Title: Chaos amongst them.

Rating: T for now but that may change as they story progresses.

Summary: The survivors of flight 29 DWN have survived storms, sicknesses, injuries and each other. But when tempers run high, and the stress of it all becomes too much for the survivors to handle they begin falling apart one by one. Will they be able to band together before disaster strikes or will they be too late to save one of their own?

Disclaimer: I don't own the charters, the show, or any of the songs and artist that I choose to use. This is just for fun.

A/N: I'm having a lot of doubts about this chapter so please review and let me know what you think.

Chapter four: The final break

Nathan sat down beside Daley on a fallen tree and took a long chug of his water. He and Daley were dripping with sweat and Daley's face was a deep red. They'd been wondering out in the forest for what seemed like hours to them and had yet to find any fruit or coconuts laying on the ground or in the trees. It was hard to concentrate with the sun beating down on them. You would think that the trees would provide some protection but instead they made it muggy and humid inside the thick areas of the forest and when they were in the open areas they had to deal with the sun. They couldn't win for losing out there and to make matters worst neither of them wanted to go back to camp empty handed.

Most of their trip was made in silence and the rest consisted of small chit chat. They avoided talking about what really mattered for different reasons but the most common one that lingered in their head is making the each other mad. Daley looked around at the tree tops sighing in defeat. She was really tired, really hot, and she couldn't go five minutes without thinking about what happened the day before and that morning at breakfast. Could Taylor really be that mad at her that she refused to eat the food she gave her? Or was it more out of fear? She hated to admit it back Jackson was right, she had no reason for going off on Taylor like she did. Her own words ran through her mind, but even then she couldn't believe she had said such horrible things to her and the look on her face after she was through…It really hurt Taylor. Usually her lectures and yelling only made Taylor mad but this time she went way overbroad.

She ran her fingers through her hair and looked around once more. "You know what? There is nothing out here. We should go back to camp and cool down then try looking somewhere else…maybe further down the beach." She said looking over at Nathan.

He looked around and nodded. "Good idea, we'll start back in a few minutes. Right now we need to rest…So did you ever find your picture?" He asked looking over at her.

She shook her head and looked down at the ground. "No, I looked everywhere…someone must have taken it as some sick practical joke but I'm not sure wither it was Taylor or Eric."

"Maybe someone just misplaced it on accident, have you checked in all of your jean pockets?" Nathan asked still staring at her.

"Yes Nathan I've checked everywhere!" She said anger creeping into her voice.

"Whoa Daley…" He said holding up both hands. "I didn't mean to make you mad, it was just a question."

Daley sighed and buried her head in her hands. "I'm sorry Nathan…I didn't mean to snap like that."

Nathan sighed and put his hand on her back. "It's cool, were all under a lot of stress."

She shrugged and looked over at him. "I guess so…lets go ahead and head back before we die of a heat stroke or something." She said standing up.

Nathan nodded and followed in behind her. They rarely walked side by side; the path was so small one of them would end up falling into the bushes and getting hurt. But at least now they were able to be around each other without feeling awkward the whole time. Things between them were actually finally returning to normal unfortunately things were only getting worse back at camp. He wanted to keep faith that they would make it through it this time like they managed to do all the other times things have gotten bad but this time even he had his doubts. He wasn't sure if they were strong enough to keep pulling through these obstacles that always seemed to get worse and harder to overcome.

Taylor sighed exhaustedly and looked around. The air was getting thicker and more humid the further she walked up hill and the forest was getting almost impassable. The trees were significantly larger and taller than the ones near the camp and the tree tops were so thick that barley any light was able to shine though. The ground was rigid, it was damp and slippery. There were a lot of sharp rocks sticking out of the ground along with large roots, thorns, and vines that had fallen from the trees. She found her self slipping and falling every few feet. Dark purple and blue bruises had already begun to appear on her knees and she had a lot of scrapes, scratches and cuts and her hands and elbows were scraped up and sore from all the falls. Some were pretty deep but they had stopped bleeding after a few minutes so she continued on her journey to no where.

She had the hoody Jackson let her wear tied around her waist. It didn't help the heat but she already had enough people mad at her she didn't want to add Jackson to the list. She stopped and looked around. She'd been walking for at least an hour, she wasn't sure how long exactly but it was long enough for her to start running low on drinking water. Her face was a bit red from the heat and she was sweating which would have been disgusting to her if she hadn't been stranded on this island for like ever. She looked further up the hill and it was so thick she couldn't see ten feet a head of her. She sighed and turned around. She took a small sip of her water before she slowly headed back towards camp. After a few feet she tripped on a slippery rock and feel backwards she slid at least three feet before she was able to stop her self.

"Owwww!" Taylor said as tears whelmed up in her eyes.

The rock she slipped on covered the entire ground where she was walking. It must have been apart of the mountain. Her legs were scraped up from her ankle to her thighs and her shirt had risen up letting the jagged rock scrape her ribs, back and the whole side of her arm on her right side. She winced as she slowly sat up. She began crying as the burning became worse and worse by the moment. She should've stopped walking after she was away from camp instead of being stubborn and walking up the huge hill. There was no way she could show up at camp like this. Everyone would think she was a bigger failure then what they already did. She had to find a way to get cleaned up and get clothes that would cover her wounds but she wasn't sure how without being seen by someone. She had Jackson's shirt to cover her arms, it was damp but still clean for the most part but all her pants were in the tent.

She winced as she tried to stand up. She fell as pain shot up through her leg. Great I twisted my ankle to. She thought in dread. She grabbed a hold of the nearest tree and slowly pulled her self up. She limped down the hill grabbing at every tree she could to keep her self from falling. She bit down on her bottom lip to help her bare with the pain but tears still filled her eye making it harder and harder to see. Just walk straight Taylor and you'll be alright. Just keep going straight… She thought as she stumbled down the hill.

Eric groaned as he walked back into camp and dumped the half filled jugs of water by the camp fire. The blisters on his hands from carrying water every day since they had arrived was popping up and bursting constantly. His arms felt like they weighed a million pounds and his shoulders constantly felt like the bones were grinding together. He winced as he sat down in the sand and laid flat on him back, taking deep breaths in and out to manage through the pain. Melissa watched him for a few moments before she began to fill the water bottles up again. It wasn't long before Jackson walked up from the beach carrying his fishing pole. He stabbed it in the ground and sat down beside Melissa. His face and arms were sunburned like everyone else's but he was the only one that didn't complain about it. He picked up a bottle of water and chugged it until he was forced to stop for air. He gasped for air as he examined the camp. He looked over at Melissa questioningly.

"Has anyone seen Taylor since she left this morning?"

Eric narrowed his eyes, furious with Jackson's question. He was tired of him trying to get all of the women on the island so he could have them all for his self. He already had Melissa, and no one but Nathan really liked Daley but now he was showing special interest in Taylor. The main reason he came on this trip was to get to close to her and now he was trying to move in on her like a shark on a wounded…fish…That babe is mine! Eric thought as he pushed his self into a sitting position despite the pain

Melissa shook her head. "No, she hasn't even come back for food yet…do you think we should worry?"

He shrugged and looked around. "Maybe…it's been a few hours."

Eric pushed his self off the ground and stood up. He walked over to Jackson in a huff stopping a few feet away from him. "You know what?! I am so sick of you trying to take all the girls on this island with your mystery man routine! They're too blind to see the true criminal you really are!"

Melissa was shocked by Eric's sudden out burst of anger but shock quickly turned to fear when Jackson stood up and glared at Eric.

"Screw you!" He said walking towards Eric, he took a step back but then he stood his ground.

Lex came walking out of the woods on the other side of camp and stared at both boys his eyes widened. He wasn't sure what he missed but he didn't like the look of things. Jackson got in Eric's face and shoved him backwards. Before Jackson had a chance to say anything Eric shoved him back. Jackson balled up his fist and punched Eric. With a blink of an eye they were both rolling around on the ground punching each other.

"Stop it!" Lex screamed as loud as he could.

Melissa stood up and ran over to them. She grabbed Jackson to try to drag him off but when she did he was already raising his hand to hit Eric again and his elbow collided with her nose and eye. She fell back on the sand and reached up with her hand. Her nose was bleeding and bad. She looked at Lex who looked completely terrified.

"Lex! Go get Daley and Nathan!" She yelled.

She didn't really expect him to find them but she didn't want him to see this. Lex ran down their normal path to find fruit. Melissa stood back up and ran over to them and grabbed Jackson's arm to keep him from hitting Eric again but he just jerked his arm away.

"Stop it you two!" She yelled grabbing a hold of Jackson again.

Nathan and Daley both came running out of the forest and rushed towards them. Lex stopped at the edge of the forest and watch horrified at what was happening. Jackson jerked his arm away again causing Melissa to fall back down on the sand. Nathan ran up behind Jackson and wrapped him arms around his chest and jerked him away from Eric. He got elbowed in the eye in the process but he didn't let go. Eric quickly stood up and rushed towards Jackson but Melissa rushed in front of him and Daley grabbed his arms from behind.

"What the hell is going on here?" Nathan yelled finally after Jackson stopped struggling to get away from him.

"Oh my god! Mel! You're bleeding!" Daley said looking at her worriedly

Melissa reached up with her hand and put it on her nose. "I know it's no big deal."

Daley jerked Eric back making him fall backwards. She stepped in between them and eyed Jackson and Eric. "You two were the only ones fighting how in the hell did Melissa get a bloody nose and a black eye?!" She said looking at Melissa.

Her eye had already begun to turn purple and swell. Both Jackson and Eric looked down at the ground. Melissa walked over and sat down on one of the logs picking up the first aid kit and getting a piece of gauze out of it. She pressed it on her nose and looked around at everyone. The lack of answerers from the two boys was just making her anger grow. Both of them looked unsure and guilty so there wasn't any way to tell which one was responsible for hurting Melissa. She felt like she was about to explode. She looked over at her little brother. He was standing in the corner crying. She'd never seen his cry before, not like this.

Since they've been on the island he'd been completely strong but now his eyes were red and filled with tears. Melissa seen it too so she stood up and walked over to him. He wrapped his arms around her waist and buried his face in her shirt. She wrapped her arm around him and rubbed his back. Nathan let go of Jackson when he was sure he wouldn't try to fight Eric again and stepped beside Daley.

"What happened?" He said looking from one boy to the other.

Finally Eric looked up. "I got tired of everyone thinking he's some kind of savior when all he really is, a criminal!" Eric yelled angrily pointing at Jackson.

He had a bloody nose, a cut on the side of his eye and a black eye as well. Jackson glared and began walking towards Eric. Nathan stepped in front of him and pushed him back. Jackson had a bloody nose but that was the only visible wound he had.

"Enough!" Nathan yelled. "Haven't you two done enough? Look at Melissa! She got hurt because you two decided to fight and Lex is terrified! What in the hell do you think this is going to prove?"

Both boys looked at Melissa and Lex wondering the same thing. 'What had they done?'