Troy will be here to pick her up she is super excited, it's morning and it's cold so she chose mustered colored loose sweater black fitted jeans and brown boots her blond hair open just how she like them. She stares at her phone waiting for his call, looks out of the window but it's still no sign of him, she calms herself down "Calm down your excitement Erika what if he won't come, what if he just said that to trick me" thinking she falls on her bed with a huff, she is excited to meet him but at the same time she is scared because whenever she gets too excited with something that never happens and she don't want that to be repeated. After few minutes a voice of grumbling comes in her ears at first she thinks it's her imagination but the voice goes louder, she hurriedly gets up looking out of the window and finds Troy leaning against his bike, wearing a black hoodie and black faded jeans with shoes, he looks up at her window seeing her standing smiling at him, he waves at her. She gestures him that she is coming and he nods.

He is so excited to meet her and to see her reaction after seeing his plans for her. He woke up early to fix the car so he could spend the rest of the day with her. He is happy that after finally two weeks all the problems and misunderstandings that were keeping them apart have ended and now he just don't want to hurt her ever again he wants to make her feel special whenever she's with him. He reached her house, he looked up and found her already standing in the window smiling, she looks like an angel. It looks like she is a princess standing and looking at her kingdom. He knows though the misunderstandings are gone but there's still so many things that can stop him and class difference is also a big thing between them but he is never gonna hurt her again. Looking in his left rear view mirror he fixes his hairs.

"I'm going brother" she said in hurry running out of the house. He hums in reply looking in his files. She comes out of the of her house, calming herself down a bit.

A little nervous he smiles seeing her coming towards him, "Hey, Good Morning"

"Hey.. Good Morning" her beautiful smile never leaving her face.

"You look beautiful" she blushes "Thank God you are not mad that I asked you to wake up this early" he chuckles.

"No though I love sleeping but going out is my favorite thing" she tells him her eyes full of excitement and innocence they look just like of a kids eyes he can look at them all day.

"I hope you'll enjoy today" he picks out a Yellow Rose from his pocket "This is for you when I saw it, it's freshness, it's brightness reminds me of you so I got this for you"

"Thank You" blushing she takes his beautiful present their fingers brushes each other and they look in each others eyes, She have no idea what this guy is doing to her, he is giving her an feeling, he is giving her experiences of the things she has never experienced, she is feeling so many things in herself that she have never felt before.

"Now let's go" she nods and he gives her the helmet, she hops on his bike and they leave for their destination.

Far from her sight he looks at Erika and the guy he don't know, he can't even see his face, he could only see his back, and Erika all smiles after meeting him, his eyes full of rage and hatred, it seems like theirs no blood flowing in him but hate, hate for this guy, who took what's his, he wanted to go and kill him and teach her that she belongs to him but he don't want her to be scared of him, he'll find out who this son of a bitch is soon he'll tore them apart, James told himself hitting on steering wheel of his car.

The bike hit the brake, Erika gets off and so Troy, she looks around they are in downtown, "Come on" she follows him, he takes her in Tony Knowles Trail.

"So we are going on cycling" she asks,

"Yeah, it's not just cycling it's one of the most famous things in town, don't you like it" Troy was worried that maybe she didn't liked his surprise.

"I don't think so anything can be better than cycling in a bright morning, I hope you are ready to lose Mr. Troy" she raises her eyebrow teasing him.

"Well it's gonna be my first and most beautiful lose then Miss. Erika" he replies.

They both sat on their rent bikes, he looks at her smiling as she sticks out her tongue out at him playfully, he laughs at her expressions and she starts riding away "You gonna lose" she sings going away.

"Wait for me" he shouts from behind cycling fast to catch up with her.

They both playfully keeps cycling on trail, thankfully it's an two way road,Troy knew she would like it and Erika was enjoying it indeed, she was loving the beautiful clean roads, friendly people doing morning walk with their dogs passing smiles to the young couple, the weather is just perfect, she can also see the river flowing beside them, it looks like she is also racing with them. They went through few road tunnels, the graffiti on them makes it a bit creepy she would be little scared to go from them alone but as Troy is with her she have no fear.

She was enjoying the beauty around her and Troy couldn't take his eyes off of beauty with him. The Sun rays coming through long pine trees, falls on her face making it glow even more, due to cycling and sun her skin have attained an natural pink shade over it, she looks beautiful smiling and enjoying, he really likes she looks so shy and quite type but inside she is an adventurous soul who loves the thrill.

After ten minutes of ride they reach at Kincaid Park, the park is huge with green grass sprawled everywhere "It's beautiful" she says looking around.

"One more thing" he takes her hand in his big one. She looks at him the feeling of her hand in his feels so weird and wonderful at the same time, weird because no-one have ever take her hands and wonderful because his touch is pure.

He takes her to a spot where a cloth has been placed with an picnic basket, over it, a wide smiles lights up her face as she looks at him how he managed to prepare everything.

"You didn't had to do all this" though she loves his setting but the idea of bothering him bothers her.

"I asked you to wake up early so you think I would keep you hungry without breakfast" he shows her his charming grin.

They both sat on the cloth, he opens the basket picking out two plates, sandwiches, muffins, strawberries, cherries, juice and two hot Starbucks Coffee, she is shocked that most of the food is still hot but how, maybe he took someone's help to plan all this.

She takes a bite of sandwich, moans in delight of its taste, he smiles at her "it's yummy" she says like a kid "You made all of it?"

"Yeah.. I made these I hope they don't taste bad" he speaks taking sip from his coffee.

"No they taste great even these are the best sandwich and muffins I had, you like cooking" she says taking an strawberry in her mouth.

"I like it as I live alone so it's not only a hobby but an necessity as well" he says feeling bad for his loneliness.

"After eating this breakfast of yours I think I'm never gonna leave you so say goodbye to your loneliness" she says smiling and waving her hand in bye, her words that she'll never leave him, gives him an hope and happiness.

He slowly leans towards her looking her in eyes, she looks in his deep blue eyes and her smiles stops, as she watches him coming closer, his eyes goes from her eyes to her lips, she wants to say him to stop but she can't maybe a part of her likes him getting closer to her, before she could say anything a soft thing touches her corners of lips, he cleans the mayonnaise from her corners of lips with tissue softly, she keeps looking at him all this time while he wipes it, he looks just like an angel, he have never seen any guy looking this beautiful, she really likes that they have met not so long ago but how much he cares about her, whenever she is with him he makes her feel utterly special.

He likes her childishness how carefree she is with her words, with her reactions, he loves how she rambles on without even realizing what she said, how naive she is, he really likes to spend time with her, he wants to make her feel special, he wants that smile always keep shinning on her beautiful face.

"Thank You Troy for this amazing breakfast, this is for the first time had breakfast like this and like this" She waves her pointing on her surroundings and the picnic basket.

"Well I'm glad you are happy but theirs one thing left, shall we" he takes out hand towards her waiting for to give her hand in his with a smile.

She looks at him for a moment thinking something keeping her hand in his she get up from the ground. He starts taking her in other side of park though park was full of people, doing morning walks, exercising, some playing with their dogs some with their kids, it's so nice to see everyone happy and enjoying, even the Birds also singing in their sweet voice, with bright sun shining in blue clear sky, The blue sky resembles a lot with his eyes.

"Here we are" he says grining.

"Wow" she said looking at the beautiful scenery in front of him. The long pine trees, an path covered with the fallen tree leaves, the yellow color looks something else, contrasting with brown tree and yellow sunshine coming through the trees makes everything even more beautiful, she laughs as the fallen leaves cracked under her feet she turns around to him "It's beau...." she stops in middle after seeing how intensely he is looking at her.

"Beautiful" he completes her words but looking at her.

A beautiful lemon yellow colored butterfly flies between them and she smiles at her just like a child, she goes after her and he looks at her thinking in himself "How can someone be this beautiful and innocent, whenever I see you it seems like you have come from heaven, you are an angel, how can you be real, your innocence, your beauty everything is making me crazy, I never thought I would feel something this strong for someone now whenever I see you.... All this scares me" he comes out of his thoughts seeing her fall on ground "Erika" screaming he runs towards her, he sits on ground with his knees "Are you alright, are you hurt let me see" he speaks quickly worried about her he checks her hands and knees "Are you alright" cupping her cheeks he asks with desperation.

He was asking but she couldn't answer it she was so much captivated by his act, she stayed with her mother all her life and no-one expect her used to take care of her or to get worried about her, even her own father never spared time for her, but just because she fell he is so much worried, and scared about her, she looks in his eyes and there was just desperation to know if she's fine, his blue eyes even have tears in them,"I'm fine I just didn't see the rock and got trip" she answers him.

"Thank God You are alright" sighing he embrace her closing his eyes.

She was shocked at embrace but it feels so good to be in arms, she feels like she is protected and no-ones gonna hurt her now, like here she is belong to, this is the right place for her in his arms "What are you doing to me Troy" she thought in herself inhaling his fresh scent.

"You have no idea how much fun it was when we went to the museum" she tells Mary who is happy hearing her story.

"It means you had fun yesterday without me, You totally forget about me yesterday" Mary made an fake sad face.

"How can someone have fun without you, you are my one and only best friend I can never forget you even if I try" Mary smiles at her friend touched by her words.

After attending their history class they both head over their lockers, talking about the classes.

"How's your tuitions with Erik going" Erika notices her change in expressions a smile coming on her face.

"Yeah it's going good, he is a great guy my parents also likes him" She replies still smiling slightly.

"Yeah Erik is indeed an great guy and you know one thing that made me moved, in Troy is that he is extremely caring, he really don't likes seeing anyone hurt, I don't think so he can ever hurt anyone" She speaks about him thinking how much worried he was for her.

Few peoples starts walking outside with whispering to each other "They both are fighting like crazy Troy is mess" hearing their words they both look at each other, Erika was confused but she was worried more that Troy must be in danger "Let's go" they both start going outside in park area where there was a circle of crowd, it seems like someone is stopping her breath as the thought of Troy being hurt comes in her mind.

They both reaches forward pushing and squeezing their way in to see, the scene leaves Erika shocked, It was Troy with the guy from their rival team, scene in front of her makes her eyes go wide, Troy and that guy were hitting each other like mad, that guy swing his fist in air as it made contact with Troy's lips due to it force he pushes backwards his face going on left side, the guy's friend starts hooting on their friend's punch.

Troy slowly stand straight wiping his lip with his thumb and look at the blood, he smiles devilishly seeing his blood this made Erika shocked, she was already screaming seeing him beaten but the fact that he is enjoying this fight scares her, she have never seen this look on his face, a few drops of blood drips on his white tee "That's it" Troy chuckled out with blood over his face.

He was trying to bring the reaction out of him, he succeeds as the blond haired musclee guy charged at him again, only this time Troy delivered an upper cut and he fell on ground without giving him another second he charged at him punching the life out of him, he looks like he'll kill him soon the hooting and cheerings were gone and everyone was looking the violent outbreak of Troy, Erika keeps screaming but he had his back on her, he was so much blinded by his own anger, it seem like anger has consumed him.

Soon to everyone's relieve Erik comes, pushing everyone aside making his way toward his friend. No-one was stopping Troy as they were scared that he might hurt them as well but Erik seeing his friend going crazy in anger couldn't stop himself he don't care if he'll get hurt in all he cares is his friend.

"Troy get off of him. Troy stop get up" Erik screamed on his friend who was still in beating him, he get hold of him from shoulders picking him up, after minutes of struggle he stand on his feet and turn around Troy finds Erika staring at him with everything but love, she was hurt by his behavior, he saw tears in her eyes maybe he scared her pretty badly. Glaring at him for moment she ran away from there not able to see the guys face, the guy's face was unrecognizable, with blood over all his face, by seeing her running away his heart clenched.

She get in the library going in its corner where not many people come, she wipes her tear, she never thought he'll be like that she don't like violence at all, she knows that it's his life and he can do whatever he wants but a silly part of her is hurt by his act, maybe she is hurt that she thought he is caring and can never hurt anyone but today hurting is a small thing he was kinda killing him, she felt bad that maybe she did a mistake in knowing him, that she was wrong about, he is not all good guy he acts, it can be an act probably he was just pretending to be nice to be her friend, with all these things going on in her head she keeps standing their as a similar voice that she was loving to hear yesterday rings in her ear.

"Erika" he said, he was a bit out of breath not because of fight but also because he was looking for her like mad, he was blinded by his anger but when he saw her, he saw her eyes there were so many emotions in them, she was sad, she was angry, she was hurt, she was scared, scared of him that he never wants her to be, he wants her to be happy "Erika please listen to me I can explain"

"Explain how can you, few moments ago were beating life out of that guy and now you wanna justify your violent act" She said not caring if she sound rude or harsh.

He knew she was hurt by it, that Mason started it I had to finish it, how can I make her understand it, seeing her angry with me wants me to beat the crap out of that Mason, he thinks in himself "He started it trust me"

"And you ended it pretty brutally" she snap.

"So what you wanted me to do run and hide" he said sarcastically getting annoyed.

"Right why would you do anything I want, do whatever you want if you want, you can go and hit him again because I saw today that you can't do what I want as I hate violence, I'm sure you can't do that" saying looking straight in his eyes, she starts leaving him.

He saw slapping the words on his face and he can't do anything it seems like he is immobilised, her words hurt more than the punch he had moments ago, yesterday they were so happy together and today she is leaving him alone standing with darkness inside him, the lights of library starts flickering and it goes off, like his inner darkness has taken control around him.

The same fear that torment him from childhood starts creeping it's way again, in corner surrounded with bookshelves there was no light, bids of sweat starts forming on his face, his lips quiver from the fear of loneliness and darkness, he looked around but no-one was there, his knees give up he fell on hard floor closing his eyes and protecting himself, his breathing running faster than anything, his heartbeats on marathon, he feels like the darkness have hands and it's choking him, by griping his neck, he struggles in breathing, his eyes starts closing but on right time he found what he was looking for Erika.

She leaves feeling bad about saying all this to him, she stopped in her steps turning around she finds him nowhere "maybe he is still there, but everyone is leaving because of lights-out, I shouldn't leave him alone like this" she said to herself making her way back to him with her mobile flash on but what she sees scares her more than the fight, Troy was on his knees gasping for air, she ran towards him "Troy.. Troy look at me are you okay" his situation worries her no words can tell her situation seeing him like this.

Listening to her voice seeing her face like bring him back from the deep dark hole, she is his light, she has came to show him the path so he would never fall again "Don't leave me" he said under his breath and hugs her like a child who needs protection.

"I won't.. I promise I'll never leave you" she whispers back reassuring her friend, all this confuses her moments ago she saw him fighting like he don't care of anyone's pain and it doesn't bother him but now seeing him scared by loneliness he looks so vulnerable, but now she have understood one thing, he is not just an charming, nice guy but there's still so much in him that she have to know.