~*~Jake~*~
Cassie began to stir and I whispered gently to her so as not to startle or frighten her. She said my name quietly and closed her eyes again.
"Yeah, Cass…it's me…are you okay?" I whispered.
She tried to respond but instead ended up violently coughing up water. I rolled her over onto her back and held her against my chest tightly. I slowly started to kick and move us back to where the whale was leaving behind my morphing shirt. Rachel, Marco and Ax were staring at me as I pulled Cassie back to the whale. Rachel and Marco helped me pull Cassie up onto the whale and then Marco came back to help me. I rushed over to Cassie, she was lying on the whale's back shivering. I almost cried seeing her like that. I had never realized exactly how much I had cared for her and now I realized that without her, I would be nothing. She understood me and supported me and I wondered what she had done to deserve a guy like me. She was always there for me and I was never there for her. A lone tear slid down my cheek…Cassie still hadn't moved and I feared that maybe she was--I didn't even want to think it. I wiped the tear away quickly, but no quick enough.
"Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww…is widdle-jakey-wakey crying for his wittle wover girl?" Marco of course.
"Shut up Marco" came Rachel's harsh reply. She stood up and dragged him over to stand with Ax.
"I'm sorry Cassie," I whispered brushing her hair away from her face gently.