Survivors> chapter 4

"Okay now lads! Wipe off your drool! We got company!" Kian shouted at the four lads standing with their jaws dropped. One by one they shook themselves out of hypnosis and smiled heavily to the girls. "Lads, I'd like you to meet Kymie, Billie, Nady, Pril, and Mitzie. These are the girls I have been talking about who got stranded on the other side of the island. Now do you believe me?"

Simultaneously all four lads nodded and tried to say hello within their sighs. All five girls giggled and said hello. Billie and Nady presented to them the cooked fish they brought for them. Nicky took it from Nady and gave her a naughty look. Nady was almost going to faint when Billie pulled her by the arm while Mark was starting to chat with her.

"Hello, I'm Mark." He said. She smiled and received the hand he extended.

"I know?" she muttered suddenly jerking away the fact that they know their band. "I mean?okay, I'm Billie." Mark smiles.

"You know our band huh?"

"Yeah. Sorry."

"You don't have to be sorry. It's good to know you girls know us."

Billie grinned and began walking with Mark, away from the others. Pril was grinning and watching when Bryan walked down to her.

"Hey, your name's Pril right?"

"Yes. And you're Bryan right?"

"Hehehehe?yeah."

"Nice to meet you Bryan." Pril extended a hand to Bryan who instantly took it and shook. Pril now found herself smitten with the gorgeous lad. She had been trying to compose herself since they decided to visit their camp but now she cannot take it anymore. Pril stared at Bryan's face and tilted her head to one side, sighing. Bryan then smiles and she looked like she'd been drugged.

Nady went with Nicky to take care of their food. She went to him over the campfire and watched him burn more wood.

"Haven't you lads salvaged anything important like maybe a mobile phone?" she innocently asks. Nicky turned to her in awe. He smirked and pointed to some black things on a rock.

"Do you see those things over there by the rocks?"

"Yeah."

"Those are our mobile phones. Soaking wet from the crash, up until now they still don't work."

Nady smirks back and turned back to the fire. "I don't think it's ever going to work not unless we get a miracle." She told him trying to act as normal as possible. Inside she feels like she wants to scream. She is right now sitting beside Nicky Byrne of Westlife. The man she had always been dreaming of, this is now a whole new world for her.

Mitzie was watching Shane strangely as he sits there on this big trunk of a fallen coconut tree, sharpening their fishing rods and spears. She didn't know what to do, should she go to him and say hello or just wait for him to approach her. Biting her lower lip and widening her eyes upon seeing this now tanned upper body glistening under the tight light of the sun. "Oh what the hell?" She carefully walked towards him and placed a few feet apart from him. "Hi. I'm Mitzie. Can I join you?"

Shane lifts his head to her and smiles then moves a little to give her a small space to sit on. Mitzie tried to calm herself down as she was palpitating above normal, she watched him intently as he continues at what he was doing. She wanted to speak but her tongue was caught between her palate and her teeth. She tried clearing her throat as a signal that she wanted to talk but all she ever received from him was a tight smirk. Tilting her head to one side she turned away and watched the others. Finally, Shane's low Irish voice rattled her ears.

"My name's Shane." She heard him say, seeing his hand extend towards her. She took it and found him looking at her but immediately looked away when she met his gaze. She shook his hand softly and they parted. Mitzie sighed and controlled herself from screaming.

"For how long have you girls been here?" he suddenly asks not looking at her. She smiled in an instant after hearing his voice but settled back to normal glance towards him.

"We've been here for three days now." She answers him drawing circles on the sand with her stick. She heard him groan. Her feet played with the sand, cooling her toes.

"Just like us." Mitzie looked at Shane and stared at his profile.

"You mean we were stranded here at the same time?" she innocently asks almost pulling away when he finally looked at her and said.

"Yeah probably."

"Isn't that amazing."

She saw him smirk and was already putting away his things. The winds suddenly blew hard towards their direction. Nicky and Nady who were talking about Ireland suddenly lifted their heads towards front and saw the accumulating dark clouds over the horizon.

"That doesn't look good." Nady muttered. Nicky wrinkled his forehead.

"No it doesn't. It seems we'll be caught in a storm." Nicky got up and took Nady's hand just when the winds suddenly picked up through every direction. He pulled her up and told her to stick by him and don't let go. Nady just nodded and followed the lad. They caught up with Shane who was already carrying the fishing rods and some tools that they were using. Nady looked at Mitzie and gave her a nod.

"Where are the others?!" Shane asks Nicky.

"Nicky! Shane!" Bryan called to them, beside him is Pril who were waving to Billie and Mark. On the opposite direction, Kian and Kymie were already running for them. With another gush of wind, came down a heavy downpour. Immediately the lads pushed the girls inside their shelter. The strong winds have collapsed half of the shelter so most of them got wet. Mark looked at Billie and whispered to her about the cave they saw a while back during their stroll. Billie nodded to him and whispered back that it can provide them the right shelter during the entire storm. Mark nods in agreement and tapped Kian on the shoulder. Kian turned to Mark as he kept Kymie under his wing.

"We saw this cave a few meters away from here. Maybe we should check it out so we could have more shelter." Kian looked at Nicky then to Shane then to Bryan. All three nodded to him.

"Bryan and I could check the cave first before we all proceed there." Mark said turning to Billie and whispering to her that he will be away in a minute. Billie nodded and watched him go out of the makeshift shelter.

"Be careful out there." Pril whispered to Bryan when he told her he would be gone in a moment. The two lads instinctively went on their way, walking briskly on the sand. Huge waves were touching the shores and great whistling sounds could be heard from all directions. Mark led the way towards the cave and showed Bryan that it can hold about maybe twelve people. They could also build a fire in the middle to keep them warm.

"This is like déjŕ vu, have you seen Castaway with Tom Hanks?" Bryan asks seeing a smile from Mark regarding his comment.

"Come on Bryan, we have to get them here now. High tide is coming fast."

The transport was successful. They all fitted inside the cave. Kian and Shane build the fire with a few dry sticks and wet leaves. The girls were taking turns in providing food, good thing the lads didn't swarm their meat immediately after Kian brought it with him or they wouldn't be having anything to eat but coconut juice and its white, meaty flesh. Outside, they could still hear the sound of strong winds gushing through the coconut trees.

"Everyone in good condition right now?" Nicky suddenly asked looking around at each couple inside the big cave. One by one they smiled to him and nodded. Nicky looked at Nady who was deep in thought. "Hey? You alright there?" Nady was shaken away from her thinking and looked at Nicky. She instantly smiled to him.

"Yeah. I'm fine. I'm just thinking about our camp on the other side of the island. If the storm passes from here towards there then we won't be having any of our things intact."

Billie suddenly looked at Nady, her wide eyes beaming at her.

"Oh my God Nady, you're right. As soon as the storm finishes here, our camp will be hit."

"And we won't be able to do anything about it." Mitzie said leaning on Shane's shoulder. Shane placed an arm around her, stroking his arm for comfort.

"Has anyone brought the matches?" Pril asks as everyone looked at Kymie.

"Sorry girls?" she began biting her nails. Kian stares at her in awe. "I left it inside the hollow of the coconut tree beside our fire."

"We're over." Billie says sighing.

"Oh come now girls. We promise that as soon as the storm finishes here we'd stroll down your banks and have a few drinks there. We'll clean up as well." Nicky tells them giving Nady a cute smile.

"We'll be very glad to pick up all of your bikinis that got struck by the storm." Bryan comments receiving a grin from Pril. He kisses her on the temple and hugs her tight. "I like this girl, she smiles to me."

Everyone laughs and enjoys the fire, just when Mark suddenly sang Flying Without Wings as he tightens his grip on Billie's hand. Shane followed on and faced Mitzie who was overwhelmed. All lads were now singing, as the girls were mesmerized. After the last note, the strong winds outside gave out a loud whistle, which startled them.

"I guess the storm didn't like our singing." Nicky comments.

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