A/N Small warning for some graphic themes in this chapter…

Chapter 13 Light up the room…

It's been a few days since the boys were locked up in the new area. Carlos still stares into space, no emotions present on his once so lively features.

The other guys now also sit with their backs against a wall. James and Logan have chosen to sit beside each other, the bars keeping them apart. But as it first provided some comfort, they are now lost in their own thoughts.

James sneaks a glance towards Carlos every once in a while as he shares the small space with him. But he hasn't been able to get close to him, as the younger boys scoots away every time. He has scooted away so many times that he now sits on the opposite side of the small cell and James has given up on trying to reach him.

Kendall sits in the last cell in the far upper corner. He has made sure to sit as far away from his friends as possible, afraid to get them hurt once more. His knees are pulled up to his chest and he rests his chin on them and his arms pulled tightly around them. He silently rocks back and forth. His eyes are wide and nervous. He jumps at every sound he hears in the hallway. He nervously looks at his friends sometimes, just to make sure they're still safe. Well, as safe as they can be.

Shane hasn't been around in a few days. They have still received some water and bread, but today they haven't heard or seen anyone. They're not sure what to think. But they are somewhat relieved that they're safe. For now.

"..You wanna be famous…" James suddenly quietly sings. Logan looks at him with raised eyebrows. James looks back at him and the singing trails off.

"..You wanna be the one who's living the life.." Logan suddenly continues. He slowly look at James, who gives a small smirk.

"..You wanna be famous.. You wanna be the one who's taking the free ride.." They quietly sing together, while smiling a little.

About an hour later Kendall is staring at the two best friends as they sing out loud and laugh while they're doing it. They're singing "Big Time Rush" now as loud as they can and pretty badly, too. Kendall can't help but chuckle a little and buries his mouth against his knees so they can't see him.

His friends sound drunk as they start singing "Count on You" with James pretending to be Jordin Sparks. They serenade each other like they've lost their minds, each clutching the bars and each other's hands through them.

He sneaks a glance towards Carlos and his smile fades when he sees the boy is still staring off into space. He looks at his friends again and giggles into his knees at the sight of them still serenading each other. It feels so good to see them having fun during a time like this.

His smile fades again when he thinks about that and what might happen if anyone heard them. But he can't bring himself to stop them. He opens his mouth, but words won't come out. He just doesn't know how to go against them. He doesn't want to be the one to stop them from having such a positive moment. They might get mad again…

"..Oh, I love you so much Jordin.." Logan says in a low masculine voice, clutching James' hands.

"I love you too, Logan." James says in a high feminine voice.

"But we can't be together." Logan responds and they both turn their heads away.

"I know.." James agrees.

Suddenly a loud applause breaks them out of their game and they look up in fear at Shane.

"That was beautiful." He tells them and wipes away a fake tear. "It's so amazing to see you having so much fun again. Not what I expected, really. Maybe I've left you alone for too long, huh?" He smiles and walks by the cells slowly, staring at all the boys one by one.

Logan and James quietly follow his movements. They watch as he looks at Carlos, who just stares ahead, no longer in this world. Shane smiles and keeps walking, until h stops a t Kendall's cell.

James and Logan frown when they finally notice how scared and vulnerable Kendall looks now. How did they not notice? He trembles and rocks back and forth again when he notices Shane is staring at him. He doesn't look up, but his breathing gets heavier.

Shane squats down and looks at Kendall with a big smile.

"Well, well. You don't look so tough anymore, do you?" He sticks a hand through the bars and Kendall affrightedly scoots back, even though Shane is nowhere near him. Shane chuckles, while Logan and James look on in shock.

Sane gets to his feet and walks back, whistling. He shakes his head at the dead look Carlos has in his eyes, but stops at their cell door. He takes out a set of keys and slowly opens the door.

Logan shares a look with James, they both look scared, but watch Shane carefully. He steps into the small space and walks closer, heading for Carlos.

He squints his eyes a little and tilts his head as he stops in front of the Latino boy. The he squats down right in front of his eyes.

"Carlitos?" He asks in a singsong voice, waving his hand in front of the boys' eyes. He doesn't respond and his friends look on with worry. Shane moves closer and puts a hand on his leg, shaking it. Nothing.

James and Logan's eyes widen when he starts to crawl even closer and over their friend's body. He moves his face close to his and puts his hands on the wall beside him as he practically straddles him.

"James, do something.." Logan whispers to his friend, who is trembling in fear beside him.

"Stop.." He whispers first. "S-stop!" He asks louder and Shane looks up at him. He just grins evilly and moves his face towards Carlos again. He smirks as he starts to touch Carlos' face with one hand and moving his lips towards his neck. All the while keeping his eyes on James, who looks on in horror.

"Stop, get off him!" he pleads and moves towards him, but one wrong movement has him crying out in pain and holding his chest in agony. He can immediately see he has opened up one of the harsh looking slashes on his chest as it starts to bleed.

Shane chuckles and starts to move both his hands down now. He starts to move one hand further down and under Carlos' shirt.

"Oh god…" James squeaks as he watches this. "Stop, please, stop!" he yells out and moves towards him again. He cries out in pain, but still goes to attack Shane. He chuckles again and shakes his head before standing up.

James sits on the floor, trembling, but slightly relieved that he has gotten off of Carlos. Just then, Shane holds out his arms and grabs Carlos by the shirt, hauling him to his feet. He pushes him against the wall and pushes his own body to his.

James' eyes widen as Logan puts a hand in front of his mouth. He gets to his feet himself, clutching the bars that are keeping him from helping his friend.

"Shane, get off him!" he yells as tears start to run down his face.

Shane doesn't respond and starts to touch Carlos again. He rips open the shirt he's wearing and roams one hand down his chest.

"God, you are beautiful, aren't you?" he whispers and puts his face closer as he starts to kiss his neck.

"You sick bastard, get off him!" James cries out and lunges himself at Shane. He gets angry and looks up before lashing out with one arm and slapping James backwards. James loses his balance and falls backwards with his head against the bars, sounding a sickening crack.

"James!" Logan cries out and scoots towards his friend, putting his hands through the bars and softly cradling his head. Shane looks at them with a sneer. Logan looks up just in time to see Carlos' head move up towards Shane. No longer are his eyes dead. There is now a raging fire in them. Logan frowns, but can see Carlos moving.

Shane didn't notice and just as he moves his head back, a knee kicks him swiftly and hard where the sun don't shine. He grabs down and falls to the ground with a groan. He looks up with fury at Carlos, who looks down at him.

"So you're not dead after all, huh?" Shane asks as he winces and holds one hand between his legs. The other hand is on the floor. Logan can see where this is going.

"Carlos, look out!" But hes already too late. Shane makes a grab for Carlos' foot and pulls, pulling the boy to the floor hard. He falls and hits his head against the wall. He blinks and shakes his head, wishing for the stars to go away.

He tries to move, but is not fast enough as Shane quickly moves to sit on top of him. He straddles the boys' legs and Carlos tries hard to get out from underneath him.

"You know, that wasn't a very smart thing to do." Shane tells him as he grabs his wrists and pins them to the floor. Carlos in turn spits at him. Shane closes his eyes and pulls him up slightly, before pushing him down to the floor again. A loud thud resonates and Carlos winces.

Shane leans down to his face. "You're really something, aren't you? I am going to make you pay for that. You think last time was rough? I am going to fuck you so hard you'll never walk straight again.." He whispers the last part in Carlos' ear. His eyes widen and he struggles with everything he has to get Shane off of him.

"Leave him alone! Please, just leave him alone!" Logan yells from the other cell. "James, wake up.. come on, you need to wake up, you need to stop him.. James, please.." Tears roll down his cheeks as he watches Shane put his face close to Carlos and forces his lips on his. Carlos tries to move, but Shane has a strong hold on him with one hand while the other still holds his wrists. He roughly kisses the boy, before letting go of his face and moving his hand down.

"Oh god.. no.. James, wake up, wake up, wake up!" Logan pleads and he tries to shake James, but he just groans and lets his head fall to the other side. "Shane, don't do this, just leave him alone…"

He can see Shane's hands snaking down and towards Carlos' pants. His finger move towards the button and he slowly opens it up. Logan can see Carlos suddenly go numb. He watches his friend's eyes and sees the dead look return.

Shane smiles as he realizes the same thing. He keeps on going and slowly starts to slide down the zipper.

"Kendall… Kendall, how can you just sit there? Do something!" Logan suddenly yells out at his other friend. Kendall has scooted into a corner and is trying hard not to see what's going on. He rocks back and forth in a fetal position with wide eyes, which are directed to the wall in front of him. "Kendall, please.. oh god.. you can't just.." Logan sobs as he watches Shane's hand go beyond the zipper. "Shane, no, please…"

"Boss?" Suddenly one of the big men shows up outside the cell. Shane looks up in anger.

"What the hell do you want? Can't you see I'm busy?" His hand is now on his own zipper as he was about to pull it down.

"Boss, this can't wait." He rolls his eyes and closes the button on his own pants.

"Alright, make it fast." He tells his men, but he stays on top of Carlos, moving his hands down again.

"You'll have to come with me and see something. We have a problem." The man says and Shane lets out a frustrating groan. He shakes his head and grumbles while finally getting up and off of Carlos.

Logan lets out a relieved sob and lets his head fall against the bars, silently crying, while Shane follows the man out of the cell.

"This better be good. I was just about to make another fantasy come true." He says and his voice trails as they walk away.

Logan cries and looks up at Carlos. His heart breaks at the sight in front of him. Carlos still lies on the floor, his pants unbuttoned, his body unmoving and his eyes vacant.

"J-James.. Jamie, wake up.. C-Carlos. Carlos needs you.." He sobs and pleads as James finally seems to be coming around.

"Oh, my head…" He groans and blinks, one hand moving towards his head. He winces at the pain and slowly sits up.

"Come on, you're okay, James.. Just sit up.." Logan tells him through sniffles and James looks around in confusion.

"Why are you crying? Did Shane hurt you?" Logan shakes his head and keeps his eyes on Carlos. James follows his gaze and his breath hitches.

"Oh my god… Carlos? Carlos, what did he do?" He whispers and slowly crawls across the floor towards his friend. "Logan what happened? Did he.."

"No, but he was about to.. I couldn't stop him, Jamie, he was kissing him and he was about to unbutton his own pants and I couldn't stop him.."

"It's okay, Logan.. Just try to stay calm.." James says, but his own voice is breaking. "Carlos?" he whispers as he crawls closer. "I'm so sorry buddy.. " With trembling hands he moves his hands to Carlos pants and closes them up. He starts to sob while he does it and quickly moves his hands away. He crawls closer to his friend and pulls him up against him. He winces as his friends' body leans against his painful chest. But he ignores the pain and pulls his head close to him and just holds him.

"I'm so sorry, Carlos.. I'm sorry.." His tears fall down and onto Carlos, but he stares ahead again.

Next to them, Kendall has tried to block it all out. He buries his face in his arms and without saying anything, his body starts to wreck with sobs of his own.

"..have you checked everywhere?" A voice suddenly sounds in the distance.

"..they have to be here somewhere."

"They better be.. when I get my hands on these people.." A strong male voice sounds. Logan looks up at the voice. It sounds so familiar to him.

"I think there's another space in here." An unfamiliar voice yells out.

"Can you see something?"

"I-I think there are more cells down here."

Logan slowly moves to stand.

"What is it, Logan?" James asks him from where he still holds Carlos.

"I don't know. I think someone's down here." He tells his friend, keeping his ears strained to hear the sounds.

"Oh my god.. do you smell that?"

"What is that?"

"I think it's blood.."

Logan suddenly hears footsteps coming closer and he moves back into the cell, feeling terrified.

"What is this place?" A male voice sounds and a flashlight suddenly shines down the hall.

"Well? Can you see anything? Is anyone in there?" The more familiar sounding voice asks.

"Oh my god.." The flashlight shines over the cells now. James and Logan squeeze their eyes shut over the light.

"Well?" Another flashlight joins the first one, before clattering to the floor. "Oh my god.. Boys?"

Logan looks up and into the face of the man talking. He seems familiar, but his mind is hazing so much, he just can't tell.

"Boys, you're going to be alright. We got you now.. We got you.. Where are the damn keys!" he man yells.

Suddenly all seems to move so fast. Someone runs into the hallway with the set of keys and the cell doors are opened. People swarm in and the boys are overwhelmed. So many voices yelling and touching…

"Logan?" He looks up and can't help but burst into tears when he sees a police officer in front of him. "You're going to be okay, Logan. We're here now."

"Someone get the paramedics!" Another voice yells.

Logan moves his head towards the cell next to him. James sits inside, trembling with fear as he tightens his grip on Carlos. Logan moves closer to the bars.

"James?" James looks at him with frightened eyes. "Jamie, it's okay. It's the police. They found us, Jamie.. We're going home.." Logan sobs, but James moves back when someone walks closer to him.

"Oh my god, boys… what happened to you?" The figure kneels on the floor in front of James and holds out his arms. James moves back further.

"No, just get away from me. Don't hurt us." He pleads with a trembling voice.

"James, I'm not going to hurt you. I'm here to help.. We're taking you home. Come on, why don't you let go.." He holds out his arms again and moves to grab Carlos, but James won't let go.

"Stay back!" He yells and the person holds his hands up in defense.

"James, just let them help you.. They're the good guys.." Logan tries again.

"No.. They're all part of it. Shane will come back and he'll hurt us again…" James responds, while keeping his eyes on the cop in front of him.

"Why don't I try?" The familiar person once again moves in behind the first cop. He kneels down in front of James as well. He gasps when he sees the boy in his arms. "James.. Why don't you hand him to me, okay? We need to help you, too.."

James looks up to see Kendall being led down the hall. His eyes look scared, but he holds his head down and lets them take him away.

"No.. No, you'll take him away from me. I won't let you hurt him.." James pleads.

"I'm not going to hurt him, James. James, look at me.." He puts a hand on his arm and James looks up. He then gasps as he starts to recognize the face in front of him.

"Mr.. Mr. Garcia? Are you really here?" He asks in shock. The man looks tired and seems to have aged about ten years since they last saw him. His eyes are bloodshot and the large bangs under his eyes prove he hasn't been sleeping.

He nods slowly. "I'm here, James." He whispers and James starts to cry. "It's okay, son.. It's okay.." he says as he leans closer and James latches onto him immediately. "James, you need to let me go, okay? Let me take Carlos.." James quickly lets go when he remembers Carlos is still in his arms.

"I'm so sorry, Mr. Garcia.. I tried to help him.. I tried to keep him safe.." he cries out. He watches as the man gathers his own son into his arms. His eyes are full of pain, but there is a hint of relief as he finally holds his child again. He holds him close.

"Carlos? Carlos, I'm here, son. You're safe now.. You're all safe.. Carlos?" Carlos only stares blankly ahead. Mr. Garcia sighs and pulls him close. The others can see he's trying to keep himself together, but is already trembling. "God, what did they do to you…" he whispers.

He carefully gathers Carlos up in his arms and stands up. James looks on, still crying as he surprisingly hands Carlos to another cop, who hurries off.

Mr. Garcia turns back and towards James. James looks up in surprise.

"I'm sorry.. We didn't want him to get hurt, we tried to protect him.." He cries, but two strong arms engulf him in a tight embrace. He falls into it and sobs.

"Shh, it's alright. It's going to be okay, James." Mr. Garcia tells him in a strong, yet soothing voice. "Come on, let's get you boys out of here." He goes to stand and puts one of James' arms around his shoulders and pulls him up.

James nearly falls as he shakily gets to his feet, but Mr. Garcia's strong hold on him keeps him upright. Together they shakily start to walk out of the dungeon.

James looks behind once to make sure Logan is following as well. He sighs in relief as two officers are helping Logan to his feet as well. A second officer grabs James other arm and they lead him out.

On the way out, James and Logan can't help but stare down the hallways and the doors of the warehouse all their games took place in. They shudder at the memory and start to shake when they see their previous cell where it all started.

But nothing could prepare them for the sight they were met with when the doors to the outside finally opened. Flashes of light blinked in front of them. They squeeze their eyes shut at the blinding light of the sun, but the camera flashes continue to haunt them. Yelling is heard from all directions and people rush towards them.

Logan and James yell for each other, as they are pulled apart. James' breathing gets heavier. Everything seems to go in slow-motion when the world around him starts to spin. He tries to clear his vision, but he can feel his knees start to buckle underneath him, even as the strong hold on his arms keeps up.

"James…" Is the last thing he hears when the whole world goes dark once again…

A/N To be honest, I wasn't planning on writing this chapter yet. But honestly, how much more could they take? Plus, I was losing a little bit of inspiration for the torture.

So, they are finally free of their dungeon. But are they really free?

Again, thank you all so much for your support on this story. Also, my apologies for keeping you waiting for a new chapter. I just had a couple of rough days and couldn't put myself to writing anything. I'm not completely positive again, but getting better, so here's a new chapter for you all

I hope you like it, even thought that might be the wrong way to put it, seeing the dark themes in this story ;)

Let me know what you think and again, thank you so, so much for all your kind words

Until next time and Love, Baxxie