By seven in the morning, the mighty sun rose in the sky and greeted the sleepy Cody and Bailey on an uncharted island into a warm wake up call. Cody woke up and was happy to see sunlight and Bailey in his arms. Cody kept his hold on Bailey as he watched and waited for her to wake up by herself. Ten minutes pass by and Bailey blinks her eyes open to fully wake up for the day.
"Good morning, Bailey", Cody greeted.
Bailey moved around in Cody's arms to face him. She quickly gave him a peck on the lips.
"Good morning to you too, Cody", Bailey purred.
"I'm sorry to say this, but we need to get up to start the day", Cody said.
"What is there to be done? I know I can't do much today since I'm injured and we don't have to worry about food since the boar will last us until tomorrow", Bailey responded.
"You can rekindle the fire and rest here at camp. I'll go into the forest for berries", Cody replied.
"Maybe I should come with you for exercise so that my muscles can be ready when I've recovered", Bailey suggested.
"No. You're staying here for now. I don't want you to go too far away from camp since you got injured yesterday", Cody disagreed.
Bailey frowned at Cody.
"But Cody-", Bailey protested but was cut off by Cody.
"Bailey, please just stay in the general area of the camp. I'm going to get some berries", Cody sternly stated.
Cody sat up and Bailey followed his movements. Bailey crossed her legs when Cody stood up and walked over to the basket and picked it up. Cody looked at the basket and then back at Bailey just.
"You've made an excellent basket for carrying supplies and food in. It so well woven", Cody commented.
"Well, I did make it for you and by the way, I purposely wove that basket way better then when I regretfully made a basket for Zack when we were fighting", Bailey replied.
"I'm glad to know my girlfriend made a better basket for me than the one she made for my twin brother", Cody whispered.
"Oh, Cody, I never meant to-", Bailey attempted explain but Cody cut her off again.
"Well, I'll see you later", Cody uncharacteristically exclaimed.
For a split second Cody's voice cracked.
Cody awkwardly and abruptly turned away from Bailey and headed into the forest without another word. Bailey frowned even more than she had done before. She couldn't hold back the emotional pain in her chest and scrunched her knees up to her face and cried. Even after all that they had gone through; Bailey was starting to doubt that Cody wanted to be with her any more. She was afraid that he would leave her once they got back civilization or back on the S.S. Tipton. Bailey forced herself to stop crying and formed a plan to make sure that Cody didn't hate her. She didn't want to lose Cody again. The farm girl would do anything in her power to show how much she loved her feller and that all the fights she has had with Cody doesn't matter, that they shouldn't keep them from loving each other.
Bailey wiped away her tears and stood up with a new purpose in life. She ignored the pain in her leg as she stood up from her sitting position. Bailey then went off to search for fire wood. After looking around for five minutes, Bailey found a few good pieces of wood and some twigs to start up a new fire for the campsite. Bailey took another five minutes to return the camp and dropped the wood in the designated spot for a fire. She used a rock and two sticks to ignite a spark that would turn into a flame. Once Bailey got a flame on a single stick, she lit up the other sticks and dropped the stick that she was holding into the fire.
As the new and strong fire blazed, Bailey just paced back and forth around the campsite and thought of how she could greet Cody upon his arrival. Until Cody came back with berries, Bailey just did what Cody had suggested and that was to rest. The country girl sat in front of the fire with her legs crossed. Bailey stayed in the same position for thirty minutes and then stood up to walk over to the shoreline of the island. Bailey just stared at the vast and beautiful ocean before her very eyes. A few moments later there was a rustle in the bushes that was a few yards behind the teenaged girl. Bailey quickly turned around went straight for the spear that Cody left behind. On the off chance that Cody was behind the bushes, Bailey did not pick up the weapon until the creature exposed itself as a human or as something else.
Bailey was ready to either defend herself from a wild animal or to greet Cody. The creature came out of the bushes and its body stayed on the sand. It was a snake that dangerously slivered towards Bailey. It showed off its poisonous fangs and its Jacobson's organ as it opened its mouth wide open. The snake was fairly big. Bailey carefully grabbed the spear and stood her ground. The black snake hissed and then lunged at Bailey and she pointed the spear at it.
Before the snake could sink its teeth into Bailey's soft skin, Cody sprang into action from some bushes at the side. He tackled the snake down to the ground. He held it in a way that it couldn't bite him or get away from him. Bailey took the opportunity to help Cody to kill the dangerous snake and stabbed it in the head. After a few more seconds from being stabbed in the head, the snake squirmed a bit and then ceased to move at all. Cody checked to see if the snake was completely dead and then picked up the spear. Cody then angrily and violently threw the spear with the snake still attached to a tree.
Bailey was shocked at Cody's angry display and was afraid which caused her to back up, trip over a root and fell backwards while in the process of cutting the sole of her left foot from a sharp rock near the root. Cody noticed that Bailey was falling and caught her just in time before she made contact with the ground. Cody had caught Bailey in a dip position. Cody brought Bailey back into a standing position. In Bailey's eyes there was confusion, hurt and fear that was mixed in together. Bailey pushed Cody away and stepped back.
"Bailey, are you okay", Cody asked with concern.
"I don't know. Are you going to kill me", Bailey responded with fear in her shaky voice.
"What are you talking about", Cody asked.
"Do you hate me", Bailey asked.
"Of course not, Bailey. I could NEVER hate you. I might be disappointed in you but never hate you". Cody answered.
"Are you sure", Bailey cautiously asked.
"I'm very sure", Cody affirmed.
"Then why did you throw the spear with the snake on it and threw it so angrily and violently", Bailey asked.
"That's because I was angry at the snake. I'm mad that it threatened you and tried to hurt you or even possibly kill you. If I found out that you were dead then I would just kill myself. I would see no point in continuing my life once you're gone or else I would just go insane", Cody honestly answered.
"Then what about you said before leaving for berries", Bailey asked.
Bailey still stood firmly to where she was. She watched Cody retrieve the basket full of berries from behind a bush and brought them back to her. He placed the basket at her feet.
"I needed an excuse to avoid our conversation what happened over a year ago. I didn't want to revisit that moment in time just as badly as I don't want to relive Paris. I thought that we already apologized to each other and forgave each other and ourselves. Why would you want to torment yourself even more", Cody finished his response with a question.
"I don't know. I guess I wanted to make sure that everything was resolved between the two of us. I'm sorry that I mentioned anything about the basket. It was stupid of me to try to-", Bailey was cut off again.
Cody gave Bailey a chaste yet romantic kiss on the lips. Cody then pulled back away from the kiss.
"Don't ever be sorry. While I was picking out berries, I thought about how you made me a better basket, I think it was adorable that you purposely made a better basket for me than Zack and I know that's your way of making it up to me for spending so much time with Zack. I understand that at the time that you did that just to get back at me since you were mad at me. I know now that Zack isn't nearly as important to you as I am to you. Thank you for pushing me to my limits and for challenging me and for simply loving me. I should be the one apologizing for interrupting you three times today", Cody said.
Bailey was in awe. She was absolutely stunned by Cody's statement.
"Please, Bailey, come to me", Cody begged.
Cody outstretched his right hand for Bailey to take. Bailey looked at Cody's hand and felt safe around him again. She took his right hand with her left hand and stepped towards him. Unfortunately, Bailey felt a pang of pain in the sole of her left foot. She gave out a small cry from being in pain. Cody pulled her close and stared at her with love and concern.
"What hurts", Cody naturally asked Bailey.
"My left foot hurts", Bailey answered.
"Sweetie, I can't believe what a day you're having and it's barely eight in the morning", Cody sympathized.
"I'm just unlucky I guess", Bailey stated.
"Well not completely. You didn't get bitten by a snake because I prevented it from hurting you. You're just getting cuts here and there", Cody responded.
"I don't think that I won't be able to walk", Bailey doubted.
"Don't worry about that. I'll carry you over to the fire", Cody plainly said.
"Are you sure, Cody", Bailey asked.
"I'm sure. All you have to do is to carry the basket of berries while I carry you", Cody said.
"Ok", Bailey agreed.
Bailey picked up the basket full of berries and waited for Cody to help her over to the fire. Cody bent down and offered his back for Bailey to get on. She took her position on his back and slung her arms around his neck while holding the handle of the basket. Cody stood up and carried Bailey on his back. After a few steps, Cody bent back down and let Bailey get off. The country girl gently fell down on the sand as her city boy went to fetch the first aid kit. Cody came back to Bailey and took care of her foot. He sprayed the cut and then wrapped it in the gauze. Bailey looked at her bandaged foot and then looked at Cody.
"Thank you", Bailey smiled.
"You're welcome and I'm sorry for scaring you the way that I did when I killed the snake", Cody replied.
"That's ok, sweetie. I shouldn't have been so afraid of you. I should have known better that you would never want to purposely hurt me", Bailey said.
Cody scooted closer to Bailey.
"You're fear is understandable. I'm sure that you were afraid of losing the real me because that's how I felt when the evil spirit of Princess Zaria took over your body", Cody said.
Bailey simply hugged Cody and then drew back.
"Let's put all this morning drama behind us and move on with life. I'm sure we'll forget once we've had some of the berries that you collected", Bailey replied.
"You're right. Why worry? Let's enjoy some berries", Cody agreed.
Cody took a leaf and cooked some berries to sterilize them before they could be eaten. Once the berries were safe to eat, Bailey and Cody happily ate berries for their breakfast.
To Be Continued….
