House Repairs:

Mina watched Jared working on some of the floorboards in her house. And not magically fixing it, either. But physically fixing. She was sure he was bound to catch her watching him. And she was right, he had.

"You know, if you're going to stare at me while I'm doing this..." he began, getting up and taking a few steps towards her, "You could just-." But Jared broke off as one of his legs went through the floor. He started swearing like crazy, more stunned than anything. Mina snickered; she couldn't help herself. She immediately reached down to pull him out. Jared looked annoyed at first, until he saw Mina's face, that is. They both started laughing hard at what had happened. Mina giggled uncontrollably and rested her head on his shoulder- smiling, in spite of herself.

The Nightmare:

Jared held Mina, trying to comfort her. He was trying to urge her to fall back to sleep.

"Mina, Mina… I'm here. Shhh, it's going to be alright. I won't let Teague, or anyone else, hurt you." Jared whispered softly in her ear.

She started to calm down, her head resting near the crook of his neck. She'd woken up from a bad dream.

Teague was chasing her down a dark hallway lined with doors. His laughter ringing in her ears. The hallway never seemed to end. Fog was enshrouding the hallway, making it almost impossible to see anything in front of her. A moment later she found Jared, and she thought everything was going to be okay. Then she saw the fear and panic in his eyes, and she fought the urge to give in to her own bubble of panic. Then suddenly, Teague was there, and he was laughing at the both of them. The floor gave way and crumbled beneath her as she tried to get to solid ground. A hand reached out of the fog and her heart leapt, believing it to be Jared's. But only a second later she found that it was Teague, laughing manically. He pushed her off the edge, and she felt like she was falling forever...

That was when Mina awoke to someone grabbing her. She was terrified; the dream had felt so real. It was Jared. She had called him subconsciously in her sleep. He was concerned when he felt her fear, and came as quickly as he could. When Jared got there, he found Mina screaming and was unable to wake her up...

"Promise me you'll stay?" She whispered after she told him about the dream.

"I promise." He murmured, kissing her head. They stayed that way until dawn, as the sun started to shine through her window...

Camping in the Backyard:

Charlie ran around with his superhero cape. He was trying to be Superman. Mina and Jared chuckled. Mina thought he was being adorable. Jared smiled and laid back down, closing his eyes and relaxing. Mina looked around. It was a warm, summer evening and Charlie wanted to camp outside. Jared offered to help pitch a tent. They made a fort/tent out of the sheets and comforters. As Charlie and Jared made the fort, Mina gathered the supplies. The candles, the lighter, and extra pillows and blankets, then carried them to the backyard and helped set everything up. And this was the result of their efforts. It didn't look too bad from she was standing. Mina laid back down next to Jared

"Did you have fun bonding with Charlie?" She inquired. He opened one eye and turned over. "Yes. Yes, I did, actually. I like the little guy." he said, smiling.

"Good, 'cause I don't date boys who don't like my bro, or guys my bro doesn't like." She answered, smiling back. "Oh, really? Well then, in that case- Charlie, what do you say? Are we cool? Do you like me?" Jared asked in a silly tone.

Charlie looked confused for a moment, causing Mina to laugh. He wasn't looking at her, though. She looked to where he was staring, and she noticed his gaze was trained on Jared, who pretended to be very interested in clump of grass nearby. She lifted an eyebrow.

"What do you think, Charlie? Should I date Jared? Is he worthy of me?" She teased. She knew he was probably giving her a dirty look. Charlie pondered that and slowly began to shake his head no.

"Are you sure, Charlie?" She asked. He pondered again. He began to shake his head. "Well, you got your answer, Jared. I guess this means goodbye." She sighed dramatically, making a sad face.

Jared looked from Mina to Charlie. When he saw Charlie trying not to laugh, Jared gave him a look. Charlie quickly started to nod his head instead.

"Uh, no. Can't you see? He's nodding." Jared said, looking smug. Mina turned around to see Charlie still nodding like a bobble head doll. She chuckled, "Alright, so you were saved by the fickle mind of seven year old." Mina replied teasingly.

"And I've never been more grateful to a seven year old before in my life. " Jared said. She smiled and laughed as Charlie went back to playing superhero. Mina laid back down beside Jared in the tent, snuggling up next to him.

"Would you look at how beautiful the stars are?" She asked.

"Yeah, they're absolutely beautiful." he answered softly, staring at Mina. She looked over at him and smiled, then went back gazing at the sparkling night sky…

A Date on the Beach:

Jared picked Mina up. She squealed as he spun them around really fast. Mina clung to Jared and screamed, laughing and throwing her head back. Jared finally stopped after he became too dizzy. Wobbling around, he tried to steady himself and Mina. She looked as if she was going to say something, but stopped and gasped.

"What?" Asked Jared curiously.

"Look!" She cried in awe. Jared turned around and Mina adjusted herself in his arms so she could see too.

"Just look at that sunset!" she sighed happily, pointing at the beautiful pink, purple, and orange display above them…