I'm truly sorry this chapter has taken so long to get up. I had a completely mental block when it came to what this story should be, and I realized that me, being the idiot that I am, wrote it in first person. Squee! Now, if I want anything to happen between Chris and Alexia, Gordie will have to be there. That could cause some issues, yes? I'll work it out though guys, and do my best to make it all work out. Thank you for all the AWESOME feedback. It's truly appreciated it. I'll do my best to get the chapters out quicker, alright? Just don't forget to leave feedback, lemme know you're still out there!! Enjoy chapter 4


Chapter 4



Slowly the lights began to turn themselves on each one of us. The brightness making each one of our skins look much lighter than they actually were. We each took turns looking at each other, our eyes wide and full of excitment. Grinning, we all started to run towards to shore, splashing as softly as we could. We grabbed our clothes are made our way up the rocks, our minds telling us to ignore the pain in our bare feet.

Each of us took hiding behind a tree, Vern and I hiding behind one, Chris and Alexia behind another while Teddy decided to brave one by himself. The car parked, but left the engine and lights on. A very dirty, raggidy man stepped out of the car, leaving the door open and made his way to the back of the car. When he started to open the trunk, I turned my eyes over to Alexia, finding her crouched down under Chris, resting on her knees. Chris's arm was over her, his hand resting on the tree, balancing himself, his other in the same postion, almost trapping Alexia up agaisnt the tree, but I highly doubt she cared. Her chin was rested on his forarm, her eyes clued on the man by his car. I watched her for a moment longer before turning my eyes back to the man, who had now made his way down to the shore of the creek and set his bag down beside him. I grinned to myself, pretending this was another one of the many mystery stories I've read, only I was in it. Even though nothing had actually happened, it still gave me chills up and down my spine, and I could feel the butterflys flying around in my stomach, running into each other and crashing straight down into my balls. It was great.

He began to take something out of his bag, and I leaned closer agaisnt the tree to get a better look. It was a box. It looked like it could be metal, like the ones the teachers have to collect all the lunch money in the morning, or when there is a bake sale. He must have tied something around the handle, because when he threw it into the creek, he was holding onto a somewhat small rope the trailed down into the water. He tied that end of the rope to a large rock, and rolled it into the creek. Looking around, he wiped his hands on his dirty jeans and made his way back up the hill and to his car. He got in, turned around and was gone as quickly as he came.

I swallowed deeply, barely aware that it tasted like I had a penny in my mouth. So what if it was nothing? It could be something, and I fully intended to check it out.

"Guys," I whispered harshly, just loud enough so they could hear me. "Should we see what it was?" I asked. I could hear Vern's mumblings about nothing behind me, and Teddy's snickering, but no one gave me a real answer. I stood up, brushing the dirt of my knees, and grabbed my pants, shoving them over my still wet skin. Not bothers to wait for the others, I hiked across the creek, dragging my shirt along with me, holding it above the water.

"Hey Gordie, whadda doin?" Chris called from behind me, and I heard what I'm guessing to be his feet splashing in the water.

"I wanna see what he put in there, man!" I yelled back, not bothering to turn around, because I heard more splashing. Finally, I had made it to the other side, and I plopped myself down on my knees infront of the water. I plunged my hand into the water and searched for the thin rope, the dark water making it completely impossible for me to see in it.

"Should I?" I asked Chris, who was now sitting next to me, half on land, half in the water. Alexia was across from me, sitting, her knees fully covered by water. Teddy had just made it across, and stood in the water, his hands on his knees, bending over the water, staring at it as if it were a meal and he hadn't eatin in weeks. I had finally found the rope, and pulled on it, a large rock slowly breaking it's way through the water. I tossed it on the other side of me, and held on to the rope

"Well, what are you waiting for?!" Teddy cried, "Pull that sucker up!"

Vern was still treading across the water when I pulled on the rope, and we all watched the water, waiting for something to break to the surface.

"Come on! Hurry up!" Teddy cried, again.

"I'm working on it, hold on. Geez." I yanked on the rope, and watched the water ripple.

"It's comin..." Chris whispered beside me, his eyes, like Teddy's, glued to the water in front of him.

"What could this guy possibly want to hide, guys?" Alexia asked, but no one answered. The metal box had finally broken it's way through the water, and now dangled in front of it, lighting up completely when the moons light hit it.

"What do you think is in it?" Vern asked, breathing hard, standing over my shoulder, mouth opened wide.

"Well, if he would open it, we would know, wouldn't we?" Teddy said, splashing his hand down in the water.

"Idiot didn't even bother to lock it." Chris said, smirking.

"I don't think he expected 5 teenagers to be watching him as he did this. I doubt he thought anyone would find it." Stated Alexia, grinning up at Chris.

I popped the unlocked lock open, and slowly raised the lid, my eyes widening when I saw what was staring back at me.

"Holy...Fucking-A..." Chris breathed beside me, and I could only nod in agreement.

"This is crazy!"