Opal Waters | ✔

- Chapter 11 -

The ocean water was exciting. The waves crashing over the sand, the sound of the birds as they flew past. The sun was setting, and everything about this just sang home. This was where I belonged. On a beach, watching the sunset. I had decided when I ran away I'd chase the sun, always exploring new sunsets. I'd swim all day, searching for a new beach that I hadn't seen before. Following the coastline day by day until I had seen every single sun set.

I glanced at the clock on my phone. I knew we hadn't set a time but something in my heart told me Damien was late. I was growing more annoyed by the second but I didn't want to start searching until he got here. I hated that. I should have been on the sand, turning every single particle until I found my necklace, if it was even still here.

I wished we had tracking devices on them, as this would both help and hurt me in this situation. It'd help because then I would have my necklace once again, but it would hurt because Asada would have know that I didn't have it on me earlier today. My hands were trembling, the air was growing colder as we grew closer to the winter months.

I hated the winter months. The sun never came out, the birds never sang, and the water was always wild. The peaceful feeling drifts away as winters frost takes over. I was going to chase the serene feeling. Chase it until I couldn't possible chase it anymore. As well as the sunsets.

"I can't believe you waited this long for me?" I heard his voice behind me, though I wasn't that familiar with it yet, I knew it was him. The way he spoke had an air of confidence around him, like he was on top of the world. The rock was digging into my skin, my legs sore from sitting so long.

"I can't believe you took so long to show up, don't you know you're not supposed to leave a pretty girl waiting?" He chuckled, bending down to help me up off the rock. I smiled at him before heading towards the water.

"Where do you want to start?" I question, hoping he would have some sort of game plan. I cursed myself for not paying attention to what was important. My desire to leave this place was growing stronger by the day and it was getting harder and harder to stay away from the sea. My thoughts of running away took up everything. I realized the only thing I was waiting for was my necklace and once I found that, then I would be well on my way, living off of fish and the open waters.

"I guess in the sand?" Damien mutters, his arms by his side as he shrugs. He points to a spot in the sand. "Wasn't that where you had your clothes?" I looked at him like he was an idiot.

"You don't know this beach very well do you?" I smile, moving his hand through the air until he was turned in the right direction. "The stage was here, see the big flat spot in the sand, so my clothes would be around here," I then point towards the messy sand a few feet ahead of us. He would get better with his general direction the longer he stayed. I wasn't sure if he would stick around.

I wondered how he would feel when I ran away, maybe he would miss me? Even though I wouldn't miss him, but he had no one else here, just like I hadn't had anyone here years.

Would he be able to move on, and just find a group of friends and leave the rest of his life to fade away to the back of his mind. His memories he would never talk about.

Searching the sand had proven harder than I had realized. My mind searching the top of the waves for any glimmer of silver. I just wanted to dive in, wanted to feel the water around my body. I knew once I did, I'd be done for the long haul. But something told me my necklace wasn't on the shore. I'd left it there, but maybe the waves grew taller and the tide was further the I'd expected? Would it have grabbed my necklace and pulled it to the depths of the sea.

"I'm not seeing anything," Damien says, his voice fading as he spoke. He seemed like he was disappointed in himself. There was no reason for him to be. I'd gone five years without losing it, it was bound to happen eventually. I just hoped it would have waited a little longer before it did. I wondered what I would do with it while I was traveling the waters. I wouldn't be able to come on land anymore, so would I even need it?

I wouldn't have any clothes, or personal items, everything I would have would be in the ocean. I wouldn't need a necklace to help me survive on land without making the transformation. Damien watched me carefully, as if I was a convict and he was waiting for me to attack him. His head cocked to the side, as if he could read my thoughts.

"What are you thinking about?" He asks. My eyes shoot to him, hoping he would drop the topic. I had to give him a response that would pull him off my trail.

"Just finding my necklace, I think it might be in the water, I'm not sure if we should search, but the longer it's there the further it will be pulled out by the tide," I shrugged my shoulders kicking at the sand. Damien thought about it for a moment before kicking at the sand a little bit more.

"Are we sure we've checked everywhere here?" He questioned, looking at all of our tracks. The entire beach had been turned over, there wasn't an ounce of sand that hadn't been checked.

I nod my head. Maybe I would get to go into the water tonight after all.