"Crash Landing"

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*Day 6 on the island*

~TRIS POV~

I wake up to the sound of something moving by my face in the sand, only to open my eyes and see a little black crab scuttling by, until it disappears into a little hole in the sand.

I feel Tobias' strong arm around me, holding me protectively in his arms, his broad chest against my back. And for the first time on this island, his lower half against the back of me as well. He's full on spooning me now, and I am beyond thrilled about it. I love being in his arms.

But no matter how sweet and fun he is to be around, how mysterious and intriguing he is, how desirable and utterly attractive he is, I still can't believe I had sex with him. I mean, it was amazing, exhilarating, beyond better than I could have imagined. Which is saying something considering I had a pretty good feeling he'd be really good at such a task. But I'm still baffled that I went through with it. I've never slept with someone within a week of knowing them. I'm no virgin, I've been with a few guys. But I guess I'm still modest and a bit conservative when it comes this stuff. Plus, me? Really? It feels like I could be in a dream, or a very realistic and cruel out of my league fantasy.

Blinking my eyes a couple of times in attempt to feel more awake, I roll and turn around, coming face to face with Tobias, who is still sleeping. I watch him, visually tracing the lines of his face, and after a moment he stirs. When he cracks an eye open, I smile bashfully. "Good morning." I whisper.

"Mmm, mornin'." he greets, his voice scratchy and impossibly sexy. He stretches before wrapping me in another hug, his arms pulling me against him tightly. His lips press against my forehead and I smile, closing my eyes again at the intimacy that feels so natural between us.

"Your hair always smells nice." he says. "And so does your skin." he adds, leading down to kiss my cheek, then my neck.

But then suddenly he pulls away slightly, his hand coming to my shoulder and I open my eyes to see him looking at me intently.

"I- Tris, we- I...about last night." he starts, and that's when my heart sinks.

Is he just now remembering what we did? Does he regret it? Is that it, he's done with me now? I can't decide if his expression is more worried or apologetic. I want to interrupt him, not allowing him to finish whatever he's trying to say. I don't know if I can bear to hear it. But I can't form any words, my mouth is suddenly extremely dry and my tongue feels like sand paper. "I'm so sorry." he continues and I swallow thickly, my eyes darting back and forth between his.

"You are?" I can't help but whisper.

"Yeah, because I-I didn't use protection. I'm really sorry Tris, I've never forgotten to use a condom before. I just, fuck- I can't believe I forgot. I was just so caught up in the moment, and well, being out here- for some reason it was different and I guess I was out of my element, I didn't even think about it until just now. I'm sorry I was so irresponsible." he explains.

Although I don't like to see him worried, and I guess part of me is disappointed neither of us had been smart enough to discuss that stuff prior to what had transpired, I can't help but feel relief. That this is why he's apologizing. "Are you, by chance on birth control?" he asks tentatively. "And I know I'm clean, I've been checked, and I haven't been with anyone since then." he adds, trying to reassure me.

"Same here. And yes, I'm on the pill. I refilled my prescription before I left California. I've been taking it daily like I'm supposed to. I have about 3 weeks' worth left. So don't worry. Don't apologize." I encourage him, raising my hand so that my fingers caress his cheek. His mouth tugs at the corners and I notice his eyes smile a little.

"So, it's okay? We're okay?" he asks, a hopeful look on his face.

"Yeah, of course we are. I should have told you before about my means of birth control. I was caught up in the moment too. I'm sorry to stress you out or worry you."

"You aren't at fault Tris, it's a guy's duty to make sure that's taken care of before he goes through with anything. Or at least I think that's how it should be." he says.

"Well, that's very gentlemanly of you, but there were two of us there. So don't be so hard on yourself." I say, then I smile and pull him down to kiss my lips.

It's a soft kiss, but he lingers, his tongue just barely grazing the seam of my mouth.

"Nope, no open mouthed kisses until I brush my teeth." I chuckle and sit up.

But he playfully tugs me back down and we roll around for a moment before he pins me down again. Smiling down at me before he teases me by just barely brushing his lips along my bottom lip, then my chin, then my throat, then my chest where the top button on my flannel shirt is unbuttoned. It's ticklish, but so sensational that it's more of a guttural moan that comes from my throat than a laugh. I feel him smile against my skin as he moves lower. He nuzzles his face in my breasts and teasingly and gently tugs on my hardened nipples with his teeth through the shirt.

"It was so nice to sleep without a bra on last night. I was too embarrassed and self-conscious to take it off before now." I chuckle, but it falls short and I suck in a breath as his mouth travels down to my bare stomach, which he continues kissing down since he's lifted my shirt slightly to give him access.

"Please don't ever feel the need to where one again." he says as he looks up at me with an adorably ambitious look.

He begins to pull down my sweat pants, but leaves my simple white cotton panties on. He looks down at them admiringly and the look of excitement and eagerness causes them to moisten right before his eyes.

He leans down and presses soft kisses to the outside of the underwear, teasing me to no end.

But just as he finally hooks his fingers in the sides to pull them down, he is stopped from going further because we hear a rustling of someone walking near the shelter we're currently cuddled in.

"You kids awake in there?" Zeke asks as he playfully and softly kicks the side, which is pretty much made of branches and giant leaves woven through.

Tobias quickly but quietly lets my sweats fall back into place to re-cover me and then holds his index finger to his lips as if encourage me to remain quiet, so I do.

"Okay, let me re-phrase that. I know you're awake, I heard you making a ruckus and laughing a second ago." Zeke says with an amused chuckle. "I know it's early, but whenever you're willing to come out here, we really need to have another go at some fishing. But I'll give you a few minutes to uh, finish waking up. Just don't take too long." he says and we hear him walk away.

"Wow, that was close...do you- do you think he heard us last night?" I ask quietly, a bit embarrassed.

He shrugs. "Doubtful. But he may still make assumptions. We do tend to find alone time together pretty often and he teases me about it. He knows I like you and keeps trying to convince me that you like me too." he adds, as if what he's admitting isn't that big of a deal. But I can't help the flutter in my chest at his words.

"Well, he has good instincts then." I say with a small shy smile, in other words confirming that I do indeed like him. Although we've pretty well shown that to each other physically now, and through many other compliments and comments, it's still kind of nice to somewhat more formally admit it to him.

Tobias looks at me and smiles with yearning. "I wish we could stay in here all day." he says, sliding up to kiss my lips softly again.

"Me too. But I guess we have to find a way to eat." I say, and as if on cue, my stomach rumbles loudly with hunger.

He chuckles and sits up, grabbing his bag to pull out a change of clothes.

"Let's catch some fish then, I promise I shall not let you go hungry." he says with assurance.

I smile and sit up to grab my clothes as well.

We begin to change, much less shy about stripping down now. After all, our bodies are no longer a secret to one another. But it doesn't stop me from taking an occasional appreciative glance at his perfection. Especially when I get my first glimpse of his cute bare butt.

Once we're done, we exit the little hut and shield our eyes from the rising sun. We join Zeke and Uriah near the fire, as they seem to be the only two awake so far.

"Good morning you two." Uriah says with a grin.

"Breakfast?" Zeke offers the satchel full of blackberries.

"Thanks." Tobias says, retrieving the bag and setting it between us so that we can share.

After the others join us, we spend the beginning portion of the early morning chatting and discussing plans for the day. Deciding that there isn't really much else on this island, so we will spend today here fishing and relaxing. Then tomorrow or the next day, we'll head back to the main campsite with Amar and the others, but we'll take a new route just in case we come across anything good over the new territory. Who knows where Eric and Nita are, probably still off exploring somewhere.

After we're done snacking on our berries and the last of the crackers, we decide we should begin fishing now that the sun is up just enough so that we'll have enough light to see what we're doing.

Marlene and Christina say they will tend the fire and begin another big "SOS" with rocks, in case search crews were to approach from this side of the island, it'd help them know we're here.

But knowing fish is the best source of food we could get out here, the rest attempt with that feat. I have my net and Uriah is attempting a similar method with a bag. He's hoping to sneak up on them and slowly scoop them out of the water. Will is trying with a homemade fishing pole of sorts. He took a long stick, the bit of twine we had pulled off a parcel from the lower portion of the plane that was with the checked luggage. He then used a safety pin for a hook and a blackberry as bait. He's very creative. Zeke has taken a liking to Tobias' spear idea and borrowed the knife to sharpen a sturdy branch as well.

After a long two hours though, none of us are having any luck. So I decide to try my hand at foraging other edible sea life instead. I know a bit about shellfish and what not, since it's so predominant on our seafood restaurant menu at the hotel. Even just our cioppino has a variety of things in it. But I've never attempted at finding such things in the wild. So I'm crossing my fingers.

I go several yards away and search the rocks. One thing that I do find almost immediately, is seaweed. I don't know why I didn't think about it before, but I know it's edible. Or at least this kind. I know I probably shouldn't gather any that's loose and washed ashore, as it may not be as clean. So I gather some that clings more lively to the rocks. Much to my surprise, I find sea lettuce as well.

Right as I resurface from the water from diving down a bit to see what's down there, I hear hoots and hollers coming from the guys. I turn and look in their direction as I wipe the water from my face and see Tobias grinning with a big silverfish looking fish stuck on his spear.

"Hot damn, you got one!" Zeke yells again, clapping Tobias on the back excitedly. The proud and hopeful smile that crosses Tobias' face as he looks at me makes my heart melt.

I know how frustrated and discouraged he has been getting these past couple hours of having no luck. I run in his direction and before I can think about it, I'm jumping into his arms. Thankfully he's strong and sturdy, because he catches me without falling as my legs wrap around his waist and arms around his neck. He has one arm around my waist as well, his hand now holding me quite close to my butt, while his other hand is still occupying the spear and fish. I give him a big congratulatory kiss, despite our audience. I'm too thrilled for him, and I know everyone is equally delighted. This first caught fish is more than just a single fish for us to share and eat. This fish gives us hope. If he can catch one, he can catch more. And hopefully the rest of us can too.

The longer we're stuck on this island, the more it really sinks in that we're still here, no search and rescue teams in sight yet. We've managed to keep things positive, rarely talking about "what-ifs", or if/when rescuers will come for us. Instead, we just talk as if we're a group of friends on vacation, getting to know each other better. Or we talk about what we can do around here to help us stay fed and protected from the elements. But in reality, I know were all worried in the back of our minds. It's been about a week. How long will they look for us before giving up? Have they already? I'm sure we're all thinking it. So when something like this happens, when we find a new source of food or a new idea for shelter, it's a big confidence boost in our abilities to live life out here for an extended period of time.

As my lips find his and he kisses back with as much fervor, it's not long before we hear the slow growing "ooooohs..." and "aaaahhhs..." resonate from our friends followed by their loud laughter.

We pull away from each other grinning at one another and he gently sets me down.

"You owe me $20 when we get rescued." Zeke says to his brother.

"And you owe me $10." Marlene says to Christina, as they've come up to the shore by now to join in this little mini celebration.

"Are you seriously making bets?" Will asks.

"Do I even want to know?" I ask, wondering if I'll regret asking at all.

"She and I bet on who would catch the first fish." Marlene says with a shrug.

"And we bet on how long it'd take for you two to admit you're hooking up." Uriah says, sighing since he lost the bet.

"Seriously?" Marlene asks with a chuckle, playfully swatting at Uriah's arm.

He shrugs. "I say they'd hold off on confirming it for the first two weeks. Zeke said it'd be no later day 10.

"We're not hooking up." I speak up, and I feel everyone's eyes on me. I blush, which isn't really backing up my statement. I mean, I guess we are. But it's more than that, at least it is to me. And I'm pretty sure it is to Tobias.

I reluctantly glance to him to see his reaction, and he has a small smile as his eyes are trained on me. He knows what I mean by that statement. He knows I'm looking at this as more than just a brief meaningless hook-up.

"Let's leave these lovebirds to do what they wish without making bets or getting teased, okay?" Christina suggests to the others and Will nods in agreement with her.

"Yeah, thankfully Four caught us some grub. Let's catch some more and then we'll feast!" Will adds.

"Alright, fine. But don't feel the need to hide this around us, it's cool." Zeke says to Tobias and me as he picks his spear off the ground and steps back into the water.

"He's right." Uriah says. "You'll make cute babies one day too." he claims as he picks up his satchel and attempts to get back in the water, but Tobias playfully threatens him with the spear he still holds.

"Whoa there!" Uriah says with a nervous chuckle as he shuffles in the other direction.

Tobias laughs and then looks back down to me.

"What's that in your hands? Seaweed?" he asks.

"Yeah, I found a bunch of it. It's edible. I'm hoping to forage for some shellfish too." I explain as I begin towards the rocks a little and he follows. "I think I may have seen some muscles or clams over there." I point to the rocks in the slightly deeper water.

"Want me to come with you?" he asks.

"That's okay, you've obviously had some luck fishing, just keep at it." I say.

"Well, Uriah's new technique seems to be scaring the fish off. So I think I'll try for more over here anyway." he says and begins to attempt at more fishing closer to where I'm at.

We spend the rest of the morning and early afternoon attempting to fish and look for more edibles. Although it's still extremely difficult, it seems that there are definitely more fish out this morning than there were last night. So that's more encouraging.

After a while, we decide to wrap it up and go enjoy our catch. It was exhausting, but we were able to come out with 4 fish. However, I can't take any credit. I didn't catch any of them. Tobias caught two, and Zeke and Will each caught one. But I did get a large handful of muscles and some oysters.

We go back to the fire-pit and prepare the fish to toss it over the flame to cook with some onion root, along with my findings.

The smell of it cooking is incredible and reminds me how much I've missed having an actual cooked meal. It's been over a week since I've had one, getting by on leftover snacks and whatever plants we can forage. I never thought I'd appreciate it so much. The delicious aroma seems to effect the others as the appreciative noises come from them as well.

Christina had suggested we get a little dressed up to celebrate this first real meal we've had in days. It seems kind of silly to me, but whatever, most of the others seem to want to go along with it.

So as the guys continue to cook and get dressed in the jeans and button up shirts or knit sweaters, Christina and Marlene usher me to the biggest shelter to change in. I am put into a long strapless tropical looking maxi dress that Christina had. They form my hair into an intricate braid and put on a little make up. But I insist they don't do much, as I'm not used to it and simply don't prefer it. Thankfully they agree sandals are fine, so that's what I put on.

They dress up similarly, but are both in knee length sundresses and sandals. But they wear a little more makeup and even put on perfume. I chuckle to myself as I watch them primp and finally finish getting ready.

"Can we go out there now?" I ask.

"Wait, one last thing." Christina says, taking a flower she had set aside, and places it in my hair above my ear.

"Okay, done." she says with a big smile, showing off her bright red lipstick.

We exit the hut like structure and see that the guys have rolled over a small sized boulder that's flat on one side. It seems to work great as a sort of table where they're portioning out the cooked meal.

Tobias glances up, his jaw almost seems to drop. I feel shy and am rooted to the spot. I still feel silly getting dolled up considering our circumstances, but the look he gives me makes me feel like it was worth it. He makes me feel pretty, and special, and admired.

I feel a little shove, pushing me in his direction. I look back to see Christina still nudging me forward with a smirk.

I give her a half-hearted glare, but I'm too enthralled by Tobias to really mind her. So I turn back to him and offer him a smile. Then I sit at the large rock, leaving him the spot beside me to my left.

"You look beautiful. As always." he whispers in my ear, before kissing my cheek and looking back at the food before us.

"I know we're all starving and are ready to dig in. But beforehand, let's all raise our bottles of water and make a toast." Will suggests.

"To surviving a crash landing." Christina says, offering a smile specifically to Will.

"And to surviving on this island like Bear Grylls." Zeke adds.

"And to you guys for feeding us." I encourage, looking at the guys, but my eyes obviously linger on Tobias.

"You've done most of the feeding so far Tris. Finding us all that stuff in the forest, and now all this stuff." Tobias says, gesturing to the seaweed and other things I gathered.

"To all of you, for helping to keep this experience as positive as possible. You give me hope and help me not to breakdown every day. I really appreciate all of you, and consider you more than just co-workers or co-survivors." Marlene says, surprising me slightly with her emotional words. We all agree and thank her as well. We're all a team and have all supported and helped out these past several days.

As we eat, it's more satisfying than I expected. The fish is more flavorful than we thought it would be, and again, just having some warm food feels nourishing. We eat every last bit and even though it still wasn't an enormous amount of food, It's filling. Our stomachs don't seem to take as much to fill these days, and we all look a bit thinner than we did when we had left the airport. Plus, all the hiking and hard work has added more muscle, at least for me, I notice a slight difference.

As evening approaches, Tobias and I announce we're going to go refill our drinking water. The last fresh water we found wasn't too far into the forested area, maybe a 5 minute walk. Plus, we know our way there and back easily. And thankfully it isn't really much of a hike either, so we don't bother to change clothes or shoes.

The others all hand over their empty bottles and thank us for offering to go. But I think they know we're looking for a small amount of time alone as well, and they seem happy to give it to us.

He and I walk hand in hand into the vegetation. Once we refill the bottles, we re-cap them and put them in our bags. But as he stands to throw his bag back over his shoulder, I grab it from his hand and drop it to the ground again. He looks at me confused for a moment, but then my lips are on his. My hands cradle his face as my tongue seeks his.

I don't know what comes over me when I'm around him, never have I been so forward or passionate about someone. But I guess that's because it wasn't Tobias before.

He reciprocates immediately, kissing me until I'm breathless. Only when we pull away for air do I realize he's backed me up against a nearby tree and one of my legs is wrapped around him. I press myself against him and feel that he's hard through his pants as he begins to kiss my neck and nip at my earlobe.

"I so badly just want to take you right here against this tree." he says, in the deep gruff voice that comes out when he's caught up in the moment like this.

"So do it." I say before I can stop myself.

"Really? Are you sure?" he asks as his hand trails up the leg that I still have hitched around him.

"Yes. I want you too. Please." I say, not caring that I'm practically begging. His hand has now reached my center and moves the panties aside to stroke his fingers through my wet folds.

"So wet. I love it." he whispers in my ear.

"I can't help it, being around you." I reply as I begin to unzip his pants, helping his extremely hard cock to spring free. He moans against my shoulder as I begin to stroke him.

Then he reaches up and pulls my underwear completely off, stuffs them in his pocket for now and bunches my dress around my waist. He lifts me and both my legs instinctively wrap around him as he slides into me.

We both let out a moan at the sensation and I practically bite his shoulder as he begins to thrust in and out of me. My back remains firmly against the tree to help him for leverage, and it just causes even more pleasure.

"You feel...so good..." he says, panting against my neck.

"You...do...too..." I reply between breaths.

After a few minutes of thrusting, he begins to kiss me more deeply and as his tongue strokes mine, I quickly fall apart, my walls clenching and pulsating around him as my body trembles from head to toe.

His thrusts turn a bit more erratic at that point and I know he's close, so I encourage it as my lips go to his neck and throat. I nip and kiss at his collar bone where his shirt remains slightly unbuttoned. Then I feel him release inside me and his guttural moan seems to reverberate through me as he does so.

He then pulls me away from the tree, still holding on to me, as he turns so that his back is to the tree instead and slides down to a sitting position. I'm now on his lap, my legs still wrapped around him, and him still inside me. He holds me close, our foreheads together as we attempt to catch our breath.

"You're incredible." I tell him in what comes out as a whisper.

"You are Tris. You..." He seems to be flustered and unsure how to get the words out. "Fuck- I can't even believe how amazing you are. That you allow us to be together like this. Thank you." he says.

"Thank you. I don't think I truly knew what a good orgasm was before you." I blurt out with a chuckle, slightly embarrassed by my comment after I say it, but it doesn't make it any less true.

"Wow, talk about a compliment." he chuckles as well. "Well, now that you do know. It'd be my pleasure to give you many, many more."

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A/N:

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