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*Ally's P.O.V*

It was a few months since the incident, and still everyone failed to forget what had happened to Conner. It was like a permanent part of our mind, it was stuck in there, replaying itself every once in a while.

Every time the boys would go out to get some food and water, I'd always sit on the beach, holding my breath in fear until I saw them coming towards me. I was always afraid that something might happen to them, just like it had happened to Conner.

Austin had it worse. At night, when he'd have his arm around me, and our bodies would be pressed together, I'd feel him sobbing a little, every now-and-then. That's when I'd turn around, wipe the tears off his cheek and comfort him the best way I could by telling him stories or doing anything to get his mind of things.

Anyway, things were looking peaceful that day. The sun was shining bright, as usual, and the birds were chirping. Austin and I decided to take a little walk in the forest, since we were getting bored.

"Fine. But be careful. We want you to come back. Alive, if possible." Jason said to us, just before we left. "Take some sticks; it'll help you fight away animals…if you meet any."

We nodded, Austin patted Jason's back, and the two of us disappeared into the forest. Under the shadow of the trees, it was much colder, and I immediately started shaking. I was only wearing a tank top. It was ripped and dirty, but I didn't have any other clothes, so I had to settle in for that.

Austin on the other hand had a sweatshirt too, and as he saw me shivering, he offered it to me. "Someone's a bit cold." I laughed and took the warm jacket of his hands, thanking him, and putting it on. It made me feel better, safer and warmer. Besides, I loved smelling Austin's scent on it.

"So…do you have any idea where we're going?" I asked him.

He just shook his head. "Nope. But we better not get too far away. That last thing we want is to get lost. Besides, the sun sets early here and we better be back before that."

I nodded, and we continued walking. We didn't talk much, but it was comfortable. At one point, I felt his hand in mine, and I smiled up at him. He smiled back.

After an hour or two of walking, we came across a waterfall. The water came running down at unimaginable speed. The grass around the water was greener then anything I had ever seen. It was beautiful.

"Wow." Austin whispered, as he admired the scene in front of us. "This…this is beautiful."

I smiled. "It is." I was pretty exhausted, so I sat on one of the huge rocks near the water. "Come. Sit." Austin obliged and settled next to me, watching the water fall.

Closing my eyes, I lay back on the huge rock. It was pretty comfortable, perfect for a short nap. But I knew I couldn't fall asleep here. First of all, I couldn't leave Austin alone. And second, it was dangerous.

Austin seemed to read my mind. He smiled at me. "No worries. Sleep. I'll wake you up when it's time to go back."

I debated for a while, but the weariness got to me, and I slowly closed my eyes, and let the sleep take over.

*Jason's P.O.V*

"Where are they?" Abigail said for at least the tenth time that night. "They should've been here already!"

She was right. It was getting dark outside, the sun had long ago disappeared in the horizon, and there was still no sign of Austin and Ally. We were all getting worried, even if Selena was trying hard not to show it.

"It's going to be fine." I said, more to myself than to the others. "They'll be back."

But I wasn't so sure. Soon, it was time for us to go inside the fort. None of us were happy with sleeping without Austin and Ally safe and sound next to us, but there wasn't that big of a choice.

"Come on," Jackson said. "They'll be here in the morning. We better get some rest."

But Abigail refused to go in. "No,"She kept saying."What if when they come, they need help, and we're just...sleeping?" So, suddenly, just like that, we all decided to stay underneath the stars. It was risky. It was dangerous. But we did it anyway.

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