A/N: Yes, it's true. I really don't have a life anymore. I do not own Lord of the Flies, but if I did I would have written myself into the story, and I would be the princess of Jack's tribe. [Guys, that might be my next fanfic…] A quick note, Simon is still alive in this one, because he told me that he wasn't quite ready to die yet. Don't ask.
Prologue
Ralph
Here's the thing. I never meant for any of this to happen. I tried so hard to hold onto every little piece of the world I'd once known. The world of reality and sense and understanding. But sometimes no matter how hard you hold on, everything falls apart. And then all you can do is watch the little pieces as they crumble before your eyes.
Jack
I'm trying to convince myself it was all just a dream. Because the monsters in dreams aren't real; they cant hurt people. In my dreams, I am the monster, and he is the angel. I keep screaming for him to save me, but I just don't think my voice is loud enough. Or he's just not listening.
Roger
The funny thing about pain is that sometimes it's the hardest thing to feel. Like pushing knives into veins. Sometimes no matter how deep we try to go, how much blood we spill over the bathroom floor, we still cant feel anything. Nothing but the emptiness that we've become.
Ralph
And, I mean, it's not like I just gave up. I fought so hard to make everything right. It's just, sometimes there is nothing you can do to stop it. It's like a hurricane barreling down upon everything you hold dear. Waves washing up over it all, tearing it all to shreds.
Simon
Innocence is a strange thing. I clung to my innocence, and to that of all those shining faces, with stars in their eyes that were going to burn out and explode before they even knew it was coming. I tried to save them. But sometimes people need to learn how to save themselves, I guess.
Jack
I remember everything. Every agonizing second on those godforsaken shores. I remember the way we laughed at first, because nothing even mattered. We had each other, and that was enough. But then the nightmares took over, the darkness descended upon us. And suddenly there was nothing else. Just the shadows of a dream long since forgotten.
Roger
I want nothing more than to disappear. I do not belong to this life, this world of sunshine and smiles where happiness is the highest calling. Because I cant even fucking feel it; I cant even imagine how it must taste. All there is to me now is apathy, empty, broken cries. There are screaming voices in my head, and I'm begging, begging them to let me be and just-
Stop.
A/N: I know this is a bit random, but if anyone is looking to do a Lord of the Flies collaboration, please let me know. Email me at . If you spam me, I will be angry.