Hey guys! What's up? Your life is probably better than mine right now, considering that my laptop AND iPhone were both stolen. My parents took them to the Apple store, then saw a movie. Left it in the theater, and the rest is unfortunately history. I had to resort to handwriting this last chapter, "borrowing" my sister's laptop and subsequently deleting all evidence. (Yes, I'm technically a bit late, I have bigger problems!) You guys have no idea what you put me through! So here's Chapter 3. Enjoy (you guys actually have computers right now!)
Dawn stared up at the teen both figuratively and literally looming over her. The teen stared back. This commenced for a while before Dawn finally spoke up. "Greetings, B. It's a pleasure to see you again."
B nodded back, returning the notion. Despite the friendly gesture, Dawn could sense that B wasn't entirely happy to see her. She had a pretty good theory as of why. She wisely chose to avoid the topic. "So, um… do you know where my room is? It's rather late; it's been quite a long day."
B nodded again, and made a "follow me" gesture. Dawn followed, and they soon found themselves in front of her room. B's room was right across the hall.
"Oh, this is convenient. We seem to be hall mates."
Another nod. Again, Dawn could still sense some tension.
"So, I shall see you tomorrow then? I would greatly enjoy catching up."
To this, B no made no response other than heading into his room, and shutting the door. He didn't slam it, as he rarely resolved to violence, but the message was still clear. Dawn sighed as she entered the room for the night. She was hoping that she would make amends with B. He was one of the few people that didn't judge her, that didn't think she was weird. He didn't question her phrasing of words. He was one of the few people that embraced her meditation sessions, and actually seemed interested in her aura readings. He understood her, and she understood him. And now, thanks to that soulless, sociopathic, scoundrel and her own doubts, it was ruined.
For once in her life, Dawn was in no mood to meditate. She knew that clear her mind this time. Dawn had never clearly understood how her peers were so wrapped up with their crushes and relationships, and how much joy and misery came with it. But now, she certainly understood. Tears forming in her eyes, she gently wept until she fell asleep.
Across the hall there was no shortage of emotion, either. Except B wasn't feeling just pure angst and sorrow; he felt betrayed as well. He had given his all to the game. He put in every ounce of physical strength, every brain cell of his ingenious mind, yet his teammates voted him off anyway. B knew the reason why: Scott. From the minute B walked onto the island, he didn't trust Scott. From his darting eyes to his sour attitude to his hours alone in the woods, everything that Scott did seemed suspicious to him. Of course, given his silent nature, he didn't reveal this to anyone, so he didn't expect anybody to figure this out right away.
Except for Dawn, that is. They could share so much about each other, without words needed. Their deepest thoughts, fears, desires… everything. She knew what he thought about Scott. She was suspicious of him as well. But she still believed him at the end of the day. Why was it that the only person he had ever truly trusted, the only person he had ever felt comfortable around, would go behind his back and betray him? Frustrated, he turned off the lights and fell into a restless, fitful sleep.
Dawn woke up and groaned at her plight. As her eyes flickered open, she was startled at what she saw. She was trapped in a world of white. Nothing existed in this world, just emptiness. And people. Every aura, every soul, that she had ever known was there. They all formed a big circle around her, and she was in the center.
"Where… where am I?" Dawn asked in confusion.
No one answered. No one even seemed to acknowledge the question.
"Please, I'm confused. Where am I?"
Again no response. No one cared. Worse, some people began to disperse and leave. First people from her school. Then friends, neighbors, one by one they all began to disperse. Soon the only people left were her fellow contestants from the island.
"You guys… you guys will help me, right?" Dawn pleaded.
Still no response. First Scott left. Then the other team. Again, one by one they all left her alone, until the only person left was B.
"You'll stand by me, right… friend?" Dawn was in tears by this point.
B gave her a long stare, then he too disappeared. Dawn was full on sobbing by this point. Not a single friend in the world, not one person was willing to help her….
Dawn awoke in a cold sweat. Glancing out the window, she saw a luxurious pool and spa. It was just past daybreak. She quickly realized that it was only a dream. For most people this wouldn't be something to worry about, but Dawn usually controlled her dreams. Only a major emotional disturbance could disrupt the balance she had created with the real world and her dream world. A sobering realization hit Dawn. B made an impact on her life like nothing else ever had. She quickly got dressed and got ready. Her breakfast was overpriced cereal from her room's mini fridge. She even skipped here early morning meditation session. She had to go and make up with B.
Walking out to the poolside area, Dawn looked around for her friend. After searching for ten minutes in vain, she ran into Staci. Though Dawn could tell by her aura that Staci was a good person, she was one of the few people who she preferred to avoid out of sheer annoyance. The reason? She never shut up about her ancestors who apparently made incredible contributions to mankind, and if that wasn't enough, every single one of them was made up. Though Dawn could see that she only did this because she strove for acceptance, it was hard for even her to put up with her incessant chattering.
Dawn shuddered, but approached Staci anyway. She had to find B.
"Greetings, fellow castmate."
Staci turned around. "Oh, hey Dawn! What's up? Did you come for a swim? Did you know my great, great, great uncle Mark invented the swimming pool? Yeah. Before him, people had to swim in the ocean and get attacked by sharks. So sad. Oh and…"
"Yes, that's fascinating." Dawn cut her off. "But I was just inquiring if you had seen B around?"
"Oooh. He came down here earlier. He didn't seem like he wanted to see you. He had a grudge or something. Did you know my great, great grandfather's cousin invented grudges? Before him, people just took everything out in hand to hand combat, so the hospitals were overflowing. Oh yeah, my…"
"That's great, really, but do you know where he is now? It's rather urgent."
"I think he went back to his room. I haven't seen him. Did you know my great, great, great aunt invented hotel rooms…"
Dawn walked away before she was caught in an endless conversation (if it could be called that.) By now, she was deep in thought. What would she say? Would he forgive her? His aura said he wasn't normally one to hold a grudge, but last time she saw him there were clear shades of red. She was so deep in thought that she didn't notice where she was going, and she bumped into somebody.
"I'm terribly sorry, I'm just…"
She paused. Out of all people, she had bumped into B. He looked like he had calmed down considerably, but he had a look of hurt on his face.
"B… I-I'm sorry." Dawn started. She was clearly flustered. Her cheeks were turning a very red. "N-not just for bumping into you, b-but for everything. I know I should have believed you about Scott, you were right. He was the villain. You never sabatoged the team. Even his aura wasn't a very good color. It was quite murky. I just hate judging people prematurely, and I wanted to give him a chance…"
Dawn tailed off. B looked clearly interested. He seemed ready to forgive her. Dawn gulped. She decided to go for broke. B wouldn't judge her… would he?
"…But in giving Scott that chance, I blew my chance with you. Forgive me or not, I just wanted to apologize and say that… you're the kindest, most compassionate, most understanding person I've ever met… I love…"
Dawn didn't get to finish her statement, as she was cut off by B's lips being pressed to her own. Dawn widened her eyes in shock. This was her first kiss. With her dream guy. The fireworks she felt were exactly how she'd imagined it (psychic or not, she was still a teenage girl.) After about a minute of kissing, they finally pulled apart and gazed into each other's eyes. Finally, after a long silence, B spoke up.
"Don't worry. I love you, too."
I'm not going to write a long aww….. I'm a guy, I don't do that. At times I question why I write fanfiction when I could have a life! Anyways, I got a bit more bad news. I want to continue this story…. but I am COMPLETELY out of ideas (3 episodes of interaction do that to you). So, to make up my lateness, anger rant, and writers block to you, I have a little contest. The first person to figure out what I named the story's title, "Reasonable Doubt", after can PM me a suggestion, and I will utilize it for the next chapter. (Hint: Reading my bio would be a good place to start.) Any other suggestions are welcomed, if not implored by this point. Anyways, thanks for reading, please review!