(A/N): Wow. My sickness means your lucky day! Here another chapter for today! Thank you to SmileYouLiveLonger for your review again! You're all amazing! Anyways, the disclaimer: I don't own Big Time Rush. If I did, I'd be relaxing somewhere in California with them by my side. No episode in this chapter. All of this plot line is mine.
Chapter 5: Not According to Plan
Carlos, James, Logan and Kendall practically crashed into their beds once they got home. For most of the day, the only sound that could be heard in 2J was snoring coming from the bedrooms. The boys eventually dragged themselves out of bed, walking into the main room of the apartment.
"I'm surprised that Gustavo hasn't called yet to yell at us," Kendall mentioned to the others.
"Maybe the alligator ate him," Carlos suggested. This thought made the guys laugh. They looked around the room to find Mrs. Knight dressed in a workout outfit. She was at the counter, laptop in front of her.
"Hey Mom!" Kendall greeted her as the boys began to raid the kitchen for food. She jumped in shock, quickly shutting the laptop before she smiled at her son.
"Hi boys!" Mrs. Knight responded, giving all of them a guilty smile. Each of the boys had an eyebrow raised at this. She laughed nervously before she started walking backwards towards the door. "I'm just gonna go for a run." With that, she rushed out of the apartment before anyone could say anything.
"Does anyone else want to know what Mrs. Knight was looking at on the laptop?" Logan asked the group. They all stayed quiet for a second, staring at the door.
Suddenly, all four boys reached out, grabbed the laptop and began arguing about who was going to look at it first. It began to slip from their fingers until it fell. The boys screamed and Kendall was able to catch it before it hit the ground.
"No fighting," Kendall told the others, "We need to know what's going on." He sat down on the orange couch, his friends quickly surrounding their leader as he opened the laptop. There was one internet tab open.
"'Penny's Pet Care,'" James read. "Why would Mrs. Knight need a pet sitter?" Kendall and Logan turned to look at James, each of them with an eyebrow raised. Carlos just looked confused.
Logan hit James on the back of the head, "Katrina works for Penny's Pet Care!"
James looked at the website, "Oh." Kendall and Logan rolled their eyes before going back to looking at the website. It didn't have much information on it. The only things listed were the services offered with their cost, a number of famous clients and the number to contact them for pet care. There wasn't even an address for the business.
"We learned nothing from this," James complained.
"I learned something," Kendall responded, shutting the laptop and getting off the couch to face his friends. "Enough for a plan!" Logan, James and Carlos jumped up cheering.
"Can we eat first?" Carlos asked the important question as he smacked his helmet. The others went quiet as they considered this. Suddenly, four empty stomachs seemed to answer.
"To the kitchen!" The boys called out before running into the kitchen to raid it like animals. They were so busy that they didn't notice that Mrs. Knight had stuck her head in the door to watch them.
She smiled as she stepped back out into the hallway, "I knew those boys cared." She put ear buds in her ears and left for her run.
"I don't know about this," Logan was hesitant with the plan. He, Carlos, James and Kendall were sitting on the orange couches again, their landline phone was lying on the coffee table.
"You're the best at changing your voice," James insisted, "So, call! I need to date that girl!" The others rolled their eyes at this.
"No," Kendall tried to put some sense in James's mind, "Call because we need to get Katrina to come here so we can find out what is going on!"
"And then I can date her!" James flashed one of his dazzling smiles before pulling out his comb and using it on his hair. Kendall smacked his forehead and Logan shook his head at their friend's cluelessness.
"Hey!" Carlos spoke causing everyone to look at him, "You always get the girl! Why not let us have a chance?" Logan continued to shake his head and Kendall put his head in his hands.
"She will be mine!" James proclaimed before he wrestled Carlos to the floor. Logan and Kendall rolled their eyes before reaching over and pulling James off of Carlos.
"Katrina will pick me!" Carlos continued with confidence as Logan and Kendall held James back. "She told me something that she didn't tell any of you!" At this, the other boys froze.
"WHAT?" James, Logan and Kendall yelled, "AND YOU'RE TELLING US NOW?"
Carlos jumped back, "Ye-Yeah. I forgot to tell you guys. I asked Katrina why she was always so sad and serious and she said it was her parents fault."
"What does that mean?" James asked.
"Maybe she's got strict parents," Logan suggested.
"Well," Kendall began, "We're not gonna find out unless we call." He stuck the phone into Logan's face.
Logan grabbed it and dialed the number for Penny's Pet Care before bringing the phone to his ear.
"Penny's Pet Care!" Katrina's voice came from the phone causing all the boys to take a breath in through their teeth, "We promise to care for your pets as if they were our own! This is Katrina Wolff. How can I help you?"
Logan covered the mouth of the phone, "Katrina answered! Abort mission!"
"Relax," Kendall told him, "There's no way she'll recognize your voice."
Logan sighed, cleared his throat and uncovered the phone, "Yes, this is Lightning the Wonder Dog's manager. I'm going to be in a lot of meetings today and I need someone to take Lightning for a walk."
There was silence on the other end for a second, before Katrina spoke again, "Okay. When?"
"As soon as possible."
"And where did you want Lightning to be picked up?"
"At the Palm Woods."
There was a short silence again, but then she continued, "What apartment number?"
"We'll meet you in the lobby."
"Okay, someone will be there soon. Goodbye." There was a dial tone after Katrina hung up. Logan turned it off.
"And now," Kendall looked at his best friends, "We go down to the lobby and wait. Carlos, do you have the net?"
"Yep!" Carlos suddenly pulled out a net and held it up as proof.
"Perfect," Kendall noted, "Let's go." With that, the four boys ran out the door, heading down to the lobby.
Katrina hung up her cell, chuckling at the phone call she had just got about walking Lightning the Wonder Dog. She was standing in the middle of a sidewalk in the park, her right hand holding a leash that was attached to a Golden Retriever.
"Those boys are stupid," Katrina commented to herself. "Now, should I go on ahead and walk into their trap?" She put her hand to her chin as though she was considering it. People around her were staring at the weird girl talking to herself. She shook her head, "Nah."
Pressing a button on her phone, Katrina brought it to her ear, "Hey Brandon. I've got a job for you."
Kendall, Logan, Carlos and James were hiding behind a plant in the lobby. All four were wearing tree hats and had war paint on their faces. Camille was sitting in a chair in front of them, Lightning sitting next to it. She looked confused while the boys looked determined.
"I don't see why you can't just ask her what's wrong," Camille told the boys. She had on a business suit and glasses. They were avoiding the glares being shot at them from Mr. Bitters who was sitting behind his desk.
"Because she's stubborn and won't tell us," James explained, "Even though she knows that if she needed comforting, my arms are always open for her." He suddenly threw open his arms, hitting Carlos and Logan, knocking them over.
"Focus!" Kendall told James as Carlos and Logan jumped back on their feet to join the huddle. Kendall turned back to Camille, "Camille. Katrina's a short girl with brown hair that has blonde streaks in it. She'll probably be wearing a shirt that says 'Penny's Pet Care' on the front."
"I don't see a girl wearing that shirt," Camille observed, "But I do see a boy."
"WHAT!" The camouflaged boys yelled causing Camille and Lightning to jump in shock. Lightning tried to leave, but Camille stopped him. Unfortunately, the boy wearing a pink 'Penny's Pet Care' shirt had heard the scream and began walking over. They immediately recognized him as the boy who had let Katrina into 'her' house.
"Okay, new plan," Kendall told Camille as the others hid from sight, "Distract him instead." He ducked down to hide with his friends, letting them know, "We'll interrogate him up in 2J where there will be no witnesses."
"And your devious sister will be able to help," Logan added, "She can get anything out of anyone."
"Except Katrina," Carlos noted.
"Yep," the other three agreed.
They shut up when they heard a really high pitched male voice ask Camille, "Are you Lightning the Wonder Dog's manager?"
"Yes, I am," Camille lied, getting out of her seat to shake hands with the teen.
"You look a little young," the boy commented.
"Everyone looks young in Hollywood," Camille reacted, "Even managers. Now, if you'll come with me, I have to lay down some ground rules for walking a superstar like Lightning here." She suddenly grabbed his arm and pulled him away from the plant so his back was to it.
Kendall turned to Carlos, "It's time."
Carlos pulled out the net again, "Let's do this." He and his friends scrambled over to the boy. Carlos threw the net over top of him from behind causing him to flail his arms, trying to get the net off. Before he could though, the band knocked him down, tied up the ends and began pulling him to the elevator.
"Thank you Camille!" they called over their shoulder. Camille waved at them as they stuffed the boy into the elevator and followed him in. The door closed the five of them in the box. Camille turned around to find Mr. Bitters staring at her.
"What?" she asked him.
"I don't want to know," Mr. Bitters told her. He left his desk and walked into his office.
(A/N): Ha! Not much goes according to plan with these boys, does it? Anyways, what do you think the boy is going to be forced to say? The more reviews I get, the faster you get your answer! Until the next chapter, happy reading!