The party is in full swing and I'm enjoying every bit of it, even though I and Erik haven't had time to sit and talk the vibe of the party has me in a pretty good mood.

Everyone is laughing and the drinks keep coming in, maybe it's because I drink a lot at parties that I've attended but people keep making me participate in drinking games and they all cheer when I win.

"I think you've had one too many drinks" Daphne says and collects the beer bottle from my hand.

"I agree" Kome says and I gasp at them getting along well without being snarky with each other.

"I just really need the courage to do what needs to be done" I say.

"You're speaking like a woman on a mission" Daphne says, "If that's the case then go ahead because I also happen to be a woman on a mission"

"What mission?" I ask and accept the glass of water Kome hands me.

"I'm going to confess to Aaron today" Daphne squeals. I scrunch my face in disgust because I just can't imagine any mentally sane person who would think of confessing to that killer but well each to his own and I pray that this is not the last party she gets to witness in her life.

"I'm also planning on confessing to someone" I say and Kome gives me a disapproving look like she doesn't want me to disclose it to Daphne.

"Who?" she asks and interest is clearly written all over her face.

"None of your concern" Kome says.

"Just someone" I say and wave my hands in the air so that they stop glaring at each other.

"Well whatever" Daphne huffs, "I'm off to find my soon to be man"

Kome and I watch as Daphne disappears in the sea of bodies, "now off you go you little love bird and go stake your claim on that man"

"Aye" I say and wink at Kome, "but where am I going to find him?"

"Just let the vibes lead you" Kome says and disappears into the crowd as well, leaving me by myself to figure everything out.

"Ariel" Erik calls from behind me and my eyes widen in shock before I tell myself to calm down and play it cool.

"Hey Erik" I smile as I drink in his appearance, this man doesn't try but damn does he still look good.

"Are you enjoying the party?" he asks and I nod my head, "me too, though it's a bit stuffy"

"I agree" I laugh as a body bumps into me and I stumble forward, Erik grabs my hands to prevent me from falling and I can feel my face turning red at the contact, "thank you" I mumble.

"I actually have to go get something and after that I'm going to the rooftop so I can get some air" he says and smiles, "see you later"

I stand where he left me, is he telling me where he's going to be because he wants me to go meet him, maybe he also likes me and wants to ask me out as well.

I pinch myself hard so that I contain my thoughts, every time I dream of something good happening to me it always goes the wrong way and I'm not ready to jinx something as good as the possibility of Erik Danzel liking me.

I decide to wait ten more minutes before going to the rooftop so that it doesn't seem like I'm really desperate which in fact I actually am but no one wants a desperate girlfriend.

I take a few more glasses of liquid courage to calm down my fast beating heart and make me less conscious of everything. The alcohol has me feeling a little tipsy and I have to use the walls as walking support.

I reach the rooftop and walk slowly to where a male figure is resting on the railings while staring up at the sky.

I tap his shoulder and he turns and looks at me and he quirks his eyebrows at me but I just keep on smiling like the drunken idiot that I am.

We stand there in complete silence and I'm wondering if he's too shy to confess first, and if that's the case then I have no problem with making the first move.

"I really, really, really, really, really like you" I slur and he stares at me intently like he's trying to figure out exactly what my deal is. I smile wider because his confused face in my memory is so cute, "will you go out with me?"

"Are you sure you won't regret this decision later?" he asks and I don't remember his voice being this deep but well alcohol messes with the brain, I think.

"I'd be a fool to regret it later" I smile proudly and sway, his hand grabs my waist and pulls me towards him and I excitedly inhale his cologne and stop mid-whiff because I don't remember him smelling like the woods, he always smelt like peaches and I really like peaches.

I don't remember his shoulders being this broad and defined either and was he always this tall or am I just imagining it? I shake my head to rid myself of the fog clouding my brain and finally I can see a bit better than before and my brain isn't feeling muddy.

I step back and he releases me and my eyes widen in shock as I realize that it is indeed not who I thought it was and I feel sick to my stomach and my toes curl in fright.

He smirks at me and runs his hand through his dark hair and I feel shivers running down my spine, "No backing out now sweetheart" he says and walks back towards the party, leaving me standing there with my hands on my head and mouth agape.

I'm definitely and totally done for, I just confessed to the wrong person and not just a wrong person but the worst person to ever possibly confess to. If I correct myself tomorrow and tell him it was an accident then I might as well end up like one of those prostitutes in the alleyway, dead.

I feel like throwing up and I run to a potted plant and do so, the feeling of my stomach being emptied of all alcoholic contents snaps me out of my drunken haze.

My stomach keeps churning and it's not because of the alcohol but because of who I just confessed to. I want to scream but words fail me and my mouth won't even open to let out a sound.

What have I just done, I'm screwed, I'm dead, Kome was right and I shouldn't have drunk so much. I might as well just kill myself before anyone else gets the chance to do so.

I can't even feel my legs anymore and all I want to do is just become dust and float off with the wind.

A hand taps my shoulder and I scream out loud, my heart is beating erratically and the thought of the hand on my shoulder belonging to an assassin who's come to kill me has me shaking even further.

"Ariel, you okay?" Erik asks and turns my shaking form around so that I am facing him, "what's wrong?"

His worried eyes staring into mine snaps me out of my wall of thoughts and the imagination of someone coming to kill me today, my body is still shaking and I can't tell if it's from the chill of the night air or if it's from the fear that is eating me whole.

"I'm just cold" I answer and he keeps staring at me like he doesn't believe that being cold is what has me this shaken.

He pulls me closer and wraps his arms around me and I can hear my heart thudding dangerously in my chest. Tears begin to streak down my face and I can't understand why it was Aaron that was up here and not Erik.

He releases me and slowly wipes the tears from my eyes, "I don't know why you're crying but if you want to talk about it then just know that I'll be here to listen" he says.

I want to nod my head and say alright but I can't, "Thanks" I say.

"OMG, is that you Ariel?" Daphne calls in a loud voice and my mood dampens further.

She winks at me and links our arms together, "Hey Erik" she says and starts giggling in an offsetting manner, she then leans closer to my ear and whispers, "So is this the lucky guy?"

My forehead wrinkles and my mood goes from terrified to irritated in the blink of an eye, lately Daphne has been behaving like a callous person, even her manner of speech is like someone who wasn't taught manners.

"Can you let go of my arm Daph?" I ask and she does so immediately and her face turns a light shade of pink in embarrassment. I can't even bring myself to look at Erik because I feel like I will start bawling my eyes and I also need to get Daphne out of here before she starts bringing up talks of confessions.

"I'm really tired and I just want to go to bed" I say and rub my eyes tiredly to prove how tired I am. "You guys can stay here while I head back"

I walk away quickly and run down the stairs and straight for my bedroom door. A hand clasps my wrist before I can swipe my room card into the slot.

I freeze as the threatening woody smell fills my nose and I can hear my own heart thumping in my chest. It makes me wonder if this is how I will die, I just started living and I just got to experience life outside Danzel Island, I'm not ready to die now, at least not yet.

I don't know how it starts but after the first drop of tears more begin to drop and I just can't bring myself to stop and I just want to be in my room, under the safety of my blankets and away from this threat that is Aaron.

"Why are you shaking like a leaf?" Aaron asks as he shakes me slightly and I feel an even bigger need to cry some more.

My mouth doesn't want to open and I'm not even sure I want it to open right now since I don't know what my disorientated brain is going to say. I shake my head slowly because it feels like I can't even breathe.

He keeps looking at me like he'd hit me the next minute if I don't tell him why I'm crying, "someone groped me at the party" I lie and a dark expression crosses his face.

"Who?" he asks in a menacing tone and I begin to panic.

"Some black haired kid with blue eyes" I lie because well that's a look that almost fifty percent of the human population has so the chance of finding the made up dude is slim.

"Ariel!" Kome screams from the end of the hallway and runs to where I am standing, she immediately grabs my hands and pulls me away from Aaron, "you know you're not feeling well so why are you outside?" she asks and immediately swipes our room card into its slot.

She pushes the door open and tosses me into the room, I land on all fours and I hear the door close immediately, I stand up with a glare in place but Kome isn't in the room.

I hear voices outside the door and I press my face to the door so I can hear what's going on outside.

"You better stay away from Ariel" Kome says threateningly.

"And if I don't?" Aaron asks.

"We both know how that's going to end" Kome hisses and I hear her slide the key into the door. I run to my bed and flop on it like I wasn't even standing near the door.

She closes the door silently and sits beside me on the bed, "What have I done Kome?" I ask in between sobs, "I was going to confess to Erik, I really was but I ended up confessing to Aaron"

Kome wraps her arm around me and I lean back into her, "Erik was supposed to be at the rooftop and he was the one who was supposed to call me sweetheart and we were supposed to have started dating but I don't even know what happened anymore" my voice cracks at the end and all this crying has made it hard for me to breathe.

Kome pulls my bed covers back and arranges me in the bed; she lies down beside me and covers us with the duvet. She begins stroking my hair and it makes me miss my mother even more than I already do.