Hey everyone!! Did you miss me? I know I did. :D. Anyways thank you all for your reviews and now I actually plan on continuing this story. FYI this is NOT a Piggy x Katrina fanfic. It is a Jack x Katrina x Ralph fanfic. So please don't make that mistake or I will literary slam my face onto my desk out of sadness. Enjoy the story!!! :Q.

CHAPTER 2

They have been walking for about ten minutes when Katrina spotted a campfire.

The campfire was mostly made up of different sizes of rocks and disfigured sticks that were being burnt by an astonishing flame. Not far from the fire was what seemed to be huts that were made out of huge sticks wrapped with palm leaves. There was about four of them.

"Hey! Ralph! I've got some news for you!" Piggy hollered out excitedly as he flapped his arms over his head.

Several feet away from the campsite was a small crowd of boys of various ages. Their attention was directed towards a lone figure of a boy who stood high on top of a rock with the conch shell in his grasp. The boy had seemed to have been giving a speech when Piggy suddenly called out what was probably his name.

"What is it Piggy?" Ralph questioned as he turned his gaze to his trusted friend.

From behind the old rusted trees, Katrina observed Ralph. He was either her age or older from what she can tell. He already seemed to be in good shape and he was probably around six feet tall compared to her height of five - six feet. His smooth sun-kissed tan chest was filled with a couple of tiny scratches that ranged by many sizes. Ralph had naturally curly dirty blonde hair that reached the end of his neck and nearly touched his eyes. His eyes were as blue as the sky above them. Upon closer inspection, Katrina noticed that his blue eyes held a certain strength that only a leader could hold.

It seemed that Piggy had also caught the crowd's attention by his loud statement.

"Ah, ignore him. Fatty here probably just found something as dumb as a berry bush since that is the only thing he knows how to do around here," A bor sneered out, an annoyed look crossing his features.

The whole crowd of boys went into a boisterous laughing fit except for Ralph that is. Tears formed at the corners of the young children's eyes, while the teens howled in humor like wolves.

"Okay you guys, that's enough," Ralph commanded sternly, patiently waiting for the laughter to die down, " Please continue Piggy."

Piggy's embarrassment was erased when he remembered about Katrina. He looked over to Ralph and clearly stated, " Back to where I was... While I was picking,not examining, berries I found someone."

All of the boys in front of him shot him confused and surprised faces as they slowly interpretted what Piggy had just said. An eerily silence washed upon the group, watching Piggy turn back from them and stretch his right hand out towards the forest.

"You can come now," Piggy whispered breathlessly at where Katrina had stayed hidden. Grabbing onto a scrawny branch, Katrina followed closely behind Piggy, her shyness taking action. Katrina could be described as shy, quiet, sarcastic, and even funny once you get to know her.

Katrina kept her head hung down as she appeared into the boys' view. There was an akward silence. Raising her head high, she locked her gray irises to another red head's shocked green eyes. Katrina broke her attention from the boy, scanning the rest of the crowd's surprised expressions.

Taking a few deep breaths, Katrina took a few steps forward until she was finally right in front of the leader himself.

The red- headed boy continued to look at her, watching the reactions of both the girl and Ralph. Everyone stood there for what seemed like five minutes. Then, out of nowhere, Ralph gave Katrina a boyish grin and held his hand out. Katrina timidly took ahold of his rough hands, never breaking her eye contact with him.

"Nice to meet you. My name is Ralph," He said kindly while shaking Katrina's hand softly.

"Pleased to meet you Ralph. My name is Katrina," She stated more confidently, feeling comfortable with her surroundings. Ralph gave her a warm smile of his own, but there was something about his eyes. His eyes seemed to have changed somehow. Before Katrina could further investigate her observations, she was interrupted by the young boys' cheers of excitement.

Letting go of her hold, Katrina turned to where the deep ocean twirled, watching the small boys splash in the clear salty water. The boys rammed into each other lik wild beasts and chased one another around until they finally gave up.

"Katrina, right?" The same boy who sneered at Piggy asked her, a playful smile tugging at his lips.

Wirling around, Katrina had a closer view of the boy. He was definitely older than her due to his deep voice and the authority in his dark emerald eyes. He had a mop of straight strawberry blonde hair that reached the at the end of his neck and framed his handsome pale face very well.

"Yes, and you are...?" Katrina ventured out as she furrowed her eyebrows in question. The boy gave her a charming smile as he curtisied in front of her, showing his good manners.

"I am Jack. Jack Merridew at your service," Jack said with a British accent, his smile never faltering.

Returning a smile of her own she teased him slightly by saying, " Really now? You're at my service?"

Catching on to her little joke, Jack smugly grinned at her answering back, " Why, of course. I always keep my promises. What kind of man would I be then?"

Katrina's gray eyes glimmered with a sense of humor. She was about to retort a comeback when she was interrupted by the loud blast of the conch. Katrina then gave her full immediate attention to Ralph, who held the conch within his hand.

Out of the corner of her eye, Katrina could see Jack's face scrunched up in irritation. I wonder what got him all riled up, Katrina mused curoiusly, Perhaps he doesn't like Ralph. But, I'm sure that there is something else to it.

"Everyone! I need you complete attention right now!" Ralph commanded loudly, breaking Katrina's last thoughts. Ralph scanned to the crowd of fifteen before him, his heated gaze stopping slightly longer onto Katrina's lone form.

"As you can see, we are on our own for now," Ralph started , continuing his speech, " Ever since that plane crash there has only been fifteen of us who has survived. So, we will need to be assigned tasks everyday in order to keep on surviving. Is that clear to you all?"

Katrina's eyes widened with shock as she loudly asked, " What plane crash? There was a plane crash here?"

Confusion slipped into everyone's faces as they stared incredibously at Katrina. No one said anything for awhile.

"You know, the plane crash. The reason that we are stuck on this deserted island," Ralph explained carefully, breaking the akward silence between the group.

"I... I don't remember any of that," Katrina whispered softly back, biting her lips in frustration. Why? Katrina asked herself, Why can't I remember anything? While lost in her own thoughts, Katrina accidentally bit down too hard onto her lips, causing a stream of blood to cascade down her trembling chin.

"Hm... I suppose this means that you have amnesia," Piggy declared intellectually, his chubby hand gripped his chin in deep thought.

Amnesia? Katrina thought, Well that does make sense. Katrina furrowed her eyebrows tight until she nodded her head and said, " That sounds reasonable."

"Okay, Piggy, can you please introduce Katrina to everyone elae quickly while I assign that others with tasks that they can do," Ralph commanded gently, giving a small grin Katrina while walking away to talk to the boys.

After Piggy told and pointed out everyone to Katrina, he ended with, " And thats about it."

Katrina ignored Piggy and instead turned to stare at the once light but now black ocean. The black ocean was amazingly calm, almost as if it was waiting to pounce on an unsuspecting victim. The roar of the waves was now the shushings of a mother. The sky was as dark as the ocean, and if not probably even darker. It was nearly impossible to tell where the sky began and where the horizon of the ocean ended. No, at night, both the sky and the sea are one. One huge darkness that veiled the uncharted island. Even the color of the smooth sand that huddled close together had taken a darker hue. She was fascinated. The image reminded her of dreamland. She loved that feeling- that feeling of nothingness.

Not wanting the image to go away, Katrina held her red head up and looked at the wonderous sky. The black sky was full of tiny sparkling diamonds that seemed to form various pathways. The small stars were the unlocked doors for the free sky. Even the black sky could escape from it's loneliness. However, there was no moon. Just the stars and the sky.

Katrina turned to her left, where the campsite was placed. The boys were sitting by the huge fire that flamed in the middle of the group. The boys seemed to be laughing loudly and chattering animatedly at who knows what.

"Hey there. Mind if I join you?" A deep voice asked from behind her.

Turning to her right side, Katrina saw Jack's figure crouched down next to her.

"No, go ahead," Katrina softly replied, giving Jack a gentle tired smile, " I was beginning to get pretty bored anyways."

Jack glanced at Katrina and gave her a real tender smile, a smile that seemed very unusual to him. " So, How about we get to know each other more?"

Jack still had that soft look in his eyes as he watched in amusement at the girl next to him.

Comprehending what he just said, Katrina played with her fingers as she bowed her head low. Growing up, Katrina was a shy girl who had the habit of twirling around with her fingers when ever she felt nervous. However, she also had another side to her. There were also times where she appeared to be cold and aloof; practically scaring the other kids away. After all, she was a shy girl who had no idea how to express her feelings freely like others.

Katrina gazed at the scarlet campfire in fron of her, the flame captivating her vision. Her face remained blank as she continued to watch the flames dance. The boisterous chants of the little children, chatterings of the older children, sizzling of the fire, and anything else fell deaf on two pairs of people.

"I suppose," Katrina started, now facing Jack, " Only if you start first that is." A cunning grin washed over Katrina's pale face, her gray eyes twinkling with amusement.

"Fine by me," Jack answered, determined to win over Katrina.

Thus, throughout the night both Jack and Katrina formed a bond that they wouldn't notice now but maybe in the future. They enjoyed each other's company and got comfortable with one another. Yet, while Katrina and Jack happily conversed with one another there was a boy who had kept his eye on them the entire time. Ralph felt a strong sense of anger grip his chest as he watched the two talking so freely. So that's it, Ralph thought in jealousy to himself, The war is on.

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