Long chapter!

Time must have flown by quickly, because before Logan, Mama Knight, and Justin could notice, Kendall and Katie walked through the door. Katie hung her backpack up on the rack near the doorway, whereas Kendall didn't even hesitate before running over to Logan. James and Carlos made their way into the Knight's house shortly after Katie and Kendall.

"Kendall!" Logan smiled, hugging his big brother. Once he spotted James and Carlos, he gave them hugs as well. Katie made her way over to the small child who practically jumped into her arms.

"I missed you guys." Logan blushed.

"We missed you too." They all replied simultaneously

The kids didn't even notice that Mama Knight had been on her cell phone the whole time. Once they saw that, their voices became quieter, not wanting to bother her. Mama Knight gave a small smile before hanging up and turning towards the oldest of the group, Kendall, Carlos, and James. For a second, they were worried, but when a grin appeared on their mother's face, things became less worrisome.

"Sweetie, I have to go out tonight at 5 to 9 for a job interview." She began, "Will you boys be able to watch Katie and Logan?"

"Sure!" Kendall, James, and Carlos nodded with excitement. They've always wanted to be home all alone to babysit together. It seemed so fun in their minds. They knew it was something 'older kids' did, so it definitely made them feel like 'true' teenagers now. Kendall had been waiting to babysit since he was little. He was aloud to do so at 12, but not with friends until 13. The time was finally here, which was totally cool in his opinion, along with Carlos' and James'

"Great…" Mama Knight started to explain about the medicine they had to give Logan before eating and how she had some food in the fridge that they could easily heat up to have for dinner, "Oh, and make sure to monitor Logan's temperature…" Was the last thing Mama Knight explained, "I'm going to go and get ready. Thank you so much boys." She grinned and headed upstairs.

They felt like the responisble ones now. It had been about half an hour since Mama Knight left and they had just finished their homework, so now they could start their offical roles as babysitters. Well, Logan claimed he wasn't a baby, but as soon as they had given him three teddies, he had started playing with them instantly. That kind of proved him wrong. In their eyes, he was still a little boy who needed looking after by them. They entered the kitchen and opened the fridge to see what Mama Knight had left them to eat. A bowl of macaroni cheese sat on the middle shelf, with a sticky note attached saying:

Boys (and Katie because you're 'too old to be looked after'),
This is your dinner. Heat it up for 3 minutes in the microwave and dish out. Give Logan his medicine when you start heating it up, but don't give him this. Uncle Justin advised me to get this yoghurt that'll help Logan gain weight and shouldn't make him throw up, it's next to this in the blue tub. I'll be back a little after 9.
Be good,
Mom xxx

Sure enough the blue tub was next to the macaroni and so they took that out as well.

"Logan! Come here a minute!" Kendall shouted.

The little boy they had summoned did not come. They each called again and got no answer again. Sighing, they went to go see where he could have gotten to. The living room, where they had last seen him, was completely empty. The teddies the boys had given Logan were scattered aimlessly across the floor. The table was upturned and the things that had been on it, for example Mama Knight's best vase, were thrown onto the ground. The vase itself was in many, many pieces. Something had gone on in here. Trusting their instincts, they grabbed the nearest weapon they could find, which just so happened to be their hockey sticks, and ascended the stairs one by one. Reaching the top, they could hear strained and muffled noises, followed by a harsh whisper causing them to stop. The boys' steps became more uncertain as they neared Logan's room, where all these strange noises had escaped from. Looking back, Kendall could see James and Carlos falter.
"Guys, I know this looks and sounds...dangerous, but whoever is in there might have Logan or Katie." That was all he needed to say before they jumped round the door, brandishing their hockey sticks. The sight they saw was not what they wanted to see. Katie. She was in the corner on a chair. Tied up to the chair. She had a gag in her mouth and a cut on her cheek. Her eyes were filled with fear, but because of something else. Logan. Logan was sitting on the bed, back stiff as a board. His eyes were wider than they had ever seen, filled with the same fright as Katie, in fact even more. His bottom lip was quivering and his chest was moving at a rapid rate, the breaths coming out fast and quick. And what had caused all of this, you ask?

The man, sitting next to Logan with one muscley arm firmly around the little boy's shoulders, the other...held a gun, pressed tightly to Logan's temple.

"Hello boys, I was just going to take Logan here on a little trip...is that ok?"

Kendall's body froze with fear. What was he going to do to get this man out of their house? Calling the police would only anger the robber even more. He had a gun! Things had to be taken carefully. It was like having a ticking time bomb in the room. One wrong move...and, well, bad things would follow.

"I…uh..." Kendall wasn't sure of how to finish his sentence until he saw a big jar, in which held money he had been saving for a hockey gear set. He had almost 1,000 dollars in there, he truly was saving all of life, "...h-here."

Kendall handed over the big glass item, "it had 994 dollars...take it, please just leave though." Kendall was so worried; he had never been this worried in his life!

The robber growled and headed towards the door, hugging the money close to his chest. Kendall, James, and Carlos shakily watched as he proceeded out the door, still mumbling and wearing an angry face. The guys, felt relieved to see he ran off as fast as possible when the police, that usually circulated the streets passed by. He wouldn't be coming back now that he knew a cop checked on the town a lot.

"That was like…the…the scariest moment of my life." James stuttered.

Carlos couldn't even speak; his mind was going in a hundred different directions. James and Kendall hugged him. One thing they couldn't forget about was Katie or Logan…they headed up the stairs to see only the little girl. Their new baby brother was nowhere to be found. James and Carlos ran right to Katie and helped her to get the gag out of her mouth, whereas Kendall began to freak out. Where was Logan?

"Wh-where's L-Logan?" Kendall felt warm tears trickle down his face.

Before anything else was said, they could hear faint sobbing from the closet.

"Logie?" Kendall knocked on the closet door.

The sobs only got louder as kendall knocked on the door.

"Logan, it's me Kendall. You're ok now. He's gone" he said softly, acting like he wasn't talking to a closet door.

Harsh sniffing on the other side suggested Logan was trying to calm himself, but when a little sob sounded, the round of tears started all over again.

"I promise he's gone, Logie. He's gone. I know you're scared, baby, but let me help you. Open the door, Logie" he continued. He sighed as no response was given.

"I'm sorry Logie, I swear to protect you more from now on, ok? Open the door, Logie. C'mon, do you want a hug?" when the last sentence was said, the closet was unlocked and the door thrown open.

Logan flung himself onto Kendall, wrapping his arms around Kendall's waist and pressing his face into his chest. He cried freely as Kendall slowly led him over to the bed and sat down on it. Kendall cradled his little brother, rocking him from side to side and back and forth. Slowly, Logan's wild sobs turned into cries which then were reduced to sniffles and hiccups.

"I-I didn't w-want to d-die Kendall" Logan told him, his voice wavery.

"I know, I know. I'm here now. We all are. We promise we'll never leave you or let you get hurt." The rest of the occupants of the room joined them on the bed. James looked at the clock on the wall.

"Well I think it's someone's bedtime. 8 on the dot!" he announced. The others looked over at the time.

"Looks like James is right. Let's get you ready for bed, Logie" Kendall added.

Altogether they helped dress Logan, made sure he'd brushed his teeth and brushed his hair before bed. James lifted him onto the bed, where he laid down and Carlos tucked him in. Everyone kissed him goodnight and watched as the little boy's eyes drooped to a close.

"Nighty night, Logie-bear."

Logan tossed and turned. Each time he shut his little cocoa brown eyes, that image of a scary man sneaking into the house and trying to kill him flashed through his mind. The piercing noises of a gun being fired were now echoing around inside his head. What if Kendall came up just seconds later? He could have been severely hurt…or worse. Tears ran down the tiny boy's face. He didn't want to be alone. What if something bad happened again? If he was with Kendall then his big brother could protect him…he wouldn't have to worry as much.

Logan didn't want to bother Kendall for something stupid…or at least, it was 'stupid' in his mind. He could feel sweat trickle down his forehead. For some reason, he felt smothered. His stomach twisted in a different way than before. Not because of food nor a sickness. He was anxious and it was eating away at him. The small child asked himself 'what could have I did differently?' …but more importantly, he was wondering why that man seemed so familiar. He knew him…but how?

The raven haired boy knew that all of this thinking wasn't going to help the situation of him being nervous. He wanted to get up and walk into Kendall's room, but the thought of having to walk through a dark hallway scared the living daylights out of him. He sat up and hugged his knees to his chest, rocking back and forth, feeling tears slide down his cheeks.

Meanwhile, Kendall knew something wasn't right. He couldn't expect Logan to be fine sleeping alone in a big room by himself. Maybe he should go and check on him? But what if Logan thinks it's someone else breaking in? It would only freak him out more. He wanted to check in on him, but something told him not to.

"I really should make sure he's ok." Kendall finally decided as he got up and sneaked out into the hallway.

At the same time Logan had chosen to go and get the blonde. He began walking over in the direction of Kendall's room when he bumped into someone.

"Ahhhhh!" Both Kendall and Logan screamed in fear.

Kendall flicked the light on to see Logan covering his face and sobbing.

"Logan, it's me….it's Kendall, sorry I scared you." Kendall cooed.

"Kenny I'm scared." Logan cried.

Kendall scooped Logan up into his arms and hugged his tightly, "Wanna sleep in my room tonight, baby?"

Logan nodded and hiccupped from the previous crying as his big brother cradled him and carried him back to his room. Logan lied down and got under the covers, shivering from his sickness and the coldness of Kendall's room. The blonde joined him and let his little brother cuddle up against him for comfort.

"Think good thoughts, think good thoughts, think about where the world would be if we-e just think good thoughts, think good thoughts, everything will be fine-e-e." Kendall hummed into Logan's ear.

Logan wrapped his arms around Kendall's waist and snuggled his head onto his chest. Kendall smiled and ran his fingers through Logan's hair, continuing to hum and sing in attempt to calm him down.

The next morning came around, after Logan had fallen asleep to Kendall's soft voice. The sun had risen in the winter sky, melting all the frost that had accumalated on the ground from the previous night. Kendall lay in bed next to his little brother. It was now official. Mama Knight had lied. Instead of going to a job interview, she had gone to the court in town and demanded to speak to someone. After a long time, proof that Logan had been neglected and abused (given by Justin), Logan's form had been signed and he was now part of the Knight family. Usually the parents would have to agree, but because of the circumstances the judge had ruled it dangerous for Logan to remain in his parents' care. Logan didn't know yet. They were planning to tell him at breakfast. Kendall couldn't wait to see his face. He loved it when the youngster smiled. He showed off an array of cute dimples, even better when he laughed. Kendall couldn't help but think of all the things Logan had been through. All the abuse and neglect. Justin had advised Logan see someone to discuss the things he had been through. Justin said that little children need to be dealt with differently in these situations. They couldn't just talk to a therapist about their problems. They probably didn't even know what their problems were or how to express what he was feeling properly. So, on Justin's recommendation, Logan was going to see a woman called Laura Snow, Minnesota's top child psychologist. She would see him regularly. Her methods were not forcing the child to speak, but to get to know them like a friend so they could trust her and then get them to show her how they were feeling through drawings and physical activities. Kendall was slightly nervous about the fact that no one would be allowed in with Logan during the hour and a half session, but he knew she was the best of the best and that this would help Logan. He felt Logan's body shift against him and looked down to see the boy's beautiful brown eyes flutter open. Logan immediately smiled when he saw Kendall.

"Morning Kenny" he beamed, yawning cutely and stretching out his arms and legs. Kendall pulled him up into his arms and hugged him.

"Morning, little guy. You ok?" he asked. He wanted to know if Logan was feeling less scared than last night.

"I'm good Kenny. Is mommy downstairs? I can smell cooking" he asked, sniffing the air as he did so, making Kendall laugh.

"Yeah, I think Katie is too. How's about we go downstairs and see everyone?" he inquired climbing out of bed and watching Logan as he did so too. As Logan walked past him, Kendall pulled him back and placed a hand on his forehead.

"You're still a little warm buddy" he commented. Logan shrugged, clearly not bothered by this, so Kendall let it drop. Although he would tell his mother later.

"Come on then, Kenny! Race you downstairs!" Logan's face lit up as his little legs carried him out of the room. Kendall laughed and followed him out of the room shouting back at him.

"I'm gonna get you!"

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