Chapter 23
"Logie, how are we gonna get them to change their minds?" Carlos asked curiously. Kendall came up with the plans, but Logan was also good at it. He just couldn't be pressured. Right now he wasn't, but at the same time, he kind of was. It was hard to explain, but Logan knew that he had to make a good plan right now.
"Well, first we gotta act on past experiences. I mean, think of what we did in times before that worked successfully." Logan explained, his brain already turning. He thought of that time they got that old woman to drive them to the auditions…. That didn't work well. There was that other time when they all got break ups so they knew what Kendall was going through. That didn't work well, either.
Logan thought and thought, but he couldn't come up with anything. Suddenly, Carlos snapped his fingers loudly.
"I got it!" He cried, receiving confused stares from the other customers currently in the restaurant. "It's perfect, Logan!"
"What'?" Logan asked, leaning towards Carlos. He didn't want Carlos to shout so loudly. He was nervous getting so much unwanted attention.
Carlos seemed to take the hint and lowered his voice. "Well, remember when James's mom came and said she wanted to take him home?" Logan nodded, recalling the memory.
"So we wrote a song for his mom, and then she loved it! I mean, she didn't let James stay, but it probably helped her to decide at the end, right?" Logan smiled, knowing where Carlos was going with this.
"Dude! You're a genius!" Logan cried, pulling Carlos into a giant hug. Carlos grinned, glad that he was finally able to help in some way.
"So, we're going to go write a song?" Carlos concluded, making sure. Logan nodded eagerly.
"We're gonna write one just for Shane, and tell him how big of a jerk he is to you." Logan said, already liking the idea.
"That's gonna be hard." Carlos pouted, his hopes fading. None of them had tried writing a song before, except for "Oh Yeah." But that was a complete disaster. Hopefully it'd be better this time, when there were only two of them, not four.
"So, tell me about Shane." Logan started.
Carlos shrugged. "Not much to tell. He's 18, has blue eyes, brown hair, born in Texas, and is really tall. Like, 6 feet 2 inches or something like that. Taller than James, too." Carlos described, closing his eyes and picturing Shane's body in his mind.
"That's all you know?" Logan asked. Carlos had hung out with this guy for weeks, and that was all he knew about him?
"Yeah… and that he's really, really, strong." Carlos added, shuddering. His black eye still hurt form that day Shane punched it. They'd get back at Shane for what he was doing.
"Okay…" Logan trailed off, ripping a piece of paper from the back of his notebook. Logan brought a notebook everywhere. When he saw or heard something interesting, he wrote it down. And you couldn't guess how many interesting things you heard out in this world.
The two started thinking of words that rhymed, words that sounded funny. Eventually, they came up with a draft of their song. They went home, edited it, sung it, and perfected it until it sounded perfect. Well, close to perfect.
"I think it's good." Logan said, clasping his hands together.
"Really good." Carlos agreed, grinning.
"So are we gonna sing it to him?" Logan asked.
Carlos nodded. "Tomorrow, but just be careful. Don't make him mad." He warned.
Logan smirked. "It's okay, I won't. Only you could, Carlos. Only you."
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Kendall and James were sitting in the studio with Shane, laughing at some hilarious story Shane had just told.
Just then, the door opened quietly and Logan and Carlos walked in.
"Hey, Logan! Hey, Carlos!" Shane stood up and walked towards him. Logan noticed that Carlos had kind of shrunk behind him. Shane must have beaten him pretty hard to make Carlos scared of him. Carlos loved other people, and was never really scared of living people.
"Shane, stop the sweet talk." Logan snapped, getting right to the point. "We have something to tell, er, I mean,sing, to you."
Shane rolled his eyes, sharing an amused glance with Kendall and James. "Sure, go ahead. Let's see what you've got."
Logan glanced at Carlos, who nodded. Logan took a deep breath and started the song.
Why can't you understand,
I'm too scared to reprimand.
Carlos looked down and opened his mouth for his part.
You may be the tallest, you may be the strongest,
You may be 6 foot 2,
Logan stared right into Shane's eyes, feeling courage that he'd never had before.
Butnoteverythingisaboutyou…
Carlos echoed him.
Aboutyou…
Logan started his part again, knowing how that he could sing this song with confidence.
Youmaythinkyouknowmorethantheaverageman,
Carlos glanced at Shane, and saw that the tallest boy's eyes were filled with something that wasn't anger.
ButsometimesIthinkyou'redumberthanacrayon.
Logan saw Shane's eyes change, and continued singing.
You may be the nicest to some of my friends,
Carlos continued.
Youmaypretendyoucare.
Logan glanced at Kendall and James, who looked angry and just…. Surprised.
But they're just hiding behind masks of pain and shock,
Cuz really, you're all they've really got.
Carlos saw Shane staring at them with a sort of awe… it was surprising that out of the four of them, they were the ones singing to Shane about how stupid he was. Logan and Carlos were the timid ones, the ones who lived in doubt.
You can be my best friend, but first you have to stop being mean.
I feel the bruises on my body everywhere,
And the pain in my heart makes it hard to bear…
The two shortest members of Big Time Rush glanced at each other and finished their song.
Why can't you understand,
I'm too scared to reprimand.
You maybe the tallest, you may be the strongest,
You may pretend you care.
But not everything's about you.
About you…
Logan and Carlos fell silent, their song finally finished. They glanced at each other, and then at Kendall and James, and then finally at Shane.
Then, the two turned around and walked out of Rocque Records.
Shane stared after them, not knowing what to say or do. He had to admit that he was a bit arrogant and mean to Carlos…. And now he started to feel bad for his actions. But if he admitted that, Kendall and James would hate him. And he couldn't have them bail on him right now. He needed friends right now, and they were the only ones he had left.
"I'm sorry, Carlos." Shane whispered softly.
James wrinkled his eyebrows together. "What was that?"
Shane turned back to them and flashed them a fake smile. "Nothing. Just thinking."
Kendall turned to Shane. "You know you don't have to pay attention to them, right? They're not always right, even if they did write a song about it." Kendall pointed out.
Shane nodded, closing his eyes. "I know."
He may not have to listen to them, but he wanted to listen to them. He had to change. He had to change quickly.
A/N- So… what do you guys think of the song? It was kinda lame, cuz I kinda made up the lyrics and stuff… Hoped you enjoyed it.
So now what is Shane thinking? Will he change, or will he stay the same forever? Dun dun…
Please review this chapter? I'll update as soon as I can.
Peace, Love, and Giraffes,
Anonymous Skrtle