We arrive at the top of Aerwyna Mountain at last. Aerwyna Mountain is not a typical mountain you imagine that has a lot of sharp rocks nor anything in your head. Its paved, like a park but they call it mountain since the way up here is going inside the woodland.
"The tent is already up!" Tim Said after fixing the last tent. Alex and Cody, As usual is cooking, I was in charge of Putting blankets and pillows on four Tents with Theodore. Brian and Nate decided to fix the foldable table and chairs. Kyle is Alex and Cody's Assistant.
"Ami I'm done. You can put the blanket now!" Tim said. Theodore is on his way now with the bunch of blankets. He put two inside of each four tents and i put Two pillows in each on it. I even fix the inflatable mattress that Kyle fix before making himself an assistant of the two chef.
"We're done fixing the Table. Is food ready?" Nate said and sat on the foldable chairs with Tim and Brian who's massaging their foots.
"Aren't you tired?" Theo asked. I nodded. "Yeah but I need to fix each of the blankets on the matress. Go ahead and rest. This is easy to do." He went away after i told him that. He's really tired.
We're gonna eat an early dinner since we have an early lunch. "Hey." Tim greeted me with a smile on his face. He's looking at the sea where the sun is coming up. "No wonder why there so many tourist here. It's really a beautiful place to hang out and..." He pointed at the 24 hour convinience store. "... a convinience store."
I nod while fixing the blanket on the inflatable mattress. His with Kyle here. I don't know about the others.
"You'll be satisfied tomorrow to witness the beauty of sunrise." I said then i sat and massage my foot.
"Want some water?" He asked. "It's fine. I'm not that thirsty. Just tired." I said.
He then look at the guys who's laughing at the foldable chairs. "That kind of happiness is the thing I don't wanna lose."
I look at him and his eye is full of sadness. I tap his back and sat beside him. "I don't know what's happening with you guys but I hope you overcome that." I said. He look at me then place his head on my shoulder.
"I hope I have the courage to tell you. It's really hard for me to see pretending to be okay, to be strong. I want to tell them that it's okay not to be okay because it's normal, people tend not to be okay sometimes...- He look at me and smile. "... But let's not talk about this issue, i want to enjoy. Make sure that it's worth waiting. Okay?" he said then his sadness fade away.
Cody called us so we can eat early dinner, after that we clean the table, I even wiped it with a wet towel and right after that they took a shower on men's restroom while I'm taking care of their things. I don't know who I'll be with them, maybe Alex but I don't think he'll allow himself to sleep with me in the same tent. He'll be uncomfortable.
Since Tim and Kyle share the same Tent and Theo and Brian also did the same as the former. I sigh. What am I going to do? i should have brought another tent. Such a clumsy Ami.
I sat on the chair and started playing games. After a couple of minutes, Someone sat beside me. "I'm done taking a bath, go ahead, I'll take care the stuff." Cody said while wiping his hair with a towel. I took my things and go to the ladies restroom.
While taking a bath, I'm still thinking of who I'll be with in a tent. I'm sure Cody wont allow it, Nate also. I bowed and finish doing my business.
As soon as i got off i saw them standing outside their own tent, Tim and Theodore is shaking their heads, Brian is laughing along with Nate who's teasing Cody, Kyle is tapping Alex shoulder and dragging him to another Tent but the later is refusing. Cody just make a bored face. I approach them and they all stand in one line.
I look at the foldable Table and chairs that has a bottle. "What are you guys doing?"
"Playing spin the bottle." Alex said while handling me a jacket. I wear it backwards.
"With a consequences but we're not yet starting since were waiting for you." Nate said. I look all of them and Theodore offer me a seat beside him and Cody. I swallowed the lump on my throat and smile. I sat next to them and they all sat after that.
"So Let's start?" Kyle asked.
Okay the game is simple, If the mouth of the bottle stop where we're you, you need to do the consequences that written on a letter inside of a bowl. After doing that they will throw it in another bowl so the consequences won't repeat. Just like that.
Theodore started spinning the bottle that has a half water inside, I'm nervous. While I'm combing my hair the bottle stop in front of Tim. "The first one to do the consequences." Nate.
Tim took the bowl in the middle of the table and started spinning the papers with his hand inside of it. As soon as he's done spinning it, he took a paper and read it on his own. He look so dumbfounded after reding it.
Theodore tried to take it but he keep it out to him. "Tim what is the punishment!." Theodore asked.
They all furious and look like a kid playing. I laugh and look at Cody who's also laughing. He look at me and shake his head.
"You gotta see the other side of us. Being childish." He said. I started shaking my head as we look at Tim who run away from Alex.
"Hey Tim. That's not fair!" Brian shouted. Don't worry people around us still awake. They all pulling an all nighter so it's okay if we're this noisy. Others also watching us playing.
"I wanna change!." Cody took the bowl and give it to me. "Don't let him change it." He whispered. I nod and cover the bowl with my towel.
"No! Let me Change!" Tim shouted.
The only person left with me is Cody and Kyle, the others were chasing Tim. Theodore and Brian catches Tim and bring him back to his chair while Nate and Alex comes back later after them.
"My consequence is getting a wrist slap using Index and Middle finger with all of you." They all laugh as they heard the consequence but my reaction is shock. "What? so if i took that, all of you will punish me like that too?" I asked.
"No. You stay there, All you have to do is to take care of that bowl." Alex and Tim said. They look at each other shockingly and share a high five.
"Telepathy!" Nate shouted while pointing at them. I smile. I'm excluded since their games is to brutal for me.
They started Slapping Tim's wrist as a punishment. He's frowning in pain but he can't do anything with it since it's his punishment. After that Cody handed him a a towel that has ice inside. Tim put it in his wrist to let it take away the pain.
"That's a pain in the ass." I said while looking at Tim. Everyone even Tim look so shock. I look at all of them. "Why?"
"Nothing. We didn't expect that word coming out of your mouth." Cody said. I smile. "Sorry." I said and make a peace sign.
Tim took the bottle and spin it. All of them look so nervous. After how many spin it stop in front of Nate. I took the bowl on my lap and let him took a piece of paper. "No!!!" He shouted. "Why?" Alex asked and took the paper on his hand.
He laugh after reading what's on the paper. "Getting a butt slap to the last person who received the punishment!" He shouted. And all of them laugh. "Is this how you play?" I asked Theo and he nod. "And that's the most extreme punishment if Tim was the one who gonna do the slap butt."
Tim and Nate stand, Tim is preparing his hand while Nate partly emerge his butt, he's standing like a duck. I was about to lean on when I felt a hand on my waist. I look at Cody who's looking Nate while smiling.
As soon as Tim's hand landed on Nate's we all laugh at his reaction. He's the person who always reacts more than what you think.
"Oh! Ha! My eyes is tearing." Nate said. After a minute of massaging his butt he sat on his chair and started spinning the bottle.
I was about to take off Cody's hand on my waist when he pull me closer to him. No one notice what he did. I look at him and he just put his chin on my shoulder. "I'm sleepy but I had to play along. I don't wanna be Kill joy." He said.
"Cody its your tur--" Alex said. We both look shock but his hand still in my waist. Only our faces depart from each other.
"Oohhhhh!" They all teasing is except Alex who's massaging his chin. I handed Cody the bowl of paper and he took one paper from it while looking at me. I sigh and look at Theodore who's smiling at me.
"Drinking Garlic Juice." He said. My jaw drop when i heard it. Is that really necessary?
Alex went to the cooler where all the vegetables are. We waited for him. Theodore was about to lean on me when Cody stop him.
"Why? I'm just leaning on her." He reasoned out. I hold Cody's hand on my Arms and remove it gently.
They all tease him because of that. He just scratch his head and took the garlic juice and drank it straight. He never frown or do any reaction, it's like it's normal for him.
Nate almost vomit earlier after smelling it.
Cody took the bottle and spin it. It stop in front of Theo. I handed him the bowl and he took the paper. He gave it to me as soon as he reads it.
"Stocking Face? and take a photo?" I asked. "You'll see it later after they went out of the Tent." Brian said laughing.
After a minute or two Theo came out from the tent wearing a Stocking, but instead in his lower body part, it in his face. We all nearly died of laughter. Other people who's also in a camping was watching us. Cody handed me a face mask. "Wear it. other people is taking a snap of us. We don't want to cause you any trouble like earlier." I put it on while still laughing. After that He spin the bottle and It's was Tim again. They said. They won't finish the game if one of them didn't receive punishment.
Because Tim already received his punishment He spin it. It took a while to stop in front of me. I look at them and Theo handed me the bottle. "As we said we wont hurt you or let you do the punishment."
I had no choice but to spin it myself and it stop in front of Alex.
"Wow. This is the first time Brian and Kyle took the last place. Usually its them who's always receiving the punishment first." Nate said while clapping his hand. Theodore took the bowl so Alex can pick a paper.
"Two person to receive the punishment. Kiss the cheek of the person to your right." Tim read the paper. Kyle was on Alex's right.
They all screaming in distress. I was in shock and my jaw literally dropped.
After maybe five minutes of waiting Alex kisses Kyle's Cheek who's not please with the punishment. All of us laugh. especially Nate who's laughing so hard.
"Okay so Brian wins the game so he had to wake us up early in the morning. Maybe 4 am." Cody announced. They all agreed to it earlier while I'm doing my thing on the ladies room.
"Why me of all of us!" He sreamed jokingly. We know that the hardest one to wake up.
"Who's with Ami in a Tent?" Theodore asked. No one was answering. I look at all of them.
"Since Alex know him, maybe he can." Tim said. "No. I can't sleep with girl beside me."
"Theo?" Kyle said. "I'm with Brian, we want to take this opportunity to talk." Okay Brian and Theodore is Best of friends since highschool so maybe they wanted to bond.
"I'm with Kyle." Tim said as Alex looked at him.
"Maybe Cody can." Nate suggest. "I want to be with Alex for today."
We all look at him. "Well it's still up to her if she approves it. I won't mind sharing the same tent with her." Cody called said. It made me shock.
I look at them who's waiting for my Approval. I sigh and smile. "Okay." I said.
Theo, Brian and I Cleaned up the mess because everyone Went to their tent. As soon as I got in our tent, Cody is on the right side already and sleeping peacefully. I went in and Zip the tent. I look at Cody and notice the blanket was slightly remove from his body. I took the end of the blanket and place it properly on him before I went to sleep.
My phone rang so I immediately took it inside my bag and turn it off. I sigh. I look at Cody and to my surprise he's not here.
"Where did he go?" I took my tumbler to drink but it's empty. I was about to head off when Cody pop out his head and surprise to see me awake. "Did I disturb you?" He asked. I shook my head and show him my phone.
"It rung so loud so I had to turn this off." I said. He took the notebook and a pencil case? "Where you going?" i asked.
"I couldn't get back to sleep so I'll try to write lyrics of our song."
He head off after smiling at me. "That's rare." I said to myself.
I tried to go back to sleep but after thirty minutes of trying, I give up. I went out and took a bottle of water in a cooler.
The place is so silent. You can only hear the crickets. I looked around and saw Cody Near the cliff sitting on the foldable chairs. Yes, he has two chairs there.
I went to him and He didn't bother looking at me. "Would you mind if i sit on this chair?" I asked.
He smile. "It's for you. I knew you couldn't go back to sleep that easily." I was so shock at what he said. He's still writing on his notebook.
I sat beside him and hug myself. Its 3 am in the morning. "Do you want Coffee?" I asked him after ten minutes of silence.
"Ice coffee. Thank you in advance." He said. I went to our tent to take my wallet and head off to the convenience store. "Two Ice coffee please."
After paying my order I went back to the cliff where he is and sat. I handed him the ice coffee and he drink it.
There was a deafening silence between the two of us. I couldn't open any topic because i don't wanna disturb him on what he's doing.
"I can almost hear you thinking. What is it?" He asked the close the notebook.
"Nothing." I said. He went away. I didn't bother looking at him. I took my phone and take a snap of the darkness of the place.
After a minute I felt someone place a jacket on my shoulder. "It'd cold but you didn't bother bringing your own jacket." Cody said. He's also wearing the sane jacket I have.
"Come on. Tell me what's bothering you. It's just the two of us here. If we don't talk, then when?" He said.
I sigh. "Yesterday, in the middle of walking inside the forest. You asked if I think of you as a coward?"
He nod while sipping his Ice coffee. "Why did you asked me that?"
"You already know that, don't you?" He smile weakly.
"Is that really the reason? Nothing more?" I asked.
He smile. "Still the same girl i met before huh?" I smile at him and look at the end of the cliff. After several seconds, I flinch when I felt his hand on my left arm.
"I just wanted to know the answer Amethyst. That's all. For a good start... Again." He said while looking at the night sky
"No. I never think of you that way, even way back before." I answer.
He look at me intently. "Is there something in my face?"
I wipe my face to remove anything but he stopped me.
He pull me closer to him, He place my Arm around his neck. "Cody..."
"Remember this?" He asked after placing his forehead on mine. "And this?"
I push him away and leave quickly. I run towards the tent but before I could enter the tent I felt a hand on my waist, pulling me closer to him again, but this time, he's right behind me.
He hug me tightly. "Ami..."
I can hear him gasping. "... give me this time, this is all I ever asked for.." I tried to slip away from his grip but I can't, He's much stronger than me.
Before I could slip away, He force me to face him and hug me again. My arms now is in between us and I didn't bother trying to get off of him. I remain my head bowing.
"Cody not now." He sigh. "Ami I'm sorry. I'm sorry I couldn't fight for us."
I felt a water on my hand, when I look at it, I knew what it is. I turn my head up and saw him silently crying.
"I'm sorry Ami." He said looking straight into my eyes.
I felt numb by the looks of him. This is the first time i saw him crying and honestly his gaze was weakening my whole body. "Cod...."
I didn't get the chance to finish my words because the next thing i knew...
His Lips Touches mine.
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Sorry to keep you waiting. I didn't get a chance to post it last Saturday since I have so many on my plates. I hope you like this one