Summary: CharlieOC. Alex, a 16-year-old, openly gay survivor, seems to find his new life on the island, away from his boyfriend, stressful. His new life in LA got shot down the minute the plane went in the air. Can Charlie cheer him up? Or will Alex go unnoticed by the group because of his sexuality?

Soul Survivor

Chapter Seventeen

Findings

Alex pushed apart the tree branches, following the sounds of the sounds of the whispers. He could make out that some of them were saying his name, calling out to him. It was hard work, some of the trees were so close he had to squeeze through them, but he kept going all the same

Meanwhile, on the beach, Charlie walked over to where Alex had last been. He saw Alex wasn't there and looked around

"Alex?" asked Charlie

He then heard the whispers, and saw the trees rustling. He shot to the edge of the jungle.

"You gotta be kidding me?" said Charlie, grabbing a burning log as well and going into the jungle

Alex was further in than he'd ever been, but the whispers seemed to be distancing themselves. Alex looked around, holding up the log to get a better view. It was only darkness; the flame only lit about three foot or so away from Alex. He squinted, looking harder, nothing seemed to be there, so he kept walking, the dead leaves rustling and crunching at his feet

Charlie struggled to get through the trees, the seemed to be holding him back, like they didn't want him to go any further. They rustled angrily. He grunted as he tried his best to get through. He kicked a branch. It made a loud snapping sound that echoed very loudly. It thudded onto the floor, then silence. Charlie gulped as he took another step in.

Alex came into a clearing, it seemed to be innocent enough, so he lent the burning log against a rock and sat down his feet were killing him. He took off his trainers and rubbed his feet. He looked around the clearing, it wasn't much, just trees and grass everywhere. He saw something out of the corner of his eye. Hid head darted to the side, nothing was there. He panted, panicking slightly.

The trees rustled gently, Alex was getting scared, although it seemed innocent, it was too innocent

Charlie fought harder against the trees, the really seemed to not want to let him past, the branches seemed to push him back. He wanted to stop, he was getting worn out. But the thought of Alex out in the jungle alone made him all the more eager to find him

Alex was panicking, the whispers seemed to be getting louder, and the sky getting darker. The flame still shone ever brightly, but it was being conquered by the darkness. Alex looked all around, the trees rustled more suspiciously now. He looked into the distance, two things seemed to be swaying the breeze, and it wasn't branches. He swallowed his fear and got up. He picked up the log and walked over to the things. He walked cautiously as he drew nearer, taking slow steps. He slowly began to hold up the flame. To his horror it revealed two corpses. But not any corpses, his parents.

He screamed and ran off, dropping the log as he went. Darkness surrounded him as he ran

In the distance, Charlie heard Alex's scream

"ALEX!" he shouted, ripping the branches apart with his arms.

He ran as fast as he could, trying to trace where the scream had come from. Eventually, he came into the clearing Alex had been in moments ago. Charlie, too, looked around and saw the corpses. Alex's flaming log illuminating them. Charlie gasped and ran off, terrified. He wondered what emotions and thoughts ran through Alex's mind the second he saw them. He thought about which way Alex might have gone. He thought the route with hardly any trees would be the best bet, so he took that path and ran as fast as he could, screaming Alex's name.

He heard another screamed, thought this time it was cut off. That wasn't a good sign. He tried to trace, again, where the scream had come from. He found himself in another clearing. He looked ahead, there was Alex once more, one the ground. He was coughing up blood

"Alex!" shouted Charlie, throwing the log on the floor and running up to Alex "Alex are you ok? What happened to you?"

Alex coughed again "Please... Charlie... I'm... So sorry... For everything..."

"You have nothing to be sorry for," replied Charlie "C'mon, we're gonna get you out of here" and he began to try to lift Alex up without hurting him

"Please... Charlie... Don't... I know... You know... I'm not... gonna make it..." Alex said, closing his eyes slightly

Alex was getting increasingly pale

"Charlie... Kiss me... One last time"

Charlie did just that, grabbing Alex's hand, who weakly held it back. He kept kissing him until Alex's get let go of his...

(A/N: Ok, last chappie next! I know Dan-chan's really unhappy now xD You'll be ok! I'm not sure Alex will, but you will xD Check out soon for more!)