Alone Until We Part

Chapter 1

Lost With You

Disclaimer: I don't own the pople used in this story.

"I can't believe that you got me lost!" I yelled at him.

"I got you lost! I was following you!" he responded.

"If you didn't get me so dam mad I wouldn't have storm off!" I said stopping and turning to face him.

"I am not sorry. You still didn't tell me why you were mad at me in the first place," he said.

"I don't have to," I said and sat on a rock.

If I tell Logan why I was madhe would know I like him. I just don't know why he had to go and flirt with that girl. Whatever her name was. So okay I was jealous. Come on have you seen the boy. His body with those eyes. It is so. . . I got to stop thinking these thoughts.

I got partnered with Logan. Ms. Coleman thought it be a good idea so we could sort our differences. Doesn't she understand how untrue that is. Two things could happen here: 1. I will kill him. 2. I will tell him I like him. If I do that I might as well kill myself. So it is a no win situation. So they stuck me with him for this stupid hiking trail once a month. I don't even know why we have it. So we could "explore nature." Yeah right. Like this place is right off the highway. We are so in the wild.

"I would call for help but they took away all of out 'links to the outside world'" Logan said while quoting links to the outside world. "It is like so boring," he said still talking. He sat on the ground by my feet.

It looked like you were having fun on the bus, I thought.

"There is only one good thing out of this," he said.

"What?" I asked.

"So you can finally admit how much you love me without "outside world" interrupting," he said.

I glared at him. "You know it is kinda sad. How you dreams would never come true," I said.

"Come on Cruz you and me both know how much you want me," Logan said.

I put on a look to seem like I was thinking about it. "Nope still don't," I said.

"One day," he said with a smirk.

I rolled my eyes. What do we do if we get lost and we have to camp out here

"Logan," I said. I know my voice sounded sad. He looked at me sincerely. "What do we do if we have to camp out here in the dark with nothing," I said.

"Oh my God. I didn't think about that. My hair! I have to wash twice a day," he said.

If you didn't know Logan you would think he was joking. Nope that is Logan. I know he is being for real.

"Do you think we should kept walking?" I asked.

"Well the way I see it as if we kept walking we are going to get back on the trail or end up on the high way," he said while getting up.

"Wrong," I said while digging in my back pack.

"What you think you know everything?" he asked.

I would come out smart but if I have to camp out here with him I might as well be nice.

"Well, the bus ride was so boring that I read the pan-flip they gave us," I said. I pulled it out and opened it up. "You see the trail is in the middle. We would have to walk six miles to reach a road. By the way we would end up in a ghost town."

"So what do we do?" he asked.

I got it! "I think we should follow the trees," I said.

"Okay Cruz. That is stupid. What are you on?" he asked.

"Logan please shut up or I do it for you. They planted trees in a areas. Only red ferns grow here," I said pointing to a spot. "Maples grow in this area," I said looking around.

"Couldn't have did this early? By the way how do you plan on shutting me up. If it has anything to do with your lips on mine I am down for it." he asked.

"Nope. When I am done you be lucky if you get to kiss other girl. Back to the important things. Maybe because someone stood bothering me when we were walking I would have remembered about the treeareas. What time were we supposed to finish? I asked.

"6 o'clock. Since we are the best athletes I say 5:30," he said.

"Soo.. they should be searching for us?" I asked.

"Yea. Well you. Not like anyone really cares about me," he said.

I looked at him puzzled. I was going to speak but he stopped me.

"Anyway lets just get going. What tree area are we in now?" he asked.

"Maple," I said picking up the map and putting it away.

"How do you know that?" he asked.

"It is the only tree I know. It has these saps fall from it," I said and picked one up. "If you open it" I said and ripped it open. "You can smell the sweet maple," I finished.

"How do you know that?" he said. He took it and looked at it.

"They grew around my house a lot. My mommy told me they were maple," I said.

"Which way do we go left or right?" he asked.

"Left," I answered.

"Okay. How do you that?" he asked.

"In the map. Tree areas end where the ferns grow," I said.

"You see those red and yellow things," I said and pointed to our right.

"Oh. So those are ferns," he said.

"Yes," I said. I spoke slowly as if I was speaking to a three year old. "Because Maple trees are next to the trail that means that the trail is to the right or left of us. Since I don't remember seeing ferns then we know we didn't come through there," I said.

"Okay so we are going left," he said.

"Yep," I sad and started to walk.

"I thought the only tree you knew was maple. How did you know the ferns?" he asked.

"Ferns are more of flowers or a bush whatever," I said. "Those are my mommy favorites."

"What are your favorite flowers?"" he asked.

"Daisy," I said.

"No roses?" he asked.

"Roses are way to common. If roses I say yellow or white."

"Okay. I will get you all three," he said.

I looked at him weirdly from the conner of my eye. I know he saw me because I think he was already looking at me form the conner of his eye.

"Without you I would be lost. But then again if was your fault that we are lost," he said.

"No it is not. You got me mad and . . " I started but didn't finsh.

"Anyway. We got to set up camp. The sun is setting," he said.

He is right. I have to be alone with Logan in the woods for the night. I swallowed.

Can I do it?