Disclaimer: I do not own Lord of the Flies only the female.

A/N just a warning…I spelled littlun's in so many different ways I think I changed them all to one way but I' not sure.

She felt him kiss her neck, automatic shivers traveled through her body. Laura slowly opened her eyes. The full moon bounced out off the crashing waves, everything was touched by moonlight.

It was peaceful here and she was happy here, with Ralph, in their little cove. Yet the others couldn't know what they had done, for some reason Laura thought she should be ashamed, she was almost sure of it; it was like a faint whisper in the back of her head. She shrugged it off and looked down towards to her new lover.

"Ralph, we should go back, before someone realizes we're gone."

Ralph lay still basking in the moonlight, with one hand under his head and the other stroking her thigh. He sighed, "Let's just stay here. Live in our own world."

Laura gave him a small smile. "I have to take care of the littluns' and your chief, besides they would find us sooner or later." With that she got up and began to dress, she could see him watching her out of the corner of her eye.

"Stop staring."

He laughed and sat up looking for his shorts. Laura huffed as she went searching for her missing shoe, the canvas had become so dirty it matched the sand and was torn in areas. Smiling triumphantly she sat back down to put it back on.

Ralph laughed as he watched her. "I think you're the only one who wears shoes."

"I'm the only one who had nice, sensible, and practically indestructible sneakers" she retorted. He chuckled and reached his hand out his hand and helped her up.

At first the trip back was silent, but Laura needed to talk about what they had done. She felt as though he now owned something of her and she needed to know…well that she wasn't sure of. Taking a deep breath she started the dreaded conversation. "What now?"

Ralph looked at her curiously and confused. "What do you mean?"

Sighing with frustration she continued. "I mean, now that we've…been together."

Ralph chuckled and took a hold of her hand. "I have no idea, but I would like to do more of that."

Laura rolled her eyes and then looked at him. "I feel like I'm supposed to be ashamed" she confessed.

He froze and looked at her unsure, she hurried with her point. "I'm not! I just…it wouldn't have happened if we were at home, and…well…what happens to us? When we go home I mean."

He remained silent, still holding her hand as they began walking again. "I guess… I guess I'll just have to court you properly, and after we're done with school we'll get married."

Laura stopped abruptly, eyes widened in shock; she hadn't even thought of that, courting was fine but marriage? "Ralph!" She cried out incredulously.

He smiled with amusement, "I'm not asking you now Laura!" he said laughingly. His expression turned serious as he continued "I'm just saying that…I know you're it for me, and….well…" he paused blushing as Laura looked at him amused. "I love you too." She said and pecked him on the lips, before turning around a walking away, leaving behind a blushing, happily dazed Ralph behind.

"Wait up Laura!" He cried as he jogged to catch up with her. Laura slowed down and grinned as he wrapped his arm around her waist, holding her close as they walked to the shelters.

Suddenly a low moaning noise caused her to jump. "What was that!?!" she hissed. Ralph grip tightened as he looked around.

The noise continued, and Laura spotted a small shadowy lump in the grass. She glanced at Ralph, who had also spotted the shape and had let go of her to check it out. She could feel the anticipation so strongly that she began to tighten her hands into a fist.

"It's Percy!" Ralph whispered loudly…Laura sighed in relief and made her way over to them. "I can't get him up; he's tightened into a ball!"

She giggled and kneeled down, stroking Percy's back gently. "Percy?" she whispered. "Sweetheart wake up."

Percy's eyes fluttered. "Laura?" He mumbled.

She smiled gently, "Come on love let's get to bed."

Percy nodded and wrapped his arms around her, neck, his legs around her waist, and instantly fell asleep on her shoulder. Laura used her leg muscles to stand up while holding on to him. She began walking to the camp when she realized Ralph wasn't with her. Laura looked behind her to find him staring strangely at her.

"What?" she snapped; a little uncomfortable and confused.

Ralph expression snapped into a cheeky grin, "You're gonna be a great mum" he replied as he walked by.

She blushed, and then rolled her eyes at the way he could affect her. Sighing she turned around and followed him to the shelter, placed Percy in the first hut, and walked over to the next one where Ralph was waiting for her. Wrapped in Ralph's arms she fell into a sweet sleep.

~~Next Day~~

Someone screaming and shouting woke Laura and Ralph with a jolt, both jumping up and running to see what was going on. Laura shook the cobwebs out of her head, after blinking a few times to adjust to the sun she look see what was happening.

Sam n' Eric was frantically talking, blubbering is more like it, to Ralph, who had them call another meeting. Watching them run off yelling for the others, she sat tiredly against the driftwood trying to keep her eyes awake as she waited for the assembly to begin.

An energy filled with fear, excitement and anxiety filled the area and everyone in it as Sam n' Eric retold their tale.

"We've seen the beast with our own eyes. No…we weren't asleep—"

Sam took up the story. Laura rolled her eyes, by now it was an understanding that the conch would be used by both of them if it was one of their turns, they had become one person with two faces.

"It was furry. There was something moving behind its head…wings. The beast moved too."

"That was awful. It kind of sat up."

"The fire was bright…"

"We'd just made it up…"

"…more sticks on…"

"There were eyes."

"Teeth." "Claws."

"We ran as fast as we could…"

"….Bashed into things…."

"The beast followed us…."

"I saw it slinking behind the trees….."

"Nearly touched me."

Ralph pointed at Eric's face which was covered in scratches. "How did you do that?"

Eric felt his face. "I'm all rough. Am I bleeding?"

A lot of the boys gasped in horror. A littlun' named Johnny, yawning still, burst into noisy tears and was slapped by Bill till he choked on them. "Bill!" Laura cried out. Bill looked to his feet sheepishly and mumbled an apology to Johnny.

Laura watched as Jack and Ralph fought again for leadership. She sat and watched in awe as the hunters began to circle around the group. They faced out, rather than in, and the spears of sharpened wood were like a fence.

Jack called them back to the center. "This'll be a real hunt! Who'll come?"

Ralph moved towards Jack impatiently. "These spears are made of wood. Don't be stupid."

"Frightened?" Jack sneered at him.

" 'Course I'm frightened. Who wouldn't be?" He turned to the twins, yearning but hopeless. Piggy took off his damaged glasses and cleaned the remaining lens.

"How about us, Ralph?"

"You haven't got the conch. Here."

"I mean…how about us? Suppose the beast comes when you're all away. I can't see proper, so that means Laura will be the only one who would be able to attack it, well she shouldn't have too."

"You're always using Laura as an excuse." Jack broke in, contemptuously.

"I got the conch…"

"Conch! Conch!" shouted Jack. "We don't need the conch any more. We know who ought to say things. What good did Simon do speaking, or Bill, or Walter? It's time some people knew they've got to keep quiet and leave deciding things to the rest of us."

Laura's eyes widened as she watched Jack try to defy Ralph. She didn't know what was going to happen since Ralph confided he no longer wanted to be chief, but she watch him stand tall, in command, and a sense of relief filled her.

"You haven't got the conch," he said. "Sit down."

Jack's face went so white that the freckles showed as clear, brown flecks. He licked his lips and remained standing. Laura almost broke out into a wide grin but composed herself and kept silent…for now.

"This is a hunter's job."

They all continued to watch the interaction intently. Piggy, who she thought looked extremely uncomfortable, slid the conch to Ralph's knees and sat down. The silences grew to the point where even Laura was holding her breath.

"This is more than a hunter's job," said Ralph at last, "because you can't track the beast. And don't you want to be rescued?" He turned to them with purpose. "Don't you all want to be rescued?" He looked back at Jack. "I said before, the fire is the main thing. Now the fire must be out…"

Laura watched as the words he spoke fueled his argument.

"Hasn't anyone got any sense? We've got to relight that fire. You never thought of that, Jack did you? Or don't any of you want to be rescued? Now think, Jack. Is there anywhere on the island you haven't been?"

Unwillingly Jack answered. "There's only…but of course! You remember? The tail-end part, where the rocks are all piled up. I've been near there. The rock makes a sort of bridge. There's only one way up."

"And the thing might live there."

"Quiet! Alright. That's where we'll look. If the beast isn't there we'll go up the mountain and look; and light the fire."

"Let's go."

We'll eat first. Then go." Ralph paused. "We'd better take spears."

As he spoke dread filled Laura and sat heavy in her stomach like stone. She felt disappointed in him, yet she didn't understand why, they needed to be protected but…maybe it was because she didn't believe there was a beast. Sighing, she stood up to go begin getting breakfast ready. She caught Ralph's eye and tried to give an encouraging smile but failed.

Spotting Simon she caught up with him. "It's shifting!" she blurted. Simon stopped and looked at her curiously. "It's going to change him! I don't know what but he won't be the same. You feel it too don't you? That something bad is happening and we can't see it or stop it!?!"

She saw him nod his head in agreement. "I know Laura. I know it's changing, we both knew this would happen…that we would forget. I think if it weren't for you, we would have given in a long time ago."

"Given in? You mean to become savages? Why is this happening Simon, why can't we stop it?"

"You know as well as I do, and I know you're worried about Ralph, maybe you should tell him this too." With that he left Laura to her thoughts.

While the boys ate Laura sat next to the bathing pool in deep thought. Things were confusing now. She tried to think how long they had been here. She knew it was September 3, 1939 when they were evacuated, and she had three monthlies since they've been here, which she always had towards the end of the month.

That meant they had been here for three months and that meant it was either the very end of December, or the beginning of January. She sat in shock for a moment, jumping slightly when she heard twigs snap.

Looking behind her she spotted Ralph. "Did you know…" she began quietly, "that we've been here for three months."

He sat down next to her in silence and waited as she continued on. "In those three months, everything we recognize as inappropriate, or wrong have changed…we've changed. What if we go home only to suffocate because of the change, or if we never go home… what if we never go home!?!" she cried out in frustration, he didn't understand what she meant, heck she didn't even understand what she was saying. He pulled her into his arms. "Ralph, we have to get home. Things are going all wrong, and I'm terrified there going to fall apart."

She turned in his lap and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling his head as close he could be without kissing her. Hugging him close, she rested her on his shoulder. "Be careful today?"

"No worries love."

She sighed, "I don't know Ralph, I think something is changing or shifting and not in a good way. I can't explain it right and it's making me feel spectacularly ill."

He chuckled, "I watch out okay?"

Laura nodded and glanced into his calming blue eyes, and allowed his lips to claim hers for a moment. "We're leaving soon." She nodded and stood up first; kissing him quickly on the cheek and quietly watched him leave to meet with the hunters.

"Laura!"

She turned away and saw Piggy waving at her, a smile lit her face as she walked to the chubby teen. "Piggy you're staying here too?" she asked; though she knew the answer.

He laughed, "Of course, can you imagine me actually surviving that group, no I feel safer here, and I can do more here."

Laura nodded knowingly. "Did you know it's been about three months here?"

Piggy nodded his head, "I've been trying to keep track, but it's hard. You know today I thought of a way to keep time. Of course the others didn't think it was important, but…"

She looked at him and grinned "How would you keep time Piggy, there isn't a clock around." Noticing the astonished and happy look on his face, her smile widened.

"Well I read in a book once this thing called a sun dial, ancients used them, basically there is a stick in the ground, and based on the shadows we would know the time. Like at noon, the sun would be right above us so there would be no shadow."

Laura laughed, "Oh that's terrific, we should make one today. Of course the littl'uns won't keep interest but it's a good activity to start with. Let me go round them up." She started walking away but stopped and looked at him for a moment. "Piggy?"

"Yes?"

"Do you think we'll get saved?"

"I don't know Laura, I mean statistically the longer we're here the less chance of them finding us, especially with this war, but I feel like as long Ralph is in charge there's hope we'll get saved."

She paused and thought about what he said, she smile lightly still unsure. "Right, well let me go get the littl'uns and we'll start our projects."

With that Laura retrieved all the littl'uns to work on the sundial. Of course as she had warned Piggy their attention span didn't last very long, and within fifteen minutes they were ready for a new game. Laura laughed happily and followed them, starting a tiring game of Red Rover, after which the youngest ones were sent to take a nap with Piggy to watch over them.

Sighing, she looked to the group of boys left with her. "Okay boys, let's go fishing for some dinner tonight."

"What is Jack get's a pig?"

"Well then maybe I'll make fish and pig stew."

They boys giggled, and took off to catch some fish for dinner. After fishing for a few hours, she sent them to take a nap, while she gut the fish with Ralph's knife, and cut it into pieces.

"Here Laura." Piggy said in between pants. He handed her a sea turtle shell that they had found months ago and began to use as a pot for cooking. She filled it with a little salt water and a bunch of fresh water, dumping the fish into it, and setting it over a small fire Piggy had started with his glasses.

"You think Ralph will be mad?"

"No the signal fire is out remember? If he's I'll take the blame okay Piggy?" He looked unsure but nodded anyways.

As the sun set, the littlun's began to wake up and waddle over to Piggy and Laura, who sent them to get their coconut bowls for dinner. Laura giggled as Piggy made them form a line, when off in the distance she could see the shadow of a lone being.

She felt her heart catch in hopes of it being Ralph, and tightened when she realized that it was Simon, and he was alone. The look on Simon's face, made her a little fearful.

"Hey Simon, wants some dinner? Where are the others?" Piggy asked.

"They aren't going to be back until late and well, they're going to need you glasses Piggy."

"Is everything okay?"

Simon nodded "Yeah, sort of, they found a bunch of caves so they're going to check them out. Laura, I need to talk to you…alone." He said. Laura and Piggy shared a confused look before she followed Simon to the pond.

"What's wrong?" She asked noticing Simon pace nervously.

"Remember how we were talking about the shift… the change?"

"Yeah I remember, it's always on my mind lately."

"I think, I know… I have to meditate about it and be sure, but…Ralph had his taste of the hunt, and so did I." Laura sat down with a thud, shocked and unsure.

"The hunts part of the problem" he continued "I mean it made us all, very bloodthirsty. We injured that boy Marcus, he barely escaped."

Laura's eyes widened. "We have to stop the hunt." She exclaimed.

"That isn't going to happen Laura it's always going to be there."

"I know that Simon, but if we can explain the beast, then they won't hunt that and Jack will stick to pigs."

"And when they run out of pigs?"

She sighed tired, frustrated and practically in tears. "Then they'll come after me or the little'uns. Simon…"

Tears began to flow down her face. Simon sighed and sat down next to her he wrapped and arm over her shoulders in comfort. "I promise you'll get home; you and Ralph both." She nodded and paused,

"What about you and Piggy and all the others." She glanced at Simon his eyes far away with a knowledge she couldn't even dream to possess.

"You don't think you're going to make it do you?" Laura whispered.

He looked at her and smiled "Don't worry Laura, I'm definitely going home."

A/N: I can't believe I actually used some symbolism in this chapter... sweet! So this chapter is mainly a filler, well actually it's a transitional chapter. I couldn't have Laura become a hunter, that's not who she is and well we needed to know about that part. Well I hope you enjoying, if you have any questions about what's happening and why or comments the review button is right there. Hope you've enjoyed!