Chapter One

"Well here we are, apartment 2J. If you need anything, please feel free to ask me at the front desk. Have a Palm Woods day." Mr. Bitters tells the gang as they stumble in through the door, weighed down by their luggage. "Just don't need anything." He adds under his breath as he turned away.

Kendall, James, Carlos, Logan, Katie, and Mrs. Knight looked around their new home, ready to start a new life in Hollywood. Taking their bags, Katie and Mrs. Knight went to go find their rooms, leaving the boys to stare in awe at where they get to live.

"This is AMAZING!" Carlos exclaims excitedly, rapidly looking around the room. He couldn't take it anymore; he dropped his bags on the ground, smacked his helmet, and bolted across the room. The other guys couldn't help but laugh at how hyper and excitable Carlos could get. They knew he is just like a little kid at heart.

Logan, being the cautious person he is, carefully set his duffel bags on the floor, and walked around the kitchen. Kendall and James both sat down on the couch to rest after their long trip from Minnesota.

"So James, what do you think?" Kendall asked, with a tired yet happy look on his face.

"Oh, it's pretty great." James answered with a weak smile. Normally, Kendall would be very suspicious about this, but just assumed that James was tired and would perk up after a good night's sleep.

"Uh, yeah. Do you wanna come help figure out our sleeping arrangements? " Kendall questioned. He had seen Logan and Carlos checking out the bedrooms on the upper level.

"Sure. Who are you gonna bunk with?" James asked.

"Uhhh…I guess I'll share a room with Logan. Is it cool for you to be with Carlos?"

"Yeah, of course!" James responded with a smile. He was always closest with Carlos, so he didn't mind rooming with him. They picked up their bags and trudged up the stairs.

"Hey, Carlos, can I room with you?" James asked Carlos. He didn't know why he asked, he knew what the answer was.

"Uh, YEAH!" Carlos replied with his usual boundless energy.

That's the last time I'm ever giving Carlos a Pixie-Stick. James thought to himself with a smile. The two best friends walked through the bedroom door on the left. They entered into a room with two beds next to each other with a nightstand in between, and a huge window that gave them a perfect view of the city. The walls were painted a light blue that matched the California sky, and there was a flat-screen T.V. mounted on the wall opposite to their beds.

"I call this one!" Carlos exclaimed, belly-flopping on the bed on the far side of the room. His helmet was now sitting crooked on top of his head.

"Go for it, Carlitos." James responded, setting his bags on the floor and sitting on his new bed.

Carlos banged on the wall behind him. "Kendall! Logie! Come over here!" He shouted.

The door slowly creaked open and Kendall and Logan popped into the room. Kendall tackled James, and Logan ran over and tackled Carlos. They were all laughing and having a great time, even James, which made Kendall happy because James seemed to be feeling better.

"BOYS! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Mrs. Knight yelled, entering Carlos and James' room.

"Uhhh, nothing Mama Knight." Carlos replied with a sweet and innocent smile. Carlos rarely got in trouble because, being the youngest in the group, he was the baby and still had that sweet, childlike innocence to him. Mrs. Knight rolled her eyes and laughed.

"Well come into the kitchen, it's time for dinner."

"Ok, mom. We'll be right there." Kendall replied for the group as they untangled themselves and stood up. Logan straightened Carlos' helmet and James ran his lucky comb through his hair. They headed out the door and one-by-one slid down the swirly slide and stumbled into the kitchen, taking seats around the table where Katie was already seated at.

to be continued…;)

NOTES FROM LAUREN NICOLE: So guys, what did you think? It's my first story on FanFiction, so I'm not entirely sure if it's what you guys are looking to read. R&R please and tell me what you think:) **Oh yeah! The apartment is what it looked like after Big Time Crib, you know with the orange couch and the swirly slide. Just thought I'd clarify that.

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~LaurenNicole