I woke up to wet sand under me. I blinked my eyes a couple of times to see a bright sun on top of me. I turned my head to see Four sitting a few feet away from me with his knees tucked in facing the ocean.
"Where…am I?" I croaked.
Four turned to look at me. "Oh, hey. Good you're awake. Any ideas on how to get off this…place?" he asked.
I looked around. It looked as if we were on an island. The sun glaring down on us and the large trees behind us. I propped up on my elbows facing Four…no, COMMANDER Four.
"How did we get here…how did I get here? I could have sworn I was drowning," I asked confused.
"I pulled you out of your room when I was swimming pass your room to get to the surface. Once we broke the surface, I carried you on my back and swam both of us here," Four explained casually as he turned to me.
"Please tell me no one kissed me (Avengers reference)!" I panicked.
Commander Four laughed. "No. No one kissed you. I just pumped your chest a few times until you began breathing again."
"Thank God! Anyway, so who else is here besides you Commander?" I asked.
"Getting ready to get ready to get rid of me already, Prior? I hurt," Commander Four said teasingly.
I smiled. "You didn't answer my question."
His smile dropped immediately. "From my knowledge, just us."
I laid down again. Just what I wanted for Christmas, being stuck on a beach with a guy, let alone…my commanding officer.
"So…" I began.
"Leys put your survival training to use Prior. Get up!" Commander Four ordered as he got up dusting his pants. I followed and got up.
Four began walking towards the forest behind us. Great. Just great. A day in the woods. Just how I wanted to spend the day. Can my life get any worse?
Without another word, I followed him in to the forest.