(A/N): We've made it to chapter 60 everyone! Time to party! WOOT! As a result, this chapter has it all. Romance, mystery, twists, friendship, family, fighting, confrontations, the longest chapter I've written (over 11,000 words!), the end of season one, wrapping up some loose ends and starting some new ones! And there's the special thing I had planned for this chapter, the shocker at the end! You'll never guess it, so I should probably get to the thank yous and disclaimers.
Thank you to these people for your reviews: kitcool (Yeah, there's more brother/sister moments here), Dreamer1992 (Something happens with that love triangle here!), Awesamazing (I hope you're better now! Katrina's so into animals that it's her namesake. And if you like overprotective Kendall and James, you'll love overprotective Evan!), Cryss'BTRusher (Well, like I said before, we get something here with that love triangle! Although, now that I think about it… It's kind of like a love rectangle because of James… You know, Logan, Camille, Katrina and James… And NOW I know why Evan came back! You chased him here! And I'm SO excited that this is chapter 60!), Milkamoo97 (Here's the next chapter!), LilyHeartsJamesxxx (There's a fight here! I hope that this works for you.) and Loganator-JR (I think it is possible to have tons of ideas for other people's stuff. I mean, isn't that what fanfiction is? Creating an idea from someone else's? So, I know exactly how you feel.) I don't own Big Time Rush nor the episode Big Time Concert which is finished in this chapter. I also don't own the song Casanova by Esmeè Denters Ft. Justin Timberlake. Now, enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 60: The Truth Comes Out
It was late at night and everyone in the practice room was sleeping in their cots. Well, everyone but Katrina. She was lying in her cot, her eyes wide as she stared up at the ceiling. Her mind was racing as she thought about what she wanted to talk to Logan about. It didn't help that her overprotective brother and cousin had insisted on being on either side of her.
Suddenly, there was a loud noise that caused her to sit up straight in her cot. Katrina listened closely and realized that it was snoring. Knowing that it couldn't have been Gustavo since everyone had practically forced the producer to sleep in the sound proof recording booth, Katrina looked around, trying to find the source of the sound. She found it was Carlos. He was snoring as he cuddled up to his helmet. Right then and there, Katrina knew she wasn't going to get to sleep until she talked to Logan. After a quick check to make sure that Kendall and Evan were sound asleep, Katrina got up off her cot and tiptoed over to Logan.
"Pst!" Katrina breathed into the smart boy's ear. "Logan!" He didn't respond. Katrina reached over to try and shake him awake. Logan moved, but only to grab Katrina's arm and cuddle up to it. Katrina sighed as she bit her lip, thinking about what else she could do to wake him up. Smirking, she thought of something. After a quick check to make sure that no one was watching (specifically, Kendall and Evan), she leaned up to place her lips on Logan's. When she pulled away, she noticed that his lips had formed a smile. Slowly, his eyes opened so he was staring back at Katrina.
"Hey," Logan greeted her. He let go of Katrina's arm. "What's going on?"
"Can we talk somewhere else?" Katrina whispered. Logan nodded and slowly got up out of his cot. They looked around, noticing that everyone was still fast asleep, before they snuck out of the room.
"Okay," Logan raised his voice to a normal volume once the two were in the lobby. "What did you want to talk about?"
"Us," Katrina admitted. "Are we a couple?"
Logan sighed, "I want us to be, but I'm still with Camille."
Katrina crossed her arms, "Fine. I'm giving you two days, till the end of the concert. Want to know why I'm fine with this? Because when you guys rock your concert and go on tour, I'm the one coming with, not Camille. Remember that." She reached over to grab his hand. "Our relationship can still be the same as it was in Minnesota. All you have to do is have a little courage."
Logan looked down at Katrina's hand for a second before he asked, "What about you and James?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Since you two came back, I've caught you two smiling at each other. Did something happen at the apartment?"
"No!" Katrina seemed insulted. "Nothing happened! I mean, we did kind of bond and I don't hate him anymore, but I don't like him in a romantic way or anything!"
"How about this," Logan began. "We both take these two days to figure things out. Me with Camille and you with James."
"Nothing is going on with me and James," Katrina insisted.
"Then you need to talk to your brother," Logan told her. "Because I have a feeling that he still doesn't want you to date."
"Yeah," Katrina admitted. "I should probably take care of that."
"And we should probably get back in there before they realize we're gone," Logan realized. Katrina nodded before the couple snuck back into the practice room to return to their cots.
The next morning, everyone left the studio and headed out to do their advertising. Carlos and James were handing out fliers to the people getting off the nearby subway. Kendall and Jo were putting up posters around town. Logan figured out a way to get some TV spots and had Katie, Camille and most of the Palm Woods helping him. Katrina, Evan and Brandon left for the library to get a hold of some computers. Gustavo and Kelly went to some corporations to try selling Big Time Rush to them.
"Okay boys," Katrina addressed her brother and best friend. All three of them were wearing some of Katie's Big Time Rush t-shirts. "Let's get celebrities scuttbutting about this concert." They went silent as they typed on the computers in front of them, contacting any celebrity they knew. It didn't take long to see scuttbutts coming out about the concert from celebrities and then from normal people. Eventually, it trended. The three of them fist bumped.
"Let's get back and make sure that there's nothing else we need to do," Brandon decided. They got up and left the library, heading for the subway.
"So, Evan," Katrina turned to her brother. "It would be okay for me to date, right?" Brandon suddenly stiffened, knowing where the conversation was going and wishing he was somewhere else.
"No, you can't date James," Evan insisted.
"Who said anything about James?" Katrina asked. "I don't want to date James!"
"Oh please," Evan replied. "It's so obvious that you two have a love/hate relationship going on there." Katrina's jaw dropped.
"You know, I thought I was the only one that noticed that," Brandon mentioned.
"Why does everyone think me and James have a love/hate relationship?" Katrina exclaimed. "First Jo and Camille, then Aunt Jenn, now you two! There is nothing going on between me and James."
"Okay," Brandon held up his hands in surrender.
"Good, because you can't date him," Evan insisted.
"Okay," Katrina shrugged. "Then, can I date someone else?"
"No, you can't date Logan," Evan responded.
"Why not?"
"Two reasons. One, he's dating someone else. And two, you still have feelings for James and you can't date someone when you like two different boys. You're still not emotionally ready for a boyfriend, Kat." Katrina glared at him.
"I'm just gonna go," Brandon announced before he ran off. Katrina and Evan barely noticed him leave.
"You know, I've been through a lot these past two years," Katrina reminded him. "I've had to take on a lot of responsibilities. I think I can handle a boyfriend."
"I'm not saying that you haven't matured," Evan replied. "I just don't think you're ready for a possible heartbreak."
"What are you talking about?"
"I mean, James dates tons of girls and Logan is dating someone. I don't want you to get your hopes up, only to have them crushed when they don't pick you."
"So, you think I should date someone like Carlos? Someone who is completely clueless when it comes to girls."
"Personally, I'm a little concerned about Carlos's mental health to let him date you. Plus you see him like a brother. And, since Kendall's our cousin, there's no one else close enough to our family that I feel comfortable with letting you date."
"Have I told you lately how much I hate you?"
"I love you too, little sis." Katrina rolled her eyes, pushing Evan away slightly. He did catch a crack of a smile before the scowl came back on her face. "You should let the guys in though. They only want what's best for you. And I can tell you care about them or else you wouldn't be helping them. You wouldn't have gone to stay with James if you didn't care about them."
"I did tell James," Katrina admitted.
Evan's eyebrows went up, "And you still prefer Logan over James?"
Katrina looked down at the ground, confusion running across her face, "Maybe I do need some time to think."
"And if they care about you, they'll wait. Now, come on. They're probably waiting for us." The siblings went down into the subway to catch a train to Rocque Records.
The groups went out again the next day to get in some last minute publicizing. Afterwards, they met up at the Music Box just in time to watch the sign get changed to 'Sold Out'. Everyone cheered in success before heading inside. While everyone was chatting, Katrina was able to pull Mrs. Knight to the side.
"Aunt Jenn, I need some motherly advice," Katrina admitted.
"About what, sweetheart?" Mrs. Knight asked.
"Logan and James."
"Well, I can't tell you who to date, but I can tell you an old saying. 'If you love something, set it free. If it doesn't come back, it wasn't yours to begin with.'"
"So, you're saying I should let them both go?"
"I'm not saying that," Mrs. Knight shook her head. "I'm saying, take a good look at Logan's and James's actions around you and think about that quote." She walked over to the concession stand where Katie and Evan were already standing, getting things set up since Evan was going to help them sell merchandise. Brandon had left to go get Tim before the concert started.
"What does that even mean?" Katrina mumbled to herself. She noticed Jo and Camille heading to the bathroom together to spruce themselves up while Carlos, Logan, James and Kendall got onto the stage. Katrina walked over to stand next to Kelly and Gustavo.
"Okay," Gustavo began as the boys wandered to the edge of the stage. "All that's left to do is, oh right, the concert."
"Gustavo," Kendall addressed their producer.
"Have we ever let you down?" all four boys asked. They gave ridiculous poses that made Katrina and Kelly laugh slightly.
"I'll let you know after tonight," Gustavo told them. "Now, get your butts to your dressing room and get ready to rock this place for your fans and for my big investors." The guys ran off. "Cat! Go make sure they don't break anything!" Katrina rolled her eyes, but did as he asked.
Katrina caught up with the guys right outside their dressing room. James had stopped the boys, "Can you believe this? Our very own dressing room." They rushed inside, but Katrina stayed out for a second.
"Wait," Katrina took a good look at the door. "This isn't a dressing room. This is the door for trucks loading equipment." Her eyes went wide as she ran inside and past a curtain to see the guys looking around their 'dressing room'.
"Smaller than I imagined," Kendall admitted.
"That's because it's-" Katrina began.
She was cut off by a sudden movement that made the five teens hold onto each other and the couch in front of them.
"And it's rumbling," Carlos noted. Confusion crossed the guys' faces while Katrina had one of horror.
"Oh dear God," Katrina mumbled.
Suddenly, Rebecca, Hawk's assistant, walked in. The five teens turned to look at her.
"Make yourself at home, boys, with your little groupie," Rebecca told them snidely. She grabbed a handle to pull down the door of the truck.
"And it's a TRAP!" Logan yelled. The teens screamed as the rushed for the door, trying to get out before it closed them in. They were too late though as they ran right into the shut door. Calling for help, the teens banged on the door. Only when they felt the truck start driving did they give up.
"What do we do now?" James asked.
"As soon as they open that door, we make a run for it," Kendall decided. "Until then, we just have to wait this out."
"I must have sunk really low if people are referring to me as a groupie," Katrina muttered to herself, collapsing on the couch. "Especially since a groupie is, well-" She cut herself off as she looked down at her hands.
"You're not our groupie," James sat down next to her. "You're our friend." He put his arm around her shoulders. "And we care about you. Don't let anyone put you down." Katrina turned to him with a smile. Logan looked down at his feet in defeat while Kendall and Carlos exchanged confused looks.
"Thanks," Katrina told James.
"James, you're wrong," Kendall insisted. The other four teens turned to stare at the blonde in shock. "Katrina's not our friend." Katrina seemed like she was going to cry. "She's part of our family. Our crazy, mixed up family. And no one insults someone of our family. We're gonna get out of this and then we're gonna get back at them for kidnapping us and for calling Katrina a groupie."
"Yeah," Carlos agreed as spirits got high from Kendall's speech. "It's not like they can catch all five of us at once." The five of them nodded their heads, smiles starting to grow on their faces.
"I can't believe they caught all five of us at once," Katrina mumbled. She and the guys were tied up to chairs in the middle of an empty warehouse. Katrina blew some hair that had fallen in front of her face out of the way. A spotlight was focused on the five of them as Hawk and Rebecca walked up to them.
"Are, um, are you gonna kill us?" James asked Hawk. The five teens watched Hawk in terror.
"No, don't be stupid," Hawk responded. His captives sighed in relief. "But when Big Time Rush misses their first concert, your music careers will be dead." James gave off a mini-scream. "And more importantly, so will Gustavo's chances of EVER topping me on the charts again." While, Kendall, Logan, James and Katrina stared at Hawk, Carlos struggled in the rope bonds, trying to get free.
"We'll tell Gustavo where to find you and your phones," Rebecca pulled out the teens' phones. "Once the crowd boos and abandons the concert."
"When you mess with the Hawk," Hawk walked up closer to the group. "You get all ten talons!" He held up his hands to James's face as if he was going to claw out the pretty boy's eyes.
"Hawks actually only have, uh, eight talons," Logan informed Hawk. Katrina turned to stare at the smart boy as if he had signed the groups' death certificates.
"I DON'T CARE!" Hawk screamed at them. James jumped in his chair causing him to sandwich Katrina between him and Logan. Katrina's eye flinched a bit before turning to glare at James instead. James didn't notice since he was still staring at Hawk.
"Okay, just telling ya," Logan replied, turning away.
"But I do wanna catch your concert," Hawk continued his rant as if Logan had never said anything. "So I don't miss the look on Gustavo's face when he loses everything." He laughed evilly, cawed and then left the teens tied up. Rebecca rolled her eyes, but followed him out of the warehouse.
"Okay, now that he's gone, how about some PERSONAL SPACE?" Katrina continued to glare at James. This time he noticed. James scooted his chair away from Katrina.
"Sorry that I was staying as far away from the villain as possible and I happened to touch you," James told her. Katrina's jaw dropped, but she didn't look away from James.
"You know what?" Katrina started. "You are-"
"Can you guys not fight for once?" Carlos asked. "We have to figure out a way out of this." Carlos struggled in the rope bonds.
"Carlos, it's hopeless," Kendall responded. "Although, I agree on the not fighting between James and Katrina."
"We don't fight that much," James insisted.
"And understatement of the year goes to James Diamond!" Logan exclaimed. "Whenever you don't have some type of moment together, you're fighting."
"That is SO not true!" Katrina denied it.
"Yes, it is," Carlos, Kendall and Logan replied.
"I don't mean the fighting," Katrina clarified. "Cause James and I do fight a lot."
"No, we don't!" James responded.
"Yes, we do," Katrina told him.
"No."
"Yes."
"No!"
"We're fighting right now on whether or not we fight a lot!" Katrina mentioned.
"Oh," James winced.
"Anyways," Katrina went on, "I was more talking about the fact that James and I are just friends. I mean, he practically told me to go with – OH MY GOD!" Katrina's scream made the boys turn to her. The teen girl's eyes were wide and her jaw dropped slightly. The strand of hair had gone back into her face as she stared straight ahead, not paying attention to the boys' stares.
"Katrina, are you okay?" Kendall asked. Katrina didn't answer. All she could do was stare at nothing in front of her. The girl didn't even move.
"She probably realized that we need to get out of here and get to the concert!" Carlos decided.
"How are we supposed to get out of here when there's no one around to untie us?" Logan asked. "And even if there was, it's not like they could hear us."
"HELP!" James yelled out. Katrina didn't even flinch at the scream.
"Don't worry best friends of mine," Carlos told them, "For this looks like a job for-" He struggled in the rope bonds as he bounced in his chair.
"Carlos, not now!" Kendall responded in exasperation.
"Yes now!" Carlos insisted. "Cause it's time!" He continued to bounce in his chair, getting further away from the others.
"Carlos!" Kendall tried to get the boy to see some sense. The boys looked over at Carlos and noticed he was heading towards the stairs.
"I can do this!" Carlos insisted.
"Carlos, you don't understand," Logan attempted to save the Latino from getting hurt.
"No, you don't understand!" Carlos continued to bounce towards the stairs.
"Carlos, we're trying to help you," Kendall tried again.
"I'm trying to help you!" Carlos exclaimed.
"You're not looking where you're hopping!" James added.
"I can do this," Carlos mumbled as he bounced his chair towards the stairs. "It's time for-" He and his chair fell down the stairs. The loud crashing sounds from Carlos tumbling down the stairs caused the boys to wince and Katrina to snap out of her stupor.
"Welp," Logan spoke first. "We tried to tell him." James and Kendall nodded their heads in agreement.
"No," Katrina mumbled to herself, "Aunt Jenn couldn't have been right about that." She shook her head slightly.
None of the boys got a chance to ask her what she meant because Carlos came back into the room. Although he still had ropes and pieces of chair around him, he was able to walk and use his hands. Part of his shirt was open, revealing that he was still wearing his superhero costume.
"Huh, you really are a superhero!" James commented on Carlos's reappearance.
"No," Carlos replied. "I'm a popstar who wants to rock that concert, get our album released and get chased by lots of girls."
"Then untie us!" Kendall demanded. Carlos rushed forward and began untying Kendall.
"I can't believe this," Katrina muttered under her breath.
"Just go with it," Logan advised her. "This gets us free with enough time to get to the concert. Hopefully." Katrina didn't answer as she stared at the ground, a thoughtful look on her face. Carlos got Kendall free and moved onto Logan. Kendall got out of his seat and went over to free Katrina. Carlos finished first so he moved onto James.
Once the five teens were all free, they ran out of the room to find their way out.
Back at the concert, Evan, Katie and Mrs. Knight were working behind the merchandise table. The concert was supposed to be starting soon, but there wasn't any indication that it would.
"Where are the guys?" Katie asked. "The show's supposed to be starting and I'm not selling a lot of product here!"
"And Kat," Evan added. "She was supposed to join us here after the guys were ready. I swear, if one of them touched her-"
"Relax," Mrs. Knight told her nephew. "I'm sure there's a perfectly good explanation as to why she's not here. Something unexpected probably happened backstage and Katrina has to help Kelly fix it. That's usually how these things work." Evan crossed his arms, not really believing his aunt.
Carlos, James, Kendall, Logan and Katrina ran down the street, trying to figure out where they were. It wasn't until they reached a bus stop that they realized.
"Oh, we're downtown!" Logan exclaimed. "We're never gonna make it to the concert in time!"
"No concert means no album means no Big Time Rush!" James realized.
"Means back to Minnesota," Katrina mumbled. A limo suddenly pulled up in front of the teens. The window rolled down revealing Sebastian in the driver's seat.
"Anyone need a ride to the Big Time Rush concert?" Sebastian asked them.
"Sebastian?" James seemed as confused as the rest of them. "You-you work for Hawk."
"I quit," Sebastian informed them. "Now, get in!"
"YES!" The teens cheered before rushing into the limo.
"Uh, why is the curtain rising?" Evan asked Katie and Mrs. Knight. Sure enough, the curtain was rising and while the instrumental people were on the stage, the boys weren't.
"A better question would be: Why aren't the guys onstage?" Katie responded.
"That does it, I'm calling them," Mrs. Knight decided, pulling out her phone.
Inside the limo, Kendall, Logan and Carlos were sitting on one of the seats while James and Katrina were sitting on the other that was closest to Sebastian.
"Oh, how I hate LA traffic," Sebastian complained. "And superficiality. And-"
"SEBASTIAN, WE'RE LATE!" the five teens interrupted him.
"We have to get there!" James went on. "Just, please!"
Sebastian sighed, "I'm going to lose my California limousine license for this." The teens looked at each other quickly before focusing on Sebastian again. The elderly man put on a pair of sunglasses before slamming on the gas, taking the limo into the lane of opposing traffic. The teens screamed as Carlos and Kendall were pushed into Logan and Katrina was pushed into James due to the sudden turn. Nearby cars honked at the limo as Sebastian went back into the right lane, racing down the street.
"We're gonna die," Katrina spoke worriedly. The five teens had wide eyes as they held onto each other for their lives.
"Hurry up!" Katrina knocked on the door of the guys' actual dressing room. "I can hear the crowd booing! And I think Evan's going to wonder where I am so much that he might kill one of you guys!"
"KATRINA!" Katrina looked over and noticed Evan running towards her. "Where are those dogs so I can kill them for touching you?"
"And we're too late," Katrina mumbled. Before Evan got a chance to head into the dressing room to confront the boys, Katrina blocked him. "Evan! They are supposed to be onstage right now! It's not a good time to go on a killing spree!"
"Did they kiss you?" Evan didn't seem to listen to her. "Or touch you? Or worse. Do something to make you like them, like doing a favor for you?"
"Oh yes," Katrina told him. "They totally did me a favor." She nodded slowly. "By untying me!"
"They tied you up?" Evan exclaimed. "Those hormonal dogs gang raped my sister! I'm gonna kill them!" He tried to get past Katrina again, but she blocked the way.
"Whoa! Easy bro!" Katrina waved her hands in front of him. "Let me explain! Brandon's uncle kidnapped us, tied us up and then we had to get out and get back here. That's why we're late!"
"Oh really?" Evan looked at her in amusement. "Why would Brandon's uncle kidnap you and tie you up? Just because he sometimes laughs evilly doesn't mean he's evil!" Katrina rolled her eyes.
"He's Gustavo's nemesis," Katrina informed her brother.
"Really?" Evan asked.
"YES!" Logan's, James's, Kendall's and Carlos's voices came from the other side of the door to the dressing room. Katrina turned on her heels to glare at the door.
"Were you guys eavesdropping?" Katrina exclaimed. There was silence coming from the dressing room. Katrina pinched the bridge of her nose and sighed in aggravation before turning back to her brother. "Look, I promise that tonight we'll have a brother-sister bonding dinner and I'll tell you every single little detail that you missed in my life if you just go now so the guys can do their concert."
Evan seemed to consider this before replying, "Fine." He walked off in the direction he had come from, heading back to the merchandise table.
"He's gone," Katrina told the guys through the door. "You're safe." The door to the dressing room opened up and the guys came out. "From him at least. I'm gonna get you guys for eavesdropping. Later though. Come on, let's move!"
Katrina led the boys through the backstage area until they finally saw Gustavo. Just as he came into view, Gustavo started falling backwards. The five teens quickly ran forward and caught the producer. That's when they noticed that Hawk and Rebecca were there too.
"Hey!" Gustavo greeted them.
"Sorry we're late Gustavo," Kendall apologized.
"Yeah," Logan went on as the teens turned to look at Hawk and Rebecca. "We got a little tied up."
"Oh, the people are leaving," Carlos realized causing everyone to look out to the audience. In fact, the people were leaving, still booing the concert that wasn't going on.
"Guys! Get out there and save this concert!" Katrina exclaimed.
"We're gonna need some microphones," James realized. Kelly suddenly appeared out of nowhere with two microphones in each hand. The guys each took one.
"AH! DO SOMETHING!" Hawk demanded of Rebecca. She stepped forward, taking her fighting stance. She didn't get to do anything though because Sebastian showed up with a platter of hot towels.
"Hot towel, sir?" Sebastian threw hot towels that ended up hitting Hawk and Rebecca in the face. The two screeched in pain before falling to the ground.
After some laughs at Hawk being beaten, Gustavo yelled out, "HIT IT!" The music began and the boys ran out onto the stage. Katrina smiled as she, Gustavo and Kelly watched from the sidelines and the boys dove into their song, Famous. The boys didn't even get through the song before the people backstage were interrupted by Gustavo's possible investors. They began promising a whole bunch of items before Griffin showed up, barging through the others.
"A three record deal, a worldwide tour and immediate release of their album," Griffin offered.
Taking this opportunity to bargain, Gustavo added, "My mansion back, my studio fully restocked and the dogs want something called, uh, Sebastian."
"Done," Griffin agreed causing the other possible investors to groan in defeat.
"And put me back as executive of Penny's Pet Care and let me get a say in things," Katrina continued. Gustavo and Kelly looked at her in surprise. "What? I didn't actually mind the executive position. I hated when I never had an opinion. Just because I'm a model doesn't mean I don't have a brain."
Griffin took a second to think about it, but then spoke, "Done."
"And," Kelly finished. "I want you to go straight back to that studio and write a hundred times, 'I will never do this to Big Time Rush again'." Griffin took one look at her and then ran off to do exactly what she told him to do. Katrina, Gustavo and Kelly fist bumped before turning their attentions back on the concert.
The boys finished the song to the cheering of the people in the audience. Katrina watched with a smile, noticing the satisfaction and achievement of a good job written on the boys' faces.
Suddenly, part of the crowd started to get onto the stage and the boys ran off to avoid the attack of the girls. Katrina's smile disappeared.
"Those girls better not lay a finger on my boys," Katrina mumbled under her breath before running off as well, trying to find a way to save the boys.
"She so cares about the boys," Kelly told Gustavo.
"Yeah," Gustavo agreed. "Too bad this is her last day as their assistant." He and Kelly walked away to help clean up since the concert was obviously over.
The next day, everyone had moved back into the Palm Woods since they had put it back to the way it was before Hawk got a hold of it. The boys' bags were packed and waiting by the front door for them to leave for their tour. The boys themselves were at Rocque Records, working with Gustavo and Kelly on some last minute details. Katrina was in the main room of the apartment, packing up some things for the tour. Evan was sitting on the couch, talking to her. He had moved in too causing James, Logan and Carlos to stay as far away from Katrina whenever Evan was in the room.
"I still don't like it that you're going on tour with four boys," Evan told her.
"Evan, this is business," Katrina insisted. "And use this as a chance to see what it's like at the Palm Woods! Then, maybe you'll meet a girl, start to date her and stay the hell out of my relationships." She had mumbled the last part to herself, but Evan had caught it.
"I'm your big brother. it's my job to nose in on your business."
"And as your little sister, it's my job to ignore everything you say, go for it anyways and hope that I don't regret it later," Katrina gave Evan a smirk.
"Well, I can tell you this much. It's not gonna go anywhere with Logan, James or Carlos."
"And why not?"
"Cause I already talked to them and reintroduced fear into their lives." It was Evan's turn to give Katrina a smirk. Katrina gave him a glare. "That scary glare that you always give to people. Yeah, that doesn't work on me."
"I know," Katrina groaned as she stuffed a shirt into her bag. "Luckily, it does work on the guys. Especially James, I've noticed. Then again, that might be because that's who I give it to the most."
Suddenly, the door opened and Mrs. Knight walked in. She gave the siblings a smile before heading into the kitchen to work on unpacking.
"Oh, great, Aunt Jenn," Katrina went up to her. "I need to talk to you." She looked over at her brother. "This is about girl stuff, so Evan, if you don't mind, leave."
"Nah, I think I'll stay and see what this girl stuff is about," Evan decided. He leaned forward, putting his chin on his fist and giving Katrina his undivided attention.
Katrina seemed okay with it though, "Fine." She turned back to Mrs. Knight. "So, Aunt Jenn, the tour is going to be going on for over a month. That means I'm going to be getting my period during this time, but I'm running low on tampons. If I tell you the exact brand and size and everything about it, will you go get me some?"
"You know what?" Evan suddenly got up and headed for the door. "I think I'm gonna go see what Brandon's up to over at Penny's Pet Care. I'll see you later." He left the apartment and Katrina smirked.
"I'm guessing that's not what you wanted to talk to me about," Mrs. Knight realized.
"Yeah, that was just to get Evan out of the room," Katrina admitted. "Because this is about Logan and James and what you told me before the concert."
"Okay, I'm all ears, sweetheart," Mrs. Knight told Katrina.
"About that old saying that you told me," Katrina started. "You know, about letting love go and hoping it comes back and stuff. Um, James told me to just go with Logan, but, I don't know, something tells me James is just doing this because he's hoping I'll choose him instead. And I think I might still have some unresolved feelings there. But I still have something for Logan too. So, tell me what to do!"
Mrs. Knight gave her niece a smile, "You need time. Just sit down and think, without either James or Logan around. Think about what your brain and heart are saying. In the meantime, let them both go. If by the time you've figured out what you want and they still want it, then go for it. This time when they're gone on tour will be perfect."
Katrina didn't get a chance to remind Mrs. Knight that she was going too because the door burst open again. Kendall, James, Carlos, Logan, Evan, Gustavo and Kelly came into the room.
"Look who I found on my way," Evan told Katrina. "Which is why I came back. I felt it was best." He sat back down on the couch, crossed his arms and stared at the boys as though daring them to make a move.
"Cat," Gustavo got Katrina's attention. "There's something I keep forgetting to tell you, so I might as well tell you now before we leave. You're fired from being the boys' assistant."
"What?" Katrina exclaimed.
"They were kidnapped under your watch," Kelly reminded her. "That's kind of grounds for firing."
"I was kidnapped too!" Katrina reminded them. This didn't seem to change their minds. "Fine. That's okay. I'm still going with you on tour, right?"
"You were never coming with us on tour," Gustavo informed her. She stared at him with her jaw dropped. "Oh, that's rich. The cat thought she was going to work with the dogs! We all know that cats and dogs don't work well together. Dogs! Be downstairs in five minutes!" That said, he left the apartment. Kelly rolled her eyes before following him out.
Katrina took a deep sigh before walking up to the boys, "So, I guess this is goodbye for a while."
"Don't be sad," Carlos told her. "We'll be back."
"Who said that I'm sad?" Katrina asked. "I'm not going to miss you!" A tear fell down her cheek and the boys noticed it. "And I've got five reasons why. One, you abuse animals. Two, you get me in trouble whenever I'm around you. Three, you pull me into your schemes which causes me to lose time I could be working." Another tear ran down her cheek and her voice was getting higher and higher as she ranted on. "Four, I seem to get hurt a lot whenever I'm around you. And five," At this, her tears began to flow without stopping, "I can't miss you because missing you would mean that I actually care."
The boys stayed where they were, staring. Suddenly, something seemed to snap in their brains as they all realized, at exactly the same time, that with the exception of the abusing animals, those were the reasons she was going to miss them.
Before any of them could say anything, Katrina went on, "Oh, who am I kidding? I do care about you guys. And I am going to miss you guys. So, please, don't do anything stupid that causes Gustavo to kill you. I don't want you to come back in pieces."
"We care about you too, Katrina," Kendall told her. She smiled and looked down at her feet, a blush starting to form on her tear-soaked cheeks.
"Yeah, without you, we'd probably get into a whole lot more trouble," Carlos added.
"Although, you could be a little less stubborn," James continued. Katrina turned a glare onto him.
"But, we think you are perfect just the way you are," Logan finished.
"Aw, give me a hug before you go," Katrina insisted. She held out her arms. The guys stepped forward to give her the hug, but were blocked by the sudden appearance of Evan between them.
"Whoa, only Kendall and Carlos can hug her," Evan demanded. Katrina rolled her eyes while James and Logan seemed insulted. Kendall and Carlos didn't seem to mind as much as each of them gave Katrina a goodbye hug. "And James and Logan, you two are permitted to shake her hand. That's it."
"You are so much more protective now than you were before you left," Katrina noted.
"Yeah, I've got some lost time to make up," Evan replied. Katrina stepped forward to give both Logan and James goodbye handshakes.
"I'll be thinking while you guys are gone," Katrina told both James and Logan. The two boys looked at each other confused before they grabbed their bags. "Anyways, I hope all of you have a great tour!" She waved to them as the four guys left the apartment.
"Our lives could be a TV show," Mrs. Knight mumbled from the kitchen as she continued to unpack.
"Guess I better unpack," Katrina realized.
"Just so you know, I'm enjoying my new life here at the Palm Woods," Evan told Katrina with a smile. She rolled her eyes and went back over to her bag to unpack her stuff.
A few days later, Katrina was curled up on the couch, watching a chick flick by herself when Evan came up to sit down next to her. She looked over at him with her eyebrow raised.
"Since when do you like chick flicks?" Katrina asked.
"Oh, I don't," Evan replied. "I just need to tell you something. Can you pause that?" Katrina sighed before she grabbed the remote and paused her movie. "Okay, so, I wanted to make sure that no one would hear about this because this is something that only we should know about."
"Why?" Katrina gave her full attention to her brother.
"Because it's about that night," Evan explained. "It only really affects us. See, this entire time that I've been gone, I've been doing some digging to find out why that night happened. Why would someone want to tear our family apart and kill us. Well, I still haven't found the reason or the exact person behind it, but I did find some things. Like a cult called the Zizi. They don't believe there should be any famous people and they want to get rid of them all. Our family was supposed to be their first target, but something went wrong. We survived. Because of that, they're still plotting against us. Something about finishing what they started. They've tried again."
"You mean, they've already tried to kill us?" Katrina realized. "I think I would remember something like that."
"Remember when you told me about Logan saving you from the falling ceiling in our old house?" Evan reminded her. She nodded. "Yeah, that was them. They caused the falling ceiling." Katrina gulped as she thought back to the time she had almost died and silently thanked Logan that he had followed her. "I still have to thank Logan for saving you, but not now. The thing is, they went after me more than you because they thought that with me out of the way, they'd be more likely to get you. I've been pretty good at evading them though. Although, we've both had our victories." He pulled back the collar on his shirt revealing the scar left over from the piece of metal stuck in him during the Wolff Family Tragedy. "I've got a couple more from bullets that they used."
"Why are you telling me all of this?" Katrina asked.
"Because now that I'm back, they're going to go after you more," Evan warned her. "I know how these people work. I've been studying them for over two years."
"Okay, so I'll be more careful," Katrina assured him. "And I'll make sure I'm always around people."
"It's not just that," Evan continued. "Um, how do I put this, there's another target on their list and that's what made me really come back." Katrina stared at him expectantly. "See, they wanted to get rid of us because we're Wolffs. Our family was practically everywhere in the entertainment business. But, since the tragedy, our family has kind of expanded."
"What are you saying?" Katrina asked, horror evident on her face since she could tell where this was going.
"What I'm saying is," Evan went on, "They're planning another of their days of destruction. That's why they've been quiet recently. The victims they've included for this day is our family again. I'm not just talking about us. I'm talking about Aunt Jenn, Kendall and Katie. They're on the list."
Suddenly, Katrina got to her feet, "Then why are we just sitting here? We need to warn them! They're all the family we have left! We can't lose them too!"
"Kat, relax," Evan got to his feet and placed his hands on her shoulders. "I'm not going to let it get that far. I'm taking the fight to them and they're gonna regret messing with us."
"Evan, don't do this," Katrina insisted. "You're gonna get killed. And we still need to warn them. I mean, these Zizi people must be really pissed off that they've failed so many times."
"Why do you think they're stopping to plan?" Evan told her. "This gives us enough time to come up with a counter plan, save ourselves and destroy their cult."
"Evan!" Katrina exclaimed. "Listen to yourself! You don't know how to have fun and you have become obsessed with this. You need to relax and realize that we deserve to have a life. I mean, look what you've lost already because of this. You've lost most of your family, you have to repeat your last year of high school because you didn't show up, you have no job, you've lost your future career because you never kept up with your sports and you keep trying to push away the last few family members that you do have. Well, I'm not letting you do this. We're going to tell our aunt and cousins about this and then we're going to work together on this while we give you your life back. I don't want to see you lost in this and then be unable to do anything for the rest of your life. Which is why I'm giving you a job at Penny's Pet Care."
"But I'm horrible with animals," Evan reminded her, finally taking his hands off her shoulders.
"Oh, come on," Katrina actually smiled. "It's not hard to walk a dog! I'll even let you take the little toy dogs. Like Chihuahuas and Pomeranians."
"I can handle the big dogs," Evan insisted.
Katrina patted his shoulder, "Sure you can. Now, come on. We need to warn the others and then I have to train you for your new job." She grabbed her phone off the coffee table before heading out of the apartment.
"Why is it that she always finds a way to make me even more worried?" Evan asked himself. He shook his head before running after his sister.
Kendall, Carlos, Logan and James were on their tour bus, heading toward their stop in Texas. The four boys were tired after their latest concert and were chilling on the beds.
"Isn't this the life guys?" James asked. "All of those girls screaming our names, going to a different city every day-"
"Aching in places I didn't even know existed from all that dancing," Logan added. He had a bag of ice on his shoulder.
"Well, sometimes people have to suffer to get what they want," James told him.
Suddenly, Kendall's phone rang. He groaned as he reached over to grab his phone and look at the number.
"It's Katrina," Kendall informed his friends.
"Tell her that we said hi," Carlos suggested.
"And that we miss her," Logan continued.
"And that she's still hot," James finished. Logan, Carlos and Kendall looked over at him.
"I'm not saying that last one," Kendall insisted. He pressed the talk button and brought the phone up to his ear. "Hey, Katrina. What's up? The others say hi and that we miss you." He waited a bit as she responded. Pulling the phone away from his mouth, he told the others, "Katrina says hi." He brought the phone back. "Okay, so how are things back at the Palm Woods?" Listening to Katrina's words, he went quiet. "Yeah, things are great here." His smile disappeared as she continued. "Um, is everything okay? You sound like you're on edge or something." At these words, the other three boys turned to look at Kendall. "I'm sorry, what does that mean?"
Suddenly, Kendall sat up straight, "WHAT?" His three friends stared at their leader in concern. "A-Are you sure?" Carlos, Logan and James glanced at each other before focusing on Kendall again. "So, Evan could be wrong about this, right?" There was another silence as Kendall listened to Katrina. "How can I act normally when my family might be on a hit list?" His friends gaped at him. "Okay, I'll just stick close to Freight Train and stay away from shady people. Anything else that Evan recommends?" Another break happened in Kendall's talking as Katrina responded. "Fine, I trust him. And I'll be careful. You be careful too, okay? I don't want to come home to a tragedy. Keep me updated and I'll see you in October. Okay. Bye."
Kendall pressed the end button only to get bombarded with a question from his friends, "WHAT'S GOING ON?"
"The people behind the Wolff Family Tragedy are planning another attack," Kendall let them know. "Not only are Evan and Katrina on the list, but so are my mom, Katie and I. All because they're my cousins and the people want to finish what they started." He fell back so his head hit his pillow. "I don't know what to do." The other three boys stared. "Actually, I do know what to do." He turned to look at his friends. "As soon as we get back, we're going to join Katrina and Evan in finding out who's behind this. If anyone can figure out what's going on, it's us."
That weekend, Katrina was chilling out by the pool, her bathing suit on so she could get a tan. Evan was relaxing next to her. Every time a guy would come close to them, Evan would give the guy a glare causing the boy to turn on his heels and leave the siblings.
"You know, at this rate, you'll never be an uncle," Katrina told her brother.
"Oh, I'll let you date," Evan assured her. "When I've chosen the perfect guy for you, I'll let you know. There's no rush though. You're only sixteen." Katrina rolled her eyes before she grabbed her CosmoTeen magazine and began skimming through it. Evan pulled out his Teen Sports magazine to read.
The two siblings relaxed in their seats before a commotion caused them to look over by the pool entrance. Camille was storming towards them, holding some pieces of paper in her hand. Jo was trailing behind her worriedly. Camille had a sense of anger and determination written on her face as she finally stopped in front of Katrina.
"What's going on?" Katrina asked, apprehension evident in her voice.
"You kissed my boyfriend!" Camille accused. Evan immediately turned to glare at Katrina.
"I tried to stop her," Jo insisted, holding up her hands blamelessly.
Katrina calmly put her magazine down, "Of course I kissed him. We had to for that commercial, remember?"
"Yeah, I know," Camille responded. "I saw the commercial. These are NOT from that commercial!" She held out the two pieces of paper. Katrina grabbed them and looked them over. Evan glanced over her shoulder.
The first picture Katrina recognized from when she had been secretly filmed by Stephanie King. Back when Carlos thought the Palm Woods was haunted and Logan and Katrina acted as bait for the ghost by making out all alone. The picture was a still shot from that filming in the lobby that night they had caught the 'ghost'. Logan and Katrina were tangled in sleeping bags and each other. At this point, Katrina's left arm was in her cast, but her right hand had gone up to graze Logan's neck. Both of Logan's hands were in Katrina's hair as the couple locked lips.
Katrina flipped to the next picture and found herself staring at a picture of her and Logan from when they were in Minnesota. The two were standing at the top of the bleachers, lips on the other's once again. Logan's arms were around Katrina's waist, pulling her towards him. Katrina's hands were interlocked behind Logan's neck as she pressed herself into the boy. Even from a photo, the passion between them was evident.
"Logan's a dead man once he gets back," Evan mumbled.
Katrina sighed as she got up out of her seat, "I can explain those pictures."
"Oh, sure," Camille replied sarcastically. "I'd love to hear whatever made-up story you have about these make-out sessions." Jo stood close by as though she was expecting Camille to jump Katrina.
"They aren't made-up," Katrina insisted. "Before you and Logan dated, he and I had a thing. This first picture, in the lobby, was during that time and we were supposed to be acting as ghost bait. It was Kendall's idea that we kiss in the first place." Camille suddenly turned on Jo as if Jo had caused everything.
"Kendall and I weren't dating at the time either," Jo reminded Camille. "I had no control over him."
"Well, what about the other one?" Camille demanded, going back to Katrina.
"That one was from Minnesota," Katrina admitted. "When we thought that we would never come back here again, Logan and I dated."
"And now that you're back, it's stopped, right?" Camille made sure.
Katrina crossed her arms, "And what if it hasn't?"
Camille walked closer to Katrina until the two were up in each other's personal space, "Then, there's going to be some flying hair and I'll tell you right now, it won't be black."
"Let me tell you something," Katrina responded with a smirk. "Logan's expressed interest in me. Maybe that's because he doesn't like you and he likes me, but he's too afraid of you to say anything." There a chorus of 'ooh's from the people around the pool area. The word fight between the two girls had become the focus of everyone's attention. The girls stared at each other as though expecting the other one to make the first move.
"Now, I can see you as a model," Camille mentioned. "Because models use their good looks to steal people's boyfriends even though in reality, they are total bitches." Katrina gasped in offense as there was another round of 'ooh's from the crowd. Evan got to his feet, sharing a glance with Jo. Neither of them seemed to know what to do in this situation.
"You know what?" Katrina seemed to bounce back fast. "Go ahead and call me a bitch. Because a bitch is a female dog. And who exactly mates with female dogs? Oh, right. Male dogs. Like Logan."
"Or like James," Camille countered. "Why would Logan want to go for you when you've already dated one of his best friends? I mean, he has some class."
"James is a dead man too," Evan mumbled.
Katrina ignored her brother, "Oh really? Then wouldn't it have stopped me and Logan from dating while we were in Minnesota? I mean, that was after I dated James. Plus James said it would be okay."
"Maybe the reason Logan and I haven't broken up is because he doesn't want to and he's too nice of a guy to tell you to back off," Camille retorted. The two girls were getting red in the face as they exchanged words. People nearby were pulling out their phones, ready to film any possible fight.
"Well, at least I don't slap the people I'm interested in," Katrina went on. "Because I'm not insane, like you."
"At least I'm not going to end up half naked on the walls of millions of guys, like you will," Camille replied. "I mean, look at you in that tiny bikini. All you're trying to do is get guys through your looks. Once they realize that you have no brain, they'll dump you like yesterday's newspaper."
Katrina gasped again, "I have a brain. Although, mine is filled with real life circumstances, unlike yours which causes you to dress up in outfits for gigs that you'll never get."
"Okay, that is it!" Camille exclaimed. She reached forward and grabbed Katrina's hair and pulled. Katrina screeched in pain before she grabbed Camille's hair too. The girls went in spirals as each of them tried to gain an upper hand in the fight. It didn't take long for both of them to lose their footing and fall into the pool. Evan and Jo came up to the edge of the pool to watch as the two girls resurfaced. They squeezed the water out of their hair as they headed for the edge. Evan and Jo helped the girls out of the water.
"Cooled off now?" Evan asked.
"Not funny," Katrina told him. She and Camille gave each other glares before storming off in opposite directions.
"Well," Jo spoke up. "This is bad."
"JO!" Both Katrina's and Camille's voices rang out for the blonde.
"I was wrong," Jo mentioned. "This is catastrophic."
"I'll take Kat, you try and help Camille calm down," Evan advised. Jo nodded and the two went after the girls.
"What the hell was that?" Evan exclaimed as he followed Katrina into the apartment. "I TOLD you that you couldn't date anyone, but you go ahead and fight for a guy who already has a girlfriend! I can't believe you two kissed! You NEVER told me that!"
"Well, believe it," Katrina replied. "Because Logan and I kissed way more than those two times."
"WHAT?"
"Oh, and I totally made-out with James too," Katrina admitted. "They are both really good kissers."
"Yep, they are both dead when they get back," Evan decided. "And Kendall too for allowing this right under his nose."
"You might as well get Carlos too because he encouraged it!" Katrina declared. "And while you're at it, why don't you send me to a place where they make girls into nuns cause that's apparently what you want me to be!"
"Kat-"
"Don't 'Kat' me!" Katrina yelled. "You were gone for over two years and then you come waltzing back into my life and expect to have a say in my relationships? Well, guess what dear older brother, I'm NOT letting that happen! Kendall's been WAY more of a brother to me than you have and I deserve to have a say and make the mistakes that I wanna make if I so choose to do so!" She finished her rant while breathing heavily. The glare that she shot her brother was vengeful making Evan actually stare back in horror.
"Aw great," Evan mumbled. "It's your time of the month again."
"THAT IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!" Katrina screamed.
"How about if I take you to get some chocolate?" Evan offered.
Katrina softened a bit, but continued to stare, "Chocolate?"
"Yeah, it usually helps your mood, right?" Evan reminded her. "And then I'll take you someplace to make you feel even better."
"Like where?"
"It's a surprise."
Katrina thought this over, "Okay, let's go." The siblings headed for the door.
"You know, you'd probably scare off the Zizi if they saw you like this," Evan admitted.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Katrina exclaimed.
"Nevermind," Evan insisted as the door shut after them.
Katrina was eating a chocolate muffin as the elevator doors opened for her and Evan. She looked out into the room.
"I thought you were taking me to Penny's Pet Care," Katrina mentioned. "Why are we at Rocque Records?"
"Would you stop asking questions, eat your muffin and let me show you why?" Evan replied. Katrina nodded so Evan led her through the hallways of Rocque Records. The place was deserted since no one had to be around there with Gustavo being gone. Evan made his way over to the practice room where there were two chairs set up alongside a stereo.
"Okay, what is going on?" Katrina asked.
"If you're not going to listen to words, then maybe you'll listen to music," Evan reasoned. "Go on. Sit. I've got a song that I wrote when I heard from the media that you were dating James, but I need your help to sing it."
"I'm sorry, what?" Katrina dropped her muffin in shock. "You never write songs. You said that original songs never carried much merit in our competitions because the audience wants to hear covers." Evan just gave her a smile as he pulled out a piece of paper from his back pocket. He gave it to her and gestured for her to sit down. Katrina abandoned her now dirty muffin and sat down, opening the folded paper. Evan sat down next to her. "Casanova? The song's called Casanova?"
"Yep," Evan responded. "Now sing." He pressed a button on the stereo and music began.
"This is so not the type of music that I like to sing," Katrina insisted.
"Just sing," Evan insisted. Katrina rolled her eyes before looking down at the piece of paper and opening her mouth to sing.
Listen
It's eleven o'clock and the last time that we talked
He said he's busy and he'd call me, but he never called me back, no
And now I feel like something's going on
But I feel crazy every time I bring it up, so I don't
He told me there's no one above me
And all of my friends are telling me different and something seems funny
Tell me do you know what's the point of being in love, love, love
I can still hear voices in my head like
Katrina broke off from her singing and Evan took over, staring at his sister.
I'm trying to tell you little sister
He's running around on you
Like some Casanova lover
At the expense of your heart
You need to listen to your big brother
I'm just trying to look out for you
You need to find another
Cause he's playing a part
After Evan finished, Katrina looked back down at the piece of paper to continue her singing.
Why didn't I see it from the start
How was I to know it would bruise my heart
So fast it had me blind-sighted, I couldn't see
Like a wave you took me under now it's so hard to breathe
Katrina moved into the chorus with some back-up from Evan.
And I guess I'm just too young to play with love (Hey)
I guess I'm just too young to play with love (Sometimes it has to be this way)
I guess I'm just too good to play with love (Hey)
I guess I'm just too young to play with love (You're meant to love another day)
She gave Evan a quick glare before heading into the second verse.
I shoulda never given into his games
Shoulda only been the type that treat me the same
Uh, uh oh
And it ain't fair cause I gave him all I had and now there's nothing left
(These tears will dry and you'll move on, on and on and on)
This song's the same thing, can't keep falling, no more heartbreak
Tell me do you know what's the point of being in love, love, love
Cause I still hear everybody's voice like
Katrina looked up at her brother as he dove into his part.
I'm trying to tell you little sister
He's running around on you
Like some Casanova lover
At the expense of your heart
You need to listen to your big brother
I'm just trying to look out for you
You need to find another
Cause he's playing a part
Her eyebrows furrowed, but she glanced down at the paper to sing her part.
Why didn't I see it from the start
How was I to know it would bruise my heart
So fast it had me blind-sighted, I couldn't see
Like a wave you took me under now it's so hard to breathe
The siblings went into the chorus together, their voices mingling to give an ear-warming melody.
And I guess I'm just too young to play with love (Hey)
I guess I'm just too young to play with love (Sometimes it has to be this way)
I guess I'm just too good to play with love (Hey)
I guess I'm just too young to play with love (You're meant to love another day)
I guess I'm just too young to play with love (Hey)
I guess I'm just too young to play with love (Sometimes it has to be this way)
I guess I'm just too good to play with love (Hey)
I guess I'm just too young to play with love (You're meant to love another day)
Katrina sang the next part alone, but the expression on her face clearly showed that she didn't like the words that she was singing.
And so I cry, cry, cry
Ask myself why, why, why
And that I cry, cry, cry
So why should I try, try, try
Evan added his voice in as the brother/sister duo finished their song.
And so I cry, cry, cry (Hey)
Ask myself why, why, why (Sometimes it has to be this way)
And that I cry, cry, cry (Hey)
So why should I try, try, try
And I guess I'm just too young to play with love (Hey)
I guess I'm just too young to play with love (Sometimes it has to be this way)
I guess I'm just too good to play with love (Hey)
I guess I'm just too young to play with love (You're meant to love another day)
I guess I'm just too young to play with love (Hey)
I guess I'm just too young to play with love (Sometimes it has to be this way)
I guess I'm just too good to play with love (Hey)
I guess I'm just too young to play with love (You're meant to love another day)
The song ended and Katrina turned her glare onto Evan, "You know Logan and James aren't like that. They both treat me well."
"Of course they do," Evan responded. "They're our cousin's best friends. They don't want Kendall to be upset with them."
"No," Katrina insisted, "They like me for who I am and I'm not always crying. I'm stronger than that."
"I didn't say you weren't strong," Evan replied. "I'm telling you that you need to be careful with guys. You can't find a lot of truthful ones."
"Fine," Katrina agreed. "I won't date. And if I change my mind, I'll go to you first so you can scare them to death."
"That's all I ask," Evan told her. The siblings got up to leave Rocque Records.
Heading down the hallway, Katrina mentioned, "You know, this reminds me of the time we worked with Brandon to form a band for that talent show."
"I remember that," Evan admitted with a smile. "It's too bad our parents banned us from continuing when they found out. We could be a famous band right now. Maybe even work with Big Time Rush."
"Well, our parents aren't in charge of us anymore," Katrina reminded him. "Maybe we should give this band thing another shot. See where it takes us."
"I thought you wanted to continue modeling," Evan mentioned.
"I can model and be in a band. It's not that hard."
The siblings reached the elevator and Evan smiled down at his sister as he spoke, "Let's go talk to Brandon."
"Reform our band?" Brandon responded to Katrina and Evan. The three of them and Tim were in Penny's Pet Care. Brandon was going over some paperwork while Tim was working on an assignment for his college summer class. "I am so in."
"Don't you need to think about this first?" Tim asked. "I mean, think about all the work we have here. How can you do your job here and be in a band?"
"It's either be in a band or keep going to my dad's movie sets," Brandon mentioned. "He keeps insisting that this isn't a real career and now that I've graduated high school, I need to do something with my life. If I'm in a band, maybe he'll stop dragging me to movie things and realize that I don't want to work in the movies."
"So, we're reforming our band?" Katrina made sure.
"We're reforming our band," Brandon confirmed. Katrina squealed happily and ran up to hug her best friend.
"I guess I have to be the responsible one and say that this better not disrupt any of our work," Tim insisted.
"Oh, stop being such a sour puss," Katrina retorted, letting go of Brandon. "We don't get a lot of customers anyways."
"Which worries me already," Tim mumbled.
"Why don't we just hire new people?" Evan suggested.
"There's not enough money to pay for another person," Katrina informed him. "Since I was put back as executive, I've decided to take this seriously. We do need to hire someone, but we aren't making enough income to afford another person. So, what I'm suggesting is hiring four."
"That doesn't make any sense," Tim replied. "If we can't hire one, how can we hire four?"
"These four people will work for free, but can't start until October," Katrina told him. "Because they're too busy being out on tour."
"Oh, I get it," Brandon realized. "You're gonna hire the guys. Smart move."
"Of course," Katrina responded. "Then, we can focus on advertising, get more customers, get income up and then we can hire someone else that we'll actually be able to pay."
"Aren't the guys going to be too busy with their band to do anything?" Evan reminded Katrina.
"Right now, we only need one extra person," Katrina explained. "If we hire the four of them, they'll be able to do everything one person can do in one fourth of the time. Everyone satisfied now?" None of the boys seemed to object, so Katrina went on, "Okay, this meeting has come to a close. I think we can handle things until October and then, the guys will join us."
Katrina and Evan walked into the apartment to find Mrs. Knight making dinner and Katie playing poker on the laptop. The siblings stood next to Katie with smiles on their faces.
"Have we ever told you what a great cousin you are?" Katrina asked Katie.
"What do you want?" Katie demanded.
"How would you like another client for your Knight Management?" Katrina cut right to the chase.
"You're already a part of Knight Management," Katie reminded her. "But if you want me to go looking for more jobs for you, I can do it right away."
"No, it's not for Kat," Evan told Katie.
"Oh, it's for you," Katie realized. "I think I might be able to get you a chance to play with some sports teams, get a couple scouts out there."
"Seriously?" Evan suddenly seemed interested.
"Evan, focus," Katrina insisted. He backed down. "It's not for Evan either."
"Then, who is it?" Katie asked.
"Both of us," Katrina explained. "And Brandon. We're forming a band. We need you to represent us and get us some gigs. Well, once we have some songs. Interested?"
"Oh yeah," Katie agreed. "Just let me know when you have some songs ready. I've already got some places that you might be able to play for."
"Awesome," Katrina nodded as her phone rang. She pulled it out of her pocket as she walked away from the others. Looking down at it, she frowned. "It's a restricted number."
"Answer it," Evan suggested. "A lot of our old celebrity friends have restricted numbers."
"Right," Katrina agreed. She pressed the talk button and brought the phone to her ear. "Hello?"
"Katrina," the voice on the other end addressed her. Katrina suddenly stood up straight, focusing forward. Her eyes were wide and her jaw slightly dropped from the shock of the unexpected voice she recognized. "You have to stop Evan from investigating the Zizi. He's going to get himself and you killed." There was a click and the sound of a dial tone as the person on the other end hung up. Katrina pulled the phone away from her ear to stare down at it.
"Who was it?" Evan asked.
Katrina's stare showed confusion as she tried to think about anyone else the caller could be. When she couldn't think of anyone else, Katrina told them, "It was our dad."
Suddenly, there was a loud crash in the kitchen. Everyone looked over to see that Mrs. Knight had dropped their dinner to the floor.
"I just ruined the serious moment, didn't I?" Mrs. Knight realized. The four of them looked down at the destroyed dinner quickly before looking back up. "So, who's in the mood for some take-out?" She grabbed the phone, shock still evident on her face as she dialed a number to order some take-out.
(A/N): AND TWIST! Bet that none of you saw THAT coming! So, a LOT of things happened in this chapter. Logan and Katrina want to be together, but they've got a few things in their way. Camille, James, Evan… And themselves. Logan is still with Camille, although who knows how long that will be since Camille saw those pictures. Katrina and James still have that love/hate relationship which five different people at three different times have figured out. And with Katrina now thinking, what kind of couples are going to come out of this love rectangle? Is Evan going to even ALLOW either of the guys to have a relationship with Katrina? Camille has finally found out what's going on between Logan and Katrina and confronted Katrina about it. How catastrophic is this fight going to be once the guys come back? Evan's revealed a whole lot more as to why he's been gone so long. He's identified the cult responsible for the tragedy. The Zizi. And the Zizi are plotting again. Are Big Time Rush, Katrina and Evan going to find them and stop them before another tragedy happens? Or will the Zizi fail again? On a lighter note, Katrina, Evan and Brandon are forming a band! Will it work or will artistic differences drive them apart before they even get the chance to write a song? And what about when Gustavo hears about this band? Is he going to produce them or will they wind up somewhere else? And what will the boys of Big Time Rush think about this band? Katrina got an interesting call, didn't she? From who she thinks is her father. But, her father's dead. So, who could that be? Could it be that her father is alive or is there something else going on? You'll have to wait to find out!
In the meantime, since this is chapter 60, I've decided to give all of you a gift! If there are any burning questions you want to know about the characters, I'll answer them in the next chapter as long as the answers don't reveal any plotline. Ever want to know how Katrina and Evan met Brandon? Or how Katrina got her business up and running? Or anything else your heart desires? Let me know! I've got a sneak peek for the next chapter too. It's a break between seasons so the chapter is going to set things up for the second season in the series. A few more mysteries are going to be added in for the set up along with sparks of another possible romance! Unfortunately, you'll have to wait until I actually write it. Hopefully, it won't take that long. Until next time, happy reading!
