The Mind Trap.

Abort!

After school Hunter and I decided to take a break from training to go to the beach to watch the sunset. A conversation was brought up and Hunter said she had never been to the beach to see the sunset. The last time I went was before dad left so I decided it would be best for us both.

Lana and Toby couldn't stop talking about Hunter and I as a couple. I got to the point where I almost took tape and placed it over their mouths. It scared the crap out of them but they definitely shut up though.

"Hey Kaleb." Hunter said, shifting in her seat. I looked at her briefly before turning back to focus on the road ahead,"Yeah."

"Do you think that they're right?" She asked turning her head to me. Her hair flew up in different directions considering the window was down. It gave her face a warm look.

"I don't but who knows? Life's a mystery waiting to be figured out. Things can change but for now I don't think I'll want more than being best friends, that's if you're okay with it." I murmured taking in a deep breath. I wasn't going to fall in love with my best friend.

"I'm okay with it." She agreed and sucked in a deep breath. I didn't missed the frown that slipped her face but she recognized and quickly hid it over with a smile.

Silence fell upon us, keeping quiet until we arrived the beach.

The salty air slapped my face as I exited car, filling my lungs. I closed my eyes and sucked in a breath loving the chilling scent off the air. The water ahead was calm and the sun was already sitting in the horizon.

I took off my shoes to avoid it from capturing sand and so did Hunter. We both walked side by side on the sandy beach. The warm sand passed through the spaces between my toes before I sat down watching the water.

Hunter did the same. She reached her hands down to play with the sand that surrounds her. A smile stretched across her face and a light sparkled beautifully in her eyes as she picked up a handful of sand that she allowed to slip through her fingers.

I smiled looking over at her, loving when I see her happy. I hate when I see her depressed. She's been suffering with depression when she was a little girl which makes her have regular mood swings and she gets anxiety attacks once in a while but she's been doing better this year.

She's learnt to overcome her depression and hood her emotions thanks to the academy she was in before she entered my life. They taught her a lot.

I turn to look at the sunset once more, hugging my knees to my chest, forgetting how much I love watching it. Hearing the calming sound of the waves crashing at the shore, the smell of salt intoxicates your thoughts and the cold air creating goose bumps on your arms that makes you want to wrap yourself up in a blanket. I love that feeling.

"Sometimes it takes two person to figure out how to solve one problem." She quoted looking down at the sand, spelling her name out with her index finger.

"What do you mean?" I asked looking over at her, confusion plastered on my face.

"I mean you never told me what's going on in your head and it's been three years and counting. I can't live without knowing what's going on. You stopped since last week but I didn't bother to bring it up." She took a deep breath," You started to look happy, something I haven't seen in a long time. What's changed?"

I forced myself to say something, anything but nothing came out. I felt like someone was keeping my mouth closed preventing me from speaking but it was only me. I didn't wanted to say anything because I didn't have anything to say. What did change?

She looked at me waiting for an answer but turned her head back to look out at the horizon, knowing she's not going to get an answer. The pink and orange clouds that circled around the sun creating a warm pattern of narrow lines reflected in her beautiful green eyes.

Disappointment flashed through them before she looked down at the sand fiddling with it in her fingers. I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding, recognizing I could now speak," I don't know." I whispered.

She slowly turned her head to me her gaze taking longer to reach me than her face. She locked her eyes on mine as I did the same. I felt like the world was fading away only both of us sitting there looking into each other's eyes. I felt a weird tingling feeling as I did since the past week.

I only felt it when I'm around her. I don't know if she felt it too but I doubt. Something tells me she doesn't but who knows? Only she does.

"Oh." She mumbled under her breath taken away by my stare.

I dropped my glare after a moment passed by. I looked down at the sand in front of me and she did the same letting out a soft sigh.

I grabbed a handful of sand and an idea popped in my wonderfully, mischievous mind.

Let's annoy Hunter!

Jesus, I'm like a child trapped in a almost man's body. I gripped onto the sand a got up onto my feet putting my hand behind my back. Hunter kept on looking at the sunset, not wanting to pay attention to me. I saw sadness crawled up her face. It's like watch a pouting puppy.

I slowly moved behind her and placed the sand on her loose hair slowly. She didn't noticed until she huffed and bend her head down. The sand fell over her face and I watch as annoyance scraped she expression.

"Kaleb!" She stressed my name yelling. I took a few steps back slowly. That's when I recognized that she's about to pelt a handful of sand at me. She flew up on her feet. I started running for my life.

My feet pulled me further and she kept a slow pace compared to my fast one, tailing me like a dog. I glimpsed over my shoulder looking at her now amused face finished with sparkling green mischievous eyes that printed 'pay back' on them.

Well this is the death of me.

"Abort! Abort!" I yelled, looking forward once more. The coast was clear of any obstacles or so I thought.

"Five..Four.." she counted down but I was confused at what for," Three..Two..O-oo, that must hurt"

Nevermind.

I slammed right into what felt like a wall? Apparently the adrenaline that was swimming through my body caused my vision to blur making me not see where I was going and I slammed into a wall.

I blinked a few times to clear my vision and breathed slowly to calm my adrenaline rush.

" Oh father. Who put that damn wall there?!" I yelled rubbing my forehead. My body laid on the warm sand and the wall was mere inches away. But seriously why is there a wall at the beach?

I looked at who was walking slowly towards me with sand still gripped into her palms. A smirk played on her face and I couldn't resist but say,"Uh, oh."

"Yes uh, oh." She repeated and she pounced on me.

"Ah," I paused," wait. Before you eat me alive tell Grandma and Grandpa I love them and tell Toby he's a pain in the butt-" I was cut off when she dropped the sand from her hands to the side of me when our eyes locked.

She sitting on top of me, the evil glint in her eyes are gone and replaced with something I can't quiet figure out.

That's when she moved closer.