Title:The Bruises On My Heart

By:Cerulean Shadow

Summary: Numbah 5 and Numbah 3 are lost in a deserted island! Numbah 1 and Numbah 4 want to go find them both alone. As they try to find the girls, they find out that they are not alone...

CHAPTER 10

The rain had stopped early in the morning. It was cold and damp outside. Numbah Five was the first to wake up. There were drops of rain dropping from the edge of the cliff. The sun was covered up in the clouds, almost impossible to see. She got up from her sleeping place, and walked up to the very top of the cliff. Up at the top, it showed the thin, blue river surrounding itself with green trees. She stared at the claw marks on her hands. She thought she deserved it. Why? How could she deserve it? She thought for a moment, is it because of her attack that's luring the cougar to her friends? They can't escape the island with that gigantic cat following them around.

"I'm luring that monster here... and I'll stop him." she said.

Numbah Five walked to the edge of the cliff and took a deep breath. She clutched her hands as she closed her eyes. She was going to jump! She thought that if she got killed, the cougar wouldn't follow them anymore. Just as she was beginning to jump, she heard someone yell,

"Numbah Five, No!"

Numbah Five spun around to see who called her name. It was Numbah One. Numbah Five tried to ignore him, but something told her she needed to talk to him. She turned around to Numbah One's direction.

"Why are you trying to stop me?" she asked.

Numbah One grabbed her shoulders with both his hands.

"I'm not stopping you, I'm trying to protect you."
"From who? You and the other guys should be protected, not me." she said, pulling away from her friend's hold.

"What are you talking about, Numbah Five? You've done nothing wrong."
"Because of my claw marks and bite marks, I'm luring Theron to you guys!"
"Who's Theron?"
"It's that cougar that tried to kill us! And if I die, he'll leave you alone."
"Numbah Five... jumping off a cliff won't help us escape that thing."
"Then what will?"
"Fighting back."
"We can't. Theron is too powerful and too strong to take down."
"We'll think of something. Something that could be even more powerful than Theron."
"How are we going to do that?"

Numbah Five turned back to the edge of the creek and stared at the flowing river.

"He's unstoppable. He'll do anything to get us. Even kill us! So what's the use? Our weapons are no good. And any minute now, I could be like him and Maverick!" she cried to him.

"That would have happened days ago. And yet, you're still you."

She shot her head up. The claw marks could have taken advantage of her, but how come she didn't turn into an animal so soon?

"...You're right. But how come I didn't-"
"Maybe something blocked it from taking the effect on you."
"But what could it be?"
"I don't know. But all I know is, we need to stop this cougar before it's too late."
"Too late for what? Me turning into a wild animal?"
"Numbah Five..."
"Maybe I should jump off the cliff! That way you and the rest of the guys can be safe!"

Numbah Five turned back to the cliff, preparing to jump. But Numbah One grabbed her hand.

"Numbah One, what are you-"
"If you jump... I'll jump."

Numbah Five was speechless. He would really do that... for her. She felt Numbah One squeezing her hand. That meant he would never let go, no matter what she did. She knew he was serious. She didn't want her friend to sacrifice his life if she did. Small tears appeared in her eyes. What could she do now? She had no possible choice. She calmed down a little. After Numbah One saw her calmness in place, he loosened his hold on her hand. Numbah Five looked away. She looked like she was in shame. But she did know that there could be a possible way to fight back. But she didn't want her friends to get hurt.

"So... what do you have planned for fighting back?" Numbah Five asked him.
"Something... powerful." he responded.

From behind, Numbah Five and Numbah One didn't know that Numbah Four and Numbah Three were watching the scene with their own eyes. But they were hiding in the bushes so they wouldn't see them. They were amazed how they could fight back even though it's impossible to beat Theron.

"... You know he loves her." Numbah Four whispered to Numbah Three.
"He does?" she whispered back.

"Yeah. He told me and Numbah Two."
"Wow... she feels the same way about him too."
"Really?"
"M-hm. Small world isn't it? We found our love but they didn't find theirs."
"They might have. For some reason, they might have."

Numbah Four might have been right. He might have known that Numbah Five and Numbah One may have found love. About the plan that Numbah One was thinking of, they were going to be prepared of their big event: Destroying Theron.

But they didn't know about Theron's big event and plan yet...

TO BE CONTINUED...