Day 32

Jackson stood near the fire pit, staring into the flames. It was dark outside already, and a light breeze blew past him. He sighed. Everybody else was in their tents.

I think I'm losing it. Jackson thought to himself.

Melissa slowly approached him.

"Hi Jackson." He jumped a little; he hadn't noticed her coming towards him.

"Hey" He said, as he looked into her eyes, Her eyes are beautiful he thought.

"Why are you out here by yourself? Aren't you cold?" Melissa smiled at him as she stretched her arms up, exposing her stomach.

God, she's hot. Jackson thought to himself I wish that – Wait a second! What am I thinking? This is so unlike me. Being out here must really be getting to me…But she does look beautiful.

"Jackson?" Melissa looked at him with concern.

"I'm sorry, I was a bit distracted. What was that?" Jackson avoided looking at her. He felt overwhelmed by the feelings he was having.

"Why are you out here by yourself?"

"Oh, I was just doing some thinking, is all."

Why do I feel this need to touch her? Jackson fought with himself in his mind.

"Are you sure Jackson?" Melissa was really worried about him, he seemed to be out of it.

Jackson was not paying attention to her as he was still trying to fight off this feeling that began to control him.

"Jackson?" Melissa asked again. She was now right in front of his face.

Why is this happening? Fight it, you have to fight it. You're not even sure how you feel yet! Jackson screamed in his mind, but it was no use. The urge had taken over. He leaned in, and his lips met hers. Melissa was reluctant to kiss back, but did for a short while.

I just made things really complicated Jackson thought as he kissed her.

His lips are so soft Melissa thought But something's not right. Pull away!

Melissa and Jackson pulled apart at the same time, their eyes wide.

"Melissa" Jackson said quietly, "I'm so sorry, I don't know what came over me, I-"

"Did you mean it?" Melissa cut him off.

"What?"

"The kiss, did you mean it?" She asked again, with a little more emphasis.

There was a pause, and Jackson looked into the fire again. Melissa continued staring at him, waiting for his answer. He sighed lightly and looked up at her.

"I don't know."

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Okay, so if this goes the way I want it to, it'll be a pretty long story. I think. Anyway, you get thrown straight into drama here. It seems like a pretty Jackson/Melissa story at the moment, but it will include the others over time. I wrote this out real quick just to get started, and it'll at some point be a bit revised, because it's fairly fast-paced right now. Just to get some things straight, Jackson is still leader here, and I'm not sure what else might be confusing, so if you ever have any questions throughout my story, let me know!

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