Author Note: Here it is, the final chapter!

Chapter 10: Run Wild and Never Look Back

He was my best friend since kindergarten. My one true friend. Even when times were tough, I could always count on him.

I was the one he would take a punch for from the school's jocks when they would push me around.

No one ever understood why he would waste his time with me. Not even me, until now.

They had us surrounded. The house was lit up with the flashing red and blue lights. Kendall's voice could be heard through the megaphone.

Kendall was pleading with him to let me go. They considered me a hostage, but he and I both knew better. Of course Kendall knew better too. I was here on my own free will. It was my choice. James might have gotten me into this. I knew that I was free to go at any time, but I couldn't leave him. I would never leave him.

We were on the run. We couldn't go back and we couldn't give in. Not without a fight anyway. I wouldn't let it happen that way

We lost so much in the past two months, but we gained so much more. To give in now, would mean we'd be giving up each other.

He was best friend. My only friend. We told each other everything. Everything except for our biggest secrets.

Now that the secret is out, I'm not letting him go.

James is my world. My everything.

I'm not the criminal here. I know it. He knows it. Kendall knows it.

If they want him, they are going to have to take me too.

It's been three days since Kendall and Carlos found us. Three days that they were able to hold off from the others finding us. Three days that weren't enough. I wasn't ready to give in. I didn't want to go through with Kendall's plan, but James gave me no choice as he held on tight to me.

Pushing me towards the door. I could feel his wet hot tears falling into my hair as I clung to him, unwilling to let him go, but he wouldn't let this go on. He believed in Kendall, though, even if I couldn't. He believed he would find us a way out of this, though I couldn't see any.

With one last kiss goodbye, James' shaky hand turned the knob of the shack door. It creaked excruciatingly loud as it opened wide. We both shield our eyes from the bright red and blue flashing lights that lit up the night. James held me close as he called out to the police who became silent, studying James as they anticipated his next move.

"I want Kendall Knight to come get him, to ensure him no harm," he called out. I watched through my tears as my brother looked to his superior who nodded before approaching us hesitantly. My eyes flashed across the yard at the many weapons pointed towards us.

As Kendall approached, my tears began to fall faster and soon I was sobbing and shaking my head as I cried out to Kendall, "Don't let them hurt him, please don't let them hurt him," I mumbled over and over again.

Kendall nodded his head as he whispered back, "No one's hurting James. I promise."

It was difficult, but I forced myself to believe him as James pushed me towards him. Kendall held out his arms as I fell into him, the two of us blocking James from view. Without moving, Kendall called over his shoulder for Carlos, who didn't bother asking Bitters for permission as he jogged towards us, "Take Logan," he said simply as he pushed me towards his secret lover. Carlos nodded slinging his arms around my shoulder as he led me towards the flashing light.

I panicked as I looked back over my shoulder to see Kendall placing a set of handcuffs around James' wrists. I wanted to run towards him, wrap my arms around him, but Carlos' tight grip was strong as he urged me towards his cruiser. He nodded to the other officers who stepped out of the way, one opening the backseat of his car as he led me there. They placed me in the backseat, wrapping a blanket around me as they started asking question after question about James, my health, what I knew about what he did, how he treated me, and so on, but I remained silent as I watched my brother lead the love of my life into the back of his jeep. James' eyes caught mine. He mouthed 'I love you' before being shoved into the back of Kendall's cruiser.

After what seemed like ever, Carlos was able to tear both the reporters and officers away from the car in order to close the door, leaving everything to a buzzing blur as I watched Kendall drive away, his lights flashing, his siren howling, and James' face staring out the back of the window, tears streaming down his face.

I snapped out of my trance as Carlos jumped into the front seat, slamming the door shut and locking it before turning on his own sirens and we pulled out behind Kendall.

"It's going to be alright, Logan. You're safe now," Carlos insisted before we fell into silence.

James rode in silence in the backseat of the jeep, his body turned so he was watching the car behind them as they pulled onto the highway, heading back to their hometown where he would be locked away until the trial that seemed impossible for him to win.

"You really love him, don't you?" Kendall's voice broke the silence as he watched the criminal in his rearview mirror.

James nodded, his eyes still on the following car, "Is it that obvious?"

It was silent for a moment before Kendall spoke again, this time catching James off guard with the unexpected question, "Why did you do it?"

James' head snapped forward, "He was trying to kill me," he answered simply, his eyes locking with the Sheriff's through the mirror.

"I know you, James. You would of run. You wouldn't hurt a fly. This isn't the first time he tried to kill you. Why did you do it this time?"

James sighed. This was the part of the story he failed to tell everyone. The part that made him not even think to hesitate before running the blade across his Uncle's throat. The part that made him run, the part that made him take Logan with him. The part that made all the difference in the world.

"To save Logan."

James could feel the car decelerate slightly as Kendall's attention remained on the mirror, "What?" he exclaimed. "What does anything have to do with Logan?"

"Because I knew what they would do if they ever found out about the inheritance and I wasn't about to let them get it. Even if they did kill me. That's why I added that if anything were to happen to me, it would all go to Logan."

"And they found out about it," It was a statement, not a question.

James nodded, looking at his feet, "Yea. He threatened to kill Logan and I knew that he wouldn't hesitate, even if he got to Logan before me. He'd get rid of both of us either way if it meant for him to get that kind of cash, so I did the only thing I could to save Logan. I killed my Uncle then took Logan with me so my Aunt couldn't get to him."

"You were in love with him before all this even happened, weren't you?"

"For as long as I can remember," James answered honestly. "I just wish I had more time with him."

Kendall nodded, his eyes training back to the road as he picked up his phone.

The ride seemed to go on forever as well as the tears. They streamed like rivers down my cheeks, but my sobs were gone. I couldn't find the strength any further. My entire world had been ripped apart in the last two hours. I lost everything I wanted. Everything I needed and so did he.

I was torn from my thoughts at the sound of an unfamiliar song blaring as a ring tone from up front. Carlos smiled, holding up his phone, "the new Lady Gaga single," he explained looking at the screen, which turned out to be a text. His smile grew wider as he read on before multitasking as he typed a response while driving down the deserted highway. The only cars being those consisting of Kendall's jeep in front of us, the five or six police cars behind us as well as the few news reporters who were capable of keeping up with us. "I knew he'd see it my way," he called out as he threw the phone onto the seat beside him. "Hold on tight, Logan. It's going to be a wild ride!"

With that said, Carlos stepped on the gas, crossed to the far left lane, before making a U-turn through the grassy divider ending up on the other side of the highway in the other direction. Right away the police cars behind us turned on their own sirens as they did the same, only they were mildly distracted by confusion as well as a few cars traveling in the South bound lane that got in their way, putting a great distance between us. Looking in front of us, I could see Kendall's Jeep speeding down the highway in the same direction.

"What's going on?" I asked confused cringing as Carlos began darting in and out of traffic, following Kendall's every move.

"Knight? Garcia? What the hell are you doing?" the voice of Sheriff Bitters came over the CB radio. Carlos simply laughed before turning it off, and pressing his foot closer to the ground before popping a cd in and cranking up the volume. Ironically enough, the song, Born to Wild, echoed through the car as we sped down the highway.

Another fifteen minutes, we were crossing the county line, leaving the other police cars behind in their district, while new ones joined the chase. I was still confused when Carlos' phone rang again. This time, he didn't bother to answer it. Instead he handed it back to me, "I think it's for you," he grinned.

I was a bit shaky as I pressed the talk button before holding it up to my ear, "Hello?"

"Hey Baby!" James' happy voice rang through the receiver. "I hope you brought your passport!" he exclaimed as I looked out the window just as we were passing a sign directing us towards the Canadian boarder.

He was my best friend. My only friend. The one guy I would do anything for. By anything, I mean anything.

And now I know, he would kill for me!

Author Note: That's it! I hope it was worth it. I'm sure you guys were not expecting Kendall and Carlos to have a plan B like that, now did you? ;). PLease tell me what you think!

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