The Only Way ✓

Extra - Ryder

Third Person

There are a few things in life that people always seem to seek, one being able to languish in the rare days of pure blissfulness.  There was laughter, there were smiles and most of all there was the feeling that nothing could ever go wrong. 

"Ry, what are you doing?" Camila, who watched the boy foolishly crawl towards her, peered over her sunglasses. Everyone else who had been busily chatting with the person next to them trained their eyes back on them. 

"I've been trying to get your attention. Now I've got it," Ryder who got up from being on all fours, flipped his hair away from his eyes causing beads of water to rain all over Camila. Camila put her hands up in one quick motion to cover herself, giggling as the boy continued.

"Stop!" Camila said in between her fits of giggles. 

"What? You don't like when I do this?" Ryder continued to ruffle his hair with his hands letting that last drop of water out of his hair, taking a seat beside her. Camila sat up in her seat, pushing her glasses back in her hair and pulling her headphones out of her ears. 

"Okay. Okay, you've got my attention," Camila wiped beads of water that collected on her cheeks. Ryder stared back at her with the biggest grin on his face, glad that he's made her laugh. 

"I just wanted to..." Camila watches Ryder with a quirked brow. Ryder leans in slowly letting his lips lightly brush against hers. "I wanted to do this." Ryder pulled back and Camila couldn't help but gaze back into his eyes, irises that danced with color. 

"Alright you two, get a room!" Zayn shouted from the other side of the pool. Camila looked over to Zayn who had that teasing look in his eye. Her eyes traveled past Zayn's knowingly dark looks and onto the most dainty and pale girl in comparison to him seat by his side, his arm around her shoulder. 

"How about you get in the water!" Camila shot back teasingly. With the help with most of the boys they had help her refresh her memory and it was nice. Perrie smiles and tries her best not to laugh. 

"Cammy's got you!" Louis shouted as he bounced on the balls of his heels as stood on the edge of the deep side of the pool ready to dive in. Camila's heart swell just hearing his name of endearment for her. Six months had already past since they all spent their time trying to figure out what they were going to do with their lives since the whole revelation. Since then, they've all progressing grown to move on. 

"Lou!" Eleanor who had been seated not so far away, yelled back at him for splashing her. 

"Sorry." Louis floated to the top with a sheepish smile. Camila averted her stare from the others and returned to stare at the boy in front of her. It had been rather hard for some of the boys to get over the decision she had made. For having them help her gather herself, getting closure over the marble coffin that had but relics in it. 

"You think he'll be fine?" Camila asked as she tried to find the boy who had unconsciously made the biggest impact in her life. 

"Niall...he'll be fine. Everyone's moved on. He will eventually. It'll take him time," Ryder claimed. Camila nodded. 

"Cam, Niall will be fine. Like Ryder said he just needs time to move past it," Liam stated. Camila sighed. She really couldn't help but feel the same dire aching feeling every time she thought of Niall. They had all moved on and mutually respected what Camila had wanted for her new life. They all let Kenzie get her rest. She couldn't go back to her family, there would be too many questions. She couldn't just resume her life back with the boys because she had made her new life with her boyfriend, with her new mate. Liam had found Sophia. Zayn had Perrie. Louis was working things out with Eleanor. Harry was satisfied being single at the moment waiting for the right girl to come by. Though deep down, he wished Camila would change her mind. Niall...

"Heard my name...anyone up for some kool-aid?" Niall dashed on in and without warning he let the kool-aid run. Water gun at hand he ran amuck, letting the sugary red liquid coat the others. Camila's brightened up at the sight. Niall's laughter was like music to her ears. It gave her the peace that there was the possibility that he would move on.

"Oh, your so on Horan!" Louis jumped out of the pool quickly grabbing Liam, Harry and marching on out to grab his own artillery. 

"That means you three are on my team," Niall grabbed several other water guns from behind a lounge chair and tossed them right at the others left. 

"Alright." Zayn stood up, gun ready in his hands. 

"Wait...do you guys-" the girls who lied around exchanged glances knowingly, and shook their heads simultaneously. They all had become aware what these events consisted off and very well aware that they wouldn't be able to put up any sort of fight against the vampires. 

"C'mon, I bet we can get them before they find out I took their guns," Niall beamed as he took out another two guns from behind him and throwing one over at Camila. 

"So, you did this for fun?" Ryder questioned the red head who was arming herself. Camila couldn't keep herself from smiling. 

"She invented it." Zayn interjected.

"What can I say, if life give you Kool-Aid you make good use of it." Camila uttered. Everyone laughed hearing her remark. With that said they all exchange quick glances and head off towards the others who from where they stood were bewildered as to how they knew little of their water-guns whereabouts. 

"Ready?" Niall mouthed them as they rounded the corner. They nodded.

"Ready." Camila mouthed right back. She shared a knowing look with Niall before she looked over her shoulder. Ryder stood behind her, pumping kool-aid into his gun. Once he caught her staring back at him, he gave her a reassuring nod. If they could agree to go on with their lives and managed to do it. She would let herself live her life as selfishly as possible, as Camila, with Ryder.  

A/N: This is one of the first alternate Epilogues, it was actually the original epilogue. Don't fret, luckily, I chose to write alternate epilogues. Picture of who I picture as Ryder.