The past and future are different stories

Sooooo, one day I was bored during class and this is what I started writing... yup still no title for it so if you have some, just tell me :DD


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~liz~
~Robert~
~Ethan~
~Alexis~

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EDIT: I posted pictures of Ethan and Alexis and I also changed the ones from Liz and Robert.


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Chapter 2
Accidents and Memories

[Liz's P.O.V.]

I looked up at him. Robert. That’s what he said his name was. “I'm Liz,” I finally said.

He smiled and sat next to me. “So, what are you doing out here all alone?” he asked

“Just….. sitting” I said, looking down at my hands after I realized I’ve been staring at him for too long.

“And you’re not cold?” he asked surprised

“Not really,” I told him, looking at him again, curiosity in his amber eyes. “It’s not that cold” I said as I noticed what he was wearing, only a thin v-neck shirt and black jeans. His brown hair glisters in the sun’s rays as if he just took a shower. “And you? You’re not cold?” I asked him.

He smiled, “Nope, I actually like this weather. It’s not too hot or not too cold.”

I looked at the sky. The sun was out, but it was just warming the morning. There wasn’t enough wind to make the morning chilly, just a breeze making it feel calm and peaceful.

Here in this town, the smells were different too. Nothing like the smoke and pollution from the city I came from. Instead, there was the smell of leaves and pines, the air was clean and I could even smell the next door neighbors were making for breakfast.

“Yeah, I like this weather too,” I admitted. I was actually liking this town, and not only because of Robert…. He was nice and it seemed that he was fun too… but this town somehow seemed more peaceful, and here, not everyone knew about my past, about what had happened in the last two schools I’ve transferred from. They wouldn't be scared of me, or think I was a freak. Maybe all the accidents I caused would never haunt me again either.

He chuckled and I looked at him. He was staring at two other people, two guys that were standing outside their house. Both were tall, their muscles could be clearly seen through their thin shirts. The guy on the left had brown curls that in a way made me envious of him. They were perfect, no hair out of place and the sun making it change color every so often, from brown to red to brown again. His hands were in his pockets and his hazel eyes were looking at Robert and then at me. The other guy had midnight black hair that tumbled down over his forehead. I noticed his black eyes were focused on me only and a grin was spreading on his face. He waved at me and I smiled waving back.

“Who are they?” I asked Robert.

“My brothers,” he said and as if that were his cue, the one that waved at me came over and stood in front of me. The other, slowly came after.

“So Robert, trying to get a girl already?” the one that waved at me asked him but he still kept his eyes on me.

I flinched at what he just asked; remembering last summer, when I had Max… when it seemed perfect and nothing could go wrong, but it did and now…

I looked away, feeling tears and forcing them back. I tried to calm myself before I did anything stupid again.

I heard smacking and complains. “You just scared her Ethan.” Robert said

I looked back at them. Robert was standing next to the guy I now knew was Ethan, and Ethan was rubbing his head.

“Oww, don’t put the much strength on the hit,” he scowled at him. “I know your young but—“ he stopped as if remembering me. “Oh, Did I scare you or something?”

I shook my head.

“Sorry if I did.” He said and extended his hand. “I’m Ethan”

I shook it, “Liz”

“Just Liz? That’s your name?”

“Its actually Lizeth, but you can call me Liz”

He grinned, “Well, you can call me Babe or-“ SMACK! “Hey!” He complained

“Quit it Ethan,” Robert warned

I giggle. Both of them were funny. I watched them as they continued fighting.

“Stop being jealous Robert, she’s not your girl.”

“Not yours either, just stop making her uncomfortable”

“I'm not making her uncomfortable, she’s smiling.”

SMACK!

“AH, stop hitting me, your stronger than me right now!”

“Guys calm down,” the other guy said. I looked at him. He was standing about three feet from them, his arms were crossed, and he was shaking his head in disappointment.

The guys immediately stopped their bickering. They whispered something amongst each other and then looked at me.

“Sorry about that.” Robert said. “We’re always fighting for no reason”

I nodded. I knew that feeling. I had a sister and we were always fighting, but not recently. I’ve been trying to avoid fighting with her, or getting mad at anyone in particular. I don’t know why it happens but it’s like I lose control of myself and things happen. Things I don’t want to remember.

I felt someone behind me and that person messed up my hair. I frowned and quickly stood up looking at whoever had done it.

Speak of the devil. My sister was standing right there, grinning at me and then looking at the guys. Her green eyes travel up and down on every guy until she stopped and stared at Robert.

“Liz, you should have called me out, it’s not fair if you keep them all to yourself”

I rolled my eyes. “I thought you were asleep,” I said brushing my hair with my fingers

She ignored me and introduced herself to the guys. “I’m Alexis, this girl’s older sister”

The guys gave turns introducing themselves. I found out the other guy’s name was Brandon.

“You guys don’t look alike” Ethan said looking at both of us

“She’s adopted” Alexis said

“She is?” all three guys asked at the same time

I sighed, “She’s lying”

We didn’t look anything alike. Her blond hair went a little below her shoulders while my brown hair looked like it was in need of a trim at least. She had green eyes, just like my parents, while I had brown eyes. Her skin gave a small glow, nothing like my pale skin. No wonder everyone believed her I was adopted, it seemed reasonable, but I wasn’t.

“So she’s not adopted?” Ethan asked

“She is” she said at the same time I said “I’m not” making the guys laugh.

“Nah, but I would have believed it” Robert said when everyone calmed down.

That was exactly how it was when I met Max. It was about six months ago, in school. I could still remember it like it was yesterday. I was late to my first day of school because Alexis took forever getting ready.


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“Hurry up!” I tell her walking fast up the stairs and into the hall. Most people were already inside the classrooms, just some of them lingering around their lockers.

“Slow down, it’s our first day. They won’t tell us anything.” She said walking up slowly

I looked at her. “But still, I don’t want to go in the class and everyone looking at me.” I round the corner and that’s were a smack into a hard figure, making me fall to the ground.

I hear Alexis laugh “Watch were your going”

“Shut up” I mutter, embarrassed

“Are you ok?” A male voice asks. I realized it was the person I just bumped into.

I nod, still sitting on the ground.

“Sorry.” I mutter trying to stand up

He offers me his hand and I take it not looking at him

“I haven’t seen you around. You new?” he asks me

“yeah’ Alexis answers “Maybe you can show us around” she said walking over to him and I sighed. Here we go. The first guy she sees and she’s already flirting with him.

I slowly look up at him.. His black t-shirt hugs to his body. His dark, black hair falls perfectly over to the side, and his hazel eyes are staring at Alexis. I couldn’t help but stare at his eyes, how lonely and intense they look.

“Yeah, if you guys want.”

“Girls” Alexis clarified.

He laughed, a very nice laugh. “Ok, if you girls want”

“I’d love to”

He turned to me and I’ve been so focused on staring at his eyes that it took me a minute to realize he was looking at me. I blushed

“Uh y-yeah, that’ll be f-fine” I stutter

He gives me a warm smile ‘What’s your name?” he asks

“Umm Liz” I answer

“Short for Lizeth” Alexis tells him “I’m Alexis”

“Max” he simply says

“So Max” Alexis starts, “Can you show me where my first class is?” I clearly understood she didn’t include me. That’s usually my cue to leave her alone with a guy.

I sigh and pick up my bag from where it still was on the floor “I’ll see you after school” I tell her and start walking away when someone grabs my arm.

“I said I’ll show both of you around’ he tells me.

I stop and nod, not turning back to look at him. He walks and stands in front of me, smiling.

“Sorry” Alexis says standing in between me and him “My sister has problems with not wanting to be late”

“Sister?” he asks, looking at me and then at her. “You guys don’t look alike”

Alexis shrugs “She’s adopted, that’s why’

I stare at her. She always said that to people and most of them believed it. It was reasonable. We didn’t look anything alike.

“she is?’ he asks, already I could that he was believing the lie.

"I’m not. She’s just lying” I tell him at the same time Alexis starts laughing and tells him she was lying.

He laughs again, that sweet, nice laugh and says “I would have believed it if you hadn’t told me about it”

I smile and he does the same, making my heart flutter at his smile and eyes that went from lonely, to warm and kind.

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Alexis’ laughter brought me back from my trail of memories. She was talking with all three guys and they all seemed to be having a lot of fun.

I gave a heavy sigh and head inside. The only reason I came out was to be alone and think peacefully. Alexis’ snores would have never let me do that.

As I went up the stairs, I heard my name being called a couple of times. I turned around and saw Robert hesitating by the door.

“you’re not coming back out?” he asked.

I gave a half-smile. “ I don’t think so. Alexis is outside right now and well...”

“You can’t stand her?” he arched his eyebrows

“No” I said too quickly, ‘ I mean, I prefer her being asleep most of the time”

He laughed and came to stand at the foot of the stairs. “hmm how about I take you into town so you could get to know the place?’ he asked, ‘it’ll just be—‘ he stopped when he heard Alexis coming in

"I’ll like to go too” she said holding on to his arm.

“umm yeah, ok”

“Robert,” Ethan said from behind him, ‘We have to leave” he turned to look at Brandon.

“Where are you guys going?” Alexis asked looking at Robert

“Only them. They just jog around"

‘You can stay Ethan” Brandon said “I’ll go tell dad and Matt” and with that, he walked away.

Ethan started celebrating “you’re the best, man!” he yelled at his brother. Then he turned to us. “So where are we going?”

“I was just thinking of showing them around town’ Robert said, a little surprised about something.

“Alright” he looked at me, and I realized I was still on top of the stairs. I slowly went down.

I really didn’t want to go anywhere, but it wasn’t like I was going to tell them they both seemed nice and friendly. Besides, this would help me get to know the town.

We walked thought the streets. Not a lot of people were outside, only your occasional joggers and gardeners.

Alexis started talking about herself and how she liked this town, way better than the last two places we moved to. She told Robert every single detail about her cheer competitions how she was always the best, until things started to go wrong.

When she said that, she glanced at me and I started feeling guilty. Because of me, we had to leave her old life. Because of the sudden outburst of power I started to have, accidents happen. Because of those accidents…

I forced myself not to think of the rest.

“it’s like she’s blaming you for it” Ethan whispered to me

“She is” I muttered under my breath, too low for him to hear. But it surprised me when he answered back

‘But it wasn’t your fault the building collapse during their practice”

“It was” I said, barely above a whisper

“Don’t blame yourself,” he answered me again. He stopped and picked up a flower from where it was growing and gave it to me. “you couldn’t possibly be able to do that. It was just an accident”

I smiled as I took the flower ‘Thanks…. But it really was my fault” I said. I know I couldn’t tell him how I was able to make the whole building come down, because I didn't really know myself. But I wanted to hear someone tell me that it wasn’t my fault. Everyone blamed me, but Ethan didn’t know anything and he’ll just say what I always wanted to hear from my parents.

He grew serious. “Don’t listen to her ok? It was an accident. The building wasn’t probably sturdy” he looked at Alexis and Robert who were still walking. She hadn’t notice us stopping, but he was turning back to look at us. “If she ever tells you anything again, tell me and I’ll beat— wait she’s a girl. I cant do that’ a hint of a smile was spreading on his lips “But you get the picture? You can talk to me about it”

I smile, “You’re a complete stranger to me though”

His smile widen, “Why don’t we get to know each other then?”

“Ok, I like that” I said and twirled the flower in my fingers.

We caught up with Robert and Alexis. By now, we were in the middle of town, where stores were being open. The smell of coffee filled the air. I glanced around and notice teenagers sitting down at a bench not far from where I was standing. It seemed to be here where most people came early in the morning if they weren’t sleeping.

I walked past a stand of newspapers, busy examining all the different stores, where they sold food, desserts, clothing and lots of other things.

“Hey, Robert,” I heard Ethan. “They’re still posting up news about the kid who died in that explosion:

Robert sighed “If you still think this has to do with the girl, you are wrong”

“But they even say that the cause of the explosion hasn’t been identified.”

I hear Alexis gasp and I turn around to see what cute clothes or accessories she must have found, but instead I find her snatching the newspaper from Ethan’s hands

“Oh my god, they’re still talking about it” she says, reading over the article.

“What, you know about it?” Ethan asked

“I knew him” she turns to me “He was Liz’s boyfriend, Max’

Both guys turn to me and I could feel what was coming from Alexis’ lips.

“He’s dead because she caused that explosion.She killed him."


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This is part of chapter 3, which I'm almost finished with

Chapter 3 The Voice

[Liz's P.O.V.]

"What are you talking about?" Robert asked Alexis.

"She killed him. Just ask her" She glared at me "Come on Liz, tell them exactly how-"

Ethan interrupted "Seriously, just get off her case. First you try to blame her of all those accidents that happened to you during practice and now you say that she killed her own boyfriend?"

She looked at him "Don't believe me. But I know it was her fault. Everything that happened was her fault..."

I was just standing there listening to them. I couldn't say anything. Everything Alexis was saying could be true, and I was responsible for his death. How could I possibly know? I had no memory of that day. How is that possible, you may ask? I have no idea, but she was there when it happened, so everything she was saying must be true.

I clenched my hands into fists. But why was she telling them? The whole reason we came here was to forget everything I did-- or might have done, and it seemed to me that I might have done a lot of things. But every time she tells me about it, I don't remember. Its like my mind doesn't want me to remember it. And then I start getting these headaches that tell me that I better stop trying to remember.

Maybe she is inventing all those things. But that didn't explain the things I remember doing, like making the whole gym collapse when they were practicing, or making things fly in a classroom when I just couldn't take what they were calling me. A witch. Really, is there something like that in this world. Maybe it was better that they dropped the W and add the B. At least that existed in this world.

Someone snapped their fingers in front of my face. I blinked a couple of times.

"Daydreaming are we?" She asked me. "Or maybe your just remembering how you killed him in that explosion..." she continue rambling on but I wasn't listening to her anymore. Anger was building inside me.

How could she tell me all these things in front of Robert and Ethan? And probably all the other people that were staring. It was like she wanted me to look bad in front of them. In fact, she was succeeding in her master plan.

Don't let her win. She was taking him away from you that day. And now the only friends you've had so far are taking her side...

No they're not. I looked at them Ethan was holding Alexis arm, trying to stop her from slapping me. Robert seemed to be by my side, telling me something but the only voice I heard was the girl in my head.

Do you think she's going to stop here. She wanted Max to herself since the beginning. She was winning there too but you showed up. Except it wasn't her that was stuck in the house but him. Really, you killed him instead of her. You wanted to kill her.

I killed him..... But i wanted to kill her....

She's always taking everything you ever loved, everything for herself. She's the one your parents love..

She's the favorite. My parents love her.

You just need to make her suffer for all those times she laughed at you.

Make her suffer.....
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Dun dun dun... whats going to happen next? :OO


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[Robert's P.O.V.]

"Hey, Liz" I shook her gently but she continue to stare at nothing.

I sighed. This must really be hard for her. Her own sister was accusing her of killing her own boyfriend. But why would she kill him? In fact, there is no way she could have killed him. There are many reasons of how the explosion was created.

"Let go of me!" Alexis continued, trying to free her arm from Ethan's grasp

"You just wanted to slap her. Can't you understand what she's going through after you keep telling her she caused that explosion" His voice seemed to be rising every second.

People were gathering around, trying to see what the commotion was about.

She was about to knee him but he stopped her. "Urgh, let me go"

"Could you be less violent. Your going to get hurt"

"Liz" I insisted again. "Come on, I think I need to take you home" I said getting her arm gently and trying to move her. Except she didn't. In fact I couldn't even move her arm a little and I was stronger than anyone around. She just stayed there in place.

I was about to carry her in my arms when i heard Alexis' scream.

"Ahh" she screamed in pain. She dropped to the floor while Ethan stared at her still holding her arm.

"Alexis?" He asked.

She wrapped her arm around herself, trying to hold herself together.

Both Ethan and I stared at her. She looked in extreme pain but why all of a sudden?

Ethan quickly picked her up "Come on, lets take her home. Mom will know what to do" He looked at Liz before starting to run home.

I try to pick her up again and this time I easily could. I started after them.

While running, I glanced at Liz in my arms. She had her eyes shut tightly and I had the feeling it wasn't because of the ride. It was like if she was asleep, having a nightmare and she couldn't wake up.

I got home and went inside to find Alexis lying on the couch, taking deep breaths, while Ethan sat next to her and mom coming in to the room.

"How are you feeling?" she asked her.

"Better" she said sitting up "My head stopped hurting at least."

I placed Liz on the other couch and stare at her. She still didn't open her eyes. She did look like she was asleep, having a nightmare. I shook her again. "Liz, are you ok?"

Ethan was on her side in an instant. "Is she asleep? How the hell did she fall asleep while you were carrying her? Did she faint, Robert if you did something to her-" He stopped when he saw her move.

She mumbled something and all I could catch was 'voice.'

"Is it normal for people to fall asleep while being carried?" He whispered.

I frowned and smacked his head.

"Ow, what's that for?"

"For asking stupid questions" I leave him and go to where Alexis is. I sit next to her. "Better?"

"Better" she smiled at me.

"What was that about anyways?"

She shrugged, "Probably someone doing witchcraft on me"

"Someone?"

"Yes someone.... I hate her" she frowned and crossed her arms over her chest.

"Why, she didn't do anything to you, she's your sister"

"She's always taking away the things that I want. Everyone likes her better than me. I hate her!" She got up and ran outside.

I got up after her and saw her go into her house. I stopped and turned back. She needed to be alone right now. At least to get things straight.

My mom is standing next to Liz, who seemed to be waking up. i walk to where they are at.

"How are you feeling, sweetheart?" my mom asked her.

I raised an eyebrow. That had been the same question she had asked Alexis but her tone was different. Right now, it sounded like she truly cared. Don't get me wrong, my mom cared about everyone, but somehow, she sounded much nicer with Liz than with Alexis.

Liz looked around realizing she wasn't outside anymore."ok," she answered my mom "what happened?" she turned to us.

Ethan beat me to answer "You sort of fainted I guess, you probably couldn't take everything Alexis was saying."

At the mention of her name, she winced, remembering all the things she told her.

"But its not true" Ethan quickly said "She just said those things to upset you."

"Where is she?"

"She left home"

She started standing up.

"Uh, I think you better leave her alone for a while. She was mad when she left" I said

"She was?"

"Isn't Liz the one supposed to be mad?" Ethan asked.

"I guess she is, but in the meantime, don't push her"

She frowned "Why was she mad?"

I stayed quiet. I didn't want to tell her what Alexis had been yelling before she left. She hated her, she'll be crushed if I told her that.

Ethan answered "She wasn't mad as you call mad, she just wasn't feeling good. She kinda got a major headache, you can say"

"Robert said she was mad."

I sighed "Yeah, she was, but she left without saying why."

"That means you better stay here until we figure out why and we know she won't attack you again. Or try to attack you" Ethan said.

"She attacked me? When?" She asked confused.

"Tried to. I stopped her of course." He said

"When?" She asked again

"When she uh told you about Max"

She thought for a moment. "I don't remember her trying to attack me."

"Well, you were sort of out of it at that point." I told her."You didn't seem to notice anything around you."

"You better take things lightly" my mom told her. "I don't even know what happen between you and your sister but I don't think it was good considering you fainted and she tried to attack you, then she was yelling how much she hated you before she left"

I stared at my mom in disbelief. She did not just say that.

"She hates me" Liz was able to whisper.

"Mom!" I heard both Ethan and me say.

"Boys, she has to know what type of sister she has. I'm sorry" she put her hand on her shoulder, "But its better if you know."

Liz nodded.

Mom stood up "I'll go make something to eat." She said before walking into the kitchen.

I turn back to look at Liz. She sees me staring and tries to smile but fails totally.

"Don't be-" I start but Ethan cuts in "Lets forget everything she said."

She tried to smiled and this time, it was a more realistic one

"I'll try, but it seems like I can't even remember how everything started"

"You mean when she started talking about Max and the explosion?"

She nodded, "Yeah, my parents tell me I have short term memory, but its weird how there are things I don't remember, and others I could remember like if they happened just yesterday."

"Very weird." He smiled at her.

I frowned. Ethan was getting very friendly with her. Ok he was a friendly guy but he was always flirting with all the girls. But somehow I felt him different right now. Hmm it could be because she wasn't feeling good, who knows.

"Ok Ethan" I said passing a hand in front of his face, making him blink a couple of times. "Enough with the drooling. Lets go see what mom has made for breakfast 'cause I'm starving" i said heading over to the kitchen.

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[Liz P.O.V.]

Ethan stood up from sitting next to me. "You want to eat something?" he asked me.

I shrugged, "Ok" I said standing up and following him into the kitchen.

I just found out that my sister hated me. Wow, really, I guess I kind of knew she didn't like me but hate me? That went beyond measures. What did I ever do to her? Wait... there was that incident during their practice.. yeah maybe that....

No, I don't think it's that. In fact, I don't think it has anything to do with the 'accidents' that have happened to her because of me. There's something more.

Oh, a lot more, and you need to find out. She's planning something against you.

Against me? Well, she does hate me, doesn't she...

She does, and you hate her too.

I hate-

"Watch where your going" a voice said in back me.

I blinked a couple of times and stopped before I crashed into a wall.

I heard Ethan chuckle.

."What are you thinking so hard about that you forget to watch where your going?" he asked

"Oh I was just thinking of..." I trailed of. I tried remembering but somehow I couldn't "I don't remember"

He grew serious. "It's about Alexis right? "

My head started to hurt, "I don't know, I can't remember" I said again.

He shook his head. "I guess I'm the one that told you to forget what she told you so I dont blame you for it" he smiled. "Let's go eat"

I smiled at him and we both went into the kitchen where his mom was making breakfast.

The rest of the day seemed to pass fast. When ever I felt sad about what Alexis had said, Ethan would try to cheer me up. I was starting to like him a lot. He was nice and friendly and he really looked like he cared. He was funny and he would make a joke out of anything. Robert was nice to me too. Not as funny as Ethan but still funny enough. Combine both of them and you have the best cheering up team I could ever asked for.

And even though I just met them today, I knew i could count on them. Maybe I could even tell them about how I caused the accidents Alexis was talking about... or at least try to tell them 'cause I didn't know how exactly I made them happen. But if they ask if i caused that explosion where Max died.... I didn't know for sure if it was me. It might have been me and that's why I couldn't remember anything.

Or maybe I was being possesed? Yeah right, like that really happens....

No, its just me telling you what to do......

I turned to look at the guys.They were both busy looking for a soccer ball because they wanted to 'teach' me how to play. I frowned. They didn't seem to have said anything.

Then, who did?

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Chapter 4
Slumber over the colors of autumn

Liz's POV

Ever since what happened on Saturday, Alexis had been avoiding me. She has even gone to the extreme measures of asking my parents if she could sleep in another room for the moment. I had no idea which room she planned to sleep in since this house only consisted of two rooms but it surprised me when she said she would like to make the attic a room.

The attic? She actually wanted to sleep in there. Alexis, the one who's scared of spiders and the dark, the one who would not go to school when it was raining because it would ruined her hair, the one who has to have everything in order and not a single speck of dust, wants to sleep in the attic?

My parents were shocked at what she had just proposed. We were all downstairs in the living room after dinner when she had appeared in front of them, and I say appeared because she had excused herself from dinner.

"Hmm honey?” My mom stared at her, her green eyes concerned, “Are you coming down with a cold or something?” she asked as she touched Alexis’ forehead.

“I’m not,” Alexis answered. “I just want my own room here too” she said.

“But you can sleep with your sister” my dad told her, “We don’t have enough rooms so you could have your own”

“That’s why the attic could become my room” she insisted, “Its big isn’t it? And I really need a big room because I have lots of stuff. There’s a window there too, in fact there’s two, I went up there earlier and there's one hidden by some boxes, and the view is just amazing” She said trying to convince them.

“But honey,” my mom said still unsure, “Do you really want to sleep there? I mean, there might be spi-“

Alexis cut in “No mom, don’t say about the spiders, I know I could handle them myself. Besides, I'm bigger than them so they should be scared of me instead of the other way around” she used the same words my dad always told her about not being scared of them.

“I don’t like this” my dad said as he began pacing around the room.

I didn’t like this either. Alexis sleeping in the attic just because she didn’t want to see me or talk to me? She really hates me then. But were sisters, why does she hate me? I know I might not look like her or like the same things as her but that’s no reason to hate me.

I already discarded the possibility of her hating me because of the accidents. That somehow didn’t seem right.

My dad began pacing in front of where I was sitting in one of the many boxes that where still left to be unpacked. Both him and me were in deep thought that he didn’t notice my outstretched legs and I didn’t notice where he was pacing that he tripped over me.

“I'm sorry dad” I quickly got up and helped him. “I was just thinking and didn’t…” I trailed off watching how Alexis just glared at me.

“Its ok Liz,” my dad reassured me, shaking off dust from himself, “I wasn’t looking where I was going”

“Hmm Liz” my mom starts, ”How about if you’re the one that sleeps in the attic?”

I stared at her. “Me?”

She smiled and nodded.

“No, Annabel” my dad said sternly using my mom’s full name instead of just Anna. “We already decided that the girls should sleep in the same room” he gives her the we-already-talked-about-this look.

“Yes I know” she said, “But I really don’t think Alexis could sleep up there. She’s terribly afraid of-“

Alexis cleared her throat “I already said I can take care of the spiders”

“But why do you want to sleep up there?” My dad asked “Why not in the same room with your sister?”

Alexis was beginning to start a fight when I said “It’s ok, I’ll sleep in the attic”

My dad just shook his head “No Lizeth” he looked at me

“Ok then” Alexis said with a smile “I’ll take the room and she takes the attic.” And with that, she heads upstairs, taking two steps at a time and slams the door to her room.

I couldn’t believe it. She had just set this all up so that I would be the one in the attic.

“Alexis!” My dad yelled after her.

“Sam” My mom called him. “Let’s just leave this as it is” she told him. “She never intended to sleep in the attic after all.” She looked at me. “Are you sure you want to sleep up there?”

I looked at her confused. At first she was the one saying that I should be the one to sleep there and now she’s asking if I want to, like if I’m the one begging for it. I sighed and just say “Yes” After all, there’s no way Alexis would open that door for me unless is to take out whatever little things I have in there.

My dad just looks at me worried and I give him a reassuring smile. I’ll be ok. Besides, there’s nothing scary about sleeping in an attic.

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It didn’t take long to move my things up to the attic. The reason: I didn't have many things to begin with. What would be a problem though would be the bed since we didn't know how we were going to fit it through the attic door.

"I don't really think you should be doing this" my dad told me as he was finallyable to fit the bed

"Its ok dad" I assured him. "I actually don't mind" I smiled as I placed some boxes on the wooden floor.

He gave me a stern look and patted my shoulder."I don’t want you doing something you don’t feel comfortable with."

" I'm sure of this dad"I assured him again.

After we finished putting the basic things in order, my dad left downstairs. I looked around my new "room". It really didn’t look that bad. It was big, that’s a plus, all my stuff could just fit in one half of the room. That meant I would have more space for other things, not just cram them all in one place.

I sat down on my bed. The floor didn’t even creak like in would if we were at my old house. I was actually liking this. I would also get some time to be alone, like how I wanted it last time, when Robert and his brothers first came to introduce themselves.

I looked out one of the window. I slowly opened it and rested my elbows on the frame. The breeze touched my face and made my hair blowand I sighed happy that I was able to feel the warm breeze now that autumnhad come. It felt so peaceful right now, watching the moon rise to its place in the clear sky.

If only it were like this between Alexis and me, no more fighting, just enjoying ourselves and having fun together. But I knew that would only happen in my dreams.

There was a movement on the nearby house and I realized that I was staring at Roberts house. I slowly straighten myself. I didn’t want them to think that I was looking for them or anything like that. They might think something else, like maybe I liked one of them. Ok I liked them as friends, but nothing more. I already love someone, even if that someone is dead. But I would never forget him.

I started closing the window when I noticed something, someone to be more exact.

Sitting in the darkness, almost completely hidden by the shadows of the night, was Ethan. I didn't know what he was doing outside, but he seemed to be in deep thought, staring at something in particular.

I looked away, pretending not to notice him. Maybe he was staring at something else and he hadn't noticed me here. But as I looked through the side of my eye, and felt my cheeks heat up a little, I knew he was looking at me. I took a deep breath and tried not turning red. I slowly closed the window and let myself slide on the wall and sit on the floor below it. How long had he been there? I was only standing there for a little not even two minutes. I never noticed him coming out. Maybe he was already there before and since he was sitting in the dark I didn't see him at first.

I decided to let this out of my head and got ready for bed. I pretended I didn’t know Ethan was outside and started organizing my room for the night, but with whatever I tried, I still had the sense of being watched. I groan softly because I knew this feeling was not going to let me sleep at all. Even after I put up some curtains, that uneasy feeling was still looming inside me.

I couldn’t take it anymore so I went back and opened the window looking for him. Even if I didn't talk to him right now he had to know he was making me uncomfortable. But when I looked at the spot where he was at, he wasn’t there anymore. I looked around but he wasn't outside where I could see him. I frowned. When had he left? I mean, not that I wanted him to be there staring up here but all this time I thought he was there when he wasn’t at all.

I closed back the window, shut the curtains and climbed on my bed, shutting the light on my way. I fell asleep in an instant.

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"Come on, please" I heard Alexis beg.

After finishing all my chores for the day, I had come up to "my room" again to listen to music, but when I saw Alexis run outside when Robert had come to school, Ethan with him, I just lowered it a little until I completely turned it off. The thing is, I was curious to what she was going to tell them, maybe about me. But as it turned out, she was pleading for them to show her around town again. But Ethan had clearly said no because they had other stuff to do.

"I'm sorry Alexis," Robert said more politely than Ethan, "But we really do need to do other things.

I could just imagine the frown of her face, and then how it would change into a pleading one "Please, please…. Ethan" her voice got serious, "Why don’t you do what ever Robert has to do so he could come with me and in exchange I'll tell you all about Liz. I know you like her."

I felt my cheeks heat up. Ethan liked me…. Nah. He was just nice to me, but that’s all, he wouldn’t like me.

"Well.. She's cute and- " he suddenly stopped himself, "Why?so you can talk bad about her again? Forget it" He walked away.

"Fine, be like that, and here I was going to tell you…." she mumbled the rest I couldn’t hear.

I heard Robert sigh "Lets go Alexis, I'll take you where ever you want"

"Really?" her face must be light up. "Awe thank you, thank you" her voice was muffled, as if she just hugged him. "Ok lets go, my mom said there was a park around here someplace and that it look really pretty and that it was perfect for…" her voice faded away as they walked further.

I stood up from my hiding place under the window and looked outside. Alexis was holding his hand as she lead himto where this park was. I sighed. She really didn’t have a limit did she. She was like this with every single guy, I'm surprised she doesn’t do this with any of Roberts brothers. I guess she really must like him then. Just like she liked Max.

I stopped myself and shut the window, making the images of Max disappear from my mind. I didn’t want to think of that time in my life, and most importantly, how is it that he died.

I went downstairs instead. Since Alexia had left and my parents were at work today, that left me all alone at home.

Wow huh? I could have so much fun right? Not. I had no idea what to do. I didn't have any friends so I couldn’t invite them over, and the neighbors... well that was something else. The only one around my age was Robert and Alexis had dragged him I don’t know where. And Ethan, well I had no idea how I was going to act with him now that Alexis had made it awkward for me with the whole Ethan-likes-me. Its probably not true but it still feels weird.

I sat down in the sofa, getting the remote and going through the channels to see if something interest me. Oh look a cooking show. Maybe I could learn how to make an excellent dinner and become a professional chef with the white hat thing or however its called... I changed the channel. Cartoons, soap operas, commercials, guy talking nonsense about a product that helps your hair grow, more commercials. I turned off the T.V. and threw the remote in frustration. I just didn’t know what to do, or even how to have fun. That’s how boring I was. No wonder Alexis always complained and didn’t like me.

I sat there for a while, crossing my feet, uncrossing them. Laying down, sitting up. Until I got up and decided to go upstairs to listen to music instead. I was halfway up when the doorbell rang.I turned back, dragging my feet on the steps. Probably Alexis that forgot her keys. I went down, opening the door and revealing Ethan. I stopped.

"Hey" He said

"Um Hello"

"I was just wondering if you wanted to go somewhere with me. I mean, Robert went with Alexis to the park and they didn’t invite you so I thought you would want to go somewhere 'cause you might be bored." He smiled.

"UmI don't know, I'm the only one in the house and I have to take care of it and Alexis might not have keys" I shut my mouth realizing I was just giving him excuses. "Um where are we going?" I asked. I was bored here and besides, I had to act normal with him. He didn’t like me, just as a friend so I should act normal.

He shrugged. "I was thinking of a place I know of. Not far from here."

"Eh, alright, just give me a minute to get my things" I had turned away whiled talking.

"Oh come in." I quickly told him after realizing I've left him there standing.

He came in after me and I lead him to the living room. "Eh, I'll be right back" I told him, quickly leaving the room and going upstairs, tripping on the first two steps. I grabbed hold of the railing before I fell face first on the steps.

Someone had grabbed hold of me as well.

"You alright?" Ethan asked me, still steading me by my waist.

I nodded, "Yeah, sorry, a bit clumsy" I said. I didn’t turn to look at him because I already felt my cheeks warm.

"Ok" he let go off me. ''I'll just wait for you here then."

"Yeah.." I said, going up to my room more calmly.I made it to the second floor and turned back. He was still standing there watching me. I smiled at him and quickly went to the other set of stairs that would lead me to the attic.

I went in, closed the door and pressed my back to it. Why was I so nervous? He was just being nice because I was lonely here. Yes very bored, so it was a good thing he came. I sighed. This is just something normal. He's just being friendly.

I repeated those words over and over as I went looking for my stuff: my cell phone and keys and some money. I got a glance of myself in my wardrobe mirror. Ugh my hair is just a mess, I can never do anything with it. I quickly brushed it, making it at least manageable. I found all my stuff, look at myself in the mirror one last time and headed to the door, trying to calm myself. Its ok Liz. This doesn't mean anything. He's just your friend. Its not a date….

It’s a date! Why does my mind always find ways to make me even more nervous than before. But I really shouldn't be nervous. I didn’t like him like that, he was just a friendly, kind person that wanted to take me out somewhere because I was bored.

Sort of like a date…

I ignore the weird sensation I was feeling inside me and took a deep breath, opening the door.

Ethan wasn't standing by the stairs when I went down. Instead he was looking out the window staring at something.He was holding open the curtain with one of his hands while he used the other for support on the window frame. He didn’t have his back to me but he didn’t seem to notice my arrival.

I noticed how the tilted sunlight touched his perfectly shaped face. His midnight black hair seemed to shine as this same light touched the part that tumbled over his forehead. He wasn’t smiling, but his black eyes seemed to be smiling for him, as if he didn’t want to show that he was happy but his eyes betrayed him.

I was too engrossed in all of his features that I didn’t notice when he had turned his face to look at me. He just stood there staring at me while I stared at him. It was when he let the curtain fall back into place that I snapped out of it and realize that he had turned completely towards me.

I blushed, "Oh- I'm ready, I-Ijust, I was just- " I stutter turning even more red.

He laughed, "It's ok, I'm used to having girls checking me out"

"I was not-" my face must be like a tomato at this point, so instead I just shut up and looked away.

He chuckled. "Alright. Shall we go then?" He gestured towards the door.

I nodded and walked towards the door with him behind me.

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Roberts P.O.V.

Alexis frowned as we came near the park. Apparently, the park wasn’t what she expected or what her mom had told her.

"It's just grass everywhere. No swings, no pretty flowers planted and just that one tree in the corner." she complained, pointing to the Willow tree near the lake.

I raised and eyebrow. "It is a small park, and its mostly used to play sports. And what makes it a good place to hang out is that tree in the corner." I mimicked her voice. "That tree's been there for a long time and I can assure you that most people in town have a memory of that tree."

"What's so special about a tree" she asked crossing her arms and just staring at it. "It's just a tree"

I laughed, "Well, a lot of people believe that if you bring the person you like to this tree in particular, they would see how special you are. No guarantees that they would love you back, but see you with different eyes."

This seemed toconsider things again. "So is it really true?" she asked me with a spark in her eyes.

I shrugged, "I don't really believe in all those myths and fantasy stories" I told her.

"What's your memory of that tree?" she asked.

I shrugged again. Actually mine wasn’t a good one. My family has a very different myth about this tree in particular. It is said supposedly that this tree can bring your inner most true personality out. For me, it was my werewolf heritage. It was here that I first changed into a werewolf. None of my brothers went through this. They all changed when their time was right. But I was the only one that changed a year too early. My brothers changed at the age of 18, I did when I was about to turn 17. And it was in this particular place that it happened.

It was at night and my parents were away for a vacation after Ethan had suggested for them to do. Being the parents of werewolves must be really though on them so they needed a break. To be honest, he only did this for a girl, who he had told that he lived on his own and who knows what he had said. Yeah, what Ethan gets into. So, my parents went on vacation, Ethan paid us a good couple of bucks to get out of the house and wallah, the house was his. Well, I guess he wanted to impress the girl, even though I could think of many other things he wanted too. We headed to this park because he didn’t want us anywhere near the house and my brothers were saying that it would be good to do a prank on him and show up saying he didn’t even live there and he had just broke in. We sat under the tree, laughing so hard about many ways to show up.I was the one sitting nearest to the tree so I rested my back to it and that when it happened. I started feeling different, not like myself at all and in just a moment, pain went all over through me. I didn’t know what was happening to me until Matt said I was changing. I didn’t understand what it meant, I just turned seventeen and I was changing. That explained the pain I felt in my back and muscles, because my body was not ready for the change.

"Robert?" Alexis touched my arm, her touch bringing me back from the horrible memory.

"Huh, oh my brothers and I used to always come here when we were small. And well, mostly to bring girlfriends you know. Its best known for that anyways." To humans that is.

My parents believed that I was meant to be a werewolf, not just because it was in my blood, but because I was the one destined to capture the one we are looking for. And me changing might just mean I’ll meet her in any moment.

Alexis nudged my stomach, "How many girls have you brought here."

I smiled, "Not many."

"And how many girls have brought you here?"

This time I chuckled, "Enough for me to know the myth is wrong."

She frowned, "But how do you know. Maybe the next one would be the one."

"I'm pretty sure I'll know. Tree or no tree" I smiled, "But if you want to see other trees, or maybe a better scenery, I can take you there." This was mostly where we trained. A small forest not far from our house. I could actually consider it our backyard since it literally five minutes away from it.

She frowned, "But I like this tree." she complain. "we should go sit there." she smiled.

I laughed, "Nope, I already told you I don’t believe that. Come on, lets go."

Frowning, she followed me.

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Liz P.O.V.

"So exactly what is there to see here?" I asked Ethan as we went along the small path in back of his house.

"It’s a small forest that's around here." He told me keeping pace with me.

The path had become hard to walk on as stones and rocks covered most of it. I kept watching my feet so I would avoid tripping but Ethan was walking normally and if it weren't for me, I would say he could walk faster than this pace. I took a quick glance at him to discover he was looking at me.

"Umm" I looked back down blushing. "How long have you guys been living here?" I asked, sating whatever came to mind at the moment. This blushing ever time he looked at me had to stop. Just because I thought he liked me.

"This has actually been the place where we had lived the most." he said. "Wemoved a lot." He explained. "Part of my dad's job. Works for a company that constantly sends him to different states in the country. We've been here for abouta year already. My mom doesn’t want to move anymore. Says she likes it here because its peaceful but my dad says it won't be long before we move again."

"Oh" was all I could say at the moment. I guess they had it hard. Always moving and sometimes not having the opportunity to make friends.

"Why did you guys come here?" He asked. "Was it because of that accident?"

I didn’t say anything. He took that as a yes.

"Well I don’t want to move either. Like mom said, it is peaceful here."

I nodded and continue walking, watching every step so I wouldn’t trip and get myself hurt. The path had started getting surrounded by trees, blocking the suns rays as we walked further.

"And there's a forest right in back of our house. That’s probably the best thing."

"Yeah, probably someplace else doesn’t had it and the ability to get lost in it." I joked as I turned to look back and finding that all the trees looked the same. If I were alone, I'd probably wouldn’t be able to get out for the rest of my life since the path had disappeared as we got deeper in.

He chuckled. "I know this forest very good, so the chances of getting lost are very slim."

"For you but not for me."

"If you do get lost, just call my name, I'll hear it."

I smiled. "Really? You'd have to have super hearing or something because we're pretty far from your house of mine."

He gave me a smiled "You never know, I might be able to hear you from even farther places than this."

I laughed. "Now you think your some kind of vampire or some thing?"

He grinned. "Nah, not a vampire, maybe something better. Like a wolf."

I rolled my eyes, smiling. "Werewolf. I'd sure would like to see that."

He chuckled. "I don't think your able to."

"Since your not a werewolf, I won't be able to."

"No, because my dad won't allow it."

I laughed. "Yeah right, your dad. In that case, I'm a scary vampire whose come to drain the whole town of their blood and get away with it if the werewolf doesn't appear. Now can I see you in wolf form?"

Now it was his turned to laugh. "This is not like that one book twilight. Werewolves don't always have to be after vampires."

"Then what are they after?" I asked, as I saw sunlight starting to stream through the branches of the trees.

"You figure it out." Was all he told me before both of us stepping out to the clearing.

The clearing was filled with fallen autumn leaves, making a crisp, crunching sound as we walked on them. Some of the trees around had lost their leaves but others still held them, making the sight beautiful as I admire the colorful landscape.

"Is it always like this. In the autumn I mean. There's so much color." I looked around.

"And the leaves." I said as I bend down to get a bunch and let them fall back to the ground slowly.

"Yeah, that’s how it's been." He said looking around, staring at the dancing leaves in the air as they approach the ground.

I stand up again and admire the colors twirling in the air. I've never been to a place like this. I've lived in the city before and I would never see anything close to this.

"This is beautiful." I whispered to myself.

"Yeah, it is." He said walking to an end of the field and sitting down on the leaves, making a crunching sound.

I walk to where he is and sit next to him. "Are you the only one that knows of this place?"

"No, all my family knows about it. This is where we're mostly at if you can't find us anywhere else. This is kind of where we… work you can say." He struggled with the last words, as if he couldn't say them but did anyways.

"Work? Like what?" I asked him.

"Family related." He simply answered, laying down on the leaves with his arms crossed behind his head, admiring the trees above us that covered us from the sun.

"Oh.."

There was silence after that. I hugged my knees, letting the cool autumn breeze blow my hair in my face. I closed my eyes and enjoyed it, the breeze and the silence, it felt relaxing.

I heard Ethan sigh.

I could hear some birds chirping in the distance. And if I wasn’t mistaken there must be a lake or river nearby because I could hear the water rushing past.

I felt a tickling touch on my arm and I opened my eyes to find a butterfly roaming around me. I smiled and watched as it traveled from around me to rest on Ethan's stomach. He felt the light landing of it and opened his eyes. He looked at me and then at the small winged creature at his stomach and smiled as he watched it fly back to me, take another roam around me and then fly back to the sky.

I heard him mumble something close to "feeling" but when I asked him about it, he told me he hadn't said anything.

I rolled my eyes. "But I heard you say something."

"Your just hearing things, probably trying to be as cool as me, since I could hear everything." He said laying back down and closing his eyes.

I stared at him and feeling my eyes on him, he opened his. "What?" He asked.

I just shook my head. "Nothing." I mumbled and laid down as well. Even though the trees covered most of the sun that might hit us, I could still feel the warmness of the sun, combined with the coolness of the air. I sighed. I could get used to this.

"I saw you yesterday." He said. "Up in your attic. Are you staying up there?" He asked me.

I blushed. He had seen me. "Um well, yeah kind of."

"I thought you said you and Alexis shared a room?"

"Yeah we did, until yesterday."

"She's still on your case?"

"Yeah... I think it's gotten worse."

"I don't get Alexis. She has this amazing sister and she doesn't value her-"

"I'm not that amazing you know." I cut in. "I'm nothing to amazing, just a normal person."

"No, your-" He stopped before saying what he was going to say. "Anyways, you guys should be attached to each other, you know like sisters. Do everything together."

"It just doesn't work that way with her." I said. "And honestly, I don't understand her either." Like the fact that she hates me.

He sighed. "Girls are always hard to understand."

I looked at the sky above us, the clouds moving at a slow pace. Memories of him flowing over my mind. "Not all girls.." I whispered. Not you...he had told me. I closed my eyes and in that instant, i could feel him with me, his smile, his eyes, his smell, everything. It was as if he were laying down next to me instead of Ethan. You're very easy to understand. I can see what you really mean just by the look in your eyes. The sincerity, your determination, everything. Everything that you've left unsaid can be understood just by one look in your eyes...

"Not you." I heard Ethan say. I quickly opened my eyes and sat up, looking at him. He looked surprised.

"What did you say?" I asked him.

"I meant your easy to understand." he said sitting up. "I didnt mean it the other way around."

I stared at him for a while. His deep dark eyes never leaving mine, and for I moment, I say them. His warm, hazel eyes before turning to black again. I looked away.

"Hey, I didn't mean it in a bad way." He said, in a very sincere tone.

"I know, its just... you're not the first person to tell me that." I whispered.

He must've understood because he kept quite after that.

I laid back down, closing my eyes. The silence that followed wasn't like the one from before. This silence was an awkward silence, one where you just couldn't find the words to make things better after messing up.

I heard him cleared his throat. "I was just thinking. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad if you saw my wolf form." He said, trying to distract me from what had happened.

"I don't want to get you in trouble." I simply said.

"Nah, it won't be that bad. Just an eternal punishment of hard labor and starvation from my parents side."

I smiled, "Yeah, that's not that bad." I said looking at him.

He saw me smiled and smiled himself. "Anything for you, my darling."

I know i should have blushed, but instead, I felt myself giggling like a little girl at his comments and his compliments towards me, because he said a lot of stuff, a lot that just send a strange feeling inside me that I couldn't quite place. And every time he smiled, I felt the need to smile back, because truth was, I liked being next to Ethan. He seemed to get my happiness going, like how a sunny day can brighten anyone's mood.

And after a good couple of laughs, getting covered in leaves, and not to mention jumping on leaves, I forgot about him for a moment and just let myself be happy with what was happening.

"Look, see" I showed him the crown I was weaving from the only flowers, daisies, that we've found. "My mom used to always make some of these for us." I finished with the last flower. "Its not that hard. I told you I knew how."

He got one of the flowers that hadn't been used and examined it. "It looks pretty hard to me. How could you make that with just these. I think building an airplane is much easier."

I laughed. "Yeah right." I threw him some leaves and he frowned. "I'm serious" He said.

"Well I guess only a girl can make them." I said placing the crown on my head. Perfect fit.

He smiled. "You look like a little girl like that."

I smiled. "That's because I am a little girl." I told him, sending some leaves flying into the air towards him.

He laughed. "Yeah, yeah. What ever you say."

I smiled and then to my surprise, I let out a yawn.

He laughed again. "Looks like its nap time for the little girl."

"Shut up." I said throwing him the flowers. He laughed even more but laid down. I laid down next to him.

"You know" He started. "A nap doesn't feel like a bad idea right now."

"Yeah, maybe we should go back already." I said.

"No, I'll like my nap here." He said suppressing a yawn.

"But it's gong to get dark soon." I said.

"And when I wake up, I'll be able to see the stars."

I considered that, but then had another thought. "What if there's some animals that come to eat us."

He let out a laughter that could probably be hear all the way to our houses. "Didn't I tell you I was the wolf here. The animals are afraid of me. Not the other way around."

I rolled my eyes. "Again with the wolf thing."

He chuckled. "Yup, again."

I smiled, closing my eyes. The sound of the birds chirping being replaced with Ethan's steady breathing. I sighed. I couldn't remember the last time recently that I had laughed so much. I could, however remember the times where he was here to make me laugh. But instead of being sad about his absence, I realized that he would want me to move on and not always be sad about him not being with me physically, 'cause I know he will always be in my heart.

As I started to doze off, I felt the lightest of pressures on my forehead.


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Liz's P.O.V.

Something was buzzing next to me. I frowned, I didn’t have school yet, why did I put an alarm this early. I didn’t even put an alarm. I groan and turned to my side, my arm finding something hard on the way. I didn’t take notice of this for a while, probably I just left my guitar on the bed before falling asleep. But as time passed, and as the buzzing stopped and resumed again, I realized that what ever the thing my arm was over, was going smoothly up and down, as if it were breathing.

As my senses came through, I notice that there was a breeze coming in. Did I leave my window open?

Something warm touch my hand and that’s when I remembered who I was with.

I opened my eyes and found myself lying next to Ethan, in fact very close to him. My head was almost resting on his chest and he had his hand on top of mine.

I quickly yanked it away and sat up, scrambling a little farther from him.

"I'm sorry." I apologized. I ran my fingers through my hair, realizing I still had the crown of flowers. I took it off.

He sat up, giving me a smile. "It's okay. You seemed to be enjoying it."

I felt my cheeks hot. "Eh, sorry, I just… how long did I sleep?" I asked him as I saw the sky. It was pretty dark already.

"An hour or two." He shrugged.

Then I heard that buzzing sound again, which turned out to be my phone. I reached for it and saw that it was my parents.

"Hello," I answered

"Where are you young lady? How come you didn’t answer until now?" My mom's voice came out from the receiver that I pulled the phone away from my ear a little.

"Sorry mom, I'm just with a friend right now." I explained.

"Have you seen the time. Its nearly ten." She shriek. "Who's this friend your talking about?"

"T-Ten?" I checked the time. Yup, 9:46 p.m. I thought Ethan said it was only an hour or two. "Oh sorry, I didn’t check it before, I'll go how right now-"

"You better get home this instant." And with that she hung up.

I sighed.

"Are you in trouble?" Ethan asked me

"Um kinda?" It came out as a question.

He got up and offered me his hand. I took it and he helped me up. I brushed myself from the leaves that still clung to me.

"I'm sorry. I should have woke you." He said, taking a leaf off my hair. "Lets go. I'll take you home." He smiled.

I nodded and we started walking. I walked behind him since I didn't know which direction we came from. I could see clearly under the moonlight when we were leaving the field, but once we entered the forest, I could only see darkness. I started walking faster, trying to be right behind him, and I stretched my arm to brush my hand against his back to feel exactly where he was.

When I found him, I held on to his shirt. He slowed down for a moment.

"Sorry, I forgot you couldn’t see where you were going." He took my hand from his back and held it. "This should be better."

"Um yeah, thanks." I said, blushing a little.

He started walking again, taking the lead. I followed him carefully, aware of how warm his hand was around mine. I started thinking of what Alexis had said earlier, about him liking me. Could it be true? But, I've only known him for almost a week, hardly any time to like someone, right?

Besides, he's nineteen, I'm seventeen. He's two years older than me. He might just see me as a little girl, because, well I'm not legally an adult yet. He had said it to me earlier, that I looked like a little girl. And he probably had a girlfriend, so what Alexis said was impossible, and anyway he's just a friend, nothing more so I shouldn't be worried about him liking me or me liking him or anything like that, right? I'm just his friend, he's just my friend, nothing more than just him holding my hand right now and leading me back home because we fell asleep in the woods and it became dark. Yup nothing going on right there.

As the rambling in my head continue, I wasn’t paying attention to the walk or where I was stepping. I tripped on some branch and almost fell, if it wasn’t for him catching me.

"I-I'm sorry, I-I didn't mean-" I started to say and I stopped myself. Why was I saying sorry?

"Your apologizing for almost falling?" He asked.

"Eh, yeah." Great, Liz, now you look like a fool.

He laughed. "Your so cute." He said as he put something on my hair. Blushing, I touch my hair and found the crown of flowers that I left in the field. I never noticed when he got it before we left.

"Shut up" I muttered. Oh God, why am I turning red a lot today.

He got my hand again, I could hear a smile on his face. "Come on, we're almost there."

I nodded, even though he couldn’t see me. We walked for a minute or two until we came out in someone's backyard.

"There you go." He said pulling me to stand next to him. "Your house."

"Thank you." I smiled, looking at him. "Thank you for today. It was… amazing. I really didn’t expect it to be so much fun." I admitted truthfully. Even though it wasn’t anything big to be excited about, it was still amazing. Its the small things in life that you enjoy the most.

He smiled. "I'm glad you liked it."

There was something in that smile that made me do what I did in that moment. It surprised him and then me when I realized what I was doing. But in that moment, I hugged him. He tensed at first, but then his arms went around me. When I realized what I was doing, I slowly let go, avoiding his gaze.

"Eh, well, I better go." I said. "My parents will be worried. "I'll see you tomorrow... Or something" I said turning to leave.

I heard him chuckle. "Yeah, tomorrow."

I went inside my house through the back door, looking back before shutting the door, but he wasn’t there anymore.

I walked towards the kitchen getting something to eat, but before I could get anything, my mom appeared in front of me.

"So." She looked at me seriously. "Who's this friend you were with?"

I gulped. I hated when she used this tone of voice. It meant something bad was coming for me.

"Um, one of the neighbors."

"Ah" She crossed her arms. "One of the boys."

I nodded.

"But aren't they a lot older than you."

"Mom. He's not that old."

"Who was it?"

"Mom.."

"Who?" She gave me that look that made me shrink back. Parents and their protectiveness.

"Ethan" I slowly said.

"Which one's that one?"

She demanded to know who it was yet she didn’t know who each person was? Great mom, just great. "Umm he's the one that’s tall, umm he has black hair, -"

"How old is he?"

"Eh, oh nineteen."

"He's two years older than you? Your seeing a guy that’s two years older than you?" She looked shocked.

Huh, oh she thought- "Wait, its not like that mom."

"Your not even eighteen yet. I mean I would approve if you were, even if he were three years older, but not right now."

"Mom, he's not my boyfriend. I barely met him too."

"Either way, I don't want you seeing him" She walked past me.

"Wait, why? He's just my friend." I tried catching up to her. "Not my boyfriend."

"He's older than you." She simply said going towards the stairs.

"But mom!" I ran up after her, tripping on the first steps. Sheesh, what was it with me and tripping. "He's just my friend. My only friend so far." Besides Robert, that is.

She suddenly stopped, making me bump right into her, causing me to loose my balance and fall a step down. I wince as I stepped wrong.

"I don't like him." She says looking straight at me. "There's something in him that I don't like."

I looked at her. "Mom, you haven't even met him."

"I've seen him, and that’s enough."

"But-"

"Enough!"

I backed away again.

My dad came out of the bedroom when he heard us. "What's going on here?"

My mom turned to look at him, and with such ease, she said. "Your daughter has a boyfriend." She resumed her walked up the stairs.

Oh god. My dad now thinks I have a boyfriend. Now I'm grounded for life. He didn't approve of my relationship with Max before and I just knew he wouldn’t approve now. I mean, not that I have a boyfriend because Ethan's not my boyfriend.

"He's not my boyfriend." I said for the billionth time.

The expression my dad had was one I couldn’t place. I got ready for whatever was to come.

"Well, I think that’s great." He suddenly said.

My mom and I just looked at him. Did he just say…

"I'm glad you finally found someone special" He beamed at me.

"Huh?" I just stared at him.

"Sam?" My mom looked concerned. "Are you feeling ok? You don’t usually…" She looked for the right word. "Act like this"

"Oh I'm fine." He waved her off coming towards me. "So when do we meet the lucky guy?" He messed with my hair, making the crown I was still wearing tilt a little.

"Um dad he's not-"

"He's nineteen, Sam." My mom interrupted.

My dad continue smiling at me. "So. If you really love that person, age won't matter."

"This is different." She continued. "She's not even eighteen yet."

"But-" I started but my dad cut in.

"Don't worry. I'll talk to your mother." He said, kissing my forehead. "Now go to your room."

"But-"

"Liz, I got it covered."

I frowned. Didn't they ever listen to me? Ethan wasn’t my boyfriend. I let out a huge sigh and started walking to my room.

"Now Anna." I heard my dad say. "Why don't we talk this over…" I heard their steps retreat into their room.

I slowly walked to my room. Today had been… I don't know how to describe it anymore. It had been amazing with Ethan but with what happened right now with my parents… that just weird me out. My mom telling me she didn't like Ethan and my dad… I shook my head. This was just too weird.

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