Disclaimer: This is NOT owned by me! I just wanted to identify this!
This was going to be the longest three days of Kennedi's life... EVER!
Kennedi relaxed on her bed in her room in apartment 2L, pissed that James was three apartments down.
Her iPod was resting on her stomach as her feet bobbed to the music as she was reading.
"Wait a minute, before you tell me anything how was your-" Kennedi caught herself singing before she shouted, "GOD DAMN SON OF A BITCH! LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE!" She shouted at her iPod, changing the song, "I try to write this down, the words just don't come out, it's hard to say how you feel. Been down the longest road, said yes when I meant no, I lost control of the wheel."
Kennedi groaned in frustration, shouting about how the mother fucker should leave her alone.
"Sounds like you have a crazy stalker." A familiar masculine voice said from her doorway.
Kennedi looked up and screamed, falling off of her bed, legs in the air, as she tried to right herself she yelled, "HOLY SHIT! WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING IN MY ROOM?" Kennedi shouted at James.
"Well, I wanted to see if you wanted to go out for dinner?" James questioned.
"Why in the hell would I want to go out with you? And, theoretically, if I did, how do you know I won't call my friends telling them you kidnapped me?" Kennedi asked with a smirk.
"So there's a possibility you would go with me?" James asked with a smile.
"Let me think about that..." Kennedi took a pause before yelling, "NO! Now leave before I call security to tell them that I have a stalker with brown locks that need to be cut off! " Kennedi yelled at him.
"Can't rape the willing, Kennedi." James said walking out of her bedroom.
"FUCK YOU, DIAMOND!"
"YOU WANT TO FUCK ME!" He shouted, slamming the door to the apartment behind him.
"YEAH! WHEN PIGS FLY!" Kennedi yelled from inside the apartment.
James poked his head back inside the door, "I didn't know you flew out here, I thought you drove." He grinned at her, walking out of the room.
Kennedi stood there, mouth opened wide. "Son of a bitch..." She muttered. "The bastard beat me at my own game..."
About an hour later, Kennedi was flicking through her closet. She pulled on a teal tiered tube top, with a white belt with a brown leather buckle. She also put on a pair of white skinny jeans and a pair of black Vans with a teal platform and a teal beret which she put on over her pin straight, dark chocolate hair. She wore a white trench coat, similar to the black one she wore yesterday.
Kennedi walked out of the apartment, walking to 2J.
She knocked on the door of 2J to see Mrs. Knight.
"Hello... Who are you?"
"My name is-"
"Kennedi! What are you doing here?" James asked, standing beside Mrs. Knight.
"Didn't you offer to take me out to dinner?"
"I thought you said no."
"Technically, I never answered."
"Kennedi?"
"Yes?"
"Would you like to go out to dinner with me?"
"... Well... A girl's got to eat."
James looked at her, confused, and Mrs. Knight said, "James? Take that as a yes and go get dressed."
Kennedi crinkled her nose slightly at the rhyme.
"Would you like to come in, Kennedi?" Mrs. Knight said as James went to go change.
"Oh! Yes, I'd love to!"
"Of course."
A young girl, about eleven was sitting on the neon-orange couch.
"I want an orange couch..." Kennedi muttered, sitting next to the girl.
"WHOA! New person in the apartment!"
Kennedi laughed a little, looking at the girl.
"I'm Kennedi." She said, holding out her hand.
The girl shook Kennedi's hand. "Katie... I'm Kendall's little sister."
"Wow... We could be the KKK if we were racist enough..." Kennedi said, trailing off.
"You're so racist..."
"Somehow... It's too easy for me to agree to that."
"Why?"
"I make fun of Indian people every time I see them anywhere close to a 7-11 or any other gas station."
"That's so not racist."
"I've got the accent down perfectly too." Kennedi said, sounding like Apu Nahasapeemapetilon from 'The Simpsons'.
"Wow... That made my heart break a little that was so racist."
"You know... After growing up in a city that was so integrated and so many different ethnic groups live there, I guess racist things don't faze me... Sexist things, I'll rip out your throat if you say something sexist..."
"... I guess I can respect that." Katie said, nodding.
(Ten minutes later.)
"Jesus Christ... How long does it take a guy to get ready?"
"Are you sure you've met James? He is the most meterosexual man I have ever met in my life."
Kennedi laughed at Katie's words. "You are the little sister I never had but always wanted."
"And you're what I always wanted Kendall to be!"
Kennedi laughed a little more, high-fiving Katie. "From now on, I am your surrogate older sister."
"YES! Mom? Can Kennedi permanently replace Kendall?"
Mrs. Knight looked at Kennedi.
"... Really, Katie? You know that's an awful question to ask... Besides... After hearing you talk to Kennedi, I made that decision when you said 'Hi'... Kennedi, welcome to the Knight clan!"
Kennedi laughed. "Does that mean I can introduce myself as Kennedi Knight, now?"
"... Wouldn't you rather be Kennedi Diamond?" James' voice asked, floating into the room as he walked in.
"I think Knight has a better ring to it..."
James placed his hands over his chest. "That hurt Kennedi... That really hurt..."
Kennedi placed a manicured finger under her eye and trailed it down her cheek. "I'll be sure to shed a tear for you, James."
"Yep... Katie, meet your new sister." Mama Knight said, smiling and laughing a little.
James walked over to where Kennedi and Katie were sitting and held out a hand to Kennedi. She grabbed his hand and he pulled her up, lacing his fingers in hers. While she wouldn't admit it, Kennedi felt a small warmth spark in her.
"Ready?" James asked her.
"Sure."
"They're such a cute couple." Katie muttered under her breath to Mama Knight.
"Heard that!" Kennedi shouted as the door shut behind her and James.
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"Where do you want to go, Kennedi?"
"Um... Italian actually sounds really good right now..."
"Really? You actually eat food?"
"No, James... I eat fake, plastic food that come in the little kid kitchen sets! Of course I eat real food."
"I'm sorry! I had to check! You're like a double zero!"
"I'm a four!"
"... Are you sure about that?"
"I am positive!"
"And you're sure nothing is silicon?" James asked Kennedi, looking at her out of the corner of his eye, his sight glancing down at their interlocked hands.
"Holy shit, you did not just ask me if I have breast implants!" Kennedi exclaimed quietly, laughing.
James laughed too, relieved she didn't kill him, "Maybe I did."
"Confession, I used to be that really chunky girl and when I started to feel self conscious about myself I ran. I guess that's not where I lost my weight. Although, I'm glad to say some of it left my ass."
"Why?"
"I'll show you a picture sometime."
"That's got to be interesting." He said as the two continued walking down the street their hands still laced together.
"So... Where is this Italian restaurant?"
"Three miles in the other direction..."
Kennedi laughed, letting go of James' hand, stepping into the street, whistling loudly. A cab pulled up in front of her, not a minute later.
"Come on, James!" She shouted, holding open the cab door, sliding in as James climbed in right behind her, his hand seeking hers.
"Where are you going?" The driver asked.
"You know that Italian place on Suns-"
"I'm sorry, sir, but there's been a murder there. It's been taped off by police."
Kennedi leaned forward. "Do you know who was murdered?"
"A girl... Her name was Carson... Carson Sanders I believe."
"Was she working on a movie set?"
"Yeah, she was just walking out when someone caught her from behind. Brought her to an alleyway, it looks like her assailant raped her too."
"I think we've heard enough, All right, thank you sir."
"Have a nice day," He said, showing yellowing teeth.
Kennedi gave a pained smile, ushering James out of the cab.
"What?" He asked.
"I am suddenly in the mood for delivered pizza to my apartment." Kennedi said, dragging James out of the cab.
James immediately laced his fingers in Kennedi's, as though the feeling brought a sense of security.
The pair walked down the street.
"That driver made you uncomfortable." Kennedi stated. Her statement lacked the questioning tone James was expecting.
James looked at Kennedi expectantly. "Your hand, you squeezed mine as though you were seeking reassurance that he wasn't telling the truth."
"..."
"I'm a girl; I pick up the emotions and body language of the people around me."
"... Wow..."
"What?"
"I just can't believe someone killed her."
"I know... You two seemed... Close..."
"Honestly? I was just trying to make you jealous."
"Why?"
"Because I'm a douche bag?"
"..." Kennedi was silent for a moment before laughing.
"What's so funny?"
"Your answer! Best response... EVER!"
"Thanks... I guess?"
"It's a compliment."
"Oh! Good..."
They finally got back to the Palm Woods. Bitters was there, watching his mini lobby TV and eating popcorn. James and Kennedi looked at him like he was too bored to notice them so they snuck by without getting noticed.
Until James ran into the small coffee table and made the flower pot fall off of it. Bitters looked at them with a scowl on his face.
"NOBODY IN MY LOBBY AFTER NINE AND IT'S NINE OH THREE!"
"ALRIGHT JACKASS! YOU'RE GOING TO NOT CARE, NOT GIVE US A STRIKE AND YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE IT! DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?" Kennedi shouted, extremely tired.
"Yes ma'am." Bitters said smally.
Kennedi and James walked to the elevators. James pressed the button and when the doors opened, he led Kennedi inside.
She was too tired to stand on her own so she leaned on James. "I'm tired..." Kennedi yawned.
"Want me to carry you back to your apartment?" James asked teasingly.
"Would you?" Kennedi asked, yawning again.
"Remind me never to party with you." James said, really wanting to pick her up and cradle her in his muscular arms.
"I'm normally really fun... I'm just tired..." As the doors opened, Kennedi held her arms up to James. He bent down, placing an arm about mid-back and an arm under the backs of her knees. He picked her up, feeling her arms snake around his neck.
"Thank you for carrying me." Kennedi mumbled into his shoulder, smiling.
"I only did it because you seemed too lazy to walk by yourself." James replied, secretly loving that he's holding her this close to his body.
"Ha-ha, yeah that's why you did it. I'm lazy." Kennedi mumbled again, still smiling.
They finally got to her apartment. James bent down a little bit to be able to reach the doorknob with her still in his arms. He pushed the door open slightly with his foot and walked in the apartment. Feeling Kennedi's legs move, hearing a small clatter later, realizing the she had kicked off her shoes.
"Where's your bedroom?" James questioned, hoping she wasn't sleeping yet before he could find her room.
"First door down the hall. Don't bump into my picture hanging in the hall." Kennedi whispered, snuggling her head more into James' shoulder.
James smiled as the warmth from her face radiating to his neck. He walked down the hall and bent down again to open her door. He pushed the door open and walked slowly in the dark. His foot hit the bed and he knew he was by the right place. He laid her down and unwrapped her arms from his neck.
Kennedi whined a little before saying, "Thanks, jackass... I didn't have the horrible night I expected from Mr. James-Stuck-In-His-Own-World-Diamond."
He watched as her breathing evened out and he closed the door slowly. He walked out of the apartment and closed the door quietly.
He walked down the hall to his own apartment. He went into his room he shared with Kendall and undressed, moving into bathroom to change into his pajamas.
When he came out, he saw Kendall's phone light up. Being the nosy best friend he is, he went to investigate. He picked up the phone to see a picture of Kendall and Alycinn at the movie set today, smiling with coffee cups in their hands.
'Such a flirt, but you gotta hand it to him. He got a pretty girl. Just not as pretty as Kennedi...Whoa Diamond, she's pretty now? You called her a pig a couple of hours ago, now she's pretty? '
'Well she is beautiful.'
'I guess she is beautiful... Maybe gorgeous is a better-'
'Dude... PICK A FUCKING WORD!'
'I really need to stop talking to myself.'
'No James! REALLY?'
He had stopped the debate he had going with his conscience before putting Kendall's phone back and deciding to go to bed.
He walked to his bed and laid down before one last thought...
'Best night ever with a beautiful devil's child.'
'Amen to that, conscience.'
The next morning, Kennedi woke up, noticing she was still in the clothes she was wearing yesterday.
"At least I got my shoes off." She muttered.
"Morning." A masculine voice said, walking into her bedroom.
"AH!" Kennedi screamed, falling off of her bed.
"Really, James? TWO DAYS IN A ROW?"
"I aim to please." He said sarcastically, seeing how far he could push her with his teasing and sarcasm before she blew up at him.
"Ha-ha, Diamond. You're so funny."
"I know." He said, smiling.
"Well... Mr. Conceited Jackass... What are we doing today?"
"I thought, being that it's six o'clock in the morning, I'm going to take you to Disney."
"REALLY?" Kennedi asked, excitedly.
"Yep... Now get dressed."
"Pushy!"
"So?"
"Alright, I need you to go back to your apartment. I need to change, shower, and grab some cash... Not necessarily in that order..."
"Ha-ha, I kinda expected it not to be in that order, but ma'am yes ma'am!" James said while saluting her and backing out of the room.
Kennedi laughed at James' antics and walked over to her closet.
"What to wear, what to wear." She mumbled.
Finally, Kennedi had decided to wear a purple 'I heart Nerds t-shirt', a pair of jean booty shorts, purple Vans, a pair of aviators and a purple beret. Kennedi went into the bathroom and after showering, put her hair in a low side ponytail, curling it, making it look shiny.
Kennedi walked over to her bottom drawer on her dresser and opened it. At the bottom, under her pictures from her dad, sat a giant wad of cash. "... I miss you dad." She whispered, taking a couple hundred dollars and her credit card, placing both of them in her wallet, sliding her wallet in her back pocket.
James stood out in the hallway, waiting for Kennedi. A minute later, she stepped out, her hair still wet, perfectly styled and he held out an arm for her.
Kennedi smiled, shaking her head, looping her arm through his.
"I asked Logan and he said that we can borrow the car Gustavo gave to us after our music video for The City Is Ours."
"Is that supposed to impress me?" Kennedi asked as she smirked.
James looked down at Kennedi, "Maybe just a little..."
"Well, you're gonna have to try harder, Diamond." Kennedi said with the same smirk still on her face.
"Oh, I will, Miss Rydes... Until you're so impressed, you'd kiss me." James smirked, a teasing tone in his voice, causing Kennedi to falter just the slightest.
"Ha-ha, in your dreams."
"How'd you know, Kennedi?"
"I am known to cause feelings in others that they themselves, don't understand." She said with confidence in her voice.
"You seem so confident." James smirked.
"I am so confident!"
The two continued the playful banter before reaching the car.
He opened the passenger door for her and she smiled at him.
"Thanks, James."
"Anytime, Kennedi."
Kennedi kicked her feet up on the dashboard and reclined her seat so she was leaning at an angle, her long legs on display for James and anyone else who drove by them, to see.
Kennedi smirked a bit when she saw James looking out of the corner of his eye at her legs. Of course she would tease him, but she didn't want to get in a wreck.
Kennedi turned on the radio and at that time Show Me came on and she turned it up louder and started to sing to it.
"I blaze the night
In harbor lights
You dressin' light
It's fittin' right
I hear the waves
I see you wave
I'm stayin' put
You say "no way"
The track begins,
You pull me in
I touch your skin
You're tremblin'
It's in your eyes
You're here to win
So let the game, the game begin," Kennedi sang. To James' surprise... She was good... She almost did the part as well as Kendall...
'Maybe it's a 'K' thing...' James thought.
"I, I, I, I,
Wanna see you, you, you, you
Telling me
That, that
That you got what I need,
Do pretty girl, don't speak." Kennedi continued singing, again surprising James with her range.
"Baby show me
By the way you hold me,
Way that you control me
Speed me up or slow me
Oh when I'm lonely
Full of stormy weather
Can you make it better?
I heard what you told me
So-o oh show me." James joined her, eyes watching the road.
"Know what you want my number for!
Ain't talked enough,
Let's talk some more
You kinda cute
Don't hit the mute,
Just aim and shoot
Or get the boot." James sang, peeking at Kennedi every few second out of the corner of his eye.
Kennedi smiled at James as they finished singing, her trialing out the last note.
"Wow... You're an amazing singer."
"... Thanks... I guess you're not so bad yourself... And if you want to be impressed, you need to hear me rap. And not some little Logan rap. A legit rap."
"If Logan were here he'd be so far past insulted."
"That's what I was going for..."
"Why?"
"I'm a bitch! Does it really matter?"
James sighed trying not to laugh, "I guess not."
"Hey Kendall?" Aly asked him as the pair sat, flicking through their scripts, sipping coffee, watching Carlos and Bridget film their scenes.
"Yeah?"
"What do you think Kennedi and James are doing?"
"... Probably at each other's throats, yelling and screaming and just being generally unpleasant people."
"No Kendall... How do you really feel?" Aly said sarcastically, flicking her brown highlighted hair over her shoulder, smiling at Kendall.
"Aly?"
"Yeah?"
"Will you go out on a date with me?"
"... Sure..." Aly said, trying to sound as nonchalant as possible.