When he holds you close, when he pulls you near

When he says the words you've been needing to hear I'll wish I was him, 'cause those words are mine To say to you till the end of time


A couple hours later, Jack and I finished cooking the pig. We walked hand-in-hand back down to the beach to invite the others to a feast. We were both beaming with joy as we happily strolled to the beach.

We happily informed our peers that the pig was done cooking. Everyone jumped up and eagarly raced up to the fire, obviously hungry, while Jack and I lingered behind. When I went to follow the others, he grabbed my arm and gently pulled me back.

"Why don't we let them get a head start so we can have a little alone time?" Jack said with a sly smirk.

I liked where this was going. I put one arm around his neck and used the other to push some loose hair out of his face. His red hair was getting longer and longer each day.

"Sounds like a good idea to me." I said with a wink.

Jack gently raised my chin up towards him and lightly kissed my lips. I responded by wrapping both arms around him, pulling him closer. We stayed in that embrace for what seemed like a long time.

The others are going to wonder where we are, I began to think to myself. Jack then ran his tongue along my bottom lip and I forgot all of my thought, as goosebumps took over my arms and legs. Who cares? No one will notice.

Almost as if on cue, I heard a gasp behind us.

"What the hell is this?" A familar voice yelled. Jack and I quickly pulled apart and wirled around to meet the owner of the voice. It was Ralph who had spoke, while Simon stood next to him, wide eyed and shocked. My face flushed as they continued to stare at us, not knowing what to say. Finally, it was my brother who spoke.

"Well? Are you going to answer us?" Simon asked irritably, crossing his arms.

Jack and I glanced at each other, like deer caught in headlights. Finally, I gathered up my courage and confronted my brother.

"Why do you guys care?" I asked with a huff. Why was everyone so concerned about my choices? It was just that. MY choices; not anyone else's.

Simon winced at my words. "I care because I'm your brother! I want what's best for you!" He was definitely not too pleased with what I had done.

I rolled my eyes. "Oh why don't you just crawl back to your little jungle sanctuary and leave me alone."

Simon stared at me in disbelief. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but changed his mind and closed it. He shook his head at me and began to walk away without any more words.

I instantly began feeling guilty. "Simon!" I yelled after him. Ignoring my cry, he kept on walking as if I hadn't spoken at all. I began feeling sick to my stomach with the thought of losing my brother. I couldn't stand him being angry with me. I began to run after him, but an arm grabbed me before I could get anywhere. Ralph was holding me back with a concerned look upon his fair face.

"Can I have a private word with you?" He asked with a hint of hurt in his voice.

I watched Simon descend out of view, then fixed my gaze on Ralph. "Sure."

He led me to the other side of the beach and away from Jack. Jack furrowed his eyebrows and began running after us.

"Just where exactly do you plan on taking her?" Jack asked protectively. He approached Ralph intimidatingly.

Ralph rolled his eyes. "Relax. I just want to have a quick word with your little girlfriend. Then I'll return her to you."

Jack nodded, shot me a wink, and began walking the same direction my brother had gone. Within mintues, he too had disappeared. Ralph watched him leave, then turned his attention to me.

"Angel, how many times do I have to tell you? You know that Jack is capable of danger!" Ralph yelled. So this is why he wanted Jack out of earshot.

I looked up at Ralph with a bored expression on my face. I was getting fed up with being lectured like a child from him. "Why the hell do you care?" I challenged. I was starting to become irritable. Why were they trying to control me?

Ralph looked at me with mixed emotions. "Because I care about you. I told you I would protect you as long as we were here." He explained. "But you running around with Jack is making it hard for me to keep that promise. I don't trust him any farther than I can throw him." Ralph sighed and threw himself down onto the sand. He buried his face into his hands and let out a low growl of frustration.

I felt the anger fade in me as I remembered his promise from the first day we came to the island. "Angel, I won't let anything bad happen to you. I want you to know that." I sighed and sat down next to him. I had been too stubborn to see Ralph genuinely cared about my well being.

"You don't need to protect me from Jack. I don't see why you hate him so much," I said tenderly as I could. I felt so terrible for what I had said.

Ralph lifted his head up and stared off into the ocean. "Jack doesn't care about being rescued. All he cares about is hunting and killing. Are you really going to sit here and tell me you feel perfectly safe around someone who thinks killing is more important than rescue?"

Ralph did make a good point. Sure Jack's obsession with hunting was strange, but it was nothing to worry about. I knew Jack cared for me, and me only.

"I do feel perfectly safe." I told Ralph. "His feelings for me are strong. That's not going to change."

Ralph shook his head. "That's where you're wrong. He wouldn't care about you like I do." He eyed my faded war paint with disgust. "But that's just me." He then stood up and fixed his green eyes to the fire in the distance. "Now let's go before the savages destroy what little of the pig is left."

He offered me his hand and I reluctantly took it. We walked in utter silence until we reached the feast. Everyone sat on logs in a circle around the fire, greedily eating the cooked pig. I took a seat next to Jack in the front and began eating as well. Ralph sat as far away as possible next to Simon and began talking with him, hurt evident in his eyes. I looked over at them wondering what it would have been like if I had chosen Ralph. My thoughts were dismissed when I felt Jack's lips brush against my cheek.

"What did Ralph want?" He asked with a raised brow.

I gazed into his icy blue eyes. "Nothing important." I said. I took another bit of my meat and Jack kept on questioning.

"You guys were down there for awhile. He didn't try to pull anything did he?" Jack asked jealously.

I chewed my meat and shook my head. "No. You know I wouldn't allow that to happen." I planted a quick, reassuring kiss on his lips.

Jack smiled. "Good because if he did, I'd have to beat him down for it." His facial expression suddenly darkened at the thought.

I stopped eating and looked at him. I could tell easily that he was the jealous type. Nevertheless, I tried to ignore his pointless questions and went back to eating. The whole group was silent the whole feast. We were all too busy stuffing our faces to fratinize. When we finished eating, we put out the fire and sleepily headed back to the huts. Jack grabbed my hand and led the way back. We crawled inside our hut and I took the regular position of snuggling up to his side. He wrapped his arms around me and gave me a goodnight kiss. I couldn't fall asleep though. I found myself listening to the crashing of the powerful ocean waves and the chirping of the insects. I raised my head up to see if Jack was still awake. Luckily, he was.

"Jack." I whispered. "I can't sleep." I looked at him with tired eyes.

He looked at me lovingly and began to sing me a lullaby.

"You are so beautiful to me. You are so beautiful to me. Can't you see you're everything I hoped for, you're everything I need. You are so beautiful to me. Such joy and happiness you bring. Such joy and happiness you bring. Like a dream, a guiding light that shines in the night. Heavens gift to me, you are so beautiful to me"

I felt my eyes close as I went into a peacful slumber. Jack's singing was the most beautiful thing I've ever heard. I fell asleep cuddled up to his side with a smile on my face. Even though we had all laughed about it in the beginning, I was now grateful that Jack could sing C sharp.