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It was just before noon and the sun was directly above camp. The unbearable heat was starting to get to Eric but he stayed in position just as Taylor had told him to. He was kneeling behind a bush watching Daley tend to the fire. The whole time he had been spying on her, he had not seen her do anything suspicious. He was scolding hold and bored out of his mind. So far this latest mission was a complete failure. He had seen a couple people walk through camp but Daley had not reacted to any of them. Just then Nathan walked to camp with a pile of fruit. Daley's face instantly brighten. Eric watched as Nathan talked in a hush tone and Daley's smile grew even larger. They started walking off into the jungle. Bingo! Eric slowly got up trying to make as little noise as possible but came to a sudden hault at the sound of a twig snapping behind him. He turned around and saw Melissa looking at him with her arms crossed and a righteous look on her face.
"Eric… what are you doing?" She questioned while narrowing her eyes.
"Um, I was… bird watching!" He proclaimed straighten himself up.
"Do I look stupid to you?" Melissa asked getting frustrated. Eric tried his best not to answer the question for fear he would say something that wouldn't help him in this situation. Million of comebacks popped up in his head so he bit his lip to keep himself from blurting one of them out. "What are spying on?"
"Nothing!" Eric responded while motioning beyond him to an empty camp.
"Eric, if you're doing what I think your doing, I suggest you stop." Melissa stated in her best authority ridden tone of voice.
"What do you think I'm doing?" Eric asked innocently opening his eyes as wide as they would go. Taylor was going to kill him if he comprised the mission. Melissa gave him an I'm-watching-you look and wandered back into the jungle. Eric sighed in relief then made his way to the beach to report to Taylor what he had just seen.
Lex walked into camp to see absolutely nothing. No one was there. No food was cooking. His stomach grumbled telling him that it was lunchtime. He looked at his watch, which read 11:45. Normally at this time they would all be gathered around the fire pit eating. Where is everyone? He jogged down to the beach and saw Taylor and Eric grinning and talking. He looked over to the rocks and saw Jackson on his way back to camp carrying some fish in hand. Where were Daley, Melissa, and Nathan? He ran up to where they kept the video camera and saw it to be missing.
"Have you guys seen Melissa, Nathan, and Daley?" Lex question Eric and Taylor.
"Well," Taylor replied with an evil grin on her face. Something told Lex she was going to say something he didn't want to hear. "Eric saw Nathan and Daley trudging out into the wilderness together. As for Melissa, she's probably making a entry into her video diary."
"Why would Daley and Nathan go out into the jungle right before lunch?" Lex asked mainly to himself. Taylor and Eric shrugged and smiled as if they were wondering the exact same thing. Jackson walked up to the group and looked around curiously.
"Hey, I got some fish. Where is everyone?" He asked looking around the beach and through the trees at their camp.
"That's exactly what we're trying to find out." Lex answered simply.
"Hey guys! What's happening?" Melissa asked the cluster of survivors while jogging out from the tree bordering the beach.
"Did you see Nathan and Daley I the jungle?" Jackson asked Melissa in a worried tone.
"No why? Is something wrong?" Melissa interrogated the group looking in every person's eyes as though the answer may be hidden somewhere in them.
"It's quarter to twelve. Usually we'd be eating lunch by now and Nathan and Daley are nowhere to be found." Lex proclaimed while starting to walk back to camp. Everyone followed suit and walked up the beach back to the fire pit. They all sat down while Jackson started to cook the fish.
"Hey! Is lunch almost ready?" Nathan asked strutting back to camp with Daley a couple feet behind him.
"Oh my god hey!" Melissa blurting out walking towards the two of them "We didn't know where you two were. We were starting to get worried!"
"Oh, that was my bad." Daley explained to the group. "You see, I asked Nathan to come with me to collect some fire wood. We got lost and couldn't find our way back. We had to use the firewood as a reminder that we had went in a certain direction."
"Like Hansel and Gretel!" Nathan pronounced proudly.
"Oh well, that's ok. As long as you're safe…" Melissa stated smiling sweetly at the two if them. Daley and Nathan took seats on opposite sides of fire pit.
"Fish is ready!" Jackson announced. They all took some of the fish and started eating. Jackson looked back and forth between Daley and Nathan, not fully believing their story. They were both flushed and had matching chapped lips. Jackson had an idea about what they were doing in the jungle but kept it to him self. It was only a matter of time before Taylor and Eric figured out what they were doing and ate them alive. Little did Jackson know it might be sooner than later…
A/N: ooohh it's getting juicy! Ok so there is obviously gonna be a confrontation about Daley and Nathan but little do you people know but there will also be a confrontation about a certain love triangle too. Review, review, review! I love the feedback and it's good inspiration for my writing!