When the trio woke up, the storm was still raging.
"Well that's just fantastic." Andre said. "How are we gonna float safely back home in that weather?"
"God damn it, why can't anything just go right?" Beck complained. He wanted nothing more than to get home and get Jade to a doctor.
"Just go to sleep." Jade groaned and snuggled back into Beck's warm arms.
"What?" Andre and Beck both questioned. This wasn't a report they had to write or something trivial that could be put off as they pleased, this was surviving. Besides this, Jade had more reason to want to get home than any of them. Why would she want to just give up?
"It's obvious we can't go back into the ocean right now or we'll just end up back here or another lovely place like this, unless we die first." Jade said dryly. "And you two are both exhausted. So just go to sleep."
The guys looked unsure, it seemed stupid to waste time sleeping, but Jade had a point. With all the wind and lightening it would be dangerous even to go outside the cave, much less get home. Jade sighed.
"Maybe when you wake up, it will be sunny and there will be a beautiful rainbow guiding us back to Venice Beach." She said in her mock-Tori voice with as much sarcasm as she could muster through her increasing headache. She really just wished they would hurry up and take a nap because she couldn't keep acting okay for much longer, plus everything hurt less while she was sleeping.
Andre and Beck mumbled something in protest, but shut their eyes anyways, and soon the cave was full of their slow, even breathing.
"But we can't give up!" Cat shrieked, outraged.
"Look sweetie I'm sorry, but there's no way we can keep going in this storm. We're just going have to get them tomorrow." Said the captain, already turning his ship around.
"Tomorrow?" Cat squealed in disbelief. "Your stupid rescue plane already told us where they are! We are so close! How can you just turn around and say we'll get them tomorrow? Don't you want to help?"
Cat crossed her arms over her chest and did her best to glare at the captain, channeling her inner Jade. However it didn't seem to work so she let out a loud huff and whispered, "I thought you were nice." Before she turned on her heel and pushed passed the others to walk away. She couldn't believe this. She couldn't believe her 'friends' were willing to wait another day to save Andre, Beck and Jade. Cat stared out into the choppy ocean while she bit back her angry tears. Then she heard footsteps coming behind her, but tuned them out to listen to the growing thunder. She wasn't in the mood to talk.
"Cat." Tori whispered. "Listen, we all want to help but-"
"But what?" Cat demanded, scaring Tori with her unusual anger. "But this storms too scary for you? Well think of them Tori! All alone on a scary island! How can you just give up?"
"Relaaaaxxx. They'll still be there tomorrow. It's not like they can go anywhere." Trina said with a yawn. Cat had never hated someone so much.
"How can you say that? Don't you care about them?" Cat spat at her, getting madder by the second.
"Well I mean yeah but come on Cat, would you really want me to die out here?" Trina asked.
Cat lunged at her suddenly, but Tori quickly pulled Trina away.
"Hey! Trina, why don't you go in the cabin?" Tori said loudly, trying to stop whatever fight was about to take place.
"Ew! But it smells like fish in there." Trina whined annoyingly.
"Yeah but…it will keep your hair dry!" Tori said, desperately trying to get her away from Cat, who was inching dangerously closer. Trina completely oblivious to everything, said
"Okay! Your right, I am having a pretty good hair day!" Then she turned and scurried in her ridiculously high heels to the ship's cabin.
"Oh my god…" Tori mumbled under her breath, wondering how she got stuck with the world's most insensitive sister. Then she turned her attention back to Cat, who looked slightly calmer now that Trina was gone. Tori felt bad for the girl, because she just wanted to help. Cat had known Jade longer than any of them, Beck too. She was also close with Andre, like his little sister.
Tori of course felt awful for all of them, especially Andre, who had been her only true friend since the beginning. She thought back on all the good times they had together, all the songs they sang, all the laughs they shared. God she felt like such a sap. She stared out into the distance, wondering if she would ever get to see him again.
"Cat!" Robbie said forcefully, speaking up for the first time. "We aren't giving up! We are going to get them tomorrow, I promise! They will be okay. All of them are strong. Don't worry. But if we keep going in this weather, we are probably going to be in the same situation as them. And then who will come for us?"
Cat sighed. She couldn't make sense of what was right. Risk her and her friends to go save the others, or leave the others out to die to save themselves. Cat shook her head. It's not like it was her choice anyways, she realized as she saw the familiar coastline getting closer and closer. She felt a warm arm around her shoulder and looked up to see that it belonged to Robbie. She closed her eyes and leaned into him, just hoping that everything would be alright. She imagined Jade, angry and complaining, Beck, keeping cool and trying to calm her down, and Andre attempting to cheer everyone up with some lame jokes. Picturing them like this, normal, was what was keeping everyone sane. But Cat had a gnawing feeling that this was not what was actually going on. Jade and her had been best friends since forever. Cat could just feel that something wasn't right. Maybe if she had proof, this useless 'rescue captain' would actually do his job and rescue them. But who would believe her? Cat bit down on her lip and leaned closer into Robbie's comforting embrace. She held back tears again, but this time they were out of frustration and sadness. Please Jade, please hold on. One more day, I promise. Cat thought, wishing that some way, somehow, Jade would hear her.
Jade jolted awake suddenly to another stabbing pain in her head. She felt like this was the 18 millionth time this had happened, but she just couldn't get used to the magnitude of the agony. She breathed a small sigh of relief when she discovered Beck and Andre were still asleep. It seemed darker outside, and she guessed they had been sleeping all day. She hated to worry them any more than she already had. Jade shut her eyes again, willing the pain to subside long enough for her to fall back asleep. She didn't know if she would wake up again at this point, but she just could not deal with everything anymore. She was pretty sure Beck believed she was feeling better; her acting skills were always flawless. She tried not to think about what would happen to Beck if she died. She prayed that he wouldn't give up on getting home, and she especially prayed he wouldn't blame himself. But these thoughts were much too difficult, so Jade shoved them away.
She tried to remember her dream from that day, it was mostly about Cat. Jade missed her so much. She was Jade's closest friend, and she truly loved her. In her dream, they had been standing on the beach in the storm, completely drenched in rain and freezing cold, and Cat had been an angel. Cat had been walking towards Jade, but each step she took, she didn't get any closer. Jade was getting frustrated, but she just stood there and waited and waited, Cat never getting any closer. She was about to turn and walk away when she heard Cat call out "Please! Don't give up!" And then Jade woke up.
It had been a pretty fricken symbolic dream, something Jade would've talked about with her psychiatrist if she had one. But what was it supposed to mean? Jade sighed and attempted to dismiss it as hunger and general insanity. It was just a dream, and even though Jade knew Cat was definitely looking for her, she also knew there was no way she would find her in time. But even though Jade knew this, part of her still wanted to believe her dream. So she stayed wide awake, struggling to ignore the pain, following Cat's instructions. She was Jade West, and she was not going down without a fight.
A/N: Hey! Sorry this took forever but I've been SO exhausted lately...like i fell asleep in 3 classes one day then I went home and slept from 3pm until the next morning. Ahhh what if i have mono? Yeah you dont care! Anyways, i felt like adding the rest of the gang in here, because it needed some spicing up! So..yeah! I hope you liked it and please review:):)! xoxo