AN: Happy Wednesday Rushers. Wow, I'm touched by all the reviews I received for the last chapter. I'm still blushing a week later! Thank you so much. This update is a bit short and we see Kendall and Elle take their game to the next level. I hope you enjoy and stay tuned for next week. Thank you!

If I thought Kendall ignoring me was awkward, him paying attention was even worse. My revenge on him last night had backfired because every time I glanced towards him I saw him looking at me. Even now as we sat in an interview backstage he was staring me down as he sat three seats away. When he caught my eye and gave me a small smirk. I just rolled my eyes and scowled under my breath. It was our second day in Dallas so we were being shuffled from one interview to the next. Currently, we were all seated in the green room and the interviewer wanted to play a game.

"Hi everyone, this is Chelsea Davis from Pop Buzz and I'm backstage with Big Time Rush and Elle Harper at the Count Me In tour." She grinned into the camera before turning to us. "How are you guys today?"

"I'm excited to be here." I greeted.

"Hello, hello." Carlos waved.

"So this tour is already the show of the summer, I saw you guys last night and it was incredible. I've seen you both on tour in the past and this is just a whole other level. Does it feel different for you guys?"

Logan answered this question and pointed to me. "Well between the five of us we all really have this creative energy and I think it works well. I know the guys and I all wanted to step things up this time around and I think Elle's been really helpful with that."

"He's being too nice. It does feel different I think as an artist you constantly evolve and change. I think we bring out the best in each other.

She then asked us what our favorite songs to perform live were. The guys gave various answers, Carlos liked a new song they had debuted in Arizona called Live It Up, James was a fan of 24/7 and Kendall's was Just Getting Started the lead single of the tour.

"Personally I'm still partial to Windows Down." Logan shot me a smug smile. "It's always fun."

Chelsea laughed and said it looked like we had enjoyed ourselves a few weeks ago.

"What about you Elle, Kendall?"

I shrugged. "Colors, it's a personal song and getting able to share it is nice."

"Well, I Like Night Like This," Kendall answered from the end of the row of chairs and leaned forward to look at me. "Getting to sing with Elle every night is the best."

The grip on my microphone tightened and I glanced to see if he was joking, but he was smiling genuinely for once.

"That might have been my favorite part of the whole show last night. And you guys wrote the song yourselves?"

"Elle did mostly. But it's a good song it gets the crowd going."

I laughed a little, my voice was strained. "Yeah well, he certainly helped."

After a few more basic questions about being on the road and our new albums, we were going to play a game.

"This game is called the Hot Seat and basically I'm going to ask you each a question about your tour mates and you have to answer with the first thing that pops in your head. Are you ready? Elle, you can go first."

"Okay."

"Who takes longest to get ready?"

"Either me or James."

She laughed. "Who's the first person awake on the bus?"

"Logan."

"Who's the last person to go to bed?"

"Carlos or Kendall." I muttered trying not to think of the night the bus made a sharp turn and Kendall pinned me to the wall.

"Who surprises you the most?"

Without even thinking the words fell out of my mouth. "Kendall."

My cheeks were red and I avoided his eyes while Chelsea interviewed Logan. I faked a smile in all the right places and when it came time for Kendall's interview he shifted.

"Who's the funniest on tour?"

He smirked. "Elle."

"If you had to spend time on a desert island, which tourmate would you want with you?"

He shoved Logan but winked at me. "Logan or Elle."

"Who takes the longest to get ready for a show?"

"For a show?" He scratched his chin. "Elle I guess but she always looks great so it's time well spent."

My face warmed at this and I cleared my throat. Carlos and Logan shot him a confused expression and James raised his eyebrows at me. As the interview came to a close we were both avoiding each other's eyes. Kelly updated us on our schedule and we were free for a bit until soundcheck. I caught Kendall's arm as he walked past me.

"What was that?"

"What was what?" He asked, looking confused.

I smacked his shoulder. "Don't play dumb, what was with you answering all your questions about me?"

"It's called being honest which is more than I can say about you."

"And what is that supposed to mean?" I crossed my arms.

He just scoffed. "It means you've avoided me all day and won't look at me. You're still thinking about last night aren't you?"

"Absolutely not, I got an apology from you so that's all that matters."

He leaned down so he could whisper in my ear. "You mean you aren't thinking about what it was like to kiss me? How it felt to be sitting on my lap?"

"Nope, not a bit," I said quickly.

"Well, I am. And let me tell you, I can't get it off my mind."

I wrinkled my nose. "Ugh, well I'm disgusted to know you'll be thinking about me in the shower. If I'm lucky maybe you'll slip and hit your head. It will make my revenge much sweeter."

Kendall laughed and his eyes wandered over my chest. "Revenge that's what this is about? Because it definitely didn't seem like that when you were kissing me."

I elbowed him in the stomach. "I just saw how easy you were and I used it to get my apology. Besides it wasn't my dick that was hard."

He followed me into my dressing room and leaned against the door. "But it was you who made it that way, and you didn't seem to mind."

"It was an end to a means." My eyes met his in the reflection of the mirror. They were bright green and he looked smug. "This game of us going back and forth and you insulting me was getting old so I ended it."

He ran his hand through his hair and shook his head. "I didn't realize we were playing a game."

"We were playing a game it's over though I won." I turned to him. "End of story. Now leave me alone."

He crossed the room and put his hands on my shoulders and whispered in my ear.

"If I had realized you wanted to play a game, I would have tried harder to win." He kissed my cheek. "Let's call this round two."

After he had left my dressing room I didn't see Kendall at all. I knew he was somewhere in the building but he had practically vanished. The guys hadn't seen him either. Even now as I stood on the stage about to introduce him I wondered where he was.

"Kendall get out here!" I called out, faking cheer.

He strutted out onto the stage, grinning as he did so.

"Dallas how's it going?" He waved and then winked at me. "Ready for round two Elle?"

"Am I ever." I shot back.

The music kicked in and we started singing. At first, I could ignore him, I was good at that. It was a normal performance but when we got to the first chorus he was obviously messing with me. His face was plastered with a self-righteous grin and he wasn't shy about putting his hand on my arm.

"Wouldn't mind if we caught every red light." He sang stepping closer to me, his eyes wandered over my chest and he touched my waist. "You're someone I could get close to."

I sang my line but turned away quickly. He seemed to follow me everywhere. I made my way to the end of the catwalk and I bent over to reach out to some fans. When I glanced over my shoulder he was staring at my ass. I scowled a bit as we danced around each other.

"We could just stay up all night." He sang slowly, winking at me.

We returned to the chorus and then there was an interlude. He waved me over and leaned in my ear, his hips moving to the beat.

"You look sexy in that little outfit." He whispered. "It's hard to keep my hands off of you."

"You wish you could touch me," I smirked and patted his cheek. "Too bad you never will."

He laughed at this and his breath was warm in my ear. "I can be a tease too Elle."

Kendall brushed his hand against mine when we reached the bridge. His fingers were intertwined with mine for a moment and he stared down at me, he looked pleased with himself.

"Our hands fit just the right way, our legs tangled up in a small space," He ran a hand up my leg and I inhaled sharply. My mind flashed back to the first time we sang this line when we were writing it. He had been embarrassed then but now he seemed proud, determined. "The world just feels so far away as I get to know you."

"I could feel my heartbeat oh whoa oh." My heart was actually pounding, I was worried about what he would do next. This was a game after all, and he was just as competitive as I was. "I can feel the anticipation in my veins."

When he reached up and ran his thumb over my bottom lip I was surprised at how scratchy his voice was. His eyes had darkened a bit. "I can almost feel the weight of your kiss on my lips."

At the last second, I turned my head and finished the song. "Anything can happen on a night like this."

When the music faded we bowed and he gave me a side hug like we had done every night. I shuddered when his fingertips trailed down my bare spine and his hand grabbed my ass. He gave a squeeze and leaned into my ear.

"Guess I don't have to wish to get my hands on you." He chuckled a little, it was arrogant. "I win."

"Only this round." I hissed through gritted teeth and then put my microphone back to my face. "Give it up for Kendall!"

Kendall waved to the audience, his other hand still holding my ass. "Thanks, guys, see you soon."

The remainder of my set went well even though Kendall watched me the entire time. I moved slowly, more seductively just because I knew he was there. When I came off stage he was biting his bottom lip and tugged at his jeans.

"No fair." He complained. "You knew I couldn't do anything."

I pushed up on my toes. "I never said it was a fair game."

His hand reached out to push my hair behind my ear and he dragged his thumb across my lip again. There was a tense moment where I thought he was going to reach down and kiss me. But it passed when I felt a hand on my shoulder.

"Dude, what the fuck was that onstage earlier?" Carlos questioned.

"Since when do you two flirt onstage when it isn't scripted? Is ass grabbing in the script now?"

Kendall tore his eyes from mine and shrugged. "Elle and I have a game going on."

"What the sexual tension game?" Logan guffawed.

A smirk crawled across my face. "Something like that."

This didn't deter Kendall because he laughed. "Well I do things my way and I think I won this round."

My hand rested on his cheek and I turned his head so his lips were inches from mine. I whispered in his ear, letting my body press against his.

"I may have lost the battle but I'll win the war."

AN: So you see that Kendall isn't afraid to get in on the game too. The next chapter focuses on the music video shoot for 'Night Like This'. Stay tuned Rushers, things are about to pick up. I hope you enjoyed and review. I'm grateful for all of you. Thanks, see you next week!