Sorry it took me so long to update. I know it's been forever. But here is another chapter, enjoy and leaving reviews please.

-Thanks, Faith

Chapter 5

"So who doesn't get one?" It was the first thing Jackson had said the entire time.

No one answered the question. They were all hoping to get some water, but they knew that someone would have to give it up.

"Couldn't we all share, and just use one for everybody until Lex finds another water source?" Melissa said.

"No, what if someone drank more than me!" Eric whined.

"Yeah, and I don't really want to drink after any of you guys." Taylor said.

"Ok then Taylor. Do you have a better idea?" Daley responded irritated.

"Can't we just use ocean water?" Taylor said.

"If we could do you even think that we would be having this conversation." Nathan snapped. Taylor put her head down hurt by the way he snapped at her.

Daley walked over to Lex, and placed her hand on his shoulder. "Lex, what do you think we should do?"

Lex waited a while to think before he answered. He gazed up at Daley, and then looked around at the group. "I like Melissa's idea. I think that if we all drink out of one bottle at a time we can save a lot of water. But we would have to divide it out equally to everyone."

"As long as we are not drinking out of the same bottle, I'm fine." Taylor announced, walking away to the tent.

29DWN

The sun was setting fast. Lex had advised everyone that it would probably be good if none of them did any work, so that they wouldn't be thirsty.

Everyone had gotten into the tent to go to sleep, except Eric. He had kind of been by himself all day. He couldn't stop think about what had happened that afternoon with him and Taylor. He had been thinking so hard, that he didn't hear Taylor walk up behind him.

"Aren't you tired?"

Eric turned his head, and tuned it back once he saw it was her. "Why do you care?"

"Eric, I know you mad about what I said in front of everybody."

Eric grunted in reply.

"What did you want me say?" Taylor stammered, kneeling down beside him. "Eric!"

He looked at her. "Nothing! Taylor I didn't want you to say anything. Since obviously that's what happened, nothing." Eric stood up and started to head back to camp.

"Eric! Eric stop!" Taylor realized he wasn't coming back, and yelled. "Fine! Go be mad! I don't care."

Taylor went off to the tent.

29DWN

That morning, everyone got started on their usual chores.

"Is this really a good idea?" Melissa asked while she and Jackson were out pulling palm frauds, for the shelter Lex was thinking of making.

"Is what a good idea, you and me, or the chores thing?"

"I was talking about the chores thing. But," She paused wondering if she should say anything. "We do need to talk about us. Not saying there is an us," She quickly added. "But we do need to talk."

Jackson didn't say anything for awhile.

"Jackson, it's ok just --."

"I don't think it's a good idea." He said cutting her off.

"Oh, . . . wow, ok." Melissa's voice sounded hurt.

She didn't know what else to say so she started to walk in front of him.

"Wait, Melissa." Jackson grabbed her hand. "It just wouldn't work out here. You think hat too, right?" Jackson reached for her hand, so she wouldn't walk away.

"Yeah, sure." She was lying. She actually thought that dating on the island would be fine. But she knew that she couldn't tell him that. There was a pause. Melissa took her hand away from his, and walked off.

Jackson stood there confused for awhile then took off after her, to camp.

29DWN

"Hey."

Daley giggled when she felt Nathan come up behind her, and tickle her. "Hey."

They were inside the tent; Daley had been trying to clean up. Since they were all sleeping together, it had gotten messy and started to smell.

"What are you doing?" Nathan asked, wanting to help.

"I'm just cleaning up in here. Somebody has to do the dirty work." Daley responded giving him a soft, shy smile.

Nathan turned his back toward her and began to pick up a sleeping bag and roll it up. They stayed quiet for a while. They were trying to avid the subject that they knew would come up soon.

"Nathan?" Daley whispered. Since they were in the tents she knew the others were close by. "Is this going to work?"

"I don't know, Daley" He answered shortly.

Nathan sat down beside her in the tent. "If we wanted it to work how could it? He whispered in her ear.

"I do want it to work," She shyly stated.

"Would we keep it a secret?" Nathan questioned

"No. I couldn't so that to Lex."

Nathan knew she was right. Keeping it a secret would be wrong. He knew the only answer that was left. "So we wait until we get rescued?"

"Yeah, I guess." Daley paused making sure that was what she wanted. "I guess that's what we'll do." She stood up.

Nathan grabbed her hand and pulled her back down to his level. "That doesn't mean . . ." He reached for her face and pulled it closer to him. He kissed her lightly on the lips. "I don't get to kiss you."

She said and responded back when he pulled her in for another kiss, this time more passionate and breathtaking.

Nathan wrapped his arms around her waist, as she lifted her hands to his neck.

They continued kissing, but pulled quickly apart when they heard something coming.

They turned to see who it was when they realized that no one was there.

"Now I see why it would be hard to keep it a secret." Nathan said.

"Yeah." Daley said relived that no one was there.

They started laughing, but fell silent when they heard Lex calling everyone out to the fire pit.

Nathan and Daley jumped up and ran out of the tent, to go see what Lex wanted.

When everyone go to the fir pit they could all see that something was wrong because Lex looked really scared.

"Lex," Melissa asked. "What wrong?"

Lex didn't answer a first so Daley walked toward him and bent down to his eye level. "Lex what's wrong?"

Lex took a deep breath and looked Daley in the eyes. "We've got a problem." He answered.

Everyone looked at him and all their faces went blank. No one knew what to think but they didn't want to know what the problem was, but they were about to find out.