I'm so sorry this chapter has taken so long to come out and the fact its so short! It just really didn't want to come together at all, it's driven me up the wall! Also, I go back to school tomorrow and it's my last year so I have to concentrate on my studies more than writing, I'll still be updating! I just can't promise a set schedule, I hope you guys understand! Enjoy the chapter!
Rain crashed over the state of Minnesota, chilled rains smothering the life and heat out of everything as lightning flashed in the distance behind a blanket of trees. Large puddles formed on the ground, making it muddy and filthy beneath the young teenager's feet, the cobbled pathways becoming slippery and darkened by the pounding water.
Logan ran through the empty streets, eyes shadowed by his soaking bangs that now hung in front of the brown orbs. His rubber soled sneakers hit one of the puddles, causing droplets of water to be sent flying up and coating his trouser legs, the cold water soaking into his skin. Not that it really made a difference since Logan was soaked to the bone anyway from the harsh weather. Salty trails of water drifted down his pale face, but got washed away by the rain just as quickly, even Mother Nature hated to see the boy cry.
The sky rumbled loudly as thunder made its presence known, the loud distraction causing Logan to lose his footing on the soaking concrete, painfully falling down flat on his back. The abused skin and bone began to scream with pain, refusing every moment Logan tried to make as he attempted to stand back up. Fresh tears of bitterness filled his eyes, he couldn't even cry out for help. So, he simply lay on the ground, allowing the freezing rain to pound onto his aching body, feeling the numbness spread until his back no longer hurt.
He smiled lightly to himself, still feeling slightly bitter at the fact he couldn't get help, but maybe, just maybe, lying here wasn't so bad. His back no longer hurt after all, his once aching limbs slowly becoming dead to the world as cold swept through them, turning his fingers a pale blue. Black dots were beginning to dance in front of Logan's vision, only a few at first, but they soon began to multiply until he could no longer see the dark gray, cloud infested sky that the damned cold rain had been falling from, all he could see was darkness. His mind was beginning to drift, struggling to even come up with a small, coherent thought, all Logan wanted now was warmth.
His wish was soon granted as the darkness finally overtook his mind, throwing Logan Mitchell into the blissful, warm unconsciousness.
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James, Kendall and Carlos sat in a circle in the centre of the carpet that covered the floor of Kendall's bedroom, the two taller boys watching in awe as Carlos's hands danced in front of them.
"That means 'How are you?', understand?" Carlos asked, the happy grin never leaving his face. He was attempting to teach his two friends some simple sign language so they'd be able to communicate with Logan, or at least understand what he was trying to say. Carlos was glad he'd learnt it when his youngest sister was born into the family with damaged ears, she wasn't completely deaf, but was definitely hard of hearing, which meant all of the family quickly began to take up sign language. Carlos had picked it up quickly at the time, and loved talking to his sister in it while around his friends since they were always so clueless. He knew by teaching the two how to sign, it was kind of defeating the purpose of the silent conversations to confuse them, but Logan was more important.
James and Kendall looked back at Carlos, completely clueless expressions on their face. They hadn't really been paying attention to the exact movements that Carlos had been making, only staring at the way he seemed to go through them so fluently.
Carlos sighed, smacking his face with the palm of his hand, slightly irritated with the short attention span his friends had seemed to develop in the past hour or so. Was this really how irritating he was all the time? Carlos made a mental note to change that, especially when the other boys were trying to teach him something that could help him make friends!
"I'll take that as a no, then. How about I just teach you the basic alphabet for now? Then you can ask him just to spell words out for you and hopefully you'll be able to follow what he's saying." Carlos tried to keep the bitterness and irritation out of his tone, but apparently he hadn't succeeded as the two taller boys looked down in shame.
"Sorry, Carlos! But learning a whole new language in a night is hard!" Kendall complained, pouting like a child to prove his point. Carlos couldn't help but break into a grin as James followed his friend's actions, even crossing his arms tightly to his chest in protest.
"Yeah yeah, just try and pay attention alright?" Carlos repeated the action he had done previously, watching proudly as the two friends copied. It wasn't as fluid as Carlos's motions, the boys still getting used to the movements meaning words, but they would be understood if they'd tried to talk to a deaf person.
However, it didn't take long for a loud crash of thunder to interrupt their little teaching session. The boys had been ignoring the rain smashing against Kendall's bedroom window for quite a while now, but the first loud bout of thunder had caused them to jump. Staring out the window, James smiled, watching the rain soak the streets and the sky light up with small bolts of lightning. Rumbles of thunder continued to echo through the house, but it didn't bother the tall brunette. He had always loved the rain, the feel of it soaking him to the core, flattening his hair and hydrating his skin always been calming and peaceful for the boy. The frizzy hair afterwards, James didn't appreciate at all, but the initial rain storm was always welcomed.
However, James's hazel eyes focused on a small huddled figure in the distance. He couldn't work it out for sure due to the sheets of rain obstructing his vision, but it appeared to be a boy, maybe slightly younger than themselves, flat on his back and huddled in pain. He wasn't moving.
Squinting his eyes a little and leaning forward, James struggled to get a better look at the silhouette, he didn't want to worry his other friends and make them all run out into the storm if it was just a bag of garbage. But once his vision focused more, James's heart leapt into his throat.
He recognised that figure, there was no doubt in his mind now over who that figure was.
"Guys, we have to go out, now." James said urgently, reaching over for his jacket. Carlos and Kendall looked up at him curiously, their mouths full of cookies that Mrs Knight had brought up for them.
"Why?" Carlos asked through a mouthful of buttery, chocolaty goodness. "It's warm, James! I know you like rain but I wanna stay dry for once!"
James growled in annoyance as Kendall nodded, agreeing with Carlos's point.
"You two don't understand!" James exclaimed, stomping his foot on the ground. "I saw him! Logan's out there in the rain! He isn't moving! Come on!" James then darted over to Kendall's bedroom door.
Kendall and Carlos instantly dropped the cookies they were holding, fear filling their hearts as they quickly stood and pulled on the closest jackets they could find, not really minding if they actually belonged to them or not. They'd been friends for way too long to have not shared clothes every once in a while after all.
They left Kendall's cozy, warm home without hesitation, heading out into the freezing rain fall to where James had seen the figure. As they approached the still silhouette, Kendall let out a small gasp at what lay in front of them, dropping to his knees beside the soaked figure.
Below Logan's motionless body lay a small puddle of blood, being made much larger by the rainwater that merged with the crimson liquid.
Ahahaha Cliffhanger!
As I said above, I start school tomorrow, but I'll try and get the next chapter written and out when I can :) As always, if anyone wants to get a plot line in this, feel free to tell me! You'll get credited!
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