Okay, I'm not exactly sure how long this took me to write, but I'm so sorry! I had no idea what I was going to do, and I'm still not really that sure if I like the way I'm going to end this. But, I would like to thank anyone who continued to read this even when it got boring or really bad, because it means so much to me! :] I hope you all liked this story!

I don't own Big Time Rush.

"Kendall! Kendall, wake up!" Alicia shouted, shaking the blonde boy who was sound asleep. "Kendall, get up! Please!" she begged.

Finally, he turned over and groaned. "What, Alicia? It's like, two thirty in the morning! What do you want?" he asked.

"Katie's screaming in her sleep, and I can't get her to wake up! I think she's having a nightmare!"

Kendall slowly rolled out of bed. "She's screaming in her sleep?" he repeated. Alicia nodded, and Kendall followed her back into her room. He saw Katie lying on the ground, mumbling, crying, and softly yelling in her sleep. He ran to her side and gently shook her. "Katie? Katie, come on, wake up," he said softly, in fear that he would just frighten her more. However, when she didn't open her eyes, he shook her harder. "Katie, wake up!" he said a bit louder. "Katie!"

"No! No, stop!" she cried in her sleep.

"Katie, it's just me, it's okay!" Kendall shouted.

She screamed once again, and Kendall shook her even more. Suddenly, her eyes snapped open, and she stared at her brother, panting and trying to hold back her tears. Kendall looked at her in surprise before carefully lifting her into his arms. She clung to him, squeezing his t-shirt with her fists as she sobbed into his shoulder.

"Shh, it's okay," he whispered. "It was just a bad dream. I'm here, you're okay," he assured her.

"They took me again," she whispered back, her voice shaking as more tears threatened to spill down her cheeks. "They took me and they tried to kill me."

"They can't take you," he said. "I promise, they're gone forever. You're safe now. They can't hurt you."

"But what if they do?"

"I swear, I'll kill them if they ever even look at you again. I promise you never have to see them again. They're gone, and I'm here. You're safe now," he assured her once again. He gently rubbed her back, trying to comfort her, but her sobs still ran through Kendall's ear, breaking his heart.

Suddenly, the light flickered on, and Kendall turned around to find Carlos, Logan, and James standing in the corner, worry etched into their faces.

"What happened?" James asked. "Are you guys okay?"

"We heard screaming," Logan told them.

Kendall nodded slowly and stood up, still holding Katie tightly in his arms. "She had a bad dream," he said quietly. The three other boys nodded in understanding.

"You okay, Katie?" Carlos asked, smiling at her. She was still clutching onto Kendall with every ounce of strength she had, but she managed to look up at Carlos and nod.

"We're just gonna go for a little walk," Kendall said. He knew he had to talk to Katie about everything soon, and he figured now was a good time.

"Kendall, it's only two thirty," Logan stated.

The blonde nodded. "I know," he said. "We're not going far. We'll be back in a little bit." He gave them one last smile before walking out of the room with his sister in his arms. He carried her out of the apartment, and for a little while, he just aimlessly strolled through the Palm Woods, running his fingers gently through her hair as she calmed down before he found himself in the lobby.

"Kendall..." Katie said softly. "Where are we going?"

He thought for a moment before quietly leaving the lobby. "We're just going to the park for a little," he answered.

"No, it's dark," she protested. Kendall sighed.

"It's okay, I'll be right there. No one's here, I promise," he said. He had to do everything he could to turn her back into the old Katie, who wasn't afraid of anything. She used to not care if it was dark, she would do whatever she wanted. He wanted her to be like that again. Her grip on him tightened as they walked through the park. Kendall hated it. He just wanted her to know that nothing was going to happen to her.

Finally, he sat down on one of the benches and put Katie on his lap. He gently stroked her hair, knowing it would calm her down a bit, and the two sat in silence for a while. Katie rested her head on Kendall's shoulder and closed her eyes, because she knew Kendall took her out here to talk about everything that happened, but that was the last thing she wanted to do. She tried her hardest to fall asleep, but she was too afraid to sleep outside, so she didn't.

"Katie," Kendall said softly, "you know why we're here, right?"

She considered pretending to be asleep for a moment, but she knew Kendall would know she was faking. "I don't want to talk about it," she whispered.

Kendall sighed and lifted her head so she was looking at him. "Katie, I know it's scary to think about, and I know you just want to forget about it, but I think it might be easier if you talk to someone. If you don't want to tell me, it's fine, but maybe telling someone everything that happened will make you feel better," he said.

Katie looked away from her brother quickly and remained quiet. She let out a deep breath before resting her head back on his shoulder. She didn't know how she was supposed to talk about it. She was just going to start crying, and how was she supposed to know if it would make her feel better? As thoughts flew around in her mind, she felt Kendall's hand rubbing her back again. They continued to sit in silence, Kendall thankfully not pushing her to speak, before she finally lifted her head again and looked at him.

"The first day I got there, I knew they were weird," she started. "They just told me that they had certain rules I had to follow, and if I broke the rules, I would get punished. I didn't know what the punishment was, but they were telling me I couldn't get a drink without asking, I had to call them Mommy and Daddy and nothing else, and I couldn't tell anybody what the punishment was," she said softly. "I thought they were just gonna put soap in my mouth or something stupid like that..." She quickly wiped the tears out of her eyes before going on, "but the next day, when my dad came in, h-he pushed me and started to hit me and..." She stopped, a couple tears leaking out of her eyes.

Kendall sighed, brushed away the tears, and forced her to look at him. "First of all, he's not your dad. Don't ever say he is. Second, what they did was the worst thing I have ever heard in my life. You didn't deserve that one bit, and I swear, if I ever see that woman again, I will have to use all my strength not to kill her."

Katie smiled a bit, but the smile quickly faded away.

"Do you wanna keep going?" he asked.

Katie rubbed her eyes for a moment before she spoke up again. "I got in trouble for making my bed the wrong way one day. They would make up new rules everyday without telling me them, and then I would do something wrong and get punished for it."

"What did they do to you?" Kendall asked. The small girl looked away from him and tried to hide the fact that she was starting to cry even harder.

"M-Mr. Winters would come into my room every night when he got home from work, and he would push me off my bed, t-tell me I needed to learn from my mistakes, and then...h-he would j-just start hitting me and...p-punching me all over, and...it hurt so bad," she finished in a whisper. "I was trying to stay strong every night and not cry, b-but h-he would hit me so hard, and...I just don't know why they wanted to hurt me," she whispered.

Kendall lifted her head once again so she was looking at him. "Katie, they're crazy. That's the only thing I can think of, because normal people would never try to hurt their daughter, or Kendall Knight's little sister. They should have known how stupid it was to do that to you." He enveloped her in a tight hug and gave her a kiss on her head before looking at her again. "Can I ask you something, Katie?"

"What?"

"Why didn't you tell me what they were doing to you when we talked to each other?" he questioned. Katie took a deep breath.

"Because I was too scared," she said. I thought they would find out and hurt me again, or I would have to...switch back with Alicia, and I just felt bad."

Kendall nodded, sending her a tiny smile. "Well, that's very nice of you."

They sat in silence again, and Katie realized she did feel better. Kendall was right, but now that she had talked about it, she never wanted to again. And while Kendall thought about everything she had to go through, he began to feel guilty.

"I'm sorry I didn't get you away from them sooner. I really was trying, but I was so stupid, and I didn't think about-"

"It's okay," Katie interrupted. "It's not your fault. "

"Yeah, it's my fault they kidnapped you. I should have been strong enough to get you back from them," he told her.

"You did get me back from them," she pointed out. Kendall closed his eyes for a moment as an image of Katie lying on that basement floor flashed through his mind.

"I didn't get you back until it was almost too late," he said. He felt tears sting his eyes, so he quickly blinked them away. "I almost lost you, and I don't think you realize how much I hate myself for letting you get that hurt again. I promised you that you would never have to see them again and that you were safe, but I broke my promise almost immediately!"

"It's okay, Kendall, I don't care," she assured him. This time, she reached out and wiped away the tear falling down his cheek. Kendall smiled and felt Katie wrap her arms around him. He kissed her head again as he stroked her hair. Slowly, he got to his feet and began walking back into the Palm Woods, holding her in his arms.

"Can we prank Bitters tomorrow?" Katie whispered as he walked into the lobby. "I think he might miss it!"

Kendall laughed. "Of course! I would prank Bitters any day! Just don't tell Mom, or she'll make us do the dishes or something."

Katie smiled as she laid her head down on her brother's shoulder. She closed her eyes on the way back up to 2J, and she didn't open them until she felt Kendall lay her down. She looked around and saw that she was in Kendall's bed. He laid down beside her and pulled the covers up.

"Do you think we should push Bitters into the pool?" Kendall asked.

"Yeah, that'll be good," she smiled, as she closed her eyes and curled up next to her brother.

"Okay then, I'll see you in the morning," Kendall said softly, kissing her head. "I love you, Baby Sister."

"Love you too, Big Brother," Katie replied. Kendall smiled and stayed awake while his sister drifted off.

Things were finally going to go back to normal.

Did this really stink? Yes. I am so sorry. BUT, did anyone notice that they were gonna push Bitters in the pool, and that's what Katie did in the first chapter of Switched at Birth? And Kendall said his mom would make them do the dishes, which is a normal punishment? YAY!

Well, my parents think I'm studying, so I have to go. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOUUU to everyone who stuck with this story from the beginning, it really means so much! :] Sorry I ended it so badly, but it would be awesome if you could leave a review! You can even just tell me if you thought it was horrible! Wellll, THANK YOU! I love you guys! :D