(A/N): Yay! Another update! Not much lovey-dovey stuff in this one, but enough for you Lorina fans to love.
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Once again, I do not own Big Time Rush, although it would be awesome to write for the show! And now, onto the chapter!
Chapter 69: More Than Just Venus Facts
Katrina used her crutches to head into the main room the next morning, yawning. She was still wearing her pajamas: a tank-top and a pair of shorts. Sitting down at the kitchen table, she began loading her plate with scrambled eggs and bacon. Right across from her, Logan greeted her with a loving smile. Katrina caught it and smiled back, completely ignoring the food she had just put on her plate. Carlos, James, Kendall and Katie rolled their eyes, ignoring the lovey-dovey couple. Mrs. Knight watched the scene with a sigh as if it was one of her romance novels that had come to life.
Kendall dropped his fork and glared at the two love birds, "Okay, which one of you is playing footsie with me?"
"Sorry," Logan and Katrina mumbled. The two of them quickly dug into their food.
"That does it," James got to his feet. "If you two are gonna keep acting all couplish, then I'm gonna eat breakfast in my room."
Mrs. Knight turned to him, "No, you're not. I just washed your bedspread yesterday." James grumbled under his breath as he sat back down, using his fork to play with his food.
Suddenly, the apartment door opened, Evan and Brandon walking in with plates in hand. They loaded their plates with food from the table and left without a word to the others. Katrina dropped her silverware and facepalmed, shaking her head slightly at the actions of her brother and best friend.
"Do they have to do that every morning?" Mrs. Knight complained. She sighed and began cooking again.
"So, it's Sunday," Carlos reminded the people at the table. "What are we doing since we're not going to the studio today?"
"Tanning by the pool," James revealed his usual Sunday plans.
"Jo and I are going out since she's not filming today," Kendall told them.
"Katrina and I are taking Dusty to this bird training seminar," Logan mentioned.
"We're gonna see if we can get Dusty to tell us something on command about the time he spent with the Zizi," Katrina added. "Something like who's in charge or where's Emily. Stuff like that."
Realizing that he was gonna be alone, Carlos turned to Katie. She scowled, "Don't look at me! I gotta get caught up on my TV shows after missing them for the past two days!" Carlos groaned, looking down at his food as he realized that he had nothing to do that day.
Pacing the lobby, Carlos wondered what he could do. His thoughts ranged from the normal (swimming in the pool or going after the Jennifers) to crazy (jumping in the pool from the roof of the Palm Woods or trying out that shopping cart slingshot he once saw Kelly use) to completely insane (using his rocket skates to try and keep up with traffic or strapping those rocket skates on Mr. Bitters while he slept and then turn them on to see how far he'll go). He was about to go up and get his rocket skates from the apartment when he got tapped on the shoulder. Thinking James was done with his tanning and wanted to do something, Carlos turned around to face the person with an energetic smile. His smile dropped a bit when he saw a blonde girl behind him. Her green eyes stared right into his brown ones as though searching for help.
"Hi," Carlos greeted her. "I'm Carlos. Are you new here? I can show you around!" Before she could say a word, Carlos frowned. "Wait a second." The girl tensed up. "Do you like corndogs? Cause the last girl I was with didn't like corndogs. And I want a girl that likes corndogs!"
The girl relaxed, "I'm not here permanently. I'm just visiting to see if I like it here before I move. Um, is it true that Evan Wolff lives here?"
Carlos realized that the girl was probably more interested in Evan than she would ever be in him, "Yeah. Both he and Katrina live here. I'm one of their friends."
"Can you give him a message?"
"I can do better! I can take you to him!"
"NO!" The girl's sudden scream made Carlos jump in shock. He looked at her strangely. "Um, I mean, uh, I don't, well, I-I don't want to bother him. He's probably too busy training for one of the many sports he plays." Carlos continued to stare at her. "Ugh, can we sit down? My ankle itches." She sat down on one of the lobby's couches. Carlos watched as she put a finger inside of a black, metal anklet that had a green light on it, scratching the skin underneath.
"What's that?" Carlos pointed at the device.
"Oh, uh, um," the girl looked to the ceiling as she tried to come up with an answer. "It's jewelry. Given to me by the Z – a friend. A friend named Zack. He makes things out of metal for everyday wear. I'm one of his test subjects. He prefers that we call him 'The Zack' because he thinks he's the number one Zack."
Carlos stayed still for a second and the girl feared that he wouldn't believe her. Finally, Carlos nodded, "That makes sense." He sat down next to her, still watching her every movement. "So, what did you want me to tell Evan?"
"Tell him to forget about his old girlfriend and move on," the girl insisted. "Going after this girl will only cause him harm."
Blinking, Carlos stared at her. The girl moved around uncomfortably, looking at everything, but him. When she didn't continue, Carlos spoke what was on his mind, "You look familiar."
Turning to him in disbelief, the girl exclaimed, "Is that ALL you were thinking of when I was telling you Evan's warning?!"
"You look REALLY familiar! Have we met before?"
The girl sighed as she glanced behind him. Someone coming into the Palm Woods lobby made her eyes go wide. Before the guy could see her, she ducked down to hide out of sight. Carlos didn't get a chance to ask what was going on because the girl reached up and dragged him down beside her.
"What's going on?!" Carlos demanded.
"SHH!" The girl shushed him. "He'll see us!" Carlos followed her gaze and noticed her watching Kendall. He had just met up with Jo and the two of them were talking. "Oh my God, Evan is just as cute as I remember." A smile began to form on her face as she sighed dreamily.
Suddenly, Carlos got a look of realization, "Oh my God, you're Em-"
Before he could finish that sentence, the girl lunged forward, tackling him to the ground and covering his mouth with a hand. She hissed, "Shut up. Yes, I'm Emily and you NEVER saw me." Hesitantly, she uncovered his mouth, but had her hand hovering there just in case.
"But you're right here!" Carlos pointed out.
"No, I'm not," Emily tried to get him to see some sense. "If Evan learns that I'm still alive, he'll do anything he can to save me from the Zizi."
"Why aren't you with them?" Carlos asked.
Emily pointed at the metal anklet, "This is a tracker. I'm supposed to pass by Evan and then return to them. They're trying to lure him into a trap, but I don't wanna be the bait. So, I need you to warn him to stay away, stop looking for me and move on. I've got a plan to get out, but I have to disappear and go into hiding afterwards until the Zizi are completely gone. Can you just give him the message to move on?"
"Okay, but he won't listen to me," Carlos replied.
"I know he's stubborn," Emily mentioned. "That's one of the things I love about him. But you've got to try. Please keep him safe." Carlos nodded, ready to take the role. "Thanks." She leaned forward and gave him a kiss on the cheek. A giant smile spread across Carlos's face. "Please don't tell anyone I was here." Emily got up, checked for anyone that could recognize her and then ran out of the Palm Woods. Carlos slowly sat up, rubbing the spot on his face where Emily had placed her lips, the smile not disappearing.
Logan, Katrina and Dusty headed into a room at a local business. Chirps littered the room as people worked with their birds. They made their way over to a couple empty chairs and took them, waiting for the bird training seminar to begin. Katrina leaned her crutches up against the chair in front of her.
"So," Logan pulled out a brochure and looked through it. "This thing is supposed to help us get a bird to say things on command?"
"Yeah," Katrina nodded, giving Dusty a snack. "It's got something to do with conditioning. As an executive of Penny's Pet Care, I get invited to these things all the time. This is the only one I've actually gone to though because of Dusty."
"This isn't exactly what I was thinking of for our first date as an official couple," Logan mentioned.
Katrina smiled at him, "This isn't a date. Besides, we've been on tons of first dates. They're overrated." Logan looked up from the brochure in surprise. "But, I guess we can go on one tonight." The two of them exchanged flirty glances.
"Logan and Katrina, sitting in a tree," Dusty sang. "K-I-S-S-I-N-G."
"Okay, who taught Dusty that?" Logan turned to the bird.
"I think I heard Carlos singing it after the carnival last night," Katrina admitted. Dusty continued to sing the song as the person in charge of the seminar came up to the podium. The couple turned to the front, ready to learn more on bird training.
Evan and Brandon sat on the ratty couch in their apartment, watching the TV. Because Evan was too busy texting to notice what they were actually watching, Brandon had picked out the show.
"I can't believe she wore that on the red carpet!" Brandon exclaimed. "That is SO a spring season dress! And it's fall! She's totally two seasons behind!"
"Or maybe she's two seasons ahead," Evan mumbled. Brandon turned to Evan in shock. Evan looked up from his phone as he realized what he had just said. "Crap, I've been spending too much time with you and Kat. We need to turn on sports. Now."
"Wait," Brandon held his hand up as if it would stop Evan. "They're talking about that kiss between Logan and Kat yesterday." The two boys focused their attentions on the show, Brandon turning up the volume.
"And local celebrity, Katrina Wolff, was seen last night kissing someone who WASN'T James Diamond," the reporter on TV began. "Get this. It was one of James's best friends, Logan Mitchell! While James was watching! Harsh way of breaking-up with someone, don't you think?" Evan and Brandon shook their heads at the incompetence of the media. "Although, eyewitnesses at the scene mentioned that James wasn't that upset. It might be that the teens were already broken-up or it might have been something completely different."
"Huh?!" Evan and Brandon leaned forward.
"Anonymous sources close to the Wolffs have revealed that Katrina Wolff is Big Time Rush's personal groupie," the reporter continued. Evan's and Brandon's jaws dropped. "If you think about it, it makes sense. Even when she was supposedly dating James Diamond, she was seen with all four members of Big Time Rush. There's just one little flaw with this. Katrina is Kendall Knight's cousin. Or so they tell us. It could have just been a ploy to keep us off the groupie track. And even if Kendall and Katrina really are cousins, there is no law in the state of California that forbids first cousins from dating or more." Evan and Brandon gagged at the thought. "Well, there is the judgment of the entire world. Anyways, send us a scuttbutt on what you think! What couple should emerge from this groupie gossip? Fan-favorite Jamina, newly recognized Lorina, scandalous Kendina or underdog Carina? Or maybe she should just stay with all of them even though we know her Big Time Secret. Let us know! We'll be right back after this commercial break to talk about Jo Taylor, Jett Stetson and their onscreen romance!" The music played for the commercial for a few moments before the boys finally snapped out of it.
"Oh, this is bad," Evan realized. "Like Kat's gonna hurt someone bad. And I do NOT wanna be around her when she finds out."
"Uh, Evan, I just realized something," Brandon spoke up. "They said something about anonymous sources close to you and Katrina. Who told them this lie?"
"I blame the Zizi," Evan decided.
"You blame everything on the Zizi," Brandon mentioned. "This could be someone else. Someone who got the media thinking about James and Katrina together in the first place."
"UGH!" Katrina exclaimed. "This isn't working! All Dusty keeps saying is stuff about Venus! I blame you." She and Logan were still at the seminar, testing out what they had just learned from the lecture part.
"It means that it's working," Logan pointed out. "That person told us to do this and it'll get the bird talking. He didn't say WHAT the bird would tell us."
"Venus has no current moons, but there are theories that there was at least one in the past," Dusty squawked from Katrina's shoulder.
"Did you really have to teach him about Venus?" Katrina asked.
"Look at it this way," Logan responded. "If we ever have a test on Venus, we'll be experts." Katrina crossed her arms, still not happy. "This is our first day as a couple that doesn't have to hide. Let's enjoy it."
Smiling, Katrina uncrossed her arms, "You're right." She leaned over to give him a quick kiss. He gave her one back and she giggled, pressing her forehead up against his. Logan took her hands and they interlocked their fingers together.
"First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage," Dusty sang. Logan and Katrina couldn't help but to laugh at that.
"That's not gonna happen for a while, Dusty," Logan told the bird. "At least not until after graduation. And even then it would be risky to do. Statistics prove that the younger a couple is when they get married, the more likely they're going to get divorced in the future."
"And Evan would kill you if we tried," Katrina added. "Even if he is okay with us dating."
"Think we should try this thing with Dusty again or should we give up?" Logan asked.
Before Katrina could answer, Dusty spoke, "Give up? GIVE UP?! I will NEVER give up against the Wolffs! I'll find their weakness even if it kills me!" Logan and Katrina exchanged worried looks.
"I think we've gotten Dusty to crack," Logan realized.
"But sir, we know their weaknesses!" Dusty went on. "We've got Emily. We know she's Evan's weakness. If we keep her long enough, and by giving hints to Evan that she's still alive, then he'll go crazy and have to go to a mental hospital. And Katrina's accident-prone. We just need to keep sending traps her way and eventually she'll get a fatal accident. Which would cause Evan to go even crazier, possibly killing himself."
"I knew there was a reason that I kept getting hurt before!" Katrina exclaimed. "That whole seven-years-bad-luck thing from breaking mirrors is totally fake."
"That's not good enough," Dusty continued. "Possibilities aren't good enough. There's got to be certainty. Without certainty, there's always a chance that they'll get away unscathed. Or at the very least, alive. Remember last time? I will not go through that again. They will not escape me."
"You're recording this, right?" Logan checked. Katrina nodded, holding up her phone to show that it she had it recording the attempts from the beginning.
"So, how can we get certainty?" Dusty squawked.
Logan and Katrina leaned forward, waiting to hear what Dusty had to say.
"There is only one way," Dusty spoke. "Betrayal. We need someone to betray the Wolffs. There are three possible targets to get an ultimate betrayal of Katrina and Evan: a family member because family means almost everything to them, one of those Big Time Rush boy band members because they live with them and they're like family to them, or Brandon because he's the childhood friend and no one would suspect him. To finally destroy the Wolffs, we need one of them to help. I've already got one in motion. And they're never going to expect it." Logan and Katrina looked at each other, ominously.
"This is really bad," Logan realized.
"Venus is brighter than any star in the night sky," Dusty went back to the Venus facts.
"Oh, shut up about Venus!" Katrina exclaimed. Logan shook his head, but he was smiling.
After Evan and Brandon ran into James in the lobby, the two of them explained what the media was thinking. James was first excited that the media still paired him and Katrina together, but when Evan gave him a glare, James backed down and agreed to help. The three of them headed over to Rocque Records, hoping that Gustavo would be there and they could get an explanation. Luckily, Gustavo was in his office with Kelly when they arrived.
"You greedy little bastard!" Evan exclaimed, reaching across the desk to grab Gustavo's collar and pull him closer.
"WOLF!" Gustavo screamed. "I can get rid of your band!"
"Couldn't resist the publicity, could you?!" Evan went on as if Gustavo hadn't spoken. "Do you know what this will do to Kat's reputation?!"
"What did you do now?" Kelly asked Gustavo.
"I have NO IDEA!" Gustavo yelled.
"Someone decided to tell the press that Kat's Big Time Rush's groupie," Brandon explained. "Since Gustavo released that one thing with Kat and James, we all assumed it was him."
"Which means YOU'RE going to tell the media that this was all a lie or I will hurt you," Evan warned.
"He will," James backed it up. "After all, he is Katrina's brother. And I've got personal experience in getting hurt from her." He touched his hair as though even talking about the incident would damage his hair.
"Gustavo, I thought you were going to back off," Kelly looked accusingly at Gustavo.
"I AM!" Gustavo screeched. "I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING!" Furrowing his eyebrows in confusion, Evan finally let go of Gustavo.
"So, who did?" Brandon asked.
"I'm going back to my gut," Evan insisted. "I think it's the Zizi. They're doing emotional damage before they kill us. They don't want us to be remembered as good people."
"Where did you find out about this?" Kelly asked.
"On TV," Brandon informed her. "By now, all the celebrity gossip people have probably said something on it."
With a sigh, Gustavo pulled out his laptop and began a search for the story. The others gathered around to see what they would find. Gustavo pulled up a search website, looking for celebrity gossip columns. The first link that came up already had the story. Gustavo clicked on it and the group looked it over. The article basically said the same thing as the reporter on TV had, but this one had more proof than speculation. Apparently, whoever the anonymous source was, they had sent in videos and pictures somehow proving that Katrina was the guys' groupie.
The first section of videos and pictures were of James and Katrina. Everything that, taken out of context, made it look like the two were a couple was there. From the picture of the two after Gustavo set them up to them as a couple at the dance to James carrying Katrina through a crowd of paparazzi, it was all there. Even a short video of when James was orange and they made-out in Gustavo's office so Katrina could trick him into being not orange.
In the second part, the group found stuff on Logan and Katrina. There was the obvious video of them having their very public kiss onstage at the carnival the night before, but weirdly, it had no sound so everyone that watched it couldn't hear the line Logan had told Katrina before the kiss. Other things that showed up were the pictures that had been sent to Camille through email and video of Logan and Katrina making-out on the floor of the lobby before the ghost showed up. Someone had even filmed Logan and Katrina after he saved her from getting crushed by a ceiling in her old house.
They went on to the next part where there was proof that Carlos and Katrina had a thing. They ranged from the two of them dancing at that party the guys threw at the Palm Woods to a video where Carlos had gone into a closet shortly followed by Katrina to the two of them bowling with James. There were many accounts of the two of them hugging, but not one kiss.
There was a fourth one for Kendall and Katrina. There were some pictures of Kendall carrying Katrina when she had twisted her ankle and they went to the hospital. A video of Kendall giving Katrina a blue smoothie was there too. Just like with Carlos, pictures were all over of Kendall and Katrina hugging, but no kissing.
The last part was all about the group together. There were pictures of the guys shirtless while building Penny's Pet Care and Katrina was in the room. The only thing was, in the pictures, none of them were working. They were talking as Katrina joined them in drinking lemonade. A video was in there when the guys followed Katrina to her apartment, back when they were trying to find out more about her. It cut off after showing when they went in after Katrina did, not showing when Katrina threw them out. Other similar photos and videos showed up that, taken out of context, would make it seem like Katrina was their groupie.
"I really hope that wherever Katrina is right now, there's no way the paparazzi can get to her," Brandon mentioned. "Because this is the big story of the day and they'll hound her."
Logan and Katrina left the building, Dusty on Katrina's shoulder. They were immediately engulfed in flashes of white as picture after picture was taken of the couple. Blindness set into their eyes as they squinted through the light, trying to figure out what was going on. Dusty squawked and took to the skies, avoiding the camera flashes. Voices came from the paparazzi.
"Katrina! Is Kendall Knight really your cousin?!"
"Which of the Big Time Rush members do you prefer?!"
"Do you allow other girls into their lives or do you have to be the only one?!"
"What do you have to say now that we all know your dirty little secret?!"
"Logan! How do you feel about sharing Katrina with your friends?!"
"What are you talking about?!" Logan finally was able to get some words in.
"Don't talk to the press!" Katrina insisted.
"Katrina! What's it like being a groupie for a band?!"
"GROUPIE!" Katrina exclaimed. She dropped her crutches and tried to attack the questioner, but Logan held her back.
Sensing Katrina's hostility, Logan called out, "FREIGHT TRAIN!" Suddenly, the large man broke through the crowd of paparazzi. The flashes stopped as the people in the mob of cameras looked up at the man towering over them.
As he walked through with his intimidating presence, Dusty decided to land on his head. He squawked, "We're gonna get you good!" Without checking if it was okay, Freight Train put Logan over his shoulder and picked Katrina up, holding her in his arms.
Before Freight Train could walk away, Katrina reminded him, "Don't forget my crutches!" Freight Train shifted her into one of his arms so he could pick up the crutches. It was an odd sight that the paparazzi captured on film as the large man walked away with a teenage boy on his shoulder, a teen girl in one of his arms, crutches in his other hand and a bird on his head squawking random sayings.
Carlos sat in apartment 2J, trying to figure out how he would relay Emily's message to Evan. Each scenario he came up with ended with Evan either attacking him for more information or running out of the building, never to be heard from again. Coming up with nothing, Carlos decided to be quiet about it and just try and distract Evan so the older boy couldn't go after Emily.
It was at that moment that the door to the apartment opened up and James, Evan and Brandon walked in.
At the sight of Carlos, James mentioned, "Carlos, you should know that the media is saying that Katrina's our groupie."
"I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING!" Carlos screamed and ran down the hallway to the bedrooms. The three boys watched him leave with their eyebrows raised.
"I'm thinking he knows something," Brandon decided.
"Carlos was never good at keeping secrets," James remembered, shaking his head slightly.
Meanwhile, Carlos shut the door after he burst into the boys' bedroom. He stared at the door, wondering what he was going to do.
"Carlos?" Carlos jumped at the sound of his name. He whirled around and ended up facing Kendall. The blonde boy was dressed in his hockey gear, carrying his hockey stick. "What's going on?"
Eyes going wide, Carlos remembered that Emily thought Kendall was Evan. So, Carlos repeated, "I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING!" He raced from the room. Passing James, Evan and Brandon, Carlos left the apartment. The three boys he rushed past stared at the door in confusion.
Kendall came into the room and joined them, "What's wrong with Carlos?" They shrugged.
"Think Carlos might have said something to someone that got them thinking that Kat's Big Time Rush's groupie?" Evan asked.
"Wait, what?!" Kendall exclaimed.
"Oh, yeah," James turned to his best friend. "Someone told the media that Katrina's Big Time Rush's groupie. And it's not Gustavo."
"So, the Zizi?" Kendall suggested.
"That's what I said!" Evan agreed. "But the others think I'm too paranoid."
"You're not paranoid if someone's actually out to get you," Kendall mentioned. "Besides, who else would it be?" The other three didn't answer as they didn't have one.
In the lobby, Katie went up to Mr. Bitters at his desk, "Any interesting relationship stuff going on today?"
Mr. Bitters shook his head, "I think everything died down after yesterday. The biggest thing that happened today was Logan and Katrina went out." Katie nodded, seeming disappointed.
Suddenly, the elevator doors opened and Carlos ran out. Katie and Mr. Bitters raised their eyebrows as they watched Carlos run over to the middle of the lobby, look around and then collapse onto one of the couches in relief.
It wasn't long before Logan and Katrina came into the lobby, Dusty on Katrina's shoulder. At the sight of Carlos, the two of them hurried over there. The helmet-clad boy froze at the sight of them.
"Hey Carlos?" Logan began. "Do you know anything about this groupie thing that's going around the media?"
"OKAY!" Carlos exclaimed. "Fine! I guess I CAN'T keep this a secret anymore!"
"Carlos, what did you do?" Katrina asked, silently hoping that Carlos didn't have anything to do with the groupie thing.
"I didn't do anything!" Carlos insisted. "She came over to me!" Logan and Katrina waited patiently for him to continue. "That poor girl. She can't go anywhere without being in fear. And that's if they even let her out."
"What are you talking about?" Logan tried to get some sense into the conversation.
Carlos sighed, "Emily came by here." Katie and Mr. Bitters gasped. Logan and Katrina froze.
"Didn't see that one coming," Katie admitted.
"She couldn't stay because the Zizi are using a metal thing to track her," Carlos went on. "And she told me to tell Evan to forget about her and move on." Logan and Katrina exchanged worried glances. "Oh, and she saw Kendall and thought he was Evan."
"Honest mistake," Mr. Bitters added. "I mean, look at them! They could be brothers!"
"We have to treat this delicately," Katrina realized. She looked to Katie and Mr. Bitters, "You two better listen to what I have to say or you'll regret it." Carlos, Logan, Katie and Mr. Bitters watched the teen girl sit down as she thought about what she had to do next. "We can't tell Evan this. No matter the message, Evan's only going to hear that Emily's alive. And as much as I hate keeping secrets, we can't tell Kendall either."
"Why?" Logan and Carlos asked.
"Think about it," Katrina explained. "When there's someone needing rescuing, Kendall dives in. He's the one that led you guys to come find me at my old apartment. And he's the one that led the search for Evan. If he finds out that his cousin's childhood love is alive and needs saving, what will Kendall do?"
"He'll go save her," Logan replied.
"Exactly," Katrina confirmed. "So, none of us can tell Kendall, Evan, Brandon because he'll tell Evan, Gustavo and Kelly because they'll blab about it, Jo because she'll tell Kendall, Camille because she'll tell Jo who will tell Kendall, Aunt Jenn because she'll somehow let it slip to Kendall and anyone that could tell any of them. I mean it. Carlos." She glared at him especially, knowing he'd be the easiest to break.
"Can I at least tell James?" Carlos asked.
"Fine," Katrina agreed. "Just make sure he knows not to tell ANYONE." Carlos nodded. "No one, Carlos. Get it? NO ONE! The more people that know about this, the more likely it'll get to the people we're keeping it from." She looked to Katie and Mr. Bitters. "And the same goes for you two. No one. You tell no one!"
"No one!" Dusty squawked.
"Listen to the bird," Katrina advised.
"No one!" Dusty repeated. "No one can know where Emily's being hidden!" Eyes turned to the parrot. "This will make sure that none of them will find her. Hide her somewhere that they've been before. They'll never find her that way!" Logan and Katrina smiled as they looked to each other.
"I'd say that seminar was definitely a success," Logan realized.
"Venus is covered by clouds so the surface can't be seen from space," Dusty informed them. Katrina put her head in her hands while Logan seemed happy that he taught a bird something.
(A/N): Oh Dusty… Silly bird… But he's finally giving out some evidence! Emily is being held somewhere that the group has been before. Wonder where that could be… There's a possible betrayer among them? Who's it gonna be? Family? Friends? Someone with a grudge against Katrina and Evan? We now know that Emily is alive! But she's still being held by the Zizi. And she thinks that Kendall is Evan… That might cause some problems in the future if Emily can escape. Know what else might cause some future problems? The innocent, friendly cheek kiss that Emily gave Carlos… We all know that Carlos falls for girls really easily… So, the media took the Lorina kiss and spun it a different way… Is the media ever going to get it right? Will Logan and Katrina get their chance to be accepted as a couple by their fans or will everyone dismiss it because the nerd shouldn't get the model? You'll have to wait to find out! Until next time, happy reading!