I re-wrote the end of this chapter because i wasn't happy with it. It was way too cheesy so here's chapter 5 with a new ending.
Disclaimer: Big time rush isn't mine still.
Chapter 5:
One Month Later
"I can't believe we've lived in this ice hole for a month already." Leigh grumbled. Yep, that's right. One month living in Carlton, Minnesota and so far, no signs of moving. Leigh hates it here because of the snow. She swears we've gotten more snow here in a month than we did in four in Chicago, which is probably true the average yearly snowfall here is something around 90 inches a year compared to 35 in Chicago. She's gonna have to get used to it though because with our mom as VP for Brooke Diamond Cosmetics, I don't think we're moving any time soon.
"Leigh, face it, this is where we're staying. Mom's VP of Brooke Diamond Cosmetics now, so we're not gonna be moving anymore." I told her. Leigh rolled her eyes and took a drag of her cigarette before handing it to me.
"What if I don't want to live here? No one ever has any choice in whether we move or not. Except you. You're the reason we moved here." She said angrily. I took a drag off the cigarette and exhaled.
"Leigh it's not my fault mom got a promotion and we had to move." I said taking another drag and passing the cigarette back to her. She took a drag and stamped it out in the snow.
"She was going to turn it down." Leigh snapped. "She was gonna turn the promotion down, then your stupid coach called her and told her what he'd heard the team talking about so she automatically decided to move. It's your fault we're here." she glared at me as we walked down the street to the house.
"Why's mom and Darin home?" I asked, changing the subject quickly as I saw our mother standing on the porch and Darin's car in the driveway. It was a Friday afternoon, they were never home this early on Fridays.
"Didn't you hear last night?" Leigh asked. I shook my head giving her a confused look. "Ray Jay's coming up here for a couple days since we're all on February break. and he's bringing you back your car." My eyes widened.
"Really?" I smiled. Leigh rolled her eyes and nodded.
"He should be here in a couple hours." She said in a bored tone as we walked up the porch steps and into the house.
"Oh girls you're home thank God!" Our mother said with a sigh of relief. "You girls need to help me with unpacking the rest of the stuff and cleaning up then you need to go unpack your rooms finally and put sheets and blankets in the spare room." she said as she moved around the living room, picking up Jason and Layla's toys, Wesley's coloring books, and Kyle's school work.
"Mom we've been unpacking this house for weeks, can't we just put the rest of it in the basement?" Leigh whined. Our mom looked frustrated.
"Oh fine. Whatever gets this house cleaned up. Elle honey do you think your friends would be willing to help out?" I rolled my eyes and sighed.
"I'll call Kendall and ask." I said turning and walking upstairs, bringing my bags with me. I got to my room and set everything down then pulled out my phone, dialed Kendall's number, and then waited for him to pick up while the phone rang. After a minute he picked up.
"Hello?" He said, he sounds really out of breath. Him and the guys must have been wrestling or playing hockey again.
"Hey Kendall It's Elle." I said. "I need you and the guys help."
"With what?" He asked, I could tell he was trying to catch his breath still.
"My brother's visiting for the weekend and my mom's freaking out because nothing is unpacked so we need help moving boxes into the basement and me and Leigh still need to unpack our rooms and we have to unpack the guest room. Think you guys could help?" I asked.
"Yeah I'll be there in a couple minutes and I'll call the guys." he said. Call them? But the guys are always together.
"Who are you talking to?" I heard an obnoxious sound female voice say in the background. I suddenly felt anger rising in my chest.
"It's Elle." He said the the girl quietly. "No shush."
"Did I interrupt something?" I asked, my voice sounding irritated despite my best efforts to stop it.
"No, of course not." He said quickly. "Do you need anything else?"
"Nope." I said, my voice still irritated.
"Okay I'll be there in a couple minutes." he said. I hung up quickly, glaring out the window toward his house. Why am I even angry? Kendall is barely even my friend, what does it matter if he's with another girl? I snapped myself out of my thoughts and went back downstairs.
"Are your friends coming over?" My mom asked immediately as I walked into the living room.
"Yeah, they'll be here soon." I said as I picked up one of the boxes in the corner of the room. There was a knock at the door and my mom took the box from me.
"Go get the door I'll bring this downstairs." She said pushing me toward the door. I opened the door to see Kendall standing there with James and Carlos.
"Ellie!" Carlos said happily as he hugged me. I laughed and pried him off of myself.
"Hi Carlos." I laughed. "Hi James, Hi Kendall." I said as I let them in the house. "Where's Logan?"
"He had to work." Kendall said. "He said he'll come by later." I nodded as I looked him over. His hair was a mess and his clothes looked like they'd been put on in a hurry. I felt my eye twitching in anger and I quickly snapped out of it.
"Okay, that's fine." I said. My teeth were clenched tightly as I spoke.
"You okay Elle? You seem really angry." James asked. I nodded.
"I'm not angry. Why would I be angry. I'm just so excited about my brother coming to visit I can barely control myself." I lied. Kendall, James and Carlos all looked at me with an eyebrow raised and a weird look. "We should start bringing stuff to the basement." I said quickly, grabbing the box next to me. They all did the same and followed me to the basement.
We spent the next two hours bringing things down to the basement and unpacking the guest bedroom while my mother cooked, Leigh cleaned up all the toys and clothes, and Darin kept the younger kids entertained. We had just finished unpacking the guest room and making the bed in there when my mother yelled upstairs.
"Elle! Come downstairs! Your brothers here!" I immediately ran downstairs, Kendall, James, and Carlos following right behind me. I stood on the stairs waiting anxiously for the door to open. A moment later Ray Jay walked in the door with his suit cases behind him. I ran down the stairs and hugged him tight.
"Hey Ellie!" He said happily hugging me back. "How've you been?" I smiled
"Snowy." I laughed. "Very very snowy." I let go of him and took a step back. "How've you been?"
"Windy." He said with a smile. "I brought some one here for you." I looked at him confused. "Sage come here girl!" he called. I smiled as my dog Sage came running in the house. I knelt down and picked her up kissing her nose and petting her.
"What type of dog is that?" Kendall asked.
"It looked like a mini Husky." Carlos said. I turned and face him.
"Definitely not a Husky." I said sternly. "She's an Alaskan Klee Kai. Don't get them mixed up."
"Yes Ma'am." Carlos said with a salute.
"She's so cute!" James said petting the top of Sage's head. He looked at me. "I'm stealing your dog." I glared at him and turned away from him, guarding Sage protectively.
"My puppy." I snapped. Ray Jay laughed.
"Are you going to introduce me to your friends?" Ray Jay asked.
"Oh right. Okay, blonde dude with eyebrows is Kendall. Hyperactive Latino wearing the hockey helmet is Carlos, and tall pretty boy who's trying to steal my dog is James. Our other friend Logan should be here sometime soon too." I explained. "And guys this is my big brother Ray Jay." The guys waved to my brother and shook hands with him.
"Oh, Ellie, Sage isn't the only one I brought here to see you." He said and as if on cue another boy walked into the house. He smiled at me.
"Chris.." I said with as much enthusiasm as I could manage. "What are you doing here?"
"I hear that Ray was coming to see you and I couldn't pass that up so I came too." He said with a smirk as he pulled he into a hug. I pulled away from him quickly.
"That's.. great. Really, really great." I said, my voice getting kind of shaky. Chris looked over at the guys.
"Who are they?" He asked somewhat harshly. I glared at him.
"Kendall, James, and Carlos." I said pointing at each of the guys. "Guys this is Chris." I told them as Chris pulled me next to him I flinched away from him. "He's my boyfriend.. from back in Chicago." I said. I felt like I was going to vomit saying those words. They guys looked about as happy to meet Chris as I was to see him again.
"Ray Jay you should've told me that you were bringing Chris, I would've already set up the air mattress." My mother said as she hugged but Ray Jay and Chris. I rolled my eyes and went back to standing by the guys.
"It's alright Mrs. Bennett." Chris said flashing a smile at her. "I can set it up on my own, you look like you've been working all day. Why don't you sit down and relax." He said leading my mother to the couch. I watched as Sage barked and growled at him as he tried to go into the house more. I smirked and walked over and picked her up.
"Good girl." I whispered, scratching under her chin.
"Sage. Bad girl. Don't bark at Chris." My mother snapped at my dog. I rolled my eyes.
"It's fine Mrs. Bennett, Sage's always barked at me." Chris laughed as he tried to pet Sage. She barked and tried to bite at him as he walked closer to me. He backed off and I smirked. He knew I'd let her bite him.
"You know, dog's are supposed to get the best judge of character." James said as he Carlos and Kendall stood protectively around me.
"It's true." Carlos said. "My dad's a cop, he trains dogs that sniff out bad guys. They always bark at the suspicious ones." Chris glared at Kendall, James and Carlos.
"Hey Elle, I'm here to help." Logan said bursting through the front door, still in his work uniform. He looked around the living room confused. "I'm late aren't I." I nodded.
"It's fine Logan." I said. "Logan this is My brother Ray Jay. And this is Chris." I said pointing to each boy. Logan waved.
"I'm her boyfriend." Chris said smugly. I glared at him and Logan just nodded.
"Who's that?" He asked as he walked over to me and Sage.
"This is my puppy Sage." I said letting him pet her.
"She's cute." He said before sitting next to Kendall on the arm of the couch.
"So where's Leigh?" Ray Jay asked.
"She's probably unpacking her room." I said. "That's what I was going to do next but you showed up early." I said.
"Kyle Hun can you go get your sister?" My mom asked. Kyle nodded and ran upstairs. My mom turned to the four boys sitting with me. "Do you boys want to stay for dinner?"
"I can't stay for dinner, sorry Mrs. B" Logan said getting up
"Me either. My mom's actually home so she wants to have dinner with me." James said.
"My mom's making enchiladas for dinner and I can't miss that." Carlos said as he and James stood up "Sorry."
"It's fine boys. What about you Kendall?" She asked.
"I'd love to." Kendall said as he watched me intently as Chris stood next to me.
"Great!" My mom clapped cheerfully. "I'll go get the table set." she said getting up to go to the kitchen.
"No mom I'll get it." I said stopping her from getting up.
"Okay, thank you Elle." She said sweetly. I waved to Carlos James and Logan as they left.
"Bye guys." I said as I walked into the kitchen. I grabbed 5 clean plates from the dishwasher and set them on the table and went to the cabinet to get 6 more. I felt a pair of hands on my waist and jumped, almost dropping all the plates and knocking over a glass cup that was on the counter.
"What's wrong babe, you seem jumpy." Chris whispered in my ear as he pulled my back to his chest and wrapped his arms tightly around my waist.
"I wasn't expecting to see you again." I said my voice shaking. "Especially not here." He laughed and let go of me. I put the plates in a pile on the table then went back to the dishwasher to grab forks knives and cups.
"Here, let me help you with that." He said, grabbing my ass as I leaned down. I quickly stood up and pointed the knife that was in my hand at him.
"Keep your fucking hands off me." I snapped. He just stood there with that stupid smirk on his face.
"Elle are you afraid of me?" He asked. That was a stupid question.
"No." I said strongly. "I'm not afraid of you Chris. I just hate your fucking guts." He smiled and took a step closer to me. "Stay away from me Chris." I snapped. He rolled his eyes and took a couple more steps.
"She said stay away from her." I looked over to see Kendall leaning in the doorway. "You know you two don't really seem like much of a couple." He said. Really? No shit Sherlock.
"We're just having some problems. It's none of your business kid." Chris snapped at him.
"You know I can very easily just yell for someone to come in here and help." Kendall warned him. "I'm sure you don't want her mother to see how scared she is of you." Fuck you Kendall. Chris glared at him and left the kitchen. I grabbed the rest of the forks and knives then stacked up all the cups. Kendall took half the pile from me.
"Thanks." I mumbled, refusing to look him in the eyes as we walked into the dining room and put all the plates, cups, forks, and knives in their places. I walked back into the kitchen and grabbed a water from next to the fridge.
"Why are you so afraid of that guy?" Kendall quietly asked as he walked into the kitchen behind me.
"I'm not afraid of him." I snapped. Kendall rolled his eyes.
"Yeah, that's why your voice was shaking and you looked terrified when he walked in the house and why you were holding a knife to him when I walked in." He said. I glared at him. "Look I'm just trying to help you Elle."
"Well stop. I don't need help. I can't take care of myself just fine." I said.
"What happened to make you so afraid of him?" He said again. I glared at him and shook my head.
"It's not any of your concern." I said walking out of the kitchen and back to the living room. "Mom I think I'm gonna skip dinner and go unpack the rest of my room. I'm not very hungry and I'm not feeling that great." I lied.
"Alright Hun." she said. "I hope you feel better. Take Sage upstairs with you." I called Sage to follow me and ran upstairs. I walked into my room and slammed the door shut behind me.
I lifted my mattress and pulled out the small white box, opening it and pulling out my utility blade. I leaned against the door and fell to the floor. I pressed the blade to my skin and dragged it across my wrist, watching as I added cut after cut to my arm and let the blood trickle down my wrist. I leaned my head against the door behind me and sighed as I looked up at the ceiling, tears falling from the corner of my eyes.
Why the hell did he have to come back too? Why couldn't Ray Jay have come alone. Just left Christ back in Chicago. He had no business being here. No business fucking up my life again. That's all he's going to do is fuck everything up. Then there's Kendall who doesn't know when the hell to leave things alone. My life is none of his business. He's just going to bring things up that I don't want to remember. Then again Chris is doing the same thing. I sighed and slammed my head against the door before getting up and throwing the box back under my mattress and grabbing the washcloth I had under there to clean up the blood.
I cleaned up my arm and changed into shorts and an old hockey jersey before climbing under the covers on my bed. Sage jumped up on my bed and curled up next to me and started licking my face.
"I missed you too Sage." I said as I kissed her nose. She calmed down and closed her eyes as she laid next to me. Why, why, why does Chris have to be here.. My train of though was broken when someone knocked on my door.. I tugged my sleeve down and sat up.
"Yeah?" I said as the door opened. It was Kendall. "What do you want?" I asked as he closed the door behind himself and then walked over and sat on the edge of my bed.
"Just making sure you're okay." He said simply. Sage jumped up and started licking his face. I watched as he pet her and she laid down between us.
"Of course I'm okay." I snapped defensively. "Why wouldn't I be? And why is it any of your concern?" Nosy jackass.
"Oh I don't know, maybe because there's some jackass who scares the shit out of you sitting at your dining room table with your family. And you may not know this Elle, but I consider you my friend, and it's my job as your friend to make sure you're okay." I rolled my eyes and shook my head.
"We're not friends Kendall." I said as I sat up more and rested my back against the headboard of my bed. He raised and eyebrow at me.
"Really?" He said, he sounded amused and slightly offended. "What are we then?" I shrugged.
"Acquaintances who argue a lot." I said. He couldn't argue with that and he knew that. Arguing is what we were best at. It didn't matter what we were talking about, if we didn't agree about it, there was an argument. Or he would start prying into my life again and piss me off which starts an argument. We're not just acquaintances though.
"If we're just 'acquaintances' then why am I the first person you go to when you need something?" he asked. I narrowed my eyes at him and bit the inside of my lip.
"Fine, we're friends." I said with my teeth clenched. "That doesn't mean you get to be nosy and annoying about my past. I've told you plenty of times that I don't want to bring it up because it'll just come back and bite me in the ass."
"Elle, if the shit you don't wanna talk about has anything to do with that jackass downstairs, I have a feeling it's already coming back to bite you in the ass. If you would just talk about I could help." I rolled my eyes.
"No you couldn't. I'm not gonna talk about it so just give up on it already." I said. Kendall shook his head.
"That's not gonna happen Elle and you know that. You may be stubborn but so am I." He said.
"I can guarantee you'll give up before I tell you." I said. "You have no idea how stubborn I can be."
"We'll see about that." He said with a small laugh. "I'm gonna head out. It's getting late and I have to be back at my house before the guys." I nodded. "See ya later Ellie." He said kissing the top of my head quickly before getting up.
"Hey Kendall." I said, stopping him before he opened the door. HE looked at me. "Next time you come here right after you have sex, take the time to make sure your clothes are on the right way and your hair isn't sticking up." I said. His cheeks turned red as he bit the inside of his cheek, he could tell I wasn't impressed.
"Bye Elle." He said as he walked out, closing the door behind him.
So, that was Chapter Five. What'd you guys think? Anything I can improve?
Thanks for reading! Chapter six is coming soon! (: