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Eric hid behind trees keeping a reasonable distance from Daley and Nathan. He had seen many fruit trees on their way to where ever they were going, but they had not cast one glance at them. They were defiantly not in the jungle to collect fruit. So what were they doing? Eric had been spying on them in camp and as soon as they departed he had followed them. Taylor is gonna love me for this! They walked through a couple trees and came to what looked like a clearing. Eric was about to come out and tell them their evil plot had been foiled but suddenly their lips collided and they seemed to be making out. Eric cringed. Ew! He instantly ran in the other direction trying his best to get as far away as he could. He tripped on a root but picked himself back up and kept running. Nathan and Daley heard a sound from behind the trees and broke apart. Nathan stepped into the jungle and looked around. He saw nothing and assumed a tree branch had snapped and fallen on the ground causing the sound. Daley on the other hand was freaking out. She couldn't shake the feeling the some one had seen them kissing and ran for it. What if it was Lex? He did depart for the jungle some time ago!
"What are we gonna do Nathan, some body knows!" Daley said pacing back and forth.
"Nobody knows Daley," Nathan smiled thinking her neurotic behavior was actually kind of cute. "I'm sure it was just a branch snapping or some kind of animal. Remember that pig we tried to catch? It was probably just him coming to say hello."
"Yeah, I guess." Daley lied still thinking it was Lex. He was the only one it could be. Everyone was tending to their jobs except Mel, Taylor and Lex. Melissa and Taylor had run off in a complete different direction. It had to be Lex. Daley just smiled and her and Nathan went at it again.
Eric arrived back at camp totally out of breath. He wanted nothing more to get the hell out of there. I mean, Daley and Nathan? Ew. He looked around camp and saw Taylor, sitting on the shelter with her pouting face on. She was the only one in camp so Eric took this opportunity to tell her what he saw. He knew if anything could cheer her up it was this. What would make her so down anyways? Eric knew the answer to that. Ever since Taylor had used up all the lighter fluid and everything was put into a more serious perspective, Taylor had become very friendly with Jackson. Eric knew what it looked like when Taylor liked a boy. She'd giggle at things he said and find small ways to touch him. Like at dinner a couple of nights ago when her and Jackson were sitting together she was giggling and she lightly placed her hand on his shoulder. Eric couldn't help but feel his stomach knot when he saw Melissa's face after Jackson and Taylor had been flirting. There was undoubtedly some trouble in paradise for Jackson and Taylor and that's why she was pouting.
"You will never believe what Daley and Nathan were doing!" Eric told Taylor with an evil grin lighting up his face. Taylor looked up recognizing that grin, knowing he had something good to say.
"What?" Taylor asked curiously.
"They were totally making out! They walked out into a clearing and I followed them. Then all of a sudden BAM! It happened!" Eric explained using hand gestures to stir up Taylor's excitement. Even in a time of grief major gossip could make Taylor smile.
'Really?" She asked smiling her devilish smile. She stood up beside him to get a good look at his face to see if he was lying. He clearly wasn't.
"Really, I saw it all!" Eric pronounced proudly. "Well not all of it, I kinda ran away because it was Daley and Nathan making out after all."
"So how are we going to use this information to our advantage?" Taylor asked in a rhetorical way, already knowing exactly what she was going to do. It was dinner soon and she'd be sure they had dinner and a show. It was time for Jackson to fall in love with the old Taylor, the cherished original.
A/N: Oh, cliffhanger! This was a really short chapter because dinner is gonna be drama filled up to the brim. Please review and give me ideas of what should happen at dinner. Are you liking the story so far?