A/N: Hey guys, it's Mel! I have to type of 'Kaela's chapters for her since she's banned from computers for awhile. xD However, she did send me this whole thing through text messages, and then I typed it up for her so I'd be able to come on my laptop and post it! Thank God we love you, and thankfully here and I work well as a team, or this wouldn't be happening right now. xD
Chapter 8
"We should go explore the rest of the island," John said over a boring breakfast of fruit and fish the next morning. "After all, it's possible that there's civilization further in."
"Is that really such a good idea?" AJ piped up from beside him, her brown eyes shining with worry. "Who knows what's out there."
"John's right," Hunter said, dropping fish bones into the sand by the fire. "We can't stay here forever. I miss my wife."
John nodded. "Okay then. I'll go after I'm finished eating."
Randy stood up from where he'd been sitting with Mikaela. "I'll go with you," he told John, ignoring Mikaela's horrified gasp.
"Randy-"
"I'll go too," Cody interrupted her, standing up and glowering at Randy.
Mikaela scrambled to her feet and stepped quickly between them, looking anxiously from one to the other. "You can't go," she cried.
"Why not?" Cody asked, glaring over her head at Randy.
"Because I can't lose you," Mikaela told him, looking him right in his piercing blue eyes. Then she spun
around to face Randy. "Either of you," she whispered, bringing a hand up to rest on the side of his face.
"You're not going to lose me," Randy murmured, covering her hand with his.
"You're not going to lose me either," Cody added, ignoring Randy's warning growl.
"You don't know that," Mikaela whimpered, winding her arms tightly around Randy's waist and burying her face in his bare chest. "What would I do without you?" she breathed into his skin.
Randy stroked her hair comfortingly, at the same time shooting a smug smirk at Cody, who looked like he wanted to punch something. "You don't have to worry about that," Randy told Mikaela, kissing her forehead. "It's me and John; no animal stands a chance." Behind him, Cody scowled at being purposefully left out.
"I still don't want you to go," Mikaela whispered, but Randy was already untangling himself from her.
"I have to, baby," he murmured, tucking a strand of blond hair behind her ear. "Just sit tight with AJ and Hunter, and we'll be back before you know it, okay?"
"Okay," Mikaela mumbled. Randy gave her a quick kiss goodbye and then walked over to where John stood with AJ.
Cody glanced at Mikaela, not expecting to get a warm goodbye from her. "See ya."
He started to walk away, but Mikaela seized his wrist. "Cody..." she whispered.
One look into her gray eyes told him what she needed. He stepped closer until he was pressed up against her, bringing his hands up to caress her face. She leaned into his gentle touch, wrapping her hands around the back of his neck and pulling his head down.
Their lips met, and they kissed like they were never going to see each other again, which was a possibility. Mikaela played with the hair at the nape of his neck and pulled him even tighter against her, pouring all of the love she'd been hiding away for months into that one desperate kiss.
Randy watched from a few feet away, his face a mixture of emotions. The only thing that kept him from storming over there and ripping the two apart was the knowledge that Mikaela needed Cody.
She always would, no matter what Randy did to try and make her forget about him. Randy's love for her was what made him stand there and watch Cody kiss his girlfriend with a passion that made him want to rip the younger man into pieces.
Mikaela finally broke the kiss, pressing her forehead against Cody's. "Please be safe," she whispered. "I need you in one piece."
Cody stroked the side of her face with his thumb. "I'll come back, I promise," he said. Seeing the concern in her gray gaze, he added, "And I'll make sure Randy does, too."
Mikaela smiled, knowing how hard it was for him to say that. "Thank you," she said, hugging him tightly.
Cody pulled away from the embrace a few seconds later and headed over to John and Randy. The three of them then walked off into the jungle, leaving the remaining three behind.
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Mel Brooks sat on the beach, drawing letters in the sand with a stick. She had just finished the letter "K" when a shadow fell over her. She looked up to see Eve standing there.
"Hey, Mel," the brunette Diva said quietly. "Can we talk?"
Mel hesitated, not quite sure if she was ready to talk to Eve yet. The memory of Zack kissing her burned her mind, and Mel swallowed hard. "Sure," she said finally, patting the sand beside her.
Eve sat down beside Mel and sighed when she saw the name "Zack" written in the sand, guilt weighing her down. "He loves you, you know," Eve murmured, gesturing to the name.
"Yeah, I could really see the love a few nights ago," Mel said bitterly.
Eve ran a hand through her curls and bit her bottom lip. "Listen, Mel, about what happened-"
"It's okay, Eve," Mel interrupted, her voice flat. "I know you love Mikey. What happened with Zack is over.
I understand that you had nothing to do with it."
Eve studied her. "So you don't hate me?"
"No," Mel sighed. "I just...I just wish that he'd listen to me. I love him, not Mikey."
"He knows that," a different voice said from behind the two Divas. Eve and Mel whipped around, and both smiled when they saw who was standing there.
"Hi Mikey," Mel said warmly. Mike sat down between the two and rested his elbows on his knees. "Zack's just confused right now," he told Mel. "He sees me as a threat, even though deep down he knows that you love him more than anything. He just needs time to figure it out."
Mel smiled at him. "Thank you," she murmured, calmed a bit by Mike's status report.
Mike nodded, slinging an arm around Eve's shoulders. Mel rested her head on his shoulder, and the three of them sat quietly for a few moments, staring out at the ocean. Then Mike spoke up.
"I wonder if Mikaela's okay," he murmured, a few tears trickling down his cheeks.
Mel and Eve just sat with him as the waves lapped gently agonist the beach, neither of them knowing what to say.
A/N: There's chapter eight! I should have nine up later tonight, or tomorrow. xD
