Wow, it's been a while since I updated a fic this fast! It's been a while since I updated my fics in general XD Well my life's been a little busy despite it being winter break for me, so I always have to choose between writing and something else. Today, I chose writing.

Also, thanks a lot for the support! Seeing that some people were actually enjoying this gave me strength to write more! Strength I thought I no longer had, returned to me in the blink of an eye. So thanks!

And of course, Kames. I love writing for them c: It's just, I don't know; I feel like they're so meant to be!

Well, I hope you enjoy!

Kendall turned his flashlight on again as he grabbed the sheet and moved his eyes up and down as he looked for the question he was supposed to ask. When he found it, he couldn't help but notice it was the last one, which meant that after they answered that one they were supposed to stare into each other's eyes for four minutes. That thought took over his mind and he concentrated on that long enough to make James raise an eyebrow at his silence.

"Kendall?" He asked, approaching Kendall's spot on the couch as he tried to take a look at the sheet and see the question. "What is the question about? Is it anything that will make us embarrassed again?" He said, trying to make a joke but knowing that it was true, somehow. Kendall snapped out of his thoughts when he felt James move on the couch and shook his head.

"Hum? Oh, sorry. I think I was distracted." Kendall smiled as he tried not to blush, but knew he was failing. "I'll just read it now. Let's see... 'When did you last cry in front of another person? By yourself?' Wait, what?" He narrowed his eyes as he read the question over and over again, only to see he hadn't read it wrong.

"You know, when I want someone to fall in love with me I usually ask 'What's your name? Favorite food? What kind of movies do you like?' And so on. What kind of question is that? I mean, come on." James said as he rolled his eyes and shook his head. "I wouldn't be surprised if this didn't work at all." Sighing, he rubbed his hands together. "But I suppose I have to answer it anyway, right?"

"Yeah, I suppose you do." Kendall said, looking at his feet. "Unless you want to stop this. You know, I would be ok with that, just so you know." He hastened to say, finally looking at James' eyes. He moved so fast that his flashlight fell on the floor and rolled to James' feet. The taller boy raised his eyebrow again as he bent down to grab the flashlight and returned it to Kendall.

"Hum, no, I'm okay with answering that. Not okay, I guess, but... I can do it. I can answer that. So... The last time I cried in front of someone was... A few months ago, I think. Logan found me in my room and he asked me why I was sad and... I just couldn't hold it back and started to cry in front of him. That's it." He shrugged.

"I think the question implies that you have to tell me why you cried as well." Kendall said.

James smiled and chuckled. "I'd rather not. You'll find it silly."

"Hey, I won't. If you cried, that must mean it made you sad. If it made you sad, it can't be considered silly. It doesn't matter what other people say." Kendall said, tapping his fingers on his knees as curiosity grew inside him and he smiled as well. "Come on, tell me."

"But..."

"Please?" Kendall pleaded, trying to make the sweetest voice he could as he put his hands together. "I won't tell anybody!"

"Fine, bonehead." James said as he put his hand on Kendall's forehead and playfully pushed his friend away until he fell backwards on the couch. He waited for Kendall to sit up again before starting to speak. "When I was little and still lived with my mother, I had a cat. I used to love him, you know? I found him in a trash can when I going home one day and took him in when he was still a kitty. I left him behind when I moved here, and well, that day my mother called me to tell me they were going to put him down because he was too sick and old. I don't know, it affected me more than I thought it would and I cried."

Kendall remained silent for a while before smiling and letting out a chuckle. "Seriously? That's so sweet, James."

"Yeah, I guess it is." He shrugged. "But it's embarrassing either way."

"It's not." Kendall smiled. "I find it adorable. Well, you still have to answer the second part. When did you last cry by yourself?"

The smile James had on his face slowly started to fade as he tapped his hand on his flashlight several times and sighed. Kendall's smile disappeared as well when he noticed James didn't seem to be okay with that question. Not knowing what to do, he gulped and fearfully raised his hand to rest it on James' shoulder. "Are... Are you okay? I understand if you don't want to answer it, or..."

"No, it's all okay, I mean..." He sniffed and sighed. After keeping his eyes closed for a few seconds, he wiped his eyes to keep his tears from rolling out and bit his lip. Then he finally started to speak, his voice didn't come out as steady as he would like. "So, you know how my parents are divorced? Well, my relationship with my dad got a little... Complicated after that. Because he never approved my dream of being famous. I think he wanted me to be a doctor, or a lawyer, I don't know. Last month it was his birthday, and I called him to say 'Happy birthday' or anything but... He didn't want to talk to me. Better saying, he didn't want to listen to me. He just said..." He took a deep breath and closed his eyes, lowering his head, as if his next words were too heavy to be pronounced. "He said I'm not good enough. That I'll never be good enough."

James started to sob as he tried to keep the tears inside his eyes, but some of them came out against his will. Between his sobs and hiccups, Kendall wasn't sure if he knew what to do or what to say. Confused, he just closed his eyes and wrapped his arms around James' shoulders, keeping him close. James gulped and rested his head on Kendall's shoulder as he tugged on his shirt, allowing some of the tears he was keeping inside to roll out.

"I'm sorry that happened to you, James. But believe me when I say you are good enough. I'm sorry your father can't see that."

"Maybe... Maybe I was the problem the whole time. Maybe I should have tried harder to be what he wanted me to be, I don't know." James said, with the volume just above that of a whisper.

"No, no; you should never try to be anything other than your true self, James. If he can't see that, it's his problem. I've told you about the many things I like about you already, and all of things and more make you who you are. You don't have to please anyone other than yourself, James. But... It's okay to feel sad. I don't know what else to say since I never had a father to have problems with." Kendall tried to smile as he tapped James' back, hugging him tighter.

After a few more tears James sat up and sniffed again, taking a deep breath and wiping his tears away. He tapped the couch until he found his flashlight and pointed it aimlessly around the room as he smiled. "T-Thank you. It means a lot."

"Hey, no problem. All I said was true. And... I'm sorry. About your father and all."

"It's ok. I should just let it go. Anyway, I feel much better now. Thank you again." He said as he moved his hair out of his eyes. "Well, now I have to ask you, right? So, when did you last cry in front of another person? By yourself?" James smiled.

"Well, the last time I cried in front of someone was when I cried in front of you guys because of Jo." Kendall shook his head as he laughed. "Please, tell me you don't remember that."

"Sorry, but I do. And very well. Because of you we all found girlfriends and broke up with them shortly after just to know how you felt and Carlos and I were truly sad because of it! And all because of you!" James laughed as he felt embarrassment inside him. "Okay, that was the time you cried in front of someone. And how I wish this 'someone' didn't include me. But... When did you last cry by yourself?"

Kendall blinked and looked down, scratching his arm. "Well, I think I should be embarrassed about this, but since it's you... I think it was around a year ago, when I found I was bisexual."

"Really? You… Cried about that?"

Kendall rocked his body back and forth as he sighed. "Yeah, I did. I was in denial for a long, long time. But then, one day, I realized there was no point in doing that, since, you know, it wouldn't change anything. Still, it was really hard to accept. I remember I rushed to the bathroom, closed the door, looked to myself in the mirror and cried. I cried so much that day… I kept it a secret till now, but… There isn't much I can hide from you anymore, I guess."

James seemed to be about to approach Kendall, but he stood on his place. "Kendall…" He looked to the flashlight in his hands. "Why are you so sad about being bisexual? Why is it such a big deal to you? Ok, you like girls and boys. So do I and a lot of people. What's wrong about that?"

Kendall shrugged and took a deep breath. His eyes wandered around the room in short and quick moves. "I don't know, James. I just… Is it too hard to ask to be normal? I mean, I don't want to come out and face what other people may say. I just want to be like everyone else."

"Hey." James caught his attention as he put his hand on Kendall's chin and guided his head so that he was looking at James' eyes. "You're not alone in this. Not only there are several other people who are bisexual, but you have me as well. I will be by your side no matter what. Even if everyone else is against us… We'll always have each other. Right?"

Kendall smiled and sighed as he held the forearm of James' hand that was on his chin. However, he just held it. He didn't push his arm away from his face. "Right. We'll always have each other. That makes me feel… Not so bad about myself. Thank you. I'm really lucky to have you as my friend."

"Kendall, even if I wasn't bisexual I would be here for you. Seriously, it doesn't matter whom you fall in love with, as long as you love them and they love you back. I can't tell you how Logan and Carlos would react if we told them, but I can tell you I'll always be here."

Kendall's jaw dropped for a second before he gave a shy smile and finally found enough strength to move James' hand away from his chin, but he did it slowly. And it took him even longer to release his friend's forearm. When he finally did so, they both looked away and blushed.

"What's the next question?" James asked, looking down.

"There is no next question." Kendall declared. "That was the last one."

"Wait, what? Are you sure?" James asked as he reached for the sheet and flipped it, facing the bare side of it with wide eyes. "Wait, what are we supposed to do now? Is the game over; are we in love already or what?"

"Hold up, hold up." Kendall said, holding out his hand. "First of all, the only reason why we're doing this is so I can prove you that we're not falling in love. Secondly, this isn't over. If I recall it correctly, now we have to…" He cleaned his throat, as if trying to find an excuse not to say the next sentence. "We have to stare into each other's eyes."

"Oh, right. For four minutes."

"Yeah. That's 240 seconds."

"So… Let's do that and get this over with?"

"But how? I suppose we should be able to see each other while doing that. How can we do that when the power's out?" Kendall said. James couldn't decide if he was trying to avoid the subject or if that was a legit concern of his.

"Well, I think the flashlight will have to suffice. Also, it's not really that dark." He shrugged. "Let's just put the flashlights on the table pointing up and look at each other, ok?" James said as he put his flashlight on the table and motioned for Kendall to do so.

"Ok, then." Kendall did as he was told and then reached out for his phone on his pocket. "But I'm going to set up a timer here. I don't want this to last any longer than it has to, ok?" He said with a skeptical voice.

"Why? Are you that afraid of falling in love with me?" James teased, running his finger through Kendall's shoulder and arm. The blond boy jerked away from James, which caused the taller of them to laugh.

"No. I'm just…" Kendall started as he blushed.

"Hey, it's ok, I'm just kidding. Come on, set that timer and let's do this." James smiled, trying to comfort his friend.

"Okay…" Kendall rolled his eyes. "So… There we go, 240 seconds." He said as he put his phone on the table.

"Why don't you say four minutes?"

"Because it sounds like it'll last shorter if I use seconds. Ok, so, let's see. We're not supposed to speak while doing this, so… If you have anything to say, do it now." Kendall said.

"No, I'm good. And you?"

"I'm good too. So… Let's start this. One, two, three."

When Kendall's finger touched the button on the screen and the timer started going down, he and James approached each other until their faces were mere inches apart. The light that came from the flashlights wasn't really that bright, but it was enough to lit their faces just enough so they could see each other's eyes.

Kendall gulped and looked into James' eyes for only a few seconds before moving his pupils down. James gulped as well and whispered. "I think you're supposed to look at me in the eye, you know."

"Sorry." He whispered back, looking up again. When he did so, he started to give short and quick breaths, feeling that his heart was going to go all the way up to his throat at any time.

"I love your eyes." James whispered once more, never moving his gaze away from Kendall's eyes.

"You're not supposed to speak."

"Sorry. I couldn't help it."

"Okay."

After that, they remained silent for a few more seconds. Kendall felt weird and had the urge to either jerk away or hug James, he didn't know exactly why. All he wanted was to get that moment over with. For some reason, he felt like James' eyes could look into his soul and read his darkest secrets, even if he had given them away already. James didn't seem to be nearly as nervous as he was, for his breath was normal and not rushed like his own, which just made Kendall feel worse.

However, James was nervous. All he wanted to do was to lean forward until their lips met and kiss Kendall. And he wanted Kendall to return it. He wanted to wrap his arm around Kendall and hold his neck to pull him closer. However, he couldn't do that. He didn't even know why he wanted to do that, but certainly Kendall would pull him away if he even tried. Maybe the situation could be better if he could kiss Kendall, but looking into those deep green eyes was satisfying enough. They were so beautiful that they seemed to sparkle when Kendall looked to the flashlights. So beautiful that…

James' thoughts were interrupted suddenly when Kendall closed the very eyes he was thinking about. It took him a while to understand why, but then James realized there was another pair of lips on his own. A few seconds later, it came to him that Kendall was kissing him. He became overwhelmed with bliss and began to kiss back, his eyelids going down as he moved his head to the right and opened his mouth just enough to stick out the tip of his tongue and run it through Kendall's lower lip, which made Kendall hesitate for a few seconds before going back to kissing.

Swallowing the knot he felt on his throat, James put his hands on Kendall's shoulder; slowly moving his right hand to Kendall's neck and pulling Kendall toward him until their faces couldn't be any closer, moving his body closer to Kendall's as well. Kendall seemed unsure about what to do with his hands, but then he put them on James' waist. James felt the urge to move his lips away from Kendall's to place kisses on his jawline and go all the way down to his neck, but before he could do it, the other boy pulled away.

Avoiding his eyes, Kendall stood up from the couch and gave a few steps back, shaking his head while giving quick breaths and leaving James sitting in confusion. He reached out for Kendall, but looked down as well before standing up and walking to Kendall.

"Kendall, I…"

"Don't say anything." Kendall said, his voice coming out shaky and unsure. He closed his eyes and gave heavy steps toward the door, putting his hand on the doorknob. "I admit it; you were right about this whole thing. Now go tell Logan and Carlos you won our bet and mock me for being wrong."

"Kendall, please, wait…"

Before he could say anything else, Kendall opened the door and left the room, wiping his tears away. James sighed and sat back on the couch, putting his hands on his head as he let out a heavy sigh that was a mix of sadness and confusion. While he tried to understand what had just happened, the lights flashed on as the power came back.

Wow, I think this was one of the longest chapters, maybe even the longest of all! Well, I'd like to thank my friend who helped me to write some parts of this and of course, I'd like to thank everyone who supported this. This chapter was surely fun to write! My feels...

Well, thank you for reading! See you next chapter.