A/N: I feel like being amazing and updating. Yep. Here's the 20th chapter of What's Wrong with Me? And, I maybe I won't end this soon, I don't know. But this is turning out pretty good. I mean, they're almost at the end of their journey! And, sorry for kicking Shane off…but his character was bugging me and I wanted to make him a total Grade-A-asshole. I hope this chapter is ok! It might be a little longer but I'm not too sure… And I'm going to try something different for this chapter. You know? And add another twist. ;)
Chapter 20:
Kendall stared in shock at the seat in front of him as they drove. They couldn't go to the airport with James in that condition. But for some reason, Kendall's powers didn't work on James' shaking form. Well, that is if Kendall did have his powers back. Apparently, Carlos was a werewolf again, James was still…James, and Logan's face shifted and contorted a bit. So, by the transitive property of powers and crap, Kendall had his powers back, too. Too bad they weren't working!
Kendall clutched James' form tighter when the brunette gasped in pain. The gaping wound in his stomach wasn't healing for some reason, and Kendall had no idea what to do. They had tried to feed James some of his blood, but the boy refused to drink a drop. And if he did, he would cough it back up. It was a horrible sight to see for the three boys to see. And now James was lying across the back seat, his upper torso leaning on Kendall's as the blonde clutched him.
James grunted, grasping at his stomach, when Logan swerved the car to the left, trying to make a sharp corner. Kendall hated watching James' grimace contort his pretty features. He detested that horrible look! No boy as amazing as James deserved such pain! And he guessed that's what brought on his sudden burst…his uncontrollable anger.
All of a sudden, speeding down the abandoned road, there was a burst of blue and green light and a scream emitted from the very same blonde. Before the boys could even make a sound, though, they were thrown onto the highway near LA, close to Roque Records. They had transported across the country, and this act was performed by Kendall.
Kendall was now unconscious in the back seat, as was James. Carlos and Logan, fortunately, did not pass out from the teleport and were still wide awake. They continued to speed to Roque Records where they slammed to a stop, jumping out and carrying the two unconscious band mates inside. Inside sat a sleeping Gustavo and a nervous Kelly, who stood up immediately and greeted them.
"Oh my God! How'd you get here so fast?"
"Kendall," was all Carlos could gasp out as they ran into the operating room. He was still as flabbergasted as Logan at how Kendall could teleport them across the country but couldn't heal James.
Kelly only nodded, willing to wait for an explanation later. She quickly ran out and woke Gustavo, shoving him into the room where the four boys waited; only two awake.
"Is James ready?" Gustavo asked.
"We don't know! He got stabbed and now he's here and-"
"JUST DO IT!" Carlos shouted, interrupting Logan. He kissed Logan's cheek quickly, apologizing for interrupting his boyfriend. Logan only rolled his eyes before hefting James a little higher and setting him on the operating table. Carlos pried Kendall's fingers from the dagger and ash and handed it to Gustavo, who took it gingerly.
"Uh...want us to stay in here?" Logan asked, receiving a nod from Kelly.
"Yah, just in case he wakes up. Go set Kendall on the operating bed over there, so he can wake up on his own." Kelly said, watching Carlos gingerly put Kendall down and walking back. "Now, put some scrubs and masks on. This might get a little…bloody." Carlos swallowed thickly and followed Logan, putting on the ugly gown and mask. They walked back to the table, where a lamp was overhanging for extra light.
Gustavo was already ready, dagger in hand and coated in ash. His hands hovered over James' torso, flicking his gaze over to Kelly, Logan, and Carlos as if asking permission. Kelly strapped down James' limbs and body, Logan stood by James' head, stroking his hair, and Carlos was grasping at James' right hand. Kelly gulped and said, "Ready."
"Ready," Logan replied.
"Ready, too," Carlos spoke.
Gustavo nodded and shoved the dagger into James' heart. Kelly grabbed a needle full of the antidote and shoved it into James' heart, squirting the fluid in. The four people stood there, anticipating James' reaction. When nothing happened, they all let out a breath of air they didn't realize they were holding in. That is, until James started spazzing out. He was trying to rip the restraints and was gasping for breath, his eyes moving frantically from one person to another.
"What happened?" he asked quietly, looking around. "Where's-?"
"…What?" Logan asked, stroking James' face.
"Why is Kendall over there?"
Logan sucked in a breath. "Uh…just go to sleep. I'll fill you in later, okay?" At James' nod, Logan turned and walked away with Carlos on his heels.
"What the hell, Logan?" Carlos stormed at the spikey haired boy.
"It's just…what's he going to do about Kendall?" Logan turned around sharply.
"I don't know! I'm not the genius here! We can ask James when he's…when we know he's stable." Carlos scowled at the wall. "What about us? Our powers?"
Logan smacked his forehead with his palm, mentally slapping himself for forgetting that. (A/N: I do that ALL the time) "How about we head to the lab and fix the antidote up a bit, okay?" At Carlos' nod, Logan took the Latino by the hand and led him away.
Meanwhile, James was drifting away into deep slumber…
I cannot believe the audacity of that boy! First he has to get me to fall completely head over heels in love with him, and then he's stealing away my own brother's heart, too? And, to top that off, he also has feelings for Shane as well as he does for me! Who does he think he is? Elena? (A/N: TVD reference)
I stomp away quickly but quietly. Can you stomp quietly? I always thought you could. Well, vampires can, I don't know about you humans… I'm getting off track! Anyway, where am I? This place…it's a clearing surrounded by woods and a lake taking up most of the space. It's dark and gloomy, and it fits my mood perfectly. I smile sadistically as I make my way over to the nearest tree. What I fail to notice is a dark silhouette leaning against the very same tree…a silhouette of a man that looks very similar to me. He smiles at me while I scowl. It's the man that stole half of Kendall's heart…Shane.
"Shane." I spit out the name as if it contains the vilest thing you could imagine.
"James." He murmurs back sweetly. I don't fall for his charm, for I only see the evil beneath. "What's wrong?"
I don't answer, but instead think. It's you that's wrong. You're here.
"Jamesy, don't be that way."
"Don't call me that." I can't help the growl that escapes.
"Jamesy? Why not? Because that's what Mom called you?" he laughs.
"Yes." I launch at him and punch his face, smiling in victory when his head snaps back and he falls to the ground. I frown as he gets back up. Why won't he just leave me alone?
"Jamesy, you know how much I hate it when we fight." Shane pouts at me, and in return I growl at him. He laughs in my face and says, "Jamesy, don't be mad. I just came here to do what I need to." At seeing my confused face, he sighs. "I love Kendall, Jamesy. More than you think I do." He pouts and laughs. "And Kendall loves me back. More than you think he does." I wince at his words. I already knew it but man; does he just have to throw it back into my face? "Yes, I do, Jamesy-bear. You're weak, James. You're slow, weak, and face it, you're hungry. You haven't eaten recently from a human. If we fight, I'm going to win and you're going to end up dead on the edge of this lake."
"I never understood what Mom and Dad saw in you." At his questioning glance, I smile and get up in his space. "You're a total asshole who can't even get a person to love him." I smile sweetly and knee him in the balls, watching him fall in satisfaction. I rip a tree branch from the tree, and am about to stab him when he flies from my sight. Where'd that bastard go?
All of a sudden, I feel someone gripping my head in a tight embrace, and something poking my chest. He's about to stab me. Damn it. I'm about to die. Well, I'm not going down without a fight. Man, why does the thought of dying not bother me? I jump up as he plunges the makeshift stake, so instead of it going through my heart, it goes through my stomach and poke out the back. It hurts like a bitch, but I can't let it bother me because Shane is still alive.
I don't bother to take the stake out, but instead get another branch and snap kick Shane in the side and stab the stake into his heart. So what if I kill my own brother? He's evil. I already knew that but everybody else was too blind to see it. Only I saw it. I smile as I watch his shocked face. Well, He never saw that coming.
"Why?" he gasps out, gripping the ground.
"You ruined my life, Shane." I whisper in his ear. "Am I to let you completely destroy it and steal Kendall? No. You're just one extra vampire the world does not need. Goodbye, Shane. I hope you at least get a chance at heaven before you're thrown to hell." I push the stake farther into his chest and watch as he breathes harshly
"James…I'm sorry. But I don't regret what I've done. Kendall was mine. He is mine. And he will never forget me." Shane growled out. "I hope you die along with me." And with that stated spoken, his eyes fade out and his chest no longer moves.
I stagger back, grasping the stake in my own stomach. The pain I had briefly forgotten is now back in ten-fold and I feel it seeping throughout my own body. I collapse onto the tree, trying to keep myself standing but failing miserably as I crash into the ground. My breath is ragged as I hear someone screaming my name. The voice is familiar, and he is screaming frantically in Spanish, but I cannot place it. I start to fade out as the mysterious boy turns me over and pulls the stake out roughly, me yelling curses at the searing pain. My back arches into the air as I scream out, before I collapse against the ground again. This boy picks me up gingerly and runs me to…a running car? I can't tell. My ears are buzzing, my vision is blurry. My voice does not want to work, but I make it.
"Tell…tell Kendall…I'm sorry. That…that I…I love him…" and I black out. I think I'm dead, but I can't be sure. I hear some people yelling in the background, but I fade in and out. I only wake when something is brutally stabbed into my heart twice and I gasp for breath, eyes frantically searching the room as I feel my heart pound. Logan and Carlos stand to the side, while Kelly and Gustavo are hovering over me. I see Kendall in the next bed over. Is he ok? I can't tell. He looks asleep. I see his chest moving up and down and I take it as a good sign.
After Logan and Carlos leave, I close my eyes and just think. I'm breathing, my heart is pounding, and I feel the blood rushing in me. I smile before falling asleep and think I'm human again.
Meanwhile, Kendall's eyes flutter open as he slowly wakes up. He was unsure of what had happened after that blinding light, but now he's just focused on the pain in his head. He looks over at James' form in the bed next to his. There is a heart monitor attached to the pretty boy, and Kendall gasps. The heart monitor is beeping! James is human again! He smiles to himself as he blacks out again. He accomplished his goal.
A/N: For the flashback, I purposely switched tenses. But then for that paragraph at the end, it did NOT want to go back into past tense. So it's in present. Is it ok? It's longer, this chapter! WOOO! Be proud! IDK how many more chapters there will be cuz I know I have to get the others normal and everything ok and then an epilogue probably? So, yep. REVIEW please. :D