Chapter 6- Trust

So, last night I finally had a random burst of creativity, which means you are doomed to a cliffy! (evil laugh) Sorry, but that's how the cookie crumbles. Remember, I'm changing my pen name to waiting4october. AND as I promised, 2 flashbacks. Just because I felt like it… SO, enjoy!

Charlie wiggled the bundle of tape on his pinky finger. He kept wiggling it until it would slide off. He waited a few seconds and dropped it to the ground, taking a deep breath, in hopes that these men didn't see it. Claire was walking behind Charlie, and stepped over the bundle of tape that read "L". She could see it through the bottom of her blindfold. They hadn't been walking for very long, but Claire carried many extra pounds and with every step she grew weaker. Her stomach felt unprotected, and that made her feel sick. Her hands were still bound, so she couldn't lay her hands on her very pregnant belly. She worried about a lot of things, her mind processing many thoughts as they walked on. Who are they? Where did they come from? What do they want? Why did they take her? Why hadn't the baby kicked, since she was taken? Is Charlie okay? Where are they going? Is anyone looking for them? Will they ever take a break? Were they going to die? Her legs finally collapsed from under her. She let out a shout in pain.

"Claire?" Charlie yelled, looking behind him, even though he couldn't see her with his blindfold on. "Claire are you okay?"

"Be quiet." Ethan said walking past him, towards Claire. "Get her up."

"She needs a break." Charlie hissed.

"I told you to shut up." He said looking back at him. "We rest, but it will be short. We'll carry her if we have to." Ethan ordered.

Sun was once again watching Aaron, so Claire and Charlie could be alone. She noticed the change in their relationship very quickly. When one left the other, there was always a peck on the cheek. When they thought no one was looking, there were touches to the thighs, back of the neck, but mostly hips. They held hands a lot and were always smiling. It wasn't hard to tell they were in love and each other knew it.

Charlie and Claire had walked in the jungle, holding hands. They had walking for awhile now passing over vines, through bushes, and walking on uneven ground.

"Charlie, why did you bring me out here?" Claire asked giggling as she wrapped her arms around his neck. He smiled and tilted his head to the side.

"I'll give you one guess." He said leaning down to her lips and pressing them against hers. Claire pulled him tighter to her. When they parted, both were breathless. Claire's smile grew.

"I give up." She said kissing him again.

"Actually, I thought we could talk about us." Charlie said sitting down on a fallen tree's trunk. Claire looked at him questioningly, she was worried.

"What about us?" Claire asked furrowing her eyebrows and sitting next to him on the trunk.

"Well, our relationship has changed and I thought we should talk about it." Charlie explained looking over at her. Claire's eyebrows were still furrowed, as she stared at her hands, which were shaking with fear and nerves. She felt sick, it all sounded really familiar. Thomas wanted to talk right before he broke up with her. Charlie wouldn't do that to her… Why was it being brought up? Why was he sounding so serious?

"Charlie, are you… breaking up with me? Because if you are…"

"No Claire, never!" Charlie interrupted quickly. "Never luv." He said grabbing her hand. Claire sighed with relief and a smile returned to her face.

"Then why do you sound so serious?" She asked, as he pulled her onto his lap. She put an arm around his neck, and the other was placed in her lap.

"Because things have moved to a different level with us, and I don't want to ruin it." Charlie said shaking his head.

"I don't either." She said smiling at him. He let go of her hand and wrapped his arm around her waist. She leaned her head on his shoulder and he responded by placing a soft kiss on her forehead.

"So, we'll take things slow, for you and Aaron." Charlie said as she turned her head up to him and kissed his stubbly beard.

"Thank you Charlie." She said softly.

"Anything for you, luv." He said pressing his lips against hers. She giggled and climbed off his lap. "You ready to go back to camp?" He asked with an amazing grin that grew with every second. Claire gave him a one sided smile.

"Yeah." She looked around. "Which way's camp?" She asked furrowing her eyebrows.

"Well, we came from…" Charlie turned in a circle, stopped, and pointed. "…that way, I think." He said rubbing the back of his head.

"You think?" She asked getting worried.

"Well yes." He said, totally confused.

"Charlie, are we lost?" She asked biting her bottom lip.

"Yes, but don't worry luv. We'll make it back to camp."

"How can you be so sure?" She asked crossing her arms.

"Claire, you trust me, right?" He asked turning to look at her.

"Of course." She whispered, pulling him into a hug. He kissed her cheek and pulled away. He tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear, and looked around once again.

"Let's get going." He said taking her hand in his and heading in the direction he believed camp was.

Then the sound came.

As they rested, Claire sat next to Charlie, whimpering in fear. Charlie could hear it, and every whimper broke his heart. He loosened the tape on his finger. This one read "A". He slid it off and felt hands pull him up. He felt around him, finding a stick, and placing the tape on it, his hands still bound. He had to make one obvious, so they would definitely see it. They would find them. Charlie realized he thought they would save them, but who was "they" and what if "they" really weren't coming?

Mysterious hands pulled Claire up, and urged her forward. She swallowed hard, scared out of her mind. The rest had done her legs some good, but it wouldn't be enough. Not unless they were close, but she didn't want to think about where they were being taken. She didn't want to think about any of it. Her heart pounded harshly, fear in every beat. The only thing that gave her hope was the sound of Ethan's voice. Odd as that sounds, it was because of what he said… "We're being followed."

I know… I'm mean. So the sound is… yeah right. Like I'm going to tell you. It could be the monster, the others, Danielle, or anything else my heart desires. And someone gets hurt. Hmm… who could that be? Just wait for the next chapter to see, I guess. Oh and review to tell me what you think and if you liked it.

Thanks to these people for reviewing chapter 5:

Lara Chubb of Deephollow- Hope this chapter was all you hoped for.

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redireas- Well, it's actually shorter than last chapter, but I had to stop it there, because I love cliffies. In my stories, not in the stories I read.

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