I know, I know, we're slowly moving along, but I have an interesting plot twist coming up! :D (Also, I didn't really take the time to edit today. I need to wake up early tomorrow and I didn't have enough time set aside.)

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-mozzi-girl (Beast!)
Hehe! I love that. :D 'Rugged Babe'. It's so true though. :) Thank you for reading and reviewing!

-Maltara101
Hello! :D Thank you so much for reading and reviewing! It means a lot! :)

I've been meaning to tell you guys this for awhile, but decided against it several times. But I'm just going to come out with it...

My science teacher is Kai Kalaba. :)

Okay, maybe he's not THE Kai Kalaba, but he acts EXACTLY like him. He's really smart and all and loves all of that comic book/science vacation stuff. That's not even the best part though.

I discovered that he was a lot like Kai when some kids were peeking into our classroom window, disturbing the peace. Without saying anything, the teacher opens a drawer, pulls out a large Nerf gun, exits the room and starts shooting at the students. He then made them pick up all of the bullets and got them in trouble.

Another time, the same thing happened, but he jumped to his feet and grabbed a small football from his desk drawer and bolted out of the room, shouting, "Museum of Science Football of Doom!" A few seconds later, he came back with a huge grin and reported that he hit the kid disturbing our class in the head with the football. Needless to say, he's one of my favorite teachers. Plus, just the random stuff that he says reminds me of Kai. When he's bored, he'll make helicopter noises and then he goes on about one of his science vacations and...Yeah, he's awesome.

Enough about that! I have some somewhat exciting news. :)

I have finally decided on a title for the Minion sequel. I won't reveal it yet, but thank you to those who tried to help me. I appreciate it. :)

The Minion sequel will be released soon enough. I just need to finish this story and hopefully work on Fable of Death. (Which I am considering just taking it off because it isn't working out the way I originally planned.)

Thank you for all the support, guys! I love it!

If you want to follow me on Tumblr, my name is Katlanac . It's like my Facebook page. The only difference? I actually USE my Tumblr.

Please enjoy and I promise, we'll get into some more action. After all, there are still four or five zombies to be introduced! :)

Kai, Ken and Ellis didn't come back until dinner. They had a huge bowling-ball bag with them filled with their contents of desire. I raised an eyebrow, looking for their test subject.

"Where's the zombie?" Nick demanded, frowning.

"Kai wouldn't holster his gun," Ken grumbled, hauling the bag from the small boat.

"I told you," Kai sighed, "We couldn't find a cage that wouldn't sink the boat or let the zombie free. We'll head out again tomorrow and just perform our tests out on the streets."

"Y'all are welcome to tag along," Ellis said, grinning. "It was mighty fun out there. I kind of missed shootin' those zombies."

"Enough about that," Ken said, ending the conversation, "what's for dinner? I'm starving!"

"Fish," Nick growled. "And guess what we're having for breakfast, lunch and dinner tomorrow?"

"Well," Rochelle began, rolling her eyes, "when you're stranded on an island, fish does become the special of the day."

"Well, it's disgusting! I much rather eat zombie flesh!" Nick retorted and Mal held back a gag.

Nick ended up not eating anything. I don't blame him, though. I was starting to get sick of eating fish as well.

While the rest of the gang gathered around the campfire, telling more zombie tales, Mal dragged me away from the crowd.

"Ready?" he asked and I shrugged with a smile.

"Whenever you are."

We took off into the night, leaving the others behind. For the first time in a long time, I felt relieved. I didn't have to worry about zombies attacking me during every second of the day, and I didn't have to fear losing my friends.

Mal brought me to the other side of the island and stopped directly at the waters edge. A metal bar barricaded us in, but that didn't seem to bother him. A cool breeze brushed through his hair, and played with his tie. I smiled and joined his side, looking out into the ocean. The full moon was reflected in the crystal clear surface.

"It's beautiful," I commented quietly.

Mal chuckled lightly. I could feel his eyes rest upon me as I continued to examine the ocean. I saw the ocean almost every day in Florida, but it was never as beautiful as this; especially with the full moon.

"I thought you would like it," Mal said softly. "When I came out here and saw it for the first time last night...I thought of you."

A blush crept onto my cheeks, but I didn't move my gaze. Hopefully his overlapping shadow would shield my burning cheeks.

It was silent for a moment, despite the soothing sound of the crashing waves. Mal's gaze fell back onto the ocean and he grinned once more. Slightly, he leaned over the railing, getting an even better view of the masterpiece in front of us.

"Natara," Mal began slowly and he turned towards me. I faced him at the call of my name. He gave me a kind smile. "I know what you've been going through with your fiancee is difficult. I can relate; losing my wife and all. If you ever need someone to talk to or just a shoulder to lean on...I'm here."

I could feel the corners of my mouth twisting into a smile. Without putting much thought into my action, I pulled Mal in a close embrace. He was very warm. I know it sounds stupid, but he was warm in a teddy-bear way. He wrapped his arms around my small frame and held me protectively. We stayed in this position for a few minutes before he pulled away.

"We better get back to the camp sight," he said with that mysterious smile of his.

"Good idea," I replied and was about to take a step away when he stopped me.

"I'll race you."

I laughed lightly. "Oh, you're so on, Fallon!"

And we took off once more, laughing and not having a single care about the current moment.