~~~~ One gained & One lost ~~~~
As I walked through the ivory snow, which crunched loudly beneath my boots.
I glanced at my two friends as we made our way down 95 avenue to meet Mark.
For the finale time we were all together before he left for good.
" So what are we gonna do now?" Asked Constance, her hazel eyes scanning my face as if to see any change in my emotion.
" I mean he's going to be gone the rest of the year and I can't take losing a friend...". Me and Zane exchanged glances before we turned to face her with an explanation.
" Well, I don't know...I mean, it will be kinda boring when he leaves because he has been here for all of us ," I finished just barely managing to avoid stuttering.
" But didn't he say that he had someone he wanted us to meet?".
" Yeah but he wasn't referring to us you know, he was pretty much talking to you."Zane finished looking a little uncomfortable at the topic.
"Hey Zane, do you know the 'someone' that he wants 'me' to meet?" I asked trying to be a little sarcastic.
" Hey! I mean it girl, don't push your luck !" He murmured as he grabbed me and pulled me into an head lock.
" Hey, Hey! I didn't mean to offend man! " I spat out.
" Hey cut it out you two boneheads, look we're almost there"Constance yelled breaking up the play fighting.
" Constance," I said in a low tone." Get the gift ready.".
Luckily she listened and pulled out the crystal white box with a perfectly oriented icy blue bow, expertly positioned.
" You for cereal?" I yelled out in surprise.
" Well yeah, didn't you say that he would have to have a good-bye present that's 'presentable'." she said mockingly.
'Aww great... even Constance is mocking me, thanks a lot...' I thought.
" Okay know enough mocking me okay know lets get a move on before we miss him kayz?"I managed to get out without becoming totally annoyed at the comment.
"Okay." They both answered.
" Kay then, enough diddle-daddle, or I'm gonna have to call a babysitter..." I replied with a smirk while pushing my bangs out of my eyes.
" Oh dear god..." Zane spoke with annoyance in tone. "Yep, same old Zane," I thought while putting a smile on.
' But why does he seem so... disappointed, sheesh... and I thought that dudes get along with other dudes better than us girls...'.
" Hey Z-man? Whats wrong?"(p.s- 'Z-man' was the name I gave Zane for a nickname :D) I asked with a sense of curiosity.
" n..nothing..." He murmured in a voice that made me even more curious.
"Hey! " yelled a voice that I would know from anywhere, and the same voice that snapped me out of my thoughts.
" Hey Mark." I spoke out in confusion to the boy standing next to him, slightly taller than mark, wearing a white t-shirt, with a violet oval on the middle of the white shirt.
Followed along by the violet outlining of the collar and ends of the t-shirts openings .
underneath the shirt there was a black sweater underneath.
He also had dark blue pants and purple and white shoes.
The perfect clothing to bring out his physical features such as his raven colored hair and his beautiful icy blue eyes that seemed to look right through me as I gazed on.
"Hey?" asked Zane as he stepped in front of me, snapping his fingers consistently.
" Earth to Lauren?" He spoke.
" What?" I asked completely dumbfounded.
" Lauren?" the raven haired boy asked with a warm, assuring tone while walking towards me.
" So you must be Lauren, right?" He asked .
"Y...y-yes." I stuttered still lost in his hypnotizing gaze.
"You okay?" He asked still staring at me with that same gaze, eyes never leaving me.
" y-yeah, I'm fine." I answered sheepishly.
" Okay then, can't blame me for being courteous right?" He answered still looking unsure about my current state.
" Hey, Val." said Mark beginning to walk up to where we stood, his lime green eyes looking at us as if to say ' its okay ' and yet to also say something of sadness.
" I see you've met Lauren." He spoke with a tint of sadness in his voice.
" Yeppers know could you come over here and say a proper good-bye already." Zane said in annoyance while grabbing me and pulling away from the raven haired boy, or as mark called him, 'Val'.
" Zane!" I yelled in confusion as he still held me away from the others.
" Jeez, man your hurting me !" I yelled still trying to squirm out of his grasp.
Damn... When I come to think of it he is pretty strong...
" Hey!" came a suddenly angered yelling from Val.
" don't you know that it is wrong to grab a lady that way?" he yelled before removing Zane's bone cracking grasp, leaving a tingling sensation left on the area he was grabbing.
" Hey! you two!" Mark yelled cutting in between the both of them.
" Can't you guys get along for a few minutes?" he yelled before gently pushing me behind him.
" Sorry, mark..." responded Val looking down at his feet ashamed.
" I guess I kinda lost it there..." .
" Yeah man, my bad..." answered Zane shortly after Val.
" Okay then if you two are done with your fighting then could you two actually use this time to be happy already? I'm not going to be here for long !" yelled mark.
"Hey Mark." I cut in."It's not their fault. Just let it slide for now, besides we have something for you." I continued confidently while pulling out the ivory box .
"Oh no you guys didn't!" He responded with a sudden change of emotion, the weird thing was though, was that whenever I seen him smile, I just couldn't resist and I always have to smile also.
And I just can't help it I swear!
" Uh, yeah we did! " spoke Constance after the long silence from her.
" Believe it buddy!" Zane yelled in excitement.
" Mark?"A female voice interrupted, soon followed by a male voice.
" Mark come on now, its time to go" Interrupted the male voice who was probably Marks father, as for the feminine voice, his mother.
" say good-bye to your friends and lets go." the female voice continued.
" Okay." He said in a rushed reply.
He then turned his head towards me , who realized he was on the verge of tears.
" I'm gonna miss you..." He managed to get out before he broke down into tears and hugged me tightly.
" Same here Mark... But don't forget we can still keep in contact okay?" I spoke gently while stroking his hair.
Hoping that it would calm him down.
Assuring him that it would be alright.
" O-okay..." He spoke still trembling while he lifted his head up to look me in the eyes.
"B-but do you still have my number and other info ?..."He asked still shaking but hey, at least he was calming down.
but somewhere inside I wanted to cry as well...
But I had to be strong for him, and the others.
" Yes, I do, so don't worry okay." I said as I gave him one finale hug, but I noticed his scent smelled like lavender...
'Hmmmm...' I thought in my head.
I like that smell and that is one of my favorite flowers...
"A-alright" he said as he gave me a look of finalized happiness.
Then he moved to Constance then said his good-bye, then to Zane... then to Val.
"Please...protect her..." He whispered but even though I was not that far away I would have to say that he wanted me to hear that...those three words were the only words needed to make me wonder,'Protect me? From what?' was the question that ringed on & on throughout my thoughts.
As if it were an invader, taking over a planet... Or something of less value.
" Good-bye Mark!" was then the last words I spoke to him before he left, and the last time I was able to see him in person.