A/N: Hey readers of Big Time Rush. This is my first contribution to this fandom and I am really excited to share it with you. I've read some great stories here and I just want to share mine as well. I hope you enjoy this story as much as I enjoy writing it.
Disclaimer: Big Time Rush characters and references and real-life actors mentioned in the story are not mine.
Katie had dreamt that she would be in this position since she was ten years old; finally, at the age of twenty-two, Katie Knight had become a Hollywood manager. After fast-tracking through high-school and putting herself through media studies at UCLA for four years, she could say that she had made it, albeit not as successful as she would like. She could count her clientele on one hand, including her first and faithful superstar, Russell Brand.
Katie looked up from the latest potential script for her up-and-coming client, Marka Jones, to stare at the clock. Time was passing unusually slowly. It was a special day for Katie, her brother, Kendall, was coming in from Minnesota to visit her in 'La La Land.' Katie always looked forward to Kendall's semi-annual visits, even after being apart for over five years, he had always been her idol.
Katie smiled as she thought of her blond-haired, bushy eyebrow-ed brother. She wouldn't be in this position if it weren't for him and his friends. Twelve years ago, Kendall and his best friends, Carlos Garcia, Logan Mitchell and James Diamond had begun their journey as international pop-stars, Big Time Rush. Acclimatizing to Los Angeles wasn't hard for her, Katie bonded to celebrity-town as jelly melded with peanut butter. Kendall, as much as he loved L.A., had to return to their childhood town. After the guys had disbanded after a relatively long and successful career, her brother went on to study at the University of Minnesota with a hockey scholarship. Instead of pursuing a professional hockey career as everyone had assumed, Kendall became his alma mater's youngest hockey coach, and loving every minute of it.
Katie sighed audibly and continued reading the script about an animal trainer who succumbed to his wildest desires to be a fighter pilot. Marka's intended role was that of the training fighter pilot in which the protagonist of the story would fall in love. The storyline was excessively done in Hollywood, but it was a classic: fulfilling one's true desire. As outrageous as it may seem, Katie did believe that the storyline was plausible; in fact, she could easily cast Carlos as the lead. Katie smirked, thinking of how the Latino would be perfect for the role as a rambunctious, clumsy yet sweet man who would do anything to reach his dreams, as he was right now. Not one to stay in one place very long, Carlos had embarked on a worldwide backpacking adventure for the past couple of years. Katie would occasionally receive a postcard in the mail from wherever Carlos had last been. Of her brother's best friends, Carlos was always the one that Katie was closest, only because the maturity level of the two always seemed to be on par.
After a half-hour had passed by, Katie's phone rang, breaking her concentration. "Yes, Mags?"
"Kate, there's a 'Lord Prankerton' on the line for you. Do you want me to scream like a banshee and hang up?"
Katie grinned, the one reason she hired Magdalene was because of her similar personality to herself.
"No, it's alright, Mags, patch him through."
"Okay, but if you change your mind, I'll be ready." Mags stated skeptically.
"Thanks, Mags." Katie's grin grew even wider as she anticipated the caller.
"Is this thee Ms. Katie Knight, with whom I am speaking?" A horribly faked British accent rang through her speaker.
Katie schooled her grin and attempted her own English accent. "This is she, and how might I help thee Lord Prankerton, today?"
"Oh, just letting you know that you no longer have to pick me up the airport, I'm on my way to your office, right now." Kendall said normally.
"Kendall! Why is it that you never stick with the plan?" Katie scolded her brother, she too, dropping the accent.
"You know me, I like spontaneity."
"I know you can't spell 'spontaneity'," Katie cleverly replied, and smiled knowingly at the silent pause.
"Alright, you got me baby sis. I'll see you in fifteen."
"Great, I'll be here, and don't get all wacky with Mags, she doesn't understand our humour."
Katie gave up trying to finish reading the script, her mind was already racing with thoughts about the antics she and Kendall would get into. She tidied up her desk and paged Mags.
"Yes, Kate?"
As much as Katie wanted to be professional, Mags was a friend and therefore Katie allowed her to call her by her first name whenever the office was empty. She was Ms. Knight in public, something she had yet to get used to.
"Hey Mags, can you make sure that my afternoon is cleared? Also, I'll probably be out of the office for the next week, if any of the clients call, just patch them through to my cellphone. I am expecting a call from Marka, soon."
"Don't forget about the meeting with Mr. Fulton you have on Thursday." Mags reminded her.
"Oh shoot," Katie groaned, rolling her eyes. Paul Fulton was the CEO of FMA, the largest managerial corporation in L.A. As an independent company, Katie was constantly at war with Fulton. "Okay, aside from what should be a successful meeting with the devil," Katie stated sarcastically, "I won't be here in person."
"No problem, Boss Lady." Mags chirped happily.
"Boss Lady? Wow, you certainly are taking over the industry." Katie looked up at the figure by her office door, her eyes lighting up in recognition.
"Kendall!" Katie ran over and jumped on her brother. It felt good to breathe in his scent that reminded her of home. "I missed you, big brother."
"Missed you too, baby sister." Kendall's arms wrapped around her slight figure. The two siblings hung on to each other for a short moment. They let go to stare at each other to see if there were any differences. Katie kept a grin on her face.
"Ahem." Katie looked over Kendall's shoulder, startled. The voice was a little too deep to belong to Mags. Her grin grew wider as her gaze rested on a familiar lopsided smile adorned on a brown-haired male.
"Logan!" She stepped toward him and gave him a tight squeeze. "What are you doing here?"
Logan gave Katie an equally tight hug. "I'm just about to start my residency, so I have a couple of weeks off before then. What better way can I spend it then in the California sun?"
After Big Time Rush, Logan had continued on his pursuit of becoming a doctor. He finished his undergraduate program at Princeton University and started his medical degree at Johns Hopkins. Katie always admired his determination and how he never let go of this particular dream, even if he was side-tracked by a different one. She knew that Logan was going to be a great physician. His boyish charm wasn't going to hurt his career either.
"Have you been eating? You don't look so good." Logan frowned slightly as he studied her face after Katie stepped out of the hug.
"It's nothing, just been a bit busy lately, my newest client is a little demanding. Also, I've always been on the small side, which is a good thing, I guess, keeping in mind that it helped put me through college." Katie stated, referring to her modelling career she had undertaken during her undergraduate. Considering that she wasn't a typical Californian beauty, with large, brown doe eyes and mousey brown hair, Katie was surprised at how many gigs she did land.
"Hey, mom had set aside money for you and me to put us through college, not to mention, I saved up quite a bit from BTR." Kendall said, offendedly.
"Yes, she did, but it wasn't enough for college, an apartment and a car," Katie shot back as she went to her closet to grab her jacket and purse. "And I wasn't going to take your hard-earned money. Not to mention, how else would I learn to be independent?" She smiled at the men by her door. "Now, let's get moving, shall we? I've made reservations at Giancarlo's."
"Let's get going." The two stated simultaneously, all the while gesturing dramatically toward the door. Katie laughed, some things never changed.
A/N: Alright, that was chapter 1. I hope you liked it! I would really appreciate reviews! Thanks for reading. -D