Cory's pov
I watched. I couldn't move. Shelby ran.

"ROSS! ROSS! NO!" She put her head on his chest.

The bullet. Straight through his head. To protect me.

I couldn't move. I couldn't breathe. I felt guilty. I felt horrible. Shelby looked at me. Anger. Sadness. All in one.

"WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?! WHAT CORY! TELL ME! YOU JUST STOOD THERE AND WATCHED AS ROSS DIED! WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE!? WHO! BECAUSE YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT I THINK?!" She screamed.

The others. They were helping Ross. He might live. Shelby didn't take note of this. She stood up. By now I was crying.

"I THINK THAT YOU ARE A SELFISH JERK THAT DECIDED TO LET MY COUSIN DIE! AND EVEN AFTER HE DIED, YOU DON'T SHOW ANYTHING AND DON'T EVEN CHECK ON HIM!" She screamed.

I saw Max and Adam giving me a look that said 'it's ok, it's not your fault.'. God if I felt like that.

"S-s-Shubs..."

"DON'T SHUBS ME."

Nick and Alesa gave me the 'She's just mad' look. I don't know what to do...

"CORY CRATER! I THOUGHT I'D NEVER SAID THIS TO ANYONE!"

Jess and Barney gave me the 'brace yourself' look.

"BUT FUCK YOU! FUCK YOU CORY! I DON'T EVEN CARE ANYMORE! ALL YOU ARE IS A SELFISH DICK! YOU HEAR ME, ASSHOLE?! DO YOU!? I HOPE YOU ROT IN HELL! YOU DON'T DESERVE ANYTHING! FUCK YOU ASSHOLE! FUCK YOU! I FUCKING HATE YOU! GET OUT OF MY LIFE! I CAN'T BELIEVE I FEEL IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE LIKE YOU!!!!!" She ran off.

I just gave in. I usually bottle up my emotions and cry where no one is watching, but I just stopped. I fell to the ground. I broke down in complete tears. I put my hands on my head, and sat on the ground, sobbing.

Nick's pov
That didn't happen. It couldn't have happened. Cory... he... what just happened. Cory had a crush on Shelby. I'm not sure if that's still there. This must be extremely hard on him.

"You guys go help Cory. Me and Jess can do this." Alesa said.

We got up expect Jess and Alesa, and I walked over to Cory first. The others were going to join later. I knew how to handle this. I walked over, sat next to him, and patted his back.

"I promise you Cory, she's just upset." I tried to comforted him.

"Y-y-you sure...?" Cory mumbled.

"Hey man, Nick's right. But... we aren't going to lie to you. She's never said anything like that, or been that loud, ever before." Max walked over.

And Shelby left something. Her scarf. Cory got up.

"Go ahead." I said.

I smiled as Cory picked up the scarf and walked after Shelby.

Cory's pov
I threw Shelby's scarf around my neck. It was cold tonight. She always try's and makes me put on a jacket. So I did. And now I'm going to get her.

It's seems like the deeper I go, the colder it gets. Which is true. It's not called Frozen Forest for no reason. And Shelby is deep. I'm worried.

All I hear is the sounds on crunching sticks and dry leaves. Then another. Water dropping.

Behind the tree.

"You dropped something." I said.

She looked at me, a massive amount of tears rolling down her face.

"What the fuck do you want." Her eyes widen and she covered her mouth and turned back around, crying again.

I sat next to her. She hugged me tight.

"I-I'm sorry! I-I was just angry and I didn't realize what I was saying! I-I don't want to swear! It's bad! Please forgive me! Don't hate me.... please don't hate me... I don't want you to hate... me..." She sobbed the whole thing out.

"Shelby... I can promise you.... that I don't hate you..." I pulled away, and held her chin.

"You are the most beautiful, most talented, most special, most caring, person that I know." I said.

She looked at me. Deep and hard.

"And that's why... I feel in love with you." And after that, there was a long, passionate kiss.