A/N: Reviews are coming in pretty slow but that's fair 'cause I take my precious time to update! Sorry if you didn't like the previous chapter, guys! If you did like it then thank you! Please enjoy this chapter! :D
"Jamie!" Someone shouted in a whisper. She shot up in her bed, her eyes searching for danger since the voice sounded alarmed. The room was dimly lit by the almost rising sun. The sky outside was a greyish blue. She then noticed she wasn't in Mikayla's room. She turned to her right eagerly and cracked a smile at the sight.
Brady was crouched down by the bed, still shirtless and his hair was a mess. His pale skin practically glowed in the dim lighting. "What's wrong?" Jamie asked.
"You have to get out of here. Mason should be up in an hour to come check on me and Boomer." He explained.
Jamie giggled, laying back into the bed. She patted the space beside her, asking for him to join her. He was hesitant but climbed into the bed anyway. "Brady, last night was so much fun. It was amazing." She said in a seductive tone but really it was more of a sleepy tone.
"Yeah, tell me about it. Maybe if you hadn't fallen asleep while I was in the bathroom, we could have had more fun." He said, making his voice low and sexy. He put his arm over her and pulled her flat against him, clinging his leg over hers. He chuckled and kissed her ear which she giggled to.
"What's stopping us from continuing now?" She asked teasingly but seriously. It caught Brady off guard, therefore he didn't know what to say.
After a minute he responded, "Mason."
"You said he'd come up in an hour. A lot can be done in an hour, Brady." She whispered, turning in his hold to face him. They shared a smile and then had a sweet little kiss.
"Gosh, don't tease me, woman." He groaned, hiding his face in her neck. Jamie giggled, his dark hair tickled her. There was a pleasant smile between them and Brady took the time to thank the Lord she was still shirtless too. "You have no idea how happy I feel right now." He confessed while he felt a bittersweet tingling in his belly.
Jamie was shocked at his words. He honestly felt that way? She really made him feel so happy? She felt her eyes sting and she grinned. She truly had never felt like this over any other guy. She daringly wondered if maybe it was the hormones and lust that made them feel this way but so many other things overcame that. She felt so peaceful with Brady, it was almost hard to believe.
"Same here." Was all she could think of saying. She hadn't noticed a knot had formed in her throat until she spoke. Brady noticed the change in her voice and he looked up into her watery eyes.
"Hey, hey, what's wrong?" He asked worriedly, hugging her closely.
"Nothing. I just... feel so great." She choked a little laugh.
"Can we make out now?" Brady asked suddenly. He didn't give her a chance to respond before grabbing her face and kissing her. He couldn't think of another way of expressing how he felt. He couldn't exactly put it into proper words so he put it into a passionate and loving kiss. He didn't break away from her when he climbed over her. Jamie moaned into the kiss and grabbed his hair, slightly tugging on it.
When they ran out of breath and broke apart, Brady sighed, "I think I'm addicted to you." He said seriously.
"Good 'cause I'm addicted to you." She replied with a smile.
"I don't think I'll be able to go the day without... this." He said just before kissing her neck.
Jamie thought about it now. She hadn't thought about leaving this to go on with her day, pretending nothing had happened last night. Like nothing happened at all. What would Mikayla think? They're suddenly really close from one day to another? Now that she thought about that, maybe they took it too far, too fast. She pushed the thought away, thinking it felt too right to be wrong.
"You're worrying aren't you?" Brady asked knowingly. He looked disappointed somehow. "Wondering where all of this leaves us?" He pressed on.
Jamie simply nodded her head and started to stroke his soft hair. "But I can't find a reason to regret it yet." She said with a smile which he returned.
"What do you see in me, Jamie?" He asked after a while of silence. Jamie shrugged and smiled. "It's not because I'm a king, right?"
Jamie felt offended he would think that. "What? Brady, how could you think that? I don't care if you're a king or not, I'd feel the same way about you." She said, her anger apparent in her voice.
"And what is it exactly that you feel?" He asked, worried to know the answer.
Jamie shook her head and sighed. "Brady, I would have never done what we did last night with anyone else, no matter the circumstance. Not only are you gorgeous," She said as she stroked his grinning face, "but you're so sweet and caring and funny. I really love that."
"Really?" He asked in surprise. No one had ever said anything like that to him. No one had ever done anything like that with him before nor had he ever wanted to do it with anyone. He believed her when she said she would never do that with anyone, she didn't look the type which is why he is even more surprised she'd do it with him. She must feel something. "You're amazing. Some part of me feels dirty for acting the way I did last night..." He confessed, "but considering not once did you try to stop me," He said with a smirk and she blushed, "I don't feel so bad. If anything, I feel really good about myself. I had never done anything like that before." He said sheepishly.
Jamie giggled and ruffled his hair. She opened her mouth to say something sweet but she heard heavy footsteps coming up the stairs. She gasped and they both shot up in bed.
"Oh no, it's Mason! What's he gonna think when he sees us like this?" Brady hissed, grabbing his head and looking around frantically.
Jamie rolled off the bed and grabbed her shirt, pulling it on quickly. She considered fixing her hair but decided it was a waste of time. The footsteps got louder and in a desperate act, she dove to the floor and rolled under the bed.
Brady ran his hand through his tousled hair and laid back into the bed, pulling the covers over his head. He closed his eyes and steadied his breathing so it looked like he was sleeping. The door opened and he heard Mason step in.
"It's time for our workout, my king. You have ten minutes or it's ten more laps around the castle." He warned, starting to walk out of the room. He expected some kind of response from the king but nothing came. He stopped at the door and narrowed his eyes, waiting for a word. Nothing came and he immediately turned around, walking up to the bed. "My king, are you alright?" He asked worriedly.
Brady groaned and poked the top of his head out from under the covers. "I was thinkin' I'd sit this one out, Mason." He said, faking a sleepy tone.
"But, my king,-" Mason tried but Brady yawned over dramatically.
"I had a tough time falling asleep last night, I'm really tired, Mason." He lied evenly. It wasn't entirely a lie. He hadn't got much sleep last night. "Maybe later on we could catch up. Right now I just wanna sleep. Leave." He groaned, waving his hand at Mason who stood there dumbfounded.
The yeti man shook his head, finding this oddly common from King Brady. "As you wish, my king." He said respectfully before walking out and closing the door behind him.
Brady sat up in his bed and immediately swooped to the edge of the bed and looked underneath it. "What the-?" He voiced when he saw that Jamie was no longer there. He jumped up and looked around but she was no where in the room. "How the-?" He wondered, scratching his head.
"What's wrong, bro?"
Brady let loose a small shriek and grabbed at his heart that raced from the scare. "You scared me." He panted. His eyes widened suddenly, "How long have you been up?" He asked, sounding really alarmed but Boomer didn't catch on.
"I got up when Mason walked in. I was in the bathroom." He said as he pointed back at the bathroom. "Didn't you see me?" He asked curiously.
"Nah, I didn't see you, I was under the covers." He said randomly.
"So why aren't you going to do the workout thing?" He asked as he bit into an apple he grabbed from one of the bowls set on a table. "You feelin' okay?"
"Yeah, feel great." He admitted, grinning wide as he stared down at the sheets. Boomer eyed him curiously, knowing he was acting weirder than usual. "Hey, how about we throw a party today?" He suggested out of the blue.
Boomer raised an eyebrow and scowled. "Okay, what's goin' on here? You know Mason isn't a party kinda guy." He said.
"We'll make it a royal declare or somethin'." He said with a careless shrug.
Boomer stared at his apple as he thought about it for literally a second. "I'm in." He said, throwing the apple out the window.
"Ow!" A shout came from outside. Boomer leaned out the window, "Sorry, cuz!" He shouted down at Lanny who glared holes into him. Boomer turned on his heels to face his twin brother and clapped his hands together. "So! I'll find a DJ, invite all of Kinkow-"
"Actually, Boom," Brady cut him off, "I was thinking more of a personal party. Just us and our close friends, somethin' simple." He said.
"Like our 10th birthday party?" Boomer asked in surprise. Brady nodded with his lips pressed into a tight line. "Well, okay then but where are we gonna have this lame party?" Boomer asked, disappointed.
"I dunno... Here would be good. Down in the throne room." He said. He stopped to think about something and he got hit with an idea like a brick. "I got a better idea!" He shouted.
"Thank God!" Boomer sighed in relief. "What's on your mind?" He asked excitedly.
"Camping." He said, a gleam in his eyes.
"Camping?" Boomer voiced, thinking his brother was joking. "Like, sleeping out in the jungle where the Hydeos hunt for their prey?" He asked, just to make sure they were on the same page.
"Dude, don't worry about that, we'll have Mikayla." He said.
"Mikay- Girls? We're having girls at our sleepover? Sounds like fun!" He said, his mood changing dramatically.
"It's not a sleepover, it's a camping trip." Brady corrected.
"Whatever. What time does this 'camping trip' start?" He said, air quoting the camping trip part.
"The second the sun hides behind the horizon." He said.
"Aw, but that's hours from now!" Boomer whined. "What are we gonna do until then?" He complained.
"I dunno about you but I'm gonna catch some Z's." He said as he snuggled into his bed and wrapped the covers around himself. He inhaled deeply, the sheets still smelling like Jamie. He suppressed a groan and sighed instead.
Just as he started to feel sleep set in, the door burst open. He looked in that direction and there stood a fuming Mikayla. She snarled and stomped her way to Brady's bed. She grabbed him by his hair and pulled him up. Brady screamed in pain.
"Where is she?!" Mikayla shouted accusingly.
"What are you talking about, woman!? Where's who?" Brady shouted back, swatting her hand away.
"Jamie! She wasn't in the room last night!" She explained angrily.
"What makes you think she was here?" Brady asked, his tone annoyed but deep down he hoped she knew it was a rhetorical question.
"Where else would she be?" She hissed.
"Well, last time she was somewhere in the jungle." Boomer pointed out. Mikayla looked at him so angrily, Boomer almost saw the girl from the exorcist movie. He paled and went back into the bathroom to wait it out.
"Yeah, Boomer's right. She could be anywhere, really." Brady said, waving his hand at her to leave. Mikayla grabbed his hand and twisted it. Brady shrieked again and cried out, "Okay, we'll look for her just please let me go!"
Mikayla let his arm go and stormed out of the room, waiting for Brady downstairs. Brady sat up in his bed and rolled his eyes. He wondered why Mikayla was being more hostile with him than usual. He shrugged it off and got out of bed, grabbing his shirt off the floor and pulling it on. "Hey, Boom, come on, we're going out to search for Jamie." He called.
Boomer walked out of the bathroom and trudged his way up to his brother. "But I don't wanna go-"
"Come on." Brady groaned, pulling his brother out of the room by his wrist.
"Hey, guys!"
Brady and Boomer both shrieked and jumped back. Brady put his hand over his heart, "Jamie! Where were you?" He asked, sounding out of breath.
"I dunno. I got lost somewhere after the library." She said.
The two kings looked at each other in question, "We have a library in this place?" Boomer asked disbelievingly.
"I wonder if we have an- Dude! We should get an arcade in this place!" Brady said, shaking his brother by the shoulders.
"That is a brilliant idea!" He responded, running across their bedroom and grabbing the emergency phone. "Emergency! We need an arcade room in this castle right away!" He shouted frantically. His face twisted into a glare as he responded, "You know, a room filled with game machines and an air hockey table." He explained with a bored tone. "Well then Google it!" He shouted in annoyance. "Internet. Yeah, on the computer. Press the on button. It's the button that turns it on! On the monitor. The big thing with a screen. Yeah, that's it. No, not there. The circle with red, blue, yellow and green. Yeah, that one. Twice. Click it twice. Yeah. Type in what you want to know and press enter. Just Google how to use a computer! Gah, I don't have time for this, just get it done! Yes. Yeah. What? No! No, not the hammer! Just refresh the page. The little arrow at the top of the screen, to the left. Yes. Press. No, no, just once."
Brady and Jamie watched in amusement as Boomer tried to explain everything to one of the castle workers. Then Brady remembered Mikayla must have still been waiting for them. "Boom." He called. Boomer held his hand out for him to wait and continued on the phone.
Brady rolled his eyes and turned around, grabbing Jamie's hand and pulling her after him. He walked into the throne room and Mikayla was just standing there looking angry and losing her patience. Brady smiled at her and raised his hand that held Jamie's. "Lookie who I found!" He said softly, hoping his voice wouldn't make her explode.
Mikayla's sighed in relief and ran to her cousin to give her a bear hug. "Where have you been!? I've been worried sick about you! Are you okay?" She asked worriedly.
Jamie giggled, pulling away from Mikayla, letting Brady's hand go. "I'm fine. Sorry I made you worry so much."
"Whatever, I'm just glad you're okay." She said with a smile. Brady eyed Mikayla strangely. He had never seen her be so... happy and sweet at the same time. She guessed it was a family thing.
Brady clapped his hands and pursed his lips, his eyebrows raising. "So! I was wondering if-"
"No." Mikayla snapped. "I'm taking my cousin for the day, thank you very much. And no, you are not invited." She said, taking Jamie by the wrist and pulling her away.
"Well, I guess that's no on the camping trip then."
Brady shrieked, jumping a few feet away. He stared at his brother with wide eyes. How the heck did he get there without him noticing? Boomer put his hands in his pockets and looked at his brother, waiting for a response. Brady put his leg on the ground and put his arms down, straightening his shirt. He cleared his throat. "Yeah, I guess so." He responded finally.
"So what are we gonna do now?" Boomer asked with a pout.
"No idea." He said, walking to his throne and falling into it, letting out a huge sigh.
"You look really tired, bro. You okay?" He asked, sitting into his own throne.
Brady nodded his head, "Fine. Just didn't get too much sleep last night." He said.
Boomer chuckled, "But I'm sure it was worth it." He said casually.
"Hm?" Brady asked, lifting his head toward his brother.
Boomer tried to cover his knowing look but it showed either way. "I mean, no one would get much sleep with a girl like Jamie in their bed." He said.
Brady closed his eyes and leaned into the cushioned throne. He died for a minute. Like, literally died.
Boomer chuckled, "Don't worry, bro, I won't tell anyone." He said with a smile as he patted Brady's shoulder. "Just, try and be more quiet next time, 'kay? For my sake? Nothing is more awkward than hearing your brother and his new girlfriend-"
"Shh, shh! Shhhhhh!" Brady burst out, covering his red face.
"So when are you planning to tell? Bring it out in the open." He asked curiously.
"I dunno." Brady mumbled. "I'm not sure we will." He said.
"What? Why not?" Boomer asked in shock.
"Think about it, Boom. I'm a king, she's not royalty. She's Mason's niece, Jason's daughter, Mikayla's cousin. It's not gonna be easy." He said with a sad sigh.
"Nothing on this island is easy. None of it's stopped you yet, why should it now? Specially when you really want this." He said. Brady thought over Boomer's words, first thinking it was oddly motivational and intelligent, second thinking that he was right in that sense.
"Thanks, Boom but it's way easier said than done. Who knows what kind of weird trials Jamie would have to go through to date me. I just don't think it's worth-"
Boomer rolled his eyes and slapped his brother across the face. Brady's jaw hung open as he stared at his brother in disbelief. "OW!" He shouted, holding his red stinging cheek.
Boomer shook his head, "Stop talkin' crazy and putting yourself down, bro. You'll make it happen, I know you will. If this girl really likes you, she'll do whatever it takes and make it. She's a Makoola after all." He reminded.
"That's true." Brady mumbled with a small smile.
"I'm hungry." Boomer said to break the silence.
"Yeah, man, I'm totally starving." He agreed, patting his grumbling stomach. "Hey, the kings need some food for our stomachs!" He called out.
A tall tanned man walked into the throne room and bowed, holding his hands behind his back. "What do my kings desire this beautiful morning?" He asked seriously.
Brady and Boomer exchanged looks but shrugged. "I want a peanut butter and banana sandwich today. I don't feel like eating anything exotic." Boomer said. "I want it served over a plate of ice cream." He added. "With sprinkles and chocolate syrup."
Brady gave him a weird look but shook it off, thinking that it's just simply Boomer. "I'll have one too." He said, nodding the servant away. The man bowed and walked away to do his job.
"Where are we going?" Jamie asked curiously as she followed Mikayla through the jungle.
"Don't ask." Mikayla said, giving her curious cousin a smirk.
"But-"
"Don't!" Mikayla barked.
"Mikaylaaaaaaaaaaaa..." Jamie groaned.
"We're here!" Mikayla said, tossing the bag she had bought along. She opened her arms to present a beautiful waterfall.
Jamie's jaw dropped as she stared at it in awe. "Wow, cuz, this is amazing!" She sighed.
"I know. It feels amazing too! Here." She said as she picked up the bag, pulled something out and tossed it at her. Jamie looked into her hands and recognized it as her bikini. Mikayla must have found it in one of her bags and packed it. "What are you waiting for? Go put it on! There's a cave right over there where you can change. I put vines and palm tree leaves over the entrance so don't worry about peeping toms. I'll be keeping an eye out too." She said, pulling out her machete.
"Okay." Jamie said before walking into the cave. "So how did you find this place?" She asked as she started to change.
Mikayla shrugged even if Jamie couldn't see. "I don't know. It was a while back. Thing is, it's pretty risky to be here." She admitted.
Jamie stopped undressing and poked her head out of the natural curtain, "What?" She asked, alarmed.
"It's nothing, really. Just that, it's really close to Tarantula people territory." She said sheepishly.
"What?" Jamie deadpanned.
"It's nothing. I've been here a couple of other times and there are no signs of them anywhere. We just gotta be really quiet." She said, lowering her voice.
Jamie went back into the cave and put her clothes back on quickly. She walked out with her bikini in hand, "It's too dangerous to be here, Mikayla. We should go." She said, putting her bikini back into the bag.
"But I bought you here so we could spend some time together. I thought you would like it." She said sadly and disappointed.
"I do, Mikayla, it's beautiful. But we can't afford to be caught by-"
Both girls came crashing to the ground face first when what seemed to be bolas wrapping around their ankles, immobilizing them. "Tarantula people!" Jamie screamed, finishing her sentence.
Said men walked out from the dense trees and two came over to tie their wrists. Mikayla and Jamie were both tied to a wooden pole. They looked like kabobs as they were carried away from the waterfall.
"Mikayla, what are we going to do!?" Jamie asked frantically.
"Shh, I'm thinking!" She replied.
"Quiet!" One of the Tarantula people shouted.
Jamie was confused, "I thought they didn't speak!" She whispered at Mikayla.
"Few of them speak English, the rest speak Tarantula. Most of them and by most I mean all of them, prefer to stay quiet."
"I said quiet!" He shouted again.
"Oh, alright already!" Mikayla shouted back in annoyance.
"Where are they taking us?" Jamie whispered.
"Probably back to their territory." Mikayla answered simply.
"And what will they do with us?" Jamie asked worriedly.
"Eat." The same Tarantula man said.
"Eat?! Eat us!? But I taste dirty! The other one is sour! Like bad milk but worse! I have a rash, it's contagious. Real bad." Jamie said, trying to convince the Tarantula people not to eat them.
"We eat anything." He grumbled.
"Mikayla!" Jamie screamed in panic, swinging around. The Tarantula people holding her stumbled a bit. That gave her an idea. "Swing!" She ordered as she started to struggled and swing around quickly. Mikayla copied her actions. The Tarantula people lost their grip and both girls hit the floor face first again. Jamie, not thinking it would work, didn't know what to do next. They couldn't exactly move with the long stick tied to their arms and legs.
"Now what!?" Mikayla shouted as she moved around, trying to untie the ropes.
"I don't know!" Jamie replied. She manage to get on her knees. Her eyes widened as she saw more Tarantula people charging at them. She shut her eyes and ducked. She heard a grunt and opened her eyes to see one of the Tarantula people go cross-eyed and fall to the ground unconscious.
Mikayla thought of it as a great idea. She awkwardly got to her feet and bent over, the end of the stick whacking one of the Tarantula people on the chin, sending him flying back and into the ground. Jamie rolled around several times, not finding the right way to get to her feet. She felt like a flipped over turtle.
She finally managed to stand, the ropes sliding down the stick as it pressed against the ground. "Watch out!" Mikayla called, jerking her head to point at one of the Tarantula people that tried to sneak up behind Jamie. Jamie turned around in surprise and accidentally knocked over a different Tarantula person that was coming at her. She turned back to check on him and hit the other one. "Oops." She said, turning her torso to the other now unconscious man.
"Come on, help me untie myself!" Mikayla called hastily. They had to get out of there before more Tarantula people showed up.
Jamie managed to get Mikayla loose rather quickly and then Mikayla returned the favor. She was just moving on to her wrists when she heard the Tarantula people's voices coming closer from the East. "Run!" She shouted, bailing the scene.
"Wait! My arms!" Jamie shouted after her. She looked back and the Tarantula people were getting closer. "Who needs arms?" She asked rhetorically before taking off after Mikayla. She caught up quickly and passed her.
"Wait for me!" Mikayla called. She groaned. Jamie had always been faster. "You're leaving a trail!" Mikayla noticed. The stick tied to her wrists was being dragged across the dirt, leaving a line.
"Huh?" Jamie stopped running, Mikayla running into her. They went tumbling over and wouldn't you know it, there was a hill up ahead. Both girls screamed as they rolled head over heels down the rocky hill.
Jamie hit the leveled ground first and then Mikayla came down, landing on her back. She thanked God she wasn't very heavy. They got up despite the pain. Mikayla dusted herself off and Jamie just waited, her arms still tied. Wait a sec...
"Let's go!" Jamie said, no longer worried about the trail. The stick snapped into pieces on the way down the hill. Mikayla followed after her cousin as fast as she could. A few minutes longer and they made it back into the light side of the island.
"This way!" Mikayla ordered, taking back control of the situation. She knew many different ways back to the castle and a few the Tarantula people wouldn't follow them after.
Jamie tried to contain her fear long enough so she wouldn't run past Mikayla who lead the way. Mikayla had her machete in mind, knowing she had left it behind. She couldn't well fight the many Tarantula people without it's help. She also couldn't count on Jamie, her hands were literally tied.
"In here!" Mikayla said, jumping into a hidden cave. It was halfway into the ground, from afar it looked too small for someone to stand in so they hoped the Tarantula people would run past it.
"I'm sorry I dragged you into this, Jamie. I just wanted to spend some time with you." Mikayla whispered sadly.
"It's okay, Mikayla. It's not your fault we got caught." Jamie said with a smile. "Now, can you get me untied?" She asked, turning her back to Mikayla.
"Oh yeah, sure." She said as she untied her wrists.
"Thanks, Mi-"
"Shh, shh!" She shushed, covering Jamie's mouth with her hand and pulling her further into the dark cave. They watched the Tarantula people's feet run by the entrance of the cave. They stopped right in front of it. There were some words said in Tarantula, someone sounded angry and then they ran the other way.
Jamie pulled Mikayla's hand off her mouth, "You think they're gone?" She whispered.
Mikayla walked to the entrance of the cave and carefully looked out. There was no sign of the Tarantula people to the left of the right. They must have retreated. She went back into the cave, deciding it was safer to give it a few minutes.
"Hey, mind finding your own cave to hang out in?" Came a creepy man's voice. Mikayla and Jamie shrieked and piled over each other to get out of the cave, not bothering to check who or what that was. They ran in panic all the way back to the castle, not looking back to check if anything was chasing them.
A/N: Well, there you have it! Hope you all enjoyed this chapter. It was a bit random and not much fluffy cutie stuff but I dunno, it needed some action, right? I like action. Stick around to find out what crazy thing happens next! ;) Please review, it makes me happy! Please excuse any mistakes! :/