The sky was starting to get dark and I just hoped we would arrive soon "That's awesome" Sean said in awe, I looked up and saw a huge tree house, I literally had no words, I just wondered how long it took a man, who seemed to be quite old, that long to make this tree house.
We got into the tree house and walked up some make-shift stairs, my eyes widened slightly as we entered "Alright everyone, this is my place" Alexander declared, I put my bagpack down and the room was filled with sudden light, above the table were hanging jars with what appeared to be fireflies in them
"Welcome, we got a working elevator, indoor plumming. And I even got a 75 inch HD T.v" Alexander said, he was stood next to a large window where you could see a volcano in the distance "That's beautiful" I exclaimed "Grandpa how did you make all this stuff?" Sean asked "I made it out of the sail boat that brought me here, a boat called Blue Eyed Lucy. She gave her life in that hurricane so that I could discover the ever glorious mysterious island"
Alexander said, I was in the middle of watching the active volcano through the window when Alexander offered me a bowl "Smoothie?" he asked, I slowly took it from him and took a small sip, it actually wasn't that bad "Is this the radio you used to send the signal?" Hank asked "Yes I made it myself out of an' alarm clock, some copper I found in the hills over there and a tea spoon. You know how long it took me to make it Henry?" Alexander asked
"Oh I don't know probably a little less than' who cares?" Hank replied, I felt that there was some strange rivalry going on between Hank and Alexander but I wasn't sure what it was about exactly "3 months, you know how long it woulda taken someone like you?...Forever" Alexander said laughing afterwards, I rolled my eyes and put the empty bowl on the table "You guys let's just contact Palau and get off this island" Kailani said motioning to the radio
"It's not that easy darling you have to wait for the communication sattelite to move around to the proper position" Alexander said "Well how longs that gonna take?" she asked "Uh about two weeks" Alexander replied casually "You mean were stuck here for two weeks?" she exclaimed, I had to agree with her
"She's right I mean my step-mom could come home early and she would kill me if she found out I went on an' adventure with you" I said glancing back at Sean "Stuck here? I think it'll be fun, I mean we can all get to know each other" he replied, he was looking directly at Kailani who scoffed and walked away "Sean surviving out here's not gonna be fun, plus how d'you think your mom's gonna feel if were off the grid for more than two weeks?"
Hank asked "By the time you get back she's probably gonna be married" Alexander said, Gabato gasped and I held in a laugh "You gonna let him talk to you like that?" Gabato asked, Hank chuckled and turned to face Alexander "So what's the plan? You gonna show us some more of your rinky dink inventions that are no way gonna get us off this island, and is anyone else thinking about the lizard eggs hatching?"
Hank asked turning to us for a moment, I hadn't really thought about the lizard since we came up into the tree "If your afraid of a few critters maybe you shouldn't of come down here Henry" Alexander said "Yeah I mean it is called the mysterious island you should've expected some mysterious things it's right there in the title"
Sean said, I rolled my eyes "Sean I know what the book says. You wanted to find mysterious island...mission accomplished. You wanted to find your grandmother...well there she is mission accomplished, but at day break were outta here and for the last time it's Hank" Hank said annoyed while looking at Alexander
"What's the hurry? Tomorrow I am going to show you a place that will take your breath away" Alexander said "Like forever?" Gabato asked nervously "Your all gonna find out, so let's get some shuteye. It's a big day tomorrow" Alexander said, he walked to his bed and pulled a make shift screen across so we could no longer see him
"And were sleeping where exactly?" I asked noticing there were no beds, Alexander's head popped out from behind the screen "There's some hammocks upstairs" he said before dissapearing again, I nodded and shrugged "Awesome" I sighed grabbing my bagpack again.
Halfway through the night...
Unlike everyone else, I couldn't seem to sleep it was mainly the cause of Gabato's snoring that did it but the other reason was that I was scared, if everything small on the island was big then what else could be out there? Snakes, birds, bee's...I hope not for the sake of my life, I sat up in my large hammock and took off my jacket, it was making me very uncomfortable
"Lanie?" Sean asked quietly from the hammock next to me, I hmm'd in response "Why would your step-mom kill you for being with me? I just haven't been able to shake it off since you said it" he said, he sounded really effected by it, I turned in my hammock so that I was facing him "You want the truth?" I asked, I could faintly see him nodding
"She thinks your the cause of my mis-behaviour" I admitted, he sighed "She's right, I get you into so much" he said, I got out of my hammock and motioned him to move over, he did and I got in next to him "You don't force me into it though, I choose to do it" I said resting my arm across his chest,
I felt him dragging his fingers soothingly up and down my arm "You trust me don't you?" he asked, I thought for a moment before nodding "Of course I do, if I didn't I wouldn't have done half the stuff you'd asked me to do...hell I wouldn't even be here" I replied "I just like knowing you trust me, not a lot of people do"
he said, I nodded and a thought popped into my mind "Can I ask you something?" I asked hopefully, he nodded "Sure anything" he said looking down at me, I sighed and debated weather or not to ask him my question "You'd never leave me for another girl right?" I asked quietly, he heard me though "Of course not what would make you think that?"
he asked, I shook my head "Nothing I just had to ask, sorry" I said apolagetically, he shrugged "Don't worry about it" he said, I was about to go back to my own hammock when he kept me down with the arm around my shoulder "Where you goin'?" he asked playfully, I giggled quietly "Back to bed, I'm tired as hell and I doubt Gabato will stop snoring any time soon"
I replied trying once again to get up..it failed "Stay with me, I like sleeping with you" he said, I doubt it was meant to seem dirty but I couldn't help but chuckle "And you say I have a dirty mind" he said laughing, I rolled my eyes and grabbed the blanket from my hammock "There, enough warmth for both of us"
I said placing it on top of his, it was quiet for a moment and he shuffled down so that we were face to face "You know if it get's really cold I know this trick to get warm" he said smirking slightly, I laughed and flicked the back of his head
"I don't think it'll resort to that" I said, he slumped back and I snuggled into his more "Night Lanie" he said "Night" I replied, my eyes closed and I soon fell into a light sleep.