Take My Hand

chapter eleven

OKAY....us authors are about to go have some fun at a Valentine's Day dance. Woo hoo....-_- what ever to me. i dont dance anyway. But before i go to meet up with Sky and Ahnu, I'll update for all the lone lobsters chillin' at home or somewhere. Hope you like it!! ~G

CHAPTER ELEVEN

PHOENIX

I walk out into a calm, warm night. The sky was clear and the moon was full and bright as it guided me throughout the dark. I held my camera in my hands, ready for any good picture that will come my way. I sit by the lake, listening to the water hit the rocks.

"And what do you think you're doing?" I hear a voice ask behind me.

A hand grabs my shoulder and I flip the person over. "Hey rebel princess! I like my face!" Logan said, throwing his hands up in surrender.

"You should know not to surprise me," I mumble. I help him get up and then we start to walk down the rocks.

"I like it out here. It's really quiet and calm." Logan said, putting an arm around my shoulders.

"You like quiet and calm?" I scoff.

"Yes I do. It's hard getting that living with you."

I shove him away from me. "I could have let you live on the streets. I could have kicked you out. I still can."

Logan stops walking and stares at me. I stop with him. "So why don't you?" he asks.

Why, Phoenix, why? The first couple of months I was feeling bad that he had family problems. He was forced out of his own home!

However...I noticed I never had the thought of kicking him out. He was the one person I began to depend on. Of course, that's not what my mouth said.

"Well who else is going to get me out of bed so I can be on time for stuff?"

He smiles, but I know it's fake. Why would he give me a fake smile?

"Phoenix?"

I tilt my head slightly. "Yeah?"

He steps closer and hugs me. "I'm so glad I didn't lose you today."

I burrow my face into his shoulder. "I'm so glad I didn't kick you out."

I pull away a little to see his reaction. He's not wearing a fake smile anymore. I know it's real.

"No matter what I do or say, you will remember..." he hesitates.

"What?"

Logan hugs me again. "Phoenix, I will always need you. Like how shoes need laces. Like how the night sky needs the moon. Like-"

I interrupt him by laughing. "You are so corny, Peasant."

My heart is pounding so hard, I bet its tap dancing. He smiles at me then we run back to the cabin hand in hand.

BLAIRE

I walk out of the cabin with a million things on my mind. I see Phoenix and Logan hanging out by the rocks. Looks like I'm not the only one.

"Blaire, are you alright?"

I turn around and see Parker right behind me. "I-I'm fine Parker. What are you doing up?" I ask him.

"I saw you leave and I got worried."

He takes my hand and I smile. He makes everything feel so much better.