I watched as her tiny form scampered out of the room. She wasn't even through the door before I was following after her. My heart pounded against him chest as I called her name. She didn't turn back but I knew she figured how urgent this was.

"Violet Frost, you need to listen to me!" I exclaimed, finally reaching her and grabbing her arm. I must have struck a chord because she was looking at me in an instant.

"Violet what?" She said, almost whispering. "Do you even know!? Because I sure as hell don't!"

"Vi, come on. Let's get-"

"No, Andy. Really, tell me. Violet Black? Violet Frost? I really don't know!" She exclaimed.
"Come on, you really think what you're doing in there is helping? Do you feel like you're doing something good when all you're really doing is letting Fear getting bigger while we get smaller and I can't just sit around and wait-"

I smashed my lips to hers.

I wrapped my arms around her tiny waist and let my warmth swallow her.

For a split second, it felt like we were both enjoying it. She responded to my touch like she was coming home and get arms swathed my waist like it was all she could do.

But then she pushed me away, an angry look I couldn't decipher on her face.

"What the fuck!?" She exclaimed, shoving me back a bit. Then she hit me again. And again.
And again.

"Why the hell would you do that?!"

"Because I like you, Violet!" I said, shaking my head. "A lot. And I have since you came here."
She scoffed, running a hand through her hair and stumbling back a bit. She took the gun out from the waistband of her shorts and threw it on the ground before she ran away.

"Vi!" I yelled after her but she was already on the way to some unknown location and I couldn't but feel like I really fucked up.

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I stared up at the stars, a cigarette burning in my mouth. Violet had settled down and was sleeping in our tent but she refused to see me. It was painful to be so rejected. Especially when you're certain that she's the girl of your dreams.

Violet Black, Violet Frost. Hell! She could someday be Violet Biersack..

But I would probably never know how her lips hugged mine again. The only thing I could do was dream or pray.

So I closed my eyes.

"Listen, guys. I know you're up there.." Images of my parents flashed through my mind. My father looking strong and protective over my mother, who had that one-look-and-you-feel-home kind of thing going on.

"I know you look after me but all I'm asking is that you look after her too. Please, don't let her do anything stupid because I can't lose another person." I shook my head, taking another long puff of my fag. "I can't lose the first girl I've ever really cared about."

Just then, a star twinkled. It was almost winking at me and that's when I knew.

This was a war worth fighting for and girl worth saving.

Notes

Karlie here! Glad to finally be able to update! Sorry, I've just had a lot of stuff going on but I'm back!