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~Vi

Everything Turned Upside Down

~Our smiles never seemed to dim even as a light rain came pouring down from a quickly clouding sky. We shyly held hands- my very small one clasped in his large, strong one- and walked to my house as our clothes were beginning to cling to our bodies with moisture. His eyes were suddenly overly bright as they appraised my closely clad bodice. I flushed and looked away from him in slight shame.

~"Oh... Um... I'm sorry... I just... You're beautiful..." He blushed madly and I smiled uncertainly. This was just strange for him to be acting this way.

~I giggled for a second as we reached the threshold of my house and he resleased my hand reluctantly. "I... Have some things to think about concerning a visitor... who made resverations on the island for... something..." His voice held little distress and he looked at me. "Can I trust you to stay out of trouble?"

~"Never." I grinned widely and he pulled me up to his chest with my head tilted up to face him.

~"I mean it." His face was coulded and serious, his lips drawn into a thin line and brows furrowed. "I'm going to my house so the town will shut the hell up, and there will be a new guest here so I don't want you to be drawn in by him. I'm afraid for you."

~"Um... Okay then. I'll stay up north of the island..." His concern worried me. Who was coming that made him so upset?

~"Be safe." I tilted my head up to look at him, and he gently pressed his forehead against mine.

~"Don't worry so much." He held my head up and kissed me gently once more before seeing me inside the house. I waved and he walked off slouching in the rain.

~I watched him with uncertainty and sighed. He confused me so much. How could anyone love a man like that with his mood swings and tragedies? Somehow, I managed to do it and be sincere in my irrevocable love. I turned, closed the door, and was met with the piercing ring of my phone. I walked over and answered, "Hello?"

~"KIERA! WE ARE SO COMING OVER!" It was the unmistakable voice of Silver and Ivory with a giggling Mira behind them. "BE PREPARED!"

~*Click*

~I frowned a very 'Gill' frown and sat down in a chair. Those girls were coming to eat all of my food and ask if Gill and I had been... Oh, I couldn't even finish the thought without blushing terribly. Not five minutes later my door swung wide open and there stood three panting girls with large grins. I was standing over a frying pan filled with frying bananas and just pulled out a blueberry cocktail for me and hot chocolate for my girls.

~"KIERA!"

~"Hey, guys. Fried fruit anyone?" I smiled as they piled through the door all at once and nodded vehemently. All my food was gone at once and they were headed to my cabnents before I nearly shouted, "So why did you guys want to come here?"

~They seized the question like hungry vultures on a carcass. Moon spoke up first. "We have noticed, along with the town, that a certain boy by the name of Gill has been having frequent sleepovers at a certain Kiera's house." She winked devilishly.

~Silver grinned with her shiny teeth and asked bluntly, "So have you guys been having fun together?"

~I brushed off the comment by replying, "Yeah, he's a great guy."

~Mira nudged me with a grin. "Oh, come on, you know what we mean. We mean, have you guys been having fun?"

~A great heat washed over my whole body and creeped up my neck and into my face. "No," I replied defensively.

~They all burst into giggles. "We figured since you're such a good girl and he's such a good boy."

~I really needed a drink and took a sip letting the alcohol warm me up. "Yeah, we've just really been living together. It's not so wrong for him to live with me is it?"

~They all exchanged glances and died laughing for no reason it seemed. "Kiera, dear," began Silver with shiny tears of laughter in her eyes. "It really looks wrong if you two aren't married and in the same house."

~"Well... Well..." A switch in my brain flipped. "You and Cal don't live together, but I'm nearly certain that you two are having a bit of fun. Not to mention Moon and Owen and Mira and Luke."

~Each of their mouths hung wide, unhinged. "No you didn't."

~"Yes, yes I did." I stuck my tongue out and they all turned the color of a spicy pepper.

~Then, we all burst out in laughter until my sides burned and lungs ached for air. "Wow guys." I managed to get out between giggles.

~We all straightened out a little and stood stretching our sore sides. Unexpectedly, Moon shouted out, "GUESS WHO'S ON THE ISLAND!"

~I jumped back a little, but it wasn't odd for Moon to behave in such a way. "Who?" I asked yawning.

~"WILLIAM! We called him and invited him to come over to the island."

~I stopped mid-yawn and ice filled my veins. That's what was wrong with Gill.

~"Why do you look like that? I thought you'd be happy!"

~"Oh, no..." Everything went black.

~Gill's PoV:

~I can't believe this... I wanted to yell at everyone and everything. There was just no reason for the mayor of Next To Nowhere to come over and speak with me, but I didn't think it was to see me at all. He better stay away from Kiera. I entered my eerily silent house with darkness shrouding every single thing in there. There was no cheery fire roaring in the fireplace, no other living thing in there, and certainly no Kiera smiling and going about her business.

~I sighed and trudged up to my room, looking for some decent clothing to change into so I could greet the mayor properly.

~"Well, how do you do, sir? What might your name be?"

~"Oh, I'm just fine. My name is Mayor So-And-So. What a beautiful island you have here, Mayor."

~"Thank you, Mayor. What brings you here?"

~"Oh, nothing... To steal your bride-to-be is all."

~I winced as I thought of our mayorly discussion and shook the thought with the shake of my head. I pulled out a blue suit with a white shirt and blue tie and sighed. This was going to suck.