Chapter 5: Paradise

Marissa looked around the airport. She knew that the whole group should have all come together. Her and Summer were the only ones who had arrived and their plane to Ho'olehua Airport was currently boarding. She needed this vacation, so she was leaving with or with out the beaming couples.

"Maybe they got into some huge fight. You know like Cohen mentioned how deeply he is still in love with me and Alex wouldn't let him come."

"Right, that'll happen."

"What's your idea?"

"Ryan called me this morning and said that he wasn't sure if he could make it. He said something about trying to work things out with Lindsay."

"Did he say anything about Cohen?"

"Only that, if Ryan doesn't come, Seth probably won't come."

"Well let's board the plane."

The second Marissa and Summer turned their backs and started walking up to their gate the boys showed up. The girls winked at each other before turning around. They knew that things just might get a little hot this week. They grabbed the boys' arms and ran to get to the boarding gate in time.

Summer pleaded to sit next to Seth, which left Marissa and Ryan sharing the seats right across them from the aisle. The girls took the aisle seat and the guys took the window seats. There was tension in the air. A person could almost cut it with a knife.

"I thought you weren't going to make it?"

"I changed my mind at the last minute."

"Why? What happened to the plans of working things out with Lindsay?"

"She is spending the weekend with Caleb."

"Ah, and you two get along so greatly."

Ryan just nodded his head. He could tell that this was going to be a long flight, especially because he couldn't get Lindsay off of his mind. He knew he shouldn't have come, but he wanted to spend time with Marissa again to see if he really did love her.

Summer sat trying to think of something to say to Cohen. She could tell her best friend was in the same position. They got what they wanted why did it have to be so complicated. Cohen broke her heart why is she trying to win him back?

"So what are you drawing?"

"I'm making my own comic book. I like to do that when I am not getting furiously cut to pieces by you."

"I do not cut you to pieces."

"Yeah, whatever."

"Can I see?"

No, it's kind of a personal thing. I haven't let anyone see it yet."

"Oh. Is it of Alex? I mean because you two are dating?"

"No, it's just on a girl I made up on my own."

"You should really let me see her."

"Maybe, I'll let you see when I am finished."

"You're no fun…"

The rest of the trip was spent with the foursome trying to come up with small talk amongst one another. No one felt comfortable. It was like there was a secret memo that they all didn't get to see, and no one wanted to go against it. They felt like they were walking on eggshells, any minute could set someone into a deep cycle of pain or anger whichever came first.

When they first got to Ho'olehua Airport, no one knew where to go. It wasn't like there were signs saying that way to Castle Kaluakoi Villas. Molokai is the smallest of the Hawaiian Islands. Julie must have wanted them to get away from everything. She got the group a beach side bungalow with two bedrooms. She figured one for the girls and one for the guys.

"Um, I think that is a bus over there that heads to the resort." Marissa said as she pointed to a shabby looking tourist bus. The town they were in wasn't as ritzy as they were used to in Orange County. It was going to be relaxing to just be in a different setting for once.

The four of them hopped on to the bus ready to see what their bungalow looked like. Although all of them were nervous about spending a week together with no chaperones in a romantic place such as Hawaii, all of them couldn't wait to get their adventure started. They really did want to get away form it all and let what happens happen. After all, what happens in Molokai stay in Molokai.

When the bus pulled them up to the office of the bungalow to get their keys Summer ran out to grab them. She wanted to see just what her room looked like, it had to be perfect. She ran back to the others and the bus dropped them off at their designated beach front castle as the resort calls it.

After Summer unlocked the door and everyone checked out the spacious front room and kitchen, Summer and Marissa headed to the bedroom they were going to share, while Ryan and Seth headed to the bedroom they planned on sharing.

Summer pushed her bedroom door open as she claimed what parts of the room belonged to her for the week, which was practically every dresser and the closet. She watched as her friend rolled her eyes and sat on their big bed.

The room was big and small at the same time. It had a balcony that over looked the beach and a doorway that led to the bathroom. For furniture, it had one big dresser, two small dressers, a small desk with hook ups for a computer, a small table with a few chair. It had to bedside tables and small one right by the mirror that was near the door to the hallway. The bed was obviously a king sized bed. It was so big that all four of them could have probably slept in it.

"I love it here!" summer exclaimed as she started to unpack her things. She couldn't even start to imagine what she was going to do for a week, but she couldn't have picked a more romantic spot to seduce Cohen if she picked it out herself. She was a woman on a mission she refused to fail.

"It's nice."

"I mean c'mon Coop! You can see the sunset over the ocean. That is just beautiful."

"You can see that back home."

"But the water isn't tainted here."

"I guess your right. I guess I have just been thinking."

"About what?"

"Ryan, I think I need to move on. I need to find someone new."

"No, we made a pact."

"Please, it's never going to happen. Who are we trying to fool?"

"Chino and Cohen, remember?"

"Yeah, I remember. I just don't think it will work."

"In a magical place like this anything can happen." Summer said as she unpacked the last of her clothes and set her watch to Hawaiian time. She smiled at her friend and went to try out the shower.

Marissa knew it was going to be a long week. She just couldn't figure out what she was going to say to Ryan. She did love him, but he didn't love her back. His heart also belonged to another woman. Both Summer and Marissa had to figure out what to do before they lost the chance of getting the ones they loved back and they only have one week.

AN: Alright, sorry it took so long to update. I have been so busy with school work. Anyways, I received my first flame ever today and I just wanted to know where everyone else stands. Since Ladyhawke has basically told me to stop writing my fanfic, I want to know where everyone else stands. I mean if I am writing a piece of crap that no one wants to read, then I shouldn't be writing.