The Replacement

Alabell: Thanks! Glad you liked it!

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Chilton Puff: First off, thanks for reading my story. I'm not usually a big fan of Mary Sue fics either, but I think this one was a pretty good idea. I know my spelling is pretty rough and I do appreciate you being honest enough to let me know. I am always open to a BETA, but unfortunately, they can be pretty hard to find. I have gotten a better form of spell check, so that might help some. Any way, thanks for the review and I hope to hear more from you soon.

Two days later...

"Its gonna rain soon" Elise noted, sitting on a rock by the water and squinting up at the sky.

"Yeah, it looks pretty gray" Charlie agreed, glancing upward. "Do you know any place we can go to keep dry?" She questioned hopefully. "Nope. I haven't really thought about it" He replied honestly.

"Well, we better start thinking, cause its probably going to raining on and off for the next couple days" She suggested, taking a seat on a rock near by.

"I suppose we could head back to the beach, get some tarp and stuff" He noted, chewing on his lower lip. "That's a good idea. We should leave as soon as possible, that way we can make it back to the caves before night fall" She noted, hopping up to fetch her bag out of the tree.

"Yeah, your probably right" He sighed and pushed himself to his feet. He grabbed his bag out, leaving his guitar behind, knowing it would be safe where it was. Once they were done gathering their things, they headed back into the jungle. It was humid and damp, making the long walk pretty uncomfortable.

But the conversation was good and the two kept each other entertained until they made it to the caves. It was dark by the time they got there, and many of the people at the caves had already gone to sleep. The two had been laughing hysterically over one of Charlie's dumb remarks and were forced to hush themselves when they stumbled upon their fellow castaways.

"Charlie, where have you been?" Jack questioned in a low voice as he approached. "I decided it would be a good idea to go off on my own for a little while" He explained, sounding a little nervous. "Well next time you leave at least let someone know. We were worried about you" Jack explained, in concern.

The words took Charlie by surprise. After what he did, he assumed no one would care. Hell, he could have jumped off a cliff and they 'ed all soon forget. "Uh, sure Jack. I will next time" Charlie replied, not exactly sure how to respond. Jack just smiled and patted him on the shoulder, then stepped aside.

Charlie shoot a glance toward Elise, who shrugged, and then started walking. "Oh, and Charlie-" Jack called over, turning back around. Charlie stopped once again. "Yeah?" He questioned, wondering why anyone on the island would ever speak to him again. "Let me check those stitches tomorrow, before you head back" Jack instructed.

"Will do" Charlie confirmed with an appreciative. "Alright then, good night" Jack replied, glancing at Elise for a moment, but not asking any further questions. "Night" Charlie replied, and they headed their separate ways.

By now, it had started to drizzle. Charlie wondered over to the little huddle of rocks where he used to sleep when he stayed in the caves and lowered himself down.

There wasn't much room, and it was getting kind of hot, so he pulled off his hoodie and balled it up, forming a pillow for himself. He leaned his head back against the coat, witch rested against one of the rocks, and curled up his legs. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, wondering if he'd be able to sleep.

After a moment, he heard quiet foot steps. He didn't open his eyes, assuming the noise was just some random islander getting up to take a leak, until they stopped right beside him. He glanced up just in time to see Elise lower herself down beside him. For a moment he was confused. Then she curled up next to him, resting her head on his chest.

She didn't say anything at first, and neither did he. As she shifted and got comfortable, laying her hand flat on his chest, he found it hard to relax. She wasn't freaking him out or making him uncomfortable, he was just in shock. Shocked that someone would want to touch him, to be near him.

"Go to sleep, ass whole" She instructed without lifting her head. Charlie couldn't help but laugh at the remark. That lessened the shock a little, and he was able to relax. He shifted to get comfortable and put his arm around her, deciding that if she wanted to be near him, he wasn't going to argue. Besides, sleeping next to someone like her didn't seem so bad. Not bad at all.