(A/N): I should probably begin with I'm sorry this took so long. I've got less than two weeks left in my semester and everything is being piled on at once. I should be studying for my finals this and next week, but instead, I'm working on this because I REALLY need a break. On another note… It's Chapter 80 people! YAY!
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Chapter 80: A Multitude of Pranks
Lying back on the orange couch in the living area of apartment 2J, Katrina flipped through her TeenVogue magazine. Spotting an outfit she liked, Katrina folded the corner of the page and moved onto the next one. Logan came by and leaned against the back of the couch, smiling down at her.
"Are you busy today?" Logan asked.
"Not really," Katrina responded. "Why?"
"Wanna go to the park?"
Grinning, Katrina put her magazine to the side, "Like a date?" Logan nodded. "Let's go!"
"This is not what I thought a date in the park would be like," Katrina admitted. She sat on the grass, watching as Logan set up a bunch of video cameras and magnifying lenses. All of the equipment was focused on two slugs that were moving around on a bundle of bananas.
"I thought you'd be interested in this," Logan mentioned. "Slugs are a type of animal and it would be very informative to learn about their elusive mating behavior."
Katrina stared at him for a second before saying, "I work mostly with pets. Dogs, cats, the occasional bird or reptile. Who keeps slugs as a pet?"
"People that like slugs?" Logan offered. Katrina sighed and turned around to check out the other people in the park. Not far from them, James laid out a checkered blanket for a picnic with a random girl.
Grumbling, Katrina looked back to her boyfriend, "So, how can I assist you?"
Logan handed her a notebook and pen, "Write down what I tell you." Katrina reluctantly opened the notebook and held the pen to the paper, ready to take notes. "And wear this so we can blend in and won't scare them off." Logan placed a tree hat on Katrina's head before putting one on too. Katrina blinked as she stared at him, a neutral expression on her face. "After we finish up here, we can watch the recording on the TV back at the apartment." Katrina bit her lip to stop herself from complaining. "That should deter the others enough to allow us to have a make-out session without getting interrupted."
Katrina smiled, "You are a devious genius." Logan gave her a half-smile before getting back to setting up his experiment.
Suddenly, Natalie jogged past them. She froze and turned around, "What are you doing?"
"Observing the mating behavior of the banana slug," Katrina revealed. "This is Logan's version of a date."
"Wow," Natalie commented.
"I know!" Katrina responded.
"That sounds like a very romantic, possibly even erotic, date," Natalie went on. Katrina looked at her best friend in disbelief.
"It is!" Logan seemed proud that someone agreed with him. Katrina facepalmed.
"If it's not too much trouble, could I get a copy of that tape?" Natalie asked. "I don't want to interrupt by joining you. Plus, my boyfriend and I could have a romantic webcam video chat with that."
"Sure, no problem," Logan agreed. Tapping her fingers against the side of her face, Katrina clearly looked impatient.
"I should get back to my work-out," Natalie started walking away. "And if you two decide to imitate those slugs, be sure you're some place that you won't get caught in the act." Red crept up on Logan's and Katrina's cheeks. Natalie gave them a wink before she continued her jog.
"We should probably get to this mating thing," Logan decided. Katrina widened her eyes as she stared at her boyfriend. "I meant the slugs."
"Right, the slugs," Katrina agreed. "Let's get back to the slugs."
Logan turned on the camera and looked through the magnifying glass, saying, "Logan Mitchell and Katrina Wolff are about to witness the rare, once every three years, mating ritual of the California Banana Slug." He pressed a button on the radio, playing some sultry music. Katrina stared at Logan in disbelief, wondering how anyone could be so fascinated by slug mating behavior.
Suddenly, Logan's phone beeped. He looked down at it for a second before turning to Katrina, "Gotta go." He raced away without any explanation. Katrina's jaw dropped as she watched Logan run toward James. The pretty boy got a text next and immediately left his date after that, running with Logan in the direction of the Palm Woods. Logan yelled out, "It's time! It's time, James!"
"What the hell?" Katrina mumbled. "What could be so important that JAMES would leave a date?"
A second later, Natalie ran over and took the spot Logan had been in. Katrina furrowed her eyebrows as she waited for some type of explanation from her best friend.
"This would be so much more awesome to see in person," Natalie told Katrina. She glanced over at the model and noticed the tree hat on her head. "Ooh, that's a good idea. Don't want to scare them off." Without asking, Natalie took the hat from Katrina's head and put it over her black hair before concentrating on the slugs again.
"Everyone's taken crazy pills today," Katrina deduced. "I mean, who cares about some stupid – WHOA! What are they doing?!" Katrina stared down at the slugs on the bananas, eyes widened with shock.
Natalie snatched the pen and notebook from Katrina's hands to take notes on the behavior, "They've started their mating ritual."
Katrina's head tilted slightly, unable to look away from the scene, "I didn't think slugs could bend like that."
"Nature is amazing," Natalie mentioned.
"More like disturbing," Katrina muttered. Natalie ignored her, continuing to take notes on the slugs' behavior.
James, Logan and Carlos burst through the door of apartment 2J and sat down with Evan at the dining table. All four boys were clearly excited over something.
Kendall turned around, standing at the head of the table, "Gentlemen! It is time to find out who will be crowned the next Sir High King Lord of-" He reached down and pulled out a crown, placing it on the dining table. "the Pranks!" The four sitting boys stared at the crown with desire.
"The time of pranks is upon us!" Logan declared.
"And, as last year's victor," Kendall continued. "I must now let all ye competitors challenge me for yonder crown."
Carlos sighed, "It seems like it was just yesterday that we made that crown in art class."
"This year," Kendall went on. "We have a new prankster in our midst who would like to join this prankathon: Sir Evan Wolff." Carlos, Logan and James clapped politely.
"Thank you for letting me join," Evan told them. "I miss pulling pranks with Virgil."
"Tis our pleasure," Kendall responded. "It will be our honor to prank you senseless."
Evan snorted, "Good luck with that."
Kendall picked up a huge book and slammed it down on the table. James opened it, "The rules are simple. If ye is pranked, ye is out. The last man to go unpranked becomes Lord High King and wins the crown."
Suddenly, Katie popped up next to Kendall, "And this year, I am playing."
"Playing?" Carlos looked at the girl in disbelief. "Katie, this isn't a game."
"You're too young and too girl," James added.
"And," Logan finished. "No girl shall play so sayith Lord Prankerton's Book of Rule." Logan held up the huge book as proof. James, Carlos and Evan gestured to it to emphasize the argument.
"You guys made this whole thing up in middle school," Katie reminded the boys. "And that is a picture of Sir Walter Raleigh."
"BLASPHAMY!" Logan, James, Carlos and Evan screamed as they pointed at her.
"Katie," Kendall turned to his little sister. "This competition can get very ugly. And if you get hurt, Mom will kill me!"
"This is not over," Katie insisted before she stormed away, somehow climbing up the swirly slide.
"Very well," Kendall looked back to the other boys gathered around. "Each competitor gets two hours to prepare for the pranking commences at:" All the boys looked over at the digital clock that read 10:03. "Noon." Carlos, James and Evan quickly got up off their seats to join Kendall in racing for the door. Logan got up slower and turned to them, opening his mouth to say something.
Before the boys could reach the door or a word could come out of Logan's mouth, the door swung open. In the doorway, Katrina stood with her crutches, glaring at the boys. They smiled and guiltily waved to her.
"I was heading back to the Palm Woods," Katrina began. "Wondering what the hell has gotten into you boys when I get this text from Katie. What's this about girls not being good at pranking?"
"Kat, no one's doubting your pranking ability," Evan tried to reason with her.
"Does that mean that Katie and I can join?" Katrina asked.
"No way," all five guys responded.
"Evan, do I need to repeat the prank that made you miss that date with a college girl?" Katrina retorted.
"No!" Evan exclaimed. "It took me weeks to recover from that and I got teased by everyone on the football team!" He looked up to the ceiling, having a flashback of his own. A second later, he came back, shuddering at the thought.
"Kat, look at yourself," Kendall told her. "You are not fit to prank." Katrina glared at him. A growl passed her lips. Before she could complain, Kendall went on, "I'm not saying that you can't prank, I'm saying that this competition can get you hurt and you're already hurt. My mom would kill ALL of us if you had to go to the hospital again because you rebroke that leg for the third time."
Sighing, Katrina gave in, "Fine. You win. Only because I really don't want to go to the hospital again." The boys close to the door parted so that Katrina could head inside. She went straight for the couch, collapsing on it in a huff.
Without another thought, James, Carlos, Kendall and Evan continued their exit. They only stopped when they heard Logan state, "You know what? You guys go ahead. Gotta call my grandma." The others just shrugged, not seeming bothered by the thought, and raced out the door. Once the door slammed shut, Logan continued, "And by 'grandma' I mean, I will be Lord of the Pranks!" Laughing manically, he ran for the kitchen.
Katrina stared at him from her spot on the couch, "Um, just what were you planning on pranking them with?"
"Something so complicated that they will never be able to figure out it's a prank," Logan replied, pulling pieces of fruit out of the fridge. He placed them next to the blender.
"You're going to make them a smoothie?" Katrina deduced.
"Not just any old smoothie," Logan put the pieces of fruit into the blender. "A pranking smoothie that will knock out all four of the other guys!" He started the blender.
Once he finished, Katrina continued her questions, "You're not going to poison them, are you?"
Logan stared at her in disbelief, "No! I might be a scientist, but I'm not mad!" The portable tank and balloons he pulled out next along with the laugh didn't seem to help that statement.
"Sometimes I wonder," Katrina mumbled. She watched as Logan filled the balloons with whatever was in the tank. He then pulled out four cups along with another one that held straws and placed them on the counter. From the blender, he poured the smoothie into a pitcher to help him pour it into the cups. "You know, I'm pretty good at pranking."
"I'm sure you are," Logan responded, pushing a balloon into a cup and pouring over it with smoothie.
"There are plenty of pranks that I could help you pull that would be very simple to do," Katrina went on. "I have one for each of the guys. It would shame them so hard that they wouldn't dare try to prank you again."
"Katrina, I've been doing this pranking thing with the guys for years now," Logan prepared another pranking smoothie cup. "I think I know what I'm doing."
"Complicated ones are usually the ones that fail," Katrina tried to convince him. "Sometimes, all you need is some glue to cause havoc."
Logan snorted, "Amateur." He finished up the third cup and blew up the balloon for the last one.
Katrina raised her eyebrows, "What did you just say?"
"Let me tell you a real prank," Logan insisted. "When the guys return at noon, they'll seek refreshment. They'll see my free smoothies, but what they don't know is that in each smoothie is a hidden balloon filled with one hundred and twenty pounds of pure nitrous oxide pressure." He stuffed the balloon into the cup and covered it with smoothie. Katrina shook her head, knowing that it was going to fail. "Then, they'll pick up the needle sharpened straw-" He pulled out a straw and cut it at an angle, giving it a point. "-push the straw down into the smoothie, then BOOM! The crown will be mine." He slowly lowered the straw into the smoothie, pointed edge down.
Suddenly, the smoothie exploded into his face. Katrina gasped, eyes widening as she stared at her boyfriend, "Are you okay?!"
Logan screamed in response. In a panic, Katrina got to her feet as Mrs. Knight ran into the room. Covering his eyes, Logan continued to scream.
Mrs. Knight put her hands on her hips, staring at Logan in disbelief, "Is this about that stupid crown you guys made in middle school?"
"I can't see!" Logan exclaimed. "I can't see. I can't see!"
"Come on," Mrs. Knight grabbed her purse. "I'll take you to the doctor."
"I'm going too," Katrina declared, grabbing her crutches. She headed over to Logan. "Put your hand on my shoulder and I'll be your guide." Logan reached over and placed his hand on her face. "That is not my shoulder." He moved down, completely missing the shoulder, and ended up on her chest. "That is most definitely not my shoulder." Before he could move, she let go of one of her crutches, keeping it up under her arm. Grabbing his hand, she placed it on her shoulder. "That is my shoulder. Do not move from there." Grabbing her crutch again, she headed toward Mrs. Knight and the held open door, Logan following her.
Kendall, Carlos, James and Evan walked into the Palm Woods, each of them ready for the upcoming prank war. Kendall carried a bag of feathers and a jar of honey. Carlos was in a bear suit. James had cartons of eggs piled on top of a package of toilet paper. A rope hung over Evan's shoulder along with a bowl of food dye.
"Bear suit," James commented on Carlos's prank idea. "Interesting."
"The crown will be mine!" Carlos declared.
Suddenly, they stopped as they ran into Natalie, Katie, Jo and Camille. The three teen girls spoke to the guys, "What's this about girls not being good at pranks?" Katie waved her fingers at the boys, giving them a gloating smile.
"Never said that," Kendall insisted. "I just said that it could get ugly and girls could get hurt."
The Jennifers came over to add, "So you're saying girls are not as tough as guys?"
"Heh, have you seen the bear standing next to me?" James pointed out. "This competition gets scary." Carlos growled, waving his hands in the air. The girls weren't affected by it.
"Sounds to me like you guys are scared of getting your butts beat by a bunch of girls," Camille mentioned.
"Please," Evan retorted. "Like you could beat us."
"Did you want me to repeat that prank that Kat did three years ago?" Natalie asked.
Evan took a step back, "I say we let the girls join in."
"No way!" The other three exclaimed. Camille snapped her fingers and a bunch more girls came by to back them up.
"What?!" Carlos exclaimed, pulling off his bear head. "Ten against five? Yeah, that's fair."
Suddenly, a bunch of guys came over to support the male side, "We're in."
James quickly counted them up before noting, "Hey, we're still one short."
Jett slid into the scene, "I'm in too." Upon the surprised looks of the others, especially Kendall, Jett went on, "What? I don't like you, but I will defend my gender." He gave Carlos a fist-bump. Jo rolled her eyes.
"So beith," Kendall announced. "As reigning Sir High Lord of the Pranks, I now declare this a Mega Prankition." Everyone cheered. The sound of a chime made everyone go quiet and look at the clock. It read noon. "Bud out!" The group gathered immediately parted to start their pranking.
A second later, two guys fell to the floor. James, Carlos, Kendall and Evan turned around to see what happened. The boys shoes were tied together.
Katie popped up from the floor, "Laces tied together. Classic.
"So, that's two boys down," Camille noted.
"And four to go," Jo threatened. The boys stared in horror at Natalie, Katie, Jo and Camille.
"Boo!" the four girls spoke together. The guys dropped their stuff and ran off.
"Running's not gonna help!" Natalie called out after them. She looked to the other girls. "Let's go prove that girls are the masters of this pranking game." The four of them huddled together to form a plan.
Kendall, Carlos, James and Evan raced into apartment 2J, trying to find a safe-zone from the girls. They slammed the door behind them and pressed up against it, hoping they weren't followed.
"Okay, new plan," Kendall declared. "We lay off each other until we prank all the girls."
"And the other guys," Evan added.
"Yes, an alliance!" James exclaimed.
"So, it's agreed," Carlos summed it up. "We eliminate the girls. Then the other guys until it's just the five of us."
Kendall looked around for Logan and noticed that there was a smoothie mess in the kitchen, "Make that four. Looks like Logan pranked himself again this year."
"Yep," Carlos and James agreed.
"Does that happen a lot?" Evan checked.
"You'd be surprised," Carlos responded. Evan raised an eyebrow, checking out the mess.
Katrina leaned against the wall of the examination room while Logan was being treated by Dr. Hollywood, "This is certainly a twist. You're the one getting hurt instead of me."
"Shut it," Logan pointed at her. Katrina continued to smile, happy she wasn't the patient for once.
Dr. Hollywood removed the bandages from Logan's eyes, "There. All better."
Blinking, Logan slowly got used to the light again. Noticing something off, he screamed, "Everything looks pink!"
"I'm a doctor," Dr. Hollywood replied. "I can fix this." He pulled out a bottle of eye drops and used them on Logan's eyes.
It didn't seem to help much because Logan complained, "Now everything looks blue!"
"Well, what color do you want?" Dr. Hollywood asked. Katrina raised an eyebrow, wondering, once again, how Dr. Hollywood had ever become a doctor.
"Oh, I don't know, all of them!" Logan exclaimed. With a sigh, Dr. Hollywood found another bottle of eye drops and used them. It cleared up Logan's vision immediately. "Oh, there we go. That's better."
"Okay," Dr. Hollywood placed a hand on Logan's shoulder. "Bye."
Logan seemed surprised by this, "Aren't you gonna prescribe some saline drops to soothe my itchy and irritated eyes?"
"Logan," Dr. Hollywood addressed him. "Have you ever thought about becoming a doctor? Because you look and talk like a doctor."
Mrs. Knight walked into the room, magazine in hand, "Oh, he's always wanted to be a doctor. But more importantly, did you know that a daily twenty minute walk increases weight loss, eye sight and mutant powers?" She looked over the magazine rack, searching for another one to read.
"I wonder what study that came from," Katrina mumbled.
Two boys shuffled into the exam room, "We have first degree rug burns." Katrina looked down at their knees, raising an eyebrow. Her eyes went lower and noticed their shoes were tied together. With a loud sigh, the girl became angry at something.
"Ooh!" Dr. Hollywood responded. "I've got just the thing!" He picked up a surgical saw from the medical counter and turned it on. Everyone else's eyes went wide.
Logan went into action, turning off the saw before Dr. Hollywood could do any damage, "Just untie them and give them some topical cream for the abrasions."
"Yeah," Dr. Hollywood seemed upset. "That'll work too." The two afflicted boys nodded their heads.
Not long after the boys had been treated, Guitar Dude came in with his guitar stuck on his head. Katrina had found a chair in the exam room to watch as Logan and Dr. Hollywood tried to solve the problem.
"I think I can solve this problem," Dr. Hollywood announced. He reached forward and turned the peghead of the guitar. With a swipe of his hand, he strummed the guitar, giving off a beautiful note. "Perfectly tuned!" Guitar Dude seemed okay with this as he walked off. Logan and Katrina stared on in disbelief.
"Uh," Logan spoke up. "Don't you think we should unwind the strings and remove the guitar from his head?"
"Logan, you have a gift," Dr. Hollywood decided.
"More like common sense that you don't seem to have," Katrina mumbled.
"How would you like to stay and be my assistant?" Dr. Hollywood offered.
"But I don't have a medical license," Logan mentioned.
"Then I'll deputize you," Dr. Hollywood decided. He pulled out a lab coat and stethoscope, giving them to Logan. "You are now a deputy doctor." Logan looked at the items with a smile.
"Maybe I shouldn't have tagged along," Katrina realized. She watched as Logan walked out into the waiting area to tell Mrs. Knight what was going on.
Dr. Hollywood turned to Katrina, "And now, what are you here for?"
"Uh, no reason," Katrina replied. "I came to make sure my boyfriend was okay."
"But you've got crutches," Dr. Hollywood noted. "There must be something wrong."
"Well, I do have to get my leg checked out tomorrow," Katrina brought up. "To see if my leg's healed enough that I can walk without any help from crutches."
"I can check it now!" Dr. Hollywood offered, pulling out his surgical saw and heading for the teen girl. Katrina's eyes widened.
Luckily, that was when Logan came back into the room. He stopped the doctor from getting any closer, "Whoa, what is going on?!"
"She needs to have her leg checked out," Dr. Hollywood explained. "And what better way than cutting it open." Katrina squeaked in terror.
"There are many ways that are better," Logan suggested. "Like taking her to get an x-ray."
"Fine," Dr. Hollywood put down his saw. "We'll take her to get an x-ray." Katrina got up using her crutches and the three of them left to take a look at Katrina's leg.
After Kendall, James, Carlos and Evan had pranked the Jennifers, they made their way through the Palm Woods until they stumbled upon Natalie, Katie, Jo and Camille planning their prank. The boys stayed around the corner to spy on the girls' plan. Natalie finished putting together a machine as Katie and Jo placed a pie on part of it.
"The pie-apault," Katie named it. "The guys get off the elevator to rush to the apartment for shelter –"
"They'll trip on the wire and get a face full of creamy defeat," Jo held out her hand to get a high-five from Katie.
"Which would allow us to prove that girls are just as good as guys at pranking," Natalie added.
"Boys are stupid," Camille decided.
The boys looked at each other as Kendall commented, "The pie-apault? That is stupid."
"It's brilliant!" James insisted.
"I know!" Kendall agreed.
"Okay," Carlos began to lay out their plan. "But now, we turn the tables on them. And then the prankers become the prankees. Let's go." The four boys rushed off.
"Now," Katie seemed satisfied with the girls' work. "All we have to do is hide and watch the show."
Suddenly, the four boys jumped out from behind them, yelling, "BOO!" Camille screamed and tripped the wire, getting a pie in her face. The guys cheered with victory. Their cheering was immediately interrupted by Camille's crying. She ran off and the other girls turned to glare at the boys.
"Hey," Carlos defended themselves. "We told you that pranking was dangerous."
"In fact, it's your fault for not listening," Evan insisted.
"Well, does your Lord Prankerton say you're not allowed to make sure someone is okay?" Jo asked.
"No, he does," James revealed. "It's called the Logan amendment."
"Let's go," Kendall decided, leading the other guys to go check on Camille.
As they disappeared around the corner, smirks appeared on the girls' faces. Natalie spoke, "Those boys are in for a big time surprise." Laughing, the girls ran in the other direction.
At the park, the boys had caught up with Camille. The actress was still crying.
"Camille," Kendall began. "You okay?" Camille lifted her head to reveal that she wasn't crying. She was laughing.
The boys backed away in horror, James noting, "She stopped crying."
Camille got to her feet, "It was my idea to sacrifice one of us so we could take out all of you." Natalie, Katie and Jo appeared next to Camille, each of them carrying a pie. The boys looked around the park to find out that they were surrounded by other girls with pies.
"Yep," Carlos started.
"We're doomed," all four guys finished together.
"They look so cute when all hope is lost," Jo mentioned.
"Don't worry, boys," Natalie assured them. "This won't hurt a bit."
"Ready?" Katie called out. "AIM!"
Suddenly, Gustavo came up to the boys, "Dogs." He took a quick glance at Evan. "And wolf. I am Kelly today. Long story. So, uh, studio. Now!"
"HUMAN SHIELD!" the boys announced, hiding behind their producer. Gustavo screamed as the pies hit him instead. Slowly, the boys made their way out of the danger zone.
Once they were safe, they came out from behind Gustavo. James told him, "Hey, thanks again for the day off for pranking, Gustavo."
"I'm Kelly," Gustavo declared before falling to the ground. The boys stared down at him.
"Think he's okay?" Evan asked.
"He'll be fine," Kendall, Carlos and James decided. The four boys looked up, waved to the girls and ran for safety.
"So close!" the girls complained. Upon hearing a squeaking sound, they turned around to find Tyler pulling a crate with a Tasmanian Devil in it.
"Well," Katie began. "Maybe it's not a total loss." Tyler's eyes widened as the girls each came up with another pie.
"Everything sounds like pie!" Tyler yelled to Dr. Hollywood. He was covered in pie. Katrina, back from her x-ray, was waiting for the results in her chair in the exam room. She watched with interest as the doctor and deputy checked over Tyler.
"I can fix this," Dr. Hollywood mentioned. "But you may feel a small pinch." He picked up his surgical saw and turned it on. Tyler backed away in horror.
"No!" Logan exclaimed, taking the saw from Dr. Hollywood. "No surgical saw." Logan put the saw back down.
"Logan," Dr. Hollywood addressed his deputy. "I got that thing two days ago and I'd like to use it!"
Logan ignored him and began his treatment of Tyler, "Just clean your ear with some moist cotton swabs and sleep on your right side tonight to drain any excess fluid, okay?" Katrina smiled slightly at the sight of her boyfriend doing something he was good at.
"Thank you," Tyler jumped off the exam table and headed out the door. As he passed her, Katrina reached out and swiped a bit of pie from him.
Tasting it, Katrina smiled, "Ooh, lemon meringue. Good choice."
"Logan," Dr. Hollywood pulled out a pad of paper and pen. "I'm writing you a prescription for a hundred CC's of 'You need to focus on becoming a doctor, now'." He stuck the prescription to Logan's lab coat.
"But, I'm kind of in a band now," Logan replied.
"Being a doctor is just like being in a band," Dr. Hollywood explained. Katrina raised an eyebrow at this analogy. "There's cool cars, hot chicks, but instead of a microphone, you're holding life and death in your hands. Think about it." Logan glanced at the prescription. "Okay, that's enough thinking. Ms. Wolff, your x-rays should be ready. I'll go get them while you get up on the exam table." Dr. Hollywood walked out of the room.
"Well, you heard the doctor," Logan told Katrina. "Get on up there." Katrina got up and limped over to the table, sitting on it. "And now, all is right with the world. You're the patient again."
"Oh, ha ha," Katrina fake laughed. "Hopefully, this'll be the LAST time I'll have to see a doctor for a long time." She smirked before continuing. "Although, if you're the doctor, then I have no complaints."
"I can fix this," Logan decided. He put his hand under Katrina's chin to tilt her head up and began to lean in toward her.
Suddenly, Dr. Hollywood came into the room, "No kissing the patients." Logan immediately broke away from Katrina. "It causes way too many lawsuits." The teens exchanged confused looks. Dr. Hollywood held up the x-ray in his hands in front of a light. "Anyway, it looks like your leg has healed enough that you can walk without crutches. Just don't do any sprinting anytime soon. Or wear high heels. You are free to go."
"But I can't leave until Logan does," Katrina reminded him.
Dr. Hollywood rubbed his chin as he thought about it, "Well, my nurse is out with the bird flu, so you're welcome to stay and be a deputy nurse." He gave her a short, white dress.
"And what would I do?" Katrina asked, holding up the dress.
"Whatever we, the doctors, tell you to do," Dr. Hollywood responded. Shrugging, Katrina left the room to change into the outfit. "Deputy, bring in the next patient!" Logan went into the waiting room to get the next patient.
Carlos, James, Kendall and Evan popped up from their hiding spot behind Mr. Bitters' front desk.
"Okay," Kendall began. "According to my calculations, there are six girls and six guys left. Us, Jett and that kid who smells like cornchips." The sound of a scream grabbed their attention. They watched as the kid who smells like cornchips was flung into the pool. "Okay, just us and Jett." The boys quickly went down into their hiding place.
"I'm freaking out!" Carlos exclaimed. "These girls are way too powerful!"
"We gotta split up!" Kendall announced. "We are too big of a target together. After we take out the girls, I look forward to our manly battle together. Good luck!" He pressed a finger to his nose. The other three boys did the same. "Knights of Prankdom." They released their noses.
"Move out," Carlos told them.
Before any of them could make a move, Natalie peeked in over the desk, "Well, well, well, what do we have here? A few victims, perhaps?"
"Run!" Evan yelled. "I'll hold her off!" James, Carlos and Kendall ran off while Evan got up to face the smart girl, hands raised. "I'm unarmed. What do you have for me?"
"Oh, just a little hot sauce," Natalie held up a bucket full of it. The hot sauce seemed to sizzle in the bucket. "One of the hottest kinds known to man."
"Ah, you are tricky for someone that's super smart," Evan replied. "Let me clap my hands for you." Evan clapped twice.
A creaking sound made Natalie look up. Right above her was a bucket filled with water. The trap had been activated by Evan's claps and was starting to tilt forward. As the water began to fall, Natalie used her own bucket to pour hot sauce all over Evan. Both of them got hit at the exact same time. Evan screamed as the hot sauce began to burn his skin.
"Maybe I should have used a milder variety," Natalie deduced, wiping water from her eyes. "I better get you to a doctor." She grabbed Evan's arm and guided him out of the Palm Woods.
Evan sat on the exam table as Logan and Dr. Hollywood looked over the hot sauce covered boy. Natalie stood by the side, wincing as she looked upon Evan and his burns.
"I might have gone a little too far," Natalie realized.
"Looks like we are going to have to amputate," Dr. Hollywood suggested, holding up his surgical saw again. Evan screamed and fell off the exam table as he tried to get away.
Logan took the saw away again with a sigh, "No." He placed it on a table. "We should wash off the hot sauce and give him some aloe for the burns and some pain medication for that fall he just experienced." Natalie nodded, clearly impressed. Logan helped Evan to his feet. "Go take a bath and there should be some aloe in the medicine cabinet in the apartment from the last time one of us got a sunburn. That should do the trick. If you're still in pain from this fall, just take some aspirin."
"Thanks, Logan," Evan told him.
Suddenly, Katrina walked into the room holding a cup of coffee, "Okay, done with my coffee run."
"Did you get it right this time?" Dr. Hollywood asked.
Giving off an annoyed sigh, Katrina rambled, "One venti, soy mocha with chocolate whipped cream, three squirts of chocolate and coconut syrup, extra sprinkles and one extra shot of expresso all on ice." Katrina handed him his drink.
"Excellent," Dr. Hollywood took off the lid of the drink and downed the entire thing.
"Why are you wearing that?" Evan asked her. Katrina looked down at her short white dress she was in.
"I'm a deputy nurse," Katrina informed him. "And apparently that means fetching coffee for the doctors."
"That's not what a nurse does," Natalie mentioned.
"Try telling that to the doctor," Katrina seemed pissed. "I should've just waited in the waiting room with Aunt Jenn."
"I don't want you wearing that," Evan insisted. "It's too showy. And sexist." He winced as he moved, the pain from the hot sauce getting to him.
"You should probably get going," Logan suggested. "You don't want to hurt yourself more."
"But, I wanna stay and be a deputy doctor too," Natalie complained.
Katrina led Evan over to Natalie, "Get him home." With a groan, Natalie guided Evan out of the exam room.
"Deputy nurse," Dr. Hollywood threw his now empty cup to the side. "Bring in the next patient!" Katrina grumbled as she poked her head into the waiting room and gestured for two girls covered in feathers to join them. The girls rushed into the room and climbed up onto the table, promptly sneezing some of the feathers away. Dr. Hollywood had somehow gotten a hold of his surgical saw again and turned it on, facing the girls with an excited smile. They leaned as far away from him as possible.
Logan quickly pushed it down, yelling over the sound, "OKAY! ENOUGH WITH THE SAW!"
"Logan," Dr. Hollywood set the saw to the side. "I paid good money for that and I lost the receipt, so I can't return it."
"Well, I mean," Logan began his diagnosis. "They're having a reaction to the feathers. A shower with an antibacterial soap and antihistamine should do the trick."
"Thanks, Logan," the girls spoke together.
"Of course," Logan helped them off the table and the girls left the room. The smart boy had a giant smile on his face that didn't seem to be going away any time soon. "This was like the best day of my life. I helped people feel better." A smile spread across Katrina's face, watching Logan with pride.
"Logan," Dr. Hollywood addressed him. "I'm calling up my alma mater, the Dougie Howser Junior Medical Program, and I'm recommending you for immediate admission." Katrina's smile disappeared.
"But, um, what about the band?" Logan brought up.
"You'll have to quit the band," Dr. Hollywood told him. Katrina bit her lip, looking down at the floor, unable to look at her boyfriend. "But, what's more important to you, hm? Toe-tapping, pop music? Or saving lives?" Logan didn't seem sure on how to answer that question.
Later, the trio walked out of the exam room to check on the waiting room to find no one there except Mrs. Knight. The room was covered in magazines.
"Well," Dr. Hollywood began. "Looks like all our patients have been treated."
Mrs. Knight excitingly came up to them, "And I made homemade ice pops! I got the money saving recipe from a magazine." She handed each of them one. Katrina happily began eating hers right away.
"Remember what I said, Logan," Dr. Hollywood told the boy. "When you join our side." He took a bite of his ice pop before he walked away. Logan sighed, looking down to the ground.
"And are we going now?" Katrina asked. "Cause I can walk to the van without any help from crutches or a wheelchair or leaning on anyone."
"In a second," Mrs. Knight told her. She looked at Logan with concern. "What's that face for?"
"I had a great time today helping people," Logan explained. "But I also have a great time singing. So, what do I do? Do I stay with the band or do I become a doctor?"
"You know what, sweetheart?" Mrs. Knight replied. "That's what's great about being a teenager. You don't have to decide right now."
"Thanks, Mrs. Knight," Logan responded. "You always know just what to say." He gave her a hug.
"I do now," Mrs. Knight whispered. Katrina raised an eyebrow as she looked at the magazine that Mrs. Knight still had in her hand. The main article advertised on the front was about how to talk to teens. Mrs. Knight broke away, giving the teens a smile. "And now let's get back to make sure that no one else got hurt because of that prank war." She headed for the exit.
"Come on, doctor," Katrina grabbed Logan's hand. "Let's go home." The two of them followed Mrs. Knight out.
The next day, because the pool had been closed, Katrina relaxed on the couch in the apartment instead of beside the pool.
Logan came over to sit next to her, "So, we didn't get to finish our date."
"Actually, Natalie finished it for you," Katrina revealed, holding up a disc. "Your banana slugs are on here. But there is no way that I'm ever watching THAT again."
"No make-out session then?" Logan seemed disappointed.
"We can still have that," Katrina insisted. "After all, doctor, my heartbeat seemed to increase its pace the second you sat next to me. A kiss from you might cure me."
"Excellent diagnosis, nurse," Logan played along. The two chuckled as they leaned in toward each other.
Suddenly, a scream echoed through the apartment. Logan and Katrina jumped and turned around to find the source of the scream. Carlos stomped into the room, helmet in hand. The helmet had been decorated with a pink paint and flowers had been glued on.
"WHO DID THIS?!" Carlos yelled.
Katrina raised her hand, "It was me. That was for not including me in your prank war." Carlos glared at her. "Relax! It'll come off with water!" Carlos stormed into the kitchen and began to wash his helmet.
"That was good," Logan admitted. "But just Carlos?"
"Wait for it," Katrina replied.
Another scream came not a second later. Kendall rushed in next, hand holding his hockey stick. Nothing appeared to be wrong with it.
"Um, I'm not getting the prank in this one," Logan admitted.
"It's GLUED to my HAND!" Kendall exclaimed.
"Oh, now I get it," Logan responded.
"I would have totally won that war," Katrina insisted.
"The current Lord High King is impressed," Kendall nodded. "Now, HOW DO I GET IT OFF?!"
"Water," Katrina revealed. With a sigh, Kendall joined Carlos at the sink.
"What about your boyfriend?" Carlos asked. "He didn't want you to play either."
"Why would I prank Logan?" Katrina shook her head, looking disgusted by the thought. "I don't wanna see him get hurt." She suddenly pulled out a smoothie and held it out for Logan. "Here you go, boyfriend. Something to quench your thirst."
"Well, thank you," Logan took the smoothie and a straw from her. The smoothie promptly exploded as soon as he put the straw in. Logan blinked while Katrina laughed. "You stole my prank."
"Not exactly," Katrina corrected. "The balloon in there was filled with normal air, not your crazy, eye-hurting gas."
"That would explain why I can still see," Logan realized. "I better take a shower to get this smoothie off."
"You can't," Kendall told him. "James is already taking one."
"There should be two more," Katrina revealed.
The door to the apartment opened and Evan came in, covered in red goop. He took one look at the other guys and spoke, "I'm guessing Kat has something to do with this." The boys nodded while Katrina picked up her laughing again. "Thank God it wasn't that one prank she did before."
"And that just leaves –" Kendall began.
One more scream was heard and the door to the bathroom burst open. James stormed out, making his way over to Katrina. The other guys stared at James with their mouths dropped. The pretty boy had been turned green.
"And that's the prank she did before," Evan revealed.
"WHY?!" James yelled as he stopped in front of Katrina. "HOW?!"
"Cause you annoy me, that's why," Katrina answered. "As for how, I didn't tell Evan, why would I tell you?" James continued to glare. "And you should be back to normal in about three weeks."
"THREE WEEKS?!" James screeched. He stomped out of the apartment.
"Next time," Katrina announced to the others as she got to her feet. "Include me in your prank war. Or else you'll get something much worse than that." Katrina walked off, leaving the guys to think about her words.
"Honestly," Logan began. "I'm kind of glad she wasn't in the war. Imagine what she would have done." All four guys shook in terror at the thought.
Natalie opened the door to her apartment to find a green James on the other side. Chuckling, Natalie leaned against the doorframe, "Looks like Kat got to you."
"Can you undo it?" James asked. Sighing, Natalie left the door open as she went back into her apartment. Taking that as a good sign, James walked in, closing the door after him.
"It might take me a while," Natalie admitted. "And I'll need a sample of the green dye."
"That means?"
Natalie came over to him and plucked a strand of hair from his head, "Make yourself at home while I work on this." She took the strand of hair over to her lab table for analyzing.
James walked around the room, "I don't see any personal pictures."
"It's against my lease," Natalie informed him.
"Yeah, but I highly doubt Bitters would care," James replied. "What about your boyfriend?"
"Still in England," Natalie responded, placing the hair on a glass slide. She put the slide under a microscope to examine it.
"Are you sure you have a boyfriend?" James checked. "Because we've already dealt with a girl who made up a boyfriend so she wouldn't have to date any of us. I mean, you didn't even tell us his name."
"Cedric," Natalie revealed. "His name is Cedric Maxwell. There's a picture of us together on my laptop. You're welcome to look at it." James raised his eyebrows in surprise. He scooted over to the laptop. "Wait."
"AHA!" James exclaimed. "You ARE lying!"
Natalie tossed him a pair of disposable gloves, "Use these when you touch it. I don't want you to get green fingerprints on my laptop."
"Oh," James seemed disappointed as he put the gloves on. Sitting down at the desk, he turned on the laptop. The computer's wallpaper was a picture of Natalie and a guy. The guy that James assumed was her boyfriend was tall and muscular. He had slightly long black hair and piercingly blue eyes that weren't even diminished by being a picture. James could feel himself getting slightly jealous as he remembered that the guy was English and probably had an English accent to go along with his good looks. Natalie was laughing in the picture while Cedric was kissing the top of her head.
"Told you I have a boyfriend," Natalie spoke into the silence. "I don't lie about things, idiot."
"So, now you hate me too?"
"No, I'll leave that to Kat."
"Ha ha," James laughed sarcastically. "Do you mind if I check my email?" Natalie waved a hand and James took that as permission.
"Why didn't you ask Logan for help?" Natalie asked. "I don't mind doing this, but I thought you would want your best friend's help."
"Logan's dating Katrina," James reminded her as he logged into his account. "He wouldn't help for fear that she'll do something worse to him."
"Good call," Natalie looked up from the microscope. "I think I know what this is. Give me a second to whip up a cure."
"Take your time," James skimmed through his email. He furrowed his eyebrows when he found one from someone he didn't know. Opening it, he found a downloadable file. Shrugging, he began the download. "I wonder what you are."
Natalie put down a beaker and turned on her heels to face him, "Are you downloading something?" James nodded. "Idiot, it could be a virus! If I have to-"
The download finished and a video popped up. Natalie watched it over James's shoulder.
The video started with Emily giving a satisfied smile, "Hello James. We heard about your little deal with Katrina and we wanna show you how nice we are by helping you."
"I don't like this," Natalie narrowed her eyes. "What deal?"
"There's this video that we've been saving for the perfect moment and we thought we'd share it with you," Emily continued. "Have fun modeling with Katrina." The video went black and James leaned closer, waiting for something else to happen.
"James, what's going on?" Natalie demanded. James continued to stare at the screen, ignoring her.
The black changed into a security feed from the hospital that Katrina had gotten her surgery at. Natalie looked down at the date and time, figuring out that it was on the day Katrina had been in a coma. She and James watched the video intensely, wondering why they were being shown it.
Jo showed up in the video, going up to a door and opening it. Evan and Camille fell out of it, locked in the other's arms as they made-out. James's and Natalie's jaws dropped at the video, unable to look away until it cut off.
"I knew Evan was hiding something," Natalie spoke first. "When Kat finds out, Evan's gonna regret this."
"Gotta go," James got up so quickly he knocked over the chair he was in.
"Wait a second," Natalie turned to watch James sprint for the door. "You're not gonna tell Kat about this, are you?" James didn't answer, leaving the door open as he left. "JAMES!" Natalie raced after him.
The door to apartment 2J burst open. Logan and Katrina broke apart from their kiss to look at the interrupter. They were just in time to watch as Natalie tackled James to the ground. She wrestled with him, keeping her hand over his mouth to keep him from telling them about Evan and Camille.
"What the hell is going on?!" Katrina exclaimed.
James pulled Natalie's hand from his mouth to say, "I know-" Natalie's hand covered his mouth again. Logan and Katrina exchanged confused looks.
"He knows that he shouldn't be saying anything," Natalie insisted. "Or somebody will have to wait until his green fades." James paused in his struggle for a second before continuing. "CARLOS!"
Suddenly, Carlos came out of the swirly slide, "Yeah?"
"Carlos? Were you spying on us?" Logan asked.
"Evan paid me to," Carlos revealed. "You two are calling each other doctor and nurse a lot." Blushes appeared on Logan's and Katrina's cheeks.
"Carlos," Natalie spoke up. "Help me get James out of here." Carlos went over to help Natalie drag James out of the apartment. Logan and Katrina watched as the door slammed shut after them.
"I think they're hiding something," Katrina realized.
"Should we follow them?" Logan asked.
"Or we could get back to what we were doing before," Katrina suggested. "Now we know we're alone. And we never know when that's gonna happen again."
"True," Logan agreed. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her closer. She giggled slightly.
Suddenly, Kendall popped up from behind the couch and Logan and Katrina screamed, breaking apart.
"KENDALL!" The couple complained.
"Yeah, I'm Evan's back-up plan," Kendall revealed. "After all, Carlos gets distracted easily."
"I'm gonna kill my brother," Katrina declared.
"While you're doing that, what do you think that they're hiding?" Kendall asked.
"I don't know," Logan sighed and sat back on the couch, giving up on the make-out session he had with Katrina. "It could be something on Natalie's TV show. She's been extremely secretive about it."
"I'm gonna go check it out," Kendall decided. He followed them out of the apartment.
"So," Logan crossed his arms. "Now that the mood is completely gone, should we go too?"
Katrina opened her mouth to respond when her cell phone buzzed. She pulled it out and checked the text message, "Can't. I've got work at Penny's Pet Care. Since I'm back on my feet, I can walk dogs again." She got up off the couch. "Wanna join me?" With a smile, Logan got up too and grabbed her hand. The two of them walked out together.
"There," Carlos stood up straight. "He's not going anywhere." Green James was duct tapped to a dining chair in Natalie's apartment. The dyed boy mumbled behind the tape over his mouth.
"Okay, what is this about?" Kendall asked.
Natalie stopped her pacing to face the two boys who had contained James, "He knows something he shouldn't and he was about to tell Logan and Kat about it. They are the last people that should know this."
"What does he know?" Carlos asked.
"Who Evan's dating," Natalie revealed. Kendall froze. "And it will cause them to freak."
"Carlos, get out," Kendall demanded. Carlos didn't move. "I mean it, Carlos. You shouldn't know this either."
"Oh my God," Natalie glared at the blonde. "You knew all along!"
"And so does Jo and Brandon," Kendall mentioned. "But Carlos doesn't and he'll blab it if he finds out which is why he needs to leave."
"But, I wanna know," Carlos stayed where he was. "I don't wanna be left out."
"You'll get to be on the first episode of my show if you leave now," Natalie insisted. Carlos still didn't leave. "And I'll make sure they serve corn dogs for lunch while you're there." Happily, Carlos left the apartment. "Okay, Kendall, spill. How did you find out?"
"Camille told Jo and Jo told me," Kendall explained. "I'm not surprised that you've found out, but how did James and why does he want to tell Kat?"
With a sigh, Natalie ripped the tape off James's mouth, making him scream in pain, "Tell him about your DEAL, James."
"Okay, first off, that was rude," James began. "And second, yes, I made a deal with Kat that if I tell her who Evan's dating, then she'll sing a duet with me, model with me and give me twenty bucks."
"James!" Kendall exclaimed. "She's dating your best friend! You said you'd back off!"
"Yeah, well, it's hard to back off when you love someone," James mumbled.
"You don't love her," Kendall insisted. "You hate the fact that she broke up with you."
"She did not break up with me!" James retorted. "We were on a trial period so we weren't even official. I've never been broken up with."
"There's a surprise considering the player you seem to be," Natalie mentioned. "Every time I see you with a girl, it's always a different one."
"Wanna be the next one?" James flashed her a smile. She slapped him across the face. "Okay, I might have deserved that."
"Comments like that make it a little hard to believe you love her," Kendall told him. "So, you are NOT going to let Kat know that Evan and Camille dated because, as far as I know, it's over. If we all keep quiet about this, it'll disappear."
"And if I tell her?" James asked.
"I'll sic Evan on you," Kendall threatened. James gulped. "Got it?" James nodded energetically. "Good. Natalie, you can get rid of his greenness now."
"I actually could use some lunch," Natalie decided. "What do you say to finding Carlos and going to get some hot dogs from a vendor at the park?"
Kendall smiled mischievously, "There's this movie that I've been meaning to see too. I think Carlos and Logan also wanted to see it. We could get them, Kat and Jo to join us."
"What about me?!" James exclaimed. The two ignored him as they headed for the door.
"You mean that movie about the Scandinavian spy that relies on his crime solving parrot for help?" Natalie checked. Kendall nodded. "I've been dying to see that movie! I'm sure James will be okay for a couple hours."
"COUPLE HOURS?!" James screamed as the door shut after Kendall and Natalie.
They waited on the outside of the door, smirking as they listened to James continue to scream for them to come back.
"How long should we wait?" Kendall whispered.
"Just a couple minutes," Natalie suggested. "I wanna see if he cries. Then we can go back in and I'll get rid of his greenness. You'll have to make sure that he doesn't tell Kat. I'll help when I can, but I don't live with you guys so I can't always be on guard for it."
"And I have to be sure that Logan doesn't hear about it too," Kendall added. "Because Evan kind of started his thing with Camille when she was still with Logan.
"I'm not surprised," Natalie admitted. "He ALWAYS goes after girls that have boyfriends." Kendall raised his eyebrows at this. "Kat never knew. Evan made sure of that." She pressed her ear up against the door. "I think he's crying. Guess we should go in now." Natalie opened the door and went back in her apartment.
Kendall waited outside for a second before following her in, "HOW many girls did he date?" The door slammed shut after him before he could get an answer.
Katrina walked into the lobby of Penny's Pet Care from the door that led to its inner rooms. "Thank you for choosing Penny's Pet Care for boarding Lila," Katrina spoke to a woman as she handed over a leash attached to a German Shepherd. "Please pay Tim over at the receptionist and we hope that you choose us again the next time you need your dog watched. Have a great day." The woman gave Katrina a smile before heading over to pay Tim.
Logan got up from one of the waiting chairs to join Katrina, "You have a knack for this."
"Taking care of pets or dealing with people?" Katrina asked.
"The first one," Logan clarified. "Did you ever think of becoming a vet?"
"I don't have the grades for vet school. You know that. You can talk all about what's wrong with a person, why it's wrong and understand it. I'd just nod my head until you stop talking." Katrina walked back through the door.
Logan followed her, "Yeah, but you still like it when I always know the right answer to things and help you with that."
Katrina sighed, "Of course I do. It's just-" She cut herself off as she led Logan into the boarding room. Logan watched as Katrina went over to the cages to check if the animals had enough food.
"It's just what?" Logan asked when she didn't finish her sentence.
Katrina turned to him, "We need to find a common interest. Otherwise, I'll be bored whenever you take me to some science lecture and you'll be stuck watching while I model. Sure, we have music, but even that's different. My band's rock while yours is pop. Plus, we're in separate bands so we can't really share that."
"Don't we both work here?" Logan checked.
"Yeah, but it's a job that I created," Katrina reminded him. "We need to find something that's ours or our relationship isn't going to last." Logan suddenly remembered Natalie's words about Katrina and the media. "You're the smart one. What do you suggest?"
Logan grabbed her hands, "We'll find something. Even if we have to try something new every day." She smiled as she started to lean in. "Although, I really don't mind just kissing you." Katrina chuckled before she placed a light kiss on his lips.
Pulling away, Katrina spoke, "I should get back to work." Logan watched as Katrina went back to the cages.
A few days later, Katrina sat in the lobby with a notebook in her hands. She watched, eyebrows raised, as Evan flirted with a random girl. The girl wrote her number on Evan's hand before she walked away.
Katrina glared at her brother as he sat down next to her, "We're supposed to be figuring out which songs are going on the demo. Not flirting."
"Oh, come on," Evan responded. "If Logan wasn't at Rocque Records right now, you'd be flirting with him."
"If Logan wasn't at Rocque Records, then we'd be there and Gustavo would be yelling at us because our demo isn't ready!" Katrina reminded him. "Now, let's get this done."
"Fine," Evan took the notebook from Katrina's hands. "So, we need four songs: one song that you sing, one that I sing, one that we sing together and a cover song."
"I've decided on Prove You Wrong for the song I sing," Katrina revealed.
"Of course you did," Evan replied. "It's the song that got you with Logan." Katrina glared at him again. "I'm choosing Little Bit of Truth for the song I sing." He wrote that down under Katrina's choice. "Now, what about the cover and duet?"
The siblings went silent as they thought about it. They looked up and watched as an elevator opened and Natalie came out, pulling along a suitcase. The smart girl stopped to talk to her friends, "I'm going to see my parents for a week to celebrate Thanksgiving. I'll see you next weekend." Natalie walked toward the exit, passing Brandon coming back as she did.
"Hey guys," Brandon sat down next to his bandmates. "What did I miss while I was on vacation?" Katrina and Evan exchanged looks, thinking of the things that Brandon missed.
"Not much," Katrina admitted. "Just the usual. We're deciding on the final songs for the demo. Wanna help?"
"Sure," Brandon agreed, looking down at the notebook. "So, we just need a cover song and the duet from you two." Katrina and Evan nodded.
"We've narrowed the cover down to Grenade and Careless Whisper," Katrina told him. "What do you think?"
"Careless Whisper," Brandon suggested. "It would make me feel better since I'd get to sing too. Well, rap, but still."
"Careless Whisper it is," Evan wrote it down. "Now, the duet." The three friends stared into the distance as they thought about it.
"The only duet between us that's not a cover is Unforgettable," Katrina realized.
"So, I guess that's it," Evan decided, putting it down on the paper. "That was easy."
"NO!" Gustavo screamed. Wolff Pack jumped in surprise. "This is NOT what I want!"
"Well, there goes the easy way," Katrina mumbled.
"There's NOTHING in this list that stands out as a hit!" Gustavo exclaimed.
"I'm pretty sure that Unforgettable is unforgettable," Evan brought up. Katrina and Brandon snorted in laughter at the pun. Gustavo's reddening face made them stop.
"Zoo band, you need a HIT!" Gustavo got to his feet. "Without a hit, YOUR DEMOS WON'T BE PICKED!"
"And what constitutes a hit?" Brandon asked.
"Something that will get stuck in people's heads," Gustavo explained. "Something that everyone loves. Something, something-"
Suddenly, Kelly came into Gustavo's office, "I just got off the phone with Hopeless Records. Apparently, Wolff Pack's duet with All Time Low, Kiss Me Again, is catching the ears of their music analysts. They want to do a music video!"
"Our first music video!" Katrina, Evan and Brandon cheered.
"And THAT is a hit," Gustavo told them. "You need something like that on your demos. Not these!" He waved the list in their faces. After slamming the paper back on the table, he stormed out of the office. The band members looked at each other, wondering what they were going to do.
(A/N): And that concludes Chapter 80. So, let's recap. Katrina pranked the guys when they didn't allow her in their pranking competition. However, only James had one that had lasting effects. Why would she go so hard on James over the others? Could be that she still hates him. Or does she 'hate' him? Well, it might not matter because Natalie helped James get rid of his color problem. However, James found out about Evan and Camille! How long can the others keep James from blurting it out to Logan or Katrina? Will they learn about it before James even has a chance to tell them? And why would the Zizi even WANT James to complete that deal with Katrina? Wouldn't that just make them more famous and completely go against what the Zizi stand for? James says he still loves Katrina, but then he flirted with Natalie… Which is the real truth anyway? Logan and Katrina have to find an activity that's theirs. Will they be able to find that activity or will their differences be too much? Wolff Pack put together their demos only to have them shot down by Gustavo. Guess they have to figure out their 'hit' song. In the meantime, there will be a reunion with All Time Low for a music video! Remember how Logan got jealous the last time Katrina and Alex were around each other? Hmm… But! That will have to happen AFTER Thanksgiving! Everyone in this messed up family all around the table for one excellent dinner? What could go wrong?! Crap, I just jinxed it, didn't I? Guess you'll have to wait to find out!
Remember to vote people! Now that you saw how Natalie reacts with James and a little with Kendall, you can vote with an open mind. Which Big Time Rush member will end up with Natalie? I'll be ending this voting contest after the Christmas special (hint: that's the next episode!), so get your votes in! Until next time, happy reading!