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"Um………..so…………..what now?" Abby questioned, looking around worriedly at her fellow survivors. Everybody else pondered this for a bit, staring blankly into space. Everything was silent for awhile, every teenager deep in their own thoughts………

"That rock over there looks like a cell phone." Shelly spoke up, pointing at a nearby rock. Everyone groaned, rolling their eyes. "You guys, maybe we should split up and go our own separate ways, to our coordinated campsites?" James asked. Everyone sighed, knowing it was the best (and only) thing to do. It was getting quite boring and quiet between them, anyways.

"Yeah, I guess so. Shelly and James, you guys go that way," Simonia pointed towards a large bush made of some kind of green shrub. "Abby and Frederick go that way, and Lin Lee and Bradin go that way." she pointed towards a rocky pathway for Lin Lee and Bradin to take, and got up from the rock that she was sitting on. "Roberto, lets go this way."

Everybody got up from their seats, brushing dirt and grass from their pants. They picked up their bags and first-aid kits, giving each other last hugs and final goodbyes to each other before walking separately, and to their own ways.

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Gosh, why do I have to get stuck with him? BRADIN WESTERLY? Ha, how ironic was it for me to get him as a partner, huh? Well, I sure do hope that I'll get through this test without breaking his arm or biting him! Lin Lee glanced over at the blonde boy, who seemed to be busy staring at her in a creepy admiring way.

Eh, this could get physical for all I care! "What are you staring at?" Lin Lee asked, trying her best to not sound menacing or blood-thirsty. Both of them stepped over a large tree root carefully, paying close attention to their surroundings. Bradin smiled, blushing rapidly. "Because………..you're really pretty……….." he answered, looking at her with hopeful eyes. She rolled hers, focusing her attention back to the map and compass in her hands. That's the best he can do? she wondered, stifling a laugh.

"Let's turn this way." she ordered, stepping towards a pathway to the left. Bradin slowly followed her, and both of them were soon walking side by side down the dirty and worn-down cobble stoned forest pathway. "It's so beautiful here……….." Bradin commented to Lin Lee, breathing heavily as they hopped over a pile of wood that was in their way. Lin Lee couldn't help but smile, no matter how hard she tried. But she hid it silently behind a grim expression that she created for herself, not really wanting to befriend the surfer.

She held the map more closer to her eyes, sighing as she tried to pin-point the location that they were supposed to camp on. "Geez, I can't figure out where we're supposed to go!" she cried out, frustrated. Bradin smiled, walking nearer to her as he took the map slowly from her hands. He stared at the colorful paper for awhile, giving a few glances at the compass as they both started walking slower and slower.

"We should go this way." he said after awhile, guiding Lin Lee towards the right, which had the pathway bent perfectly for them to walk on. She nodded, almost surprised and shocked he could even read. Wow, I guess I underestimated him!

Bradin soon stopped in his tracks, signaling to Lin Lee to do the same. She did, giving him a questioning look to the reasons for his actions. He grinned, pointing. "We're here." he replied. Lin Lee looked ahead to where his finger was pointing, nearly choking on her breath in shock. "Wow……….it's………amazing……."she uttered out.

Both of them slowly walked onto the large patch of clean, light green grass. It was about the size of a huge backyard, and the sun shone brightly on it, making it have a somewhat heavenly look. Trees were hanging around nearby the spot, their leaves shining orange and yellow, since the signs of fall were beginning to show. They made the place look even more romantic than it was, and a cute wooden swing was tied to a tree nearby. A small, tiny spring was visible behind a few small rocks in a corner, and it held clean spring water in it.

"How convenient…….." Lin Lee pointed to the spring, smiling at the spot that they were supposed to stay at for two whole months. Both of them dropped their bags onto the ground, taking a while to look around them. "At least we're having a decent place to stay at! I gotta thank the coach!" Bradin said, taking some time to stare at a pink flower. Lin Lee smiled, bending down to pick up the gray tent bag from the ground.

"Bradin, come on, lets set up our tent and campsite before sunset comes! I'm sure you won't want to sleep in the dark, do you?" she tugged and opened the Velcro bag, throwing some fabric over to Bradin. He gave her a peculiar look, not knowing what to do. Lin Lee sighed, exasperated. Doesn't this guy know how to set up a tent? She rolled her eyes, muttering to herself.

"Just unfold all the fabric carefully." she simply replied, taking out some sharp stakes from the inside of the bag. She took out a marker, marking the spots where they were supposed to put the stakes for the tent.

"Lin Lee………….do you hate me?" Bradin asked, going on his knees as he carefully unfolded the gray fabric. Lin Lee almost coughed, shocked that he would even know. How does he know how I feel? Maybe he noticed…………well, I've got to give some credit to him for finding the campsite! Maybe he isn't SO bad…………annoying yeah, but not exactly what I would call stupid.

"A little, yeah…….." she answered truthfully, staring at him from the corner of her eyes. He cringed a little when she said that, and she had no idea why, though.

"Why?" he asked, brushing his blonde hair out of his eyes, getting up from the soft grass. He stared at the fabric for a moment, before bending down again to unfold it a little more. Lin Lee sighed, setting the black marker back down to the ground. "I don't know………….I just do, I guess……….." she shrugged, glancing over at him again. This time he was staring at her right back, but it didn't seem as annoying or dumb like the other times he did before.

"Listen……….I know you might not really like this, since you 'sorta' hate me and all, but perhaps…………..we should do a truce…….." he trailed off, sticking out his hand for her to shake with. "At least, until this is all over." But she still didn't shake his hand. Instead, she pretty much just stared at it.

Bradin sighed, patiently still sticking his hand out. "Maybe you should give this a try……….like a trial, or something like that. We could try out this 'friendship' with each

other, and if it doesn't work out when this test is over……….we could put a stop to it and throw it out the window as if it was nothing and just a piece of crap. All until this test is over. We're going to have to live with each other for awhile, anyways. So, what do you say?" he waited for the Asian girl's response, but she still remained quiet. There was silence between them.

Should I do this truce with Bradin? SHOULD I? I mean, I know I don't really want to be friends with him……………but, he is, unfortunately, right that we DO have to live with each other for this test…………

"Truce." she answered, shaking his hand in return after critically thinking to herself. I just hope this all works, and DOESN"T involve ANY romance……….or biting……….

Lolz so, what do all of you guys think? Wait, don't tell me, show it all on a thing called A REVIEW! lol seriously though guys, please review. I just hope that this story is still good to you (or if it even was to begin with………….)Isn't the format horrible, though? I just noticed...hehe, thats Microsoft Word for ya!This chapter was written just to settle and simmer down the war between Bradin and Lin Lee………..and to start off "the friendship" they're going to start and try out. Whatcha think?

Byez, rei ann :)