A cool breeze tickled my nose, reminding me to wake up already. The sun was setting, I had slept all day. So much has happened in the past 24 hours, I don't even know where to begin. Thinking my dad was dead, Simon running off, me running off, getting captured by Kamrin, Simon saving me, Simon KISSING me, finding out my father and everyone are liars, and lastly, learning Kamrin isn't that much of jerk after all. Wait. I fell asleep in Kamrin's lap didn't I? So where'd he go? Was that all just one big prank Kamrin played on me? I knew I never should've trusted him. Curling into a ball, I cried. My guard was down for just a few seconds, and he took advantage of me like that. Making me feel sorry for him, just so I would cuddle with him. As much as I hate to say it, I want Simon right now, even if he is a lying, heartless person. I just want to be enveloped in his strong arms, being told that I mattered. Simon made me feel needed, unlike that idiot Kamrin who just sweet talked everyone to his advantage. Tears were flowing faster now as I started to think about my mom. Why did you die and leave your family heartbroken? How did you even die? Mom, I'm so sorry I've always hated you, and called you a horrible mother. I did it out of the pain of thinking you loathed me. And now I'm so lost in this journey called life. If you're currently looking over me, could you give me some sort of sign of what I should do?

"Layla! You're awake!" There in the door of the hut stood Kamrin. Dangling from his left hand was a pink lily. "Oh, and by the way, I found this lily and it reminded me of you. Hope you like it," he finished saying with a huge grin on his face.

"I thought you left. What are you doing back?" I wipe the tears from my eyes; he doesn't need to know I was crying over him.

"I was just gathering some berries. Didn't want you waking up to no food you know. Wait a sec. Were you…crying? Over me?"

"NO!" My face was growing hot. Was I blushing? I thought Simon was the only one who blushed over things like this…

"Yes you were. Admit it. Layla Dragneel was crying because she thought I, out of all people, left her! Never thought I'd live to see this happen."

"Oh shut up." I look down, down at the lily in his hand. My favorite. Reaching down, I take my hands and cup them around his single left hand. "Just don't do that to me again, okay? I've already been hurt too much; I don't need you to upset me more too."

"N-Never Layla. I'm sorry." He had the facial expressions of a sad puppy dog. I couldn't stay mad at someone as cute as that.

"It's fine. After all you did come back with this lily for me. I love it. Thank you." Now Kamrin was the one blushing. A light giggle escaped between my lips, letting me know everything was going to be all right.

"Let's runaway. Let's runaway together, Layla. We won't have to live under any pressures or lies, just the two of us. Or maybe we could even join a new guild, somewhere far off." Even though this is what I had wanted to do, now that the opportunity lay right in front of me I felt scared. I felt scared to leave behind my dad. Leave behind the guild, and most of all, Simon. They all lied to me though. Never once did they tell me the truth about my mother. And for that I don't know if I can forgive them. Even if this option to run off is dangerous and risky, I have Kamrin by my side. And as I found out last night, my mother.

"Sure, Kamrin. Let's go. But one thing first. Hold me as if you never wanted to let me go. Tell me that you love me. And then, kiss me, right on the lips."