Last chapter! Hope you guys liked it. With any luck, I'll have a new F29D story up pretty soon.

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Chapter 4. Direct Hit

That night Nathan paced infront of the girl's tent. He had everything planned out perfectly. Now all he needed was time. Time enough to do the one thing he had been trying to do all day. And this time, he would do it on his own.

Nathan took a deep breath and poked his head in the tent.

"Daley." He whispered.

After a few seconds Daley limped out of the tent. She had stepped on a shell and cut her foot.

"What is it Nathan? Is something wrong?" she asked sleepily.

"No. But, remember what I've been trying to tell you all day?"

"Yeah?"

"Well, come with me." Nathan said nodding towards the jungle.

"But, my foot." Daley said still a little confused.

"Oh, right. Well, I'll carry you." Nathan said nervous of what she might say.

"Ok." Daley shrugged. "If it's that important."

Nathan smiled big and wide on the inside as he gently lifted Daley and carried her down the path into the jungle.

After a few minuets the side of the path they were on was illuminated with Melissa's candles.

"Nathan, what is this?" Daley asked when she saw this.

"You'll see." Nathan said smiling.

Soon they came to a small clearing that Daley couldn't believe really existed.

It was decorated almost like the plane was the night of the dance.

But this time instead of Lex playing music, here was a small radio that they had saved from the storm hooked up to the ipod playing a slow song. And most importantly, instead of everyone else around, they were the only ones even awake.

"But Nathan, how…"

"Remember when Jackson and Lex went to find more water?"

"Yeah."

"Well, they were actually setting this up for me." Nathan said smiling.

"Nathan. I can't believe you would do something like this for me! Why would you do something like this?" Daley asked still in disbelief.

"Here. You probably want to sit down before I tell you." Nathan said leading he over to a log.

After they had sat down Nathan took a deep breath.

"Well like I said, this all has to do with what I've been trying to tell you all day." Nathan started.

"Yeah, go on." Daley urged.

"I guess I better get it over with before something else interrupts me. Daley, I….like you. But not just as a friend." Nathan said trying to get it out as easily as he could.

When he saw Daley sitting there with a stunned look on her face, all his hopes crashed.

"I knew it was a bad idea. I just knew it from the start!" Nathan said as he stood up and started walking away.

But before he could take two steps, he felt a hand on his back. Fearing for the worst, he turned around.

As son as he did he felt Daley's lips come in contact with his own. For a few seconds he was stunned by this.

Then he eased his hands to her waist and pulled her even closer as she in turn wrapped her arms around his neck, deepening the kiss.

After what seemed like eternity, they broke the kiss and just stood there looking into each other's eyes smiling.