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A/N- Sorry it took me so long to update. I literally had basketball 7 days strait. Now that Basketball is starting to get into full swing, it's gonna be hard to update as quick. I'm usually on 3 teams by the beginning of December. But I'll do my best!!!

Chapter 6

Taylor and Chad were trudging through the dense jungle. "We know they were looking for water, so maybe we should look for water too. We might find the same source they did and find them around the area." Taylor said.

"Good thinking," Chad said back to her, agreeing with the plan. But he couldn't help but think, "How does she think of this stuff?"

Taylor placed her hand on the ground and started running the soil through her fingers. "The grounds dry. I doubt there's any water nearby."

"Yeah." Chad said, barley paying attention. His gaze was out into the jungle.

"What'cha looking at?' she asked.

"I think I see an X marked onto a tree."

"What?"

"I don't know, it looks like someone scratched it with a knife, or a really pointy stick. C'mon." He started walking towards the tree. When they got there, he ran his fingers over the marking. "That's definitely manmade. Do you think Troy and Gabriella made it?"

Taylor thought for a second before saying, "Well, if there were other people on the island, the pilot probably would have came back by now, or we would have seen them, or they would've seen us when our plane crashed. It has to be them. Or the pilot."

"Chad looked into the jungle again, "I see another X."

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Troy and Gabriella were wondering through the jungle. Troy walked up to another tree and marked his X like he had been doing for hours on end. While marking the X he heard a growling sound coming from Gabriella's stomach. He looked around and saw a bush filled with berries. "Come here he told her," she walked over, "Do you think we can eat these?" He asked, pointing to the berries.

She looked at them, "They look ripe so I don't see why not. And I'm getting hungry." Laughing, they began picking berries and popping them into their mouths.

"If we could only get to the beach," he said, breaking up the laughter, "Then we'd know we were going the right way."

"Yeah," she agreed. She grabbed a bunch of berries until her hand couldn't carry any more, "We should get moving. We need to find camp ASAP." They began walking again, unknowing of where they would end up.

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Kelsi and Martha were tending the fire. "I hope everyone comes back soon. I don't mean to be negative but, they could die out there." Kelsi said, "Heck, we could die too if we don't get any more water."

"Well if they find fruit, they can get some water from that, and it's gonna rain eventually." Martha added, "Let's just hope for a downpour and not a lightning storm." She moved a log with a stick. It became silent except for the crackling of the fire.

"This is pointless!" Ryan cried, "Why are we practicing our half time routine if we're not even gonna be at the tournament!"

"Oh Ryan," Sharpay said, "they won't start the game if we're not there!" Ryan rolled his eyes. He missed home so much. Sharpay actually made sense there.

Zeke and Jason were tossing the basketball Chad had brought on the trip around. "Man, there's nothing I wouldn't do for some concrete!" Jason complained, "I mean, I tried dribbling on the sand but it just wouldn't work!"

Zeke looked at him for a second before adding, "Yeah even a hoop would be nice." Thinking about the words he had just said, an idea popped into his head, "Wait, I just got an idea." He said.

"What is it?"

"Just follow me."

A/N-So, did you like the chapter? I'll try an update quicker this time. Reviews please!