I guess ya'll really do need to be threatened to review! Heh, just kidding. But thanks to those who did review, you make me happy

Kali: ::scoff:: right, well. You're in for a surprise this chapter. Disclaimer still stands until I can think of something else to add.

Teehee! You all think Gray's gone! What would this story be without Gray?

Chapter 4

Kali twirled the ring around her finger idly while she stared at the ceiling. She had slept on the boat that night; sleep meaning the whole thirty minutes she'd been able to keep her eyes closed. She groaned quietly as the boat rocked dangerously. When a wave hit her window, Kali rolled off her bed, onto the floor.

"Stupid storm. Why can't you just LEAVE ME TO DIE?" She shrieked and got up to look at the storm. As she pulled the curtains aside, Kai burst into the room looking scared, as the only part he'd heard from Kali was the 'leave me to die.'

"KALI! Are you . . . okay?" Kali didn't bother to turn around, but instead watched the storm which was getting closer.

"Kai, I think you should see this," she whispered. "As a weather freak, I'd advise us to get out of this boat. But, as a weather freak, I'd also advise us to stay inside because of all the lightning. But, we should also get off of this boat because of that lovely looking funnel cloud that's forming quite well." Just as Kai was about to reach the window, a giant chunk of hail hit the boat. Followed by another.

"Dammit Kali, get away from the window!" Kai yelled and yanked her away by the arm.

"But where are we going? We can't make it inside without getting killed!" Kali exclaimed and followed Kai into the main room. "And we're on water, and that conducts electricity! If the boat gets struck, we'll fry."

"No, there's a lightning rod up there. But we have other things to worry about, like that tornado," as Kai finished his sentence, the town's tornado alarm went off. Kali and Kai rushed back to the window to look, and were both amazed at the green sky and the huge funnel of wind making its way down to the ground.

"Alright, let's do this like we're inside. We should go into the bathroom, because there aren't any windows, and well, there'd usually be pipes, but here there's not. Oh well, we have no other choice," Kali said quickly and ran into the bathroom, followed by Kai.

"I have an idea!" he yelled over the sound of the coming waterspout. "I'll be right back!" With that, he ran back out of the room.

"Kai!" Kali yelled, but she stayed where she was, in the bathtub. A few seconds later, there was a crash, and the sound of Kai cursing.

"Here it comes!" he yelled back to Kali, before coming running back into the bathroom with two flashlights looped over his arms and a mattress from a bed. He jumped into the bathtub next to Kali and pulled the mattress over their heads, so nothing could hit them. As soon as the mattress covered the top of the tub, there was the sound of metal breaking followed by a huge tearing sound.

"We're not connected to the dock anymore," Kai told Kali. The boat took a huge lurch forward, and began tossing violently once more. The sound of shattering glass was heard as hail pelted and broke the windows. Kali held back a scream, and instead attached herself to the arm Kai wasn't using to hold the mattress down.

The boat dipped and rose dangerously for another minute as it continued to hail and storm and tornado (heh... ;) outside of the boat. Kali and Kai stayed motionless in their bathroom as they listened to their house-boat falling apart in the storm. Eventually, the boat stopped tossing violently as the waterspout lost energy and the waves lessened in size and intensity. The sound of the waterspout grew distant, and then disappeared completely.

"I'll go see if it's safe," Kai said and pushed the mattress off of the bathtub. Both siblings gasped when they saw their home. The roof had more or less collapsed completely, and many of the walls had been knocked in or out. Most of their possessions were still inside, but they were scattered among the rest of the house's ruins. The sky was beginning to clear up, and it stopped raining. Kali watched the sky but jerked her head away when she heard her brother swear loudly.

"What is it, Kai?" she asked cautiously and walked toward where Kai was standing, which happened to be on the top of part of the roof.

"Not only are the controls pretty busted, but look," he said and pointed out to sea.

"What," Kali asked, not seeing anything. "I don't see anything."

"Exactly!" Kai shouted. "That's where the dock should be! Where the village should be!"

"Well, we could have turned or something," Kali said, believing her brother had missed the obvious. But she was proved wrong when Kai held up his mini GPS, which ironically hadn't been crushed in the storm.

"It'll take days for me to fix the ship enough to get us back," Kai said, "But we do have enough food here, if you can find it," he said and motioned to the roof-covered kitchen. "You search for the food and other . . . important stuff, like your cell phone. I'll start fixing the controls. When we get back, we'll get Gotz to help rebuild this mess that was once a boat."

"I have my cell," Kali said and pulled out her pink phone. Kai's face brightened considerably.

"Good! Call someone and ask for help, or just let them know we're okay." Kali tried to call Popuri and Ann, but she couldn't reach anyone.

"Kai, I can't get anyone! I only know one more number," she added. Kai looked up from his tool set.

"Well, why the bloody hell haven't you called it yet?"

"Because it's Gray's phone number," Kali said softly. Kai rolled his eyes.

"Grow up, Kali. He's still your fiancé, and you're in no position to complain about getting help," he spat the last words at Kali and turned away bitterly.

'Well this is new,' Kali thought and shook her head as she warily dialed Gray's cell phone number.

"Hello?" Kali gulped quietly when she heard his voice.

"Uh, hi Gray," she said, hoping he'd know it was her.

"Kali?" the surprised voice on the other phone asked. "Are you okay?"

"Um, actually, me and Kai are kind of stranded in the middle of the ocean. But we're okay," she added.

"Oh, thank goddess," Gray breathed. "When will you be able to get back?"

"I'm not sure," Kali admitted, "We'll have to fix the whole boat, pretty much," she sighed and twirled a strand of her hair around her finger. "Me and Kai are a good team, though. We'll come back soon. I guess I should go."

"Alright, bye. Wait, no, hey Kali?"

"Yeah?"

"I'm sorry for . . . yester-"Gray was cut off by another voice in the background.

"Gr-aaayyy! Get off the phone." Kali winced and hung up as she heard Mary's voice.

"Kali, now hurry up and find us some food," Kai shouted from his spot at the once-controls. Kali sighed, rolled her jeans up to right below the knee, tightened her bandana, and saluted Kai.

"Yes sir," she shouted back and marched over the ruins to the kitchen. One wall was still standing, and a half of another was too. The refrigerator was still there, but it was lying open and face down on the bottom of the ship. Kali could see a little bit of food spread out on the ground, mostly opened cereal boxes and granola bars. She gathered most of what she could in her arms, and dumped it on top of the refrigerator.

"Shazam!" Kai suddenly shouted from working. Kali looked up and raised an eyebrow.

"What the hell brought you to saying that?" she asked as her brother skipped around in a circle.

"I fixed one of the main controls. I think I can get us back now!"

"Well, by all means, GET US BACK!" Kai grinned and ran to the steering wheel.

"OKAY! It might take a day though." Kali rolled her eyes at his mood swings.

"What are you, PMS-ing or something? And I don't care, just get us back."

Now, what happened and what COULD HAVE happened are two totally different things.

Kai COULD HAVE ripped his bandana off to reveal really long hair and then reply 'yes' to Kali's PMS question, basically letting her know that he's really not a he, but a she. But that's just what could have happened. What really happened was a totally different thing.

He rolled his eyes at Kali and scoffed.

"Whatever Kali. I'm getting us out of here now," was his reply as the motor went to life. Kali sat down on a piece of roof to wait out the long ride home.

End Chapter. . . .

Kali: ::wipes head:: I think this is turning a tad angst-y.

Yes. It seems as if it is. Oh, and Caitlyn, I put your 'shazam' in there.

Kali: If you spent all that time reading this chapter, please spare another minute and review this chapter. It took Chelle a LONG time to think of. Tankie!