Lost in Paradise

Chapter three:- Dreaming Reality

I'm sooooo sorry it took me so long but my computer was down. Well without anymore wait...here it is.

Jimmy woke up late in the night or mor early in the morning from a beautiful dream. He dreamed he was on a beautiful island with a beautiful girl...the girl he loves. Then he realized that he was dreaming reality. Except for the fact that the girl in his dreams returned his love. That's when it hit him that he had to tell Cindy how he felt about her, right now. He rolled over and put his hand on her side to wake her up but instead all he felt was the sand. Shocked he started panicking trying to find her but he couldn't see anything to well. He found no one there.

"Cindy?!" He yelled out but there was no answer "Cindy this isn't funny!" Still it was silent. Jimmy squinted his eyes to try to see into the darkness. Going into the island alone did scare him a little but the thought of Cindy being gone scared him even more. So he sucked in a deep breath, climbed to his feet, and walked into the center of the island. He continued to call out her name but there was still no answer.He didn't understand why this scared him so much. No one could have taken her, there was no one on the island. "What if she got lost?" More thoughts flowed into his head about Cindy sitting helplessly lost and maybe hurt.

He shook his head and started calling louder. After an hour of searching he almost gave up. Jimmy found a rock to just sit and think on. He sighed heavily as he sat down and rubbed his head. "Where are you Cindy?" He asked himself. Almost as an answer, he heard a scream coming from not to far in front of him. "oh mygod...Cindy!?" Jimmy jumped to his feet (literally) and started running. "Don't worry Cindy I'm coming!"

"Jimmy?" He heard a familiar and relieving voice say from right next to him. "Is that you?" Cindy was sitting on the ground with her shoe and sock off. Jimmy put his hand over his heart and sighed.

"Yeah it's me. Are you okay?" He asked as he slowly walked over to her. "You screamed..."

"Oh no I'm fine..."She said sarcasticaly "I just scream for fun." She winced in pain. "I stepped on something and yes it hurts."

"Sorry for caring."

"You don't care."

"Yes I do. How would you know anyway? Let me see your foot." He knelt down and picked her foot up. Cindy giggled a little because it also tickled. "Well it's not too bad but you shouldn't put pressure on it especially with all the sand you'd get in it." Jimmy sat down next to her.

"So what? I just don't walk. Is that what you're telling me?"

"No just use crutches...which I now realize we don't have..." They both laughed at his stupid mistake. "I'll help you or at least until we can wrap it with something."

"Whatever." Cindy said even though she was smiling because he was willing to help her.

"What were you doing out here? Trying to get lost?"

"No!" Cindy snapped back at him. "Look...I honestly don't know how I got out here. I must have sleep walked or something."

"Are you sure you don't remember?" Jimmy could tell that there was something she wasn't telling him.

"Yes, I'm positive." She said after a little hestiation. "What time is it?"

"I don't know but we should get back to the shore."

"Do we have to? I'm so tired. We can just sleep here."

"I'd feel better back at the shore, Cin."

"There's nothing here but you and me...what's wrong?" Cindy didn't understand what was so wrong with this spot.

"I...I don't know...Just a bad feeling."

"Pa-lease..." She said rolling her eyes "We're on a paradise island. What could be better?" She hesitated for a moment then quickly tried to change the way that sounded. "Well other than being here with a guy I like." Jimmy frowned a little but then desided to try to change the mood. He knew she felt the same way about him as he did her but just didn't know what to do. He didn't want to scare her.

"Well I couldn't think of anyone better to be here with than you."

"Was that sarcasim?" Cindy said a little confused. She had never been 100 positive on his feelings towards her.

"Yeah..." Jimmy said as if he had been defeated. "I was just kidding."

Cindy layed down on the sand and closed her eyes. She planned on falling asleep right there but she just couldn't. She could tell Jimmy was staring at her wanting to go back to shore. She growled then stood up motioning to leave. Jimmy jumped up and remembering her foot, wrapped his arm around her waist then threw her arms over his shoulders. They both smiled simply.

"Now will you stop complaining?" She asked when they got to shore. "Can I go to sleep?"

"Yeah I guess so." Jimmy helped her lay down in the sand still being careful of her foot. "Can I ask you something?"

"Errr..." She just wanted to sleep. "Can't it wait until tomarrow? I'm tired and I'm sure you are too."

"Yeah...it can wait." Jimmy turned away. "I've waited years...it can wait one more night." He whispered.

Cindy's eyes shot open. He didn't know but she heard him. Thoughts like 'years?' and 'could it be?' raced through her mind. If he had been waiting years to ask it, what could it be? She suddenly wasn't tired anymore and wanting to know what his question was but also didn't. What if it wasn't what she thought it was...what if it was the exact oposite?

Jimmy was laying there with his eyes open still not knowing she heard him. He was more interested in what Cindy was hiding from him. He knew it was something but he just couldn't figure out why she would go off into the island. There was no logical reason of course Cindy was never logical.

Eventually they both fell asleep only to be awoken by the sun...Jimmy stood up and stretched himself out. He looked over to his side to find no Cindy. He spun around trying to find her but she was no where in sight. He called her name only to fall down flat when she fell ontop of him.

"Owww!" He yelled out rubbing his head "What the hell were you doing in a tree?!"

"Ow...I was trying to get bannanas."

"Well did you at least get some? That hurt." All of a sudden a bunch of bannanas fell on his head.

"Yep I think I got a few." She laughed and Jimmy couldn't help but laugh a little himself. Cindy got up and picked up a bannana to eat. "Hungery?"

"Not really."

"Jimmy, why did you come out to look for me last night?" She asked starting to eat the ripe bannana.

"Well if you got hurt or killed then I'd be blamed for it..." Jimmy looked at her and saw she didn't buy his lame excuse.

"The real reason?"

"I care..about you." He kind of shrugged but not completely. He saw her smile so he did too. "Look why were you out there?"

"I told you, I must have been sleep walking."

"I told you the real reason I looked for you so you tell me the real reason you were out there." She was afraid he'd say that."

"Alright fine...Look there was something in there."

"Right..." He said not believing her

"I'm serious. You know how you said you felt bad when you found me and didn't want to stay there?" He nodded "Well I got that feeling and I went out to see what it was."

"That's stupid! If there was something out there you could have gotten hurt."

"I don't know why I went though! It's not my fault I swear!"

"Not so much of a paradise anymore huh?"

"Yeah I know..." She finished her bannana and went to sit by the ocean.

"Why do you like the ocean so much?" Cindy stayed silent. She really didn't want to answer that question. "Oh c'mon."

"I'll only answer if you ask me that question you wanted to last night." She wanted to bring it up and this was the only chance she would get.

"Fine I wanted to know if..." He paused. He could say the question so smoothly in his head but not out loud. "If...i-if...you were mad at me for getting us here." He panicked and couldn't say it. Cindy's expression turned to a dissapointed one. She knew that wasn't the question because it won't have applied to the years thing.

"The real one...the one you've been waiting years to ask me." Cindy said seriously.

"Oh you heard that?..." Jimmy looked away from her. "I...I-I wanted to know how you really feel about me."

"Well your answer to that could be in my answer to your first question about the ocean." Cindy smiled as did Jimmy a little. It wasn't exactly the way he had wanted to ask her and it didn't comeout right but... "I love the ocean because the ocean is as blue as your eyes. The ocean reminds me of you. Is that a good enough answer?"

"Yeah that's a good answer." Jimmy took Cindy's hand and squeezed it a little. They both smiled.

The next chapter should be up in a few days. If i have no more problems...thx