Yolo! No classes today because exams start tomorrow so yay! I have only one exam tomorrow so it's okay, I already studied too so...onward! Thank you to Kames all the way and my sister Shani for reviewing the last chapter put up, this is for you and be sure to be ready for anything! Because I will tell you right now, it goes crazy from this point on! Enjoy! Disclaimer: I don't own Big Time Rush! I just own a few posters, copies of their albums and DVDs of their show seasons, but that's about it! I don't own them, I just own the plot!
"What is it, Jett? Why did you say 'No' just now, did you get a text from Kendall?" Lucy asked, she and Dak eyeing the blonde worriedly.
Jett sighed and shook his head. "I-it wasn't from Kendall. It was from James; guys, Kendall's with him." He choked out. Dak let out a sharp breath while Lucy's dark brown almost black eyes went wide.
"That idiot! He went to James WILLINGLY?! We told him to stay put, now he could be in grave danger!" She exclaimed, Dak wrapping an arm around her shoulders to calm her down, turning with a stoic expression towards his husband.
"What do we do now? K-Kendall isn't safe with James, from you two said he won't have any second thoughts about killing him!"
"James texted me saying he has him and to 'Try and stop me'. James is challenging us, the drug doesn't just enhance someone's more animalistic side but also their recklessness. James knows he's outnumbered; he knows it won't be too hard for me and Lucy to take him down, since he's on his own but he's still challenging us. Hmm...we have to split up and search for Kendall, fast." Lucy's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
"S-split up, no that's a bad idea! That way he can take us on one-on-one, not to mention we don't have a damn idea as to where he took Kendall!" She pointed out, but Jett smirked.
"I have two ideas: Kendall's house or Griffin's company building, on the roof."
"Why those two places?" Dak asked.
"Simple, James had to lure Kendall to a familiar place. My best guess is that he told Kendall to meet him at his house; from there he knocked him out and took him to Griffin's company building, to the roof. At the top of the roof there is a crane, Griffin's thinking about expanding the place more. A crane is the perfect tool for someone to be held hostage and the perfect tool to use to...drop someone from a height of thirty stories."
Dak and Lucy paled at this. Sure it sounded like a good guess, but...
"Would James really kill Kendall? T-they were fiancees, lovers no best friends for years!" Lucy shuddered as she said this, yet Jett sighed again.
"The drug does that, Lucy. It takes away someone's humanity; it breaks them and breaks them down to the point in which what mattered the most to them is remembered the least."
"Well we can't waste anymore time! Jett, you go to Kendall's house; if your guess is right, you might find some clues left behind! Lucy, you go to Griffin's company building, take a good look around the area especially the roof. Honey, leave me your phone. James might sent another text, I'll keep an eye open for that and if anything comes in, I'll reach Lucy on her phone." Dak said, Jett looking a little scared as he cupped his lover's face.
"Are you sure about this?" Dak smiled.
"This is the only way I can help without worrying you about me being in danger, love. And I know you'll come back, you always do." He said, pressing a quick kiss to Jett's lips.
Said blonde still looked a little uneasy but nodded and handed Dak his cell-phone, he turning to Lucy.
"Come on, we have to stop James from making the biggest mistake of his life."
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"You REALLY don't want to do this, am I right?" Camille said, sitting crossed and watching James' back.
The two were on the roof of Griffin's company building, James finishing up tying Kendall to the crane. The dirty blonde's hair blew in the weak breeze, legs dangling limply as he hung like a rag doll in the air.
Camille watched James tense up, he turning to her with a glare.
"What do you mean, Cam?" It was a nickname only he had for her; somewhere in the back of his mind, he remembered her.
"Cut the BS, Jay. You don't want to kill him, so why do this? This is all a show to impress Griffin or what?" She snapped, getting to her feet and putting a hand to his shoulder.
James sighed, and for a brief moment she saw his eyes go back to their natural, gentle hazel-green.
Her face softened at seeing the old James back, in such a long time.
"I-it is the only way save my mother; Griffin still has her to get to me..."
"But Kendall is the love of your life, James! He's has no reason to be in this, you two broke up right? Why does Griffin hate him so much?!" James sighed.
"Because Griffin knows that...Kendall was the only person keeping me from becoming this, this ruthless murderer. As long as Kendall is alive, he could come back to me and...I'd stop being the perfect mercenary." Camille cupped James' face between her hands, it killing her to see the guy she considered her brother so torn.
"But you never wanted this, did you? All you wanted was to graduate from high school, go to college to follow your dream then marry Kendall and settle down to have a family with him; that's all you wanted, you never wanted this life though. You never wanted this, James, so why let someone take your life away? Ever since you were thirteen Griffin has dictated your life, but now is the time to make YOUR choice. Not his; you have the power to fix everything, all you have to is listen to what YOU want, not what Griffin wants and expects of you."
"B-but I lied to Kendall all these years...!" James began to protest but Camille gently shushed him, smiling like a mother would for her child.
"If he really loves you like I think he does, he will forgive you. Kendall came back to you, James! He came back to you to save you, I have a feeling that's why he came to you so willingly! D-don't make the same mistake I did with Lucy, James. I-I let her go, so easily because of Griffin. You have the chance to have the life you want, you can still turn this around. It's never too late, it's never too late to protect the one you love. I can see it in your eyes; you love him, James. You love Kendall, more than anything. You love him and yeah you lied, but you did it to protect him! You didn't fucking care if your life was on the line, you did it all for him! That's real love, James: willing to do anything to protect someone, even if it means hurting them along the way." Camille said this all in one breath, pressing their foreheads together when she felt James' shoulders shake. He was close to crying.
"You can do this, James. You can still do the right thing, I know you can." Camille whispered through her teeth, James pulling away to look at the still unconscious Kendall.
His eyes went from their natural, gentle hazel-green to pitch black.
'B-but what IS the right thing to do?'
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Dak nearly jumped when Jett's cell-phone vibrated, he quick to check the new text; it was from James.
'I know it!' Dak thought with a bit triumph, reading the text quickly to call Lucy.
Yet the text left him boggled. It was like reading a message from a ghost, someone he thought was dead...
Jett.
You and Lucy come to the roof of Griffin's company building, Kendall is here with us.
We can still save him AND James, but you have to hurry!
-Camille.
'I-it's her! M-my step-cousin, she's a-alive!'
Dak wasted no more time; his fingers were blurred as he rapidly dialed Lucy's number.
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"W-what, Dak this better not be a joke!" Lucy said, on James' motorcycle and heading for Griffin's company building; she could see the form of the crane in the dim light of night.
"It was signed from h-h-her? So that means...Griffin kept her as a pet! And now she's working alongside J-James? N-no...!" Tears worked Lucy's eyes, yet she clenched her teeth tight into her lower lip.
"I'm on my way there, I'll call Jett to get his ass on overdrive! Thanks for the info, superstar!" She hung up shortly afterwards only to dial for Jett on her Comm., mind racing.
'I'm coming, babe; hold on 'cause I'm getting you back!'
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"What is it, Lu?" Jett answered his Comm. after doing a quick sweep of Kendall's house. There was no blood or dead bodies, so James didn't go after Mama Knight and Katie. There was no evidence of a bloody fight in Kendall's room either, so the dirty blonde was still in one piece.
But there were traces of poison, seeped deep into the carpet...
Jett's eyes went wide as Lucy explained everything Jett told her in a fast droll, blood going cold.
"W-WHAT?! I'm on my way, don't confront them on your own! That's an order! Fall back, I'll pick you up and we'll go together, no playing solo hero here!"
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Kendall blinked his heavy green eyes, vision blurry but after a few blinks all became clear: he was outside, hanging from...
"AHHH!" He screamed as he felt nothing under him, head falling to his chest to see he was hanging over the edge of a thirty-story building; from what he could make it out, it was Griffin's music company building. He was tied to the a large, dark red crane, the moon the only source of the light in the night sky.
Kendall's poor heart threatened to explode out of his chest, breathing uneven.
He wasn't afraid of heights but who wouldn't start hyperventilating at being suspended from this high off the ground?!
"Oh God...!"
"Beloved, you are awake."
Kendall moved his gaze from the small, very small town below to James; he was standing not too far from him, with a girl with dark brown hair and pale skin at his side.
He didn't need to ask who she was; Lucy showed him a picture of her just an hour ago.
'C-Camille!'
"He seems to recognize me." Camille said to James, biting her lower lip. James smirked, brushing her hair back in a soothing fashion.
"I wouldn't be surprised if Lucy caught him up to speed about you. Don't worry though, our job will be over in a few."
"J-James, please stop! You're not a killer, Griffin forced you into it! I-I know e-e-everything, I'm sorry I left you but please stop! This isn't you, I know the REAL you! The real James Dylan Diamond isn't a monster, isn't a killer! He was just used, it isn't his fault he was turned into a mercenary!" Kendall screamed, tears streaming down his cheeks.
James flinched but passed it off as a scoff, eyes hard. It was too dark to see his eyes were hazel-green, though.
"Please, y-you abandoned me. You accused me of cheating! M-my father may have done that, but I never did that to you! I-I swore I would learn from my parents' mistakes, and when I fell in love I would treasure that person forever! You lied to me, you said you would always be there for me and you turned your BACK ON ME!" James shouted that last part, fists clenched tight around his twin handguns.
'J-James...'
"I-I was willing to turn myself in and expose Griffin for y-you, beloved. My Emerald meant everything to me, I was torn between the life I was leading and what I wanted. Y-you were not something I deserved, yet all I thought about was you! I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you, as your h-h-husband! But you lied, you never loved me, K-Kendall!"
"THAT'S A LIE, JAMES! I LOVED YOU WITH ALL MY HEART, AND I STILL DO! DON'T FUCKING TELL ME I DON'T, BECAUSE I DO!" Kendall yelled, frustrated and hurt.
"THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I SAID TO YOU THAT DAY; I SAID THAT YOU WERE THE ONLY PERSON I LOVED, BUT YOU DIDN'T BELIEVE ME!" James snapped back, body shaking violently.
Camille pulled at James' arm, trying to get him to calm down. "What are we waiting for?" She asked.
James took in a deep breath, turning to her. "We are waiting for the Master, and for our other...honored guests." He said, pointing above their heads.
Camille turned to follow the direction he was pointing at, a private jet speeding through the clouds. She gasped when she saw who was piloting the jet, heart suddenly pounding hard in her chest.
"CAMILLE!" Lucy shouted, Jett preparing to jump.
"L-Lucy..."
"You know what we have to do." James said to her, replacing his handguns with his shotgun.
Camille swallowed hard, biting her lower lip again before unsheathing her long sword, she and James pulling their masks back over their faces.
"I know: kill everyone that gets in our way."