The screams start soft, I can barely hear them. But they get louder. So loud that my ears began to hurt. Sydney tightened her arm protectively around my shoulders. Her eye brows drew together as she listened and suddenly she jumped up.

"Its forest. He's hurt. Stay here." she said over her shoulder as she began to run. She ran deep into the forest her long dark hair flowing behind her. My heart began to pound. What if she got lost. What if she never came back? Stop being selfish! Forest is somewhere in that forest hurt. In pain. A dark part of me laughed at the irony of Forest getting hurt in the forest. But I quickly shut that part of me up. I sat their to scared to finish my sandwich. It felt like forever but they finally returned. They were both dripping with sweat as Sydney half carried-half dragged Forest to the house. Quick as lighting I ran towards them picking up half of Forest even if he was kinda heavy.

"Here stay with him while I get some bandages and salve." Sydney said over he shoulder as she once again went bounding towards the house. I lay him in the grass and my arms sang a chorus of thank-you's to me.

"What happened?" I asked glancing at his face. Wow. He was even hotter up close. Dark brown hair tousled and damp with sweat, blue eyes filled with tears from the pain, and a sprinkle of freckles across his nose. I feel an odd urge to stroke his arm and tell him it'll be alright. But I ignore the urge and settle for brushing away a stray lock of his hair.

"I was walking when I tripped and fell on some rocks and that wasn't a big deal until I saw my stomach." he says and lifts his shirt and I don't know whether to vomit or scream for Sydney to hurry up. His stomach has a deep long scratch that drips with fresh blood, staining the beautiful white flowers that surround us. He notices my fear and thinly veiled disgust at the grisly wound.

"I'm sorry." he says and once again I feel stupid. Here I am cringing at his wound, perfectly unscathed while he looks like he might pass out from the pain and he's apologizing. 

"No, I'm sorry." I say and he smiles before his face contorts in pain. 

"Hey, I'm in a lot of pain. You think you could kiss me and make it better?" He asks smirking. I think he's joking until he starts to lean forward. Sydney couldn't have appeared at a better time. 

"Here, I have to go." I tell them before jumping up and running up the pitch and into the house not looking back because I know if I do I'll remember him, not Forest but the only other guy I've ever been so close to. Felt so safe with. I run into my room and press my face into my pillow. I sit there for a long, long time. It's night time when I finally get up and walk around the house. Its eerie. I hear nothing and its dark. Sydney's gone. I can tell. I walk into the only room filled with light. Forest is half asleep and reading a book. He wears reading glasses and lacks a shirt, an adorable combination. I walk in and sit nest to him. He looks at me funny.

"I knew you were eager but I didn't think you wanted to get into bed with me so quickly." he says and sits up and winces. I smirk at him. Karma.