"That was our best concert ever!" Kendall exclaimed as he flopped down on the couch with his best friends.

"Did you hear them screaming? That was so crazy! I've never heard a crowd that loud before!" Carlos said, excitedly.

"They absolutely loved us! This was the best night ever." Logan added, sharing a look of complete pleasure with the guys.

They had just finished their biggest concert yet. There were thousands of screaming girls, chanting their names and singing along to all their songs. They even did a few encores. The night had been a long one, they were performing for a good three hours, not to mention all the rehearsing they had to do during the day. All four of them were tired, but none as tired as James.

James sat silently at the end of the couch. He was absolutely exhausted. His head pounded from the rush of the screaming fans, his body ached from all the excessive performing. Overall, he was feeling weak. He could barely keep his eyes open.

"Hey, James?"

James didn't even hear his name called. His eyelids were closed and he cradled his head in his right hand, resting his elbow on the arm of the couch. He wasn't sleeping, but he might as well have been. He was about half way there.

"Hello, earth to James!" Kendall spoke loudly into his ear, startling from his near slumber. His head pounded at Kendall's volume and he winced, slightly.

James' eyes fluttered open and he blinked a few times in an attempt to fight off the sleepiness he felt. He noticed Kendall, Carlos and Logan all staring at him. "What's up?" He asked, a bit confused at the looks he was receiving.

"You alright, man?" Carlos asked, looking slightly worried.

"I'm just tired." James tried to assure them as he let his eyes close again. He could feel himself losing the battle against sleep.

"You look a little…pale…" Logan stated, moving his hand towards James' forehead.

James could feel it coming and quickly batted it away. Honestly, he wasn't feeling that great but he attributed that to the long day he had had. He figured he just needed some sleep and he'd be good as new.

"M'fine. Just really tired is all. Been a long day, you know?" He answered, eyes still closed.

"You sure, man?" Kendall asked, concern evident in his voice. His worry didn't lessen when he only received a nod from James as a response. "If you're this tired then you should get to bed."

"Yeah, it's not healthy to deprive yourself of sleep when your body needs it. James is right, it's been a long day for all of us. We should probably all head to bed. It's already past midnight." Logan said as he glanced at the clock on the wall.

"Yeah, it's like four hours past your bedtime right, Logan?" Carlos teased, only to receive a playful shove from Logan.

"No! It's only three hours…" Logan mumbled. They all shared a light laugh, minus James who was too tired to fully understand what was going on. Soon, he felt someone shaking him lightly. His weak eyes opened to see Kendall standing over him.

"C'mon man, let's get you to bed." Kendall helped him to his feet and guided him to the room they shared. He was grateful for his friend's help, because he was just too tired to walk and had to lean on him the whole way. Kendall led James over to his bed next to the window and let him plop down.

"Don't you wanna change before you go to sleep?" Kendall asked. He noticed that James had only flopped down on the bed, cuddling into his pillow. It was obvious the boy had no intension of even sliding off his jeans.

"Nah. M'good." His voice was clogged with sleep and Kendall knew that his friend was no longer really conscious.

"Well, I'm gonna at least take your shoes for you, okay?" Kendall said, more of a statement than a question, for he knew James was no longer able to answer him.

Kendall took James' shoes off for him and tossed them aside. He made his way to his own bed across the room and laid down after changing into some pajama pants. He was about to shut off the light by his bed when Logan appeared in the doorway.

"Hey." Logan yawned as he spoke.

"Hey, what's up?" Kendall asked, feeling just as tired as Logan looked.

"I'm kind of worried about James. Did you noticed he was acting kind of funny today?"

"Yeah, now that you mention it. He was kind of quiet most of the day. And he was really burned out after the show." Kendall glanced over at the sleeping James. He was curled deep under the blankets, shivering slightly. He must be cold, Kendall thought.

Apparently Logan was thinking the same thing because he walked over to the closet and pulled out a blanket from the top shelf and placed it over James' shivering form. Logan rested his hand on his friend's forehead and frowned slightly.

"He's warm. Just a bit though." Logan looked over at Kendall.

"Yeah, well you know James, he works really hard on performance and he probably just overdid it today. He's never sick, so I'm sure he's okay.

It was true, James Diamond was never sick. Well, almost never. Out of all the years they had been friends, the three boys had only seen James truly sick twice. Once was when they were seven and James had caught a nasty case of the flu after being dared to lick a doorknob by Carlos. The other time had been when they were thirteen and had all caught strep throat, thanks to Kendall who had shared his water bottle with them a couple days before he found out he was sick. From time to time James would get headaches, minor stomachaches or fevers that broke within a couple hours, but he was generally a healthy person. Definitely the healthiest out of the four.

Logan bit his bottom lip and nodded in agreement. "Yeah, he's probably just burned out is all. He'll be alright by tomorrow, I'm sure. He most likely just needs a good rest."

"Yeah. He'll be fine, Logan. He's just overtired." Kendall said as he clicked off the lamp by his bed. "Goodnight."

"Goodnight, Kendall." And with that, Logan retreated to his room where Carlos was already fast asleep. He laid down in his bed and let his eyes drift shut, fully confident that his slightly ill friend would be fully recuperated by tomorrow.