Sorry if i updated too late but it's almost the end of the year and i have projects to finish up but i updated. this is so much longer than the first chapter and this story is all Kendall's pov because this is like his journal and we are reading it a year late so basically this is his first year of college he is eighteen but in present time it is his second year of college and he is almost 20.

i don't own btr only the ocs characters so ENJOY!

10th April

I didn't speak to James today. I think that he forgot to pay this phone bill again and now it's disconnected which led to the revelation that I didn't have James's house number. He always calls me. Always. And that is weird. It's every weird like a whole new kind of weird. I have known James for seven months now. Been on an intimate relationship with his mouth for a little less time than that so you will think that I have his house phone number. I could have done the whole telephone directory thing but instead I went to Carlos.

"So you are going to have a go at me for not telling you about James's dysfunctional family?" He wanted to know, a tad belligerently, when I ask him for James's number.

I was like whoa! "Look, I wouldn't expect you to betray James's truth" I said sweetly. "You are his oldest mate." Which was actually his cue to explain what the hell he meant by his strange and cryptic remark about James's family.

"James hasn't said anything about having a dysfunctional family," I said grumpily. "In fact, he hasn't even admitted to having a family. I was beginning to think he was hatched in an art boy factory."

Carlos fiddled nervously with some pile of junk on top of his bedside cabinet. "Sorry," he muttered. "Sometimes it's hard being stuck in the middle of you two."

Then Carlos started telling me about the things that is happening in his relationship with Logan and how he thinks that Jo is behind all of the weird phone calls he was getting and I forgot all about calling James.

By the time I got home, it wad really late and the Mothership was fuming. So I was like, what else is new?

Her and dad was heading off to the grandparents in Kansas for a long weekend (thanks the sweetness baby Jesus) and James had rung about ten times.

They were convinced that I had James stashed down the road somewhere and I was just waiting for them to leave so he could enter the house and violate me on the new IKEA rug. She said as much. When your mother doesn't want to have the sex talk with you anymore but instead wants to talk to you about the possibility that you might have sex on her soft furnishings, it's a watershed moment in anybody's life. I know I will remember it fondly for many years to come.

Anyway after much foot-stamping and gagging noises, which I've found works better than rational debates, I managed to persuade them that I haven't seen James all day and they left. Then they came back to harangue me with instructions about the boiler and not forgetting to give carrot her worming tablets. Then they left again. Time for some snacks and movie night. I think.

Later.

Oh God, James is on his way here. I wasn't going to let him but when he heard that the rents were off the premises for forty-right hours there was no stopping him. He didn't exactly ask if he can stay over but then again it's 10:30 pm now

Oh, hell that's him at the door now…

11th April

James was practically learning on the doorbell but straightened up when I took the security chain off and peered out.

"It'll just be my luck if you actually turn out to be a serial killer." Was my cheery greeting.

"Hey" he murmured with a fairly-half hearted smile. "I brought you a present."

Usually when James gets me a present its smooch related (lip balm, chocolate "to boost your energy levels," etc.). So I was worried that it was like, alcohol or condoms or something and he was going to try and seduce me.

But James was shoving a bag at me. Inside was this seventies white T- shirt with a tiger logo on it.

"Aw, I love it" I squealed, giving him a hug. I did love it and I was also really relieved that it wasn't going to lead to a BIG TALK ABOUT SEX.

"Try it on now!" James insisted.

"You gonna come in? You can't stand on the doorstep all night."

Him being there felt awkward all of the sudden, normally James and I camp out in my bedroom but the rents away it seemed wrong(which actually goes to show that all those Mother-sponsored talks about the dangers of teen pregnancy and having sex before I was ready did the trick).

But then again, I didn't want James in the lounge with all my embarrassing school photos. I never noticed how small our hall was or what naff pictures we had until James stood there looming over me and smirking at the reproduction Canaletto's.

"Nice art" he remarked. "You can never have too many paintings of Venice in the last seventeenth century, I always say".

"My parents went there on their honeymoon," I volunteered reluctantly. "Where did your parents go?"

Words were coming out of my mouth. Really stupid words. I so needed to work on that. James ignored my crass attempt to ferret out any piece of information that might have to do with his personal life.

"So, here we are," he purred. "And no authority figures within 200 miles"

"um tea?"

James followed me into the kitchen and watched through narrowed eyes as I put the kettle on and pondered the mug situation. Why did all our cups have a slogans on them like "World's Best Dad" and "Cat owner and proud of it"? I lived in the tackiest house in the world.

"Why are you acting like you're scared to be alone with me?" James suddenly asked.

I blushed big time. "I'm not."

"I won't pounce on you just cause your parents are off the premises. Not unless you ask nicely that is."

"God, you're a charmer" I muttered. "It's just feels odd, that's all."

By the time James did finished his tea it was past midnight. I could tell that something is wrong because he hasn't tried to kiss me, not even once. But as I walked past him to put his cup in the dishwasher, he pulled me onto his lap and buried his face in my neck. I put my arms around him.

"I know there's something wrong, James," I said cajolingly. "c'mon. tell me what's up."

James hugged me tighter. "Oh, well…..no, it's nothing."

"JAMES!"

"My mum's kicked me out," he finally said after I'd watched the second hand on the clock do a full 360 degree. "It's not serious, she does it s couple of times a month."

"But why?" I gasped.

James's lip twisted wryly. "Nothing earth shattering." I forgot to put the milk back in the fridge, and the time before that I came home a bit late. She gets a bit irrational sometimes."

I was completely out of my depth. When my mum's being irrational, it's usually because I wore something too short in her opinion or changed all of her email settings on the computer. And she would never ever throw me out of the house. Ever.

"Maybe she is going through the menopause," I suggested feebly and James snorted. "I'm sorry, J. I don't know what to say, just you know, I'm sorry."

I gently disentangled myself from his arms, so I could be the one that did the hugging. "it will work it self out," I told him because it seemed like the right thing to say.

And though in actual fact it was a lame thing to say, but James seemed ridiculously pleased to be the huggee instead of the hugger. "Don't know what I'd do without you," he mumbles into my hair.

And he totally slept in the guest room last night. Cross my heart and hope to die.

12th April

So the next day, James got up and I gave him a clean towel so he could have a shower, then I made him breakfast before he went off to his Saturday job. It was like we were living together or something. We hadn't talked about whether he was going to come over later, or, like, stay the night again and I tried to spend the day working on a history essay due, but I mostly debated whether I should ring him and let him know that it was OK if he wanted to.

We usually hung out on a Saturday night anyway but I didn't want to seem like pushy boyfriend. All the angsting has been for nothing though because he rang me and wanted to know if I liked a bottle of wine with our dinner. So then I spent the rest of the afternoon fantasizing that we were living together. But it was in a cool Pena house inNew York City and not a semi detached house in Sherwood. God, we had such a nice evening. I'd removed all traced of potentially humiliating family artifacts from the living room and we curled up on the sofa, sipping wine and talking nonsense. We'd just had a lazy debate about whether Simon Cowell was the anti-Christ when James said out of the blue, "You're lucky, you know. You have a nice house and you have two parents who take an active interest in your life…..

"You've got to be kidding me," I spluttered before I'd had a chance to remove my foot from my mouth.

"My parents drive me absolutely crazy."

"At least they're not, like, actually crazy," James said bitterly and the atmosphere in the room suddenly drooped to well below zero. (1)

"I'm sorry. There's this whole thinking before I say stuff thing that I'm trying out," I groaned. "But it's not going very well."

I hoisted myself to an upright position and placed my wine glass on the floor so I could swivel round and grab James's hands. God, he looked so utterly miserable.

"You are lucky," he said again. "Your mum and dad….like, you're the most important person in their world. And even when you argue with them, it's about stuff that doesn't matter and they still love you. They'll never stop loving you."

So then I felt really stupid and immature because I'm always bitching about my parents and how they treat me like a little kid. And really, compared to James who's currently homeless, I was just a spoiled little princess. (2)

"I'm meant to argue with my parents" I said in a small, lame voice. "I'm a eighteen-year old boy that my job."

He smiled faintly at that and I learned back on the cushions. We didn't say anything for a while and then James stretched out across the sofa and put his head on my lap so I could ran my fingers through his hair. I swear to God, he almost purred. And when I rubbed his neck, which carrot loves and which makes her legs do a good impersonation of spaghetti, he mad a happy, snuffly noises.

What's with him and being all boneless and relaxed, it seemed like a good time as any. "James, I don't know anything about you…."

Shit! James tensed up immediately. For a moment I didn't think he was going to speak and then he was pouring out all this stuff about how his dad has walked out ten years ago and how he wanted to leave home but his mum was really unstable. And how she'd pick fights with him and say terrible things to him but then she'd have these hysterical tantrums every time he packed up his bags. It was obvious he has really cut up about it because once he'd started talking he couldn't stop. He kept wiping the back of his hand across his face, like he was trying not to cry and all I cold do was carry on stroking his hair.

"You know, I guess I love her cause she is my mother," James said finally. "But a large part of me really hates her."

He hauled himself off the couch and stood up. "I need some water?"

When James came back, he seemed much calmer but do you know what really pissed me off? He started making all these noises about how he should go and he didn't want to impose on me, but it was really because he'd opened up and he was totally embarrassed. I know him now. I don't automatically think that he's the coolest person in the world. Sometimes he's just an ordinary boy with severe emotional problems.

"Look, you can stay here tonight," I protested. "It's no big deal. Besides you're already here and it wicked late."

James stuck his hands into his back pockets and actually pouted! "I usually go and camp at Dak's or Logan's or Carlos's."

That got me so annoyed. "I can't believe you've never told me this." I said sulkily.

Ok, it wasn't what James needed to hear but he told everyone except me. James flung himself back down on the sofa next to me and gave me a none-to-gentle poke in the ribs.

"Oh, don't start ken," he groaned. "I don't need you bitching at me too."

I so wasn't going to stay in cuddling distance with him if he was going to be like that. But when I tried to get up, James pulled me closer to him.

"Come here, you," he drawled before kissing me, hard. I pulled away.

"That's no way to end an argument," I snapped.

"I thought we were just having a slight misunderstanding," James smirked. "Anyway it's a nice way to end an argument."

I pulled a face. James was right- I hate it when that happens.

We went up to my room to listen to my new Belle and Sebastian CD and it was just likeParisall over again. James was going to sleep in the guest room but we began kissing and, well, I couldn't have moved if I'd wanted to. Which I didn't.

13th April

James woke up before me and tickled me until I started screaming.

"Do you have to be so damn perky?" I hissed, trying to untangle myself from the duvet. When you end up sleeping in your cloths, it always feels like you haven't really slept properly.

"Do you have to be so grumpy?" said James teasingly. "Your' rents aren't coming back today are they?"

"Not' til Monday," I grunted. "Go away. I need more sleep."

But I didn't get any more sleep because James got out of bed and put the TV on. And then provided me with a running commentary on how sucky all the bands were on MTV until I finally gave up all pretences at having a lie-in and whined at him until he went to make coffee. It was very strange watching Alias with James. He sniggered a lot wheneverSark got screen-time even though I tried really hard not to show any visible signs, like drooling or something or something, that I liked the dastardly blue-eyed master spy. Then both our phones rang at the exact same time and we looked at each other in horror. For different reasons.

"Who the hell is ringing me right in the middle of Alias? I shrieked while James muttered, "If that's my mum then I'm not here."

The phone carried on ringing. It was Carlos on line one for me and Logan on line two for James.

"I need to talk to you" he cried. "I'm coming around, ok?"

"But I'm watching Alias"

There was a ring on the doorbell, "Too late, Ken, I'm already here," he announced before hanging up and banging on the door. He has no manners sometimes.

James has finished speaking to Paul and he went to let her in. I thought they'd come up to my room but I could hear them talking in the hall while I finished watching Alisa on my d.v.r.

"What's happening?" I asked Carlos, who was sitting on the stairs. I'm not a natural hostess.

"It's Jo!" He spat out. "She must have phoned fifty times last nigh. And I'm getting these pathetic letters. Look."

He handed me a bunch of papers that said standard slasher-flick stuff like that, "I'm watching you,"

"Have you checked the locks?" and "I'll see you if you ever get there."

I rolled my eyes. "Jo's really sad."

"And not very imaginative, sneered James. "Do you want me to have a word with her?"

"Cheers, hon." beamed Carlos, but there is no way I want James to confront Jo about her smear campaign against Carlos. Not when they have a whole history that involves kissing and stuff. I am starting to feel a little left out.

14th April

James hasn't done anything about Jo yet, and I'm hoping he's forgotten about it. Because, yeah, life always works out just how you want it to. I begged him not to get involved and let Logan and Carlos sort it out for themselves but he wasn't having it for a second.

"Carlos doesn't wantLogananywhere near Jo, you know that," he said in this long-suffering voice, like I'd been nagging. Which I so hasn't.

"Well, why can't he go and yell at Jo himself?" I wanted to know as we waited for the bus into town. "He doesn't normally have a problem with that."

James signed hard enough to blow the leaves off the trees. "He doesn't want Jo to know that she's getting to him and he's worried that she'll end up losing it and pushing him into a path of a tram or something." His voice was all "don't go there" but I went there.

"I still don't see why you have to be the one who deals with it. It's not like, the Irish peace negotiations, is it? And you're not exactly a disinterested third party, are you? My voice was rapidly reaching the hysterical setting. "Do you still like her?"

"No. though when you start shouting like a fishwife, I'm not convinced that I still like you," James snapped. (3)

And then I was so mad at him, I refused to get on the bus when it came. I just sat at the stop and in the end, James crouched down in front of me and apologized profusely and said that he was sorry.

But, it was too late, he'd said it, and apologizing doesn't automatically wipe it away.

27th April

It's been like, nearly two weeks and James still hasn't sorted out the Jo problem. The longer he leaves it, the more freaked out I get. And every time I mention it, James gets really narked. Probably because I mention it a lot. But I can't help it.

Like, yesterday, we were in the corner shop and I saw a cover line on a magazine that said something about exes and I couldn't stop myself. "This Jo thing is a really bad idea, James," just kinda popped out of my mouth. "I think you should leave it."

James rolled his eyes. "Oh God, here we go again," he muttered under his breath. "Why don't you leave it instead?"

He was really snappy but I was snappier.

This is the end of chapter two and the end of April. May and chapter 3 will come soon.

1) lol that rhymes

2) I was going to write prince but I felt like princess fits perfectly.

3) I love to reference toKendallwas a girl.

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