Okay, I'm so sorry that it took so long for me to update this. It's just that things have been so stressful lately with my family. My grandfather was just diagnosed with dementia, my grandmother just had a mastectomy, my aunt might have some sort of stomach cancer, and my great aunt just had part of her foot amputated. Not to mention I got sick and I was staying away from the computer for a bit while I took care of my mom, whose left arm is out of commission since she injured her rotator cuff. Life sucks.
Anyways, enough of my problems! Read this story and then maybe leave a review?
Warning: Teens wearing PJ's, motels inhabited by Satan, and adorableness.
Georgia is almost sure she can hear Kendall and Logan pouting in the airplane. She watches as Katie steals Kendall and Taylor steals Logan and Georgia immediately senses that the two girls had this planned out all along. Well, whatever that plan is, she hopes it works. Those two need to get together already so the rest of the world can breathe! Georgia takes her seat next to Mama Knight on the airplane, who is also watching the two love-struck teens get dragged away from their better halves.
"You see it too, right?" the mother asks, tearing her gaze away from Kogan to look at Georgia.
"I think everyone sees it, Mama Knight," Georgia says with an amused smile.
"Everyone but the two who need to stop delaying and kiss already." Georgia laughs at Mrs. Knight's words, but nods.
"They do, don't they? I can't believe they don't see how oh-so painfully obvious it is!" the British girl exclaims, astonished. Mrs. Knight nods.
"Those two really are a mystery. I mean, I know Kendall would never admit to me that he likes Logan, but I don't think he's even admitted it to himself yet."
"Well, Kendall can be stubborn when he wants to be," Georgia reminds her, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. "And Logan can be very oblivious and indecisive," she adds.
"All valid points, but this just crosses the line from oblivious to down-right blind," Mama Knight says, watching as Logan continues talking to Taylor while sneaking glances at a certain blond boy across the room (plane).
"Yeah, I guess so."
"I just hope that whatever Taylor and Katie have planned works."
"You noticed that, too!" Georgia giggles. Mrs. Knight joins in the laughter happily.
"I'm surprised the boys didn't," she says with a laugh.
"Well, they are boys," Georgia points out as a comfortable silence falls over them. It's after the captain announces takeoff that Mrs. Knight speaks again.
"You know, you and James were almost as bad as Kendall and Logan are," she says with a kind smile. Georgia raises an eyebrow in question.
"Really?"
Mrs. Knight chuckles, nodding. "As were Carlos and Taylor. Once I overheard Kendall talking on the phone with Logan and they were trying to make a plan to get you guys together."
"Really? I didn't know that…"
"Yeah, ever since the boys first met you and Taylor. They'd stay up all night, planning ways to get you together."
"Aww, that's just adorable! I can imagine it right now," Georgia says, giggling when the image of Kendall and Logan plotting together pops up in her head. "They're such dorks." Mama Knight laughs, nodding in agreement.
"It was quite a sight. They would bicker like an old married couple when they disagreed on something."
"Now if only we could get them to see it…"
When the plane lands and the captain orders everyone out, the clan is the last out. Everyone is tired and achy and Carlos is pretty sure he's lost all feeling in… well, everything. Taylor's clothes feel like they're sticking to her and Kendall's hair looks like it's defying gravity. James looks like he just walked off the set of a photoshoot.
"How do you do it, James?" Katie asks, rubbing her sore shoulder.
"Cuda. Lots and lots of Cuda…" the pretty boy mumbles tiredly. Hey, just because he looks perfect doesn't mean he doesn't feel like a zombie.
"And probably some make-up too," Kendall adds playfully. James looks around to make sure no one outside of the group has heard the jab at his manhood before shoving his blond friend. Kendall trips, but manages to regain his balance and Logan has to step in before things get ugly.
"Don't you dare retaliate," the smart boy warns his long time crush, pulling him away from James. Kendall pouts, suddenly all innocence and playfulness.
"But Looogie!" he whines, giving the brunet the best of his puppy dog eyes. "He's being mean to me." Logan sighs, pinching the bridge of his nose (something Kendall knows he only does when he's fed up with something).
"James, apologize."
"But he insulted my awesome looks and manliness!"
"Then you will both apologize!" Logan snaps, glaring at the two young men menacingly.
"I'm sorry…" they both mumble simultaneously.
"Now hug," the raven haired boy orders.
"No way!" Kendall exclaims. There's no way he's going to hug a fellow male like this. IN PUBLIC. Unlike some people (coughJamescough), he actually has a sense of dignity and he refuses to degrade it by hugging his pretty friend.
"This is a complete outrage!" James adds in agreement.
"Boys are so stupid…" Georgia mumbles tiredly, running her hands over her face. Taylor grabs her friend's hands, muttering something about ruining her make-up.
"Children, children!" Mama Knight calls, getting everyone's attention. "I'm going to pick up the rental car and drive it around front and you kids will behave yourselves. Got it?"
"Got it," everyone murmurs. She nods.
"Good. Now go. We'll rendezvous out front." Everyone scampers off after that and Kendall falls into step with Logan.
"Get any shut-eye on the plane?" he asks the older boy, casually throwing an arm around his shoulders as he does so.
"Not really. Taylor wouldn't shut up and I had to listen to her yabber on the whole time."
"Ick," Kendall says, wrinkling his nose cutely. Logan can't help but smile.
"I'm just happy to be back on solid ground" he tells the blond, wrapping an arm around his waist and pulling him closer. Kendall grins.
"Same here, buddy. By the way, do you feel like people are staring, too?" he asks. Logan nods.
"Yes, but it's probably because they see a group of teenagers walking around an airport in their PJ's."
"But I'm pretty sure that dude over there just took a picture of us." Kendall says, flipping the guy off as they walk by. Logan's eyes widen.
"Dude! Let the people stare!"
"I'm not photogenic, so I don't wait my picture taken." Kendall says, pouting.
"If we do by any chance become famous, you're going to have the paparazzi up your ass. What'll you do then?"
"Nothing anyone can prove."
"I often wonder why the hell I'm still friends with you." Logan shakes his head, giving the boy a fond smile. "And you a very photogenic, Kendall," he adds with a wink.
"Is that so?" Kendall asks, raising an eyebrow at the shorter boy. Logan smiles, biting his lip and nodding. "I could say the same for you, Logie bear." Logan chuckled.
"Thanks, Ken."
"This is where we're staying?" Kendall asks, wrinkling his nose in distaste.
"Well, we're a bit short on money, Kendall. All we could afford was this motel. It's only charging us $175 a week and it's the best we could do under the circumstances." Mrs. Knight explains.
"Well, that's fine!" James announces. "If making our dream come true means staying in a motel for a few days, then so be it."
"Ick…" Georgia mumbles, looking around the room from their position at the door. There's a small kitchenette to their right, with a tiny table and a window facing the front. Then to the left are the two beds.
"Wait, how are all eight of us gonna fit on those two cots?" Katie asks, raising an eyebrow in question (not unlike Kendall).
"Well, they're Queen-sized beds, so three people could squeeze on each, but that leaves two people on the floor," Logan says, deciding to drop his bags because frankly, he's starting to lose circulation in his arm and shoulder.
"Okay," Taylor says. "So me, Georgia, and Mama Knight can sleep on one and Carlos, Katie, and James could take the other."
"Wait, why do me and Logan-"
"Logan and I," Logan corrects
"- have to sleep on the floor?" Kendall asks, completely oblivious to the fact that 75 percent of the people in the room are smirking.
"Because we have dibs!" Carlos declares, charging one of the beds. Before anyone can stop him, he's airborne. The energetic Latino lands on the bed with a loud Smack! before all of the legs give out and the mattresses hit the floor. "Whoops…" Carlos says sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck with his hand.
"This place is shit," Kendall groans, kicking at the wall with the toe of his shoe.
"I call the bed that's still standing!" Taylor yelled, dumping her bags on it. Apparently, this was still too much weight because the legs gave out on the bed and the mattresses fall to the floor.
"Maybe the floor will be better?" Logan offers and Kendall nods.
"I hope so."
"Is that a picture of Satan?" Georgia asks, pointing to one of the frames on the wall across from the beds. Mama Knight goes to inspect and Logan sees Kendall throw his head back in frustration.
"Yup, that's Satan," Mama Knight announces, taking down the picture only to reveal a gaping hole in the wall. Kendall groans.
"Okay, okay, so the situation isn't ideal," James begins, "but we can work it out!" He makes his way to the wall, inspecting the hole. "Yeah, that's a pipe," he says, pointing to the pipe.
"Really? I wanna see!" Carlos exclaims, jumping over. Logan walks over too, looking at the pipe. Carlos then trips over one of Taylor's bags and Kendall sees the pipe shudder in the wall.
Carlos looks sheepish, but he dusts himself off and peers into the hole. "I'm surprised the pipe didn't burst," he says. Just then, something gives and suddenly the boys are being sprayed with water.
"The pipe just burst," James deadpans.
"Yup," Kendall says and Logan nods.
"I'll call maintenance," Taylor says, picking up the room's landline.
2 hours later the pipe is plastered shut, the hole is left open, and Satan is hanged on the wall.
"Woah, is that the Hollywood sign? It looks amazing!" Georgia exclaims. The gang is packed up in Mama Knight's rental van, touring around LA.
"Does it light up at night?" Taylor asks. Kendall shakes his head.
"Actually, no. There are some neighborhoods really close to the sign so they don't light it up. But sometimes the lights from the Griffith Observatory go on and it looks like the Hollywood sign is glowing," Logan tells her.
"Aww, major bummer!" Taylor says and Kendall laughs.
"You'll live, Ted," he teases and Taylor smacks his arm.
"Where are we going next?" James asks. Mama Knight shrugs.
"The Walk of Fame maybe?" she offers. The van is filled with the cheers of children and Mama Knight laughs, shaking her head.
"WOO! Walk of Fame!" Taylor cheers.
"WOO HOO!" Carlos yells at the top of his lungs. Soon enough, the whole van is filled with the Woo's of everyone, including Mama Knight.
"Look! Michael Jackson!" James exclaims, taking a picture of the star.
"I found Jennifer Aniston," Logan yells.
"Hey, there's Queen Latifa!" Kendall calls. Taylor runs up behind him, slapping him on the butt hard. She giggles when Kendall turns around, searching for the perpetrator. "Ted, you really take the term 'pain in the ass' to the next level," he says. He sees a middle-aged couple watching him and his blonde friend.
"I know," Taylor says. Kendall smirks and her eyes widen because she's no stranger to Kendall's revenge tactics.
"Payback's a bitch," he whispers, just loud enough for only her to hear. As if he's read Kendall's mind, James suddenly appears behind Taylor, an evil smirk on his face. "NOW!" Kendall orders, James knocks the girl over, catching her arms while Kendall grabs her feet so she hangs between the two teen boys. She can't stop giggling and neither can they. They swing the petite girl back and forth and she starts to squeal as Carlos and Logan join in, pushing her back and forth. Katie and Georgia can't stop laughing as Carlos and Logan begin ticking her and Mama Knight is shaking her head as she watches.
James and Kendall set her on her back gently, but before she can move Kendall is straddling her and tickling her. Taylor is gasping and hiccupping and out of oxygen. He pauses his movements and allows the poor girl to catch her breath. "Have you learned your lesson?" he asks teasingly.
"Yes, yes! I promise," she chokes out and Kendall stands, helping her up. Taylor dusts herself off and James hugs the girl from behind, lifting her off the ground.
"We love you, Ted!" he says dramatically, waving her body back and forth before setting her down.
"Aww, I love you guys too!" she says, jumping on Logan's back. Georgia beams at them.
"Ted sandwich!" the taller girl announces and everyone gathers around the blonde girl. Katie decides to join in, hopping on her big brother's back. Even Mama Knight joins in, all smiles.
"We're so full of love!" Carlos exclaims happily. Taylor nods in agreement, resting her head on Logan's shoulder.
"Don't you just love love?" Taylor asks and all the boys jump back as if they've been electrocuted. "What?"
"This just got a bit girly for us," James says and Kendall nods in agreement.
Georgia rolls her eyes. "Boys-"
"-are stupid. We know," the boys chorus. Georgia shakes her head but shrugs. James pulls out a camera and takes a picture of something.
"What'd you just take a picture of?" Carlos asks. James simply points. Carlos' face lights up like a kid on Christmas morning before taking off. "Ooh, corndog stand!"
Yeah, boys are pretty stupid.
Yeah, sucky chapter. I was rushing this one out, so sorry it wasn't my best. I promise that a lot more will happen during the next chap.
Oh and guys, I was thinking of going on a small hiatus until everything is figured out over here. There's just a lot going on, not to mention the stress of school being added on.
Reviews make me happy, though!