Day 7
When I woke up, I immediately went looking for Lex. I found him walking along the beach.
"Happy Birthday Lex!" I laughed. He stared at me.
"How'd you know?" he asked, pleased.
"I heard you talking to Jackson about how you were excited to have a big adventure on your birthday," I lied.
"Oh yeah! I'm really happy. But," he lowered his voice considerably, "I think Daley forgot. That really hurts."
"I'm sorry," I hugged Lex briefly as we continued walking along the shore.
"So, what would you like for your birthday?" I asked, "And something that I can actually make for you," I added as an afterthought.
"Well, I don't know. However, I was thinking of making an obstacle course, sort of like a mazethon," Lex grinned.
"That's cool! I'll help if you want, after I finish your birthday present of course," I grinned back at him.
"Awesome," Lex nodded.
"Well, I've got birthday-ness to make, so bye," I nodded and walked off.
F29DWN
I was working hard in the jungle, Jackson a little ways off working on his raft. I was making Lex his birthday present, which was a bunch of poems that I thought he might enjoy. Jackson and I were chatting.
"It's really coming along, you know," I began, my pen scribbling across the page.
"I hope it'll work," Jackson sighed.
"Of course it will," I laughed, finishing yet another poem.
"How do you know?" Jackson laughed as he cut another tree.
"I have my ways," I said mysteriously. He chuckled as I heard rustling in the bushes.
Uh oh…I thought, here we go.
"He's building a raft!" that was Nathan. I chuckled to myself.
"Do you know who's there?" Jackson whispered.
"Nathan and Daley, I think," I murmured.
"Hey Dude, what are you building?" it was Nathan, coming out of the bushes with Daley. I was planning on making a rude remark about them coming flushed and laughing out of the bushes, but Jackson beat me.
"What were you two doing in the bushes?" he smirked. They both blushed.
"Nothing. Well, yeah. We were spying on you guys," Daley murmured.
"Oh really? Because the way you two are blushing and giggling…" I smirked.
"We weren't…" Nathan muttered.
"We aren't a…" Daley turned an even deeper shade of crimson.
"Anyway," I laughed, deciding to end their torture, "what were you saying?"
Both breathed sighs of relief, "what are you building, Jackson?" Nathan asked.
"You can't tell?" Jackson sighed.
"Why are you building a raft, Jackson?" Daley continued.
"Seriously, no one's going to take off on this thing," Nathan joked.
"We could always use it for firewood," Daley laughed.
"Hey, I didn't ask for your opinion," Jackson snarled
"We're just giving you a hard time," Daley looked shocked.
"Yeah, well save it," Jackson continued to sneer at them.
"Listen, dude, chill," Nathan sighed.
"Don't do me," Jackson glared at them both. I was white from behind them.
"Um… guys…" I muttered.
"Let's just go," Daley murmured softly, and Nathan and her walked off.
Jackson turned to me, "What do you think of all this?"
"No comment," I murmured softly.
F29DWN
"I thought he was going to snap," Nathan was retelling the story to Eric and Taylor, Daley nodding next to him. I was staring around from the sidelines. This was really weird from my point of view.
"Guys, you were kind of tough on him," I murmured.
"Yeah, but he didn't have to go all Darth Vader on us," Nathan muttered.
"You don't even know the whole story, you kind of acted like know-it-all jerks," I bit my lip sorrowfully, "no offense."
"Then what's the whole story, Meg?" Daley asked immediately.
"I'm not at liberty to say," I shook my head.
"You're never at liberty to say!" Daley sighed.
"Yup," I smirked.
"Anyway," Nathan continued, "I think we should all watch our backs."
"Uh Nathan," Eric smirked, "Watch your back."
Nathan turned around and saw Jackson glaring at him.
F29DWNVIDEODIARIES
"Woah, this whole thing is a little weird. We were just teasing him and Jackson lashed out at Nathan and me…" Daley's face was pale, "But that's not the worst of it. Meg's secret… I think it's huge. Really huge."
…
"I hate to say this, but I've always had a bad feeling about Jackson," Nathan sighed, "and Meg is hiding more than she's letting on."
…
"I have a funny feeling this is worse than on the show," I sighed.
F29DWN
Lex and I were setting up the Mazethon.
"So I think the teams should be Nathan, Daley, and Taylor; and then Melissa, Jackson, and Eric," I suggested.
"Don't you want to play?" Lex asked.
"Remember I'm athletically impaired, Lex," I smirked and put down some coconuts. Lex went on the radio and called everyone down, I stood beside him.
"Come one, come all, the Flight 29 Down Mazethon is about to begin!" Lex laughed. I smirked as Nathan, Daley, Melissa, Jackson, Taylor, and Eric walked over.
"Get ready guys," Lex put down the radio, "In about 5 minuets the Mazethon will begin!"
"For your confused looks," I laughed, "It's an obstacle course. The teams are Nathan, Daley, and Taylor; then Jackson, Melissa, and Eric," I nodded.
"This is cool," Nathan grinned and nodded.
"Awesome," Melissa laughed.
"Be back in five to ten minuets, guys," Lex smiled.
F29DWN
They came back, and they ran that Mazethon. I was cheering them on with Lex.
"Come on Nathan!" I cried as Nathan began to sprint back on the first lap. What, I knew they were (most likely) going to loose, so no harm in cheering.
He came and tagged Daley, and she took off. I could hear the song from the show- Paper Plane, I think- in my ear. That made me laugh.
Daley and Eric came back, and tagged Taylor and Melissa. They sprinted off.
I began humming Paper Plane, much to Lex's confusion. Then Taylor and Melissa came and tagged Nathan and Jackson again.
They reached the end of the rode, and the song stopped in my head. Like the show.
Man you've got a twisted mind, I thought and chuckled a little. Lex was now more confused at Nathan and Jackson.
Jackson let Nathan have a head start, and then sprinted…
Jackson's team won. Mwa ha ha ha.
F29DWN
I stood next to Jackson. I had finished Lex's birthday present and was now helping him on his raft.
"I hope that you can finish this for his birthday," I murmured.
"Yeah, well, I'm going to enlist Nathan and Daley. Sounds like a plan?" he smirked at me.
"Gotcha," I nodded and he went off. I stopped working on the raft, sat down, and let my mind wander.
I was in a whole different world (well, not really- I was thinking about Fanfiction, ha) when Jackson came back with Nathan and Daley.
"Woah, Meg, you here?" Jackson laughed.
"Yeah," I stood up, "come on, if we're going to get this done today we've got to get started."
And more music played in my head. Hee hee. We cut down branches and tied them into a raft, and added floats.
If I do say so myself, it was a thing of beauty.
"I still think its suicide to take off on this thing," Daley commented.
"Um, no one's taking off on it," I smirked.
"Yeah, who said we were?" Jackson laughed.
"Well… then what…?" Nathan looked confused.
"You know Lex's poster?" I asked. They nodded.
"Well, if we put it on this and send it out to sea…" I smirked as looks of dawning apprehension appeared on their faces.
"Like a message in a bottle!" Nathan gasped.
"But why'd you need it done today?" Daley asked.
"You're joking, right? Isn't this his birthday?" Jackson gaped at her.
I sniggered to myself at Daley's astonished look.
F29DWN
I walked over to Lex, Daley following me.
"Happy Birthday!" I laughed and handed him the stack of papers I neatly put together for him.
"Thanks Meg! What is it?" Lex asked.
"Poetry. Enjoy," I laughed.
"Cool!" and I left so Daley and Lex could talk.
We all came back in a second, Taylor riding the raft, signing happy birthday.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" we all laughed, setting Taylor down.
"This makes one of your great ideas even better, Lex," Jackson grinned.
"It's perfect!" Lex grinned.
"Happy Birthday buddy," Jackson laughed and clapped Lex on the back. Then everyone carried the raft off to sea.
Daley turned to me, "I'm sorry Meg. I should trust you more often."
"It's okay," I shrugged, you had right not to trust me.
"I can't believe I forgot my brother's birthday," she shook her head sadly. I patted her on the back.
"It'll be okay, Daley," I sighed, "we'll eventually get a grip."
She laughed at that as the sun slowly set.
(1, 475 Words) Next chapter we find Abby! What fun!