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: This chapter is a little short; it's sort of just a bridge from this chapter to the next. Let me know what you think.

Chapter Six: Missing

The wind had picked up speed drastically since the rest of the group left and the thunder was getting louder and closer together by the minute. Above camp the sky looked perfectly calm, blue with white clouds but in the distance the sky was grey and threatening. It was dark and gloomy, and the scariest part about it was the dark grey clouds went as far as they could see into the horizon. Melissa looked over where the others had left through hoping that all of them would come stumbling out with a yelling Taylor about how horrible it was getting lost out there but there was no sign of anyone. She sighed worriedly and picked up one of the bins that were sitting by the tent. She carried over and sat it down in front of the tent flap. She and Lex both decided it was best to put them inside the tent this time so they would be sure nothing would get swept off in the storm.

They moved the tent closer to the hill just as they did before to protect them from most of the wind and they weighed down the edges with large rocks to give it extra support. She smiled at Lex as he came out of the tent. She needed to be strong if only to make him feel a little better. He smiled half heartedly back up at her and looked over at the forest just as she did seconds before. They never looked at him like a ten year old who was dealing with the same things they were. He acted a lot older then he was but deep down he was just a ten year old boy stuck on a deserted island fighting to survive like the rest of them. He was the only one that didn't start arguments, or fights, or even throw a temper tantrum but some how he was always the one stuck in the middle of one.

"I rearranged the sleeping bags so that if we put the bins against the tent wall and stack them up by twos everything should fit. It will be a tight fit and a lot less sleeping room but at least we won't have to start from scratch again." Lex said pulling Melissa from her thoughts.

Melissa smiled and looked down at him. "Good job Lex!"

She ruffled his hair with her hand before picking the bin up and carrying it inside. Lex was right there wasn't much room but at least everything would be safe. She carried it over to the wall that Lex had cleared and sat it down. It was the side that would most likely get the biggest beating with the bins there it would give it more strength. She smiled at how Lex was always thinking about what was best even at a time like this he gave everything some thought. She walked outside and about ran into one of the other bins. She narrowed her eyes and looked over at where the bin originally was and Lex was pulling the other towards the tent. She jogged over to him and grabbed the other side. They both lifted it up and carried it over to the tent.

They both sat it down and Melissa picked one up and carried in inside putting it on top of the other. She made sure the trash bin was the first to go in that was they would have access to the food and water if they needed it. She walked outside and picked up the last bin. Before she turned to carry inside but something caught her eye. She narrowed them as she looked over. She dropped the bin and widened her eyes when she seen Jackson limping out of the forest. His pants were torn and he had a large gash on his shin. Lex was the first to move, he grabbed the first aid kit and ran towards him but stopped ten feet from him obviously from fear. Melissa frowned and ran over to him putting her arm around him to help him walk. She helped him over to the fire pit and helped him sit down on the ground.

"Have the others come back yet?" He asked wincing as Melissa pulled the fabric from his pants away from the cut.

"No." Melissa said looking up at him for a brief moment then looked over at Lex. "Lex, the first aid kit." She said holding her hand out.

He walked over and handed it to her but kept his distance. He didn't mean to be scared but after what he saw it was pure instinct to him. The most violence he'd seen was on cartoons when the super hero saves the day, never anything in real life, and never anything like that. Lex looked up to the older kids, all of them, and seeing them turn against each other like that was traumatizing. He looked up at Jackson then walked over to the tent and dragged the other bin inside. Jackson frowned and looked down at the ground. He winced as Melissa cleaned the cut and bandaged it. She wrapped it in an ace bandage to be sure that there was pressure on it. She began putting everything up when Jackson finally looked up at her. He bottom eye lid and about two centimeters under it was purple along with the brim on of nose.

"How'd you hurt your leg?" Melissa asked looking up at him.

"I fell on a rock…" He said glancing around camp.

Between Lex not wanting to be around him and Melissa being hurt he was feeling worse and worse by the second. He reached towards her but Melissa flinched and moved her head away. She didn't mean to, it was a natural reaction for her. She looked up at him and could see the guilt and sadness in his eyes. She frowned and looked down at the ground afraid that she would begin crying. Jackson sighed and looked down at the sand.

"Are you scared of me?" Jackson said looking up at her.

"Don't be ridicules; it's just a little sore." She said looking over at him.

"Who hit you? And don't lie and say you just fell or that you don't remember just because you think it'll make me feel better." Jackson said staring at her.

Melissa sat there for a moment staring at the ground. "I better go help Lex." She said looking up at him. "Stay off your leg."

Melissa stood up and walked into the tent. When she walked in he was sitting on his sleeping bag with his knees pulled to his chest. She looked over and the bin was sitting beside the other two. She frowned and sat down beside him. He looked over at her for a brief moment before putting his chin back on his knees and staring at the tent flap. Melissa sighed and crossed her legs in front of her before lifting him up and putting him on her lap. She hugged him and laid her chin on his shoulder.

"I don't mean to be scared, but…" He looked down and shrugged. "I can't help it."

"It's ok; it's natural for you to be scared." Melissa said looking over at him the best she could.

"What about you? Are you scared?"

"Sometimes…but not of anyone here…What happened earlier was an accident." Melissa tried to explain.

"Was it? They meant to fight…maybe they didn't mean for you to get hurt but they meant to hurt each other…if we can't stop hurting each other then were never going to survive this." Lex said staring at the tent floor

"Were going to survive Lex…" Melissa said trying to find some proof to her statement.

"Not if we keep going the way we are." Lex stood up and turned to look at her. "We may survive what ever this island decides the throw at us but we'll never survive each other." Before Melissa could say anything Lex walked outside. "Nathan! Eric!"

Melissa narrowed her eyes and went outside. Eric was laying on the sand by the tree line and Nathan was sitting beside Jackson. But there was no sign of Taylor or Daley anywhere.

"Has Daley made it back yet?" Nathan asked looking over at Melissa.

"Not yet." Melissa said walking over to them. "The storm is getting closer we don't have enough time to go out and look for both of them."

"Or enough daylight!" Eric said finally noticing he wasn't the only one around.

Everyone glared at him including Lex. "We can't leave them out there!" Lex argued

"We can't get stuck out there either Lex." Nathan explained.

"They might be hurt!" Lex yelled.

"We're not going to be able to help them by getting lost our selves." Melissa said softly.

Tears formed in Lex's eyes as he glared at everyone. He sighed and rushed back into the tent. Everyone turned and looked at the tree line hoping Daley and Taylor would come walking out any moment. But the only movement in the trees was the wind blowing. The wind was picking up speed more and more by the second and it was beginning to drizzle. Where are they? Everyone thought in dread.