Memorable Cruise
-For BellaRosa17-

A soft breeze blew across the ship's surface drawing out sighs of relief. The breeze did justice to the sweltering heat of the Bahamas. Adults littered the upper decks, gambling away money, and drinking champagne that the waiting staff handed out. All of the teens migrated to the stern of the boat where a large pool resided while the younger children played in the miniature water park at the bow. A small Latino pushed a pale boy into the pool and laughed as he surfaced sputtering water out of his mouth. "Carlos!"

"Oh calm down, Logie-wogie!" A tan girl jumped over Logan's head and caused water to splash over him.

"Memory Cruz!" The girl giggled before both of the teens were overtook by water as Carlos did a cannonball into the pool. From the edge of the pool came laughter. A tall brunette smirked at their misfortune while the slightly shorter blonde bit back his laughter. Logan looked at Memory and smirked. Before either boy could process what the two teens were up to, Logan and Memory grabbed James' and Kendall's ankles respectively and pulled them into the pool. The yelp emitted from James drew the attention of the other teens before it dispersed into bubbles as he fell below the surface of the pool. Kendall surfaced first with a grin on his lips and pushed his hair back out of his face. James on the other hand freaked out.

"Ry! Do you realize how long it took for me to get my hair just perfect?" Smirking, Memory dunked James below the water again and smiled victoriously when James glared at her upon surfacing. "Oh, it's on." She screamed as James tackled her and the two began wrestling in the water. Having been forgotten, the Latino swam towards Memory and James. He let out a war cry and immediately after dunked the two under the water. Kendall quickly approached the mass and pulled Carlos back.

"Carlos! Don't drown them!" Carlos pouted slightly at Kendall, who sighed and rolled his eyes. He leaned down and placed a soft kiss on Carlos' cheek before throwing him further into the pool.

"Oh I know! We need to play chicken! I call Logan!" Memory smiled at Logan as he shrugged his shoulders and followed Memory to the edge of the pool. He leaned his back against the side while Memory climbed onto the edge and draped her legs over his shoulders. They sat like that for a while as Kendall, Carlos, and James argued about who was going to fight them. "Oh, come on!" James glared at Memory again before giving up and allowing the couple to face Memory and Logan.

"Let's go sis, battle of the siblings and their boyfriends!" Logan's mouth dropped at Carlos' words as did Memory's. James was laughing from his perch on a lounge chair, towel hanging around his neck. Even Kendall chuckled at his boyfriend.

"Carlos!" Logan hissed. Logan and Memory weren't dating, but that didn't stop the other boys from saying they were dating. Logan liked Memory and vice versa, but neither one of them had the courage to say something. Memory would flirt with Logan on a daily basis while Logan would shower her with compliments and flirty smiles.

"We're not dating, Carlos," Memory stated evenly. She wanted to date Logan, but she didn't think he liked her as a girlfriend so much as a good friend or sister even. Settling on Logan's shoulders, Memory flashed a smile at Logan as he looked up at her. "C'mon Loge, let's beat these two idiots."

"Sure thing," he replied laughing. Kendall frowned and secured his grip around Carlos' calves.

"Who says you're going to beat us?" Memory furrowed her eyebrows together.

"I just did. Wow Ken, you really are an idiot. Carlos is starting to wear off on you," Memory remarked, letting a smile spread across her features to let them know she was only joking with them.

"Hey! This idiot is going to beat you and your boyfrie-"

"We're not dating!" echoed Memory and Logan. This caused James to burst into another fit of laughter as well as the two boys opposite them.

"You two are impossible," Memory said as she shoved Carlos sufficiently knocking him and Kendall over and into the water. She slid down from Logan's shoulders and got out of the pool.

"Ry, we were just joking," Carlos tried to get Memory to acknowledge him, but she merely wrapped a towel around her waist, slid on her flip flops, grabbed her bag, and left the pool without sparing a single glance. "Memory!" He frowned and looked over at Logan sheepishly, who looked pissed off. While the guys knew that Logan liked Memory as more than just a friend, he repeatedly told them to not tease them about it.

"Carlos, I told you to stop with the teasing. If anything you're just ruining any chances I might have with her. I understand that you're joking, but it gets to be annoying. You don't see Memory teasing you and Kendall 24/7, do you?" Logan frowned at his friend with anger still evident in his brown eyes. Shaking his head he left the pool area and tried to find Memory. After fifteen minutes of searching he finally found her standing on the upper level in a corner. Her black hair with red highlights was blowing in the wind, wavy from being in the pool. She had put on a red cover up and was leaning her arms on the railing. Sighing Logan made his way over to her and assumed the position she was in. "Hey, you alright?"

"Yeah," she whispered. Silence consumed the two teens as they both looked over the horizon. "I know that he does it to tease us, but it just gets annoying." Logan nodded his head.

"I told him that. He feels really bad for making you leave like that." Memory tilted her head towards Logan and smiled. She didn't say anything, just smiled. Logan drew his eyebrows together and he squinted his eyes at her trying to figure out why she was just smiling at him. Finally he caved, "What?"

"Nothing," she said while turning her head away from the boy. "You know, you're a great friend." Logan smiled back. "I mean, even though Carlos' teasing bothers you, and you can't say it doesn't, you still want to make sure he's fine."

"Yeah, Carlos says things without thinking sometimes. He's been my friend and although the teasing gets annoying after a while, I know that he's just kidding around and doesn't mean anything by it. He's harmless essentially." Once again silence enveloped the teens. Beyond the horizon the sun was setting casting pinks and purples across the sky. The light reflected off the ocean water that rippled gently with the soft breeze. Logan looked over at Memory. She was different and not exactly the type of girl he pictured himself with, but as he got to know her he knew that wasn't the case. She was beautiful and an amazing dancer. Quite frequently Memory would take Logan aside and help him learn the choreography for a song. She had patience whereas Mr. X did not and she would break it down step-by-step instead of throwing a whole section of moves at him. Whereas she would help him with dancing, Logan would help Memory with school work making sure she received decent grades. They worked well together and had chemistry.

Memory felt Logan staring at her and secretly let out a sigh. Ever since Carlos' parents adopted her, the boys made it their mission to make sure that she felt like she belonged. After her parents' deaths, Memory's grades declined steadily until she was nearing failing. Logan took it upon himself to help Memory and even sustain a few injuries along the way to ensure that Memory passed all her classes. The two of them had become really close and when they became teenagers, those once innocent feelings turned into a fiery passion that neither teen could ignore. For Memory, it was now or never.

"Logan, there's something I've been meaning to tell you." Logan nodded for Memory to continue. He was really hoping that she was going to tell him that she liked him and then he would be able to ask her out. "Well firstly, I want to thank you for always being there for me especially when I first went to Minnesota after my parents died. You raised me out of the slump I was falling into and made sure I passed school," Memory said giggling. "You are smart and loyal. You always have your friends' backs even if they were doing something stupid like attacking Gustavo's body guards at James' audition." Logan laughed at the memory. Gustavo had said that James had no talent. Kendall being the leader and all stormed up to Gustavo and sang the Giant Turd song before being manhandled by the guards. Carlos asked Logan how much time they were looking at and then took off to attack the guards. James merely shrugged and jumped on top of the guards after placing his microphone on the stand. Logan sighed and said he needed to get new friends and attempted to break the fight up. "My point is Logan," Memory said breaking Logan out of his reverie, "I know that I can trust you to support me in every decision I make and for that I am grateful." Memory bit her lip and sighed. Logan hesitantly reached his hand up and placed his palm against her cheek. She leaned into the touch reveling in the softness of his hand and the warmth it provided.

"Memory," Logan whispered. She opened her eyes and watched as Logan took a step closer to her body, his hand never leaving her cheek.

"Logan, I lo-OW!" Memory was slammed into the railing and grunted at the sudden pain. Logan backed away in surprise glaring at the source after he realized who it was.

"Ry, I'm so sorry! I've been looking over the entire cruise ship for you and couldn't find you. I thought you had fallen overboard or jumped or I don't know! Please forgive me!" Memory rolled her eyes at Carlos who had his arms wrapped securely around her waist and was practically sobbing into her stomach.

"I'll forgive you if you let me go," she snapped. Carlos pulled away pouting. Kendall reached up and placed his hand on Carlos' shoulder.

"Carlos, I told you they were finally going to admit their feelings for each other and specifically told you not to run over to her." Carlos frowned, jutting his lower lip out more. "Oh Carlos, that's not fair," the blonde groaned before placing a soft kiss on Carlos' lips. The Latino turned back to Logan and Memory.

"Continue." No one moved. Memory stared at Carlos like he was insane. Logan glared intensely at the smaller boy and gritted his teeth. He expected them to have a moment when he and Kendall were just standing there? Wrong.

"Carlos!" He jumped at Memory's and Logan's voices before gripping Kendall's hand and heading to the deck below.

"Now that the romance was ruined," Memory mumbled, "Logan, I'm in love with you." She reached up and firmed planted her lips against Logan's lips. She felt him smile and wrap his arms around her waist, pulling her closer to his body. Logan ran his tongue along her lips begging for entrance and taking in the flavor of her lips. It tasted like strawberries, a fruit that he just so happened to love. Memory readily parted her lips and allowed Logan's tongue to roam the inside. The kissing was intense and Logan was the first to pull back to catch his breath.

"I'm in love with you as well, Memory," Logan said smirking and finalized his words with a gentle kiss. "This is definitely going to be a memorable cruise." Memory just stared at Logan before bursting into laughter. "What?" Memory continued to laugh while shaking her head and kissed Logan.

"You're adorably cheesy," she said with a smile. Logan merely grinned at his small joke and turned to watch the final moments of the sunset with Memory.