Ryan's POV

We arrived at the grounds around 8:50 and me and Brendon helped his mom get the cakes.

"Thanks, boys, meet me back here at 11, ok?" She smiled as she turned to greet her friends. Brendon mumbled an "mhm" and pulled me towards a small concrete trail in the grass.

"This is the entrance to the park. It's called Clifty Falls...The name speaks for itself." The shorter boy smirked and whispered in my ear. "Don't fall off the cliffs."

Oh god.

Oh no.

I was deathly afraid of heights.

I started to panic, trying to turn around and walk briskly away. Brendon's hands grasped my arms, pulling me back against him.

"Nah nah nah nah nah!" He shook his head at me. I felt his arms squeeze around my ribs, pinning my arms to my sides.

"Please? It'll be okay, there's fences and I won't let you fall." He whimpered, and I turned to face him. Sighing, I flicked a sign and read it.

"Trail 7."

"Fine." I sighed again. "I'm guessing we're going on trail 7 then?"

Brendon giggled, grabbing my arm and pulling me into the woods. Almost immediately the surroundings changed, frost covered trees, aligning a dirt trail almost too perfectly. The fluffy haired boy sighed in content and slowed his pace, walking ahead of me. I was still breathing shakily from the sound of water trickling over cliffs in the distance. Maybe I was just being stupid. What's so bad about this?

I focused my eyes onto the boy in front of me, running my tongue over the inside if my teeth. He had a cute bounce in his walk, kind of a skip. His jeans hugged his perfect legs, along with puffy black shoes. They had a shiny, gold metal chain across the back of each one. His hair jumped up and down, almost hitting some low branches. I ducked under them, each time I bent over my eyes trailed to...

"Come on, silly." I heard Brendon break me from my thoughts. "Pick up the pace, we'll be here forever if you go that slow!"

I smiled and Brendon met me in one cute pounce. He wrapped his arms around my neck, laying his head on my chest and rocking from side to side. He closed his eyes and hummed.

"You're warm."

With that, he pulled away, slipped his hand into mine, and went about his way. I laughed under my breath, settling my fingers between his.

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Oops, I didn't notice that I made this whole chapter Ryan's POV! I'll make the next Brendon's for the whole thing, and then go normal from there.