The call went straight to voicemail, leaving the group of friends hopeless. With a sigh, he slipped his phone back into his pocket, being sure to put his settings on loud, in case she called back later. Where was his girlfriend? It was so unlike her to leave without letting anyone know, especially her brother. Not having her parents around growing up, they depended on each other for everything. Kendall knew better than anyone that if Elly had any type of problem, Carlos was the first to know, to his dismay.

"How about we just relax, she could've just gone to the gym," He offered. Whenever she was stressed or upset, she took a trip to the gym to clear her head. She always made sure she stayed fit, toned to a level she was comfortable with. Why the sudden change in her spirit, he wondered to himself. Instead of concerning Carlos and the others even more, he took out his phone while the others called her other friends asking for her whereabouts. He opened his inbox, clicking on their conversation.

Me: hey whatcha doing tonight?

Baby: I'm going to dinner with some of my cheer friends, sorry

Me: No it's fine! I just wanted to watch Spiderman, but rain check?

Baby: I'm all yours tomorrow, promise

Me: Okay, have fun, love you

Baby: thanks.

She didn't say she loved him back… This was getting weirder by the second. The response was very simple from her, considering she always put smiley faces and hearts letting him know how much she cared for him, even though it was via text. She was a very affectionate person in certain ways, phone being one of them. Kendall was so used to getting a random text from her with a picture letting him know that she loved him, even if they had saw each other moments later. She was a very sweet person, someone who could never get on your bad side, even when they argued, which was rare.

"Did you guys get into an argument?" Carlos questioned, interrupting his thoughts.

"No, in fact she seemed perfectly fine..." He shrugged it off, not knowing who he was attempting to convince, Carlos or himself. His best friend seemed to notice this, as he pressed on. "You sure dude? You can tell me, Elly has been pretty on the edge lately." He couldn't even deny it. His once cheerful little sister had acted completely different in the past few days. He could just never put his hand on what was wrong.

Maybe it was his fault. Maybe he wasn't asking how she was enough, wasn't caught up in her life anymore. He hadn't asked her how she had been in days, he had to admit. He just assumed she was fine. She always walked in with a smile, singing some One Direction song or something. He just thought she had severe mood swings, as an explanation for her latest behavior.

"You know what?" He said aloud, as the others glanced over at him. "Let's not even stress about this," He said with a forced smile. "My sister is not the type to worry; she's probably just out and her phone died or something. She'll be home by curfew, definitely." The others murmured in agreement, although all of them knew something was off about all of this.

"I'm just going to leave her a voicemail, her phone probably died so she'll charge it in the car," Kendall offered, patting Carlos' back before walking out of the room. He stopped on the edge of the stairs, sitting down on the top step. He dialed the familiar number, putting the phone to his ear once more. This time her personalized message played.

"Hi, it's Elly, leave a message and I'll get back to you. Oh and if your name is Kendall Knight, I love you!" He smiled softly at this, then hearing her giggle. "I'll call back as soon as I can." Beep. He sighed. "Hi beautiful, I'm calling because we're all pretty worried about you but I know you, you wouldn't leave us all without answers. I bet you're at the gym doing some Zumba class… I just wanted you to know I love you Elly, so much. Call me back when you can. Bye." He pressed the 'END' button, standing back up as the others came out.

"Let's go get something to eat, so we don't sit here worrying," Anna suggested, "I'm getting pretty hungry, it's around dinner time." The others agreed, all shuffling out the door towards Kendall's truck.

"Kendall I wish you'd clean this car, it's disgusting having my feet surrounded by your organic potato chip bags, which taste like shit, by the way." With a roll of his eyes, he shut the door, turning on the engine. "Why are you always complaining about my car? I don't complain about yours…" She raised an eyebrow at him, as he shot back a goofy grin. "Don't you dare lie, you always do! 'Oh, your car smells like perfume. I don't want to smell like perfume. It isn't masculine...' You are always complaining babe."

"Elly it's so true though, I really don't want to walk into class and have one of my friends ask me why I smell like the inside of Victoria's Secret!" She giggled. He loved her giggle, it was the cutest thing he had ever heard, as cliché as that sounded. Everything about her just left him in awe. Her dimples flashed as she continued to laugh, then finally stopping. "How do they know what the inside of Victoria's Secret smells like?" She suddenly questioned; a puzzled look on her face. "Your friends aren't the type to go panty shopping with their girlfriends…" She pointed out, pursing her lips in the process. Something she always did when she spoke defensively. Kendall himself even felt uncomfortable in the store, although many men came in with their partners, he didn't feel it was necessary to stare at the latest pair of thongs or 'sexy' nightgowns. He'd much rather go to another store and then meet with her after she was done.

"I just don't like staring at panties, that's all," He shot back, a bit annoyed. She was always the type to tease, and sometimes it got him frustrated. Although he didn't show it often, he was a very sensitive person. He kept it to himself, thinking his friends would all tease him and no one would take him seriously. Elly noticed the sudden change in his eyes, and slid next to him. As they sat at a red light, she grabbed his free hand and laced it through hers. She gave him a quick squeeze, causing him to look down at her. "Love you," she said in a light voice, her eyes growing wide like a deer caught in headlights. She always did this whenever he got upset. "I love you too." He was such a sucker for her big brown eyes, and she knew it. He sighed as she grinned, and kissed her.

"I hate when you do that, you know that right?"

"Yes, I do."

"Kendall? Dude?" He blinked several times, trying to comprehend where he was. "Oh," he muttered, a bit disappointed once noticing it was Carlos sitting beside him, not Elly. "Are you okay?" His best friend asked, a confused look on his face. "Yeah, fine, I was just thinking, that's all…" "Okay… well can you drive now? I'm pretty hungry." "Yeah sure," he nodded as he pulled out of the driveway with a sigh. For the first time, he was driving away from her house without her being in the seat beside him. It was a weird feeling, somewhat of chills traveling up your spine, and not the good kind, either.