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Apologies and Acceptance

"You're taking Serena and I," I mock, "I'm the fucking ruler of the world." I growl, tossing another pebble into the pond in front of me. Upon after leaving me tent, I realized I knew absolutely nothing about this place, so I did the smartest thing possible.

Follow my female instincts.

So following this magical instinct of mine, I walked probably 5 miles away from any camp site and stumbled onto this mini pond area. It was a tiny body of water surrounded by trees and hey, it was Christian-less.

I scan the water with my eyes, and change my position, from my legs straight forward, to crisscross-cross, and take another pebble into my hand.

"Like, okay. I get it. She's your sister. But really? Was it necessary to tell off my best friend, and call me names?" I talk to myself, as if I'm sitting in front if Christian, "Yeah, it's weird I was staying with a dude you don't know for like- 7 months, but no need to get all..." I pause. What's the word I'm looking for? Upset would be an understatement, "no need to get all jealous." I smirk.

I grunt before tossing the tiny rock into the pond before me. I mumble a few for insults directed towards Chris, before I hear a slight rustling from behind me. I don't turn to see who- or what- it is.

"You know, you're really hot when you're mad." Ladies and gentleman, Christian The Jerk.

I don't turn around, "Well, I'm gonna be pretty fucking attractive when I end up pushing you off a cliff." I see him sit beside me.

"I came here to apologize... for everything." His voice contains a sort of shakiness.

"Yes, because we all know how well you do that." I roll my eyes, tossing another pebble into the abyss of water.

"Just let me try, please." He turns to me. I don't reply. "I- I shouldn't have said what I did- you know, about you being a-"

"-slut." I finish for him, harshness coating my voice.

"Yeah, I just, I don't know," he shrugs, "it's not everyday you meet a girl like you." He passes a quick smile- that I don't think I was supposed to see.

"A girl like me?" I pause, "Wait- like me?" I look at him with a confused face.

"Yes, girl. Let me have my moment." He nervous laughs, "Like you. You- I met you in the middle of the woods while you fought off a Cog- on your own, with a stick. I brought you to the tribe, and you just got along with everyone so well. I mean, first off, Serena actually liked you." He says with an amused twinkle in his eye.

"Gee, thanks." I roll my eyes.

He ignores me, "Speaking of her, you were right. She, um- she did want to be a warrior," He pauses, "That's another reason I got upset. I guess deep down I knew she wanted to be a fighter, I just didn't accept it. Then you came along and found out so much about her in such little time, and not just her!" His eyes widen, "Isaac is the quietest guy of the group, but he talks with you like he's knows you for ages. Nathan has had a thing for my sister from the beginning, and he only just made a move on her because you apparently told him to. And Amy? God, that girl hates everyone." He looks down at his hands, "I guess I got jealous that the tribe liked you more than me." He shrugs.

I open my mouth to speak, but get cut off by the blue-eyed idiot beside me, "And I'm sorry. I'm sorry for calling you names, pushing you to make decisions and just being an asshole. I guess I'm not used to having someone stand up to me." He shrugs, passing me a contagious smile.

I break into a smile, "You know, for hating you, sometimes you're actually kind of nice."

"Oh, God," he exhales, "I didn't know apologizing was so difficult. I feel like I just sold my manliness."