Chapter Four

Unexpected Bonding Part 1

Chapter Song: Good Life by OneRepublic

It's been a week since I started school. My group of friends was still centered on Taylor and Kendall. I had met other people but I didn't grow as close to them. I was okay with having two good friends, I couldn't ask for any one better in this new place. At least everyone wasn't a jerk to me. "Mom? Dad?" I called once I reached the bottom of the stairs. It was a Friday afternoon and I had decided not to stay home all night. There were way better things to do with my life. "There not here." Logan walked in from the kitchen with a chocolate chip cookie in his hands.

"Where are they?"

"I don't know, I think dad had an emergency call from the hospital and mom said something about going out with some new people she met." He took a big bite of his cookie.

"Well, I'm going out and my phones dead but I'll be back soon. I'm just going around town but if mom comes home before me, just tell her I went out, okay?" I knew if my mom didn't know where I was and she couldn't get a hold of me, I would be grounded for the rest of my life. On the other hand my dad was the laid back type, I could tell him I was leaving and he would be cool with it.

"Sounds good." He agreed.

"You'll be okay alone for an hour or two?"

"Obviously." My trustworthy brother smiled. Thank god I didn't have to worry about him trashing the place or breaking into my room or something, overall he was a pretty good kid.

"Awesome. Bye." I walked out the door and headed towards an unknown destination.

By the time I reached the marina, it was still bright outside. There was a good hour and a half left of sunlight, so I was perfect time wise. It was hot outside, but I was enjoying every moment of it. Walking in shorts and a t-shirt was a big change for me; I didn't have to wear a jacket, long sleeves or pants, and boots. Deciding to waste my time even more, I stepped onto the dock and I decided to walk to the end and back. The salty air of the ocean blew my way, forcing me to take a deep breath and enjoy the smell. The water was a beautiful shade of blue and the sun rippled off the surface. I was starting to get lost in its beauty and how different it was living here.

"Hayley!" I head a deep voice calling my name. It broke me out of my daydream. A waving hand caught my attention.

"Hey Hayley, over here!" The voice called. The voice belonged to Stefan Montgomery. What did that jerk want from me now? I hadn't even noticed him when I was walking onto the dock. He had a smile plastered along his face while he was standing in his small zodiac boat. In his hands was a pair of pliers and an oily towel.

"What?" I placed my hands on my hips once I reached him.

"Mind helping me with my boat? It's not working." He complained.

"I don't do boats." I scoffed.

"Oh please! I need to find out if it's seriously broken!" He whined.

"I told you I don't do boats. Besides, I don't know what to do."

"Oh come on its easy, I just need help holding some wires and stuff." He smirked.

I groaned. "Fine, but if it gets you to stop whining. But if you ever tell anyone I helped you, I'll kill you." I reluctantly stepped onto the boat and headed straight for the toolbox.

"Very funny." He pretended to laugh.

"So what actually happened? To your boat that is." I didn't actually care but I tried to make conversation with him so this wasn't as awkward as it really was.

"I don't have a clue, but whatever it was it caused it to stop working." He explained while I rummaged through the toolbox.

"Well that sucks, does it even turn on?" I asked feeling unsteady for a moment. But a second later, I realized why I had that feeling—the boat was moving. I jolted around and saw Stefan laughing and walking away. Unfortunately, the boat was drifting away from the dock.

"Nope, doesn't even turn on. Whatever, I never even liked that boat anyways. Just let it float out to sea." He continued to laugh.

"Stefan! This isn't funny!" I yelled. The water current was taking the boat out farther.

"Are you joking? This is hilarious! Go, swim for it." Swim back? I had no clue what was in these waters! I have heard of shark attacks on the news before, and many of them were in Florida, and many of the outcomes were fatal. The problem was, the farther the boat was getting out to sea, the more dangerous this was getting.

"You're an idiot, did you know that?" I yelled at him.

"Heard it a couple of times, don't believe everything you hear though!" He followed the boat down the dock.

"Oh believe it!" I shouted back. Stefan got his kick of the day by attempting to torment me, unfortunately that would have to end. Before I was about to jump into the water, suddenly I watched a girl run up behind Stefan, snatch the pliers he was holding, ran down the dock, and jumped far enough so that she landed on the zodiac with me. The boat rocked so much I was sure it would flip over.

"Way to go, now were both going out to sea." I crossed my arms. The girl blinked her crystal blue eyes.

"I know how to fix it, I'm the one who did it in the first place." She smiled. "Ah, I like you already." I smiled and she walked to the motor and began playing with the wires.

"Yeah, I'm getting back at him for the last thing he did."

"And what would that be?" I asked.

"By 'accidentally' spilling coke on me during lunch." The girl put the cap back on the motor and sat down in the drivers seat.

"I'm Kylie by the way." She introduced herself before I could reply to her last sentence.

"Hayley. I'm new in town." She turned the key into the ignition and the motor roared to life. She groaned.

"Stefan and the new girls, he always likes to annoy them. Oh, and you might want to sit down." She informed and when I did the boat began to slice through the ocean waves. Stefan looked at us and he was speechless. He stood there in shock while we drove off into the intercostals. Kylie's light blonde hair blew behind her shoulders as she drove in and out of different intercostals and waterways. We passed huge mansions, tiny houses, a few hotels, and a couple of restaurants. Passing boaters waved to us and we wove back.

"Wow Washington? Far move." Kylie kept her eyes on the water.

"I know." I sighed. A familiar person walking along the sidewalk appeared infront of us.

"Hey, Taylor! Do you want to come?" I called. Taylor turned around and looked at Kylie then the boat. "Hey, and I guess." She hesitated. Kylie pulled in further to land.

"Throw me your shoes, then get into the water up and get in. It's not to deep." I directed. Kylie caught Taylor's sandals and she did what I told her. Once the water was up to her ankles, Taylor hopped into the boat one foot at a time. She sat herself behind Kylie.

"Welcome aboard." I greeted with a chuckle. "Whose boat is this?" Taylor looked at us.

"Stefan Montgomery's." I smirked.

"No way, how did you manage to pull this one off on him?" She asked. Kylie began driving again.

"Me, being the idiot that I am, was actually sympathetic and helping him out. But, he tricked me and pushed the boat out. Then out of like nowhere, Kylie ran up, grabbed his plies, and jumped onto the boat. And well, we just went sight seeing and then here we are."

"Kylie? I'm guessing—"

"That's me! Kylie Henderson at your service." She quickly turned her head and smiled to Taylor.

"Taylor Cavanaugh. So, how did you manage to get it to work?"

"I was the one who made it break in the first place. Hey, do you guys want to go out to sea? It's either that or turn back to the marina now." Kylie asked.

"Sure." I shrugged.

"Eh, what the heck." Taylor also shrugged. Kylie floored the boat and we headed out onto the open sea. After fifteen minutes or so, we came across an island two miles away.

"What's that?" I pointed to the mysterious looking island.

"Bristol Island." Kylie informed.

"Is that a mountain? I never knew there were mountains in Florida." I exclaimed.

"I guess it is. No one really knows what it is since no one goes there, there's some rumor that it's an island that broke off from Hawaii millions of years ago, but those are just rumors. But, it's filled with mangroves and weird animals and it's surround by sharks and coral reefs. How creepy is that?" Taylor explained while we were staring at the shore of the island. "We probably should take a break there." Kylie shyly insisted.

"A break? Of all places, why would we take a break there?" I asked.

"Well, the motor kind of over heated and if we keep going, it might blow out." Kylie pulled closer to the island.

"No way, we're probably going to get eaten by an animal." Taylor shook her head.

"I rather not be stranded out here for days, so were going with Kylie's idea." I agreed.

I've never seen so many rocks in my life. They were all piled high in front of the island and then they stopped once the trees were visible. Then from there the trees turned into a rain forest. We all pulled the boat onto the sandy shore of Bristol Island.

"How long do we have to wait until it's back to normal?" I asked.

Kylie hesitated before she spoke. "A couple hours…"

"Are you kidding me? We're stuck on this uninhabited island for a couple of more hours? Were totally dead." Taylor fretted.

"We're totally dead? It's not like some monster's going to come out of the woods and eat us." I laughed.

"This isn't funny! At all!" Taylor huffed.

"It's not that bad, Taylor. Here's an idea, lets go exploring the place." Kylie smiled.

"I like Kylie's idea." I added.

"Oh yeah that's perfect" Taylor sarcastically said.

"Wait! I have my cell phone! I can call Kendall to pick us up in his boat!" Relief washed over Taylors face and she began calling Kendall. Her huge smile turned into a frown.

"No service?" I put my hands on my hips.

"Fine were going with your plan. Maybe at higher ground I'll get some." She mumbled.

"That's more like it!" I joked and we headed into the dark forest on our adventure. Once we walked through a stream to get to another side, my converses were soaked.

"I can hear a waterfall! Let's go this way, I want to see it." Taylor directed us.

"Oh look whose miss adventure now." I said. All I could hear from Taylor was about all the bugs and huge spiders that were crawling in the trees. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely hated it, but I didn't say a word. We moved our way through branches and palm fronds until we found ourselves out in the open staring at a small waterfall. Sunset had just begun and it was obvious that we all were beginning to get nervous at the fact that we were in the middle of nowhere and having no one to contact. We climbed the rocks of the waterfall until we got to the top.

"Nothing." Taylor pouted and she closed her phone.

"Unless you want to climb that mountain, I doubt were going to get any higher than this." I pointed out.

"The rocks are higher over there, it might help." Kylie said. Kylie and I jumped across the small area of water and we landed on the other side.

"Come on Tay, you'll do fine!" I encouraged her. But when Taylor was about to jump, she slipped on something, screamed, and disappeared.

(A/N: Wow! Three Reviews in like a day, you guys are awesome! Spread the word about the story and get others to review, remember, I'll always review your stories if you review mine! I know a lot of people usually don't read these, but whatevs :P Part 2 comes up either today or tomorrow, depends on the amount of reviews!)