Hey, Sorry it took so long. I've been really swamped.

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Sean's POV

Oh my god. Oh my god. Ellie's been knocked unconscious and we're trapped in a cave. I was currently holding her close to me as we squatted in the cave, keeping her head protected from any more falling rocks.

"Sean? Sean are you alright?" I heard Trevor ask as Hannah helped him up. I ground my teeth as I glared at him.

"Yes, I'm fine. I'd say Ellie is ok to but she's UNCONSCIOUS!" I shouted at him.

"Sean I-" Trevor started but I wouldn't hear it.

"No Trevor! It's not ok! Ellie's hurt and it's your fault because you couldn't let that sensor go!" Trevor looked like he was going to say something but a glare from Hannah and me shut him up.

"Can you guys keep it down…I have a killer head ache." a voice mumbled from my arms and I jumped. I looked down to see Ellie with her eyes open and a hand on her head over a small cut I had bandaged with the supplies Hannah had brought.

"Oh thank god you're ok." I breathed, pulling her into a hug.

"Why do you care?" she grumbled, pushing herself from my arms and sitting up. I felt a little hurt, but remembered that she was pissed at me for some reason. So much for getting along.

"Because I didn't want to have to be the one to explain to our parents why you mysteriously died while we were in Iceland." I snapped back at her, leaving her to fix herself. I felt bad, leaving her alone but she was being bitchy again.

"Ok everyone just remain calm." Hannah said soothingly. Calm? How can we be calm at a time like this?

"Guys come on, you gotta help me dig." I cried frantically, attempting to lift one of the boulders. I heard a snickering from behind me and knew it was Ellie.

"Like you could lift one of those." she mocked. That only resulted in me trying harder to lift the boulder, determined to prove her wrong. (and maybe impress her)

"She said stay calm, not freak out." Ellie laughed.

"You could at least help." I growled.

"We're trapped Sean. It would take months for us to dig our way out. No use wasting energy I might need later on by doing something completely pointless." Ellie responded stretching out on one of the larger rocks.

"Forget it. She's right, it's no use." Hannah said.

"Forget it?" I yelled, turning back to face them.

"Ellie's right. There must be about 60 or 70 tons of boulders on the top of us. It would take about a month to dig out of here. We have to find another way." Trevor said pointing his flashlight in every direction.

"What if there is no other way?" I asked, feeling myself start to panic.

"There's always another way, Sean." Hannah said from across the cave. I looked around at the walls, searching for a way out.

"What else have you got?" Trevor asked watching Hannah take a few things out of her pack.

"Signal flares, first aid, some rope, blankets, and a couple of protein bars. But they're on ration. We don't know how long we'll be trapped for." Hannah said handing us head lights and flashlights.

"Why did you say that?" Ellie groaned.

"Trapped? Is that what we are?" I asked looking from Trevor to Hannah.

"She- No, she didn't mean that. Sean, hey, what are you doing?" Trevor asked watching me wave around my cell-phone.

"God, I'm not getting any service." I exclaimed.

"Sean, you're not goanna get any signal down here, Okay? Put this away. Okay, don't worry about it. We'll find another way out, all right?" Trevor explained.

"Why are you so calm, Ellie?" I asked giving up with my phone and looking at her. Ellie sighed irritably and stood up, coming to stand in front of me before slapping me harshly on the cheek.

"Because unlike you I have a pair!" she said with humour but I knew it was also meant to be demeaning. I glared at her.

"We are going to get out of here, right? Right?" I asked Hannah, turning to her while cupping my cheek. Wow that girl can hit hard.

"Yes Sean we are going to get out of here." Hannah said. I sighed with relief, taking a flashlight that she handed to me. Trevor looked with his flashlight at the two other tunnels that were in the cave.

"One of these might snake back to the surface." Trevor said with enthusiasm.

"How do we know which one to take?" I asked, looking up at Trevor.

"My gut says we go right." Trevor said walking towards the right tunnel. Ellie and I looked at each other nervously and I motioned for her to go first. She glared at me and trudged on after Trevor, me following and Hannah bringing up the rear.

We walked through the tunnel, rocks surrounding us on all sides. I could feel myself freaking out with every step I take, wishing I was back home, Canada, stuck in a closet with Ellie for an hour anything was better then this!

"Ah this looks promising." Trevor said as he led us through the cave.

"Forgive me for being sceptical but, considering all that's happened to me since this began, I will remain doubtful until we're outside." Ellie grumbled from in front of me. I smirked in amusement.

"Just keep walking. We'll be out of here in no time." Trevor shot back, trying to sound enthusiastic. "Direction is my sixth sense. I used to do field work. I used to love doing field work…" Trevor gushed on but we were all ignoring him.

"Watch out!" Hannah gasped, pushing past me and shoving Ellie backwards to grab Trevor's jacket and pull him back from falling over a sheer drop. They were both panting. "You're not studying rocks in a lab professor, this is life or death here." she warned. Trevor nodded and she smirked, punching his shoulder lightly. "You owe me one." she chuckled. Me and Ellie were both breathing heavily, watching the scene unfold in front of us. Ellie was leaning against my chest, her eyes wide.

"Are you alright?" I whispered gently in her ear. She shivered against me before pulling herself away.

"I'm fine!" she snapped, taking a few steps forwards before tripping on something laying on the ground. I quickly reached forwards and grabbed her backpack, pulling her against me again.

"Obviously." I scoffed, smirking at her. She glared at me before elbowing me in the stomach, stepping out of my arms and picking whatever she had tripped on up while I gasped for breath. Like I said, she can hit hard. When I caught my breath I looked over her shoulder to look at the sign.

"Arkon gabrenna." I said with some trouble.

"That means keep out." Hannah translated.

"Maybe that's some decent advice." I mumbled, looking down into the chasm that Trevor had nearly fallen into.

"Wimp." I heard Ellie scoff behind me. I ground my teeth together to stop the insults from flying out my mouth. Seriously, what was her problem all of a sudden? I knew she was a bit of a hot head before, but now she's just being a bit of stubborn bitch.

"No, no. This could be great news. This could lead us to an old mine shaft which could be our way out," Hannah replied, taking her jacket off. Ellie mimicked her, now in just her tank top, jean shorts and hiking boots. She left little to the imagination but I refused to have anymore weird and unwanted fantasies about her until she told me what was wrong.

"How far down do you think it is?" I asked. Trevor seemed to be thinking as he stared down the chasm.

"Hannah, give me one of those flares," Trevor said. Hannah unzipped her bag and passed him a flare. I stared at it, wondering what he was going to do with it. "Ok Sean, look at your watch." I did as I was told. "I'm going to drop this flare and you're going to count the seconds until it stops. Ok?" he asked. I nodded, feeling a little pressured. Ellie was still in front of me, staring at the roof of the cave with a troubled look on her face. Trevor lit his flare and held it above his head.

"Uh Trevor…" Ellie said warningly, tugging at his arm. He shoved her hand away.

"Three, two, one-" BANG! The wall above us exploded and we were all thrown backwards, Hannah into Trevor, me backwards and Ellie right back into my arms. I blushed deeply as she struggled against me, fighting to stand back up.

"Here let me help." I mumbled sheepishly, trying to help. She shied away so much she looked like she'd rather jump down the chasm then accept my help.

"What was that?" Hannah asked, gasping as she sat up. Trevor, who was stood back up, ran his hand along the wall.

"It looks like Ma-"

"Magnesium! I tried to warn you, but no! next time listen to me." Ellie snapped, jabbing him in the stomach with her fingers. Trevor looked a little sheepish, a small blush on his face. That's my Ellie, always determined to make herself heard even long after the topic is passed.

"Magnesium is kind of flammable, isn't it professor?" Hannah asked, a smug smile on her face. She was so smart, for a blonde, but Ellie was smarter. She was the one who spotted the Magnesium before Trevor.

"Well done!" Ellie snapped back sarcastically. That was a little harsh, even for Ellie. Hannah looked a little shocked and hurt at that comment but hid it with a concentrated frown as she dug through her backpack.

"How about this?" she suggested, holding up a snapped glow-stick. Trevor nodded and took it from her. I looked back at my watch but not before noticing the glare that Ellie shot at Trevor while refusing to look at Hannah. She needed a talking to about her attitude. Trevor dropped the glow-stick and I started counting.

"One, Two…almost three." I concluded.

"Which is about…two hundred feat." he concluded, how I have no idea. "That's your basic twenty story high rise. You got enough rope?" he asked, looking back at Hannah.

"I always have enough rope," She snorted. She unzipped the bag and handed it to him. I didn't like where this was going.

"Enough rope for what?" I asked anxiously.

"For going down there," Ellie said plainly.

"We're goanna be going down that deep dark hole?" Sean asked in disbelief.

"Yeah, so don't go wimping out like usual." Ellie grunted, taking the rope that Hannah begrudgingly offered her. I sneered at her.

"Alright, what the hell is-" I didn't get to finish, Trevor clapping a hand over my mouth as he strapped a harness around my waist.

"Don't make her madder then she already is." he warned. I nodded. Soon we were all strapped in and Trevor was almost halfway down. Ellie and I glanced at each other, me not wanting to propel down a dark, twenty story deep hole.

"Come on then." Ellie grumbled. I glared after her, copying her actions as we were slowly lowered over the edge of the chasm. We walked down the wall, me barely keeping myself from freaking out. "Just keep walking Sean." Ellie said, keeping her eyes on the wall.

"Yeah, looking good Sean. You sure you haven't dome this before?" Trevor mocked as he scaled easily down the wall.

"Shut up!" I snapped through gritted teeth, trying to focus on the wall while trying not to look like an idiot in front of Ellie…and Hannah. My feet scrabbled against the wall, some rocks coming off and hitting Trevor on the head.

"Hey watch it!" he snapped. Ha-ha.

"I'm hanging on for the edge of my life here." I defended. I don't know why he was giving me such a hard time, this was my first time doing something like this. Ellie scaled down beside me, looking very irritated.

"Just focus on me Sean." she tried to say calmly. I nodded unsurely, my mind suddenly going blank.

"So E-Ellie, come here often?" I asked lamely. I was answered with a confused look from Ellie, who looked like she was fighting back a really harsh comment.

"Is that the best you can come up with? You've practically been her boyfriend for ten years and that's all you can think to start a conversation with?" Trevor laughed and my cheeks darkened.

"Shut up! I'm doing what she told me!" I yelled down at him. Instead of tearing me a new one like I expected, Ellie sucked in a deep breath before saying in a tight voice.

"No, Sean. I don't come here often." I smiled at the easy going answer and Ellie managed to crack a grin into the darkness. That was much better then her frown. Slowly, we all climbed further down, me and Ellie keeping our conversation going.

"Hey look at all this schist." Trevor commented, interrupting Ellie as she was talking about her summer last year.

"What?" I choked, Ellie also looking a little shocked.

"Metamorphic rock. Green schist, carnage schist," Trevor named the rocks.

"Oh. Schist," I said, glad it wasn't what I had first heard. Ellie smiled to herself, letting out a little giggle.

"It's everywhere-look at it! It's-" Suddenly Trevor slipped and fell, jerking us off the wall and causing us to hang there. Ellie gripped onto me as we all screamed and searched for something to hold onto. I was currently trying to get me and Ellie back to the wall.

"Don't let go of me Ellie, ok?" I ordered, wrapping one arm around her waist and reaching for the wall with the other. I felt Ellie nod against my chest as she held onto me tightly.

"Trevor your rope is caught on mine. If we're going to get down I'm going to have to cut you loose," Hannah said. I heard shuffling and guessed she was reaching for a knife.

"WHAT? NO!" Trevor screamed as he fell about five centimetres. Ellie and I laughed as we slowly propelled back to the ground, my arm still wound protectively around her waist. My eyes flickered to my arm and noticed that she was holding onto it, keeping it there. I smiled, in relief and at the heart warming feeling as our feet touched the ground.

"Hey Hannah you knew the bottom was down here, right?" Trevor asked. Hannah didn't answer. "Hannah?" When she still said nothing, Ellie smiled at him patronizingly, stepping out of my embrace to stand over him and say snidely.

"Of course."

Hope it was worth the wait and will work on getting the next one out sooner.

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