After the 4 made it back to the main beach they all laid down and had gotten a bunch of fruit on the way back off of trees...they figured from now on they all should go together in case they really do get lost for like ever. "So you guys are saying he just disappeared, into thin air?" Zac said looking at both girls. "Yes." They said at the same time. "You sure?" he asked. "Yes..." "You weren't like imagining it?" Taylor joined in. "NO! We saw it, Taylor, I know we did!" Erica said walking over to Zac, getting his hand. Everything got quiet when Sam fell on her butt in the sand and began crying burying her head into her hands that were propped up by her knees. "Sam...what's wrong?" Taylor asked walking over sitting beside her. "Taylor, guys, it's just I am sick of this. We've been here for almost like 3 days and they still haven't come back! I'm hungry for real food, I feel dirty and skanky and getting in the ocean is not the same, I hate this island, it sucks and we came for a good time at the Carribean and it's not happening! There's a scary ghost, crap man or whatever on this island with us and now he'll be watching everything we do!" Sam couldn't talk anymore...she began crying harder. "Oh, Sam..." Taylor began hugging her hard. "I know how you feel, we all feel the same way...right guys?" he asked looking up at Erica and Zac. They both nodded. "And all we can do is be strong and wait patiently til they return. Ike won't let them keep going without coming back to get us. I'm sure he's trying his best right now to get the ship turned around. I mean think of the time it took for him to notice us missing and in that time, the ship had been sailing for a while and then by the time he explains it to the captain and all they have to turn around and everything...so see it takes a huge matter of time." "I guess you're right..." Sam said sniffling with Erica joining her on her other side, Zac following. "Until then...we have to be strong and stay together...we can do this..." Taylor said. Then the four all group hugged and decided to pass the time by at least trying to take a sensible bath in the ocean...

"Now,how are we going to bathe?I mean,I dont want everyone watching me.."Sam said wanting to wash some of the yuck off her."Um,I guess you andErica can wash first since yer girls.Then Zac and I will wash second."Taylor suggested."Okay..."Sam said walking to the water with Ericafollowing."Ya know Sam,Im really worried.Whatd that guy mean?Did he likedie here or something?Was he murdered by a local tribe or something?What ifthey know we're here and are waiting for us to sleep so they can chop ourheads off?What if..""Erica.."Sam interupted."Dont jump to conclusions.Hecould have meant anything by that."Sam told her worried friend as theydried their hair."Yah I guess."Erica mumbled as the two walked up to Taylorand Zac."okay,all done.Yer guyz turn."Sam told Taylor and Zac as she satdown by the small fire they had built."Alrighty.Be back in a flash."Taylorsaid throwing his shirt onto the sand and heading to the water."Erica,we'reso lucky to have them."Sam said as she stared at the stars in thesky."Yah,we are.I wouldnt have ever dreamt of life to be so great.Although,life isnt so great right now seeing how we'll probably dieon this island because no one knows where we are.Beside this was anunmarked island,How are they gonna find it again.What if it sinks.What ifwe eat poison."Erica started jumping to conclusions again."Girl,you need tochill.You're so paranoid."

That night by the fire, Zac held Erica tight in his arms. Feeling safe from all harms, Erica felt as if she could die there without a worry. Zac sniffed her hair and snuggled her closer. Thinking she was asleep, he lightly kissed her neck. He was startled when she turned to face him and kissed him back. "Erica..." he whispered. "What?" she whispered back. They didn't want to wake Taylor and Sam sleeping on the other side of the fire. "Come with me..." Zac got up and took Erica's hand. He led her partway into the trees and back into this nook where Tay and Sam couldn't see them. Zac pulled her close to his chest and held her there for a second after kissing her head. "Erica look up at the stars..." Erica looked up. "See that one right...there?" Zac pointed to this bright star in the sky. "Yes," she whispered to him. "That's you and I...we were once apart, but now we're together as a star. I think we shine brightly in the sky together which means, I love you..." Zac said taking his eyes from the sky to Erica's eyes. "Zac, you are so sweet. I love you too..." "Erica, no matter how long we are on this stupid island, i want you to know that i will protect you as much as i can and keep you safe. I would give my life to save yours and that's the way it is... please say you'll be my star forever..." "I will, Zac. I will." Erica and Zac fell into a deep kiss and soon fell fast asleep together after lying on the ground in one anothers arms.

The next morning Zac woke up and noticed Erica was missing her pink tanktopthat she was wearing when they had fallen asleep."Thats odd..."he thoughtto himself looking around to find it.While he was searching under leavesand bushes Erica woke up."Mmm..Uhm..Where's my shirt?"she asked trying tocover up."I dont know.Thats what Im looking for.You didnt take it off lastnight after we went to sleep,right?"Zac questioned continuing tolook."No...I didnt wake up in the middle of the night.."she answeredscratching her head."Hmm...I'll go get your bag so you can put another oneon."Zac said getting up and walking towards Sam and Taylor who were stillsound asleep."Woah..thats odd..."he said to himself walking back to Ericawith her bag."Yo,Erica,Sam's shirt is gone too.."Zac informed her settingher bag down on the ground."Yah?What's that mean?We have a shirt stealernow?"Erica laughed."Morning!"Zac said as him and Erica walked back to Samand Taylor."Hey um you guyz seen Sams shirt?"Taylor asked."nuh uh.you seenEricaz?" Zac asked.."No..."

"Why they HECK would someone take our shirts!!?!?!" Sam screamed taking a spare shirt from Taylor in which he had gotten out of her bag. "What I'm thinkin, Sam is not why they would, how DID they do it?!?" Taylor asked back looking from her to Zac to Erica. Zac shook his head. "I haven't the slightest clue..." "Wait, Erica, remember that guy we saw in the woods that disappeared?" Sam asked walking toward her after getting the t-shirt over her head. "Oh, no, you guys don't start this again..." Taylor said rolling his eyes. "TAYLOR?!? We know what we saw! What do you think we did? Do you think we would lie about it or think we were hallucinating or something?" Taylor shook his head and walked toward Sam putting his arms around her. "No, baby, no...that's not it. It's just that...well, Zac and I just find that a little hard to believe that you saw a ghost or something." "Well, it's true, I know...but anyway, as I was saying...Erica, remember?" "Yeah...I try to forget..." she joked. Sam rolled her eyes. "Anyway, I bet he had something to do with it. He like zapped them off of us or something..." "Well, even if it were true, why a shirt?" Zac said using hand gestures then putting them back in his jeans pockets. Erica shook her head. "We dont know. It's all too strange! WAY too strange..." ~*~ That night Taylor sat on the beach by the fire they had built watching Zac, Erica, and Sam splash around in the water. Sam looked towards him and smiled. He smiled back and waved at her as she started to walk towards him leaving Zac and Erica to fall flat on their butts under water. "Taylor, what's wrong? Why don't you come get your mind off things and get in the water?" Taylor sighed. "I don't know. It's everything. Being here, Isaac, food, and that ...that, ghost or whatever you saw and your shirts." Taylor said beginning to stutter throwing the stick, he was breaking, down. "Taylor, baby, I know...I go into hysterical fits sometimes too, but all we can do is wait and see what happens. I'm sure Isaac is trying his very best to get the boat back here or some sort of rescue ship...and as long as we keep finding food, we'll be fine! And as for that man we saw...I don't know. We just need to stick together from now on, okay?" Taylor looked down. "Yeah... Sam?" "What, babe?" "I've also been thinking about us..." he said before looking up into her eyes. Sam got a startled look on her face afraid of what kind of things Taylor had been thinking about. "What do you mean 'us'? Taylor...do you want out of our relationship?" Sam said, her stomach beginning to hurt and tie into hard knots just waiting for Taylor's response. "NO, no, no, not that at all!" Taylor shot back situating himself around to face her completely. Sam felt the biggest sigh of relief. "I love you way to much to ever do or even think of something like that!" "Oh, Taylor, I love you too...but what were you thinking about then?" "Just that, I love you extremely and utterly. It's a fact, Samantha...I know... and lately I just love you so much, I've been having some problems... I am in some desperate, bad, need of your love..." Taylor said smiling at her with the most devilish smirk on his face. He then buried his head into her neck kissing it lightly. Sam closed her eyes taking in the moment. It had been a long time since her and Taylor had gotten so intimate. Not only with words, but with actions as well. She was glad Taylor was the kind to speak his mind and not just shove it all on her at once, physically. Just as Taylor began to kiss Sam's neck harder they were interrupted by a deadly, blood curdling scream. "What the h..." Taylor asked jerking his head up. Sam looked up too and saw Zac holding Erica in his chest looking down at the water. Sam jumped up and began running toward them afraid that something terrifying happened to Erica. Taylor began running fastly behind catching up to Sam taking her hand not wanting her to get away from him afraid of what might be there or what might have happened. "Oh my God, Zac..Erica what happened?!?" Sam loudly said. Zac looked up his face pale bringing Erica out of the water. She was crying hysterically into his shoulder. Zac gave Erica to Sam before getting with Tay to show him what was in the water, where she began hugging her trying to calm her down. "Zac, man...what is it?" "Look," Zac's voice screeched. "Look in the water..." Taylor looked over in the water to notice both Erica's and Sam's shirts from the night before, floating, with huge blood stains covering them completely.