"How did you get to talk to the new girl?!", James asked, as the rest were still in shock. "It's simple. I just discussed with her about me working for her as an co-manager. You guys know that I want to have my own corporate business one day", Katie explained, as her cocky attitude enhanced.

"Katie—dearest baby sister; you're gonna help us talk to her", Kendall bent towards her, facing to her eye level, placing each of his hands on her shoulders. Carlos, Logan and James behind him, begging like the dogs they are; all having their hands clammed tightly along with their bottom lips plumped out like babies.

There was silence upon Katie, but she opened her mouth that created excitement within the guys, "No", Katie said flatly, with a sarcastic smile. She quickly got out of her brother's grasp, and headed to the pool. Kendall's desperate smile slowly transformed into an opened mouth frown. The rest of guys ran after Katie, following her into the pool area.

"C'mon Katie, be fair" as Logan spoke trailing behind Katie, Kendall being the last one left behind; walking through the entrance infuriated, but trying to keep up with his friends. Suddenly his heart stopped in his chest, with his hands becoming clammy, and his head racing as if it was swelling; there stood on the other side of the poolside was the first woman to take his heart.

"You know what, Camille? I kinda feel good, ya know", there a feminine Californian voice spoke up, as two women relaxed on pool chairs; a blonde speaking to her brunette friend who went by the name Camille.

"I'm glad you're feeling better, Jo. I'm just glad you're bac—oh fuck!", Camille quickly snapped, almost spilling her smoothie on her lap, "don't look now, but I think I see Kendall", now whispering, pulling on Jo's arm as her fingers gripped tightly upon Jo's pale skin now turning slightly pink. Jo now filled with pain - not the pain that is now soaring through her numb arm due to Camille's death grip, but emotional pain.

Jo hasn't seen Kendall in months after their brutal breakup: it wasn't the same anymore. It wasn't in terms of not caring for each other, it was more of the charisma, the emotions - it was gone. It was an unspoken agreement that both Jo and Kendall will have friendly compassion for one another, but can't stand to be near each other - very odd.

The last time they made love wasn't even right.

"Come on, I don't think it's good for you to be here while he's here", Camille was stern, as she talked she grabbed Jo by the arm. Grabbing her bag, and towel Jo became dazed, but the moment she decided to gaze in the direction of Kendall, there was burning sensation boiling in her chest. There was Kendall clear as day, the momentum eye contact; as if they haven't seen each other in a hundred years. As if time stopped itself, only two people in the world; Camille saw Jo slowly stopping herself, seeing the two locked in awkward staring contest.

Quickly, she pulled Jo heading to the exit, Camille mouthing to Kendall 'I'm sorry', for Kendall hasn't seen Jo in months on end, and had no idea she was back.

She wasn't even suppose to come back.

"Katie, come on!" Carlos was on his knees, along with the rest of the guys - all three on their knees circling Katie. Katie ignoring them all she was flickered wither her nails. Kendall finally joined on them, and seeing them on their knees slowly got him out of depressive trance - for he knows why they are on their knees.

After five-hundred thousand pitiful pleas from the boys, Katie felt it was enough torture for them, and they were ticking her off.

"Okay! Okay!", Katie shouted a little, making the guys go silent, "What do you want to know?". The boys started throwing many questions at her all at once.

"WHERE IS SHE FROM?"

"IS SHE SINGLE?"

"WHEN WILL SHE BACK?!"

And much more.

"Hold on! Hold on!", Katie shouted again. "She's from here California. She told me that she will be back with her band around eight at night". The guys got more excited, "What's her band like?" James asked, probably thinking her band consist of only women. "Oh there is two other guys in her band", with Katie's words, the fact there is two other guys in the band alone, with Erkyah being the only woman, it made them silent.

"What are the guys like?", Kendall perked up in the group discussion. "Very hardcore, I suggest you stay away from them. They are completely different from us", Katie's selfish cautious remark unfazed the guys. "No, can't do that", all four of them said in sync.

"Is she single?", James asked again the forty million prized question. All the guys, even Kendall now completely free of Jo off his mind, leaned in to hear if the new bad girl of the Palm Woods was single or not; "I'm not sure", Katie said.

Groaning with defeat once again, but at last Katie got more to say. Katie now worried with the big news she just can't contain to herself anymore. "There's something else I have to tell you guys ...", Katie's cringing made them very jumpy with hype,"What? What else?" Logan asked. "Okay, promise don't get too wild - I know you're going to get all stupid, but not too stupid, please?", with every word Katie was pulling the guys more, and more in. "She has informed me where she works - where her band has signed a deal ... and ...", the guys were all wide-eyed, Katie finally let it all slip out, "She's signed to Rocque Records". Fast, and quick, like ripping off a band-aid.

All four of the guys were frozen - just frozen.

"I'm so nervous, Kelly. Griffin hasn't met the band nor heard their music yet, I just feel like he's playing these fucking mind-games with us. He didn't want to come the first day the band came to L.A., and him pushing it back is making me heave", with that Gustavo began to heave and panic, falling on the couch of their studio's waiting room. Kelly sprinted to his aid, and started to fan him with her clipboard, to give him some air.

"Breathe, just breathe. It's going to be okay, Gustavo just wants to make sure that the band is in their A-game. He wants to be impressed, think of this as an rare blessing he has given us. With the demo the Idle Enemies already had, we worked and worked on it. He gave us more time - two more days - it's going to be okay. He gave us the opportunity to knock his socks off", Kelly's smooth talking gave Gustavo some comfort, as the Idle Enemies waited in the recording room.

Erykah was staring into space, gripping onto the microphone stand so hard that her knuckles began to become white. "'We're going to be okay', repeat after me, Erykah. 'We are going to be okay'", Cole's raspy voice sneaked up on Erykah, jolting more fear into slid his palms on each of her shoulders, gripping gently.

Erykah is never one to be nervous, never. Has done tons and tons of gigs, always never to shy away from the crowd - but this is different. It's real now. It's either fly or run away, and right now Erykah wants to fucking fly. This is a record deal, a major record deal.

It's now or never.

"We are going to be okay", Erykah repeated, breathing very heavily.

"Well, I'm ready to hear my new band!", Griffin making an grand entrance, making both Kelly and Gustavo jump from fright. Griffin, and his trusty assistant, Abdul staring down at them, Kelly and Gustavo quickly scurried to stand up from the couch. Kelly as usual, making her famous huge toothy smile to cover up her fear, and Gustavo laughing a little to mask his fear.

"It is time to meet the Idle Enemies, I hope they are as good as the lead singer looks", Griffin lowly said, "Of course, the Idle Enemies are raw and powerful; Erykah's voice is just amazing", Gustavo said, gripping onto Kelly's hand a bit. Herself is gripping back.

"I'm ready", Griffin smiling with his hands out in the air that gestured to bring it on.

"Right this way", Kelly excitedly lead Griffin to the recording room where the band was waiting, with Gustavo quickly trailing behind her. Swiftly, Kelly opened the doors to the recording room to reveal the Idle Enemies, ready to rock.

"Here they are, the Idle Enemies!" Gustavo gleefully exclaimed. "It's very nice meeting you all. You all look rockin'! I love all the leather!", Griffin said, then proceeded to greet them with the iconic rock hand symbol, and with the band doing it right back.

"Rock n'roll, man", Griffin said, gleefully said.

Gustavo lead Griffin into the edit room, with Kelly and Abdul following behind; the band was preparing their instruments.

"HURRY UP!"

"WE'RE ALMOST THERE!"

"RIGHT UNDER OUR NOSES, THE WHOLE TIME!"

The guys were running for dear life to Rocque Records the fact that the new girl has been so close to them is bonkers. Busted through the doors, and crashing through the hallways, the guys knew it was finally time. "We're finally here!", Carlos shouted, but as they all slowed down to catch their breath, something just stole it once again.

"Oh my god", Logan stood there in an amazement, "What is it?", Kendall came up to him, and he just pointed at the wall - finally, all the guys saw what he was pointing at. On the studio wall, stood a new poster; on the wall that displayed many posters of the past bands of Rocque Records.

On the wall, was the promo poster of the Idle Enemies that was practically oozing with rock n' roll - on the center was Erykah in heavy black eye-makeup, black lipstick, and all leather dominatrix suit. The guys were all drooling in a daze, when suddenly strange sounds got them out of the lustful daze.

"You hear that?", James asked, all now becoming curious. The sound was coming out of the recording room, shutting their mouths closed to hear the muffled sounds; now to their ears can tell that it was music.

A female voice can be heard; suddenly the guys were gap-mouthed. Quietly sprinting to the studio room where all the editing processes takes place, they busted through the door to see Kelly, Gustavo, Griffin, and Abdul. "Guys, what are you doing here?" Kelly asked nervously. "Ah boys, good that you are here. Come listen to Rocque Records' new band, Idle Enemies", Griffin happily waved for the boys to come closer.

There through the glass Big Time Rush finally saw the new girl in clear view, singing with raw power.

"Standing at the crossroads,

A dried up pen in hand

The conversation went like this

'Tell me your desire why you pulled me from the fire, and we'll seal the deal with a kiss'

Said, 'I wanna raise the dead

Find a note that I can shred

On my walls I scrawl my gods

Don't care what happens when I die

As long as I'm alive

All I wanna do is rock, rock, ROCK.

TAKE ME DOWN

TAKE ME DOWWWN

TAKE ME DOWWWN

WON'T YOU TAKE ME DOWWN"

With the scream of power, the band began to play even harder. The new girl ripping it on the guitar - a shiny black one - Erykah playing a insane guitar solo with her bass player, her fingers flying on the strings - owning the guitar like she was a god of rock.

Seeing her fingertips fly around the strings, the boys were amazed to see and hear such amazing guitar riffs.

Big Time Rush all had their mouths wide opened in awe, with Kelly shutting their mouths closed for them, one by one. "So, what do you boys think? Aren't they great?", Griffin was static, knowing how much money and fame the Idle Enemies will bring to Rocque Records, "Ah, Gustavo, I knew you could do it! You did it again".

The rush of adrenaline pumping through Erykah's body was the best high she ever received, the song was done, looking back at her band-mates, she knew by their face expressions that they felt the same way - all three of them breathing heavy.

Suddenly, clapping can be heard from the room beyond the studio window, "Fantastic guys", Gustavo said over the speaker. Erykah smiled, "Thank you!", the band said in union. But something caught Erykah's eye, in the corner, she could see four faces practically squished against the window -

her annoying neighbors.