Abigail sat next to me as the three boy's sat in the back of my truck. Sab, Sam and Alex.

I tried to find a gun range out here but they did not have one surprisingly as I thought all country areas did but I did find a paintball range not far away. I have never shot either of them before.

We rented the gear as we got all set up, each of us had out own color of paint, mind was red. Looking around we were at odd numbers. "Well two teams and one with three would suck." Alex spoke as he played with his gun accidently shooting Sam in the chest.

"Ow."

"I think it will just be a free for all." Abigail spoke with a creepy grin as I watched Sam grab his chest in pain.

"This one does not count." Sam said as he pointed his gun at Alex, shooting out a yellow shot.

Alex stepped back in pain but faked everything was fine, he moved to shoot Sam again as everyone was calm but I lightly made his gun face the ground. "Free for all then?" I asked, we all seemed fine with that.

We walked into the large area and moved to split up when Abigail grabbed me and pulled me to hide in some destroyed cabin. "Let's promise not to hit each other, cant let the boys win."

I nodded. "Let's kick ass." I ran out down the south excited for this and trying to get distance on them all.

I rolled behind a paint covered wall as Alex was shooting at me, getting on my feet in a squat I waited as he ran towards me when I heard another gun and he yelled making me peek as Sam shot him in the ass a few times, giggling like a mad man.

I stood up and shot Alex then Sam before I turned and ran away. "Cy, I was helping you, come on." I heard Sam yell but I just smiled and moved to find a safe place.

This was so much fun, I have never done this before my old friends were just party people.

I slid on my feet feeling more active then ever as I aimed at Sabastian when he noticed me and dodged my paint. He got low and shot at me and I tried to move but he got me square in the chest with two shots, it hurts but I did not care as I stood up and ran at him making him get up and run as I shot at him, missing him completely.

He hid behind a destroyed and empty car. I saw him barely peek and aim making me spin as the paint hit at my feet and I rolled behind a stack of barrels but he got my arm before I was out of view. "Fuck, how are you so good at this!" I yelled at him.

I think I heard him chuckle when I heard Abigail yell somewhere to the north making me look in that direction, Sabastian was next to me on the other side as he aimed his gun down, I stared up scared when he shot me with the two more paintballs in the side.

He then looked at me with a small smile and stuck his hand out, I sighed and took it as I stood letting the pain pass.

We played for hours, we left covered in paint, tired and in pain. By what we checked Sabastian won, of coarse the guy was like a fucking solider. Alex was second and the rest of us were mostly even, Abigail hated the fact that a guy won and seemed mad.

She focused that anger on me.

I just dropped off plants and looked for some that would grow quickly, I then was leaning over as I stared at the birthday calendar outside the store.

"What are you doing?" Sab said startling me, he can be like a ghost sometimes, I just gave a small smile and pointed.

"So what is this flag for?" It was Tomorrow.

"The luau." I stood up lost. "We make a large soup on the beach and just eat it, not really much."

I nodded, I think I will still go, check it out. "What are you doing?" I asked.

"Going to Sam's to play." I nodded. "You should come." He was serious, with a shrug I followed.

Walking in his house was homey, his brother was watching tv and his mother was in the kitchen, I felt awkward in a new and such a large home as I slid off my shoes at the door. I never take mine off at home, I was unsure how clean my socks were as I followed him down a small hallway and when he opened the door I could hear the guitar, his room was pretty sound proof as we shut the door behind me.

His room was huge, a large bed in the corner, shelves and a big desk but he had a fucking stage in here with both a drum set and keyboard.

"Cy." He spoke a little thrown off as he held a bright blue electric guitar, his pretty smile making me feel welcome.

I pointed to Sab saying it was his idea as he walked to the keyboard but he did not care I was here. "Can you play all of these or are they here for others?"

"Only slightly I mostly focus on my guitar." I just gave a glance to all his posters and mess of clothes, he had a large shoe rack filled with shoes in perfect shape. I looked at his shelf shocked there was books and then into his garbage bin.

"Don't look in there." He spoke fast, it was empty making me look at him with a raised eyebrow, only one thought in my head. He just looked away awkwardly and started to play making Sab catch up and I just sat down and watched them.

I have never done this before, was feeling like a groupie sitting on this floor like this.

Without a drummer the songs were lacking but for what they were doing they were actually pretty good.

My phone started to beep from my pocket making me pick it up. "Hey mom, one moment." I headed to the door as they looked at me and I just waved as they played, shutting the door behind me.

"What is up?" I asked quietly as this is not my home.

"Where are you? A bar at this time of day?"

"A friends they play in a band."

"Well we got a hit."

"What?" I felt cold, does that mean what I think it does?

"This man is really into it and want's a tour of the farm but by the sounds of things he will buy it anyway."

"Wh.. when?"

"He will come and look on Friday, he will meet you at that stupid bar at five."

"But.." I really did not want this. "Oh okay?"

"I need to go, I need you home." She hung up making me stand there. You ever have the moment's where you can't decide and and you ask someone, then when they tell you what one they like it makes you notice how much more you like the other.

I was feeling that, I knew right now I did not want this, I wanted to stay but my mom, I can't leave my mom.

I slid my phone into my pocket with sadness and opened the door knocking the boy's on there ass' as they seemed to be listening through the door, I pretended I did not noticed and I sat back down and waited for them to start playing.

"You don't look happy." Sam spoke as they stared at me, I just sighed and waved them to play, after sharing a look they got back to it.

I sat at the bar as I spun my straw in the new drink of the day as I stared at it, I have grown so much being here, even just having friends that join me on the adventures I never had before, I learned how to do many things.

I fixed that place up all on my own.

I was proud at that, it was a mess.

"You look like Shane." Gus spoke making me look up sadly and sipped it the drink for the first time.

"Right Shane." I said sadly, I wanted to make him smile before I left but that does not seem like it was going to happen. Two days, maybe I will try once more to make him do something with me, shake up his routine somehow.

He works, the only day would be the Luau he was not working as Jojo mart is closed on day's with a flag.

Something he can do without booze, maybe wake him up before he has a chance to drink.

Even if he hate's me I should try.

Just one more time.

Around four thirty am I drove to Marnie's, pulling up she opened the door for me as I snuck in, she grabbed me before I moved forward. "I want to say, thank you for trying but." She stepped closer. "Don't let him pull you down with him." I looked at her sadly. "I have tried but eventually you need to think about yourself." She let me go. "You can't help someone who does not try to help themselves."

Her warning made me sad, I think we both knew right now, I was not getting him out of that bed without waving a beer in his face.

"But I have to try." I walked towards his bedroom. I have been there with a need for a friend to reach out and help me.

I slowly opened his door and walked inside, it did not smell the best as I walked over some thrown around clothes before I leaned over and tried to wake him. He rolled making a noise as I nudged him again. "Wake up."

He mumbled in his sleep as one arm came towards me almost to grab me but then it stopped and hung over the bed.

"Shane wake up." I nudged him harder.

"What?" He growled.

"Come with me."

"No." He rolled away.

"Please?"

If I can't make him do this I guess it is it.

"Please?" My tone was very desperate.

"Cy?" He said. "What are you doing here?" He sat up making me stand.

"Come with me." I said quietly but he just rubbed his face, I noticed he was in his boxers.

"What is wrong?" I guess he could sense my tone, I stood up and tossed his clothes at him. It was nice that he thought there was something wrong and actually came to help but if I say everything is okay he may just lie back down.

I saw him blush a little as I turned and he got dressed, I moved to his door for him to follow, passing Marnie as she smiled at us confusing him even more.

"Man they are loud." I said about the cows and got him in my truck as I slid into the front seat.

"Ya, that is them mating."

I looked his way. "Really?" I smiled. "That is so funny." I started to drive off as he was waking up.

"Where are we going? He asked.

"It is a secret."

"What is wrong? Why am I here?"

"I am stealing you away."

"So your fine?

"In a way, yes."

"Take me home." He was so angry.

I just smiled at him. "Nope." He glared at me but I got him in the truck so I could not stop smiling as I faced him again "Your coming with me." He looked out the window. "Now I may get lost."

"I will jump out."

I just turned down a road and drove faster so there was less chance of that because I could see him do it. It took around few minutes of no talking as I pulled to a dead end road. "So what are you lost?" I turned off my truck and shook my head.

"I don' think so." I got out. "Not sure." I waited for him, he rubbed his head before he got out slamming the door.

I took him down a path made by travelers, we started to climb up a steep hill.

"You seriously woke me up to make me hike?" I did not speak. "fucking unbelievable." But he stayed on my heels. Some fireflies started to surround us in the dark as we tried not to trip over rock and roots, one landed on my hand before it flew over to him and landed on Shane's hand.

It was a cute moment and he looked at that bug with a little care before it flew away.

We came near the top and I could hear the rush of the water as we came to the edge of a cliff next to a thin but large waterfall. Gus told me about this place and how to get here but it was more amazing then I thought.

Walking near the edge but staying away out of fear I just sat down as we stared into the darkness of the vast forest far below, the waterfall made a nice noise making this beyond peaceful.

He made a noise and sat next to me. "Well, this is kind of nice." He spoke. "Not sure it is wake me up in the middle of the night nice but nice." He spoke annoyed.

That made me lightly chuckle. "Wait for it."

We sat quietly, even if there was a tenseness in the air I could not shake as the sun started to rise in the direction we were facing. The pinks and oranges filled the sky as it illuminated the massive forest. There huddled in the tree's we could see the main part of town. "This is more amazing then I thought" I said as I enjoyed the peace and view before looking at him, he was looking out, he may not be smiling but I don't think he hated it.

"There is beauty in this world, please find it." I said to him making him look at me blankly, he just stared making me nervous, he was so attractive to me, those beautiful blue eye's were looking through me.

I moved and like he does, grabbed his head and kissed him. It was slow at first but I was getting into it as he pulled me to him.

All the things I had to say to him in anger just faded away, the fact I was leaving felt non existent. My body was wide awake as all I could focus on was his lips, my hand running in his hair as his one hand ran up my back, it got heavy and I suddenly got sad I was leaving, this may be our last kiss.

Knowing it wont go farther made me enjoy the kiss and he was a wonderful kisser. There was something about it, a strange feeling he gives me I never really had before making me sadder but he pulled away, I looked at him as he had his eye's closed, the world coming back to me.

I moved to sit back like before as I looked out and wrapped my arms around my legs.

"Something is wrong." He said as he finally looked at me, locking with my eye's.

I shook my head and stood up. "I just needed to show you something, peaceful and beautiful, I know you like nature so." He stood up next to me but would not look away with a dark look in his eye's.

"You are leaving, aren't you?"

I looked over at him with a sad smile as I moved to walk the way we came before he grabbed my arm making me fly into him and kissed me again, pulling me too him tightly, it was so soft and rough at the same time, this guy can make the world fade away.

He then let me go and started walking down the cliff side, we did not speak as we got back in my truck and I drove him home.

My mind finally came back and I wanted to ask him why he was blowing me off so much but I didn't. By the time we got back to Marnie's the air had this feeling of unspoken to it but neither of us talked, I did not know what to say as all I wanted to say was not nice and I did not want to ruin this morning.

He got out without a quiet 'bye' and walked inside, I felt successful of getting him out but a failure on what I hoped to do, I backed up and headed home.

I moved to get clean and ready for the luau.