Fabian's P.O.V.
Before I went to bed that night, I thought about Nina. Not that that wasn't new, since I think about her 24/7, but this time I thought how much I want to just be with her. What is it that draws me to her? Her smile? Her laugh? Her brains? Definitely the combination of all of them.
I yawned as I put my textbooks back into my bag and dove under the warm sheets that would always be there for me.
Almost instantly I fell asleep.
I woke up in a strange place. It was still nighttime, and I wasn't sure where I was. The bed creaked under me as I sat up and turned on a lamp. My first thought was of a hotel room, but I didn't see a suitcase anywhere. Maybe it was just my bedroom…
Getting out of that warm bed was the hardest thing I've done in a long time, and no one has seen me try gym class. But I got out of that soft heaven and opened the curtains in front a large window. I was instantly blinded by a flash of light.
I teleported to a land with a never-ending sunset moment. Checking my surroundings, I seemed to be on hill. Was that a blanket I was laying on? I tried not to care and just enjoy this moment of peace, but I could a breathing on my side. I was pretty sure there was someone near me. Turning over onto my side, I quickly worked up a sweat. I didn't even try to do a push-up!
Nina was sleeping happily beside me on the blanket. Her dirty blonde hair framed her face perfectly as she breathed in and out, her chest rising up and down in a rhythym. She must be having a good dream because her lips were curled up into a half-smile.
I bent down to kiss her on the forehead, but just before my lips made contact with her skin, I saw something out of the corner of my eye.
Something pink and blonde.
I got up slowly, careful not to wake Nina up, and began walking towards Amber. She was sitting under the shade of a huge tree that jutted out of the smooth landscape, seeming to be the only tree for miles. A huge ear-to-ear grin lit up her face as though she had just gotten her credit limit extended. Amber had been watching Nina and I, and that made me mad. Can't a couple get some privacy out here? Wait, were Nina and I a couple?
"You weren't going to get here without me Fabian. Don't come over here and send me away; I got you to where you are now," Amber said wisely, as though she was a monk giving out pieces of wisdom.
"Alright Amber, whatever it is you did, Nina and I deserved to enjoy," I scolded.
She stared up at me.
"Alone," I emphasized.
"Just remember, Fabian: don't come running to me for advice the next time you have girl problems," Amber warned me, and walked off. I watched her for a minute, then decided to rejoin Nina over by our blanket.
When I got back, Nina was stirring. I sat next to her and waited until she woke up.
"Fabian," she stated, reaching her arms towards me as if to hug me.
"Yes, Nina?" I asked, a grin just as big as Amber's blossoming on my face.
"Don't leave again," Nina replied as I returned her hug, throwing a sleepy yet completely innocent smile.
I leaned into that smile just as the sun dipped down below the horizon.
I shot up out of bed and instantly felt different.
Something was wrong.