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2. A normal day on the island

BPOV

I heard a loud rumble. Huh? Weird. Why was there rumbling in my room? I jerked awake. The smell was all different more like seaweed and salt. Then it hit me, I was on that stupid island. I opened my eyes slowly wishing hard that yesterday had been a dream.

I felt really hungry. Too bad there was nothing to eat. I got up slowly it was still raining hard, that explained the rumble. I looked over to my right. Cullen and Tanya were sleeping. I looked at my watch, seven in the morning, it didn't look like morning.

I sat down and daydreamed for almost half an hour and that was when the rain began to thin. Yay! I thought to myself. I could even see a bit of sunlight. The fire had died early that night. I was wearing Cullen's shirt and I wasn't about to remove it any time soon.

I slowly stood up and stretched. The urge to walk out pulled me out of our shelter and five minutes later I was standing on the beach letting the waves gently roll over my feet. The thought that rescue would probably come several days later put a limp in my throat. The wind wasn't very gentle but it wasn't a gale either.

"Swan! Where are you?" Cullen's voice came from the trees. I whipped around and said, "Here!"

Cullen ran out and I saw him wearing a worried expression on his face.

"Don't walk off like that again. Especially not all alone." He said coming and joining me.

"Sorry. I couldn't resist. This is any day better than watching you guys sleep" I said pretending to gag.

He rolled his eyes.

"You on the other hand are fascinating when you sleep" he said smirking.

I froze. "What do you mean?"

"You know what I mean." He said mocking slightly.

"I don't."

"You talk" he said turning to look at me with laughing eyes.

"Oh my god." I groaned running a hand through my hair.

I knew I talked in my sleep. I always did. My girlfriends teased me about it, but I never had had to care.

"What did I say?" I asked embarrassed that he had heard me sleep talking.

"Not much."

"Please tell me."

"No."

"Cullen you will tell me." I ordered angrily.

He grinned. "Okay. No need to get all upset. You said something about Alice and a dress and you also talked about pancakes. A lot."

"Not too bad." I murmured. I had said worse.

"I told you so."

"Ugh. Jerk."

…

"Cullen, don't you want check on Tanya?" I asked after almost twenty minutes of staring into the seas.

"Yeah. I probably should." He said turning and starting to walk back.

"You'd better come too. I don't want to leave you alone over here." He said turning back to look at me.

I was about refuse when I remembered our agreement. Okay. Work together.

I joined him.

…

"Hey Tanya" he said when we got back.

She was lying down staring at us. Her hair was a mess and she looked like she'd been crying.

He looked at her leg. She winced every few minutes but other than that she looked alright.

"I'll go get us something to eat." I said getting up leave. They probably wanted privacy. This was something I had learnt from books and friends. Cullen looked at me thoughtfully and then back at her.

"I'll go with you." He said getting up to join me.

"No you don't have to. I can do it by myself. And you definitely don't have to worry about me poisoning you guys cause I was a biology student" I said grinning. He looked at me with a raised eyebrow.

"What?" I asked him.

"I wasn't even considering that. There may be wild animals around and I can't let you do it all alone."

I took a deep breath and thought about our agreement.

"Okay. Fine."

He smiled.

…..

"Is this edible?" he asked pointing to a white fruit with a dot on it. I looked at it carefully.

"No. That is highly poisonous. The berries are called 'Doll's eyes' because of the black dot on them." I said looking at the familiar berry I had studied in the lab several years ago.

After about forty five minutes of searching we came upon a breadfruit tree. I sighed in relief. Thank god!

"Is it edible?"

"Yes. It is called the breadfruit." I said turning to look at the huge breadfruit trees.

"Breadfruit?"

"When it is baked it tastes like bread." I said still searching for a tree that was small. My eyes scanned the entire area until I finally found one. It wasn't exactly tiny but I could reach the fruits. I started walking over to it. Cullen followed.

I stretched high up but I couldn't reach the fruit. I tried again.

"I don't think either of us can reach it." Cullen said.

"Then what are we gonna do? This is the shortest tree here." I said tired.

He suddenly came up behind me and lifted me up. I screamed in surprise.

"Swan try to reach them now." He said lifting me above his shoulders.

"You know you are probably gonna dislocate your shoulders" I said before reaching up again. I pulled out two breadfruits before Cullen put me down.

"You aren't heavy. I have carried worse." he said before picking up one of the fruits and walking back the way we had come.

I followed suit.

…

"This tastes terrible." Tanya cried from inside the cave. I exchanged a glance with Cullen. If she had had any idea of how much difficulty we'd had to got through to get the fruit she would shut up and eat.

"Shut up Tanya." Cullen said and that silenced her.

I finished my portion and got up.

"I really need to wash myself" I said looking at Cullen. He looked at me and behind me.

"There is a lagoon back there. You know the way we walked. Over there."

"I am not going to walk all the way back there." I said placing my hands on my hips. My feet were hurting a little. Thank god for me wearing my shoes.

"Well that was just a suggestion." He said swallowing his last bite.

"I want to have a wash." I said.

"How about we walk along the shores in search of a calm lagoon?" he asked getting up.

"How come you guys are leaving me out of everything?" Tanya's annoying voice came from inside our cave.

"Because you can't walk." Cullen said shortly before walking in the direction of the shore.

….

"Close your eyes." I said sharply. He closed his eyes.

"Turn around." He did as I asked him to.

I stripped out of my clothes and left only Cullen's shirt on me. We had come upon a lovely lagoon with deep blue water. There were not many fishes inside and I loved the color. I placed my clothes on a rock and entered the lagoon. The water was lovely and cold.

"Okay. You can turn around now." I said to Cullen. He turned around.

I had asked Cullen to stay, in case a wild animal came to pay me a visit. I wasn't looking forward to that.

I dipped my head into the water. I had no towel but guess I could let nature dry me naturally.

The water wasn't that deep. I could stand inside but it was very cold.

….

I sat on a rock drying off. I still had the shirt on me and that probably reduced the effectiveness of nature's drier. Edward was swimming now. I watched him now and then.

"Bella you know you can just slip off that shirt." He said turning to look at me.

I bit my lip. Undergarments were like a bikini right? I had worn a bikini several times and so I stood up and slipped doff the shirt. The sun's heat now warmed me well. Cullen was watching me with his mouth slightly open. I stifled a giggle.

"I am on the verge of changing my mind and I probably will." I said smiling.

"Sorry. Couldn't help it. It isn't often that I get to see such beautiful women." He said smiling at me crookedly.

"Oh trying to butter me up are you? Well I am flattered." I said smiling at him. He grinned before going back to his swimming.

…..

We started walking in silence. My clothes had dried and I was now comfortably dressed.

"Edward?" I asked.

"Oh are we on first name basis now?" he asked grinning as he dodged a punch.

"Okay, Cullen, you are not as bad as I made you out to be." I admitted.

He smiled. "You aren't as bad as you mad you out to be either." He said. I flicked the back of his head.

"Okay. Okay. You are a really nice person. Happy?" he asked looking at me with innocent eyes.

"Almost." I said before resuming our silence.

….

Lunch had been a quiet affair. We had had breadfruit and a wild berry each. Edward and I had gotten to know each other better. He really was a nice guy coming to think of it. He seemed really friendly and sweet. We had a lot in common starting from our musical preferences to our favorite hangouts.

"Bella? Aren't you coming he asked peeking at me from inside the cave. I nodded. He looked cute too. I now realized why so many girls threw themselves at him.

I got up. I had to go breadfruit plucking tomorrow and Edward had promised to teach me how to fish, without fishing lines or nets.

I went to sit in my usual spot. "Bella? Come sleep here." He said patting the place next to him. I glanced at Tanya and then walked over to him and plopped down.

I tried to get a comfortable position but there was no comfort against a rock hard, ice cold wall.

Suddenly an arm came out of nowhere and pulled my head onto something soft.

I gasped.

"Don't worry. It's me." Edward whispered. I sighed and then relaxed my head against his lap.

"Thanks" I whispered back to him.

"Don't mention it."

I lay awake for almost an hour watching the flames dance. The night outside was really beautiful. The stars were clearly visible. I felt really lonely for once. I missed my best friend a lot. Things were usually great with Alice around. I blinked back a few tears. I kept getting this weird feeling that said that i wasn't going to survive for long. I really appreciated the fact that Edward was there with me. Even though i didn't really feel that close to him, he had occupied a special place in my heart. I closed my eyes and listened to the noises that seemed so loud in the quiet of the night.

I heard Edward's rhythmic breathing and then I fell asleep.

It was like Edward's breathing had calmed me.

I settled into a deeper sleep.

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