Okay, so that was a complete failure.

I just couldn't help but start to cry as I saw my father. Why did Voldemort have to consume him? Why?!

My head was spinning from when I hit it on a tree bark. For those of you who don't know, tree bark is hard. I was the only one who had not been hit by a crucio, but still.

Seeing Lyssa and Naddie in pain made me feel like a hot iron rod was being pressed to an already injured area.

In short, in lots of pain.

I had stayed up long after everyone was asleep.

Remembering what I had said to my father.

"You're a monster!"

The words rang around my head. I had said that to my father, the man who had helped bring me up.

I had called him a monster.

I was a terrible daughter. I remember what he'd said too.

"Join the Death Eaters and you will find all you're looking for..."

No. I was stronger than that... Wasn't I?

I suddenly doubted myself. Was I strong enough to know what was right and what wrong?

No. I wouldn't give in. For my friends, I'd never.

Suddenly, I got up. It was really late, and the moon was bright in the dark sky. I felt the urge to go outside, so I put my wand in my pocket. Just in case.

Then I walked outside and climbed a tree.

Well, I used to go hiking, and I love love love mountain climbing, so scaling a tree wasn't hard at all.

I went to the top, occasionally hitting my head on the branches (my head was having a really bad day) and sat there for a while, watching the stars.

Suddenly, I heard a voice next to me.

"Zoey?"

"What the-" I yelped, almost falling off the branch.

A pair of arms wrapped around my waist, pulling me back.

I struggled before realizing.... It was just Alex.

"Oh." I sighed in relief.

"Man, you punch hard." He said, wincing.

"That's what you get for startling me like that." I said, smirking.

"Mmhm. Guess I deserve it then." He smiled at me. His blue eyes seemed to glimmer in the moonlight. "Zoey... What happened?"

I fingered my pendant, the gift he gave me, and took a deep breath.

"Okay. I'll tell you."  [ Raf; I was literally fangirling after this......<3<3<3]
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Alex pov

"Okay, I'll tell you." Zoey sighed.

She told me about her father, and him being consumed by Voldemort's greed, and about her calling her father a monster.

Then she uttered the final words, which made my heart break a little.

"I don't know what to do Alex. I don't want to hurt anyone."

Zoey's beautiful violet eyes were sparkling with tears. She looked fragile, ready to break for the first time I've seen her.

I hugged her.

She cried into my shirt for a while, then, somehow fell asleep.

I carried her down, managing not to fall down the tree. Almost did, actually.

I placed her in her sleeping bag.

Her face still had the tear tracks, but to me, she'd never looked more beautiful.

"Goodnight Zoey." I whispered, and then left.

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Zoey pov (again)

The next morning, my ships were acting really awkward around each other.

I noticed that Nadia had Steven's jacket around her.

Both of them were smiling.... A bit dreamily too.

So I went to her and whispered,

"Hey, why are you wearing Steven's jacket?"

She jumped and looked at me, blushing furiously.

"Nothing!" She said, her cheeks going even redder.

Nick was staring at Lyssa dreamily.

I sidled up to him too, and said, "Nick? Did something happen that I don't know about? Maybe last night?"

"N-n-no!" He stammered, blushing as well.

I asked Steven and Lyssa too, and both of them were blushing for some reason.

Lyssa touched her forehead and smiled, a bit pink.

"I think they went for late night rounds." Alex muttered.

I smirked as Nick offered Lyssa his hand. She accepted and they walked off to the tent, smiling broadly.

I saw Naddie whisper to Steven, "Can I talk to you?"

He nodded, and they walked off too.

Of course I followed them!

Their little chat went like this:

"Steven? I kinda wanted to thank you." Nadia said.

"Thank me? For what, Nadia?"

"For, you know, lending me your jacket yesterday?"

Steven blushed deeply and replied, "That was nothing. I meant it. I'd do anything for you."

Nadia blushed too.

They leaned in, kinda like how Lyssa and Nick had done at the Ball.

'Yes people! Kiss!' I thought.

Just when they were milimeters apart, lips almost touching, a bird broke the silence.

NO! WHAT THE..... AGAIN?! CURSE YOU BLASTED BIRD!

The two jumped apart, blushing madly. "Uhh... Let's go?" Steven said quickly.

"Sure." Naddie nodded.

They walked back to the campsite.

I stormed in.

"Curse you!" I shouted at the bird. "Petrificus Totalus, honey!"

The bird went rigid. I smirked and walked off.

Oh just you wait, little distractions. One day my ships will become canon.

"Zo!" I heard Lyssa call. I raced back, and then quickly packed up my bag.

Today we'd find the objects.

Today we'd succeed.