Okay so this chapter is kind of short, but I promise the next chapter in the present will more than make up for it.

I give you chapter 23. Enjoy!

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The art of love…
is largely the
art of persistence.
-Albert Ellis
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"Okay, is anyone else getting a little tired of all this?" James asks. He, Camille, Carlos, and Katie are all in the Palm Woods Park, sipping smoothies. "It was amusing and all, but now I just really want them to get together and put an end to this signing thing."

Camille raises an eyebrow. "You think if they get together the singing will just stop?"

The pretty boy shrugs. "Maybe? I don't really know. But Kendall keeps insisting that the singing thing is what made him realize his feelings for Logan and, frankly, I'm willing to try anything to make it stop. They could at least sing songs that we know!"

Katie grins. "Well Logan was singing a song from a Disney movie yesterday. I'm sure you guys all know that."

"Yeah, that was really weird though." Camille nods. "I mean, I thought they could only sing if they were together."

"No." Carlos shakes his head. "Kendall sang Til I Forget About You that one time that Logan left the apartment."

"That's right!" Camille slaps her forehead lightly, "I totally forgot I heard Logan singing that too."

"And Kendall was singing some song I've never heard before the day after all this stuff started. We were down by the pool but Logan was in the apartment."

"Logan was singing that song too though." Katie adds. "Or he was singing some kind of song at least and looking down at the pool."

"Was it something about a love affair?" Carlos asks.

Katie nods. "That's the one. I'm guessing Kendall was singing the same song."

"So they always sing the same song?" Camille asks. "Even when they aren't together."

"Yes…wait, no." James turns to face the actress. "You said Logan was singing a Disney song yesterday?"

Camille nods. "Yeah. From Hercules."

"Because Kendall started singing yesterday while we were at the pool. But it was the Rick Astley song, Never Gonna Give You Up."

Katie and Camille both stifle giggles as they imagine the blonde bursting out into that particular song. "Well, I guess it would make sense that they're singing different things now. You know, if James' theory about why they're singing is correct. They're at different points now. Kendall's accepted it. Logan hasn't."

"Logan's an idiot." Katie scoffs, rolling her eyes.

"They're both idiots." James corrects. "I mean, honestly, are any of us even surprised to find out that Kendall and Logan like each other?"

"When you guys first came to the Palm Woods, I thought they were dating. I remember being really glad when I realized they weren't." Camille admits, laughing slightly.

"I kind of suspected it," Carlos admits. "But it wasn't until Kendall nearly fought Mercedes when she tried to date Logan that I knew for sure."

"Mom would always make me go wake them up when Logan slept over," Katie tells them. "And every time they'd be curled up together in Kendall's bed, even though there were blankets on the floor where Logan was supposed to be sleeping."

James nods. "I don't really know when I realized it," the pretty boy admits. "One day I just caught them smiling at each other and I realized it was different-that it had always been different-than they way they are with anyone else."

"I don't understand why Logan is fighting this." Carlos says sadly.

"Guys…" Camille starts, but she's cut off by a shout from a very familiar voice.

"Logan!"

Kendall and Logan come walking into view. Or, rather, Logan is moving quickly and Kendall is trying to catch up with him.

"You can't keep running from this-from me!" The blonde cries out.

"I can try!" Logan calls back, not slowing down his pace.

"Yeah, you can." Kendall finally manages to snag the smaller boy's arm, finally getting him to stop. "But we both know I'm faster than you. So keep running as long as you want, Logie. But I've finally figured out how I feel about you and I'm never going to stop chasing you."

"Kendall you don't know what you're talking about."

"Yes I do!" Kendall huffs, clearly annoyed with how stubborn the genius is being. His face almost immediately softens though. "Look, I know this is partially my fault because it took me forever to figure out how I feel and I'm sorry about that. Who was I to make you wait? I'd give it all, I'd give for us. Give anything," he fixes the genius with a serious expression as he sings the next line, grabbing the smaller boy by the hips and pulling him closer, "But I won't give up."

"Tell me." The blonde says, surprised to find that he can speak normally. "Tell me honestly that you don't feel this too."

Logan looks up at Kendall, his eyes sad. "What do you want me to say?"

"Say what you really, Logie. That's all I'm asking."

The brunette sighs. "I love you. I have loved you all along. And I miss you."

"Been far away for far too long." They sing together.

"Stop being so far away Logan." Kendall pleads, pressing his forehead against the shorter boy's. "Please."

Logan sighs, his eyes sliding shut and Kendall can tell that the brunette is close to giving in. "Fine." He says eventually. "But only for one day."

Kendall smiles, pulling the smaller boy into a hug and burying his face into his hair. "I promise," he whispers softly, knowing Logan can hear him. "I'm going to change you're mind. This isn't just for one day. This is a forever kind of thing."

"How do you know?" The genius asks.

There's a tug in Kendall's chest and his smile widens. "I can feel it."

Far Away belongs to Nickelback