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Rated M due to future sexual content.
"Characters Speaking"
Characters Thinking
/Authors Comments\
~~~Chapter Eight~~~
~~~Previous~~~
"But…we found a lake," Luna states cheerfully.
"Those monsters will come out!" Howard whines.
"But we made it back safely." Menori points out.
"And we found food and have a fire," Bell observes.
"You shut up!" Howard yells.
Chako moves close to Luna. "There's no point in bein' worried stiff. Just having water is something to be excited about."
Luna nods her head in agreement. "As long as we survive, there's still a chance we'll find a way home."
Shingo drinks some of his water before placing the lid back on. "There's not near enough water. I want to drink 'till it hurts."
I look at Shingo "We still have the water in my bag if you want anymore. Now that we have a lake it isn't likely that we will run out. Do you want another bottle?"
Shingo nods his head slightly, so I get him another bottle and hand it over to him.
"Tomorrow, we'll all go to the lake together." Menori states.
"Is it close?" Chako asks.
As Menori still has my notebook she opens it to the correct page. Chako, Sharla, Shingo, and Bell surround Menori to look at the page. She begins to explain the way to get there. "We're here. If you walk with the mountain with the shallow crevasse and the landmark crag lined up…"
~~~Present~~~
~~~Luna's POV~~~
Finding the lake was a big win for all of us. But the sun was strong, the humidity in the forest was high…and it was very hard making the three-hour round trip.
We all walk up to the entrance of the forest when Shingo and Bell come closer; carrying my Backpack filled with some more water. We have already used all the water Brienna had in her bag and there isn't a lot of food left in her bag either. "What are you doing, Luna? Get out of my way! I'm really thirsty!" Howard demands.
~~~Bell's POV~~~
I sit in front of the fire, keeping watch while the others are resting inside the shuttle. I finish tying the vine around a thick stick and sharp pointed rock creating a hammer.
I let out a sigh before looking behind me. I stand up to see the night sky lightening up, the beginning of the sunset happening. A smile appears on my face as I turn to look towards the ocean. My eyes widen in surprise when I see the raft washed up onto the beach.
I walk over to it to see there is a quite a few rips and tears around the sides but other than that, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with it. I lift it up and look down at it with a thoughtful gaze.
~~~Luna's POV~~~
~~~Next Day~~~
The next morning Howard was drinking from a water bottle but once again he has drunk all of it. He holds the bottle out in front of him. "Give me some more water."
"No, there isn't much left," Menori says.
"We're going to gather more again today, right?" Howard says annoyed.
"We have something we need to do before then." Menori states.
Something we must do.
"What is this thing?" Howard questions.
~~~Brienna's POV~~~
"It's this." Shingo is standing next to Bell. Bell is holding up the boat.
"Isn't that the rubber boat?" Howard questions.
"It sure is. We're going to dig a big hole and fill it with this." Shingo says.
"I get it! We're going to store water in it, right?"Luna points out.
"Correct!" Shingo praises.
"After that, we can stop goin' for water all the time," Chako adds.
We go into the forest into a clearing and begin to make a hole. Luna, Sharla, and I use our hands to make a hole and remove the dirt. Chako is making a hole but is spraying all the sand over Howard. "Don't spray sand on me!" Howard scolds annoyed as he covers his face.
Kaoru is using the oar. Howard sees what Kaoru is using and holds out his hand. "Kaoru, lend me that." Kaoru glares at Howard. Howard puts his hand back to his chest. "Don't get so smug. It's easier with my hands!" He pulls his fingers across the dirt. "Ouch! It's only soft on the surface!" He says as he looks at his hands.
"Try to put up with it a little." Menori orders.
Shingo is holding some silver objects. "If you find something that seems useful, bring it back." He hands the two silver objects to Luna and Sharla.
"Where's mine?" Howard demands.
Shingo blinks twice before answering, "There isn't one."
"Then hand that over!" Howard tries to take the large metal object off Shingo. "I'm using this!"
Menori interferes. "Stop that, Howard!" Howard doesn't let go. Bell comes forward and when Howard sees what was in Bell's hand he lets go. Shingo begins to fall back but I catch him before he does. "This one's way better! I'm saved!"
Howard tries to take the shovel out of Bell's right hand, but Bell doesn't let go. Howard stops trying to take it and looks up at Bell with a glare. "Use it carefully," Bell says before he lets go.
"Why you…Who do you think you're looking at when you say that?" Howard demands, shouting.
Menori steps in the middle of Bell and Howard. "Howard, you dig over there."
"Shut up! And what's your deal? You're not doing anything yourself. You just giving orders like you're all that!" Howard yells at Menori.
"You may take it as selfish…but giving people the right directions is my duty as the leader." Menori points out.
"You're the leader? Who decided that? This isn't just an extension of the school trip." Howard taunts.
"Then what would you prefer we do?" Menori questions.
Howard points to himself. "Make me the leader."
Menori raises her eyebrow. "You? The least suitable to be the leader…is the selfish, cowardly…type like you with no leadership skills."
This time Luna interferes. Why do Menori and Howard have to argue all the time? There is no need for it. "Both of you, stop it!" Luna scolds standing in between them with her hands held out.
"Yeah. Well then, we'll decide who's best suited for the leader once we've looked at everyone's qualifications." Shingo says holding onto the side of his glasses frame, Chako nodding her head next to him.
"Yeah." Luna agrees, nodding her head.
Sharla lifts her hand. "Agreed!" Bell nods his head and makes a sound of agreement.
"Kaoru, Brienna, Are you okay with that too?" Luna asks
"Yeah." I nod my head as Kaoru speaks.
"I guess it's decided," Luna says with a smile.
Howard tsks and looks the other way. Menori just has a smile on her face. "Fine."
We dig a hole big enough before we start to head to the lake once more. This time though all of us are going. "We depart for the lake!" Chako stays behind with the hole we made. "Be careful!" Chako calls out from behind us.
Bell is at the front and he is chopping all the vines that are in our way. We are all holding weapons as such. That giant Lizard is still around somewhere. I am at the back next to Kaoru. I see Kaoru look to the right and let out a gasp. He moves closer to my side that we were almost touching. "Halt!"
I stopped as soon as Kaoru did. Everyone else stops suddenly and looks in Kaoru's direction. "A monster?" Howard questions pale.
We all go silent and begin to listen. The bushes rustle and Howard let out a girly scream. Once again a Kangaroo hops out. "What's up with it scaring me like that?" Howard moans.
It hops off. Sharla places her hands together, a large smile on her face. "It's so cute! Hey, let's call that thing a 'Tobihane'."
"Tobihane?" Luna questions.
"Yeah. Because of how it hops all over the place." Sharla admits.
"Yeah, that sounds good." Luna agrees with a smile.
"It suits it," I add softly.
"Once we've collected water, let's capture that tobihane." Menori orders.
"Ehh? For a pet?" Sharla questions innocently, not understanding what Menori was saying.
"For food." Howard taunts.
Sharla lets out a shocked gasp. She didn't expect that reply, did she?
~~~Two Hours Later~~~
We make it to the lake. We all drink some water while Bell fills up the water bottles.
"It's been a while since we all came here together. Oh yeah. Sharla, give this lake a name too." Luna requests with a smile.
"Ehh? Let's see…A lake of sprites. Fairy Lake! How's that?" Sharla asks.
"Fairy Lake…That's a good name." Luna praises.
"It is." I agree softly.
I get out my notebook and pen and turn to the page showing the map of this area. I write Fairy Lake at the top of the page. There now it has been named. I'll have to add the name Tobihane for the Kangaroos in my other notebook. I put my notebook away in my bag.
Luna stares at the Lake intently that while she was distracted Howard comes up from behind her and pushes her in.
"Luna!" Sharla calls out worried.
"Howard! Don't play pranks on people!" Luna scolds.
Just then I see Luna glow pink slightly. Luna lets out a painful gasp and holds her head with both of her hands. What was that? Why was I the only one who saw Luna glow pink? How weird. Someone or something was trying to contact with Luna. But I don't think who or whatever it has expected me to notice. I'll have to keep a close eye out.
"What's wrong?" Sharla asks worriedly. Luna removes her hand from her head and sits up slightly.
"Luna?"Menori asked also slightly worried.
"I just…" Luna trails off and stops talking.
Look!" Howard shouts from behind us. We look to see what he is pointing at. "There's fruit!"
Luna stands up in the Lake. "It's true!" There is a splashing sound from inside the Lake. Luna looks down. "There's fish too."
I hear Sharla lets out another surprised sound. Luna looks at Sharla but the pair of us could see that she was looking at the large tree. "What's wrong?" Luna questions.
"That's the tree you talked about, right Luna?" Sharla asks causing Luna to nod her head. "It's big, wide, and it gives you the feeling that it will cradle you gently."
While Sharla answered Luna back, I filled all the 30 bottles in my bag full of water. I'll put this inside the boat when it has been placed inside the hole.
"Then what's that tree's name?" Luna queries.
"You can think of one, can't you Sharla?" I ask.
"Let's see…" Sharla closes his eyes and tilts her head to the side slightly. "The Great Tree."
"The Great Tree… I think that's a very good name." Luna praises.
"Yeah, I agree. It is a good name." I agree with a soft smile.
"Ehh? Sharla, you're like a poet. Hey, come to think of it, it would be great if we could build a house at the top of the tree." Shingo suggests.
Shingo has a point. It is higher up and would most likely be safer from most of the animals that inhabited this island.
"That's obviously impossible." Howard denies.
Luna points to The Great Tree. "Hey, let's go over to The Great Tree."
We all stand at the bottom of the tree looking up. Menori looks behind us and lets out a short gasp. "Look at this footprint!"
"This shape…" Luna trails off and Shingo finishes speaking for her. "It's the same as the ones left around the shuttle."
"Then the thing that attacked the shuttle was that big animal we saw here before." Luna states.
"You didn't realise it then?" Shingo sounds surprised. But he has a point you would normally notice that, but we were a bit busy at that point.
"It was a bad time for it just then." Howard sulks.
"I see. It may be a little dangerous to live here after all." Shingo admits.
"There's the Giant Lizard, too!" Howard stressed.
"We're not completely certain if it just eats leaves or anything else. Before we know that, then it would be dangerous to live here. Though it would be safer from the smaller animals that live on this island". I offer thoughtfully.
"But there's plenty of water and fruit…" Luna trails off.
We fill up the boat with enough water before we all start to carry it slowly back to the hole we made earlier. Shingo slips but Bell catches the section Shingo was originally holding so we didn't lose a lot of water.
"Are you okay?" Luna asks him.
"Yeah." He replies slowly.
"Be careful! You spilt a little." Menori scolds.
"Sorry…" Shingo apologizes sheepishly.
"Shingo, you did hurt your ankle when you accidentally slipped did you?" I ask worriedly.
"Huh? No, I don't think I did." Shingo admits.
"I'll check later on to make sure you didn't." I leave no room for any arguments.
"It's not like Shingo slipped on purpose," Luna tells Menori.
"We all suffer from the mistake of anyone. If it had all spilt out here, we would have had to go back to the lake." Menori replies. She has a point, but she has no need to act that way.
"I know. I'll be careful." Shingo states irritably.
~~~Two Hours Later~~~
We make it back to the hole we made and place the boat inside. "With this, we don't need to worry about rationing the water.
"So, you say, but I can't call it enough." Menori states.
"Menori, I filled up all thirty bottles that were in my bag. I'll add the water in and then we can see how much water is in there." I tell her.
Menori agrees so one by one I empty the water bottles. It is now filled to the top of the hole. There that is much better. "I think there is more than enough water in there now," I state.
"Yes. However, be careful with how much water you take." Menori suggests.
Bell open's Luna Backpack. "What should we do with these?" Bell questions.
Menori looks at Bell. "Everyone will take one plastic bottle. Take care of that much yourself. We'll have the fruit for dinner."
Howard picks up one of the fruits and looks at it. "Just this isn't enough."
"I'll go look for fruit with Sharla." Luna offers with Sharla nodding her head.
"Then Kaoru, Brienna, Shingo and Bell, you take care of fishing." Menori orders.
"Got it." Shingo agrees, his eyebrow twitching annoyed with Menori's tone.
Howard puts his hand on his chest. "I'll get the tobihane. After all, I'm the only one with hunting experience."
"I won't have anyone going around alone. I'll accompany you." Menori states.
"Do what you want. But if you're slowing me down, I'll leave you behind." Howard taunts, annoyed.
~~~Four Hours Later~~~
It is now dark. We didn't manage to get any fish and Howard didn't get the Tobihane. Luna and Sharla did find some food though. "In the end, all we got were the mushrooms and fruit Luna and Sharla found," Menori observes.
"Chako, check them out," Luna asks.
"Okay." Chako agrees.
While Chako is checking out the food I am checking Shingo's ankle to make sure he didn't injure it. He didn't lucky enough. Chako tastes a bit of the mushroom before spitting it out. "No good! These're poisonous mushrooms!"
"These are? But they look so tasty…" Howard whines holding onto the mushroom.
Chako picks up the green shaped food. "You can't judge by appearances." She once again takes a bite before spitting it out. "These're no good either."
"Really? That's disappointing." Luna said while Sharla makes a small noise of agreement.
"So that means all we have to eat today are the fruit we brought back from the lake and the last of the food from Brienna's bag?" Shingo questions.
"Just that? I want to eat meat!" Howard whines.
I ignore whatever else they are saying. I instead get out one of the plain notebooks and start to draw out the different fruits and food we have found so far. And mark down which ones we can eat and which ones we can't. This way we will know what we can and can't eat.
I was sitting next to Kaoru and I could tell that he was looking at what I was doing but I don't mind. The pair of us is more of the quiet type. We don't really interact with other people unless we need to or in my case if they are important to me such as Luna, Chako, and Sharla.
~~~The Next Morning~~~
We all move to wait in the shuttle as it is begins to rain. Chako is moving the fire into a dry area. There is movement from the left of me. Kaoru had gotten up and was opening the hatch.
"Where do you think you're going?" Menori demands.
"I'll look for food." Kaoru states.
"We said everyone would wait inside," Menori argued annoyed.
"I'll worry about myself," Kaoru says.
"You're confused as to who the leader is. I won't approve of it." Menori scolds.
Kaoru ignores Menori and carries on climbing up and leaves the shuttle. I stand up. "I'll follow him. He shouldn't go out by himself." I state. I ignore any disagreement and climb out the shuttle. I see Kaoru not far ahead and run to catch up with him.
~~~Luna's POV~~~
Howard begins laughing as soon as Brienna closes the hatch. "This is great! What does a leader do at a time like this? Are you thinking of how you should punish Kaoru and Brienna?" I see Menori clenches her fists. "But there's no student council here. Student Council President-san."
I stand up slightly. "Howard, give it a rest!"
"Shut up!" Howard yells angrily. "I'm irritable 'cuz I'm hungry!"
Bell stands up, his eyes opened. "I'm going out for a while as well."
"I'm not responsible if anything happens." Menori declared.
Bell walks out of the shuttle.
Howard points his thumb at Bell's disappearing back. "Is that okay?"
"I warned him." Menori states.
I hesitantly lift my hand. "Maybe I should search for fruit too. I won't go anywhere dangerous…"
Menori turns her head to the side. "Do what you want."
I get up and head towards the hatch. I hear Shingo's voice behind me. "Sharla and I will go with Luna. It'll be safer with three."
"Hey…" I hear Howard trial off as we leave the shuttle.
~~~Brienna's POV~~~
Kaoru's gaze falls on mine. "Why did you leave the shuttle?"
"I know Menori is trying to help but her attitude is slightly beginning to annoy me. And I am getting tired of Howard starting a fight with her. I'd rather stick with you. You don't annoy me like the pair of them does. Which way are we looking for food?" I question.
"Hmm, true they do bicker endlessly. I'm surprised you lasted this long. I don't mind being in your company either. We are going that way; I am going to try and get some fish." He states.
We walk further up, and Kaoru finds some water. I sit on the edge and stay quiet. Kaoru uses his spear but unfortunately, we don't get any fish at this point.
~~~Luna's POV~~~
The three of us go searching for fruit for a while before going to find Bell. He is inside a dug-out hole. "Bell," I call out.
He lifts his head to look at us. "Hey. How did it go…with the fruit?" He questions.
"I couldn't find any," I admit.
"Really…" Bell trails off.
Shingo points down at the hole Bell is standing in. "What's this pit?"
"I'm making a trap," Bell admits.
My eyes widen. "Trap? You mean, to catch a Tobihane?"
Bell nods his head. Sharla looks at him confused and in denial. "What will you do once you catch it?" Sharla questions. Bell turns his head to look at her. Sharla leans forward. "Will you kill it? Such a kawaii animal?
~~~Brienna's POV~~~
Later, we are all sitting in the shuttle. I am sitting next to Kaoru. I don't really get annoyed this way. Sharla is complaining about killing the tobihane. I mean, I do understand that it is a cute animal, but we need meat, not just fruit to survive on this island. I think with a sigh.
"What kind of silliness are you spouting? We didn't get anything today! Whether it's a tobihane or the giant lizard…if we don't kill and eat it we'll die." Howard scolds angrily.
"I agree with Howard's view." Menori agrees without hesitation.
"But…I pity them." Sharla whimpered quietly.
"But you're fine with what you buy and eat from the supermarket." Kaoru states.
"That's right! It's just like Kaoru said!" Howard yells.
"Wait! I know what everyone's trying to say, but I think you should try to understand how Sharla feels. I mean, none of us have any experience doing this in the past." Luna says calmly trying to calm everyone down.
I get tired of the arguing and I slowly begin to fall asleep. I let out a quiet yawn before my eyes begin to close and I fall into a deep slumber. I fall asleep with warmth on the left side of my body.
~~~Kaoru's POV~~~
I feel a weight on my side. I look to see that Brienna had fallen asleep next to me. Her head falls on my right shoulder. I could feel my cheeks and body warm up slightly.
I don't understand. I have felt drawn to her the first time our gazes met. The feeling grew stronger the more we were around each other. I don't understand what this is. I wonder if she is feeling the same. But maybe that is why we enjoy each other's company. I have a feeling that from now on if I wander off on my own she will end up joining me. But I find myself not really minding if that happens.
I feel Brienna stir slightly before snuggling closer to my side. I move my arm gently and wrap it around her waist. This causes her to move even closer. I find my eyes shutting without my permission. It wasn't long before I join Brienna and fall asleep.
~~~The Next Morning~~~
~~~Brienna's POV~~~
Menori, Howard, and Bell are looking for the tobihane while Sharla and Luna are looking for some more fruit. I stay with Kaoru and Shingo is with us. Otherwise, he would end up going off on his own. We are looking for some fish.
~~~Menori's POV~~~
"Howard! Hurry!" I order turning my head to look at him as we chase after the Tobihane.
"I haven't eaten in two days. I don't have the strength left in me." Howard complains as he uses a stick to help him move as he is hunched over. Howard lets out a low yell as he trips and falls to the ground.
"Howard, what are you doing? I'll leave you behind." I yell back to him.
~~~Sharla's POV~~~
Luna and I managed to find a lot of small fruit which I place inside Luna's bag while she holds it open.
"Sharla, that's amazing!" Luna praises.
I look up at Luna worried. "If we don't try hard and search even more…The Tobihane will get killed!"
"Sharla…" Luna trails off.
Luna closes her bag and puts it over her shoulders, and we go searching for more fruit. Though, we didn't end up finding any. "I guess in the end, it's just the fruit that you found, Sharla."
I nod my head before looking in front of me. I let out a gasp when I see Bell hiding behind a bush. We get closer and hear Menori's voice. "Howard! It went that way!"
I turn to see Howard falls and land on his bottom. "I know!"
Menori jumps over him. Howard gets up and the two of them continue chasing after the Tobihane. The Tobihane jumps over the logs but I hear a thud after it does. Bell stands up, a smile on his face.
The three of us walk over, Howard leaning over the pit, a large grin on his face. "Did you see that?" Howard turns, grin still on his face and point at himself. "I chased him in! How do you like that? "
~~~Brienna's POV~~~
Kaoru, Shingo and I walk into the forest to see the rest of them surrounding something. Did they manage to catch the tobihane? I ponder as I look at Sharla pale face.
"What's wrong?" Shingo questioned.
Howard turns to look at us, grin on his face. "We caught a Tobihane." Howard's voice smug.
"It looks like it's in pain," Sharla comments sadly.
"What are you doing?" Howard asks grin removed from his face as he looks down at the Tobihane.
Menori turns to look at Howard. "Howard…will you eat it?" She questions.
"I'll…well…Menori, what do you plan to do?" Howard counters after stuttering.
"I'd…" Menori trails off.
Seriously, now they are making excuses. It is a bit too late for that, especially after already injuring the tobihane. I think with a sigh of disbelief.
"Please, let it go!" Sharla pleads.
"It's hurt. If we let it go, it wouldn't live." Bell admits.
Luna takes the hammer out of Bell's hand, but her hand is shaking non-stop. "I'll do it." She won't be able to end the tobihane's life.
Sharla looks at Luna surprised. "Luna…"
"We…don't know how much longer we'll have to live here. We can't run away from what we have to do to survive." Luna states before she takes a hesitant step forward.
Bell places his hand on Luna and stops her in place. Luna turns her head to look at him. "I'll do it," Bell says softly. He takes the hammer out of Luna's hand and walks toward the hole.
"But…" Luna trails off as her gaze follows him.
Bell goes into the hole with the tobihane. "Stop…The poor thing!" Sharla shouts.
~~~After the Sun went down~~~
The tobihane was cooked and all of us apart from Sharla were eating our food. Sharla had left her food next to her on the ground. "You should eat," Bell tells her gently.
Sharla shakes slightly and her fists are clenched tightly. "I hate…" She stands up. "I hate you, Bell!" She then runs off.
"Sharla…" Luna calls out. She gets up and runs after her.
~~~Luna's POV~~~
I find Sharla sitting on a stone, her knees pulled up to her chest, arms folded and her head resting in them. I gently place my hand on her shoulder. "Understand his side. Sharla, you understand best of all that Bell is really a kind person."
Sharla's head abruptly moves from out of her arms. Tears well up in the corner of her eyes before she turns her head to look at me. She stands up and lunges into my arm as she begins to cry. I wrap my arms around her and try to comfort her. "I know that Bell was only thinking of everyone's well being. But…but…"
~~~Brienna's POV~~~
I let out a sigh. I know Sharla will feel better when they both get back. I hear footsteps and the pair of them walk out of the forest. Sharla sits down near Bell. She closes her eyes. "I'm sorry for speaking without thinking."
"No…" Bell trails off, turning his head the other way.
"I'm sorry, Bell. I know I did something I shouldn't have. But I want you to forgive me, just this once." Sharla apologizes.
"I know." Bell agrees.
Shingo breaks up the silence. "Hey, this is about the leader, but the most appropriate out of all of us…is Bell, don't you guys think?"
"Ehh?" Bell exclaims surprised.
"Bell knows best what's important in order to live on this island." Shingo points out.
"It's impossible for me. I think it should be Luna." Bell suggests.
"Me? No way, no way! I don't have any leadership ability, and I'm a scatterbrain." Luna denies.
"But you have compassion," Bell states quietly.
"I'd agree to Luna as well." Shingo agrees.
"I agree too." Sharla also agrees
"Kaoru, Brienna, what do you think?" Shingo asks us.
"Fine by me," Kaoru says.
"Fine by me too." I agree.
"I said it's impossible!" Luna exclaims.
"What're you sayin'? Accept it!" Chako urges.
"Menori, Howard, what do you think?" Shingo asks.
"If five people agree out of nine, it's a decision by majority." Menori states.
"It can't be helped! I guess it's fine." Howard acknowledged.
"Then we've agreed that the new leader is Luna!" Shingo cheers.
"Good luck, Luna." Chako cheers.
Luna doesn't look too certain about being the Leader. There is no way I would offer to be one. Already been and done that. Refuse to do so again.
"If everyone' so sure of me, I guess I'll give it my best." Luna hesitantly agrees.
"That's the spirit." Chako praises.
Shingo, Chako, and Sharla start clapping. Bell is smiling as usual. Howard is looking smug but Menori doesn't look very happy. Probably because the leadership was taken away from her.
Looking up into the sky I see a shooting star blue past. I wish for all our safety. I know eventually, we will get off this island.
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