Amber stood there, not at all shocked by the boy's surprised reaction. She casually blew a ring of smoke out of her lips and gave him a friendly smile.

"What's your name kid," she asked him casually.

"Why do you want to know," He asked, resuming into his normal paranoia.

She shrugged her shoulders and started to walk away. Soon he started following her down the dark streets.

"What do you mean by revenge?"

Amber let out a soft laugh and continued to walk without answering his question. Numbah One followed silently behind her, not daring to ask her any more questions until they reached their destination.

About and hour and a half later they reached a small shack, Amber slowly walked in but Numbah One held back for fear of this strangely intimidating teenager.

"You coming," She called over her shoulder.

He took a deep breath and followed her inside the shack. The first thing he realized was how everything in the building was either melted or in ashes. There must have been a big fire.

"Where are your parents," he asked, secretly fearing the answer.

She simply scoffed at him and turned her back to get a fresh cigarette from the pack in her pocket.

And tonight we burn down everything
We worked so hard to build
The ashes will reign down on me
Memories set aflame, sail away
What we said if we can make this
Then we can break this into two memories

"Don't got none."

He didn't question any further.

"Hey," he said to get her attention once more, "Can I have one of those. I mean they don't look dangerous."

Amber gave him a friendly smile as she handed him a cigarette. Sure his parents had always taught him to stay away from them, but they didn't seem to be hurting Amber at all. She seemed absolutely fine.

"I gotta go the bathroom kid. Just light that up, but be careful not to inhale too fast or you'll burn your lungs."

She left the room just as Numbah One lit up. The smoke filled his body and he had a small coughing fit. His eyes were watering up, but really they weren't that bad.

In the bathroom Amber was puking over the toilet.

I feel you fallin' away
I feel you fallin' away
I feel you fallin' away from me again

AUTHORS NOTE:

The lyrics are from Falling Away by Good Charlotte. It's a really good song and I will continue to use pieces of this song throughout the story.