Cherry Bomb (Big Time Rush)

Golden Slumbers

"Please don't fuck things up," Dak said with a worried look as he watched James swipe a comb through his brown hair.

"I won't."

". . .Cause you usually do-"

"I won't."

Dak sighed and shrugged his hands in his pockets. "Where are you guys going anyways?"

"Some restaurant in the Hills. I think it was called The Four Palms."

"Classy."

"Duh, I'm trying to get him to like me," James said with a simple roll of the eyes. "Once he gets all nice and fancy, we're going to go and be a real couple."

"Great."

". . .What should I say to him?"

Dak raised an eyebrow. "I thought you were the flirt of Hollywood."

"Yeah but everything that comes out of your mouth, he loves."

". . .You mean nice things?"

James frowned. It was obvious Kendall was doing this to him on purpose. Kendall would talk to Dak, he would laugh at Dak's jokes (which James didn't find funny at all), Kendall would always hug Dak. Either Dak was trying to start something up or Kendall wasn't willing to give James a chance. But at the moment, he needed Dak's advice more than ever. Kendall didn't like the way James talked to him, but he sure liked how Dak talked. The brunette scratched at the back of his neck, unsure of what to say to the struggling singer. "Well. . .I don't know. If he looks nice, I tell him he looks nice. I ask him how is he, how's the baby and he asks me how I am. I don't really think about it."

James raised an eyebrow. That was it? That didn't seem so hard. So why is it so hard for Kendall and James to do just that? He heard someone knock on the door and he said a soft 'Come in'. Kendall opened the door, dressed in a soft red dress shirt and black slacks. And on top of the blond's head was a silk black fedora instead of the usual gray beanie James wished he could burn. Dak smiled but then stopped when he felt the hazel eyes of James staring deadly at him and bit his lip.

"Hi Dak," Kendall said with a smile and Dak turned to look at James with a apologetic look. Kendall then glanced between the two brunettes and frowned, "What? He doesn't want you talking to me?"

"N-No. I just. . .James has something to say to you," Dak said, pulling James in front of him and James bit his lip as Kendall cocked his head to the side. James smiled nervously, the bottle green eyes that usually looked cute sending chills up his spine.

"Um. . .you look really nice tonight."

"Thank you. . .and so do you."

"I know," James said with a conceited smile and Dak kicked his ankle. James grunted and shot a glare at Dak before rubbing on his ankle. Kendall rolled his eyes and turned to walk out the door. The blond really didn't want to go through another night of this, he was just hoping that James could act like a normal person for at least an hour. Dak turned to the brunette beside him once Kendall was gone and rubbed his head.

"James, although you might have your ways with people, it doesn't work on Kendall."

"Yeah, I know Dak." James said with a roll of the eyes. Seriously, James needed a person that could help him, not Captain Obvious. Dak smiled a bit.

"That's why you need a little help with the Zevon dating method."

". . .The what?"

"Just go with me, okay? First thing, you should always let him talk first. Be a gentleman and just talk about normal things. Like the weather, the food, family, friends. It's not that hard."