(A/N): Whoa. This is a long one. And the next one will be a long one too. Good for you, bad for my fingers… Anyways, thank you to Jazzygrl (Yes. You were.), Dreamer1992 (Thanks! I've got more twists here.), StuckAt9.99 (Yeah, I loved that line too.), bigtimerushlover123, oOo KitKat oOo (I'm hoping you meant James or Logan cause it would be kind of weird for Katrina to try and date herself… And it's an honor that this is your favorite story!) and Milkamoo97. I don't own Big Time Rush even though they were in my state last weekend but I couldn't see them because they were on the OPPOSITE side of the state which made me mad… So, before that rant gets any longer including insulting my friends for not wanting to take a road trip to go see them with me, I'm going to let you go ahead and enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 39: Building Secrets
Kendall, James, Carlos, Logan and Katrina walked into Gustavo's office. He was sitting behind his desk, tapping his fingers on it. Kelly stood behind him, looking really excited.
"This is great news for BTR," Kelly told them, "We can't wait to get this out to the media. And this won't mess up anyone's relationship life, right Gustavo?"
Gustavo groaned, "I still think Jamina are a great couple. And I am not giving them a retraction!"
"Or you can tell them that her new found cousin won't let her date," Kendall argued.
"While you're dating someone," Gustavo commented, "That's hypocritical."
Carlos and James turned to Logan who explained, "A hypocrite is someone who says something and then does the opposite."
"Oh," Carlos started, "Kendall, you are a hypo- hypa-" Logan whispered something in his ear. "Hypocrite!"
"Okay, I'm not a hypocrite," Kendall defended himself.
"What about Jo?" Katrina reminded him.
"Okay, so, I'm a hypocrite," Kendall admitted, "But I just want what's best for you, which means that you're not dating James who's a player or Logan who's dating Camille too." Carlos opened his mouth to say something, but Kendall cut him off, "Or Carlos who putting beside Katrina would be a bad idea since they're both very accident prone." Carlos shut his mouth.
"I'm not putting that out there!" Gustavo insisted, "I'll let them know that you two are cousins, but if you're thought of as the protective cousin, do you really think that young kids are going to like that? Those kids whose parents won't let them date will associate you with them and then NOT BUY THE ALBUM! So, there will be Jamina! Now, I'm going to need photos of you two on dates and stuff to send out to the press." Kelly rolled her eyes.
"I just said that I won't let them date!" Kendall told him.
"Then make it a fake date, I don't care!" Gustavo ranted, "I just need a picture of James and Katrina together in something that looks romantic, lovey-dovey or something like that!"
"I am not faking a date so you can get some picture," Katrina replied.
"WOULD YOU TWO MAKE UP YOUR MINDS?" Gustavo yelled at the cousins standing in front of him. He took in a deep breath, "You can't stop dating James anyways."
"Why not?" Logan asked. "Celebrities break up all the time."
"Yes, but then what happens?" Gustavo responded, "The fans take sides, they start fighting and soon, HALF YOUR FAN BASE IS GONE!"
"But since Katrina's my cousin, that's not going to happen," Kendall argued.
"COUSINS DON'T COUNT!" Gustavo screamed at them. He took a deep breath, relaxing himself, before he went on. "There are extreme fans out there that will do that sort of thing. Most of your guy fans will be gone afterwards. The girls, those that experienced break-ups will side with Katrina while the others will stay with BTR. I've seen this happen before." There was a hitch in his voice as he remembered, "Boyz City."
"Oh yeah," Kelly remembered, "That was a horrible break-up. We were so close to a platinum record and then George had to dump Lauren. Boyz City never got back on top." Kelly shook her head at the memory. "So, for once, I agree. James and Katrina need to be a couple. Hope you two are good at acting." James and Katrina looked at each other, Katrina with disappointment and James seemed happy.
"I don't care what you say!" Katrina insisted, "There is NO WAY I'm going along with this!" She did her best to storm out of the room, but her leg brace just made it look awkward. At the door, she turned around and told them, "This leg brace does NOT diminish the intensity of this exit!" Then, she slammed the door shut.
"I want to talk to James alone," Gustavo spoke to the boys, surprisingly calm. When Logan, Carlos and Kendall didn't make any movements, Gustavo got angry, "NOW!" The three boys rushed out of the room, leaving James with Gustavo and Kelly.
Looking scared, James spoke up, "You're not going to kill me, are you?"
"No," Gustavo responded. James let out his breath. "Even though I still can't stand you, I need your help." James leaned forward with confusion.
"You and Katrina are the 'it couple' right now," Kelly told James, "Everyone wants an interview or a picture or an autograph or a public appearance of some sort."
"But Katrina doesn't want to have anything to do with this," James reminded them.
"That's where you come in," Gustavo replied, "You need to woo Katrina."
"And how am I supposed to do that?" James asked. "She's not like other girls I've dated."
Kelly pulled out a large binder out of nowhere and slammed it down on the desk. James jumped in shock. Opening the binder, Kelly pointed at a page as she answered, "We've had some research done on Katrina and found out everything that we could about her likes, dislikes, anything that could influence her to say yes to a date."
"Study it," Gustavo advised, "Learn it." James picked up the binder and turned a page, looking through it. "Remember, the band relies on this."
"And what about Logan?" James looked concerned, "I'm not going to do anything serious until after he doesn't like her anymore."
"There's something that will get him to forget about Katrina, at least for now. Here's what you're going to say to Logan," Gustavo began.
James walked into the apartment, head hidden behind the binder.
"What's with the binder?" Kendall's voice rang out. James lowered the binder. Kendall and the other teens were at the dining table.
"Oh, it's nothing," James insisted. They watched in curiosity as James left for the bedrooms.
"James is up to something," Logan observed. "He never reads."
"I don't really care," Katrina noted, "So, we've decided to find my brother now, right? What leads do you have?"
"We have this cell phone," Carlos told her, pulling out the phone they had found in the hospital.
"And this note that came with it," Logan added as he placed the paper on top of the phone.
Katrina grabbed the note and read it silently before she told the others, "This is Evan's handwriting." She grabbed the phone and looked at it. "And this was Evan's phone he had with him during the accident."
"Yeah, but it's got no power and it won't fit any of the universal chargers that we have," Kendall explained. "So, now we're trying to find a charger for it."
"I have a charger for it," Katrina replied. "I have the same phone."
"Go get it!" The three boys ordered her.
"Geez, okay," Katrina got up, placed the phone and paper on the table and limped over to the bedrooms. Before she could pass the boys' room, James stepped out and blocked her way.
"What's going on?" James asked. He had a hand hidden behind his back.
"I'm getting my charger so that we can charge Evan's phone and watch the video," Katrina explained. "What are you up to?" She looked suspicious of him.
James shrugged, "Nothing, but I do have something for you." He brought his hidden hand into view, a flower held in it.
"A stargazer lily?" Katrina's face softened, "That's my favorite flower."
"I just happened to have one and I thought that you could use some cheering up after earlier," James gestured for her to take it. She did.
"Thanks, you should go sit with the others," Katrina told him. He shrugged and left for the main room. Katrina stayed still for a second before she brought the flower up to her nose, a slight smile appearing on her face. Then the smile disappeared as she realized why she was smiling. "Did he just flirt with me?" She looked confused for a second before she shook her head. "Nah. Gotta get the charger."
Heading into hers and Katie's room, she went through her stuff to find her phone charger. She grabbed it, dropped the flower off on her cot and then went back to join the boys.
"Here's the charger," Katrina mentioned, holding it up. Kendall smiled at his cousin as she passed it to him. He plugged it into the wall and then to the phone. The other four teenagers gathered around Kendall as he turned on the phone. They waited for it to power up.
"Man, this thing is slow," James commented.
"It's like watching water boil," Logan replied, "It feels like it's longer than it actually is."
"Quiet," Kendall began, "It's on. Now, just have to go to the video area." He got quiet as he went through the menus, looking for a video. Once he got to the video section, there was only one available. He pressed the button to let it play.
Evan showed up on the screen, speaking right away, "I'm recording this video just in case some miracle happens and it turns out that Kat didn't die. Or Brandon decides to come find me. So, to whoever you are, I'm going out there to find out exactly what happened today. Somebody was responsible for this and I'm going to find him and destroy him for this." Katrina's eyes went wide at this. "But this means that I have to be untraceable by everyone. So, I'm going to leave a note for a way to contact me at a specific place that only Brandon and Katrina would know where it would be, the place where the three of us hide from the paparazzi, our families and the world. Hope that someone comes and finds me. I could use all the help I can get." The video finished and the boys looked to Katrina.
"Crap," Katrina mumbled. "I was afraid of that."
"Why?" Carlos asked, "Where is it?"
Katrina sighed, "I won't be able to go with you guys. It involves climbing to get there. I kind of can't climb."
"We can wait for you to heal first," James offered.
This response caused Katrina to look at him confused, "You guys would wait more than five weeks for my arm to heal. That's stupid."
"What else could we do?" Logan replied, "We need you to guide us there anyways."
"Or you could get Brandon," Katrina reminded him, "Brandon's the one that found the place anyways. It seems only fair."
"I don't know," Kendall seemed hesitant.
"Let me ask him," Katrina suggested, "If he says no, then we can wait for my arm to get better."
Kendall gave in, "Fine. Ask him." Katrina smiled at him before she pulled out her own phone and started texting Brandon.
While she was doing that, Carlos piped up, "You know what I noticed? Evan even sounds like Kendall."
"Genes are powerful things," Logan mentioned.
"Okay, he's like my older twin!" Kendall seemed annoyed, "Can we drop the comparisons please?" Katrina looked up from her phone at this to join the others in raising their eyebrows at Kendall's outburst.
"You okay?" James asked.
"It's just," Kendall sighed, "When you compare him to me, it makes me start to compare Katrina to Katie. They look alike too. In those photos that we saw of Katrina as a child, she looked a lot like Katie did when she was that age. They're personalities are close. Both of them are stubborn, cunning and independent. Before the tragedy, Katrina hung out with people who weren't her age more than those her own age, just like Katie does."
"Oh my God," Katrina muttered, "You're right. That's so weird."
"Did you really have to say that?" Carlos looked disgusted. "Now, when I look at Katrina, I'm going to see Katie." He shivered.
"I'm not exactly like Katie," Katrina told them, "I've got blue eyes and Katie's got brown. Now, I hang out with people my age while she still hangs out with people older than her. I'm not as cunning as I used to be and I streaked my hair. Kendall isn't exactly like Evan either. Each of us is different. We need to stop the comparisons."
"You ARE related to Kendall," James pointed out, "You just gave us a speech."
"What did I just say?" Katrina asked him.
"Oh, right," James looked guilty.
Before anyone could say something, Katrina's phone buzzed, indicating that she got a text. She looked down at it.
"Brandon will take you guys there, but it has to be tomorrow," Katrina let them know. "I'm going to have to watch the place tomorrow then cause Tim has class."
"I don't want you to be by yourself," Kendall admitted. "What if a big dog shows up or something?"
"I'll get the girls to join me then," Katrina decided, "I don't think any of them are busy tomorrow."
"That means that we're free for the rest of the day," James noted. "I've got things to do, so I'll see you guys later." With that, he left for the guys' room, leaving the others confused.
"Well, I'm going to the pool," Carlos told them, "Maybe the Jennifers will be there!" And then Carlos was gone.
"I'm going to figure out what James is up to," Kendall spoke up. "He sounded suspicious." Before he left, he pointed at Logan, "No kissing my cousin." Then, Kendall left to follow James, leaving Logan and Katrina alone.
"What do you want to do then?" Logan asked Katrina.
"You know what I really want?" Katrina began, "For you to pick between me and Camille."
"I picked you," Logan reminded her.
"No, you didn't," Katrina replied, "If you did, you would have told Camille that you didn't want to date her."
"Do you know what she'll do to me and you if I tell her?" Logan looked scared, "She'll kill us!"
"It's better for her to find out from you rather than from the media once they realize that I'm not with James," Katrina pointed out.
"Why don't you tell her then?" Logan suggested.
"Fine," Katrina responded, "I will." She got up and started limping towards the door, but was stopped by Logan.
"Don't do that. I don't want your friendship with Camille ruined and you did tell her and Jo about that day. If Camille gets mad, she'll let it out."
"So, we're not going to tell her. That'll make things worse!"
"No, it won't."
"Logan, do you even want to be in a relationship with me?"
"Of course I do."
"Then why would you want to keep it a secret? Do you still have feelings for Camille?"
"Well-"
"I knew it! You're so indecisive Logan! First, you like Camille, then you like me, then you like both of us. When will it stop?"
"Uh-"
"You know what. Since you seem to be having a problem with it, I'll decide for you. Go be with your precious Camille." Katrina did her best to look angry as she made her way over to the couch and turned on the TV, completely ignoring Logan.
Before Logan could say anything else, James and Kendall came running into the room.
"What's going on?" Kendall asked, "We heard arguing."
"I need your help," Logan turned to his friends. "Come on." He led Kendall and James out of the apartment. After she heard the door shut, Katrina glanced over at it, tears starting to form in her eyes.
"How are you supposed to let a girl know that you're not interested without getting her mad?" Logan asked Kendall, James and Carlos who they had joined at the pool. The four boys were watching Camille on the other side of the area. She was dressed up as an alien and using someone as her monologue victim.
"That's one of the most asked questions of the world that no one really knows the answer to," Kendall responded. "But you have to do that if you want to date Katrina."
"Or, you can stick with Camille and not have to worry about this," James suggested. The other three boys looked at him.
"You're just saying that so you can ask Katrina out," Carlos accused.
"Which he's not going to do," Kendall glared at James, "Because she's my cousin and I don't want to see her get hurt."
"Shouldn't that be up to her anyways?" James asked. Before Kendall could say anything else, James addressed Logan, "Okay, think about this rationally. Most first relationships end in a break-up. If you started dating Katrina, it would be the first serious relationship for both of you. Do you really want to risk it with Katrina who you'll have to see even if you two broke up because she's your best friend's cousin?"
"Where did that come from?" Carlos replied. He, Kendall and Logan were staring at James with confusion.
"That's actually a good argument," Logan went on. "Maybe I should date Camille first."
"I don't know," Kendall went from looking confused to suspicious, "Katrina might have told you to go for Camille, but she meant the opposite. Do you really think she'll be happy if she finds out that you've gone for Camille?"
"I don't know!" Logan seemed overwhelmed. "I can't make decisions like this!"
"Go for Camille," James insisted, "If something goes wrong, then you've got the first relationship out of the way without it being awkward later."
Logan sighed, "Well, that seems logical."
"And sounds like a player talking," Kendall mumbled under his breath.
"I don't want to hurt Katrina's feelings though," Logan went on.
"Dude, just pick Camille," Carlos spoke up, "You're always going to be changing your mind and Katrina can't deal with that."
"Good point," Logan agreed, "Okay, I'm going with Camille." He got up out of his pool chair and started to head to Camille. Then, he stopped and turned around, walking back to his friends and joining them again. "But what if Katrina kills me?" His friends facepalmed.
The next day, Brandon met up with Kendall, James, Logan and Carlos in front of the Palm Woods.
"You guys ready?" Brandon asked them.
"Yeah," Kendall responded. "But why did you tell us to bring helmets?" He, James and Logan held up their hockey helmets, but Carlos didn't since he was already wearing his.
"Because we're going to be doing some climbing," Brandon replied, "I've brought the other gear." He tapped the trunk of his car. "Now, let's go."
"Where are we going anyways?" Logan got into the front seat while James, Carlos and Kendall squeezed in the back.
Brandon got behind the wheel before he answered, "To the woods." The guys looked at each other in shock as Brandon drove off.
"Are we there yet?" Carlos called out from the backseat. He was sitting between James and Kendall, bouncing in his seat. They were staring out their windows, looking bored and annoyed.
"For the thirteenth time, no!" Brandon almost yelled. Carlos stopped bouncing, a frown of disappointment appearing on his face.
A couple seconds later, Logan observed, "Oh God! What is that smell?"
"Sorry," Carlos replied. The guys all looked at him disgusted as they rolled the windows of the car down.
"Please tell me we're almost there," James spoke up.
"Yeah, just a couple more minutes of driving," Brandon responded. The boys cheered. "And then a ten minute hike."
"No!" the guys complained.
James, Kendall, Logan and Carlos followed Brandon down a path in the woods. All of them had backpacks on with climbing gear inside them.
"How did you three find this place anyways?" Kendall asked, moving a branch away so it wouldn't hit his face.
"Evan liked to explore," Brandon explained. "Sometimes he'd take me or Katrina or both of us with him. I actually found this spot while we were rock climbing. Alright, we have to turn here." He strayed off the path, into the woods. The boys looked at each other before they followed.
"Aren't you afraid that some wild animal's going to attack you?" Logan was frantically looking around, searching for any sign of attack.
"Hasn't happened yet," Brandon responded. "Highly doubt it will." Silence settled between the boys as they followed Brandon to the spot.
Suddenly, there was a clearing and a cliff right in front of them. Some of the rocks looked worn, but steady enough to climb. Brandon set everything up for them to climb the cliff while the guys suited up in climbing gear. As soon as Brandon was finished and suited up, the boys were ready to go.
"Have any of you climbed rocks before?" Brandon asked them.
"Only the ones in gyms," Kendall responded. "Never something like this."
"Okay, it's the same principle except if you fall, you die," Brandon told them. James and Carlos screamed and grabbed hold of each other. "Katrina had no problem with this though. At least, before the accident. Don't worry, this cliff is really easy. There're no loose rocks or anything. Come on." He hooked himself to a rope before tossing the rope to Kendall, who was nearest. The boys each hooked in so that if one did fall, the others would be able to pull him up.
Once everything was set, Brandon began climbing. Kendall joined him followed by Logan, Carlos and lastly James. The group went in a line, the band following Brandon up the cliff. After a couple minutes, Brandon reached a cave where he disappeared inside. The others went in afterwards.
Standing up, the boys brushed themselves off and took off the climbing gear. Brandon picked up a flashlight from an indent in the wall of the cave. He tried to turn it on, but it wouldn't work until Brandon smacked the flashlight. It turned on, revealing that the cave was deeper than it looked from the entrance.
"Let's go," Brandon led the way further in the cave. They walked for a few minutes before they found an area that looked like someone had lived there. In the open area, there were battery powered lights, couches, tables, blankets and a box of food that didn't have to stay cold. "Wow, it's been a long time since I've been up here." Brandon sat down on one of the couches, relaxing with a smile on his face.
"How did you get these up here?" Carlos asked as he and his friends sat down on couches.
"Evan always finds a way," Brandon responded. "Now, Katrina didn't give me any real details as to why I had to bring you here, so why?"
"It all started when Katrina told us about the Wolff Family Tragedy," Kendall began the story.
"Wow, that's crazy," Brandon replied as Kendall finished. "And you and Katrina are cousins. Wow. I wondered why you looked like Evan."
"So, let's look for something that Evan might have left here," James decided, getting up so he could search. The others followed suit and searched for anything.
Logan was the first one to find something, "Uh, guys. You might want to see this." Carlos, Kendall and James came over to see what Logan had found, but Brandon was too busy with something to notice.
"It's a note for Katrina, in Evan's handwriting," Kendall observed. "He knew she was alive." He read the note out loud, "'Dear Kat, I know you're alive. I've heard it on the news. You'll be fine with Brandon. It's probably best that you don't come find me. I've gotten involved in some bad things now and I don't want you dragged into it. You should stick with what you're doing, laying low and walking dogs. I've gotten a lead on who was behind that day you almost died. It's a part of something way bigger than I thought it could be and now I'm stuck in the middle of it. Don't worry about me, just stay low and everything will be fine. Just in case something goes wrong, just know that I've always loved you sis. Evan.'" Silence filled the cave as what the note said sunk into them.
"What do we do now?" Carlos asked.
"He doesn't want to see her," Kendall ignored Carlos as his anger built. "He doesn't want to see his own sister. Evan knows that Katrina's alive and he doesn't want to spend as much time as possible with her! What kind of person is he? I need to find him so I can give him a piece of my mind and then I'm going to keep Katrina away from him! He doesn't realize how much this has affected her! If she finds out that he knew she was alive this entire time, she's going to fall apart again!"
"Kendall," James interrupted Kendall's rant, "Relax."
"How can I relax when he's part of the reason that Katrina has a mental illness?" Kendall replied frustrated.
"Kendall," Logan tried, "Evan might not even be alive anymore. Didn't you understand this note? It states that she'll be fine with Brandon. That means it was written not long after she was released from the hospital and went to live with Brandon's family. This has been here for a while."
"Would you guys stop talking and come over here?" Brandon suddenly called out, "I've found something." They looked at Brandon to see that he was holding a locked box. "Evan gave me this box when we were kids. Only Evan and I know the combination. Katrina doesn't. I had it stored somewhere other than where I found it." The boys looked at each other before they rushed over to join Brandon. He placed the box on a table before he went through the combination, opening it.
Inside the box were a bunch of papers with symbols on them that looked like it coded for something. There was also another box, but this one could only be opened by solving a puzzle on the top. Everyone turned to look at Logan.
"I've never seen anything like this before," Logan mentioned as he picked up one of the papers and studied it. "This might take me a while to figure out."
"Then, we should get back home," James suggested. "Maybe you can find the solution on the computer or something."
"Good idea," Kendall agreed as he closed the box.
"Just so you guys know, you're on your own for this," Brandon spoke up, "I don't think that Evan wants to be found, so I'm going to respect that and not do anything else. The only reason I did this was because Katrina would have if she could anyways. Got it?" They nodded. "Good. Let's go." He grabbed the flashlight as he led the way out of the cave.
Suddenly, Carlos thought of something, "What are we going to tell Katrina?" Logan, James, Carlos and Kendall shared a look as they continued towards the exit.
Meanwhile, Katrina was in Penny's Pet Care with Jo, Camille and Stephanie. It was a slow day, so they were just talking about random things in the waiting room.
"So, are most girls actresses at the Palm Woods?" Katrina asked.
"It seems that way, doesn't it?" Jo thought out loud. "Although Stephanie is a director and you're a model."
"I don't mind," Camille pointed out, "It makes things interesting."
"You know what would be fun to do?" Stephanie piped up, "If we do this secret filming of the guys again."
"Didn't you try that before to have it backfire?" Katrina reminded her.
"Yeah, but this time, it won't be a horror movie," Stephanie went on, "This time, it'll be an advice blog." When the other three girls looked confused, she continued, "Okay, an advice video blog. How to always get your way with a guy, but still keep him around."
"You might want to work on that title," Jo let her know. "But interesting concept."
"Or we could make a comedy where we follow Katrina around and watch her get hurt," Camille suggested.
"Hey!" Katrina seemed insulted at first, but then softened, "Okay, so I do get hurt a lot, but we're not doing anything like that."
"I'm just saying," Stephanie ignored their mini-conversation, "There are four of us girls, right? Then, there are the four guys. Think about it. It fits well."
"So, we secretly film ourselves with the guys and then give advice to other girls," Camille commented, "Sounds like fun."
"I just got an idea that would make it even better," Katrina suggested, "The advice would be to guys on what not to do from a girl's point of view."
"That is brilliant!" Jo raised her hand for a high five from Katrina and got one.
"So, are we going to let the guys in on this then?" Camille asked.
Katrina, Jo and Stephanie looked at each other before replying, "No." All four girls laughed.
"This is going to be fun," Camille went on. "So, we'll pair off then. I'll get Logan, Jo gets Kendall, Katrina gets James and Stephanie, sorry, but you get Carlos." Katrina seemed to be a little mad about this arrangement, but didn't say anything.
"Actually, I don't mind," Stephanie shrugged, "He's kind of cute." The other three girls looked at each other, giggling.
"Stephanie," Katrina started, "Do you have a crush on Carlos?"
She looked away before she mumbled, "Maybe."
Camille screamed in glee, "OH MY GOSH! You TOTALLY have a crush on him! This is perfect! We can all go on a quadruple date!"
Jo looked at Katrina before saying, "I don't think that's a good idea."
"Why not?" Camille asked.
Before anyone could answer her though, the elevator dinged and the doors opened. The girls looked over to find James, Kendall, Logan, Carlos and Brandon walking out of it and over to them.
"Hey!" Brandon greeted them, "We're back!"
"I can see that," Katrina mentioned.
"So, what did you girls talk about while we were gone?" James asked.
Katrina, Camille, Stephanie and Jo looked at each other before answering, "Nothing."
"What did you find out about Evan?" Katrina added.
Kendall, Logan, Carlos and James looked at each other before they responded, "Nothing." Brandon nodded sadly.
"It was a dead end," Kendall explained, "We're really sorry Katrina."
"It's fine," Katrina let them know, "Thanks for trying." She smiled at them.
"We should probably head back to the Palm Woods," Jo suggested, "I've got an audition later." The others agreed.
They waved goodbye to Brandon as the four guys and four girls squeezed into the elevator to go back to the Palm Woods.
(A/N): So, the girls are keeping secrets from the boys and the boys are keeping secrets from the girls. Will the boys ever find out about secret filming? What about Katrina? Will they tell her about what they found or is it going to remain a secret? What about James's new secret? He used it to convince Logan to go with Katrina which means that he's going to go after her. Will he succeed? And what exactly is in that binder of research? Another secret is the big one in this story. Where is Evan? Do the coded notes and puzzle box have anything to do with it? Will the boys (mostly Logan) uncover the secrets inside? You'll just have to wait to find out! Chapter 40 is the next one which means it'll be a long one! Until then, review and happy reading!