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Tomorrow was Christmas Eve and I decided that once all of the last minute shopping was finished I would give her a call to tell her everything.
I usually always had my shopping done weeks before Christmas, but like everything else that has changed this year so has the last minute shopping.

As I was driving to the mall I was wondering what to get everyone. Well my friends at least. I already knew what to get momma.

After a few turns and a couple of red lights I made it to the central mall. I went in after parking of course.

I walked through the mall trying to find the perfect present for all and as I was looking a little boutique looking place and a display in one of their windows caught my eye.
As soon as I saw it I thought that it would be perfect for Celina.

It was nothing more than a outfit: A cropped green shirt paired with black skinny jeans with a little silver necklace and shoes to match.
The store was having a sale so everything together wasn't to pricy. The outfit cost about forty dollars altogether. Not to bad because if it wasn't on sale it would be more.

Having made the purchase and grabbing the bag I walked out to find the rest.

For Alex I bought him the new zombie video game that just came out that he has been dying to play. His words not mine along with a few CDs by his favorite singers. He had quite a few. I got one that was Skillet, Three Doors Down and lastly Lincoln Park.

That left Derek. He's the trickiest out of all of them. I thought and thought and looked, but didn't see anything that caught my eye that screamed him.

Wait...

There is something, but it's at home and it's not something that cost money which I don't mind spending, but what I had was him so before running to my car I went to this store that sold perfume and cologne and nothing else to get some cologne. Afterwards I went back to the music store to get a CD. On my way out of the store I felt like someone was watching me therefore I turned around and sure enough someone WAS watching me. He was actually quite buff with a shaved head and a tattoo on the left side of his neck. Another covering his right arm. I couldn't make out what the tattoos were for we were to far away from each other, yet somehow I knew he was the one I felt.

Shaking my head and turning back around I went to my car and  put all of the bags In the back seat before hopping in the drivers side and going home. While on my way home I started wondering why that guy was watching me.
It could be my imagination, my mind playing tricks on itself. I thought.

After making it home and getting all of the bags out I ran upstairs to my room to the hidden place that kept everything that I hold dear.
There is a hole sort of behind the sign above my bed. Removing the sign I brought out the box and sat on the bed. I opened it and there it all was: pictures of my dad and I, pictures of mom dad and I, pictures of just him and mom like their wedding photo for example. Letters that he had written to me every time he left, but he always came back until....
There were letters from him before that night as well. None of it was what I was looking for though. I went to the very bottom and pulled it out of the little envelope I always kept it in.

His necklace.

You see when dad was alive he always had this necklace on. I never really understood why and still don't to be honest even though I know there is more to my family. It was a silver chain and dangling from the chain was a symbol of some kind: Moon and star held together by what looked like a raindrop.

Glancing down at the photos of him and mom before I was born I saw he had it on then to.

Every time.

This is what I am giving Derek. Will it be hard to part with? Yes. Just thinking about it had tears slowly running down my cheeks, but I knew dad wouldn't mind. I mean after all he's the one who hunted Derek down to protect me.

I held the necklace to my heart for a moment before putting it back in the envelope and back in the box to go back in the hiding place.
Once that was done I set the sign up to cover the hole and then called Celina.

Ring

Ring

Ring

" Hello"

" Hey It's me."

" I know that. What's up?"

" Do you want to come over? Stay the night?" I asked over the phone of course.

" YES YES YES!!!!" She screamed. I tore the phone away from my ear so as to spare my eardrums.

" I'll be over before you can count to 100!"

Laughing softy, " Okay.See you in a few."

"Well duh." She said before hanging up.

I love her so much. She's my best friend .We are so close that it's like we are sisters. I am so grateful beyond reason to have a friend like her. Heck I'm grateful to have all of them in my life the way I do. I would do anything for them. I would even jump in front of a bullet if it meant them staying alive.

After putting my phone back on charge on my nightstand beside my bed I walked down the stairs and fixed all of the snacks: popcorn, ice cream, cookies, chips, drinks. The usual.

I took it all to the living room and sat it down on the table. It took a few trips but I got it.

The bell rung not even five minutes later. Rolling my eyes I answered the door.

There are no words to describe the sight that greeted me when I opened that door.
Celina, my crazy, scattered brained bestie was in her My Little Pony pjs with the slippers being Rainbow Dash. Looking up I could barely see her face. She had movies, some food, her blanket that I guess she can't ever leave at home, her all time favorite board game which was monopoly. Just a bunch of crazy stuff. Most of which I had inside which I knew she knew.

"Um." Was all that I could say. She walked inside not dropping anything which honestly surprised me. She sat it all down on the floor then put everything where she wanted it to go. The food on the table, blanket on the couch, movies at the end of the table and the game under the table.

" You could have helped." She pouted. I just shrugged and went to the kitchen to bring out the homemade pizza. Yes I do know how to cook.

We ate the pizza and ice cream with peanut butter cookies and Dr Pepper to drink. Well I had Dr Pepper,Celina had Mountain Dew.

While eating we watched White Chicks and Madea Goes to Jail.

After we finished those movies which she bought we played monopoly.

No one won.

We also watched the High School Musical series. We sung and danced along.
Let me say this. Celina can dance, but not sing while I can sing, but not dance.

Ironic huh?

Once we tired ourselves out with the singing and dancing and laughing at each other we put what we didn't eat back in the kitchen but took the drinks with us up to my room.

Once in my room both of us sitting cross cross applesauce the first words out of her mouth was, " Okay spill."

"Spill what?" I asked feigning ignorance.

" You know what."
Of course she wouldn't buy my act.

" Okay oaky." I sighed, " If I were to say that I may like Derek... well really love him what would you say?"

Silence.

I swear I could hear crickets outside it was that quiet.

I even think I heard a pen drop.

Finally a response, " It's about time."

Did not expect that.

I asked her " what do you mean?"

" Honestly Serenity I am not blind. I can read in between the lines. I knew from day one you felt that way about him though you didn't know it yourself at the time."

Taking In her answer While looking down at the floor I tell her, " well I told you but I'm not sure how he feels...
honestly Celina I don't think he feels the same way about me."

I looked back up at her, " I don't know what to do."

She looked at me like I was stupid or something.

" What."

" you have no idea do you?" She asked softly.

" Again Cel what do you mean?"

" Serenity. A blind person, heck even a dead person can see what you mean to him. He loves you. He would do anything, be anything on this planet for you."

" Impossible." I whispered, " I cause problems for him or well caused."

" No it's not impossible. Even people at our school have noticed and started talking about it."

Hugging a pillow to my chest I ask, " has he heard what they have said?"

She nodded, " I believe so, but he doesn't care. He doesn't mind.."

I was silent.

" Ren let me tell you something." She took my hand before continuing, " you love him and he loves you. Just tell him. There is no worrying about being turned down because I know for a fact he would jump in front of a bullet for you. He would give up his life if it meant saving yours and you know it. I honestly thought you knew. At least a part of you knew, but you have been oblivious this whole time until now."

" I know I am being stupid, but I have o ask how are you so sure?" I hugged the pillow tighter.

She sighed, " The way he looks at you when your around. You don't see it, but Alex and I do. He is always, always by your side making sure your okay and sweetie when your upset or hurting in anyway he does to.... it's like he can feel your pain and he would do anything and everything to stop the pain, to make the hurt go away. He's different when your around. Alex noticed this. I didn't really notice until he pointed it out to me.
It's there. You just have to open your eyes to see it."

She paused to catch her breath before saying hesitantly, " I think when he is in pain And you come around or are around he hides it."

She squeezed my hand saying, " Just talk to him. Be completely honest. You and him have something very special. A once in a lifetime that very few experience. "

I put the pillow back in place and then hugged her, " Thank you so much. Your such a good friend."

Letting go I also said, " we need to do this sleep over thing more often don't you think?"

" On hundred percent agreed." She laughed.

I joined in and we laughed together.

Glancing at the clock I saw that it was almost five in the morning.

" Lets sleep." We said at the same time.

We giggled at that and while she climbed into one side of my bed I cut out the lights, climbed in on my side, turned off the lamp on the table beside my bed and fell asleep.