Stars....
The brightest I have ever saw them. It is no wonder they're so bright. There isn't a cloud to be seen in this endless night. The only thing that can compare to their beauty is the moon.
It is as if it has been dipped in blood and put up for display to show off its glory. Just waiting for someone to come along and take it with them. Never to be seen again....
I continue this weird monologue in my head while patiently walking behind my friend Amanda and her boyfriend Jake. We were out walking through the woods trying to find our way back to the road. We decided to go camping last minute to relax after finals. Well, it was relaxing before we decided to go for a walk and got lost.
"Jake. Are you sure you know where we are going? I swear that we have passed that tree three times already!" Amanda has apparently reached her limit.
Jake ran a hand through his sweaty hair in exasperation. "Of course I do! I used to camp in these woods with my dad all the time as a child. We should be close to the river. Once we find that, we can follow it to the road."
Amanda rolled her eyes not believing a word he said. She stopped in her tracks, hands on her hips and turned around to look at me. "Aria. Do you think he even knows where we are? I can't believe this! This man doesn't even know his left from his right!" She then turned back around and proceeded to yell at Jake straight to his face.
Aria just shook her head. Aria loves her friends, but they can be a little much at times.
Amanda Laura and Aria have been friends since they were sixteen. After seven years, they are still just as close. More like sisters now. They actually do look like sisters though. Except for the difference in height. She is around 5'7 with brown hair, brown eyes and a slim build that has rocking hips. Not much for boobs though. That is all Aria. She is 5'5 and a little thick with black hair and blue eyes. She would personally say that is her best feature.
Amanda and Jake are still arguing about directions and something about her being fat? Aria rolls her eyes and saids nothing and decides to sit down on a rock. This is gonna be a while. She rests her head in her hand with her elbow on her knee and continues to stare at the pair.
Looking at them, you would of never guessed that they were dating. Jake is about three inches shorter with blonde hair and green eyes. He makes up for his short stature with his nice muscular body.
Honestly, Aria used to like Jake. But he and Amanda started dating and I had to bury my feelings. At the age of 23, Aria is still single. Shaking her head, she looks around at all the trees and bushes. It really is beautiful out there. To bad they were lost. Just than, she heard something. She looks all around her for the source but came up empty. Strange. It sounded like a fox or cat.
"Hey guys. I heard something. I'll be back in a minute." Not waiting to see if they heard her, she walks off towards the noise. The noise gets louder the closer she gets. Impatienty, she moves faster and trips over something.
"Fuck!" Aria landed hard and scraped her knee. Why the hell did I agree to go camping let alone go looking for something in the middle of the woods at night while we were lost! What am I thinking?! Aria thought to herself.
She gets up and started to head back to her friends when suddenly the noise stopped. It didn't just stop. It sounded like the soul leaving its body. Sweat rolls down her face as she nervously looks behind her.
What she saw behind her is what nightmares are made of. This human like creature slowly stood up out of the bushes and looked straight at her. His clothes were ripped and he had grayish looking skin. His hands were huge with nails as long as 5 inches. They looked more like claws. He had bright red eyes and razor sharp teeth. His face was distorted with anger upon seeing me. Aria takes all of this in within a few seconds. She takes a step back and started to scream when suddenly, there is a hand clamped on her mouth. Another hand snakes around her and presses on her belly and pushes her back until she feels a hard muscular body behind her. She is trapped. She reaches up to try to pry the hands off, but can't. Her heartbeat picks up in fear. Who is this? Why are they trapping me against their body? She thought. She slowly looks up at her captor and immediately got lost in the most beautiful bright blue eyes...
"Hush beautiful. My name is Declan. Don't move or make a sound unless you want that creature to attack and kill us." He deliciously whispered into my ear sending shivers down my body.