A/N: Hey guys! Thank you all for the wonderful reviews I got for last chapter! They definitely inspired me to keep going.

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DISCLAIMER: I CANNOT THINK OF A CREATIVE WAY OF SAYING THIS SO I WILL JUST GO FOR THE SIMPLE, TRAGIC TRUTH, I DO NOT OWN BTR OR IT WOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE A KIDS' SHOW...

Ch. 2: I Know Everything About You

"What the HELL?" Kendall exclaimed, wiping his mouth on his sleeve.

James just stared at him, his hand pressing softly on the forming bruise in his jaw, left by Kendall's punch.

"Well," Kendall huffed "Aren't you going to say anything?"

"What can I say?" James said softly, his voice a pitch higher for he was fighting back tears "I already said everything…I like you, Kendall, I really do- I care about you a lot more than a friend cares for another friend…I might even be in lo-" he began but Kendall cut across him.

"Don't even say it," he said.

James hung his head low, feeling more miserable than ever. He'd had his crush on Kendall for nearly four years now! Why did he suddenly let it slip?

"I thought you were into girls," Kendall said simply after a while of uncomfortable silence.

"I am," James said "But…I'm also into guys, I'm bi…"

"I never heard you talking about liking a guy before," Kendall said, avoiding his gaze.

"Well, I was afraid…" James said "You guys might've thought I was weird and then I'd have lost you guys' friendship and that meant too much for me to lose…"

"So, have you ever, you know, had anything with a guy?" Kendall asked.

"Sure," James said shrugging "I used to date Sean Dekker back at our old school…"

"Sean Dekker? The captain of our school's hockey team? He's gay? No way!" Kendall said.

"Technically, the term is bisexual and yes, yes he is…" James said.

"Anyone else I should know about?" Kendall asked, shocked at the many secrets his best friend had been keeping from him.

"Umm…no, not really. Back at home it was only Sean and a couple of one night-stands with some hookers in a bar near my house. Then here, well, I was with Guitar Dude a couple of times."

"Guitar Dude? Seriously?" Kendall asked incredulously.

"Hey! He's not as crazy as he appears to be! He's actually sweet and kind and…well, comprehensive of my little…issue," James defended his former lover.

"Then there's me," Kendall finished finally and with a shudder.

James shrugged.

"I guess," he said "Unless you count that one time with Jett…"

"Jett? Jett Stetson? How in the world did THAT happen?" Kendall asked "You guys hate each other!"

"Well, yeah," James admitted with a shrug "But still, he's- uh- pretty hot, I mean, not hotter than me obviously but, yeah, still hot and…well, we were tired and curious and it was a party, everyone else was having a great time and so we thought, you know, why not? AND…we've gotten way off topic and way too personal…"

"Agreed" Kendall replied, awkwardly.

They remained in the uncomfortable silence before Kendall broke it with another sigh.

"Listen James," he began "I think its- cool, really-that you have…uh, feelings for me but, uh, the fact remains that I-like girls, alright?"

James sighed, feeling his heart break into a million tiny pieces. He had expected this, he didn't know why it hurt as much as it did, but it did.

"I know," he replied and then, in a bitter tone he added "Choose Jo, and be done with it."

"Whoa- where did that come from?" Kendall asked "Major way to switch off the topic…"

"What more is there to talk about?" James asked, still in the bitter tone "I like you, yeah, but you'll never choose me, meanwhile, you have two girls who both would like to date you, I think Jo's better for you than Lucy ever will…"

"O-Kay…" Kendall said slowly "Are you sure you're okay with, uh, everything man?"

"Sure," James said with shrug, avoiding Kendall's gaze at all costs.

"I'm, uh, sorry for punching you," Kendall said apologetically.

James just shrugged once more.

"I've had worse," he replied.

"I…guess I'll see you later then," Kendall said awkwardly.

"Later," James replied, returning to his magazine.

With another sigh, Kendall exited apartment 2J in search of the two girls.

He went down to Palm Wood's pool and nearly fainted in surprise at what he saw.

Carlos and Logan were near the Palm Wood's pool, engaged in a fierce lip-lock.

´Seriously?' Kendall thought 'My three best friends were all gay and I never noticed?'

He hid behind a plant as Carlos and Logan disentangled themselves from each other, he was careful to be near enough to them so he could hear what they were saying without being seen.

Logan gave Carlos a quick peck on the lips before embracing him and pulling him into his lap.

Carlos giggled.

"Logie, stop it!" he said "Just because everyone in Palm Wood's minus our best friends know s that we're dating doesn't mean we should go all PDA on them! Besides, James and or Kendall could come down at any minute and see us!"

"They won't be coming down anytime soon," Logan replied "Kendall's busy avoiding both Jo and Lucy and James will take the rest of the afternoon reading that magazine to discover new tips to make him look 'prettier'."

"Still," Carlos replied pushing Logan's hands down when they attempted to draw him close for another kiss "We shouldn't push our luck,"

"When do you think we should tell them? About us, I mean?" Logan asked softly.

Carlos gave a soft sigh.

"I don't know, Logie," he answered "I really do love you, and I have no problem with showing the rest of the world you're mine but…they might not be as comprehensive as our other friends and…well, telling Camille was bad enough, even though she took it well in the end, but, what if James and Kendall can't understand? I can't lose my best friends Logie!"

Kendall felt his stomach tighten into an unpleasant knot. He couldn't believe Carlos and Logan thought he and James would stop being their friends just because they were gay. Now he could understand why James had also kept his bisexuality a secret from all of them for all these years. It all came down to the same thing: fear.

He then remained hidden, watching as both Carlos and Logan got up and headed to the other side to get some smoothies. He was about to get out of his hiding place when he saw Jo and Camille walking together and remembered James' advice. The butterflies in his stomach going crazy, he decided he'd rather wait and hear what they were talking about before interrupting them.

"I don't know, Camille," Jo was saying "He just won't make up his mind, and I'm pretty sure he's purposefully avoiding me ever since I came back. I think it would be a lot easier if he'd just say that he wanted to be with Lucy. That way, I'd know he's moved on and I'd try to do the same! All this indecision is killing me!"

"Boys," Camille said, rolling her eyes "They complicate everything…"

"So," Jo said "Enough about me. How's it going for you? Logan's gay now? I saw him and Carlos holding hands in the smoothies' line. How'd that happen? Are you okay?"

"I'm fine with it, really," Camille said "Logan's a great guy but, when he was with me, he never smiled as brightly, his laugh was never as merry as it is when he's with Carlos. I mean, sure, it hurt when they came out to me but hey, at least it made sense then. I finally understood why I had never been able to make Logan truly happy. It hadn't been me, it was just, his tastes were different…if you know what I mean…and I'm glad Carlos can make him happy."

Just then, Lucy came to the two girls, from the other direction. For once, the wild-haired, strong, sarcastic rocker girl seemed depressed. In fact, her eyes were glassy, her nose a bit pink, as though she'd recently been crying.

"I see I'm not the only one upset that Kendall can't make up his mind," Lucy commented upon joining the girls.

Jo shook her head as Camille rubbed her arm sympathetically.

"Maybe we could talk the guys into telling us what he's thought so far, I mean, they're his best friends, he's bound to have told them something about all this…" Lucy said.

Camille raised an eyebrow at her.

"You want to harass Carlos and Logan into telling us if Kendall has told them which girl he's planning on choosing?" she asked.

Lucy nodded.

Camille grinned evilly.

"I like you," she said "You're smart, you're mean, which isn't very common in a girl around here…"

"Thanks," Lucy replied "I'll take that as a compliment,"

"It is," Jo said, rubbing her eyes which were threatening to tear up again "Camille just has a weird way of delivering them,"

"So…how to get them to spill whatever secrets they might know?" Camille asked "I mean, right now they're still in the smoothie line and, judging by the size of it, I'd say they're going to be there for a while, should we wait for them here? Or should we go to them?"

"Or," Jo said "We can ask James, who's coming our way right now…"

Kendall's head quickly whipped to the other side where, as Jo had said, James was slowly approaching them.

'Please' Kendall silently begged 'Please don't say anything stupid…'

"Hey girls," James said uninterested as he set his towel near the pool and set up his bags and stuff. It was time for his mid-afternoon tanning.

"Hey James," the three girls replied in unison.

James took off his shirt and put a pair of sunglasses on, beginning to rub sun tan lotion on his skin.

Kendall watched, transfixed as he followed with his gaze James' strong, muscular arms rub the sun tan lotion on his skin.

His lips suddenly becoming very dry, Kendall licked them as he continued to watch James rub the lotion over his body, his toned legs and, most importantly, his washboard abs which were so perfect-

Kendall quickly snapped out of his dirty thoughts concerning his band-mate as he heard them begin to talk again.

"James," Lucy began "You're like, Kendall's best friend, aren't you?"

"Yeah," James said, eyes narrowing "Why?"

"So…you'd know if he was planning to make a big decision, such as, oh, I don't know, date either me or Jo?" Lucy said.

"If he'd decided already, which he hasn't yet, then yeah, I'd know…" James said.

"Oh come on, James!" Jo said, dropping all the pretense "You've GOT to know!"

"I honestly don't," James said "He likes both of you girls, so much…" he added, and Kendall was sure he could hear the bitter tone in which James said it.

"Okay then," Camille said, dejectedly "I guess we'll see you around, James,"

"One thing I WILL tell you, though," James said, making the girls stop and turn to look back at him.

"Yeah?" Lucy asked him.

"Kendall's a great guy, and whoever of you he chooses…you're so damn lucky, you have NO idea. He's sweet, he's nice, he's caring. He's the best guy anyone could ever find and definitely the best of friends. Both of you girls have done stuff which has hurt him in the past. Don't let that happen again." James threatened "Carlos, Logan, and I could cure Kendall of heartbreak once, but we won't be able to do it again, so, if any of you are planning on messing with his heart, you better leave now and go mess with somebody else…"

The girls all nodded, suddenly scared by the cold glare James was giving them, and Kendall watched as they walked away, and then he returned his gaze to James, not knowing why his speech had got him feeling hot all over.

A/N: And there it is. Still interested? Leave a review!

BTW: This will NOT be one of those stories where Jo and/or Lucy goes all bitchy and everything since I actually like both characters so...you've been told.

Also, was anyone else kind of let down by the actual episode? I mean, does he stay with Jo or not?

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Franshes