Ok so here is Chapter 2 XD now in this one will feature Edmund and Lucy's point of view so hopefully it will be a little longer than the first one, also a big thank you to Sonny13 and now onto the story...

I watched the flames lick the wood of the bonfire I sat against a log a few feet away from the fire, I was alone yet again most of the teen's were either drunk or down at the beach so here I am sitting by myself. I closed my eyes I knew it was a bad idea coming here why did I said yes, because you like the girl with the deep blue eyes part of me whispered. This was true Lucy did play a big part of the situation I have found myself in, groaning I stood up and brushed away the sand on my legs I was leaving I didn't belong here and I never would but then I thought of Lucy she did invite me and it would be rude not to say goodbye I scanned the crowd for her but to luck turning around I saw her walking towards me.

"Hey I've been looking for you" She smiled up at me I was taken back slightly

"You have?" I asked she nodded

"Yeah of course I did invite you" she laughed I forced myself to smile, she tilted her head to one side

"You don't like the whole party vibe" it wasn't a question more of a statement I nodded putting my hands in my pockets

"Do you want to go some place more quite?" She asked, their it was again the biting of the lip and somehow managing to make her eyes twice as wide one part of me wanted to say no but the other part screamed GO WITH HER, naturally I chose the second. We walked a few yards down from the party to a secluded part of the beach; we sat down and didn't say anything for a few minutes just looking out to the black sea and the shining stars in the distance I found the courage to say something to her

"So are you here for the summer?" What kind of question is that I though inwardly wincing on my choice of words but obviously Lucy didn't think that?

"Yeah we are here for another two weeks then I have to go back to school, I'm seventeen and it's my last year then hopefully collage, do you go to school?" She looked at me I found myself staring into her eyes again they were full of laughter

"No I'm enrolled in the USA army I'm nineteen and I have always wanted to be in the army, its sort of a childhood dream of mine" I found it so easy to talk to Lucy as if she was stitching my wounds one by one, I even found it hard to talk to my dad since everything that happened I looked back at the ocean.

"Really, that sounds exciting when next do you go back?" She asked wrapping her arms around her knees

"In two weeks for 12 months"

"Is it hard to stay away from your family?" It was such an indecent question which brought back so many memories

"Well it's just me and my dad, my sister Susan we get the occasion letter but I haven't seen her in a year just before I enrolled but yeah I guess it's hard but I don't have a close relationship with my Dad and my Mum left when I was a baby" I shrugged out of the corner on my eye I saw Lucy shake her head

"That must be awful, so your Dad and Sister raised you then?" her voice was barely a whisper

"I'm use to it the army keeps me busy so I don't have time to reflect on the past, what's your family like?" I wanted to change the subject talking about my family is a sore spot for me were not what you call the worlds closest family, Lucy seamed startled by the change of subject but didn't comment which I was thankful for

"Well it's just me Mum and Dad and my little sister Gael, she's only seven but it's like the whole world revolves around her"

"Do you find it hard?" I had always wondered what having a younger sibling would be like I was not a candidate for worlds best little brother I think that's what drove Susan away in the first place. Lucy seamed shocked and my question

"No. No it's not like that at all I love my sister I do but sometimes it's hard being away from her and my parents try and compensate my not being there with toys and clothes I try and visit but my school is two hours away and I never get any free time" She sighed I wanted to comfort her tell her it's ok but comforting isn't my strongest thing to deal with so I reached out and placed my hand on her shoulder she gave a small sad smiled.

"I'm sure she thinks you are the best sister" I squeezed her shoulder in reassurance.

"Thanks Ed" She whispered, my eyes widened slightly only Susan ever called me Ed she had claimed it her nick name for me mine was Su, yes we were very original children weren't we, but the way Lucy said it made all of the arguments with Susan and the hard looks from my Dad vanish like they never happened.

"I better go, the party looks like it is calming down and I guess I should help clean" Lucy stood up brushing the sand off of her I copied her and then we were back to staring at each other again,

"Well goodnight Edmund" She stood up on her toes and pecked me on the cheek and started walking away I watched her go her hair flowing slightly and then again I found myself talking

"Hey Lucy, I was wondering do you, I mean do you want to Mabie umm" I found myself stuttering as she looked at me my hands felt clammy and my mouth was dry

"I would love to, how dose 6 sound?"

"Brilliant, see you tomorrow" She smiled and walked back towards the beach house, and for the first time I didn't regret what came out of my mouth

I knew inviting Edmund was a long shot but after he saved my bag I felt compelled to invite him, I watched as he sat by himself next to the fire I felt my heart go out to him I got the feeling most people around here were scared of him, I look in his appearance dark brown eyes which I felt myself looking into and losing myself and jet black hair, tall and muscular be was defiantly handsome I started walking over to him as he stood up and looked around he's probably leaving because he felt sorry for you, I bet he doesn't even like you a nasty voice in my head said

"Hey, I've been looking for you" more like looking at you he looked surprised

"You have?" I nodded

"Yeah of course I did invite you" I laughed he smiled, I tilted my head to once side I had the feeling he wasn't into the whole party thing as most of the people here were, mostly they were drunk

"You don't like the party vibe" It was meant as a question but was more like a statement he nodded and put his hands in his pockets

"Do you want to go some place more quite" I asked biting my lip I looked up at him silently hoping he would say yes I really wanted to find out more about him. He nodded his head, we walked along the beach until we were a safe distance from the raving party we looked out to the now black ocean for a few minutes it started to feel slightly awkward but then Edmund broke the silence.

"So are you here for the summer?" he asked but a slight frown crept on his face as if he couldn't beleve he had said that, I was happy though he didn't seem like the type of person to hold conversations with many people but it looked like he was making a start

"Yeah we are here for another two weeks then I have to go back to school, I'm seventeen and it's my last year then hopefully collage, do you go to school?"Oh god why did I just say that he doesn't want to know how old I am but I still found myself staring into those eyes

"No I'm enrolled in the USA army I'm nineteen and I have always wanted to be in the army, its sort of a childhood dream of mine" he told me it felt so natural talking to Edmund it was as if nothing matter only this little conversation.

"Really, that sounds exciting when next do you go back?" I asked I wanted to know more my curiosity was getting the better of me and he seemed so mysterious like when you are a kid and you know a secret and you have this look in your eyes because you feel you are the only person in the world that knows it. I wrapped my arms around my legs resting my head on my knees

"In two weeks for 12 months" I said, my eyes brows raised 12 months that was a long time I wondered if it was hard with missing family so I asked

"Is it hard to stay away from your family?" as innocent as the question was I could tell it held a lot of pain for him, just by the way his eyes lost that secret and was replaced by hate.

"Well it's just me and my dad, my sister Susan we get the occasion letter but I haven't seen her in a year just before I enrolled but yeah I guess it's hard but I don't have a close relationship with my Dad and my Mum left when I was a baby" I shook my head in sympathy no wonder he was so reserved if something like that happened to me I would be on guard too.

"That must be awful, so your Dad and Sister raised you then?" my voice was barely above a whisper

"I'm using to it the army keeps me busy so I don't have time to reflect on the past, what's your family like?" Surprised the conversation took a drastic turn, I did comment on it though seeing as it must be a difficult subject to talk about.

"Well it's just me Mum and Dad and my little sister Gael, she's only seven but it's like the whole world revolves around her" I thought about Gael people often say that she is the spitting image of me when I was her age, but I knew me being in school is hard for her we were so close then I left her and I have never forgiven myself for it.

"Do you find it hard?" Edmund asked I was shocked no one has ever thought about how hard it was on me I guess it was but I love my sister t death.

"No. No it's not like that at all I love my sister I do but sometimes it's hard being away from her and my parents try and compensate my not being there with toys and clothes I try and visit but my school is two hours away and I never get any free time" I sighed visions of Gael screaming holding on my leg when I have to leave then Mum showing her a new toy and she instantly calmed down, I was brought out of my memory by a warm hand on my shoulder.

"I'm sure she thinks you are the best sister" I smiled his voice was so kind and warm it made me almost beleve that it was true, he gave my shoulder a squeeze and it made me feel a little better.

"Thanks Ed" I whispered, his eyes widened for a second as if remembering something good going you idiot, he probably doesn't like being called that a voice whispered at me, great now he probably thinks I'm weird, saving myself from any further embarrassment I stood up

"I better go, the party looks like it is calming down and I guess I should help clean" I brushed the sand off my legs I watched as Edmund copied my movement then we were staring at each other with that lovely awkwardness that keeping rearing its ugly head.

"Well goodnight Edmund" and then I kissed him on the cheek, what is wrong with me? I hurried past him you silly girl now you have just blown your chances of becoming friends or Mabie more. Mabie more? What am I thinking Edmund would never want to go out with a girl like me!

"Hey Lucy, I was wondering do you, I mean do you want to Mabie umm" I watched as he found it hard to say what he was thinking, Mabie he does want to go out with me.

"I would love to, how dose 6 sound?" I held my breath please say something.

"Brilliant, see you tomorrow" I smiled and turned around and walked back to the beach house, Mabie I haven't ruined my chanced after all.