So here's the next chapter. And I know you're all dying to know what happened to Logan, but you have to get through this part first. Then tomorrow you can find out in chapter 29, I promise. (:

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A journey of a thousand miles
must begin with a single step.
-Lao-Tzu
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18 Years Old

"Ring!" Camille cries as she grabs her phone from the coffee table.

She, along with Lucy, James, Carlos, Kendall, and Logan are sitting in Lucy's apartment waiting for Camille's agent to call her. She'd auditioned for a role on a rather well known TV show as a reoccurring character. And after some practice with James, she'd managed to go in and have, what had felt like, a rather successful audition.

Now they're all just waiting to find out what happens.

"Hey I just met you! And this is crazy!" Everyone jumps as Camille's phone starts ringing. Smiling eagerly, the young actress flips open the phone and holds it to her ear. "Hello?"

There's silence for a second before her face falls. "O-okay. Yes. Thank you." She hangs up the phone and turns to face everyone who are looking at her worriedly.

"I…I got the part!" She cries, face blossoming into a look of total joy. "We start filming in two weeks!" She pulls James, the closest person to her in an excited hug and the two bounce up and down while she squeals in happiness.

"This is so great!" The pretty boy exclaims. "We need to go out to celebrate."

Everyone voices their agreement and Camille just continues to smile at her friends.

"Where should we go?"

"I don't care!" The actress squeals. "I just want to celebrate!"

"Oh!" Carlos jumps up. "I vote someplace with corn dogs!"

"Which would leave us with the mall food court." James deadpans. "I say we go to some nice classy little Italian restaurant."

Lucy nods. "That sounds fantastic."

Kendall and Logan share a look before grinning. "Chinese."

"Oooh!" Camille's eyes light up excitedly. "That sounds delicious."

"Well," Lucy grins, "I guess that we're getting Chinese."

"Alright!" The blonde and the genius share a high five.

"So where do we go?" James asks.

Immediately everyone starts voicing their favorite places. And, because nothing is ever that simple, everyone has a different favorite place. After several minutes of intense discussion (and James putting Carlos in head lock) Logan finally holds up his hands. "Okay!" He shouts, gaining everyone's attention. "Clearly, we're not going to come to a decision, at least not civilly, just by talking."

He reaches over and grabs a notebook and pen from the coffee table. "Okay. One at a time, everyone tell me the name of where they want to go."

There's a small skirmish between Kendall, James, and Carlos as they argue over who will tell Logan first. While they're argue, the genius scribbles down his choice and gets the names of Lucy and Camille's choices.

Each of the other three boys looks offended when they realize that they didn't get to tell Logan their choices. Kendall pouts, James demands a do over, and Carlos tells Logan where he wants to go-more than happy enough to settle for getting a say before either Kendall or James.

This, of course, sets James and Kendall off fighting each other to go next.

"Idiots." Logan rolls his eyes and writes down the names of Kendall and James' favorite Chinese restaurants, already knowing both. "Okay!" He shouts again, gaining their attention. "Now that all the names are written down, we just pick one at random."

"Wait!" Lucy cries suddenly. "I know I already gave you mine, but I just remembered about that Chinese restaurant I pass all the time. I've never actually been there, but it looks really nice."

Logan shrugs. "I'll add it anyways. What's it called?"

Lucy shrugs, mimicking the genius' actions. "I don't know. The name is all in traditional Chinese or something. But I know exactly where it is if we decide to go there."

"Okay." Logan scribbles down the words Unknown onto the paper and looks back up to face his friends. "So how are we deciding this?"

"Well," Camille shrugs, "you and Kendall are the ones who wanted Chinese. You guys decide."

Kendall leans down to get a better look at the list, getting closer to Logan than is necessary. Lucy eyes them strangely, but nobody else says anything about it, all of them completely used to Kendall's total disregard for Logan's personal space. "Why don't we close our eyes, pick one at random, and then let Camille pick between them?"

The genius nods. "Sounds like a plan." He closes his eyes and Kendall does the same. "One."

The boys raise their pointer fingers, letting them hover over the notebook paper.

"Two." Kendall grins.

They both begin moving their fingers back and forth, bumping into each other and laughing.

"Three!" They call out together.

And Logan lets his hand drop and he feels his finger brush against something warm. He opens his eyes and he grins as he sees both his and Kendall's fingers are resting on the same spot.

Unknown.

"Well," Camille grins, "I guess that eliminates my needing to choose."

Carlos laughs. "I guess it must be fate."

They all get a good laugh out of that before gathering their stuff and heading towards the elevator. Kendall continues talking animatedly and throws an arm around Logan's shoulder, pulling the genius to his side.

"I really hope this place is good. I am really craving Chinese food."

Logan laughs, although he can feel Lucy eyeing them as they walk. "I'm sure it'll be great. Lucy's got pretty good taste."

Kendall nods. "That's true." He agrees, throwing the rocker chick a grin over his shoulder.

And the genius knows that tonight he is going to do whatever he can to keep Kendall's attention on Lucy and off of him. He can't explain it, exactly, but he can feel it in his gut. This night is going to be important. It's going to be the start of something big. And Logan wants to make sure that something big is Kendall realizing he wants to be with Lucy.

No matter how much his heart hates him for it.