Author's Note: Thank you all again for the reviews (: Loved them! I tried to make this longer than the last chapter since you all asked, but if you want it just a little bit longer, I can do that. Here's Aria's POV. Enjoy!

I heard my voice being called from someone behind me as I turned around, locking eyes with that mysterious stranger. Except this wasn't a mysterious stranger. It was my English teacher, Mr. Fitz.

"Mr. Fitz, w-what are you doing here," I asked, running a hand through my curls, hoping they weren't too frizzy due to the humidity.

"Well, I was invited by a college friend, but I wasn't really expecting any underage adolescents to be here," he said, putting both of his hands in his pockets.

I cringed as he put an emphasis on underage. I really wasn't even supposed to be here, but my friends had dragged me out of our hotel room. Of course, Josh had been the reason.

My outfit had been simple, consisting of jean capris, a sleeveless blue undershirt, a dark grey long sleeve shirt, and white sandals. I was going for comfort more than anything. I didn't really care if I impressed Josh or not.

"Well, some of us underage adolescents are more mature than you think. They didn't necessarily come here to drink, but instead just to have a good time," I spitted out before turning away from him.

I could hear him call my name as I began picking up my pace in order to just get as far away from him as I possibly could. I finally found a good spot and stopped.

I reached into my leather over-the-shoulder bag to check my phone for any new messages. This bag was my life and I carried anything I could possibly need in it. I didn't have any new messages that caught my attention, but something else did. Right in front of me was Josh.

Josh was locking lips with Christina, a peppy senior who loved skinny lattes and majored in doing cartwheels. I was just a slight bit jealous, because it seemed like he took up an interest in me, or so I thought and had been told.

I quickly put my phone back in my bag, trying to look away from the scene as quickly as possible. As I finally looked up, Mr. Fitz was heading my way, trying to get my attention. Before I could react, my foot slipped off the deck.

I landed directly in the water, being completely soaked to the bone. The water was a little colder than I expected and sent a chill up my spine.

"Aria," I heard Mr. Fitz say before he jumped into the water as well, swimming over to where I was.

He put an arm around my waist, leading me to the inflatable lifeboat. I put one leg into it, moving my weight to get my body fully in the boat. He soon followed behind.

"Are you alright," he said looking at me with concern, locking his eyes with mine the whole time.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I just slipped," I said, trying my best to show no emotion in my voice.

Before any more words could be spoken, we were both alarmed when we heard sirens, knowing that the police had shown up to the party.

I looked back at Mr. Fitz, surprised when I saw him pull out a pocketknife and cut the cord to the boat. I didn't know even carried such a thing.

"Mr. Fitz, what are you doing," I asked, confused at his certain tactic.

He put the knife back into his pocket, acting as if what he did was something you saw every day.

"First of all, call me Ezra," he said laughing lightly. "Secondly, I don't want us to get caught because it would be bad for the both of us. I could very well lose my job over this and you could be sent home early from the trip. Let's just wait it out until the boat leaves, and then we'll head back to shore as if nothing ever happened."

Ezra, I had to admit was right. There could be very severe consequences for each of us, if we so happened to be caught. I looked at the boat, watching as it began to go back to shore, as well as the police.

I looked at him, wishing that somehow this moment wouldn't end. I adjusted the strap of my bag on my shoulder, hoping the awkward silence between us would end.

"Thank you, for jumping into the water for me. You really didn't have to that," I said smiling lightly at him.

"It was really nothing. I just didn't want anything to happen to a fellow student of mine," he answered as he ran a hand through his wet curls.

Why did he have to make everything so neat and tighty? Any other teacher of mine would have just stood there and asked if I needed help. Instead, he jumped in, helping me to safety.

I looked out into the ocean, having a gut feeling that we were drifting farther away by the second. Suddenly, something caught my attention and not for the better. A giant wave was developing and headed just our way.

"Ezra, look!" I hit him lightly on the shoulder, causing him to gasp out at what was in sight.

"Aria, come here. I don't want either of us to lose track of one another," I heard him say very sternly, giving me look of seriousness.

I quickly scooted over to him as he wrapped his arms around me, keeping a tight grip around my body. I could smell the light smell of his musky cologne, giving me the sensation of goose bumps.

"Alright, now I want you to close your eyes and hold your breath on the count of three."

I nodded, immediately shutting my eyes on his command. "Ok."

"One, two, three!"

Water shot throughout us, causing the surface from under us to whip away, leaving us in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. I never let go of his hand, giving it a gentle squeeze in order to let him know I was still there.

A few seconds later we came up to the surface, gasping for air and keeping a short distance between the both of us. My eyes quickly adjusted as I opened them, catching sight of the inflatable lifeboat.

Ezra let go of my hand as we swam to the device, getting in and laying down with complete exhaustion. I closed my eyes before opening them again to look at Ezra.

Ezra, he looked absolutely terrified from our experience with the wave. I turned over, placing my hand on his.

"Hey, everything's alright," I said as I watched him turn his head towards me.

"Aria, I swore I just watched my life flash before my eyes. I don't what would have happened if you or even I had drowned due to that."

My eyes saddened as I pursed my lips, trying to think of an appropriate response that would help the situation.

"Look, you did an amazing job to save the both of us. Wrapping your arms around me and then holding hands under the water, I would have never thought of that. You saved us, Ezra. You're the hero here."

Ezra turned his body over, in order to face me. He gently placed his hand on my face, caressing my cheek with his thumb.

"You're amazing, you know that?"

I couldn't believe the words I was hearing and didn't think of them to be true. That was until I felt his lips being pressed against mine. I wrapped my arm around his waist as I felt the kiss deepen.

I opened my mouth more slightly as I felt his tongue slide in against my bottom lip. Our tongues danced slightly together before I felt him pull away.

His eyes looked into mine, almost as if what he had just done was a horrible mistake. Kind of like committing a crime such as murder. He turned away instantly, his back now facing me.

"We both should get some sleep. Goodnight Aria."

I gasped lightly, wishing we could somehow spend the night facing each other, close enough to share one another's warmth.

"Goodnight Ezra," I responded, turning my back to him as well, hoping sleep would take me very quickly. To my benefit, it did and before I knew it I had entered a deep sleep.

The next morning came much too early for me, but I soon found the light very welcoming. I sat up, trying to not wake Ezra since he was still asleep. I was quite surprised, thinking that he would be an early riser since he was a teacher.

I looked around, taking in the scenery. We were still surrounded by nothing but the ocean. I looked into the distance, cupping my hand across my forehead to avoid the sunlight from entering my eyes.

Was that an island I saw in the distance? It was! I smiled, knowing that there was still hope for us to be rescued. I shook Ezra, getting a sigh in return.

"Aria, what is it," Ezra said turning to lie on his back and look up at me with squinted eyes.

"Ezra, there's land up ahead! We have to get ashore immediately," I said acting as if time was an essence in which it really wasn't.

He sat up quickly, looking out to see if what I had said was true. His expression changed automatically as he looked around, finding only one paddle. How that had stayed in the boat, well that was a mystery to probably the both of us.

Ezra began paddling furiously, fighting the brisk waters with each stroke. As we were almost to shore, giant boulders blocked our path and we tried our very best to avoid them.

We ended up both getting out, dragging the lifeboat. We placed it away from the water, sinking down to our knees, thankful we wouldn't have to look at that ocean all the time.

I let out a sigh of relief, knowing that there had to be some civilization somewhere and that we would be saved immediately. I got my phone out of purse, lifting it in the air and trying to get some type of signal.

"Damn," I said when my phone responded with no signal and an almost dead battery. I shoved it back in its rightful place, furious at our unfortunate situation.

"You're not going to get any signal out here. I can almost guarantee you that we're on a stranded island," Ezra said, raising his brow slightly as if he were an expert at these types of things.

I shook my head, feeling slightly annoyed at his remark. "Can you just try your phone, please?"

Ezra reached into his pocket to pull out a completely soaked and nonworking phone. He tossed it in the sand, not wanting a thing to do with it.

I got up, glancing around the island in hopes I could prove him wrong, but he was right. We were the only two people here. That didn't begin to mention if there were any exotic animals on the island as well.

"I think we should begin to make us some type of shelter and then maybe get something to eat if we possibly can," I said, crossing my arms across my chest.

Ezra got up as well and nodded. "Yeah, we should do that."

I watched him carefully as he began to take off his shirt, using it to wipe the sweat off his brow. I couldn't help but notice his stomach, how each of his abs was perfectly constructed. He was overall very tone and muscular.

I looked away, trying for him to not notice my very visible blush. I was interrupted by my thoughts when I looked up, finding him standing in front of me, our faces almost touching.

"Follow me, Prom Queen."

Author's Note: I just had a quick question for everyone reading this story. This is for future relevance for when I write new stories, but do you guys like "love" scenes to be detailed enough or very detailed? Also, do like songs to be incorporated into them? I was just really curious so I know what to be prepared for lol. Next chapter is Ezra's POV. So stay tuned to find out how he felt about that kiss and what will happen to the future of Ezria! :D