We all walked in a group. Me, Mallory, Lily, Tyler, and Kai.

Mallory wanted to have a “fun” night. Which in our lives seemed impossible.

I stopped at the edge a cliff, the mountains all looked so beautiful from here.

“I’m taking a break,” I said, “I’ll meet you at the camp site.”

Mallory nodded but didn’t say anything.

I sat down in the edge of the cliff my feet dangling off the side.

“You know what. I think I’ll take a break too.”

Kai spoke quietly so only I could hear. The rest of the group kept going. Only Tyler looked back at us before they disappeared in the trees.

“Why’d you stay behind?” I asked, “You hate being left behind.”

Kai sat down next to me, “Well I’m not being left behind. You’re here.”

I sighed as I looked out at all the trees, “I’ve always wanted to live out here. But now it just seems dangerous.”

Kai laughed, “It was dangerous out here even before you met vampires.”

I nodded trying to keep myself from laughing, “Yeah I guess your right.”

Kai looked at me his blue eyes glowing in what was left of the sun.

“You know,” I started, “I’ve never thought that I would have a life like this.”

Kai gave me a quick smile, “Like what?”

I looked into the soft orange sunset. It was a beautiful color. I had always loved how all the colors seemed to mix into one. And then they turned black. It was like how everyone only sees the colorful parts of other people’s lives but then when the dark painful parts show there asleep and never see how much that person struggles in life.

“Like this,” I put my arms out to the side.

“What does that mean,” Kai was speaking quietly his eyes looking deep into mine.

“It means I never thought my life would be this crazy,” I whispered as Kai leaned closer.

“Is crazy good,” Kai asked.

I nodded, “Sometimes.”

If I had leaned in just a little bit then I would have kissed Kai. I looked away quickly, standing up. I had gotten so caught up in the moment I almost had let myself do something I couldn’t take back.

“We better go. It’s almost dark out,” I said as Kai stood up.

Kai didn’t answer he just followed me into the trees. Behind us the colors were setting and the pain was beginning to show. The pain no would ever see.