I'm so sick I think I could drown while coughing. Anyway, I've got exams from Monday to Friday, the whole freaking week, freaking awesome. (I should be studying right now)

I'll try to come and update as soon as possible, girls I am really ashamed for my delays, it's not how I work. Anyway, the next update will be the last of this story.

Enjoy and review.

Vicky's POV

We spent that night and they whole following day stuck in the trees. Chris didn't ever stop complaining, he was hungry and cold, not to mention uncomfortable; his clothes and food were in his backpack, which was still laying in the ground. Tom and I only had Tom's backpack, mine had fallen to the ground during the first night, the wolves ripped it into a thousand pieces like they'd do with us if we dared climbing down. We were still not talking to each other, just a few 'yes' and 'no' when one of us asked something, and things were getting really awkward.

I would climb down and murder Chris if he dared complaining about something else.

All I could think of was Alex. I could picture her crying her heart out, thinking we're dead or something. I'd told her to give us three days and then we would come back, but I knew her too well. God, it'd been a mistake to leave her there alone -Dougie didn't truly count as company-. I just hope she doesn't decide to come, I'm strongly counting in her love for him, trying to believe she loves him too much to leave him alone. And, truly, that'd be very stupid, I don't think she's capable of that. Jeez, if there's a God, please don't let her come for us.

The sun was rising above us and when I woke up, first thing I saw was Chris just three meters away from the ground.

"What the hell-" my voice was deep and rough, and he didn't hear me. I cleared my throat and shook Tom's shoulder. He woke up alarmed and looked around confused "Chris! Climb up now!"

"The wolves are gone" he said as he continued to climb down slowly.

"Dammit, Chris, climb up" I said as I myself started climbing down. This was it, he needed to get his ass kicked.

"Hey, wait, where are you going?" Tom said as he followed me.

"Someone needs to learn a lesson"

"Both of you stop. Come on, guys, don't be childish"

Chris jumped to the floor when he was only a meter away from the ground, I was just two meters away from the ground and was ready to jump too. He walked towards his backpack and smiled proudly.

"See? No danger, miss"

"You little, freaking-"

Suddenly Tom grabbed me by my arms and pulled me up with such strength that it hurt my skin. Confused, I looked up at his horrified face.

"Chris, climb up now!" Tom keep pulling me up and I just fought against his will. I followed his eyes and saw two rather big wolves running towads Chris, another two behind them. I gasped; they'd been waiting, they are freaking intelligent.

"Chris!" I shouted in horror and let Tom pull me up. My injuries from the day I fell from the tree hurt a lot as Tom pressed his hands around my arm. I wanted to scream.

Chris quickly run towards his tree again, but as he was climbing up the second branch, one of the wolves jumped and locked his jaw around his ankle, pulling him down to the ground.

"No!" I screamed with such strenght and horror that it hurt my throat. Tom pulled me even closer to him and turned my body around.

"Don't look!" he said. I pushed him away and he tripped, then fall a few meters, landing in a branch just a few meters over the ground. One of the smaller wolves inmediately ran towards him.

"No!" I started climbing down so fast I should have fallen but I didn't. The moment the wolf caught Tom's forearm, I kicked him in the face as hard as I could. He freed Tom, who cried out in pain, and I pulled him up quickly "Tom, hurry up!"

He handled the pain for a moment and climbed up quickly so we were high enough to be safe. I heard Chris screamed and turned around, but Tom locked his arms around me again and turned my body around to face him.

"No, don't look, don't look!" he said as Chris' screams filled the hair. I struggled to be free "We can't help him, we can't! Don't look!" He hid his face on my hair as tears fell down my cheek.

Three hours later, I was still in Tom's arms. Neither of us had moved an inche, both still shocked, both still horrified. I could hear the wolves in the ground, but I tried to ignore them, I think they were sleeping now. From time to time, Tom would press his fingers against my back. I wondered if he'd saw what they'd done to Chris... I didn't. I would not be able to sleep again if I had.

Everything was suck so messed up. My shirt was covered with Tom's blood. We were going to die here.

"Let me see that" I said. He leaned backwards, away from me. I gently grabbed his left arm and examined the injury; it was bad, really really bad. I felt sick. I'm surprised he hasn't been screaming or crying. I had to look away as I took off my sweater and tied it around his arm. I tried not to show how cold I was.

"They are not going to live, are they?" Tom said in a dead whisper, like everything had already finished. It felt that way.

"We'll have to wait for help" I said.

"Help? We've waited for help for like, what, three weeks? We can't just sit here anymore, we'll starve, we barely have blueberries for four more meals"

"Tom, this is the only choice we have"

"No, it's not. I've got... a plan"

I had a bad feeling about this from the begining. I don't think I can handle anything else right now.

"I'm listening" I said.

"Look, I'm already hurt. My injury can get infected so easily, we've got no water, almost no food..."

I just waited, guessing where all this was going, but I couldn't believe he could actually think of something like that. I felt like there was something stuck on my throat.

"I can climb down... They'll smell my blood and follow me, they won't hesitate. Once they are focused on me, you will be able to run"

We stared into each other eyes; his were severe, mine must have shown how horrified I was by this idea. Is that what he's been thinking about this whole time?

"What- Tom- How could you even think of that?" I said, slightly raising my voice.

"One of us has to make the sacrifice or we'll both die here"

"Then let it be me! I've got nothing to lose. Alex already think of me as dead, I know she does, I can see it in her eyes. You've got a whole life ahead"

"No!" his face was such as horrified as mine.

"Tom, it's more rational"

"No!" he seemed so chok and was unconsciously moving fowards. He grabbed my shoulders softly "Don't you dare do that to me!"

"What are you talking about?"

"I can't lose you, not twice"

"Lose me?" What's going on?

"Vicky... If I'm going to do this, you need to know"

"I just moved my head from side to side once, completely lost.

"What I told you that day, after we kissed... I was lying. And you believed me so easily! But you should know how I truly feel, I don't want to die with regrets" I flinched at the word 'die' and didn't even dare thinking about such a situation "Victoria, I love you. It's ridiculous, we barely know each other, but personally I think that's the beauty of it"

"Why, then?" I asked, my mind seemed to be stuck, unable to fuction properly "Why did you lie?"

"Because it hurts to be rejeacted... Again" he looked at me for a moment, then looked down, his eyes sad and embarrased.

It took me a momento to realize my mind wasn't playing tricks on me, to understand what he was saying. He wanted me? He loved me?

Slowly I reached fowards to touch his face. Gently I raised it and leaned forwards to kiss him. The kiss seemed eternal. He leaned even closer to me, pressing his lips even more tightly against mine. He ended the kiss to quickly.

"I need you to live" he said.

"Tom, stop, please-"

"Vi, my injury-"

"Stop! You can't drop a bomb like that and then walk away!" my eyes were filled with tears, I couldn't handle this "You can't die"

"Look at my arm... I'm already dying"

He was faster than me and quickly started climbing down.

"No, wait!" I followed him.

"When they follow me, you run" he said without stopping.

"Tom, for God's sake, stop!"

He silently jumped to the floor, carefully starting at the wolves who, somehow, where still sleeping. They must have been watching us all night, maybe. My heart was beating so fast it almost hurt.

"Tom-" I chocked as I jumped to the ground. I was around five mieters away from the ground so I didn't fall as gracefully as he did. In fact, I landed on my knees and it hurt.

"What are you doing?" he whispered urgently as he reached me and helped me up with his good arm.

"What are you doing? Climb back up, dammit" I whispered back, glancing nervously at the wolves.

"I'm trying to save you" he said as he pulled me backwards, like that would make me safe.

"Tom, if you're gone, there will be nothing else for me, I'll be already dead"

"Before leaving, I promised Alex I'd do everything I had to to protect you. I'm trying to keep my promise"

"I don't want you to keep your freaking promise, for God's sake, Tom!" I said a little too loud. Our heads turned around as one of the wolves made a weird sound, raising its head in our direction. My heart skipped a beat.

Tom hid me behind him and I took his hand; oh, God, we're so screw.

"I love you" I whispered.

"Don't you dare- don't say goodbye" he said.

He grabbed my hand and I couldn't help feeling this was the end. I wasn't going to leave him and he wasn't leaving me either. I was just sorry Alex would be alone now. Would she be ok?

A threating, loud sound came from the back of the throat of the wolf and both Tom and I stepped back. It moved forwards. the three other wolves waking up aswell.

"Run" he told me.

"Never" I said "I'm not leaving you"

The wolves moved forwards as we moved backwards, Tom's hands tightly holding mine. This was it, then. I watched as they got ready, leaning backwards to then jump forwards. I closed my eyes.

I opened my eyes confused when nothing happened and gunshots filled the hair. Tom put his arms around me protectively, but I saw several men in uniforms shooting the wolves, killing them all. I couldn't believe it.

I felt sick again and couldn't feel my legs; this was all way too much for one day.

"Vi?" Tom asked alarmed when I collapsed in his arms.

"Are you people part of the crew of the plane that fell?" one of the men asked.

"Yes, yes, we are" he said as he held me with his good arm. The relief in his voice was almost tangible. He turned to me "You heard that? We're safe"

I took a deep breath, trying to think. I'm alive. We're alive.

"Alex-" I said.

"Yeah, we found her and her mate" another men said "They're ok, miss"

"You're arm-" I turned to Tom again. He put me down on the ground and knelt by my side.

"Vi, breath. I'm going to be fine, it's over, ok? Just breath. I'm here, I'm with you"

I nodded and moved closed to him. They started talking, making plans, but I didn't listen. I just closed my eyes and let Tom hold me. I kind of couldn't believe it was finally over, I felt dizzy.

Only when I felt Tom's soft lips against my forehead I knew it; I was safe.