Yay! chapter 7!!! and thanks to all who have reviewed my story so far!!! I would also like to wish a happy new year to everyone! Still looking for a proofreader, so if you want to try it out give me a holler!
**Daley POV**
I woke up in the middle of the night, shaking and breathing heavily. Am I having a heart attack? After realizing I wasn't I took a deep breath.
"Bad dream. Your ok. Your ok." I said aloud to myself. It was so scary. The entire group was together again, and everybody was happy. Then, my Step mom and dad started yelling at me.
"Your brother's dead! Are you happy now! You've screwed up again!" They shouted. I tried to run away, but their voices were everywhere. I eventually stopped and saw Lex's lifeless body. Screaming, I ran back to camp where everybody was gone. They had all died, and their gravestones were buried into the sand.
I shook it off the best I could, but I couldn't seem to get back to sleep. I was finally dozing off when i could hear someone.
"Daley, it's alright...don't worry. You're fine... just rest, I'm right here." the voice said. I jumped up.
"Nathan? Nathan, where are you!" I looked around, expecting to see his poofy hair; But instead, I saw branches and leaves. Not only was I having nightmares, I was hearing things.
**Melisa POV**
The sun wasn't half as inviting as the moon. It was warm, but it was certainly unappealing to someone who was trying to sleep. I felt my forehead, as I had done every morning and every night. Fever, just as It had been every morning... but it was worse than it usually is. I guess the moon didn't protect me all night. I stood up, but quickly sat down again, my head was spinning. Shit! It's getting worse. I said to myself. Why didn't I stay at camp. I didn't even feel mad or sad anymore. I felt, numb. I walked slowly into the jungle behind me. Maybe back at camp they would appreciate me again. If I even made it back to camp.
**Ian POV**
Breakfast was breakfast, fruit. I was tired of the same thing every day! I knew that there wasn't much I could do about it, but I was going crazy with guilt and boredom! The guys would come out crying in the mornings, and I knew that it was silently my fault. I would start seeing Daley and Melissa walk out of the forest, hand in hand. The guys would laugh and apologize for everything. Everything seemed to work out alright...i guess. I could see through everybody's face that something was dangerously wrong, and we all knew it. Nobody ever blamed me, but it was all my fault. Lex passed me on his way out to the jungle.
"Hey! Wanna chat for a bit? Get stuff off your mind?" I asked hopefully. I wanted SOMEONE to talk to, or I'm gonna go crazy! He shook his head.
"Sorry, gotta check on the guys...make sure there getting everything done." He walked off proudly. At least he had a purpose. I had been boiling and filtering since I was better. I wished I hadn't fallen through that stupid floor. I could have been the one out there with Jory. Sometimes I could even hear those last words she said to me.
"I love you." In her sweet and quiet tone. I continued to bottle. We were so lucky that Lex found a new water supply when he went out yesterday. We were now bottling as much as we could. The sun was high above my head and I had done a lot of work. I laid down on the sand and fell asleep.
** a hour later**
I woke up with a jolt. Someone was in the jungle approaching. I expected Jackson, he went off that way earlier. I started pouring water into the bowl, to look like I was doing something. The person stopped and I looked up. Were my eyes deceiving me.
"Jory?" I asked.
"Hi." Her sweet voice echoed into my head. I couldn't stop staring at her, she was covered in dirt and mud, her face was red and her shirt ripped. I had hardly noticed her strange behavior until she groaned and fell on the sand, clutching her side.
"Jory!" I squeaked. I crawled over to her and held her in my arms. It had been forever since I held her in my arms. Probably since the plane crash.
"Ian. I need help." Jory whispered. I hurried back to reality.
"Oh yeah..um... Jackson! Nathan! Lex!" I shouted. Jory cringed.
"Ow." she laughed quietly.
" Oh, gosh, sorry, i mean.. i needed..umm." I was stuttering. Why was this so hard? Jackson got here first and gawked at Jory.
"Jory?" he asked. She grimaced.
"In the flesh." I could tell she was hurting. She only smiled this much when she was upset or hurt. Nathan got here second.
"Woah. Jory." Nathan said, surprised.
" help her!" I said, a little irritated. Nathan walked over and grabbed her arms. She wobbled up, but ended up leaning on his chest for support. Jealously flooded through my veins. I've never felt this way before.
"She's way dehydrated." He said, feeling her forehead. I wanted to be the one doing it. I crawled back over to my crutches and by that time she was already in the plane. Damn leg! I said to myself. I got inside as Lex ran towards us. He opened his mouth, shocked.
"Woah, J-"
"Yes! Jory!" we all said together. Lex immediately grabbed the manual and flipped through the pages.
"Ok, Whats wrong Jory." he said, as Nathan handed her a water bottle. She took a small sip.
"My side is killing, my throat is hurting. Uh... and I'm pretty exhausted. Lex smiled. I was confused. She was hurt, why was he smiling!
"Ok, its ok. She's just dehydrated. Give her some water and rest. You should be fine by tonight." Lex said thoughtfully. The guys looked relieved, especially me. I gave her a quick kiss on the forehead and hobbled out. I wished i could stay with her, but somebody needed to boil water. I got halfway to the fire pit when Jackson put his hand on my shoulder. I tried to spin around but ended up almost falling onto the sand. Luckily, Jackson grabbed my arms and re-steadied me.
"What." I said, more bitterly than I had intended. Why am I acting like this? He looked shocked.
"Uh, listen. If you want to spend time with Jory, thats ok..." He said with his head down. I smiled.
"Thanks." I half whispered, i was feeling kind of guilty about the way I acted. I walked back to the plane and Jory was fighting to stay awake. I sat down and she moved over onto my lap.
"Guess this is payback time, huh Ian." She laughed quietly. I blushed, I remembered when Jory would get water and food for me every day. She would massage my leg and tell me stories of her childhood. I raised my hand behind her shoulder and rubbed it a bit. She shrugged her shoulders and sighed. "Feels great, Thanks Ian." she whispered. she leaned over and kissed me on the cheek. I blushed beet red and hid my face with my hair. After a minute of silence I finally mustered up the courage to ask her.
"What happened? What about the others?" I asked. Jory didn't answer. "It's ok. You can tell me." I said soothingly. Still no answer. "Jory?" I asked worriedly. She groaned and shifted in my lap. I sighed. Asleep I guess. It was good that she was. I slowly put her down on the chair and covered her with a sleeping bag. I was about to leave when Jory spoke, her eyes still closed.
"Don't leave me. Ian, don't leave me." she said. I was shocked. Even when we were with Captain Russel, she liked to be alone sometimes. I tried to walk out and she opened her eyes. "Ian. Please don't leave me. Ian, please." She begged. I turned to see that she was crying. I sat down on the ground next to her and stroked her hand.
"I won't leave you." I said soothingly, but i couldn't hide the worried edge to my voice. Something must have happened out there, something that really messed her up.
**Daley POV**
"No. bad idea...its not a good idea...bad idea." I kept telling myself. I was packing my stuff up. I wanted to go back to camp. I couldn't live out here anymore! I was going crazy! I tried to tell myself to stay, they wouldn't welcome me home like I wished that they would. They would probably yell at me for leaving them. I had finished packing and the sun was going down. Part of me was relieved, while part of me was disappointed. I unpacked my sleeping bag and laid down. I would get up early and start back to camp.
"Daley! Where have you been you been! We missed you so much!" Nathan said. I whipped my head around, but didn't see anything. I was going crazy.
**Melissa POV**
I put my hands on my knees as I had a coughing fit. I have been having these for the past couple hours. The sun was setting and I made camp next to a tree. Camp as in peeling leaves off the trees and laying down, shaking with fever. I drank some more water, but puked it up a half an hour later. I was getting dehydrated. I needed to get back to camp, But i was just so tired.
"Jackson, Nathan, Lex, Daley, help." I whispered to myself, crying again. I wished I was at camp with all my friends again. Would they even consider me a friend now? That was my last thought before i fell asleep.
**Ian POV**
Jory had finally fallen asleep for good, and I didn't want to leave her, but i needed to talk to the guys. I slowly got up and scooted out. My heart was pounding and I kept turning around to make sure she was alright. The sun had set and Nathan, Jackson, and Lex were all sitting around the fire. They all turned my direction as I crawled over.
"What happened to your crutches?" Asked Lex. I smiled.
"I used them so Jory would think I was still there. We've got a problem." I said, finally making it to the fire pit. Nathan and Jackson grabbed my arms and sat me down in a chair.
"Whats up? Is she ok?" Nathan asked, looking at the plane. I frowned.
"Not really... i mean. She's hydrated again...but I think something happened out there...because she was alone." I said quietly. Everybody gasped.
"No...Abby wouldn't leave her alone! They're best friends!" Lex said, Shock flooded into his eyes. "Unless something happened to the others.." Lex said, trying to be as calm as he could. Jackson stared into the fire.
"Somethings not right... If the group went East, then how come Jory came from the North?" he said, pointing to where I sat with Jory in my arms. He had a point. I heard Jory stir in the plane.
"I gotta get back. I promised I wouldn't leave her." I said, scooting back to the plane. I got there just in time. Her eyes fluttered open and she grabbed my hand.
"Thank you Ian... Thanks for staying." She leaned on my shoulder and I sighed.
"What happened out there Jory?" I asked. She sat up and looked into my eyes. Tears fell down her face.
"Oh, Ian!" she cried, jumping into my lap, burying her face in my shirt. I held her close to me.
"Shhh... It's ok. It's ok." I said, looking at Lex, who was standing right outside the door. I gave him a confused look and he walked back to the fire pit. Something was wrong with Jory. Something so bad she couldn't bear to tell us.
Woot! Jory is my favorite character, and I wanted to bring her back. Um... Still looking for a proofreader! and one last note
I have finals in 2 weeks so I won't be updating until those are over. I'm really sorry guys, unless I find a break. Depending on my weekend schedule I MAY have chapter 8 up before Monday. Sorry guys, but school work is school work
