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Here you go with the first (or the 27th chapter) on my page!

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Part 1 available on @_TrancyButler_ ''s page!
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I gasped in awe as we slowly approached the endless groups of glowing fish, which were swimming around, clearly not bothered by our presence. If I thought that the group we were following was a lot, then I was clearly wrong. Beyond them were TONS of glowing fish, minding their own business as they swam at the surface of the water. I examined them carefully, hopeful that I won't bother or scare them away. But it wasn't that hard to do, only because they didn't seem to mind. I stared at them, their scales letting out a golden hue that captivated me, and as I looked at the others, I noticed that they had their distinctive colors. A few were red, orange, green, but they all had that glow to them. There were so many, their colors awing me, making it seem like I had just found Bora Bora's secret hidden treasure.

I looked over at Tyler, his grin wider than before upon seeing my reaction. If this is what he promised me, then it was a lot more impressive than I had originally thought.

I looked around the fish, and as I looked down at the waters, I realized that the fish didn't only offer their beauty. I looked down at the depths below, seeing the very clear, lit up ocean bottom. Shocked, I stared at it, seeing that there really were that many fish since they didn't light up a little spot. Even if it made me slightly anxious at how far we were from the bottom, I looked at the other fish that were below them, the only difference about them was that they didn't light up.

"Impressive, right?" Tyler asked. I had to be honest, for a moment I forgot he was there with me.

I looked at him, "Yeah it is. . . How did you find it?"

"I was out by the deck and I saw them. And I just had to show you." Tyler got close to me, making the hairs on my body stand at an end.

"Why me though?" I tried my best not to sound so nervous, but it was hard. I could basically feel him pressed against me, and such closeness made me uncomfortable.

"Because," I tensed when hearing his voice so close to my ear. "These fish, this sight in general, is as beautiful as you."

Great, I've been called beautiful by my two best friends today. . .

It wasn't exactly the same day, but it was still, surprising, to say the least. But it just wasn't the same thing. There was something in the way Evan told me it, he made it sound as if I was actually the only woman on earth that was that special. But Tyler. . .

"And before you tell me that it's not true, i-it is! Nothing can compare to you." He said breathily, doubling my uneasiness. At this point I didn't know whether to cringe or look at him weird, since this was way too cliche for my liking.

"Uh. . . Thank you for the compliment. . . I'm flattered." I lied, trying not to sound too harsh. "Thank you for showing me this though, really, it was great."

I could imagine Tyler's genuine smile forming again from behind me, "No problem. . . It was my pleasure."

At this unpleasant moment, I felt Tyler's fingers touch my chin, and I went into full-on internal panic mode. I stiffened when feeling him turn my head -- or me in general -- to face his direction. His eyes gave me a friendly look as he closed them, the space that used to be in between us was not even there anymore.

Shit shit shit, he wants to kiss me?! Already?!

I really should have seen it coming, but I was frozen in place, too nervous to move or to do anything anymore. On the inside, I was a bit skeptical and annoyed as to why he was moving too fast, I mean, he technically just met me. And I'm pretty sure Makayla hasn't met the guys yet so I didn't see why he was making so many moves already.

But I had to do something. And fast.

My eyes searched around for something, until my eyes laid on a group of people that were randomly talking and paying no attention to us whatsoever. I internally sighed in relief and fake gasped before Tyler's lips touched mine, "HEY! DONT LOOK AT US! PERVERTS!"

Tyler's eyes widened when hearing me say this, and he looked over at the beach. The guys looked at us, and I could guess that they were looking at us weird. Pretending to be embarrassed, I scoffed, "Ugh, I can't believe them."

Trying to process what had just happened, Tyler muttered out, "Wow, Uh, yeah. . ."

I shook my head and swam away from him. I thanked myself for my last minute thinking skills and at the fact that I was no longer near Tyler. As I swam farther from him, the group of guys looked at me, ". . . Makayla?"

I froze, and I looked at one of the guys that approached the shore. His arm was extended as if to help me, his features awfully familiar, and I panicked once more as I held my hand out and let Brock help me out of the salty waters.

No way. . .

Brock looked behind me and his eyes widened, "Tyler?"

I squeezed my eyes shut, a soft red coloring my cheeks. How could I have been this stupid?
I heard Tyler chuckle behind me, "Hey, I thought you guys were inside."

"No. . . I mean we were, but a few of us wanted to go out to hang out near the beach." Brock said, his tone awkward and embarrassed at seeing the two of us together. He handed the two of us towels to dry off, and as he gave me mine, I clutched it tightly.

"A few? Who?" Tyler asked. I looked at Brock and have him a pleading look, as if he were the one that controlled my destiny.

Please don't let Evan be there please don't let Evan be there. . .

The only reason as to why I prayed for this, was because I did not want to argue with him. Not now. If he reacted negatively when I was with Tyler earlier, then this time his attitude will be a lot worse. I turned to face the other guys, who were looking at us. Unluckily for me, I couldn't really tell who was who. I huffed to myself and without having any other choice, I waited for Brock's answer,

"Well, there's me, Craig, and Nogla." He answered.

I sighed in relief, the troubles that were there before now dead and gone. I smiled at Brock and wrung my damp hair with the towel he had given me. I bit my lip when feeling Tyler put an arm around me. "Really? What about the rest?" I didn't appreciate him touching me, especially on land.

"I only know that Marcel's knocked out from exhaustion." Brock started walking back and the two of us followed him. "I don't know what Evan's doing or where he is."

"Oh, that's ok. I guess." I had to admit, it did make me a bit nervous as to where Evan had gone after our argument. But he shouldn't have gone that far.

We finally reached the hut area where the other two were sitting at. Even if the little hut wasn't much, it still offered it's magnificent ocean scenery. I could see why they chose this place to hang out. I smiled as I greeted them, making sure that Tyler kept his hands to himself at all times. I didn't want the others to think that we were together. Craig was the first one to talk, "So, what were you two lovebirds doing out in the sea at night?"

Tyler was about to speak, but I made sure that I was the one to talk first, "Oh, no not lovebirds. I just went out for a swim and Tyler appeared out of nowhere." I could tell he was confused. The look on his face said it all. I do feel bad for him, but that doesn't mean that I'm going to let him do what he wants.

"You sure about that?" Nogla raised his eyebrows up in down in a playful way as he took a sip from his beer.

I scowled, "I'm positive."

"Is it true Tyler? Or is she lying?" Craig asked, digging further more into the subject. I couldn't help but glare at him. Did he not realize that I was low key trying to avoid the subject?

Tyler licked his lips, "Maybe, maybe not."

Yeah that definitely made the situation a lot worse. I didn't say anything, paying no attention to the rest of the conversation as I played with the sand between my toes. Nothing else was in my mind except for one thing: where was Evan? He had to be around here somewhere. Or was he looking for me? I had no clue. I nibbled on my lip in impatience as I tried to come up with a conclusion. Maybe he was asleep! Yeah, what other answer could there be? I mean, I wasn't tired, but an airplane ride is pretty exhausting, right? Craig patted on an empty seat and pulled it away from the table for me, "Your highness~."

I swear to god if Craig is hitting on me too. . .

Nonetheless, I gave him my thanks and I sat down. I couldn't be paranoid all the time, he was just being a gentleman. Something Tyler wasn't doing correctly. "Do you two want anything to drink?" Brock asked.

"Just beer, I'm not in the mood for anything strong at the moment." Tyler said.

I thought about it for a moment. "Just a smoothie."

"A smoothie? Softy." Nogla taunted.

I glanced at him from the corner of my sight in annoyance. Anything stronger than a smoothie or even beer would probably cause me to black out so that's out of the question. But it wouldn't hurt, right? I'll just make sure that it's served halfway and that I take a few sips. I sighed in defeat, "Fine, beer it is."

Nogla grinned and nodded as he got up and walked off to go get what we asked for. I huddled closer to my towel when feeling a soft cold breeze hit me, "Hey, what time is it?"

Craig checked his phone, "4:30."

My eyes widened but I said nothing as I pressed my lips together. Had an hour passed? Already? Time flies by really fast then. "Oh, wow. Haha, that was, quick."

"Quick? For how long did you and Tyler meddle together?" Craig asked jokingly.

I bristled, but I gave him a fake smile, "Ha. Haha. You're hilarious." It was a bit annoying that he couldn't let go of that. But then again, it wasn't really that forgettable.

Before I knew it, Nogla came back and set down our drinks. Right as he set mine down, I grabbed it and quickly drank from it, ignoring the burning feeling in my throat. "Whoa, someone's pissed." Nogla said.

I ignored him and wiped my mouth with the towel. "Don't worry about it, be glad that I'm not thinking about getting drunk anytime soon."

"You won't?" Craig asked.

"Will you? I won't be surprised though, but it'll definitely bring back the memories of when you were drunk, like, hardcore drunk and you called us on the Xbox and Nogla recorded it and uploaded it to YouTube." I smirked to myself at the thought of seeing a drunk Craig again. That night when he called us was definitely amusing. I didn't really say much, but I wished I had recorded it also for blackmail resources.

Craig was about to respond but he paused and gave me a weird look, ". . . How do you know about this?"

Shit, keep it together Joleena, remember, you're not Jonathan. . . Yet.

I cursed under my breath but I cleared my throat, "Oh, uh, Jonathan told me about it. . ."

Tyler gave me a questioning look, "But I heard you say 'us'?"

"O-Oh- haha yeah sorry I was just, thinking about something else while I talked, sorry." I took a tiny sip from my beer, "But anyway, are you going to get drunk, Craig?"

"No, no of course not. If I do then I'll probably pass out and wake up grumpy in the afternoon." Craig answered.

"Well that's good to hear, we don't really want to end up babysitting you or anything." I joked and looked around. Tyler was staring at me again, which pissed me off since it was getting tiring and I didn't feel like putting up with his actions for a whole week. So I drank down my beer, "Tyler can you not?"

His eyes widened and he blushed, "Wh-What?"

I set my cup down harshly, "Don't look at me like that, it's- uh, pissing me off!"

Tyler squirmed a bit at this, "I-I was staring?"

Craig tried holding in his laughter and Nogla snorted at this. "Yes, yes you were." I hissed, "So, please don't. For my sake, and, well, yours."

"Crap, uh, sorry, you're just. . ."

"I'm just what?!" I knew what he was going to say, and I didn't want to make this situation awkward so I turned it into an argument and pretended to be offended. You know, like those other girls in high school that took many things seriously or that were very dramatic and caused scenes. I knew that I was going to look like a major bitch, but as long as they steer clear from me, then it won't hurt. "Just because I'm a girl, doesn't mean that you can shove me into a corner and breath on me 24/7!"

"But I-"

I stand up abruptly, causing the chair I used to sit on to fall behind me. "No buts! I don't know what you want from me, but stalking me all the time won't give me a clue!"

Tyler stood up too but I threw my towel at him, puffed my cheeks up in frustration, kept a good posture and walked away. As I did so, I heard Craig and Nogla cackling in the background, "Damn Tyler you picked yourself a fighter!"

Damn that felt good. . . At least they got the message.

I furiously walked towards the hotel, although I wasn't really that close to it. All of a sudden, I felt a sharp pain on the bottom of my foot and I cursed. I checked and realized that I stepped on a sharp rock. I bit my lip and hopped over to a nearby bench. "Ow ow ow. . ." I examined my foot and sighed in relief when seeing that it wasn't that bad. Sure, blood was coming out but it's not like it was going to kill me.
Suddenly I felt tears form in my eyes, and I sniffed a little. Did it seriously hurt that much?! But then I thought about it for a moment and realized that maybe it was because of my little outrage from earlier. I wiped the tear that ran down my cheek and sighed.

"Hey. . ."

My eyes widened and I looked up. Brock was looking down at me. I immediately wiped my eyes and blushed in embarrassment. I don't really like it when people watch me cry. I cleared my throat, "Hi. . ."

"Sorry if we made you upset. . . It wasn't our intention we were just playing around. . . We uh, didn't mean it." He said. Brock had always been the quietest, and it really surprised me that he was the one that came up to me.

"Oh, it's ok. Sorry I overreacted I just. . ." I wanted to get away from Tyler as fast as possible and that was the only way. ". . . I was- I mean, I'm just tired."

"Oh. Yeah I understand, it was a pretty long and tiring trip. I get it." Brock smiled at me and he held out a pair of flip-flops. "Here. . . I got these for you, since walking barefoot isn't that safe."

I stared at them. They weren't at all that special, and luckily they weren't for males and they were pink, although they looked a little long but then again I can't remember what my foot size was. But I didn't really expect him to give them to me, that's for sure. I guess that just shows how kind he can be.
"O-Oh! I don't-"

"Take them, as an 'I'm sorry' gift. From me- er, us." He handed them to me without hesitation.

I took them and slowly put them on, "Thank you. . . I needed them."

He smiled, "No problem."

I looked up at the night sky and realized that the sun was coming up. One side of the sky was tinted pink and yellow as it slowly made the darkness go away. I bit my lip as I thought about how I wish I could do that; make my feminine side go away and go back to being a guy. I wanted it to be that easy, but sadly it wasn't. I had to chase after an unattainable object, and it was so unattainable that even if I found it, I bet that I would probably drop it from all the anticipation.

Brock noticed the expression on my face, "The sky's pretty at dawn isn't it?"

I broke out of my trance, "Yeah. . . It is."

"I would ask you to come join us and watch it but, I'm guessing you'll be very uncomfortable. Hey, but you won't be uncomfortable when Jonathan gets here, right?"

"No." I said with a straight face, looking away from Brock. "No, I wouldn't be uncomfortable."

"I just wish that he could get here sooner." He said as he sat next to me.

I bite my lip and discreetly wipe a tear from my cheek,

". . . I wish for that too. . ."