A/N: We're already on chapter 5. I want to thank everyone again for the reviews and if you want any questions answered about something you're not clear over just let me know. Anyways, enjoy! Oh, and I also went back and realized I made a mistake first chapter; it's been two years since they we're friends not three.
Chapter Five: An Unwelcome Return
Things were still awkward between Kendall and Logan after that night. They both wanted to be friends with each other but after two years they didn't know how to go about it. They knew that things weren't the same as they used to be so they just sat there in silence when they would hang out.
It was like that for the past three days and it was finally Friday and soon they would get a break from the awkwardness and relax for the weekend.
There were twenty minutes before class began and the two boys both decided to meet early so they could talk. Kendall was the first one of them to walk into the classroom, like normal. You would expect Logan to be the first one to show up, but somehow Kendall always arrived before the brunette. It took a few minutes before Logan walked in and sat next to Kendall.
"Traffic sucks" Logan said obviously frustrated.
"I know. What really sucks about traffic is that it's slow only when you're trying to hurry up and get somewhere," Kendall stated as Logan nodded in agreement. Kendall was glad things were becoming a little less awkward today.
"So what are your plans for the weekend?" Kendall asked smiling at Logan.
Logan looked at Kendall then turned away blushing. "Uh, not much just hanging with the family and doing homework"
"I see you're still an over achiever" Kendall joked
"You're just jealous."
"Sure I am Logie" Logan blushed again upon hearing the nickname. Logan noticed that he had been blushing a lot around the boy. He knew that it wouldn't end up well if he kept blushing like this but he had just gotten Kendall back, he didn't want to lose him again so soon. Hell, he never wanted to lose Kendall again.
"Ok Mr. Hockey Captain, what are your plans?"
"I don't know yet"
"Still impulsive I see"
"You're just jealous" Kendall said using the same thing that Logan did and the two of them just started to chuckle.
"I'll probably hang with James or something and not do homework till Sunday."
"I also see that you're still a slacker"
"Ha very funny. I just don't see the point of doing it until I need to."
"That way you can do what you want without have to worry about it not getting done."
"But it's the weekend; I'd rather enjoy myself as soon as I can before I do school work"
"Yeah, and you could have fun after the work gets done"
"Maybe you can but I sure as hell can't" Kendall and Logan both laughed at this. "So what are we even doing today in here?"
"I think it's a lab about diffusion and osmosis." Logan said with a little annoyance. He knew all about the subject and the lab seemed boring so he didn't want to do it.
"Can't we just move past that subject already? I mean, we've talked about it this entire week" Kendall was also annoyed though he didn't mind the fact that it was a lab instead of a lecture today.
"I know right" Logan agreed before Mr. Williams stood at the front of the class, ready to start a few minutes early.
-Running Back to You-
Joanna and Jack were in the kitchen talking about Kadin Knight.
"She refused to get a restraining order" Joanna was a little frustrated but allowed Jennifer Knight didn't get a restraining order for Kendall against his father.
"That's probably because Kendall doesn't want one. I know that it's for the best if they get one, but dear, you have to remember that Kendall is terrified of his father and doesn't want anybody else to find out about this." Joanna knew that Lucas was right, he normally was.
It was then when Logan walked in the house and his parents stopped talking about that immediately. "Hey son" Lucas called after his son waved and walked upstairs. They didn't continue their conversation until they heard his bedroom door shut.
"But what if Kadin comes back, I can't do anything about that if Kendall never comes forward." Joanna sat down next to her husband. "I'm just worried about him"
"I know honey, but sometimes you need to let it go and I'm worried about him too."
"I know I need to let it go, but he's like a second son I just can't help it"
"I know, dear, but if Kadin does come back we can only hope that Kendall comes forward about it. We will just have to wait and see."
-Running Back to You-
Kendall came home to hear yelling in the house. Normally he wouldn't think anything of it because his mom yelled at people on the phone all the time, but this time sounded different. It wasn't an angry yell, but she sounded scared. Kendall then heard another voice yelling back. Kendall turned to Katie who was wide eyed.
"Stay in the car and don't move until I come get you" Kendall said as Katie nodded her head. Kendall then ran inside the house to find his mother arguing with some guy in the kitchen.
"Mom what's going on?" Kendall asked as Kadin smiled, turning around.
"It's so nice of you to join us Kendall. We were just talking about you" Kadin said taking a step closer to his son who was frozen where he stood.
"Leave him alone Kadin" Jennifer said walking in between the two guys.
"Now where's the fun in that?" Kadin asked as Kendall's eyes went wider than they already were. Kadin took a few more steps closer, moving Jennifer out of the way. "Aren't you going to say hi to your father? Don't you know that it's rude not to say anything to your guests?"
Kendall gulped, knowing that if he didn't say anything he was going to get hurt. "Hi dad"
-Running Back to You-
Logan was up in his room when he heard Kendall's name from downstairs. Logan was confused why they always brought up Kendall recently, he figured that it was because of what was going on and also because of the fact that Logan was crying at the Knight household. Logan then walked downstairs to hear the last little bit of their conversation.
"I know honey, but sometimes you need to let it go and I'm worried about him too."
"I know I need to let it go, but he's like a second son I just can't help it"
"I know, dear, but if Kadin does come back we can only hope that Kendall comes forward about it. We will just have to wait and see."
Who was Kadin and what importance did he have on Kendall and why wouldn't Kendall come forward about something. Kendall always did the right thing. Logan was beyond confused but decided not to ask any questions. Logan walked into the kitchen to see his parents stare at each other before acknowledging Logan's presence.
"Hey honey, how was school?" Joanna asked her son.
"It was good. Kendall and I got a little past the awkward part of the conversation." Logan smiled remembering how they were talking and joking all throughout AP Bio, causing Mr. Williams to get really upset.
"That's good son. So, how is Kendall after everything that happened the other night?"
"He's doing a lot better."
"That's good to hear" Joanna sounded happy about this.
"So, what were you guys talking about before I came down here?" Logan hoped he wasn't giving away that he heard part of the conversation
Lucas looked at Logan with suspicion but decided to drop it. "Just about a case that your mother has been working on"
Logan thought about that for a second, who was Kadin and what did he have to do with Kendall that would involve a trial? "That's cool" Logan played it off like it was nothing. "Well I'm going to go upstairs and work more on my homework."
"Have fun" Joanna called after Logan before giving Lucas a look. "Do you think he heard?"
"Maybe, but he doesn't know that Kadin is Kendall's father" Lucas and Joanna nodded leaving the kitchen in silence
-Running Back to You-
Kadin chuckled. "You were always the obedient one, Kendall." He was then mad how Kendall looked away from him. Kadin finished off the distance between Kendall and him and grabbed Kendall harshly under the chin forcing Kendall to look at him. "Don't look away from me Kendall." He snapped, letting go of Kendall's chin.
Kendall winced once his father grabbed his chin and looked his father in the eye. "Thank you" Kendall said knowing that whenever his father would give a "compliment" to Kendall he would have to say thank you. His father didn't like it when manners weren't being used.
"After all this time you still remember how to get on my good side." Kadin said taking a step back from his son. "Now, where is my daughter? I bet she is just dying to see me"
That is what made Kendall snap. He wasn't going to lay a hand on Katie or even go near her. "Stay away from her" Kendall said in a low voice.
"What the hell did you just say to me?" Kadin asked glaring at his son.
"I told you to stay away from her." Kendall said taking a step back, hoping to get as much distance between his father and him. He knew that he was going to get hit but as long as Katie was safe it was worth it.
Kadin balled up his fists and used a fist to strike Kendall across the jaw. Kendall cried out in pain from the hit and grabbed his jaw. "Never talk that way to me. Now, I'm going to ask you one more time. Where the hell is my daughter?"
Kendall was now fully terrified but he tried not to show it. "I'm not going to tell you." He said softly his voice refusing to go any louder.
Kadin punched Kendall in the gut causing him to become winded and fall to the floor where he received a kick to the ribs. Liking the pain Kadin was seeing Kendall in; he gave Kendall one more kick to the ribs, earning a scream from the boy.
"Kadin stop it!" Jennifer yelled running over to Kendall. "You need to leave, now!" she yelled pointing to the kitchen door.
Kadin didn't want to push his luck today, but everybody in that house knew that he would be back. Once Kadin left Kendall stood up and winced at the pain in his ribs.
"Kendall, are you ok? How bad did he hurt you?" Jennifer asked with tears coming out of her eyes. She was trying over and over again to get Kadin to stop but it was like nobody heard her.
"I'm fine, I need to go get Katie" Kendall said walking slowly over to the door before taking as deep of breath as he could. He walked outside to see Katie freaking out in the car. She got out of the car and ran over to her brother hugging him.
"Who did this to you?" she asked scared for her brother. She had seen the bruise that was now on his jaw and the handprint that was under his chin. Katie also noticed that her brother was holding his side and walking slower than normal.
Kendall winced again from the pain caused by the hug. "Katie, I love you and I'm so happy that you're safe but you need to let go of me"
"Sorry"
"Don't be sorry, it's not your fault."
"Who did this?"
"Let's go inside and we'll talk about it" Kendall said looking around for any signs of his father, happy to see that there wasn't any.
Katie nodded her head and walked inside to have her mother running up to her and hugging her. "Oh Katie" was all she said
"Mom I'm ok, you should be more worried about Kendall. He's the one who is hurt" Katie said looking at her brother who was now sitting on the couch with a blank stare on his face meaning that he was thinking.
"Where were you when this all was going down?" Jennifer wanted to know
"Kendall told me to stay in the car and not to move until he got me" Katie said and Jennifer sighed with relief.
"He's a good brother and a good son" Jennifer said looking at Kendall thankful that he kept Katie safe. "Now, let's go talk about what just happened." Both her and Katie walked over to the couch and sat next to Kendall.
Kendall sighed and looked at Katie. "Dad decided to pay us a visit" was all he said before a few tears came down his cheeks. He may have stood up to protect Katie but he was scared beyond belief. His hands wouldn't stop shaking and a part of him just wanted to pack all his stuff up and move to a different city or even a different state where Kadin would never find them. The one problem with that though was that there would be no Logan.
Katie noticed the tears that Kendall were crying and reached over and hugged her brother, this time being careful of his side. "It's ok big brother"
Kendall shook his head. "The reason why he hit Kendall was because Kendall refused to tell him where you were at." Jennifer said as Katie went pale.
"He wanted to see me?" Katie asked slowly as Jennifer said nodded her head.
"I can't do this" Kendall said standing up, hating the pain that he had in his side from standing up too fast. Kendall then made it upstairs to his room and locked himself in there. He didn't want to be here, he wasn't safe here. He also knew that even though it wasn't safe here, he needed to be here for Katie and his mom to make sure they were safe.
A minute later there was a knock at Kendall's bedroom door. "Honey, I think we should go get you checked out." His mother said through the door and Kendall just start started to cry harder.
"Mom, please no" Kendall's voice was soft, barely noticeable so he hoped that his mother had heard him.
"Can I at least come in there and check you out myself?"
Kendall didn't say anything but slowly opened his door before moving to his bed and sitting down.
"Ken, I need you to lift up your shirt" she said kneeling down before her son. He did what she asked and the first thing she noticed was the huge bruise that had already been formed. It was a lot worse than she had ever seen on the boy. "Honey, this doesn't look good. I think we might have to get it checked out"
Once those words left her mouth Kendall became an even bigger mess. He was just sobbing into his hands and constantly shaking his head no. No words could be formed, just the tears that poured out of his eyes. His breathing was becoming short and his was causing himself to have a panic attack.
"Kendall, take deep breaths" Jennifer said rubbing his back. "I need you to calm down Kendall"
Kendall just kept shaking his head. Jennifer then forced him to lie down on his bed. It took a little while, but Kendall finally calmed down enough to fall asleep. Afterwards Jennifer walked downstairs and went into her office, quickly shutting and locking it. She then got out her cell phone and called Joanna.
"Hey Jennifer" Joanna said on the other end of the phone.
"He's back"
A/N: I know this chapter is a lot shorter than what I have been writing recently but I promise to make it up to all my readers' next chapter. I hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as you could, but nobody likes to see Kendall in pain. I didn't even like writing it, to be honest. Also, sorry about the small cliffhanger but keep an eye out for my next chapter, which will be up soon. Please review!