Sorry it took so long!!! The past few months have been the busiest of the year (I hope!) and I haven't had anytime to sit down at the computer for a while. I feel so bad but I promise that there won't be a big gap between part like that again. Anyway here's the second part of chapter 5. Please please please review!!

Demitri looked away from Kyle. "My story's not going to be as good as yours," he confessed.

"So?" she answered. "You were the one who was supposed to be telling a story anyway."

"You're going to be very disappointed. It's not very exciting."

"And you're stalling."

"I'm good at that," he told her.

"Yes you are." After an awkward moment for Demitri, Kyle continued. "So, what did you do that day?"

"A dare," he sighed.

"Seriously?"

"Yes. A few of my friends and I were playing a game. Apparently, they wanted to get rid of me because they dared me to follow a ship that was passing by and talk to one of the humans on board.

"So I did. Sort of. I followed the boat for hours. I couldn't muster up enough courage to surface. I just kept following it. Eventually, it grew dark and the ship slowed to stop. I remember drifting beneath the boat watching smaller ones leave. That got me curious.

"From what I thought was a safe distance, I finally went above the water. What I saw was a very odd sight. There was dark clouds billowing out of the ship and all the people were panicking. I watched as other boats were lowered to the water. Then I heard you cry. It caught my attention and I watched the boat tip over. I dove back under the water and swam over to you. I wanted to know why you were crying, besides that old woman yelling at you, but you had closed your eyes. Before anyone else could see me I dragged you away from the scene and brought you here."

"This beach?" Kyle asked.

"Yes. You wouldn't open your eyes all night. I didn't know what to do; your breath was so shallow. Around dawn, it stopped. I leaned down to your chest to listen and…you spit water all over me. You rolled over and started coughing. I asked if you were okay. You were only concerned about the ring. You wanted to know where it was. I didn't want you to start crying again so I went back to look for it. By the time I found it and came back, you were gone."

"They had found me by then," Kyle said. Demitri finally realized Kyle was leaning on his shoulder.

"Was there anyone at the shipwreck?" she asked.

"No. I didn't really look."

"I figured. I just have one question. Why did you keep the ring?"

"It made sense at the time. I think I kept it was so if I every saw you again I could give it back to you. I don't know why, but I really liked you"

"That's a good reason," she smiled at him. "And I guess I liked you, too."

"Really?"

"Yeah. It was weird. I couldn't get you out of my head for weeks. But I never saw you again ('til now) and eventually you just became a drawing from my imagination."

"A drawing?"

"Yep. It's in a box. Under my bed."

"Oh."

"I have another question. What were you doing here two weeks ago?"

"I can't really remember to tell you the truth. Every thing from that day is all fuzzy.""Oh, right. That stuff they put on the nets. It's supposed to make the fish feel drunk so they don't realize what's going on. I didn't realize it was that strong."

"Well, it is."

"Sorry."

"I'm fine now," Demitri said. After a pause he continued, "So, what else do you want to talk about?"

"I don't know. Pick something."

The odd pair on the beach spent the rest of the afternoon finally getting to know one another. As the sun began to set, the two felt like they had reunited with an old best friend.