"Rock. Paper. Scissors. Shoot" Ethan and Brody said in unison.

"I win. I am out" Ethan said as he just won the game and Brody was on the ground with his head low because now he will have to play another game with Des. If Des won she will be out and then Brody again will have to play with Kyle.

Brody looked like he was about to cry.

He didn't want to lose as none of us either.

Whoever loses this game will have to climb up the cranky ladder and try to get inside Hunter's room. Which Brody swore was on the left of the big window.

Ethan,Kyle and Brody suggested that it should only be a game between me and Des as were were the only ones on whom Hunter was mad at. But, we couldn't just let all three of them go by the door while me and Des struggled to climb that damn ladder.

So we protested and now they all have to play in.

By this time Brody has lost to both Ethan and Des and now he will play with Kyle.

By this time his hands were shaking.

"Rock, paper, scissors, shoot." They both said at the same time as my hands were on my face now and I only left a single eye peeking through to watch the match. Kyle ended up with a paper and Brody with a rock. Brody lost again and now he was turning white. I just have to beat him and then he will climbing that skeleton ladder.

I was confident now. Brody lost three times already and now I have to make that a four.

"Ready?" Ethan asked us both.

"Yes." "No" me and Brody said in a high pitched voice. His was filled with fear.

"One, two, go." Kyle said as we both stopped in our motions and looked at him. Ethan and Des also looked at him with crooked brows.

"What?" Kyle asked confused as to why everyone was giving him a stare filled with utter confusion.

"What happened to three?" Brody asked him.

"It was faster that way." He said completely shrugging the whole thing.

"It would have been faster if you just have said three." Des told him annoyed, excited and scared. She was seconds away from chewing her hair.

"Okay, let's do this again." He said and we both got ready in our fighting positions again as Des and Ethan were holding hands and eyebrows furrowed.

"So should I say three this time or what?" Me and Brody were about to fell on the ground as Ethan was holding Des from smacking Kyle.

"Just go." Ethan told both of us while holding Des as Kyle was looking at Des with a scared face. We were caught off guard as started looking around hurriedly.

"Rock, paper, scissors. SHOOT."

.............................

"I hate this game." I said in a huff as I stood on the fifth wooden rod of that shabby ladder.

"I still don't get it. Scissors is the weakest choice. Who chooses that?" Kyle said as he looked up at me as I was on some hight now. How was I supposed to know that? I thought about asking him that but I couldn't compromise my concentration. This stupid ladder could break any moment and I am not looking forward to cracking my back.

"Brody was using Rock for every game. That's how we all won." Ethan said followed by both Kyle and Des chuckling. "Oh my god." Brody screamed. This was it. I flipped my head in their direction and gave them an angry look. "Couldn't you tell me this before?" I said in a very low voice as they all looked at me like I had two heads.

Okay I should have paid attention but I was way too nervous of losing and having to face Hunter's wrath. I ended up doing just the same though. I want to cry.

"Danny don't worry. If you fall I will catch you." Brody said as he flexed his muscles.

And what are you going to do when Hunter throws me out of his window? I could totally imagine being flying out of Hunter's window and Brody running towards me in hopes of catching me like a football.

I just shook my head low and started climbing the god forbid ladder. This is not even the worst part yet and I am already tired.

I finally made it to the top and stood right in front of the window. I was praying to god that it's not locked and to my surprise it wasn't. Only one thing though. The window opens outside and I am clinging to the handles right now. I know if I moved with the window gates. I will have to hang on the handles for dear life.

Why the hell is this window so huge? What am I going do now? The window is half open and if I were to open it full, I will have to hang on it for dear life. Knowing my sports skills I won't be able to hold my own weight and will definitely fall on Brody.

I grabbed on to the window's sill, just so I could have something to hold onto that's not moving like the doors.

Now all I have to do is, open the door in one go and hang onto the sill until the door is fully opened. Easy peasy.

I did what I thought and held onto the sill.

"Wait." Des said as she tried to stop me.

My feet went up the ladder. What? How is this happening?

"Danny wait-" No time to waste and I hit the door as hard as I could and in an instant I jumped. I thought I would jump right inside the room and this part I didn't think through. I pushed the ladder with enough force that I was able to hang half on the window but the ladder sadly fell down.

"In coming." Brody said as everyone hurried away from the building. The door was now wide open and I was hanging on the sill with both of my hands hands. My elbows were now hurting as all of my weight was on them. I tried to stand back on the ladder but couldn't find the rod. "What? Where did it go?" I screamed as I soon realised that now I am hanging onto the window for dear life once again.

I was getting uneasy as I could fall any moment now. "It fell." Kyle's voice came in my ear from a distance.

I was now moving my legs in air but it was of no use. I realised that I can't walk on air and I am am going to die.

What will my father, Martha and Damien think? That I died because I was trying to break in into Hunter's father's house? And I fell because I was too heavy to hold my weight? From the previous encounter I should have kept this in mind.

Notes to self:

1. You are not an athlete.

2. You are not light.

3. Windows hate you.

Oh my god. I am going to fall. This is it. This is how I kill Brody.

"Thief." A screaming sound came from the room and I instantly froze.

Kyle, Brody, Des and Ethan were now just below me trying to catch me by any chance.

"Get a mattress or something." Brody said as everyone looked at him with narrow eyes.

"You said you were going to catch her." Des proclaimed.

"Danny jump on me." Brody cried with his hand s up in the air.

"So perverted." Ethan screamed as he smacked Brody.

"Danny don't let go. We are coming up to pull you." Kyle said as he dragged everyone to the front gate.

I was totally frozen still as I saw a chubby old lady in a black and white made dress. Her hands were on her face and she was looking at me with pure horror and wide eyes.

"Err-Hey. It's chilly here. Mind giving me a hand?" I said in a squeaky voice.

"Señor! Hunter Señor! Thief." She screamed on the top of her lungs and ran outside the room leaving me hanging on the window.

No way. Hunter has a Spanish maid?

Yes. That is what you should worry about Danny. Hunter and his Spanish maid. Because who cares that you are hanging off of his window and now your butt is chilly.

No. No. Stay like this. It's REJUVENATING!

Focus Danny.

"What's the matter Galleria?" I could hear Hunter's voice from a distance and even the faint voice was enough to tell me that he is not in a good mood.

I am actually giving jumping off the window a thought right now.

"Señor! A thief! On your ventana! Hanging!" She screamed in her Spanish accent. So window in Spanish us Ventana!

I am going to kill you Danny if you don't focus.

"Where's my bat?" Oh mother. Is he going to beat me with his bat?

"Hey what are you guys doing he-" he was cut off as all of our friends just crushed him and roamed on the top of him.

The sad part is.

None of them knows the directions to his room and they all were now scattered all over this mansion screaming my name.

"How many rooms does this place has?" I could hear Des going crazy from a distance.

"I think I have already checked this room." Ethan's faint voice came from one of the room.

"I told you to let Danny jump on me." Brody's faint voice came from the room beside me followed by an 'ow' I guess Kyle smacked him this time.

"Why would Danny jump on you?" I guess Hunter joined the conversation too.

"Señor!" The Spanish maid was now about to faint.

I am still hanging on the damn Ventana for my butt's sake.

"Where is Danny?" Hunter asked on the top of his lungs.

"IN YOUR ROOM!" Screams of every single one of our friend came from different directions. The scattered voices united and made a single one.

"In your room Señor! Thief!" Galleria screamed just after.

In the next second I could hear heavy footsteps which were getting louder and louder. Hunter entered the room followed by everyone

"Oh my god." Hunter exclaimed as he ran towards my now hanging corpse and pulled me up from the window.

My shoes tugged on the sill and we both lost control and fell on the floor.

My face was now squished and submerged in Hunter's chest and he was laying like a rugged doll with both of his hands wide spread on his sides.

"Hmm! Small thief." Galleria said and Des took her outside as she grabbed her shoulders.

Small?

I got up and sat on my knees followed by Hunter. He was looking at me with a look I couldn't put my finger on.

"Care to tell me what were you doing?" He asked me in a low tone. I looked at him. I don't know why but I was getting angry now. What do you think I was doing you doofus? I came here for you and you still have the audacity to talk to me in that tone?

I got up from my spot and went to his bed.

Hunter, Brody, Kyle and Ethan were looking and observing my every move. I picked up one of the pillow and walked back to stand in front of him. He was still looking up at me with a blank expression which was now turning into a confused one.

"Are you going to sleep in front of him." Kyle immediately slapped his hand on Brody's mouth.

I was still looking at Hunter. His eyes felt cold. I hated it. He never ever looked at me like this before and I wasn't able to absorb it.

Smack!

Yes, I hit him with pillow!

Yes, Brody, Kyle and Ethan were laughing.

Yes, Hunter was scared.

"You idiot. How can you just trust everything and anything. Don't you have any faith in me?" I screamed as I kept hitting him with the pillow and he kept trying to dodge it.

"What-" Smack

"Are-" Smack

"Danny sto-" Smack

"How could you? How could trust that Peeker over me? How could you trust that stupid picture over my love?" I screamed and fell down on the ground. Tears were coming out of my eyes constantly. I stuffed my face in the pillow and I could feel everyone's gaze on me now.

Des, Ethan, Kyle, Brody, Galleria and Hunter. I looked up and saw everyone was looking at me with sad eyes.

"Love?" Hunter asked me as he fell on his knees. We were about 2 feet away from each other and both of us were on our knees. I soon realised this is the first time I uttered the word 'love' to him. I told him I liked him when he rejected me that day and ever since he has told me two times that he loves me but didn't reply to it once.

Everyone was looking at us with either smiles on their faces or hands joined together with glossy eyes.

"Of course you idiot." I screamed on the top of my lungs.

"I wasn't trying to kiss Des because we are a couple. Or I am cheating on you with her. She was trying to teach me how to kiss." I cried and screamed as I wiped the tears but it was of no use. They kept coming.

"Wha-" "You left me." I cut him off getting angry again.

"You left me in the middle of everything. I thought I wasn't a good kisser. You hated kissing me and that's why you left." I cried as my lashes were now soaked in the salty water.

"You always leave without saying ANYTHING!" I screamed and broke down again on the floor. My face is once again stuffed in the pillow.

"Danny." I looked up angrily as he called me. His voice was shaky and his face had an unknown emotion. Guilt?

His eyes were glossy and soon enough a single tear rolled down his left eye. My eyes widened as I felt a pang of sharp pain in my chest. He was crying. I made him cry.

He walked with his knees towards me and engulfed me in a warm hug. I immediately hugged him back and cried in his chest. His warm chest. His fragrance. His heartbeat. I took it all in. I closed my eyes and felt what he wanted to say to me but couldn't. I felt his pain, his confusion, his anger, his love.

"I am so sorry Danny." He said still hugging me as I could hear him sniffing trying to stop his tears.

"I was scared. I thought you wouldn't want to move any further with me. I thought you didn't feel the way that intensely for me like I felt for you because, you didn't say it back and I got nervous. I know. I know, I run away from problems. That's what I did when Noah bullied me. When dad and mom got a divorce. When I had to face the world about how I want to be a hair stylist. I just ran away. That's what I have been doing with you too. I was running away instead of talking to you and ended up hurting you in the process. I hate myself so much right now. I am so sorry. I am so." He sniffed again. "Sorry." He whispered and held me tighter.

I know he was crying and I couldn't take it anymore. All this while he just wanted me to tell him that I love him. I said it a thousand times in my head but couldn't say it once to his face. I can't see him crying like this. I broke our hug and held his face with both of my hands. His face was hot and I could feel his beard on my palms. I loved that feeling.

His eyes were red and filled with tears now.

"I love you." I told him in a whisper as I don't think my voice will come out any louder. "I love your twinkling eyes, I love your cocky smirk. I love your little kisses out of nowhere that leaves me blushing like crazy." I told him as another tear fell down his eye and he gave me the most beautiful smile. "I love you for how caring and sweet you have been with me. You are so protecting that I can't help but fell in love with you over and over again." He sniffed again as his eyes sparkled with joy.

"I love you with everything in me Hunter. And I just want to be with you. You make me someone I always wanted to be. I didn't even know I was missing out on so much love until I met you." I held our foreheads together as he put both of his hands on the top of mine and we closed our eyes. "I feel safe with you. I feel like I am at home when I hug you. You are my secret place of calmness. My security blanket." He chuckled as he shed another tear with a smile on his face.

"I am so glad that I found you. You remind me of the person I once was and I want to become that Hunter with you again. I want to watch cheesy romantic movies with you while stealing your Nutella." He said and grabbed me by my waist. I pouted at the thought of him taking my Nutella. He chucked as he looked at my face.

"I love you Danny. You are mine. And I promise you, I will never leave you again. Ever." He said and kissed my forehead. I hugged him and he held me tight.

"Danny." He whispered in my ear. And I got chills by the way he said my name. "Hmm?" I asked because I was way too tingly to say any words. "I want you." He said in a whisper again but this times his lips were touching my ear.

Butterflies!

He wants me? In what sense are we talking here? This is not the right time to blush Danny. I was so fazed by his comment that I totally blanked out. My cheeks are burning as he leaned back and looked at me. Some tears from before were still on his cheeks. I wiped his tears with my top sleeves and caressed his jaw. His defined jaw. I felt the familiar tingling in my stomach. Oh no. Not the right time.

Even his jaw his sexy.

"Looks like you want me too." Hunter said as he winked at me still holding me by my waist and my hands were now on his defined chest. I was red once again by this sentence and he knew that. He gave me his famous smirk and I gave him my famous.

Red cheeks.

We both smiled at each other but soon we were crushed by someone. Or should I say. Everyone.

All of them fell on us and now we all were hugging each other in a massive group hug.

"You guys." Brody said as he hugged all of us.

"Thank god. I thought Hunter was going to kill me." Des said and Ethans and Kyle laughed.

"Señor, señora!" Galleria exclaimed as she hugged me from behind.

We all broke the hug and Hunter got up and picked me up too. His one hand was on my shoulder and I was hugging his waist.

All of us were smiling and laughing but soon our expressions changed to horror. From a distance we could hear police sirens and they were getting louder with every second.

"Ops!" Galleria screamed as both of her hands were on her face now.

"I called policía."

Windows do hate me.