Chapter 7

Jackson, Eva, Marcus, and Sindy then all headed for the jungle once more. In a few minutes they were out of sight.

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Melissa, Taylor, Lex, Nathan, Eric, Daley, and Gloria then all headed to the plane to sleep.

Melissa laid in her sleeping bag crying, she couldn't stop the tears. She buried her face into her arm and she tried to be calm, but every time she thought of Jackson out there, she cried. Melissa thought she was the only one still up until she felt a hand on her arm. The hand went back and forth It felt so calming and relaxing.

Melissa knew that whoever it was wanted her to sleep and stop crying. Melissa didn't turn to see who the person was she just slowly fell asleep.

Then next morning Melissa woke up and sat up everyone else was getting up too. Melissa still wondered who calmed her last night, but she new she would find out soon. Melissa walked out of the plane to find Gloria sitting on the long and Daley getting some fruit for breakfast out of the cooler.

"Morning Mel." Said Daley cheerfully.

"Morning, umm need any help?" asked Melissa.

"No I've got it." Said Daley.

"Ok, I'm going to go get changed." Said Mel as she walked over to her bag from the plane, got her clothes and went into the jungle to get changed. After Melissa was ready for the new day she went back to camp to find everyone just about to eat.

"Just in time Mel." Said Daley as she handed Mel a banana and a coconut.

Mel smiled a bit and then sat down by Nathan.

"You guys, must've worked really hard, I mean this camp looks great." Said Gloria.

"We're still working hard." Said Nathan.

After breakfast Taylor was boiling water, Eric was lugging, Melissa was on the beach weaving vines and charging the batteries, Daley was collecting seaweed, Nathan was getting firewood, Lex was making crutches for Gloria, and Gloria was at camp, by the fire.

"I wish this island had a resort." Said Gloria out of thin air as she gazed around.

"I know me too, one with a Starbucks." Said Taylor as she poured some water into a water bottle.

Gloria smiled.

"So it stinks I mean you've had no new magazines or anything." Exclaimed Gloria.

"I know, I only brought 8 with me when I thought that we were going to just be away for 7 days." Sighed Taylor.

"You guys have missed a lot." Said Gloria.

Taylor then stopped what she was doing and turned to Gloria.

"Please tell me everything, what's new? What's in? I need to know." Begged Taylor.

"Ok well first of you ever hear of that crocodile hunter, Steve Irwin?" asked Gloria.

"Yea, he's on the animal planet, why?" asked Taylor.

"He died." Squealed Gloria.

"Died! How?" asked Taylor.

"A sting ray killed him, they even got it on film." Said Gloria.

"Whoa." Said Taylor.

"Whoa what Taylor?" asked Nathan as he was coming up to camp with a load of firewood in his hands.

"Gloria just told me that Steve Irwin the crocodile hunter died." Said Taylor.

"Whoa! How?" asked Nathan.

"Sting ray." Said Taylor.

"Wow we missed a lot." Said Nathan as he dropped the firewood down by Taylor.

"So where's Daley?" asked Nathan.

"Collecting seaweed." Said Taylor.

Nathan walked off.

"He's cute." Said Gloria as she twisted her curly hair with her finger.

"Don't even think about it, he's in to Daley and Daley is in to him, but we don't have relationships here cause it would make things to complicated." Explained Taylor.

"So I already know that Melissa is in too Cody…" said Gloria, Taylor interrupted.

"Wait how do you know that?" asked Taylor.

"It's so obvious, and I can so tell Cody is into her too." Said Gloria.

Taylor smiled.

"So what about you Taylor" asked Gloria.

"What about me?" asked Taylor.

"All that's left is Eric, do you have a thing for him?" asked Gloria.

"No way." Said Taylor.

Eric then suddenly came back to camp with two jugs filled with water. He looked up at Taylor then took two other empty jugs and headed off. While walking he called.

"Don't slack off Taylor." Called Eric.

"I won't, and don't you either. "Called back Taylor.

Eric then turned his head towards her and smiled then kept walking.

Taylor was smiling happily as she watched him leave. Gloria looked at Taylor with a look of "You so do."

"Ok, maybe I have a tiny crush on him." Said Taylor.

"Tiny? Yea right, I mean you guys have been here for 3 months. You have all grown close, especially you and him." Said Gloria.

Taylor laughed.

"You know Gloria, your smart and so right." Said Taylor.

"We'll Cody's foster parents wouldn't let him come up and vist so he would E-mail us and tell us about his new school and his new classmates." Said Gloria.

"What did he say about me?" asked Taylor.

"What he thinks of you has probably changed in these three months." Said Gloria.

"What do you mean?" asked Taylor.

"Nothing." Said Gloria.

"No tell me, I won't get Mad." Said Taylor.

"He said that his classmates were rich little spoiled kids. He wished to come back and hang with us. He said they seemed to not have a care in the world about serious matters. But seeing as how you've all became a family I'm sure he's changed his way of thought." Said Gloria.

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Jackson, Sindy, Marcus, and Eva only got 3 hours of sleep. 20 minutes away from camp they stopped for the night then they got up around 7 and headed off again. They were all tired, but determined.

"Hello? Anyone out here?" called Marcus.

"Don't yell, or Paco and them could be close and come." Said Eva.

"Yea she's right." Said Sindy.

"Why do you always take her side, I mean we might be saving someone, or I don't know." Protested Marcus.

"Do you want to get us killed?" asked Sindy.

"No." said Marcus.

"Then don't yell." Said Sindy.

Jackson wasn't really listening to the argument of his friends; he was listening to noises of the jungle. He kept hearing crackling and twigs snapping in the distance, this worried him.

"Guys, I keep hearing something in the distance and I don't think it's an animal and it's getting closer." Said Jackson.

"ok then let's hide over there behind that bunch." Suggested Eva

The four quickly ran and hid behind bush. The noises that Jackson heard grew louder and louder till suddenly two figures appeared. Jackson tried to stand up but Eva grabbed his arm and shook her head saying no.

"Damn, where the hell are those hostages?" questioned a girl.

"I think one of them was named Eva, but I don't know. Candace, maybe were not going in the right direction." Said a boy with blonde hair.

"Fine Mike, then which was do you want to go?" asked Candace.

"Let's go this way." Said Mike as he pointed in the opposite direction of where him and Candace were going and also the opposite direction of Jackson, Eva and them.

"Fine let's go, Paco said he at least wants us to bring one of them back." Said Candace.

"He already has Ben and Brandy, hw should just let the others try to survive on there own." Smirked Mike.

"Yea, but come on let's go then." Said Candace as the two headed in the new direction.

Jackson, Eva, Marcus, and Sindy all waited until Mike and Candace were out of sight they then waited another 20 minutes, just to be safe then they came out from the bush.


A/N: Ok so I fianlly updated, sorry it took so long! Please R&R!!!!!!! Thanks.