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[axelj]

"Nimm meine Hand,
wir fangen nochmal an.
Spring nicht.
Ich schrei in die Nacht für Dich,
lass mich nicht im Stich
Spring nicht."

---

The sun had gone down, causing the temperature to drop a bit. It was quite chilly out by the lake. Axel walked along the dock, shoving his hands into his white and black striped hoodie pockets. He took a couple steps before taking his hands out to zip up the front of the hoodie, and then returned them to the warmth of the pockets. Once he reached the end of the dock, he sat down. His feet dangled just above the water, almost touching. He looked up at the sky. It was a beautiful cloudless night. There were hundreds of stars visable. As he sat there, looking up at the vast sky, he felt alone. He felt alone quite often recently. He figured it was partly because all around him his friends were finding someone to be with, someone special. While Axel remained single. His brother John always teased that he'd always be alone. The thought scared Axel though...what if John was right?

[axelj]

"Nimm meine Hand,
wir fangen nochmal an.
Spring nicht.
Ich schrei in die Nacht für Dich,
lass mich nicht im Stich
Spring nicht."

---

Axel smiled when he felt someone poke his back. He knew there was only one person who'd do that. "Hi, Gabbi," he said, as he turned around to face her. "What are you--" He stopped when he saw her face. Something was wrong, he could tell. He frowned slightly and said, "Come on, sit." Axel motioned for her to sit next to him on the dock. He hated to see her upset. He'd became close to her since he started going to the camp, not romantically of course. They were just really close friends. "What's wrong, Gabs?" He wanted to make her feel better about whatever was bothering her; and, he was completely willing to go hunt down some guy if he hurt her.

[axelj]

"Nimm meine Hand,
wir fangen nochmal an.
Spring nicht.
Ich schrei in die Nacht für Dich,
lass mich nicht im Stich
Spring nicht."

---

Axel stared over at her when she said that she was fine. He knew she was lying it was painfully obvious. He reached over and wiped away some smeared mascara from under her eye. "You missed a spot," he said. "Please, don't lie to me Gabs, you know I hate it almost as much as I hate it when the camp runs out of Coke." He smiled lightly at his small joke, but he really did want to know what was wrong. He couldn't help her if he didn't know what was wrong. "What happened?" All of Axel's earlier negativity was gone, he was focused soully on his friend. She needed someone at the moment, and Axel was going to be there. He had always been like that, pushing aside any problems he may have for his friend's problem. He'd rather be there for a friend, trying to make them smile, laugh, and feel better than share his unhappy emotions.

[axelj]

"Nimm meine Hand,
wir fangen nochmal an.
Spring nicht.
Ich schrei in die Nacht für Dich,
lass mich nicht im Stich
Spring nicht."

---

"I'm sorry, Gabbi; and, it's completely understandable. He promised you," he said gently. He knew of Gabbi's father's promise to her. It didn't surprise him that the man didn't keep his promise, but it made him mad that he didn't. He hugged Gabbi for a minute before pulling back enough to see her face. "Do you want me to sick Gustav or Georg on him? I'm sure they'd do it." He smiled softly at her, trying to think of a way to make her feel better.

[axelj]

"Nimm meine Hand,
wir fangen nochmal an.
Spring nicht.
Ich schrei in die Nacht für Dich,
lass mich nicht im Stich
Spring nicht."

---

Axel rolled his eyes and said, "Of course you feel like a loser. I'm around and I'm so much cooler than you." He nudged her lightly with his elbow with a bright smile. He was completely teasing her of course. Gabbi was in no way a loser. A lot of people absolutly adored the girl. She was a great person who got along with a lot of people. She was definatly not a loser. "So, how was your school year? Meet anyone interesting?" He never really talked to Gabbi outside of camp, he didn't have the time. It was kind of sad, and he knew he'd have to make the time more since he might not return to the camp again. He wanted to be a councilor the following year, but he didn't know if he'd be able to.

[axelj]

"Nimm meine Hand,
wir fangen nochmal an.
Spring nicht.
Ich schrei in die Nacht für Dich,
lass mich nicht im Stich
Spring nicht."

---

Axel wrinkled his nose a bit when Gabbi asked about school. "It was school, which meant it sucks," he replied. He always hated school, even though it gave him time with his friends. "But, the band finally got signed. We almost didn't get to come back this year because we're supposed to be recording. We talked them into it though, we're just going to record here!" He smiled over at Gabbi. The band had been working for a long time to get signed by a recording company. "Oh, and I got to see my baby girl before coming here, Lisa was at my aunt's house when we got here." Gabbi knew that Lisa was his sister, and that he called his niece baby girl. His niece's name was Christina, but he called her baby girl or Tini.