Ok, so i always get these random story ideas and forget about the other stories. Sadly, this is one of the cases. I'm running out of things to say, so i'm thinking about ending it soon. I'm sorry about taking so long, but hopefully you enjoy this chapter!!! R&R please!!

**Lex POV**

*video diary*

"Now, let me tell you. I can't understand a single thing that is going on here!" I started, wiping my hand over my forehead, moving my now long bangs out of my eyes. "So Daley and Nathan are speaking again...and maybe it's more than that. I thought I heard them making out behind the plane last night. I can't help but be annoyed by the fact that they are more worried about their 'relationships' instead of trying to get off the island!" I stopped to take a breather. "oh yeah, I know that somebody else will probably see this at one point or another. I know how safe these are." I could imagine Jackson or Daley laughing at how immature I was; My face started to flush. "Plus there is the 'Jackson Melissa' relationship. I thought of all people, Jackson would keep his no relationship rule. Plus, Melissa is really sick, and I want to help her." I put my head between my knees. "I don't want to loose her!" I started to cry. I lifted my head only to turn off the video camera. I sat there for quite some time, listening to the breeze toss branches and leaves around. I dried my eyes and picked the camera up. I came closer to camp and heard the commotion , the fire crackling, And quiet voices. I accidentally bumped into somebody and fell back.

"Hey, man, oops, sorry." I saw a big pair of feet, bigger than Nathans.

"Ian?" I asked warily. He shouldn't be on his feet. "But-" he cut me off.

"Ok, so while Jory and I were out, we did some physical therapy. I'm up to walking now! It's pretty much fixed." He said, swinging his bad leg back and forth a bit. He helped me up and I turned to watch him limp into the forest towards the Latrine...must be a plus to go to the bathroom by yourself. I walked into camp where Jory was tending the fire and Nathan was by Melissa's side. I was surprised to see them both without their lovers.

" So, how are you feeling Melissa?" I asked, hiding the upset tone in my heart. They obviously didn't pick up on it and she looked in my direction.

"Not great, but I'll be fine soon!" Melissa cheered, ending in a eerie cough that made your arms cover in goosebumps. I wished she knew, that she probably wouldn't get better...and die here. I was the only one making these assumptions of course;everyone else thought that she would get better in a matter of days. I kept trying to reveal the truth to this, but as usual, nobody listened. I felt her forehead, still warm. I got up and walked over to the plane. I climbed to my usual spot and continued to work on the radio. I wasn't supposed to be up here, after I fell. I actually wasn't sure if I fell anymore. Jackson keeps telling me that if I ever need to talk to somebody I can talk to him. Making it seem like I was suicidal, that maybe I jumped. It's crazy when you can't even remember how you tried to kill yourself. I moved the red wire over the blue and got a spark. Quickly pulling my finger away I started to hear static. I had fixed it.

"Guys look! Come here quick!" I shouted. Nathan ran over and Daley emerged from the jungle. She looked relieved that I was all right, but concerned at the same time.

"Lex-get down!" Daley ordered. I didn't listen, I was too concerned with the radio.

"I fixed it! It's working again!" I cried. Nathan and Daley laughed happily.

"But what does it matter if there are no ships in range." another voice said, Jackson's of course. He always seemed to have a reason to bring down our hopes. He used to be part of the team, and now he's evermore distant.

"Well, if it's fixed. We'll know if someone is in the air near us." I said matter-of-factually. Jackson turned and walked back into the jungle. I turned to Daley for encouragement, but she had already gone back to camp with Nathan. They both sat around Melissa and ignored me. My big accomplishment, now felt like something stupid. I was about to get off the plane when I focused hard on the ground. I didn't want to make a repeat of last time. I jumped and hit the sand solidly, maybe too solidly. I yipped quietly in pain as my ankle gave out. I turned quickly to see if anybody was looking, tears blurring my vision. Daley laughed at something Nathan said and I think his hand went around her waist. I limped over to the back of the plane and gripped my paining ankle. There was no swelling, so I most likely rolled it. My eyes flashed over the fact that Daley and Nathan were together again. At least she was happy...maybe now she wouldn't run off like a child..

"Ugh!" I growled, throwing a rock into the jungle.

"Hey! Watch where you're throwing!" A voice called. I blushed, I must have hit Jackson! He walked over, stick in one hand and a camp knife in the other. The fear of him stabbing me raised as I leaned down a bit. Sensing my worry, he threw it into the sand and sat.

"Nice weather we're having." I say, trying to spur conversation. He looks forward, almost like he was afraid to look me in the face. There were so many things I wanted to ask Jackson, but that wasn't going to happen. He nodded, an answer to my question.

"Listen, Lex..." he started. My heart jumped at the break in silence. I looked at him, but he kept his eyes straight ahead. Sometimes, I just wish that he would look somebody in the eye and tell them everything. "You're the only one I can talk to here...With Melissa being sick, and Nathan and Daley caring less and less about everybody but themselves..."He sighed, looking down now.

"Jackson, just tell me...why don't you want to go home." I said quietly. For the first time ever, he looked me in the eye. We held this contact for a good ten seconds before he looked away.

"You'd never understand... you live with Daley." He laughed under his breath. I clenched my fists at my side.

"Why...every time." I growled, I could feel my face heating up, my back shaking.

"Woah, man, you all right?" Jackson asked worriedly. I was past help now, I had only gotten this mad twice. Once, when my mom threw out my math homework, my 100 problems worth 25% of my grade. And another, when my mom told me I wouldn't see daddy anymore. Sure, I was passed these things, but the memories stood solid in my mind.

"Daley's little brother, what a great life you must have. No! It's not great!" I shouted. Jackson looked over at me and gave a confused look.

"But I thought-" He started, but I cut him off. I wasn't finished yet

"No, I'm not proud of Daley. I think she's a rude, over confident, Arrogant, annoying girl who gets whatever she wants." My breathing started to slow from a quick pace to normal.

"I guess you do understand..." He said quietly; I jumped. Me? Understand? But no one understands him, he said so himself. How would a little kid like me ever figure out the answers to his questions. "Do you think..." He started, I knew exactly what he was going to ask.

"I've been ready."

***Jacksons POV***


"Ok..." I started. I was nervous, I hadn't told anybody my story before... What if he told every one, how could I trust Lex, he's only nine! Then I looked over, his body still slightly shaking with anger. I sighed.

"So, my dad... he was abusive, beating me every night while I was a kid. My mom, unable to do anything, just sat there and took it. Then one night, my dad came home drunk."

**Flashback**

I was eating dinner at the kitchen table before my father came home. I was shoveling macaroni and cheese down my throat. My mother anxiously looked out the window, waiting for my father to come in from work... It was strange when he came back, because he was all funny, mommy says that it was alcohol, like what she uses to clean the cuts daddy gives us. It's only because he loves me, because daddy loves me. I heard feet outside and my mommy jumped.

"Go hide behind the couch. It's ok, mommy will protect you." she said as I ran to my hiding spot behind the fouton. Daddy walked in and kissed mommy on the cheek.

"Dinaah." He slurred. My mom stood up straight.

"I don't have anything...what do you-" she started. Daddy slapped her, harder than usual. She collapsed on the ground.

"I get the money for this family while all you do is—nutthin!" he shouted. He staggered down the hallway and screamed for me at the top of his lungs.

"Wherz mah boy!" Mother flinched and I curled up smaller under the couch. "He's gone...i sent him away. Now, what do you want for dinner." my mommy said, regaining strength and walked towards the kitchen. Daddy didn't speak, instead we heard him rummaging around in the closet. He waltzed back into the kitchen...with a gun.

"Dan, now, please, be reasonable." she said, obviously shaken. Daddy never took out a gun before.

"you're such a slut. Sleeping with him! Bitch!" Daddy said mean things to mommy, I was scared. She was soon pushed into the corner. I closed my eyes.

BAM

SLAM

BAM

BOOM

The next thing I know, my mommy and daddy are dead. Police are in the house, searching for me. One officer eventually finds me and I tell him everything.

**Present Lex POV**

"Wow...whoa." I said, shaken by the story. Jackson himself looked worse than me. He could see the whole thing again, it was playing through his head. I shook him a bit, and soon he was back.

"I'm sorry..that was too much wasn't it...dammit, I never stop in time." He sighed. Getting up to go back and do more chores. I don;t stop him. I wanted to grab him and have him tell me more, but I was shocked. Who was I to say that I had a bad life, Mine was nothing compared to that.

**Daley POV**


Dinner proceeded as usual, Jory and I cut up fruit, Ian and Nathan went fishing; and Jackson cut firewood with Lex. I was wondering why the two of them were spending so much time together, they hadn't been all that close at all this trip. I continued to chop the papayas that we've been eating for a good 2 months. I was getting so sick of all this! Papayas and bananas with fish every night is horrifying. You have no idea how bad this is for our digestive tract. I winked at Nathan as he came up the sand from the beach with a good 6 fish. Ian only had 3, but It was his first time. Jackson and Lex came back with the firewood and Jackson sat beside Melissa. We had brought her closer to the fire with the lessening daylight hours. She was still pretty sick, but I'm sure she'll pull through. Nathan sat beside me and pecked me on the cheek. We scooted closer together and ate a silent dinner. Nobody really wanted to talk much, the only sounds were the fire crackling, and Jackson feeding Mel. I looked over at them, they looked so happy. I always thought that Jackson liked Mel, but then I saw him kiss Taylor, who I thought would surely end up with Eric. I shook my head and shocked myself out of my mind. Was I actually paying attention to these things? Daley, the girl who never looked at the gossip; only the education, or how I could get ahead of somebody else. The sky was now black and Nathan and I lay in the sand watching the stars.

"Think maybe the stars are looking after us?" Nathan said, breaking the long chain of silence. I sat up and laughed.

"What? Stars don't have eyes, they are balls of gas-" I started in my explanation of what a star was, but I noticed Nathan was uninterested.

"Not like that, but they have this feeling like, they're protecting us. Giving us light from the darkness." He said. I was surprised. I didn't think that Nathan was so, poetic. I didn't know what to say next, because I wasn't good at interpreting this stuff. We stared at the stars for awhile, I was lost in the beauty of them, moving slightly every hour. "What are you humming?"

"Wha?" I said, jumping to my senses again.

"You were humming a song." He said. "I didn't know you could sing." He smiles, I blushed back. I hadn't ever let someone hear me sing, it was private. I jumped off the sand and headed straight back for camp, bumping into Lex on the way. I looked up to see him carrying fruit behind his back.

"Lex! You're stealing!" I whispered, the wind still knocked out of me. He furiously shook his head and looked over me. I turned around to see a path of candles. I don't even want to know how long that took to light. I walked down and realized I was at the camp, lights shone and the song I was humming was playing on the radio, hooked up to the MP3 of course. I was shocked at the scenery.

"It was supposed to be a surprise..." He said, putting his head down. I shook his hair in my hands.

"It's wonderful Lex!" I cried, bringing him into a hug. I helped quickly put things together and called everybody over. "Guys! Hurry!" I said, making it seem like something was wrong. Nathan was the first one over, obviously distressed. He gave me a funny look after he realized I was fine, but then focused on the decorations.

"Wow... a dance?" He asked as he walked around. Jackson ran over a bit later, Melissa on his back. She set her down and she steadied herself on his back. The couple walked over and stood under the tent Lex and I made. Slow music started playing and Nathan quickly grabbed me over and we danced quietly together.

"I love you." he said.

"Likewise."

***Jackson POV***


Melissa was freezing, I gave her my sweatshirt.

"T-t-thanks-s-s-s." she stuttered, cuddling closer to me. She was getting restless and I brought her down by the beach to relax.

"Guys! Hurry!" Daley shouted, shaking the trees. I jumped up and Melissa almost fell over, supporting herself at the last moment. I picked her up and put her on my back as we ran to camp Edward Bella style. When we got there I was shocked to see the lights and tent. I put Melissa down and felt her hand go around my back. We walked under the tent and Lex started playing music. I nervously turned around and asked Melissa.

"Do you want to dance?" I looked down at my feet, face flaming. She put her hands around my neck and we danced. Her hands held tightly around my neck and she lay on my chest.

"Do you think...when we get of the island.." she stopped to cough. I put my arms around her back, tightening out embrace. "we could maybe..." I shushed her and kissed her head.

"Yeah."

**Ian POV**


We ran to camp, well, in my case, hobbled, back to camp. We got there and we saw Jackson and Melissa in a tight embrace; Nathan and Daley dancing sweetly. Jory huffed by my side, she wasn't in great shape, but I didn't care. We walked over to the rest of the group and danced.

"Ow." I muttered as Jory stepped on my bad foot, her face immediately turning fiery red.

"Sorry." she muttered, not letting go of our embrace. I learned a lot in the past few days. One, I can do anything I set my heart to, and two, I am in love with Jory. I was so absorbed in the moment,the strange sound in the distance hiding our music startled me.

"is it.." Melissa whispered.

"A plane!" Daley screamed.

hmmm, is it a false call? or is it for real? I have no idea. Review please!!! I'm thinking about having it be for real, and ending it in the next chapter. If you disapprove, give me ideas to write about...going for at least 8 vetoes to continue the story farther, super writers block here guys, I hope you've enjoyed it this far!

Love,

Emmagene