(A/N): Yay! Another update! And in the morning too. Crazy. Anyways, thank you to these people for your reviews: Milkamoo97 (I'm glad you're back!), Dreamer1992 (Yeah, Evan's just stubborn.), Sugarcrazed (You never know, Evan still might change his mind. He DOES know where they live… Which sounds really creepy…), kitcool (No problem. This story is nowhere NEAR being close to finished.) and awesamazing (Yep, Stuck doesn't have any girls in it. And, unless you count the hands holding the pictures, neither does the official music video for Any Kind of Guy.). I don't own Big Time Rush, but I do own Katrina, Evan and Brandon. To be safe, I also don't own the movie Hotel For Dogs which is mentioned here. And now, to the chapter! Enjoy!

Chapter 56: Healing The Pain

Carlos, James, Logan and Kendall walked into the apartment to find Katrina lying on the couch, wrapped up in five different blankets, but she had a bag of ice placed on her forehead. There was a thermometer stuck in her mouth. A humidifier was set up nearby and she would cough when it blew mist in her face. She looked up once she heard the door crack open.

"Help me," Katrina mumbled while trying to keep the thermometer in her mouth. The boys stared at her with blank looks.

"Yeah, I'll be at the pool," James announced. "I don't need to get sick." He ran from the apartment.

Suddenly, Mrs. Knight walked into the room, holding a giant bottle of DayQuip and a serving spoon. She took one look at the boys and stood in front of them. Her stare made Logan, Kendall and Carlos take a step back.

"Do you have some news for me?" Mrs. Knight demanded, keeping her stare down.

"About that," Kendall began. He paused for a second as everyone waited for the rest. Then, he ran out of the apartment so he didn't have to give his mother the bad news.

Mrs. Knight sighed as she handed the DayQuip to Logan, "You're in charge of taking care of Katrina while I'm gone. Carlos, help him." Carlos got a determined expression on his face, ready for the task. Logan glanced down at the DayQuip before looking back at Mrs. Knight with confusion. "You know what to do. KENDALL!" She stomped from the apartment, heading after her son.

"Well, uh, um," Logan stammered. "Carlos, help me get Katrina out of these blankets. She only needs one." He and Carlos rushed forward to free Katrina from her blanket tomb. They unwrapped her quickly until she was able to move herself. Katrina took the bag of ice off her head and took the thermometer out of her mouth as she moved to a sitting position.

"Thanks," Katrina told them with a slight smile. Her voice was hoarse as she talked. "Can someone turn off that humidifier?" Carlos reached over and turned it off for her. She gave him another smile before relaxing back on the couch. Closing her eyes, she took in deep breaths.

"Did you want some chicken noodle soup or something?" Logan asked Katrina.

"Ooh, I'll take some," Carlos spoke up.

"I was asking Katrina since she's sick," Logan responded.

"Oh," Carlos looked down at his feet, sad that he wasn't getting any chicken noodle soup.

"If I have any more chicken noodle stuffed down my throat, I'm gonna throw up," Katrina told them. Carlos and Logan backed away from her.

"Yeah, good luck Logan," Carlos ran over to the swirly slide, somehow climbing up it and disappearing out the door of the balcony.

"Thanks Carlos!" Logan called after him.

"Oh, please don't yell," Katrina begged. "I've got a huge headache." Her hands went up to hold her head, fingers separating the tangled strands of her hair.

"Okay, um, let's just watch a movie or something," Logan suggested, grabbing the remote to turn on the TV and DVD player.

"As long as it's a quiet movie," Katrina insisted. "No screaming in it, please. Or fighting. Or anything really loud."

"I could just turn the volume really low," Logan reminded her as he looked through the different DVDs available. He found one that he thought Katrina would love. "How about Hotel For Dogs?"

"Sure, whatever," Katrina replied, not even opening her eyes. Logan frowned at her reaction. He hated seeing her like this. Normally, at the thought of animals, Katrina got really happy and girly. But being sick had caused her to just be tired all the time. "Just turn it down during the barking parts."

"Okay," Logan put the movie in, sat down next to her and pressed the play button on the remote.

Mrs. Knight put her rental van into park in front of the warehouse by the dock, turning it off before she left the van, slamming the door shut after her.

"MOM!" Kendall yelled as he and Katie jumped out of the van to race after her. "This is a really bad idea!" Mrs. Knight didn't stop. The only thing she did was press the button on her keyring to lock the van.

"Are you kidding?" Katie asked Kendall. "This is a great idea! Mom drags Evan back with us, he sees Katrina and BOOM! He's moving in with us and Katrina's happy again." She and Kendall followed their mom as she stormed into the warehouse.

Once the Knights were in the building, Mrs. Knight paused. She looked around with narrowed eyes as she tried to figure out where to go next. Kendall and Katie watched her curiously.

"This way," Mrs. Knight instructed as she started walking again. Kendall and Katie glanced at each other before chasing after their mom.

The family turned a corner to find Cody standing outside a door. He took one look at the Knight family and his eyes widened in horror.

"Oh crap," Cody mumbled before he ran off. Mrs. Knight ignored him as she went over to the door that Cody had been standing outside of.

Bursting through, Mrs. Knight screamed, "EVAN DOMINIC WOLFF!" Kendall and Katie poked their heads inside to see what was going on. Evan was sitting behind a computer. He was looking up at Mrs. Knight in shock and terror.

"Shit," Evan mumbled, "I'm in trouble."

"You bet you are," Mrs. Knight responded. "First off, no swearing. It makes you sound bad." Evan opened his mouth to respond, but Mrs. Knight didn't give him a chance as she went on. "Second, how could you do that to Katrina? She's your sister! Your own flesh and blood."

"We have different blood types," Evan pointed out. Mrs. Knight growled at him and Evan backed down, "Just saying."

Mrs. Knight glared at him as she called out, "Katie, get in here!" Katie took a look at Kendall before she walked into the room and stood in front of her mother. Evan looked at the little girl in confusion. "Evan, meet your younger cousin." Evan glanced down at the little girl. She waved at him.

"She looks like Katrina did when she was younger," Evan noted. Kendall, Katie and Mrs. Knight could practically see Evan's heart breaking at the sight of Katie.

Kendall came into the room to lean down and whisper to Katie, "Quick. Give him those eyes." Katie quickly put on her sad face, opening her eyes wide as though she was going to cry. Evan winced and backed as far away as he could while still staying in his chair.

"Evan," Mrs. Knight continued. "By staying away, you're not just hurting Katrina, you're hurting the rest of your family too. You're hurting Katie, Kendall and me. We might not have been with you while you were growing up, but that means that we want you around even more. We want to be a part of your life so that we can make up for that lost time. Do you honestly think that your parents would be proud of the person you've become?"

"I have to stay away," Evan insisted. "It's for the best."

"Oh, don't give us that!" Kendall exclaimed. "While I think that trying to find this cult thing is a stupid idea, if you're determined to do this, you should have help from your friends and family. You don't have to do this alone."

"But-" Evan started.

"OH MY GOD!" Katie yelled, grabbing everyone's attention. "Doesn't ANYONE know exactly how Katrina feels about this?" They gave her blank looks. "Well, I do. I see a bit of myself in Katrina and a little bit of Kendall in you, Evan. If Kendall did to me what you're doing to Katrina, I'd do everything I could to find him. And then I'd slap him, hug him and help him out of whatever trouble he got himself into. Cause that's what siblings do. We help each other. We balance each other out. Without Katrina, you're never gonna get ANYTHING done right!"

Evan stared at her for a second before he got up, "Lead the way to the Palm Woods." Kendall, Katie and Mrs. Knight gave Evan warm smiles as they led him out of the room.

"You're gonna like it there," Kendall told Evan. "The pool is awesome."

"And our apartment has a swirly slide," Katie added.

"Sounds epic," Evan responded. He lagged behind the three Knights as they went outside.

"Katrina's gonna be really happy to see you," Mrs. Knight informed him. Evan didn't say anything to her so Mrs. Knight went on, "She's a little sick right now. Seeing you might make her feel better." They didn't hear any words from Evan behind them.

Finally, the group reached the rental van and looked behind them. That's when they figured out why Evan had suddenly gone quiet. He was gone.

"Great!" Kendall exclaimed sarcastically, "I knew this was a bad idea."

"Well, I didn't think he was gonna run," Mrs. Knight responded. "I thought that if he met us, he'd come with us, knowing that he had a family to be with."

"What do we tell Katrina now?" Katie asked.

"We don't tell her anything," Kendall insisted. "She doesn't need to know that Evan doesn't want to see her. We'll be the family she needs." Katie and Mrs. Knight seemed to agree with this as they got into the van.

Kendall, Katie and Mrs. Knight walked into the apartment to hear music. They looked around and noticed that it was coming from the TV. Credits were rolling down the screen for some movie.

That's when they noticed Logan and Katrina on the couch. The two were asleep, cuddling up to each other. Logan's head was resting on Katrina's and hers was placed on his chest. She was clinging to his shirt while he had his arms around her, holding her tightly against him as if she would disappear if he didn't. Kendall, Katie and Mrs. Knight watched the peaceful couple with smiles on their faces.

"They did that in their sleep," a voice told them. The Knights looked up to the balcony to find Carlos looking down at them. "They fell asleep sitting next to each other and Logan pulled her in."

"I need to separate them before she gets him sick," Mrs. Knight insisted, stepping forward.

Kendall stopped her, "Mom, just let them be. Katrina needs her rest."

"Fine," Mrs. Knight gave in. "Now, what should I make for lunch?"

"Corndogs!" Carlos suggested.

"I was thinking sandwiches," Mrs. Knight responded, "But I guess I could make corndogs." Carlos cheered, forgetting that he was supposed to be quiet for Logan and Katrina. Kendall quickly shushed him, pointing at the sleeping couple.

"Sorry," Carlos winced. Luckily, Logan and Katrina slept through it.

Katie went up to the coffee table, grabbed the remote and turned off the TV before addressing everyone else, "Our next project is to get those two together." She pointed at Logan and Katrina. Carlos and Kendall nodded, smirks already crossing their faces as they thought of all the plans that would get the couple together.

Brandon was filling out paperwork behind the reception desk of Penny's Pet Care for a client that had come in earlier. He was the only one there because Katrina was sick and Tim had class. So, when the elevator binged, Brandon expected it to be a customer.

"How can I help you?" Brandon asked without looking up from the paperwork on the desk.

"Is that the way to greet a friend you haven't seen in over two years?" a voice responded. Brandon's eyes went wide as he looked up from his paperwork to see Evan standing in front of him.

"Evan?" Brandon exclaimed. "Oh my God." Brandon walked around from behind the desk to get a better look at Evan. Smiling, he pulled Evan into a hug. Once they pulled away, Brandon punched Evan's shoulder.

"OW!" Evan yelled as he rubbed his shoulder. "What was that for?"

"That was for being an idiot and abandoning Katrina when she needed you most," Brandon answered. "Now, go see her."

"Why doesn't anyone understand that I can't see her?" Evan asked. "If I saw her, I'd make her a target."

"She's already a target!" Brandon reminded him. "Why don't you understand that you can keep her safe by being near her?"

"I thought at least you'd realize the truth," Evan responded. "We've been best friends for years. You should know that I'd only stay away if I had a good reason."

"The Evan I know would never leave his sister alone with no one to protect her," Brandon replied.

"She had you, didn't she?" Evan spoke up.

"Why are you here then?" Brandon asked.

"Because I'm gonna disappear for a while," Evan revealed. "I'm gonna let the craziness die down a bit until Big Time Rush stop trying to find me and convince me to go home with them. I'm telling you because I need to tell someone where I'm going in case something happens."

"You're going to our secret hideout in the cliff," Brandon assumed.

Evan nodded, "Don't tell anyone, especially Katrina." Brandon groaned, but agreed. "Good. Now, I'm off." Evan waved to his friend as he got into the elevator, the doors closing him in.

Suddenly, Brandon smirked, "He said to not tell anyone." Brandon pulled out his cell phone. "But he said nothing about texting."

Katrina woke up before Logan did. Too tired to pay attention to the arms around her, she kept her eyes closed as she moved a bit to get herself comfortable so she could get back to sleep. As soon as she moved, she heard a groan and the arms tightened around her. Katrina's eyes snapped open.

The first thing that Katrina noticed was that she was clinging to a black shirt. Katrina slowly turned her head a bit to notice that it was Logan she was clinging onto. Wincing, Katrina's eyes darted around the room as though checking to make sure no one was watching them. She noticed Mrs. Knight making lunch in the kitchen, but Carlos, James, Kendall and Katie were surprisingly absent. On a hunch, Katrina blamed her sickness for the lack of people in the apartment. She was shocked that Logan stayed, much less held her close to him. Katrina assumed it was because he wanted to be a doctor and he probably didn't mind being around sick people.

Moving again to try and get free, Katrina found she couldn't escape. Logan was holding her too tightly. So, Katrina gave up her struggling. She sighed happily as she snuggled her head into Logan's chest, closing her eyes to go back to sleep.

Katrina never got the chance fall asleep because it was at that moment that Kendall burst through the front door of the apartment.

"Mom!" Kendall exclaimed. Katrina kept her eyes closed, thinking that whatever it was wouldn't take long and then she could fall asleep again.

"Shh!" Mrs. Knight shushed her son. "Logan and Katrina are still asleep." Kendall looked over at the couple on the couch as he winced.

"Sorry," Kendall apologized. "Anyways, I just got a text from Brandon. Evan visited him." It took all of Katrina's willpower not to scream out in joy. She wanted to know more. "And Evan told Brandon exactly where he's hiding. So, let's get those two up and get out there. Maybe if Evan sees Katrina he'll change his mind about not wanting to see her." Katrina stiffened. She couldn't believe the words she was hearing.

"Kendall," Mrs. Knight started. "I think this time we just have to let him go."

"But-" Kendall tried.

"We can't force him to do something he doesn't want to do," Mrs. Knight continued. "He's just as stubborn as you, Katie and Katrina. Don't worry, sweetheart. Evan will come around just like Katrina did. It might take a while, but he will."

"Fine," Kendall gave in. "I'll be in my room." He left for the bedrooms as Mrs. Knight put a pan of corndogs into the preheated oven. She closed the oven door, took off her oven mitts and went into the bathroom, shutting the door after her.

There was a short silence before Logan suddenly spoke up, "You heard that, didn't you?" Katrina opened her eyes and looked up at Logan. He could tell right away that Katrina had heard it by the tears that were already starting to form in her eyes.

"I can't believe he doesn't wanna see me," Katrina mumbled. She put her arms around Logan, completely forgetting that he was dating her friend, and cried into his shirt. Logan didn't push her away. He knew that she needed someone to cry into or else she might hurt herself.

"I'm sorry, Katrina," Logan told her. "Everything will be fine. At least you've still got us." For some reason this made Katrina start crying even harder. Logan patted her back as she soaked his shirt with her tears.

Suddenly, Logan seemed to get an idea, "I've got a way to make you feel better." Katrina looked up at him in confusion. "Come on, get up and let's go." Curiously, Katrina got up so Logan could too and they left the apartment.

"How'd you get Mr. Bitters to agree to stay in the trunk?" Katrina asked Logan. The two of them were in the Big Time Rush Mobile, driving down the highway.

"You'd be surprised what that man will do for bologna," Logan replied. The two of them laughed as Logan caught an exit off the highway.

Suddenly, Katrina's smile disappeared, "Wait. This isn't a date, is it?"

"No," Logan insisted. "I'm just cheering you up." Katrina gave him a grateful smile as she looked to the side at the open fields. Logan whispered to himself, "Why didn't I break-up with Camille BEFORE this?"

"What was that?" Katrina asked, turning back to Logan.

"Oh, nothing," Logan responded.

"Where are we going anyways?" Katrina decided to let it drop. "We are DEFINITELY not in LA anymore."

"You'll see," Logan smirked. Katrina watched him suspiciously. "We're almost there anyways." Katrina looked around, expecting something big to show up out of nowhere.

Suddenly, a building did show up. It was surrounded by pathways and open fields. There were some farm animals grazing in the distance, enclosed by fences. Katrina watched them with a smile on her face.

"What is this place?" Katrina asked, practically bouncing in her seat at the sight of animals.

"It's a no kill animal shelter," Logan answered, smiling at her excitement. "I found out about it while researching LA before we moved here. I never thought I'd find a reason to visit. They take in any animal. From dogs and cats to cows and horses. I think they even have llamas. The best part is they take volunteers to help out with the animals."

"Is that why we're here?" Katrina wouldn't take her eyes away from the animals out in the open fields.

"Yep," Logan replied, pulling into the driveway of the building. He parked the car and turned it off before they got out, Katrina almost jumping as she stood.

"Come on!" Katrina exclaimed. "Let's get inside!" Logan chuckled as he followed her into the building.

After feeding some horses, Logan and Katrina decided to walk dogs. Well, Katrina was walking a dog while Logan walked with her.

"Psh," Katrina told Logan. "The people in charge said that this dog was tricky and always tried to escape. He hasn't tried to escape once." She leaned forward and scratched behind the ears of the Border Collie. He looked up at her with his tongue hanging out happily.

"That's because animals love you Katrina," Logan responded. Katrina flashed him a toothy grin as they continued to walk along the dirt path. "Listen, I have to make a phone call. You go on ahead and I'll catch up." Katrina nodded as Logan walked off to get out of Katrina's earshot before he dialed a number. He waited for the other person to answer as he watched Katrina walk happily with the dog.

Finally, the person on the other end answered his phone. Logan turned away from Katrina as he greeted the person on the other line, "Hey Brandon. It's Logan. You texted Kendall that you knew where Evan was, right?" He paused for a second. "Yeah, that's what I thought Kendall said. Is there any way that you could take me to Evan?" Logan waited again as Brandon answered him. "Okay, cool. Tomorrow then. Bye." Logan hung up his phone.

"LOGAN!" Katrina yelled for him. Logan turned back around to see Katrina chasing the loose Border Collie. "THIS DOG IS TRICKY!" Logan froze for a second before he ran after the dog too. The two eventually caught up to the dog, right as the dog dived into some mud. Logan and Katrina couldn't stop themselves in time and fell right into the mud. The teens poked their heads up and looked at each other.

Suddenly, Logan and Katrina burst into laughter. The dog barked and stared at the couple, wagging his tail.

"I don't think we'll be allowed back here again," Katrina noted. Logan nodded his head, not able to stop his laughing. "Oh, I think you missed a spot." Katrina threw a handful of mud at Logan.

"I see how it is," Logan responded, grabbing a handful. Katrina squealed and tried to get away, but Logan got her. This started a huge mud throwing war between the two as the dog just ran around, barking.

"I call the shower first!" Katrina announced as she led the way to the apartment.

"But you got us into this mess in the first place!" Logan exclaimed. The two of them were covered in mud as they walked through the second floor hallway.

"No, you got us into this mess in the first place!" Katrina reminded him. "You're the one who brought us out there!"

"Good point," Logan admitted as the duo walked into the apartment. They froze as they noticed Kendall, James, Carlos, Katie and Mrs. Knight standing there with their arms crossed, waiting for them. Logan and Katrina looked at each other again before laughing.

"Katrina," Mrs. Knight started. "You're supposed to be sick."

"I felt better," Katrina responded with a shrug and a smile.

"Where did you two go anyways?" Carlos asked. "And why are you covered in mud?"

"We went out," Logan told them.

"Like a date?" James assumed.

"No!" Logan and Katrina insisted. "Not a date!" The others gave them skeptical looks.

Katrina looked down at her mud covered arm, "Ugh, I gotta take a shower." She left for hers and Katie's room to grab a change of clothes. The others continued to stare at Logan.

"What?" Logan asked them.

"What happened?" Kendall spoke up.

"You'll never know," Logan replied as he went off to find a change of clothes too.

"Those two are so stupid," Katie mentioned. "I mean, they're obviously meant to be and it's driving all of us crazy!" The others nodded. "What can we do?"

"I've got a plan," James announced. He held up a sheet of paper making everyone look at the smirking brunette in confusion.

The next day, Logan met Brandon outside of the Palm Woods and the two of them drove out to the woods. They found their way to the cliff where they climbed up it to make it to Katrina's, Evan's and Brandon's hideout cave.

"So, remind me again why Kendall, Carlos and James aren't coming with us," Brandon mentioned to Logan as the two headed further into the cave.

"Well," Logan began, "Kendall would try to get Evan to come back with us, Carlos might try to hurt Evan and I'm pretty sure that Evan would NOT want to see James since he and Katrina had that dating thing."

"Wait," Brandon responded, "So you're not trying to get Evan to come back with us?"

"No, I'm trying something different," Logan replied. The two boys went silent as they continued in the almost darkness with a flashlight as their only light.

Finally, they found Evan, sitting by himself on one of the couches, a lantern right next to him. He looked up at Logan and Brandon and smirked.

"I knew you would tell someone," Evan started. "I just didn't think it would be this soon. You do realize that if you try to take me with you, I'll run again."

"We're not here to take you away," Logan insisted, sitting down on the couch next to Evan. "Brandon just brought me here so I could talk to you." Evan narrowed his eyes suspiciously.

"I'll be waiting at the cave entrance," Brandon announced before he left.

"What do you want?" Evan asked.

"I want you to think," Logan told him.

Evan stared at him for a second. Then he responded, "What?"

"Close your eyes," Logan insisted. Evan gave him a weird look, but did as he was told. "Now, imagine Katrina standing in front of you. Describe her."

"This is stupid," Evan said.

"Just do it."

"Fine. I see her with brown hair, going just past her shoulders. She's got blue eyes and a smile. Both of them show that she's excited from the way her eyes sparkle and the way she shows her teeth as she smiles. She's running around in our backyard with our younger siblings and the dogs." Evan opened his eyes. "That's it. Happy?"

"Close your eyes again." Evan rolled his eyes before he did. "Imagine Katrina again. Add some blonde streaks to her hair. Instead of outside, put her inside a rundown apartment with no one else around. There's no furniture in this apartment so Katrina's sitting on the floor. She's holding her knees up against her chest. Instead of excitement in her eyes, there are tears. There's no toothy grin or any grin whatsoever. Her lips quiver as she cries, the tears running down her cheeks." Evan winced as he imagined the image of Katrina so alone in the world. "That's what you made her into by leaving." Evan snapped his eyes open to look at Logan. "That's where we found her."

"But she always seemed so happy whenever I'd see her with you guys," Evan commented.

"Oh, she is happier," Logan assured him. "We've helped her heal, but she won't be fully healed until you come back."

"I thought I told you-"

"I know you're not coming back. I'm not asking you to because you might leave again with no explanation. Katrina wouldn't be able to handle you leaving a second time. That's why I'm asking you to think. Think about Katrina and how much she misses you. Think about your newly found aunt and cousins and how much they want to get to know you and welcome you into their family the way they've welcomed Katrina. Think about Brandon and how he could use his best friend back. Think about your parents and little siblings and what they would think about you throwing your life away to do this. And, most importantly, think about yourself and if this is what you really want to do with yourself. Think about all of this before you think about coming back into Katrina's life because, once you get back, you can't leave her again. None of us will let you."

Evan stared at Logan, blinking as silence passed between the two. Logan sighed and got up, thinking he wasn't going to get a response.

"Wait," Evan spoke up. Logan turned to him. "I'll think. Just don't tell anyone else that I'm here."

"My lips are sealed," Logan responded. He turned around and headed for the cave entrance.

"You love her, don't you?" Logan froze at Evan's words, eyes going wide. He turned on his heels, giving Evan a guilty smile.

"Please don't kill me," Logan begged. Evan got to his feet and walked up to Logan who closed his eyes, wincing and waiting for Evan to hit him. Instead, Evan placed a hand on Logan's shoulder. Logan looked up curiously.

"Take care of my sister while I'm thinking," Evan instructed him. Logan hesitated, but nodded.

"I hope to see you soon," Logan told him before he left to meet up with Brandon at the cave's entrance. Evan sat down on a couch as he began his thinking.

(A/N): Well… This had both drama and cute little Lorina moments. It's a good thing Camille didn't catch them cuddling in their sleep… So, Evan's thinking. Does that mean he's gonna come back sometime soon or will he disappear… Forever…. And Logan helped Katrina get over her sickness… Or it might have been the extra sleep, but whatever. What is James planning to help get Logan and Katrina together? Hmm... The next chapter begins the last episode of season one, Big Time Concert. We all know what's going to happen in that episode, but how is Katrina involved with it? And will all of these loose ends tie up? Katrina's contract? The Katrina/Logan/Camille love triangle? Evan coming back or disappearing? The media still thinking that James and Katrina are a couple? So, what IS gonna happen next? You'll just have to wait to find out! Until next time, happy reading!