went off in her head, and Winter smirked to herself. She had a plan to get herself home.

Kendall laughed at Winter's outburst. "Apparently, I can. And, I will."

Playing along with her new plan Winter screamed a frustrated sigh, "Ugh! Just let me go home!"

"And, what if I don't?" Kendall asked challenging her.

Winter grinned mischieviously to herself as Kendall unknowingly talked himself right into her plan. Her plan would work even better seeing as if he hadn't moved, and they were still only inches away from each other. "I'll...I'll..." Winter trailed off.

Throwing her plan into high gear Winter smashed her lips to Kendall's. Winter heard gasp of surprise after gasp of surprise come from behind Kendall, and only then did she remember that the other members of Kendall's gang were in the room, too. Winter almost pulled away, but then remembered the plan and didn't, which almost proved to be a mistake.

When Kendall first started kissing her back, Winter was momentarily mesmorized at how good of a kisser he was. In that moment she almost forgot about her plan. But, then she mentally scolded herself and went back to doing what she was using the kiss as a distraction for. While she distracted Kendall by kissing him, she slowly guided her hand into the pocket of his jeans where he had put the key to the gate. She felt him grab her wrist and begin to pull her hand away.

"Shit!" she exclaimed to herseld.

Winter had to get that key or else who knows how long she'd be stuck there. She had to think fast. Winter knew she'd regret what she was about to do, but she had to get those keys one way or another. At the feeling of Kendall's tongue moving back and forth across her bottom lip, Winter granted him access.

Upon being granted access, Kendall let go of Winter's wrist, and focused on mapping every part of her mouth. Winter felt herself struggling to keep control over herself at the feeling of how good a kisser he was, but she had to stay focused. Going back to her plan, Winter once again slowly guided her hand to the pocket Kendall put the key to the gate, and picked it out.

Putting the key safely into the pocket of her jogging jacket, Winter pulled away gasping for air. "Oh, no! I can't believe I did that!" Winter exclaimed putting the finishing touches on her plan. "I...I need fresh air," she said quickly turning and running for the front door. She twisted the knob quickly and threw the door open making her way outside into the moonlite night.

Thinking that Winter was really just going out for fresh air, Kendall didn't think anything of it, and didn't chase or send anyone after her. That is until he instinctively put his hand to his pocket and felt that the key was missing. "FUCK! WINTER!" he roared running for the front door. "WINTER! GET BACK HERE NOW!" he yelled breaking into a run as he ran down the driveway after her followed by every one of his gang members.

Winter was already at the gate working the huge padlock. She screamed a triumphent, "Yes!" when the lock unlocked. Running to the outside of the gate Winter slammed it closed. The impact of it shutting somehow caused the padlock to lock itself back. "Looking for this?" Winter asked with a mischievious grin as she held up the key."Surely you have an extra," she sais before turning and running off.

"WINTER!" was the last thing she heard as she ran around the corner and disappeared into the night.

~BTR~

Winter didn't stop running until her legs gave out from underneath her about two blocks down from Kendall's mansion. After catching her breath, she looked around to see where she was, and quickly realized that she was lost. Not only was she lost she was also being chased by Kendall and his gang. The whole time she was running she'd at least gotten ten or more angry, threatening calls from him. The most recent being the, "You can run, but you can't hide," call. Up until now Winter had found it hilarious, but now...it wasn't funny anymore.

Panicking, Winter pulled out her cell phone and dialed Ryan's number. She knew fully well the danger she was putting him in. But, she had no choice. She sure as hell wasn't going to call her brother and have him find out what had been going on for the past few weeks. Nor was she going to call Ali and drag her into the mess that she herself had created. What kind of a friend would Winter be if she did that?

"Pick up Ryan! Come on! Pick up!" Winter exclaimed as the phone began to ring.

After three rings he answered, "Winter! Are you okay? Everyone has been worried sick about you!"

"Not now Ryan!" Winter exclaimed looking over her surroundings to make sure that she was still alone. "I need you to come pick me up!" she said in a rushed tone.

"Where are you?" he asked curiously over the phone.

"Umm...hold on a second," she said before searching for street signs. Instead of street signs, though the music and different colored strobe lights coming from a block towards the north helped her pin point where she was exactly. "Oh, umm...a block past Mansion."

"What? That's on Kendall Knight's territory!" Ryan exclaimed in shock as soon as the words left his girlfriends mouth.

Winter rolled her eyes. "Please just hurry up Ryan!" Winter pleaded quickly before hearing the sound of footsteps. Winter's eyes widened and she quickly spoke in a whisper that only Ryan would be able to hear, "Oh god! Please hurry Ryan. Wait for me at Mansion and text me as soon as you get there. I have to go!"

"Wh..." Ryan trailed off when Winter hung up her phone.

Putting her phone back into her pocket, Winter scanned the streets for somewhere to hide until she got the text from Ryan. Kendall had told her that she can run but she can't hide, and Winter was determined to prove him wrong. The footsteps were growing closer and closer, so Winter had to think fast. Seeing no other option Winter dove behind some nearby bushes and crouched down. Luckily, her position behind the bushes gave her a perfect view of the streets without giving her hiding place away.

Winter slowed down her breathing as Kendall and his gang finally came into view. She really couldn't afford to blow her cover now of all times. Staying hidden for now was probably the only thing keeping her in one piece. She could only imagine what Kendall would do to her if he found her and she sure as hell didn't want any of her thoughts to come true.

"Winter! I know you're around here somewhere!" she heard Kendall yell.

Winter bit her lip nervously while shaking involuntarily.

"Come out, come out wherever you are!" he called out in an enticing manner.

Winter stayed absolutely silent and still. One wrong move or sound and all hell was sure to break loose. She just had to wait a little bit longer for Ryan to text her. After that all she'd have to do is run one more block and she'd finally be free again. Winter snapped her eyes shut and took a deep breathe. "Just a little bit longer, Winter," she told herself. Winter's eyes flew back open when she heard Kendall speak again slightly closer to her than before.

"Why don't you just come out now and make it easier on the both of us?" Kendall suggested in a questioning tone. "Quit putting off the inevitable."

"Be smart Winter don't move a muscle," Winter thought to herself fighting to keep herself under control.

For the next ten minutes Winter managed to keep herself hidden even though Kendall continued to say many different things to entice Winter out of her hiding place. Everything was going good for Winter until her phone went off signaling that she had a text. Winter's eyes widened as she heard the sound of her phone going off. Quickly, she pushed the red call button to shut it up. Unfortunately, though, Kendall and his gang had all already heard it. Although, she was afraid to do so Winter looked through the small opening of the bushes to see where everyone was.

"Did you hear that?" Winter saw and heard Carlos ask.

"It sounded like a phone went off," James said looking around.

"Sounded like it came from over there," Logan replied nodding his head towards the bushes.

Winter's eyes widened and her breath caught in her throat as she saw all of their attentions turn to her hiding place.

"Winter, Winter, Winter," Kendall smirked slowly stalking forward.

Winter moaned a slightly fearful sound.

"I told you you could run, but you couldn't hide did I not?" he asked stopping only a few feet away from the bushes giving Winter the chance to come out from behind the bushes herself before he decided to do it for her.

When she thought that all hope was lost Winter remembered that she still had the key that helped her escape in her pocket. Grabbing it out of her pocket without any thought she stood up abruptly threw towards him causing him to take his eyes off of her for just a second, and she took it as an oppurtunity to make a run for it.

Winter ran as fast as she could. She looked behind her just once and screamed when she saw that they weren't far behind her. By throwing the key she made a long enough distraction to make a break for it, but she wasn't sure if it would've been a long enough distraction for her to get to safety before they caught up to her.

She didn't stop running until she made it to Ryan's truck. Even though she had to run through a crowd of people waiting to get into Mansion she still didn't stop running. Winter made it to Ryan's truck and grabbed the door handle without hesitation, pulling it with all of her might. She swung open the door and jumped in closing it behind her. Looking in the direction that she had just come from her eye's widened as she saw how close they were now. If it hadn't been for the crowd of people she would've been screwed right now.

"Go! Go! Go!" Winter screamed at Ryan who was looking at her with a confused look from the driver's seat.

He opened his mouth to say something, but Winter cut him off.

"Ryan! Put your foot to the pedal, and fucking get us out of here!" she ordered with a hiss.

He obeyed this time and looked forward at the road as he put his truck in drive and sped off down the avenue.

Winter turned around in her seat and watched as Kendall and his gang disappeared as she and Ryan drove farther down the road. When they were completely out of sight Winter turned back around and let out a breathe she didn't even realize she was holding. "That was a close one," Winter said sighing a sigh of relief.

"What the hell just happened Winter?" Ryan asked once they were a few miles down the road.q

Winter leaned the seat back and closed her eyes. "I'll tell you everything tomorrow. I just want to sleep right now," she said trailing off as she quickly fell asleep without any trouble at all.

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