Chapter Four:

Expedition

It was about twenty minutes into the search for the cave until someone broke the awkward silence that was between them.

"So. What is it you do, Mr. Sawyer?" She said keeping her eye on him from behind.

"What do you think I do?"

"I don't know, that's why I'm asking." She scoffed. We're not going to get along at all.

"Guess."

"Okay." She sighed. "How about… an accountant?"

"An accountant?" He turned around and a smirk came across his face.

She shook her head. "No, to boring. Though it could explain your attitude."

"My attitude?" He lost his smile and returned his attention on the path in front of them.

She avoided the topic. "How about.." she thought for a moment. "A murderer?"

This made him stop and turn around. She hit a nerve. "Not funny."

She backed up a bit while he took a few steps towards her.

"Listen, girly, just get me to the cave and you can be on your marry little way."

"You were the one that wanted to play."

"Yeah, but I'm not accusing you of being a murderer, now am I?"

"Well I can't help it if you give off that killer vibe."

He took another step towards her, she backed up into a nearby tree. Her back hitting the trunk. She looked up into his eyes. They were cold. He is a murderer.

"I don't know what it is with you."

She stood there waiting for him to back away. He's capable of ripping me in two. I don't want to push it. "Oh?" She showed her true colors. She was scared and for good reason. She was all talk. Her hair fell into her face covering up her left eye. She could still see him moving in, closer.

"I don't gotta prove anything to you, and I'm not going to." He moved another step this time their bodies were touching. "Just to let you know, this island is far dangerous than any one of us."

Defiantly hit a nerve.

He tucked the piece of hair that was covering her eye behind her ear. "If I didn't think I'd pass out, I defiantly wouldn't be here with you."

Ouch.

"So why didn't you wait?"

"Wait for what?"

"Any one of us could have gotten the doctor for you, you could've waited."

He nodded. "Yeah, firecracker, I guess that's true." He smirked and started walking. "Yeah, but we'd not have this lovely time to ourselves."

"Lovely?"

She followed behind him. Why am I helping this guy? I guess I'm scared of the island more than him. He's seen things, that I haven't even dreamed of. She knew the rest of the way would probably be completely silent. She liked it that way. It was awkward but she'd rather be safe than dead at the hands of this guy.