Imperfect Perfection

Chapter Twenty: Trees

Andy's P.O.V.

I wake up and stretch out my arms and legs, making those weird noises to go along with it. I then relax and let my body fall back down quickly.

I look up at the ceiling, trying to wake up. After a while of it not helping, I squint over at the clock to see the time.

4:57

Jeez! I rub my eyes and slowly roll out of the bed then stumble to the shower. I turn on the water and wait for it to heat up as I take off my clothes. I then step in, gasping as the hot water hits my skin.

I slug through the process of cleaning my body, so when I get out, it's already 6:00.

I dry my hair with a towel, then wrap it around my body. I go to my closet and get out my CHB t-shirt along with peach shorts and pink Converse.

Now awake, I go back to the bed and lay down. I look over at the picture of me and Dan, bringing tears to my eyes. I miss him so much.

The fact that I will never have to chance to see him again, or hug him, or talk to him...it hurts so much. No one can ever replace him. No one.

I sit up and grab one of my pillows from behind be, hugging it close to my chest. I set my chin on it as I close my eyes, trying to relax a little bit.

"Andy?"

I nearly jump out of my skin as My eyes jump open to see who is at the door. Leo stands there with tears in his eyes, and I can tell he just woke up.

"Leo, hey. Come here."

He nearly sprints onto the bed, sitting next to me. I look him up and down and surprisingly see no grease. I look at his face and see the slight bags under his eyes. He looks at me with his saddened eyes, showing how much pain he is in.

Tears start to form into my eyes, so I reach over and hug him as tightly as I can. His arms wrap around me as we sit there in silence, just holding each other.

"I miss him, Andy." He says in a shaky voice, "I miss him so much." I nod and rub his back lightly. "I know, Leo. So do I."

I slowly and gently push him away and look him in the eyes. His dark brown orbs shine as they look into mine, makig my insides melt. My eyes drift over towards the picture, triggering my memory.

"Let me show you this."

I get up and grab the photo. I squat down to the floor and look for the button. I hear the bed shift and I look up to see him leaning towards me, curiosity showing through.

"What are you doing?" Before I can respond, I feel my finger run across the button. I stand up and hand him the frame, pointing out the button. "Press that." I give him a quick kiss on the head, then walk out of my room.

When I leave the bunker, I look around. I see other campers walking around, making me uneasy. I walk the other way, heading into the forest.

I continue on for a few minutes until I find a big, tall tree. I look for the lowest branch as realize its feet above my head. I sigh and start to walk away when I remember I can fly.

I chuckle to myself, then slowly start to rise up in the air. As soon as I can reach the branch, I grab on and quit flying. I hang there for a second, then start climbing. I get up to one branch that seems pretty comfortable, so I climb up and sit down on it.

I take a few deep breaths and relax. I reach down and grab my charm, pulling it off of my chest. In a second, Innocent Darkness is full sized in my hand.

I slowly move it around, doing a few maneuvers I've been wanting to try while I keep my balance on the branch.

I look below me and see a thicker branch to the right I grab the one I'm on and slip off, holding on with one arm. Swinging slightly, I launch off and land squarely onto the thicker branch.