Long time no post! I know I've been bad but my motivation to finish has been quite lacking the past few weeks. Nevertheless, here's the new chapter. Enjoy!

Chapter 14

Rachelle's POV

"Good morning beautiful," were the first words Rachelle heard as she slowly came to consciousness. "Mmmmm…," she turned her face and body away from the person trying to wake her from her slumber. Strong arms wrapped around her tiny waist pulling her against a hard muscular frame. "I'm bored, wake up, let's do something," the voice registered in her ear causing her to blush furiously, recalling the events of last night. Images and flashes ran through her head, the heat, passion, and love that had fueled the room last night were fresh in her mind. Turning around to meet her beloved's face, she was caught off guard as he quickly pecked her on the lips. "Good morning," she saw him smile at her. "Are you always this calm and playful first thing in the morning?" she asked him teasingly. "Wouldn't know, but probably only when I'm this happy," he said snuggling his head into the crook of her neck and shoulder. "Last night was great," he added and smirked, "any time you're looking for a repeat, let me know."

Rachelle was caught off guard at the boldness and unfiltered comments he was making, but she knew this was where she wanted their relationship headed. Playing with his hair, she laid there satisfied, happy with her life. "Come on my Beloved, we should get going, I at least need to check to see if your tattoo has started peeling." Rachelle proceeded to get up from the bed that they now shared together only to realize that she was extremely sore and collapsed back down onto bed. "Damn it…..," she mumbled under her breath as he laid on top of her towering above her petite form. "Can't walk?" he asked her smugly. "Damn I'm good," he continued. "Keep this up and you're never getting even remotely close again," she tried retorting seriously, "I never thought I'd be this sore afterwards…..it hurts."

He was playing with her hair, and she saw him looking into her eyes lovingly. "But you love me too much to actually be mad right?" She saw him pout cutely. "You should be so glad I love you," she replied. Chuckling she felt him close the distance between them as he brought his lips down onto hers. I could get used to this, she thought to herself as she lost herself in the kiss tangled in the sheets.

Kalos' POV

Kalos had been leisurely following Rachelle back to her camp as Luna instructed. Being the expert marksman that she was she had shook any potential pursuers off her trail while she was headed back. Having lost her, Kalos slept in a tree for the night, taking some time to recollect his thoughts, thinking back to the days in which life was simpler, and they had spent countless days together. They had always been best friends, each other's competition, and the person that they leaned on when they were young. They had spent countless nights counting the stars, drawing patterns, and making each other laugh. Rachelle had always been so full of life, and Kalos has always prided himself in taking care of her, being the one that she relied on. Kalos only had one regret in his life, and that was not telling Rachelle he loved her since they were children. Once Rachelle was discovered to be a nightblood, a part of the conclave, it was as if her strength and capabilities skyrocketed. It was no longer a competition between the two, and as seasoned as a fighter Kalos was, it was almost impossible to catch up to her. At the ripe age of 16 Kalos had begun to distance himself from her, shutting her out of his life.

It wasn't that hard to be honest, she had a busy schedule and the entire clan adored her, she was much too busy to care. Feeling the feelings of despair and loss of his best friend and love, it drove a wedge between them, the night that they broke everything off still fresh in his mind…

***FLASHBACK***

Kalos sat along the beach, looking up at the cloudy sky trying to find Rachelle's favourite pattern of stars. With no luck, he was brought out of his trance by a familiar melodious voice, "There you are!" it was music to his ears. Turning his head, he didn't know if he was feeling remorse, joy, or hurt. "Where have you been hiding yourself the past couple of weeks?" She lied down beside him on the sand and he refused to say anything, or rather, he didn't have anything to say to her. After a prolonged period of silence, she spoke up, "Listen Kal, I know things have been different lately, ever since this whole nightblood situation I don't know what to do. I've been getting all this recognition, all this love, and it's been great but I don't-"

"So you've come here to rub it in my face…?" He broke the silence, instantly regretting the words that came out of his mouth. "Excuse me?" He heard her retort. What came out next from his lips, he knew he would never be able to take back, "The oh so special Rachelle, come to see little Kalos and to rub everything in his face."

"What are you saying Kal? Whe-"

"Let me finish, you can at least give me that right? You've become nothing but conceited and self-absorbed since this whole selection process began. I feel like I don't even know who you are anymore." Kalos knew that everything coming out of his mouth were words that he felt about himself. It just felt right to vent, to make Rachelle hurt the same way that he was hurting. "You really aren't anything special you know? And now you're enjoying the limelight, it doesn't even cross your mind that you're throwing away friends. If I knew this was what would happen, I wish we had never met."

"Kal"

"Leave. I really don't want to deal with you right now," were the last words he got out before he heard footsteps. "You know, I thought we were friends, I thought I meant more to you than that, because you meant the world to me. I just came by to tell you that I was considering omitting myself. But since the one person that I trusted to give me honest advice just turned away from me, I guess there's nothing left to talk about." The footsteps became quieter, and the last words Kalos heard were, "Goodbye Kal." Once she had left, tears streamed down his face, and he hated himself for saying all of that. He sat at the beach shore and wept until morning.

***END FLASHBACK*

Things were never the same after that, and Rachelle only excelled as a warrior proving to be a top competitor for the next heda. Kalos' feelings never left, as he always watched her from the shadows, ensuring her safety, securing her path. He felt it was the least he could do after the hate in him subsided into feelings of guilt and regret.

The day that their village was burned, Kalos was out on a private mission given by Luna. Once he returned, everyone in the village including Rachelle was suspected to be dead. Out of rage and guilt, Kalos stopped at nothing and eventually murdered the small group of grounders that set the village ablaze, all for medicinal herbs and to spite the people of floukru. From that day on he pledged himself to Luna, remaining loyal to her, as that was the only way he sought purpose in life. When he heard that Rachelle was alive, he knew that this was a second chance. He had to properly apologize and tell her all that he had felt that night, but he doubted that she would ever forgive him.

Waking up from the slumber that he unintentionally fell into, he flew through the trees, scouting the area. He saw a small cabin with a small fire lit outside. Hiding behind bushes he stealthily crept closer to the cabin, inching his way towards an opening. There was laughter and movement inside the cabin, so pulling his daggers out for defense purposes, Kalos pressed his body against the exterior of the cabin and peaked in through the small opening. What Kalos had saw caused him to instantaneously drop his daggers, and his blood to boil. He had found her, the one person he missed more than anything in the world, the one person that made him complete. He had found her in the arms of another man, naked, as beautiful as ever, with a smile on her face that he had never seen before. He watched as they intimately embraced each other, laughing and showering each other in kisses. "I love you, so much," were words that pierced past his ears straight through his heart. Subduing his anger, Kalos composed himself and looked around to locate where he was. With one final melancholic glance through the window, Kalos left the two lovers to return to Luna to report what he had found.

Introduction of a new character to spice things up. Hope y'all are excited! Please review!

Until next time!