"Oh my God!"Taylor gasped stepping away from the water holding hischest."How...how did those get there and WHERE did the blood come from?!"heasked putting his arms around Sam."I dont know!We were swimming and Ericafell on them!"Zac said scared out of his mind."Well,we have to get off thisisalnd,FAST!"Taylor said walking Sam up to the fire."Taylor I want to gohome"Sam cried into Taylors shoulder as they sat down."I know baby,I know."hesaid quietly rocking back and forth.As the four sat closely by the firethey all tried to think of a way to get them off the island as soon aspossible."Maybe we could build a raft..."Zac suggested breaking the silence."how could we do that?"sam asked looking up at him."Well,we have plenty of wood and vines and stuff but no way to cut it.Nevermind.."he replied sighing."It was a good idea.. "Erica complimented. "thankz."'Guys,where did the blood come from?Was it being onour shirts some kind of sign or something.Like,are we going to die?"Erica asked about to cry again."We are NOT going to die.Zac and I wont letanything happen to you or Sam."Taylor stated."But the blood..."Ericacontinued."Lets not worry about any of that and get some sleep."Taylor suggest."Sleep?Are you crazy?What if tomorrow instead of a shirt missingits our HEAD or a person.We cant sleep.Ever."Sam said shaking her head."Okay,Zac and Erica sleep and Sam and I will keep watch.Then in anhour we'll sleep and you 2 can watch."Taylor suggested noticing Zac wasjust about asleep anyways."Okay" everyone agreed.So within 10 minutes or so Zac and Erica were sound asleep while Sam and Taylor kept watch getting scared by every odd sound."Taylor.....whats that over there?"Sam whispered noticing an odd shiny object in the distance."I...I dont know.."he answered squinting his eyes to see it better."Oh my gosh....."

"Taylor, can you tell what it is?" Sam asked lifting her head from his lower shoulder. "Wait right here...do NOT move..." Taylor said getting up. "Taylor, no! Don't go!" Sam said trying to pull him back to her. "I have to make sure..." Taylor trailed off and began walking toward the light flickering in the distance. Sam stood there wrapping her sweatshirt around her tighter watching as Taylor walked further and further away. She glanced down and noticed how soundly Erica and Zac were sleeping. She was so tired. She wanted to sleep as well. She looked back at Taylor then out to the ocean. The water gleaming in the moonlight was so beautiful. It was just so bad that they had to spend this useless time like this on a small island. Sam looked at Taylor and noticed he was getting pretty far away from them. She started to worry for him and began to run. "TAYLOR!" she yelled. He turned around in a hurry and looked at her. "What?!?" "I - I don't want you going alone." "Sam, I don't want you to-" "Please, Taylor." Taylor sighed and took her hand leading her close next to him. "Tay-Taylor, I think we should go back. We're supposed to be watching Erica and Zac." "Shh...they'll be okay." "Taylor where'd the light go?" "Wait, I see it..." He led her over with him to a tree where the light was coming from. "Sam...look...it-it's..." "Taylor what is it?" "It's just broken glass and the moon is reflecting making it shine." Sam sighed deeply with relief. "Come on, let's go back." "Okay." They walked back to the fire, hand in hand, until they reached and realized that Zac and Erica were gone. "TAYLOR, MY GOD! THEY'RE GONE! WHERE ARE THEY?!?!?!" Sam screamed with tears running down her cheeks and her hair blowing in her face from the strong winds. "Shh..Sam...I don't know...calm down!" Taylor reassured her. She clung to him tightly holding onto his arm. "ZAC! ERICA!" Taylor called looking around. "Sam...what other stuff do you have in your bag besides a few extra shirts and candy?" Sam looked around a minute as to look for her backpack. "I don't know...lemme see..." She sniffled and wiped a tear from her cheek bending down to open her bag. "What exactly do you want?" She asked rummaging through it. "Like a flashlight or something..." "Here..." Sam handed Taylor her keys which had a small mini-flashlight on them. "Thanks...it's not very bright, but it's better than nothing." Taylor said looking at it. He shined it around the beach and through the trees. "ZAC! ERICA!" he yelled once again looking around clasping his fingers tighter through Sam's. "God, Taylor, we shouldn't have left them alone!!!" Sam said looking around. "Just calm down. I know it's startling, but they might just be like...I don't know...peeing or something." ~*~ Erica pushed her hair back out of her face, staying close to Zac. "Zac, just cuz they weren't there doesn't mean like..." "Erica, where could they be? When we woke up..they were gone...so we have to look for them!" Zac said looking around the other side of the beach....

"Taylor,I cant believe this.What if they took them.What if they're gone forever..."Sam cried out as she sat by the fire."What if they're overthere."Taylor said pointing towards the other end of the beach at twopeople walking.Sam got up and ran to them."My god,you two scared us!"Shescreamed giving them both big hugs."We scared you?You scared us.We woke upand you were gone."Zac said back."We saw a light and got curious.Sorry."Taylor said walking Sam back to the fire."I dont think anything is going to happen so why dont we all sleep?"Erica suggested looking at Zac."No,let Taylor and Sam sleep and we'll stay awake.Just in case."Zac told her as he sat by the fire watching the water.Within 30 minutes Taylor and Sam had fallen fast asleep."Zac,Im so tired."Erica whispered resting her head on Zacs shoulder."I know,Erica,I know."he answered kissing her forehead."I love you."he whispered into her ear."Ilove you too,Zac"Erica whispered back.About ten minutes later Erica hadfallen asleep on Zacs lap leaving him to watch out all alone.*snap*.He turned his head towards the woods to see what had broken the twig."Geez,Im hearing things."He said to himself as he turned back around.*snap snap* he heard another but still saw nothing around him."Taylor...he whisperedtrying to wake him up."What?" he mumbled finally waking."Somethings outthere.."Zac answered pointing behind him..

Taylor looked up into the woods to see the same groundhog he and Sam ran across a day or two ago, run out of behind some trees. "Zac, why don't you just go to sleep like the rest of us. I mean, this is useless. We can't be paranoid over every little thing." Taylor mumbled shutting his eyes. "Well..." Zac looked down at Erica for a second as he stroked her hair. "I guess you're right." he wiggled down beside her and went fast to sleep. ~*~ The next day, Sam and Erica had woken up before Taylor and Zac had so they decided to get their swimsuits on and get in the ocean for some fun just to pass the time. "AHHH, you dork!" Erica yelled at Sam as she splashed her with a bunch of water. Erica splashed her back and they both fell under water. "AHH, PFFT," Sam screamed just as she went under. Erica laughed so hard Sam thought she would blow, but she didn't. (lol) Taylor and Zac woke up around the same time and noticed their girlfriends were screaming having a good time, splashing around. "Ya know, Tay, I think we need to start being more carefree like them." Taylor looked up at Zac from the ocean. "What do you mean, Zac?" "Like, lately we've all been so paranoid about like dying on this island when really you gotta stop and think about it. Whoever Sam and Erica said they saw, that man or whatever...they said he disappeared, right? So like, a ghost, if they exist, they couldn't hurt us. There's nothing for us to be scared of, but the living and so far I don't think we've seen any other human beings on this island." Taylor stopped a minute. "Yeah, you know Zac, i think you're right. But how do you explain their shirts, with the blood and all?" Zac looked out at Erica then back at Taylor as if to be thinking. "Fish..." "Fish?" Taylor said looking at Zac funny. "Yeah, like I don't know...they might have been like caught by a shark and stuff and like gotten on their shirts." "Well, okay Detective Zachary Walker Hanson, how do you explain how the shirts got OFF their BODIES and into the ocean?" Zac continued to look at Erica and watch her splash around having fun. "That..." he took a deep breath. "That I don't know."

"C'mon!"Zac told Taylor as he took his shirt off and ran to thewater.Taylor sat a moment to think and decided Zac was right so he went to join the other 3 in the water."TAYYYY!!!"Sam screamed as Taylor came up anddunked her under the water.The 4 played splashing in the water for at least2 hours before getting out to eat something.Sam and Erica werent all that hungry yet so they went and 'played' as Zac and Taylor ate.Erica and Samwent back down to the water line and started MMMBop clips in thewater."We're so lucky to be with them,Taylor"Zac told his brother as hewatched the girls do karate kicks at each other."I know,Zac.Believe me,Iknow."Taylor answered smiling as Sam caught Erica's leg causing her tofall."Ya know,even tho we are on this island stranded,it's not all thatbad.We are with the ones who we love."Taylor said looking at Zac."Yeah,Iwas thinking the same thing."Zac answered.After a while Sam and Erica cameback up to join Taylor and Zac."Hey babe."Taylor said kissing Sam's cheekas she sat on his lap."You two were cute out there."Zac toldthem."Well,thank you.We were just mocking our cuties."Sam smiled."Whatnow?"Erica asked getting bored again."Ummm..Wanna go for a walk?"Zac asked."Suuure."Erica asnwered jumping up."Tay,Sam you 2 wanna come?"Zacasked.The two looked at each other with weird faces."No thanks,you two go.Stay on the beach though."Taylor said."Okay,see ya later then."Zac replied as he took Ericas hand and walked off."Finally alone.."Taylor said kissing Sam's neck.