Here's chapter two. Enjoy.

Chapter Two

I wake up to the sun glaring in my face and I'm laying in the sand. The waves wash up around my feet and I struggle to figure out where I am. Okay, think. I was on the boat in the middle of the storm when the ship was struck by lightening. That's all I could remember. The rest was just a blur of faces and names I couldn't remember.

"Good. You're awake." a man said from close by and I struggle to look up at him.

He notices the confusion on my face, "You don't remember who I am do you?" he asked and I shook my head at him sadly.

"I'm Taro." he introduced himself again and everything came back to me.

"Oh, that's right. Last night is a bit fuzzy to me." I apologized and Taro shook his head at me.

"It's all fine. Stress can make a person forget things. All is well." he comforted and I smiled at him.

Felicia joined us then and she smiled at us, "Welcome back to the living, Chelsea. Do you know where the kids are?" she asked her father, who peered at her with confusion.

"I thought they were with you." he said in a distant voice, the shock not yet registering.

"Hey Gramps. This place is a mess!" Natalie complained unhappily while trudging back to the beach with her brother.

"What? You explored this island without telling us! Do you know how dangerous that is?" Taro demanded in a furious voice that didn't effect Natalie.

"Oh, chill. There's no one here. It's just us and a couple of run down buildings." Natalie continued and Taro simmered down a bit.

"Well, I guess we are going to be here for a while. Might as well find a place to stay." Elliot reasoned and everyone nodded and went north.

We stumbled upon four houses, all collapsed in heaps of rubble. Boards lay hazardously in piles, nails littered the ground, weeds over grew almost everything. I walked up to a sign and it read, "Welcome to Sunny Island. An island so full of life and happiness." I scoffed, full of life my ass. Taro directs us to the house the furthest north and turns to his family.

"This will be our new home." he announced and everyone looked at him like he had grown a second head.

"You mean this piece of crap?" Natalie questioned, her face clouding with confusion and defiance.

"Natalie! Do not talk to your grandfather like that!" her mother admonished and Natalie sighed and kept her mouth shut.

"With a little work, it will be a lovely home. Just you see." Taro said with such confidence it made everyone believe him.

Elliot gasped and pointed towards a little curve of rock up ahead, "Chelsea, there's some farm land up there. The house looks to be in pretty good shape too. You should check it out." he encouraged and I smiled at him.

"Thank you, Elliot." I said sweetly and the boy blushed fiercely before turning to look in the opposite direction.

Taro lead the way while the family stayed put to work on their new home. I followed behind the old man slowly, not really enthusiastic about the whole ordeal. We turned the corner and we both gasp in horror. The field was in tatters. Rock of every shape and size littered the large field along with weeds, branches, broken tree stumps, and garbage. The only thing that looked alive on this poor farm were the line of trees planted around the field to act as a wind break during bad weather and to act as a fence to keep out unwanted animals. The house was standing, but it looked like it could collapse any minute. The stable, on the other hand, had long ago caved in and now stood as a sad monument of years of neglect.

Taro sighed sadly, "I can't believe anyone would let this happen to their farm. It's heartbreaking really." he said sadly and I nodded along with him.

He turned to look at me seriously, "Chelsea, if I let you have this land, do you promise to take over this farm and be the island's farmer?"

I hesitated a moment before nodding, "I'll do it. I promise."

Taro grinned at me before turning his attention back to the field, "I'll have Elliot come by in the morning to help you clear the field. I believe my family and myself will establish a shipping company for whatever you make on the farm. I'll have Felicia contact a merchant ship to make regular rounds here. I think this will be a beautiful island once more people show up and we clean it up a bit." he said, mostly talking to himself.

He nodded good bye to me and exited my new ranch. Huh, I now have a ranch. I grinned to myself, take that stupid brother. I walked over to what was now my new house and tried to open the door. The rusted hinges creaked as it protested and I shoved my whole weight into it. It yielding unhappily and I fall to the floor. I am attacked by cobwebs and I cough and swat at the air. Dust attacks me and I swear I'm going to suffocate. I cleared a space and got up off the floor, feeling the wall for a light switch. The windows were boarded up because they were broken out, so the house was pitch black except for the little light the open door provided.

My fingers connected with a light switch and I flicked it on. The room lit up and I gasped at the mess I saw. A table was broken in half, glass covered the floor, dishes were broken and covered the room, the bed was over turned, and door were off their hinges. It looked like a tornado blew through the room. I walked into the room cautiously and walked over to the bed. I flipped it over the right way with a little effort, and I made the sheet up after dusting them off. I tucked the quilt down and I sat on the end of the mattress. This was going to take a lot of effort, and I just hoped that everything worked out.

I took a deep breath before taking off my orange over shirt and laying it beside my on the bed. I arranged my hair under my bandana and I grabbed my shirt again. I started dusting the area next to the bed and made my way towards the door. Once it was dust and cobweb free after an hour, I went outside and grabbed a branch from the field. I grabbed a handful of smaller branches and weeds next. I ripped a string from my tank top and tied all of the materials together, making a very sad looking broom. I smiled happily at my creation and made my way back into the house.

I swept up the glass and dirt as well as I could, and swept it into a corner. I wiped a hand over my sweaty forehead and sighed. There was still so much work to do and it was already dark. I put my make shift broom in the corner and undid my bandanna. I walked over to the river that ran next to my house and stripped out of my clothes. I bathed in the cool waters quickly before I got out and got dressed again. I sluggishly walked through the rusty door and locked it behind me. I crawled under the quilt and reached up to turn out the light. Worry flashed across my mind before I fell into the depths of sleep.

A/N: So there ya go. I hope you liked it. Leave me a review and tell me whatcha think of the story.