I got pretty lazy at the end of this chapter... But I felt it was time to update.

Don't own.

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James fell off his borrowed surfboard once again, swimming back to the surface and sputtering up water. He groaned and flopped his arms across his board, not even bothering to get back up on it. He could hear the melodic sound of Kendall's laughter coming from a few feet ahead of him. He saw the blonde boy paddling towards him, with all the grace of a decent surfer. James pouted cutely, making Kendall chuckle, and dropped his head to rest onto his board.

"This is impossible," he whined pathetically. Kendall patted James on the shoulder, glad he was getting more comfortable around the beautiful boy.

"You'll get better! We have all summer to come out here. Don't worry about it," Kendall said with a smile, hoping it would cheer James up.

James blushed. Had Kendall just hinted he wanted to spend more time with him? His heart beat fast in his chest, and he smiled shyly.

"Okay," he said softly. He pulled himself back up on his board, trying not to focus on Kendall's bare chest and delicious looking skin.

"Wanna take a break? We've been out here for a while…" Kendall mused, looking at the sun. "It's gotta be at least three o'clock by now.

"Sure," James replied, nodding. "I'm tired of you showing off anyway." Kendall laughed and rolled his eyes. He brought his leg up and proceeded to kick James, who had comfortably situated himself, off his surfboard. The brunet gave a very non-manly yelp of surprise as he flipped back into the water.

After a few seconds of him not coming up, Kendall began to worry. That is, until he felt hands grab his arm and pull him into the water. When he resurfaced, he saw James, looking as smug (and sexy) as ever.

"I'll get you back," Kendall threatened with a smile. "Just you wait." The brunet scoffed.

"Bring it, blondie." After a few moments, they both started laughing.

"Come on, let's get out of here." James nodded and followed Kendall as he made his way out of the water, totally not staring at the wondrous backside that was presented before him. Once back onto the beach, they returned the boards to the rental shop nearby, and then found their shoes and shirts on the sand. James sat down, Kendall following suit, and dug his feet in the sand.

"So, Kendall Knight," James started, loving the sound of saying the blonde's name. "Tell me about yourself." Kendall sighed.

"Well, there's not much to know… Been in LA my entire life, I live with my mom and my sister, Katie. My best friends, as you met before, are Carlos and Logan. I'm gonna be a senior, don't know about college, I play hockey, and I like the beach and pink smoothies." James laughed at the way Kendall sped all that out.

"I could definitely write a book about you now," he joked. Kendall bumped him with his shoulder, giving a small smile.

"I told you there wasn't much to know about me."

"What about your dad? Are your parents divorced or something?" James watched as Kendall lowered his head, his eyes feeling with sadness. He immediately regretted asking. "I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-" Kendall shushed him.

"James. It's okay." Kendall took in a deep breath before speaking again. "My dad got in a car accident when I was eight. He died in the hospital…" James could tell Kendall didn't want to speak about it. The brunet just laid a hand on Kendall's shoulder, squeezing it gently. "Well, there's nothing I can do about it now. What about you? Tell me more about the oh so intriguing James Diamond."

James snorted, smiling. "Intriguing huh? You flatter me Kendall, you really do. I'm probably more boring than you are," the brunet said with a wink and a nudge.

"I highly doubt that," Kendall said, rolling his eyes.

"Well you already know I sing, and that I'm from Minnesota. I go to Sherwood High, and I'm in vocal classes there. I quit sports for singing, and I got picked on a lot for it before they realized how amazing I am," James added, smirking. "Plus my dad always said to shoot for your dreams, and don't let anyone get in the way."

"Your dad is a great man," Kendall said. "He's always so nice. I've known him practically forever." James smiled, loving the tenderness in the blonde's voice.

"Can you sing?" James asked curiously. With a voice like Kendall had, he'd be amazing.

"Why, yes he can!" James and Kendall both jumped a foot in the air as they heard Carlos' booming voice.

"What the hell Carlos! Where did you come from?" Kendall yelled, trying to calm his startled heart.

"Oh, Kenny, you were in health class. I'm sure you know about the birds and the bees." Kendall rolled his eyes at his friend, who was now on the sand next to him. "But yeah, Kenny can sing." James watched as Kendall shook his head.

"No I can't. I used to sing to Katie when she was little, and I sing a bit in the shower. But other than that, I have no past experiences in singing."

"He's just being modest," Carlos leaned over Kendall and whispered loudly into James' ear. Kendall shook his head and threw sand at him, while James just smiled as Carlos was fighting to get sand out of his eyes.

"I hope to hear it sometime," he said, looking Kendall in the eyes. The blonde blushed, and shrugged.

"Maybe."

James gave him a warm smile, and stood up. He put his hand out for Kendall to grab, and the blond took it gratefully, with a light grin on his face. Carlos looked at them, smirking, but not saying anything for once in his life.

"You should show me around, Kendall," James suggested. "If I'm gonna be here all summer I should probably know my way around." Kendall's grin got bigger at James wanting to spend more time with him.

"S-Sure." Kendall turned and looked at Carlos, and pointed his head in a "get out of here" motion.

"Right," Carlos mouthed, pointing in a random direction and then jogging off. The blond turned back around to the tanned boy, and smiled.

"So, is there anything specific you wanna see?"

James shrugged. "I just wanted Carlos gone," he said with a small smirk. Kendall's heart sped up, and he blushed a deep red.

They walked along the beach in silence, and eventually came to an exit. They made it off the sand and back onto asphalt before Kendall remembered something, and stopped walking.

"There's this coffee house close to Jim's that does karaoke every Saturday. You should go with me next weekend," Kendall offered with a sweet smile. James looked down, all of a sudden shy. Why was his voice such a big deal to Kendall? Nonetheless, he was flattered that the blond wanted to hear him sing.

"Y-yeah, that'd be fun…" The blond beamed.

"Great! It starts at six. I'll be there by then, because I always help set up for it," Kendall blabbed. James smiled, and looked over the blond boy. He was perfect in every way. Perfect eyes, perfect smile, perfect body. Not to mention he was sweet, funny, and just all-around amazing. A part of James wished that he wasn't just staying for the summer.

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