Since some of you guys asked for it, I added a second chapter. It was really hard to write but it lives! So this chapter is basically just Kendall talking...for a long time.

Y'all cool with that? Okay. :D

Enjoy!

Kendall stared into the full body mirror that James had put into the boys' shared bathroom.

They were gone. Those nasty, ugly scars were gone, never to be seen again.

Kendall looked at his back in the mirror, then felt his back with his hand. His back was completely smooth. No bumps, no weird feeling coming from the scar tissue. Kendall didn't think he'd ever get that feeling again.

He gasped when he heard a knock at the door.

"Kendall," Logan's voice called out. "Are you almost done?"

"Uh, yeah!" Kendall responded. He grabbed his shirt and began putting it on. "Just a sec." Kendall stepped out of the bathroom a few seconds later, his shirt and hair done sloppily. "Sorry about that," he apologized to Logan.

"It's okay," Logan replied. "Sorry to rush you."

Kendall made his way to the living room. James was sitting on the couch, flipping through channels aimlessly.

"Morning, James," Kendall said as he took a seat next to his brunette friend. He released a heavy sigh.

"Good morning, Kendall," James replied. He turned his head to his skinny blonde friend. "You hungry?"

Kendall shook his head. "Not really...I don't know. I guess I'm a little nervous."

The boys loved the fact that Brooke Diamond was finally able to open an LA branch of her store.

What made fans of Big Time Rush happy, was learning that the four singers would make a special appearance for the grand opening, hearing a very special speech from Kendall.

"Here," James said as he pulled his lucky comb out of his pocket and hand it to his blonde friend. "You know I'm not gonna let you go to my mother's grand opening looking like that."

Kendall smiled as he gratefully accepted the comb. He ran the comb through his tangled hair. "Better?" he asked when he was finally done.

James eyed his best friend, examining the blonde's appearance. "Hang on a sec," James finally said as he rose from the couch to go to his room. He didn't keep Kendall waiting for long before he showed Kendall the item that he had gone to get.

"Cuda?" Kendall asked.

James nodded. "It makes your hair shiny. You'll thank me later." He began spraying the product on Kendall's hair and...everywhere.

Kendall coughed as he waved away the spray from his face.

"Shut up," James said lightheartedly. "It's not that bad." He finished spraying and stepped away from Kendall, examining the work he did. James sighed in satisfaction. "Much better." He smiled as he placed the spray on the table.

James got serious as he took a seat on the couch. "Are you sure you wanna do this? My mom says you don't have to."

"Relax, James," Kendall said. "I'll do it. I'm really glad that she convinced me to get the surgery on my back. This is my way of thanking her."

Kendall was silent for a while as he played with his fingers. "She's right, you know."

James' eyebrows perked up in confusion. "What?"

"She's right," Kendall repeated. "Your mom. When she told me that getting the surgery would help me feel better about myself...and help me forget Gavin. You know how even after Gavin died he still showed up in my dreams?"

James nodded. He remembered having the feeling that although Gavin was dead, he still won. Kendall was broken and for the longest time, James thought Kendall was beyond repair.

"I haven't seen him," Kendall finally said, breaking James from his thoughts. "I do feel better about myself ever since the surgery. But the worst part, is the fact that I treated your mom so badly. I was so rude and I yelled at her..."

"She forgave you for that," James reassured him as he put his hand on Kendall's shoulder. "She's just glad that you got the surgery. You know, she said that after she got...raped," James still couldn't say that word. "She said she was pretty mad at everyone. She didn't know why, she just was. Anytime someone offered her help, she refused it. She's not mad that you acted that way. She kind of expected it."

Kendall sighed. "I still can't believe she did this for me though."

"She loves you like a son," James replied. "You've always known that."

"I'm glad the scars are gone," Kendall said. "Now the only reminder of Gavin I have is..." Kendall shrugged. "Nothing really, I guess."

James nodded in understanding. "Well I'm happy that you're happy. Everything going on right now, you and mom deserve every bit of it."

Kendall nodded in agreement. "Thanks, James."

"No problem," James replied with a smile. He was anxious to get this show on the road. And he was glad Kendall was too.

Kendall sucked in a mouthful of air as he heard a reporter announce the opening of the Brooke Diamond Cosmetics in LA.

There were two types of people in the crowd outside the store. There were the stuck up women, ranging from the age of thirty and above, who were all anxious to get their hands on new make up.

Then there were the screaming teenage girls. Some came for the make up as well, but all of them came to see Big Time Rush.

"Are you ready?" Logan asked after noticing the nervous expression Kendall wore on his face.

Kendall nodded. "The faster I do this, the better."

That's when Kendall heard his cue to go on. He walked to the top step of the front of the store, his elevated position giving him a better view of every face in the crowd. Kendall cleared his throat several times before accepting the mic from the newscaster.

The excited voices, screams, and murmuring began to cease when the crowd saw that Kendall was ready to speak.

Kendall swallowed the lump in his throat and began to speak. "Most of you already know this...but for those of you who don't...I'm Kendall Knight." He cleared his throat once again, mentally slapping himself for giving such an awkward introduction.

The crowd was still silent as they anxiously waited for Kendall to continue.

"And, like most of you already know," Kendall continued. "I was kidnapped seven months ago."

Logan put a hand on Carlos shoulder, seeing as how the Latino's eyes had began to water.

Kendall stopped for a moment to suck in a deep breath. "I should start from the beginning because this situation is one messed up deal...When I was seven, my father was killed. I never knew the name of the man that killed my father, but I knew what he looked like, and I never forgot his face. B-but one day, two of my friends, Carlos and Logan, were attacked."

Kendall glanced over at his two shorter friends.

"At first, we thought it was completely random," Kendall explained. "That was until Carlos' dad, who's a cop, received a call saying that a man he had arrested a few years ago was no longer in jail. Anyway...this man...happened to be the same man that killed my father."

Several gasps of sympathy were released by the crowd.

Kendall sighed, his facial expression going from serious to a bit cheerful. "But I don't want to bore you with that story."

He laughed nervously as he looked to his mother and Katie. Both of them had sad faces on, and Kendall hated that.

"Anyway," Kendall continued. "The man that killed my dad, poisoned James with arsenic. I was so afraid because...because someone was hurting my friends and I couldn't do anything. I felt so powerless. Then I would stay awake at night and wonder if whoever was doing that...planned on going after my mom and my little sister, Katie."

Kendall looked to the ground, berating his mind for even entertaining that thought.

"Thankfully, he didn't. He came after me." Kendall swallowed the lump in his throat. "I didn't know what he wanted to do with me. He k-kept me in a dark room. He told me that my father ruined his life...and he planned on ending mine."

Kendall looked at the faces in the crowd once again. All his friends from the Palm Woods wore somber expressions on their faces as they remembered the emptiness they felt when Kendall had disappeared. Even the Jennifers and Jett acted differently after Kendall's kidnapping.

Brooke had joined Jennifer and Katie. Brooke wiped a tear from her eye as she wrapped an arm around Jennifer's shoulders.

"Gavin had a friend," Kendall explained. "He forced that friend of him to help him do bad things to us...but when Gavin had kidnapped me, I found out that Gavin's friend, Martin, didn't want to do all that stuff to us. Gavin forced him to do all that and Martin did everything he could to make sure I was alright."

"Anyway...There are two people in this crowd that...I really need to thank them because sometimes...I feel like I haven't thanked them enough." Kendall pointed to Carlos. "The first one is Carlos," he announced.

Carlos perked his head up upon hearing his name. James sent an encouraging smile to Carlos, while Logan nudged his arm. Carlos could assume that his face had begun to turn red.

Kendall smiled as he saw the exchange between his three best friends.

"A lot of people see Carlos as some...clueless, naive ball of energy." Kendall shook his head. "But he's not. Yeah, he's so energetic and innocent and we love him for that, but he's more than that. Carlos saved me from Gavin. He risked his life to confront Gavin and save me, and for that, I'll always be thankful."

Kendall sucked in a deep breath of air. "The other person I need to thank is the owner and founder of this very store. When I was with Gavin, I got some...pretty nasty scars. I hated myself. Anytime I looked in the mirror, I got sick. Those scars reminded me of Gavin. It was basically torture for me."

Kendall bit his lip. "But then Mrs. Diamond offered to put me through surgery to get rid of the scars." He let out a chuckle. "But being the idiot that I was, I refused it. Don't ask me why though, because to this day, I still can't come up with a legitimate reason." Kendall sighed. "I guess being titled as 'leader' of Big Time Rush, got to my head. I wasn't used to people challenging me or telling me what to do. After I said no to Mrs. Diamond's offer, James stepped up and...basically forced me to give his mom's offer a chance. I, of course, only got mad at him, but he didn't give up. None of them did, and I'm glad. So now I'm here. Scar free and loving it."

He was almost finished. "I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for my friends and family...so I need to thank them. All of them. Thanks to my Mom and Katie for being the two greatest women in my life. Thank you to Logan for always being the voice of reason. Thank you Carlos for being so caring. Thank you to Mrs. Diamond for never taking no for an answer and opening my eyes. And James?" Kendall addressed his friend, grabbing the brunette's full attention. Kendall smiled. "Thanks for being just as stubborn as I am. You guys are truly amazing."

Once Kendall was done, he handed back the microphone and walked straight to his friends and family. His three best friends pulled him into a hug.

"That was awesome," Logan said. "You did great."

The only time Kendall had ever talked about his kidnapping in public was during the trial. Seeing him talk about the kidnapping, almost nonchalantly, comforted his friends a little bit.

"Thanks, Logan," Kendall replied, still holding on to his friends.

"Big Brother," Katie's voice caught Kendall's attention. Once Kendall released his friends, Katie was pulled into a tight hug. "I'm so proud of you," she told Kendall. For the first time, Katie actually wished Gavin was alive to see this. To see that her brother couldn't be broken.

Brooke and Jennifer approached the group.

"Thank you so much for doing this," Brooke said to Kendall once he let go of his sister.

Kendall shook his head. "It was the least I could do," he replied. "Thank you for the surgery. I don't think I can say that enough."

"I was glad I could help, Kendall," Brooke said. "You were really brave to do what you just did."

Kendall muttered a small "thanks" as his mother squeezed him in a tight hug.

"Who's up for lunch?" Brooke asked cheerfully. "My treat!"

"What about your opening?" Carlos asked. "It's not time to close yet, and you need to be here, don't you?"

Brooke hummed. "Tina!" Brooke called out into the crowd.

A nerdy blonde ran up to them. Clipboard in hand and cell phone in the other. "Y-yes, ma'am?" she answered as she adjusted her red glasses.

"Take care of this for me, okay?" Brooke asked. "You don't have to do much. Just make sure you advertise and answer a few questions."

"Okay, Mrs. Diamond," Tina responded. The boys could sense some nervousness in her voice. Tina began to slowly walk toward the make up hungry crowd.

"Ready?" she asked.

Everyone nodded, amazed with Brooke's authority.

Kendall was glad they were all able to move on. He was glad that his friends had learned to take care of themselves before they took care of Kendall. When Kendall had first come home from the hospital, his friends had occupied themselves with comforting Kendall so much, that they never thought about themselves, and they suffered more.

But things were different now. Kendall was different now. He was slowly becoming his old self.

And that's all that mattered. Because at this point, not only did Kendall's physical scars disappear, but his mental scars were fading too.

It was then that everyone knew.

Everything's going to be okay.

As I was writing this chapter, I was watching TV and a Depends commercial came on with the lady that played as James' mom XD I thought that was so funny yet...awkward...

*Sigh* anyway, let's revert back to a relevant topic, shall we?

Here's THE LAST CHAPTER! No more! I'm not sure how I feel about it though. :/

Didja like that, winterschild11?

Now that you've read it, y'all wanna shoot a review?

Thanks for reading! :D