Finishing this chapter was an absolute pain in the ass.
I'm still not one hundred percent satisfied with it. Enjoy anyway.

P.S.: Next chapter is 95 percent finished.


"Is it true? What he said about you?", she asked.

"We haven't been exactly angels recently, Mrs Knight", out of nowhere Logan spoke up right when the leader of the foursome was about to answer.

"What do you mean by that, Logan?", Jennifer's eyes grew sadder and more broken.

"They've been cursing, a lot, all of them. They said words I've never even heard of and I've been using the internet for a long time but never came across such words.", Katie basically ratted her brothers out. It was about time this got out in the open.

At this point, dinner was on nobody's mind any longer.

"Where did all this come from? You used to be such good boys. And why have you been fighting so much lately?", Mrs. Knight had many questions and was afraid of the answers from her son and Logan.

"I don't know when or how we started cursing, but I think know why we have been fighting so much. Mom, do you remember a few years ago when we were fighting up to the point where the guys moved out? And Katie, do you remember what you said back then the reason was?", Kendall asked these questions with a sad tone in his voice. He doesn't like to remember that awful fight, because he nearly lost his three best friends that day.

"You are growing apart", the teenager recited her words from before. She didn't like where this was going. Neither did Jennifer.

"Yeah, back then it was because of that new game we bought. But I think this time Katie is right. We are growing apart and it scares me."

Hearing Kendall, their responsible and fearless leader, saying he's scared, scared Logan. It's not like his blonde best friend to express his feelings this way. Normally, when he is upset or angry, he hits the rink and shoots pucks at the goal until he is tired or the owners kick him out. But there has been absolutely no time for that lately, so he must have a lot bottled up inside of him.

"Boys, you've been friends for how long?", Jennifer directed the question towards Kendall and Logan.

"Thirteen years", was the matter of factly answer from the genius. He didn't need to do the math, he knew from the top of his mind and heart. There was no way, he wouldn't know that.

"Thirteen years! You basically spent your entire childhood together. You saw each other every day in school and hockey pratice and had a sleepover every other weekend. Whenever one of you was sick the other three wouldn't leave his side until he was better.
Kendall, you and James fought off every bully, who even dared to look funny at Logan and Carlos.
Logan, the only reason the guys passed math in middle school is because you tutored them every day for four months.
Carlos had five (!) broken bones and was condemned to absolute bedrest, but that didn't stop him from getting on his bike and driving to the rink, to support you guys from the audience, on your final game of the season.
James came back to the band even though he had the opportunity to be a successful solo artist. He put the friendship with you before his biggest dream. You all sacrificed so much to be there for each other and that's why your bond is so strong. Each of you puts the other three before himself. It's like you understand each other without words. That is so rare and beautiful and that's why your friendship is so special, way too special and strong to let it be destroyed by a stupid fight. So go get James and Carlos and do what you do best, be there for each other."

Once more Kendall realized from where he got the ability to give inspiring pep talks from. His mom not only was amazing as strike negotiater and mom-ager but also as motivational speaker. However, that didn't change the fact, that what she proposed, was the last thing he wanted to do at the moment.

"No offense Mom, but none of us are really on friendly terms with James at the moment, so I will save myself the further yells and insults from him." was his snotty answer.

"Why, what did he do?", the more information she got out of the boys, the more she couldn't believe, she missed all of this.

"Oh, let's see. One, He almost beat me up, because I couldn't get this one stupid dance move right and Gustavo wouldn't let us go till I did.
Two, he yelled at Carlos because he couldn't hit that one note in the hardest song we've ever sung and called him a 'talentless dumbass'. I'll never forget the look on Los' face, he was shattered. He didn't talk to him for almost a month and if me and Kendall wouldn't have persuaded James, I don't think he would have apologized at all.", Logan told his surrogate mother and her daughter.

The next part of this confession was directed at Kendall.

"I'm still scared to mess up in the studio because I know how hard this guy can throw punches, I've been on the receiving end once. Back then it was an accident, but in the studio, he would've attacked me, if you and Carlos hadn't held him back."

"I don't think so. I mean yeah, he has changed and has become more aggressive but you're one of his best friends and he would never hurt any of us.", the only male Knight chose comforting words.

"Not so sure about that. You didn't see the look in his eyes, he was furious with me, it reminded me of the bullies back in middle school. They had the same look right before they would shove me against lockers or throw my homework down the toilet. They were jealous because I was smarter than them an—"

"You were the smartest kid of the entire school, dude!", the oldest exclaimed proudly.

"Yeah, I know, thanks. But what I wanted to say was, that they thought by calling me names and other stuff, they would make me feel worthless and it worked. I think you remember how down on myself I was back then.", speaking about it hurt, a lot. Maybe that's the reason he did it so seldom.

" I do, but those times are over, ok? You are never gonna see those as- jerks again. And what they did means nothing, because you're a successful pop singer and will be a great doctor one day. They should be jealous of you 'cause you achieved so much more in just a few years, than they will in their entire lifetime."

Logan was about to answer to that speech when the bathroom door suddenly opened.