Marley was uncomfortable. Not only was she being forced to sit in an economy class seat in a flying death trap, she was also unfortunate enough to be sitting next to none other than Ryder Lynn, her boyfriend's, maybe ex-boyfriends, ex best friend. To say she wasn't thrilled with the idea would be an understatement. This wasn't due to the fact that the boy had kissed her without warning a couple of days after Valentine's Day. No, that would make it too easy. Regardless of how it felt to see Jake so upset, she couldn't get the feeling of Ryder's lips against hers out of her head.

Marley wasn't the only one feeling extremely uncomfortable. It seemed that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't find a suitable position to sit in. The window was cold and he didn't want to lean up against it but at the same time, he couldn't exactly lean closer to the girl occupying the seat next to him. He didn't complain, though, because in a way he deserved it. He didn't like the fact that he couldn't talk to either of his two best friends without either feeling incredibly awkward or risking a punch to the face, but regardless of how he felt, he knew it was karma's way of repaying him for his betrayal. It was out of line and he should have known better.

Jake was sitting one seat behind them but across the aisle with his headphones in and his eyes locked on the back of Marley's head. Her hair was shining in just the perfect way and there was no part of him that didn't want to reach out and run his hand through it, forgiving her for everything she had admitted. But that would be too easy and he'd always taken the easy way out. This time around, he was going to do what was right. He would let her breathe and then allow her to decide who she wanted to be with. But it would kill him to see them walking down the hall hand in hand, which made seeing them act so awkward around each other almost delighting.

"How long is this flight going to last?" Kitty asked tiredly, upset that the only people who turned to give her the attention she desired were Marley and Jake. She was sitting across the aisle from Jake and directly behind Marley but she expected everyone in the cabin to turn towards her. "I'm bored already."

The plane shook but that was expected given the fact that it was up in the air and the captain had warned them about turbulence before the plane even took off, but Marley still gripped the seat tightly as she turned back around to face forward. Jake rolled his eyes at her behavior before trying to calculate the time remaining in their trip to Spain. "I think seven hours."

"Actually, there are six." Ryder mumbled without glancing away from the window. He knew if he did the three of them would be staring at him as if he were an idiot for opening his mouth in the first place. So instead of having to deal with their hatred of him, he focused on the overwhelming desire he had to reach out of the window and touch a cloud.

Kitty's groan cut through the overwhelmingly awkward silence like a knife and nobody could refrain from rolling their eyes. It was the one thing the three of them had in common with each other: Kitty annoyed them. Jake almost chuckled and cracked a joke with Ryder but that was unacceptable. Ryder isn't his friend; perhaps he never really was.

Marley took a deep breath and released her grip from the arm rest, risking a glance over at Ryder who seemed content looking out the window for the duration of the flight. She wouldn't say it, but when he had asked if she wanted to switch seats with him earlier, she had wanted to say yes more than anything. But instead, she chose to turn her head to the side in defiance, an act she had never shown him before, and ignore his attempt to make her feel better.

Almost as if reading her mind, he mumbled, "We can still switch seats, you know." He had meant it to come out nicely, but all either of them could hear was the attitude behind his words. Maybe he was pissed at her, he wasn't entirely sure, but he knew he had the right to be. He apologized directly after the kiss and he couldn't fathom why she was still ignoring him. It wasn't like she wasn't leading him on so he wasn't the only one to blame in this situation.

"I don't want to switch seats with you." She grumbled, matching the tone he had used. To be honest, she wasn't entirely mad at him. The majority of her anger can be blamed on herself. She knew that she had been leading him on, leading both boys on, but at the time she didn't care. Her self-esteem was at an all-time high knowing that two of the most popular guys in school were showing interest in her. Now every time she looked at him and every time he was nice to her, all she felt was guilt.

Regardless of her attitude, he turned towards her with his eyebrows scrunched. "Why are you so pissed at me anyway, Marley?"

"You kissed me." She mumbled, crossing her arms as she refused to look at him. She didn't need to see his innocent face staring at her like she was the next Virgin Mary.

Still, he continued to look at her, except for the short period of time it took for him to roll his eyes. "I apologized for that literally two seconds after I pulled away."

Now that she thought about it, maybe that's why she was so mad. He kissed her and didn't even give her enough time to be the first one to stop him from doing so. Or maybe it was just because of the fact that his lips weren't connected with hers for an acceptable amount of time. Keeping her eyes ahead of her, she bit her lip before mumbling, "Jake found out and broke up with me."

Jake sat forward in his seat slightly upon hearing his name. He wasn't entirely sure what they were talking about, but as long as it was about him, it was intriguing. He frowned when Ryder answered whatever Marley had just said by saying, "Jake found out because you told him about it even though we both established it meant nothing. If we're going to be honest, I should be mad at you."

"And what exactly did I do to you?" She challenged, no longer content with the idea of not looking at him. When she turned to face him quickly, she saw him smirking slightly which pissed her off more than anything. "Might I remind you that you were the one who kissed me?"

He shrugged his shoulders and reached down in his lap to unbuckle his seat belt. "I might have initiated the kiss but I was also the one who decided to stop it." He stretched his legs under the seat in front of him, annoying the occupant inside of it, before standing up. "I have to go to the bathroom. You can have the window seat."

She sighed and moved her legs to the side so he could squeeze passed her with ease, his scent filling her nostrils almost intoxicating her. As she bit her lip while contemplating her options, she felt the plane dip slightly, nothing too serious she presumed, but still she couldn't help but wish that Ryder had never left. The closest thing to him right now was the smell he left on his seat, so she unbuckled herself and slid into his, where his sweatshirt was draped over the back.

Jake scoffed and just as she was about to turn around to see what could possibly be bothering him, when the plane dipped again, this time more forcefully. She grabbed the chair's cushion and squeezed as the plane dipped again, and the cabin rattled around her. As her eyes were closed, she didn't notice the oxygen masks that were falling around her. The only thing she could notice was the gasps and helpless screams that were emitted from the mouths of the people around her.

Someone forced a mask over her face and as she opened her eyes, she saw Ryder and Jake standing over her, both looking at each other with worried expressions. It seemed that neither of them cared that they were in an argument, and that bothered Marley more than she thought it would. Wasn't she worth being fought over?

"W-what's happening?" She breathed out, standing when the flight attendants ordered everyone in the cabin to walk towards the front of the plane.

Ryder shrugged as he pushed both of them towards where the flight attendants were waving them over, but Jake stopped moving almost as fast as he began. With the speed they were going, Ryder bumped into him and almost knocked them both over. "What the hell man? Go."

"Puck's back there." Jake mumbled, turning around and looking past Ryder towards the cabin behind them. Ryder licked his lips and turned too; seeing the same thing happening that was happening in the cabin they were in. People were exiting.

"He's evacuating too." Ryder urged, turning back towards his friend. Marley turned around to see the two standing in the middle of the aisle. They were not fighting now. They couldn't be fighting now. She started walking back towards them, pushing them both slightly when she reached them. "Marley, go."

"What are you two doing!?" She screamed, as she looked around self-consciously. Nobody was paying any attention to the three of them though besides Unique who was waiting up at the emergency exit for her friend to join her again. "Let's go!"

Ryder looked at her briefly before glancing back at Jake who seemed determined to go in the direction his brother could be. Sighing, he turned back towards Marley and motioned for her to go to Unique. "We're going to go and make sure the other Glee guys are alright. We'll meet you out there."

"We?" Jake asked, slightly surprised with Ryder's willingness to get in the middle of his drama. Ryder nodded his head and turned back towards Marley. "Go."

She watched helplessly as the two boys retreated to the back of the cabin before disappearing behind the light blue curtain that separated the two cabins. It only took two seconds before Unique grabbed her shoulders and turned her around in order to drag her towards the emergency exit. The plane was falling quickly. Marley's eyes watered as she left the cabin behind and jumped onto the blowup slide that was connected to the plane, her life vest keeping her afloat as she hit the water. It was then and only then did she realize that she had been holding Ryder's sweatshirt the entire time.

As she treaded water with Unique by her side, she watched as the plane crashed into the water a couple miles away, flames bursting into the air and illuminating the night sky. The thought of them still being on board made her want to throw up so she squeezed the sweatshirt and shut her eyes, trying her best to ignore the screams of the other passengers who were looking for their loved ones.

"Jake!" She screamed through the night, joining the chorus of screams. "Jake!" Turning as she was sent into a panic she continued to scream, the waves splashing into her mouth making it harder to breathe. "Ryder!"

"Come on, Marls." Unique said softly, grabbing onto the girl's life vest. "There's a life boat over there."

"But Jake… and Ryder." Marley whimpered in protest even though she wasn't actively fighting as Unique dragged her towards boat. "They're out there, Unique. We have to help them."

"Unique has to help herself right now." The girl murmured, coughing as salt water filled her throat. "And she has to help you."

Before she knew it, Marley was being pulled into a blow up raft that was occupied by several of the other passengers, one of them being Puck. Quickly she crawled over to him and practically sat in his lap. "Woah, I'm already dating one of my brother's sophomore ex-girlfriends. I don't need to add you to the list."

Marley shook her head and licked her salty lips before sighing. Her hair was clinging to her face and sand was sticking to her skin in an uncomfortable manner but she couldn't pay attention to that now. There were much more important things that were going on. "Where's Jake?"

"What do you mean where's Jake?" Puck questioned, raising his eyebrows. "You were the one in his cabin. I haven't seen him since takeoff."

"He went to look for you!" Marley whimpered, turning her head towards the fire that was burning a couple miles away. Again, the thought of them burning made her stomach churn in the worst way and despite the fact that it was wet and freezing cold, she slipped her arms into Ryder's red sweatshirt and shivered by herself in the middle of the raft.

Her world had just been turned upside down and there was nothing she could do to change it. In short, she was helpless.

So here is the rewritten intro of Crash into Me. Considering I've posted a couple of chapters of it before, I've decided to change some things up. Different characters will be alive and different ones will be dead. I'm not sure who is dead yet. I guess I'll go figure that out. Please review! It makes my day. :)