It's me after crying over an episode of Jimmy dying (to me he's still alive sooo… he's mine!) I decided to make a story of what if it wasn't Ben and Jimmy going out on that scout but Jimmy and a girl. I would tell you more but you'll just have to read and find out. I own Mari…

Mari's POV:

"Uhh Jimmy I don't think we should be this far out!"

"Don't be such a bummer Mar we're almost to mine and Ben's spot."

Grr if only he wouldn't spend all his time with Ben and more with me! Boys are so stupid, even before the invasion.

"We're here Mar."

I could feel my face getting hot every time he called me that. Good thing it was dark too.

"So what are we doing?"

I could hear my voice getting all stupid and girly.

"We're skitter hunting."

That's when my heart stopped. I looked over at him and saw him grinning. That made me think he was kidding, but then he was peeking over a log all secret like.

When he asked me to go patrolling with him I thought he meant like a patrol/ date! Again boys are so stupid!

I looked up and saw three skitters walking around each other. I quickly ducked down.

"Don't be scared, I got you."

That was an OMG moment for me. Did Jimmy Boland seriously just say something that sweet? I knew I was over reacting, but I'm still a girl.

As I looked up again I saw one with a red eye. That made me fall backwards.

Oh snap, why am I such a klutz? Jimmy quickly pushed me back so I was flat on the ground.

He was peering through a crack in the wood. I could feel my heart pounding in my head, and it wasn't just cause jimmy had his arm on me.

I thought that they had left, but was proven wrong when Jimmy hopped up and burned the skitters… or so I thought.

There was one more when I stood up. Jimmy quick looked at me then dashed forward at the skitter.

And I'm supposed to know what that means how? He went to hit it, but it threw him to the ground.

Oh that's it! Nobody hits my man without going through me. I pulled up my gun and shot.

The skitter apparently hadn't noticed me cause I hit it. It was stunned for a while so I decided to move in and finish it off with my knife. That's when the skitter threw it arms out and tossed my aside.

I hit something hard and felt something running down my legs. I tried to go help Jimmy, but I couldn't move.

Jimmy had chased off the skitter and looked at me as if he'd seen a ghost.

I looked down and saw a tree in me! That's when the pain hit me. I felt as if somebody had just stabbed me… or shoved a tree through my back and out my stomach.

My vision started to get blurry. The last thing I saw was Jimmy carrying me.

Even though I thought I was dying I still felt like a million bucks.

My eyes opened and the pain was even worse.

There was a salty taste of blood in my mouth. I looked around and realized I was in the med truck… alone?

Where was Dr. Glass, where was Lourdes, where was Jimmy.

I heard footsteps and decided if it was Jimmy I would try to hold this dying act until he kissed me, or until he found out.

I closed my eyes until they were little slants so that I could still see. It was Anne.

I opened my eyes again thinking I could trust her. She turned around looking for something then noticed me.

She made this high pitched squeal then got this look of relief on her face.

"Mari, I've got to say that not many girls I know can take a tree through their back and live."

I smiled at that. "I thought I died."

"Your pulse stopped for a little. I tried CPR. That happened while Jimmy was in here. He's the one that made me keep going."

I could feel the butterflies in my stomach doing loops as I made a stupid toothy grin.

"Wait… do you have a crush on Jimmy."

She talked like she was one of my friends back at school.

"Um, maybe… you won't tell him, right?"

"Don't worry Mari your secrets safe with me."

She winked at me then went into doctor mode.

"So what hurts?"

Wow that's a stupid question, I get a tree shoved through me and you're asking if it hurts.

I thought for a little when I decided what a reasonable answer was.

"You want the truth?"

She looked at me with one of those mom kinds of looks that says, "You're gonna clean this up" then scribbled something down on a piece of paper.

"What'd you write?"

She looked down; "Still sarcastic!" then started laughing as if we were normal people, on a normal day.

"Everything hurts saying that I got a tree shoved through me."

"Okay well we stopped your bleeding, but you're heart kept going back and forth from beating to stopping. We're going to keep you bed ridden for a couple of days."

"I'm cool with that, just don't tell Jimmy I woke up. I want to see if I can get a kiss out of him!"

She smiled and walked away to go help some of the other patients.

I heard somebody else coming up the steps so I again slanted my eyes.

This time it was Jimmy. He looked down at me then started crying. Awh he's actually crying over me.

"Mar, I know I'm stupid for taking you out there. Every second I regret it. I don't think I've ever been more afraid then seeing you in that tree. I just want you to know that if you wake up, I'm never going to put you into a situation like that ever again!"

He laid his head on my chest. Oh gosh this sweet moment just got awkward.

I could tell someone was coming and from the way he lifted his head I could tell so did he. He leaned over and just as I expected he was going to kiss me.

I took this as my chance.

Just as he brushed his lips against mine I opened my eyes and kissed him.

That moment lasted for about 5 seconds until he realized I kissed him back.

He pulled back and smiled.

"Mar, don't you ever do that to me again!"

"Do what to you? I'm the one that got a tree through their back!"

"Speaking of which, were you awake the whole time?"

I looked at him and said, "Nah I dosed off at the second sentence."

"You're a jerk ya know?"

"I'm a jerk? How I think I was dead for like 2 days!"

"Speaking of which you scared the cr-." The best way to shut him up = kiss him.

When I finally pulled away I heard someone coming up the steps yet again!

Jimmy stood up straight, wiped his eyes, and turned around.

There stood Ben all serious like.

"Jimmy it's going to be fine. It's not your fault."

That's when I spoke up. "Not his fault? Did you see me when I had a tree inside me?"

"Mari! You're okay?"

"No I'm not okay, I just woke up and I have to pee!"

"Don't they have bottles for that?" Ben snickered.

"I don't know Ben you wanna try holding a bottle for me to pee?"

Jimmy busted out laughing. Ben had a kind of scared look on his face, but was still laughing.

"That's what I thought."

Even though I was in excruciating pain I was still having fun.

"Boys I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to ask you to leave." Anne was back but I could tell somebody else was with her.

"Anne, I have to pee."

She looked at me quizzically then poked me with something and hooked it up to a wire.

"Go then."

I was kind of freaked out with her just standing there staring at me.

I wonder what it's like to be a doctor… I don't want to find out.

I didn't realize how long it had been since I woke up and decided to go to sleep. Not knowing if my heart would let me wake up.

Well tell me how you liked it. No flames! Is it too long, is it too short? You tell me. All I know is that the more reviews the faster chapter 2 appears!