CHAPTER 2!! PLEASE R&R!!

Celeste

The thing that he was thinking over was starting to bug me. I just sat on the bed, while he seemed to stare out into space. I couldn't stand it any longer.

"So," I tried to start a conversation. "How old are you?"

"15." Mullet said.

"Okay, is Mullet Fingers your real name?" I asked, because, seriously, i don't think some one would do that to their kid.

"No." He said.

"Are you going to tell me your real name?" I questioned, my voice sounding harsher then I wanted it to.

"Maybe sometime. But not now."

"Fine." I whispered. We just sat there for a little while until a knock came on the door. I looked at Mullet, my eyes wide with unknown fear, and he laughed.

"Come on in, B." He said, but he was still laughing. I looked at questionably, but he just smiled at a tall blonde girl walked into the main room in the boat.

She looked at me a little bit, and then looked at Mullet Fingers. He shrugged and she tried a nice approach, "I'm Beatrice, and you are?"

"Celeste. " I replied with a shy smile.

"So...um... not trying to sound rude or anything, but why are you here?" She asked.

"Well, he kinda gave me this, " I told her as I turned around so she could see my bandaged back. Her face made an "O" shape and she gave Mullet a hard glance,

"Why?" She asked him.

"She found me, I didn't need more people to find out about me." He said.

"But you didn't need to hurt her!" She scolded him.

"She ran, and she fell."

"Mhm, I'm sure. " Then Beatrice turned to me, "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. Really. It's just a little sore." I admitted.

"Okay, good. I'm sorry." She sounded relieved.

"Don't be. I've had it a lot worse." I said truthfully. She looked down sadly, and all of us just sat there for a while. I got bored so I started looking out of the window.

It was a beautiful day. The sky was blue and there weren't any clouds. I could hear the ocean calling me, and I could smell the salt. "Beautiful." I whispered.

"Yes, yes it is." I heard Mullet Fingers say, and I turned to look at him. Our gazes met and his grey eyes stared into mine.

His voice held some sympathy, "So what's your story?"

"I ran away from the Bensons. My parents died when I was little, and really, ever since then I have been shifted from place to place. And I'm sick of it." I said proudly, and he smiled.

"So what's yours?" I asked.

"Well, my mom didn't really want me. She sent me to military school and I ran away. B, is my step-sister and she helps me get food and takes care of me. " He said, his voice holding remorse.

"Oh, I'm sorry." I said, and now Beatrice was looking up at us.

"It's okay. We got through it, right?" Mullet contorted, trying to look on the bright side.

"Yeah, we got through it." I laughed. Beatrice smiled, and this made me feel better. Then, yet another knock came on the door.

"Come in, Logan." B and Mullet Fingers yelled. Ha ha, see I'm starting to call Beatrice "B" too.

Anyway, a kid about the same age as B and Mullet Fingers came in. He had dark hair, freckles, and blue eyes. This must be Logan. He came in and looked at me, and he looked back and B and Mullet.

"Um...hi?" He said to me.

"It's okay, she's fine." Mullet told him.

"I'm Celeste, you must be Logan."

"Hi, Celeste." Logan said but he gave Mullet anther look. I hadn't realized before, but Mullet was sitting right next to me, I could feel the heat of his body. And he smelled really good too. He smelled like the ocean.

"She's a runaway too. And I accidentally hurt her, " He looked at me, " Show logan your back, please."

I pulled up the back of my shirt and showed Logan the bandages, just like I had done for B. he gave both of them a confused yet satisfied look.

"A runaway?" He asked me, and I nodded.

"But where are you going to stay?" He asked me. Crap, I hadn't thought about that.

"Um..." Was all I could stay.

"You could stay with me." B offered.

"Okay-" I started to say, but Mullet cut me off.

"That's not a good idea."

"Why?" We all asked in unison.

"Because, people are probably looking for you, and her parents are bad at keeping those things quiet." Mullet said.

"Good point, any one else have any ideas?" B asked.

"She can stay with me, there are two beds." Mullet said with a slight smile, and I blushed. I hope no one saw that.

"Okay." I whispered. It was settled then, I now live some where again. Well, at least for now.