Hey guys! I'm back! I promised a longer chapter, and this is 6 pages long on Microsoft Word! Not too much fluff, kinda angst
I was the first to wake up the next morning. I saw an African American boy lying next to Danny. I figured that was the guy who was looking for things at the plane. I got up and looked around. Everyone else was still asleep. I walked to the shore and watched the slow, peaceful waves roll over my toes. I walked away and went into the jungle in the middle of the island. I left a trail, in case I got lost. I had a small backpack with me.
The place looked exactly like the dream I had. I felt like I knew where to go. I found the coconuts, berries, and stream. I filled up a bunch of water in my water bottle. I also found a mango tree. I grinned and shinnied up the tree. I was a nature expert. I grabbed all the mangos and climbed down the tree. My backpack was really heavy.
I followed my trail back and saw the Latino girl awake.
"Hi, I'm Sam," I said, walking up to her.
"Paulina," She replied bitterly. Jeez, what was her problem?
"Um, I found a bunch of fruit that we can eat," I told her. She nodded. I rolled my eyes and looked at the others. Tucker, the African American guy, woke up next.
"Hey," He mumbled. I smiled.
"I'm Sam," I told him. He smiled.
"I'm Tucker. Nice to meet you." He replied.
"I found some fruit and water," I said. I opened my bag, which was filled with mangoes, coconuts, berries, and a big bottle of water.
"Nice! I'm starving!" Tucker exclaimed. He took a mango and started eating.
"Do you want one too?" I asked Paulina.
"Yeah," She replied. She took a coconut and a few berries. I crouched down and looked at Danny's sleeping face. I smiled lightly.
"Danny," I shook him. He didn't move. I had an idea.
"DANIEL FENTON, THAT'S NO WAY TO TALK TO A STRANGER!" I yelled, mimicking his mom from when we were on the plane.
Danny screamed and woke up. I started laughing at him. He looked so confused! He frowned at me.
"Sam! What the hell?" He sputtered.
"Here, I found some fruit. Take some," I held out my backpack.
Danny's eyes widened and he grinned. He took a mango and some berries. I started laughing. He looked at me, curious.
"What?" He asked.
"Nothing. Just your reaction," I said.
"I think your little 'wake up call' woke up Dash and Jazz," Danny replied.
I saw the big guy stir and get up. He looked like a bully. Paulina stared at him. He slowly sat up and looked around.
"Where am I?" He asked. His voice was so annoying!
"You're at an island in the middle of nowhere. Our plane crashed and everyone else but us is dead," Paulina stated bluntly.
"What the fuck?" Dash yelled. I slowly walked back. This guy was scary!
"I'm gonna miss my football tournament! We need to get out of here!" Dash roared.
"No shit, Sherlock," Tucker said, rolling his eyes.
"What did you say?" Dash asked menacingly.
"Nothing!" Tucker cried out as Dash lifted him.
"Stop! We have no time for fights!" Another voice cried out. It belonged to Danny's sister, who was just woken up by Dash's yelling. Dash huffed and put Tucker down. I walked over to Jazz and Dash.
"Eat some fruit, we need the energy." I held out my bag. Jazz grabbed a mango. Dash grabbed two coconuts, three mangoes, and a bunch of berries.
"Not that much, Dash! We need to save!" I exclaimed. I took one coconut and mango from him. Dash rolled his eyes and gobbled down his breakfast. We had about three days worth of food.
"What do we do now?" Danny asked.
"I don't know. We need to get help so we can get off this island." Tucker replied.
"I wish I knew a tech person. My phone works, but I've got no signal and its almost dead," I sighed.
"No problem!" Tucker cried out. He took my phone and did some techno magic to it. It was now fully charged.
"How did you do that?" I asked, surprised.
"I'm a techno geek. I can do anything with technology," Tucker sated proudly. I smiled lightly at him.
"Unfortunately, we can't call anyone or get help using that," Jazz said. Danny nodded.
"How are we going to kill time? We can't do anything to get help, and there is nothing to do," Paulina scoffed.
"We can make a huge SOS signal on the sand. If a passing plane or helicopter sees it, then we're safe," Tucker replied. All of us agreed.
All six of us walked to the jungle. Using Dash's strength, we were able to get big rocks and tree branches. We worked all day, gathering materials for our SOS sign.
By sundown, we were finished. All of us got a generous amount of water. Well, Paulina didn't do anything except complain. She's so whiny! She can't help us survive because she doesn't want to break a nail. Well, if she doesn't start helping, I'm gonna break her head!
After we finished, I leaned against a tree, sitting by myself. I thought about my parents. I would never see them ever again, even if we were rescued. I felt tears streaming down my cheeks. I was so caught up on the SOS sign that I forgot my parents were dead. Sure, they were annoying sometimes. All parents were. But I am never going to see them, ever again. I put my head down, sobbing quietly.
"You okay?" Jazz asked. She found me. I felt sort of embarrassed that she saw me cry. I quickly wiped my tears.
"Yeah, I'm fine." I sputtered
"Sam, it's okay to cry. My parents are gone too." Jazz said softly. I nodded and let the tears flow. Jazz hugged me.
"Don't tell anyone I cried," I told Jazz. She smiled lightly and nodded. "Especially Danny," I added. Jazz's smile grew bigger.
"Believe it or not, Danny is really understanding. He wouldn't make fun of you for being sad about your parents," Jazz said. I smiled and nodded.
"What would he do, if he saw me crying like this?" I asked softly.
"He would probably try to make you feel better. Trust me, I'm his sister. One of my friends died from cancer about a year ago. Danny stayed with me and tried to cheer me up and make me feel better. For you, he'd probably hold you in his arms and hug you until you feel better." Jazz stated. I laughed lightly.
"I highly doubt he would do that," I said. Jazz laughed.
"You two would be so cute together." Jazz said. She stood up. "Let's go back to everyone." I got up and left the tree.
Would Danny and I be cute together? I kind of liked the idea. Is Jazz serious about Danny being so sweet and caring? I imagined Danny holding me under the tree, whispering comforting words, holding me close, crying with me. I grinned at the thought. Having a hot guy as your boyfriend is a pretty good idea to me. I didn't exactly like him, but will I later?
'Snap out of it, Sam! This whole island stranded thing isn't some romance! Our main focus is to get out of here. And plus, Danny would never like me, anyways' I thought. I saw Paulina, Dash, Tucker, and Danny at our sleeping site. I knew my eyes were red and puffy.
Tucker was fast asleep. Danny, Paulina, and Dash were sitting around a fire. Paulina had a flirty look on her face. I think she was trying to get Dash's attention. Ew.
Danny looked at me and smiled. He noticed my red eyes. Crap. He knows that I've been crying.
"You okay?" He asked as I sat down next to him. I smiled and nodded. Jazz made me feel better. And knowing that Danny would even ask me if I was okay felt great. Danny smiled at me.
"Good," He replied quietly. We stared at the fire.
"I thought you wouldn't really care," I said. Danny chuckled.
"Of course I do." He replied, and left it at that.
"I'm so tired from hauling all those big rocks to make the SOS sign," Paulina said in her annoying accent. I snorted.
"You didn't do shit, Paulina," Jazz said, rolling her eyes.
We started laughing. When Paulina looked at Dash, she was sort of blushing in embarrassment.
"Do any of you know how we even got saved?" I asked. I was thinking about that. I ghost saved us, I know that. But who? And why us?
"The ghost boy," Paulina said dreamily. Danny gave her a weird, disgusted look. I tried not to laugh.
"Um, which ghost boy?" I asked.
"Danny Phantom, of course!" She exclaimed. That's who!
"Why us though?" Dash asked.
Danny and Jazz didn't say anything. They kept quiet. Danny looked especially nervous. Why? They knew something, and they didn't want to tell us.
"Danny, why are you so nervous?" I asked.
"W-What? I'm not nervous!" He sputtered. I made a face. I didn't want him embarrassed in front of everyone, but I wanted him to tell me. I stood up, taking Danny with me. I dragged him away from everyone.
"What?" He asked me once we were away.
"What are you hiding?" I asked him.
"Nothing!" He cried out.
"You seem so nervous, Danny. You can tell me. If you don't feel comfortable telling anyone else, that's fine; At least tell me." I replied, still gripping his hand. He sighed loudly.
"I-I can't." He stuttered. I frowned. I let go of his hand.
"Fine. Then I won't talk to you. Ever. Again." I stormed away from him, pissed off. How could I think he would care about me? How could he like me? He can't tell me anything! And he knows that he's hiding something from me.
I sat down at the fire again. I stared straight into it. No one else was there anymore. I saw that they were all trying to sleep now.
"Sam! Sam, I'm sorry." Danny said as he ran up to me.
"Don't talk to me." I shot back, annoyed.
"Sam, please. I might tell you… but not now," Danny said. I rolled my eyes.
"Bullshit," I said. I got up and lay down next to Jazz. I was frustrated.
"Sam, don't be mad at me. Please," Danny pleaded. He lay down next to me. I huffed and stared at the peaceful sky.
"Why can't you tell me? It's not like it's a big secret. I want to know why Danny Phantom saved us. Why can't you tell me that if you know?" I asked.
"Because… it's too complicated," Danny replied.
"Right," I snorted. I turned the other way and fell asleep.
Awh, sad ending for this chapter. Please review! Tell me what you think so far! This story has a looooong way to go, so keep reading! :)
