I was awoken by what sounded like thousands of terrified screams. I coughed as I sat up in bed. The air was clouded with thick grey smoke. I squinted my eyes to look around the room and from what I could see the beds were empty. I coughed as the polluted air hit my lungs. I lurched forward as if I was going to throw up. I coughed harder as I jumped from the top bunk onto the floor. I came face-to-face with Robin. She was lying under the bed, crying her eyes out. I reached my hand towards her and she took it.

It was hard, but I remembered my C.I.T. training. We had to stay close to the ground and keep inhaling the clear air from the floor area. I guided Robin across the bedroom floor to the door. I pushed it open and crawled out into the hallway. I looked behind me to check on Robin before continuing to crawl into the main room. We were met with a fierce gaze that was traveling up the stairs quickly. I would have made a dash for the door if didn't have to worry about Robin too. It was a good thing I didn't because as soon as I told myself not to the fire spread to guard the entrance and only exit. I turned around and Robin copied me, we crawled into the boys bedroom and I moved as fast as I could to the nearest window. I stood up and flung it open, instantly my lungs were met with clear air. I turned around and coughed for a minute before picking Robin up and almost throwing her out the window. I jumped through the opening just as the bunk beds beside me collapsed.

I tumbled onto the grass and breathed heavily. Robin was coughing wildly beside me. I rubbed her back before standing up and noticing we were at the back of the cabin. I could hear distant sirens coming closer and more screaming from round the front. I literally lifted Robin off her feet as I ran round the side of the wooden wreck while holding her hand. We were met by the rest of our family. They all had panicked looks and most of them were in tears. Robin started coughing again which caught everyone's attention. All at once they came rushing over to us. I was pulled into a tight group hug which made my lungs hurt even more. Everyone was shouted things at the same time so I didn't catch anything.

Most of the other family's who were on vacation at the lake were also there, watching our cabin burn to ash. I looked closer and saw Duncan's family. They were also on the verge of tears. I looked closer but couldn't see Duncan. I looked back to my family who were now swarming over Robin. Shayne looked back at me and for the first time I saw my brother cry. He rushed back over to me and hugged me tight. I hugged him back and that was when I realized I too was crying.

"W-what happened?" I asked, my voice shaking like crazy.

"We don't know, the police said that it was man made fire." Shayne answered. A man made fire? That meant that someone had purposely tried to kill us. "It was Stevie and Sammy who called to everyone." He continued. "We all ran out here and that's when we noticed you and Robin were missing."

"Robin was under the bed and I didn't get woken up." I whispered into my brothers chest.

"Me and Charlie were going to go back in but dad and the police stopped us." Shayne paused for a moment and fresh tears stung my eyes. "The police assumed." He stopped again. "You were...dead." His voice broke on the final word. Dead. They all thought we were dead. I cried even harder into Shayne's bare chest. He hugged me closer to him. I had never realized how close Shayne and I were, but the truth was we were close. He was the brother had the best relationship with, and it took our cabin to be purposely burnt down to realize that.

I broke apart from Shayne and looked back over to Duncan's family, still no Duncan. It was like Shayne read my mind. "When the police announced the news Duncan ran off." He told me.

"I have to find him." I said, running off in the direction Shayne was looking at. I could hear him calling me but I chose to ignore him. I had to find Duncan before he did something stupid.

I tried to run but it hut my chest, I had inhaled to much smoke. I walked as fast as my legs could carry me until came to the edge of the lake on the far side. Duncan was sitting right on the ege of the water. He had his knees pressed against his chest and his head face own on his knee's. I could hear him sobbing and couldn't help but feel guilt at the thought that I had made Duncan Lewis, the toughest kid in school, cry.

I took a seat beside him and pulled him into a hug. When I released him he looked at me in shock. His eyes were slightly red and his pants were tear stained. The sun was just rising, casting the perfect glow over the two of us. I smiled at him and he pulled me into a hug. He squeezed me tight and my lungs started to hurt again, but I didn't care. I was now safe in Duncan's arms.

He kissed the top of my head and I pulled back from him.

"Don't scare me like that again." He whispered.

"I won't." I promised, cuddling back up to him.

When we got back to the cabin I was fussed over by paramedics. I had inhaled a lot of smoke, and my lungs felt like they had collapsed. Duncan stayed by my side as they ran some tests on me in the back of the ambulance. I held on tight to his hand as I took in a deep breath from an oxygen mask. Robin was sitting in the back of another ambulance with my mother. It was just us to who inhaled all the smoke because we were inside for the longest. The rest of my family got out before the smoke clogged the air.

My father was questioned by the police about the fire. No one had seen anyone near our cabin because it was so early in the morning. The cops planned to do an investigation into who started it. It was going to be harder now that the cabin was half vanquished, and the other half was more likely to collapse now than it was before.

I was still sitting in the back on the ambulance when I heard Shayne and Will's voices from just behind the open doors.

"Looks like someone didn't get the message." Will said.

"We warned you about coming back here!" Shayne threatened.

"Look, I just want to see if Courtney's okay." Came a third voice, but it was to quiet to make out who it was.

"She doesn't want to see you." Shayne shot at whoever it was. I looked at Duncan and he gave me a kiss on the cheek before jumping out of the van.

"Not you again!" He half-shouted. "Didn't we get our point across to you?" I got up from my place on the bed and walked to the doors. I climbed out of the ambulance and walked over to where the three boys were. I stood between my brother and boyfriend and that was wen I saw him. Trent.

"Courtney, I am so glad your okay." He took a step towards me but Duncan moved in front of me.

"She doesn't want to see you." He snapped at my ex-boyfriend. I would have normally spoke up about being able to tell him myself, but I didn't think it was the right time to do so.

"Dude, do we have to teach you another lesson?" Will asked.

"I just want to talk to Courtney." Trent told them, but they weren't having it.

"I'll give you the chance to leave now, or we'll use force." Duncan spat at him. From what I could see Trent didn't move. I took a step backwards as Duncan threw himself at Trent. The two of them started punching and kicking each other. Before anyone could do anything who police officers came running over and separated them.

"What's going on?" The cop who was restraining Duncan asked. Neither boy answered, but stopped struggling to get away from the officers grips.

"Courtney doesn't deserve you!" Trent screamed, his face red with anger.

"At least I don't have to hit her to get her to listen to me!" Duncan yelled. They both started struggling again, but didn't get anywhere by doing so.

"What's going on?" The other officer repeated the first's questioned.

"He shouldn't be anywhere near here!" Duncan shouted.

"You don't tell me what to do." Trent retorted.

"If your going to abuse my girlfriend I think I do!"

"Boys, boys, calm down." The first officer said. Yet again both boys stopped the fighting with the cops. "What do you mean abusing your girlfriend?" The officer continued. Duncan turned to me and I was about to break down in tears. everyone who had gathered to watch the fire burn down our cabin now had their full attention turned to Duncan and Trent. My whole family was now aware of what Trent had done to me.

My body was numb and I couldn't speak.

"He's been hitting her from the beginning." Duncan continued when I didn't say anything. Trent had his head down so no one could see his face.

"Is that true?" The second officer asked me. I felt everyone's gaze move to me. I looked at Shayne and Will and they both were mouthing 'yes' to me. I turned to Duncan who was looking at me with sorry eyes. Tears began to burn my cheeks and I nodded my head. I heard gasps of shock fill the air. Duncan finally broke away from the cop and ran over to hold me tight. I cried into his chest and he comforted me by whispering to me. "It's okay." "It's all over now." "He won't hurt you again." Duncan repeated as Trent was led to the back of a police car.

A/N: Thanks to livefreely9 for the idea about Trent re-apearing, I seriously owe you because now I have a few more chapters planned based of just that he he! So thanks agains and if anyone has idea's PLEEEEEEEEASE tell me in a review or PM me you will get full credit for it and everything. This story is top priority right now and I wanna keep it going without hesitation =]

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