Chapter 11

"I'm sorry you had to see that, man." Kendall muttered sympathetically. James shrugged, but on the inside, he was sorry he had to be the one to see it, too. Kendall should've gone; he was way better at dealing with these types of situations that James was. Kendall should have gone.

"I guess I would have seen it no matter what happened. It's better to get it over with first, isn't it?" James pointed out, trying to lighten up the mood. Kendall chuckled.

"You're the total opposite of Logan sometimes." He pointed out. James smiled.

"So… how's Carlos doing?" Kendall looked up from staring at the ground.

"Fine. He's got a little bit of a fever, but nothing too bad. He really wants to see Logan soon. Maybe we should take him today when he's feeling up to it." Kendall suggested. He wanted to see Logan, too, and see if his smart friend really was as bad as James had described.

"Can I go see him?" James asked curiously. He wanted to be there when Carlos woke up. He couldn't protect Logan right now, obviously, so he felt that he needed and wanted to protect Carlos. James smiled in gratitude and walked up to where Carlos's dark room was. He knocked twice, and heard Carlos cough.

Concern filled James as he opened the door softly and walked in. Carlos was sitting up in his bed, his cheeks burning red and his eyes glazed over. James quickly rushed over and put Carlos's head in his lap. "You okay, buddy?" He asked worriedly.

Carlos nodded. "Yeah, I'm just feeling tired." He replied hoarsely. James nodded and ran his hands through Carlos's hair.

"It's okay, buddy, you'll be better soon." James told him, trying to give Carlos some comfort. Carlos seemed to relax after hearing that he'd be okay, and his breathing started slowing down. When James knew Carlos was asleep, James quickly walked out and grabbed a thermometer. He put it in Carlos's ear and waited for it to beep. Carlos had always hated the thermometer, so none of them used it on him when he was awake.

James pulled the thermometer out and saw that it said 102.1. That wasn't good. But James was sure the medicine Kendall had given Carlos a half hour ago should be working its magic by now. Carlos looked better already when James looked at him again. His cheeks weren't as red, and he was sweating. Which was always a good thing when you were sick.

James pulled the blanket over Carlos's small body, and left the room, closing the door softly behind him. Kendall waited for his report in the kitchen.

"102.1. But he's getting better." James said. Kendall just nodded and sighed. Everything was just so hard right now. The medicine was healing Carlos quickly and with no harm. So why wasn't there something that could heal Logan just as quickly?

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The morning had past rather quickly, and it was now late in the afternoon. Kendall went to check on Carlos, hoping he was better now.

"Hey, buddy, how ya feeling?' Kendall asked when he saw Carlos awake. Carlos shrugged.

"I don't feel bad anymore," he admitted, looking glad he didn't feel so horrible anymore. Kendall smiled and helped Carlos get up. He was still in his clothes from the day before, but Carlos didn't care. He could go see Logan now.

Kendall quickly got the thermometer and put it in Carlos's ear, ignoring his weak protests. He pulled it out when it sounded. 99.3. Not that bad. He was okay to go.

"Can we go see Logie now?" He asked quietly, hoping Kendall would say yes. He did, and Carlos jumped up and down in excitement, sitting down quickly when his head started feeling dizzy. Kendall watched him, concerned and amused at the same time.

"Slow down there, Carlos. You're still weak, and you gotta slow down for now, okay?" Carlos nodded reluctantly, and he walked out of the room slowly with Kendall. Sure enough, James was waiting impatiently next to the door.

"Can he come?" James asked, glancing worriedly at Carlos. He still looked a bit red to him.

Kendall nodded. "Yeah. Let's roll, guys!" He shouted enthusiastically. James and Carlos grinned and the three boys went in search of their best friend.

The car ride there, James was silent the whole time. He could shake off the image from when he visited Logan last time. Logan was going insane, and he didn't even know it. Even the doctors said they couldn't be sure that Logan was going to live. James was worried. Logan was in huge trouble right now, but no one could go into his body and help him. James was scared. After seeing Logan like that, James knew that nothing was ever going to scare him again. James was angry. They shouldn't have gone on that camping trip. Carlos shouldn't have dared Logan to go in that cave. Logan shouldn't have gone in that cave. The bat shouldn't have bitten him. The-

James shook his head quickly. This was none of their faults. It was either that, or it was all of their faults. They had just been at the wrong place at the wrong time. James hated that statement. It was so stupid, yet so horribly true.

Kendall and Carlos spoke to each other once in a while, but were quiet. Kendall was worried about all of his best friends. Who knew what condition Logan was in? Who knew how sick Carlos could get because of this trip to the germ-infested hospital? Who knew how much Logan had scared James last time? Well, James knew the answer to that one, but Kendall wasn't sure he could do it. He didn't want to see Logan insane like James had described, but he didn't want to never visit Logan again, either.

In what seemed like a blink, the three boys were in front of those numbers. 227. 227. Kendall took a deep breath and opened the door with no hesitation. Kendall wasn't the one who went into things without thinking. That was Carlos for sure. But Kendall knew that if he thought about it, he wouldn't be able to go in at all. And that wasn't what Kendall Knight wanted.

What Kendall saw shocked him. Logan was covered in tubes. He was surrounded by huge machines. But what scared Kendall the most was that Logan was kicking and thrashing. He was screaming and lashing out at everything that tried to touch him. The two doctors next to Logan glanced up at them quickly, before going back to Logan and trying to get him to calm down.

Carlos stared at Logan in fear and confusion. Logan was going… crazy, like a madman. Like one of those crazy old scientists Carlos read about in comic books. His screams were muffled by a huge white plastic thing, but Carlos knew Logan was screaming. Logan was screaming so hard, his face was turning red as a tomato. He was kicking and flailing his hands around. Had the doctors stayed up all night to take care of Logan? Carlos didn't know the answer to that question. He didn't even know why this was happening? Why was Logan doing this? Why did it seem to Carlos that Logan was having a childish temper tantrum?

James looked calm. He had seen this before last time, and was relieved that it hadn't gotten any worse. At least that was what it seemed to him. Logan still looked insane, and the doctors looked a bit tired. James knew he had to get used to this, or he wouldn't be able to be strong for Kendall and Carlos. It was his job to protect everyone, and he'd failed it big time. Logan was in the hospital, Carlos was sick, and now Kendall seemed frozen in shock.

"Is… is this what y-you saw last time?" Kendall asked timidly. Kendall never stuttered, and he never sounded timid. James and Carlos were surprised. And scared.

Because if Kendall Knight was shocked and scared enough to stutter sound scared, then they really did have something to worry about. Logan was worse than they thought he was.

Kendall, James, and Carlos just stood there and watched Logan do things he would never have done before, feeling more scared than ever.

A/N- This seems horrible to me… And I waited so long to finally update… and I give you this stupid chapter.. I'm so horrible and sorry…

And do you guys think Logie will live? I'm not gonna tell ya!

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I'll try to update soon, with school and what not (funny word)! See ya next time! ;)