Chapter 5---Love and War

~ Camp Site - Ezra's Group ~ The bright morning sun came up from the horizon and a perfect sky beamed with pink, purple and blue. Scott rolled over onto his stomach and reached over to touch Shelby. She lay perfectly still wrapped up in a red sleeping bag, and huteled up closer to Scott's side. Scott sat up pulling this limb body from the cold wet blanket. It was nice to be with Shelby he thought. It was nice to be away from Kellie and away from the awful thoughts. He looked at Shelby turning he touched her face, running his finger down the side of her face and to her lips. He leaned over and kissed her forehead and stood up pulling on his wet shoes and jacket. Shelby shook a little as Scott's warm body pulled away from hers; she rolled over on her stomach and pulled the sleeping bag over her face. Scott stepped out of the tent stretching his arms and legs and looking out across the lake. He saw Kellie sitting out in a small boat in the middle of the lake dipping her hand into the water and splashing her face. She leaned back in the small rowboat and closed her eyes. Scott noticed right away who it was and started to wave but caught him self before he let the thought get to his hand. Jules crawled out of her small green sleeping bag and stood up noticing Scott looking out into the lake. She crept up behind a small rock watching Scott; she moved a few feet closer and peeked out behind a larger rock. "Scott, um hey what are you doing up so early?" Jules picked a few leaves from her hair and walked closer to Scott. "Hey, Jules when did you wake up? Oh, and I'm well I'm enjoying the morning sun, it's so beautiful" Scott said, stepping next to Jules and crossing his arms across his chest. "Yea, it really is beautiful, is Shelby awake?" asked Jules trying to get Scott's attention from the lake to her. "No, I did not want to wake her, she looked so peaceful" "So, did you guys work out your problems with Kellie and everything?" asked Jules kicking her self for asking. "No, well I don't know kind of I mean me and Shell talked and all but still it's a little unclear" Scott looked uncomfortable as he finished the last part of his sentence. He looked out onto the lake again noticing Kellie was gone and the boat to. "Come on Scott, want to help me cook some breakfast?" asked Jules smiling at Scott and grabbing his hand and pulling him towards the campfire spot. "Jules your thinking about FOOD are you sure you're not sick?" Scott laughed following Jules. They got a pan and some eggs, and sausage and started up the fire and cooked away. Shelby smelled the aroma of sausage and pulled her self up as quickly as she could to get closer to the wonderful smell. She walked quickly out of the tent and speeded up her pace, jumping down next to Scott and the food. "Morning People" shined Shelby, smiling a half smile at Jules and Scott. "Hey hope you like, Jules even asked me to help her cook " Scott smiled handing Shelby a paper plate with yummy food on it. "WOW, Jules what's up with that, your hungry" Shelby laughed to herself as she took a fork full of eggs and popped it into her mouth. After they all ate (except Ezra and David they were still sleeping) Scott headed back over to his side of the lake to rejoin his team. He wrapped Shelby up in his blue and black jacket and kissed her good bye. He got in one of the extra rowboats that were tucked into the woods and rowed across the lake. Shelby watched him go; knowing that thing's will be different when they see each other again. For Good or for Worse, Shelby was not yet sure of that. ~ Campsite - Scott's Group ~ Scott pulled up to the shore and pulled off his helmet and jumped on to the slippery bank. It was around nine in the morning and the rest of his group was up and ready to move on. Auggie was packing up the very last of his things and Scott's and sliding his heavy red pack over his shoulder. Scott walked over to Auggie taking his blue pack away from the spot it was sitting at and slung it over his shoulder. "You guys, ready to go?" asked Scott looking at Auggie and the others. "Yea one sec Scott, by the way were have you been all night, at a certain princess Shelby's realm?" asked Daisy looking at Scott and watching Kellie's actions as she grunted and walked towards the path. Daisy laughed to her self as she followed Kellie to the path looking back at Scott and smiling at him. "Man, Scott how did it go? Was you and Shell kicking the night away?" asked Auggie smiling at Scott and patting him on the back and heading in front of him. "Man, Aug I guess you'll never know? You'll never know" chuckled Scott passing Auggie, Daisy and Kellie and taking his lead in the front. ~ Campsite - Ezra's Group ~ Shelby walked over to Ezra and David's tent and unzipped it looking inside to see a passed out David and Ezra. "Jules you gotta get in here" screamed Shelby waving her hands out of the tent in the direction of Jules. Jules ran as fast as she could to the boy's tent looking in with Shelby. "Oh my god, David, Ezra there, there passed out, what are we going to do?" squelled Jules shaking Ezra. "Okay, I guess were going to have to work together to get these two up and out of here" said Shelby lifting David and pulling him out of the tent. Jules followed Shelby's example and pulled Ezra out. She noticed a small bag drop from his hand with a little remains of what Ezra and David had taken. "Shelby, look at this" called Jules picking up the bag with her thumb and index finger. Jules had never had any contact with drugs and was totally disgusted by the thought of her friends taking them. "Great, why could they not have shared?" laughed Shelby stuffing the bag in her pocket and cupping a hand full of water from a bucket she had collected from the lake. A few drops trickled out of her hands and fell to the ground, she splashed the water on David's face, his eyelids started blinking. "What the hell" yelled David trying to jump up but realizing how bad his head felt he fell back down to the muddy ground. A light ran fell on the treetops and the cliffhangers. Jules started complaining that she was tired and wet. They trucked through the wet woods carrying Ezra on a sling they had made. ~ Bridge - Scott's Group ~ Scott stopped his group as they reached a long wooden bridge that streached across a massive lake. "That bridge has got to be at least half a mile long" yelled Auggie over the noise of the waves and rocks clashing together. "Man there's no way around, I guess we must have gotten off tack a few ways back" yelled Scott as he backed up the group starting to turn around. "Scott we can do this, its just a bridge what harm can it do to us?" yelled Kellie as she stepped in front of Scott and started across the bridge. "K … Kellie, wait you can't go across" yelled Scott dropping his pack and reaching for Kellie's hand. "Scott let go, I can do this I'm not a wimp like your girl friend Shelby!" yelled Kellie jerking her hand away. He started at her cold blue eyes as she turned to walk he reached for her shoulder but she pulled and he flew into her, they both hit the old wooden bridge. Scott's leg was caught in one of the planks he pulled and pulled as Kellie lay knocked out for a moment. Auggie started across the bridge just as he went to put one foot on the first plank the rope started to break. "Auggie, don't come across, get off the bridge go back" yelled Scott pulling his left leg with hands. He yelled in pain as the nails in the wood cut his pants and skin. Drops of blood trickled down his leg as he pulled his leg free watching his shoe drop down to the rushing water. "Crap" yelled Scott hobbling up and making his way slowing towards Kellie. She was awake now and reaching for her pack. "Scott, the bridge, it's breaking" yelled Daisy running to grab hold of one of the ropes, as she did the other two broke letting the bridge quickly fall to the rushing water. "Scott" yelled Auggie grabbing the one rope left with Daisy and pulling as hard as he could. "Auggie, Daiz, help us" yelled Scott, crying out pain as he clung to one of the planks and looked down at the rushing water as Kellie griped onto his pants leg holding on for dear life. "Kell you got to climb up my leg, and hold onto my back" called Scott. "I can't I'll fall Scott, I'm to scared" yelled Kellie tears sliding down her cold cheeks and dropping down to the water. "Scott, Kellie hold on Daisy is going for help, just hold on" called Auggie from the top of the bank. "Aug, we cant hold on much long….." yelled Scott as his sentence was interupted by Kellie's yell as the bridge broke lose and they fell to the deep rocky water. "Scott…………." Yelled Auggie, breaking out if a soft cry as he watched the bridge along with his friend and Kellie slowly disappear into the water. __________________________________________________________________